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For the decade of the 2000's, the Mets were 815-803, good for a .504 winning percentage. That's strange, because for much of the decade the team was either really good (2000, 2006-2008) or really bad (2002-2004, 2009). But even when they were good, the teams left Mets fans wanting more, they still felt like they were underachieving, thanks to some sort of fatal flaw that showed itself at the wrong time, thanks to faulty roster construction.
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The Mets' unfortunate history at 1B, LF, and RF in the aughtsThursday, February 11th, 2010
The Mets never gave J.J. Putz a physicalMonday, February 1st, 2010
J.J. Putz signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Chicago White Sox this offseason. His stint with the Mets will not go down as being particularly memorable. He did not pitch particularly well when he was on the field, and spent the majority of the season on the disabled list. It was speculated going back to late-April by Dave Cameron at Fangraphs that Putz did not look like himself, and pointed to evidence such as the loss of 2.5 MPH off of his fastball and a diminished strikeout rate. When the Mets finally put Putz on the DL in June, I wrote:
[T]he team didn't think then to investigate if Putz was truly injured, kept running him out there for a month, during which he gave the Mets several ineffective innings of relief, and only shut him down a few weeks ago for him to have surgery. Dave Cameron is a baseball writer for a pretty good stats website; he is not a member of the Mets front office, and does not follow the team on a daily basis. If he was able to figure out in late-April that something is wrong with JJ Putz, why did it take the team a full month for them to figure this out?
As it turns out, it didn't take the Mets a full month to figure out that J.J. Putz was injured; they knew the entire time. Putz gave an interview with Comcast Chicago that does not paint a pretty picture of the Mets' front office. The money quotes:
When the trade went down last year, I never really had a physical with the Mets. I had the bone spur (in the right elbow). It was discovered the previous year in Seattle, and it never got checked out by any other doctors until I got to spring training, and the spring training physical is kind of a formality. It was bugging me all through April, and in May I got an injection. It just got to the point where I couldn't pitch. I couldn't throw strikes, my velocity was way down…
…I knew that I wasn't right. I wasn't healthy. The toughest part was having to face the media and tell them that you feel fine, even though you know there's something wrong and they don't want you telling them that you're banged up.
So according to the timeline being laid out here by Putz:
- The Mariners' doctors found a bone spur in Putz's elbow during the 2008 season.
- The Mets traded six players for J.J. Putz without conducting a physical of their own. I assume the Mets read the Mariners' medical reports on Putz about the bone spur, though.
- They checked out his elbow in spring training and discovered the bone spur for themselves.
- They forced Putz to pitch through what I imagine is a very painful injury, while not allowing him to talk to the media about said injury.
- Putz pitched terribly because, you know, having a healthy elbow is important to pitching. In particular, his velocity and strikeouts were down.
- Eventually, Putz went on the DL to have elbow surgery, never to pitch again for the Mets. I cannot confirm this, but Omar Minaya probably called Putz a "pussy" afterwards.
I mean…in which of those steps do the Mets look good? The part where they traded six players for Putz, Sean Green, and Jeremy Reed without making sure he was healthy? The part where they discover the bone spur, make him pitch through it anyway, all while hiding it from the media? The part where Omar Minaya called him a pussy? OK, I made that up, but still, the other stuff is pretty bad.
There has been a lot said about the way the Mets' medical staff handles injuries. We got another glimpse of that a few weeks ago, with the Carlos Beltran debacle, and now J.J. Putz paints a pretty grim picture of the way this team handles injuries: by sticking their fingers in their ears and pretending they didn't happen. This isn't a total failure on the part of the medical staff; they have to share a pretty big part of the burden with the front office.Â
The J.J. Putz trade and how it was handled is a fireable offense. The Mets traded a good defensive outfielder, two relief pitchers of some value, a decent first base prospect (better than anything they will trot out at 1B in 2010, for sure), and two low-A minor leaguers, and all they currently have to show for it is one relief pitcher of some value, all because they never bothered to make sure the key part of the trade was healthy. Hopefully this story gains some traction in the New York sports media and helps hasten the demise of Omar Minaya. I'm disgusted with the way he is running this team, and it's not getting any better.
At least the Royals have a process to trustThursday, January 28th, 2010
After the Kansas City Royals traded for Yuniesky Betancourt (a trade more baffling than the Mets' trade for Gary Matthews Jr, because the Royals actually gave up something of value for Betancourt), Royals' GM Dayton Moore implored his fans to "trust the process." The folks over at the Royals Review blog gave that a sound thrashing at the time, and it has since become something of a meme to laugh at the Royals and their "process," which has since produced signings like Jason Kendall for two years. I'm not exactly sure what their process is, but needless to say, Royals fans do not seem to trust it very much.
If you look at the Mets, though, I'd struggle to find out what kind of process they seem to be following this year. If you look at the moves they have made, it appears they saw their needs for 2010 as follows:
- Backup catcher
- Left field
- The bullpen
While there have been rumors connecting them to every free agent starter that has been on the market this year, so far they have yet to seal the deal with even one of them. Every day, another decent starter comes off the market. Given the tenuous nature of the Mets' starting staff, which currently features four starters who failed to pitch a complete 2009 season and Fernando Nieve slotted into the #5 slot, this has fans understandably wondering what the hell is going on. In the cases of John Lackey, Joel Piniero, Ben Sheets, Jason Marquis, Jon Garland, and Doug Davis, where there has been smoke, there has been no fire. It's not that the Mets didn't need Jason Bay, or couldn't use a restructured bullpen, or even a better backup catcher, these were all good moves in a vacuum.  The problem is that these moves have come off somewhat uninspired after how bad the 2009 season ended.
Thus, the recent reports that have surfaced regarding the Mets' front office philosophy this offseason really shouldn't be that surprising to anybody who has been following the team. Really, this goes back even to last season, when the team was unable to concentrate on fixing more than one thing at a time, first adding Frankie Rodriguez and JJ Putz, before turning to re-signing Oliver Perez for the rotation, which ended their offseason before finding a way to dump Luis Castillo or improve their corner outfielders. This is a front office that seemingly does not know how to multi-task, which is especially worrisome considering that this team has had many, many problems since Carlos Beltran struck out to end the 2006 NLCS.
