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Defense lawyers contend that aside from the online chatter, there is no physical evidence Valle had any intention of acting on his fantasy. He never met any of his co-conspirators, did not know their real names or where they lived, never purchased any chemicals to knock out the women, and did not establish any financial account to be paid for the alleged kidnapping, according to Valle's lawyers.
"It is a mortifying, unusual sexual fetish and it's embarrassing," said Gatto, with the defense attorney telling the jury that Valle's deepest fantasy is "the idea, and the idea alone, of a boiled and bound woman laid out on a platter with an apple in her mouth about to be cooked."
After the defense offered pictures of the couple's infant daughter, both Mangan and Valle began to cry hysterically. The court was forced to recess multiple times due to Mangan's breaking down emotionally while testifying.
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An 80-year-old nun has been busted in Spain for her role in a massive Catholic church-linked baby-theft ring, according to investigators. The ring took babies from hundreds of poor or unwed mothers dating back to the 1980s and sold them into adoption, say officials. Sister Maria Gomez Valbuena, the first person to be arrested in the operation, has been charged with snatching a newborn from a young mom in Madrid in 1982. When the mother demanded to know where her baby was, the nun "told me: 'Stop asking me that or else I will also take away your other daughter and you will go to jail for adultery,'" said the mom, who has been reunited with her 29-year-old daughter.
Valbuena appeared before a judge yesterday and refused to testify, reports the New York Daily News. Police have received hundred of complaints of baby snatchings, which have been widely investigated by the media. Catholic priests and nuns served as middlemen in the operations that also involved doctors, nurses, lawyers, and scores of clinics and hospitals, according to police investigators. In one case, a Madrid hospital kept a dead newborn in a freezer to show moms to prove their babies had died. "The nuns and priests justified what they did by saying that the child was better off with the adoptive family, but they still took the money," a lawyer for the targeted families told the Daily Beast.


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I rode today, got at flat at keeler and Milwaukee. There was no traffic at all at 7:35, usually its ugly. I hopped the bus, waited for the Bike Lane to open, and I was on my way soon enough. Thank you for opening at 8am!
Daniel, so glad you survived!
I met a guy on Tuesday near Chicago and milwaukee, we rode up to Jeff park where we both live. Yesterday I saw him in the same place, and asked if he wanted to ride up there again, I'd give him plenty of space. We decided to take Elston, trying not to fight the wind. I was about 15 ft behind him coming up to Fullerton passing about 30 cars waiting for the red, when a car going south took a left into a lot and nailed him, right in front of me! My new biking buddy!!
He was unharmed as well, besides a bent rear wheel. The key he said was lift up your legs! Wise idea or he could of had some serious injury. The lady was visually upset, and drove him north to Jeff park so he could take of picking up his kids, etc. I had adrenaline running through my system the rest of the night. I don't know the guys name, but I hope he got home in time, and that we can ride again when the temps get a lil lower.
Between this and my flat yesterday, it was the most interesting commuting day so far.
That's awfully generous of you. I would have filed a police report if only to make sure the statistic was recorded and to hedge against ANY damage to me or my bike that required funds to fix.
Oh yeah, for whatever reason, I had ZERO energy riding into work this morning. I had to dog it @ 13.5 mph the entire time. I'm not sure if it's from the heat, lack of sleep or whatever.
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This is my go to robe during the winter. Over light pajamas you could lounge all day! This robe is never going to wear out. Such a unique pattern.
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This robe is warm for cold evenings and turning down the thermostat.
Very cozy.
By Sunshine
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This robe was given as a gift & the reviews were great. True to size, soft on the skin, good length, sleeve length good, great colors, very relaxing & comfy. That pretty much sums it up. Now I want one for myself too!
Wonderful winter robe
By NJNittanyLady
from Collingswood, NJ
The Berber Robe is wonderful. I received it as an early Christmas present. I am thrilled. It is great for cold mornings or just lounging around. Got to watch White Christmas in my new snuggly robe.
Beautiful but way too much robe!
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Beautiful robe if you live in the mountains without heat , way to much robe to sit in an watch TV !
