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Congratulations to Serena Williams, who won the Wimbledon Singles title today in her final match against Agnieszka Radwanska (I'm assuming that's pronounced 'Jane Murphy'), a 23-year old from Poland! She came back from some serious injuries and setbacks in the last couple years to win today, so this is a huge victory for her. We're super happy for Serena, and she totally deserves it…now let me throw some stats at you. This is Serena's 5th win, which makes her tied with her sister Venus for the record of most Wimbledon Singles titles. It's also her 14th Grand Slam title, and she's the first woman in her thirties to win the title in 22 years! Martina Navratilova was the last to win it, in 1990, and Serena just barely eked her way into that category, as she is 30 this year.
After almost two weeks of matches, we bet Serena's gotten pretty tired of wearing her tennis clothes all the time, so we put together a gallery of some of our favorite of her off-court looks. A little fancy-schmancy-ness after all those days of Spandex. And don't worry — gone are the days when Serena designed her own clothes, so this isn't going to be one of those Fashion Police galleries from People Magazine or something similar. These are actual attractive outfits that she wore to movie premieres, or charity events, or things like that. Bottom line, she did an awesome job today and these last couple weeks — so how about some pictures of her looking awesome!
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Avalanche Take an Early Bite Out of the Sharks
I could have sworn I was watching a Ducks/Sharks game from the first round of the 2009 NHL Playoffs last night. That's how it felt. The San Jose Sharks lost last night to the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 when Avalanche winger Chris Stewart scored off of Rob Blake's skate with a little less than 50 seconds left in the game.
Is this 2009 and before all over again? Probably not, at least I'm not going to say that out loud. Bottom line was the Avalanche defense came to play last night, and the Sharks offense couldn't put the puck in the net. That's it, don't overthink it. In the playoffs, every team brings it every night. That is why it is called the 2nd season. Teams like the Avalanche, who many predicted would not be in this position, have nothing to lose, so they play their hearts out. The Sharks were a victim of that last night.
Sharks fans should be bummed about this, though. After all, the Sharks are the #1 seed playing a team that could not be a more better match-up for them. The Sharks are stronger, bigger, quicker, and more experienced. Then how come they lost so convincingly last night? Sure, the Sharks lost by just one goal, all be it a goal that was scored with 50 seconds left. But the Sharks were a Ryan Clowe "excuse me" goal away from being shut-out.
Credit Evgeni Nabokov with continuing his hot play and stopping 28 shots. But credit Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson even more for stopping all of the weak shots sent his way by the Sharks' offense. The Sharks couldn't get a good opportunity at the goal, and when they did, they couldn't execute it.
The Sharks had 26 shots on net and that is unacceptable for a team that boasts Heatley-Marleau-Thornton. Where were they? They got shots to the net with 8 shots altogether, but none went in, and that seems to be what counts.
Maybe this was a case of a little playoff jitters, or maybe it wasn't, but the the Sharks played last night like they belonged there, when in fact the scoreboard would say otherwise. The Sharks need to play like they are not the #1 seed, because in the playoffs it doesn't matter. As the Sharks franchise knows all too well.
The only thing you can say is tomorrow is another day. I'm not going to call the game on Friday a "must-win," but it would be highly advised.
Posted by semmler22 at 10:33 AM 2 comments
Labels: nhl playoffs, sj sharks
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
This Is Sharks Playoff Territory
What makes this season different? Another #1 seed, another trip to the playoffs, and yet this team is not a favorite by any means to win the Stanley Cup.
With their playoff track-record, who would pick them to win it all? Year after year, we see this team go into the playoffs and come out with nothing. Last year was a new low, even for a franchise that has had as little success as the Sharks in the playoffs.
But this year will be different, right? At least, that's what we have told ourselves for the last 5 seasons. What makes this year different, then?
For one, the Sharks parted ways with 11 guys from last year's team and replaced them with a nice mix of young players and veterans with experience in the game. Torrey Mitchell, Jamie McGinn, Manny Malhotra, and Scott Nichol will all play key roles in these playoffs to help out the front-line guys.
Two, usually the Sharks are crawling into the playoffs with injuries or end-of-season bad play. This year, there are no injuries to speak of and they went 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. Joe Thornton scared us for awhile with his injury, but I think that was more of a lengthy rest that Coach Todd McLellan used for him. Marc-Edouard Vlasic is one that is key to the success of the defense, but he is back from his injury and back to his normal defensive self.
Three, Evgeni Nabokov usually struggles in the last few games of the season and brings that with him into the playoffs. But this year, some could argue that Nabby is playing his best since before the Olympic break. Nabby is who determines how far the Sharks will go in the playoffs. If he can take his play from the final games of the regular season and use it in the playoffs, the Sharks may have something.
Four, the Sharks offense is usually fire in the regular season, but tends to slow down in the playoffs. The Sharks addressed that to the fullest extent during the offseason, picking up scorer Dany Heatley in a deal. If that won't fix the problem, nothing will. Plus, Joe Pavelski is peaking at just the right time for the Sharks.
So what makes you think the Sharks won't make a run for the Stanley Cup? Nothing. But if you look closer, things have changed in San Jose. The pieces are there for the first time in a long time for the Sharks to win the Stanley Cup. It is just up to the them to put it all together.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Woods: "Not a Big Deal"
How perfect was "family man" Phil Mickelson winning The Masters over the "less than family man" Tiger Woods on Sunday? It fit, and it was too bad the media didn't realize it until Mickelson started to pull away on the back 9, because that should have been a "What If" story that could have been all over ESPN family of networks in the previous week.
"What if Phil Mickelson, who's mom and wife are both diagnosed with breast cancer, wins The Masters over the the biggest story in the world, Tiger Woods'return after having affairs with Pancake-House waitresses?"
But I'm not going to talk about Mickelson's touching win for his family and the way he torched the competition down the stretch making "big boy" shot after "big boy" shot, while everyone else was missing putts and greens on the back 9.
What irks me as a fan of golf is the criticism that Woods is taking for his less than professional on-course behavior, which he said he would clean up. As the final round of The Masters got more down to business, so did Woods, and so did his attitude. He wasn't chucking clubs by any means, but him shouting after a bad shot and letting go of clubs after a miss-hit has caused him to receive some heat for those actions, which he had previously promised to improve.
"People are making way too much of a big deal of this," Woods said. "I was not feeling good. I hit a big snipe off the first tee and I don't know how people think I should be happy about that. I hit a wedge from 45 yards and basically bladed it over the third green. These are not things I normally do. So I'm not going to be smiling and happy. And I hit one of the worst, low quack-hooks on No. 5. So I'm not going to be walking around with a lot of pep in my step because I hadn't hit a good shot yet."
Perfectly said. The only thing I wish he had not done was tell everyone he was going to clean-up his actions on the golf course previous to The Masters because he obviously didn't mean it, as we see by this quote.
Should he have said that? Probably not in the heat of the moment like he did right after the final round because this came across as too strong. But should people be making a big deal of this? No. Anyone who has ever played golf in their lives knows how aggravating the game can get. Woods just happens to have hundreds of microphones around him mixed with a great passion for the game. The camera is always on him, but it is also on everyone else, adn why aren't they shouting at themselves like he does?
Now, should Woods have been thinking about his pubic appearance while committing this on-course behavior? Yeah, he should of, especially since this was his first week back from his obliterated public image. But if he had thought of his image during his rounds, he would have never been in the position he was in on the leaderboard.