I'm not going to pretend to be an insider who knows what's going on in the Mets' front office. Truthfully, I have no idea. But as an outsider, as a fan following the team on a day to day basis, I can tell something is wrong. Last year, they were at least 1-2 moves short of a complete offseason. This season, they look to be in even worse shape, with subpar players slotted in at catcher, first base and second base, and a starting rotation that looks paper-thin without a minimum of two decent signings, in a market where there simply aren't two decent starting pitchers available. Even if they sign John Smoltz (and the Cardinals are currently the favorite), are we certain that a rotation of Santana/Smoltz/Pelfrey/Perez/Maine will stay healthy enough to keep Fernando Nieve or Nelson Figueroa from having to make too many starts?
There needs to be some sort of deep organizational change in philosophy. When the geniuses in talent evaluation identify Jeff Francoeur and Gary Matthews Jr, two outfielders who had combined for -2.0 WAR in 2008 and -0.8 WAR in 2009, as two players this team needs to acquire, we can safely assume that advanced statistical metrics are not used by this front office. They should be.  Advanced metrics shouldn't replace scouting, but they can surely supplement scouting and make it better. Their talent evaluation could definitely use some improvement, if their record of player acquisitions is any indication. Signing Jason Bay for his defense, when his defense has ranked among the worst defensive players in baseball over the past three years is a sign that the team needs to look more closely at how they are evaluating talent and where they might be falling short.
They need to know when to make one big move, and when to make a bunch of smaller moves. They need to know when to cut ties with a sunk cost if it means improving the team. They need to know that when a player is injured, it does not benefit the team for that player to continue to play through that injury. They need to know that what some people consider good pitching is actually good defense, and how to properly evaluate the difference between the two. They need to know that the amateur draft is an opportunity to replenish their farm system and improve the team's future, not an opportunity to kiss Bud Selig's ass. While this isn't completely necessary, it would also be nice to have press conferences that don't degenerate into he said/she said arguments that only make the team's front office executives look worse, which considering the results this team has produced, is saying something.
Basically, they need to have a better process. I'm not saying anything I haven't said a million times before. Whether it's Omar Minaya, John Ricco, Jeff Wilpon, or somebody else running baseball operations, they need to have a better plan. Whatever they're doing now isn't working and hasn't worked, and the sooner they realize it, the sooner they can actually benefit from their resources advantage in the National League, rather than having 2-3 contending years sandwiched around some miserable ones. It's not an impossible goal, but until those in charge realize they're operating within a broken system, Mets fans will continue to be frustrated at the team's results, and the primes of Wright, Reyes, Beltran, and Santana will continue to be wasted.
Mets acquire Gary Matthews Jr for some stupid reasonFriday, January 22nd, 2010
Sometimes, when your favorite team makes a big transaction, it's important not to overreact. It's easy to make a knee-jerk reaction that usually falls either north of "OMG THIS IS THE BEST TRADE EVAR, THE METS ARE GOING TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES!" and or south of "WTF I HATE MY TEAM WHY DO THEY INSIST ON HATING ME, WE WILL FINISH 20 GAMES BEHIND THE NATS!" It's important to try to fall somewhere in between, to try to keep a level head about this stuff, that rarely will any one move so drastically improve or so drastically ruin a team in one fell swoop.
OH GLORIOUS DAYTuesday, January 19th, 2010
After everything that went wrong last week (and be patient, I will have a take up on the site about that soon, it's just been hectic of late), it's been hard to find a silver lining. Thanks to the San Francisco Giants, we have found one. The Giants sign Bengie Molina for one year and $4.5 million, which means that the Mets will not be signing Bengie Molina. Thank you, Brian Sabean, for being you and blocking poor Buster Posey. And thank you, Omar Minaya, for once you have not made a soul-crushing decision that makes me hate life. It might be because you are so utterly powerless that the Wilpons won't let you do anything, but your inaction regarding Molina has ultimately helped this team. Bring on the Henry Blanco/Josh Thole platoon.
It's not about pitching, it's about outscoringThursday, December 31st, 2009
Upon hearing the news on Tuesday from Mike Francesa that the Mets and Jason Bay had reached terms on a contract, I texted a few friends about the news in case they hadn't heard. One of those friends was occasional Blue & Orange contributor Joe A Dig, who responded with the text, "Oh goody. The solution to none of our problems. Unless maybe he's secretly a pitcher too."
This has not been an uncommon reaction to the Bay signing, most of which has been somewhat muted. Joe Janish from MetsToday tweeted something similar after the signing, and perennial nitwit John Harper buries the Mets for not acquiring John Lackey, even though the Red Sox gave Lackey more years and more guaranteed money than the Mets gave Bay, despite both being the same age, despite Lackey's recent history of injury issues, despite Lackey being a pitcher and thus being more susceptible to injuries anyway, and despite Lackey's downward trending peripherals.
Anyway, the point of this is not to defend the Bay deal. It seems like a typical Omar Minaya deal, especially if it's backloaded, in that it will be good in the short-term, potentially disastrous in the long-term, especially with the Mets' salary commitments in 2012 (Santana at $24m, Bay at ~$19m, Wright's $15m option, and of course, the bane of this blog's existance, the Frankie $17.5m vesting option, giving the Mets a whopping $75.5 million in potential salary on the books for three seasons from now). It's more to discuss this idea that the Mets need to solely concentrate on pitching this offseason, because anybody that watched last year's team would have to see that there was a lot more wrong with the 2009 Mets than starting pitching.
Last year, the Mets were 25th in the major leagues in runs scored, and 16th in runs allowed. This does not mean to suggest that they were somehow "better" at preventing runs than they were at scoring them, because they were below average in both categories. Plus, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran are both scheduled to return in 2010, and hopefully both will be back as close to 100% as possible, which will help both run scoring and run prevention, since both are excellent all-around players. Additionally, the Mets play most of their home games at Citi Field, and while we still don't have enough evidence to say for certain, early returns are that Citi Field does play like a pitcher's park, which will make the Mets' runs scored ledger look worse and their runs allowed ledger look better than their true skill levels.
