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On Nov. 19, 1999, a fairly non-desrcript brown mailer arrived at the Kansas City, Kan., home of Danny Taylor.
On Nov. 19, 1999, a fairly non-desrcript brown mailer arrived at the Kansas City, Kan., home of Danny Taylor.
Inside was anything but ordinary, however – it was his Purple Heart, awarded for his service 30 years earlier during the Vietnam War and wounds from mortar fire to his arms, legs and back sustained during the Tet Offensive.
That ceremony wouldn't take place until Friday, 45 years after the battle that earned Taylor the Purple Heart in the first place.
"I've had my medal, I just haven't had it pinned on me," he said.
In between have been years of wondering if such an occasion would ever happen. Danny's wife, Brenda, said it did Friday at the Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center only after she "raised hell" for a number of years. Danny is now battling cancer, which Brenda said ramped up her efforts.
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Danny's psychologist at the Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Mary Oehlert, helped get the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56 in Leavenworth involved, setting up a general officer from Fort Leavenworth, Brig. Gen. Mike Lundy, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center – Training, to perform the pinning of the medal.
He said the significance of the act was not to be underestimated.
"He did not receive a full ceremony. That's a tradition in our Army that we always uphold," Lundy said.
That's especially true because of the timing of Danny's service, during the Vietnam War.
"He came into the Army, volunteered for the Army, back at a time when volunteering for the Army wasn't necessarily in vogue," he said. "That's kind of the first indicator of the character of Mr. Taylor."
Danny was serving as a specialist in the 86th Maintenance Battalion when his unit was attacked and he sustained the injuries that earned him the Purple Heart. It would be five days, Lundy said, before he would make it to Tokyo for treatment. By April 1968, he would be honorably discharged from the Army.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Chris Carpenter: Best Cardinals Pitcher Since Bob Gibson
One of the best moves former GM Walt Jocketty ever made was signing an injured Chris Carpenter in the offseason of 2002-03. Carpenter was hurt in mid-2002 and missed all of 2003 due to injury. Carpenter had moderate success in Toronto, but was never an ace there. He did pitch in the same rotation with Roger Clemens, Pat Hentgen, Woody Williams, David Wells, and Roy Halladay at various points of his Blue Jays career. However, the Jays only offered him a minor league deal after the 2002 season. Carpenter would finally pitch again in 2004, and under the tutelage of Dave Duncan would become one of baseball's best pitchers.
Carpenter accomplished a lot in St. Louis, despite missing time due to injury. He made three All Star teams, won the 2005 Cy Young Award, led the National League in ERA in 2009, and helped the Cardinals win two World Series championships. With the Cardinals, Carp went 95-44 with a 3.07 ERA in 1348.2 innings. Overall, he won 144 games during his career. In the postseason, he has a 10-4 record with a 3.00 ERA in 18 games starterd. He also won the Game 7 clincher in the 2011 World Series. Carpenter was also the leader of the staff, and the younger pitchers looked up to him.
Unfortunately, Carpenter will miss the entire 2013 season due to numbness in his shoulder and still has a nerve problem. Most likely, Carpenter will never pitch again in the big leagues. While he was a great pitcher, injuries always have haunted him. After missing a season in a half, he came back strong in 2004 going 15-5. He had to be shut down in September, and missed the 2004 postseason. After winning the World Series in 2006, Carp got hurt in the season opener in 2007. He needed Tommy John surgery and missed most of the 2008 season as well. He came back strong in 2009, nearly winning another Cy Young Award. After 3 healthy seasons and a second championship, Carp missed most of last year due to nerve problems. Being a intense competitor, he came back late last year and pitched in the postseason. It's possible that he rushed back before he was completely recovered, causing these current problems.
As far as his legacy with the Redbirds, I would say that Carpenter was one of the best pitchers in team history. Maybe even the third best picher after Bob Gibson and Dizzy Dean. Gibson is the only other Card's pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. Jesse Haines, Mort Cooper, Harry Breechen, Steve Carlton, and Bob Forsch all had their moments in St. Louis as well. Carlton would rank higher if the Cards didn't foolishly trade him away in his early prime. Still, I think its fair to say that Chris Carpenter is the third best pitcher the Cardinals ever had.
Losing Carpenter puts a void in the Redbirds rotation. There has been talk of re-signing Kyle Lohse, who is still a free agent. Lohse had a career year last season, but has Scott Boras as his agent. He would cost another team a draft pick if they signed him. Lohse is now 34, and I would be hesistant to give him a long term deal. The Cardinals are focusing on signing Adam Wainwright to a long term deal, and I wouldn't give Lohse more than one year. Plus, the Cardinals have several young pitchers ready to take over in the next few years.
Wainwright will now be the leader of the Cardinals staff. He is not nearly as intense as Carpenter, but is a student of the game and sets a good example for the younger pitchers. Waino should be better this year since he's now fully recovered from Tommy John surgery. After Wainwright, Jaime Garcia would be the number 2, depending on if he's ready to go at the season's start. Garcia was hurt in last year's Division Series against the Nats. Lance Lynn is coming off a 18 win season and was a All Star last season, and should be the number 3 starter. Lynn wore down in the second half, but should be more durable this season. Jake Westbrook returns as the number 4 starter, and has a mutual option for 2014.
