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Today marks the 800th anniversary of a much happier milestone event, King John's signing of the Magna Carta, but the aforementioned date held our juvenile attentions much more, I should think. For a while, at least. A year after reading this tid-bit the thought really only occurred to me at a local youth group social, when I realised on the dance floor, awkwardly twitching to something ephemeral and of the moment, that that date had actually arrived - as in, right now. With somewhat nervous laughter I informed one of my friends, and, well, we danced on, a little more reassured - or not.
Thirty years on and the world has not collapsed into a radiated wilderness - yet. I don't recall why this anniversary popped into my head over the past weekend, but here we are, upright (or vaguely so) and here I am grown up, schooled up, mortgaged up and looking for work in all the wrong places. My adolescent anxiety/enthusiasm over nuclear Armageddon seems hopelessly quaint now, almost enviable. The stuff of nostalgia - and long may it remain so.
So in the spirit of thermonuclear nostalgia and misplaced plans, here's my get-through list for Post-Apocalyptic modelling, post-Mirky Dozen, of course. I've stuck to a short, easily-manageable list this time, even though with a new Mad Max movie out and Fallout 4 having just been released, PostApoc gaming and modelling has never been busier!
My dreams of conquest (ruined):
1 irradiated roadside diner
1 scavenger dune buggy
and maybe,
1 Battletruck(tm) should I ever want to drop down a scale and join the kids kit-bashing Matchbox toys. Looks like fun!
Should that all fall into place then maybe I'll branch out into a Cursed Earth model and go full-Helltrekker. But that might have to wait for a few Dredd models first.


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A while back i posted about our adventures in the kitchen. How we thought it would be a great idea to update our kitchen making more space, adding color and personality. Since then I have to say that the kitchen is coming out beautifully! I'm very happy with the flooring and although it has taken a bit longer that we wanted (but expected), it really is a big difference. I love the new floor! It's so…. nice! Some of the set backs we experienced with the floor is not only one layer of linoleum but four, yes you read correctly, FOUR! I don't understand how can someone own a home and slap one layer after another on the floor, how much harder would it have been to remove the original floor and replace it? I mean it's LINOLEUM -not concret!! Who ever was the previous contractor really put a number on the first owner. She was an elderly woman who was at a point in her life where she could no longer afford her home and decided to sell and move to a nursing home closer to her children. We were blessed to find this home (within our price range) as a stepping stone to greener pastures. When we bought the house we wanted a home in move in condition that we could make a few tweaks here and there to personalize and update. Little did I know that our home was gonna be a TWO year project! (Honey… that's a long story for which I will need a hot cup of cocoa, some cookies and time to sit and tell you all about it)! Suffice it to say that we ended up buying the house, fixing everything and love living here! Anywhoo.. Fast forward to the present and here we are. Now back to the kitchen,.. Tan and I expected to carefully pull back the linolium from the floor and with in a few days lay the new tile floor down. But instead we were surprised to see a floor underneath the floor? No way, can't be! Yes my friends, we had more flooring.! Well weren't we miffed to know that the 2 days we took to carefully peal the floor out was for nothing, when all we had to do was rip the whole thing bare! I was very angry, annoyed and flustered but we did what had to be done and now the floor is great!
But that joy was shortly lived because when we received our cabinets we didn't waste time prepping the walls for mounting when Tan realized that the wall did NOT have joices to supported anything! Zip, Zero, Zilch…. Nada! Grrrr not again, I mean come on! So far this house was held together with scotch tape and bubble gum! Oh the stories I have!! But maybe next time, right now I have to get that stinkin' wall supported, Pronto!~

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What If Koji Uehara…?
In 2011 with the Baltimore Orioles, Koji Uehara threw 47 innings, allowing only 25 hits, walked a mere 8 batters and struck out 62. He allowed only 9 earned runs and had a 1.72 ERA.
In 2012 with the Texas Rangers, Uehara threw 36 innings, allowing only 20 hits, 3 walks, 43 strikeouts, only 7 earned runs and a 1.75 ERA.
In 2013 with the Boston Red Sox, Koji tossed 74.1 innings, allowing only 33 hits, 9 earned runs, 9 walks and 101 strikeouts with a 1.09 ERA and 21 saves.
In two post-season series in 2013, the amazing Koji has pitched nine innings, allowing one run on only 5 hits with no walks and 13 strikeouts, compiling a win, a loss and 5 saves. He was the Most Valuable Player in the ALCS series against the Detroit Tigers and is now headed to the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
By all accounts, Koji Uehara has had a pretty amazing last three years of baseball. And that really irritates me.
Because between his 2011 season with the Baltimore Orioles and his 2012 season with the Texas Rangers came the 2011 trade that brought him to the Texas Rangers in the first place. Orioles fans sure remember that trade. They got Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter out of it. Texas got what they were sure was going to be their 7th inning set-up guy to steamroll their way to the 2011 World Series Championship. They were willing to pay a steep price for it.
Nobody knows what happened. We do know Koji really loved being in Baltimore and was maybe a little stunned with the trade. If it was missing Baltimore or a physical issue, nobody knows for sure. What we do know is the Koji Uehara described above was not the Koji Uehara the 2011 Rangers got. His numbers for Texas in 2011? 18 innings pitched, 13 hits, 1 walk and 23 strikeouts. So far so good. Unfortunately, 5 of the 13 hits were home runs, accounting for most of the eight earned runs charged to him. Uehara compiled a 4.00 ERA with Texas. It got worse. He appeared in three post-season games in 2011, once against Tampa Bay and twice against Detroit. In the ALDS vs. the Rays, Uehara allowed 3 runs on a walk and two hits, one a home run. He failed to get an out. His two games against Detroit resulted in two runs allowed, both on home runs. Uehara did manage to retire four Detroit batters. Koji was so bad for the Rangers that when it came time to set the World Series roster to face the Cardinals, his name was not found, replaced by Mark Lowe.