It shouldn't be this big of a deal to the media, of course, Woods can only blame himself for it. The Masters was his chance to clean up his image, and show that he was a changed man. But maybe cleaning up his image and trying to win a golf tournament was too much for him...for anybody.
His public image may be worse now than it was at the start of The Masters because of the comment after the final round because it really sounded like he didn't care about his image and his on-course behavior like everyone thought he did.
Of course, this is probably not the case, but who am I to judge? Woods fate lies in the media's hands, and if they choose to make a big deal of his on-course behavior even more, they will. Then Woods' image may be worse than before.
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Labels: golf, phil mickelson, the masters, tiger woods
Sunday, April 11, 2010
G-Men's First Week in Review
How to rank the San Francisco Giants' first week of the season? How about the last team to be undefeated in the Majors? The Giants finished their first week going 5-1, while sweeping the first series of the year from the Houston Astros and taking 2 of 3 from the Atlanta Braves this weekend.
The headline for this first week for the Giants, "Pitching, pitching, pitching." And you can say that at least 4 times, maybe even 5 if you want to get greedy. The Giants first 4 starting pitchers threw lights out games in their first starts of the year. None more impressive, or surprising, as Barry Zito's gem in the 2nd game of the year in Houston. Tim Lincecum was impressive in his first start, and Cain was excellent as well, but you can make an argument that Zito had the most impressive start thus far for the Giants. He threw 6 innings giving up just 3 hits and allowing 0 runs, and here's the kicker: 1 walk, something that Zito has had problems with in the past, but not recently, a great sign for the Giants.
Don't overlook Todd Wellemeyer's first start as a Giant either. Wellemeyer is a pitch-for-contact pitcher, so he relies mostly on his defense for help. In the 2nd game of the Braves series, Wellemeyer didn't get much of that as the Giants made 2 crucial errors that turned into runs that the Giants could have used. Wellemeyer would give up 4 runs in the game, but not a bad first start for him considering that is a very good Braves team.
Another surprising occurence was the Giants' offense. They managed to put up 5 runs against Roy Oswalt in Houston, and then they went crazy (in Giants terms) going for 10 runs against Brett Myers in the series finale. Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa have fit in nicely in the 4 and 5 spots in the line-up so far and have started a few rallies for the Giants just in this first week. Whether they are taking pitches and getting walks, or putting the bat on the ball, stuff happens when they are at the plate. Veterans can do that for a team that lacks big hitters.
But the Player of the Week for the Giants was no doubt, Edgar Renteria. He may be in the running for POW for the MLB, as well. Renteria hit .524 with 11 hits and 5 RBI this week and seems to have a presence at the plate that we have not seen since he joined the Giants. His wrist is finally 100% healthy and it seems that the Giants may have the Renteria that they were looking for when they picked him up in 2008 for 2 yrs./$18.5 million. It smells like a break-out season for Renteria who is in the last year of his contract for the Giants.
The Giants are playing well early, which is more than you can say for the rest of the NL West, minus the D-Backs who are off to a 4-2 start and have looked impressive as well in this first week.
Pablo Sandoval is one guy we have not seen or heard much of in this first week, which is unlikely for such a high-impact player on the Giants. Although he had his first breakout game of the season in the finale against the Braves, expect him to step his game up this next week.
The Giants have a three-game set at home against the Pirates starting on Monday, then travel to Los Angeles where the 2010 Giants/Dodgers rivalry begins for a 3-game weekender.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Nastiest Pitch in Baseball
How did Tim Lincecum's filthy start against the Astros on Opening Day not get shown until half-way through Sportscenter? When will this kid get some respect for his back-to-back Cy Young Awards?
Lincecum's Opening Day start in Houston revealed one thing about Tim that the public may not know- he is bored with Spring Training. He must be, right? Maybe he likes to watch his fans worry at the thought of him not performing like he has, then watch them take a big sigh of relief as he throws 7 innings of shut-out ball on Opening Day. Either way, "The Freak" is lights out. And these days, it is his one pitch that may be the secret, yet not-so-secret ingredient to his success.
No, it is not his mid-90's fastball, although that may be the 6th or 7th best pitch in baseball. No, it is not his knee-buckling 12-6 curveball, although that is also a top 10 pitch. It is his change-up, and the one that thrives and inherits most of Lincecum's strike-outs because of all the other nasty pitches he delivers. Batters are so worried about looking dopey at the 12-6 curve, or getting gas-faced at the 97 MPH fastball, that they forget about how befuddled they are going to look when Lincecum fires an.....84 MPH change-up that falls off the table like no other.
I think that Lincecum's change-up may be the best pitch in baseball. It was Mariano Rivera's cutter, the one that everyone knows is coming, yet still can't hit. But the way Lincecum uses his change-up in a variety of ways and how crafty he gets with it may be the extra push to get his pitch to the top of the charts.
Here are the 5 nastiest and best pitches in all of baseball, in my opinion.
5. Brandon Webb's Sinker
Not that the pitch is unhittable, but he throws it with such a consistency that he constantly gets people to ground out. The sinker is a pitch where you go into a start and either you have it or you don't for that particular day. Webb has it on a regular basis, and that is what separates his sinker from any others. He throws it about 85% of the time during his start, and he is so accurate with it that once he is on, it is hard to stop. He can throw it where it starts at the plate and dives down to a right-handed hitter, or he can back-door the right-handed batter and have them not think twice. Either way, prepare for a groundout.
4. Roy Halladay's Cutter
Maybe he learned it from Mariano Rivera, or maybe he didn't. One thing is for sure, it is quickly becoming one of the wickedest pitches in all of baseball. He does have other pitches in his arsenal that baffle the hitter, but the cutter may be his best. The pitch comes in on right-handers and tails away from lefties at such a whippy look that it is hard not to get caught up in it. He can throw it anywhere from 88-93 MPH. His name isn't Doc Halladay for nothing. He is constantly sawing off batter's knuckles with his cutter that seems to never find the barrel of the bat. That's good news for Phillies fans.
3. Jonathan Papelbon's Splitter
Jonathan Papelbon's electric excitement after striking out the last batter of the game is usually preceded by a diving splitter in the dirt that has come to be one of the most dirtiest pitches in the game. What sets it up is his 4-seam fastball nearing triple digits that he dares batters to hit, which may take credit for the success of the splitter. No doubt, when he has 2 strikes on a batter, he goes to the splitter that is thrown just a few MPH under the fastball and in the same location, until it dives off the plate and into the dirt, proceeded by the batter being tagged out by catcher Jason Varitek, and then the signature Papelbon pandemonium.
2. Mariano Rivera's Cutter
They know it is coming, yet still can't hit it. That is the motto for Mariano Rivera's cutter that has dared hitters for years. He dares them to hit because he throws it 90% of the time. The ball goes into left-handers and away from right-handers at around 95 MPH with such a, well, late "cut" that the batter simply has no chance of making contact. And if they do, it's not going very far. Rarely is Rivera's cutter struck on the barrel of the bat. Mostly, you will find, for a right-hander at least, the ball connecting off the end of the bat. That may be the only way of connecting with the ball, and that is why Rivera is the greatest closer of all-time.