The number 5 spot is a open competition, but there are three strong candidates for the spot. Joe Kelly made 16 starts in his rookie year last year, and also pitched well out of the bullpen. Trevor Rosenthal is also a candidate, and his fastball tops out at 100 mph. Rosenthal pitched out of the bullpen last year, and pitched 8.2 scoreless innings in the playoffs. However, he was a starter in the minor leagues and will be given a shot at the big league rotation. Then, there is 2009 first round pick Shelby Miller. Miller had a up and down season last year. He struggled in Memphis in the first half, but started using his off speed pitches in the second half and greatly improved. Miller dominated the Reds in the season's finale last year.
The Cardinals still have a surplus of pitching despite Carpenter's injury. With Carp, they had 8 candidates for the rotation, and now they have 7. Even if Garcia isn't ready to start the season, they still could put some combination of Kelly, Rosenthal, and Miller to fill the last two spots in the rotation. That's why I wouldn't make a rash decision and sign Lohse to a big deal. GM John Mozeliak has said that the team's interest in Lohse is "negligible at this time." I take that as Mozeliak has faith in the Cardinal's young pitchers. Rosenthal had been working with Carpenter this offseason, and hopefully Carp can help teach in spring training.
The Cards have been pumping out the young pitching the last few years. In 2010, Garcia had his rookie campaign and the lefty finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting. In 2011, Lynn came up as a reliever, then took to the rotation last year. Last season, Kelly came up midseason after Garcia went down. Then late in the year, Rosenthal and Miller came up. Rosenthal and Miller should have a big role in this season's club, no matter what their roles are. Next on the horizon is 21 year old Carlos Martinez, who made it Double A last year. He's probably a year away, but could contribute on this year's club. Remember, the A's won the AL West last year with many rookies on their pitching staff. The Cardinals were recently ranked the number 1 farm system in baseball by Baseball America, and it should help them contend for years to come.
Adam Wainwright, Derek Lilliquist, and Shelby Miller in Spring Training last year
Carlos Martinez pitching for Double A Springfield
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Quote from: Albert2523 on August 25, 2012, 08:35:11 AMHave you read the reasons in the books of Deutronomy, Exodus concerning why God had all the living in these cities killed? save for RAhab the prostitute in Jericho(who consequently became the great grand of David and Jesus?(another shadow picture of grace))Kinda funny how you asked him this and still didn't answer my question. Deut 22 How to properly punish a raped woman. I didn't say it was god's will for women to be raped though it's ok as long as you let her mourn for a month the death of her parents you murdered as per the bible. I asked, "What do you think of God's All-Loving punishment?" I also asked about the magic potion in Numbers 5. You see something else. I post : DMV says, "You stop at red ligh and go at green light."You post: Nuhuh, DVM also says this, "Go at red light, stop at green light! So you do what I just said!"Don't you understand that this is a contradiction? If you say something about god's "love" and "free will", don't you understand that in order for it to be "freewill" there cannot be a reward for one choice (bribe) and/or punishment (coercion) for the other. If I offer a piece of candy to you but tell you that I'm going to beat you up if you don't eat it, what are you going to do? Eat it, of course! Why? Because you HAD NO CHOICE. A person's primal instinct is to survive and protect themself, pending a few factors, at all costs. This is not "free will". It is not love. This is a big bad mafia don.Edit: One other thing. Isn't God supposed to be unchanging, "the same yesterday, today, and forever"? I thought god was "Perfect"? Did you know that if something changes from perfect it's no longer perfect? So what's up with "perfect unchanging" god changing his mind after a thousand years or so?
Have you read the reasons in the books of Deutronomy, Exodus concerning why God had all the living in these cities killed? save for RAhab the prostitute in Jericho(who consequently became the great grand of David and Jesus?(another shadow picture of grace))
Quote from: jetson on August 25, 2012, 08:43:02 AMI have read them, and I have been told by Christians what those reasons were. But I still cannot understand how an infant, for example, should be a part of this plan. Can you?Well, interestingly enough, there is an incident where the Israelities had the same mentality and spared the infants and the beautiful women. Ofcourse infants do grow up, and guess what they did when they were old men? I will look up the actual record in the scripture and post it thats if you dont already have it
I have read them, and I have been told by Christians what those reasons were. But I still cannot understand how an infant, for example, should be a part of this plan. Can you?
I do hate to digress, but I was googling Deuteronomy 22 and rape, and I came across this site.http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=4419Seriously. Read some of these posts. Are these poes? What is this site?
Second analysis:"Do not swim in the river, you will drown, swim in the pool, I will join you and we shall play water polo." Now its up to me to choose what to do, but if I drown, whose fault is it? Somehow you have left out the responsibility bit.
The reason all the people were killed was because when left alive, they would teach the Isrealities their ways and customs which would lead them away from the ways of God. This is evident in the books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings where Israel sacrified to Baal and other gods, as well as child sacrifice and temple prostitution.
Now this complete elimination in a time when remission of sins was impossible was the only was God would keep the nation of Israel from following after the practices of the nations around them, which where an abomination to God.