The name of this blog is "One Strike Away…Twice!" It describes how close the Texas Rangers came to winning the 2011 World Series in Game 6 against St. Louis. After Neftali Feliz blew the save in the 9th inning (with the help of a horribly played fly ball to Nelson Cruz), the Rangers took the lead on a Josh Hamilton home run in the 10th. The Cards tied it back up in the bottom of the 10th and won it on a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th. The Rangers pitchers who faced the Cardinals in the 10th and 11th were Darren Oliver, Scott Feldman and Mark Lowe.
If the Koji Uehara at the end of 2011 was the same Koji Uehara that started 2011 in Baltimore and the same Koji Uehara that major league baseball has seen in 2012 and 2013 with the Rangers and the Red Sox, I can't help but think the Texas Rangers would have been the World Series Champions.
If the Red Sox go on to beat the Cardinals in the 2013 World Series, Koji Uehara may very well haunt the rest of my days as a Texas Rangers fan.
Related articles
- Unflappable Koji nets ALCS MVP honors (mlb.mlb.com)
- HBT: Koji Uehara is your ALCS MVP (hardballtalk.nbcsports.com)
- Koji Uehara Receives Champagne Shower During Red Sox' Celebration After Advancing to World Series (Video) (nesn.com)
A Father's Day Story 2001
Author's Note: This will be a multiple-post day. Since it's Father's Day, I thought I'd re-share, for those who missed it, my Father's Day post from 2010. Happy Father's Day, one and all!
June 15th, 2001. It was a Friday. Mrs. 40 Year Ranger Fan (although she hyphenates the name Mrs.Mariner Fan-40 Year Ranger Fan) approached me as we were preparing to sleep for the night.
"Honey, you know my friend (name withheld to protect the guilty)? She had a special piece of furniture made for her father for Father's Day. It's a guy who lives north of town and it's a pretty heavy piece. She wants to bring it home and get it in the house before her father wakes up so it'll be there for Father's Day." She then stumbled through the next sentence. "I… I kind of… Well, I kind of promised her we'd help her pick it up."
"OK," I said, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
It did.
"We're going to have to go over to her house at 5 AM. Don't be upset, baby. She's done a lot for us and I want to help her!"
"OK," I said, already thinking about setting the alarm for 4 AM on Father's Day.
Sunday arrives. The alarm rings at 4 AM. Groggily I take a shower and get dressed. The hot water doesn't even begin to wake me up. We drive over to the friend's house. When we arrive, all the lights are out at her house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The wife gets out the cell phone and calls. No answer on her friend's cell phone. "I hate the idea of waking her father up, but I need to call her home number," she says. Apparantly somebody answers because see tells me, "She overslept. She'll be right out."
I'm falling asleep in the car.
Eventually the friend comes out, carrying her 4-year old son and some other stuff. I'm not paying much attention. I'm just sleepy.
The missus tells me to get into her friend's car. I comply. The friend puts the 4-year old in the back seat with me. He's as sleepy as I am. While I note it, I don't think anything of the fact that the friend's mother and father are standing right there on the front step. I may have thought that the surprise for her dad must be ruined since he's seeing her leave, but that was about it. I pay no attention to what the wife is doing as she's putting things in the trunk.
We depart in the friend's vehicle and head north. We reach the next town and continue heading north. After 15 minutes or so we have cleared the northern border of said next town. Wearily, I ask, "Where is this piece of furniture, in Falfurrias (about an hour away)? My wife turns around in the front seat.
"Actually, we're not going to get a piece of furniture."
"What are we doing then?"
"We're going to Houston to see the Astros-Rangers game."
"Yeah, right. Houston is six hours away."
"I'm serious, baby. We're going to Houston to see the Astros-Rangers game!"
"I can't go to a game. I don't have the right clothes to go to a ball game! I need a jersey and a cap"
"I already packed it. I can't believe I pulled this off. You didn't have a clue!"
She was right. I didn't have a clue.
We drove six hours to Houston to what was still Enron Field at the time. On the way, I opened Father's Day cards from my wife and our one remaining son at home. My son gave me a book on major league ballparks. When the 4-year old woke up we got acquainted. I was glad to talk to someone who was as clueless as I was.
We met up with a friend of the friend in front of the ballpark and took our seats, upper deck on the third base side. The Rangers started Darren Oliver against the Astros Scott Elarton. We scored a run in the top of the first on a Ruben Sierra sac fly, but the 'stros came back in the bottom of the first with a solo shot by Craig Biggio.
Biggio struck again with his second homer of the game in the third inning. It stayed 2-1 Astros until the top of the 5th when Pudge Rodriguez knocked in a run with a single and Alex Rodriguez followed with a three-run shot to make it 5-2. A 9th inning sac fly by Bo Porter (who I don't even remember) closed out the scoring and the Rangers won for me on Father's Day 6-2.
After the game, we started filing out of the park. We were close to the wall looking out over the street and the 4-year-old accidentally drops his souvenier 12-inch bat over the side. Thank goodness it didn't hit anyone! We drove home and I was back at work the next day following a one day 12-hour road trip with a three hour game in between.
While it was the first time I discovered that I don't recover as quickly from one day road trips as I used to, it was an unforgettable Father's Day surprise. Thanks, honey!
