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Pseduopod 315: Bad Company
"Bad Company" was originally published in the collection A BEGINNING & OTHER STORIES in 1955. There is a recording in the BBC Archives from January 19, 1954 of de la Mare reading this story. It is not commercially available. Rights to use this story were graciously granted by The Society Of Authors. The Society is a membership organization which has over 9,000 members writing in all areas of the profession and has been serving the interests of professional writers for more than a century. The story itself is available in SHORT STORIES 1927-1956 by Walter de la Mare, published by Giles de la Mare Publishers Ltd. This collection is now available as an Ebook. (you lucky people). Links, as always, under the names!
WALTER DE LA MARE OM, CH (1873-1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He worked in the statistics department of the London office of Standard Oil for eighteen years while struggling to bring up a family, but nevertheless found enough time to write, and, in 1908, through the efforts of Sir Henry Newbolt he received a Civil List pension which enabled him to concentrate on writing. His post-war COLLECTED STORIES FOR CHILDREN won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. He is probably best remembered for his works for children and for his poem "The Listeners". He also wrote some subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep". Gary William Crawford has described de la Mare's supernatural fiction for adults as being "among the finest to appear in the first half of this century" and several writers, including Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell, have cited de la Mare's fiction as inspirational. .
Your reader this week – Paul Jenkins – has narrated for Escape Pod, Pseudopod and PodCastle a number of times (and was honored to be asked to read the story for the very first episode of PodCastle). His science fiction podcast novel THE PLITONE REVISIONIST is available for free at Podiobooks.com. His skeptical blog is Notes from an Evil Burnee and his skeptical podcast is Skepticule Extra (aka "The Three Pauls Podcast").
Links to the books mentioned at the end of the episode:
Paul Cornell's Homepage
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Ben Aaronovitch's Homepage
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Gordon Rennie's Wikipedia entry (His stuff's brilliant)
Absalom: Ghosts of London on Amazon
"It is very seldom that one encounters what would appear to be sheer unadulterated evil in a human face; an evil, I mean, active, deliberate, deadly, dangerous. Folly, heedlessness, vanity, pride, craft, meanness, stupidity – yes. But even Iagos in this world are few, and devilry is as rare as witchcraft.
One winter's evening some little time ago, bound on a visit to a friend in London, I found myself on the platform of one of its many subterranean railway stations. It is an ordeal that one may undergo as seldom as one can. The glare and glitter, the noise, the very air one breathes affect nerves and spirits. One expects vaguely strange meetings in such surroundings. On this occasion, the expectation was justified. The mind is at times more attentive than the eye. Already tired, and troubled with personal cares and problems, which a little wisdom and enterprise should have refused to entertain, I had seated myself on one of the low, wooden benches to the left of the entrance to the platform, when, for no conscious reason, I was prompted to turn my head in the direction of a fellow traveler, seated across the gangway on the fellow to my bench some few yards away.
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Ron Paul pushes first bill ever that would lift U.S. marijuana ban
Forty years after Richard Nixon declared war on drugs, 16 states, including New Mexico, have approved the use of medical marijuana.
If Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) get their way, the federal ban on marijuana would cease entirely.
The bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday calls for state control of marijuana production and possession—
This comes as good news to Erik Briones, president and founder of Minerva Canna Group, a marijuana provider in Rio Rancho.
"The war on drugs is basically a failure," he says in a phone interview, as a hash-making device whirs away in the background. "If you look at the stats, we have the highest rate of teens trying drugs, and more and more coming across the border. The government spends trillions of dollars, and they're losing the war."
A symptom of the criminalization of marijuana, Briones says, is the overcrowding of prisons across the country.
"If you take out everyone in jail for marijuana-related charges, the prison population would be cut in half," he says.
Thirteen states have decriminalized the use of non-medical marijuana, treating small-quantity possession like a minor traffic violation. Interestingly, New Mexico is not on that short list, though we've legalized medical cannabis.
More states are moving toward decriminalization, Briones says, but the Drug Enforcement Administration continues to bust licensed producers in Colorado, Montana and California.