So finally, would I have gone ahead with this. Having the reason and purpose for it as God told the people of Israel, I would have done so for that purpose. Know this, GOd never had pleasure in the perishing of the wicked
In addition, Deuteronomy22 did explain why the woman raped in the city did also face the death option. But do remember, that before two or more witnesses was a matter supposed to be decided. It wasnt just execution without protocol.
So a theist who cannot see how by acknowledging that god had no choice but to demand the murders, he is actually describing a limited god.Or a god of shifting morals.G'day Albert, welcome.......let me just say to have you publicly state that you would murder women and children in your god's name is a chilling reminder of the absolute extremes religion causes.So what tool do you use to verify god's message when someone who claims to be acting in god's name has murdered their kids?If precedent has been set for god demanding these murders and rapes, how come any such claim made today, of acting in his name while killing kids, is ALWAYS adjudged an insane act?What obvious evidence do you believe separates the insane (hearers of murderous suggestions) from the actually "blessed" god commanded killers?What tool can you possibly use to verify god's word, because there are any number of people who have acted in gods name and killed their own children let alone others. So it is not as if they weren't really convinced they were hearing god direct them, they really knew they were doing the right thing, for god.Only modern society just doesn't believe them, and thus calls them insane, do you agree that they've all been insane people who've made horribly tragic mistakes?Or do you think some of them may have heard god's words?......either way, what tool do you use to come to your answer?
....let me just say to have you publicly state that you would murder women and children in your god's name is a chilling reminder of the absolute extremes religion causes
Well, this isn't the one I was hoping you would notice but it works. A woman taken against her will to be stoned to death. The reason: If she was raped within city limits, IF se called out loud enough, she wouldn't have been raped, therefore she was raped because she willfully and wanted to commit adultry. Remember, this is comming from an All-Knowing God. He knows about: clubbing a woman over the head, poisoned darts, knife to the throat, "Holler and I'll kill you," date rape drugs, taking her while she's asleep... and in each and every case, she's complicit in it because she didn't, "call out loud enough." You're also wrong on the witnesses, because if there were witnessess (because she called out for help loud enough) she wouldn't have been raped. Seriously, you're just going to stand by and watch your wife get raped? Or want your buds to watch her be violated?I was actually refering to the virgin who is raped. If there's a witness[1] he must pay the victim, her father, 50 shekels of silver[2] under the "you break you buy" policy for denying the property owner the right to negotiate a price for his daughter. Then she must marry him and spend the rest of her life with the man who raped her because a woman without an intact hymen is worthless. If she's raped and there are no winesses? It never happened, because a woman's word means ****. If her father isn't willing to speak for her, she must remain silent. So what happens to her? Well, when her father sells her later and the guy has sex with her, he notices there's no blood spot on the sheets. He cries "Foul!" The sheet gets taken to the town elders by her parents and they lift her skirt to make sure he plugged the right hole. If yes, the right hole was plugged and no blood spot, the guy sues her father 300 shekels for selling defective merchandise and she gets stoned to death on her father's porch. God also knows there are more ways to pop a woman's hymen outside of sex. His obvious opinion? "So effing what!?" You see, a woman is property. She's only allowed to ever have sex with one man, unless she's "properly" divorced. (Even then it's still adultry, for her but not the guy.) A woman that ever 'knows' more than one man deserves death, as per the bible. This is how you "properly" punish a woman that got herself raped. In another book, it tells how to properly punish a woman that gets herself gang raped. I'll let you figure how she's supposed to be punished for commiting that heinous unforgivible sin. If you need a hint, I think it's on the 'Women' page from the main site. 1. clearly they'll stand by and watch a virgin get raped but not a married woman. 2. the maximum price a woman is worth. no intact hymen? keep reading.
Let us not forget the human sacrifice demanded by God - J'g:11:31 - 40
[Indeed, I have been told that these wicked infants would have grown up to be the sinners that God said they would be. Better to kill them now, and prevent them from their wickedness (so much for free will). Gods will is an interesting issue when we have only scripture to consider. And with humanity ever divided on what scripture is supposed to mean, progress seems futile (with respect to understanding it). I've often said that no human alive can claim true understanding of scripture, since the entirety of the writings took thousands of years to complete. not to mention be officially codified by humans acting on behalf of their particular beliefs.Are you sure it's wise to follow scripture as though it has real meaning today?
Hello Albert2523;According to you, Jehovah God did a lot of what we today would consider bad things, like drown the entire world's population including evil infants and baby panda bears. And tell people it was okay to kill entire towns of people, including evil infants and pregnant women. And take the virgin girls home to party with after killing their families. Nowadays, you say Jehovah God would not do any of those things because of some new, kinder gentler rules. But people still die from massive floods and armies still kill entire towns full of people. Why does Jehovah allow this, if we are under new rules now.[1] 1. He could have just started out with the nice new rules, since he can do whatever he wants, it being his world and all.
Extraordinary claims of the bible don't even have ordinary evidence.
Thanks, Albert. When you bust down the door to a home, under orders to kill everything, and there is a woman and her 5 year old daughter and 6 month old son, which of these evil creatures do you kill first? The mother first, so she doesn't have to watch you kill her infant son and toddler? Or, do you try to make swift work of the wicked baby and child before turning your sword on the evil mother. Do you say anything to them while they beg you to not kill them?Do you do it with glee? Would yahweh have a problem with it if you felt shame or hesitance in killing the baby and little girl?
