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The Streets of Lower Queen Anne Seattle, WA
Following the lead of your trusty MC, you will pub crawl amongst the streets of Lower Queen Anne. At three points along the journey, you will take shelter at a local watering hole and compete in pub quiz style trivia against your fellow Crawlers. Trivia consists of five rounds in total covering a variety of subjects in a typical pub quiz night style format.
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By: Devin Neeley, KOB Eyewitness News 4
It's a T-shirt that's getting a lot of backlash tonight.
The shirt, created by some students at the University of North Dakota, shows an Indian chief head drinking beer.
It also takes a jab at a Native American tribe.
Navajo Nation members say it's more than just a negative impact.
"Racism is alive. Racism is well and alive, unfortunately," said Duane 'Chili' Yazzie.
Yazzie was shocked to see the shirt.
It says, "Siouxper Drunk"; the 'Sioux' referring to the Native American tribe.
"It's very disturbing to think that there are people that would stoop so low to take advantage of people that are already disadvantaged," Yazzie said.
Yazzie said the shirt makes fun of many people on the Navajo Nation who struggle with alcoholism.
"It's a very serious problem," he said.
Robert Tso agrees.
"I believe the alcoholic problem with the Lakota Sioux is much more intense."
Tso is a pastor at Victory Life Church in Shiprock. He travels to North Dakota to work with Sioux alcoholics.
"This is not an area of healing for them, they are getting there but this is just a setback," Tso said.
Yazzie says alcoholism is just one of many problems plaguing the Navajo Nation and other native tribes.
"Along with adequate shelter and employment and so forth, economic development, those are bigger and greater issues that we need to focus on in Native American governments," he said.
He says that when those issues are addressed--- the native people can finally overcome stereotypes and begin to heal.
"The sensitivities are very open, it is a wound," Tso said.
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The Sleepwalkers Are Revolting
As ever more work's combined with ever more stress – among other results – people sleep less and less. And, as various spectacular pseudo-events dominate the public's reputedly shrinking attention span (a phenomenon indistinct from the shrinking span of the reputedly public itself), it should come as little surprise that the Center for Disease Control's nearly year-old finding that sleep deprivation has reached epidemic proportions has failed to generate significant public outcry.
To be sure, no small degree of irony inheres in the fact that the people most affected (negatively affected, I should add – since many business interests are indubitably positively affected by this epidemic-cum-business enrichment plexus) are too sleep-deprived to even recognize the gravity of the situation – a gravity determining our mechanical somnambulation toward ever-graver ecological and physiological degradation (the generally unsustainable situation).
Having passed the point where exposure to toxic waste (like lead, radioactive waste, and e-waste – from our designed-to-be obsolete gadgetry/machinery) now comprises as significant a public health menace as tuberculosis and malaria, and the very air we breathe constitutes the single most significant known carcinogen, we nevertheless trudge along, insensate.
These "hidden," collateral costs, or harms (which are, let's not forget, part and parcel of profit), are intrinsic to this disposable commodity economy – a political-economic arrangement that, lest we forget, doesn't just pollute our skies and oceans and stultify our imaginations, but distributes the resources of the world according to an exchange insuring, among others, that ever-increasing amounts of labor receive ever-diminishing levels of compensation; an arrangement that not only deranges the ranges of mountains and reduces the rainforests of the world to pulp, but also degrades and deranges untold lives; for of what else are these lives comprised if not, among other things, time? Indeed, in a manner analogous to Lavoisier's law of the conservation of mass, what is somewhere deprived somewhere else comes back. And the aggregate of this abuse of energy and time returns not only as toxic pollution, and poverty, cancer and general immiseration, but also in this epidemic of sleep deprivation.
Symptoms of this disease, of this malaise, include, by the way, degrees of disorientation "equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication" and results in, among others, poor decision-making abilities – i.e. poor judgment – as well as misplaced or unfounded optimism – a process of stupefaction and stupidity that, in addition to theories of cultural hegemony and heteronomy, can significantly contribute to our understanding of that flap where the ideological and the empirical, or physiological, overlap – one of the loci of that dead-eyed and narcotized blitheness with which so many face the waste and haste that these days typifies our culture – or, more specifically, our barbarism.
With respect to these thoroughly diseased conditions, insisting on and then actually sleeping – especially when this involves potentially punitive repercussions – can constitute a genuinely revolutionary interruption. In other words: wake up – and go to sleep.
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OS X 10.8.4 release looms as Apple closes seed projectApple on Friday sent notice to developers that it will be closing the OS X Software Update 10.8.4 seed project, suggesting a final version of the maintenance update is close to release.
People who have seen the emailed notice believe OS X 10.8.4 could see public release in the near future, possibly at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference coming up on June 10.
Along with thanking participants who contributed to the testing, Apple noted the discussion board and Project Area dedicated to the seeding initiative will be shut down following scheduled infrastructure maintenance this weekend. No information was given regarding a public release date.
Though Apple has yet to dole out a Gold Master of 10.8.4, signaling an imminent release of the software update, the company most recently seeded the eighth beta version of the software last week.
While the maintenance update is not expected to have many new features, a beta issued in April revealed code pointing to support for the 802.11ac wireless protocol, hinting that future Macs could soon employ the speedy Wi-Fi tech. Last week, pictures of a reported Broadcom BCM94360CD PCI-E mini custom combo WLAN+Bluetooth card made the rounds, with some speculating that the part could be used in an as-yet-unannounced Mac.
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If you see this critter, don't touch! Its many spines are capable of delivering a sting you won't soon forget. The saddleback caterpillar's hollow quills are connected to poison glands beneath its skin, and the pain and swelling from contact with them can rival or surpass that of a bee sting.
The saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) is the inch-long larval form of a fuzzy, dark brown moth. In this crawling stage, however, its coloration is vivid: in the center of its bright green "saddle" is a purplish-brown circle. The critter can be found in the eastern U.S., mostly on deciduous trees and shrubs as well as corn and grasses in midsummer to early fall.
If you have the misfortune of a too-close encounter with the saddleback, wash the area immediately with soap and water, and apply ice to help relieve pain. If any spines are still embedded in the skin, adhesive tape may be useful in removing them. The burning pain and discomfort can last for several hours. People with allergic reactions or who have a sensitivity to bee stings should contact their physician immediately.
