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The ending we pretty much expected
Earlier this season, I wrote about how the good things that happen in baseball make me feel very good — and that while the bad things are annoying, the lowest of lows doesn't come close to rivaling the highest of highs. The Twins can make you numb for a while with the performance they turned in during Game 2 against the Yankees, but I could make a list of a dozen things that happened this season — each of which would outweigh how that loss made me feel. OK, maybe only a half-dozen, but you get the idea.
Yeah, I'm still pretty incredulous that Nick Punto made his heads-down base-running blunder in the eighth inning — rounding third, heading toward home and getting thrown out trying to return on the single that Derek Jeter tracked down behind second base. And I'm even more incredulous that Punto — while being a stand-up guy for talking about the play — cited the crowd reaction to Denard Span's grounder: "55,000 people screaming, the crowd got me." We'll make sure to whisper next time.
Nobody out, tie game, Scott Ullger (the third-base coach) giving the stop sign. It was as if Punto wanted to cement the folly of those who still talk about the Twins "doing the little things right" — and as if Carlos Gomez hadn't driven home that point with his Game 2 gaffe at second base. Jerry White, the coach responsible for issues on the bases, needs to spend the winter revising his curriculum.
Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out what happened to Jason Kubel, who had one hit and nine strikeouts in the three games. And the whole Joe Nathan thing in Game 2 and the three walks-by-three relievers breakdown in the ninth that let the Yankees extend their lead from 2-1 to 4-1.
And I'm annoyed that it is the Twins who are contributing so mightily to the rehabilitation of A-Rod's reputation as something other than an October choke artist. Good and annoyed.
So many parts went kablooey over these last three games that it's a wonder two of them were as competitive as they turned out to be. Face it, kids. The Yankees are the best team in baseball. They won 103 games and pretty much ran off with the best division in baseball. Would they have won 123 if they played in the AL Central? That doesn't excuse the Minnesota mistakes as much as make me wonder why the games weren't tennis-match scores — 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
The best team doesn't always win in October, but it's kind of nice to have a No. 7 batter (Robinson Cano), who batted .320 and hit 25 homers, and a No. 8 (Nick Swisher) who had 29 homers and a .371 on-base percentage. How does that compare to Brendan Harris and Jose Morales, the Twins 7/8 guys in Game 3? After the game, a spent-sounding Gardy gave appropriate props to the Yankees while duly noting the breakdowns by Punto and the bullpen.
Some of the fun memories from Game 3 will come from the 54,000 or so people with whom Ms. Baseball and I shared the Metrodome for its last major-league baseball game. These things had little to do with the game. The stadium-wide laughter and "A-Rod" chant following the playing of that public service announcement with the crumbling statue: "Sports are good for a kid's body. Steroids aren't."
The sign in left field my colleague Chris emailed me about about that I'm sure the TBS camera crew opted not to show: "These Baseball (announcers) Suck."
And while I'm not normally a fan of chucklebrains who run on the field during games, I will cite the one Sunday night as the exception that proves the rule. The guy — wearing a powder-blue Blyleven jersey — jumped over the wall between home plate and first, and led more than a dozen security officers on a ninth-inning chase all the way out to the center field wall. He was finally tackled while trying to scale the wall, after one pursuer fell to the ground and several others showed they weren't quite in chase-down form.
(Ethical disclaimer: Nothing here should be considered an endorsement of running on the field or any other form of game-delaying behavior by spectators. This was simply an epic run, and I am pretending that the motive was simply to get Mariano Rivera's arm to stiffen during the delay, as opposed to anything that might have been fueled by stupidity borne of alcohol or the man's parenting.)
So that's it. The team that thrilled us during the final weeks of the season, and especially in the final days of the regular season, went three-and-out against a better team. The team that spent five months making us wonder about the depth of their heart and soul, got us all revved up for the stretch drive and teased us with thoughts of playing later into October. The team that has some flaws that need fixing for 2010 (more on that another time) gave us a 2009 to remember.
We were witness to a historic performance by a solid M-V-P candidate. (Sorry, Derek, you're second) and a fifth division title in eight years. Yes, I want more than division titles in the future. But right now I'm feeling pretty good about the hometown team. I'm happy with the return on my investment of time and energy.
All the more knowing that the next time I see them play, it'll be outdoors.
Have fun, Yankees. It'll be interesting to hear you explain why you lost to the Angels.


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Saying he wanted to help "take the sting" out of tough losses this weekend, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer today made friendly — and flavorful — bets with the mayors of Wichita and Berkeley.
In the men's NCAA matchup, if Wichita State wins, Mayor Fischer will send to Mayor Carl Brewer a fully-stocked bourbon bar — compliments of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour. And if the Cardinals win, Mayor Fischer will be enjoying some nice Kansas steaks, and filets on the grill, compliments of Brewer.
In the women's matchup, if the University of California wins, Mayor Fisher will send to Mayor Tom Bates a bourbon bar, too. If the Cards win, Mayor Bates will send a dozen bottles of local California red wines.
"I'm so confident of a Cardinal victory with both teams that I'm willing to bet fully-stocked bourbon bars on these critical games," Fischer said. "And I can't wait to eat that good steak from Kansas, along with some fine wine from California."