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
Hello. I recently read your article
...and I would like to clarify somethings if you are willing to have me do so.
It is true that God has a plan for each of our lives, he has thoughts of good, and not of evil, to give is an expected end (Jeremiah 29 :11-14)
...but you have to note another Scripture as well in 2 Peter 3:9 which says that "for God is not willing that any should perish but for all to cone to repentance, acknowledge his love and choose Him and have a personal relationship with him.
What you pointed out is actually true in this regard: the false sovereignty teaching that had been attributed to God. Time and again the events mentioned in the Bible show God giving the people options and telling them to choose his ways and righteousness paths so as to have his plan accomplished. The old testament is full of accounts of where Isreal rebelled and rejected God which led to them been conquered by their neighbours since they had rejected God and his ways.
If you have taken time to examine the new testament
...you will find that Jesus never forced anyone to be healed.
Even when the blind man came to him (who was obviously so) Jesus asked him : What do you want me to do for you? Now this seems very stupid at first since his need was obvious but you always have to remember that God is a God of principle who has sworn to regard human free will and will not change.Now think about it, if God was half the tyrannt that many claim he is, would they even breathe those statements?
To conclude, whatever view you hold, I just want you to be basing it on the right information. We always slap the monitor when the pc is slow yet the monitor has nothing to do with core performance. This has happened a lot with God and I just want to bring these simple facts to your attention. Have your verdict, but endeavour to have a right on not hindered by a lack of knowledge or one based on misguided precepts.
Finally I hope above all things that this will at least stir you up to seek the truth on this matter.
No one ever blamed gravity for plane crashes, how much more judgement on the character of a loving and merciful God without fair analysis!
But before I go into this, I would like to know this; do you understand the difference between the old covenant and the new covenant?
QuoteExtraordinary claims of the bible don't even have ordinary evidence.Surely you have heard of the discovery of the ark in Turkey around mount. Ararat, the chariots found in the gulf of Aquaba, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah covered in brimstone and ash. Look these things up.
QuoteExtraordinary claims of the bible don't even have ordinary evidence.Surely you have heard of the discovery of the ark in Turkey around mount. Ararat,
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
[nice new rules, since he can do whatever he wants, it being his world and all.[/nb]
I am a bit concerned that you have conjoined two different sections of the law which has made it look like the woman was played into an abuse corner. May I ask why? For you clearly know that one section was referring to a man concerned about marrying a woman who had premarital sex with someone else and was married when the man thought her to be a virgin. (As was the way of the people, for an unmarried person was automatically a virgin) and the other section refers to abuse. DO know that their cities where nothing like current gated and detached cities where one can have a rock band play in his/her house while the neighbour sleeps in peace next door)And read Exodus 21:10
and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Now this complete elimination in a time when remission of sins was impossible was the only was God would keep the nation of Israel from following after the practices of the nations around them,
It is true that God has a plan for each of our lives...
We always slap the monitor when the pc is slow yet the monitor has nothing to do with core performance.
This has happened a lot with God...
...and I just want to bring these simple facts to your attention.
Quote from: Graybeard on August 25, 2012, 01:59:07 PMLet us not forget the human sacrifice demanded by God - J'g:11:31 - 40Whow, wait man, there are some things you need to remember, God never demanded a human sacrifice.
Jephthath swore a vow, and because it is unclear, we assume that she was sacrificed.
However, if you have studied the original Hebrew, you will find that the word that was translated and could also be translated as ''or''.
Now you think, what a wild vain attempt to justify God, but wait, not only did God forbid human sacrifice, a burnt offering could only be a male one! Leviticus 1:3,and other references.
Think about it, if she had been sacrificed, why of all things would there be such an emphasis on the fact that she mourned her virginity, for she knew no man,
So the rendering would be that " whatever comes out of the gates of my house I will offer unto the Lord, or will offer it up as a burnt offering.
As anything else, it is up to you to either follow up on what I have presented and check it up yourself or have it your way.
But do know this, Jephthah mourned for she was his only child, and he died childless, unlike the rest of the judges who had multitudes of children.
Quote from: pianodwarf on August 25, 2012, 05:56:02 AMIt is true that God has a plan for each of our lives...So much for that "free will" shit.


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TOKYO — The breeding of high-quality strawberries with a high market value will be greatly accelerated by a new achievement, researchers say.
A world first, the two-year collaborative work by researchers in Japan and China succeeded in sequencing the whole genome of the cultivated strawberry and four closely-related wild strawberries.
This achievement was accomplished by taking advantage of advanced genome sequencing and information processing technology.
The research has also found genes that can be used for future breeding, including genes unique to the cultivated strawberry, and genes related to disease resistance, the research's head Sachiko Isobe said.
"We expect the research's findings will help in discovering genes related to serious diseases affecting strawberries worldwide such as powdery mildew, anthracnose and Fusarium wilt," said Isobe, head of the Kazusa DNA Research Institute's Laboratory of Applied Plant Genomics in Kisarazu.
Researchers from the Chiba Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Research Center in Chiba City, Kyushu University in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kagawa University in Takamatsu, as well as the Nanshan Botanical Garden in Chongqing, China, also collaborated in the work.