Sizing Up The Free Agents
The Hot Stove League has begun and, if you know anything about the Texas Rangers, it is this: Whatever you're hearing in terms of buzz, it's mostly speculation. Because once the Rangers make a move, it tends to be a surprise to everyone.
Last year in the off-season, the speculation was whether Cliff Lee would re-sign with the Rangers. Texas put on a hard-court press to get Lee to re-up with them. That IS what was reported. What nobody saw coming was what followed losing out on the Lee sweepstakes: the trade with Toronto that brought Mike Napoli to Texas and the signing of Adrian Beltre to a 5-year contract when just about every media source pegged Beltre as going to the Angels.
Jon Daniels is a cagey GM who is constantly thinking three moves ahead. If Plan A doesn't work out, Daniels already has Plans B, C and maybe even D in mind. He also has a penchant for hammering out double moves, such as two years ago when he shipped Kevin Millwood and much of his salary to the Baltimore Orioles and used the salary savings and immediately signed Rich Harden to a one-year deal.
With new ownership having deep pockets and a team that's been to back-to-back World series, it's inevitable the Rangers are considered to be in the mix for just about every free agent out there this off-season. Already, Texas is being mentioned as a suitor for Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, two of the biggest names out there. It makes sense from the standpoint that first base is the Rangers' weakest offensive position. I'm almost willing to bet we will NOT see Pujols or Fielder in a Rangers uniform.
Even with more money to work with (ownership has already as much as committed to a $100 million plus payroll in 2012), I'm pretty sure Daniels is smart enough to know it's still all about spending money smartly and that doesn't always translate into the big-dollar guys.
First, let's take a look at the Rangers' own free agents and the likelihood of being re-signed.
Endy Chavez: Chavez was a great comeback story, returning from two years of injuries to ably replace Julio Borbon when he went on the DL in May. Chavez probably did better in 2011 than Borbon would have had he not been injured. Still, Chavez is unlikely to return to the fold. The Rangers still have Craig Gentry as a back-up outfielder, Borbon will be back and Cuban defector Leonys Martin is already knocking ont he door waiting for his chance to roam center field. Good luck, Endy. Hope you get a good contract from someone.
Mike Gonzalez: The lefty was acquired from the Orioles and was on every Rangers post-season roster. Odds are pretty good Texas makes him an offer to stick around and, if Gonzalez wants a chance to win instead of the most dollars available, he'll be glad to ink a new contract.
Darren Oliver: The Rangers' designated LOOGY and the old man of the bullpen at 42, Oliver lives in Dallas and has indicated he's leaning towards returning instead of retiring. If so, I'm positive he'll re-up with Texas at a hometown discount to give himself one more shot at a World Championship.
Matt Treanor: I was a Treanor fan in 2010 and was happy when he came back for the stretch run in 2011. However, Treanor won't be back unless Texas decides to part ways with Yorvit Torrealba, which I hope they don't. Maybe he'll sign a minor league deal with Texas, much like the one that brought him the Rangers way in 2010.
CJ Wilson: This is the multi-million dollar question. Will CJ come back or head for much greener pastures. Wilson is a West Coast guy, so speculation is rife for the Angels to be after him. Obviously the Yankees are going to be in the mix and will likely offer him the most money. Reports also have the Nationals interested, which I understand. He'd be a nice complementary piece to Strasbourg. I put the odds at 50-50 for Wilson to return. texas wants him back, but even with more money to play with, they don't want CJ to break the bank.
That brings us to everyone else's free agents. If Texas doesn't go after Pujols or Fielder, who will they court? Here's how I look at it. This year's free agent class isn't the strongest to begin with. In addition, Texas has VERY big decisions to make after the 2012 season, when Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, Michael Young and Colby Lewis can all walk away to other teams. I think the Rangers are going to play small ball this year in the free agent market, looking for bargains and trying to fill specific needs. With that in mind, here are a few under the radar types I think Texas could be very interested in.
Mark Buerhle: This would be the highest dollar guy Texas could go for. Buerhle is a proven innings eater who would fit in well with the rangers pitching staff. I don't think texas would sign both Wilson and Buerhle, so I'd say if they don't get Wilson, they put their cards on the table for Buerhle.
Octavio Dotel: If you can't beat 'em, get 'em to sign with you. Dotel has a World Series ring, a high strikeout rate and would be a great ROOGY for the Rangers.
Casey Kotchman: This is one of the most intriguing names out there. If the Rangers aren't sold on Mitch Moreland as the answer at first base, they could package him in a trade and sign Kotchman. He might not have the sock potential of Moreland but he's a great defensive player at first with just enough pop to make for a good fit in the Rangers line-up.
Roy Oswalt: He has Texas ties, he'd be very popular with the fans. He also has a history of back issues and is no spring chicken at 34. There is a possibility Texas will go for him, but I don't know if they're willing to pay the dollars Oswalt probably wants.
Jose Reyes: I don't think this will happen, but it would be a classic Daniels move to trade the popular Elvis Andrus and pick up one the game's most exciting players. The only reason I don't really see this happening is because teen phenom Jurickson Profar may only be a couple of years away from the bigs, so texas wouldn't want to commit more than two years for Reyes.
Joel Zumaya: This is another prime Jon Daniels possibility: signing a former All-Star who's had physical problems to a low dollar contract. If he comes back to close to his former self, it's a great investment. If not, you're not out a lot of money.