"Not so fast," Brewer retorted. "I'm so confident of a Shockers win that I'm betting $500 worth of steaks and top-quality beef from famed Cargill Meats here in Wichita."
The three mayors made the friendly wagers today over the telephone.
Fischer's basket includes some of the state's best-known brands -- Woodford Reserve, Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey, Jim Beam, Bulleit Bourbon, Four Roses, Evan Williams and Town Branch Bourbon. All are members of the Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA), which owns and operates the Kentucky Bourbon Trail adventure. The basket also includes T-shirts, hats, bourbon candles and glasses and a silver flask.
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A lackluster field of seven Republican presidential contenders who have yet to set GOP voters on fire head for their first major debate of the 2012 campaign season Monday.
While former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is considered the de facto leader of the gang of seven polls show voters less than excited about him or any of the other wannabes.
The New Hampshire forum will include Romney, tea party centerfold Michelle Bachmann, former Senator Rick Santorum, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, former pizza executive Herman Cain, perennial loser Ron Paul and the rapidly-fading former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
"This marks the start of a new phase for the campaign as more people pay attention and the candidates begin to engage," said Fergus Cullen, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, told Reuters.
The gaggle of candidates will appear on state at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT and be aired on CNN.
While Romney leads the Republican gang in most polls, his lead is tenuous at best over a group that party insiders consider an incredibly weak field where no challenger is considered a serious threat to unseat incumbent President Barack Obama, who leads all contenders in recent polls despite high unemployment and a shaky economy.
Obama heads most polls against the Republican hopefuls, despite high unemployment.
So the big question is Romney. Can he shine and continue his front runner status or will he fade under what will likely be an assault from the other six.
Many eyes will be on the bombastic Bachmann, whose outspoken attacks have focused on Obama, party insiders and even GOP leaders — positions that make her popular with the so-called "grassroots" tea party.
Bachmann is currently the only woman in the field but Republicans leaders privately question her ability to mount a national campaign.
Gingrich's campaign for President was considered a long-shot from the beginning and is now in tatters , after staff desertions and a disastrous series of gaffes that included an apology for criticizing Republican Representative Paul Ryan's budget plan.
New Hampshire holds the second nominating contest and could play a crucial role in the 2012 Republican nominating fight, and the debate will give candidates a high-profile chance to make a direct appeal to state activists.
Paul — twice a Presidential candidate and twice a loser — generates cult-like passion in his small band of followers but never translates that enthusiasm into votes and usually uses Presidential campaign to raise money for his other fringe causes.
16 Responses to "Lackluster GOP field of Presidential wannabes meet for first major debate"
What a silly group of candidates who think they can honestly and rationally come up with enough votes to make a difference in America. Until the media can take them seriously, we never will see improvement in the government. I'm thinking that the voters are simply having a game with this economic mess.
The GOP has focused on social issues and I do not believe the voters care about the sex lives of Americans. Sadly the GOP will promote their prohibitions again and again. This may seem like a winning agenda for the primaries but to keep the attention of the voters, a little serious discussion of how to bring jobs back to America might be in order.
Many major Republican leaders want us to get into Yemen and Syria which is just an extension of the neoconservatives desire for empire building.
To add to the comments on this subject; I hope you will cover and report your opinion of the debate as I have learned that your opinion is the only reason for me to return to CHB.
Since we're seemingly saddled with a two party system that's degenerated into a duopoly controlled by the same corporate interests; voters need to focus moreso on their Congressional District reps and their two Senators who they send to D.C. It's these people that hatch legislation that's ever incrementally destroying this nation.
Most get elected and upon leaving Mayberry, USA hammer out their own agenda mostly orchestrated by their real patrons, the lobbyists. It's our Congress that represents the most dangerous threat to our liberty and what few freedoms we have remaining.
Presidents are nothing but window dressing for the main 'back-stabbing' event event hosted by our crimpols in Congress.
Ask yourselves; when was the last time you either emailed, snail mailed or contacted your District rep or Senators office concerning issues of the day regardless of it seeming exercise in futility…? / : |
Carl Nemo **==
I can get responses from my two Senators and one Congressman (though not the Congressman for the district that I live in), I also know that some of my input has been incorporated into legislation that became law.
I can only speculate that your ideas aren't regarded well by your electeds, your delivery is off-putting, or your people are duds.
Incidentally, the three that I can work with are all Democrats, and my district Congressman (who is an a$$hole) is a Republican. Looks like a trend to me.
"I can only speculate that your ideas aren't regarded well by your electeds, your delivery is off-putting, or your people are duds." …extract from post
Possibly you can clarify what you mean by this sentence.
Of course my ideas aren't regarded well by the elected 'elect'. As far as "your people", I operate as an individual citizen and am not involved with any orgs or political action groups.
They do answer me both via email and snail mail. I've even met them when they've come to town public gatherings. Washington has two Democrats for Senators; ie, Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.
My former Congressional District Rep was Brian Baird a Democrat too.
We currently have a Republican, a female named Jaime Herrera Beutler.
Jaime's performance in office is unknown since this is her first term. The two Senators are incumbents and I'm not impressed with either of them, both globalists to the core and have never met a 'pork buck' they couldn't spend in some frivolous fashion.
