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Headed north of the border
Well, Jason Giambi didn't get in through the All-Star Game Final Vote. That's a shame — I thought he would have been a phenomenal contender in the Home Run Derby on Monday. He'll just have to make do with his second prize … four days and three nights in fabulous Las Vegas.
First, the Yankees will have to get through the next three days, heading north of the border after last night's unproductive detour in Pittsburgh. More troubling than the loss, we'd say, is the fact that Jorge Posada was once again out of the lineup with Jose Molina catching. Posada is very proud about the fact that he's a catcher, not a first baseman, and he is insistent that he signed with the Yankees to catch all four years of his contract.
Now, we can debate about whether Posada can legitimately expect to catch in 2011. But I don't think anyone saw it coming that he'd be pushed off to the side in 2008 — obviously, the right shoulder is a major concern for Joe Girardi, even though he won't publicly say it. I asked Brian Cashman the same question in New York last week and he said that there's health, and that nobody works harder than Posada. Then why not play him?
Assorted notes and quotes: Mariano Rivera will not start the All-Star Game, it seems. Good. His place belongs in the ninth inning if the American League has a lead. … Hank Steinbrenner tells USA Today that he plans to hire Lou Piniella as an advisor once Sweet Lou's managing days are through. … The FanFest opens today at the Javits Center. Since I'm in town for the festivities and not in Toronto, I may have time to check it out. If so, I'll post a report. … Don Larsen's perfect game was screened last night at BB King's in midtown. Wish I'd been there. …. Who, exactly, is paying to watch Jose Canseco fight in Atlantic City? …
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I think Mariano Rivera has to start the All Star Game. It would be such a spectacular moment in Yankee Stadium. Everyone who made the team deserves it, so Giambi didn't make it, you'd have to get rid of Youkilis, or Bradley. Bonds could take advantage of the short porch out in RF, so maybe it would be a good deal but, then again how will Yankee fans react to that. Plus, when he does have to run the bases out he will only get a single on what could have been a possible double or triple.
This sucks buttox. So many holes on this team, we should be called the Bronx Swiss Cheese.
The management is horrible ( Cashman and Co.)
The pitching is weak ( Ponson, Rasner, Ponson is just going through his newcomer's phase, just like Rasner and his 4-0 start. )
The hitting is inconsistent, but Id prefer it be inconsistent with hungry players ( Gardner, Christian ) who will only get better than fading vets ( Damon and Abreu ).
The Yankees would be smart in dumping these two for whatever value they still behold.
Yanks pitching is fine…will not get consistent production from Abreu, A-Rod, Giambi, Posada…Steinbrenners need to take the reins, man up, and sign Barry Bonds Immediately…move Abreu to the five spot, Bonds to batting third, take some pressure off of A-Rod batting clean up (A-Rod is no Manny in the clutch)…Cano & Cabrera will benefit from watching Bonds hit & patience at the plate…their OBP will increase…Bonds presence will be the catalyst for this moribund offense if we are to make the playoffs. Shelve all the inane, unsubstantiated comments about steriods, cheating, and role models for our youth…If you want role models look to your parents…or maybe those denizens of Wall Street
You know, we got beat by a GREAT pitcher last night. I'm willing to lose a game to a great pitcher. Our problem is we also lose games to YTTIHS pitchers!! The power outage continues.
Oh yeah, and the Best NAMES in the league Right now:
-Tim Lincecum (sickest name in the league): and that kid can throw some filthy pitches.
-Xavier Nady
We need Jason Bay or the X-man NOW. We are so freakin lucky that we are not 12 games behind right now. But then again, we could've seriously cut the lead to 4 if our offense showed up in those last 2 games.
I wouldn't mind getting Sexon as a bench player, but only if he'll cost us less than a million. But, again, this is not the time to worry about the bench. It's the starting offense that needs help.
We don't need to trade for a starting pitcher. Our starting pitchers are pitching very well, and so as our bullpen. As of now, we need offense to keep us in the race and make the playoffs. If we make the playoff (and only if we get an offensive bat), than we'll have 5 reasonable starting pitchers:
That's not bad at all!
One OFFENSIVE BAT should fix the problem; especially that Damon and matsui are coming back.
when are we going to ever show up for a game… come on man… our offense is so inconsistent i cant take it..
With the Milton signing, the Yanks are doing thier best "antiques roadshow" impression. He was in the Knoblach deal. KNOBLACH!!! I forgot how to spell his name it was so long ago. My goodness.
Does Livan Hernandez have another brother we can sign instead???
Screw it. Trade Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson for Jason Bay. I mean, really…would the pirates trade him??
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 11, 2008
Scranton/WB 5
Columbus (Nationals) 2
W: R. Ohlendorf (1-0, 2.92); L: G. Mock (5-3, 3.28); SV: S. Strickland (3)
HR: SWB: E. Duncan (8), A. Gonzalez (2).
Binghamton (Mets) 1
Trenton 2
W: E. Wordekemper (3-2, 3.76); L: E. Camacho (3-3, 2.15)
HR: None.
Tampa 5
Vero Beach (Rays) 3
W: Z. McAllister (4-4, 2.61); L: W. Townsend (0-2, 7.53); SV: J. Hovis (8)
HR: TAM: E. Nunez (3), C. Henry (2). VER: M. Fields (15), J. Matulia (1).
West Virginia (Brewers) 12
Charleston 2
W: A. Rivas (7-3, 3.49); L: J. Heredia (4-3, 2.91)
HR: WVA: E. Farris (1). CHA: B. Laird (9).
Oneonta (Tigers) 3
Staten Island 1
W: D. Stokes (2-1, 1.33); L: D. Phelps (2-1, 3.47); SV: L. Oliveros (2)
HR: ONE: B. Douglas (1). STA: A. Maruszak (1).
GCLYankees 8
GCL Braves 3
W: D. Marquez (1-1, 6.48); L: K. Farrell (0-1, 5.40); SV: R. Marte (1)
HR: None.
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Hey Chaz, AWESOME posts tonight. Some of your best yet.
I like how you got on the MOLE who was spouting off his "Spankee" crap. Yeah, we need that like we need eye crud in the morning after a hard night of drinking heavily.
I agree with you about sexon being better then our worst, but if you think about it, its like dumping an ugly girl for a "rubenesque" chick with a "nice personality". Its still going to be a major task trying to score.
Pitching vs Hitting-in my opinion I think we need a little of both. Especially guys that can pinch hit a little bit…
Matt, I swear, the WB was yelling from the dugout about getting struck out (again). Maybe this dried up feminine hygeine product should draw a couple of walks before he decides to jaw at an ump for calling him out on strikes??
Now that I think about it. The offense doesn't deserve a big pitching acquisition. Not at least until the prove that we shouldn't release every damn one of them. This is, man for man, the same club that was 1st in runs per game last year; and they can't manage more than 2 runs per game. Screw them, they don't need pitching help.
I said I would rather have a right handed bat. Jason Bay is very high on my list. Sexon at his worst is better than any bench player we have at their best. At least we know that Sexon is capable of having a big impact, just look at his career numbers. I'm not saying start him over G. I'm not even saying give him that much playing time, but he would be dangerous as a pinch hitter late in games, maybe. It doesn't matter, though. Like you said, Cashman isn't interested in signing an impact player. What was Steinbrenner saying the other day, "Yankees fans deserve marquee players…."? Yeah, right, YOU F-ING LIAR!!!!!!!!
This Eric Milton move proves that the Yankees organization is content to let this season slip away without a fight. We are not going anywhere in 2008. I think I'm going to be sick.
Eric Milton with his 5.01 career era? This is the answer? We need to fire Cashman immediately. What is he doing?
chaz… first of all Adam Dunn hits alot of homers; very true. But he also strikes out almost as much as he hits and his walks are declining. Not to mention that his fielding skills aren't great.
Jason Bay seems to be the better option there. He's younger, more athletic… RIGHT handed, and makes better contact. Not to mention that he's a CF and would make cake of our LF space.
He's cheaper as well, since the Pirates aren't contending anyway. Ian Kennedy and a couple AA prospects would seem fit for a team that's almost always in rebuilding mode.
Richie Sexson? He would not help us at all… he doesn't make enough contact, his arms are so long that he gets jammed on pitches in the OUTER-half. He needs a smaller bat. The glove? Don't we have Wilson Betemit for that?
Tiki Barber was great as a player, but let's not mix things up. People and players are totally different, he could be the best player on the field and the worst person in the clubhouse. Us fasn don't see that side though.
On the baseball side, Arizona could sign Bonds in the next few days. The Yankees are still inerested in Marte and Fuentes, but this Milton signing means that Cashman is more attracted to scrap heap than immediate, all-star caliber skill.
Our pitching has actually been our strong point this season… surprisingly. Our HITTING is what has been anemic. My God! Two hits? Did the Yankees suddenly become this weak National League style-play type team or something. Even in our four game winningstreak– and I'm sorry to point out the bad in the good, but MAN! If it weren't our dominating pitching, we would have lost all those games. So, as you can see in our last two games, if we don't pitch… we won't win. And we can't leave the game in the hands of the pitchers ALL the time… man, the offense needsto show up. PERIOD.