"For the DEA, it's all very black and white," he says. "We're all a bunch of scumbag criminals"
The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act of New Mexico allows registered users to possess and use marijuana without facing arrest, prosecution or penalty. The law—protecting patients, primary caregivers, licensed producers and practitioners—passed in 2007.
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Much of this island is not covered by broadcast radio because of the mountains. So, I often download talking books from the library to listen to on my iPhone when I travel for work. Currently I am "reading" (listening to) The Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick. Many of his short stories have been made into very good movies, e.g. Blade Runner.If you haven't already discovered his books, I highly recommend them.
Reading the "Game of Thrones" series, halfway through book #2, "Clash of Kings". Pretty good read so far...
Rereading "Notes From a Small Island" by Bill Bryson...nice humorous American account of a trip around the UK. Finishing up the 1912 Luther translation of the Bible in German, occasionally reading a bit of "Nad: Understanding Raga Music" by Sandip Bagchee, and have been reading a lot of Wodehouse, particularly his very old stuff that is now public domain (and therefore on my iPhone).
Hey Weaze, I know we talked about "Lonesome Dove" a couple years back. Did you ever read "Comanche Moon"? Almost as good as LD in a lot of ways. It's a prequel to LD and more than worth the read. Great yarn.
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Mitt Romney is reemerging, sort of. The American Conservative Union announced Thursday that the former Republican presidential candidate will speak at next month's Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. This will mark Mr. Romney's first real public appearance since the election, and the former Massachusetts governor himself says it's a simple chance to close the loop and pay his respects.
"I look forward to saying thank you to the many friends and supporters who were instrumental in helping my campaign," said Romney in ACU's press statement.
Why is he really doing this? One possibility is that he'll announce what he's going to do next. Lots of political types figure that's the real point of the address, at least for the Romney camp. All reports are that he has been bored puttering around his new home in La Jolla, Calif. – no car elevator jokes, please – and CPAC would be a decent forum for him to outline how he's going to keep a hand in politics. Or if not a full hand, at least a finger, OK? He's said in the past that he wasn't going to completely ride off into a lucrative private-sector sunset.
The rumor du jour is that he's going to become a Fox News contributor. Mediaite has that story, based on an exchange between Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and "Fox & Friends" host Brian Kilmeade. On the latter's radio show, Mr. Wallace said he knows what's up next for the Mittster. Mr. Kilmeade then guessed "Fox News contributor," causing Wallace to get flustered and clam up.
"After a short pause and exactly one hem and one haw, Wallace [replied], 'We're not playing 20 questions here my friend!," Mediate's Tommy Christopher reports.
Romney could also announce some sort of foundation/fundraising group that will keep a national office in D.C. and give him a platform from which to plot a comeback. Not for himself, necessarily. (Can somebody fan Mr. Rove? He looks faint.) But the Romney name could use a little political refurbishment if his son Tagg wants to run for office. Remember, Tagg Romney was briefly mentioned as a possible GOP entry in the upcoming Senate special election in Massachusetts. Tagg didn't shut the door on a political career when he said "no," and at least one other Romney son, Josh, has expressed an interest in entering politics in Utah.
Finally, Romney could just be tired of being a punching bag. CPAC has always been a good forum for him – he won its presidential straw poll numerous times – but at the moment his name gives lots of Republicans the vapors. He lost a race they thought he should win. Lots of party members blame him personally, for essentially allowing the Obama campaign to paint him as a rich plutocrat who wanted all the nation's illegal immigrants to self-deport.
Have you noticed that potential 2016 GOP candidates have already begun emphasizing their working-class cred? It's no accident that Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida talks a lot about the working-class neighborhood where he grew up.
So Mitt might just get up and say he was sorry, the "47 percent" tape was a disaster, but he didn't create the party's problems with Hispanics, and the economy recovered just enough so that US voters decided they'd stick with the president they had and see what happened. Deal with it, folks. You can't run a Ronald Reagan hologram in 2016.
At the Hot Air! blog, conservative commentator Allahpundit says the speech will be awkward, but adds that he believes nobody disagrees that the GOP has problems that are bigger than Romney.