There are a few other names out there Texas could conceivably have interest in: Todd Coffey, Kerry Wood, Heath Bell, Jonathon Papelbon, Matt Capps and maybe Hiroki Kuroda. The ones above, though, are my best bets to get strong interest from Texas.
Ron Washington: Strategic Anti-Manager
If there's one thing one can discern from visiting Texas Rangers fan sites, it is this: Ron Washington is not good at in-game management. Saberists on a daily basis are pretty quick to point out every case in which Wash didn't do things by "The Book". Not the Bible, not the Baseball Rule Book. "The Book" by Tom Tango, Mitchel Lichtman and Andrew Dolphin, in which the authors make eloquent saber-based arguments for the best percentage plays in certain game circumstances. Even if fans disregarded "The Book", they would find plenty of other Wash sins of omission or commission during the course of a game. Sometimes, I think some of them are just making things up to let their distaste for the manager be known.
One can only imagine, then, the number of fans ready to pillory Washington for some of his moves during Games 6 & 7 of the World Series. I understand the feeling. These two losses rank up there as the most painful losses in Texas Rangers history. We as fans also like to look for scapegoats when losses occur, find someone to blame. The manager, of course, is first on the firing line.
I really didn't want to revisit the last two games of the 2011 World Series. The wound is still pretty fresh to me. To some, this post might come too long after the fact to keep your interest. I understand that, too, but I feel the need to talk about it after reading one article on one of the sites I read on a regular basis.
The author, a saber-oriented guy who also says he likes Wash, wrote he was still bugged about the moves he made in Games 6 & 7. I don't totally disagree with every single one of them, but feel strongly enough about the main ones that I wanted to put it out there and see what anyone else thought.
Here are the Wash criticisms he had in Game 6:
1) Not hitting for Colby Lewis with the bases loaded in the 5th inning.
2) Bringing in Alexi Ogando with the sacks jammed in the 6th.
3) Replacing Neftali Feliz with Darren Oliver in the 10th.
4) Pinch-hitting Esteban German for Scott Feldman in the 11th and bringing Mark Lowe in.
The first item is the biggest for me. Even Tim McCarver was saying the same thing on the national broadcast: you've GOT to pinch-hit for Lewis in this situation. And yet I disagree with the contention. In fact,I thought this non-move by Wash was what very nearly won the Rangers the World Series. At the time, Texas was up 4-3 on the Cards. The Cards had tied the game at 3 in the 4th, but this is what should also have been noted at the time: Lewis had not given up a hit since the 1st inning! The Cards went three up and three down in the 2nd and 3rd and scored their run in the 4th without benefit of a hit on an error, a walk and two groundouts. Lewis was hardly struggling massively at this time. By not pinch-hitting for Lewis, the Rangers may have lowered their scoring chances in the 5th, but they also ended up getting almost two more innings of work out of Lewis, including a 1-2-3 fifth. Looking at what the bullpen subsequently did, in retrospect it was the right move as well.
Item 2: I understand the contention about bringing Ogando in, only because Alexi did not have a good World Series. I don't believe he even had one good game, except for his Game 7 one pitch outing.
Item 3: Again, I have no earthly idea why this was such a controversial decision on Wash's part. Sure, Feliz is your closer, but he also had just finished giving up two runs to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. How many relievers get the chance to go out for another inning after they'd already blown the save once? Some could argue maybe this is so, but Wash should have brought in Mike Gonzalez instead of Darren Oliver because Gonzalez throws harder. I might agree, except this was potentially the clinching game of the World Series. I would want my most experienced guy out there, the one whose nerves are probably the least on edge. Unfortunately, it turned out to be the wrong choice, as Oliver picked a terrible time to have a bad game.
Item 4: Lastly there was the decision to pinch-hit for Feldman in the top of the 11th. Geez, first they take Wash to task for not pinch-hitting for the pitcher, then he gets it for pinch-hitting for the pitcher! Actually, I'm pretty sure the only reason Wash pinch-hit for his long reliever was because Nelson Cruz' groin injury was enough to take him out of the game. I think Wash was hoping German could provide some offense to help put Texas on top again and get it over with quickly because he really didn't have a decent right fielder if the game were to go on for a lot of innings. It was a calculated gamble that failed. As for bringing Lowe in for the 11th, it was either him or Gonzalez. There was no one else left in the bullpen.
Honestly, the Rangers didn't lose Game 6 because of Wash. They lost it because in three distinct situations during the game, one of the Rangers made a poor decision in the field, a decision every single one of those players make correctly 999 times out of 1,000. Michael Young thought about going to second base instead of getting the sure out at first, bobbled the ball as a result of his indecision and failed to get anyone out; Elvis Andrus passed up a throw for a force-out at second to throw Matt Holliday out at first and Holliday beat the throw; and Nelson Cruz either misjudged the flight of the ball or where the wall was on David Freese's game tying ninth inning triple. I don't blame Wash at all for the Game 6 loss. I thought all in all, he managed the game pretty well.
Wash may not always make decisions by "The Book", but I think he also has a much better grasp on what's going on in the game than a lot of people give him credit for. I don't agree with every decision Wash makes (for example, I would've let Mike Adams start the 9th inning. He pitched a solid 8th and it would've taken some of the pressure off Feliz), but I've also come to understand the whys of some of the decisions he does make and find myself agreeing with his reasons more often than not.
This post is getting extremely long, so I'll give my follow-up on the Game 7 decisions this weekend.
1 Win Away: Rangers 4, Cardinals 2
Electric moments. 24 hours ago it was Derek Holland for 8 1/3 magnificent shutout innings. And it was Mike Napoli hitting a 3-run shot into the left field seats, tying the Series at two wins apiece.
