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Dusty, Sutton, Lefebvre…it's like a reunion at the yard
All sorts of former Dodgers here, between the Reds' manager Dusty Baker, Nationals broadcaster Don Sutton (who is here promoting awareness for his cancer foundation), Jim Lefebvre (who is here with the Chinese National Baseball Team)…throw in Ron Cey, who walked by my office a few minutes ago and it's quite an impressive lot. I think it's something we take for granted, sometimes, just how many former players are involved in the organization in one way or another, so it's cool to see so many here at one time.
In fact, there will be a lot more this weekend as we celebrate the 60s, with a luncheon at the stadium that fans can purchase tickets to (email firstname.lastname@example.com for info), the photo day on Sunday which will inclue 60s guys and even a 60s themed fireworks show on Friday…break out the tie-dye shirts and come on down to the yard.
Meanwhile, Andruw Jones is out of the lineup with a "crank right knee" as Joe Torre put it, though he said he could play if he had to. Furcal is eligible to come off on Wednesday but Joe thinks it's more likely to be on Friday. Here's the group taking the field tonight against the Reds…
Pierre, LF
Ethier, RF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Hu, SS
Penny, P
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Cy Arroyo will probably shut us out but I love the lineup.
i don't know. our lefties Either and Loney hit righies pretty good.
"Crank right knee." Translation: Couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat.
HAHA nice one dude on Druw!
All the guys memtioned were great Dodgers except Cey was in the 70″s. Lefrv was a great one till he broke his leg… that hurt his career.
Coments were great yeaterday about who should go. Starting with Ned must go! We know Jones cn't go to AAA without his okay or we'll lose him. Big deal.. he's fat *** his taking up space.
Ned'd big time bad moves haqve hurt big time…Bennet, Sweeny are terrible. How about last years move. Liberta is a nice guy but that was a terrible signing. Smit is another.
Garv was my favorite Dodger and I was only 5 when he became a damn Padre. I guess I was a fan of him more off the field HAHA. I did love him beating the Cubs in 84.
I boycotted the games this weekend because they are illegal interleague games, and are morally bankrupt. And frankly, as a Dodger fan, we get the short end of the stick–we always play the Angels, which has become a consistently good team (thanks, in no small part, to the idiots at Fox, who let Mike Scioscia go), while others play the Royals or the Rangers.
I did, however, read some of the posts and there is a certain frustration out there.
Without being an apologist for management, would anyone make out a very different line-up card? If I were Joe Torre, all the names on the card would be the same–I might move Kent down, and Loney and Kemp up. I probably would still have Pierre lead off (with the understanding that when Furcal comes back, he goes back to hitting 8th).
Also, are there many differences with the roster? Except for Pierre (and again, I have no problem with him as a 4th outfielder–my problem is that he gets too much playing time ahead of Kemp and Ethier), I would probably have the same roster. If Blake DeWitt or Andy LaRoche could play second base, I might have both of them up (and, at a certain point, I might start them ahead of Kent).
The Jones deal has not turned out well, and we are approaching the point when it can be called a bust. But I admit that there is a good chance that I would have made that deal over the winter (provided, of course, that it was clear we were just willing to have a very expensive 4th outfielder).
And some folks want to bring up Clayton Kershaw (we're all anxious to see him in Los Angeles), but I would probably let him develop in Jacksonville for as long as I could hold out this year (to save his arm for the next 10 years)–and however it shakes out, our 5th starter has not been the problem.
So, aside from the fact that we have spent some lost cash (Loazia, Jones, Pierre, Nomar), we have mostly the 25-man roster I would want and mostly the every-day line-up I would want.
I agree that it has not been perfect, and some of Torre's managing decisions have, and continue, to perplexed me. And, our starting pitching has NOT been doing what we expected it would (Penny's ERA is double what it was at this time a year ago). But this is a good and exciting Dodgers team, and it's very near what we all usually say we want to see. And while I hate to put the comparison to 2006 (because I want us to do BETTER), I think it's ultimately accurate–that team took a while to come together, and this one is taking a while too. But, I think when it does it will be poised to win the division and the pennant, and will set the table for years to come.
It's not that the overall roster is a problem, but when management spends 41 million dollars on 4 players that have a combined slug of .330 it's a huge problem.
The Joneses, The Kent's, The Pierre's, The Nomars..I wouldnt have problems with individually, but collectively managemeant we have structured our team to where they are all expected to play big roles (table setter and run scorer and suppossed run producers) and they are all well, well below whats needed.
Same thing as last year. Young guys are just to young and learning how to play consistently and the old guys are dragging down the ship with their poor production. If Kent was named Abreu and Jones was named Ethier, bith would have been riding pine months ago. If Nomar was named LaRoche he wouldnt even ever come of the DL.
Now soon, Jones knee will progress to DL to spare himself and the dodgers the embarrassment of having their two highest paid players on the team combine for 0 wins and 2hr so far in 08
I am so sick of it.
Baker, Cey, Lefebvre, Sutton(although I hate opponant broadcasters, even former Dodger HOFers)) You got quite a crew there.
I see according to tonight's lineup Torre is beginning to see the light, "crank right knee" and all.
In my worthless assessment I think the Dodgers have improve a lot over the past several years.
Except for the starting pitching, but especially the offense.
I think the only problem is the competition improved a little more.
But I have confidence we're getting there.
I forgot to add we lack some general managing.
Nice lineup considering. Penny looks terrible so far. I have a feeling it's going to be a long night. Here we go again.
Also, why Jeff Kent can't bat anywhere but cleanup is a mystery ot me.
Penny Sucks big time
Nice job getting out of that inning Brad! Now let's get that one back plus a few more!
Only one run so that's a good start.
Could it be that opponent pitchers know exactly what pitch the Dodgers are looking for?
We seem to be hitting early in the count.
The Reds may be out hitting us but they are not out fielding us.
SO far, this is bad.
That was a good play by Hu on a ball Penny almost reached out for and could've hurt his hand.
Another nice play by Loney.
Lets see some power Dodgers
Aroyo may have an era of 6 but looks like we will help him lower that tonight.
Penny's long day's journey into night continues…
Note to Ned – Unless he improves dramatically over the course of the season, don't pick-up his option.
Well, I'm glad we have our Ace going for us tonight.
You say "We have no Ace".
You're right, of course.
That is too bad – each team deserves at least one Ace; a few lucky ones have two.
At this point, why not give Meloan a try?
And don't bother calling up Kershaw until September to get his feet wet – this team's not going anywhere anyway.
Right now he is our 4 of Clubs.
Penny absolutely sucks. I subscribed to MLB.TV this year and was so looking forward to seeing all the Dodger games as I live in Waterloo, Illinois. A few more games like we've been playing and I may cancel MLB.TV. Dodger pitchers look pathetic. We have about 10 pitchers and players who all need a rehab assignment and let nobody except Furcal and the kids.
I'm with you E. Don't screw with Kershaw in a lost cause.
ALERT ALERT calling Kershaw.
We could use some offense too.
bear – this team may not have any aces, but it has plenty of donkeys if you catch my drift.
With the offense struggling already, it makes it even more difficult when the starters put them behind the eight ball right out of the gate.
Well, it looks like we'll have plenty to talk about again tomorrow…
The hardest hit ball so far has been by our pitcher
A gift. I'll take it. We need all the help we can get.
Who set up those two runs with a double? Oh, that's right, that kid who rides the pine.
WE'll take all the gifts we can get
Hey beggars can't be choosers. 'Bout time somebody gave us some runs instead of the other way around.
Now if we only had a pitcher who could hold 'em for awhile…
Well, We can fight our way back. Still can't get that timely hit when we need it
Loney should've took a pitch the way Arroyo was pitching.
Well at least we got 2 thanks to Hairston.
We're not giving them back though.
Geez Penny, walk the opposing pitcher why don't ya
Wow! Against Arroyo? Yes, but that's a great throw.
Great play, Matt
Any way you can Penny!!
Score it 8-5
KEMP to DeWITT.
Love to see that.
Why the hell Kemp is made to ride the pine, I'll never know.
Well I guess that'll buy Mr. Kemp a trip to the bench tomorrow.
What a play by Kemp and DeWitt!