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I'm fussy about my web handle in that if it isn't right or have the stars and bars associated with it, then it isn't me. This is the first time I've flubbed my signature ever. My apologies
Starting with their early elections, I have made it a habit to meet every candidate who ever ran in my districts starting in L.A. County, San Luis Obispo County, Maricopa Country in Arizona and back to Riverside County in California,. I have tried to contact many candidates from other districts and have had my emails and postal mail returned unread. The exception was Ross Perot who wanted input from all Americans when it came to the massive growing deficit that would eventually destroy our economy.
Tonight will be a debate in New Hampshire which will be a kick off to what we can expect from the other Republicans. It is amazing that none of them learned a damn thing from Perot. The trade agreements should have been reviewed the day Clinton became President. Instead he accepted the NAFTA agreement written by Bush 41 and we all saw Bush 43 increase the growing debt from that agreement. This got zero response from CHB Reader Rant as everything focused on oral sex in the oval office. That clued me into the power of the internet. The internet gets an A+ in whining and an F in action.
I located 3 dozen discussion forums and not a damn one had an action committee formed. It was a time when Fox News followed the damning routine from Gingrich's GOPAC and the increase of rudeness and threats became the only action found. Most of those forums are long gone, There is no formed action group willing to debate the next move.
I logged out of Reader Rant and will use CHB for news stories. As long as Doug keeps writing he brings a pretty good commentary on what is happening politically.
Carl, I disagree on your views of Presidential control. With the proper leadership we could have been out of the Middle East at this time and a firm commitment on what we will not do in Africa. Instead we read and write insults to each other.
Do we even know what we want from our legislators?
"Instead we read and write insults to each other." …extract from post
What's interesting about this comment is that I find such activity minimal on this site compared to many political forums and blogs on the www. Yes, it does happen on occasion without me pointing fingers; but again, it's mild compared to many other so-called 'watering holes' for shared opinions.
Carl Nemo **==
Going to have to watch this just to see how Herman Cain performs.
Well, after watching the GOP candidates expressing their opinions, I can honestly say that I will be a Democrat by tomorrow afternoon. If this Party wins the next election, America has no way of not becoming a theocracy. I started with this Party in 1953 and ended it in 2011. I loved working in political campaigns when the name "America" meant something other than a group of Christians.
"Well, after watching the GOP candidates expressing their opinions, I can honestly say that I will be a Democrat by tomorrow afternoon." …extract from post
This is not a criticism of your thought processes per se Ms. Price, but it's a good demonstration of the 'GOTCHA' phenomenon of a two party system that's degenerated into a duopoly controlled by the same shadowy powerbrokers.
They proffer these clowns to us. Surely no one in America's peanut gallery of the electorate had any say as to who the prospective candidates will be, but are only given the chance to indemnify them via primary elections, then on to the 'big enchilada' of the Presidential elections in November 2012. .
We now have a corporatist friendly 'Demoncrat' in office and now these rethug wannabes that seem to be challenging the order of the day will offer us more of the same and worse if any of them should make it to the White House; but in the final analysis, both serve the same shadowy corporate masters through their 'button men' lobbyists, all to our undoing as a free nation. They are all sworn globalists to the core with the well being of this nation last to least on their agenda.
My all time favorite bumper sticker is: "Don't vote, it only encourages them"…no? / : |
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Carl, I have always been aware of the base desires of both parties. I have written volumes regarding the redistribution of wealth and chose the Republican Party as my registration choice.
I have one issue! Just one! There is nothing as valuable as individual choices and freedoms. I saw Bush 43 run on a promise of a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting gays from marrying and women from having an abortion. That tore up my GOP registration card! I honestly felt that the LP would step up and take the clue that government involvement in American choices is wrong! WRONG! They did for a couple of years but that has been erased from their platform.
I've read hundreds of books on human instincts and how Europe tried to label their citizens in categories of color and religion. Tribal humans are always gathered up like sheep and not allowed to live according to their individual desires. In my world, it has been the individual states who set up social issues for their citizens and if Americans dislike these laws they can move to another state. The 10th Amendment keeps the federal government out of our private lives.
America has gone through many elections preferring dictators rather than Presidents and we allow these dictators to set our laws in ways that many of us find offensive. What I saw last night was a group of potential dictators just waiting for permission to legislate against our individual desires. Before we can elect decent and honest legislators we must regain our freedoms to be ourselves.
I don't need any level of government to direct my personal life. I am the lucky one as my personal choices have been according to the majority of others. But I have many gay relatives and close friends and I will not allow some occult driven group of hypocrites to pass laws against any American. As long as we obey the social laws within our states, the federal government has no authority to set our choices.
My focus of change sits within the State of California in allowing gays to marry if they so desire. I want Roe v Wade to be the law of the land. I was there when Gov. Reagan signed the legislation approving of abortions in our State.
I have gone through all the correct actions to keep the freedoms healthy. Last night I saw candidates who work only for their Churches with the end game of making America into a Christian nation. This is simply another nation who wants their citizens to act like sheep. Hell, I saw this start after WW2. I had assumed that educated Americans would always work and vote to keep their freedoms active.
