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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by ~tapdancer~, Jan 30, 2011.
New thread just in time for 4CC and Worlds. Congrats to them on their 3rd US title!
Title-Charlie says that even though they skate to the Postman, they can never just Mail It In
I can't wait to hear what they are using for the new exhibition.
BTW, a copy of their FD in higher def format is now available.
A picture from the exhibition. I can't WAIT to hear what they are skating to, Charlie looks ADORABLE.
I loved seeing Meryl and Charlie live!!! They were great, completely exceeded my expectations! I'm so happy to see improvements in their FD and can't wait to see how much more they can improve by Worlds.
The exhibition looks fun from that one picture.
Their free dance yesterday was STUNNING! The best it's been performed. Room for improvement, yes, but it's amazing!
I love that the knee-swinging lift looks seamless now, especially the transition out of it.
They use two songs in the new exh. One I think is by Feist and the other is "Rhythm of Love." (Jeremy used it for his exh too). It was a really cute program!
Was it that "1,2,3,4 tell me that you love me more?" song....their exhibition sounds so cute! LOL that Jeremy skated to the same song though.
Did the audience like it? (The Skate America audience were not fans of D&W's last exhibition number, I was told.)
And what did Ryan Bradley skate to.
Oh crumbs, that song gives me earworms! Cute outfit, though.
It wasn't that song. I wish I could think of the name. It was on the radio.
I uploaded just my D/W pics from the exhibition. Too late to try to upload all right now!
Doris, Ryan did the Willy Wonka program.
TanithandBenFan, thank you so much for uploading. This program looks all kinds of cute. Can't wait to watch it on TV next week.
Oh my gosh, this looks too cute!
Was the audience SO OFFENDED?
(can you tell I doubt that was true ever?)
TanithandBenFan is one of the songs this one by any chance?
Yes, that is the first song they used. I've never heard it before. It was a really cute number. And I don't believe anyone was offended.
I love, love this new exhibition. You can kinda tell what it's about from TABFan's pictures - nerd boy in love with a pretty girl, or something to that effect, I've completely forgotten now. I think my mouth was half open watching it live, I couldn't believe how cute it was. It warmed my heart.
Oh awesome! I loooove that song! I'm glad you guys liked the exhibition, I'm glad they got a new one and I can't wait to see it.
I'm excited to see a fun, light exhibition. They've done more intense ones since Beyond the Sea. I can't wait to see it next weekend. Thanks for the reports!
Oh and for the record, I threw socks.
I don't know if they showed them on the camera, but look for a red object on the judges' side (very near, since I am a horrible thrower). I am assuming Charlie will give them away to charity, unless he really wants red socks.
Hs anyone a link please for D/W SD ?
Can I just say that I love Jacqui White's twitter wallpaper? It is like the most beast fantastical shipper wallpaper of Davis and White ever to be seen! She is so my idol, awesome parental support.
Back home from nationals! I'm so overwhelmed, I can't even begin to say how wonderful everything was. I met more skaters than I ever dreamed I would and best of all, meeting M&C and even getting a pic with them! Seeing them skate live was amazing to say the least. Both their programs were incredible, their speed and how they fill the ice is so much more wonderful to see live. I know I can't but I wish I could see them live every time they compete...
Their exhibition was so adorable, I sat there with the stupidest grin on my face! literaryfreak and I were grinning at each other like fools! They came out in those great costumes (Meryl was beautiful!) and Charlie looked completely adorkable. And the songs were perfect. Funnily enough, a few years ago I saw a fanmade vid montage for V/M with the song "The Way I Am", and always thought how I'd love to see D/W skate to that. And they did! Paired with the second song, "Rhythm of Love", it was a cute, fun, romantic number and I'm so glad to see them having fun out there with it. Charlie's black glasses were perfect...just like literaryfreak described...the nerd and the pretty girl. This was just a great exhibition for them.
btw, I know I've said many times how lovely I think Meryl is...well, she is even more so in person. She's just flawless. Her and Charlie both are so gracious to their fans, too. All the skaters I met were gracious. What a great time.
I find the word "shipper" a bit creepy when applied to real people.
Thanks for sharing your awesome experience ~tapdancer~.
This is just a random thing... but I honestly was stunned by Charlie's speed when they take the ice for warmup before their programs. You know how he skates by himself to start? Well, he makes the other skaters seem like they are standing still, it's like a special effect! He flies across the ice and I was sitting at the opposite end from where they came out so he flew right towards me. It was amazing to watch. I was thinking it must be from his hockey days, he reminded me of a hockey player speeding to the goal, except he's much more graceful!
Their speed really came across to me when I was watching the practice feed. After Meryl and Charlie would do their run-through, they would skate around by themselves and they were just flying across the rink. If it came across that way on that terrible practice rink feed, I can't imagine how it was live!
She's had that up almost since she set up her Twitter. I think someone asked her about it once and she tweeted that a fan had created it and sent it to D/W.
Add me to the list of those who saw Meryl and Charlie live at Nats. I saw them 2 years ago in Cleveland and it is still amazing to watch them practice and compete in person. I can confirm that yes, they do fly around the ice. And thanks to TanithandBenFan, I was able to get a ticket for the FOFS breakfast (I'm a skating member of USFSA, we don't get invited to these things ) and meet Meryl and Charlie (along with the Shibs and C/Z). I'm sure they were all tired from the day before, but they were all lovely to talk to.
It was great to meet tapdancer, literaryfreak, and lovesdance, and great to spend time with TandBFan again. Her banners received many compliments from their target audience.
Looking forward to 4CC and Worlds! (watching from home, that is....)