That was poetic Kemp and Arroyo
Arroyo looks like he's struggling and yet he could be pitching a shutout.
Didn't Lefebvre have a fight with Lasorda?
You don't run on The Bison!!!
They're gonna stop running on Kemp.
Kemp was doing just fine in the 3 hole…batting over .300 with nine stolen bases. Why can't Torre keep from noodling with the line-up?
Penny really is a TOOL. Scary thing, he's a first half pitcher. What do we get to look forward to after the all-star break?
Note to Ned: Get what you can for Penny at the trade deadline.
Penny looks like he's been hanging out with Jelly Roll and Brazobelly. Working on a boiler of his own. He's not as slim as he was this time last year. Him and his ERA are fatter.
Man, this team has a lot of work to do. I had them pegged as a fourth place team in the start of the season, and the only thing preventing that is the fact that the Rockies and Padres are doing much, much worse.
Thank goodness DeWitt is fun to watch, and thank goodness Nomar's calf is keeping him away from DeWitt's spot.
But Penny and Lowe are not doing their part at all, and the lineup is terribly hot and cold. Kent, the only old stick left in there, is demonstrating why the young 'uns should play. ( Jones is just in an unspeakable category of his own. ) Furcal has his back trouble, and did I read somewhere his specific injury is often the first sign of a degenerative disc disease? That would be bad, bad.
Come on Dodgers, the season is still so long, I don't want to keep on dreading each game.
We have about 6 to 8 players to trade for one good power hitter.
We just need to pay half their salaries
This is like an average game for Penny.
He just has to go one more inning.
Oh, you mean we have As*es instead of Aces. That makes sense, and all of them are not pitchers. The biggest one is our GM.
Jungar–I agree with what you're saying, but if the management is willing to just eat its mistakes and play the right guys, regardless of the money they are paying, we'll be OK.
I admit, we have not really seen the management be willing to ignore salaries and play the right guys on a lot of occassions, but tonight we have it.
Kpookiemon is right–Kemp was doing just fine hitting third. Torre has an unhealthy fascination with fiddling with the line-up. It seems that, once Furcal comes back, we should have at least some set posts in the line-up–Furcal first, Kemp third, Jones/Pierre 8th.
I don't know what's going on with Penny. This team can win, but we need Brad Penny if we're going to do it.
And Ethier is sitting on the bench why?????????????????
Another tough Pierre out…
There are so many levels that this team needs to rectify. Isn't conditioning supposed to be Conte's realm?
Come on Kemp, baby. a long one is needed
My Loney has a first name,
It's J-A-M-E-S
My Loney has a second name,
It's L-O-N-E-Y
I love to watch him every day
And if you ask me why I'll say
'Cause James Loney has a way
With H-I-T-T-I-N-G!
LONEY Keeps us in the game.
That's why they call him the Bison!
KEMP keeps it goin'
DeWitt baby!!!!!
Yeah, Dewitt's our man.
Note to JoJo and Ned – this is why we like to see the kids play.
Sweeney!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the hell is DY
New game.
Hu's just overmatched by ML pitching right now.
My man DeWITT opposite field ties it up
Go going guys.
Sweeney's our #1 PH because he's SUPPOSED to be our #1 PH, just like Pierre's a lead-off hitter because he's supposed to be a lead-off hitter. Doesn't mean they have the ability to do so, its just JoJo's 1950's thinking in action.
It's be good if Penny get through the 6th
This was a strategic move by Penny. By issuing a lead-off walk to Bako, it allows Arroyo to stay in the game to bunt.
And then Loney throws Bako out at second–it's brilliant!
(Please pass the Kool-Aid.)
leekfink, you are funny
Torre better hit for Penny here. Sweeny's a waste of a roster spot. Let's see Pee Wee swing the stick and get something started. Pierre's absolutely useless unless there's someone on base.
This is a good time to take the lead.
I had a nice poem about the kids but I screwed it up and lost it. Too long to do over.
Good boy Joe, listen to you're man Kace.
Oh well, it was the right call regardless.
Hu definitely seems overmatched at the plate right now, but he also seems like a very intelligent ballplayer and has always hit well in the minors. I think he'll "get it" sooner or later. With Abreu in the twilight zone, Hu is the future of our middle infield.
Loney team leader now has 28 RBI
Kemp has 27.
JUANPY doing his thing.
To bad there's two out BUT
You never know.
Kemp has 20 less at bats than Loney, or he would be leading in RBI'S
Juan Pierre would be the perfect center fielder for Dusty Baker
If Dusty would take Pierre, we could throw in Andruw also
that "foul tip" and the balk is keeping this inning alive.. beimel is working..
need a big k here
Sara, Beimel is feeling your love!!! LOL
Tough inning by Beimel – gritted his teeth and got through it. Now we need a rally.
Go, Joe (Favorite Bobblehead) Beimel!
Now we need to score and make him 4-0!
That inning seemed to end at least 3 times.
Some more good stuff brought to you by Joey Beimel
Weak grounder by Kent. Now let's go kids!
Kemp gets down the first base line quick, now 4-for-4
KEMP for a guy who could hit
Sure can throw
Sure can run
Brox throwing some serious heat – he's hit 100 a couple times.
Brox is definitely the heir apparent, but no need to rush as long as Saito is doing well.
Hey crash24now, are you a Jack Bauer fan?
Please please use Maza for the ph not Sweeney the Weenie
Probably see Andruw this inning.
No, "Crash" is a nickname earned due to an unfortunate incident in my youth which involved my 1972 Monte Carlo.
Geez, I could have done that. Pinch hitter deluxe my ****!!!
Where did JoJo come from? He has the absolute worst feeling for when to throw in a lefty ph against a lefty reliever.
Juanpy does another one of his things well.
Andruw could have done better than Sweeney, well, maybe not
Hate to lose this game and fall 6 back.
Maybe we'll get a walk-off.
Broxton had a good inning
Now it's Saito.
Another fine quality AB from Sweeney… and LaRoche is in Vegas why???
Yep, ole Ned can pick'em!!
Martin Kent & Loney Let Go!!!
Bring up Laroche and Repko
Make them pay for that E-6!
We need a walk-off something or other
Air Mail. Special delivery for Marty at 2nd.
Allright, we got an other
Way to move him over, Kent!
At least Kant got him over.
Make him pay for that hubris Matty.
Let's go Blake!
Come on Kemp a 3 runs homerun would be nice or a sac.
DeWitt Please no DP.
Ouch 2 ibb Baker a whimp haha. Come on Blake
And the kid comes thru again!! Woo-Hoo!!!!
Blaaaaaaaaake! 6-for-6 with bases loaded!
If Joe replaces Dewitt, we need to tar and feather him and ride him out of town on an A**
Call him Nomar Pipp cause we got BLAKE!!
Lineup for Friday and every day thereafter:
Furcal ss
Ethier rf
Kemp cf
Loney 1b
Martin c
DeWitt 3b
Young lf
LaRoche 2b
D_e_W_I_T_T he's a witt.
It's a gift
kid is seriously amazing
Blake ROYYYYYYYYYYyy
I gotta hand it to that kid Dewitt, he saw an opportunity when he was brought up and he intends to stay……….
Dewitt for Rookie of the year.
that kid is something else.
how could you not love him? =)
It's late in St. Louis, Good nite guys
In all my years I can't remember a player earn is way on this team like BLAKE DE WITT
Nice gimme game from the Reds, but who'd a thunk it the way Penny was pitching?
Nice way to hang in there guys and get he job done!! I'll even say Pierre did his job well tonight.
Bullpen was nails!! Kudo's to them.
Blake is prefect 6 for 6 with 12 rbi with the base loaded.m this guy is clutch and were still the #1 bases loaded team in the league.
You know it going to happen bob so stop complaining lol.
The bullpen has won one more game than the starters 12-11.
It just shines a light on our pitching
Weak starters________Strong bullpen.
Anyone else see the stat saying that Kemp leads the majors with 7 outfield assists?
I got a mancrush on DeWitt.
Gotta admire that kid DeWitt – nothing phases him. He hits into a DP and Ks and comes right back to drive in the tying and winning runs.
Is Nomar's injury that serious? or does he just see the writing on the wall?