Not one damn candidate spoke up for individual freedoms which means the entire GOP is now being financed by the religious right. I have spent many years searching for the freedoms that all of us have earned through our support of our government in and out war and our support for the Americans within our disaster zones.
Of course I am aware of the globalists and fought day and night against the trade agreements designed by Bush 41 and Clinton. It invited our own manufacturing base to move off shore to make better profits. I don't recall you being here during that time but we had a couple of fighters to stop NAFTA before it set an example of our business deterioration. We lost over and over. Where were you during this action?
I will continue to vote in California because we may end up the last free state in the union if we can keep our individual freedoms. Last night not a single Republican candidate wanted the last days of our patients with terminal illnesses to be able to decide how they die. God would not allow this selfish desire to stop the agony of bone cancer. Who the hell do they think they are? Death with Dignity was mentioned as a potential Amendment to the Constitution to make it illegal to want to die.
I run into many on the internet who have no capacity to choose for themselves. What is missing from these uneducated voters is a lack of personal ideals. We are sheep and need care and feeding from big daddy and spiritual guidance from big daddy in the sky. So there goes another great nation under the thumb of a group of religious dictators.
Say what you will but Obama doesn't stand a chance. You can put a toaster to challenge him and he still won't stand a chance because now he has a lousy record to defend unlike last time.
Jon Huntsman has announced that he will announce his candidacy for POTUS.
In my book he still cannot accept gays as worthy of marriage. Where do these fools get this notion that some Americans are more worthy than others? I know it is a Christian thing and is good example of why a separation of church and state is long overdue. His views on abortion are not worthy of my checking his opinion. Americans are equal or they are not!
Too bad the GOP cannot locate a candidate who believes in equality. Many religious women have had their share of abortions but never to admit they needed one. Our political movement is made up of pure smoke and mirrors and it is no wonder we hire such filth to write our laws. The way these folks lie, cheat and steal and get away with it is ridiculous. How can any honest voter back anyone on that stage Monday Night. To keep the allusion of God means to never tell the truth to anyone else. I wonder this sits with the sky daddy?
The GOP is run from the inside out by the laws based on a basic set of superstitions. America cannot possibly survive this hypocrisy,
By "your people" I only meant your electeds.
So my sentence means: your representatives don't find what you are telling them to be actionable, or they disagree with you; there is some other communication issue when you are telling your representatives what you would like them to do; or they are duds.
My point in posting was simply to follow orders, sir; "Ask yourselves; when was the last time you either emailed, snail mailed or contacted your District rep or Senators office concerning issues of the day regardless of it seeming exercise in futility…?"
I only find contacting my Republican (taxedenoughalready variety) Congressman to be an exercise in futility. The others are pretty good. Sorry if that negates your absolutist opinion that they are ALL useless crimpols.
I extract from your comments that you think "your people" are duds.
Thanks logtroll for the feedback. I just didn't want to move into a confrontive mode over a misunderstanding.
As I've said in the past I write for impact in order to grab reader attention. You'd be the last person that I would suspect as being not proactive concerning national as well as local politics. You seem to be a concerned citizen as myself.
I would be hard pressed as Diogenes of Sinope walking through the confines of Congress with a lantern in the daytime looking for an honest politician which precipitates my snide comment that they are all cut from the same criminally disposed cloth. : |
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Miguel claims that he was never warned against attempting the flying leap that landed him in trouble at the Billboard Music Awards. At least that's what a rep for the singer tells TMZ , adding that Miguel actually practiced the jump twice during rehearsals.
Sources had told TMZ that the exec producer for the Billboard show had spoken to Miguel after rehearsals and told him not to try the stunt. But Miguel's rep says that claim is "completely false."
In fact, a lawyer representing one woman who Miguel appears to have landed on says that he was unaware of such a warning. Attorney Vip Bhola tells ABCNews.com that his client, college student Khyati Shah , suffered a head injury as a result of Miguel's botched jump.
Bhola says in the days after the May 19 awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, which aired on ABC, Shah "experienced some symptoms" that "didn't abate and became worse." She then began to "inquire about a deeper medical issue," Bhola adds.
The Grammy-winning singer was interviewed after the concert with Shah beside him, holding an icepack on her elbow. "It wasn't appropriate treatment," her attorney says.
Miguel later tweeted that he "got caught up in the moment" and said Shah was "OK."
Now that Shah is seeking further medical tests, Bhola says they will wait to see what the results are before discussing the next steps. "If a lawsuit becomes necessary, we will certainly take that course," he says, adding that he has already been in touch with Miguel's attorneys. "But it is premature to discuss a lawsuit when we don't know what the medical conditions are."
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Dierks will record the new music in between tour dates on his Locked & Reloaded tour with Miranda Lambert launching January 17. The two have toured together before, and Dierks says of Miranda, "I'm just one of her biggest fans. It's going to be some big shows."
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Cubs 101 - Pt. 10 - Fergie
Along with Billy batting third, another thing we all took for granted was that every fourth day, Ferguson Jenkins would take the mound, and we could count on a great game, usually a win. In today's pitch-count era, what Fergie did was mind-boggling, inhuman, video game-esque. His stats simply do not compare to today's pitching stats.