Speaking of Meryl and Charlie warming up at practice, I recorded a snippet of Meryl warming up the morning of the SD.
I didn't make any of the practices, but totally loved Nationals this year. It was great to meet DebbieS, lovesdance, literaryfreak and Tanith&BenFan, and to be able to remember their faces while reading their posts. All 3 of the medallist teams were wonderful, but Charlie and Meryl were the very best--their hard work this year is so paying off.
I wish I had been able to do the gala, the practices, and such, but it just wasn't possible-


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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by Slippy, Sep 24, 2006.
Nice strategy, Tater, but I'm already hanged.
Maybe next offseason...
NO! Really? There's all kind of time before the season starts! We can't just watch the Darko-Ben debate all that time! Besides Slippy has a plan for some fancy serial killer thing I think. Roscoe! Say it ain't so! I'm having so much fun.
AKMW, you got PM.
think about this. the first murder game didn't get many participants because it was new/bugs ironed out, etc. this time it did, however my feeling is slippy would still have nominated at least 1 person to be murderer he could count on to turn up regularly, know the rules and would continue to murder people and not disappear for days on end which would ruin the game. in that sense, selecting someone he wasn't sure would do the above (ie. warthog) just doesn't make sense. the game wouldn't have worked. the way i see it, too many people have been hanged that i would say aren't big posters or not day-to-day regulars. ok, so we all signed up for the game, but some people have barely participated. using the logic above, that doesn't make sense. so for instance, darth, my reasoning, or lack thereof for nominating you in the past round was for this very reason. nothing personal. you were someone who would fit into the description above, would keep the game going and make it a success. thats why i think the murderer/s are still on the loose.
wouldn't it be a totally sick joke if all the murderers were gone and there were only people left pointing at each other and hanging each other. I mean, man! Wouldn't it?
that would be hillllllaaaaarrious....
I like that logic. It makes perfect sense and in fact, I'd think that way too. It's why I was able to nab The Low from jump in the first game. Only problem is...I'm Innocent. But hell, I'd hang me too with that line of thinking. Naturally, I'm going to put up a fight if someone tries to hang me. I think everyone does I'm not taking anything personally, and I SINCERELY hope nobody else does either. Anything I've done or said is purely in the spirit of the game and in an effort to make it more fun for everyone (myself included). I find myself getting mad at the murderer...and then I think.."Hey wait, Slippy chose this cat and they are just doing what they have to do...and a damned good job at that". That being said, when we catch him/them (if we haven't already) I think we should make him read and memorize 100 Lee lineup cards before cooking him. I also think we should pour the food seasoning in his open wounds before cooking him because he is making us feel incompetent!!!!!!! I'm thinking maybe we finally got him though. The living detectives are redeemed and the zombies can finally I'd be interested in hearing a recap from slippy's perspective and from the murderers.
Slippy you S.O.B.
Yes, yes it wouldn't be. Yeah, that would be really cool. I'm sure its been tough for Slippy to stay (relatively) silent all this time. I'm sure he's had a good chuckle at our "detective" work on more than one occasion.
Slippy, just tell us if it's over. I'm pretty much done looking for clues anyhow, but I don't want to wait 3 days to fnd out for sure. Just tell us...is...it...OVER?
okay whoever murdered me, i at least hope you provided a tasty bacon / ribs / pork meal for you and your family!! btw webz, i won't be disappearing for days on end once the season starts, but i needed a little break from the pistons. :D and roscoe, you can go die!! :O
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Leopards' coach Terry Mangan may carry a simple mantra into this season: Start fast and stay strong. In 2010, Lafayette certainly had the start part down, bolting out to 6-0 and a No. 8 national ranking. It's the finishing that the Leopards will need to work on this season.
Mangan, the Patriot League's Coach of the Year in 2010, may even be able to pinpoint where last year's slide began — down to the very seconds. A 12-11 loss Drexel with :15 left to play signaled the beginning of the unraveling. Lafayette went 2-6 in its last eight games, ousted by Navy in the Patriot League playoffs.
Still, it was the best season in the history of the program, from a team that plays an exciting, up-tempo high-scoring style. The Leopards scored nine goals or more in every game last year.
"What we like so far coming out of the fall workouts is that we're a pretty hungry bunch," Mangan says. "Guys aren't satisfied with the way our year ended last season. They're hungry to get back at it. I'm hoping to pick up where we left off and get off to a better start from where we finished. I really like our energy. We have a good group with strong personalities. We'll do the same things we did last year."
Offense, offense, and more offense. The Leopards are an exciting team that's fun to watch. It's an unselfish team that generates high-percentage shots. What Mangan needs to do is a great some chemistry from a team that will feature 13 seniors and 12 freshmen. That's the challenge. First-team All-Patriot attack Tom Perini returns after scoring 32 goals last season. He's going to get some help carrying the offensive load from one of the best assist men in the country, senior Stefan Bauer, who had 30 assists last year.
Players that were previously role players will need to step up, like junior midfielder Doug Prusoff, who was the first attack off the bench last year, now being asked to play midfield. Another player Mangan is looking to have an impact is junior Will Heffernan, also a midfielder, where the Leopards could use some experience.
"For us, like a lot of years, we have some kids in the program that have been role players and haven't received as much as playing time as other players," Mangan said. "Now that they're veterans, we need them to step up and grab a role and be someone we can count on. When it comes to Xs and Os, our overall team defense needs to improve a little, too. We have to take it personal when a team scores a goal against us."