24 hours later, two more electric moments. First it was Napoli again, this time becoming the first Ranger to stamp his claim on World Series MVP, sending a rocket to the wall between center and right for a bases loaded double, breaking a 2-2 deadlock in the 8th. Even more electric was Neftali Feliz in the 9th, facing Albert Pujols as the tying run at the plate, starting him out with an 0-2 count before falling behind 3-2. In one of those moments that will be forever etched in Texas Rangers history, Feliz got baseball's most feared hitter to strike out on an outside fastball, followed by Napoli gunning down a running Allen Craig at second for a strike 'em out-throw 'em out twin killing. Only an event like this could make the last out that came two batters later seem anti-climactic in comparison.
Rangers manager Ron Washington often says it isn't about who the best team is, it's about who plays the best baseball. Game 5, in many respects, proved Washington wrong. It was the Cardinals who threatened inning after inning. It was the Cardinals who had the scoring opportunities and it was the Rangers who weren't pitching well and early on were not fielding well either. In the end, though, it was the Rangers who ended up with the W. They made the most of the few scoring opportunities they had and buckled down when they had to to stifle Cardinals rallies.
CJ Wilson had something to prove in starting Game 5. The Rangers #1 starter had been ineffective throughout the playoffs. Many said the reason for his lack of success was his inability to throw his slider for strikes. Wilson reportedly said he'd discovered a mechanical flaw to explain it and he was ready for game 5. True to his word, Wilson's command of his off-speed pitches was quite a bit better. Too bad he now had little command over his fastball. Wilson labored through 5+ innings. He walked five, only struck out three and was a victim of shoddy fielding by David Murphy, Mitch Moreland and himself. Yet all the Cardinals could do was plate two runs in the second inning off him. In the 6th, after laboring for over 110 pitches, Wilson was finally lifted, perhaps for the final time in a Rangers uniform, as his free agency looms. I hope Texas re-signs him, despite his poor post-season numbers this year, but if he leaves, I'm ready to accept that as well.
Back to the game. Texas got one back on a solo homer by Mitch Moreland, his first hit of the World Series. Another came home on an Adrian Beltre "Down On One Knee Special" over the left field wall.
Scott Feldman came on in the 6th for Texas and squirmed out of a two on predicament. Alexi Ogando had a strange 7th, escaping a bases loaded jam brought about by two intentional walks and a single. Ogando and Oliver tag teamed the 8th inning, with the Cards threatening once again, but not able to get the key hit.
Michael Young led off the critical Texas 8th with a double. Following a terrible Beltre at bat, a 3-pitch strikeout, Nelson Cruz was walked intentionally. David Murphy followed with a hard infield grounder that bounced off the pitcher and loaded the bases. Napoli became the hero with his game deciding double plating Young and Cruz. No matter the final outcome of the Series, you can bet Napoli is getting a hefty raise this off-season, much of which will be paid for by the increased sales of Mike Napoli jerseys at the Rangers Gift Shop!
All this was pre-ordained, by the way. After mentioning this in the previous post, it came to be. 18-Year-Ranger-Fan procured a ticket to Game 5 after being at game 4 the night before. The win now gives 18 an incredible 8-game winning streak on 2011 Rangers games attended! Now I'm trying to figure out how to get him to St. Louis for Wednesday's game!
One game to go. One win away from seeing this fan's 41-year quest for a World Series Championship for his team come to fruition at last.
Wednesday can't come too soon, because I truly think it happens in Game 6.
Shell Shocked: Cardinals 16, Rangers7
Matt Harrison deserved so much better. In another edition of proving Ron Washington's axiom "That's the way baseball go", Harrison actually didn't pitch all that badly but ended up on the hook for the loss as the Cardinals pummeled the Rangers to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
Cardinals fans and sports viewers in general will take Albert Pujols' three majestic homers as the story of the game. Majestic as they were, all three came after the Cardinals were ahead, so I wouldn't say they were key to the victory. Impressive, yes. Key, no.
What opened the floodgates was a bad call by an umpire. On a double play grounder, Ian Kinsler's throw to Mike Napoli was wide of the bag at first. Still, Napoli caught the ball and slapped the tag on Matt Holliday's back a full stride before he stepped on the bag. Unfortunately for Texas, this was totally missed by the first base umpire. To be fair, pitchers have to learn to shake off bad calls like this and Harrison didn't. He got rattled and the next thing you know, a 1-0 Cardinals lead had turned into a 5-0 lead and Harrison was out of the game.
Not a single Rangers reliever came out of the rest of the game unscathed. Scott Feldman, Alexi Ogando, Mike Gonzalez, Mark Lowe and Darren Oliver all had at least one run charged to them as St. Louis, and Pujols in particular, kept the punishment going to the end. I was a little surprised the Rangers didn't intentionally walk Pujols on the at bat where he got his second dinger, but I guess Washington felt the Cards were already up by a substantial margin so they might as well try to pitch to him.
The Rangers tried to make a game of it after falling behind by five. They scored three in the fourth, chasing Kyle Lohse and making it 5-3. The Cardinals added three in the top of the 5th to make it 8-3. Texas closed to within 8-6 in the bottom of the 5th, but the Redbirds added four more in the top of the sixth to make it 12-6. The game was effectively over at that point.
I can handle a defeat. What really chapped me as a Rangers fan is this was a loss that featured atypical Rangers baseball. Ian Kinsler, who had the best defensive season of his career in 2011 had his second error of the series on an easy grounder, plus the wide throw at first that resulted in the blown call. Elvis Andrus, whose errors are mostly of the throwing variety, had a boot on another easy grounder.