Beautiful robe
I love this robe. When I recieved it , I thought it was beautiful , the only problem is I live in a high rise building in New York , It never ,gets thats cold, this robe is for a person who keeps the heat down or lives in the mountains
Is it worth the money?
By Kathleen
from California
When I purchase a robe I use it for years. Since I just received this, too soon to tell how well it will wear. I do love the colors, the style, the look; it's just not as heavy as I was hoping it would be. There does seem to be more bulk than weight. That said, I do like it and intend to keep it. However, I paid full price for the robe, and reading some of the other reviews it does look like this goes on sale at times. I needed one now and I liked this one, so I went ahead and purchased it. If I had paid half of what I did, maybe I wouldn't have expected so much. It's overpriced.
Wow! Love it!
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Delivery GREAT! I do live in Pa. so I guess that helped super speedy delivery in the middle of 'Sandy' .... but, impressive nonetheless!I got an ex large - which is really - according to the tag on the robe - large/extra large. I'm 5'5 , 130lbs and I Love the way the robe falls @ my ankles & encompasses me ! Toasty, cozy, will be great for cold early mornings hanging out with the pets in the yard,. It's shedding a little & there were a few stray threads to be knotted off & snipped - otherwise Beautiful!! Pricey - yes, but if it lasts as long as my former robe - worth it. Haven't washed it yet, but I'm confident it'll be great!! Want to get another now for my hubby as soon as color & size comes back in stock - hope it's in time for the holidays!! THANKS AGAIN WOOLRICH!!
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I bought this robe as a gift for my wife, who had an old tattered robe that she loved. Buying clothing for my wife is no easy job, but the moment she put it on, she smiled and turned her old robe into a bed blanket for our pets. She wears this Woolrich robe every morning while she drinks coffee and readies herself for work. The robe looks great on her...not too bulky, but very warm on cold mornings when the fireplace needs starting to warm up the kitchen and front room. This gift was a hit with my wife, and worth the expense.
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I got this robe to replace an old favorite that finally wore out, but I actually like the color and plush fabric of this one better. On chilly mornings when I'd rather stay under the covers, it's nice to have something warm to throw on. My only complaints are that it's a few inches longer than I'd like, and the pockets are like an afterthought - they're a thin knit fabric, stitched into the side seams. Front patch pockets would be much better.
By MagPye
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I was really looking forward to this robe and was so disappointed when I put it on and discovered how scratchy it was against my skin. I remember that one other commenter said the same thing but I ignored it. Oh well; live and learn. This robe may work for someone who wears long-sleeved pajamas underneath but certainly not for wearing right out of the shower on bare skin! I had to return it. :(
Love this robe!
By Wildwood
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I have been wishing for this robe ever since I first saw it in the catalog. I am so glad I finally got it. Looks and feels great. I can't wait until it is cold enough to really wear it.
Very cozy
By Active Granny
from Michigan
I keep my house cool and need a very warm robe. this fits the bill perfectly.
Great Robe
By Michael & Kim
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Love the feel of these robes...very warm.
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By jgdphd
from Houston, Texas
This robe is absolutely wonderful! It fits well, is soft, and is of excellent quality. It is great to wear in cooler weather but would probably be a bit warm for the summer. I'm really glad I purchased it and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a friend.
Very comfy and warm!
By fitgal
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Love putting on this robe after a long day! I feel cozy and comforted!
Beautiful Robe
By noles
from Southwest Ranches, Fl
I live in So Fl but this did not stop me from buying this beautiful robe. I first purchased it in Taupe and yes I am back to buy another in Olive. This robe is so soft and comfy. It is very warm so if I only am able to wear them a few times each I will be very happy. These are worth the off sale price so being able to get these on sale is wonderful!
Best robe ever!
By Jan
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For several years I've been trying to replace a long chenille robe but to no avail--until I ordered yours. It's fleece interior, warm fabric, inner and outer ties, length and lovely pattern are perfect for me, day and night. Bravo to Woolrich!
Awesome Robe!!!