Senior midfielder Ryan Hansen played second midfield last year, and definitely showed flashes of being a big contributor. He's a workman-like player that's improved his game and taken on a leadership role. Mangan thinks he has the potential to bust out and be a factor in an area of the field the Leopards will need help.
Lafayette had no freshmen in the mix last season. This year, there could be four or five freshmen that play important roles for the Leopards. Mike Galione, a freshman attack, could get serious minutes. He may be a dynamic player who improved as the fall progressed. Mangan will also look at two first-year players in goal, freshmen goalie Jake Hyatt and Andrijko Andrusko will battle with sophomore Ed Stubits for the goaltending position.
"All three did a good job this fall; they all stopped the ball, but we're looking for someone who can exhibit leadership qualities back there," Mangan said.
The Leopards will work on clearing the ball, which is ignites their high-octane offense. Mangan doesn't want his team struggling to clear the ball, which would force Lafayette into playing too much defense. Mangan will also work on situations and defensive communication.
Mangan says they're all important. But these games may note watching, March 22 at Drexel, followed by a visit to Army on March 26. Army went undefeated in the Patriot last year, squeaking out a 15-14 decision against the Leopards.
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It is the gossip on the sites that pisses me and others off Will.
My my how quick, with all the antis, how quick we turn on our own. :loopeye:
Too bad you even had too explain..
I go too the V.A. and talk too my Doctors. Wear a Gunco shirt. Subject turns too weapons.
"You seen that show "Sons of Guns?"
"Hell yah, I know Will. Yeah I talked too him on the computer." Lie, never met him in person. :lol::lol:
Your show is a friggen hit. HIT hit.
I pray" this does not affect the series.
AGAIN. Thank you for what you have done too help the weapons world and helping VETS.
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well , I'll admit I didn't expect life as a target of speculation and innuendo . guess I'm naive .fuckit , is what it is . must mean we're on top ;)
As the originator of this thread, thanks for responding and giving your side.
If you couldnt, or didnt want to, I would have understood.
I just hate "gotcha" journalism as much as the next guy and figured there was more to the story.
Best of luck in the new year on the show and at your shop.
Personally, I don't need an explanation from Will. When I see the letters TMZ and Batfe, I know the BS is on the slide. If I ever win the lottery, I will definitely do business with Red Jacket in the future. Thank you Will for having the balls to address the issue.
fuck'em , tabloids . Personally , I'm waiting on the DNA evidence that place's me on the grassy knoll in Dallas .
Me too. I was only eight, but I was a helluva shot with my cap guns!
Face it Mr. Jacket. You're a celebrity now. Next thing you know you'll be doing red carpets wearing Chris's ridiculous sunglasses with a bimbo on each arm.


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W. Mifflin, Central Valley poised for WPIAL semifinal shootout
If contrasting styles make for compelling fights, West Mifflin and Central Valley could produce a special WPIAL Class AAA semifinal Friday night.
Third-seeded Central Valley's exceptional talent against the precision of the Titans' ball-control offense illustrates two contrasting teams with one common goal — to play next week at Heinz Field.
Led by tailback Jimmy Wheeler and an offensive line that has dominated almost every opponent this season, West Mifflin (10-1) is fresh off an upset over second-seeded Mars and feeling confident.
"It's not going to be easy," West Mifflin coach Ray Braszo said. "But beating a team like that last week does have us feeling good. It's not cockiness, but it is confidence."
Braszo's style is simple, but it works. He wants his team to run the ball effectively and have time-consuming drives. Against an explosive team like Central Valley (9-2), such a game plan already is required.
Central Valley coach Mark Lyons knows what No. 7 West Mifflin will do Friday, and he also knows that having advanced knowledge of the Titans' plan is worthless.
"That's the thing about Coach Braszo's teams over the years," Lyons said. "They don't try to trick you. His teams are going to be fundamentally sound, they're going to execute as well as anyone, and they won't make mistakes. That's what they do. His teams have been that way for a long time."
If West Mifflin is the stoic, predictable team in this matchup, Central Valley is the opposite.
Boasting one of the WPIAL's best players and one of its most explosive offenses, Central Valley would prefer to turn the game into a shootout.
West Mifflin will have an eye on Central Valley wideout Robert Foster, Braszo said.
"He's just an incredible football player," Braszo said. "They have a lot of good players, but he's different. He's just so big, and if he gets in the open field, forget about it."
Foster, one of the area's most sought-after players, is a significant part of Central Valley's game plan. The West Mifflin defense might be the best Foster has faced all season, but Lyons intends on getting his star the ball as much as possible.
"He's a special talent," Braszo said. "We're coming down to the end of an extraordinary high school career. We're hoping we can extend it just for the sheer enjoyment of watching him play again."
Keeping Foster off the field is West Mifflin's ultimate goal, and they might have the perfect attack to make such a thing happen. Wheeler, a star in his own right, has exploded onto the scene this season by becoming the first player in West Mifflin history to rush for 2,000 yards.
Wheeler's talent is obvious, but Braszo is just as eager to applaud his offensive line.
"I've been saying all along that those guys are the key for our football team," Braszo said. "They've done a great job of making holes for our running backs. If you're going to have success in our offense, you better have a good line. They've been a heck of a strength."
For all their schematic differences — West Mifflin regularly runs the ball out of the same formations, while Central Valley is more balanced and frequently changes looks — the teams both average 36 points per game.
"It should be a great game," Lyons said. "Just two good teams going at it."