Yes I saw it and I'm proud of him.
Kemp 7 assist I mean.
Torre's a fool if he doesn't start the same OF again tomorrow after going 8 for 13 tonight. Not that I wouldn't rather see DY in JPs spot, but unlike JoJo I actually like to reward good games.
Yeah pierre, that is awesome! I think I am getting that same mancrush! 🙂
Enchanted, I don't disagree with going with the same outfield. But how muchlonger would you let Kent bat cleanup? He's like sludge getting in the way of a well-oiled machine. Move him down to 6th.
Looks to be the beginnings of a potential DL trip for Mr. Jones…maybe
Tribute to tonight's win and the kids.
Flew in from Anaheim
Disneyland on the 5.
Didn't get to bed last night,
On the way the shellacking was on my mind,
Man, I had a dreadful fight,
I'm back in the Chavez Ravine.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the Chavez Ravine.
Been away so long
I hardly knew the place,
Gee it's good for Andre to play,
Leave it to Russell to set the pace,
DeWitt the player of the day!
I'm back in the Chavez Ravine.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the Chavez Ravine.
Well the Malibu girls really knock me out,
They leave the OC behind.
And LA girls make me sing and shout,
That Loney's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mind.
I'm back in the Chavez Ravine.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the Chavez Ravine.
Well the Malibu girls really knock me out,
They leave the OC behind.
And LA girls make me sing and shout,
That Loney's always on my mi-mi-mi-mi-mind.
Show me 'round your ashen bat
The Bison hits the ball real sound
Take me o'er the right field wall.
Let me run the bases round
Come and hit your buddies in,
I'm back in the Chavez Ravine.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the Chavez Ravine.
From Tony Jackson: Must read!
We learned after the game that Andruw Jones had an MRI today, that the MRI showed fluid and torn cartilage in his right knee and that if it isn't better by Thursday or Friday, he'll have arthroscopic surgery that will sideline him, according to what Jones says the doctors told him, for four to five weeks. My experience has been that they usually don't even TALK about surgery unless they're fairly sure it's going to happen. But he is going to get treatment and try to make it work.
From L.A Times: More must-read!
Andruw Jones has torn cartilage and a buildup of fluid in his right knee, according to the results of an MRI exam he underwent Monday.
Jones said that if the swelling in his knee doesn't subside by Friday, he will undergo surgery that will sideline him for four to five weeks.
"Hopefully, I can do it in the off-season," he said of the possible surgery.
The center fielder, who signed a two-year, $36.2-million deal in the winter but is batting only .167, said he felt discomfort in his knee over the last two games in Anaheim.
Jones was 0 for 11 in the three-game series, which concluded Sunday as the Dodgers lost two of three.
He said he had difficulty sleeping Sunday night, which is why he placed a call the next morning to trainer Stan Conte.
In addition to damaged cartilage, Jones said he has a golf-ball sized wart behind his knee that might have to be surgically removed. Because of the wart's location, he said, it can't be drained.
Personally I would DL Jones, bring up LaRoche and on Friday option Hu back to Vegas and activate Furcal. But, Ned may bring up Repko instead of LaRoche.
Great game tonight boys! It was a fabulous night of hitting by our outfield, including Pierre, and there is nothing left to say about DeWitt other than purely amazing stuff. This was an entire team effort, and it was one wild and crazy game in which the dodgers came out on top. I don't know if you pay attention to the pictures on the homepage, but that last group shot is the perfect picture of our future young team enjoying a moment in which it was all about them working as a team to get the win and the celebration was well deserved. Every player in the picture had something to do with tonight's win.
I forgot to mention pitching – Our Bullpen was our Ace pitcher tonight.
Great night for the Dodgers. A great win, great games by the kids, PLUS!!! FATTY IS HURT!!! The best news of the night is hearing that Andruw Jones might be out until July 1st! This is a blessing! We can finally get our three best outfielders onto the field at the same time. Matt Kemp showed us what he can do tonight, Ethier is solid and Pierre is by default our third outfielder. When Furcal gets back we will be even better!
I am starting to worry about both Lowe and Penny. If they are hurt or anything we might see Kershaw soon!!!
Good one Crash. We got you a win Nelly. That is a great picture. Jones hitting the DL is something of a blessing. Maybe we can get some consistant lineups. Bat Kemp 3rd and Marty 5th or 6th. He seems to do better there and Kemp is a monster.
Nice win last night. Got to take advantage when the other team gives you outs. DeWitt is really something. I think the kid is here to stay. Need Billz to keep it going tonight.
Maybe JoJo will take a page from LaRusa's book and bat the pitcher 8th and Pierre 9th. I would like to see how that works out when Ferk gets back.
If Lowe and Penny ever get it going and they keep Bennett off the field we can make a serious run.
Take your time with that calf Nomore. Take all season!! Get ready for next year somewhere else….
Conspiracy Theory: Ned's master plan are all these mysterious ailments plaguing the veterans so they go on the disabled list and he can call up the kids. That way he can rebuild without having to use the "R" word. Think about it… Loaiza – Wade. Furcal – Maza. Nomore's calf just isn't healing…, Jones suddenly has a bum knee. Its diabolical and brilliant at the same time. Next up, an unexplainable turf toe ailment for Kent…
enchanted, the way this season is going so far, a conspiracy theory wouldn't be that big of a stretch.
This may be the perfect opportunity for Andruw to get his act together, giving him 15 days to get his head on straight. Let's bring Mattingly out here while Andruw is on the DL to work with him.
It seems like we have seen it all this season so far so a conspiracy theory wouldn't be that be of a stretch.
Don't forget about Pierre. He did have a good game last night, but he is still an issue in the outfield (defensively).
okay, I don't know why only part of my post went before the rest, and then reposted the whole thing – sorry!! My computer is having a hard time getting up this morning.
It doesn't want to be at school either.
I don't revel in Druw's condition, although it will clear the outfield picture for a while. I expect that Druw may be out longer than expected at this point. Can you imagine how much more weight he'll gain after knee surgery immobilizes him. I don't see him as being useful for the rest of the season. Other than more millions wasted, I don't see how it will affect the team for the worse. Hopefully it might give DY occasional playing time, unless he's now regarded as strictly a second base option. At least DY should become the pinch hitter of choice from the left side, because Sweeney has had all the chances that one deserves and should be DFA'ed promptly.
That brings us to the LaRoche situation. I expect that DeWitt now has as many at bats as LaRoche has had in the majors, and DeWitt has certainly produced a better BA, shown more power and produced more in clutch situations. DeWitt will have his letdowns like any other player, rookie or otherwise, but he's proven enough to me to be our regular third baseman in spite of the potential promise of LaRoche power. As much as I don't want even a consideration of handing the job back to Nomar, I also don't want at this point to disrup DeWitt's progress by introducing LaRoche and trying to share third base with him. On the other hand, LaRoche won't learn anything more from being at AAA, unless it is to switch him to another playing position and to prepare him that way. DeWitt could always be tried at second, but doing it in the middle of the season and breaking up his continuity would not seem the way to go. If DeWitt is to try and make that switch, it should be done in winter ball and Spring Training rather than now. So, I'm hoping that we bring LaRoche up and designate him as the primary right handed pinch hitter and let him sub occasionally between third and maybe even the outfield for the rest of the season.
Along with those changes, we need to get rid of Sweeney, Bennett (bring up a minor league guy in his place), and Proctor. I wish we would also DFA Nomar, or more graciously find him another team in advance by way of a trade, and I wish we'd trade Lowe by the deadline whether we're still contending or not.
Much to Ned's chagrin, Pierre is the fly in the oinment of his master plan because he's indestructible. When last seen Ned was trying to work it out to where JP would be walking under his 5th floor window at the same time the piano movers were hoisting up the baby grand…
Bear – IMO, LaRoche should be working at 2B right now while he's in Vegas. DeWitt / LaRoche at 3B can work itself out in the off season. In the meantime with Andy getting in some time at 2B, we can be looking to trade Kent to a contender at the deadline. Eveybody wins. We get a prospect, Kent gets his last shot at a titlle, and LaRoche gets a chance.
So now were last years team with our starters not throwing as well and Jeff Kent not hitting. Great.