1. Tim Lincecum's Change-Up
Okay, it's maybe not his change-up alone, more like the way he uses it to make the batter look silly and why he is a 2-time Cy Yound winner at age 25. I already said he sets the pitch up with his mid-90's screaming fastball and 12-6 curveball, but the change-up itself is not bad either, or why would we be talking about it as the best picth in the game today. It dips, it dives, it is much slower than any other pitch he throws, and it dances straight down with a sort of movement that I have heard as can only be described if you are at-bat against him. The best pitch from the best pitcher in the game.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
Opening Day "W"
If there was a game that showed off what the San Francisco Giants could potentially bring to the field this year, it was this game. The Giants defeated the Houston Astros on the Opening Day of baseball today, 5-2, behind the stellar pitching of 2-time Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum.
Lincecum threw straight filth in the game for 7 complete innings. He finished with 7 strikeouts, while surrendering 0 runs on no walks. That seemed about the norm for Lincecum. He struggled for the most part in spring training, but somehow the kid does it when it matters. He was perfect. He really only got into trouble once, in the 6th, but was able to get out of it with a sense of ease. Bottom line, he was in control.
As for that improved line-up we hear so much of, it sure looked like something had changed during that offseason in that 2nd inning when the Giants put up 3 runs, started by the Giants' two offseason pick-ups, Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa. Huff led off with a hit, followed by a walk to DeRosa, and then the flood gates opened with a base-hit by Benjie Molina and then a long single off the short porch in left field by John Bowker.
Bowker, who had won the starting job in right field over Nate Shierholtz a couple days ago after having one of the best spring trainings of any player, finished 1-4 with a run scored, but was a presence at the plate.
Edgar Renteria would later have a clutch single in the 7th inning into the left-field gap to score a run, and DeRosa homered in the 8th to give the Giants a total of 5 runs.
Sergio Romo, Brandon Medders, and Brian Wilson finished off the game out of the bullpen, with Medders allowing the only two runs for the Astros.
All in all, it was the right way to start off the season for the Giants. Then again, whenever you have "The Freak" on the mound, your chances are pretty good to win. Another plus, the L.A. Dodgers lost in their first game of the season today, so chalk it up as a 1 game lead on the Dodgers in the NL West.
Tomorrow's game is at 5:05pm, Barry Zito vs. Wandy Rodriguez.
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The Greatness of the Raiders- McNabb a No-Go
It sounds just about right that Donovan McNabb landed with the Washington Redskins and not the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders were the front-runner and were sounding like the only serious team willing to make the deal for him. There was even a bogus trade in the works that would have sent Nnamdi Asomugha to the Eagles in exchange for McNabb.
But this probable mishap in front-office management cannot be blamed on Al Davis or any other personnel, at least not this time. There was no way this was going to happen. There was no chance because there was no way McNabb would go to Oakland...willingly. What was attracting him there?
The media tends to go crazy with the rumors, but this one seemed far fetched even after the "proposed" trade containing Asomugha.
There is one thing that strikes a cord with me though. McNabb could have changed that Raider team around. They would have instantly been a 7 or 8 win team this coming season. It would have made Raider fans forget all about the pathetic and embarassing moves they have made in the past (most recent-Darrius Heyward-Bay drafted #7 overall).
Then why not pull out all the stops for McNabb? He is a franchise changer. Al Davis should have made McNabb an offer he couldn't refuse or promised him things where he felt that this could be a successful franchise.
Turns out, there may have been nothing the Raiders could do to woo McNabb under Center for their team. Reports say if McNabb was traded to the Raiders, he would have retired on the spot and maybe pulled a Brett Favre on them and sign with a different team, sooner or later. Only to the Raiders would that happen.
But Raider fans had hope, even if it was for just a couple weeks. Their team was on the front page of sports, and the attention was on them. But alas, they came out of it with nothing but broken hearts and disappointment, yet again. And instead of dreams of having McNabb leading the Raiders down the field, they'll have Bruce Gradkowski leading them...into a ditch. The same one the Raiders have been in for the last decade.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
SF Giants Season Preview
It has arrived. Opening Day is on Monday and Giants fans cannot be more excited for this year's team. Is it the solid pitching staff getting these fans going? Or is it the so-called upgrade in offense? One thing is for sure, the Giants have a shot to win the NL West for the first time in a long time. Granted, it is just a "shot" at winning the division, but for a franchise that has gone through its ups-n-downs, and a fan-base that has gone with it, this season couldn't look any better.
Several story lines dominate the start of this season. Will Tim Lincecum three-peat as Cy Young winner? Will Madison Bumgarner crack the rotation this season? How will the Giants handle Buster Posey once he is done obliterating the Minor League this season? And will the upgrade in offense pay off for the stretch run? These are the questions that dominate the speculation this season, and I'm sure there are a handfull more.
But let's cover the obvious. The Giants pitching staff, although they lost Brad Penny, is still solid. They might have the best 1-2 in the League, as well as the best 4-5 in the League. What worries me is the #3 pitcher, Barry Zito. We saw glimpses of brilliance during the second-half of last season. How will that carry over into this one. By the looks of Thursday nights game, not so much. Zito is the "if." Zito is the difference.
Todd Wellemeyer and Jonathan Sanchez are going to give you a .500 season, more or less. And Lincecum and Matt Cain are going to get you 15 wins, more or less, depending on the offense. But I have no idea what to expect from Zito. This we will find out soon. My advice, the Giants are one pitcher away from making a run for this division. Whether that pitcher is already in the organization in the form of Bumgarner or a surprise with Wellemeyer, or they have to go pick one up at the trade deadline, we will find out. They may miss Brad Penny.
As for the hitting, I was pleased this offseason to find that for once in long time a Bay Area Sports team, whose name is not the Sharks, went out and upgraded the part of their team that they needed to upgrade. The Giants needed to upgrade the offense, and they brought in Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa. These aren't high-profile names by any means, but it is better than what they had last year, right? I'm still trying to convince myself. The Giants will score more runs this season than last, and if they overcome all expectations hitting-wise, then they will win the West, plain and simple.
Their pitching is moderately strong, their bullpen is just about flawless (knock on wood), and the only thing left is their offense. Which they now have, just not a lot of.
They have a good line-up...until you look at the every other line-up in the NL West.
But there is one thing that the Giants have and will need to resist this season if they want any success. Health is the key. With a pitching rotation and line-up that is as fragile as this team's, pray for good health. They have already lost Freddy Sanchez, who is starting the year on the DL, but Juan Uribe can pick up the slack while he's gone. They're lucky.
If the Giants lose someone like Pablo Sandoval, or Cain or Lincecum, during the season, you can start panicking. Because in this division, there is not much room for error. For any team.
I see good things for the Giants this season, maybe somewhere around 85 wins, more or less. Bottom line, the Dodgers will not be as good this season, and the Rockies will be better. That's all you need to know. And if the Giants can fit somewhere in between those two teams, they may find themselves with a Wildcard birth to playoffs.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
NL West Season Preview
The 2010 NL West Division looks promising yet again. After a surprising, yet competitive 2009 in which the Giants, Rockies, and Dodgers all fought it out for the division crown, as well as a Wildcard birth. This year may be more intriguing than ever. 4 of the 5 teams have legitimate chances of coming away with the division.
