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Kelly Olynyk has led Gonzaga to the No. 1 ranking this week, the fifth school to top of the polls this season, following Michigan, Indiana, Duke and Louisville. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)
This is what happens when stars don't stay in school long enough to legally order a beer. This is what happens when the best teams in the best conference spend three months shoving each other around. This is what you get, and while it might make you cringe, it shouldn't.
Gonzaga is No. 1 for the first time, and for some, this is the most-egregious development in college basketball since Dan Dakich launched his broadcasting career. I kid — Dakich is entertaining, and so is this wide-open season.
Is Gonzaga the best team in the country? Oh, goodness no. Is its 29-2 record and 12-game winning streak a pile of puff against the likes of Santa Clara, San Diego and San Francisco? Of course it is.
Based on the entire season and current rosters, I'd say the best team is either Indiana or Duke, now that Ryan Kelly is back. Or maybe Louisville or Miami or Kansas or Georgetown or — egads — New Mexico. By Final Four time, it might even be Michigan, Michigan State or Ohio State.
Fans (and media) need to recognize what's happening in the most wildly fluid college basketball season ever. You don't have to embrace it, but you do need to adjust your thinking and update your perceptions. For a variety of reasons, there are very few national powerhouses, and by "very few," I mean "none." There are a lot of good, incomplete teams, which is why Gonzaga became the fifth No. 1, joining Indiana, Duke, Louisville and Michigan.
I know, I know. Fans around here are freaked because the Wolverines collapsed against the last-place Nittany Lions before squeaking past the Spartans, who have lost three straight. The sky is falling when the shots aren't falling, reality or not, and neither team is playing great right now.
Final Four material
Call me a dummy, but I still think Michigan and Michigan State have Final Four potential, based on looming circumstances. Depending on what happens in the Big Ten tournament, they should land No. 2 or No. 3 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, and both could open at The Palace. If both win two "home" games, they'd be in the Sweet 16, and even with obvious weaknesses, they have ingredients few teams possess.
Michigan has Trey Burke, arguably the most dynamic and dominant guard in the program's history. He single-handedly beat Michigan State with 21 points and five steals, and it's not ridiculous to suggest he could go on a scoring-passing-leading run like Chris Paul or even Isiah Thomas.
Michigan State has a 6-foot-10 force in Adreian Payne, who has added 3-point shooting to his exceptional rebounding. The Spartans also have a potentially dangerous backcourt of Gary Harris and Keith Appling — when Appling is attacking and distributing with confidence. It's been tough for him at point guard and his shooting has been awful lately, but would it be at all shocking if a Tom Izzo team cranked it up in March?
"In some ways, I feel this team has just as good a chance to go a long, long way as any I've had because of everybody we've played," Izzo said Monday. "Just about everybody we've played right down to the wire."
Bulldogs aren't bad
It's fun to debate Gonzaga's merits, tear apart its lame schedule in the West Coast Conference and point out it lost at home to Illinois (85-74) and at Butler (64-63).
The Bulldogs have an interesting team with two really good players from Canada — 7-footer Kelly Olynyk and guard Kevin Pangos. I think they'd finish third or fourth in the Big Ten, and that's a compliment disguised as a jab.
The No. 1 ranking has become a "kick me" sign, slapped on whichever team has gone the longest without a horrible loss. It has virtually nothing to do with the actual best team, and that's fine.
The NCAA Tournament will determine the best, er, the hottest team.
Kentucky was the overwhelming favorite last season, won it, then sent its players to the pros. North Carolina was the overwhelming favorite in 2009, won it, then sent its players to the pros. But in between, little Butler reached consecutive championship games, losing to Duke and Connecticut.
The top five right now are Gonzaga, Indiana, Duke, Kansas and Georgetown. Michigan is seventh and Michigan State is 10th.
If you look at the RPI numbers, the top three are Duke, New Mexico and Miami. (Seriously!). This is the New Normal, and while it doesn't assure a soundly played Tournament, it does assure a thoroughly unpredictable one.
Gonzaga will make its 15th consecutive appearance, and only Duke, Kansas and Michigan State have longer streaks. Michigan is clawing back, and if John Beilein can get his young players to follow Burke's determined lead, and get Tim Hardaway Jr. sizzling again, anything is possible.