Sheesh how much in this years salary is on the DL? 50 million? Enough payroll to be the Diamondbacks almost.
Go away Ned, a blind man can see you do more to hurt than to help.
enchanted – you are too funny!! lol!!! That is a very good visual, I must say lol!!!!!!!!
Everybody cheer on Lurch tonight – he's going up against the Snakes. This is our chance to pull within four games. Hard to believe we're in a pennant race with only half a team.
I agree with LaRoche spending two to four weeks in Vegas at 2B. Then bring him up and trade away Kent.
LaRoche at 2B is not a bad idea at all. He should certainly be able to handle it given his age and the fact that he was drafted as ****.
haha. I was trying to right (a shortstop (SS). stupid censor.
write*… its been a long night
Just think if we could get LaRoche at 2nd, Furcal back at SS and DY in the outfield. It has the potential to be a wicked lineup anyway it is stacked – you could have speed and power up and down the lineup, not to mention the combination of left/right-handed hitters.
Not only that, we would have potentially eight .300 hitters in the lineup. No .150 or .200 or .226 or .241 hitters. Would be a lot more run productivity with something like
Furcal ss
Martin c
Kemp cf
Loney 1b
Ethier rf
DeWitt 3b
LaRoche 2b
Young lf
Heck, I wouldn't mind if Pierre swapped with Young every once in a while.
Update: Ned seen trying to tie JP to the railroad tracks…
Piano hit JoJo in the head, hopefully jarring something loose.
Good one, but I like the piano scenario better. He might find a way to whittle his way out of whatever binds him to the track. The piano has an element of surprise which I would think you would need when dealing with JP.
Great come from behind win last night and while I never wish injury upon anybody, it will be nice to see Ethier amd Kemp in the same lineup for an extended period of time. BTW what the heck is up with Penny and Lowe, did they both get this *bad* in 1 season or will they return to form? If they do, the Dodgers could make a big run at the D-Backs.
As far as I am concerned………Crash thats a perfect lineup…
Imagine a potential lineup of .290-.300+ averages with 20-30 homeruns per player on average (that would be 160 – 240+).
– crash, that line up would rock!!!!
It'll just be nice if we can get 4-5 weeks of an uninterrupted Ethier/Kemp outfield. I won't even get greedy to get JP out of there. This is Andre's and Matt's time to really step up and show their stuff and maybe get us on a roll, at least offensively. Maybe then we can once and for all put to rest this platoon BS of JoJos.
Druw out, Repko up. Furcal back, Hu down. Sweeney gone, LaRoche up. That's a good start. Unfortunately between JoJo and Nerd, they'll keep Sweeney around as a "veteran influence."
Well…there is one way to get someone out of the lineup..
Andruw is hurt….this makes Schmidt and Andruw two of the really stellar acquisitions by Ned…I don't want anyone to be hurt, but can you believe he signs another used up vet that has seen his better days..?!…When will he learn..?..At least now we don't have to watch him loaf down to first or swing at stupid pitches….This is good news for the club…Now if they could figure out what happened to Penny and Lowe maybe we could get on a streak…They have been pathetic this year….whatssup with that?
And who doesn't love DeWitt?…He has been our real star especially without Raffy….love that kid….Anyone for DFA'ing
Sweeney?…We hear about how he is way up on the pinch hitting list…guess he forgot to tell anyone….another awful acquisition..
"Dodgers manager Joe Torre said an MRI on Monday revealed that Jones has some fluid and a soft cartilage tear in his right knee." When pressed on the issue, Juan Pierre, displaced center fielder, snapped, "I had nothing to do with it. I always keep boxes of donuts in my locker. Andruw comes over. We talk. Sometimes we eat. What are you saying, anyway? Talk to Ethier and Kemp, they're the ones–errr, I mean, they might know something…" When asked about the innuendo, Ethier smiled and said, "I'll do anything to help the ball club win." Matt Kemp was unavailable for comment.
LOL!!! kpookiemon funny, funny, funny!!!
some injuries are untimely and devastating (ie. furcal when the dodgers were in the middle of their great streak).. but this one to jones couldn't have come at a better time.. don't let him push off surgery and get worse. put him on the DL immediately. it's what's best for the team.
Sara, I agree. A small tear in the cartilage is best treated by immediate surgery, before it can become a bigger, more complex tear.
exactly. jones saying he hopes he can wait until the offseason is the worst idea ever. if he's tearing it up and doesn't want to stop playing, you'd understand.. but as bad as he's been, he should just take care of it immediately, and come back better and stronger. although, i shudder to think what time on the DL would do to his weight..
Good one Kahli!!
As jungar pointed out, we've come a long way (and $36.2 Mil later) to be back where we ended last year. Kent's not hitting, but we have managed to swap DeWitt for Nomore, so that's a definite plus.
Only encouraging thing I could see from Penny last night was that he had some velocity. Can't say that much for Lowe, who couldn't even hit 90. I'd see if Penny has something left in the tank the rest of the year before I'd decide to pick-up his option. Lowe on the other hand I'd try and flip at the trade deadline since there's no reason to re-sign him.
Sweeney Todd is definitely a DFA immediately if not sooner. There's nothing that he can do that DY can't. Bennett's working on his throwing… best if he worked on it somewhere else. He brings nothing offensively or defensively to the table. Bring up Ardoin and let him be around the show for awhile.
Why are things so apparent to us bloggers that takes management months to figure out, then still get wrong??
Hold on Jungar–We're last year's team with the following critical differences:
1) Loney is starting every day;
2) Kemp is (or, with Jones on the DL, will be) starting every day;
3) Ethier is (or, with Jones on the DL, will be) starting every day;
4) Billingsley is in the starting rotation from the outset.
I think you correctly pointed out last year that this was worth several wins. Plus, we have DeWitt at 3B rather than Nomar.
True, I would rather have a healthy/productive Jones over Pierre, and we need the starters to pitch better, and I would love to find a way for LaRoche and DeWitt to get in the line-up (DeWitt may end up being a second baseman). But we have good chances.
I'm still feeling very optimistic about now and the future with this team.
From Rotoworld:
"Mike Piazza announced his retirement from baseball on Tuesday.
Piazza hoped to play this year, but serious interest never materialized from a major league team. The future Hall of Famer ends his career with a .308/.377/.545 line, 427 homers and 1,335 RBI in 1,912 games over 16 seasons. He was named to 12 All-Star teams, he set the record for homers by a catcher and he twice led the NL in OPS+. His .362-40-124 season in 1997 was maybe the greatest offensive year ever for a catcher."
………and the Dodgers traded him away the next year………….
I'd have taken Piazza over Bennett any day as back-up catcher so that he could've finished his career as a Dodger. I'm sure though that the price tag was just too high.
I'll take him right now. He can't be anything but an upgrade.
New Post – Bennett's on the DL.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle has rewarded coach John Giannini with a contract extension after he led the Explorers to their best NCAA tournament run since 1955.
Terms of the deal were not released Thursday. Giannini led the Explorers (24-10) to their first NCAA appearance since 1992, and they went all the way to the round of 16. La Salle beat Boise State in the "First Four," then defeated Kansas State and Mississippi. The Explorers also upset Top 25 teams Butler and VCU in the same week during the regular season.
Giannini is 143-138 in nine seasons with La Salle and made a trip to the NIT in 2012. His 143 wins are third-most in La Salle history.
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These aren't advertising, but funny!
The McDonalds one 'Try Our New Crap' is probably the most honest one.... instead of driving thru you drive by.
The Subway 'free napkin w every purchase' is a joke, though. Here in Oz we can help ourselves to a handful of napkins at Subway and other fast food outlets. McDonalds can be a bit tight fisted, though. You'll get a napkin per each meal on the tray, but if you need more you have to ask in most McDonalds these days.
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Cos they're full of soldiers semen.
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Yossi Berg and Oded Graf's "4 Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer"
Choreographers Yossi Berg and Oded Graf started collaborating in 2005, and over the years they have built a reputation for work that is supremely physical, sometimes provocative, and by turns poignant and witty. Their recent production, 4 Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer, premiered in Germany to great acclaim and subsequently took Israel by storm; indeed, at the International Exposure festival here in December, the dance won a remarkable amount of both laughs and cheers. Now the pair is bringing the dance to San Francisco for a performance at the Herbst Theater on April 17 as part of the month-long Out in Israel LGBT festival.