"That's not to excuse his screw-ups during the campaign, just to say that I think that awareness will inform the audience's reception of him at CPAC," he writes.


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ARCADIA >> The sprint champions are definitely going away.
Mizdirection, which became the second consecutive horse to repeat as a Breeders' Cup sprint champion, winning the $1 million Geico Turf Sprint on Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita, will be sold for stud on Monday. The decision to sell was also made by the owners of Groupie Doll, which won the Sprint a few minutes earlier.
"The only thing is this is a business," owner and sports broadcaster Jim Rome said. "Mizdirection saved my racing life.
"But the fact is we have a business and it is so rare of an opportunity to take money off the table. I want her to go out a champion, I want her off the track and as a good life as a mama. The time time is right to sell her. It's gut-wrenching, but from a business standpoint, this is something we need to do."
Ridden by Mike Smith, Mizdirection rallied to win on Santa Anita's turf course by a head. The 5-year-old filly had to rally to edge Reneesgotzip at the finish. A hard-charging Tightend Touchdown came up for a dead-heat finish for second.
Mizdirection is the 14th horse to win a Breeders' Cup race multiple times.
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Little Rock firefighters put out a tractor-trailer fire Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2014 on Interstate 30. - Photo by Gavin Lesnick
An 18-wheeler traveling on Interstate 30 in Little Rock caught fire Monday morning, slowing traffic in the area.
It happened about 10:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes east of 65th Street.
Firefighters remained on scene at 11:30 a.m. working to put out the blaze. A short time earlier, a haze of white-gray smoke was coming from the front of the truck's trailer with burn spots visible on multiple points of its exterior.
The truck was on the shoulder with crews blocking the right-hand lane. Traffic was very slow through the area.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Taylor Braun scored 19 points and TrayVonn Wright added 12 and North Dakota State closed out the 2012 Progressive Legends Classic subregional round with a 66-44 win over James Madison on Wednesday.
Braun, who was 6 of 10 from the field, knocked down three 3-pointers and recorded team-highs in rebounds (seven) and assists (six).
North Dakota State (5-1) opened the game on a 7-2 run but saw the Dukes rally and take a 20-19 lead with 6:16 left in the half.
But James Madison (1-3) converted just one field goal over the final six minutes and Braun scored eight of North Dakota State's final 10 points of the half as the Bison entered intermission with a 34-24 advantage.
North Dakota State, which shot 55 percent (11 of 20) in the second half, held James Madison to 15-of-46 shooting for the game.
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Terry Bradshaw married Tammy after 15 years of dating. She is his 4th wife and so far it seems that everything is going really well between the two…other than a personal struggle that may have just been revealed.
Does Terry Bradshaw Have Erectile Dysfunction?
Sources say that Terry could be struggling with erectile dysfunction and that he is currently taking a pill called to remedy the problem!
can boost libido, improve sexual stamina and even increase erection size!
I can't believe there are men out there who don't know about this…
A few weeks ago, I made a blog post because I was so frustrated with my current relationship with my boyfriend. He was having trouble performing in bed, he rarely turned me on, and it was really taking a toll on our relationship. I was strongly considering leaving him.
We'd watch the occasional adult movie here and there and I always thought: WTF, where do these guys get their stamina from? — I've literally tried everything with my boyfriend, from Cialis to Horny Goat Weed and a bunch of other libido pills, but nothing worked. He would only last few a minutes and his dick was never that hard.
A few months into the relationship I gave up. I figured it was genetics or from his occasional tobacco and alcohol use, and figured there was nothing I could do about it. Plus, having sex with a limp dick is a hassle and I was rarely satisfied afterwards anyway. My boyfriend knew it too and I could see he was losing his confidence. It took a toll on the relationship to say the least.
But Then I Found Out About the Terry Bradshaw Erectile Dysfunction 'Cure' Pills…
I came across the Doctors TV Show and the Hollywood couple Terry and Tammy Bradshaw were doing an interview. It was refreshing to see a famous couple struggling with their sex life like us. They admitted to having trouble with Erectile Dysfunction and explained they took the doctor's advice to use and it cured Terry Bradshaw ED permanently. They also shared that sex routines lasts for an hour with these pills.