By Jae
from Springfield MO
I purchased this robe as a gift for my husband last year...he loves this robe in the navajo brown. Recently, I purchased the taupe heather for myself...I love this robe...excellent quality...extremely comfortable...washes perfectly! I am a size 8-10 and the S/M fits me just right.I own this robe and the long ruby fleece robe that Woolrich makes...HIGHLY recommend either robe.Thanks Woolrich for such stylish, well made products!
Another one bites the dust!
By Babycakes
from Medical Lake, WA
My last Woolrich robe lasted 10 years and I hated to part with it. However, it had lots of threadbare spots and I definitely got my money's worth!!! These robes are a bit pricey for me, which is why I've held off buying a new one. For some unknown reason I checked out the website and was thrilled that it had gone on clearance. I really like the color choices and am very pleased with this purchase. You'll hear back from me in another 10! Thank you for a great product and great service.
Cozy, but darker than pictured
By GK
from Madison, WI
This robe is nice and cozy, but a little bulky. I'm 5'6" and the S/M robe size reaches down to my ankles, so it's pretty long, but not uncomfortably so. The only real thing I was a little disappointed with was that the color seems much darker than what it looked like online (I ordered the taupe heather and it seems more like charcoal gray and hunter green). But it will definitely keep me warm this winter!
nice and comfy; belt stays tight
By Jeanie Marie
from Calabasas, CA
prompt delivery; return slip in box just in case
great robe
By paula
from wisconsin
best robe i've ever had!too bad i requested a catalog months ago and never got it, thought you'd throw one in with the order
Best robe I have ever had!
By Lois D.
from Raymond, CA
I ordered 1 for me and 1 as a gift. Liked it so much I ordered another in Barn Red. The only thing I can say is the pictures don't do this robe justice. It is warm, cozy and great colors.
Cozy and attractive
By Stephanie
from Iowa City, Iowa
This is just the thing for cool mornings. It's soft and roomy, and I wear it every day.
excellent warmth
By Mary
from Maryland
My daughter wore mine recently when visiting; she loved it, so I bought her one
Warm and Comfy Robe
By Niecy
from Seneca, PA
I love to lounge in this robe or put it on in the cold mornings. It is so warm and cozy! It is very heavy and made very well. I do not agree with other comments that it is scratchy, as I wear it with no PJs underneath with no problem. I haven't washed it yet, so I do not know if it stays true to size after washing and drying.The only negative comment I have is that I wish the sleeves were a tad longer. I am 5'8" - 148 lbs and got the large/extra large. My arms are long and I find myself having to unroll the sleeves to make them long enough. Otherwise the robe is perfect.
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Perfect robe for Vermont. I put it on after work with my pajamas...it's so enveloping and cozy. Fit is just generous enough for a robe, but not sloppy. I got the S/M and I'm 5'7", 120 lbs.
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great looks great quality.got it on sale great deal.
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To me signing Pashos is not bigger than Jordan Black or Tyler Polumbus, this money should be used elsewhere like Eric Winston who's more proven. Who knows what they are going to do but like with Cooley I think the time is right to let Santana go because they are loaded there and he makes too much money for a part time player. That's real painful because I love Santana like Cooley but from a football sense it is smart
I think chris gamble is a solid corner. At 29 hes still go some game left
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It's how he finished his time in Arizona... He was barely playing the 2nd half.
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Tandler stated he thinks a package deal is going on since Santana and Davis are both under agent Rosenhaus... Skins would be able to get Freddy D. on a short salary if they keep Moss at a minimally decreased deal as well.
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But FA Safety Chris Clemons is under Rosenhaus too HUGE upgrade
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Mentioned this move a while back. He's still a legit starting corner in the league... Probably command mid-level money, 4-5 million on a 2-3 year deal.
I could see Denver picking him up, with John Fox as his old coach, and in turn the Broncos let Tracy Porter walk
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I just wanted to give out a MAJOR props to both Semper Fi and DC9 for all their work and dedication to this thread. Great job guys, you gents are true Skins fans and the board is that much better from your efforts!
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In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness. ~RGIII~
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Adrian Wilson anybody? I think he is old though (34yrs?)