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Next generation base station (BS) transmitters, and receivers, will support wider bandwidths and include not only multiple carriers (MCs) of a single radio format, but also multiple formats in one transmitter path. As an example, GSM, W-CDMA and LTE MCs can be transmitted from a single multi-standard radio (MSR) base station unit simultaneously. Having BS support multiple formats in a cellular network is important for network operators to save both BS size and cost: MSR BSs are expected to realize a smooth and seamless network migration from the currently deployed 2/3G radio formats toward 3.9G (e.g. LTE) and even 4G (e.g. LTE-Advanced) technologies through certain periods of time. While it will be beneficial for the network service providers and mobile subscribers alike, applying MSR MC configurations may possibly introduce some unexpected BS RF performance degradations and finding an effective way to test MSR BS is an essential portion to ensuring the successful cellular network migration to MSR BS. Release 9 of the 3GPP specification includes a series of documents, TS37 series, which focuses on MSR BS conformance testing. These documents cover the MSR MC combinations of 3GPP FDD formats (e.g. LTE FDD, W-CDMA/HSPA and GSM/EDGE) and 3GPP TDD formats (LTE TDD and TD-SCDMA).
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Earned a spot on the MAAC All-Academic Team... Made 14 appearances off the bench, with four runs scored and one at-bat.
2010 MAAC All-Academic Team Selection... Appeared in 49 games for Iona, starting 46... Had a hit in two at-bats at Florida State (Feb. 13)... Had a hit and drove in a run vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Feb. 28)... Had a hit and an RBI vs. Utah State (Mar. 19)... Had three hits in three at-bats and scored a run at Drexel (Mar. 25)... Scored a run in each contest of double header and had two steals in game two at Lafayette (Apr. 1)... Had two hits and scored a run at Army (Apr. 7)... Reached base twice and drove in a run at Manhattan-1 (Apr. 10)... Stole a base and scored a run at Manhattan-2 (Apr. 10)... Had a hit and drove in a run vs. Siena (Apr. 17)... Had a hit and scored a run at Fairfield (Apr. 24)... Stole a base as a pinch runner vs. Niagara in MAAC Championship (May 13)... Scored a run as a pinch runner vs. Canisius in MAAC Championship (May 14).
Started all 40 games for the Gaels...Picked up first collegiate hit at Longwood (Feb. 28)...Collected a hit and scored a run vs. Florida A&M (Mar. 15)...Picked up two hits, stole a bast and scored a run vs. Cornell (Mar. 17)...Hit a double and scored a run vs. Green Bay (Mar. 19)...Scored a run at Marist (Mar.28)...Reached base three time and scored two runs in first game vs. Seton Hall (Apr. 7)...Hit a double and scored two runs in second game vs. Seton Hall (Apr. 7)...Drove in and scored a run vs. Canisius (Apr. 19)...Reached base twice and drove in a run vs. Columbia (Apr. 21)...Scored two runs in first game at Rider (Apr. 26)...Had a double and a run scored in second game at Rider (Apr. 26)...Drove in a run vs. Fairfield (Apr. 29).
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Slack Tide wrote:Very interesting, I really didn't know that term, although it rang a bell from back in Catholic school.
But more specifically (not too personal, but...)
How do you structure that? Do you accumulate funds over time and then find something worthy and hand it over? Do you just figure out roughly what your budget is and give during services?
I'm sure it's out of character with your motivation to do this but, I sure hope you are writing this off!
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It's been quite awhile since I've posted, but that's partially because it's been quite awhile since there's been any Brewer-related news to discuss. Since the Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins signings, the Brewers haven't done too much. Look for things to pick up in the next few weeks, as they'll likely add another pitcher. I'm hoping for John Smoltz but am expecting Jarrod Washburn or Doug Davis, which frankly doesn't excite me–especially if it's a two year deal.
Until something happens though, we need something to talk about, right? I thought I'd take a look at whether the Brewers have actually improved this off-season. It's clear Randy Wolf is an upgrade over Braden Looper and therefore improves the pitching, but does that necessarily mean the team will be better? If you recall, I thought entering last season the Brewers might stay afloat despite their loss of Ben Sheets and CC Sabathia because of a likely improvement of their offense. That offense did improve quite a bit, but the pitching was simply too bad.
In 2010, the pitching will most likely be better, but I'm not sure it will be enough to overcome a likely decline in offensive production.
Using an admittedly simplistic method of comparing 2009 win shares of the key players leaving this season to the win shares of the players joining the team can give us a general idea of where the team currently stands in comparison to 2009. I'm choosing to leave off bit players like Mike Rivera (deptarting) or Trent Oeltjen (arriving) because it's unclear what role these players will play, or in some cases, who will fill the vacant position. It's unclear whether the backup catcher will be George Kottaras, Jonathan Lucroy or Angel Salome, for example.
WAR stands for win shares above replacement. If a player has a WAR of 1.0, it means the formula finds his performance worth one more win than if a replacement level player filled the exact same role. At the risk of going off on a tangent, replacement level is defined as the expected level of performance the average team can obtain if it needs to replace a starting player at minimal cost. In other words, a replacement level player is a scrub–generally a player who spends his career bouncing from the majors to the minors. Players have generally gone for about $4.25-$4.5 million per win on the open market, which is how Fangraphs calculates their dollar value amounts. For example, Randy Wolf had a WAR of 3.0, which means (according to Fangraphs) he was "worth" $13.5 million in 2009.
Here's the 2009 WAR of the players in question.
Departing Players
Mike Cameron: 4.3
J.J. Hardy: 1.4
Braden Looper: -0.9
Mark DiFelice: 0.4
Jason Kendall: 1.2
Total: 6.4 Wins
Arriving Players
Randy Wolf: 3.0 WAR
Carlos Gomez: 0.7 WAR
LaTroy Hawkins: 0.3
Gregg Zaun: 1.8
Total: 5.8 Wins
Now, before you go panicking that the Brewers aren't any better, there are several things to consider here. Simply taking all these players' 2009 performances and translating them to 2010 doesn't work. Obviously, some will improve and some will decline.