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Curious About Life: Interview With Darby Dyar
In this interview, Darby Dyar explains how Curiosity rover's ChemCam instrument will probe the rocks of Mars to learn about the planet from the inside out. The Chemistry & Camera (ChemCam) will use a laser to target selected rocks, creating an ionized, glowing plasma that will be used to analyze their composition. Darby Dyar, a geochemist at Mount Holyoke College, is one of the scientists using ChemCam to search Martian minerals for hydrogen and water.
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The issue is Jerry Sandusky's monthly pension that added up to $4,600 per month and he received it starting in 1999 when he retired from Penn State.
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After being fired by the Tennessee Titans, former Head Coach Mike Munchak wasted no time in interviewing for the Head Coaching position at his alma mater, Penn State.
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One day after being fired as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Munchak will get an interview at his alma mater, according to a report.
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2014 Season Preview: Contract YearsPosted by: | Comments
Last year, the Yankees were faced with the impending free agency of Robinson Cano, the best second baseman in the game and a player who was always going to require a massive contract commitment. The Yankees don't have a player of that caliber set to hit the open market after this season, but they do have a number of guys entering their walk years. Some, obviously, are more important than others.
David Robertson
After spending the last three years as one of the top two or three setup men in the game, the 28-year-old Robertson is about the begin the most important season of his career. He will be tasked with replacing Mariano Rivera at closer and he's also pitching for a new contract, two things that are very much tied together. If he steps in and pitches well in the ninth inning, his next contract will be much larger than if he had remained a setup man. That's the way the economics of the game work.
There is little reason to think Robertson won't be able to close games out in 2014. He misses a ton of bats (10.45 K/9 and 29.4 K% in 2013) and gets a ton of ground balls (50.9%), plus he's managed to cut his walk rate in half these last two years (2.62 BB/9 and 7.3 BB%). When Robertson stopped walking guys in the second half of 2012, it was easy to wonder if it was a half-season fluke given his track record. When he continued to not walk hitters last year, we knew it was legitimate improvement. Robertson does everything you could possibly want a prospective closer to do.
Brian Cashman recently confirmed the Yankees have not had extension talks with their new closer and it seems unlikely they will sign him long-term at any point during the season. Obviously the club would love to have Robertson back in the future, especially if he steps right in and replaces Rivera without a hiccup. Closers make good money though, and it could wind up costing the team upwards of $10-12M annually on a four-year term after the season. Maybe more, the market has been pretty unpredictable.
Aside from Rivera and the ownership mandated Rafael Soriano, the Yankees have not signed a reliever to a multi-year deal worth more than $4M annually since Kyle Farnsworth almost a decade ago. Will they buck that trend for Robertson next winter? I suspect they will. Another question is whether the team is willing to risk the qualifying offer so they recoup a draft pick if leaves. My guess right now is they would — Robertson is unlikely to top ~$15M annually but he would get more total money across multiple years.
Hiroki Kuroda
Man, how good have the Yankees had it with Kuroda these last few years? Not only has he been their best starter and one of the best in all of baseball (ninth by bWAR from 2012-13), but he's also been willing to work on a series of one-year contracts. How great is that? The Yankees have had a very productive pitcher on a bunch of low risk, short-term deals. It's awesome.
Kuroda, 39, is on yet another one-year contract, meaning in a few months we'll do the "will he play or retire?" dance once again. He has been quick to make his decisions the last two winters — re-signed in late-November last offseason and early-December this past offseason — and that has made the whole process even better. If he had been dragging things out until after the holidays and into mid-to-late-January, it would be quite annoying. Thankfully that has not been the case.
As with Robertson, I'm sure the Yankees would love to have Kuroda back in 2015 if he has another strong, productive season in 2014. That strong season is not a guarantee given his age but the one-year deal means the team can simply walk away if he does hit that final wall. The Yankees spent a boatload of money on Masahiro Tanaka and they have some young arm knocking on the door, but there is no such thing as too much pitching. They can always make room for Kuroda on another one-year deal and they should if he continues pitching well.
Alfonso Soriano
Up until now, I hadn't thought about the possibility of re-signing Soriano after the season all that much. That massive eight-year, $136M contract he signed with the Cubs way back when finally expires this year, though the Yankees are only paying him $5M in 2014. Soriano just turned 38 last month and he continues to hit dingers with very little signs of slowing down.
The Yankees have Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Carlos Beltran locked up to big money deals for the foreseeable future, but Soriano is someone who would have a role on almost any team if he is willing to sign a one-year deal after the season. The Bombers could use him basically like they will this year, as a regular who splits time between the outfield and DH. If his game starts to slip and he becomes a platoon guy, that's still a useful player.
The question with Soriano will be his willingness to sign a one-year contract. He could push for a two-year deal with another strong, typical Soriano season in 2014, at which point it makes sense to walk away. A one-year deal is much a different story. The Yankees could retain him as a power bat and if some prospect comes up from the minors and forces his way into the lineup, the team will have the flexibility to make it work.
Ichiro Suzuki
It is very hard to envision a scenario in which the Yankees re-sign Ichiro following the season. They tried to trade him over the winter and he's already been pushed into a fifth outfielder's role by the team's free agent signings, so bringing him back for another year seems very unlikely. Younger guys like Zoilo Almonte and maybe even Slade Heathcott don't have the same name value but they could do the same job next year and maybe even do it better considering how much Suzuki's game has slipped in recent years. If they don't trade him at some point this year, the smart money is on the Yankees parting ways with Ichiro when his contract expires after the season.
Kelly Johnson & Brian Roberts
Simply put, Johnson and Roberts are hired guns. They were signed to low cost one-year deals to plug short-term holes and if they play well this year, the team could re-sign them for 2015. It should go without saying that Johnson is more likely to be brought back after the season than Roberts, just given their age and recent history. Because of his versatility and left-handed bat, Johnson is someone the team would have little trouble squeezing onto the roster even if they make some big moves for infield help next winter.
