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Opponents entered that game 15-for-79 (.190) on Koehler sliders. Not bad, considering Koehler reincorporated the pitch into his arsenal midway through last season.
"I threw one in college, but I couldn't throw it for a strike so it kind of got scrapped in pro ball," Koehler said. "It's something we picked up one day in the bullpen. I was throwing a cutter and it wasn't necessarily too far off the fastball. Guys weren't really honoring it, so I was looking for another breaking ball to give guys something to think about instead of always thinking about the curveball.
"It's a pitch that really works off the fastball. If you have good command and feel for the fastball and are able to keep that down, you have a better chance of throwing a quality slider."
Thinking they might need a long man out of the bullpen during their four-game series against the Braves, the Marlins had right-hander Anthony DeSclafani ready to go. Turned out they didn't need him, so Friday he was optioned back to Triple-A New Orleans.
Double-A catcher J.T. Realmuto is back from Double-A Jacksonville, giving the Marlins a full complement of bench players. Realmuto reached the majors for the first time on June 1 and made his major league debut on June 5 in Tampa. During his nearly three-week stint, he went 4-for-20 (.200) with a run and five RBI.
Right-hander Tyler Kolek, the Marlins' top pick in the June First-Year Player Draft is sidelined with a low back sprain. General manager Dan Jennings said the issue is not serious. He will remain on no-throw status until next week.I am not limited to this Underworld.
I am settled in this Barrenness.
I am kept in this Emptiness.
I travel Earth in the train of You.
I offer Earth to reach the field of You.
I walk Earth to see the mark of You.
Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep.
Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids.
The awe of whom created This.
BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS...
MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES...
APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS...
RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS!
I have made, for myself, a space within Time.
I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell.
I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath.
My gray wand is your Bout.
Your grandeur is my Time.
My sunray si your Beam.
Your splendor is my Turn.
My circlet is your Crown.
Your allure is my Shape.
My pattern is your Kind.
Your extent is my Scope.
My seat is your Center.
Your merit is my Dint.
My throne is your Rule.
Your misdeed is my Sin.
My void is your Stone.
Your retort is my Key.
My stone is Yourself.
Your result is my Fate.
SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS!
NAUGHT = MANY = TWO!
ONE = ALL = EIGHT!
as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago."WASHINGTON - President Bush issued an ominous warning to Saddam Hussein on Wednesday, saying the Iraqi president "needs to understand I am serious" about launching pre-emptive strikes beyond Afghanistan to eliminate terrorist threats against the United States.
"Make no mistake about it: If we need to, we will take necessary action to defend the American people," Bush said in reply to a reporter's question about his intentions toward Iraq. "I will reserve whatever options I have."
Echoing previous public messages to Baghdad, Bush's latest threat came as serious planning is under way in his administration for a campaign to topple Hussein.
Bush's remarks also came a day after former Vice President Al Gore called for a "final reckoning" with Iraq, a nation he described as a "virulent threat in a class by itself."
In his Jan. 29 State of the Union address, the president identified Iraq, Iran and North Korea as "an axis of evil" that poses "a grave and growing danger." The warning has aroused consternation among many U.S. allies in the campaign against Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida terrorist network and Afghanistan's former Taliban rulers.
Bush's language also has revived concern in foreign capitals that he is resuming a unilateralist approach to foreign policy. Such criticism marked Bush's first months in office, but became muted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as he painstakingly built a broad anti-terror coalition.
Among those voicing concern was Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in an interview with The Wall Street Journal this week warned that Iraq was "completely different" from Afghanistan and should not become a target of unilateral military action.
Administration officials say no military action against Baghdad is imminent. But Bush on Wednesday did not back away from his strong words of two weeks ago.
Speaking at the White House during a joint news conference with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Bush left little doubt about his determination to fight terrorism beyond Afghanistan.
"I meant what I said the other night: That there are some nations in the world which develop weapons of mass destruction with one intention, and that is to hold America hostage and/or harm Americans and/or our friends and allies," Bush said.
He added that he anticipates "working with the world to bring pressure on those nations to change their behavior," but pointedly left open the possibility of military action against Iraq.
Referring to Iraq, Iran and North Korea, Bush in his speech to Congress declared that "the price of indifference would be catastrophic" and warned that "I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer."
On Wednesday, he added: "I think that statement was clear enough for Iraq to hear me, and I will reserve whatever options I have. I'll keep them close to my vest.... Saddam Hussein needs to understand I'm serious about defending our country."
The administration expects to complete a full review of its policy toward Iraq by the time Vice President Dick Cheney leaves next month for the Middle East, where he will outline U.S. intentions.
Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed in testimony to Congress on Tuesday that the administration was weighing options to bring down Hussein.
Gore spoke Tuesday evening to the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. While the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate in 2000 has backed Bush's leadership in the counterterrorism campaign, he also gently chided Bush for not adhering to a more multilateral approach.
"The administration in which I served looked at the challenges we faced in the world and said we wished to tackle these - with others if possible, alone if we must," Gore said.
"This administration sometimes seems inclined to stand that on its head - so that the message is: with others if we must, by ourselves if possible."
It’s 2019! Happy New Year!
First, we’d like to say thank you to all our followers who have read our articles throughout 2018, and second, we’d like to say welcome to any new readers.
2019, the Year of the Pig has begun, and it’s already expected to be a year of great changes. In April, a new emperor will be crowned, and a new era will begin in Japan. The Heisei Era, which many people look fondly back upon, with the current emperor being well-liked, and the era itself representing some landmark booms in Japanese pop culture, such as the appearance of Pokemon and Dragon Ball, is already being talked about with an air of nostalgia.
Though we call this year, the Year of the Pig, according to the Chinese Zodiac, the Japanese word used, inoshishi (猪) more closely translates to boar. As shown below, the inoshishi is a slightly different breed than your typical domesticated hog.
If it looks familiar, you might recognize the inoshishi from the Ghibli Film, Princess Mononoke (モノノケ姫).
And just for fun, and because they are truly adorable, here are a few images of baby inoshishi. So cute!
At the end of each year, people in Japan send one another postcards with updates on big life events such as marriages or babies being born, called nengajo (年賀状). Nengajo often have memorial pictures, or drawings with well-known characters, but another common design theme for the nengajo is to feature the animal for the coming year, like these.
So what kind of things are expected to come in the year of the boar?
The year of the boar is said to be a year of good health and plenty. So maybe that raise or bonus at work that you’ve been hoping for will finally come your way.
And people who are born in the year of the boar are said to have the following characteristics:
They’re warm-hearted, kind, loyal…. and also said to be stubborn, lazy, willful people with a strong sense of self.
Know anyone like that?
We hope the Year of the Boar is a great one for all!
Work is underway to develop a master plan for Midland’s Grove Park.
More than 40 people attended the Midland Community Center Thursday to suggest ideas including security cameras, new play equipment and