Still, it's hard to argue that the Mets needed another good position player. After Wright, Beltran, and Reyes, there is a steep drop in talent present in the lineup. Assuming the Mets eventually sign Bengie Molina (an unfortuante inevitability), the rest of the Mets lineup will likely consist of Molina, Daniel Murphy, Luis Castillo, and Jeff Francoeur, and if the Mets hadn't signed Bay, they likely would have started Angel Pagan in RF. These are simply not players capable of playing competitive baseball. Their deficencies range from an inability to get on base (Molina, Francoeur, Murphy), a lack of power (Castillo, Murphy, Pagan), and poor defensive skills (Castillo). That is too many flaws surrounding the core.  I mean, Angel Pagan was clearly the best of these players in 2009, ironic considering he's the player most likely to become a bench player in 2010, as the Mets set out to prove that Jeff Francoeur's 956 plate appearances with the Braves from 2008 to 2009 was the sample size fluke, not his 308 Mets plate appearances.
While Bay brings his own defensive inabilities to the team, there's no doubting the potent combination of power and on-base skills he immediately adds to the Mets lineup. Considering that the Carlos Delgado of 2008 is gone, and likely never coming back, this team is going to need that sort of bat if they are to return to their 2008 levels of production, where they finished the year tied for eighth in baseball in runs scored. He's not the great all-around player that Beltran, Wright, and Reyes are, or even that Matt Holliday is, but it's also likely that Bay becomes the best hitter on the team the second his contract is official. Considering the Mets' unfortunate history at the corner outfield spot dating back to late 90's, he's not a terrible player to acquire, especially since the Mets' focus right now should be to win now, with Beltran's contract set to expire soon and Wright and Reyes soon to become expensive.
The Mets focus shouldn't be confined to simply focusing on hitting and pitching. It should be on finding the most efficient way to outscore the competition. Granted, signing Jason Bay doesn't necessarily achieve that, but neither does simply signing John Lackey. Pitching doesn't win championships by itself, but putting together the best combination of hitting and pitching together does. Look at the last three World Series champions. The 2009 Yankees finished first in runs scored, 14th in runs allowed, and second in run differential. The 2008 Phillies also weren't a pure pitching team; they were 5th in runs allowed and tied for 8th with the Mets in runs scored, good for the third best run differential in the majors. The 2007 Red Sox followed a similar path, ranking 4th in runs scored and first in runs allowed to put together the best run differential in baseball. Run prevention is obviously important, but all of these teams could score some runs, too. None finished lower than third in baseball in run differential, and that's with the randomness of the baseball postseason working against them.
I'm not saying that the Mets don't need a starting pitcher. While I like Mike Pelfrey and Jon Niese more than most, the team obviously can't go into 2010 and expect John Maine to be healthy enough to last an entire season when recent history shows that he probably can't, and the team can't rely on Oliver Perez to be good. But there are still plenty of good starting pitchers available. Ben Sheets is still on the market, as is Joel Piniero, Doug Davis, Jon Garland, and a bunch of other rotation filler guys. Guys like Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, and other starters making way too much money for their current teams are also available for a minimal prospect cost. There are plenty of ways for the Mets to upgrade their pitching, to say nothing of improving their middle infield defense by dumping Castillo for Orlando Hudson or Adam Kennedy, who would make Pelfrey look a whole lot better than he was in 2009.Â
The Mets can, and likely will, address their run prevention in the upcoming weeks. It remains to be seen if their offense will score enough runs, as even with the addition of Bay, the Mets are likely to have three OBP ciphers at the low end of their lineup in Murphy, Francoeuer, and Molina, which will hurt their ability to score runs. Still, having Bay can only help this team's run scoring in 2010, and that is an area where the team was lacking in 2010. Even if the team does eventually resign Carlos Delgado, they can't expect the Delgado of 2008 to return, so adding another bat like Bay's to the lineup will only benefit the team next year. Adding Bay helps the Mets improve their ability to outscore the competition, at least in the short-term, and for that, the move was a decent one.
Blue & Orange Hot Stove Huddle – A modest success!Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Thanks to all that were able to come out last night for Blue and Orange Hot Stove Huddle. I had a great time meeting a lot of the bloggers I've read and respected over the years, and a good time was had by all. The panels were all fun and interesting, and I can only hope that I wasn't too incoherent while speaking during mine. Next time, I will try to keep my Newcastle count under 5 before speaking. Special thanks to Ken Davidoff for making it out and adding an air of legitimacy to the festivities, even as I was childishly calling out his colleagues for no good reason.
Please read and support all of the bloggers who were able to make it out last night, they are all excellent and should be part of your daily reading! If they aren't part of your RSS Reader, get them in there!
- Ted Berg from TedQuarters.net
- Sam Page, James Kannengieser, and Mark "Meddler" Himmelstein from Amazin Avenue
- Joe Janish from Mets Today
- Kerel Cooper from On the Black
- Sagiv Edelman from Fire Jerry Manuel
- Bryan Horowitz from Sports Angle
- The Iron Sheik from The Iron Sheik Twitter
- And of course, Ken Davidoff from Newsday
(OK, so the Iron Sheik wasn't really there, but Will and I are trying very, very hard to get him for the next Blue and Orange get together. Stay tuned!)
Extra special thanks to Will, first for putting this whole thing together, and then moderating and keeping the event going smoothly throughout the night. In the wrong hands, something like this could have gotten out of control, as Mets fans and bloggers alike were trying to proactively drown their sorrows for what could be another disappointing season in 2010, but he kept things going quite well and knew when to tell the drunken idiots on the panel to move on. Okay, so there was only one drunken idiot he was trying to get to move on, and it was me, but still, great job. Here's hoping we can do another one of these sometime in the future!
Blue and Orange Hot Stove Huddle!Monday, December 14th, 2009
Date Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Venue: River
Address: 500 West 43rd St (at 10th Avenue) – New York, NY
Time: 7pm -10pm
Web Site: riverhellskitchen.com
Will has put together a great panel of guests, which will include Ted Berg from TedQuarters.net, SNY.tv, and MetsBlog.com, James Kannengieser and Sam Page from Amazin Avenue, Joe Janish from Mets Today, and a host of others that I am probably forgetting. It should be a good time. There will be alcohol available, in order to drink yourselves to forget how bad 2009 truly was, and how bad 2010 will likely be.