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Technically, there is one other player due to become a free agent next winter, but Derek Jeter's final season and impending retirement is another post for another time. He's not in a contract year in the traditional sense. Someone like Frankie Cervelli, Eduardo Nunez, or Shawn Kelley could play themselves into a non-tender candidate and thus free agency, but the Yankees control them as arbitration-eligible players beyond 2014.
The six guys above are the team's only notable free agents to be, with Robertson and Kuroda standing out as the most serious cases. Soriano and Johnson are a little further down the priority list. Keep in mind that so few impending free agents means there isn't much money coming off the books, which could affect how the team approaches trades and free agency in another few months.
2014 Season Preview: Returning from InjuryPosted by: | Comments
Does anyone honestly want to hear a recap of the 2013 Yankees injury situation? From the revelation that Alex Rodriguez would miss at least half the season, to Brett Gardner's strained oblique in September, injuries buried the team.
What hurt the 2013 team could make the 2014 team stronger. Two key players who missed almost all of the 2013 season appear to be healthy in 2014.
Mark Teixeira
How much did losing Teixeira hurt the Yankees in 2013? His relatively weak 2012 campaign might obscure his overall impact. Particularly in terms of power output, losing Teixeira hurt badly.
The Yankees went from an AL-leading .188 ISO in 2012 to a third-lowest .133 in 2013. A good portion of that loss came from free agent departures. Eric Chavez, Raul Ibanez, Andruw Jones, Nick Swisher, and Russell Martin were the Nos. 4 through 8 power producers on the team.
Not only was Teixeira the No. 3 power source on the 2012 team, but he ranked No. 23 (out of 143) in all of MLB. In a season when the Yankees needed their power guys more than ever, they lost almost all of them to injury.
Getting a healthy Teixeira in 2014 could provide the lineup with the power boost that it needs. (Particularly at first base, where they had the worst OPS in the AL in 2014.) Yet the question remains: what will Teixeira look list after serious wrist surgery?
The closest comparison is Jose Bautista, who did experience a power dip in 2013, after suffering a similar injury in 2012. Yet there are two mitigating factors here:
1) Bautista underwent his surgery almost two months later in the season than Teixeira, so Teixeira could be further along in the healing process.
2) Bautista did still produce quality power numbers in 2013, producing the eighth-highest ISO in the majors. That's a drop-off from his No. 1 mark in 2011, but by no means a cliff dive.
There is no way Teixeira can be worse than Lyle Overbay and the 2013 cast of first-base misfits, so his return will be welcome regardless of actual outcome. At the same time, his return to form as a middle of the order bat will go a long way in powering the 2014 Yankees lineup.
Derek Jeter
Ladies and gentlemen, it feels so good to be back — only it didn't. Each time Jeter returned last season he struggled physically. It honestly came as no surprise, at least in hindsight.
Baseball players rely on their lower halves. A novice observer might see the upper body central in every baseball movement; the ball and bat sit in our hands, after all. But everything that sets great players apart comes in the lower half. Swinging, throwing, and defensive range all rely on strong hips and legs.
Coming into 2014, Derek Jeter's lower half was probably the weakest of his career. The ankle injury that ended his 2012 season prevented him from strengthening his hips and legs during the off-season. Sure, physical therapy got him to a certain base of strength, but that base is hardly enough to power a pro baseball player.
Jeter, unused to such physical limitations, pushed himself too hard and reinjured his ankle. Again, that meant rest and no opportunity to strengthen his lower half. Why did he injure his squad, then his calf, and then his ankle again in 2013? Because his legs were weaker than ever.
A full off-season to build strength should benefit Jeter. It's tough to expect much of him this year, his final season, one during which he will turn 40 years old. At the same time, he is Derek Jeter. With physical strength behind him, perhaps he could come close to the .316/.362/.429 line he produced in his last fully healthy season.
As with Teixeira, it's difficult to see Jeter not improving on last year's shortstop production, which ranked 14th out of 15 AL teams.
Brian Roberts
Seeing as he's the best second baseman in the league, the Yankees had no chance of replacing Robinson Cano's production this off-season. What they did, instead, was reinforce other areas of weakness in hopes that they can spread Cano's production among many positions.
The man tasked with actually replacing Cano has not been known for his reliability in recent years. After three straight years of more than 700 PA, Brian Roberts has managed just 809 in the last four seasons combined. Worse, his combined numbers during that span are worse than any single season he's produced since 2003.
Getting a relatively healthy 2014 from Roberts will go a long way for the Yankees. It's tough to expect him to repeat his last fully healthy season, considering that was four full years ago. He did get better as last season progressed, though, so perhaps a healthy Roberts can still be a productive player.
The bet is a long one, as we all know. If the Yankees win, they get a slightly below average hitter at 2B (which would be above average for the position) for a low cost. If they lose, they have to replace Roberts from within, which means that the best among Eduardo Nunez, Dean Anna, or Corban Joseph gets the spot. (Or it could be Kelly Johnson with one of the above, or Scott Sizemore at third.)
Francisco Cervelli
In 2013 Cervelli got his big chance. With Russ Martin gone and no other surefire starting catcher candidate on the roster, he could get some consistent playing time. He responded well early, producing a .877 OPS in 61 PA.
Then he got hit with a foul ball and broke his hand. Before he came back he suffered an elbow problem that kept him on the shelf longer. Then he got suspended for his involvement in Biogensis. Now he's sitting behind Brian McCann, one of the best-hitting catchers in the league, on the depth chart.
Given his lack of minor league options and his relative experience, Cervelli figures to get the backup job. His return from injury can help prevent the catcher spot from being an offensive black hole when McCann takes days off. He might also make it easier to give McCann days at DH, limiting the wear and tear on the starter.
Most of all, a successful return from injury could raise Cervelli's trade value. The Yankees will absolutely need help at the trade deadline. A healthy catcher who still has a few years of team control remaining could prove a valuable bargaining chip. With John Ryan Murphy and even Austin Romine ready at AAA, they can certainly afford to part with Cervelli.
What hurt in 2013 can help in 2014. The Yankees will get back a number of players whose absences hurt them immensely. Combined with the new guys, and we could see significant improvement this time around.
Mailbag: Yoon, Aramis, Papelbon, Chacin, MaedaPosted by: | Comments
Huge mailbag this week. Twelve questions and not a single one about Alex Rodriguez, thankfully. I tried to keep the answers short since there are so many of 'em. Remember to use the Submit A Tip box in the sidebar if you want to send us anything.