Maybe he's a Tampa Bay honk. I mean, why not start talking trash about the Yankees with their century of tradition and dominance over American sport. After all they have their 1st division lead before the break in the entire history of the franchise! Neat.
Everyone, I wonder if email@example.com is a Toronto honk? If that's the case, it's nice to see a loser piling on us while he backs a team that hasn't even been relevant for 10 years. Who's your team, stvlrsn? Don't be shy…
Joba 6 2/3 allowing 3 runs. That's a quality start plus 2/3 of an inning. Can someone please score some runs when this kid is on the bump?
Hey, firstname.lastname@example.com (a.k.a. Dousche Bag),
Loser, enjoy the fact that the Yankees are stumbling while it lasts. Unfortunately for you, the Yankees never "suck" for very long before we fix the mess and rattle of 3 or 4 championships in a row. Before I even know who your "team" is, I can sleep well tonight knowing that the Yankees have 26 (that's twenty-six) World Series Championships, and your team doesn't even have 1/2 that many. Know this, chucklehead, throughout the long days of time that have yet come to pass. The Yankees will continue to win and win and win while everyone else gets to play for second. Oh, and nice to come in with your Yankees suck blast, and then not even divulge who your team is. Get a life.
And another thing, stop telling us crap we already know, Ace. You see, we don't need outsiders coming in here and criticizing this team. WE already are doing plenty of that on our own. It's like picking on your little brother. You pick on him plenty, but no one else is allowed to touch him. Don't start something you can't finish. Frankly, every time you say the "Spankees" suck, I can think of at least 26 more reasons why we don't. Stay down, loser, move on and find internet somewhere else.
Yep, we sure needed that pitching you were talking about today. The 0 runs we scored really drove your point home, didn't it. With an "ace" pitcher, and scoreless help from the pen, we may have only lost 3-0! Sadly, we still would have lost.
Girardi will get a serious chance.
Milton-Minor league contract w/ a new Tendon in his elbow. He'll pitch in Sept or next year.
The red sox suck. they suck suck suck suck suck SUCK.
Do you really think Sexon is going to make a difference? I think he'd help at 1st base though…he is like, 7 feet tall….
Doesn't have have a strike zone about as wide as the holland tunnel??
for every Tiki (GQ) Barber there 10 10 Michael Vicks, Matt Jones', Pacmans, Ray Carruths…..
"class" and "football player" very rarely share the same phrase. Except guys like Alex Smith-but he totally sucks….
Based on the Maurice Clarett Situation, its my understanding that the reason why the NFL won't allow HS kid to come declare for the draft is because "their bodies aren't developed enough". I am not sure what they are basing that on…
Baseball is a great sport. its just different the football. But one thing i HAVE to say is that football draws all of the arrogant pricks to it. I played ball with some guys that only cared about "how they looked". At least baseball tries to have a "code" or respect and not showing up other players…
I mean, guys doing a dance when they get a sack…? You kidding me????
I mean look at Tiki Barber. The guy made straight A's in college while playing the game of football.
Michael, I have to agree w/ you on the idea that football is more than "who has the bigger beer gut". You have to be smart to play the game of football. Not only do they have to memorize the whole playbook, but every player on the team, from the QB to the lineman, have to study their opponents. They spend hours watching videos and fixing their on-field problems. And last time I checked, you don't have to go to college to play baseball. Football, on the other hand, they won't accept you if you don't finish 3 yrs of college. So, I would have to say that football players are much smarter than you think.
Harry Doyle: That's all we got, one goddamn hit?
Assistant: You can't say goddamn on the air.
Harry Doyle: Don't worry, nobody is listening anyway.
Other teams don't have blogs because they are pocketing the Revenue sharing money.
I feel like going on to other blogs and saying "yor team sucks donkey D*** and yer all a bunch of **** garglers."
Hmph. "nation". right. Thats funny. Nice ball park, BTW.
oh, and here's another thing that pisses me off to no end:
Fans of another team posting on this or another message board saying "huhhuh yer team sucks huhhuh".
PS-Ev…The thing about "closer in a city of closers" I think refers to "closing the deal" as in business deals, sales, etc…I'm pretty sure its a NYC thing. But don't quote me on that.
oh, and the last thing that bugs me: Losing streaks. Joba DOES NOT deserve the loss tonight! (But I wonder how many times Bob Gibson said that in '68…)
And wilson betemit. He really irritates me. A lot. Arguing balls and strikes…what a joke……….
I'm refering to email@example.com. If you don't care about us, fine. I sure as hell don't care about your nation. Go ahead and fight for independence for all I care. Question is, why are you here?
Seriously, why do non Yankee fans come on this blog? Don't your teams have blogs of their own?
Stuff that irritates me:
1) "homer broadcasters" that do the play-by-play for other teams. I mean, do these guys EVER say anything bad about their teams? It was Michael Kay himself who said time and time again that the yankees "Quit" when they are behind. These Blue jay Guys are just AWEFUL…you can hear them cheering! And I thought Sterling was a homer…
2) Wilson Betemit arguing balls and strikes: ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? The WB swings at anything in the same zip code as the plate. He wouldn't know a ball from a strike if he actually owned a pair…hows that for arronagance-meets-irony?
3) Something else that "kinda" bugs me is this whole idea that football is only about "who has a bigger beer gut". Um, I don't know abiut you, but I have yet to see a guy on a field who can go 4 quarters with a beer gut-on any level. You need to be a good athlete to play football, at any position, and you need to know what you are doing. Do you realize how many plays, audibles, and adjustments you have to memorize just to make the starting roster? WR's, Lineman, the QB….the whole offense needs to be on the same page, or else someone is going to get killed out there (most likely the QB). And EVERYONE needs to make the same read if a team is running the west coast offense. There are 7-10 different reads the QB has to make, and the rest of the team needs to see the same thing as him. And don't get me started about "defense". Thats twice as complicated as offense, in my opinion. What was the deciding play for the last SB? Someone blew their coverage assignment. Football is as complete a sport as any other-I love baseball and football…
4) the NFL. Can you screw up a sport anymore then this? Ever see the "Last Boyscout"? yeah, here we are…
At least MLB is really trying to clean up the sport, while the NFL continues to reward players regardless of what they do off the field. There is no better example then Jamal Lewis being thrown in jail for coke trafficking and then getting out in time to play the next season. (how about that Matt Jones? Cutting some blow w/ a Credit Card and getting busted!) And these guys don't even care about the sport…Halas and Lombardi are turning over in their graves…shameful. And I could care less about MNF now…
5) Wilson Betemit arguing balls and strikes. Did I mention how much that irritates me?
6) the "yankees suck" chant. Yeah, we suck. So, hows that revenue sharing doing for ya? Ya liking that extra dough the Yanks (and subsequently their fans) are giving you through luxury taxing? Yeah we suck…but really, how much cash are you getting from "us" to NOT improve your team(s) ar sign your own players? Still think we suck? Yeah, I thought so.
Yeah, I'm done…for now.
Oh, and did I mention wilson betemit?
Joba got no luck today. That ball up the middle he should have got to, the ball Posada flipped over the head of Betamit, th pop up Cano couldn't see……
go ahead and blame the umpires for your team that stinks. who cares if the spankees make the playoffs out in the first round
You know what else sucks. The stupid umpires. A-rod clearly had Inglit out on third. Instead, it costs us another run.
This team seriously need to find a hitter fast. Our pitching is great. It's the offense that sucks A**. 1 Hit too far in this game. Wow, Moose pitches a great game and we lose; and now Joba is pitching a great game, and looks like we are going to lose. And what sucks even more is the fact that the rays are in a slump right now, looking to loose 5 straight.
he is about too lose another game and will be 2-3 he will not have a winning record as a starter
Sweet Lou with the Yankees again? Cool, it's 1977 all over again. Quick, play "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones!
-EJ/Kid From New York
Yep, a great pitching staff with no offense to support them is a guaranty to getting deep in the playoffs. Just ask the Blue Jays, The A's, The Dodgers, The Padres, and the D'Backs. Pitching and defense might be more important than a high-octane offense, but pitching and defense mean JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK SHiiiiiiiiiiT when there is offense putting runs on the board. You do know that the team with the most RUNS at the end of the game wins, don't you? One last thing: this isn't 1982, so don't expect a team that can't score to amount to squat in October.
What is up with these new Blue Jays uniform? Did the sewing machines explode? I don't know if I can watch these games if they're wearing that. It's hard on the eyes. When did it change?
When the Yanks aren't home I have the Mets to make fun of (I usually never go—I hate that place). Didn't work yesterday when they won and swept the Giants but I got to make fun of Zito! And you pulled off the sarcasm up until the Lugo thing. I did a double take when I read that one.
