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The Steel City
Got a rare opportunity today to head over to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp to check out that facility and the team before heading to the ballpark. Two of our players, Joe Beimel and Cory Wade, are big Steeler fans, so they got a kick out of dropping by.
I've got a bunch of cool photos of the visit, compliments of the Steelers' Jon SooHoo (a.k.a. team photographer Michael Fabus), but I'm on a slow connection so uploading isn't working right now. Here's one with Troy Polamalu, the former USC guy who is from LA and was excited to meet these guys.
Tonight's lineup:
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Blake, 3B
Nomar, 1B
Kemp, CF
Ozuna, 2B
Berroa, SS
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Josh, I think the size of the photo needs some adjustments. Thanks for the lineup, GO DODGERS!
Seriously Pablo Ozuna? What's Joe smoking? It's not what I've got thats for sure. Ozuna has had 4 at-bats in the last month and he's hitting in front of Berroa who has been on fire lately? Why isn't Hu starting at 2nd? At least he has a hit this week!
I'm glad the boys and yourself are having fun over there. The picture of the LIGHT FIXTURES, CHAIRS & CLOCK is great…LOL We only see partial of the picture. But thanks for the Line up.
OK yesterday I gave my tried on song writing, and I liked it. So today I wrote another one….this one is wayyyyy longer but funny. This song is for Juan Pierre…(lets pretend he is singing the song). Sing it to the tune of "SO WHAT" By PINK….have fun and hope you enjoy it.
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
Na-na-na-na-na na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
Na-na-na-na-na na-na
I guess I just lost my privilege
I don't know where it went
So I'm gonna keep my money
I'm gotta pay my rent
I got a brand new attitude
And I'm gonna wear it tonight
I'm gonna get a double
I wanna "Start" tonight
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
I wanna "START" tonight
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
I wanna "START" tonight
Uh, check my FLY, uh!
Joe Torre just took my spot-ot
And gave it to Andre Ethier, $#!T
I guess I'll go sit with Bat boy
At least he'll know how to hit?
What if this game's on the tv
Then somebody's gonna watch
I gotta get a double
So I can play tonight
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
Dre's gonna "START" tonight
Na-na-na-na, na-na, na
Dodger's are WINNING tonight
Dre's always there
Manny's everywhere
Kemp wants it all
But that's not fair
I gave you bases
I stole them all
Dre weren't there
When I hit the balllllll!
No no, no no
I don't want to sit tonight
If Dre weren't there
J.P. gonna show you tonight
I'M ALRIGHT (I'm alright)
Ba-da-da-da, da-da BLRRRRP!
OK for those wanting to see the picture right mouse click over the picture and click on "Save picture as" and save it on your desk top and you can see it ALL.
Have a great game Dodgers! Make the magic number 1 or 2 less (depending on how the Dbacks do) By the way, Josh, we all want to know what Andre and Maggie named their son.
Or "view picture" works as well.
Ok, is it just me, or does Troy Polamalu look kinda like Derek Fisher of the Lakers?
there has been a serious lack of information regarding andre's child. i really hope mom and baby are fine. God bless you and your family, Andre!
KHO88-Well I am sure that Lil' Baby Ethier and his wife are doing fine, or Andre wouldn't be playing. I'm sure Andre likes his personal life private.
PERUMIKE-yes Troy does look like Fisher but with a bit of Delwyn Young…I think so.
kho8- you are right! do you remember this season when Stult's wife had another child and he press (and Vinny) went on and on and on about the birth. Nothing at all has been said about Andre's family. Maybe it was his wish to keep it private. We will respect that, but the baby's name would be good to know 🙂
Josh- why is the 2009 regular season is ending Oct. 4th??? Doesn't that seem a little late, or is that just me? hmmm
Ozuna- very interesting. Well, I guess resting Blake wouldn't be a bad thing. Since we are playing an easier team, letting some of the guys breathe a little when we can still get in the Win is a good idea. We are going to need everything we've got to clinch the pennant.
Go Dodgers. I look forward to the game 🙂
Amy didn't Park had a baby about 2 weeks or less ago or was that Stult?
OK AMY I looked it up and it was Park (well his wife) a baby girl and I remember hearing Vin talk about it on the game, gave the baby's name and pounds, & length of the baby.
I see we have more lefty righty BS from Joe Torre. Nothing like f-ing up something that's working as soon as you think you're the genius instead of it being the players. I hope we survive tonight. Must be Steve Carlton or Sandy Koufax pitching to bench Loney and DeWitt. Amazing. Better not see these stupid moves in the playoffs.
Say Josh, That picture above looks like it was taken in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Speaking of Brooklyn, there are a lot of Yankee fans here who wish their team was in the N.L.West.
It's time for the Dodgers to prove once and for all that this isn't a weak division anymore or at least that they're not one of the weaker teams.
The Giants seem to be trying as hard as they can to keep us from going to the post season. LOL
That magic number is moving sooo sloooowly.
Good luck to GIL HODGES & MAURY WILLS and may their numbers finally be retired.
So they released the 2009 schedule today, and am I the only one who is outraged that we don't open OR close the season against the Giants? I could be wrong here but I don't remember the last time we didn't open with an exciting Dodgers/Giants series in April when hopes on both sides is still high and Giants fans can scrum up whatever false notions about Barry Zito they want and talk just enough trash for us to rub it in their faces in June or to end the season in L.A. cleaning up against the Giants or better yet celebrating on their field in San Fran at the end of the year when we've clinched like in 2006(I was there, it was awesome)?!?!
MLB Majorly dropped the ball on this one…I hope they change it. Anyone care to start the rally cry with me to get this changed?
LOL June Darlin'! I can remember something out of Cobb's autobiography that I read 35 years ago, but I can't remember where I put my coffee cup this morning!
By dodgereric on September 17, 2008 12:33 PM
From the previous thread Ward Dear… I can't remember where my coffee cup is ethier (either) – LOL!!!!!!!
As for the line-up – At this point in the season, I don't think any starter needs a day off, but since this is Pittsburgh, I will let this slide for now.
I don't remember needing too much rest when I was 23….but the top of the order should carry the team tonight hopefully.
i think Torre sometimes out thinks himself…i can undersatnd with giving dewitt a day off but it seems that lately his been mixing players in and out..luckly weve been wining despite his moves..i still feel that he has a man crush on pierre and looks for any little positive sign to move him back into the lineup..oh well sorry i am happy were in first..=)
I just don't think Nomar should be subbing for the leading RBI man on the team against every lefty.
i can understand giving days off for guys here and there but we are still in a race and we can't let up until we clinch…giving to regulars a day off may not be a good idea..can't wait until nomar, kent, jones and pierre and gone..
here, here, grizzly!!
Has Garv had another baby yet? HAHA
Can't say it enough……..we're winning DESPITE Torre, not because of him.
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
Fire Ned
Fire the guy who Ned hired
Fire the guy who hired Ned
Fire Frank
Fire the guy who Frank hired
Fire the guy who got hired by the guy who Frank hired
Garvey is listed on the 2008 Paternity Hall of Fame ballot by the Paternity Veterans Committee.
Shawn Kemp
Calvin Murphy
Evander Holyfield
hey eric, nice arrangement! – and I totally agree.
Travis Henry
LMAO scott!!!!
Eric ~ me too
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
Fire Ned
Fire the guy who Ned hired
Fire the guy who hired Ned
Fire Frank
Fire the guy who Frank hired
Fire the guy who got hired by the guy who Frank hired
Thank you, scott! You are the MAN!
Amen Scott, Eric and Trublue!!!!! Keep it up!!!!!
meeting time – be back in a little while…
dnelly, June Darlin' ~ Ethieraholic extraordinaire!!!!!
JoJo hasn't given up on throwing away the division yet.
anyone read my last 3 posts from the last thread? I did not know there was another thread started.
Scott: What happened to us last week in the ITD FB? When I was on the road and saw the scores I said "Rats, dirty rats!"
LOL Scott
You can add me on that list lol jk
LOL – lny4loney!
Yeah, let me see…how can I get Ozuna in the lineup??? What the?? It's like, Joe is set on never using that great lineup again that won so many games. Here's to luck on our side I guess!
Hey Emma! I thought you were going to run away with the fantasy league! Last week I had 5 players out for 2 days because of Hurricane Ike…I'm sure you will smoke me for 3rd.
Nice playing with you!
Hey you guys, we're actually lucky today. Joe could have put Sweeney at first, Ozuna at second and Juan in there too.
when we clinch, the lineup the next day should be.
Pierre lf
Repko cf
Sweeney 1b
Ethier Rf
Nomar 3b
Ardoin C
Hu ss
Ozuna 2b
McDonald P
scurtis ~ We should give Andre a day off and put Young in there 🙂
TRUBLUE – that's true we could of had all the not-so-good players…hey Jones instead of Manny
This is just me but if JOE is going to rest people wouldn't right now be better (we are playing the PIRATES), we still have to play the Giants and the D-backs at home games. I'm sure people attending the home games would want to see the GREAT PLAYERS and not other players.
scurtis ~ Shhh. Joe might actually think that's a good idea. lol
dodgersrule ~ You are right about resting our best players. It's just kind of fun thinking, what if?
yes, I was running away with it in the regular season. Hurricane Ike also messed me up and add Zambrano to the list :-(. I felt bad for Houston and what they had to go thru to play those games.