Because we're frequently accused of pessimism, let's begin bylooking at Fergie's worst season with the Cubs. In 1973, he won 14 games. These days, that, alone, would earn you close to an 8-figure annual salary. But let's also look at his past history, shall we?
Well, he won 20 games in 1967, and 20 more in 1968. He won 21 in 1969, 22 in 1970, and 24 in 1971! He won 20 in 1972, but that was a strike year. He sucked royal ass in 1973 – only 14, remember – then bounced back with 25 W's in 1974. Unfortunately, he was a Texas Ranger by then. If you're keeping track, that's 6 20-game seasons in a row, 7 of 8, and after his one-year "decline", P. K. Wrigley gave up on him and shipped him to Texas. We got a 2-time batting champ for us, Bill Madlock in return, who Wrigley refused to pay, possibly based on race, and then brought in a broken-down Yankee (of another race)who he paid more than Madlock was asking for, but hey, I'm not bitter. Not at all.
Fergie DID lose it one day in 1973, went totally batshit crazy, cleared out an entire batting rack out onto the field. Hell, Fergie did more just that one afternoon than noted hothead Milton Bradley has ever done in his entire career, combined. If that happened today, he would probably be suspended for fifty games, if not an entire year. Thing is, though, the incident did not seem terribly out of place on that frustrating, dysfunctional squad. By then, Wrigley had finally managed to force Leo Durocher out as manager, and was beginning to dismantle the great Cubs team of my early childhood. The team suffered through a 12-game losing streak that summer, a skein of such panic and hopelessness that a whole community was affected. Players as well as fans knew the last great chance to break the (then relatively miniscule) 60-year drought had passed, so it was not the end of the world that Fergie went nuts that day. Everybody forgave him, except for the perpetually out-of-touch Wrigley, who used the tossed bats as the skids to push the greatest pitcher in Cubs history out of town.
I mean, my God! In 1971, he threw 325 innings, completed 30 games, and hit 6 home runs! Did I mention he won 20 games 6 years in a row? This simply is not a man that should be traded. A year or two later, Billy Williams himself was traded to Charlie Finley's A's, but by then,Billy could not play the outfield anymore to his standards, and the newly created DH position seemed tailor-made for an old-warrior like he.
So perhaps one could rationalize that particular trade, but trading a man one year removed from a 20-12 record with 23 complete games is simply the most criminal act P. K. Wrigley ever perpetrated, and that includes Brock-for-Broglio.
Now I have met the man as well, several times, albeit not always in the best circumstances. I hate "autograph opportunities", because is the man up front furiously signing all the bats, balls, photos, cards that much more of a human being than all of those standing in line for the privilege? I always felt Fergie kind of felt the same way about it, too. To that end, he has established his own Foundation that supports a variety of Canadian charities, and he raises the money by typically charging 20 bucks for autographs. It's a good thing to be charitable. In the last couple of years, he has come to my hometown in support of his Foundation. He comes to our Elks club, a decent sized group of us gather around, chat a bit, we get to see the man in a bit more social setting. He still charges the twenty for the autograph, and believe me, I do not begrudge him or his Foundation. I believe though, his decision to charge is motivated as much by a desire to prevent mob scenes and autograph vultures as it is to support Canadian charities.
Fergie isn't as sunny as Mr. Cub, as smooth as Billy, as emotional and outgoing as Ron Santo, or as down-home as Rebel Hundley or Don Kessinger. Then again, my God, the man lost both a wife and a daughter in a bizarre incident. He also completely got raked over the coals in 1980 over a drug arrest. It wasn't quite the frenzy that the mid-eighties Willie Wilson/Dale Berra/Keith Hernandez/Dave Parker cocaine bust, or the recent steroid cheats, but unlike these other incidents, it was only Fergie, he had to weather the storm alone, and it had to affect him. He's had to deal with a lot in life, and that may explain why he isn't as "comfortable" in the spotlight as some of his 1969 Cubs peers.
But if you get the chance, pay your twenty, help a Canadian like Kurt get a proper pair of braces or something, and take the time to thank the man for everything he did for us in the pinstripes. There won't be another Fergie Jenkins.
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Great article Rob. I can be a history and stats buff, but its typically selective, when something catches my interest. While I knew Fergie was great, and I'm sure I'd perused his stats at some point, you really put a great, and entertaining framework around the man and career, while at the same time, further boosting my despise of P.K (which I appreciate).


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The second quarter of 2014 provided a continuation of extraordinary global policymaking, economic and market backdrops. Throughout much of the reporting period, global risk markets traded with a notable "risk on" speculative dynamic, supported by chronic ultra-loose policies from the world's major central banks.
Global equities and bond markets for the most part provided another quarter of solid returns. U.S. stock indices pushed further into record territory, having posted gains for six consecutive quarters. U.S. credit markets continued to boom. Bolstered by an increasingly dovish European Central Bank (ECB), the historic collapse in European periphery yields ran unabated. Emerging equities and bonds were notably robust in the face of ongoing economic headwinds coupled with a deteriorating geopolitical backdrop.