The Brewers pick up a huge gain in going from Braden Looper, who was actually below replacement, to Randy Wolf (not-so-fun fact: The Brewers actually had two pitchers in their rotation who were below replacement level last year in Looper and Jeff Suppan). Most, if not all of that gain is lost, however, in downgrading from Mike Cameron to Carlos Gomez. The Brewers are banking seriously on improvement from Carlos Gomez if they're willing to hand him the centerfield job, which seems to be the case. Expecting some improvement from Gomez isn't unreasonable, as he just turned 24. Still, he'll almost certainly be a far cry from Mike Cameron in terms of overall value.
There are other things to consider. Alcides Escobar's WAR needs to be considered, but it's difficult to calculate with just his 2009 numbers. Simply taking his 2009 WAR and extrapolating it over a full season wouldn't be too accurate because his 134 plate appearances is such a small sample size with which to work.
I was also unsure what to do with the second base situation. Felipe Lopez and Rickie Weeks combined for great production from that position. Lopez is gone, and Weeks is returning from injury, so I wasn't sure how to use that.
Fangraphs does allow its users to project seasons, so I thought I'd throw this out here for kicks. These are how Fangraphs' users (likely just a bunch of baseball geeks like myself, or even geekier) project those players' performance in 2010. I'll add Lopez and Weeks in this version. This is probably the result we should be more concerned with as far as whether the Crew has improved.
Departing Players
Mike Cameron: 3.6 Slight decline projected for Cameron; not unreasonable at his age
J.J. Hardy: 3.4 Pretty large rebound projected for Hardy, which doesn't surprise me.
Braden Looper: 0.5 Nobody even bothered to project for poor Braden, but I figured it was reasonable to assume he'd be slightly better than the gawdawfulness of -0.9 he displayed last season, since he'd never been that bad before. I decided on 0.5.
Mark DiFelice: 0.4 DiFelice is unfortunately out for the year, so we'll stick with his 2009 production, since it still needs to be replaced somehow.
Jason Kendall: 0.9 Fangraphs expects him to be even worse. Oh Royals, what were you thinking?
Felipe Lopez: 2.6 Lopez's WAR between Arizon and Milwaukee was an outstanding 4.6 last year, so they're expecting a decline.
Total: 11.4 Wins
Arriving Players
Alcides Escobar: 2.4 I have to think the Brewers would be pleased with this production in Escobar's rookie season.
Randy Wolf: 3.0 They expect a very similar year for Wolf.
LaTroy Hawkins: 0.3 Nobody bothered to project Hawkins either. He's been between 0.3 and 0.8 each of the last four seasons. I'll go with 0.3 to be safe.
Gregg Zaun: 1.4 Slight decline expected from Zaun, but still a pretty safe bet to out-produce Jason Kendall.
Carlos Gomez: 1.1 Another one without a WAR projection, but I'll base this on Bill James' projection. James has Gomez improving a bit offensively, so I bumped him from .7 in 2009 to 1.1 in 2010. As we know, Gomez's value, if he's going to have any, will come from his defense.
Rickie Weeks: 3.9 A pretty optimistic projection for Weeks, one that would require him to finally stay healthy all season in order to reach.
Total Wins: 12.1
At least that looks a little better. Again, I'm not calling this anything close to foolproof. It's still thrown off by the fact that Lopez and Weeks split second base last season, and obviously these are simply projections. Still, it seems like the changes they've made made don't amount to much more than a wash. It certainly changes if they add another starter and bump Jeff Suppan out of the rotation, but until then, the Brewers look like a .500-ish team again to me. I'll get into this more in the future, but while I figured the offense would improve from 2008 to 2009, it's almost certain to decline this year. Not just going from Mike Cameron to Carlos Gomez, but elsewhere too. Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun are likely to decline some–both had fantastic years that out-produced their projections. Casey McGehee is likely to decline. Rickie Weeks is likely not going to put up the numbers that the Weeks/Lopez platoon did last season. Really, the only regular player with reasonable expectation for improvement is Corey Hart, and even he has become nearly impossible to figure out.
If the Brewers do add a starter, it's probable that they'll be an 80-85 win team at that point, which is talented enough to get into the playoffs if some luck goes your way. Still, they're very unlikely to unseat the Cardinals as the favorites entering the season.


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there are probably a zillion people a day who say this, but I'm new to this forum and the wonderful world of costuming. I'd like to get started on a Boba (or Jango) Fett costume right away. But I have absolutely no experience what so ever.
That's why I'd like to fire away a couple of questions; could anyone help me get started?
- As a beginner is there a difference in difficulty between a Boba or jango suit (which one is the easier choice to begin with)?
- I'd probably just use my fnished costu to put on a mannequin in my room full of movie collectibls and stuff, so I'm not too worried about getting every tiny little detail right. It just has to look good So, any different techniques or stuff to buy from this point of view?
- What is the best choice of helmet to get started (good quality, not too expensive (around 150$))
- Should I try to make my own armor or buy it (since I've never done anything like tis at all). I've read that a lot of peple use a kind of PVC for this?
- Are there maybe any people from Europe/The Netherlands/Belgium who can direct me to some good local dealers/stores where I either buy finished stuff or material to do it myself?
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I haven't posted here much, but I've been 'lurking' on and off for years (as blksun) and I'm just in awe of the talent obvious in most of your costumes.