"It's a new month, and we know what our flaws are and how to fix them," Burke said. "I think we'll be ready."
The Wolverines looked readier in edging the Spartans, thanks to a tougher defensive effort. But they still got hammered on the boards, still have breakdowns and still have questions.
Just like every good team in the country. Just like Gonzaga, No. 1 for now, for real or not.


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Some of my friends on Facebook had linked to this video on their walls. They expressed a great deal of distaste over it, so I was curious as to what it was about. Fortunately someone had posted a translation under it, so I could follow along.It quickly came clear I wouldn't really require that translation, because the video was exceedingly blunt. It was racist clap-trap; the type I am all-too familiar with over here in Korea. Its subject matter supposedly exposed just how dangerous foreign men were to Korean women. It's a nasty stereotype that just won't die away, and it's part of the reason why E-2 Visa holders in Korea require HIV tests before teaching.I figured this video deserved a wider audience, so I took the liberty to download it myself, and then painstakingly added English subtitles to it.Ladies and gentlemen, I give you MBC's The Shocking Reality About Relationships With Foreigners.
Will it ever end?
For those of you who think this is just a problem with MBC, I beg to differ. Here is a video I shot myself in 2010 with an immigration official talking about rising foreign crime rates and the need for HIV testing:
If you need help understanding the why of it all, I direct you to another blogger: Gusts of Popular Feeling.
As was noted, the video was translated before I got to it. The subtitles differ a bit, but here is the original translation. People have asked for it, so they can make their own YouTube videos:
Translation: MBC '세상보기 시시각각's "The Shocking Reality About Relationships with Foreigners"
Voice 1:"If I say "I'm an American", I have no trouble with trying to meet women in Korea."
Voice 2: "I became pregnant."
Voice 3: "I tested positive for HIV"
Narration: As the days go by, the foreign population in Korea is increasing, and it causes an inconvenient truth as Korean women are trying to hang out with foreigners in Korea. We covered this news story.
Sub: (Title: "The Shocking Reality About Relationships with Foreigners")
Narration: A foreign participant who has recently become famous from a Korean audition tv program "Superstar Korea" has caused controversy on fraud charges and for being involved with many Korean women. A moral about foreigners who live in Korea has become a social issue.
Sub: Fraud, A sex scandal…..
Narration: We went to a place where we can meet foreigners easily. In that place, we can find couples who look like foreign men and Korean women walking all over the streets with daring intimacy.
Sub: Compromising scenes are happening all over the place…..
Sub: in a club…
Narration: We went to a club that is popular for many Korean women. We can see many couples who are physically affectionate there, making onlookers uncomfortable. This is like the compromising physical intimacy as seen in films.
Sub: It seems natural for them to have physical contact (with foreigners)….
Narration: Do you think that their relationship is based upon trust or just curiosity?
Foreign man 1: "If I say "I'm an American", I have no trouble with trying to meet women in Korea."
Foreign man 2: "She came to the bar to meet me and my friend. (indistinguishable) and then the next day, we woke up and she left and it was all well and good. And that night she called me 27 times in less than 30 minutes."
Narration: What makes Korean women open their mind so easily to foreign men?
Junsung Park (Professor of Psychological Rehabilitation, at Korea Nazarene University): In comparison to dating Korean men , there are fewer opportunities to date foreign men. So, it is important for Korean women to develop a relationship with foreign men rapidly.
Narration: A Korean woman is trying to catch a cab. Later, a foreign man is approaching her. In a few minutes, they are in the romantic mood like an old couple.
Sub: In less than 10 minutes, their intimacy develops as if they are an old couple.
What do foreign men think about Korean women?
Foreign man 3: Korean girls are beautiful. (edit) I'm open minded so—(edit) (indistinguishable) stupid because you've never slept with a Korean. (edit) I come to the clubs and I'm going to get one later.
Korean Woman: Some Korean women are trying to meet foreign men to learn English but foreign men meet Korean women with a different purpose. I think that's why the relationship can't last long.
Sub: Physical contact is accomplished very easily.
Narration: Moreover, some Korean women who are interested in foreign men are trying to date with foreign men frequently. For this type of women, some foreign men make bad comments about Korean women. Therefore, other innocent Korean women suffer a lot from that. The problem is there is no place to appeal to for these women who are victims of foreigners.
Sub: Korean women are like a fast food.