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#Cardinals hope to have Greg Toler locked up in the coming days. Up to him.
My man LaRod Stephens-Howling (nickname: Hyphen) is finally getting the credit he deserves. Saw on NFL.com he was listed under the best 'under the rader' FA's who would come cheap and immediately fill a role. He would absolutely flourish in this system... it'd be unreal. 3rd downs, gadget plays, PR/KR's. He also filled in admireably as the starting running back in AZ. One tough little SOB.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...eeagent-valuesLaRod Stephens-Howling, Arizona Cardinals running back: He's great on special teams and was far better than expected as a primary rusher when called upon. Seriously, watch the tape against the Minnesota Vikings. Stephens-Howling had a lot more power and looked like a fine spot starter.
interesting tweet from chris baker.
What will the #Redskins do with me??? I pray they keep me & PAY me well #HTTR #hardworkwillpayoff
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I imagine Tony Pashos would be for the minimum. Jordan Black still has 1 game left on his suspension, so Pashos would be available to practice with the team from Day 1.
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Technically he's a 4th year player, but I'm not really sure on the specifics. He only played 1 game in 2009 with the Broncos, and then was released shortly after.
Where are you getting your contract numbers from? Because I think they're slightly off. I think he'd be getting 630k as a 3 year player or 715k as a 4 year player (if the 1 game in 2009 counts).
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Wherever I Wind Up
My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball
With a new epilogue by author R.A. Dickey, winner of the 2012 Cy Young award "An astounding memoir--haunting and touching, courageous and wise." - Jeremy Schaap, bestselling author, Emmy award-winning journalist, ESPN In 1996, R.A. Dickey was the Texas Rangers' much-heralded No. 1 draft choice. Then, a routine physical revealed that his right elbow was missing its ulnar collateral ligament, and his lifelong dream—along with his $810,000 signing bonus—was ripped away. Yet, despite twice being consigned to baseball's scrap heap, Dickey battled back. Sustained by his Christian faith, the love of his wife and children, and a relentless quest for self-awareness, Dickey is now the starting pitcher for the Toronoto Blue Jays (he was previously a star pitcher for the New York Mets) and one of the National League's premier players, as well as the winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. In Wherever I Wind Up, Dickey eloquently shares his quintessentially American tale of overcoming extraordinary odds to achieve a game, a career, and a life unlike any other. PROLOGUE THE WORST NIGHT I EVER HAD I remember details. I've always been able to remember details. I will never be a Hall of Famer and will never lead the league in strikeouts, and am in no imminent danger of joining the 300 Victory Club. But my memory—that I will put up against anybody's. I can tell you about the little wagon wheels on my red comforter when I was four years old, my phone number and address—247 Timmons Avenue—when I was in kindergarten, and the smoky haze that hung in my mother's beat–up Impala when I was six, a sorry heap with a gas gauge that was habitually on "E." I can give you a foot–by–foot description of my boyhood bedroom, highlighted by the Larry Bird photo I tore out of Sports Illustrated and taped on the wall—I loved Larry Bird—and can still see my fi rst glove, a brown synthetic $12 model from Kmart. It was called the Mag. I have no idea why. Maybe it was short for "Magician," or "Magnifi – cent," or "Magadan," as in Dave. I used the Mag when I played shortstop for Coach Teeter, my fi rst Little League coach, who gave us yellow iron–on stars after we did something positive or had a good game. I got my share of yellow stars, but they never made it onto my uniform. My mom had a lot going on. I can give you every detail you want, and plenty you don't want: about the dark times in my life, about the saloons I went to with my mom, and the empty houses I slept in as a teenager, a wayward kid in search of soulless shelter, and about the most traumatic summer of my life. It came when I was eight and it included a new babysitter, and a game with a tennis ball out in the