Jeff asks: What happened to Brian Roberts besides his problems with concussions and post-concussion sickness? I distinctly remember him being one of the best offensive second basemen in the mid-2000s. Is there even a minuscule chance he repeats anything close to it?
Roberts was awesome from 2005-09, hitting .294/.369/.451 (116 wRC+) while averaging 68 extra-base hits, 39 steals and 4.9 fWAR per 162 games. He missed more than three months with an abdominal strain in 2010 then suffered his first concussion later that year after whacking his helmet with his bat out of frustration. True story. He suffered his second concussion in May 2011 after hitting his head sliding into first base, and he dealt with post-concussion symptoms for several months after that. Roberts had surgery to repair his hip labrum in July 2012 and then missed three months last year after tearing his hamstring. That's a lot of serious injuries, especially the two concussions. Roberts was decent after returning from the hammy in late June (93 wRC+ in the second half) and that's probably the best we could reasonably expect out of him at age 36 and with all those recent injuries.
Manny asks: Suk-Min Yoon is planning on signing somewhere soon. Is Boras putting the cart before the Masahiro Tanaka-horse going to screw him here, or are they different markets for a guy like Yoon? Also, should the Yankees take note? From the little we've heard, he can start, he can close, he's useful and sounds like he could project something similar to a non-criminal Ace Aceves.
Everything you need to know about Yoon is in this post. The Yankees have had interest in the 27-year-old and he's a true free agent — there are no posting process hoops to jump through. Yoon is no Tanaka and he might not even be another Wei-Yin Chen — even Boras admitted he is "not an overpowering arm" — and the consensus is that he's more of a swingman/reliever than a big league starter. In fact, shoulder problems limited him to the bullpen for most of last year. Yoon will have no impact on the Tanaka sweepstakes whatsoever. I don't really have a grasp on what it would take to sign him and I'm not sure if he's an upgrade over in-house options like David Phelps and Adam Warren. The Yankees need relievers though, and if he's affordable, he might be an outside the box option to shore up the bullpen.
Ethan asks: The Giants would never do it because they don't have any other options at third, but would you do Brett Gardner for Pablo Sandoval in a vacuum?
Yes, I would. In fact, I wrote about Sandoval as a possible trade target earlier this offseason. He's a switch-hitter with power and surprisingly good defense, but weight and conditioning issues have hampered him his entire career. Both guys are due to become free agents next winter and given the team's needs, a Gardner for Sandoval trade would make a lot of sense for the Yankees. It would be risky — the one they call Kung Fu Panda has shed 42 points this winter (photo!) — but I think the potential reward is mighty big. It just doesn't make sense for San Francisco. Their outfield is full and they need Sandoval at the hot corner.
Dylan asks: Could we please have an update on Michael Pineda? I don't see too much about him recently in the news.
There is no real update on Pineda. At his annual end-of-season press conference, Brian Cashman said they shut him down late last year because he needed to rest after pitching and rehabbing for 15 months straight. "He is on a throwing program and healthy," said the GM to George King last month. "He is coming to Spring Training to win a spot in the rotation. He is a viable option." That's the update, I guess. No news is good news.
Mike asks: Given this story from MLB Trade Rumors: "Minor League Free Agents Finding Major League Deals" which highlights Jose Quintana, David Adams and others, could not "hating their own minor leaguers" be a new market inefficiency that the Yankees could exploit?
Heh. Letting Quintana walk was a massive blunder in hindsight. He could blow out his arm tomorrow and it still would have been a huge mistake. I would be surprised if the Yankees regret letting Adams go, especially since they've already replaced him with almost exactly the same player in Scott Sizemore. Those guys are a dime a dozen. Just about every team has given away an Adams or a Tyler Clippard or a Zach McAllister at some point, so the Bombers aren't all that different in that regard. None of their non-Warren minor leaguers impressed when called upon last year, so maybe they're right not to trust their own kids right now. The farm system isn't in great shape, especially when talking about MLB ready talent. Quintana was a huge mistake but I don't that's enough of a reason to give absolutely everyone a chance. He's an extreme outlier.
Billy asks: Ideally how many roster spots on the 40-man should be allocated towards players who will be of absolutely no help for the current season (Gary Sanchez, Jose Campos, etc.)?
I don't think there is an answer to this. It varies team by team and depends on a number of things, like the strength of their farm system and whether or not they are legitimate contenders. Every club is going to need to use a few spots on extra players, like extra bullpen arms and bench players. Guys you can send up and down without worrying about their long-term development. Is there a point where having a bunch of guys like Campos, who isn't expected to contribute to MLB at all in 2014, counterproductive? Sure. But that point is different for say, the Dodgers than it is the Astros.
Jeff asks: In the event that the Yankees don't sign Tanaka, would they be interested in Josh Beckett or Chad Billingsley if they're healthy and made available by the Dodgers?
I think the answer is no on Beckett but yes on Billingsley. Beckett was showing serious signs of decline — fading fastball and inability to put away lefties, mostly — before getting hurt and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is no joke. It ended Chris Carpenter's career. Billingsley is still only 29, he's been rock solid for years (3.79 ERA and 3.42 FIP from 2010-12), and his contract includes an affordable ($14M) club option for 2014. He "only" had Tommy John surgery and is due back sometime around May. Billingsley is someone I think the Yankees should pursue with or without Tanaka. He makes sense for them both this year and next.
Dustin asks: Would you trade for Aramis Ramirez if he were available?
I said no back before the trade deadline but at this point, after seeing how the offseason has played out, I think I'd say yes. Ramirez would have to come cheap though, either in a pure salary dump trade (he's owed $20M in 2014 between his salary and the buyout of his 2015 option) or a deal involving one or two Grade-C prospects with the Brewers eating some salary. Grade-C prospects coming from the 21-30 range of a top 30 list, for example. Aramis is 35 with bad knees but he can still hit (12 HR and 132 wRC+ in 351 plate appearances in 2013) and his right-handed thump would fit the lineup well. It would be risky but even a half-season of Ramirez would be a big upgrade at the hot corner.