5. San Diego Padres
This would be the only team with no chance at the division. Aside from Adrian Gonzalez, the Padres don't have much talent on the offensive side of the ball. Really, who knows how long Gonzalez will be a Padre until some big-pocket team like the Yankees or Red Sox comes by and scoops him up for a playoff run. Do not expect to see him in that Padre line-up for too long.
Their pitching is definitely the worst in the division. Jon Garland is their opening day starter and Chris Young seems to be the #2, then the drop-off.
The key for the team is their young guys. Chase Headley has shown promise, but has not had significant success. Now with Kevin Kouzmanoff escaping to Oakland, the future is now for Headley who must produce in order for this team to have success.
New Faces: Jon Garland, Yorvit Torrealba, Hairston Brothers.
Departures: Kevin Kouzmanoff
Predictions: 5th in the West, 70-92
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
This seems to be the up-and-coming team in the division, and some have even picked them to win the division. They are led by Justin Upton, the young talent who struck it rich this offseason with a promising contract. But the key to a D-Back turnaround from last season is the offseason acquisitions. They let go of some stud players, but may have got back a lot more.
Their rotation is up there in a division that oozes talent. Anytime Dan Haren and Brandon Webb make-up the top of your rotation, that's a plus. In fact, some can argue that they have the best 1-2 pitchers in the game. It is the offense that is the problem, and hopefully Upton's raw ability, along with break-out years from Adam LaRoche, Mark Reynolds, and Chris Young can help out that issue.
The key for this team is health. They cannot afford for someone to go down with an injury in a division like this one. If they are to have any success this year, it will be because they stayed healthy.
New Faces: Adam LaRoche and Edwin Jackson
Key Departures: Eric Byrnes, Doug Davis, Maz Sherzer
Predictions: 4th in the West, 79-83
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
Here is where it gets good, and why this may be the most competitive division in the League. The Dodgers finished last year by winning the NL West and holding off the surging Colorado Rockies. But the recent comments from Manny Ramirez have thrown stones at how this team will perform this season.
We know they can hit, they've established that. Kemp, Loney, Ethier, Ramirez, Furcal, that's all you need to know. The key for them is the pitching. Vicente Padilla is their opening day starter, that does not seem to reflect their great young hitting that well. Their young pitching is what needs to come alive for this team. Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw are the guys that I'm talking about. If they improve, the Dodgers will win the West yet again. If they don't, there are plenty of teams in this division who will take advantage.
The key for this team- keep Manny Ramirez happy. It is a contract year for Man-Ram, and history would show he likes to quit on teams mid-season. In this division, that's the last thing this team needs.
New Faces: Reed Johnson and Brian Giles
Key Departures: Juan Pierre, Randy Wolf, Orlando Hudson
Predictions: 3rd in the West, 88-74
2. San Francisco Giants
I'm going to start this one the same way I started the Dodgers, the Giants have the pitching, they've established that. Lincecum, Cain, and sometimes Zito are straight filthy. The offense is where the team lacks. And the team addressed that this offseason, for the most part. They acquired Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa. Although these aren't big power hitters, it is better than what the Giants were putting in their line-up last year, and look how far that got them. They surprised many last year, but don't expect many teams to be surprised this year.
There are two keys to this team: Health and back of the rotation pitching. Freddy Sanchez will start the year on the DL, and that already is not a good start. As for the pitching, I feel that with the departure of Brad Penny, this team is still one good pitcher away from making a run for this division.
New Faces: Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa
Key Departures: Brad Penny, Randy Winn
Predictions: 2nd in the West, 89-73 (Wildcard)
1. Colorado Rockies
The Rockies late-season surge throughout the division last season is one that should scare the rest of the division this season. There is a great mix of young talent with skilled veterans. Add that to a descent pitching staff and you might have something here.
Carlos Gonzalez is a stud in the making, and Dexter Fowler is the next big thing in Colorado. Those two go 1-2 in that line-up that can go 6 or 7 deep with guys who can put the bat on the ball at every at-bat.
The thing they were missing last season was depth in pitching. Ubaldo Jimenez is the ace of this team and will be for some time. Hopefully, a healthy Jeff Francis will return better than ever this season and contribute highly to this rotation. And don't forget about Aaron Cook and Jorge De La Rosa.
The key for this team is getting off to a good start. Last season, it took a 2nd-half run for the ages to get by San Francisco and take the Wildcard. In a competitive division like this, it will take a full season of committment to take this division.
New Faces: Melvin Mora
Key Departures: Garrett Atkins, Jason Marquis, Yorvit Torrealba
Predictions: 1st in the West, 92-70
So those are my predictions, it should be an entertaining season in the ultra-competitive NL West.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
The McCloughan Mystery
The mystery that is Scot McCloughan's departure from the San Francisco 49ers is one that has baffled the Bay Area sports community.
How can an accomplished General Manager leave a team with a month left before the NFL Draft, the one thing that a GM has prepared for since last season ended, and probably before?
It all seems pretty fishy to me. Was he fired? Is this a leave of absense? One thing is for sure, his office in Santa Clara is cleared out with no sign of him returning.
But what happened? We don't know, and we may never know. The way the story was just sprung upon the public so abrupty, I doubt if we ever hear the real reason for the 49ers and him parting ways.
The ordeal must have been huge in order to cause the split of someone as accomplished in the 49ers organization as McCloughan was. He was trusted by the 49ers and had come on several radio programs the previous week talking about his mindset going into the NFL Draft. It seemed like this one blind-sided everyone.
A speculation broke yesterday that could possibly give us insight into why the two sides split. There was the rumor of McCloughan having a drinking problem. Word is, he showed up drunk to several team meetings and organized events, which caused embarrassment to the organization. And the two sides decided to mutually split ways.
Again, this is just speculation, but it seems reasonable. McCloughan has an extremely tough job, as do all General Managers of sports teams. He must bring good players to the 49ers, and draft good players in the NFL Draft. And if he doesn't, he is criticized. Extremely stressful, I would say.
But whatever the issue is, it is personal. Personal to McCloughan, and personal to the 49ers, and probably something that will not be a topic of conversation at any time forward.
For now, meet your new man in charge of the 2010 NFL Draft for the 49ers. His name is Trent Baalke and he has been friends with McCloughan for 15 years. Some are calling him a McClone, and for 49er fans that's as good of news as you can get. McCloughan had a pretty good track record for drafting players, and if that carries over to Baalke, who has worked hand-in-hand with McCloughan over the years, we should see no difference.
But people will still want to know about McCloughan and what happened. The 49ers are going to keep this one close to the vest. And if it is something as serious as a drinking problem, the 49ers and McCloughan should be given that space.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Sharks' Losing Streak a Sign?
The San Jose Sharks finally snapped their 6-game losing streak the other night against the Minnesota Wild, a streak spanning 10 days and resulting in the Sharks being out-scored 27-12.
It has since sparked speculation of what to make of the Sharks breakdown with the upcoming playoffs just around the corner.
So what do we make of the losing streak? There were several things that clearly stood out. The first being the defense. The word to describe it was 'slow.' They were slow to react, slow on the penalty kill, and extremely laxidasical throughout the whole losing streak. There was no flow to the defense and they seemed plain awkward on the ice.