country, on the roof of a garage. Then things happened—horrible things. I remember the smells and colors and feelings, and the pile of the carpeting. I remember it all. I wish I didn't. When I think of that summer, and so many dysfunctional seasons that followed, the details threaten to go on forever. The inner warfare that gripped me the day I went from baseball bonus baby to baseball freak—the Pitcher Without an Ulnar Collateral Ligament— and lost almost three–quarters of a million dollars in the process. The blue fl ip–fl ops I wore when I tried to swim across the Missouri River, one in a long line of unfathomably stupid risks I've taken. The orange–red hues of the autumn of 2006, when, eleven years into my professional baseball career, I thought about taking my life because of the mess I had made of it. I remember the tiniest nuances from events, big and small, through the thirty–seven years of my life. That's why it's strange that I don't have even a vague recollection of the time when I stopped being a phenom. The word "phenom" has been in the baseball lexicon forever, or at least since 1881, when it was used to describe a pitcher for the Boston Red Stockings named James Evans "Grasshopper Jim" Whitney. Grasshopper Jim was twenty–three years old and went 31–33 and threw 552 innings and 57 complete games that year (this was the pre–La Russa era), his performance undeniably phenomenal. Soon the "–enal" was left off the end, and Grasshopper Jim simply became a phenom—a word that anoints you as the embodiment of hope, someone whose youthful gifts are going to bring joy and victories for years to come. A word that means you are special. It is during my seventh–grade year at Montgomery Bell Academy, in Nashville, that people first notice me. I strike out twelve in six innings and pitch our team, the Big Red, to a league championship, and a year later I make the varsity, and before long people start making a fuss over how I throw. By the time I'm a sophomore, big–league scouts begin to come to my games, and they seem to talk not only about my arm but about my makeup, how I'm a kid who knows how to compete, who you want to have on the mound in a big game. As much as I love throwing the ball and hearing it smack into the leather of the catcher's glove, I love the pure competition of pitching more than anything, bringing a street fighter's sensibility to the mound with me, treating every at–bat as a duel at sixty feet six inches. You may hit me. You may knock me around and knock balls out of the park. But I am always going to get back up and keep coming at you. The scouts keep coming too. I am the Tennessee state player of the year as a senior in 1993 and an All–American at the University of Tennessee and a starter for Team USA in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The Texas Rangers select me with their number one pick in the June free–agent draft. Everything is falling into place, my map to the majors laid out before me, as precise as anything a cartographer could draw. And then it all goes haywire. Five years pass before I make the big leagues, a cup of coffee so brief I don't even have time to add cream and sugar. I spend seven years—seven!—as a member of the Triple–A Oklahoma City RedHawks, and some people in town are seriously suggesting I run for mayor. I tell them I don't want to be a mayor, I want to be in the majors. But I am going in the wrong direction. I start losing velocity, and don't get nearly enough people out. I give up conventional pitching at the urging of Buck Showalter and Orel Hershiser, my manager and pitching coach at the time, and become a full–time knuckleball pitcher. We live in thirty–one different places over a ten–year span. My wife, Anne, who graduated at the top of her class at the University of Tennessee, takes on a series of jobs she is way overqualified for, just to help us make ends meet and support my dream. She teaches aerobics to senior citizens. She works as a salesperson at The Limited in a mall in Port Charlotte, Florida. During one of our years in Oklahoma City, she gets a clerking job at a big–chain bookstore. I visit her one day and, after sifting through the Stars Wars section (I am a total Tatooine geek) and the Tolkien shelf, I meander over to sports and see what new baseball books are out. I peruse the classics—The Natural and The Long Season and The Boys of Summer—and leaf through Ball Four and The Glory of Their Times. I keep walking