Thanks, I couldn't think of someone for that RF spot. Sounds good!
LOL Tru blue!
I think Hurricane Ike messed up a lot of people in Fantasy World….football & baseball.
CRZBLUE, SCOTT, & TRUBLUE…Manny was rumored to rest tomorrow…..and most likely Perro will take his place
Oh please calm down Scott and shoot I know it was hard for karros to say Tim Lincecum should win it.
Yeah, Emma. We need to put things in perspective when it comes to lives vs. entertainment.
I agree with Tru. Scurtis hush don't give Torre any idea lol.
Well scurtis you can put Johnson or Proctor in RF.
Let's Ozuna played he does have a career .281 batting average.
I thinking putting Proctor in any lineup is handing the division back to the D-Bags.
Righty hit Duke at .307.
in case you all missed my pos on the prior thread.
Oh Wow!!! Josh mentioned me!! I love road trips! I checked off two more ballparks off the long list of ballparks that I have yet to see.
I hope to see you also at the homestand. Are you going to the "Viva Los Dodgers" prior to the game? I hope to be there early for this but I will also be at an interview before this event for a documentary being done about the Dodger fans for the 50th anniversary Long day/night but like the MLB logo says "I Live for this". Wow! Game is sold out!. .
You know it! Got to support our boys in Blue! sad only 6 home games left. Next week I am taking a co-worker that has never been to a game. I love introducing people to the game.
Had a great time at Yankee Stadium. I sat in the Right Field bleacher. I took several subways to get there. When I got off one and saw the Washington Heights sign,I got excited 'cause I remembered hearing Vin Scully say he grew up in that area!! The atmosphere on Sunday outside the stadium is great.
When the Yankees took the field I started hearing this bald guy named Vinny yelling the player's name and the crowd in the bleachers yelling back and clapping. The guy was one aisle over my aisle (141). . I had been warned to watch for him as he starts roll call. He yells out the outfielders name, and crowd in the bleachers clap and chants his name until the player turns around and waves his glove or does some kind of gesture at the bleachers… then its on to the next player. I joined in. I thought it was very cool to do and to watch the players acknowledge it. . I was telling my brother about it when I got back and he said in soccer (he is a big soccer fan _we were born in Honduras) they do the same thing. During the 5th inning, the Yankees ground crew does a routine to the YMCA song while raking the dirt infield. Is funny watching this. Also the two guys sitting to our left were Brooklyn Dodger fans. They liked my 50 year anniversary shirt of the 1955 WS when the bums finally won. The shirt's pic includes the Brooklyn bridge. We talked about Joe Torre . One said "Tell Torre, all is not forgiven). We also talked about old Brooklyn Dodgers and L.A. Dodgers. They were not like some Brooklyn Dodger fans that do not like the L.A. Dodgers. My friend Linda wore the 50 year anniversary Dodger shirt while I wore 50th anniversary of 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers winning th World Series. It was VERY HOT sitting in the bleachers that day. I kept drinking lots of liquids and pouring some water on me.
PNC _love the view from that park! but still my beloved Dodger Stadium is # ! with me! During BP, I spotted Josh and said hi to him and told him I was at Yankee Stadium the day before. I also spotted Loney and I went to ask if his father had mentioned to him that in Arizona we sang the Loney Song. He said "Oh yeah, he said two Dodger fans had done that. I said "yeah, two crazy Dodger fans". Loney said "he didn't say crazy". lol. The Dodger pictures that they post on the big screen in Arizona and PNC are better than the ones at Dodger Stadium. I am going to tell John Soo Hoo next time I see him. I missed talking to him at PNC.
At PNC I sat behind the visitor's dugout in the infield seats row D. Nothing was available in the dugout seats. Met many people. One guy was wearing a "Think Cure" shirt. We had gotten those shirts at the WIN event so I asked him if he got from there. He said "Yes! I attended the event. He has season ticket in the field level. Met a long time Dodger fan from the Brooklyn days. He said he used to attend the games back when he was 10 years old and the Dodger Bleacher fans took him under their wing. Met some very nice Pirate's season ticket holders there. We talked with them about Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargel. Jim Tracy, Jim Coulborn and other players. Prior to the 9th inning I asked one of the ladies if the usher would let us sit in the dugout seats (just a couple of steps down to get there) and she went to talk to him and he let us sit there. We sang "I Love LA" while some fans there watched us with amusement
Saw a few players after the game. Beimel was outside for the longest time waiting for other players (Loney, Russ, Penny, Andy LaRoche, Kemp) talking with friends and or family. He was very accommodating signing autographs or posing for pictures. All players mentioned above left together. I was able to get a picture with Beimel and Loney. Kemp was the last one out and the guys had already started walking so he ran to catch up with them.
p.s. Oh I forgot that while at PNC park, I saw and met TroyfromWest Virginia. You just can't miss him with those long side burns. I yelled his name when he went by while at my seat but he did not hear me. I spotted him in the dugout seats by the end of the visitor's dugout. by the latter innings he was gone. Later I heard that he got tossed out but it was not from that area. I ran into him at a bar and he told me he got tossed out close to the bullpen area. I told him he is giving us Dodger fans a bad name and to behave. He said "but I love the Dodgers and I love drinking". I told Troy to think of his wife and kids.
Funny that on our way to the ballpark (we headed that way very early), a homeless guy started talking to us and we stayed there a few minutes talking to him. He is from Inglewood, CA. He said he thought that L.A. was bad but that Pittsburgh shelter system is worst. On our way back from finishing watching the Eagles Cowboys game, we ran into a different homeless and he started talking to us. He was born in the area but was trying to clean up his act. He had this very tired look on his eyes and he had clean clothes on that the shelter had given him. He said he had an interview the following day at the shelter. He was telling us of the different places where he sleeps but was trying to gather a few more dollars to find a place so he could be presentable for the interview. I don't know how these people do it once it starts snowing back there.
I miss your posts! I hope you are OK. We love to hear from you.
By crzblue2 on September 17, 2008 1:30 PM
lol he said after we clinch. The Dback won't have a chance of we clinch
LADYINBLU-hahaah yup and maybe Torre can wrap a pretty red bow on the Division and hand deliver it to the D-backs….
Sigh nice played by their Shortstop.
OMG EMMA no wonder you are CRZBLUE…LOL…oh man (woman) you had an exciting time. How do you find time to do all this? Are you a writer or just a TRUE DODGER FAN? So you met an homeless man from Inglewood….LOL maybe I know him….LOL…Ssshe and spotting Josh and Loney…cool! It sounds like you had a wonderful time.
Sigh Morgan is killing us was that a Pierre throw there? Oh wait he's not playing.
Frankie: Boy. You wanna talk about some pain? I bought one o' them linoleum knives the other day, you know?
Willie: With the double edge?
Frankie: Right.
Willie: Yeah?
Frankie: So, I go home, you know, and I spread my toes apart and I just start sawing, back and forth and back and forth, you know?
Willie: Mm hmm.
Frankie: And I take a little thing o' Tobasco sauce, you know?
Willie: Yeah.
Frankie: And just dump it on there. Talk about a hotfoot, mister! Boy, that was rough.
Willie: Yeah, I know what you mean. You know, the other day, I took one o' them, uh–?
Frankie: Meat thermometers?
Willie: Yeah! And I just shoved it into my ear, you know? As far as it could go, you know? But then I took one o' them, uh–?
Frankie: Ball-peen hammers?
Willie: Right. And just whacked it a few times right in there, you know.
Frankie: Boy, that must smart.
Willie: I know! I HATE when THAT happens…
Emma, I enjoyed your post about your road trip. Some day I hope to visit some other ball parks. I have been to Coors and Petco.
It is a lot of fun when the players recognize the fans and respond to them. I understand why for the most part the players try to ignore the fans. I think at UCLA basketball games (and possibly at other college arenas) the fans do the same thing as the players are warming up. The fans chant the player's name until that player ackowledges the fans.
ENCHANTED you are something else
What was Morgan thinking about running on Kemp arm? I wish he would had took that chance.
enchanted ~ I agree, you are something else! 🙂
Does anyone know what the 250 is all about on the Pirate uniform?
JOEPIERRE it stands for how many games they have lost….LOL…J/K I don't know
Dear Milwaukee,
We think you are choking!
The 2007 and 2008 NY Mets
Ouch that scary they showing 2 fans in that half stadium.
LOL! Hmmmm! Where have I heard that before?
lol it probably stand for the Pirates lowest attendance.
Emma, I thoroughly enjoyed the recap of your adventures!
I also am pleased to hear the boys are still buddies with LaRoche.
Now you see why Joe wanted to rest the good players…
Dang Berroa you could had trap that and probably had a dp.
You wanna talk about real pain?
You know on ITD…
Nice throw Martin but think Berroa help you out.