Sub: "Help me, I was swindled by a foreigner"
Sub: Women being sexually assaulted by foreigners are increasing.
One reporter was trying to contact these victims of foreigners.
Victim 1: hello?
Reporter: hi, I am calling from MBC '세상보기 시시각각' production team.
Victim 1: What's your business?
Reporter: We called because we heard you were the victim of a foreigner.
Victim 1: I have nothing to say about that.
Victim 2: I don't know what you're talking about.
Victim 3: That's not true.
Narration: Most of the victims avoid telling the truth.
Victim 4 (for the victim, changed voice and scene): I became pregnant so I called him and told him about my pregnancy. Then he was trying to avoid my phone calls, telling me he was busy. A few days later, I called him again and the number was unavailable.
Korean man: (Talking about (Korean female) friend who met a foreigner at a foreigners club): She said she lent (her foreign boyfriend) 3,000,000 won. It was her key money for her monthly rental. Her boyfriend took her money and disappeared. This money issue doesn't surprise me at all…
Korean man (continued): One person wanted to talk to me. (After having a relationship with a foreign boyfriend), she went to the hospital to check her health. The doctor said that there was something wrong with her blood. He said he wanted to retest her blood, so she got her blood tested again, Don't be shocked… She was HIV positive.
Sub: At night, young Korean people and foreigners mingle in the street.
Narration: Most of the foreigners who were dating with Korean female victims disappeared without a trace directly after the event, so Korean female victims have to deal with all of the damages and remaining loss.
Junsung Park, Professor of Psychological Rehabilitation, at Korea Nazarene University: The foreign population in Korea will be increasing now and forever. Because of this growth, I think we should think critically about foreigners and keep thinking about this problem. Korean society should consider this problem too.
Narration: There are only a few uncomfortable cultures of affection that cause problems in Korea. It is now time that we formed proper and wholesome relationships with the opposite sex.

subset: commoncrawl


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Detroit — This is not going to be easy. Look at the Tigers' star-laden roster and try to find issues to passionately debate. Oh, something will surface during a long summer, but right now, we're down to a few legitimate questions.
Can rookie reliever Bruce Rondon close games? Will they even need a closer when they're leading 9-1 every night?
Who will be the No. 5 starter? Will they even need a No. 5 starter with the top four throwing three-hit shutouts every other night?
I'm kidding, mostly. But I'm not kidding about the roster, which is so set, Jim Leyland actually might miss the days of fans and media griping about his lineup.
"Dave (Dombrowski) is making it easier for me," Leyland said at TigerFest Saturday. "Most people would say, 'Why doesn't he play this guy or that guy,' but now it's pretty simple. I mean, does anybody here not want to lead off Austin Jackson, hit Torii Hunter second, hit Miguel Cabrera third, hit Prince Fielder fourth, hit Victor Martinez fifth? You don't have to go to Harvard to figure that out, do you?"
Nope. Even I can figure out the Tigers are World Series contenders again, and this time, they really mean it.
Consider the concerns just a year ago: They weren't set or didn't have their current first baseman (Fielder), second baseman (Omar Infante), third baseman (Cabrera), right fielder (Hunter), left fielder (Andy Dirks), fourth starter (Anibal Sanchez), or designated hitter (Martinez).
Fielder signed shortly after Martinez was injured, which pushed Cabrera to his new-old position. Infante and Sanchez arrived later in trades. Owner Mike Ilitch then reaffirmed the goal by giving $80 million to Sanchez and $28 million to Hunter. The only notable subtractions were closer Jose Valverde, who faded, and DH Delmon Young, who was due to go.
Now, oddsmakers generally lump the Tigers with about four others — Dodgers, Blue Jays, Angels, Nationals — as favorites to win it all.
"Every year since I've been here, we've had the talent to win the World Series," Justin Verlander said. "I really, really like this team and our chances to do something special."
If things go as planned, they'll arrive at spring training in two weeks and launch a methodical march to October. Of course, things rarely go as planned, and you can bet the closer situation will be this year's Topic That Doesn't Die.
All that's left is to win
If you recall last season's twisting trek, Leyland spent chunks of time fending off critics. That's what happens when expectations are raised so high.
"They're gonna fire me about five times again this summer, I know that," Leyland said. "I don't mind second-guessing — I think that's healthy. It's the people that are vicious, calling you an idiot, a moron, that's not necessary.