About season ticket renewals and Jason BayMonday, December 14th, 2009
After a week where the Mets generally made little news at the Winter Meetings, to the degree that signing minor leaguer Mike Hessman actually became a notable Mets headline, Omar Minaya and company finally made a headline on the last day of the meetings when it was reported that the Mets had made an offer for free agent outfielder Jason Bay. This being the Mets, where no move they make can be taken at face-value, it was immediately speculated by Joel Sherman and Craig Calcaterra, among others, that the Mets had made Bay an offer primarily because of lagging season ticket renewals, and a lack of buzz in general for a Mets team that, so far, had only signed a slew of backup catchers and no-skill utility players.
Billy Wagner signs with the BravesWednesday, December 2nd, 2009
I won't be the first to mention this, nor will I be the last, but the Billy Wagner situation just highlights the lack of foresight in the Mets front office. Back in August, Wagner looked like a good bet to be worth Type A compensation in free agency, should he sign with another ballclub. That means if Wagner signed with another team as a free agent, his former team would be entitled to a first round draft pick (or lower, depending on a number of factors) plus a compensation pick between the first and second rounds. At the very least, the Mets would pick up a compensation pick for losing Wagner, which would make the blow of losing their second rounder by signing a Type A free agent (such as Matt Holliday) a little easier to take.
Instead, the Mets traded Wags to the Red Sox for Chris Carter and Eddie Lora. At best, Carter projects to be a Daniel Murphy-type with maybe a little more power, a fringe-average regular with no real position. He's even left-handed, so they can't platoon Carter with Murphy at first base. As a 20 year old in the Rookie League, Eddie Lora did not distinguish himself in any way, and would seem to be an unlikely bet to ever play a single game in the major leagues. They also saved $3.2 million, chump change for a New York based sports team.
In return for Carter, Lora, and $3.2 million, the Red Sox got Wagner for six weeks, where he produced an excellent (for such a short time period) 0.4 WAR, worth approximately $1.9 million in value to the Red Sox, and now two high draft picks. In essence, the Red Sox spent $1.3 million to buy two draft picks, at least one of which should be in the top 50, and if the Braves fail to sign another Type A free agent, one of those picks would be in the top 20. That would mean they could sign potentially two Type A free agents and still pick higher in the first and second rounds than they were originally scheduled, and that doesn't even include receiving compensation if Jason Bay were to sign elsewhere.
These are the types of moves the Mets should be making. They should be willing to take the risk of Wagner coming back if he accepted arbitration, which he wouldn't have.  He made quite clear his desire to close next year, as he had tried to force the Red Sox to not offer him arbitration and wanted assurance that his option year would not be picked up by the Sox, as he did not want to set up for Jonathan Papelbon. This was essentially two free picks, and for a team that is often criticized (sometimes unfairly) for ignoring their minor league system, the return value could have been huge for the team.
Instead, they settled for a little bit of payroll relief and two minor leaguers unlikely to ever become stars. You can't even compare the Mets to the Red Sox anymore, because the two teams are playing completely different games. It's situations like this that just so clearly demonstrate that teams like the Red Sox are playing chess while the Mets are playing peek-a-boo.


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Trade deadline update: Tigers, White Sox improvePosted on July 31st, 2008 – 9:33 AM
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The Tigers and White Sox appear to be making themselves better as we approach today's 3 p.m., non-waiver trade deadline. We'll see if the Twins do anything to counter.
(*) Yes, the Tigers traded future Hall of Fame catcher Pudge Rodriguez to the Yankees for a reliever who has struggled mightily in the past. But the Tigers had really soured on Pudge and actually aren't losing much with Brandon Inge ready to catch every day.
Meanwhile, Kyle Farnsworth has been pitching very well. He throws hard, and the Tigers were desperate for relief help.
The Detroit Free Press reports today that Todd Jones' shoulder injury could send him to the DL. Joel Zumaya had arm trouble the other day, so the bullpen was a glaring need for the Tigers. They addressed it.
(*) Now, from Ken Rosenthal, there's word the White Sox have a deal in place to land Ken Griffey, Jr., pending Griffey's approval.
Should we really be surprised? Kenny Williams is one of the most daring GMs in the business.
The White Sox were supposed to be over-budget with their hands tied with few top prospects they could afford to deal. I have yet to see who they would give up in this deal, but they're probably taking on salary, with Griffey still on the hook for $4 million this season.
(*) Finally, it sounds like the Astros gave up very little to get LaTroy Hawkins from the Yankees. Here's Rotoworld's take on second base prospect Matt Cusick: A 2007 10th-round pick, he was hitting .285/.356/.462 as a 22-year-old in low-A ball. He's unlikely to ever see the majors.
And, here's Astros GM Ed Wade in the Houston Chronicle: "I want to say (in) the deal he had in excess of a $1 million remaining on his contract. They ended up taking a significant portion of the money back."
By that assessment, the Astros gave up virtually nothing to get Hawkins. The one most obvious move the Twins could make, and Houston beat them to it.
(*) La Velle's story in today's editions mentioned several trade discussions the Twins have had, and the conclusion is this: The biggest move they might make is adding lefthander Francisco Liriano to the major league roster.
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Black Apple iPhone 5C might be a fake, five other color options allegedly real
Dickson who has consistently leaked components for upcoming Apple devices in the last month or so, has now jumped in to warn about the fake black iPhone 5C. Moreover, Dickson claims to know that Apple never even planned a black version of the plastic iPhone.
As to the origin of the images of the black iPhone 5C shell, they are obviously from China, where local sources have publicized them as 5C parts and pictured them along the iPhone 5S. Such parts are allegedly in wide circulation in China and can be purchased via etailers for as low as $13.39.
This - if true - would leave five color options for the alleged iPhone 5C - white, green, blue, yellow and red. Apple is expected to officially uncover the device on September 10th when we'll finally know all the details straight from the horse's mouth. We'll be covering that event live, so stay tuned.
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1. xperiaDROID (limited) (Posts: 5494; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
No matter which color it will be, it will still look disgusting...Very disgusting...
2. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
The Nexus 4 is better
3. Shatter (Posts: 2027; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Don't buy a Nexus 4 hold out for a little longer and get a Nexus 5.
4. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 2664; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Yes and you would get a more better design and that too with I think KLP. And specs. would be almost G2 for a very good price point and not like iPlastic 5C's price.
5. good2great (Posts: 1039; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
you guys are annoying with the negative comments... everyday same thing.
6. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
Lol, every one of these might be fake.
7. HansGoneInsane (Posts: 383; Member since: 09 Aug 2013)
I think there are already too many leaks for saying that all of them are fake. But the final colors could look different because changing the colors can be done very fast.
8. McLTE (Posts: 699; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I have an idea.. how about PA collects all the iPhone 5c color leaks and presents them all at ONCE!
That way we don't have to wade through 5000 worthless articles describing all the fun and fancy 5C colors! I don't think most of us really give a @$^&!
9. PapaSmurf (Posts: 8300; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Two words: web traffic.
10. greathero1 (Posts: 483; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
Like Papa said, they want the web traffic. Thing is, if rabbid Android fans stop clicking on Apple articles starting flame wars that end up with 100s of comments then they would stop. There are about 5 to 10 Apple regulars but Apple articles have the most comments. How and why? It makes no sense lol.
11. gixxerrider311 (Posts: 25; Member since: 14 Mar 2012)
I like Apple for their well built products, I've had my 4S since it came out and it has been a great phone, but this just looks horrible. Even Samsung products that are made with plastic look much better than this. Let's see how going this route turns out for Cupertino.
13. lifeyourlive (Posts: 126; Member since: 23 Aug 2013)
i had to register just to comment on this :D hahaha apple you are going to be dead company soon


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I thought this recipe was OUTSTANDING! It made me ask myself why people would go out to eat when they can make this at home and control their calories/fat and have such a delicious meal!! I made no substitutions or changes to the recipe except that I ribboned a bit more than 2 cups of cucumber since there are virtually no calories in the cucumber/vinegar accompaniment to the recipe and I wasn't having a rice or other carbohydrate with the dinner. I have added it to my recipe book and will definitely make again. Would be worthy of a special occasion!
Salmon with Cucumber Salad and Dill Sauce
dbshade Posted: 04/02/10
LaurenM67 Posted: 06/23/09
The sauce is delicious, and I'm sure it would work well on simple broiled salmon as well. I enjoyed the cucumber salad, but next time I will definitely salt and drain the cucumber first-- it was too watery. It's nice to have an alternative to grilled/broiled salmon with various sticky/sweet sauces (teriyaki, mustard-maple, etc.). I will definitely make this again.
PhDcook Posted: 08/13/09
I love to order salmon in dill sauce when I go to restaurants so I was excited to try this recipe. It was pretty good and I would give it 4.5 stars (not quite 5, but pretty great!). I would use a "smallish" garlic clove as my sauce was a little sharp with the garlic. Making the cucumber ribbons was a little harder than I expected but fine--probably easier to just slice, but that's just me. The dill and rice vinegar is really nice on the cucumber and a nice side. I used lowfat sour cream as there is not much of a caloric difference and I hate how ff sour cream tastes. Definitely a great recipe to use up some fresh dill if you have it!
enjenkins Posted: 08/04/09
This dish was very refreshing! It was super fast to make and there was enough sauce to freeze to make again which my husband requested be a regular. We made couscous to go with it and definitely complemented the dish well.
pmarie Posted: 05/08/11
Interesting way to cook salmon; I may use this technique again, but the sauce was disappointing. Too much lemon, not enough dill flavor. I much prefer the tapenade from the Pan-Fried Halibut from Cooking Light. Still looking for the perfect dill sauce . . . sigh.
tweezlebum Posted: 07/15/12
I wasn't a huge fan of the sauce recipe as-is either. When made according to the recipe, the dill sauce was runny & VERY acidic. I ended up adding an entire 8oz container of sour cream, a pinch of salt, & maybe a quarter teaspoon of agave nectar to balance the vinegar/lemon, and I omitted the vinegar when preparing the cucumbers. Next time, I'll skip the vinegar entirely.


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La Marchanderie – Naninne
"La Marchanderie" is an impressive building, with its boulder and blue-stone walls, the traditional building materials of the nearby Meuse valley. Surrounded by a pretty, manicured garden with a swimming pool down one side, hidden from prying eyes, it has a warmly welcoming atmosphere. Guests are usually greeted by the owner in his beautiful lounge on the ground floor, with its impressive open fireplace. Across the hall is the delightful dining room with a large round table, where guests can enjoy gourmet breakfasts. Upstairs are two beautiful guest bedrooms, separated by a corridor. The North room is all white with an interesting interplay of mirrors. The South room has a somewhat warmer atmosphere with its wooden bookcase. Each bedroom has its own large, very comfortable bathroom.
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- Rooms
- "North" room with 1 double bed, es-bathroom (jacuzzi bath, great shower, washbasin, WC), TV, DVD player, WiFi internet
- "South" room with 1 double bed, es-bathroom (bath, shower, washbasin, WC), TV, DVD player, WiFi internet
- "North" room with 1 double bed, es-bathroom (jacuzzi bath, great shower, washbasin, WC), TV, DVD player, WiFi internet
- Rates*
- "North" double room 135€
- "South" double room 125€
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payment on arrival
- Pets
No pets
- Internet / wireless access
Wifi in the rooms
*: Prices are estimates and are subject to change. For the most recent prices, please check the website of this accommodation.
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Rue de Cotibeau 26
5100 Naninne
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Other charming hotels in the area...
- Entre ciel et rivage 9.3 – Dave (3 km)
- La Source Fleurie – Profondeville (5 km)
- La Ruelle 7.1 – Profondeville (6 km)
- Ingrid's bed & breakfast 9.3 – Profondeville (7 km)
- New Hotel De Lives – Namur (7 km)
- Le Petit Bois 9.9 – Malonne (Namur) (10 km)
- Les Dépendances 4.3 – Namur (11 km)
- Trou de Nutons – Profondeville Lesve (11 km)
- Art'isane – Evrehailles (Yvoir) (11 km)
- Aux Anges B&B – Arbre (11 km)
- Les Dûves – Anhée-Bioul (12 km)
- A l'Ombre du Noyer 10.0 – Fernelmont (Marchovelette) (12 km)
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We Need To Talk About Henry
All The World To Me (Rizzles/Swan Queen crossover)
The Enchanted Candidate
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In which: a ficlet occurs. NB all s2 spoilery posted will be tagged 'ouat s2' if you want to savior it. Same applies for damelola.