San Francisco-based writer Talia Baruch caught a performance of 4 Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer at International Exposure, and the post below is her preview, originally published on her blog.
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4 Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer
Choreography, Stage, Costume & Lighting Design: Yossi Berg and Oded Graf| Performance: Hillel Kogan, Irad Mazliah, Oded Graf, Yossi Berg | Dramaturgy: Carmen Mehnert | Text: Sergiu Matis | Music: J. S. Bach, Paul Kalkbrenner | Still photography: Matthias Creutziger | Review & Copywriting: Talia Baruch
4 Men is a dramatized exploration of masculine interaction and action. It is a fairy tale of vile and virtue.
The first 4 minutes of the opening scene bring on a monotonous sequence built into a 4-step linear routine carried out by 4 masked men.
And all the while, in the far end of the stage, there lays a magnificent deer, perched on the ground: long legs crumbled in; long neck stretched out, crowned with royal antlers. Fabled & Fabulous.
When one man breaks out of the group's conformity and spins off, the drama slowly creeps in. But not quite yet. We're still in for some humorous sweet fantasy.
The 4 men, the intrepid troop, are potent and powerful. They are Studs, Hunters, Greek Gods. They are boys being boys, wrestling, showing off, confessing lustful desires.
"Far, far away in a land of quiet, there were 4 men living in a huge house with a super flat screen TV…"
Soon, their ideal of the ultimate man will be re-defined. And we will be tangled in the twirling twister of their power struggle. We will gasp for air, as they strike and thrust and pound, their heart beats will set the pace for their tapping feet.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 28, 2012) – U.S. beach volleyball teams swept the gold medals and secured one silver on Sunday at the NORCECA Beach Circuit event in Gros Islet, St. Lucia.
On the men's side, the USA 1 team of Jon Mesko (Traverse City, Mich.) and Will Montgomery (Santa Barbara, Calif.) defeated compatriots Jeff Carlson (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Tony Ciarelli (Huntington Beach, Calif.) of USA2 in the gold medal match, 21-13, 24-22.
For the women, the U.S. beach volleyball team of Traci Weamer (Upland, Calif.) and Kathryn (Babcock) Piening (Kalamazoo, Mich.) won the gold medal match over Costa Rica's Ingrid Morales and Natalia Alfaro, 17-21, 22-20, 15-12. The first set was the first set loss of the tournament for Weamer and Piening, who advanced to the final with a 21-15, 21-12 victory over Canada's Kristina Vlcek and Victoria Cowley in the semifinals.
In the men's bracket, Mesko and Montgomery did not drop a set in the tournament. The U.S. pair reached the final by defeating Trinidad & Tobago's Fabien Whitfield and Daniels Williams in one semifinal, 21-12, 25-23.
Ciarelli and Carlson beat St. Lucia's Julian Biscette and Joseph Clercent in the other semifinal, 21-14, 21-16.
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Ha. I had quite disputable pleasure of installing and reinstalling and reinstalling and reinstalling – I think about 5 times before it worked – Reporting Server 2008 on Windows Server with the same year number in name.
During my struggle I came across an error which seems to be not quite unfamiliar to some more unfortunate developers and admins who happen to uninstall SSRS 2008 from the server. I had the SSRS 2008 installed as named instance, SQL2008. I wanted to uninstall the server and install it to default instance. And this is when it bit me – not the first time and not the last that day . The setup complained that it couldn't access a DLL:
Error message:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup
The following error has occurred:
Access to the path 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perf-ReportServer$SQL2008-rsctr.dll' is denied.
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.0.1600.22&EvtType=0x60797DC7%25400x84E8D3C0
This is a screenshot that shows the above error:
This issue seems to have a bit of literature dedicated to it and even seemingly a KB article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956173 and a similar Connect item: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/363653/error-messages-when-upgrading-from-sql-2008-rc0-to-rtm
The article describes issue as following:
When you try to uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services from the server, you may receive the following error message:
An error has occurred:
Access to the path 'Drive_Letter:\WINDOWS\system32\perf-ReportServer-rsctr.dll' is denied.
Note Drive_Letter refers to the disc drive into which the SQL Server installation media is inserted.
An error has occurred:
Access to the path 'Drive_Letter:\WINDOWS\system32\perf-ReportServer-rsctr.dll' is denied.
Note Drive_Letter refers to the disc drive into which the SQL Server installation media is inserted.
In my case, the Note was not true; the error pointed to a dll that was located in Windows folder on C:\, not where the installation media were.
Despite this difference I tried to identify any processes that might be keeping lock on the dll. I downloaded Sysinternals process explorer and ran it to find any processes I could stop. Unfortunately, there was no such process.
I tried to rerun the installation, but it failed at the same step.
Eventually I decided to remove the dll before the setup was executed. I changed name of the dll to be able to restore it in case of some issues. Interestingly, Windows let me do it, which means that indeed, it was not locked by any process.
I ran the setup and this time it uninstalled the instance without any problems:
To summarize my experience I should say – be very careful, don't leave any leftovers after uninstallation – remove/rename any folders that are left after setup has finished. For some reason, setup doesn't remove folders and certain files. Installation on Windows Server 2008 requires more attention than on Windows 2003 because of the changed security model, some actions can be executed only by administrator in elevated execution mode. In general, you have to get used to UAC and a bit different experience than with Windows Server 2003.
Using the Unlocker utility on dll, must show all blocking's discriptors(process need to terminate in task manager)
I got the same error message. I ended up rebooting the server and then running the uninstall again. That worked for me.
It really worked
Solved my issue
Yeah, appreciate the time spent putting this up - this is EXACTLY what happened for me, and renaming the file appears to have allowed the installation to continue. No mention in procmon, and no lock preventing renaming for me either.
It creates a new copy of the file after renaming, so I think the installer is attempting to overwrite instead of modify or reference.
Thanks for the feedback guys,
Yeah I think that we can call it a bug. In general I find it much harder to install and configure SQL Server components on Windows Server 2008 than on 2003.
Thanks for the tip !
Thanks it really saved my day.
thanks for the post, which solved the exact issue I encountered as well.
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When his office was approached by a group of local faith leaders about working on a gun buyback event, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said he had a few questions about how they would conform with Colorado's new gun control laws.
Specifically, Pelle said he wanted to know how a recently passed state law requiring universal background checks for gun buyers and another new law banning the sale or purchase of gun magazines of greater than 15 rounds might impact the buyback.
After consulting Deputy County Attorney Dea Wheeler, Pelle concluded that as long as members of Together Colorado — the buyback's organizing group, which bills itself as a "non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith community organization" — pass required background checks, it should be fully legal for them to purchase firearms at the Aug. 4 buyback.
"Background checks are required on the purchaser, not on the weapon," Pelle said. "Some of the people from the nonprofit will need to go to a licensed (firearms) dealer and get their $10 check. They're all rabbis and ministers and stuff so hopefully they won't have any problem with that."
As for "high-capacity" magazines, under the state law that took effect July 1, it is illegal to buy or sell gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. But that doesn't mean people could not bring such magazines to the buyback event for disposal, Pelle said. Together Colorado simply could not serve as a middleman in the transaction.
"The person would either have to elect to keep it or sign it over to us for destruction if they wish to," Pelle said.
Gift cards, tickets
The buyback will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Boulder County Sheriff's Office headquarters at 5600 Flatiron Parkway.
Together Colorado will compensate the deputies assigned to work the event, which will not cost taxpayers any money, Pelle said.
Together Colorado is working with a group of recent Centaurus High School graduates to host the event. The students completed the University of Colorado's Public Achievement Program, but the college and the program are not in any way involved in the buyback event, officials say.
Those who turn in firearms at the buyback will receive gift cards or tickets to sporting events that were purchased with nearly $8,000 raised by the students.
All guns collected will be immediately handed over to the sheriff's office for destruction, though some remnants of the destroyed firearms will be passed along to Boulder-area metalworking artist Jessica Adams for use in a sculpture aimed at creating gun violence awareness, organizers said.