I thought to myself, that was DEFINITELY something my boyfriend and I would be interested in. The Hollywood doctor went on to explain that men should take various aphrodisiacs —MACA, Horny Goat Weed, Herbal Viagra — and fortunately they're all combined into which you can try for free without a prescription. This innovative herbal technology boosts male sexual hormones throughout the body giving them the size and stamina of an adult film star and erection of an 18 year old!
For the first time in a while my relationship had hope!
Terry Bradshaw Quoted: "It's truly remarkable! I have never seen Terry like this before. When he takes my female libido runs wild as well."
The Hollywood doctor recommended his celebrity clients take the original with TRTT technology that he has been clinically testing on thousands of men suffering from Erectile Dysfunction problems and even some that weren't.
I found their website and decided to give the product a try. I was shocked they offered a free-trial for both products, so I ordered them without hesitating. When was taken over a two week period the ED problems are cured permanently an overwhelming 95% of the time.
Here is What We Experienced!
The pills arrived at our place in 2 days. I didn't even tell my boyfriend about it because I didn't want to get into his head, so before he went to sleep I gave him both pills and told him they were just vitamins.
I sort of feel uncomfortable detailing our insane experience, but since the chances we meet in person are so small, I'll go ahead and share the details:
In less than an hour after my boyfriend took , he woke up with super stiff boner and believe me when I say we had sex for an hour and a half straight—no exaggeration!
His dick was so hard it felt good inside of me and it was by far the best orgasm I've ever had. We were both able to climax multiple times that night and even once in the morning before work.
There was tons moaning and it was very intense. It sounds corny, but it was the best sex I've ever had! I was finally satisfied and he clearly was too. I expected the pill to work, but never expected it to be THIS GOOD.
Tammy Bradshaw said these ED pills had increased his size and girth, and that's exactly what happened with my boyfriend too! I still find it difficult to believe that this stuff turned him into an absolute beast in bed— and all for the price of a subway footlong, without any doctors appointment or expensive prescription. The results are worth every penny (I already ordered three more packs) — life is too short, and it literally saved our relationship.
I can unequivocally recommend these 'Miracle Pills' for anyone who wants to improve their sex life. Don't hesitate to use that trial offer of while it lasts, and make sure you take it because now I'm FINALLY satisfied. On top of my boyfriend's erections being stiffer than ever, he is now bigger than before and always lasts until after I've orgasmed.
Terry and Tammy Bradshaw Recommend Taking 30 minutes Before Intercourse For the Best Results!


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As many of you know, I've been anticipating the arrival of the Nokia Lumia 1520. It is the first Windows phone with a 1080p display. It is also the first 6" Windows phone. The first quad-core Windows phone. The first Windows phone with 4x HAAC microphones for superb audio capture even under loud conditions such as a concert, and also stereo/positional audio capture. It is the first Windows phone that has that has attracted so much attention since the Lumia 1020 and its massive 41mp camera. But, alas, it is also one of the last Lumia devices to be made by Nokia prior to the takeover by Microsoft.
Most of the amazing features of this phone were known to me throughout the many leaks that have come out over the past few weeks. 12 hours of Wifi browsing? 25 hours of talk time? Windows 8 GDR3? Built-in wireless charging? All great features. There's one bit that eluded me. Most rumours were claiming that Nokia would equip the Lumia 1520 with a Samsung-made Super AMOLED HD display. There are pros and cons to that. Over-exaggerated colours and deep blacks do make the screens more fun, even if inaccurate. But the downside is less realistic colour reproduction. Movies and pictures would be off as a result. And visibility in sunlight would be quire poor unless even more power was pumped into the backlight, which again means less battery life.
Nokia caught me off guard by using an IPS display, using their own deep black technology and the ever wonderful PureMotion 60hz tech, and by introducing a technology I had read about years ago during the release of the iPhone 3GS. There was a company back then that posed a question. And that was...why are we just increasing backlight power to increase visibility? It really doesn't help too much, and it kills the battery. They then did a demo of a screen that had the entire content of the display adjusted on a per-pixel level, to look best under various lighting conditions. This is all some very magical stuff that should become standard equipment on most high end phones in the near future.