I'm going to try to attach some photos here for you to laugh at...or maybe to start a list of "how NOT to make a Zam costume". I actually ~have~ made a few upgrades since these photos were taken at Megacon 2005. The 501st had their first Star Wars costume contest that year and were kind enough to give me the "Judges Choice" award (for effort, I'm sure). I was thrilled to get an action figure and a 501st t-shirt in addition to a plaque. (That's the t-shirt over my arm in the one photo.)
My helmet was a $1 toy fire helmet with lots of sculpy, duct tape and silver spray paint. My gun was a combination of a toy gun and a flutophone (they fit together perfectly so I couldn't resist). Most of the rest (like the baggy pants) were straight from Goodwill (I haven't replaced them yet but I have taken them in).
Enough blathering...we grandmas tend to do that...
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If the wind is right what doesn't fall on you in Michigan lands on me about 8 hours later :)
We got another 6"s between 6:00AM and noon. 20 years ago I had myself convinced that I loved this stuff. What was I thinking
Tefer, i have to get the digs in now. The way it looks you are going to have PLENTY of beach to use with the water levels. Glad I sold my house on the harbor, one of my slips is useless now and the other has 3/4 feet under it when it did have 7+. Saugatuck harbor is half out of the water. Scary! where is it all going? not to north tx.
The chinese carp are moving up into the great lakes from the mississippi through Chicago. Can"t see how the water levels aren't running down from here to the Gulf of Mexico… Are you guys seeing any Canadian fish showing up down that way? Another popular theory around here is that there is a pipeline quietly drawing water from Lake Superior to points South …
… Glad I sold my house on the harbor, one of my slips is useless now and the other has 3/4 feet under it …where is it all going?


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Alex and Dorian Wonderlick of Vermont walk their Italian Greyhounds, Mariah, Sadie, Annabel and Patty Cake, during the 25th annual Monadnock Humane Society Walk for Animals in Swanzey on Saturday morning. One of the dogs rode in the stroller. (MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent)
Though the weather was hot and muggy, kiddie pools full of cool water for the dogs in were located at water stations along the 3-mile route.
Renee Legault of Keene brought her children and the family's dog, a Chihuahua/dachshund mix named Sydney, who had been close to being euthanized when the family rescued it from a shelter in South Carolina.
The society is a private, nonprofit organization based in Swanzey that's funded by the community and serves 44 towns in the region.
About 6 million animals are euthanized nationwide each year, but about half of them are adoptable, said Michelle Thevenin, executive director of Monadnock Humane Society.
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Early and online registrations, donations and sponsorships topped $20,000 Saturday morning, Thevenin said. The goal for the day, she said, was $30,000.
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LAUREL, MD. 11-15-08--- William Harris' Sweet Goodbye led from start to finish in the $50,000 Northern Dancer Stakes.
Two fillies and two geldings lined up at the start of the 1-1/8th mile test over the slopping going and the fillies finished one-two. Fascinatin' Rhythm chased Sweet Goodbye every step of the way and galloped home a winner by 4-3/4 lengths.
"She's really fast leaving the gate," Acosta said. "I really wanted to hold her a little bit but she likes to fight when you hold her. Down the backside, I felt my saddle starting to slip so I decided not to fight with her. When I turned for home and saw they were about three lengths behind I knew it was time to go. I asked her and she really took off."
"Her best work going into the Maryland Million was in the slop and I knew this wasn't going to be a problem, in fact I figured she's relish it," said Grove. "We're trying to plan for bigger and better events so we were hoping for as much competition as possible."
Grove is best known for conditioning top female runners Silmaril and Lexi Star, who combined for 17 stakes victories and more than $1.6 million in earnings before retiring this year. Earlier this week he compared Sweet Goodbye to his other star mares.
"She does everything very easy, like Silmaril," added Grove. "She wasn't even blowing when she came back. She had more in the tank. There is just something about her that makes her special. She has Lexi's size and Silmaril's heart."
Three horses were scratched out of the Northern Dancer because of Friday's announcement by the Maryland Jockey Club that until further notice no horses will be allowed to ship into Laurel Park to race except those from the Bowie Training Center after a horse tested positive for equine herpesvirus earlier in the week.
Morning line favorite Fujita, a Monmouth Park-based colt who finished third in the Derby Trial at Churchill Downs, Delaware Park-based Knight In Armour and Sarto, who trains at the Fair Hill Training Center, were affected. Trainer Butch Cave elected to run Bowie-based Sumacha'hot in an allowance race here yesterday afternoon.
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DING DONG, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is pilot testing a new program called Becoming An Outdoors-Family, offering a weekend workshop Sept. 16-18 at TPWD's Parrie Haynes Ranch near Killeen for first-timers who want to learn camping, fishing, backpacking, shooting, mountain biking and more.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay volleyball team (11-10, 2-5 HL) wrapped up its three-match homestand and the first half of its Horizon League schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Wright State (2-22, 0-7 HL) at the Kress Center. Senior Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.) recorded her 97th-career solo block in the match, tying the school's all-time record, as the Phoenix won in straight sets (25-22, 25-22, 25-19) on Parents Day.
Leitermann's record-tying block came in the third set, giving the Phoenix an early 2-1 advantage and helping the home team to a strong 8-3 start en route to the 25-19 win and the sweep. Her 97 career solo blocks are tied with former Green Bay standout Marie Kaland (1992-95), who was in attendance on Saturday. It is the longest-standing career record in the Phoenix record books.