'Relatively painless'
Rev. Ted Howard, of St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder, is one of three Together Colorado members who plan to go through with the required background check. He said he went online to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation website recently and paid for a background check on himself, but plans to meet with sheriff's officials Monday to make sure he knows exactly what the gun background check process entails before the event itself.
"It was very quick. Relatively easy and relatively painless to go through," Howard said of the online check. "I went through to it just to see whether I was going to face any problems. I didn't expect to, because, to my knowledge, I don't have a criminal background."
Rev. Sheila Dierks, another organization member, said she does not see the buyback as a statement on the Second Amendment, but a way to help increase public safety and spread awareness about Together Colorado's mission of promoting non-violence in the community.
She said she has heard some positive feedback about the event and received a few commitments from people who plan to bring in guns, but she was reluctant to estimate how many weapons she expects to be collected.
"We have no idea what to expect. We've never done this before," she said. "The question is, 'Can we invite people to safely get rid of guns?' And the answer needs to be, 'Yes.' We need to be able to do that."
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I am interested in quantifying and analyzing data generated by the Fedora Project as a way to measure the health of the Fedora community. This idea is directly connected to existing efforts to do the same, such as statistics++.
As a way to learn-as-we-go and get myself a useful set of data about the health of the Fedora community, I'm going to focus on a few broad strokes of information. These broad strokes potentially comprise a number of granular study points - places to look, and metrics to pull on a regular basis.
The processes here - the what and how - are going to change over time, in response to whatever happens.
- Direct downloads
- Number of repo connections
Usage data and notes 2012-08-14
Keywords are in this specific order so the first term sets the Search Volume Index. The first time is the one we are comparing against, presumably it is going to be the common or generic base. For example, compare "Linux, Fedora" sets Linux as 1.0, and the term Fedora scores based against that (either higher or lower.)
Keywords as comparisons for search trends:
- Linux, free Linux, free Red Hat Linux
- Fedora, Fedora Linux
- download Linux, download Fedora
- Linux help, Fedora help
- installing Linux, installing Fedora
- try Linux, try Fedora
- Linux Maker, Fedora Maker
- Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Fedora
- Linux ARM, Fedora ARM
- Linux hobbyist, Fedora hobbyist
- Linux wiki, Fedora wiki
- Linux DIY, Fedora DIY
Social media search for trends:
- Look at each link for current score.
- On the trend page, look for Export this page as a CSV file > CSV with fixed scaling
- Use this to get specific numbers for previous points in time
Search relevance
- Evolve a set of parameters for search engine metrics
- Can we drive down to see what is being done with Fedora? I.e., more than just talked about, how is it used?
Search relevance data and notes 2012-07-25
- Forums
- Mailing lists
Discussions data and notes 2012-07-25
- Blogs
- Videos
- Tutorials
- Articles
- Maker/doer
- Can we drive down to see what is being done with Fedora? I.e., more than just talked about, how is it used?
Content data and notes 2012-07-25
The Statistics page and its sources provide the initial #Usage trends.


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ARTSBEAT; Critic's Notebook: An Actress Picks a Role, And Others Benefit
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Published: May 29, 2012
Fabulously funny as she is, strafing her nearest and dearest as a lovably hateful mother in ''The Lyons,'' Linda Lavin may not come home with a Tony Award this year. She has the fortunate misfortune of being nominated in the most competitive category in the awards, leading actress in a play.
As Rita Lyons, embittered wife and exasperated mother in Nicky Silver's splenetic comedy of family discord at the Cort Theater, Ms. Lavin makes an ample acting feast of her character's motherly malice. Her timing is peerless; she can win a belly laugh just by placing a basso-profundo emphasis on a single word; and she's the reigning stage mistress of the withering eye roll discernible from the back row.
It's great fun to watch her deliver Rita's passive-aggressive sallies at her family with the offhand air of a woman engaged in the most ordinary of activities, like plucking dead leaves from a potted plant. Her performance also miraculously manages to bind together the character's inconsistencies - does Rita really love her son, or is there nothing but chipped ice in that heart? - so expertly that you don't notice them until you've left the theater. (And has anyone but me noted that the play's title should really be ''The Lyonses''? Not to nitpick or anything.)
But Ms. Lavin's competition for the Tony is formidable. Her fellow nominees include a couple of blazing newcomers -- the exciting young talent Nina Arianda, radiating wit and mystery in equal measures in David Ives's nifty two-handed psychological thriller ''Venus in Fur,'' and Tracie Bennett, explosively channeling Judy Garland in extremis in the sadly tawdry (albeit juicy) London import ''End of the Rainbow.''
Two highly respected stage veterans are also in contention: Stockard Channing, as the poised Palm Springs matriarch whose carefully manicured life comes unhinged in ''Other Desert Cities,'' and the ever-wonderful Cynthia Nixon as the dying literary critic in the revival of ''Wit.''
But even should Ms. Lavin end the night with no twirling trophy to put on the mantel, she deserves some kind of honor for the remarkable year she has had onstage - and, in a bizarre twist that adds a soup? of drama to this year's awards, for the opportunities she's given other actresses by choosing to get offstage.
Consider this peculiar, possibly unprecedented fact: two other actresses are nominated for Tony awards this year for roles Ms. Lavin first played in the productions in question. In both cases Ms. Lavin chose to forego an assured perch on Broadway in favor of taking on the ravaging Rita, when it must have seemed pretty unlikely that ''The Lyons,'' which opened off Broadway last fall, would move uptown. (It's the first of Mr. Silver's many sharp-tongued, sad-hearted comedies to do so.)
Judith Light is in contention in the featured actress in a play category for the role of Silda in ''Other Desert Cities.'' Ms. Lavin was the first, formidably funny Silda when that play, by Jon Robin Baitz, opened off Broadway last winter. Meanwhile, Jayne Houdyshell is nominated in the featured actress in a musical category for her performance as Hattie, the ''Broadway Baby''-belting trouper in the acclaimed revival of ''Follies.'' Ms. Lavin played that role first, too, when the production opened at the Kennedy Center last summer.
With hand-me-downs like that, who needs to buy retail? Both roles are small, glittering gems that afford fine actresses wonderful chances to display new aspects of their talents.
Ms. Houdyshell, whose performance in Lisa Kron's ''Well'' remains a high-water mark of comic naturalism, managed the heroic feat of making ''Broadway Baby'' - one of the most frequently performed songs from ''Follies'' - feel as fresh and funny as it must have when it was first written. With her popping eyes and air of sincere innocence, Ms. Houdyshell's Hattie retained something unmistakably girlish, even babyish. As her delivery of Mr. Sondheim's affectionate tribute to troupers slowly gained in polish and power, it was as if the magic of being in the spotlight were stripping away the years to reveal the scene-stealer long since buried beneath Hattie's now-retiring and frumpishly ordinary exterior.
I didn't get the chance to see Ms. Lavin play Hattie in Washington, but I did see her Silda in ''Other Desert Cities,'' and, generally speaking, I'd have to say that taking over a role from Ms. Lavin is probably about as appealing as playing an exhibition match opposite Roger Federer. And yet Ms. Light brought moving shades to the character that made me quickly cast aside vivid memories of Ms. Lavin's wry dissolution. Silda's mordant humor was inflected with a sense of bone-deep despair that suffused the play like a mournful tune that hovers on the edge of your consciousness, making its impression without ever fully capturing your attention.
Ms. Light and Ms. Houdyshell must be grateful that Ms. Lavin chose to take on a new role rather than continue in ones she had already created. And I'm grateful, too, that her choices gave us the chance to see all of these variously rewarding performances.
Ms. Lavin's wonderful year is also a heartening reminder that the theater continues to afford fine opportunities to actresses long past their ing?e years. I can't wait to see what she does next. And I wouldn't be surprised if some of her peers are feeling the same way: inheriting a role from Ms. Lavin, challenging though it certainly must be, this year seems to have been something of a lucky charm.
Anyone care to join me in my unofficial kudos to Ms. Lavin, or append your thoughts on her remarkable year-and-change onstage?
This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print.