and come upon one of those preseason prospectus books. This should be interesting. I wonder who they're predicting big things from. I look up the Texas Rangers section. Why not start with my own organization? The authors roll out half a thesaurus to praise the Rangers' power–laden lineup, Alex Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez and the rest. They talk about Pudge Rodríguez being the best catcher in the game and rave about a kid named Michael Young. I keep reading. They don't do nearly as much raving about the Rangers' pitchers or their pitching prospects. I scan farther down, seeing if I am in there at all. Finally, I find my name at the bottom. It is in bold type, like the other names. I can't tell you I remember the exact text a decade later, but this is within a few words of verbatim: In the farm system, the Rangers' alleged prospects include I consider throwing the book, but don't. I close it and put it back on the shelf. Marginal. This is what I have been reduced to, at least in the estimation of the authors. A marginal right–hander. It's a hard word to read. A brutal word to read. But are they wrong? You tell me. When you spend seven seasons in the same minor–league location, when you log almost fourteen years and three hundred games in the minors overall, you're not on what you'd call the fast track. You are not on any track at all. You may get called "has–been" or "never–was" but you can be fairly certain that you are not anybody's idea of a phenom anymore. Doing all that minor–league meandering tends to leave you in one of two camps. You either resign yourself to never getting out, to just playing out the string until your skills erode or you've had it with the back roads and bus rides. Or you go the other way and convince yourself that you absolutely still have a chance to make the big leagues, even if all available evidence suggests otherwise. You keep finding a way to hold on to hope, keep waiting for the Call, and if and when it comes, you make darn sure that you don't give the club any reason ever to send you back down. I am in Camp Number Two. And hanging on by a fingernail of hope is exactly where I find my non–phenom self in the early spring of 2006, when the Texas Rangers hand me number 45. It is the fourth day of the season. We are playing the Detroit Tigers at home, at the Ballpark in Arlington, as it was then called. Against considerable odds, I have made the Rangers' starting rotation out of spring training and am beginning my fi rst full season as a knuckleball pitcher. The pitch is still a work in progress, some days good, more days not so good, but if Buck Showalter thinks I'm ready, what am I supposed to do, decline? Say, "Thanks, Skip, but I think some of the kids are more deserving"? No. I wasn't going to do that. I am thirty–one years old and darn tired of being mediocre. Anne and I have two young daughters and a baby boy on the way. I am living in a Hyatt and getting around on a borrowed bicycle because I don't want to spend money on a rental car. One part retread, one part restoration project, I am a decade removed from my years studying English lit at Tennessee, forgetting a lot of Faulkner and firing a lot of fastballs. I have become the quintessential "4A" pitcher—baseball code for a player who is too good for Triple–A but not good enough to stick in the majors. I had already spent two full, extremely undistinguished years in the big leagues. I know that I cannot reasonably expect to get another shot if this doesn't work out. You want to know how desperate I am? I have turned myself into the baseball equivalent of a carnival act—maybe not a twoheaded turtle or a bearded lady, but close. I am trying to make a living throwing the ugly stepchild of pitches, a pitch few in the game appreciate and even fewer understand. Almost nobody starts out planning to be a knuckleball pitcher. When was the last time you heard a twelve–year–old Little Leaguer say, "I want to be Hoyt Wilhelm when I grow up"? You become a knuckleball pitcher when you hit a dead end, when your arm gets hurt or your hard stuff isn't getting the job done. Tim Wakefield was a minor–league first baseman with a lot of power and a bad batting average; that's when he made the switch. I made mine when the Rangers told me, in the middle of 2005, that I was going nowhere with my regular stuff —an assessment that I could hardly argue with. I'd been going nowhere for a long time, after all.