"It's a really good feeling," Leitermann said. "I was really excited and I can't wait until I get the next one to break the record. Marie came up to me after the game and said, 'don't break it until you're back home so I can see it,' but I don't want to wait any longer. It's going to be a good feeling."
In addition to her four total blocks, Leitermann registered 12 kills on 22 attempts, hitting .500 for the match. Junior Lyndsay Zabkowicz (Oak Creek, Wis.) posted her second double-double of the year, leading the Phoenix with 14 kills while also recording 13 digs. Junior setter Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.) also had a strong day, finishing with a match-high 40 assists - her season high for a three-set match.
The Phoenix held a .317 to .163 advantage in hitting percentage, finishing with a 52 kills compared to the Raiders' 35. Green Bay also ended with the edge in assists (51-32), digs (71-55) and blocks (6-5).
Green Bay started slow in set one, as Wright State jumped out to an 8-3 lead. A 7-2 run capped off by a Zabkowicz kill knotted the score at 10-10, but the Raiders took five of the next six points to move back ahead 15-11. The Phoenix chipped away until a Leitermann kill once again tied the score at 17-17, and a kill by Katie Mroczenski (New Berlin, Wis.) gave Green Bay its first lead at 21-20. Leah Van Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) gave the Phoenix a set point chance with a kill that made it 24-22, and Zabkowicz finished off the 25-22 win with her fifth kill of the set.
The Phoenix got off to a better start in set number two and led 13-9 after a kill by Poel. Wright State battled back to tie the score at 16-16, but another kill by Poel gave Green Bay the lead for good. A pair of late kills by Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Wis.) got it to 24-22 in favor of the Phoenix, and a double-block by Mroczenski and Poel sealed the 25-22 victory.
With the help of Leitermann's record block, Green Bay found itself leading 8-3 early and 16-10 midway through the third set. The Raiders would get no closer than three for the remainder of the match, as the Phoenix comfortably finished off the 25-19 win and the 3-0 sweep.
With the first half of the Horizon League slate completed, the Phoenix (2-5) looks to gain momentum from Saturday's win heading into the final seven matches.
"We've been looking for the answers in the first round of Horizon League games," Green Bay head coach Debbie Kirch said. "We had such a successful preseason and I really feel like the teams that we played prepared us for the Horizon League season. We know what we want to achieve this year and we can still achieve those goals. We just need to understand that we are in control of our own destiny and to take charge of it, and I feel like we did that today. Now we have a second chance at everybody, and we have to make sure we take advantage of that opportunity."
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Re: Make do with wrong boat
i make do with a 41 formosa i bought with all electronix and auto pile it, and traded a nice 35 ft ericson for it... my neighbor here paid 3000 dollars, canadian, for his steelie that looks like 3000 usd , even after being run down by a catamaran in banderas bay....lol..he has all the tronix and spares.....
is alll what you find when you look.ake sure you sail what you see so you know the differences..there is a wrong boat--if you seek deep heavy ketch as a cruiser and settle for a light speedball of a sloop...you may not be happy then...
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We own a near-30 yr old boat ('84). Luckily she's the right size, has a good, liveable interior and is quite well equipped, maintained and upgraded. She's dated particularly in her "IOR" pinched ends design, they made cockpit compromises to accommodate a surprisingly liveable aft cabin/berth. As a result, when we raft up with our friends' and their Catalina 34s and 36s, et al, we suffer cockpit envy.
But that's really the only serious complaint we have, and we almost always walk off a 'new' boat at a boat show or brokerage thinking good things about what we've got.
Last year, though, we did think about updating.. something 10 years or so newer and started shopping around. Eventually we figured out we'd have to at least double what we'd get for our boat (in the current market) PLUS add in things like a decent battery bank (have it now) radar (have it now) feathering prop (have it now).. all the things we've spent the last 8 years improving and upgrading on the boat we have would go to ground zero, after spending that extra cash. All to 'improve' our cockpit, and at considerable cost to storage space and quality of finish below.
In the end we decided to do some more upgrades gradually, try to keep the old girl as current and pristine as we can. Unless there's an unknown rich relative in our future, I think this is going to be the last one. Which, in the end, is fine.
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Which boat do you really want?
IMO it is the question that should be asked last.
First question: how much ready cash will you have when you retire?
Second question: how much monthly income will your investments/IRAs, etc., bring you?
Third question: Are you going to cruise for a fixed length and return to the dirt by choice, or are you going to adopt the "no fixed address" lifestyle for good?
Then ask, "Which boat do you really want?" shortly after asking "how much can i really afford?"
We've all seen folks who waste months kicking tires on boats that everybody but them knows they cant afford until they finally accept the reality that they need to look in the $50K range, not the $150 K range. That is time they won't ever get back.
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To repeat what some others have already alluded to:
I bought my Gemini new, watched her being built right here in Annapolis in 2007.
I put between 10 and 30 hours most weekends fixing, upgrading or otherwise doing maintenance of some sort, and close to 2k a year into it just fixing issues.
That includes the new engine, plumbing, electrical etc..
New and newer boats are not (for some reason) like cars, in the price range most of us mere mortals can afford they come with issues.
The Irwin I linked is actually priced in the upper range for the model, some go for up to 20k less.
Mine didn't come with windlass, arch, solar, instruments etc. (it's only got 603 hours on the engine, and I put 3 of them on test sailing). I have the advantage of not having to rip out old stuff and replace with new. My budget for buying, upgrading and all is under 100k - that gives me a lot more in my kitty to go sit next to an island with white sand and sunny skies for a lot longer. If I have to fix something while I'm there, sigh. I'll handle it and cool off with a snorkel over a coral reef.