Um, no I was being sarcastic but I guess I didn't pull it off…damn! Well I got a Ranger game go to, I did nothing at my law firm today, but oh well, it's Friday. Evie your'e lucky you can see the Yankees play live whenever you want to…I'm stuck going to Ranger games but they have been fun to watch this year.
Ha ha ha I hear that, good one, Evie. Maybe we can get Julio Lugo from the Sox….I have been admiring his play!!!!!
Thanks Evie, leave it up to the two chicks to understand that A-Rod and others deserve more criticism than Jeter! Sure he's had a couple of mishaps on the field but he always makes up for it. Maybe I'm too protective over Jeet but oh well…bite me. Let's trade Jeter! We will a WS for sure!!!!
At least Jeter's still hitting clutch…whereas AARP-Rod doesn't know what that is if it came up behind him and shoved a bat up his ***. We don't even need a good hitter on this lineup. We need ANYONE that can hit crappy pitching because that seems to be where we fall down time after time. I'll understand if they cant score more than two runs tonight but last night was just inexcusable. Yanks better sweep Toronto. Go Joba…
I know Jeet is the Captain and he is held to higher standards but obviously the man is having an off year. I think he's entitled to have an off year from time to time no? Where's the frustration with guys like A-Rod? Abreu? Melky? None of these motherfreakers have done enough. Why does it always have to be Jeet all the time, there are nine dudes in the lineup…Everybody needs to wake the hell up at the plate.
If this kind of output is what we can expect from Jeter, he had better not squeal when he gets moved from SS to LF. He certainly hasn't made a case for staying since he barely performs at the plate, and only occaisionally shows up with the glove. What's his problem?
Jeter is my favorite player, but I agree, Rox. Jeter has been mediocre at best this season. He really needs to step up his game.
"You have to score 1 more run than them" – Joe Girardi
Who are you, John Madden? No s_it, Sherlock. How about trying to score 10 more than them? Maybe then when you fall short of the goal, you don't LOSE. Screw this guy.
Whatever happened to Derek Jeter? He's a guy who usually hits .320, steals 20+ bases, and is a leader on the field.
To date he's hitting .284, 4hrs, with 5 steals…did the wheels really fall off for this guy at 34 years of age?
I'm getting fed up with sticking up for this guy, he needs to have an absolutely monster second half, show us once again that he truly is a Hall of Famer, and lead our boys to the Playoffs…
fyi: Veras has been lights out, let's keep this guy for the 8th inning.
I wish Girardi would do that. I also wish he would end up being the manager everyone expected him to be. At least the dude is letting Posada do his thing tonight. He's catching Joba.
And another thing, Skippy
Maybe I'm sick of hearing your comments about opposing pitching. Your man crushes over every pitcher that takes the Yankees to the woodshed is making me SICK. Every time we get skunked, all I hear is, "We gotta give the guy credit. He had great stuff. He pitched a great game. I want his tongue in my mouth." How about you say something like, "I'm disappointed in our total lack of effort at the plate. There was no excuse for hitting the way we hit today. There will be extra batting practice in it for all of them before tomorrow's game. These guys are going to hit, or they will sit the bench. NO EXCUSES."
Hey Girardi, it doesn't matter at all how good or bad your pitching is if you can't score them any damn runs. Stop commenting on how great your pitching has been, and start publically crushing your HOPELESS offense. Grow a set.
I didn't notice that it's a rematch of Joba's first start. Joba vs. Halladay. Let's see how Joba fairs with a pitch count well above seventy available to him. And it might help if the dude got run support.
"So I could have the pleasure of looking in their eyes as the life drained slowly from their body"…let me get this straight—You're NOT mad?
NY has good sports teams and their all entertaining to hear things about and stuff that's why our ESPN radio isn't so bad. Brian I'm assuming the fan fest is this kiddy attraction. Let me know if it's something my 8-year-old brother would enjoy…I'll take him I guess.
Here's a comment from Coach G,
"It's not deflating," Girardi explained. "Jose Veras has been so great for us. None of our relievers, positional players or pitchers are going to be perfect".
Um coach, you guys lost to the Pirates. It deflated me. If you expect to win the Wild Card, you guys better be perfect.
Actually the funniest thing about the Canseco pukilism is this byline on the Daily News article:
BY CHRISTIAN RED, TERI THOMPSON and MICHAEL O'KEEFFE
THREE JOURNALISTS!!! Yep, that warranted it.
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 11, 2008
Columbus (Nationals) 7:25p
Binghamton (Mets) 7:05p
Vero Beach (Rays) 7p
West Virginia (Brewers) 7:05p
Oneonta (Tigers) 7p
Staten Island
GCL Braves 12p
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YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 10, 2008
Scranton/WB 7
Columbus (Nationals) 3
W: D. McCutchen (3-6, 3.32); L: T. Clippard (5-7, 4.52)
HR: SWB: C. Ransom (15), J. Miranda (5), M. Carson (4).
Altoona (Pirates) 3
Trenton 5
W: E. Hacker (5-1, 2.37); L: J. Hughes (0-1, 9.00); SV: A. Claggett (7)
HR: None.
St. Lucie (Mets) 3
Tampa 1 (7)
W: E. Quezada (2-0, 2.92); L: J. Schmidt (0-2, 3.50); SV: G. Marte (4)
HR: None.
St. Lucie (Mets) 6
Tampa 3 (7)
W: M. Antonini (3-0, 1.95); L: J. Stephens (2-2, 3.48); SV: S. Clyne (2)
HR: TAM: T. Battle (8).
Lexington (Astros) POSTPONED
Oneonta (Tigers) 3
Staten Island 5
W: D. Shetrone (1-1, 3.24); L: A. Fuhrman (2-2, 6.59); SV: P. Venditte (6)
HR: ONE: B. Nowlin (1).
GCL Braves 5
GCLYankees 6 (11)
W: M. Obradovich (1-0, 0.00); L: C. Hung (1-1, 2.45)
HR: YAN: A. Ramirez (1).
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AH I feel your pain, the Dallas Cowboys getted cramed down my throat on a daily basis….OMG what did T.O. say today….Has Pacman Jones shot anybody? Who's Tony Romo dating? It's SUCKS. Thankfully though a little Ranger and Maverick talk gets mixed in from time to time. But I just listen to New York's ESPN radio station on the internet, it's good stuff.
Living in Idaho, I don't have a MLB baseball team within 650 miles. So, our local talk radio sports station talks about NOTHING but Boise State Bronco Football……..year round. We have these "Blue and Orange Stores" that sell BSU merch on EVERY street corner, in every town. For crying out loud, they still sell 2007 Fiesta Bowl merch. It was a year and a half ago, but I can't go 5 minutes without hearing someone talking about beating Oklahoma, seeing a Fiesta Bowl T-shirt, having to endure replays of the game on local TV stations, or covering my ears while they play that game on continuous loop in EVERY retail store in the valley. I wish BSU would have gotten killed in that game. Maybe then we wouldn't have this rampant bandwagoning. It's enough to make me want to slowly choke the life out of several people. Face to face, of course, so I could have the pleasure of looking in their eyes as the life drained slowly from their body. But I ain't mad………..
And another thing. Is there an NFL player who isn't a thugged-out gangsta? Is there any out there that has a criminal record NOT as long as my leg? Why is it that everytime I turn on Sportscenter, I have to sit through 20 minutes of guy's making it rain, dudes getting kidnapped and beat up, dudes punching strangers in clubs, punching their wives, getting drunk and ramming their rigs into a pole, slamming their rigs into pedestrians and other motorists, shooting someone, getting shot, smoking home invaders in the dome with a bedpost, taking a knife to a gunfight and getting iced, snorting 50 ft. lines of coke, getting baked on hippy lettuce…………….?
Yeah I hear ya Chaz B., I really don't get the obsession with football, but I do follow it, thanks to Peyton Manning but baseball is the best, no doubt. Offense is down in MLB and the fact that the games are so long could be factors on why sports broadcasters aren't that geeked up about baseball. But do yourself a favor if you want to hear good baseball talk, tune into 1050 ESPN New York on the net, Kellerman and Kenny and the Michael Kay show are the best, Yankee and Met baseball talk dominate their shows!
I used to love the NFL. That is until ESPN and FOX decided to shove it down my throat 24/7/365. Like right now, with the QB controversy in GB. Farve? Rogers? Farve. No, Rogers. Is Farve retired? Is he coming back? Who thinks he should come back? Who wants Rogers? Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. Farve. Rogers. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Just enough already!
I think Girardi is afraid Posada might hurt is shoulder again trying to throw out runners(doesn't help that AL Steals leader Ellsbury and team steals leader Tampa Bay are both in our division) and be sent of to the DL again. The absolute last thing we need now is losing Posada's bat. Besides, at the rate we're going, our DL may be able to put together a better team than our major league roster.