I know the only way that's going to happen is by getting bigleague hitters out. After eating a turkey sandwich in the players' lounge, I head for the video room to watch a tape of Wakefield pitching against the Tigers the year before. I'm not looking for specific strategies on how to attack Pudge Rodríguez (he left the Rangers via free agency after the 2004 season) or Magglio Ordóñez so much as reassurance that major–league hitters can be retired with the pitch. It's a positive–imaging exercise for me, balm for an insecure soul. I have zero confidence in myself, and in the consistency of my knuckleball. I don't really want to send R. A. Dickey out there against the Tigers. I want to send out Tim Wakefi eld, the most successful knuckleball pitcher of the 1990s and 2000s. If it works for him, maybe it will work for me. Ninety minutes before game time I take a shower, spending most of it visualizing myself going after every Tiger batter. When I am finished, I say a prayer out loud. I put on my uniform and go out to the outfield with the bullpen catcher, Josh Frasier. I start throwing and I feel good. I have a pretty good knuckler on fl at ground. After a few minutes we move onto the bullpen mound, and I am throwing it even better, the ball fl uttering, my confidence building to unaccustomed levels. When you throw a knuckleball, you want to have the same release point every pitch. You want your arm and your elbow at the exact right angle, and you want your nails biting into the horsehide the same way. The ball is moving well and I have good control over it. I am locked in. The PA man announces the lineups. It's almost time. I walk in from the bullpen and sit on the bench. I run a towel over my face and take a swig of water. I wonder how Nate Robertson, the Tigers starter, is feeling at this very moment. As I prepare to go out to the mound, I pray for confi dence, for good health, for the courage to get after them. "Be glorified, Lord," I say. I remind myself to stay positive. It all feels good. The Tigers' leadoff hitter is Brandon Inge, their third baseman. Inge is not a typical leadoff guy; he strikes out often and is not inclined to be patient, but he does have a lot of pop in his bat. I throw him a knuckleball for a strike to start the game. I wind and deliver the 0–1 pitch, a knuckler that tumbles slowly toward the inner part of the plate. It feels okay coming out of my hand, but it has too much rotation. Rotation is the mortal enemy of knuckleballers, the thing we spend years working to eliminate. When knuckleballs rotate, they don't move. They sit up and often disappear. As the ball nears the plate, I can actually see Inge's eyes grow wide. He swings and puts serious wood on it, driving the ball deep to left. I follow the flight of the ball, and watch it go over the fence. Two pitches into the game, I am already down a run. Not the start I had in mind. At all. I get the next two guys and then Ordóñez steps in. On a 1–0 pitch, I float another knuckleball toward the plate. He coils and takes a rip. A loud thwack fi lls the park, and then another ball disappears over the left–field wall. Two–nothing is the score, and .500 is the Tigers' batting average against me, and even in that moment I know why. I had prayed for confidence but the fact is I don't have any. Once there are real live hitters at the plate, I turn into a completely different pitcher than I was in the pen. I am afraid to make a mistake. I'm not going after the Tigers hitters, and the upshot is that not only are my knuckleballs not confounding the Tigers, they are coming in looking like beach balls. I get Dmitri Young to ground out to end the inning. I come into the dugout, and try to forget about it. Pitching coach Mark Connor—we call him "Goose"—comes over and pats me on the back, and reminds me that plenty of pitchers get roughed up early on before settling into their rhythm. You'll be fine. Just keep battling, Goose says. We get two hits but don't score in the bottom half, and now I am back on the mound. One hitter at a time, I remind myself. It may be baseball's oldest cliché, but I've learned that a lot of clichés gain currency for the best possible reason: they work. The first Tigers hitter in the top of the second is Chris Shelton, a power–hitting fi rst baseman. Ahead, 1–2, I throw another knuckler that sits up. Shelton waits. He takes a huge slugger's cut at it and an instant later the ball is in orbit, another knuckler leaving the premises—quickly. I try not to think that I've already given up 1,200 feet worth of dingers. Shelton isn't three steps out of the box when I ask the umpire for a new ball. I am not going to watch him round the bases. What would be the point? I know what his destination is. I stand on the mound and rub up the ball and look vacantly toward the sky. I can't fathom what is happening. I turn around and look at the blank faces of my infi elders, shortstop Michael Young and first baseman Mark Teixeira, and feel terrible that I am letting them down, letting the whole team down. The infield is as quiet as a library. Forget it. Go get the next hitter, I tell myself. This can still be a quality start if you stop it right here. I retire the next three guys and manage to get through a bumpy third inning, despite a long fly and two line drives. It isn't pretty, but it is scoreless, and that constitutes progress. The first batter in the fourth is Dmitri Young. I strike him out, my fi rst strikeout of the night. I am happy Dmitri is in the