"I made a mistake last year and I apologize, because I think I insulted (the fans) a little bit, but I didn't mean to do it. The fans ride an emotional edge — we can't ride that same edge. We never panicked, never got caught up in all the stuff going on."
Amid injuries, ineffectiveness and defensive concerns, second-guessing became the No. 1 pastime. With most of those issues seemingly addressed, there isn't a lot to argue about, yet. If you want to get all antsy about the fifth-outfielder spot, go for it.
Remember, at the start of last season, Brandon Inge was still trying to solve the second-base riddle, Ryan Raburn was still in the mix, and the rotation was decent, but not deep. The Tigers found enough pieces to win the Central Division again and reach the World Series, where they were swept by the Giants.
World Series-or-Bust has been the unspoken mantra for a few years. But this is the year it really would be a major disappointment not to get there.
"If you look at our team compared to others on paper, you'd definitely say we're the team to beat," catcher Alex Avila said. "The thing is, you never know how it's going to go. Each year, we've gotten a little closer. The only thing left to do is win it."
Rondon seems chief issue
Ah, but can they get closer without an established closer? They should be better, no doubt. But can Cabrera reprise his spectacular Triple Crown season? Can Verlander, Max Scherzer and Doug Fister keep expanding their games? Will Rick Porcello or Drew Smyly earn the No. 5 spot, and will the other — if not traded — be effective in the bullpen?
And yes, is Rondon, 22, ready to show his 103-mph fastball isn't urban legend? My guess is, he'll have overpowering moments, but at some point Dombrowski will bring in a veteran, unless Phil Coke or Joaquin Benoit takes over.
Rondon reportedly is more than just a flashy fireballer, with a slider, a change-up and an easy delivery that allows him to regularly hit 100 mph. His minor league numbers last season — 66 strikeouts and 26 walks in 53 innings — reflect the high-risk, high-reward nature of the Tigers' biggest question.
"People can talk about the closer being overrated all they want, but trust me, it's not," Leyland said. "At this time last year, we had a bona fide major league closer. I love this team, don't get me wrong. The names on the back are pretty impressive. If we all play for the name on the front, we'll be pretty good."
It's a sentiment echoed by the players, pushed by management and touted by fans, who eagerly swarmed the Tigers' winter caravan. There's not much to debate right now, but that can change when only one step and one goal remain.
Key Tiger dates
Feb. 11: Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Lakeland, Fla.
Feb. 14: Position players report to spring training.
Feb. 22: First spring training game, against Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 23: First home spring training game, against Toronto at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
March 2-19: World Baseball Classic.
April 1: Regular-season opener, at Minnesota, Target Field, 4:10 p.m.
April 5: Home opener, vs. N.Y. Yankees, Comerica Park, 1:05 p.m.


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First down
The Lions offense was so masterful in the first three possessions Sunday, it had to be what offensive coordinator Scott Linehan has envisioned all season.
They had 117 yards rushing in the first half, with Mikel Leshoure (43) and Joique Bell (40) trading punches with a reeling Packers defense.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford complemented that by hitting 13 of 16 passes for 114 yards, to six different receivers.
Linehan was mixing plays wonderfully. A reverse to Mike Thomas for 22 yards. A gutsy but well-conceived naked bootleg run by Stafford for a 4-yard score — on fourth down.
It was all working, then it stopped.
The Lions had just 18 yards rushing in the second half. Stafford went cold, 14 for 29. The offense stagnated. The game was lost.
"They made a concerted effort to stop the run," coach Jim Schwartz said. "They were bringing more run blitzes and packing the line of scrimmage. There was a time, too, where it was difficult to throw the ball outside because of the wind, but no excuses.
"They changed their plan and we didn't take advantage of our chances in the passing game."
This is the next step in Stafford's evolution. He is still slow at times to adapt to changing defenses. There were times when Calvin Johnson was getting single coverage and Stafford never looked at him.
Right now, Stafford is like a streak shooter in basketball. If he's hot, he's unstoppable. When he's not, he hasn't figured out how to reignite quickly.
"We have a lot of confidence in Matt," Schwartz said. "Matt's going to lead us to great things and lead us to a lot of wins."