That's why I love baseball (and any sport in the Olympics). It's hard work and determination. You constantly have to get better and work harder and have a goal oriented mind. In football (which I'll admit—I do like) the players have no minds. They barely graduated HS. In football the only thing that matters is who has the biggest beer belly to be able to push the other players down. It's all a matter of which player is the biggest cow with the strongest body. The only person that has to use his mind and has work to do is the QB. The journalists on ESPN (I don't know about other stations) also have no minds. Like attracts like. They don't understand baseball and they don't get how it could be a sport if no ones pushing anyone or knocking anyone to the ground (with the exception of Pedro Martinez). So they like pretending that no one watches it.
The other dude is 58 year old, Chad Moeller. The only reason I can think of that Girardi is keeping Posada from catching is because his arm is still burger, and he couldn't throw my grandmother out trying to steal 3rd. Otherwise, why would he keep Molina behind the dish? For defense? Great, he'll stop bad hops and throw some guys out while he hits .200. Super!
One last thing I wanted to mention, since I'm talking to myself. I have had it up to my forehead with EVERY sports broadcaster in the entire country whining about this being the "slowest time of the year for sports". Why is it that every one of these guys makes it clear that they hate baseball? Do I need their opinion, or do I need the news? It seems like I can't even find impartial sports media nowadays. Even these losers have to editorialize every story. Here's a thought, just because you don't like baseball, doesn't mean that noone likes it. Is it me, or when baseball sets attendance records year in and year out, doesn't that mean that baseball is getting more and more popular every year?
What so special about the NFL? Frankly, it's nothing more than a bunch of roided-up freaks of nature (and if you don't think that the NFL covers up rampant drug use among its players, you are naive) marching up and down the field. I'll not be a sheep and mindlessly fall in line at the alter of that ridiculous league. Screw the NFL.
I like having Mo be the last AL pitcher to pitch in an All-Star game at the stadium. There are signs all over about Mo being a "closer in the city of closers" (which I never understood) but he should for sure close out the game. And I don't think Jorge is all banged up because he was clearly pissed off and not being able to catch. If he is banged up we need another alternative beside that catcher whose name I could never ever remember (Not Molina—the other dude). Maybe Jorge's fine.
Don't worry, Bonds will be paying off some serious debts soon. So we'll get to see him in the ring too before you know it. Looks like his agent got the big, fat NO! from the Yankees. So we can finally put this crap about Bonds playing for us to bed. Even better, it looks about 115% likely that NO team in MLB wants this cancerous bane of baseball in their clubhouse. GOOD RIDDANCE, Barr-oid, Have fun being some dude's PUNK in the can.
Catchers on FA list for 2009:
Rod Barajas (33)
Michael Barrett (32)
Johnny Estrada (33)
Jason Kendall (35) – club option for '09; vests with 110 games played in '08
Paul Lo Duca (37)
Miguel Olivo (30) – $2.7MM club option for '09 with a $0.1MM buyout
Ivan Rodriguez (37)
David Ross (32)
Jason Varitek (37)
Gregg Zaun (38)
I like Olivo, Barrett, or Barajas. Does anyone know much about David Ross?
We could get several of these guys on the cheap. I like Bay and Nady too. Otherwise, most of these guys are left handed, and we really don't need another lefty in this lineup.
Corner outfielders that we could trade for (these guys are legitimately "on the market")
———————————————————————- Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Adam Dunn, Raul Ibanez, Frank Catalanotto, Kenny Lofton, Xavier Nady, Randy Winn, and Ken Griffey Jr.
I like Adam Dunn from this list. He'd hit 50 dingers a season with our short porch.
Posada is obviously still banged up. Otherwise, why would we our .200 hitting backup catcher get start after start? Frankly, I'm a little concerned. If Jorge can't get right, then we need to find a starting catcher for next season on top of everything else. Molina is NOT going to cut it playing 130 games and stinking up the bottom of the order. Of course, it's not like the rest of this team is any better. They all suck with a bat. What a bunch of bums.
I think Rivera starting the All-Star game is a good idea, I mean it will be anticlimactic if the AL doesn't have the lead in the ninth, but then again with the sluggers on the AL they probably will have the lead. Hell Josh Hamilton ought to be able to win the game by himself, I'm going to the Ballpark to cheer my boy Josh on tonight:) And I have heard that Jorge gets really salty when Girardi asks him to play first or DH, but Jorge needs to get over it and do what is best for the team.


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There was a real mixed bag of family history for me last week, a little bit of housekeeping and quite a bit of new research. To be honest the housekeeping was starting to lose its appeal, so I switched my attention to a couple of previously unexplored branches of my tree.
I completed reviewing another ten individuals, there wasn't much to actually update on these ten people but plenty to add to my to-do list. I will probably try to complete a similar amount this week, although I keep getting distracted. That last sentence took about twenty minutes to write as I went off and searched the 1911 census for my 2x great-aunt's husband (and I found him!).
A conversation with my father on last Sunday started me off exploring a new branch of our family tree, and in the process solving one of my long standing queries (what happened to one of the daughters of Thomas KINGHORN?) and one of his even longer standing questions (who were the two people known to him as child as Aunt Issy and Aunt Minnie?). It turns out they were relations, but not aunts. They were the daughters of John Richard KIPPS and Isabella KINGHORN. Of course this has meant a bit more exploring down that line, which I need to finish off this week.
Then for a change I started tracing some of the KINGHORN family who had remained in Carlisle, Cumberland. I know that George KINGHORN remained in Carlisle whilst his brothers headed south to London (I am not sure what happened to his two sisters, I still need to do some work on them). I have followed one of his children in the census and need to try to do the same for his other children.
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@ramonashelburne:JJ Redick will be out for the next 3-5 weeks with an assortment of injuries, sources tell ESPN. Expected back for the playoffs
This is the same as last year. Our shooting guard was out leading up to playoffs and then no longer fit in well with the team. If he doesn't play at least 10 games before playoffs I almost feel they shouldn't even bother for chemistry reasons.
Wow...whenever someone comes back another one goes down. Oh well hopefully all these setbacks will make us really healthy in the playoffs.
How if our full squad can't play together at All and get a rhythm going
@ramonashelburne: Redick's got issues with his hip, back & shoulder. Clippers being conservative and shutting him down for a bit so he's ready for playoffs
Arrrggghhh! What rotten news. Well, heal up fast, JJ!
Our luck this season has been a crapshoot in terms of health....
Doc NEEDS to play the hell out of Reggie and develop him. Clippers staff once again a step slow diagnosing players and downplaying the extent of injuries. Tired of this BS. Every Time a player has a "contusion" we just need to assume it's a fracture or torn ligament. Btw Crawford will now likely be disqualified for 6th man thanks to this.
Lame. Why can't we ever stay healthy?
I also don't think the Billups 2.0 comparison is fair. JJ is actually productive when he plays. Chauncey was a washed-up malcontent who provided nothing to the team.
Damn! if it ain't one thing it's another
I understand injuries happen, but it seems like we get the bulk of them
This will get Bullock minutes, Green is also banged up and Bullock while he hasn't proven much yet has been better than Green. I expect us to use a sub rotation similar to what we saw in the Portland game for a while, including some lineups with Collison and Paul playing together.
Worst part about it is that being short-handed in the backcourt will pull focus from our search for a big man.
I thought if he wasn't able to play after the break then something was wrong. This is worst than I thought. I really wonder what Doc is going to do. Looks like we may need Jaimison earlier than we had hoped. Does this make us change our approach to the Trade Deadline.
Watch Doc sign Sasha to another 10-day contract smh
Sasha the Machine
Big man still more pressing need for the health of blake and deandre. Preferably we can get another wing too that is a slight upgrade. Maybe get a free agent big as a free agent and a defensive minded 3 in a trade?
Yeah kyle, I just meant in terms of injuries, not value to the team. This one hurts a lot more than Billups though.
Brad Turner @BA_Turner 1h
JJ Redick will be out indefintely with bulging disc in his back, sources
Sounds like longer than 3-5 weeks
We're lucky we got Collison this past off season then. Hopefully this 2 point guard lineup works better than the CP3-Chauncey version worked last season.
DC is still young and in his prime though I can't see this going too wrong.
It's fair if you look at it from an injury standpoint.
LOL, don't worry Fry. Maybe Zoidberg can use his scuttling to play some solid defense
In Chauncey's defense, he was pretty damn good for us when he first came to LA. He put up some good numbers and made some big shots. It wasn't until he returned from his achilles injury that his play really fell off. And can we really blame him? An achilles tear is a really serious injury and he wasn't exactly young when he signed with the Clippers anyway.
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi 31m
Bulging disk in back biggest of many injuries. RT @ESPNLosAngeles: Sources: Clips' Redick sidelined indefinitely
Bad news
Doesn't sound like Doc's searching too hard with all the talk about how he doesn't expect a trade to get done.
Hope he's got something up his sleeve that can't be revealed yet...
That entire Bledsoe trade had some bad ju-ju...
Well Bledsoe is injured too, so maybe keeping him wouldn't been all that helpful anyway. Not to mention, if we still had E-Bled, he would've been looking to move to a team to be a starter this off season. But, it would have been nice to get someone better than Duds.