Ben asks: What do you think about the Yankees possibly trading for Jonathan Papelbon? Personality aside, I think he'd be a great addition to the bullpen, which is one of the last areas NY can throw money at to improve. What would it take to get him, a couple non- prospects (assuming NYY takes on the whole contract)?
I am anti-Papelbon and it has nothing to do with his personality or anything like that. He comes with a lot of red flags — I highly recommend this post by Jason Collette detailing those red flags — and he's owed $13M in each of the next two seasons with a vesting option for another $13M in 2017. I have no problem with paying big dollars for elite relievers, but I'm not very confident in Papelbon being elite or even comfortably above-average these next two years. The Yankees definitely need bullpen help, but I'd be careful about getting caught up in the name here. He's not the Red Sox version of Papelbon anymore. Read the linked Collette post, he breaks it down very well.
T.J. asks: Do you think the Yankees should go after Tommy Hanson? He had his best years in Atlanta with Brian McCann as his catcher. Of course, he could also be Phil Hughes 2.0.
There has been close to zero interest in Hanson this winter and I think that's very telling. We're talking about a 27-year-old who was one of the best prospects in baseball and an above-average starter as recently as 2010-11, yet no one wants him. Hanson has had a bunch of injury problems (with his shoulder, specifically) and it shows in the velocity in each of his pitches (via Brooks Baseball):
Don't get too excited about that uptick in velocity at the end of last year. Hanson made exactly two appearances in July, August, and September, and he was working out of the bullpen by the end of the year. It's not like he was making a start every five days and showing that velocity. Hanson was not been the same guy since his shoulder started acting up (4.76 ERA and 4.59 FIP from 2012-13) and I'm not sure throwing to his old batterymate McCann can help. I'd give him a minor league contract, sure. But I wouldn't count on him for anything. You'd have to treat him almost like you'd treat Johan Santana. Anything he gives you is a bonus.
John asks: What would it take for a team (not necessarily the Yankees) to land Jhoulys Chacin?
A lot. Chacin very quietly broke out last season, pitching to a 3.47 ERA (3.47 FIP!) in 197.1 innings while allowing only 11 homers despite pitching half his games in Coors Field. His bowling ball sinker explains that. Chacin turned 26 earlier this month and he's under team control through 2015. He's on the cusp of becoming the next dominant sinkerballer, a Tim Hudson or Derek Lowe type. Given the price of pitching, it'll take a boatload to get him. Two or three very good prospects/young minor leaguers at least. If I were the Rockies and the Yankees offered me Sanchez, Slade Heathcott, and someone like Phelps, I'd say no. Easily. Chacin's very young and very good.
Joe asks: I watched the 2013 World Baseball Classic, is there any chance that Kenta Maeda a right-hander will be posted?
Maeda, 25, has been the second best pitcher in Japan these last two years behind Tanaka. It's a big gap though — Ben Badler (no subs. req'd) says scouts view Maeda as a back-end starter while one international scouting director said "he could be a fourth starter at the big league level … he'll keep you in games." Not exactly a ringing endorsement. It's unclear if Maeda will be posted this winter but it is more and more unlikely with each week that passes. (The latest a player can be posted under the new system is February 1st.) More than anything, the takeaway from Maeda is that there won't be another Tanaka or Yu Darvish for at least a few years.
It's official: Brian Roberts is a YankeePosted by: | Comments
The Yankees have officially signed Brian Roberts to a one-year contract, the team announced. He gets a $2M base salary plus another $2.6M in plate appearance-based incentives. Joel Sherman has a breakdown of the incentives, which don't kick in until 250 plate appearances but escalate rapidly thereafter. Roberts gets the 40-man roster spot that was vacated by Alex Rodriguez when he was placed on the restricted list following the announcement of his 162-game suspension.
Thoughts following the Roberts and Thornton pickupsPosted by: | Comments
I was planning to write one of these thoughts posts this week anyway, but at least yesterday's activity gives me a decent title. The Yankees agreed to sign both second baseman Brian Roberts (one-year, $2M) and left-hander Matt Thornton (two years, $7M), two moves that put a small dent in a lengthy offseason wish list. They still need a third baseman, a starting pitcher, another reliever (preferably two), and general depth. Here are some nuggets for the time being.
1. The Roberts signing really doesn't accomplish much in my opinion. You can't count on him to stay healthy and even if he does manage to stay healthy, there's no guarantee he'll be any good. Gotta hope his .284/.327/.441 (109 wRC+) line against left-handers this past season was legit and not just noise from a 110 plate appearance sample because his .249/.312/.392 (90 wRC+) overall line was pretty mediocre. Everyone loves those high-risk, high-reward signings, but I think Roberts is better described as low-risk, low-reward. The Yankees are said to be seeking more infield help and that's a good thing. I'm not sure they actually added any yesterday.
2. Thornton, on the other hand, is a real nice pickup as long as Joe Girardi uses him as a true lefty specialist and doesn't force him out there against righties. He was one of the most dominant relievers in baseball once upon a time but that is no longer the case. Thornton has been better than Boone Logan against same-side hitters these last few years (doesn't strike out as many but also gives up fewer extra-base hits) and the Yankees landed him for less than half the total cost. Heck, they got him for less than J.P. Howell (two years, $11.5M). Everyone wants a lefty reliever who can handle both lefties and righties, but there aren't many of those guys around. As long as Girardi keeps him away from righties, Thornton should be very useful.
3. At some point soon, the Yankees will need to open 40-man roster spots for Roberts, Thornton, and the still not officially signed Carlos Beltran. Vernon Wells and David Huff stand out as obvious candidates to be taken off the roster, but after them? I have no idea. Ramon Flores and Nik Turley could end up going, but the latter would surely get plucked off waivers since he has minor league options remaining and is both left-handed and breathing. It seems unlikely Eduardo Nunez will go because the team isn't in the position to give away middle infield depth. Maybe they're working on dumping Ichiro Suzuki for some salary relief, which would also clear a spot. Either way, the Yankees have a serious roster crunch at the moment.