Second down
It is befuddling to think the Packers' fired a dagger through the Lions' hearts Sunday without Aaron Rodgers even throwing a single pass. Seven straight running plays, by three unheralded backs — Alex Green, DuJuan Harris and recently signed Ryan Grant — netted 59 yards. Harris got the last 14 and the go-ahead touchdown untouched.
Just as befuddling was to hear linebacker DeAndre Levy say it was part of the plan — that they'd rather take their chances with the running game than with Rodgers' arm.
"It's something we've got to get a feel for and play better," Levy said. "That was kind of our plan. If they wanted to run the ball, then they would be taking it out of the hands of their best player — Rodgers. That was kind of the plan in the first game and they averaged liked three yards a carry.
"We just didn't get a feel for it early enough. We kept light boxes in. With Rodgers, you don't want to put eight people in the box."
Rodgers was struggling to get his passes off. The Lions sacked him three times and hit him five times. He only completed 14 passes for 173 yards.
It's like the Packers beat the Lions using their second- and third-best pitches.
Third down
It certainly didn't help the Lions' offense when tight end Brandon Pettigrew went down with an ankle injury in the second series of the game.
"Stuff happens within a game but Brandon was certainly a key part of our game plan," Schwartz said. "We had to do some adjusting when he went out."
The Lions were already without receivers Nate Burleson and Titus Young. Kris Durham, just signed off the practice squad, started opposite Calvin Johnson. Tony Scheffler was supposed to play in the slot.
When Pettigrew went out, Will Heller stepped up and caught four passes for 21 yards. Scheffler was thrown to 10 times but only had three catches.
Durham was thrown to nine times and he caught four for 54 yards. He and Stafford had a miscommunication on an interception in the second quarter.
Stafford said he made the improper read.
Pettigrew's absence contributed to the slow, gradual crumbling of the passing game in the second half.
Fourth down
Tying up some loose ends:
Calvin Johnson had his steak of 125-yard receiving games end at five. He had 10 catches for 118 yards and he has gone over 1,500 yards for the second straight year. He joins Andre Johnson and Marvin Harrison as the only receivers in NFL history to have consecutive 1,500-yard seasons.
Cornerback Drayton Florence was out of the mix Sunday. Rookie Jonte Green was used in the Lions' nickel packages. Florence was beaten on a pivotal deep pass last week.
Defensive tackle Nick Fairley was a force. He had four tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble. On one of his sacks, he bull-rushed Evan Dietrich-Smith right into and on top of Rodgers.


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In the fourth inning of most games, baseball�s best pinch hitter began preparing for his big moment with an almost nightly ritual.
Gates Brown summoned the clubhouse boy to his seat, reached into his pocket for a few dollars and ordered two hot dogs with ketchup and mustard. He did not like paying for his hot dogs but the Tigers were cheap under older president Jim Campbell and there were no freebies. Brown not only made clutch hits for the Tigers but Brown was one of the Tigers� all-time great characters.
He ate during games, talked to teammates about his days in prison and bragged about what a great fielder and athlete he was even though he was not a great fielder or athlete.
He left everybody laughing, whether it was teammates during the Tigers� 1968 World Series run or fans who came to Comerica Park to talk to the Gator and get his autograph. He loved talking to fans and often greeted people with the same phrase: �Hi, I am the Gator.�
The laughs ended Friday morning when Brown, 74, died of a heart attack in a local nursing home. His death ended years of misery. Brown suffered from diabetes and a bad heart. Part of his foot had been amputated to keep him alive. He was missing some of his teeth.
�Sometimes God knows best,� former teammate Willie Horton said. �I don�t feel like talking about this. I been hit hard by this. That is 54 years of friendship.�
Clutch in a pinch
Horton introduced William James �Gates� Brown to his wife Norma in the summer of 1961 when Brown came up to Detroit to visit. They were like brothers and often hung out together because they were two of the few black players in the clubhouse. Brown served time at Mansfield State Reformatory after being convicted of robbery at age 18. A prison guard encouraged him to play catcher and the Tigers signed him to a $7,000 contract after he turned down offers from the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.
Brown played for the Tigers from 1963 to 1975 and received a second World Series ring in 1984 as hitting coach.