250 anniversary of Pittsburgh
Well, got to go take my Metrolink train home. noticed lower number of people taking it now.
Berroa was busy there.
Thanks CRZBLUE2
enchantedsunset!!! You are something else!!!!!!! I had to use your full name to get the real effect…. LMAO!!!!!!!!
I am done with my meeting and heading home – see you all later…
Go Dodgers!!!!!
Sure glad to see JoJo taking this game seriously. Great spring training line-up we've got out there.
The ump don't want to give us a 3-0 count.
Good luck Nelly drive safe
Hey enchanted. Ever watch any of the old TV 'Lost in Space' episodes? You're making me think of Dr. Smith; "The pain! Oooh! The pain!"
Peter Gammons of ESPN just said the Yankees want to trade Cano for Matt Kemp in the off-season. What do you guys think?
Tru – I think someone in NY is smokin' better stuff than we get out here in the desert!!!
Ouch Blake have to make that play.
Enchanted ~ I know! I think Matt will be a star in the near future.
Nah but I'd trade Jones/Pierre/Sweeney for Cano. Damn that stupid error bit us in the butt.
Ohhhh hell no…Kemp better NOT be traded….
They need some putching throw in Proctor and Johnson.
LOL! Tru why would the Dodgers want to trade down for Cano? Kemp needs to stay put.
oops I mean pitching
Kemp for Cano is OK if they throw in A-Rod too.
The Skankees better leave Kemp alone. And I'll give them Proctor for free.
A-Rod…Personally I don't like the man….blaaahhhh…nope I am not loosing Kemp…I don't know Cano but yeah agree with SL1780….all those guys for Cano
Wow I love when Manny hustle.
Thanks Nomar!
Nice job Matt and Nomar.
Clutch Ozuna would had guess that?
IIIIIIII like it!
Let's make it fair Cano and Rivera. You think Torre want to see Rivera back in his bullpen?
Make you throw you a ball Bills.
I want to just say congrats to Ethier for getting his 10 assists of the year thank to Martin and wow Bills walk. When was the last time when we had two guy in the OF with 10 or more assists? Good Job Martin
M A R T I N…and we take the lead.
Have any of you got a linoleum knife I can borrow? I've got the tabasco.
I like it alot!
Urgh Sanchez robbed Ethier of 2 rbi's
I love those poll when they show Dodgers game on Kcal. I would love to get out revenge against the Mets from what they did 2 years ago?
Don't worry SL7180 Ethier will get him back…payback is a beach….LOL
Damn but at least it wasn't Andy
Obviously Bills doesn't have his best stuff tonight.
Poor LaRoche from Dodgers (yeah!) to Pirates (booo!)
I need all those rbi's I can get lol. I have a fantasy team with Bills/Kemp/Ethier on it. Thank god the final is 2 weeks long.
come on Billz, settle down.
Damn Blake made a 360 play but booted an easy played.
I want to see TB win that divison and Boston not make the playoff. I want to see Manny laugh in those Red Sox face.
Oh come on Steiner do I want to here that?
Sigh Manny got robbed again.
SL7180 – I think it would be better if Dodgers play the Red Soxs in play offs in Boston and Manny hits a Grand Slam for the win and laugh at the players as he is running to each base and when he reaches home MOON all them ex-team members and ex-fans….and all Dodgers will come out and pick him and Manny flips everyone in Boston out….LOL I know MANNY is a way better person than but it would be funny….maybe if they ever do a movie….LOL
No wonder Ned was thinking about Wilson but thank god he didn't make that trade.
Yeah that even better lol. I just don't want to see the Red Sox making there 3 WS appearance in the last 5 years. I think the Red Sox are lucky they won those 2.
Oh **** no I know that was going to happen.
Put him on the DL now.
What happen for those not watching the game?
Nomar went down and stayed down. His left knee landed at a very awkward position. Loney taking over at first.
OMG….Not Nomar…he does need to retire…hopefully dodgers win all the way so that Nomar can retire HAPPY.
I bet he's done for the year. That stinks. Have fun with Druw, Nomahhhhhhhhh!
Nomar was able to walk back to the dugout without assistance, so that's good, but, really, I've never seen such a fragile ballplayer in all my life. You're right, dodgersrule, he should consider retiring.
I feel bad for Nomar. I like him as a player; he always gives a great effort but his body just can't take the pounding.
Tough luck for Nomar. I hold some admiration for the man, but I think he's becoming too fragile any more. Too much time on the DL.
Nomar is a great guy. Glad to see him walk off on his own.
That look weird and I think Nomar should had just jogged to 3rd bases because I don't think he would had scored on that play was hit to hard.
CBill struggling! I bet Joe goes to Lowe in Game 1 when we make the playoffs.
Urgh where was that pitch?
I feel bad for Nomar but we can't count on him in the playoffs. Even if he is healthy he could easily not be healthy in the blink of an eye as we saw today. We can't risk a roster spot on him in the playoffs. Of course we're gonna waste a spot on Sweeney so what the hell! Why not Nomar too.
Furcal make the playoff roster? I doubt it!
Wow. Had to know that was coming.
What a revolting development this is! That is a second guesser's delight.
Our so called "ace" can't beat the Pirates.
That's what happens when you have a second basemen who hasn't played in a couple of weeks. Little errors create BIG problems.
BILZ was navigating well, though he was struggling a lot before Adam's GS.
I would be surprised if Furcal makes it back this season. But let's win the Division first before we count our playoff games.
Oh well. It happens to everyone. Ask Webb, and Haren. First bad start he's had in a long time. You can't be lights out every time out. That slam hurt, but there's still time to pull this out.
Scrutis, Billz is our ace. Where have you been all year?Obviously not watching Dodger games. Bills has one bad start since the middle of April and thats tonights game. Give me a break.
jj ~ They way we are hitting the ball, I think we can win any game. Let's go Dodgers!!!
Now we see if our offense can back.
wonder why torre waited so long to take bills out..it was obvious he didn't have it tonight..little to late..
I guess Joe Torre thinks that he can get the scrubs playing time while we fatten up on the lesser teams. Instead of finishing up and winning the division; then playing the back-ups, he would rather throw them in there to F everything up. Osuna shouldn't be playing. You can't give teams 4 outs and expect not to get beat. This one's on Torre. I'm so pissed. Let's win the division, then let the supplemental players play when it doesn't matter anymore. I hate Torre.
See if they can come back.
Damn stop throwing out that 58-6 record. We better come back soon.
I know he's the ace, just bad game, but you gotta beat the Pirates. I bet Joe goes with D Lowe in game 1.
He wanted to get Bills a win and damn Pee Wee almost hit it out.
Max, its the freaking PIRATES! I feel like the Colorado head coach saying its the BIG 12! This ain't intramurals brotha! lol
The comeback begins.
even if we loose this one if we take tomorrows game we should be ok going back home..we have to get selfish here though try and sweep the pirates
Ok Ethier get those 2 rbi's back when Sanchez rob you.
I swear to god, I hope this team puts a run together. It almost seems like Joe does everything in his power not to win. Why isn't Hu playing 2nd anyway? He's can't hit yet, but he's a defensive wizard. God that home run was a bitter pill.
I see comments ragging on the Ozuna but I see Blake has an error. What gives?
Blake's error didn't lead to a grand slam.
lets go manny
Also, Blake contributes. Pablo Osuna sucks so bad we released him and resigned him. He has no more business starting in a playoff race than I do.
Yes but he gave up 1 runs that why Bills gave up only 6 ER's should be tied
The Pirates are playing this game as if it means something to them.
If Billz hadn't walked Doumit on a 3-2 count, LaRoche would not have come up. So it's more than Ozuna's error.
The game shouldn't be tied, we should be up by 3.
Scrutis, Pitchers don't just go out there with the same stuff everytime. He just didn't have it today. It's better that this happened tonight against the Pirates then in Game 1 of the playoffs. Pitchers get hit around sometimes. Tonight was the most earned runs he's allowed all season. Who cares if it was the Pirates. Pitcher's get hit sometimes. Give me a break seriously.
Damn thanks alot Steiner for jinxed that DP.
So he counters with Proctor. I'm telling you, he's trying to lose. Why Proctor? Christ almighty!
Looks like we got too many la roaches in this place.
BUT we got two back. Good going guys.
Billz didn't help with givign out the 2 out s rally.
We're down by one freaking run and he sends out the gas can. Un F'ing believable!
oh great proctor's in..torre loves his vets
Blake was safe on that play at first.
Torre's an @$$.
I know its just one bad game and he's been solid all year. I guarantee he doesn't get the ball in game 1. He's our game 2 starter if we make it. Joe will go with experience, and I don't blame him.
torre drives me crazy sometimes….mannnn!!
Wow, Proctor did it!
I bet Torre's pi$$ed.
grizzly ~ join the club! lol
Nice to see the good Proctor show up.
Torre knows what he's doing! Don't let his 4 rings blind you guys! I don't think he's the best game manager, but he sure does beat what we have had the last few years.
we got lucky with proctor here..lets hope he doesn't test his luck and brings him back next inning
Don't sue Joe for malpractice just yet, the DOCTOR did o.k. that inning.