The other thing that stood out, and this isn't a secret, was Evgeni Nabokov not seeing the puck. I've said this before, and many others before me, the Sharks go as far as Nabby takes them. During the losing streak, Nabby could stop nothing. He went 0-5 on the losing streak that ended in 6 games, with Thomas Greiss losing one of the games. From what I saw, most of the goals scored against the Sharks were shots that should have been stopped by Nabby. But the Nabby we have seen since the Olympic break is not the same one we saw before. Specifically, ever since his his meltdown against Canada.
But is the losing streak just a post-Olympic hangover for the Sharks? Or is this a sign of things to come in the playoffs? I think it's got to be a mix of all the above. The veterans are tired, or they are playing tired, and the younger guys feed off of that. And Nabby seems to be affected by his Olympic play and it has carried over into the NHL season where they are coming down the stretch and need him more than ever.
Honestly, I hope this losing streak is not a sign of things to come, and the true Sharks team was not revealed over this losing streak. They were just going through the motions, and I think this losing streak is a wake-up call for this team. They have been on top of the Western Conference for so long that they were just, like I said, going through the motions. Now they have Marc-Edouard Vlasic back, and the defensive lines are now complete. Hopefully, they can build from being fully healthy, because there is no other excuse now.
As of today, the Sharks are 1 point back of the Chicago Blackhawks for 1st place in the Western Conference, which is shocking considering the Sharks have tallied 3 points in the last 7 games. But taking the 2nd seed or even 3rd seed in the playoffs would not be the worst thing, it might be the best thing for this team.
Now is where it begins. There are 9 games left in the regular season, with big games coming against playoff-bound teams that the Sharks could possibly face in the first round of the playoffs (Canucks and Avalanche). Down the stretch is where they will earn the fans' trust going into the playoffs, and prove this is not just another fluke year of crawling into the playoffs and making an early exit. And for the fans' sake, I hope that is not the case.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
FOR SALE: Golden State Warriors
Anyone want to buy an NBA team? It's a little bit of a fixer-upper, but it should pay out in the end.
The Golden State Warriors announced Monday that their disappointing franchise is up for sale. Larry Ellison, who has shown extreme interest in buying the suffering franchise, is in the clubhouse as the favorite to succeed Chris Cohan as owner. And why shouldn't it be Ellison? He would be the owner of the team whose arena bears his company's name. Oracle Arena. It sounds just about right.
For the Warriors fans who have waited forever for a contending team, you can start paying attention now. Many thought that the "WE BELIEVE" year was the turnaround for this franchise and that they would never go back to being a bad franchise ever again. Hang on. This was because they had a core group of players with Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, and Al Harrington. But they forgot one thing, Chris Cohan was still the owner, and his track record would suggest that the success they were having would not last long.
Of course, a few years later they let Davis go, then traded a disgruntled Harrington, and then recently an even more disgruntled Jackson, and there they were again, back at square one.
A couple years ago, they tried the rebuilding process after all hopes of winning with the team they had was out the window. But it was never going to work. This franchise was never going to work. That is until there was new ownership. The Warriors were never committed to rebuilding because the main issue that needed to be rebuilded was the ownership.
It needed to start at the top, and finally Cohan has succumbed to the jeers wanting him out of Oakland and has let this franchise at least have a chance at succeeding, which was never going to happen with him at the helm.
So here we stand, the Warriors finally agreeing to sell the team, and Warriors fans could not be happier. Will this be enough to turn this historically disappointing franchise around? Not sure quite yet, there is a long way to go. But naming Larry Ellison as the owner should be the first move. And maybe we look back and say that this was the start of something great, or maybe we don't. But this franchise, and most of all its fans, need a different path entirely, because the path Chris Cohan was leading the Warriors down has been one that has gone in circles for the last 15 years with no results. Change will come. Here's to the next 15 years.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
How SWEET It Is!
The little school from the little town of Moraga, CA defeated the 2nd seed Villanova Wildcats on Saturday, booking their ticket to the Sweet 16 next week.
The game was neck-and-neck just about the whole way, but Omar Samhan continued to wear down the under-sized Villanova team and then exploded in the 2nd half, including big shots down the stretch that were needed to put the Wildcats away.
Samhan continues to impress in the Tournament and has grown into maybe the player of March Madness so far. He scores, plays defense, blocks shots. There is not much this kid cannot do and Villanova was unable to stop him as he went for 32 points and 7 rebounds.
What surprised many was how clutch this St. Mary's team was in this game. Whether it was a clutch block from Samhan, free throws from Clint Steindl, or a bank-in 3-pointer from Mickey McConnell to seal it.
This team is for real. They match up well with every team in this tournament, have fantastic guard-play from McConnell and others, and the big man Samhan down low doing everything.
Who knows how far this team can go, but they are peaking at just the right time. Their next game will be on Thursday against #3 seed Baylor University, who is no joke. It will be yet another test that the Gaels will have to overcome if they want to continue their impressive run through this Tournament.
This week, look for Omar Samhan all over TV, as I predict he and the Gaels will be quite a comodity for ESPN.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
The Madness Contines...Bay Area Included
Please, set down your bracket and walk away. Your bracket is busted! Now, you can sit and enjoy the absolute Madness that has occured through these first 32 games with much more to come. And for those who were in the HP Pavilion on Thursday, as I was, you were front and center for it. Pandemonium!
Just a few notes, for those who said the Pac-10 was a weak conference this year, it looks like Cal and Washington have proved them wrong. Both looked extremely good in their 1st round games, Cal pouncing early and never looking back, and Washington with a last second lay-in to upset Marquette.
To maybe some surprises, the Bay Area has represented. St. Mary's had a convincing win against a Richmond team who some thought could go to the Sweet 16. But the big story was the introduction of Omar Samhan to the nation. Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds and was dominant in the paint, but kicked it up in high gear in the 2nd half to put away Richmond.
St. Mary's next opponent is Villanova, who struggled in their 1st round game beating Robert Morris in overtime. Villanova is a guard-heavy team led by Scotty Reynolds. This is an advantage for St. Mary's because they can match up with Villanova's guards, while having the big man Samhan in the middle fighting with a Villanova player (probably Antonion Pena) who will not compare to Samhan's size and bulk. This could prove to be a big upset if St. Mary's can pull it off, as they are riding a high and Villanova is a little low right now coming off a 1st round overtime win that shouldn't have been even close. Tune in for that one on Saturday.
For the Cal Bears from Berkeley, they were impressive against Louisville on Friday night. They jumped out to a 12-0 lead, then increased it to 18 before winning by 15 points. It was convincing and Jerome Randle continued to show that he is a star and can run that team to it's full extent. Next up for them is top-seeded Duke. It will be tough for the Bears to play like they did against Louisville, as Duke is fundamentally sound with the ball and capitalizes on every mistake you make. I see a far better chance of St. Mary's upsetting Villanova than Cal upsetting Duke, but you never know with the Madness that we have seen so far.
One team that I like is Washington. After seeing them first-hand on Thursday, I have no idea how they did not win the Pac-10 or how they got an 11 seed in the Tournament. They are an extremely talented team with Isiah Thomas running the point and the tall and lanky "Q-Pon" Quincy Pondexter down low. They are quick up and down the floor and rise well above the rim. I see no reason why they cannot beat New Mexico on Saturday and maybe even West Virginia down the road.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
My Bracket Revealed
First of all, I dont guarantee anything, but here is my thought process on the 2010 March Madness bracket breakdown.