Since September 2008, the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) balance sheet has ballooned from about $900 billion to almost $4.4 trillion. Quantitative easing (QE) is expected to end in several months with the Fed's balance sheet nearing $4.5 trillion. This would leave the latest round of QE totaling almost $1.7 trillion, with the Fed's balance sheet having expanded 60% in two years. Fed assets will have grown $3.6 trillion, or 400%, over the past six years. Repercussions from this historic liquidity onslaught were on full display during the reporting period.
The booming mergers-and-acquisition (M&A) market posted the strongest activity since 2007. Second quarter global M&A volume of $1.06 trillion was up 72% from the year ago period. In the U.S., M&A more than doubled year-on-year to $473 billion, pushing record first-half volume to $749 billion. The proliferation of deals was fueled by the loosest credit conditions in years. First-half global corporate bond issuance hit an all-time high $2.29 trillion. A record $286 billion of non-investment grade bonds were issued globally, as average junk-bond yields traded to the lowest level ever. At $642 billion, first-half U.S. investment-grade company bond sales easily posted an all-time high. The first six months of 2014 also saw record issuance of collateralized loan obligations. A record number of global initial public offerings (IPOs) were sold in the first half, with $90.6 billion of offerings 54% above comparable 2013. Led by technology and biotechnology issues, U.S. IPO sales enjoyed the strongest first half since the height of the technology bubble back in 2000.
From the management team's perspective, global markets have been distorted by a prolonged period of unprecedented monetary stimulus. Central bank liquidity backstops have for years incentivized risk-taking and speculation. Ongoing strong investment returns have engendered deep-seated market complacency. To that end, dismal first-quarter U.S. economic performance, slowing global growth and an alarming geopolitical backdrop were viewed positively in the markets. Fragile underpinnings were seen securing ongoing extreme monetary accommodation.
Market perceptions of endless loose monetary policies were supported by aggressive new liquidity measures from the ECB. So far, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has yet to even broach the subject of tapering its money-printing operations. Moreover, dovish Fed chair Yellen stated her clear preference for "macroprudential" measures above the "blunt tool" of monetary tightening in the event the Fed addresses lending and speculating excess.
Throughout the reporting period, market participants were challenged by what seemed a global central bank contest to realize the weakest currency. The euro suffered at the hands of a dovish ECB, only to benefit from surprising dovishness from central banks in Sweden and Norway. The U.S. dollar traded relatively well against most major currencies for much of the reporting period before a resolutely dovish Janet Yellen weighed on dollar sentiment.
In general, currency markets remained unsettled with a wide dispersion of currency returns. For the second quarter of 2014, the US Dollar index (USD Index) declined 0.41%. The Canadian dollar rallied 3.55% versus the dollar. The Australian dollar gained 1.82% and the New Zealand dollar increased 1.10% against the U.S. currency. The Japanese yen gained 1.88% and the Singapore dollar increased 0.87%. The British pound advanced 2.66% versus the U.S. dollar. For the most part, European currencies were under pressure. The euro posted a 0.56% decline versus the dollar, with the Swiss franc down 0.25%. The Norwegian krone dropped 2.36% and the Swedish krona sank 3.15% versus the dollar.
Fund Performance
The second quarter 2014 return for Federated Prudent DollarBear Fund was 0.90% (Class A Shares at NAV). The return for the inverse of the USD Index was 0.41% for the same period. Fund performance benefited from U.S. dollar weakness versus the majority of currencies, as well as from gains in gold stocks.
The fund's gold positions somewhat underperformed the 9.72% second quarter gain in the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs ("HUI") Index. Gold bullion advanced $43 during the reporting period, or 3.4%. The fund's overall gold allocation ended the quarter at 6.1% of fund assets.
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The fund's performance relative to the USD Index benefited during the second quarter of 2014 from above-index allocations to the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar and gold stocks, along with a significant underweight in the euro. Performance versus the USD Index was hurt by above-benchmark allocations to the Norwegian krone and Swedish krona.
Positioning and Strategy
The fund remained somewhat defensively positioned throughout the second quarter. The allocation to U.S. dollars began the quarter at 18.4% of fund assets. The fund managers increased U.S. dollar exposure 230 basis points during the quarter to end the reporting period at 20.7% of fund assets. The significant allocation to U.S. dollars was primarily in response to the fund managers' unfavorable view of the euro and European currencies more generally.
During the quarter, the fund managers adjusted holdings throughout the portfolio. Allocations were reduced 390 basis points to the euro, 380 basis points to the Swiss franc, 190 basis points to the Norwegian krone and 80 basis points to the Swedish krona. Disappointing economic performance coupled with an increasingly dovish posture taken by the ECB and fellow European central banks weighed on the continent's currencies.
The allocation to the Canadian dollar was increased 610 basis points on the managers' view that Canada's economy was well-positioned to benefit from heightened geopolitical risks and elevated energy prices. The allocation to the Japanese yen increased 340 basis points. The allocation to British pounds increased 70 basis points. The fund's allocation to gold stocks was boosted 110 basis points during the reporting period. Bullion and gold-related equities were notably volatile throughout the quarter. Gold stocks were under pressure early in the quarter before rallying strongly in June. The managers were encouraged that gold appeared to be regaining safe haven status and that bullion performed well during periods of dollar weakness.