The best way I can explain it is this way. If you're playing a dark game that's intended to be dark, with monsters hiding in corners and jumping out at you, increasing the brightness on your monitor doesn't help you much. Because you're just shining even more light behind a set of black pixels. But once you increase the gamma or brightness through the in-game menu, all those dark black areas become gray and quite visible as a result. Apical does that same sort of adjustment, but in a far more sophisticated manner, and on a per-pixel level as opposed to a full-screen effect, in direct response to the light hitting the screen. This is yet another reason to be excited about the upcoming Lumia 1520!
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Tyler Woman Killed Attempting to Cross the Street
An auto pedestrian accident in Tyler Sunday night has claimed the life of a 39- year- old woman.
Police say Nikesisha Smith of Tyler was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to walk across the 16 hundred block of Vine Street.
Officers say it appears Smith was not crossing in an approved crosswalk and the driver of the vehicle will not be ticketed. The incident occurred just before around 10:53 p.m. Sunday
Arrest Warrant Issued in Fatal East Texas Crash
An arrest warrant has been issued in the fatal crash that occurred on April 12 on State Highway 64 in Smith County. DPS Troopers completed the investigation into the crash that killed Jacky Wayne Johnston of Tyler.
After being presented with probable cause, Judge Christi Kennedy of the 114th District Court in Tyler signed an arrest warrant for Eduardo Viramontes of Ben Wheeler, Texas. The offense of Accident Involving Personal Injury of Death, a 3rd degree felony 3 was signed on August 2, 2012, with a recommended bond of $250,000.


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"[Guardiola's appointment] is great news for Bayern and the whole Bundesliga. Some of the best clubs in Europe, like Milan and Man City, were interested in him, but he chose Germany. Why? The Bundesliga is on its way to becoming the best league in Europe - even ahead of the Premier League."
- Andreas Becker, Goal.com Germany
"If this had only been about money, Bayern would never have stood a chance to secure the services of Guardiola," Rummenigge said at a press conference.
"We are very pleased and proud that Pep has decided to join Bayern. A coach like Guardiola obviously has a certain appeal. He is a very serious and social guy.
"We got the impression that he was interested in coaching Bayern right away. He will probably bring two people with him to join the backroom staff."
Rummenigge then went on to discuss the future of current coach Jupp Heynckes, who will retire at the end of the season.
"We would like it if Jupp stayed at Bayern. We do not know yet in which position, but we want him to remain involved with the club."
Bayern are currently preparing for Saturday's Bundesliga restart against Greuther Furth.


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Something every voter -- IBBWA or BBWA -- must decide is how to vote for those who were caught or admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. Not only must a voter decided how he or she will handle it, but it must be consistent.
I know guys like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were first-ballot guys before they even (allegedly) touched a syringe or any kind of oils. I get that. However, my own personal feeling is they need to be punished in some way for that use. Yes, their reputations are tarnished and will always be, but I cannot bring myself to vote for a known PED user or someone who had all kinds of evidence pointing in that direction on the first ballot. The second or third ballot? Sure. But they're not first-ballot-worthy in my book.
My ballot
Jeff Bagwell
Barry Larkin (not elected by IBWAA, thus still eligible)
Edgar Martinez
Mark McGwire
Mike Piazza
Tim Raines
Alan Trammell
Gil Hodges (IBWAA special-consideration candidate)
Marvin Miller (IBWAA special-consideration candidate)
A star-studded cast for sure. I'll break them down candidate-by-candidate (sans the special-consideration candidates). Last year's BBWAA vote in parenthesis.