This year's bracket is tricky and it can go several ways, if u ask me. There are so many upset opportunities that it is almost a trap to pick all of them to happen. The way I see it, there are many upset opportunities, but I dont feel many will happen.
I have chalk in the Final Four. This is because Kansas is that good that they can put up with encountering a stacked region; Syracuse matches up well with everyone they play in their region, including Kansas State; Duke has the easiest road to the Final Four, even though I thought they should be a #2 seed; and Kentucky just needs to get past West Virginia to get to Indianapolis, and their freshman play like upper classmen.
Again, I dont guarantee anything, but I have picked the Final Four the last 2 years. But that means nothing, this is the hardest bracket to figure out in a long while and we could easily have 0 #1 seeds in the Final Four when it's all said and done. That is how crazy these next 3 weeks are going to be. Enjoy.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The $10 Million Debacle
Yikes!!! Those were the voices of Oakland A's fans all over the Bay Area after reading the box score of yesterdays 13-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The starting pitcher for the A's yesterday---The Opening Night starter, Ben Sheets.
Sheets, who signed a 1 yr./ $10 Million deal this offseason, was having a rough spring training as it was, but his was the icing on the cake. Sheets faced 10 batters, gave up 8 hits, and let up 9 earned runs in yesterday's spring training game.
Those jeers you hear? Those are from the people who reasoned that giving Sheets $10 Million for one year after a season in which he pitched in 0 games for the Milwaukee Brewers was ridiculous.
One of those jeers was definitely coming from me. Billy Beane is a fantastic GM for the Oaklnd A's, but he sure missed one right here. Signing a guy who did not pitch a game in 2009 for $10 Million is a bold signing. At the time, it was a good pick-up, but as we analyzed it more and more it simply did not make sense.
Finally, it came to fruition on Monday when Sheets bombed in what can only be described as a debacle. Sheets did not get one player out. An A's fan's reasoning would be that it is taking Sheets time to get back into pitching shape and get the kinks out after taking off 2009. But this isn't some low-profile pitcher we have here who is allowed to get kinks out his system, this is a guy who was payed $10 Million this offseason to pitch, and pitch well. And in return, you get 0 outs, and concerned looks over in Oakland.
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We use this storage box for pool chemicals. It is large enough to store everything we need and has a small enough footprint that it doesn't take up very much space on the pool deck. The box is lockable so we don't have to worry about the kids getting into the chemicals. It was easy to assemble (no tools and less than 10 minutes)and the price was up to 30% less than other websites.
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Juice boxes are already waterproof, so they make terrific seed starters. Our cover-ups tie on to boxes like little garden aprons, and they include a ruler marked out in inches so junior gardeners can check to see how their plants are progressing.
Watch Kai-lan weekdays @ 10:00 AM ET on Nick Jr.
Cut the top off each of the juice boxes. Rinse and let dry thoroughly. With the tips of scissors or a pen, punch three tiny holes in the bottom of each box for drainage.
Meanwhile, print the character cover-up images. Kids can use crayons, markers, or colored pencils to color them in. When they're finished, help kids cut them out.
Parents laminate each cover-up. Turn it over, and mark a ruler at 1-inch increments.
Use the hole punch to add one hole to each side of each cover-up. Snip a l0-inch pieces of jute. Pass one end through one hole from the back to the front of the cover-up. Repeat with the opposite end of the jute, passing it through the remaining hole. Set aside.
Have kids fill each box with potting soil. Then add 1 to 2 seeds, such as zinnias, to each box. (Follow the planting directions on the seed packet.)
Center one cover-up on the front of each box, tying the jute at the back, apron style. Place the boxes on a windowsill. When kids want to measure the growth, they can untie the cover-up to use the ruler on the back! Garden note: Make sure not to over-water because these planters are small. A tiny, tiny bit every two or three days is fine. And you may be able to go even longer.
Show your kids how to tell time with this paper plate peek-a-boo clock!
Make a simple decoration that's SUPER cute
Use words--and make a face--to explore feelings together this no-sew pillow
An imaginative stage for your kid's imaginative mind
Say "ni hao" with the el-egg-ant springtime craft from Kai-lan
We'll shed some light on how to put recyclable jars to good use!
Nothing says "Gong Hay Fat Choy" more than these hand-made money envelopes!
Wear your heart on your CD sleeve this Valentine's Day!
Let sweet holiday wishes bloom with these simple, customized cookie boxes.
It's easy to stay warm when Mr. Sun is overhead
Pick, print, tape -- PRESTO! Enchanting lanterns to put on display!
Face those winter winds with a cheery smile from Kai-lan!
Turn your preschooler into Kai-lan's koala pal, Tolee!
Your kids will roar with delight once you transform them into this friendly tiger!
For the cutest costume at a party, come as Tolee!
A creative paper craft that becomes child's play
Take the game outside or inside and toss to your heart's desire
Your kid's kicks are kickin' with these decorative shoelace covers
Cool off with a little help from Kai-lan
A handy case with a friendly face!
It's perfect for your kids' Pop!
Make a super special card for Mom!
Go, tiger! Step it up with a craft from Kai-lan's best friend
All aboard the Kai-lan Express! Next stop, fun and creativity for you and your child.
Let Tolee's favorite friend give you a hand at bathtime.
Jump in the tub with Hoho!
Make sweethearts super happy with this crafty card
Make your little sweetheart "super happy" with a treats-filled heart box!
Turn a "roarrr!" into a "purrr" with this cuddly pillow
Give your heart and your love to someone special this Valentine's Day.
Add some blooms to your kids' rooms with their favorite guppies!
This eco-friendly house shows some "serious" courtesy to your little feathered friends
Make tropical music with the sounds of the rain forest
Turn printables and pipe cleaners into a hanging craft with your dino fan!
Kids will eat up the idea of dinosaur eggs resting in this sweet nest
Put those dinos in their place! It's a dino-packed scrapbook journal just for kids
Let your dino designer "cook up" this terrifying Triceratops!
Dinosaurs are on the prowl! Now your kid can can scope them out just like Dino Dan
Add a dash of dinosaurs to your family photos
Deck out your Dino Dan fan with these awesome dinosaur designs--so easy even a dinosaur could make them
Sail away on this boatload of family crafty fun!
Here's a pinecone craft to teach preschoolers about wild winter birds
Plant the seeds of future growth with this easy Diego craft
This discovery box is not only fun to make, its fun to fill-- again and again!
Light up Halloween night with your kid's favorite characters!
These are no ordinary acorns: they're out of this world!
Feed the birds--with Diego


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By McCarton Ackerman, USTA.com
This March, more kids found their way onto more courts than ever before, capping the most successful session of youth play events yet.
In all, more than 1,100 play events were held across the country in celebration of World Tennis Day, more than double the amount in March 2013, providing thousands of families with exposure to tennis in a fun and welcoming environment – and serving as a great launching point for organizers looking to grow their programming.
"It was great exposure," said Cindy Harkins, the park supervisor at Seminole County Parks & Recreation in Florida. "It also provided an opportunity to show tennis as fun, easy to learn and a great activity the whole family can play together."
Added Vance Exley, owner of Vance Exley Tennis at Oakhurst Tennis City Courts of Decatur (Ga.): "We had an amazing turnout, and many of the kids wanted to sign up for more tennis programming after the event. It was a huge success!"