Meanwhile, Harrison looked like the regular season Matt Harrison from the start, the first inning home run off him notwithstanding. Harry was under control, fluid in his motion, had good stuff, everything that portended an extended inning start until the disaster of the fourth inning hit.
The Texas offense finally came alive, but it was always in a come from behind effort. Worse, they let the Cardinals bullpen off the hook by not making them burn through more of their bullpen tonight. Now it's the Texas bullpen in trouble for the next two games, as only Mike Adams and Neftali Feliz sat out the game.
Once again the Rangers find themselves on the ropes. It's up to Derek Holland to turn the tide on Sunday.
I do not want the Texas Rangers to become known as the Buffalo Bills of Major League Baseball. Time to turn it around.
Incredible: Rangers 7, Tigers 3 (11 Innings)
Tiger fans, I know you're disappointed. I would be too. But whether my team was down 3-1 or up 3-1 right now, I think we can all agree on one thing:This may be one of the most incredible ALCS's ever. Yes, EVER!
Every game has been tense. Two have gone to extra innings. Both teams have had their chances. There have been clutch hits. Clutch defensive plays. Clutch pitching. This series has had it all and it's only because my team is up 3-1 that you're not hearing about me going to the ER suffering from hypertension.
My goodness, what a Game 4. From the two-hour plus rain delay before getting the darn thing started to the masterful early performance of Rick Porcello to Michael Young breaking out of a prolonged slump to knock in the first go-ahead run of the game for the Rangers and every nail-biting moment in between.
There was Alexi Ogando, a killer throughout the playoffs, one out away from two more strong shutout innings of work when Brandon Inge took an 0-2 pitch and deposited it in the left field seats to tie the game at 3. There was Miguel Cabrera, on third base in the bottom of the 8th, taking off for home on a fly to medium depth right, only to see Nelson Cruz throw a perfect one-bounce strike to the plate, allowing Mike Napoli to deny Cabrera the go-ahead run.
Napoli wasn't done, either. In the 9th, he faced off against former Ranger Joaquin Benoit in a memorable at bat. For nine pitches, both pitcher and batter took turns staring each other down, calling time outs to try to mess with the other's head. Good pitches were fouled off. Benoit finally won the battle, but what an AB.
In the bottom of the 9th, one of the Tigers returned the favor and even made it better. This time it was Ramon Santiago, battling Darren Oliver through a 13-pitch at bat, before Oliver finally coaxed a fly ball to center field for the out.
There was Napoli again in the tenth, throwing a perfect strike to Ian Kinsler, who swiped the tag down on Austin Jackson for a caught stealing, snuffing out a potential Tigers rally.
And, for a fourth time, it was Napoli again, with Josh Hamilton on second and Adrian Beltre at first, flaring a single to center off Jose Valverde that scored Hamilton with what proved to be the winning run. Nelson Cruz will get all the print for the three-run boomstick Cruz missile that followed Napoli's hit, putting the game out of reach, but die-hard baseball fans know what the key hit was.
This was such an important win for the Rangers. Had they lost tonight and allowed the Tigers to tie the series at two, Texas would be feeling the massive pressure of having to face Justin Verlander tomorrow with the chance of being down 3-2. Now they have three games to win just one, two of which are scheduled for Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and Verlander will only pitch one of those games.
Less than 18 hours away from Game 5. I can't even imagine what these two teams have in store as an encore to tonight's classic.


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In anticipation of the release of season 3 of "House of Cards," our entire team has cleared our social calendar for Saturday. We also thought it'd be fun to explore the ways Frank Underwood would make a good product manager.
We used Ben Horowitz's Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager post for some defining characteristics of a good product manager.
1. Frank Underwood has his finger on the pulse of DC
"Good product managers don't give direction informally. Good product managers gather information informally."
Prior to any major vote or initiative, Underwood and his team poll the relevant parties to get an initial reading on the situation. He uses the information to decide where to focus his team's time and energy.
2. Underwood works backwards like Amazon
"Good product managers think about the story they want written by the press."
This particular trait is exemplified in Underwood's strategic alliance with reporter Zoe Barnes. He simultaneously works with her to publish confidential information or leak incriminating facts about his opponents to the greater public. Result: Underwood tells the story the way he wants.
3. Underwood knows when to kill a product
"Good product managers focus on effectively solving user problems, not on creating an impressive list of features."
Frank Underwood doesn't let nostalgia or regret stand in the way when getting rid of underperforming parts of his organization. Even after putting a lot of work into building something, he knows when it has outlived its usefulness.
4. Underwood knows how to play and win the game
"Good product managers know the market, the product, the product line and the competition extremely well and operate from a strong basis of knowledge and confidence."
Underwood is incredibly knowledgeable on the issues he wants approved and passed. He rounds up his supporters quickly, gaining confidence and momentum with their support, but he also recognizes the competition. Underwood is well-versed on the competitive landscape and the various tools he has at his disposal to get what he wants.
5. Underwood delivers
"Good product managers crisply define the target, the "what" (as opposed to the how) and manage the delivery of the 'what.'"
From the beginning, Frank Underwood is exceptionally ambitious. He starts off in the position of House Majority Whip with the end goal of one day becoming President of the United States. He stays focused on this target and finds solutions past the many political slights, betrayals, and setbacks. Underwood patiently maneuvers his way to the presidency following incumbent Walker's resignation in the final episode of season 2.
While Frank Underwood exemplifies numerous key characteristics of a good product manager, he also possesses tendencies of a bad product manager. In this way, he's not too different from us — we all have good and bad habits.