Henry: Mom! Moooooom!
Regina: Henry? Henry, what are you doing here? It isn't safe.
Henry: Mom, I need to talk to you!
Regina: Where's Emma? Why is she letting you run around like this?
Henry: I snuck out! Come downstairs and let me in.
Regina: (weary) I can't do that, Henry. I'm going to call Miss Swan and have her collect you.
Henry: Don't you get it? They're going to come for you. And Emma's the only one saying 'no'. I think they're wearing her down.
Regina: This is what you wanted, sweetheart. For the Evil Queen to be exposed. For me to lose this final battle.
Henry: No, it isn't. I just wanted you to stop lying to me!
Regina: (sighs) I'm going to do something, Henry—some magic—and I want you to trust me, okay? I will never hurt you.
Henry: (mumbles) I know.
(with a flick of her fingers, Regina lifts him into the air until he's face to face with her at the window)
Regina: Now we can stop shouting. No unnecessary attention, remember that.
Henry: If you come with me now, if you help get the town to stop freaking out and burning stuff, I think people will remember you were a good Mayor, Mom. I think they need a leader right now.
Regina: They're burning the town until they can burn me at the stake, Henry. I know you're still a little boy, but you understand that much.
Henry: I don't want you to die.
Regina: I just wanted to be your mommy, Henry. That's all I wanted in this new life. Will you remember that? Promise me you'll remember that.
Henry: Stop it!
Regina: Stop what?
Henry: Being… being a wuss! You're the Evil Queen! Shouldn't you be throwing fireballs at people? Running around telling everyone you're still gonna destroy their happiness?
Regina: There's no point. I've lost everything.
Henry: Well, maybe you didn't lose me, okay?
Regina: (bemused) Really?
Henry: I don't know. Not yet. But how are we gonna fix it if you give up?
Regina: It's still not safe, Henry.
(she lowers him gently back to the ground)
Regina: But tell Miss Swan… tell her, if she wants some kind of parlay… I'll let her come here unharmed.
Henry: You promise?
Regina: I promise. But only because of you.
Henry: Okay. I'm gonna go get her right now.
Regina: But you, young man, are to go back to wherever is safe, understand?
Henry: You don't want to see me?
Regina: More than nearly anything, Henry. But not as much as I want to keep you safe.
Henry: Okay. Be nice to Emma.
Regina: That I can't promise. But I will try.
THERE ARE NO WORDS LOLA. I LOVE YOU. (:D love love love love love love alladis!!!)
These pics are making me way too happy. Like, seriously happy, and what you wrote? That's gonna be cannon until I see...
Love this. I'll also be tagging spoilers as the same.


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Friday, January 6, 2012
Video on the Specialized-Lululemon Cycling Team
Lulu just released a video interviewing members of the Specialized-Lululemon women's cycling team. It has some great shots of the team uniform, which was designed by lululemon. It also has a team training shirt, which is a dark classic sport gray swiftly with a team logo on it. I wouldn't mind one of those. I wonder when the bike uniform will hit the website and/or local stores. Oh yeah, all the people in the video are wearing lululemon in their interviews. I believe they show the Carlsbad store in the video.
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Love this so much better than the dull bike jerseys released to the masses the past couple of years.
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Photos - Pig Cabin LS, Pig Power Y, Destined for Greatness and More
The Pig Pink Striped Cabin long sleeve top. Very cute but too bad it wasn't solid pig on the reverse side.
The Pig Pink Power Y is very pretty. However, make sure you don't get cups with dimples in them, this light color will reveal all.
Pigment Blue lively crewneck tee. I love my two Lively crewneck tees but I prefer the ones with a print or pattern/small stripe on them. I cannot wait to get another one.
New Silver Spoon striped pique Define jacket.
A good photo of the pig pink striped In Stride Jacket.
The Silver Spoon No Limit and Pigment Blue Wunder Under Pants.
Pretty pig pink tanks - The Scoop Neck and the Deep Breath
The Destined for Greatness Duffel
Close up of the Silver Spoon striped Back on Track Pullover.
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Chip Wilson Stepping Down From Lulu
announced widely today
- Chip Wilson, Lululemon's founder, will be stepping down from management of the company, effective January 29th. He'll remain on the board of directors. Interesting. I know lululemon has made him a billionaire and one of the richest men in Canada so is he semi-retiring or is there something more to this announcement? The statement to the public was quite brief so I wonder if there is an interesting back story.
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The Septic Tank is back, nastier than ever
It didn't take Carmel Sepuloni┬Ālong to go back to her old nasty ways.
Guess she'll take over from Trevor Mallard soon for being the nastiest person in Parliament.
I'm wondering if the berm in front of the 1 anti Labour person I door knocked today is public and an approved place 4 signage….
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A mountain of debts waiting to be paid off is an intimidating scenario. Not being capable of keeping your financial commitments places an overwhelming weight on your shoulders.
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There are also some tax benefits that will come from it. For instance, if your loan consolidation uses your house as collateral, the loan changes into a mortgage. Interest on mortgages is tax deductible. It is best to talk with a tax expert to find out exactly what those benefits are.
It is important to realize that just because you consolidate your debts and qualify for more loans does not mean you should incur more debt. Enjoy the freedom of only having one loan with a low amount of interest. Pay that loan off and get a better credit report. Be smart and don't be tempted to get trapped in the cycle of spending more than you can afford. If you fail to change, debt consolidation may just be the first step to financial ruin, as further debts cause you to default on your payments and eventually lose your home in a foreclosure.
As unappealing as being in debt may be, there is a way to control it. Set up a realistic budget after examining your earnings and expenditures. This will allow you to satisfy your debts and free yourself financially down the road. Whether or not debt consolidation is a temporary crutch to help you along on your journey is up to you.


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Summer Camp @ Bagia School!