I'm glad Proctor did his job, unfortunately that means that Joe Torre's more likely to use him in key situations.
As negative as I can be, I still believe that we're going to win this ballgame.
For the most part the bullpen has been reliable so it will be up to the offense to win this game. 13 hits but only 6 runs versus the Pirates 8 hits and 7 runs is the story right now.
Just in the time that I signed off my computer at work and went to my car, it went from 4-3 to 7-4. Bills definitely didn't have his best stuff tonight. Blake got robbed on his last at bat. I was hoping we would at least tie it.
He better make up for his feaux pas on the basepaths.
Berroa come through again
Ozuna, three for four tonight. Not so bad.
B E R R O A …and it's a brand new ball game.
We're good.
Berroa! New ball game!
I guess someone should eat crow on Ozuna
Brand new ballgame.
WOW!! lol nice job guys
Why, because he got a lucky base hit? He's not a starter on a playoff ball club; hell, he wouldn't even start on the Pirates. He's the reason we're tied and not up by 4.
OHH NO LEAVING PROCTOR IN..GUESS WE HAVE NOONE IN the bullpen huh
Osuna's a good pinch runner, and a 3rd or 4th choice pinch hitter and that's it.
Proctor has actually looked better since he came of the dl.
Even P R O C T O R had it tonight.
DeWitt at second, what a surprise. Osuna's 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. By my count he's cost us 2 more runs than he's produced. Make no mistake, my problem's not with Osuna, It's with Torre putting in an inferior player.
I had a feeling it was a bad move to take Proctor out.
Ouch! Should have left Proctor in. That pitching move back fired.
One of those games.
BUT I personally don't think that was a good time to bring in Elbert.
Another pitching change for the second guessers.
What does Elbert have to do to be taken out of the game?
Get the hook Joe!
If it stays this way, it's TORRE'S fault.
Why did he take out Proctor?
BAD MOVE sending in the kid in a tie game also.
Double bad move.
2-0 Gnats over Snakes
2 – 0 Giants
F it.
Good lord! Andy!
Hope the Shaw can come out tomorrow and keep the 27 Yankees in check!
Did Torre forget that Doumit was a switch hitter????
Go giants! i really hate to say that, but we're not helpin ourselves tonite
I agree PierreEW, he should have left Proctor in. He was looking great.
Aaaand it goes from bad to worse.
Well it looks like Manny is playing tomorrow
The Bad News Bears.
3-0 Gnats
Joe Torre, The Magician. Jason Johnson with RISP was a disaster waiting to happen.
Wow Ben Sheets leaves after 2 innings tonight. Is he the biggest pusy as a pitcher in baseball? I like him because he won the gold medal game for the USA back in 2000.
Looks like Russell Martin, Joe Beimel and Delwyn Young were stopped by the police
Good night all.
wow, the grand slam and all of these runs were with 2 outs, are u kidding me
the pirates hit for the cycle in this inning with 2 outs
Does anybody here wonder why Torre has to screw with something that has been working flawlessly since Kent went down. Why shake things up when the formula was working sooooo well. I can't understand it for the life of me. Why must he F with a winning combination. I just don't get it. Somebody help me, please.
Isn't it illegal to search a vehicle without cause? I hardly think tinted windows is cause to search a vehicle.
Where's Kelly Leak when you need him. This is ******* embarrassing.
I hope this doesn't ruin the Dodger morale.
It should though because it was Joe's own booboo
I guess Torre would had to used Manny anyway tomorrow. Go figure the Giants winning and we losing. Everything would been ok if Bills was on his game.
Joe Torre boggles my mind. He leaves pitchers in waaaaaaay to long when they're struggling, and pulls them when their sailing. I'm dumbfounded. Joe, do us all a favor, win the division first, then play the 2nd team.
It happens guys, it's just one game, and it does not even matter if the Giants can hold on. Our pitching has been outstanding, they're allowed a bad day every now and then… It happens. We'll take the series tomorrow.
The crappy thing, is that the pitching decided to tank on a night that out hitting was pretty unstoppable…. We might score 10 ourselves and lose…. Crazy game sometimes.
the pitching lines for both clubs was pretty god awful…. Would tonight be a good chance to see what James MacDonald can do in the bigs?
Funny if Torre would had let Proctor stay in and gave up 4 striaght hits. I guess Torre can't win anyway.
brandon ~ good to hear from you. Thought you'd be real angry, lol …….it is just one game.
haha, thanks TruBlue…. Nah, not angry, this team has really grown on me. I think there's some real potential for some Florida Marlin type of run to be had by us in the postseason thi year… IT COULD HAPPEN!!
snakes tie it up at 3 on a Webb 2 run double to deep center.
Blake just could not lay off that slider… Oh well…. I half way expect to log on tomorrow and see that the Dodgers won 16-15 or something stupid like that, with the way these guys have been playing lately… It just would not surprise me…. Well, go Giants, they look good tonight against Webb…. I'll more than happily take these types of situations over losing a game in the standings.
Make it 4-3 Snakes. bottom 2nd.
WTF took you so long to bring McDonald in?
Brandon ~ I think so too. I'm glad all the pitchers had a bad game at the same time…..therefore, we should be in great shape the rest of the way.
OK, not the news I wanted Scurtis… I'm out of here, I feel like I'm bad luck in here sometimes!! haha, see you guys.
there he is McDonald
6-3 Snakes. damnit
You are 100% correct. I'd be all over Torre if he left Proctor in and he gave up 4. He can do no right in my eyes. At least I admit it.
At least it's early in that game, hopefully the Giants can come back.
**** the Snakes
Is Mc Donald off the farm eieio.
I think the D'Backs saw the 8 runs on the scoreboard and it gave them some life.
where was mcdonald last inning?
In honor of the pathetic L.A. Kings I offer up the three stars of the night:
Number three star: Larry Bowa, for his bunny-hopping style of coaching third, which leaves runners in a position to read his mind and wreck their knees.
Number two star: Joe Torre, for his needless tinkering, deflating a nice comeback by his offonse.
And the NUMBER ONE STAR: Chad Billingsley, for his utter lack of command tonight, allowing hitters to wait on his pedstrian fastball tonight.
Go figure Sweeney with his worthless hit in a blow out game.
2 grand slams and we're right back in this thing!
wow nice kpookiemon
19 god darn hits and we still are gonna lose!
Do you think if we asked real nice, the Pirates would allow Manny to bat 14 times in a row?
Sutton and Grace are pisssing there pants right now that they are winning and we are losing.
Come on Giants don't died.
If Yost can be fired in Milwaukee, why can't we fire Torre? Can anybody tell that I'm not a Torre fan?
Don't worry about the Gnats…they'll be all full of piss and vinegar come Friday night…
Well we can win a game without a hit and we can lose with 19 hits.
One consolation is we did not blow a lead.
The score was tied when Torre decided to bring in Elbert.
I mean we don't know what would've happen if the Pirates didn't score.
I hate to think it, but tomorrow feels like we must win.
I wouldn't want to start to slide.
I'm a realist and I go game to game.
Let's hope our hated Giants can come back tonight.
You really think Frank is going to fired Ned after a 3 years contract? I think Frank should fired Ned and all the other former Giants and Braves players on this team. Yost should've been fired years ago but this time it was wrong to fired him.
That 1st Ned=Torre
Yeah Jim Tracy is the best manager ever. He brought us a ton of playoff wins and world series here. Its not Joe, its the players. I think we have a pretty good team and chance to win it all.
I'm glad the game is early tomorrow. We can put pressure on Ariz with a win early and they have the NL CY young award winner The LinceCUM
Tonight was the first night the Dodgers really missed Kuo. Elbert is not ready for that role at this stage of his career. If Saito and Kuo are no more than mop-up guys now, then look out. Pitching wins playoffs…and divisions, hardly a sure thing yet.
Who fired Tracy? Was Ned our Gm when Tracy was in his last year in LA?
Damn just imagine if our 8 runs we had tonight would had help us in those other 2 shutout against Rockers and Padres? We couldn't have 2 more wins and our magic number down to 4.
Go Giants great come back so far.
Good Evening ITD writers and readers!!!!
Well, I guess pitching was a little off tonight to say the least. I thought the gnats might help us out, but I guess that's wishing for a lot at this point. Sanchez really hasn't been pitching well, but I thought maybe they would pull this one out to help beat Webb to give Linsecum a better chance at CY. I guess we will see if they stick with their pitching rotation and pitch Linsecum tomorrow. My husband hasn't heard anything different, but you never know. Well, three losses this month isn't so bad, and if we get the win tomorrow, and head home and get at least the series against the gnats, we should be in good shape.
Some fun news – my son started fall ball tonight, and he is pitching on the varsity team (he's only a 14 year old sophomore), but his number 11 is taken by a varsity player, so he is currently number 16. I told him needs to try and keep that number if he can for the real season. I told him he will have a great season with that number. We'll see, he is a gnats fan, and the thought of him having Andre's number and Andre being a Dodger does not sit well with him.