The researchers also expect their achievement to make it easier to discover and study the functions of genes related to traits such as color, shape, taste and health benefits.
The cultivated strawberry has a complex genome structure of eight sets of genomes. By comparison, humans have only two sets of genomes. Because of this it has been difficult to breed strawberries.
In a diploid species, such as humans, a progeny inherits one set of genomes each parent. The traits of a progeny is determined by interactions of genes located on the two genomes.
In an octoploid species, such as cultivated strawberries, a progeny inherits four sets of genomes from each parent plant. The genes located on the eight genomes enter into complex interactions with each other.
"Therefore, it is difficult to predict hereditary patterns of traits by parental trait values," Isobe said.
The parental lines used in traditional breeding programs have been decided by the breeder's experience and feelings, Isobe said.
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Red Sox - 000 001 102 - 4 11 2Sloppy play in the middle innings -- two errors, three wild pitches, a passed ball, no throws on two stolen base attempts, and five walks in the span of nine batters by Wakefield (5.2-4-6-6-3, 112) -- put the Sox in too deep a hole. They mounted a rally against closer-for-the-night Matt Garza in the ninth, but left the potential tying runs on base. Tampa Bay swept the three-game series.
Rays - 000 231 00x - 6 5 0
Price (7.2-8-2-1-10, 111) worked the outside corner with precision, striking out seven Sox in the first four innings. Four of those seven punchouts were on three pitches: Kevin Youkilis to end the 1st, Darnell McDonald to end the 3rd, and David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre in the 4th.
Boston got on the board in the sixth when McDonald led off with a single and scored on Ortiz's double to left. Price calmly retired Yook on a foul fly to right, struck out Beltre (after a ball, three swings and misses) and got Bill Hall to ground out to short.
In the seventh, Mike Cameron homered with one out and Kevin Cash singled. Price then struck out Marco Scutaro looking and got McDonald swinging.
Trailing 6-2, Daniel Nava began the ninth against Grant Balfour with a triple to left-center; B.J. Upton dove for the ball and it got past him and rolled to the wall. Cameron's sac fly to right made it 6-3. J.D. Drew pinch-hit against new pitcher Randy Choate and singled to left. Then Joe Maddon brought in Garza, who started and pitched only three innings on Monday (though he threw 84 pitches).
Garza retired Scutaro on a fly ball to Upton, then battled through an 11-pitch at-bat against McDonald. With the count 2-2, Microwave fouled off five fastballs, then took ball 3, and then doubled down the right field line. Drew scored (6-4) and Boston brought the potential tying run to the plate: Ortiz. Garza fell behind 3-0; Flo fouled off a green light pitch, then walked. The home crowd was getting highly agitated.
Youkilis, who was seen on the bench between innings and after at-bats with his right shoe and sock off, getting some help for his ankle from the trainer, lined out to center to end the game.
The Red Sox have called up first baseman Ryan Shealey from Pawtucket and given him #30. No corresponding move has been announced, but it will probably be the optioning of Niuman Romero.Scutaro, SS
McDonald, RF
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 1B
Beltre, 3B
Hall, 2B
Nava, LF
Cameron, CF
Cash, CF
Shealy, 30, has played for the Rockies (2005-06) and Royals (2006-08). He spent 2009 with the Omaha Royals (AAA) and began this year with the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay's AAA team). He opted out of that deal last month and has been in Pawtucket since June 17, batting .246/.378/.426 in 18 games.
Price has allowed more than three earned runs in only one of his 16 starts this year (and more than three runs of either type only twice). His 2.34 ERA is 2nd-best in the AL and 7th in MLB. Price has held opponents to a .143 average with RATS -- the lowest in the majors.
At 10 PM: Yankees/A's
1923 - Cleveland scores in every inning against the Red Sox, beating them 27-3, but since they are at home, they do not bat in the ninth. Only nine of the 27 runs are earned.
1993 - Reds pitcher Tom Browning is fined $500 for leaving the dugout during a game at Wrigley Field, and watching the rest of the game from the roof of a three-story building across Sheffield Avenue.Red Sox - 000 20 0 001 - 3 13
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Concord Legion is the host with the mostBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 25. 2013 10:53PM
Concord Post 21 won last year's American Legion state tournament, and Post 21 may be the team to beat in this year's tournament as well.
Concord completed its District A schedule with a 12-2 record and will face Londonderry (11-7) when the tournament begins today at Concord's Memorial Field. The Concord-Londonderry matchup is today's fourth game and is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
"The way we're similar (to last year's team) is the strength of both teams on the mound," Concord coach Bryan Caruso said. "Our pitching is actually a little deeper this year. The pitching has definitely been the key to this team."
Concord enters the tournament with a 2.05 team ERA. The staff includes former Concord High School ace Eddie Dionne (3-0, 1.65 ERA), who pitched for Keene State last spring; Pembroke Academy's Autrey Gates (4-1, 1.69 ERA), who will play for St. Anselm College; and left-hander Josh Partridge (2-0, 1.56 ERA), who was Concord High School's No. 1 starter last spring.
Concord, the tournament's top seed from District A, has also received some strong performances from relievers Shane St. Onge (Pembroke Academy) and Nate Corriveau (Bow).