- Here's what I wrote about Bagwell on last year's ballot (well, my blog post, at least):
"Bagwell was one of the most fearsome hitters of the 1990s, posting an average season of .304/.416/.545, 29 HR, 107 RBI, 35 2B, 102 R, 98 BB. That includes his first two seasons, including a Rookie of the Year award in 1991 and two strike-shortened seasons. His career took off in 1994 when he slugged 39 home runs, drove in 116 runners and posted an obscene 1.201 OPS. Those numbers were good enough to earn him the NL MVP that season. From 1994 to 2003, he averaged the following: .301/.420/.574, 37 HR, 116 RBI, 36 2B, 116 R and 107 BB. So it seems his 1994 season (minus the .368 batting average and .750 slugging percentage) would set the tone for the rest of his career. The only reason he wasn't a surefire first-ballot guy was phantom steroid/performance-enhancing drug allegations. I left him off last year because I didn't envision him as a first-ballot guy in general (side note: he was one of my favorite non-Dodgers in the '90s). Upon further review, it appears I was mistaken. The guy put up some amazing numbers and should be rewarded as such.Nothing Bagwell did in the last 12 months has changed my mind (humor intended).
Most impressive season: 1994, Houston: .368/.451/.750, 39 HR, 116 RBI, 32 2B, 104 runs scored, 213 OPS+, 8.9 bWAR, 7.8 fWAR
Extrapolated for 162-game schedule (155 games played): .368/.451/.750, 55 HR, 163 RBI, 45 2B, 146 runs scored
- Here's what I wrote about Larkin last year. I'm honestly not sure why he wasn't elected by the IBWAA last year.
"Much like Roberto Alomar, when you thought of shortstops in the '90s, Larkin was one of the first guys you thought of. Not only was he a solid defender, he was pretty good with the bat -- so much so that he took home the 1995 NL MVP. He was a consistent hitter, putting up a career line of .295/.371/.444 and was the face of the Cincinnati Reds franchise for the better part of 13 years."Most impressive season: 1996, Cincinnati: .298/.410/.567, 33 HR, 89 RBI, 36-for-46 in SB, 117 runs scored, 154 OPS+, 7.4 bWAR, 6.8 fWAR
Edgar Martinez (36.5)
- A lot of repeat guys, so you're going to see this line a lot: what I wrote about him last year.
"I'm a National League guy. I'm staunchly opposed to the designated hitter, but Martinez was such an incredibly talented hitter that it's a little easier to look beyond the fact he played the vast majority of his games as a designated hitter. Nevertheless, he put up some awfully impressive numbers: .312/.418/.515 career slash line. He was Ken Griffey's primary protection for the great Seattle teams of the '90s. He led the Majors in batting in 1992 (.343), but that wasn't nearly his most impressive showing. His 1995 season was one of his best, leading the AL in batting and runs scored. He led the Majors in on-base percentage, OPS, OPS+ and doubles that season. Martinez is one of the most underrated hitters of all-time. He would have been a shoo-in first-ballot guy if he played in the field. There has to be precedent for a designated hitter making the Hall, so why not the best one of all time?"Yeah, this guy needs to be in the Hall. The DH can go to hell, but Martinez shouldn't be penalized for being one of the greatest hitters of the 1990s.
Most impressive season: 1995, Seattle: .356/.479/.628, 29 HR, 113 RBI, 52 2B, 121 runs scored, 185 OPS+, 7.7 bWAR, 7.5 fWAR
Extrapolated for 162-game schedule (162 games played): .356/.479/.628, 32 HR, 126 RBI, 58 2B, 135 runs scored
- I've never written about McGwire before. It's hard to come up with a set of rules to go by when it comes to those who used PEDs (reference the beginning of this piece). McGwire had a fantastic career. He wasn't a guy who was going to shorten his swing to go the other way or hit behind a runner to move him up, he was the quintessential power-hitter. He didn't hit for a high average, but he hit a ton of balls over the fence. That's what he was paid to do. He hit 42 or more home runs six times in his career. While he'll always be remembered for his 70 homers in 1998, his 49 home runs in his rookie season of 1987 was pretty impressive.
McGwire put up some ridiculous numbers, including a .394 on-base percentage. His career slugging percentage (.588) is good for eighth-best in Major League history. Despite the PED use, he had a Hall of Fame career. He'll be held out for a long time by the BBWAA and I'd actually be a little surprised if he were voted in by the writers during his time on the ballot.