On the other hand if I have to replace the rigging, fuel tanks and such - well, I'll still be under the 150k range, and maybe have to fore go a couple Rum and Coke Zero's here and there.
The way I see it, if a boat is strong, dry and solid at 30, it's probably going to outlast me.
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Get the boat you will want for 90% of what you will do with it. I hate to say it, but most of that 90% will be sleeping, eating, living aboard, etc. The rest will be coastal cruising, not major passages. The 10% you have to mitigate, if you don't have the perfect boat for it. For example, you may need to be very careful with your weather windows, but having no schedule helps. Drogues, emergency rudders, etc, may all provide peace of mind that you can pull off one of these infrequent longer passages, if the worst happens.
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Ive been on new boats and things break or dont work, wire connectors that have problems and need to be traced down and fixed, exhaust fitting cracks. If you think you can buy any boat and not have to continually work on it you are mistaken. All boats even new boats are a continual work in progress.
That said, we're talking about sailboats - this isn't something that comes down to practicality. There is a big difference between an 84' Irwin and a 2007 Catalina. Which boat do you really want?
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Well, if you find your way to Newport, be sure to call. I'd love to treat you to a libation at Ida Lewis.
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Dave, I started out looking for a 35 mk1 and then at Mk IIs, I didn't even look at a 35 Mk III because they all seemed pretty pricey. Fantastic boats, though. There's nothing about the Mk III I don't like (or any of the 35s). From the way they look, to the way they sail, to the layout, Your boat is nigh on a perfect cruiser/racer solution for her size. I think you've got a great boat!
I got very lucky with Peregrine, she wasn't even listed, but was owned by a friend of a friend who was willing to let her go to a good home (you know how we get emotionally involved with our boats) and my wife and I seemed like the right people. Hence the very reasonable price. The PO and I are becoming friends and he's made it clear that if I take him sailing, he'll bring plenty of beer.
We come up to the LI Sound every summer from the Chessie for 3 weeks ( total trip) and were a few weeks early for last years Rondevous at Mystic. I would have love to come. There arent as many C&Cs on the Chessie although I may try with Joel to restart the C&C Club down here. This year our itinerary looks like Block, Montauk. Greenport, Gardeniers Bay and then Stonington, Fishers, Mattitck, Port Jefferson.
Next year we will do Newport, Bristol, Cuttyhunk, MV as we were up there a few years ago. Haleakula was actually built in Bristol
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Dave, I started out looking for a 35 mk1 and then at Mk IIs, I didn't even look at a 35 Mk III because they all seemed pretty pricey. Fantastic boats, though. There's nothing about the Mk III I don't like (or any of the 35s). From the way they look, to the way they sail, to the layout, Your boat is nigh on a perfect cruiser/racer solution for her size. I think you've got a great boat!
I got very lucky with Peregrine, she wasn't even listed, but was owned by a friend of a friend who was willing to let her go to a good home (you know how we get emotionally involved with our boats) and my wife and I seemed like the right people. Hence the very reasonable price. The PO and I are becoming friends and he's made it clear that if I take him sailing, he'll bring plenty of beer.
Re: Make do with wrong boat
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I found a 1981 C&C 40. This is a boat that suits my style of sailing (see Cruising Criteria: How to Pick the Best Cruiser | Sail Magazine for my take on the selection process), which is biased toward performance as I expect I will be moving around a lot the first few years as I explore my neighborhood. I know she is capable offshore as I've sailed one back and forth to the islands and my old boss got caught out between Newport and Bermuda in a good storm that had him feeling "becalmed at 30". He later sailed to the Med and back. Not that she is by any means the ideal offshore boat for everyone, of course.
I got a good survey which found the hull to be dry and sound and the deck to have seven small areas of moisture, which will get fixed next year. I need to give the rig a good going-over, but everything seems sound there. I want to install a windlass and refrigeration. But overall, this ex raceboat has NOT been rode hard and put away wet; the woodwork below is nicer than when it came from the factory and the upholstery and stove are new. As is the canvas on deck. I'll go through the engine compartment and replace the hoses, impeller, zincs, and filters so I have a baseline from which to start maintenance logs. There will be lots of days when the weather isn't great fro pleasure sailing so I can still enjoy the boat by puttering around messing with stuff and getting to know her better.
Below she is very comfortable for the two of us and she has a nice big nav table so I can work while we're anchored somewhere.
The bottom line is that I'm already having fun with her and I won't even get to sail her for the first time for another 55 days and a little under 17 hours. I may never take her offshore...but I could. That's a nice feeling.
I paid less than $50K for her.
Bought her 15 years ago and have always been happy with the combo of racer / cruiser. Even though they can get overpowerd quickly once you learn the sail combo on them to keep them on theor feet, the C&Cs sail very nicely. We bulked our up with 120 galllons of water ( 3 sperate closeable compartments and an aux fuel tank as the tankage on them is small.
Solid boats, stiff, just have to watch the cored decks which you did and the leaky windows.
David...hard to use the work settling when you are talking about a 40 Catalina. Lots pf gopod advice here about new vs old and old vs new.
I am from the old school. Find a boat you like , manufacturer size...look for the best one or wait and refit her. You wont be racing her so the speed improvments of the new designs wont enter the equation, besides many of the older boats like the C&C40, Irwin 38 ( Chuckles) and ours( although to light for me to permantly cruise her) still are quick compared to todays dsigns. Solid hull, new accessories, money to keep going with more upgrades...good combination
Many of my friends who have bought new boats 5-10 years ago are now faced with equipment getting older, more modern electroinics, etc. There hulls are solid too, but they dont have money now to update and upgrade.
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