Concord worked its way through the losers' bracket before it beat Goffstown twice to win last year's state tournament. Concord then went on to win two games in the Northeast Regional.
"On the mound, we're definitely in a better spot than last year," Caruso said. "We have fresher arms. We don't have anyone who's thrown more than 35 innings. We had guys in the 60s last year."
First baseman Dillon Emerson is the team's top threat at the plate. Emerson, who was named the offensive MVP of last year's tournament, hit .400 with 26 walks in 90 at-bats during the regular season.
"We lost some good kids (from last year's team), but I can honestly say we've replaced all of them," Emerson said. "The way this tournament works you need a lot of arms, and that's what we have. Our relief pitching has been phenomenal this year.
"We have a good team. Our record shows we've had a good year, but playoff baseball is completely different than the regular season. We just have to keep battling from the first pitch to however many games we play."
The double-elimination tournament features four teams from District A and four from District B. Today's other games will match Laconia (7-7) vs. Rochester (14-4) at 9 a.m.; Lebanon (8-6) vs. Derry (13-5) at noon; and Nashua (12-6) vs. Goffstown (8-6) at 4 p.m.
"Concord is a very, very sound team with good pitching," said Laconia coach Joe Dee, whose team played Concord twice during the regular season. "They're very sound fundamentally. We played Londonderry, Rochester, Nashua. The only team (in the tournament) that we didn't play is Derry, and I don't think there's a clear-cut favorite this year."
Barring any postponements, the tournament will wrap up Tuesday. The winner will advance to the Northeast Regional, which will be played Aug. 8-12 at Palmer Field in Middletown, Conn.
"We know what we have for a pitching staff," Caruso said. "To me, the question comes from our offense. Are we going to be able to go out there and battle the best pitchers in the state for five straight days?
"We're not the kind of team that's going to score 15 runs. We'll have to manufacture offense. It's going to come down to our hitting."


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After having a long weekend, I get back to my desk this morning and my tulips have blossomed! They are so pretty!
I had a lot of fun at the MAC Pro Store on Robertson Blvd., sound familiar? That's the infamous street where all the paparazzi lurk waiting for celebrities to come out of shops and cafe's. Luckily there was no chaos yesterday, so it was nice and calm around Beverly Hills.
I even got awesome parking, right in FRONT of the store! I swear I felt like I was in heaven walking in there, SO many products, every color and product you can imagine! I was in awe by how many things they had!
Some of you asked me about the difference between MAC PRO, MAC Freestanding Stores (the regular MAC stores in your local mall), and the ones in department stores such as Nordstrom's and Macy's. So here is the breakdown, it MAY vary from State to State:
Department Store MAC's: They have LIMITED items, they DO NOT sell pigments, brushes (only the ones that come out with a collection), mixing mediums, PRO colors, palettes, refill pans, chrome cakes, lip erase, etc. They just sell eyeshadow pots, concealer, lipsticks, lipglasses, blush pots, skincare, cleansers, foundation...
MAC Freestanding Stores: They sell the palettes, refill pans to put in the palette, full range of brushes, accessories (sponges, jars, eyelashes), pigments (not PRO pigments), as well as everything mentioned above. You can also return items bought at a MAC Freestanding Store to a PRO store and vice versa.
MAC PRO Stores: They have EVERY MAC Product imaginable! Mixing mediums with alcohol, gel, water, for the body, eyelash, multi-purpose (like foiling pigments), all the pigments (inc. PRO), PRO lipstick and Eyeshadow shades, newest collections, accessories, brushes, eyelashes...the reason MAC PRO items cannot be purchased online is because it's designed for those who are true makeup artists, going to school for it, and/or those who contribute to the makeup industry such as photographers, models, actors. But you can still buy PRO things in person at the store or the 800 number on the macpro site. There is no difference in price, the pigments are the same all the way around, for some weird reason certain colors are PRO while others aren't (for every MAC product) I have no clue why...lol. PRO stores just offer more in terms of color range, variety, and quantity but prices are the same, so for example there is no difference in price between a regular lipstick or a PRO lipstick.
They already had the new Beauty Powder Blushes out, I didn't walk out with any because the colors seemed whatever to me or they were similar colors to some blushes I have...although I think I liked two of them. Sorry I didn't get any of the blush names, I didn't want to get caught with my camera!
Chromeacakes (PRO only, used for theatrical makeup, fake tattoos, etc by professional makeup artists):
Being stuck in traffic for MAC was well worth it, LOL!
The MAC Stand at MACY's:
I really wanted to get the PRO eyeshadow in "Bio-Green" but they were sold out in both the refill pans AND the pot! Argh I was so disappointed! I guess i'll just put in an order over the phone...
I bought: Lip Erase in "Dim", Pigments: Emerald Green (PRO), Bright Fuchsia (PRO), and Fuchsia, as well as Fafi Blush in "Fashion Frenzy", and Lipstick in "Show Orchid".
- Lip Erase: Neutralizes the lip color so that you can really see the color payoff of your lipstick and lipgloss. Also great for doing a neutral/nude lip. You can also use concealer, however most of MY concealers are yellow-based so I bought this so it's more of a neutral color....
- Bright Fuchsia Pigment: Super bright, almost red but with a nice pretty shimmer, reminds me of "Flammable" Paint. Can stain...