Most impressive season: 1998, St. Louis: .299/.470/.752, 70 HR, 147 RBI, 162 BB, 130 runs scored, 216 OPS+, 7.2 bWAR, 8.8 fWAR
Mike Piazza (first year eligible)
- Piazza is my favorite player of all-time and he's the best offensive catcher of all-time. A 62nd-round draft pick, Piazza was never a defensive dynamo and was drafted as a favor to his father by Tommy Lasorda, Piazza's godfather. Man, did the Dodgers knock that one out. Piazza. He had a cup of coffee in 1992 before exploding onto the scene in 1993. Piazza took home Rookie of the Year honors after a .318/.370/.561 with 35 home runs, 112 RBI in 149 games. That was the first of a 10-year stretch in which he was a superior offensive force behind the plate. From 1993 to 2002, his average season was .322/.389/.579 with 35 home runs, 107 RBI, 25 doubles, 85 runs scored and 56 walks. And his 1997 season will go down as one of the best (if not the best) by a catcher ever. Sadly for me as a fan of his and the Dodgers, he was unceremoniously traded to the Marlins during the 1998 season -- a trade that should have never happened.
After a great run with the Mets, Piazza had a couple one-season stints in San Diego and Oakland before hanging up his cleats. He'll always be my favorite player and should be a first-ballot guy. Some will use suspected PED use (ala Bagwell) to keep him off their ballots. It's completely unfair, but expected.
While he'll likely go into the Hall as a Met, he'll always be a Dodger to me.
Most impressive season: 1997, Los Angeles: .362/.431/.638, 40 HR, 124 RBI, 201 H, 104 runs scored, 185 OPS+, 8.5 bWAR, 9.4 fWAR
Tim Raines (48.7)
- Here's what I've written about Raines the last two years.
"Aside from Rickey Henderson, Raines is the best leadoff hitter of the last 50 years. Batting first, he had a slash line of .294/.385/.427. Surprisingly, he spent a lot of time batting second and third in his career (2841 plate appearances), but he will always been known as a leadoff guy. He had a four-year stretch from 1981-84 in which he led the National League in stolen bases -- 71, 78, 90, 75 respectively. In 1981, a strike-shortened season, he stole those 71 bases in 88 games."There's a big push from the Internet community to get Raines in the Hall. Here's hoping it happens. He deserves it.
Most impressive season: 1987, Montreal: .330/.429/.526, 18 HR, 68 RBI, 50-for-55 in SB, 123 runs scored, 149 OPS+, 6.8 bWAR, 6.9 fWAR
Alan Trammell (36.8)
- Like Raines, here's what I've written for the last two years.
"Trammell is a lot like Larkin. When you think of the Tigers in the 1980s, Trammell is the first guy you think of. He, along with Cal Ripken, were the first two guys to redefine the shortstop position, as they were offensive (the good offensive) players. However, they didn't sacrifice defense for offense. From 1983-90, Trammel had an .813 OPS as a shortstop. In a time when shortstops were 'glove-only' guys, it was almost unheard of. He also has the 72nd-best WAR of all-time (66.9), 0.2 points in front of Dodgers' Hall-of-Famer Pee Wee Reese. He's also 0.2 points ahead of former Dodger Eddie Murray."If Larkin is a hall of famer, so is Trammell. They have the same career bWAR (although Trammell accumulated it in 113 more games).
Most impressive season: 1987, Detroit: .343/.402/.551, 28 HR, 105 RBI, 21-for-23 in SB, 155 OPS+, 8.4 bWAR, 7.9 fWAR
I left some noteworthy guys off my ballot (aside from Bonds and Clemens), most notably Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Curt Schilling and Larry Walker. Those guys should all get into the Hall of Fame someday. Ballots are limited to 10 selections and I had nine, so there's no way I could have fit everyone on there. All except Walker are first-timers. Biggio is a member of the 3,000-hit club and will get in. Hell, I'll probably vote for him next year. Lofton is a lot like Raines. He deserves to get in, but it might take awhile. Schilling didn't strike me as a hall-of-famer, but the more I look and read, it seems he is indeed worthy. Walker is a candidate whose stock has improved over time, thanks to advanced statistics.
It'll be interesting to see how many votes Bonds and Clemens get. They won't get it, but seeing how many actually voted for them will be interesting.