Brown was moved from catcher to the outfield and the Tigers looked to trade Brown before the 1968 season because of weight issues. He was short and stocky, standing 5-foot-10 and weighing at least 220 pounds. But he was even bigger in 1967 when a wrist injury caused him to gain weight.
No one wanted him and he began the 1968 season as the backup pinch hitter to Eddie Mathews. But Brown began mashing the ball and made a name for himself. He only batted 92 times that season but hit .370 with six home runs and 15 RBIs. He led the league in pinch hits as he did in 1974. His 107 career pinch hits and 16 pinch hit home runs set MLB records.
�What made him great is he had very quick hands and I mean he could adjust them in a nano second,� pitcher Denny McLain said. �He loved hitting situations. He loved to be the guy who could make a difference in a ballgame.�
I was at Tiger Stadium when Brown won both games of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. The stadium shook when he won Game 1 with a pinch-hit home run in the 14th inning. In the second game he knocked in Mickey Stanley with a single in the bottom of the ninth. The Tigers were known as the comeback kids and Brown was often the hammer that brought the house down.
�I liked being in those situations,� Brown said. �Here is the thing that irks me about ballplayers today. When you get a fastball you turn on that sucker and you hit the (bleep) out of it. I see these guys waiting on pitches and I am like, �What the hell are they doing?� Sometimes you only get one chance and you have to take advantage of it.�
Brown was a staple at Comerica Park, greeting fans. This summer he visited with fans who wanted the autographs of some of the old players. Brown did not want to go because he was so sick. He used a wheelchair to get around and an oxygen bag was his constant companion. It was painful even to get out of bed but he went and had the time of his life.
�I love being around the fans,� Brown said. �They are what keep me going.�
If Brown has a vice it was food. He ate what he wanted and when he wanted. Friends encouraged him to change his diet but Brown refused.
�The food thing was quite a big thing for Gates,� Stanley said.
The last time I saw Brown he was in a back room at Comerica Park talking to old teammates Al Kaline and Stanley.
He sat in a wheelchair in great pain talking about the old days with the Tigers.
�It is tough being the Gator,� he said. �I am just in so much pain man. So much pain. I can�t take it sometimes.�
Brown lived for the moment, whether eating hot dogs on the bench or getting a winning hit.
�I regret some of the things I did but what can I do now?� Brown asked.
Doggin' around
Brown contributed one of the Tigers� great all-time moments in 1968. Usually manager Mayo Smith called on him to pinch hit in the seventh inning or later. But on this occasion Smith needed a pinch hitter in the fifth inning and called upon Brown, who had received his nightly stash of hot dogs from the clubhouse boy. He quickly got up and stuffed the hot dogs in his jersey.
Brown hit a double and after sliding into second base he had hot dog and mustard all over his uniform as teammates howled. Smith fined Brown $100.
�What the hell are you doing eating on the bench?� Smith howled.
�I was hungry,� Brown replied. �Besides, where else can you eat a hot dog and have the best seat in the house?�
Many in Detroit�s black community wanted Brown to play the outfield but he was not the best left fielder around. The speedy Stanley often had to cover for him during difficult fly balls.
�You got it Mickey? You got it Mickey,� Brown often called to him.
�He wasn�t that bad,� Stanley said. �I was the center fielder and I was supposed to take charge. If I could make his life a little easier I would do it.�
Brown said he thought he could be a good outfielder.
�I could run faster than anybody on the team,� Brown said. �Nobody knew that.�
Brown had a ritual. He arrived at the ballpark at the same time, went through the same routine and ordered his hot dogs at the same time.
�He was the most consistent guy I knew,� McLain said.
Brown loved talking baseball and he loved talking about his career and accomplishments. But it became more difficult as his health declined.
�It was not fun seeing him the last few times,� Stanley said. �I heard he was not in the best situation the last few weeks. The last few weeks were not too comfortable.�
Brown once told me: �There is nothing wrong with getting old just as long as you have your health.�


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Way to go hikers! The snow looks like fun.
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Snow looks so wonderful. 76 here today on NC coast.
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January 19th, 2013 1:30 pm
Wow – you have such a famous dog! Looks like you had lots of snow.
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Murphy is adorable and almost the color of the snow, glad he didn't get lost! It looks like Dick was in his element, but I do not understand the appeal, especially with the snow! (Do the bugs still bother you in the forest this time of the year?) Thanks for sharing – signed a city girl.
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