How the heck did this take a turn for the worst like this? Thought the other day I read he was probably ready in a week or so and now out until the playoffs, SMH.
Ah- bulging disc- ugh. That could become chronic like what happened to Nash, so hopefully JJ gets healed 100% so it doesn't become a longer term issue.
Maybe, Doc is pulling a Popovich and just being extra cautious, knowing the regular season win aren't as important as being healthy for the post season.
Story is changing by the minute.
Brad Turner tweeted JJ Redick will be out indefintely with bulging disc in his back, sources
Arash Markazi tweeted Bulging disk in back biggest of many injuries. RT @ESPNLosAngeles: Sources: Clips' Redick sidelined indefinitely
One hour later Arash Markazi tweeted Doc says J.J. Redick could basically be out 3-5 days or 3-5 weeks depending on when his bulging disk heals. He just doesn't know
I'm no doctor or medical expert, but I'm pretty sure a bulging disc doesn't just heal in 3-5 days. In most cases, you need back surgery for it to go away(Isn't that what happned to Dwight Howard?) Let's see what happens, but I'll stunned if he's back within a week.
3 weeks is beginning of March, 5 weeks is mid-March, right?
Dodger, it probably depends on how severe it is
This doesn't help that 2nd seed chase. What I don't like is that unlike the wrist injury, it will be more difficult for him to stay in shape. His seamless transition after the injury was because he was still in tip top shape, not sure if that's possible with a back injury as any back ailment I've ever had has been unpleasant and hard to work with.
I just recovered from a back injury in 2012.
They are trying to be optimistic. The reality is back injuries unlike
leg/wrist injuries is the healing process can vary from 6 weeks to
6 months.
I went 4 months without seeing any progress.
A bulging disc is severe. In reality JJ is probably done
for the season. Even if he comes back by playoff time
won't be effective.
I hope I'm wrong.
But got damn clippers are freaking cursed man I swear.
Any chance this is all a smokescreen for a blockbuster trade tomorrow?
Seems pretty weird that he was only kept out of the Portland game to give him an extra week, now it's "indefinitely". Matt Barnes tweeting about this being "his last". That's about $10,000,000 we could take back in salary.
Well, I have hope until Thursday at noon.
And LeBron chose today of all days to make some politician-sounding statement that "at this time, he doesn't see himself leaving the Heat."
Clearly, all this means that Redick and Barnes for LeBron is happening.
Don't be silly, they'd want much more for LeBron... Mullens and our 2nd?
So got Gomes 2.0 and Billups 2.0. Damn good thing B g and DJ improved so much. If not we'll be fighting for the 8th spot
Well it looks like Doc might have to play/""develop" Reggie by default. Could turn out to be a good thing...well see.
I'm sure Crawford could care less about the 6th man award if he plays well as a starter.
Madelyn Burke @MadelynBurke 1h
VIDEO: Doc Rivers discusses JJ Redick's injury http://www.nba.com/clippers/video/2014/02/18/DocOnJJmp4-3155102 #Clippers
Looks like it what a horrible season I could see him being dealt if thisis a long term thing in the off season.
I'm starting to wish that Paul hasn't played in all star game.
JJ has had a herniated disc in his back since 2006 (actually had it pre-draft workouts). Didn't need surgery then and played until this season with no flare ups. Not sure if it is the same one or not but these things can often flare up and then get better with rest and cortisone shots.
sports. espn. go. com / nba / draft2006 / news / story?id =2502211
So apparently JJ isn't getting any better with rest which kind of worries me because if he gets surgery isn't this the same surgery Dwight got?
Do we go out and sign Ben now?
That is worrying. It's an old injury that he's had for isn't it?
This would be terrible if he is truly done for good. Caron for sure was suppose to go to the Heat.
Crawford-Bullock tandem can it hold it down in the mean time.
Damn, JJ was the acquisition I most excited for.
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I don't really see how the two teams could work out the salary differences in this deal. Deal would also have to include Caron Butler and Gordon Hayward, or something on that level.
I don't get it, why are there several rumours about the Clips trading EBled in deals where there is no PG coming our way? If CP is out for any games who replaces him.? Chauncey could do it but his fitness record is far from reassuring and if Chauncey is in for CP who takes care of the second unit.
I can see why there are rumours about the Clips making a trade that could push us forward so we could be even more legit as a contender but we need a back up PG. It doesn't make sense.
I hinted at this yesterday but didn't want to bring up the "I" word. We love the guy but Chauncey;s durability is in question I would think. this obsession with trading away our backup PG for a forward is still jsut beyond my comprehension.
I am also getting a tad weary of these rumors with EBLED. Front says says no trade, then the next day a new rumor, followed by the front office saying they never said that, followed by another EBLED rumor.
SOMEONE in the organisation,,TELL THE TRUTH.
Why are we doing this to our team chemistry? Would the Jazz probably be the best place if Bledsoe wanted to blossom probably so but not now wait until the offseason
Keep the team together already
Bledsoe is great insurance, but honestly if any of the players mentioned (CP3, Billups) were to get injured, we're not beating Oklahoma or San Antonio. DJ is going to be a huge liability, they will foul him constantly, we need a more consistent Big.
Well obviuosly this trade wouldn't work straight up because of salaries so if more pieces come together then we will probably see a backup pg come our way.
I wouldn't part with bledsoe without a first round pick coming back our way. Why can't we keep him fornthisnyear and trade later??
Hmm interesting as mill sap can play a sf type position or of course to smaller with by and kill sap as our bigs. Might be worth if we could pick up Hayward too. Bryant guy has a great game and has turned into a consistent 3 point shootr
Trade Bled and watch CP3 bail,,then what FO,,tryouts?
I think the only pieces involved would be Bledsoe and butler for millsap and Watson. It seems like Utah is trying to get rid of their expiring contracts because they're not sure if they will resign with Utah again. The reason I see this happening is because Utah wouldn't want odoms contract, grant hill is too old to be desirable, they're good at the center and power forward position already, and I don't think the clippers want to part with Willie green just in case billups gets injured.
I hope this is just the Lakers beat writer trying to stir up trouble. We don't need a PF.
The only guy I would trade Bledsoe for at this point is someone that could guard Durant.
Other than that...no deal. How can our FO be soooo good all summer and be discussing the biggest bonehead deal of the year. I chalk it up as Shelbourne being tired of reporting about the Lakers drama that she is trying to create some from us.
Ramona shelburne is really credible and I doubt she is trying to do that.
Why do we need Millsap? This deal makes no sense.... Millsap is a PF and our SF should be able to space the floor.
Yup Lakers fault for this rumor.
This trade baffles me, but I've always loved Milsap he just doesn't fit on our team unless he's going to play SF. If someway we can get Hayward I say do it without even blinking twice.
Id rather take Derrick Favors than Paul Milsap. Start Favors at Center over DJ. Favors > DJ
Hayward is a great player.
Hayward is a great player and still has room to grow. He can do a little bit of everything and play 2 positions as well.
Man I can't wait til Friday when there's no more trade rumors!! Only either actual trades that happened or talk of Clipper post season potential match ups
Seriously people, I really hope our front office is inquiring bout Derrick Favors. I'd dump a first round pick for this kid in the trade too if we can.
Even though our real need is a young SG/SF for the future, I'd LOVE to add Paul Millsap. We could bring him off the bench, go small start him at PF and Griffin at C, or even go big with Millsap at the 3 (not his natural position but he has shown that he can play there, it's not like Butler is a better defender anyways).
The problem is, if this deal really were to go through, can we re-sign him at the end of the season? He's making 8 million this year, and could be getting a pretty large contract after this year. Regardless, I'm actually excited about this rumor because this deal could really help both sides. I also wish there was a way we could snag Burks from them (because they aren't trading Millsap AND Hayward for Bledsoe, no way the Jazz are that stupid). We'll see what happens.
Jazz would have to take Caron Butler in return with Bledsoe if they sent us Milsap. Salaries don't match up without Butler in the deal. Honestly people I will say it again, Derrick Favors for Bledsoe! Salaries match or are pretty damn close. Favors can start at the 5.
Excerpts from a Gary Sacks article about the trade rumors. You can tell that VDN is pushing for the trade and not Sacks. Glad Sacks is in charge.
Gary Sacks, the Clippers' vice president of basketball operations, didn't mention any names, but said "every team has called me" and that "it's my job to call them back and to listen."
"I haven't called anybody to say, 'Hey, we have Eric Bledsoe and would you like him?' Or, 'We have DeAndre Jordan or we have anybody and would you want them?' That's not where I am right now with this team," Sacks said in a phone interview from Houston on Saturday. "That's not where we are."
Sacks said Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro and his staff have "the roster to win."
"It's up to the coaching staff to figure out a way to get those guys to win games," Sacks said. "If they don't feel like we have enough talent, then that's their problem."