- Emerald Green Pigment: Bought this solely for MAC Pigment Samples so it WILL be available soon!
- Fashion Frenzy Blush (Fafi Collection): I exchanged "Hipness" Blush for this simply because the "Hipness" blush wasn't working for me, it would concentrate so much color on one spot no matter how lightly I applied or what brush I used. Then I realized that I already have some blushes that are orangey so I figured id get Fashion Frenzy instead which I like a lot!
- "Show Orchid" Lipstick: I love, love, love this lipstick! I KNOW, ANOTHER HOT PINK LIPSTICK!!!! Talk about the PERFECT HOT PINK! I tried "Chatterbox" and "Girl About Town, as well as "Impassioned", "Immodest", etc., and out of all the amplified creme lipsticks, this one by far is the perfect hot pink! It's just so gorgeous and definitely wearable! Gezebel, you know you wanna try this one!!! This one maybe IT! Hehe :)
Fun N' Sexy Lipstick & Show Orchid Lipstick (PRO Color):
Wearing "Show Orchid" Lipstick:
I also went back to CVS and bought more of the Milani Eyeshadows while they were on sale, I also picked up Milani blush in "Mai Tai" to "replace" my Hipness blush, LOL! They actually look similar...
Fashion Frenzy on my cheeks (lips: MAC Slimshine in Bare):
Swatch of NYX Round Lipstick in "Pandora":
Some MAC PRO Lipstick & Eyeshadow Swatches:
From L to R (top row): Lipsticks- Impassioned, Up the Amp, Violetta, Show Orchid, Girl About Town, Chatterbox
(second row): ? forgot.., Bright Sunshine e/s, and Grape Pigment
(bottom row): Pink Pearl Pigment, Blue Calm e/s, and Atlantic Blue
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Dear Mr. Crull:
You have asked whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act, chapter 552 of the Government Code. Your request was assigned ID# 128074.
You assert that the requested information is excepted from disclosure based on section 552.108 of the Government Code.(1) Section 552.108 of the Government Code states that information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor that deals with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime is excepted from required public disclosure "if release of the information would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime." Gov't Code § 552.108(a)(1). You inform us that the requested information pertains to a pending case. We therefore believe that the release of the information "would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime." Id.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Chad Knaus Where Are You?
Several things happen when studio TV shows change on-air personalities. There have been no better examples of that than the Monday versions of both NASCAR Now on ESPN2 and This Week In NASCAR on SPEED.
Both shows have changed dramatically for the better. Allen Bestwick is steering the ship for ESPN2 and Steve Byrnes has stepped-in for SPEED. While Bestwick has a rotating panel on a weekly basis, Byrnes has a very different situation.
Stepping-in to replace Dave Despain as host, Byrnes inherited a personality-driven program that had been stagnate for years. A TV veteran, there was no doubt that Byrnes could keep order and direct the TV traffic on the set.
The crucial element to the program was going to be the personalities on the "expert panel." SPEED decided that the new show was going to feature Michael Waltrip on every episode. Instead of adding two more panelists, TWIN was going to alternate Greg Biffle and Chad Knaus as Waltrip's sole partner.
Once things began to evolve, it was clear that Waltrip and Byrnes had been friends for years and the banter between them was fast-paced and sometimes hilarious. Biffle tends to be a serious individual and his appearances often evolve into some serious discussions about racing incidents and issues. That is not the fundamental appeal of this show.
Knaus, on the other hand, has fit right in. Awkward at first, Knaus has now figured out how to deal with the energetic Byrnes and the sometimes overpowering Waltrip. The results have been exactly what SPEED had in mind.
After the rain forced changes in Richmond, TWIN found itself without Knaus or Biffle on Monday because of scheduling issues. Rather than step outside the small circle, Michael McDowell was brought-in from MWR to be the second panelist. It was a big mistake.
This program was the preview show for the entire Chase For The Championship. It deserved a full and experienced panel, if not an expanded one. Between SPEED and the NASCAR Media Group, there should have been a better selection made for this show.
One sticky issue with Waltrip is his ever-present sponsor plugs. This time, he actually brought one with him. McDowell is a nice young man, but just like a young Brian Vickers, he was completely out-of-place in this role that requires a true NASCAR veteran.
Byrnes trooped through the agenda and stepped-in as best he could to pull the show along. A great feature on the late Kenny Irwin Jr.'s parents, solid race highlights and a new weekly spot by Humpy Wheeler were good moments on the program.
Several times since this new show began we have advocated adding a third panelist. This format worked well for SPEED for over a decade and perhaps the next ten shows during The Chase deserve a little more conversation that two panelists bring to the series.
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48 comments:
- glenc1 said...
wow--twice I'm first, lol. I'll admit I was 'pc-ing' for the first half and only half listening. I will say this..Michael M did a much better job than Vickers or David Reutimann on TV. He's animated and much more entertaining. I enjoyed listening to him. Different perspective. I don't know if we needed to be all serious--I think some of us are on Chase overload and we really didn't need yet another show rehashing the same stuff.
That said, I still miss Kenny Schrader immensely. And we could have used more experience to talk about 'the Chase', but again--not sure I care at this point. I think maybe it's just been too much NASCAR this weekend...
- September 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM
- Lou said...