Families were able to easily find local play events by visiting YouthTennis.com, the one-stop source for information and registration for youth programming and events. And they came out in droves. In fact, daily visits to YouthTennis.com on World Tennis Day, March 3, were up 600 percent from a year ago.
Hosting and registering programs on YouthTennis.com provides organizers – be they clubs, park and recs, CTAs, after-school programs and more – the opportunity to reach millions of families who visit the site to find a place to play close to home. And it does so while enabling them to easily promote their programming at the local level with customizable marketing materials.
One provider, Ryan Redondo, the director of tennis at the University of the Pacific Hal Nelson Tennis Center in Stockton, Calif., said his program was "able to connect hundreds of kids to tennis" through hosting a single youth event.
Not only have tennis providers across the country made play events a central part of their year-long programming, they've crediting it with increasing registration and retention in their other programs.
"These events help support all of our other youth programming." said Mike Woody, the executive director of the Midland Community Tennis Center in Michigan. "The reason to offer youth tennis is to get kids playing, and these events encourage them to bring their friends from school, church groups and different youth organizations to just play. More kids become interested in tennis, and seek out ways to play through you."
There are three types of events that can be hosted year-round to increase interest and program retention for youth tennis businesses:
Play Days provide kids with a fun introduction to competitive tennis without the pressure, resulting in overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. "Play days definitely increase player retention," said Trenton Alenik, manager of Lorenzi Tennis Club in Las Vegas. "If [the kids] are having fun, they want to come back and play more and more. This program is growing tennis at the grass roots and building our base of players for our program."
For kids who are already able to serve, rally and keep score, the second option, Team Play events, allows them to form lasting friendships by competing with each other in a supportive environment.
And finally, hosting a USTA tournament can bring top junior players to a facility, provide greater awareness of programming and draw attention from local media outlets.
Now that families are more excited about tennis than ever before, hosting a play event this September – in conjunction with Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play and National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month – will help keep them active and engaged while also promoting tennis businesses at the local level.
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Anyone familiar with "The Lone Ranger" remembers its classic opening credits, as the masked hero sped along on his white horse 'Silver', through rugged Western territory, firing his six-shooter.
Then, with a his hearty cry of "Hi, ho, Silver!', his steed reared up on its hind legs, next to a uniquely-shaped rock.
So, you may ask, where was that "Lone Ranger" rock? Is it still around to be found after all these years?
The answer is yes, it is.
You'll find it still standing out in Chatsworth, in northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley. It can be seen from traffic on the east side of Redmesa Road, just north of Santa Susana Road (only a few miles from the Woodlawn cemetery, where Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers are buried).
The once wild area is slowly building in with condos. so it may not be there forever.
Be warned that to actually reach the rock on foot (and see it from the front), you have to climb down a steep incline. So exercise reasonable caution...
Here are some photos of the rock, courtesy of Rich Barnes. Click on them to see larger versions.
But in reality, you can find that house from "THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET SHOW" at 1822 Camino Palmero Drive, in Hollywood. It was the Nelson's family's actual home. That short, hilly street is located above Hollywood Boulevard, half a mile east of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Alas, the current owner has drastically remodeled
the estate, so you won't recognize the old place. The mansion was originally
built in 1935 by millionaire Lynn Atkinson, but his wife thought it was
too ostentatious, and refused to live there!
"She took
her daddy's car,
Remember those lyrics to the Beach Boys' song, "FUN FUN FUN" ? Well, the Beach Boys grew up in Hawthorne, CA., and the "hamburger stand" mentioned in that song was actually a Foster's Freeze (which they nicknamed "Frostie's"). It seems that Brian Wilson spotted a friend driving by in her daddy's T-Bird... This Foster's Freeze is located at 11969 Hawthorne Blvd. (just north of 120th Street), in Hawthorne. It's on the west side of that street, just across from the Hawthorne Plaza Mall. It's still open for business. *
While in the Hawthorne area, you can also see a Beach
Boys monument that
was erected nearby, on the former site of the Wilson's family home, where
the Beach Boys wrote and recorded many of their hit songs.
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Immunoblotting and Immunodetection
Immunoblotting (western blotting) is used to identify specific antigens recognized by polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies. This unit provides protocols for all steps, starting with solubilization of the protein samples, usually by means of SDS and reducing agents. Following solubilization, the material is separated by SDS‐PAGE and the antigens are electrophoretically transferred to a membrane, a process that can be monitored by reversible staining with Ponceau S. The transferred proteins are bound to the surface of the membrane, providing access to immunodetection reagents. After nonspecific binding sites are blocked, the membrane is probed with the primary antibody and washed. The antibody‐antigen complexes are tagged with horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase coupled to a secondary anti‐IgG antibody, and detected using appropriate chromogenic or luminescent substrates. Finally, membranes may be stripped and reprobed. Curr. Protoc. Cell Biol. 52:6.2.1‐6.2.28. © 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Keywords: immunoblot; western blot; horseradish peroxidase; alkaline phosphatase; antibodies
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Basic Protocol 1: Protein Blotting with Tank Transfer Systems
- Alternate Protocol 1: Protein Blotting with Semidry Systems
- Alternate Protocol 2: Slot and Dot Blotting of Proteins
- Alternate Protocol 3: Blotting of Stained Gels
- Support Protocol 1: Reversible Staining of Transferred Proteins with Ponceau S
- Support Protocol 2: Quantitation of transferred Proteins with Ponceau S
- Basic Protocol 2: Immunoprobing with Directly Conjugated Secondary Antibody
- Alternate Protocol 4: Immunoprobing with Avidin‐Biotin Coupling to Secondary Antibody
- Basic Protocol 3: Visualization with Chromogenic Substrates
- Alternate Protocol 5: Visualization with Luminescent Substrates
- Alternate Protocol 6: Signal Amplification with Avidin‐Biotin Visualization Reagents
- Support Protocol 3: Stripping and Reusing Membranes
- Reagents and Solutions
- Commentary
- Literature Cited
- Figures
- Tables
Basic Protocol 1: Protein Blotting with Tank Transfer Systems
Alternate Protocol 1: Protein Blotting with Semidry Systems
Alternate Protocol 2: Slot and Dot Blotting of Proteins
Alternate Protocol 3: Blotting of Stained Gels
Support Protocol 1: Reversible Staining of Transferred Proteins with Ponceau S
Support Protocol 2: Quantitation of transferred Proteins with Ponceau S
Basic Protocol 2: Immunoprobing with Directly Conjugated Secondary Antibody
Alternate Protocol 4: Immunoprobing with Avidin‐Biotin Coupling to Secondary Antibody
Basic Protocol 3: Visualization with Chromogenic Substrates
Alternate Protocol 5: Visualization with Luminescent Substrates
Alternate Protocol 6: Signal Amplification with Avidin‐Biotin Visualization Reagents
Literature Cited
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|Blake, M.S., Johnston, K.H., Russell‐Jones, G.J., and Gotschlich, E.C. 1984. A rapid, sensitive method for detection of alkaline phosphatase–conjugated anti‐antibody on Western blots. Anal. Biochem. 136:175‐179.
|Bronstein, I., Voyta, J.C., Murphy, O.J., Bresnick, L., and Kricka, L.J. 1992. Improved chemiluminescent Western blotting procedure. BioTechniques 12:748‐753.
|Burnette, W.N. 1981. Western blotting: Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gels to unmodified nitrocellulose and radiographic detection with antibody and radioiodinated protein A. Anal. Biochem. 112:195‐203.
|Carr, S.A. and Annan, R.S. 1996. Overview of peptide and protein analysis by mass spectrometry. Curr. Protoc. Prot. Sci. 4:16.1.1‐16.1.27.
|Craig, W.Y., Poulin, S.E., Collins, M.F., Ledue, T.B., and Ritchie, R.F. 1993. Background staining in immunoblot assays. Reduction of signal caused by cross‐reactivity with blocking agents. J. Immunol. Methods 158:67‐76.
|Dionisi, H.M., Checa, S.K., and Viale, A.M. 1995. Protein immunoblotting of stained gels. BioTechniques 19:348‐350.
|Gillespie, P.G. and Hudspeth, A.J. 1991. Chemiluminescence detection of proteins from single cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 88:2563‐2567.