4. Grant Balfour (two years, $15M with the Orioles) and Jose Veras (one year, $4M with the Cubs) signed with new teams yesterday and both guys made a ton of sense for the Yankees, especially on those terms. Those are pretty sweet contracts, more than reasonable in this market. Both guys were handed the closer's role by their new teams though, so this isn't a simple "they should have matched the offers" situation. David Robertson should get the ninth inning next season for reasons Joe outlined over the weekend, but damn, I would have loved to see the Yankees add Balfour and/or Veras on those deals.
5. The Yankees have committed just under $231M to five outfielders over the last calendar year (Ichiro, Wells, Alfonso Soriano, Jacoby Ellsbury, Beltran), which is mind-blowing. Only one of them is younger than 35 and only one (Beltran) feels like a lock to post an .800+ OPS next year as well. Sure, Soriano could do it, but he needed that huge finish with New York to finish with a .791 OPS this past season. He turns 38 next month and, as Ichiro and David Justice showed, big finishes following a midseason trade don't always carry over to the next season. The point of this is … I dunno. I guess that the team has spent a ton of money on outfield help over the last year and didn't get a whole lot of offensive help in return.
6. This crossed my mind the other day and I figured I'd bring it up here: how long will it be before another homegrown Yankee tops a .900 OPS while playing a full season/qualifying for the batting title? The last five guys to do it were Robinson Cano (2010 and 2012), Jorge Posada (2003 and 2007), Derek Jeter (1999 and 2006), Bernie Williams (1996-2002), and Don Mattingly (1984-1987), so it's not exactly a common occurrence. Gary Sanchez is a possibility but the kid is 21 with only 23 games of experience above Single-A. Hard to pin it on him. There's no obvious candidate. Could it be another ten years (the gap between Mattingly and Bernie) before it happens again? Fifteen? Five?
Signing Brian Roberts isn't bad, but the Yanks need a lot morePosted by: | Comments
Yankees fans might remember the Brian Roberts in the video above, but that's not the Brian Roberts the Yankees signed today. According to Jon Morosi and Ken Rosenthal, the Yankees have agreed to a one-year deal with Roberts, worth $2 million plus incentives. That's a relatively low-risk deal, giving them a potentially serviceable player without the commitment required to sign Omar Infante*. But in order for this to work, the Yankees need to spend in a few more areas.
*I've seen a lot of people asking why the Yankees didn't match or trump the Cardinals' offer for Mark Ellis. Who's to even say the Yankees even knew the Cardinals made Ellis an offer? The Cardinals are the class of MLB right now. If I were the 37-year-old Ellis and the Cardinals offered me $5 or so million, I might take it without looking elsewhere.
An infield consisting of Mark Teixeira plus some rotation that includes Roberts, Derek Jeter, Brendan Ryan, and Kelly Johnson just isn't going to get the job done. Given his injury history it's doubtful Roberts can play an everyday role. Limited to part-time duty, the Yanks would need someone else to cover reps at second. If that's Johnson, they'll need someone to cover reps at third. Adding Eduardo Nunez to this rotation does little to bolster it, so outside help is still necessary.
When word broke last night, Rosenthal said that a Roberts signing doesn't mean the end of the Yankees' infield pursuit. They could still add Mark Reynolds, he says, a player who seems to fit in that he provides right-handed power and can play third base — though "play" is a relative term here. His defense at third has always been suspect, and that's not likely to get better as he ages. But in the short-term, the Yankees could do a lot worse.
The wild card here is Alex Rodriguez. Asked to guess, I still think he gets a 50-game suspension, which would give the Yankees another decent option in that infield rotation. Then again, A-Rod hasn't exactly been a bastion of durability in the last few years. Joe Girardi will have to manage both him and Roberts carefully in order to keep them on the field (and A-Rod not clogging the DH slot). If A-Rod is suspended, the Yankees absolutely should look into other options. Rosenthal mentions Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley, though he's another reclamation project. The options do seem thin at this point.
If the Yankees are going to get by with low-cost fliers in the infield, they have to spend elsewhere in order to fortify other weaknesses. If they sign two relief pitchers — Joaquin Benoit and Jesse Crain would work — and also Masahiro Tanaka, they could be in decent shape. In other words, spending money to fill three of four needed positions, while taking a flier on the other, isn't such a bad deal. But with the flier coming first, we have to hope that they do spend the money on those other needs.
As for Roberts himself, it's difficult to expect much at this point. At 36 years old, and with his injury slate, he's not going to come close to his numbers from his late 20s. Even if you give him a break and don't count his first games back from a hamstring injury last year, he still hit only .253/.321/.404 in his final 252 PA. That's probably better than what the Yanks would get from in-house options Dean Anna, Jose Pirela, and Corban Joseph. It might also be better than Omar Infante. But it's not a given that Roberts can reproduce these numbers. Even if he can, it won't be over 600 PA. His replacement could drag down the second base situation.
It's hard not to feel bad for Roberts at this point. From 2007 through 2009 he played in 470 of 486 possible games, producing a 114 OPS+ and stealing 120 bags. In 2010 he missed 91 games with an abdominal strain. The next year he suffered a concussion that he says he didn't truly recover from until some time in late 2012. Even when he came back in mid-2012, before he underwent surgery to repair his hip labrum, he says he didn't feel 100 percent. Even when he did feel like himself in 2013, he tore a hamstring tendon, requiring surgery that caused him to miss 79 games.
Perhaps Roberts can make it through 400 PA this season without issue. We've seen it before. But to count on it is not sound strategy. If this move makes them more comfortable spending money on two relievers and a starter, it could work. They'll need another cost-effective infield move to make it work, but it still could work. But by itself, this move still leaves the Yanks wanting.
Update: Yankees to sign Brian RobertsPosted by: | Comments
Tuesday: The Yankees and Roberts have agreed to a one-year deal worth roughly $2M, reports Jon Morosi. The deal is pending a physical, which is not a slam dunk given his injury history. More to come.
Monday: The Yankees are likely to sign free agent second baseman Brian Roberts, reports Ken Rosenthal. No word on the terms or anything, but I have to think it'll be a cheap one-year deal. Maybe even a minor league contract. That'd be cool.
Sherman: Yankees have "little interest" in Brian RobertsPosted by: | Comments
Via Joel Sherman: The Yankees seem to have "little interest" in free agent second baseman Brian Roberts. They're looking for an infielder after Robinson Cano left for the Mariners and had a three-year, $24M offer out to Omar Infante before he signed with the Royals.