The fund managers anticipate no imminent resolution to extraordinary global financial and economic uncertainties. Throughout the reporting period, the policy and liquidity backdrop remained constructive for "risk on." But the managers fear highly speculative global markets are addicted to extreme monetary stimulus and central bank liquidity backstops. The fund managers will continue to closely monitor unfolding fragilities in China, overheated U.S. and global risk markets, and a leveraged speculating community struggling with ongoing performance issues. The managers also see mounting geopolitical risks–from the Ukraine to the Middle East to the South and East China Seas–as accidents in the making. And especially with the Fed winding down QE, the fund managers will be on guard for subtle shifts in the market liquidity and risk-taking backdrop.
The fund managers continue working diligently to navigate through a very challenging environment. With a disciplined approach to risk management, a sound analytical framework, and a keen focus on market dynamics, the managers believe the fund is prepared for ongoing market challenges and opportunities. And with a well-diversified global portfolio of highly-rated short-term government debt instruments, the fund managers believe the fund is well-positioned for unstable global markets.


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Power play: Fans return to NHL in record numbers
The four-month lockout didn't keep hockey fans away this season. And plenty of sponsors benefited.
Most companies don't like to see their names abused in public.
And yet Monday night's thrilling finale to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs saw some of the best hockey players in the world jostle, push, and slam each other into dasher board advertisements for brands such as Honda (HMC), McDonald's (MCD), Coca-Cola (KO) and Verizon (VZ).
Players even smashed into dasher ads for Tim Hortons (THI), the coffee and doughnut joint that's not well known in the U.S. but is considered a national treasure in Canada. The logo of its cross-border rival, Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN), was only a few feet away, ready for the next pummeling.
Why would sponsors pay good money for such apparent mistreatment?
Because sponsors go where the fans are. And after a lockout that cut the regular season almost in half, record numbers of National Hockey League fans made a beeline to hockey arenas and high-definition television sets across North America.
In other words, the NHL is on a breakaway -- with plenty of scoring opportunities over the next several years.
According to SportsBusiness Daily, the the average number of fans per regular-season NHL game was 17,768 this past season, up roughly 2% from the previous season and besting the previous high of 17,460 set in 2008-2009. Across the league, 17 of 30 teams averaged 100% capacity or higher (possible by selling standing-room-only tickets) and only five clubs experienced a drop in attendance.
Not only did hockey fans shrug off any hard feelings from missing nearly four months of their favorite sport, but they also proved willing to absorb yet another steep rise in average ticket prices.
ESPN reports that non-premium NHL tickets rose 5.7% to $61.01 on top of a 4.8% increase a year ago. That's two years in a row that the NHL instituted the largest percentage increase in ticket prices among the Big Four professional sports leagues. The only solace for NHL devotees might be that an NFL game still costs more, at an average price of $78.38 in 2012.
Television audiences for NHL games were also way up this season. Compared with 2011-2012, viewership on Comcast (CMCSA)-owned NBC and NBC Sports Network rose by 15% and 18% respectively, the latter marking the NHL's highest tally for a national cable audience in 19 years.
The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals reached an average of 5.76 million viewers. The concluding Game 6 was watched by 8.16 million people, a 66% increase over 2012. Game 6 was the third-most watched NHL game since 1995 and a Game 7, which seemed probable until a fateful, 17-second span at the end of Game 6, would likely have broken more records.
Next year, the NHL hopes to capitalize on higher fan interest by expanding the number of outdoor games from one to six. In addition to the Winter Classic, which has been a bonanza for television ratings and ticket sales, there will be a new, four-game Stadium Series sponsored by Coors Light, flagship brand of the Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) as well as a Heritage Classic between two Canadian teams.
With more fans than ever donning oversized jerseys to support their teams, either at the rink or at home, NHL revenue has climbed accordingly. NHL revenue for this past season is expected to be about $2.4 billion, down from last year's $3.2 billion, but a significant number considering fewer than 60% of regular-season games were played.
Over the next three seasons, the league expects to add another $1 billion, thanks largely to the new outdoor games, renegotiated media rights deals, and increased sponsorships.
There once was a time when the NHL was considered a poor, distant cousin to the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and the National Basketball Association. Though it will be a while before the NHL comes close to generating annual revenue on par with the top moneymakers, the NFL ($9.5 billion) and MLB ($7.5 billion), the league is coming closer to the NBA ($5 billion). Clearly, "poor" and "distant" no longer apply.
And for that, the NHL has to thank its legions of devoted and deep-pocketed fans. Despite lengthy lockouts and jacked-up prices, hockey fans have shown they can take a significant amount of abuse. Just like those dasher boards.