Discover I is proud to announce that it will be hosting a summer camp for the underprivileged kids in Bagia School, South City – II. Bagia is a school for underprivileged children where the kids of the nearby slum areas are taught without any fees. We are looking for school students who would be willing to commute themselves to the place and teach the kids any activity over a period of 4-5 days (depending on the activity) from 9-11am between 14 May and 8 June '12. For example, the activities can range from (not limited to): Dancing Singing Drawing Crafts Computers Vocational skills Drama...Read More
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Nick Kroll, the comedian-scribe-thesp who toplines Comedy Central skein "Kroll Show" and also appears in FXX series "The League," has been tapped to host the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Presented every year by New York-based Independent Film Project, the Gotham Awards are one of the first kudo ceremonies of awards season, and have in the past given early honors to projects and creatives that have gone on to become major contenders. This year's nominations are led by Fox Searchlight release "12 Years a Slave."
This year IFP has expanded the star power of the Gothams with the addition of best actor and actress categories; in prior years, only a single "breakout actor" of either gender was honored. Also on the ceremony's plate are tributes to industry honorees including thesp Forest Whitaker, helmer Richard Linklater and Katherine Oliver, topper of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.
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Curried Beef Ambrosia
The addition of mangoes and raisins makes this curried beef pleasantly sweet. Serve over rice.
Makes: 6 servings
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Low cholesterol | Low sodium | High fiber | High potassium | Gluten free |View Our Nutrition Guidelines »
- 1 pound boneless blade steak, trimmed, cut into 1" cubes
- 3/4 cup dry red wine
- 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- 2 cups reduced-sodium beef or chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2/3 cup chopped dried or fresh pitted dates
- 4 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and cut into 1-inch cubes, juice reserved
- 1/2 cup raisins
- Place beef in a bowl, add red wine, 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, salt and pepper and toss lightly. Cover and marinate for 3 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
- Heat remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and curry powder and sauté until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Drain the beef, reserving marinade. Add the beef to the pan and sauté until browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in broth, the leftover marinade and Worcestershire sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add dates and cook for 5 minutes. Add mangoes, juice and raisins and cook for 15 minutes.
Per serving: 390 calories; 12 g fat (4 g sat, 5 g mono); 50 mg cholesterol; 52 g carbohydrates; 18 g protein; 6 g fiber; 164 mg sodium; 861 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (67% dv), Zinc (37% daily value), Selenium (35% dv), Potassium (25% dv), Vitamin A (22% dv), Iron (21% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 3
Exchanges: 3 1/2 fruit, 2 medium fat meat
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Many "experts" keep speculating about trades that the Cleveland Cavaliers might make to bolster their supposedly inadequate roster—but in the past few days the Cavs moved to the top of the NBA standings despite losing two key players from their rotation! All-Star guard Mo Williams will be out for four to six weeks due to a left shoulder injury, while Delonte West's status is uncertain because of a broken finger, but the deep and talented Cavs continue to find ways to win. This is hardly a case of addition by subtraction—the Cavs certainly miss the contributions that West and Williams can make—but it is becoming more and more difficult for anyone to credibly suggest that LeBron James' "supporting cast" is somehow deficient. This is not meant in any way to disparage how well James is playing; James is once again performing at an MVP level but the point is that he is in an excellent situation: the Cavs are a defensive-minded team whose players have well defined roles and that means that in most fourth quarters the score will be close enough that James can take over down the stretch if necessary. That is the same formula that Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls used to win six championships in the 1990s and that Kobe Bryant's L.A. Lakers used to win last year's title: limit the burden placed on the superstar early in most games so that he is fresh enough to be the "closer."
Last Thursday, the Cavs—sans Williams–beat the L.A. Lakers to sweep the season series with the reigning NBA champions. West suffered his injury during that contest and has not played since then but the Cavs still beat a much improved Oklahoma City team and a solid Miami Heat squad. Coach Mike Brown made some nice adjustments in each of those three games. Versus the Lakers, Brown started West at point guard in place of Williams so that the Cavs would have another ballhandler on the court in addition to James but in crunch time Brown shifted West to shooting guard defensively and had him harass Bryant, a job that West performed much more effectively than starting shooting guard Anthony Parker did earlier in the game. With neither West nor Williams available versus Oklahoma City, Brown started Daniel Gibson at point guard. Gibson is a three point specialist (his .483 three point field goal percentage leads the league this season) who is not a great defender or playmaker. Gibson has started for the Cavs before—including some games in the 2007 NBA Finals—and he is a John Paxson/B.J. Armstrong type, a point guard who can make some plays for his teammates but is best utilized as a spot up shooter. Gibson did not have a great shooting performance against the Thunder (13 points on 5-13 field goal shooting) but he did hit three of his eight three point attempts, including a huge trey with 8.7 seconds remaining to put the Cavs up by two points. Gibson also started versus Miami and this time he was even more productive, contributing 15 points on 5-10 field goal shooting (including 4-6 on three pointers). He only had one assist but he also only had one turnover in a team-high 41 minutes.
Shaquille O'Neal has emerged as an important offensive weapon now that the Cavs cannot rely on dribble penetration by Williams or West. O'Neal scored a season-high 22 points on 8-10 field goal shooting versus the Thunder and he had 19 points on 9-13 field goal shooting against the Heat; during significant stretches of time during both games the Cavs ran their offense through O'Neal in the post. Every possession when O'Neal dominates the action is a possession that preserves James for the stretch run—and a possession that can potentially get the opposing team in foul trouble. Even though O'Neal is a poor free throw shooter, the fouls that he draws help the Cavs get into the bonus, which results in more free throw attempts for James and others.
The Miami game provides a microcosm of the limitations of basketball statistical analysis; a "stat guru" can only go by what the numbers say (O'Neal is averaging just 11.2 ppg this season) but someone who watches basketball with understanding and evaluates players based on their skill sets is able to more completely ascertain exactly how effective individual players really are in the context of their roles on their teams. O'Neal recently referred to himself—quite correctly—as a "high level role player" (which is just another way of saying "Big Bill Cartwright") but it is important to understand that on any given night he still can present a significant matchup problem for the opposing team (in contrast to other players around the league who may have similar seasonal statistics but are not capable of shouldering a bigger offensive load if called upon to do so); the difference between now and three or four years ago is that O'Neal cannot have that kind of impact every single game or even necessarily for 40-plus minutes in one particular game.