Of all the first-timers who aren't PED guys, Piazza has the best chance of going in on the first ballot. Hopefully guys like Bagwell and Raines (at minimum) join him. More likely, guys like Jack Morris and Dale Murphy make it.
Photo credits
Bagwell: shgmom56, Flickr
Larkin: Rick Dikeman, Wikimedia Commons
McGwire: Keith Allison, Flickr


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I have closedfice rounds of funding totalling more than $30 million for three companies I have started, and the only VC of the bunch I would not EVER do business with again is Boston Millenia. Their deal terms were not unreasonable, until the night before the closing when they contacted the management team close to midnight, informed us that "a few things needed to be changed" before we could close - and then proceeded to alter every deal term we had negotiated over an extended period of months. They did this knowing that we were out of funds and would miss payroll if we did not close on the new deal terms. Since the term sheet was non-binding legally, our lawyers felt we could not sue and, since we would have been out of funds and shut down, there would have been no funds to support a lawsuit. I have dealt with many VCs over the past nine years and while I find many of them arrogant and rude, Boston Millenia is in a class of its own in these categories.PRIVATE: Members Only


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Christie Administration Approves Two Charter Applications, Including the First Charter Conversion Under New Administration Reform
Along With 13 Previously-Approved Charter Schools and Additional Schools To Be Approved In the Fall Expedited Approval Round, These Schools Will Be Eligible To Open In September 2013 Pending Final Approval From the Commissioner
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|Contact: Barbara Morgan
Rich Vespucci
|Date: October 1, 2012
Trenton, NJ – Continuing its commitment to increasing the number of high-quality school options for underserved students, the Christie Administration today approved two charter applications during its September approval round – International Academy of Camden Charter School (Camden) and Phillip's Academy Charter School (Newark, East Orange, Irvington). Phillip's Academy Charter School is the first school to be approved under the recently enacted charter conversion law, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-4.1, approved by Governor Christie in November 2011. That law allows for the conversion of high-performing private schools located in failing school districts into charter schools. These schools will join 13 applications approved in prior application cycles that are currently in a planning year, along with additional applications to be approved in February 2013, as eligible to open in September 2013.
In order for any of these schools to open, they must first complete a "preparedness review," to ensure they have the academic, operational components, and capacity to successfully meet the needs of children through a successful academic programs, financial viability, equitability, and organization soundness. After a review of the applicants' submission of this information in June of 2013, the Commissioner will render a final approval decision in July for charters to open their doors in September.
"We are deeply committed to ensuring that every student in New Jersey has access to a high-quality public school that is a good fit for them, and we strongly support charter schools as one public school option for underserved students," said Commissioner Chris Cerf. "By holding a high bar for any new school we approve, we are following through on our commitment to ensuring that we not only provide options for students, but that we provide high-quality options for students."
Over the past two years, the Department has taken significant steps towards improving its charter authorizer responsibilities, which include both approving only high-quality new school applications as well as holding existing charter schools accountable for results. In partnership with the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), the Department has strengthened its new school approval process and aligned it with national best practices. This includes a multi-stage review that consists of an in-person interview, a thorough review of both the school plan and capacity to implement that plan, the demonstrated need for the school in the proposed community, and the solicitation of input from the public.
To ensure that the quality of applications is strong, the Department's Charter Schools Office has invested in recruiting high-performing charter operators from across the country to expand into New Jersey, encouraging charter operators in New Jersey with a strong track record to grow, and conducting a needs analysis to identify other areas of the state where charter schools could offer choice in underserved communities.
Over the last two years, this collective work has resulted in the Department opening 18 new charter schools, closing 5 schools for poor academic performance or organizational and fiscal issues, and placing another 13 schools on probation.
Under the charter conversion law, all currently enrolled students in an approved conversion school shall be eligible to continue in the school after the conversion. As with any public school, the converted charter school must prohibit religious instruction, events, and activities that promote religious views. The school cannot display any religious symbols, nor can the school name contain any religious references.
The approved charter applications are:
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|International Academy of Camden Charter School
|Philip's Academy Charter School
|Newark, East Orange, Irvington