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|Ersan Ilyasova, SF 32 MIN | 3-12 FG | 3-6 FT | 6 REB | 2 AST | 10 PTS | -7In short, it's kind of all bad for Ersan right now. In long, we'll have more on what exactly that means later.
|Tobias Harris, SF 10 MIN | 1-3 FG | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 0 AST | 2 PTS | -9Is he still on the team? 10 of the most invisible minutes possible out of Tobias. That's been a consistent theme since opening night for the second year forward. He probably isn't going to get a lot of chances to score with Ellis and Jennings out there, so he needs to find other ways to contribute.
|Samuel Dalembert, C 22 MIN | 6-8 FG | 2-4 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 14 PTS | -7Dalembert had nine points in the first quarter and five after that. He was diving to the rim as the roll man after setting screens early and he had a lot of success finishing when he was left open on those plays in the first quarter. The Celtics quickly adjusted and cut this part of the Bucks offense out after that and Dalembert was again left with a pretty limited role.
|Monta Ellis, PG 38 MIN | 11-24 FG | 9-10 FT | 2 REB | 8 AST | 32 PTS | -4These are the type of free throw numbers it would be nice to see Ellis regularly put up. Late in the game he was attacking and cutting to the hoop with significantly more regularity. The jump shots are coming, one way or the other, but if Ellis could do less of the "float across the paint and launch a fading sideways jumper" and more of the "attack the rim and get a body into opposing bigs" that would be a huge improvement.
|Brandon Jennings, PG 42 MIN | 1-11 FG | 1-2 FT | 4 REB | 5 AST | 4 PTS | -9Consistency. It's absent.
|Mike Dunleavy, SF 14 MIN | 1-4 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 1 AST | 2 PTS | -3Foul trouble immediately plagued Dunleavy and he couldn't escape it. A bummer of a night for Bucks small forwards all around.
|Larry Sanders, C 26 MIN | 4-7 FG | 2-2 FT | 12 REB | 0 AST | 10 PTS | +4Five games, all in double figures, all with at least seven rebounds, two with double figure rebounds. Larry Sanders is the Bucks most consistent player.
|Beno Udrih, PG 17 MIN | 1-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 2 PTS | +2If Udrih only got a third of Jennings' minutes on a night when Milwaukee's primary point guard was 1-10, there probably isn't much hope he'll be spelling Jennings any more frequently this year than he did last. Jennings is obviously a better player, but Saturday may have been an opportunity to see a little more Beno. He didn't exactly tear it up himself, and defensively he probably was a worse matchup for Milwuakee, but the Bucks could sure use a bit more creation from their point guards.
|Marquis Daniels, SG 24 MIN | 5-9 FG | 2-2 FT | 2 REB | 2 AST | 12 PTS | +7Daniels has responded well to increased minutes over the past couple games. He didn't get too much of a chance late to get on Paul Pierce, as the Celtics future hall of famer torched Milwaukee, much to the chagrin of many in Milwaukee. He played a super controlled, physical game, as he did against Washington and late against Memphis. The Celtics spent a lot of time trying to post him up with Jeff Green and Daniels handled that very well
Three Things We Saw
- After the game, Ellis said that the Celtics just made more shots. He mentioned that Pierce got hot late and said there was nothing they could do about it. The worst part about all that? He's right. The Celtics have better players and when the game was close in the end, the team with players that were better, and more consistent, won.
- Pierce was the one that got hot, but the ability to go to either Rondo, Pierce or KG late is what makes Boston a better late game team than Milwaukee. The Bucks have to rely so heavily on Jennings and Ellis late, that they become pretty predictable. And on a night when Jennings couldn't do anything right on offense, they became the Monta Ellis Shooting Show. Even when he tried to dish, the ball would end up in the hands of a terrified Ersan Ilyasova who just handed it right back. Troubling late game offense from Milwaukee.
- All things above being said, there are worse things than losing a close game to the projected second or third best team in the East. If they beat the bad teams, pull off a few wins against the good teams and stay competitive at home, the Bucks will be right where they want at the end on the year.
- For the second time in three games, the Bucks shot under 40% (39.8% to be exact). I did not suspect two of those types of games within the first five from a team with such offensive fire power late last season.
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Dunleavy A+? He looked off from the minute he took the floor.
I'd hate to see Dunleavy have a "B" type of game.
Saying that Ersan looked "terrified" is a very accurate description. I think I would have more confidence than him out there. What's up with that guy? All that money weighing him down? I know that's a cliche thing to say, but seriously… Ooooohwee, what up with dat? What up with dat?
ersans confidence=lindsay buckingham? non existent in the show?
If Tobias and Lamb can't get onto the court in games like these, they probably never will.
They should allow some time to judge their talents before next years new GM blows up this team for the post Ellis/Jennings era.
Actually, Lamb got all the time against Memphis, when it might have worked out better with Daniels on the court.
A coach tries to match up against opposing team and with the offense collapsing, I can see why he gave Dunleavy play time. They were not out of that game, in spite of their poor shooting.
I don't know what else they could have done except get some of their shots to drop!
I think it might be time soon to start Dunleavy to give the starters a shooter which could open up the lane more for Jennings and Ellis. I think they should give Tobias time with the second unit to give him more opportunities to score because he's not going to get many chances with Jennings and Ellis on the floor.
thats a good point but i think we really need those points in the second unit. larry and he have done some consistent damage coming off of the bench.
a combined 4-23 from bj3 and ilyasova is not going to get it done period.
"The Celtics have better players and when the game was close in the end, the team with players that were better, and more consistent, won".
I don't really agree with this. The consistency part is true, but talent-wise the Bucks roster is probably comparable to the aging Celts, only with experience and confidence lacking come crunch time. The celtics have 3+ players who play strong when the game is tight. The Bucks have no one that we know we can count on consistently in the closing possessions.


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