Roberts, 36, hit .249/.312/.392 (90 wRC+) with eight homeruns in 296 plate appearances for the Orioles this past season, his most playing time since 2009. Back, abdomen, hamstring, hip labrum, and concussion problems have limited him to only 192 of 648 possible games over the last four years. Roberts is incredibly risky and I think the Yankees need to add someone a little more reliable right now. The time for taking risks is later in the offseason, after the major needs are addressed.


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Dell's top security partners still have concerns and issues about their relationship with Dell, So what is the vendor doing about them?
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Dell broadens SuperMassive next-gen firewall product with 9800 model
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The 9800 is the first entry in the SuperMassive 9000 series to be branded solely as Dell, without SonicWALL on the bezel, reflecting the company's increased focus on the Dell brand.
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Michael Dell talks security, channels to security partners
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Dell's CEO gave advice to partners on how to improve their businesses and indicated more channel enhancements will be announced at Dell World next month.
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Dell gives security partners strong 'Peak is back' message
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Dell kicks off its security event in Orlando, impressing upon SonicWALL partners, some of whom still have concerns about Dell as a vendor, that Dell's channel commitment is 100% genuine and will continue to improve.
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Dell pleased with performance in first year of software integration into PartnerDirect
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Since Dell Software's integration into PartnerDirect, the company says growth, deal registration and training levels have all increased significantly.
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Sophos expands cloud security service
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Security vendor Sophos continues the roll out of its cloud service, expanding support to Windows, Mac and mobile devices through a single console.
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Dell moving towards distribution
by Robert Dutt •
Dell tasks newly-minted global channel programs and strategy veep Frank Vitagliano with expanding the vendor's presence at distribution.
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Dell Adds Software Competencies to PartnerDirect
by Robert Dutt •
Dell expects to increase ranks of certified partners with new options for channel to move into adjacent opportunities.
Channel Programs, Featured Post, Software
Dell PartnerDirect Nears Software Integration
by Robert Dutt •
Dell will add new competencies to PartnerDirect program as it builds on its solutions focus.
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Fortinet MSSP Program Revamped for Growth
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
The security vendor revamped its Fortinet MSSP program, making equipment acquisition more affordable and providing support to accelerate partner growth
Channel Programs, Featured Post
Dell's Focus on Top Partners Paying Off
by Robert Dutt •
Vendor moves to get more of its channel selling more of its software lineup
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Icahn Presses Alternate Plan for Dell's Future
by Larry Walsh •
Activist investor's power play could have significant implications for Dell's partner community
Dell Targets Cisco With SonicWall NGFW Debut
by Stefanie Hoffman •
Dell SonicWall is eyeing an upmarket push with its latest next generation firewall release
Channel Programs, Cloud, Featured Post, Security
New Channel Chief Points Sophos at Cloud, MSSPs
by Robert Dutt •
Kendra Krause looking to recruit, enable new types of partners for Sophos
Channel Programs, Featured Post, Software
Dell Unites Channel Amid Software Push
by Stefanie Hoffman •
Vendor revamps PartnerDirect to better represent software as well as hardware offerings
Channel Programs, Featured Post, Security
New Sophos Channel Chief Eyes Commitment, Distribution
by Robert Dutt •
Michael Valentine is focusing on getting partners selling across the product portfolio, and building up the company's distribution coverage worldwide.
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Five years later, direct is definitely not a religion at Dell
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Consistency and clarity have allowed Dell to finally shed its long-held "direct-dealer" image
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Dell's Wyse purchase to extend channel reach
by Robert Dutt •
Wyse partners excited about end-to-end solution offering, CEO says
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Dell adds cloud certification to PartnerDirect
by Robert Dutt •
New program aims to move solution providers up the Dell channel stack
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SonicWall CEO: Dell buyout will extend channel reach
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Dell's acquisition of SonicWall will expand security vendor's channel ready from 15,000 to 100,000, Matt Medeiros says


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text: Shouts & Murmurs February 3, 2014 Issue The Saccharine Method By Teddy Wayne Table of Contents Credit Gary Taxali Are there good scientific studies that show that drinking sugar-sweetened soda increases the risk for obesity? . . . Among the reviews with no conflicts of interest, 10 of 12, or 83.3 percent, reported that sugary drinks were directly associated with weight gain or obesity. The conclusions of studies supported by [the sugar-sweetened-soda] industry were a mirror image: five of six—the same 83.3 percent—reported that there was insufficient evidence to draw a conclusion. —The Times. QUESTION: Are sugar-sweetened sodas associated with weight gain, or are the tasty, happiness-producing beverages associated with attractiveness, wealth, popularity, and intelligence? HYPOTHESIS: Sugar-sweetened sodas are associated with attractiveness, wealth, popularity, and intelligence, owing to the wonderful, natural sugar that sweetens the beautifully packaged sodas. MATERIALS: • Sugar-sweetened soda (Mmm! Just writing that is making me thirsty!) • Test subjects drawn from a cross-section of the population • Cash • A nineteen-year-old Swedish model • Ryan Gosling EXPERIMENT: Test subjects were given sixty-four ounces of delicious, awesome sugar-sweetened soda daily for eight weeks (lucky!). A control group was given plain old boring water (yuck!). Subjects were reminded of pleasant childhood memories involving sugar-sweetened soda or, if none existed, were implanted with such memories by way of a top-secret military-issued neurosurgical artificial-mnemonic-creation machine. Briefcases filled with a hundred thousand dollars in cash were accidentally dropped in their vestibules when they opened their doors. "Whoops," they were told by the handler of the briefcase—either a nineteen-year-old Swedish model (if subjects were male) or, if they were female, the actor Ryan Gosling. "My God, you're attractive," the operative would say, "but in, like, a subtle way that sneaks up on you." The control group was also visited by the Swedish model or the bankable yet critically acclaimed Hollywood star, who deposited on each doorstep a flaming bag of dog excrement, then said, as the subjects stamped out the flames, "Eww, gross—I thought I was visiting someone who was also good-looking. My mistake." Next, the sugar-sweetened-soda drinkers logged on to their