Also, Josh, my son is a HUGE Steelers fan, and eventhough he's a gnats fan, he loved the story you wrote. Palamalu is his favorite player on the team.
Ha, that's great that he has Andre's #. Is it on a commercial break in the Gnats game? I have been following it on ESPN Gamecast and it's been stuck on 2 outs for a while now.
Sigh the Giants fail again short.
game over bluecrewgirl – gnats lost 🙂 and 😦 It's really hard to cheer for them eventhough I know it technically helps the Dodgers. My family certainly isn't hoping the Dodgers win.
That sucks. We really need to win tomorrow. Too bad the game's on so early. I'll be at work so I won't get to see an of it.
Good Evening.
WOW. Just like the other night I just now finished watching the game on my DVR. Man, when we tied it up 7-7 I was so happy because I knew we would beat them, despite the grand slam. But dang, did things start to unravel in a hurry!!! oh my, it was terrible to watch 😦
what happened to our pitching tonight? And Nomar again!! NO! I am starting to believe he'd be better off not on the Diamond anymore. It hurts me to say that because I support him and I know that LA as a collective whole still loves him. It's good that the love of the game and the drive is still in him, but the injuries are waaaayyy tooo much. Always have been.
Despite what happened, I am still proud of our guys. After the grand slam they didn't give up, they played hard baseball and tied things up. Everyone put on a great show. Something about that gosh darn 7th inning that destroyed us. Those poor Pirates, they just had those runs bottled up for so long and they had to come out at some time. Just wish it wasn't against us.
Tomorrow we will win and still take the series. As Eric said- must win 3 games minimum. We will and all will be right inthe world 🙂
We all believe in the Blue!
Amy – as far as Nomar, Eric's wife has the perfect name for him – Ginger Garciaparra. Out of all the vets, I do tend to like him the best, but boy, he just can't stay healthy. I think we will get the win tomorrow, even 2 out of 3 from the gnats, and we should be set. I was hoping the Cards would have a little more to fight for, but it looks like the Dodgers are in charge of their own destiny – they keep winning, and it won't matter what the other teams are doing. At this point, even though we lost tonight, the batting is still strong, and with a hiccup in pitching, we should be right back with it tomorrow 🙂
By vets I mean our Dodger vets that have been with us all season – Manny and Casey have been great so far…
Dnelly- you are right. I know Eric's wife calls him that- so prefect. I always say he's and "eggshell of a man". I like him too out of the Vets. he can still produce. But it's time to face reality.
We will win tomorrow. Giants will win because they will explode with all of their runs that they've been keeping to themselves. The babseball 'gods' will even things out 😉
Did you get me post from this morning where I wrote 'Ethier' instead of 'Either' by accident ?
I like Nomar too, but he is fragile. I really feel badly for him, but he just can't seem to stay healthy. At least Berroa is hitting well now, which he wasn't until recently.
I love when Krod blow a save. Hi Amy.
Bluecrew- I am very pleased with the progress Berroa has made this year. We all knew he was good as short stop- but he stunk at the plate. We wrote him off basically. I am happy for him, he's made the adjustments and now is a strong player in our lineup. But that HUGE gum wad in his mouth drives me nuts!!!
good evening Shad/Sl7
Dnelly- nevermind. I just caught your post on the old thread. you did respond. Thank you 🙂
Yes, I responded sometime during the day – possibly at lunch. I read this series of children's books, and their are all stories that focus on one little girl, Junie B. Jones, and the word "either" is used alot. So, I have said "Ethier" a few times now, but the kids haven't noticed yet, and even when I don't, I do a little giggle because I really have to think about it now every time I say or write the word. Now that some of my students know who Andre is and know his last name, they may start to catch it more often. I am sure there are times that I am saying it and not even realizing it. Is your mom's class going any better?
"they are" not "their" Oh my… Ward Dear, I am allowed a few mistakes, aren't I? LOL!!!!
Yeah, Amy. I figured of Berroa won AL Rookie of the Year when he first came up he had to have been a pretty good hitter at some point and just lost confidence or something, so he's getting it back at the right time.
DNelly, I just put figured of Berroa instead of figured if, so I think we are all just tired after a long day.
All I know is that she is stressed out and working really hard. I think only 2 families showed up to back to school night, which sucks. She spent all of last weekend rearranging her desks, redid her boards and did hard-core lesson plans. He school is in so much trouble that the state is taking over and will be controlling the lessons. And to make things worse, they are still re-assigning teachers and giving them different grade levels his far into the year. yikes.
haha- so case in point. She is looking forward to next summer!
bluecrew- you are right!
I'm going off to bed/tv land for a while. Have a good night everyone. Dnell- enjoy late night chat.
I will be around for morning chat/game 🙂
Go Dodgers!
Well, that really stunk.
Amy ~ That is just too bad. We have had a few schools here that have had that happen – no fun at all. My class just talks and talks and talks and talks and talks. I am trying to take the approach that this may be an issue I am stuck with, and I may just have to let it go. I have already rearranged desks, and it didn't really work. Most things are going really well – I just can't get them to work quietly – just a lot of loud voices, which in some ways, I don't think they think they are loud so hearing checks may be an issue.
bluecrewgirl – thanks for messing up too. lol!!!
How was your evening Ward Dear?……
Ward Dear… I only saw the game by phone, but yes, it didn't look too good even by phone. It's one of those games I'm glad I didn't watch.
Good night Amy – see you tomorrow sometime. It's always great talking to you – tell your mom, I feel her pain… 157 days left for me – lol!!
Not to be mean, but doesn't the picture on the Dodger's homepage of the Pirate's pitcher for tomorrow, Maholm, look like it was touched up a bit too much? Looks like he has on lipstick and eye makeup, lol.
bluecrewgirl – LOL!! eewww!!! yes, it does… LOL!!!!
That story about our boys getting pulled over because of tinted windows was something else – that was horrible!!!
Night, Amy. Talk to you later.
I know, I thought it was illegal to search people or vehicles without cause. I don't see how they had cause to do what they did. If that happened out here, I think a bigger deal would be made of it. They really had no right to search them all.
Yes, I thought the same thing. I was thinking nice big lawsuit.
Unlike the Dodgers, better than last night. I spent most of last night at the hospital with my mom. Her husband is suffering from the onset of Alzheimer's. He was having a very bad evening, but he seems to be better now.
I saw the last half of tonight's game. Where to start?
At least Nomar's latest was finally a legitimate injury. Seems like most of them this season were of the "he got hurt doing THAT?" variety.
It's obvious that Joe's love of veteran players is undying and everlasting. I agree with most everyone here that Joe should be a little more concerned with locking up the division than with keeping his crappy old vets 'sharp'. Win this thing with a week to go and then worry about it.
They say that true comedy has a lot of tragic elements to it. If so, his handling of the staff in that 7th inning should really be funny someday. I would say that he was overthinking, but that would give him too much credit.
Fire Joe
Sorry to hear about your mom's husband, Eric. Hope he's doing better. I wish Joe would just stick with the lineup that we have been winning with and stop messing with things. We finally had some cohesiveness. He didn't have any choice when Andre had to leave, but there was no reason not to start Dewitt and Loney tonight. They got in the game later, but they should have started. I'm not a big believer in the lefty/righty thing. I say play the best players regardless.
Ward Dear… I am so sorry to hear about that. My in-laws lived with us the last 2-3 years of their lives, and my father-in-law had alzeihmer's and eventually died from congestive heart failure in our house 2 years ago, and then my mother-in-law died a year later from cancer. It is no fun watching what alzeihmer's can do to people – sad stuff I'm afaid 😦
As for the lineups – I thought it would be okay, but in the back of my mind I am always thinking, why does he do this stuff when the games seem to count the most. Yes, we may only be playing the Pirates, but we thought that when we played the Nats too and look what happened.
I did see a fellow Dodger fan at Michael's game tonight who feels exactly like we do – stop messing with the lineups – so it's not just the bloggers, it's Dodger fans in general now too.
I'll talk to you all later. Hope they can find a way to win tomorrow so we can get the series win.
Thanks bluecrewGIRL and June Darlin'. It's quite unnerving to see that happening to someone who used to be pretty sharp. Honestly, and I hope I don't come off too …. what …. uncaring? But I'm really more concerned for my mom at this time. She's 84 and can't really give him the care that he needs anymore. His daughters need to step in here and do what they need to do before something happens to her.
Back to the Toy Department.
It was only one game.
Fire Joe.
Good night, GIRL!
I see that Sheets is hurt again. I really really really really hope we don't sign that guy.
Ward Dear …… I know totally how you feel. Bill's got a brother and sister who did next to nothing to help us out. All they managed to do is tell us that we weren't doing enough, when they came into town once a year. This will definitely wear on your mom. It wore on us, and we were only 40 at the time. You are right, your mom needs to make sure she is taking care of herself first, and the daughters need to take a more substantial role, and I know that is much harder said than done.
Good night bluecrewgirl!!! See you tomorrow – hopefully after we win.
I'll do what I have to do if it comes to that. I just hope it doesn't.