Sacks said the Clippers will listen to what other teams have to say right up to the trade deadline at noon PST on Thursday to determine whether it warrants L.A. making a move.
But Sacks said if the Clippers aren't in the "top five" in talent in the NBA right now, "then maybe I should be making calls."
"Just because people want something to happen, doesn't mean it's going to happen," Sacks said. "Again from our end, I am not shopping our guys."
Sacks said other NBA executives believe Chris Paul will sign a five-year, $110-million extension with the Clippers this summer and that's why L.A. might be willing to trade Bledsoe.
"You've got the best point guard in the NBA on your team and you've got the best backup who is ready for a bigger role, potentially," Sacks said. "So, of course, they are going to call. But that doesn't mean we should just trade him. That's crazy.
"I like our team. I think we have a chance to be in the mix at the end whether we do something or not. Look, I'm not saying that five days from now that we wouldn't change our mind if there is a deal that makes sense for us. I'm never going to say never. But I'd be thrilled if we had the same roster as we move forward into the rest of the season. I like who we are."
Would you rather take Millsap or Al Jefferson? I'd take Jefferson
Thanks for posting the article Toprank, Sacks makes his position known very clearly.
Bledsoe, Butler and Green for Millsap, Hayward and Burks. Burks as a back-up PG, Millsap as a back-up to Blake and Hayward to start at SF.
This is ridiculous. Nobody in their right mind would move Bled for an expiring contract vet backup PF. Then what? Milsap plays with us through the PO's and then signs with a team with cap space. No need to salary dump our cheapest rotation player just to have another guy fighting for scrap minutes behind Blake.
Just stop with this stuff, it's making me nervous. No moves until the summer.
Sounds interesting, though I don't know anything about Burk. Also a 3 trade players could seriously affect chemistry.
Bledsoe Butler for Favors Millsap
Jazz aint giving up favors
Get used to it until Friday. These are "only" offers by calls that come in with the FO and there will still be some teams offering some.
It doesnt say anything about us but only (in this case) that Utah would be interested in that kind of trade.
Jazz aint giving up favors
Then we don't trade Bledsoe plain and simple. BTW every time I see your avatar I laugh my ass off
Sometimes gms will put this out there to get a better deal. Who knows Sacks could have leaked these two rumors to make another team up there offer. I dont see us trading bledsoe unless we bring in something to make us a championship favorite. With are roster finally healthy it does suck to see bledsoe get so little run. I think we end up holding onto bledsoe and maybe after CP3 resigns in the off season we make a move then.
Then we don't trade Bledsoe plain and simple. BTW every time I see your avatar I laugh my ass off
Lol. Did it for the haters. Favors would be awesome though.
Good thinking. Maybe him and vinny disagreeing is part of some plan to get a better offer too
ill take milsap over KG. but dont see bledsoe going anywhere.
forget this trade bledsoe for a backup big nonsense. if we really want help at the 4 or 5, just sign kenyon martin.
sure we could use the help down low, but considering the sacrifice, we're better just staying put.
I think we want Favors in the deal as well. Bledsoe Butler and a 1st for Favors Millsap and Hayward. Maybe toss em Turiaf too, isn't he expiring?
I don't like this at all considering Millsap is still undersized and we'd have to resort to playing small ball at the end of games because DJ is obviously going to be on the bench. Also, his salary restricts our long-term flexibility (the little that we have) and he's going to get paid once he becomes a free agent. I still think the best option for Bled would be to get some high draft picks and a decent center with fundamentals.
wait, why would utah deal away the heart and future of their team for bledsoe and change? they're trying to build around favors and hayward, not trade them away.
would be pretty amazing, though.
Millsap is only 6-8, shoots 36% from downtown, and is great at steals so he could play small forward. Also, he is a very good power forward already so we would have great options. As far as our lineup, if we were to trade bledsoe and butler for him this would be our rotation.
pg) cp3, billups, (utah could give us tinsley or we could sign one like bibby, pargo, or machado (I prefer Machado))
sg) Grant Hill, crawford, green
sf)Millsap, barnes
pf)Griffin, Odom
c)deandre,turiaf, hollins
Sorry, but if you will turn down that lineup then I don't agree with you.
Millsap, Griffin, and Deandre can all play at the same time.
^Millsap cannot handle playing the 3. He's an undersized 4.
::sigh::... an undersized big is not what we need.
Agree completely. KG is one thing, but someone in Milsap's class is a marginal upgrade - if it even is an upgrade. I'm not sure Milsap really would make up for what we'd lose in Bledsoe.
rather go for KG trade than this.
What's the latest on Granger? Any shot we can get him in a trade?
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In an attempt to simply matters for myself I decided to introduce a more rigid blogging schedule a couple of weeks ago. The idea being that I would spend less time deciding what to write about if I had a fixed theme each day.
So far I think it is working, but it is still early days, it does seem to have made things a little more efficient and freed up a bit more time for family history research, rather than just writing about it. The next stage is to try to get a few more posts planned ahead of time.
The seven themes I am using at the moment are:
Ancestral Profile – This a post focusing on one of my ancestors, some of these will be quite long and detailed whilst some will be quite short, depending on how much I know about the person in question. Once I have got a few more of these under my belt I will put up a page listing all the ancestors covered so far.
Picture Postcard Parade – This is a long running theme of mine, showcasing some of my postcard collection on this blog. Some of them are places connected with my family history, some are places that I have visited or mean something special to me and others are just postcards that appeal to me.
A-Z of English Genealogy – Each week I will use this post to write about one aspect of English genealogy, in an attempt to educate or at least provide something of use to my readers, aside from my usual scribblings about my relations.
Something Sussex – This post is an excuse to write about something to do with the county of Sussex, something that is not necessarily related to my family history but probably of historical interest in some way.
Free Friday – This theme allows me to write about anything I want to do about my family history. It will probably be related to the current project that I am working on but not always.
The Wandering Genealogist Unplugged – This will usually focus on something I have been doing away from the computer, hence the "unplugged". This will usually mean either a visit to an archive, a visit to an ancestral location or graveyard, or just going for a walk. This means it will nearly always be on a Saturday, which is the only chance I have to get out.
Personal Genealogy Update – This is another long running theme, in which I write about what I have been up to during the previous week and what I hope to do in the coming week. Invariably the resulting post is mainly about what I have failed to achieve during the previous week.
I don't know how long these themes will last. On a couple of occasions I have found myself with things to write about but they don't fit in with any of the themes, perhaps in time I will do away with some of the rigidness of this regime, but for now it seems to be working.


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The theme for the latest edition of the Festival of Postcards (hosted by Evelyn at A Canadian Family) is "Locomotion". I don't think there are any postcards in my collection that sum this up better than the one below of Partridge Green railway station in Sussex.
There is no name of a photographer or publisher on this card, it was posted from Partridge Green on the 27th November 1907 and sent to a Miss B. Longhurst of Ashington, Sussex. Historic postcards of railway stations are eagerly collected and command high prices. I was lucky enough to get this one several years ago.
Partridge Green station was on the Horsham to Shoreham branch (or the Steyning Line as it was also known) of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. It was opened in 1861 and closed in 1966, and the route of the line now forms part of the bridleway linking the North Downs Way and the South Downs Way, known as the Downs Link and is one of my favourite places to walk.
I will give you a quick tour of the station before the train arrives. We are standing at the southern end of the northbound (or up) platform for trains to Horsham, with a small wooden shelter. To the right of that is via the footbridge linking the two platform. Behind the footbridge the road bridge can just be made out, this is the only part of the station that still remains, and even then it has been filled in and only one side remains visible.
On the other platform are passengers waiting for the down train (towards Brighton). Left to right from the footbridge we have the signal box, ticket office and waiting rooms, and the tall building is the station master's house. To the right of those is the start of the goods yard and goods shed.
Anyway I must dash, I see the train is just coming in and I need to get across to the other platform or I will have to wait another hour. It looks like it's going to be a busy train, I wonder where they are all going?


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Today's walk was unforgettable, but mostly for the wrong reasons. The start from the A27 between Falmer and Lewes in East Sussex, was inauspicious after the bus driver failed to stop at the right bus stop, apparently he thought I had pressed the button by accident. Guess not many people take the bus to the South Downs Way.
The walk itself was very good, the hills seemed pretty gentle although one of the hills on this walk, Ditchling Beacon (seen above), is said to be the highest point in East Sussex, but it didn't really seem like it.
The weather was pretty good too. The sun shone and there was very little cloud, but once again things were a bit hazy. There was quite a strong breeze at the start, but that seemed to disappear later in the day.
I had really been looking forward to this part of the route, I have never walked it, there was so much to see along the route (and nearby) and of course it is close to real ancestor territory (Lewes and Hurstpierpoint to mention but two).
There were three trig points either on the route or nearby, the one pictured above is on Blackcap (with Mount Harry in the background). The views from all three were good, but because of the haze they weren't as spectacular as they could have been.