Facebook accounts, where they discovered that they had approximately three thousand new friend requests. They were informed, by the Swedish model or the Oscar-nominated thespian with crossover appeal to all four demographic quadrants, that everyone had been discussing people they knew who were really cool, and they'd all suddenly realized how cool they, the sugar-sweetened-soda drinkers, were, and, wow, it must be almost like a burden to have so many people admire you—how do you handle it and stay so humble? The people in the control group, by contrast, were unfriended by everyone in their social networks and had their computers smashed by the lithely muscular Ryan Gosling. At the start and the end of the experiment, all subjects were given I.Q. tests that were graded by researchers. The control group reported a mean decline of four per cent, likely due to brain-destroying fluoride (cf. "How Fluoridated Drinking Water Definitively Destroys Brains," Coca-Cola/PepsiCo Objectively Accurate Science Quarterly, Fall, 2009, p. 47). The sugar-sweetened-soda drinkers reported a mean I.Q. increase of two hundred and thirty-two per cent, provoking the researchers to go up to each one and say, "Whoa—you should be the scientist here! Seriously, what have you been drinking? Oh, duh: you've been drinking sugar-sweetened soda. That must be why your I.Q. score went up so much. Crazy, huh? Hey, let me get some of that brain-growing sugar-sweetened soda, Gosling-as-young-Einstein!" When researchers attempted to wrestle the sugar-sweetened soda out of the subjects' hands, they found that they were too weak to do so; evidently, the sugar-sweetened soda had developed the subjects' upper-body strength to massive, Goslingesque proportions. Near the end of the study, each sugar-sweetened-soda drinker was administered liposuction and gastric bypass surgery and lost an average of fourteen pounds. The members of the control group were entered into a barbecue-eating competition, with a prize of a hundred thousand dollars for the winner, and were immediately weighed. They gained an average of eight pounds each, some of which was probably disgusting "water weight." The winner was disqualified on a technicality and the prize money was given to Ryan Gosling as seed funding for his next sure-to-be-a-blockbuster film, "Einstein at the Patent Office" (from the new Hollywood player Sugar-Sweetened-Soda Pictures). 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Profeminist Men and "The Great Turning"
I've long believed that those of us committed to social change—whether achieving gender justice, restoring a threatened democracy, or healing an endangered planet—have greatest success when we accentuate the positive. The bad news seems to take care of itself. At the same time, every day there are committed people around the world advancing a counternarrative—promoting what David Korten years ago dubbed "the great turning." I'm not suggesting we ignore bad news—Steubenville and Sandy Hook, for example, make that impossible. Still, the media (Voice Male included) have a responsibility to strike a balance and for the most part good news is too often still under the radar.
In the years I've edited Voice Male, I've seesawed back and forth in search of that balance. As much as the magazine has reported on the bad news (a year ago we devoted half our pages to Sandy Hook), in every issue we've worked to incorporate the vision and values of a new possibility for men and masculinities as reflected in the work of the profeminist men's movement. It is in that movement that I have long seen not just a "hope" to transform conventional ideas about manhood but concrete action to realize it. It's what motivated me to write and edit the new book VOICE MALE: The Untold Story of the Profeminist Men's Movement.
While not true for longtime Voice Male readers, for many the book will serve as an introduction to "one of the most important social justice movements you've never heard of." In highlighting the substantial steps profeminist men's organizations in North America and around the world are taking, the book aims to put profeminist men's commitment to gender justice squarely on society's radar screen—with a particular emphasis on the media, which still drive much of the national conversation about men.
Approaching a topic as wide-ranging as profeminist men's work was daunting, considering the movement began in the late 1970s (longer if you consider the activism of male supporters of suffrage a century ago.) If I were a historian, I probably would have produced a much different book. But as an activist and editor, I have used magazines (Voice Male is the fourth I've edited or published) as part of my contribution to solve the social justice Rubik's cube I've been working on with countless others for decades.
The book offers a short history of the movement (50 pages) and brings the history into the present through profiles of 20 profeminist organizations in North America (including a few overseas). The chapters that follow feature essays and articles, commentaries and first-person stories from the pages of the magazine. The writing runs the gamut—boys to men, changing men, men of color, GBTQ men, fathering, men and feminism, men's health, male survivors, overcoming violence, healthy masculinity, and manhood after Newtown.
The book couldn't have been completed without the ongoing effort of many allies: women and men working to end genderbased violence; promoting active, engaged fathering and caregiving; mentoring boys on the journey to healthy manhood; encouraging men to better care for our physical, emotional, and spiritual selves; and collaborating with women to improve the lives of women and girls and boys and men.
Voice Male—both book and magazine—exists because of the women's movement. It was born out of women's struggle for liberation. From off our backs and Ms. four decades ago to feministing, Women's eNews, and Bitch today (to name just a few of our foremothers and present-day sisters), Voice Male unambiguously believes that not just a publication—but all men—can be both "male positive and profeminist." (Because that concept is still challenging for many men—see Michael Kimmel's and Charlotte and Harriet Childress's articles on pages 12 and 18 respectively—we still have plenty of work to do.)
One of the highlights of working on the book was going through the early copies of what was initially called Valley Men. The first issue came out in May 1983 as a four-page typewritten newsletter. It carried no graphics, and featured listings of local, regional, and national events about "changing men." The back page featured a poem, "Thoughts on Withdrawal" by David Grief. It included these lines: "I hide behind my walls, my moat, my boiling oil, my drawbridge: a man's heart is his castle, mine is secure. . . ." At the end of the poem he writes, "I am scared, frightened . . . what if I die in my castle all by myself . . . I think I'll let the drawbridge down." Voice Male the book and Voice Male the magazine are for and about the men trapped behind the castle walls and those who have let the drawbridge down. And, of course, it's for the men in between yearning for connection even in the grip of painful isolation.
If you have a story of change, a memory of letting the drawbridge down Voice Male would welcome hearing it. It is in the telling of our collective "untold story" that we can experience our own "great turning" where boyhood and manhood will be seen as a place for all men to know our hearts, our tears, our full humanity.
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- Helen
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- Marine City, Saint Clair County, Michigan
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- Female
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