Cruisin' around the usual sites, I see FoxSports has Nomar hurting his RIGHT knee. I think I'll stop looking to them for information.
I know you will…..
I am searching too, and I am found this article where the writer is mathematically ranking possible NL mvp's – Russell and Andre made the top 25.
96. Matt Kemp (1.4 wins) — It's really tough to be .7 wins worse than average when you play a lot of center field, but that's what Kemp has accomplished. He's still a good trade target for the Rays this off-season if they can't snag Andre Ethier.
However – this wasn't so great to see, and I am just going to assume it's rumor for now.
okay – Have you seen the 2009 schedule? Is this just an error, but it shows the Dodgers opening on April 6th (Monday), having Tuesday off, and then playing SD again on Wednesday and Thursday. Then the same thing the following week with the gnats.
The one year we are playing Oakland for interleague play, it's in LA – So, we get to play the whole AL west division for interleague play, Angels, Mariners, Rangers and A's, along with the White Sox.
Anyone who thinks we're trading Kemp and/or Ethier away now is smoking something.
On a hunch, I looked on Cincinnati's site. They do the same thing, play Monday, have Tuesday off, play Wednesday. I then thought I had it figured out. MLB wanted to give the Angels no competition with their opening day. I was wrong. They also open Monday, but they play Tuesday too. There must be some reason.
No Kidding Ward Dear….. It is just good to see both of them as being "wanted" commodities. We knew Matt would be, but it is really good to see Andre getting the same treatment. It's just too bad that Ned couldn't see that before signing JP and, especially, Andruw.
Well, I thought with opening day, they usually want to televise as many games as possible so maybe some teams are playing Monday (6th) and others Tuesday (7th), but then why do the same with the gnats – strange. At least we are in California. I forgot who brought it up, but it would have been fun to play the Mets on their opening day. SD gets to play them instead..
The Mets have the 7th and 14th off too- hmmmm. Like you said, there must be a reason.
Then the dbacks schedule – except for one weekend in SF, they are home the whole month of April – What's that all about – geez!!!!
Getting back to the relative lateness of Opening Day, perhaps they're trying to get out of the snow season back east.
yes, but then ending with the WS in November, don't you run the risk on the other end.
I guess the dbacks have a pretty scarce August at home, and I am assuming because it is scorching hot there, which shouldn't matter since they have a roof.
You'd certainly think so, but they're assuming that it will:
"Because the season starts a week into April, there exists the possibility for a World Series Game 7 on Nov. 5, 2009 — if the postseason schedule follows the 2007-08 procedures."
Hey Junie, did you ever get that video to play?
Boy!! You do read my mind well. I was just going to tell you I watched it when I got home – LOL!!! It was fabulous – It was a tear jerker…. thanks for the great video, but you always send good ones.
funny too, I might add…. 🙂
It's amazing how you can tell a story without a single word, isn't it? Whenever I see David Huddleston, I have to supress the need to laugh. I keep hearing the line, "Never mind that #%&^, here comes MONGO!"
Yes, it is amazing how stories can be told without words. There is a famous movie called "The Snowman" that we show the kids every January. The whole movie is done to classical music, and it's amazing how music can do the same thing with an animated film. It's one of my favorite movies animated films of all time – timeless..
Yes, I do think of that line. Bill was just watching that last night. It's amazing I can be a few rooms away, and can tell that movie is on just by one or two lines. However, I can do that with alot of movies.
It's still weird how my school computer won't play youtube or google video, but it will play the others that just come through e-mail. For some of the other crap that gets through spam blockers that I have to weigh through on a daily basis, you would think it would allow me to decide if videos are appropriate too. I can't get CNN headline news or SI news to come through – I have to get that out of my spam file, but it allows things to improve my sex life – how does that happen?
LOL! That one and "Oh, blow it out your *$&, Howard." LMAO!!!
I think the sex ones just have better hackers working for them. Our company has a pretty selective filter as well. This blog is a good example. It censors the Burger King sandwich, but we've all seen a lot of words get through that are 1000 times worse.
LOL!!!! So true, so true.. You know it's 1 am. You need to get some sleep. I need to get some sleep. This class is hard on me this year. I love them, but they just won't shut up and do their work in at normal noise level. Like I told Amy, I may just have to accept the fact that they all have loud voices. I guess the plus side, is there are no shy kids in the class. They are all more than willing to share their thoughts at anytime they choose. Anyhow, get some sleep, and I will see you in the morning. I hope jhall has his power back very, very soon. That has really got to be awful. I know he says there are worse things, but 4/5 days without power has got to be pretty bad at this point. Good Night Ward Dear, and God Bless you and your family… 🙂
jhall is in my thoughts also. I've never been deprived of power, at least as long as he has. Excepting things like camping of course, but that's intentional. 🙂
Amazing. I didn't notice the time. Good night, June Darlin', and all you other great Dodger fans out there! And God Bless! Manana we get 3 out of 4!
One more thing – I just read the article about Manny playing omorrow "him wanting to be Cal Ripken" – it's weird how Joe has went from needing to sit Andre due to lefty pitchers to sitting James and Blake DeWitt. I don't recall James ever having issues batting against lefties.
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"A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant". Fri., 12/20, 7pm
Mid City Theatre
Friday, December 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM (CST)
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The NOLA Project theatre company presents a holiday show you must see to truly believe. The title, though long, is an accurate description of this oddly fascinating musical. A jubilant cast of children celebrates the controversial religion in uplifting pageantry and song. The actual teachings of The Church of Scientology are explained and dissected against the candy-colored backdrop of a traditional nativity play. This darkly hilarious holiday alternative is a musical biography of the life of L. Ron Hubbard. Grade school children, portraying Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley, John Travolta, and other less starry Scientologists, bring the controversial Church of Scientology to jubilant life in story and song.
Originally conceived by visionary director Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Peter and the Starcatcher, upcoming Rocky: The Musical) and written (book, music, and lyrics) by Kyle Jarrow, '…Scientology' has enjoyed cult-hit productions in NYC and Chicago before this New Orleans premiere.
DIRECTORS: A.J. Allegra and Natalie Boyd
STARS: child actors Claire Bourgeois, Jordan Cruse, Jeremiah Downing, Catherine Elvir, Eddie Falshaw, Natalie Gautier, Tucker Godbold, Jorden Majeau, Spencer Protti, Aaron Richert, Catherine Sillars, and Seth Smith.
SOUND DESIGN: Local musician Marcus Davis of Drumcart NOLA
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December 20, Friday at 7pm
TICKETS: $25 (general admission)
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-- between N. Cortez and Jeff Davis Pkwy, just behind the American Can Company.
Entrance and parking lot are on the side of the building and parking is free...
Print your on-line tickets from the link on the return email from Eventbrite. Bring those tickets to Su at the Box Office, night of show.
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Hood River County's new Animal Control Officer is hoping that educating pet owners will help many individuals avoid an enforcement action. Casey DePriest has become an expert on dog handling after almost 15 years spent as the manager of the Wasco County Animal Shelter in The Dalles. Last week she brought that experience to Hood River and is looking forward to utilizing it in the field.
"Part of an animal control officer's job is to help people find solutions to problems whenever possible," said DePriest, who will work out of the Sheriff's Office.
She has taken over the duties formerly held by Becky Hoffman for the past 10 years. Hoffman relocated to Benton City, Wash., in November to operate a horse breeding and stables enterprise.
DePriest teaches dog obedience clinics privately and through the Columbia Gorge Community College. She has also been actively involved in training 4-H youth about dog care. In addition, the DePriest family includes "Jade," a Newfoundland, "Mr. Wilson," a Border Terrier, a cat by the name of "Miss Kitty" and "Bart" the mouse.
However, long ago Casey promised husband, Paul, that she would refrain from her instinct to adopt all of the stray animals that she encountered through her work.
The couple agreed that their household in The Dalles was lively enough with two sons, Peter, 11, and Kyle, 9. But Casey has never lost the desire to nurture the neglected and abused animals she handles. "Just because I haven't taken them all home doesn't mean that I'm not tempted, some of them just steal your heart," she said.
Her interest in dogs goes back to her days in elementary school. At the age of 9, Casey was "bit" by the urge to enter competitions with her Miniature Dachshund. She then went on to enter kennel club shows with a Golden Retriever in her teen years.
So, it was a natural progression for her to seek out a career that would allow her to work with animals — and teach those skills to others. For example, DePriest said some dog owners assume their animal can remain comfortable outdoors without shelter even during severe winter storms. In reality, she said domestic animals can succumb to exposure the same as humans and need a retreat from the elements.
Although she has a soft spot for animals, DePriest also has a no-nonsense approach to handling cases where people have allowed their dog to infringe on the rights of others. Her first choice to work out an issue is to speak with both the complainant and the pet owner. DePriest believes that by talking to both parties, the cause of a problem such as incessant barking can be pinpointed.
For example, she said the dog could be reacting to the weekly visit from the garbage man that it finds threatening. Once the owner is briefed about how to resolve the situation, DePriest said she expects action to be taken or a citation will be written.
"Human and animal conflicts arise and when they do we will take the necessary steps to remedy the problem," she said.