lineup. Then it is Shelton's turn again. I go up on him, 1–2, just as I did the last time. Don't make the same mistake, I tell myself. If you miss, make sure you miss down. If I get him, I'll be an out away from a second straight scoreless inning. I can maybe salvage this start and show something to Jon Daniels, the general manager, and Showalter, the men who had given me this opportunity. Except that on my next pitch I throw another beach ball up in the zone and Shelton crushes it to left, way over the fence, farther than any of the others. Goose comes out to the mound. He looks like an undertaker, only sadder. Goose knows me as well as anybody on the club. He lives in Knoxville, about three hours from me. All winter long, I'd drive to see him and throw to him, and then drive home. He wants me to succeed as much as I do, and one look at his face tells me he is feeling every bit of my pain. Hey, R.A., let's just take a breath right now, okay? he says. Let's slow the game down right here. Just keep fighting. Keep grinding it out. Don't fold up. Take a breath and give us some innings. Goose is right in everything he says. It feels reassuring to hear his words. I take the breath. I tell myself I am going to stop the carnage here, once and for all, and get out with no further damage. The next hitter is Carlos Guillen, the shortstop. I walk him, and that brings up center fi elder Craig Monroe, who swings at the first pitch, one more knuckleball that does almost nothing. Monroe hits it halfway to El Paso. Now it is 6–0, and a full–blown debacle. I could take breaths until the 162nd game and it isn't going to change the hideous truth: the biggest start of my life has turned into the worst start of my life. The next hitter is Marcus Thames, the left fi elder. No matter what, I am not going to let him hit a knuckleball out of the park. Instead, I throw a fastball. And he hits that out of the park. It is my sixty–first, and last, pitch of the night. As Thames circles the bases, I look up into the half–filled stands and listen to boos rain down on me. It's hard to get baseball fans in Texas to boo you, but I have done it, with a pitching line that isn't just bad, but epically bad, tying the post–1900 record for most home runs given up in a start. My line is 31⁄3 innings, 8 hits, and 7 runs. Buck is on his way out to get me now. The whole scene is completely surreal, as if I were at the center of a slow–motion highlight reel, Tigers swinging, Tigers slugging, balls flying out of the park, a home–run derby come to life. It seems as if it takes Buck a half hour to get to the mound. I stand there and wait and feel more alone than I ever have on a ball field. It feels very, very familiar. How long have I felt alone? How long have I been fleeing from my shame and my secrets, bobbing and weaving through life, terrified about people fi nding out about where I'm from and what I've been through? In a strange way, as I wait to hand Buck the ball and get out of there before any more Tigers can take me over the wall, I realize that I've spent my three and a third innings doing the same sort of bobbing and weaving. I'd trusted myself and pitched with conviction during my warm–up. I'd thrown good knuckleballs, and thrown them with a purpose—knuckleballs that had big movement, late movement, the kind that could make even the best hitters look silly. I was fully in the moment. And then the game started, and I hid. I pitched with fear, pitched like a wimp, doubting whether I was good enough to beat the Detroit Tigers and letting that doubt rob me of any shot I had at succeeding. As I let each pitch go that night, I had voices in my head saying, Please, let it be a strike and Please don't let them hit it. It is no way to pitch, no way to live. As I walk off the mound, I take in all the details of the scene around me: the vitriol of the fans; the little white lights telling the hideous truth on the scoreboard; the grim reality that I am indeed a marginal big–league pitcher. I want to believe that God has better things in store for me, and that this is not how my baseball life will end. I want to hold on to hope. I look out at the outfield walls that couldn't contain the Tigers. There is still hope for me. Isn't there? "It's a gripping memoir, a brutally honest account of family woes, childhood abuse and his failures as a husband and father. But it's also a meditation on contemporary baseball that is insightful without throwing anyone under the bus, save the author himself. (And maybe Alex Rodriguez.) It might be the finest piece of nonfiction baseball writing since Ball Four. 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By The Tutor
from Long Beach, CA
I use primarily as a home office shredder. It is not only good at micro-shredding many pages at once, it is also easy to dispose of the shreddings (with or without shredder bags). The shredder basket easily slides out, and the blades are all steel--no plastic blades! With some common sense, like not overloading the unit and making sure to take breaks, should help the unit last a very long time.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Works Great
By Hammer
from Austin, TX
Way better than the Office Depot unit I bought a few years back. Cuts the paper even smaller than my old unit and does it with such ease. It is quite large which would be my only complaint, but at the same time it has a large bin so I do not have to empty it as much.


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