The goal for any level-headed product professional should be to remain objective when assessing the performance of your product or process. Only then will you stack up in the "good product manager" category outlined by Ben Horowitz.
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The MOODROOM team, headed by its creator Laurent Guez, is currently scouring the globe for exceptional products that connect and compliment his vision of a modern, high-design, individualistic interior.
Guez dreamed up the concept after 25 years of work experience in brand communications around the world, where he identified the trend in consumer demand for novel, high-quality design products that have a distinctive story to tell.
In his animated and interactive venue, the first-of-its-kind in Canada, global brands now have a platform to present themselves – design story and all – directly to consumers.
"Our vision at MOODROOM is to provide international brands with a permanent exposition space for their products," explains Guez.
"There is a void in the marketplace for home products to authentically connect with consumers in a relevant and interesting way. At MOODROOM, we intend to revolutionise the shopping experience by creating an ambiance of cutting-edge style, creative inspiration, trend news, exceptional custom service and pleasure."
Inside its chic, urban milieu, the MOODROOM universe of carefully selected items will be merchandised to provide constant interaction, as aisles lead shoppers through interesting sales areas of products and shop-in-shop branded niches.
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The left hand photo was taken when Stephen Clark (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 19 February 1966) was around 21 years old – he's in the middle flanked by two of his best mates – Gerry on the left and Paul on the right – all clad in identical U2 t-shirts. One of the very few photos that none of them happen to be holding lager.
The right-hand photo was taken much more recently, and he's with his son Liam who is resplendent in his Raith Rovers replica strip and Orlando City FC scarf.
I suppose like many other siblings, we weren't hugely close as we grew up. The three years age difference felt like a huge gap at times, and it wasn't really till Stevie reached the age of 18/19 and I'd done my four years at university and was away working in Edinburgh that we really began to bond properly. By this time, he'd become a dad at the age of 17, devoted to his son (also called Stephen) although he and the kid's mum were far too young to ever stand a chance of staying together.
In the very early 90s, he decided that there was little happening for him in his home country and so he upped sticks and moved to seek a better life in the USA, landing in Orlando where he ducked and dived for a bit, doing all sorts of work like cleaning out swimming pools, working in bars and driving distribution trucks, all the while financially looking after his son back in Glasgow.
In due course, he would meet a lovely Welsh lass who was also living and working in Orlando. Adele had used her nursing qualifications to launch a career in healthcare in the States and they first got together soon after she had arranged for Stevie to be treated in hospital after the daft bugger had done himself an injury playing football. Romance blossomed and in due course they would end up getting married in 2000.
That's the Reservoir Jocks on the day of the wedding in Florida. My late brother Davie is on the left and I'm on the right on one of just two occasions that I've donned a kilt. Stevie is in the middle flanked by his very bald mate Paul (who you can see with the full head of hair in the U2 photo above) and his son Stephen who by this point in time was 16 years old.
Adele and Stevie now have two incredible kids of their own….one of whom was born a matter of months after Stevie's first grandchild was born here in Glasgow.
My wee brother has really made a great life for himself, becoming a fairly successful self-employed floor fitter and also obtaining American citizenship. He's also not changed a bit in all the years….not withstanding the hair loss…..and he's still the laid-back, easy-going bloke who'll always put others well before himself at all times. A genuine all-round good guy.
We of course don't see each other all that often nowadays but we speak plenty enough and all these years on, he's my best mate and as well as my only surviving brother. And I can't quite get to grips with the fact that he turned 50 today. These are for him, all from bands I know he's loved over the years:-
mp3 : U2 – Two Hearts Beat As One
mp3 : Del Amitri – Kiss This Thing Goodbye
mp3 : Spear of Destiny – The Wheel
mp3 : Hipsway – The Honeythief
mp3 : Hothouse Flowers – Don't Go
mp3 : Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes
Have a great day young 'un. Hope to see you soon.


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Does anyone have any experience of Lithium Car/Race Batteries?
I'm thinking of getting one, but wondered if there are any downsides other than the cost
My Varley Red Top appears to be dying, it won't hold a 12v charge even when disconnected so needs to be replaced.
A direct replacement would cost about £100. It weighs 7.3kg
A Li-5 battery would cost about £200, but weighs 1.1kg!!!! That's an incredible £/kg weight saving
It has higher cranking power, but lower amp/hours.
Is this a problem in a race car fitted with an alternator ? I would hope not.
I think most battery/race car fitment guides assume no alternator, and according to those I would need a Li16, which costs about £600 and weighs 3.2Kg...not such a good £/Kg bargain.
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The Powerless Top Ten . . . er, Nine! #5
Number 5: My Old Neighborhood
This one is a bit different, I know. Up until now this list has been about some of my favorite pieces of fiction as a kid – movies, books, comics – and how they might have influenced Powerless. But my old neighborhood was certainly not fiction (it wasn't, right?).
I grew up in a pretty standard middle-class suburb, but we were on the outskirts – on the suburban frontier, if you will. There were about ten houses scattered over a tangle of streets and cul-de-sacs, bordering a wilderness of still-undeveloped woods and farmers' fields. If you followed the creek behind my house for ten minutes you'd reach the lake and rickety old bridge.
It was the perfect place for an imaginative kid to have adventures. Of course, like any good parents, my mom and dad divided up the place into boundaries – "You can follow the creek as far as the bridge, but don't play on it and don't cross it to the lake. You can play in the woods behind the house but don't go into the corn field and stay far away from the abandoned (and probably haunted) old barn beyond."