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|Harlow, E. and Lane, D. 1999. Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
|Harper, D.R. and Murphy, G. 1991. Nonuniform variation in band pattern with luminol/horseradish peroxidase Western blotting. Anal. Biochem. 192:59‐63.
|Kaufmann, S.H., Ewing, C.M., and Shaper, J.H. 1987. The erasable Western blot. Anal. Biochem. 161:89‐95.
|Klein, D., Kern, R.M., and Sokol, R.Z. 1995. A method for quantification and correction of proteins after transfer to immobilization membranes. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int. 36:59‐66.
|Kurien, B.T. and Scofield, R.H. 2006. Western blotting. Methods 38:283‐293.
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|McKimm‐Breschkin, J.L. 1990. The use of tetramethylbenzidine for solid phase immunoassays. J. Immunol. Methods 135:277‐280.
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|Moss, M. 2001. Isolation of proteins for microsequence analysis. Curr. Protoc. Mol. Biol. 21:10.19.1‐10.19.12.
|Pampori, N.A., Pampori, M.K., and Shapiro, B.H. 1995. Dilution of the chemiluminescence reagents reduces the background noise on Western blots. BioTechniques 18:588‐590.
|Peluso, R.W. and Rosenberg, G.H. 1987. Quantitative electrotransfer of proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels onto positively charged nylon membranes. Anal. Biochem. 162:389‐398.
|Perides, G., Plagens, U., and Traub, P. 1986. Protein transfer from fixed, stained, and dried polyacrylamide gels and immunoblot with protein A–gold. Anal. Biochem. 152:94‐99.
|Pluskal, M.G., Przekop, M.B., Kavonian, M.R., Vecoli, C., and Hicks, D.A. 1986. A new membrane substrate for western blotting of proteins. BioTechniques. 4:272.
|Sandhu, G.S., Eckloff, B.W., and Kline, B.C. 1991. Chemiluminescent substrates increase sensitivity of antigen detection in Western blots. BioTechniques 11:14‐16.
|Schneppenheim, R., Budde, U., Dahlmann, N., and Rautenberg, P. 1991. Luminography—a new, highly sensitive visualization method for electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 12:367‐372.
|Suck, R.W.L. and Krupinska, K. 1996. Repeated probing of Western blots obtained from Coomassie Brilliant Blue–stained or unstained polyacrylamide gels. BioTechniques 21:418‐422.
|Talbot, P.V., Knobler, R.L., and Buchmeier, M. 1984. Western and dot immunoblotting analysis of viral antigens and antibodies: Application to murine hepatitis virus. J. Immunol. Methods 73:177‐188.
|Tesfaigzi, J., Smith‐Harrison, W., and Carlson, D.M. 1994. A simple method for reusing western blots on PVDF membranes. BioTechniques 17:268‐269.
|Towbin, H., Staehelin, T., and Gordon, J. 1979. Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose sheets: Procedure and some applications. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76:4350‐4354.
|Key References
|Bjerrum, O.J. and Schafer‐Nielsen, C. 1986. Buffer systems and transfer parameters for semidry electroblotting with a horizontal apparatus. In Electrophoresis '86 (M.J. Dunn, ed.) pp. 315‐327. VCH Publishers, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
|Describes the semidry blotting system.
|Gillespie and Hudspeth, 1991. See above.
|Describes alkaline phosphatase–luminescent detection methods.
|Harlow and Lane, 1999. See above.
|Details alternative detection methods.
|Salinovich, O. and Montelaro, R.C. 1986. Reversible staining and peptide mapping of proteins transferred to nitrocellulose after separation by sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Anal. Biochem. 156:341‐347.
|Describes the use of Ponceau S staining for immunoblotting.
|Schneppenheim et al., 1991. See above.
|Details peroxidase‐based luminescent detection methods.


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Magic 8 Ball
Predicting Fun For Over 60 Years
Magic 8 Ball
Predicting Fun For Over 60 Years
Wondering if this is going to be the best Christmas yet? According to the Magic 8 Ball, "It is decidedly so." This classic fortune-teller has the same original timeless design, complete with the shiny black exterior and soothsayer's window on the bottom, and the same mysterious "fortunes." And it's as entertaining as ever. Made of durable plastic.
- Same original timeless design and mysterious "fortunes"
- Great for parties, the office, or the dorm
- Made of durable plastic
Magic 8 Ball
ABS,plastic, Acrylic, and fluid
CareSizing & SpecificationsOrigin
ABS,plastic, Acrylic, and fluid
wipe with clean, dry cloth
Assembly Required: N
Cord Polarized: N
Manufactured In: China
Material - Country Of Origin: China
Rated 4.6 out of 5Â by 10 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Pati C Magic 8 Ball I got this to share with everyone at our Christmas family get together. It went over like a rocket! Everyone had a great time playing with it! Glad I found it! January 10, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Rosetta Took us back to childhood I purchased this and several other small toys from my childhood (example pick up sticks,authors card games...). For my five adult siblings for Christmas presents. Everyone got the biggest kick from these toys!! December 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5Â by BonnieSue123 Magic 8 Ball My grandkids loved this ball. Had loads of fun for hours playing with it. December 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5Â by TheScarfLady For a bright eight-year-old She has a blast being the wise oracle answering everyone's questions. December 27, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Nanpage Toys for 50 Year old kids Since I retired last year my "children" 56 and 50 respectively, have insisted mama learn to hold on to her limited dollars and not "waste" money on buying birthday and Christmas presents for them. Wanting to ignore their wise counsel but knowing it was a good idea to be frugal I came up with the idea of buying them a little something to eat (bought your Maple Syrup in log cabin) and a couple of stocking stuffer toys - one of which was this "Magic 8 Ball" which both of them had enjoyed as kids-the presents turned out to be the hit of the day for both of them and gave the entire family a lot of fun. Thanks for keeping the good old days at hand. December 26, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5Â by BillSTL NOT the best Love Mattel toys but this one was a miss. The toy itself is attractive. Purchased as gifts. The shipping box arrived in good condition but the packaging of the toys inside was smashed and creased. Toy didn't work well, hard to see message. January 6, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5Â by msstaci Great Novelty Toy My 7yr/o daughter loves this (Christmas present). She's in awe of it... how it answers her questions. I find the display (where answer is shown) difficult to read although my daughter is able to see what it says. Maybe for young eyes only :-) December 30, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5Â by stinger magic 8 ball Fun! This is for my 9 year old granddaughter. I m sure she will love it. December 22, 2014