PHOTOS: Linda Lavin has earned a Tony nomination for her performance in ''The Lyons,'' by Nicky Silvers. (C1); From left, Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa and Kate Jennings Grant in ''The Lyons.'' Before taking the lead
role of Rita, Ms. Lavin had been in a revival of ''Follies'' and in ''Other Desert Cities.''; The roles left behind: above left, Jayne Houdyshell with Ron Raines in ''Follies,''
the Stephen Sondheim musical; above right, Judith Light in ''Other Desert Cities,'' by Jon Robin Baitz. (PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES) (C2)


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George O'Connor, Journey into Mohawk Country
This is the earliest group shot I could find that I drew of the three main characters in Journey into Mohawk Country. Notice that at this stage of the project I had not yet even decided on a drawing style for the graphic novel, these characters being depicted in a much more "realistic" style than in the final book. This sketch is also from before I had completed any research on how a Dutchmen might dress in 1634—these guys look more like New England Puritans from a century later (not too mention that they are a little too gung-ho looking). On the bottom of the page is a very early conception of the face of author and narrator Harmen van den Bogaert, barely recognizable compared to his final incarnation.


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It's raining Ice Cream Sandwich update for Android devices. While LG and Samsung have rolled out ICS updates for the Nitro HD and Galaxy Tab 10.1, HTC have joined the bandwagon by releasing ICS updates for the EVO 3D and EVO Design 4G. The update is being rolled out via OTA by Sprint, and should be available to all EVO 3D/EVO Design 4G owners within the next couple of weeks.
Below is the full general change-log of the Ice Cream Sandwich update for EVO 3D and the EVO Design 4G -:
- Upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)
- Home screen folders
- Launch Bar for commonly used apps
- Improved Android Browser
- Improved Camera Experience
- Face Unlock
- Resizable Widgets
- Add/Remove Panels
Users can also manually pull the update by going to Settings -> About Device and then selecting the 'Check for updates' option from under the 'Software Updates' sub-menu.
EVO 3D/Design 4G owners should not expect much of the Holo goodness introduced by Google in Ice Cream Sandwich, in this OTA update. HTC has done an excellent job of keeping the whole UI similar to Android 2.3, all thanks to its Sense skin.


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Monolith is now exactly one month into our 25 man progression raiding. In that time we've done really great things, including killing all 12 normal mode encounters and seeing our first hard mode at 9%. For a guild with our focus, I happen to think that's pretty good. However, like just about every guild out there, we are also recruiting to fill open raid slots.
Now, one of the things I've always been pretty pleased with is that we have fairly low member turnover – and rarely does someone ask to drop off of our raiding roster for anything other than real life conflicting with raiding. And 95% of the time, those that do move away from our raiding ranks continue to spend their time in WoW in our guild. However, with this expansion, I have found recruiting to fill those few spots we have open even more tedious and troublesome that I had previously.
The first problem that I've faced is quite frankly the quality of the applicants. To be fair, we aren't snobs when it comes to looking for new talent to add to our ranks, but we also are looking for someone who is ready to step up to the plate with little coaching and be able to at least hit a double. The second problem is finding applicants who want to truly commit the time it takes for progression level raiding (yes, even though we aren't pushing for rankings it is still a commitment). I can't even begin to tell you the number of applications we get where people apply indicating that they can only make half of our raid times at best.
And that doesn't even address the biggest challenge, which is being on a mid/full population release server with average progression. Trying to recruit on server only just isn't an option, because the talent on the server is very tapped. Yet trying to get server transfer applicants (or any applicant, to be honest) to submit a parse of their performance is almost impossible. Which in turn makes trying to evaluate the skill of an applicant a game of Russian Roulette. Hell, I even added a "How to make your own WOL parse" into our application to see if it increases the number of parses we receive.
As I have been dwelling on recruiting for some time now, and I've seen the slews of other guilds – both 10 and 25 – also having difficulty filling their gaps, I started to wonder if my recruitment woes were only a symptom and not the problem.
What do I mean by that? Well, I can't help but wonder if the true crux of the recruitment problem is that there are too many guilds. I know that people felt it was bad back in Vanilla that if you wanted to raid you basically had limited options on where you could do so, and often times that meant playing with people that you just couldn't stand. Many times there were just too few options to chose from when it came to guild matters.
This problem was alleviated somewhat when with the release of TBC and raids being culled back to a 25 man size. Guilds split, other guilds formed, and the net result was that even though your choices were still somewhat limited – you nonetheless had more of them. When Wrath of the Lich King released, offering a 10 man raid offering for every zone, many guilds felt some strain on recruitment as many players opted to just stick with a 10 man raid setting. This started to decrease the available pool of applicants that were looking for a guild, putting more strain on finding quality applicants to fill open raid positions. While I believe this may have been felt more by 10 man guilds in this expansion, 25 man guilds were not without their struggles as well.
Enter Cataclysm, and Blizzard's plan to equalize raiding between the two class sizes. I do not think I am wrong when I state that the start of this expansion saw even more 10 man guilds spring up than in Wrath of the Lich King. In fact, I'd almost go as far as to say that the number of 10 man guilds on my server doubled, and that might be an understatement. So where there were once maybe 20 guilds actively raiding – there are now 40+. And while I think that it is fantastic so many people are now into the raid game, I can't help but wonder if having so many guilds isn't an overall detriment to raiding as a whole.
Where in Vanilla, you could say that guilds were too thick and not plentiful enough, I can't help but wonder if in Cataclysm guilds are too bountiful and the player base as a whole has spread themselves too thin. There are a finite number of players on each server, and in the game. This also means that there are a finite number of players to fill open raiding positions. And while the number of players subscribed to WoW did not drastically change with Cataclysm, the number of guilds that are raiding – and subsequently recruiting – did increase significantly.
So now what I ponder is what happens when you can't recruit to fill your open positions? I would think that a 25 man guild has a little more leeway in this, being able to host a slightly larger roster than a 10 man, but the end result is the same, if you can't recruit, you can't raid. And that is likely going to destroy a lot of guilds – and believe me when I tell you that recruiting is the hardest boss you will find in WoW.
What I see as the problem, is that there are too many guilds and all of them are looking for more players to fill their ranks. I don't think anyone can deny that it was a lot easier to fill your ranks when there were only a dozen or so guilds on your sever competing for progress. Players who wanted to raid when look at those guilds and fill the ranks accordingly. But what happens to this process when there are 40 guilds, all looking to bolster their ranks?
Not only is that a problem, but you also now have your talent very thinly spread between a larger number of guilds. All guilds have their "superstars", and what makes "royalty" guilds unique is that every player on their roster is a superstar. Ideally, the more equal the player base of your progression roster is, the easier you will work through content together. When you look at your logs you want to see a giant block of DPS and heals – not staircases when you can clearly differentiate skill drop offs. And let's be honest here – no one sets out to recruit the guy that can't out DPS your tank. But when the community and player base as a whole has spread themselves increasingly thinner, doesn't that skill get increasingly spread out as well?
I honestly don't think that recruitment is any easier or harder between the two guild sizes, I think that recruitment in general is just very difficult for everyone right now. And I tend to think that the heart of the problem lies in the fact that there are just too many guilds. Personally I don't find that having too many guilds is any better than having too few guilds was. No, I think it is likely equally as bad if not worse.
So that brings us to our next question, how do we work around the too many guilds problem? And sadly, I'm not really sure I have an answer. I suppose one very Darwinian answer is to hope that your guild can outlast others so that you then have the potential to try and absorb some of the talent that was just released by a guild without the same fortitude that yours has. Of course, I'm not really sure that "hope" is a strategy that I want to rely upon. I'm more of a "you make your own destiny" type of person. But I honestly don't know that I have a good solution to the problem. I suppose we will just try to recruit vigorously to continue to fill our roster.
What do you think? Are there now too many guilds? Do you feel that too many guilds causes problems? Do you disagree with my assessment that too many guilds is even an issue in the context of recruitment or otherwise?
P.S. Oh, and by the way, I would probably be remiss if I didn't mention somewhere that we are currently looking to supplement our raiding roster with 1 Holy Paladin, 1 Ranged DPS and 1 Melee DPS. http://www.monolithwow.com


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What if diagnosing salmonella or colorectal cancer was as easy as looking in the toilet? Scientists and designers are collaborating to create a new type of bacteria that beautifies your fecal matter while diagnosing your illness.