Needless to say, I spent most of my days swimming in the lake and exploring that old barn looking for ghosts, and I'm lucky that I didn't end up with any broken bones or worse. But when I look back on my childhood those are the fondest memories I have. (I'm a dad now, myself, and I'll be setting my own boundaries soon. But my angel of a boy can be trusted to obey, right Will? Right?)
My world was pretty small – just a few acres when all is said and done – but it was full of excitement and mystery. And truth be told, I miss it little.


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I have combination to oily skin and major acne issues. I have a serious issue with picking and popping my pimples which is a TERRIBLE habit. I've been working on breaking this habit. Most products that I use can be purchased at any drugstore or local shopping center. I will list the items that I use into my AM routine and PM routine. I also do weekly masks which I will also include below.
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In John 11:19-27, during the wake of her brother Lazarus,
To come to this realization,
We too should choose the good portion.
Hello Patsy. Amen, Amen, Amen! We are indeed treasures of our loving Heavenly Father! He is indeed treasure we should be seeking.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #1
He is a funny looking thing but he's happy and really made me smile!! And you're right, people are the real treasure of the world.
Hugs, LLJ 2 xx
Lovely work, as ever. I'm with Jan - he totally made me smile, No thoughts on a name, but will look forward to knowing what you call him in the end. The pouch makes me think kangaroo...don't they call them Joey's? Doesn't seem to fit - but he IS cute as can be.
Happy WOYWW!
Mary Anne (5)
great post with wonderful thoughts there Patsy we are so blessed in the LORD are we not?
.. and need to sit at His feet and drink in His word... re the latest comer to your blog perhaps big ears :D or maybe that is too rude! :D
happy WOYWW Shaz in Oz.x #27
Beautiful artwork! Love the little bunny at the end, I would call it Pocket Bunny. #37ReplyDelete
Oh I think a lot of us totally understand the whole working on top of the pile scenario!ReplyDelete
I love the way you start your art work, very clever and the finished pieces are great.
I think he should be called Big Ears.
Have a great week and happy crafting, Angela x #38
Stunning artwork as always. Take care Zo xx 43ReplyDelete
Great art. I would have complained to Jesus that my sister wasn't helping at one time in my life. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us today.
Blessings, Carole, Word Art Wednesday
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your post today! I'm so much a Martha. Thanks for sharing such encouragement! Happy WOYWW!
Carol N #64
I just hate working on top of a pile.....love your paintings and post. So true of us humans.....we find that treasure, we know it's precious....and we bury it......only thank goodness to go dig it up again. I think the older I get, the more I understand the silly ness of burying something precious....this treasure needs to be like silver, Displayed and polished every single day, or it ends up being buried (kinda like my project that under that DERN pile you mentioned)
Thank you for your kind visit and words,
Hugs, Robin #81
Hi Patsy! I hope that things are well at your end of the world - things in Las Vegas Nevada are going well - there's always so much to be grateful for! Thanks for sharing in our challenge this week, and God bless you!
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Thanks for visiting my blog this week and so sorry it has taken me so long to return the visit. Those are beautiful pieces of work Patsy ... I do so admire your artwork. Hope you get as much fun out of your Gelli when it arrives as I do out of mine ... love it so far but really need to start experimenting now rather than just keep doing what I've managed so far! Can't wait to see how you get on with it. Love Debbie xXxReplyDelete


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Sujit Choudhry was born in 1970 in New Delhi. He joined high school in University of Toronto schools. He went to Mc Gill University where he attained a B.S. Choudhry also went to the University of Oxford where he got degrees in law. Choudhry organized for a memorial fellowship of Frank Knox in the Harvard schools of law and Toronto University.
Choudhry became a chief justice's clerk in the Canada Supreme Court during 1966-1967 period.
In 1998 to 1999, Choudhry graduated in center of ethics and professions at Harvard University. He also was a graduate of Harvard schools of law as a visiting researcher (blogs.law.nyu.edu). Sujit later became part of Toronto university faculty serving as an assistant professor in 1999. He was on the advisory panel governing Toronto which he helped by proposing vital reforms of the municipal governance structure of Toronto. Choudhry was mentioned in the legal aid Ontario board of directors in 2006 by the government of Ontario.
Sujit Choudhry became a professor of law at the university school of law in New York in 2011. He was a speaker in discussing rights of groups in a split society in 2013. He guided a Tunisian team in 2013 and 2014 at New York University to provide reports at Tunisia University and meet with the Tunisia president, Mohamed Marzouki. Sujit became a Dean at California University at the school of law Berkeley in 2014. At the University of California in Berkeley's schools of law, Choudhry became the I. Michael Heyman Professor. Among different nations, he is well known as an international lawyer and an experienced professional in comparative law of constitution and politics (http://www.law.nyu.edu/news/choudhry_award).
Sujit Choudhry started the Center for Constitutional Transitions, which creates and utilizes knowledge in assisting of constitution creation. The group helps in gathering and guiding international system of experts to finish thematic investigation projects that provide evidence-established law alternative to practitioners. Up to now, 50 experts have worked in the Center for Constitutional Transitions in over 25 countries. Presently, Choudhry is leading in research projects in three research of global collaborative.
Sujit Choudhry has issued book chapters more than ninety articles, reports and working papers. The books he has published are: in 2006 at Cambridge, the migration of constitutional ideas, in 2008 at Oxford, the Constitutional Design for Divided Societies, in 2016 at Oxford, the Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution and 2016 at Edward Elgar the Constitution Making, check works.bepress.com.
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