There are two hill figures on this part of the route as well. One has been lost, known as Ditchling Cross, it was originally carved into the chalk on the hill side above Plumpton. I took a detour (just north of the path) to try and find it, having found traces of it on aerial views on Google Maps and Bing Maps. It is now marked by an indent in the hill side, the upright being more visible than the cross-piece.
The other hill figure was grown on the side of the hill, rather than cut into it. In 1887 to celebrate the Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee two rows of trees were planted in the shape of a V. From the hill top there is not much to see, and I wasn't going to go down the hill and climb back up just to get a photo. I have several postcards of it, and it can be clearly seen on Google Maps, albeit upside down.
There were many dew ponds along this section of the route. Dew ponds are a vital source of water for livestock on the Downs, and I shall probably write a fuller description in the future due to their history and importance, especially if you come from generations of agricultural labourers like I do (although I am not sure if I have any hill farmers in my family tree). For now you will just have to make do with the photo below.
Along with trig points, dew ponds and hill figures, there were also to two windmills (Jack and Jill) on the side of the hill above Clayton, near the end of the walk. Jack is in private ownership (and in quite bad shape by the looks of it), but Jill is open to the public on Summer Sunday afternoon. Another important part of our agricultural heritage.
The walk ended at Pyecombe in West Sussex. In theory this should have been the most convenient part of the walk for me, I could catch a bus home from Pyecombe without any problem. Unfortunately it didn't go according to plan.
I arrived at the bus stop on the A23 with five minutes to spare, but knew that the bus would almost certainly be late because of the heavy traffic coming out of Brighton. It was late, about 20 minutes late, and to my dismay the driver didn't see me waving franticly on the roadside and drove on past.
I couldn't stand another hour in a lay-by with nothing but a bus stop for company and the thunder of traffic passing just a few feet away. Rather than risk another bus passing me by I decided it would be better to get away from the main road and walk about a mile up a quieter road to the next bus stop, where I could guarantee I would be seen.
The finger post on the left is known as Keymer Post, and it marks the boundary between the counties of East and West Sussex. North points to the village of Keymer (where my grandparents were married), south is Brighton, west is Winchester and east is Eastbourne.
So far I have completed almost 33 miles of the South Downs Way, which is about a third of the total distance, and now I am walking in West Sussex, my home county and the landscape of many of my ancestors. The idea of walking all the way across West Sussex seems almost inconceivable, but it is not much further than I have already walked. After that there is still about 30 miles of Hampshire to go before I finally reach Winchester.


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JOSH STEPHENSON/Durango Herald
JOSH STEPHENSON/Durango Herald
Wommer. Greer. Short. McCluer. Ludwig. Fassbinder. Frazier. Mason.
Many of the families that formed the backbone of La Plata County in its first few decades came West following the American dream: to own their own land. This dream was possible in large part because of the Homestead Act signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
President John F. Kennedy, in 1962, called the law �probably the single greatest stimulus to national development ever enacted.�
The act, with additional versions Congress approved over the next 50 years, allowed people to homestead anywhere from 160 acres to 640 acres by improving the land and building a small dwelling.
�By and large, people were coming for opportunity; they were coming to establish their families,� said Ruth Lambert, the cultural program director for the San Juan Mountains Association, who has done studies in the county documenting older buildings. �They were not speculators.�
It was a grueling task at best.
James Frazier homesteaded on the Florida Mesa in 1899, when the Ute Strip was opened for staking, and two people were killed in disputes about conflicting claims and boundaries.
He kept a diary for several years, and excerpts are included in Pioneers of the San Juan Country, a history of the area�s early settlers.
�It might appear to some that homesteading would be an interesting experience and adventure,� he wrote in 1904. �I do not think anyone who has been through the racket and privations would want another homestead on the same terms. To be shot at and cussed at and to fight a case of protest and worry, working and starving on a place that might all go to another fellow, is not an enjoyable condition.�
The early years
�I think it was just terrible,� said Barbara Jefferies. Her family has several branches that earned homestead patents, or deeds, including the Wommers, who date back to the late 1870s in the Pine River Valley. �Everything was hard. They dug ditches by hand and wells by hand.�
The Wommer Ditch, which still carries water from the Pine River to farms and ranches in the valley, was dug in 1879 by several homesteaders, including Nicholas Wommer, who started the original homestead with his wife, Elizabeth.
�He wasn�t getting any water down the ditch,� Jefferies said about her great-grandfather Nicholas. �So he rode up to see what was happening. Another homesteader shot him in the head and killed him.�
Elizabeth was left a widow with six children in July 1882, and was still able to file final papers for her homestead the next year and earn her patent. The area was originally part of the summer hunting grounds of the Ute Indian Tribe.
Jefferies� sister, LaVina Mars, still lives on the Wommer homestead, although the original house is no longer standing.
�When they tore that down, it had bullet holes in it from the Indians,� Mars said. �When there were hostilities, Elizabeth would take her children down by the river and hide them in pairs in the willows, so that if some were found and killed, she wouldn�t lose all of them.�
The Ludwig branch of the family had its own fatality over water: Henry Ludwig killed himself after killing his neighbor Abner Lowell in a shootout when Lowell blocked the water in the ditch.
The family, Jefferies said, thought �it would have been considered self-defense.�
The Wommer family can now claim seven generations in La Plata County.
�On his 21st birthday�
Based in the southwestern part of La Plata County, the Greer family can trace its roots in La Plata County back to the Baker Party of 1860-61, the first European Americans who came to the southern San Juan Mountains. But it was the third generation, Pat Greer�s father Frank, who homesteaded in the Marvel area in 1903.
Pat Greer, who will celebrate his 80th birthday in 2013, and his wife, Lila, still live on the homestead at Greer Corner.
�My father staked this homestead on his 21st birthday,� Pat Greer said. �He took odd jobs, but was pretty big in cattle. He lost virtually everything during the Depression.�
The homestead didn�t get electricity until 1942 or refrigeration until 1952.
�We would butcher five or six hogs,� Pat Greer said, pointing out the smokehouse that is still standing. �We would smoke hams and bacon, then my mother would can the fresh pork. We didn�t waste anything.�
Except for the nine months he lived in Durango while studying at the high school, he has always lived on the homestead where he was born. But Greer spent 33 years as an engineer for the highway department to support his family.
�It�s a hard area to make a living, but a good place to raise kids,� he said, looking across the acreage he knows so well.
�Sense of community�
�The isolation was so magnified in those past times,� said Lambert, with the San Juan Mountains Association. �It was an all-day trip to Durango to get supplies for most of them.�
But one thing in particular struck Lambert in her research into the early days of La Plata County�s homesteaders, who had to depend on their neighbors in times of need, and their descendants, who still today are quick to help.
�The thing that really came through was the fact that these people have grown up together, gone through school together, tended to marry each other,� she said. �They seem to have grown up with a sense of community and an understanding that�s how you treat people.�


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Happy St. George's Day to all my readers, and that is about the limit as far as my celebrations of St. George's Day will stretch. As I said last year, there is not really any great outpouring of patriotism surrounding the Patron Saint of England.
Perhaps it is because of this that I have struggled to find any historic postcards that celebrate St. George's Day. I am sure there must be some with depictions of St. George but I haven't found any. Instead I present you with a postcard of a church dedicated to him.
This is St. George's Church in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. I am not aware of any direct family link with this church, although there were several of my ancestors living nearby. This postcard was published by A.H. Homewood from nearby Burgess Hill, probably around 1905.
Personally, this card reminds me of my Sussex Day (16th June) walk last year when I visited Hurstpierpoint and passed by St. George's Church.
Sadly the church is not in use any more, or at least it wasn't last year and I don't expect the situation has changed since. I am sure that in the future a new use for it will emerge, at least it is now a Grade II listed building so it should receive some protection in the future.


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Sunday July 24 [1927] Today was unveiled the Menin Memorial Gate at Ypres. 'To those whose graves are unknown' Unknown or rather graveless, those blown to fragments during these ghastly years as you my brother was. How well I remember your last words to me when I saw you for the last time. And how did you die? how can I ever know. Were you mercifully killed or were you wounded & died slowly. Died slowly in a strange country amongst strange people & knowing all the time that you would never see your loved ones again. Oh my poor brother what an ending to your life, hard for you, hard for us what hardship of mind & body must you not have endured in France & no doubt you often thought of the time when these years of anguish would end & that you could return to us again.
I recall again in memory all the days of our childhood, when we were boys & companions together. The only real companion I have had in my lonely life we had no secrets from each other. How straightforward & courageous you were too my dear Ern.
But never, never again can you & I meet. In memory only can I see you. Our days of boy-hood are long past now and you, my boy-hoods companion are dust in Flanders whilst I have gone much further in my journey & these days seem long, long ago now, but whilst life is in my body I can never forget you, even if I may have found someone who may be a dearer companion than ever you were.
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Harang's saga
Minus one useless appendix, pitcher Aaron Harang walked around like an elderly man inside the Reds clubhouse on Friday.