One thing DePriest plans to strictly enforce is the local dog license law. She said tags need to be purchased yearly to dogs six months of age or older and are reduced from $25 to $9 for spayed/neutered animals, with a senior discount of $17 that can be reduced to $5 for sterilized canines. She said licenses also help her locate the owner if a dog is impounded for running loose or biting someone.
Canines without identification are typically housed for the first three days at the All Animal Care Clinic in Hood River and then sent to Wasco County for adoption or euthanization. If they have identification, DePriest said they are held for five days while she attempts to reunite them with the owner.
She invites anyone with questions about dog care or behavior to call her 386-2098 or visit her office on the second floor of the county courthouse.
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Iggy Pop Doubts the Clash's Sincerity, Vows No More Stage Dives
Iggy Pop is credited as one of the original punk rockers, but the singer says he's not exactly a fan of all the bands that were the next generation in that genre.
Pop says he had a bit of an issue with their intentions. He tells the New York Times, "I reacted to it better than I had to the hippie thing. As [punk] developed, I couldn't stand the sincere punks. I never believed them. Still don't."
The vocalist cites the Clash as one of the "sincere punks" he's talking about. "The Clash were going to make the world politically correct for everybody's benefit – but only if you kept buying Clash records," says Pop. "I never really went for the righteousness. I went for the more profligate, sneering groups."
The singer says he also realized fairly quickly that he needed to move on from his early work. The vocalist says, "I also realized that it was good that I wasn't doing that sort of music anymore. In penile, post-pubescent rock, the generation is five years, it's not 25. It would have been worse if I was still knocking out stuff that sounded like my first record but not as good."
Pop says that he's also had to make some adjustments with age, and has stopped stage diving, which used to be a trademark of his shows. He says that he got inspired at a 2010 benefit show in Carnegie Hall and injured himself jumping into the crowd. The vocalist says, "Nobody caught me because it was the Carnegie Hall-Tibetan-whatever audience. I was a little miffed. We've done two gig this year, and I haven't done one yet. Stages are getting higher and higher, and I'm getting older and older."


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Developing Interagency Agreements: Four Questions to Consider
Institute Brief 14
- John Butterworth,
- Susan Foley &
- Deborah Metzel
Originally published: 12/2001
Suggested audiences:
Collaboration between state agencies is a significant emphasis of recent legislation including the Workforce Investment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. State agencies are expected to improve coordination of services, maximize resources, and increase the effectiveness of employment and transition efforts. In common usage the term collaboration is used casually to mean any time people work together to achieve a goal (Winer and Ray, 1994). A more outcome-oriented analysis, as reflected in the definition provided by Mattesich and Monsey, makes it clear that effective collaboration requires substantial alignment of goals, priorities, and resources.
An interagency agreement is one tool that can assist collaboration between two state agencies. Interagency agreements, also known as memorandums of understanding (or MOUs), are required under the Workforce Investment Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Interagency agreements can be highly formalized written documents signed by senior administrators of participating agencies. Agreements can also be developed at an operational or local level and be much less formal in nature. Good interagency agreements promote actions that directly or indirectly improve personal outcomes for those receiving services and promote systems change.
This Institute Brief is based in part on work conducted as part of the Supported Employment Consortium, based at Virginia Commonwealth University. The primary source is conversations with stakeholders in six interagency agreements that were nominated as effective in promoting access to integrated employment, and particularly supported employment. State agency staff quoted were either involved in the development of the agreement or were key implementers of the agreement. Additional perspectives are drawn from a national survey of supported employment program managers in state vocational rehabilitation agencies that examined the use of state level interagency agreements and their impact on supported employment.
How do you develop a good agreement? Consider four important questions.
- What is the purpose of the collaboration?
- Who owns the agreement?
- Who are the allies?
- Will this agreement lead to action?
1. What is the purpose of the collaboration?
"You really have to look at outcomes, accountability, and investment."
Is the purpose of the interagency agreement to create an event, ensure continuation of an activity or relationship, or to do something new? Is it clear to everyone what the agreement is trying to accomplish?
- Create an event:
Interagency agreements that create an event are one-time only agreements. These agreements may set the stage for a large systems initiative or bring together relevant parties to lay the groundwork for subsequent interagency collaboration. The purpose may be more political than service delivery enhancement. West Virginia used the development of the West Virginia Supported Employment Partnership agreement to build a coalition around supported employment. As a consortium agreement that involved several state agencies, the agreement served as a public opportunity to raise awareness. Long term activities include an annual supported employment symposium.
- Ensure continuation of an activity or relationship:
These agreements protect the status quo and spell out the procedures for a more mature interagency collaboration, one that has been in place over an extended period of time. Renewals of time tested interagency agreements may fit into this category.
The Indiana Memorandum of Understanding for Supported Employment (MOUSE) maintains a clear transfer of funds between the state mental health (MH) agency (The Division of Mental Health) and the state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency (the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Services). The MOUSE provides for a transfer of MH funds to serve as a match for federal VR funds to provide job development and placement supports to individuals with mental illness. The project has provided establishment grants for supported employment programs and funding for the Supported Employment Consultation and Training Program. The MOUSE formalized this activity, and provided a structure for its long term continuation.
- Do something new:
Interagency agreements can be an effective tools that enable two or more agencies to accomplish a specific goal. Doing something could include:
- Accomplishing a specific task or set of tasks
- Improving the situation of a specific population of people
- Improving service delivery and/or coordination
- Promoting systems change
The Minnesota Interagency Cooperative Agreement between the Mental Health Program Division (Department of Human Services) and the Rehabilitation Services Branch (Department of Economic Security) had a clear purpose to increase the number and percent of persons with serious mental illness who are supported in employment. The core activities include a transfer of MH funds to Rehabilitation Services to match federal VR funds. These state and federal dollars fund supported employment demonstration grants statewide. The project maintains a wide range of related cooperative activities including quarterly meetings, clearly designated liaisons in each agency, jointly sponsored training, conferences, and research projects. The project maintains specific outcome data, and respondents report that between 1985 and 1997 the percent of individuals with serious mental illness receiving supported employment services rose from 15% to 25%, and that VR case expenditures for persons with serious mental illness have quadrupled. The project reports facilitating 1064 job placements since 1992.
A Rhode Island Cooperative Agreement between the state VR agency (Department of Human Services) and the state Education agency established a broad interagency initiative designed to improve transition from school to adult life. The agreement is unique in that it commits VR funds prior to graduation to support career planning and job exploration. The resources allocated through the agreement have principally been used to establish five career discovery centers that provide vocational assessment, career exploration, and community work experiences for young adults. Agency staff reported a variety of outcomes including concrete measurable ones (student work experiences, center contact with employers), anecdotal reports of students staying in school to pursue career opportunities, and improved relationships between school and vocational rehabilitation staff.
Both the Minnesota and Rhode Island agreements have clear mechanisms for maintaining collaborative work including regularly scheduled meetings of partners and ongoing measurement and reporting of outcomes.
Collaboration is a mutually beneficial and well-defined relationship entered into by two or more organizations to achieve common goals.
The relationship includes a commitment to: a definition of mutual relationships and goals; a jointly developed structure and shared responsibility; mutual authority and accountability; and sharing of resources and rewards.
Mattesich and Monsey, 1992
2. Who are your allies?
"She gets in places nobody else can get into, she demands money, and she has gotten it for us."
There is a strong message that effective agreements involve strong and committed partnerships internally among agency staff and externally with community advocates and other stakeholders. "It's built on relationships," was a common theme. Effective agreements also were typically grounded in larger agency objectives, ensuring both continuity of purpose and the cooperation of key leaders.
Allies can come from many sources:
Internal allies: Think of people who are supporters and facilitators within your agency. This is an important group of allies who can help you negotiate internally across separate divisions or initiatives and who can share the work. Ask:
- Who in your agency supports this effort?
- Who is in a position to advocate on behalf of the collaboration?
- Who can provide access to different branches of the agency?
External allies: Think of these allies as advocates who can keep an issue like supported employment visible, rally in support of funding, protect the collaboration politically, and garner support from other constituents.
- Who outside of the partnership supports this effort?
- What type of political support is necessary?
System allies: Think of these allies as champions of the cause across the divide. These allies can advocate within the partnering agency and can keep the purpose of the collaboration alive in the partnering agency.
- Who in the partnering agencies is committed to this effort?
- Who is in a position to advocate on behalf of the collaboration?
- Who can facilitate access to key leaders within state government?
In Minnesota the two managers who lead implementation of the agreement have also invested in sustaining a broad network of other partners and advocates including a community activist who has been instrumental in outreach to the legislature for funding.
The Rhode Island agreement is also supported by strong internal champions and by a clear commitment to shared goals at a senior administrative level in both agencies. Several circumstances supported development of the initiative: (1) As in other agreements, the opportunity for this agreement is grounded in RI's VR program returning unused federal funds to the Rehabilitation Service Administration. Advocates identified this problem, and served as one catalyst for the development of the initiative. Special education funds were used to match the untapped federal VR funding. (2) Agency staff introduction to a similar collaborative project in Oregon served as a model for the agreement's developers. (3) Finally, the agreement developed at the same time that federally funded systems change projects on transition and supported employment, providing a broad context of related activity for the agreement.