We mentioned E. chromi, the color-coded designer bacteria made from E. coli, back in June. When brought to genetically engineered life, the bacteria will have a number of uses, including testing groundwater and as a chemical-free food coloring. But none of them hit my juvenile funny bone while making me pray this becomes a reality quite like the poop-coloring possibilities.
The idea is that, someday soon, you'll be able to drink a probiotic shake filled with E. chromi. The modified E. coli contain genes capable of producing color. When the bacteria react with certain enzymes, proteins, and chemicals in your gastrointestinal tract, they will produce certain colors, making diagnosis as simple as reading a color chart.
Just make sure you don't eat any crayons when testing your guts, or you'll skew the results.


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I recently came across this article and thought it worth sharing. For those of you who bought Ipads and smart phones for your kids – beware. For those of you who watch a lot of TV or allow your children to – beware. For those of you who have kids in schools that push kids to do their home and classwork on computers – protest.
By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
We've known for a while that excessive screen time is not good for your sleep schedule, but the latest findings are overwhelmingly gloomy – and extend well beyond insomnia.


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"Round about the cauldron go;
In the poison'd entrails throw."
"Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,"
"For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
"Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,
Witches' mummy, maw and gulf"
"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes."
This week, in anticipation of All Hallow's Eve, a look at the wonderfully scary art of Murray Tinkelman.
* Murray Tinkelman has won Gold Medals from The Society of Illustrators, The New York Art Directors Club and The Society of Publication Designers. He has over 200 Awards of Merit from The Society of Illustrators. Murray is the director of Hartford Art School's limited-residency Master of Fine Arts in Illustration program.
* Poetry lines in this post excerpted from Macbeth - Act 4, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Something Wicked by Murray Tinkelman
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Great to see Murray's stuff here on TI Leif! I had the great pleasure of getting to know Murray as I got my very own MFA through the Hartford program. What a talent not to mention his wealth of illustration history knowledge. Not sure I could be patient enough to draw like he does though.ReplyDelete
Loved the pull back reveal on this!ReplyDelete
Like Greg said above, the reveal shows the patience and craft that Tinkelman puts into his images.
Is that a portrait of Vin Di Fate, or is Murray using the mirror during his mustachio days?ReplyDelete
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AI War 2 is out now! Get it on Humble Store today!
Loco follows the floor in a (sadly) consistent pattern (20 routes? eventually it will be true random, it's on the list). Shots are effectively random. I'd suggest finding a place off the track, dodge shots, and then plaster him as he goes by. Given his speed chasing him is somewhat problematic, so I'd advise against it.
Think of it like hunting ducks from a duck blind. Except replace ducks with evil train with lasers and mortars. Loco shouldn't double back on a single trip, so if you know where he came from, you can predict where he will go. Most runs involve him moving through the center square. If you keep that area filled with bullets you can wear him down. Just don't worry about chasing him and keep dodging. His health is actually fairly low, he just moves fast.


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President Donald Trump's mocking tweets of MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski's looks and temperament earned a flood of rebukes from many lawmakers in his own party Thursday.
Some fellow Republicans called the insults beneath the dignity of the office of president, a precedent set by George Washington. One political communications expert called the breach of decorum unprecedented and problematic.
Hours after Brzezinski said on "Morning Joe" that "it's not normal behavior" for a leader to tweet about people's appearances, Trump claimed she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" on a New Year's visit to his South Florida estate.
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"I heard poorly rated @Morning Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore)," Trump wrote. "Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came ... to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!"
A statement from MSNBC referred to the tweets as "bullying," and while a White House spokeswoman said Trump is the kind of president who "fights fire with fire," other members of the party were critical of the remarks, starting from the top.
"Obviously I don't see that as an appropriate comment," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters, adding it's not helping to "improve the tone and civility" of debate.
"Inappropriate. Undignified. Unpresidential," tweeted Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor who ran against Trump for the Republican nomination for president
Several Republican senators took issue with the tweets on the platform, with Nebraskan Ben Sasse and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski among the most direct, urging the president to "stop" the behavior.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, elaborated on her comment while appearing on MSNBC Thursday afternoon: "We're not always going to get along but there's no need for such uncivil language."
The notion that the presidency should be imbued with dignity dates back to the end of George Washington's term. He wrote John Adams in 1789 that "in all matters of business & etiquette," the president must "maintain the dignity of Office."
"Presidents are supposed to uphold the highest standards of behavior so that the country can model itself on the president's behavior and so the children can look up to the president," said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
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To be sure, politicians on both sides of the aisle over the years have called the actions of inhabitants of the Oval Office as beneath the dignity of the presidency.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, long before his nomination as Hillary Clinton's running mate, was quoted as calling former President Bill Clinton's actions in the Monica Lewinsky scandal "beneath the dignity of the office."
More often it's members of the opposite party who criticize a president's conduct, such as when Republicans slammed Barack Obama for using the N-word while talking about racism.
Jamieson said that Trump's tweets about Brzezinski raise questions about Trump's ability to adhere to Washington's precedent of decorum and suggest that he's not focused on important domestic and international issues.
"To try to take news attention away from contentious world issues … then engage in this level of inappropriate discourse is unprecedented, and highly problematic," Jamieson said. "Why would the president of the United States demean himself and the office by engaging in this kind of rhetoric, if the person was capable of self-reflection and self-control?"
One Republican in the House, Lynn Jenkins, of Kansas, linked the president's tweets to her own experience as a female politician, while Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., said leaders need to "set the example" on participating in politics without vitriol.
Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., invoked the dignity of the office as well, and used the hashtag, "#StopTheTwitterTantrums."
Asked about criticism over the dignity of the presidency, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said he shows that dignity "every day in the decisions that he's making, the focus and the priorities that he's laid out in his agenda."
But she added that, "when they hit him, he's going to hit back."
And asked about those in Congress urging Trump not to contribute to the air of hostility, Huckabee Sanders said, "The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence of anything — if anything quite the contrary."
Trump has, though, been accused of inciting violence during his presidential campaign. Three protesters at a March 1, 2016, rally in Louisville, Kentucky, allege in a lawsuit that they were punched by Trump supporters in the audience at the candidate's command. Video from the event shows Trump pointing at the protesters and saying "get them out." Trump and his lawyers have said he does not incite or condone violence.
Evan McMullin, a Republican who ran for president as an independent in 2016 and remains a staunch critic of the president, argued that, "if you're a Republican leader and you're still supporting President Trump, you own this."
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It's like Piranha 3D, but without the boobs or gore, and the 3D...
Jon Favreau says his new film "Cowboys and Aliens" actually has some horror tossed in there despite the trailers not really showing much to make you believe this. He then made a bunch of "Swingers" references, said "Vegas Baby, Vegas" and did some swing dancing. That guy just won't let it go.
Good news nerds! Jeri Ryan isn't dead. In fact she's landed the role of Sonya in the the upcoming "Mortal Kombat" web series, which apparently is a role she's played before. Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Cher all tried out for the role but Mrs. Ryan landed it. Congrats! I'm completely BSing about everything except her being alive and getting the part.
Here's a new poster and some stills from the upcoming Australian shark flick titled "The Reef". Honestly I think most of these are just screen grabs from shark week but still they look pretty cool. Sharks = awesome. That's math folks, look it up in a book or something.
Ever wonder what would of happened if Victor Frankenstein's journal got into the hands of the Nazis during World War 2? Sure, we all have. Well ladies and gentlemen I give you the trailer for "Frankenstein's Army" which finally answers your questions. At least I think it does, the trailer plays more like some weird German art student's final project. I think I saw a monkey painting a landscape on a horse. Weird stuff man.


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Tuesday Blues Jam with Clark Stern
May 22, 2018 · Tuesday * 7:30pm * NO Cover
Get your jam on TONIGHT! it's time to get out to one of the longest running open blues jams in the triangle. Get on in here and share the stage with other blues musicians.
We provide amps, drums, PA … everything you'll need, just bring your instrument or sticks … sign up and play or sit back & listen to some blues, eat some great food, and make new friends – you never know who's gonna show up to play. It's a great hang!