"I'm slow getting around. I get drained of energy very quick," said Harang, who had an emergency appendectomy last Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital.
When it comes to lengthy car drives, Harang and equipment manager Rick Stowe brought new meaning to the phrase "Are we there yet?"
On Saturday, Stowe had to drive Harang from Pittsburgh back to Cincinnati to have the operation after Harang was diagnosed with appendicitis. He explained what happened.
"I ordered a sandwich when I got back to the hotel at about 11 p.m. I ate it and went to bed," Harang said. "I woke up at 6:30 a.m. feeling achy. I wasn't sure. It was a sharp pain. I didn't think much of it. I wasn't feeling good. I took a couple of Tums and tried to get back to sleep. It took two hours to get back to sleep."
As the morning went on, Harang was prepared to go on with his day like normal.
"I looked up movie times and was going to the movies," he said. "I called my wife and said I was having this pain in my lower side. She said it wouldn't hurt to call [assistnat trainer] Steve [Baumann] or [head trainer] Mark Mann."
Good idea. Baumann had Harang go to PNC Park. Then it was off to the hospital, where he was diagnosed by 5 p.m.
"We were going back and forth. Their general surgeon wanted to cut me open right there," Harang said.
"I was fighting and telling Steve-o I just wanted to go home. It takes four hours. Rick said he would drive me back."
Was he nervous?
"I wasn't but Rick was. Steve told him to avoid any bumps. I texted Steve halfway through and said 'why did you tell him to hit every bump?' We listened to the game the whole way home."
By 11 p.m., Harang and Stowe rolled into Good Sam.
"They took me in right there , walked me in the back way right into the back room, got me IV'd up and did tests, blood pressure," Harang said. "Not even 45 minutes later, I was off to the operating room."
There appears to be little to no chance Harang can return before the season is over.
"I can't do any twisting movements for at least another two weeks," he said. "You have to figure another two weeks to get my arm into shape. If we were in a different situation, a playoff situation, you'd probably push the envelope a little more. This late in the season, you have to assume it's probably not the smart thing to do."
Reds lineup:
Stubbs 8
Janish 6
Votto 3
Phillips 4
Rolen 5
Balentien 7
Gomes 9
Miller 2
Bailey 1
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For the doubleheader on Monday vs. Pittsburgh, Kip Wells is scheduled to start Game 1 and as expected, Johnny Cueto will be activated from the DL to start Game 2. Not on the list to start anytime soon is Micah Owings, who was also skipped over for Saturday. Matt Maloney has been called up.
"There are a few things Micah has to work on," Dusty Baker said. "We believe he has the stuff but he has trouble keeping the ball down. It's not like we haven't given him an opportunity."
Owings will be the long man out of the bullpen.
"What they decide is out of my control," Owings said. "I will be ready to work when I get the ball."
Baker wants to call former Brewers manager Ned Yost and former hitter/reliever Brooks Kieschnick to see how he was utilized as a pinch-hitter and warm up enough to pitch. Here is a link to an Owings story that included Kieschnick on May 26.
Check the main site after the game for a story on Maloney. He has developed some new pitches since his last big league stint
OF Laynce Nix was out of the lineup because of a sore neck. It's been a recurring problem. He went for an MRI test today.
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Chris Paul really let me down. Doc rivers is also not winning executive of the year anytime soon.
Did this team really think that the Spurs were going to fold without Parker Leonard or Splitter?
I really hope we lose this game, at least then we might learn something from it. Truth is if we lose, its mainly on CP3. No offense from him really the entire game, where's the penetration? the pick and rolls? the floaters? Is this the same CP?
They don't have Tony Parker, Leonard or Splitter this is disgusting.
Superstar players need to come out in big games. BG came out but who is this Cliff guy on the court?
DC is playing horrible D.
Blake did miss a lot of free throws tonight, but he is the only clipper who showed up.
Just a terrible game by CP3, he simply stunk this game.
Honest question. In what facet is Paul contributing today? Horseshit offense, defense and not even usual playmaking. Can't remember a game in Blake's career where he gave literally NOTHING. Last year if you look at the game logs Paul had a ton of games vs west contenders where he shot 30 percent or less.
Chris paul misses a four footer and that's game.
You guys are misunderstanding me, I'm extremely dissapointed but I'm not mad.
Chris paul has more crappy games than any other superstar in this league. As arash markazi says, Lebron never takes a night off. I won't even give him the injury excuse, he played ok e last few games and played I. E all star game.
Atleast when Cp messes up he acknowledges it and then does really well the next game
Team is so lazy and entitled wish we had just a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. You don't lose a game like this important to a injured team
Game over.
Not a good display by Clippers. Reality has set in.
Cp3 still recovering.
JJ is done for.
Dudley still sucks.
Barnes has small spurts of usefulness
Crawford and Griffin still balling as usual.
Come on can't be fouling at this point- challenge and hope they miss.
This is not on CP today though its on Doc. Pop basically schooled him tonight.
And people,call me a hater when I don't put CP in LBJ and KD class. Imagine KD or James going 1-10 against their rival
Why the Fu*k is barnes back out there?
Just the same as 13-30 too me...
Huge game standing-wise that we should've won. **** effort from everyone not named BG.
Dude is coming off a 5 week injury.
You need to chill bro. You weren't saying that last game when Paul was balling.
lackluster effort hopefully was just a all star break effect i hope.. Crawford and Blake needed help and they didn't get it tonight.. disappointing game..
Yea against the 76ers
Wow nice who's that guy who predict we will be in number two position, we will be at number 5 after this game. We can't even beat a team without their PG. And we still have tough game ahead.
I really think we're gonna make a move before the deadline now. We have to at this point right?!
this might be the most demoralizing loss of the seasonpretty much an example of everything that is wrong with our team right now. We just got beat by borris Diaw and paddy mills. Let it sink in.
People want to put paul in LBJ and kD's level. Why not judge him on their standards?
CP is gunna own this loss in post-game. Whatever it's one loss, gotta move on. We should just hope for the 3 seed and try to learn from this game.
Yeah you really have to question CP3 in tough games, especially against the Spurs. I've never seen him come up so small against an opponent time after time.
Coming back from a 5 week injury
Not to mention 2 different position. A Lot easier to score
when you are 6'9-6'10 and can go to the basket at will.
Your not a hater maybe just don't understand the ins and outs.
Ok show me a game where LBJ or KD came back from a 5 week shoulder
injury on their shooting arm...
To hell with Paul being tired he chose to go to the all star game. So sick of this team not putting an emphasis on team rebounding. Doc get your head into the game and fix the defense and rebounding mindset.
Chris Paul rarely if ever plays well against the spurs. I'm really embarrassed for everyone not named blake - going to give skip bayless plenty of fodder per usual.
CP3 can't do anything good with a quicker opponent, and when guarded by a taller defender.
This board really sucks when we lose. Too much crying. I'm out.
Why does it look like there are more Spurs fans than Clippers? Disgusting.
Then why would he go to the all star game? The fact that he went to New Orleans negates any injury or tiredness excuse.
So Memphis and Spurs are the two teams we don't want to see in the playoffs for sure. Such a crap game everyone but Griffin looked like crap.
Our wings suck... 5 points a piece for Barnes and Dudley. And Barnes last 2 points came In theist minutes of the 4th quarter when the clippers are playing catch up.
Can doc pleas start f***n starting Bullock?!?
At this point who cares if he's a rookie!!!!!
Barnes has minimal offense, and Dudley lacks on defense. 2 starters that are far from well-balanced.
Start Bullock and have him more ready for the playoffs. We need a big change. Can't stand this INCONSISTENT bullshit from our wings
Because the lower bowl turned corporate so its not cool to cheer. Also behind the opposition bench is what we see, which is a lot of spurs fans.
I can't defend CP3 against the haters anymore, because in all honesty, they have a point. Rarely if ever do you see LeBron or Durant play as poorly as CP3 did tonight, and this is far from the only time CP3 has played this badly, especially against the Spurs. CP3 has shrunk in many must-win games and hasn't won much of anything in the playoffs. That's just the truth of the matter.
At least with Blake, we know what we're going to get every night. He's no longer afraid of anyone and plays aggressive game in, game out. CP3 throws away too many games by being tentative and scared to shoot and/or letting lesser players torch him defensively when he's supposed to be a good defender.
I'm truly starting to believe that in order to win a ring, we need Blake to take over and be The Guy in the playoffs, much like Hakeem, Shaq, Duncan, Dirk, etc. have done. And I think he's very capable of doing that. But that means CP3 will have to take a step back and play a more complementary role, like Wade agreed to do for LeBron.
I really hope Doc considers making some moves. This team just isn't even close to being considered an elite team.
So many Spurs fans! Conely , Zbo and. Gasol are going to go off.
That's it.
Trade CP for Patty Mills!
It's frustration dude, we the fans want to win.
Doc rivers is a bad gm. Also, blake needs to be waaaaay more assertive down the stretch. Bad habits rearing their ugly head, blake needs to be alpha.


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