It is certainly true that several other elite NBA teams have had their share of injury problems–Pau Gasol (Lakers), Kevin Garnett (Celtics) and Jameer Nelson (Magic) are three All-Stars who have missed substantial playing time this season—but before the season began the consistent refrain among many NBA "experts" was that the Cavs supposedly did not have the talent to match up with Boston or Orlando in the East, let alone deal with the Lakers. West and Williams comprised the starting backcourt for the Cavs in 2008-09 when Cleveland posted a league-best 66-16 record, so the way that the Cavs have played this season—and the way that they are performing now without those guys, admittedly in a small sample of games so far–provides strong evidence that the "experts" have misevaluated Cleveland's roster: the Cavs now own a four game lead over Boston in the East and a full game lead (plus the tiebreaker advantage) over the Lakers for best record in the NBA. It will not be easy for the Celtics or Lakers to make up ground, either, because the Cavs have already survived the toughest part of their schedule: eight of their next nine games are at home and the Cavs have no road trips longer than two games for the rest of the season.


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Deeper - Streams in the Desert - Oct. 2
"Not much earth" (Matthew 13:5).
Shallow! It would seem from the teaching of this parable that we have something to do with the soil. The fruitful seed fell into "good and honest hearts." I suppose the shallow people are the soil without much earth--those who have no real purpose, are moved by a tender appeal, a good sermon, a pathetic melody, and at first it looks as if they would amount to something; but not much earth--no depth, no deep, honest purpose, no earnest desire to know duty in order to do it. Let us look after the soil of our hearts.
When a Roman soldier was told by his guide that if he insisted on taking a certain journey it would probably be fatal, he answered, "It is necessary for me to go; it is not necessary for me to live."
This was depth. When we are convicted something like that we shall come to something. The shallow nature lives in its impulses, its impressions, its intuitions, its instincts, and very largely its surroundings. The profound character looks beyond all these, and moves steadily on, sailing past all storms and clouds into the clear sunshine which is always on the other side, and waiting for the afterwards which always brings the reversion of sorrow, seeming defeat and failure.
When God has deepened us, then He can give us His deeper truths, His profoundest secrets, and His mightier trusts. Lord, lead me into the depths of Thy life and save me from a shallow experience!
On to broader fields of holy vision;
On to loftier heights of faith and love;
Onward, upward, apprehending wholly,
All for which He calls thee from above.
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The backlash for the trendy clothing store Abercombie and Fitch is reaching a feverish pitch.
Actress Kirstie Alley in an exclusive interview with "Entertainment Tonight" slammed the store and its controversial CEO.
"He says...Abercrombie clothes are for people who are cool and look a certain way and are beautiful and are thin and blah...blah...blah...blah...blah. That would make me never buy anything from Abercrombie," Alley said.
Alley is the latest to weigh in on a growing controversy over the fact the apparel maker doesn't sell women's clothing above a size 10.
On Monday, protesters gathered outside of an Abercrombie and Fitch store in Chicago.
The backlash also escalating on Twitter, Facebook, even on YouTube...where one poster has started a "Fitch the Homeless" campaign, asking customers to re-brand the popualr retailer by giving their Abercrombie clothes to the homeless.
Abercrombie isn't commenting...but CEO Mike Jeffries once told Salon magazine, "A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."
"It's the whole mindset that sets up bullying you're excluded...you're included," says psychologist Dr. Maria Rago.
Part of the fallout began last week after we went inside Abercrombie's flagship store in New York City and revealed the retailer carries mostly
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The John Carroll boys basketball squad delivered at home Friday evening, holding on to a one-point advantage through the final whistle of their matchup with the visiting St. Frances Academy Panthers to notch a 42-41 victory.
In their last 10 meetings with the Panthers, the Patriots have come out with victories nine times.
Rodney Elliott, who hit the game-winning three-pointer in John Carroll's 39-37 victory over McDonogh on Jan. 14, came through again in this contest, knocking down a two-point field goal in the game's waning seconds to put the Patriots up by one. Elliott finished the contest with 15 points, seven assists and four rebounds.
The Panthers took possession of the ball for the final time with four seconds left on the clock, and managed to get off a three-point attempt from the corner, but there to swat the shot into the stands was Patriot forward Mike Owona.
John Carroll's Kimbal Mackenzie had nine points, three assists, two steals and one rebounds, while teammate Jordan Martin posted five points, three rebounds and three assists.
Mike Owona posted five rebounds and one block, while teammate and brother Lionel Owona had nine rebounds and two points.
The Patriots' Malik Tyne came through with eight points, three rebounds, three steals and one block. Michael Tertsea had three points, three rebounds and one assist in the win.
Last Wednesday, the Patriots earned another tight victory, beating host Glenelg Country School, 54-52.
Having his best night of the season thus far, Elliott finished with 27 points, five assists, one steal and one block.
Mike Owona registered 12 rebounds, six points, two steals and one block, while Tyne had six points, six rebounds and one steal.
Mackenzie came through with eight points and two assists in the victory. Lionel Owona had three rebounds and one assist.
Aberdeen edges Patterson Mill
The Aberdeen Eagles earned a huge Chesapeake (upper) Division win on Friday night, edging the host Patterson Mill Huskies, 51-49.
Aberdeen trailed at halftime, 24-19.
Tyril Rozier led the winning squad with a 19-point effort, while teammate Darryn Garner came through with 14 points. Eric Briggs scored eight points in the victory.
Aberdeen's Maurice Harris led his team in rebounds with nine, while teammate Alex Funcheon had eight. Briggs and Rozier both dished out a team-high three assists.
Patterson Mill's Khalid Smith notched a team-best 15 points, while fellow Husky Bryce Butler netted eight points. Mike Reed scored seven points in the loss, and teammate C.J. Felder had five points.
The victory put Aberdeen at 7-4 overall, and 5-1 in Chesapeake Division contests. Patterson Mill fell to 8-4 overall, and 5-1 against upper-division foes.
Joppatowne continues streak
The Joppatowne Mariners (9-2 overall, 7-0 Susquehanna) kept their Susquehanna (lower) Division winning streak alive on Friday night with a 75-70 home victory over the Bel Air Bobcats (8-4 overall, 5-2 Susquehanna), despite a season high league scoring effort by Bel Air's Tyler Norcross.