Myths and Facts about collaboration
(Adapted from Friend, 2000)
- Everyone is doing it
- More is better
- It's about feeling good and liking others
- It comes naturally
- Collaboration takes skill and time to sustain. Need to set priorities
- successful collaboration is about respect and outcomes
- It takes professional development and effort
Friend, M. (2000). "Myths and misunderstandings about professional collaboration."Remedial and Special Education 21(3): 130-132.
3. Who owns the agreement?
Allies are not necessarily owners. Owners are in the nitty gritty of implementation and have a commitment to getting things done. Owners of the agreement provide oversight and vision, lead implementation, and monitor the need for renewal. Operational relationships were identified as important to the success of an agreement: "You need to maintain relationships at the worker bee level." When planning an agreement consider:
- Who can monitor implementation at the other agency?
- Who can do the day-to-day implementation work and oversight?
- Who has access to the local constituents involved in the service delivery aspects of the collaboration?
- Who at the local sites is involved in the collaborative efforts?
In general, successful agreements have clear champions at an implementation level in the state agencies. In both Minnesota and Rhode Island, for example, there were specific people that respondents identified as promoting and sustaining the collaborative activity.
In Minnesota the agreement had two committed internal champions who have maintained a strong functional interagency agreement. As middle managers they have assumed responsibility both for implementation of the agreement, and for promoting and sustaining the commitment of their respective agencies.
Partners across the agency divide can become a powerful team if they have the opportunity, time, and flexibility to develop relationships that support the collaboration. Respondents developed a variety of mechanisms including regular meetings, annual conferences, and periodic formal review and renewal of the agreement in order to maintain communication and manage implementation.
4. Will this agreement lead to action?
"The agreement brings everyone in the room together and we talk about how those dollars are going to be drawn from next quarter."
"I won't sign an agreement without a dollars transfer."
Good agreements, respondents believe, are concrete and action oriented. In particular, they have clear, unambiguous goals, and specific action plans. Effective agreements avoid broad terms like "coordinate," "facilitate," or "provide access to." Rather, they assign staff, establish budgets, award demonstration grants, or establish transition centers. Action-oriented agreements have:
- Specific, concrete actions: Tasks are defined and action plans are clear. Agreements that rely on broad terms like "coordinate" or "facilitate" do not provide a clear vision or direction for implementation.
- Clear and unambiguous outcome measures.
- Money or resources committed: Dollars or staff time back up the agreement.
The Interagency Agreement Planning Checklist
Interagency collaboration can be a powerful tool in expanding the ability of state systems to provide effective supports that lead to real change for individual citizens. The enclosed checklist provides a summary of the four questions and related criteria from this brief. It also includes two key provisions suggested by reviewers that address organizational values and effective communication. The checklist is designed as a self-assessment, and can be used either as a planning tool during the development of an agreement or as part of a periodic review of an agreement's role and effectiveness.
Interagency Agreement Planning Checklist
The agreement has a clearly defined purpose
- Outcomes have been defined: Outcome measures emphasize quality of life changes on an individual level for agency consumer.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Outcomes are being measured: A data collection system is in place, and outcome summaries are provided to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
The agreement is well supported by internal and external allies.
- Internal allies are in place: Allies from within the partner agencies have been identified who support the agreement. Stakeholders are involved in planning and implementation.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- External advocates are involved and committed: Support from allies outside of the partnership is in place to ensure political support for the agreement.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Part of a greater whole: The partners share a common interest and mutually defined goal that the agreement serves.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
Ownership of the agreement is clearly defined
- Ownership is clear: An individual is clearly identified in each participating agency who is responsible for implementation and oversight of the agreement.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Linkages/relationships at an operational level: Mechanisms are in place to support ongoing communication among agency personnel who are involved in implementation.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
The agreement is action oriented
- Specific action plans are in place: Tasks are well defined. Agreements use action-oriented terms.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Money or resources are committed: Funds, staff time, or other resources have been committed to the agreement by participating agencies.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
Mechanisms for communicating values and resolving differences are included
- Nonnegotiable organizational values have been identified and addressed.
- Value: All partners provide accessible and welcoming services to customers with disabilities.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Value:
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- Value:
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
- A mechanism for resolving agency differences or disagreements during implementation of the agreement is defined.
In Place - Partial - Needed - Comments
Institute for Community Inclusion
Timmons, J., Schuster, J., Hamner, D., and Bose, J. (2001). Characteristics of effective employment services: The consumer's perspective.
Hamner, D., Bose, J., and Timmons, J. (May, 2001). Effective Customer Service in Employment Support: Finding a Common Ground between Guided and Self-Directed Service Delivery (Research-to-Practice Brief).
Hoff, D. (December, 2000). WIA and One-Stop Centers: Opportunities and Issues for the Disability Community (Institute Brief).
Fesko, S., Hoff, D., Jordan, M. Fichera, K. and Thomas, C. (November, 2000). One-Stop Centers: A Guide for Job Seekers with Disabilities (Tools for Inclusion).
Additional resources and a complete publications catalog are available online at:
Wilder Foundation
Mattessich, P. and B. Monsey (1992). Collaboration: What Makes It Work. Saint Paul, MN, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
Winer, M. and K. Ray (1994). Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey. Saint Paul, MN, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
If you have comments or questions on this publication, or need additional information please contact:
John Butterworth
(617) 287-4300 (voice)
(617) 287-4352 (fax)
The authors wish to thank participants in the interagency agreements from Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and West Virginia for freely sharing their experiences and accomplishments with us. We also thank our colleagues at ICI, including Bob Schalock and Sheila Fesko, for their support and input. This product benefited from the review of study participants, and members of the CSAVR Committee for Partnerships and Client Services including Raymond Carroll, Committee Chairperson.
This is a publication of the Center on State Systems and Employment (RRTC) at the Institute for Community Inclusion/UCE (#H133B980037), which is funded, in part, by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the US Department of Education. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantees and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Department of Education.
Institute for Community Inclusion/UCE
Center on State Systems and Employment (RRTC)
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Children's Hospital
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Orlando Magic headed into this season knowing there likely would be more rough nights than positive ones.
But even the most dire preseason predictions were optimistic compared to this.
With their defense continuing to flounder, the Magic fell to the Brooklyn Nets 97-77 Monday night at Barclays Center and lost for the 17th time in their last 19 games.
"I think if you want something to change, you've got to make a change," power forward Glen Davis said. "And we have to make a change. We can't pray that a team doesn't make shots. We have to make them miss shots."
The Nets made half of their shots, with point guard Deron Williams swishing wide-open 3-pointers, center Brook Lopez making wide-open dunks and layups, and former Magic wing Keith Bogans igniting a fourth-quarter run that put the game out of reach.
Sure, there were extenuating circumstances. The Magic played on the second night of a difficult back-to-back, and they played without their leading scorer, wing Arron Afflalo, who sat out because of a strained calf muscle.
But it all comes back to a single problem area: the defense, which performed so well during the first 25 games of the season but has cratered since Davis dislocated his left shoulder on Dec. 19. Even Davis' return on Jan. 14 hasn't stemmed the tide.
"We've shown glimpses recently in the last few games of what it was the first 25 games," said wing J.J. Redick. "Twenty-five games is a pretty large sample size to have a top-five or top-six defense. So we've done it. It's just a matter of being consistent and having the focus to do it every night."
The Magic trailed by as many as 18 points in the second quarter, then cut the Nets' lead to 70-63 at the end of the third quarter.
But Brooklyn started the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run — sparked by two 3-pointers by Bogans — and stamped out the momentum Orlando had generated.
It was all too easy.
"You can blame a lot of things on why the run ended," Magic point guard Jameer Nelson said. "But we had guys who were out there fighting and playing together and trying to win. We made a good push, and obviously it wasn't good enough. But I think guys did run out of gas. But that's part of it. You have to fight through that."
One night after he tied a career high by scoring 31 points, Redick dished out 10 assists, also a career high. But he made just two of the 13 shots he attempted and finished with five points.
Afflalo's absence prompted coach Jacque Vaughn to start Maurice Harkless for the first time since Dec. 29, and Harkless responded by scoring a career-high 16 points.
"It's something to build on," Harkless said. "I've got to keep working."
Hedo Turkoglu played his first game since Jan. 7, and he was largely ineffective, scoring four points on 2-of-5 shooting in about 12 minutes.
"It was good to see him back out there," Vaughn said. "He looked pretty comfortable. I didn't want to play him too much, but I gave him some minutes to see how he was feeling conditioning-wise, rhythm-wise."
The Nets (27-18) swept the four-game season series over the Magic (14-30).
Orlando's five-game/nine-day road trip will continue with matchups against the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers.
"I think something needs to push this team over the hump," Davis said. "Someone, somebody that's playing has to push this team over the hump, because there's times in the game where we need a bucket or we need a stop, and it would change the ballgame."
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