Michael W. sure was full of excitment tonight. Good to listen to him. Did you catch the side comments on the order of the show from Steve B and MW. I think they like the review before the preview also.
- September 8, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- Newracefan said...
I missed the very beginning but I thought MMcD did a pretty good job IMO. It wasn't the special show that perhaps the start of the chase deserves but TWIN has had worse. Kenny would have been a nice special surprise, hopefully it was due to scheduling not because they didn't think to ask.
- September 8, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- glenc1 said...
Lou, I sure noticed that--it was funny!
- September 8, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- Sophia said...
I was doing some prep for a deal going on and will catch the repeat at midnight, hopefully.
JD, I hope TWIN is not about the CHASE for the rest of the season. I am sick of that already. But yes, they could've gotten a more seasoned driver one would think. The obvious was missing. Schrader for a fill in.
I thought MMcD was ok..the only thing that bugged me was the smile on his face after the Kenny Irwin piece. I realize some people try to smile through awkward or sad moments, but it was the dichotomy of his boss sitting next to him.
Michael looked somber and sad after watching the piece with Irwin's parents, and understandably so. I was not watching NASCAR when he died. I did not realize he was such a good looking, personable young man...well spoken. I ached just watching this young man on my tv..and his parents, how tough for them.
I realize MM meant no disrespect of course, but the big smile just seemed disconcerting.
Will try and check the repeat if i can.
But a THIRD PANELIST is sorely missed.
- September 8, 2008 at 10:58 PM
- glenc1 said...
sophia--I remember Kenny well. He was a little controversial, think young Kurt Busch, but I think he'd have settled in well with time. I didn't have a problem with Michael M's smile, in fact, it reminded me of how we should be happy about how this young man (Kenny) lived his life and hopefully young Michael will do the same. A favorite Kenny story of mine was that, on their way out of a race, a Kenny fan had a 'Irwin28' license plate. Kenny's girlfriend was driving out of the track with him in the back seat. She alerted him to it, and he signed the hat he had been wearing and opened the window and gave it to the guy. People saw him as cocky, but he really had a good heart. I don't know what prompted TWIN or SPEED to do the story, but it was quite nice. Michael M can only aspire to that. In some odd way, it seemed appropriate.
- September 8, 2008 at 11:10 PM
- Dot said...
Kenny also died @ New Hampshire. The year before Adam.
- September 8, 2008 at 11:56 PM
- Sophia said...
THANKS for the history on Kenny I. I did not know he was a controversial figure ala Kurt Bush! You can't tell by a short clip...course the young man was easy on the eyes...those were a rough couple of years for NASCAR..Kenny, Adam, Dale....
I liked your story on Kenny, though. Thanks for taking the time to share it with me.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:37 AM
- Karen said...
I for one thought MM was excellent. He was a breath of fresh air and had excitement in his voice. I also had no problem with his smile after the Kenny Irwin piece. I, too, was smiling watching those kids at camp.
MM is a very personable young driver himself and seems to be a natural at this. He didn't have to be drawn into the conversations like some who've appeared. He did awfully well making the rounds of the talk shows after his accident.
Exactly the type of personality I wish a lot more drivers had. Don't think we missed that much not having Biffle and Knaus there tonight. We'll get more coverage of the Chase drivers than we care to get over the next ten weeks.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:41 AM
- Karen said...
P.S. Very much liked the new Humpy segment. Now, that should be interesting in the coming weeks.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:47 AM
- ri88girl said...
I think it should be mandetory that when Chad is busy Kenny Schreader is on set. A third panelist would be great and what if they rotated between drivers AND more crew chiefs? This would also widen the ranks of fill-ins if schedule conflicts are an issue.
- September 9, 2008 at 2:43 AM
- ri88girl said...
JD McDuffy, Alan, Davey, Clifford, Kenny, Adam, Dale. Very rough few years.
- September 9, 2008 at 2:49 AM
- 8 said...
Neil!!!!!! I forgot Neil. Sorry
- September 9, 2008 at 2:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I thought McDowell did an excellent job. Maybe it's late in the season but I get tired of Mikey's droning on.
- September 9, 2008 at 6:01 AM
- Jasper said...
I thought it was a good show, I enjoyed it. McDowell did a good job filling in at the last minute.
I was happy they "remembered" Kenny, I had always thought he was a good driver and had potential of being a star in NASCAR. Unfortunately, alot of these drivers that we have lost throughout the years, have been forgotten, and it's sad.
The Humpy section was a good addition to the format. Keep up the good work, boys.
- September 9, 2008 at 7:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD you were off on your opinion of last nights show. I am sick of the Chase, and now for the rest of the season that is all we will hear and see, those 12 drivers. MM was great, they both pointed out how all the drivers are racing for different things, their first win, the chase, the top 35. Great piece on Irwin, Sophia, you were alittle harsh on MM for smiling, picky, picky, picky. That young man is a breath of fresh air, so needed in Nascar today, I get sooo tired of the whining, crying,bad mouthing, trash talking some of the drivers do, hope this young man gets a sponsor to keep driving. Great show, did not miss Chad or Biffle at all.
- September 9, 2008 at 7:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
Actually Kenny died at New Hampshire roughly two months after Adam in an accident in the exact same turn (turn three).
Didn't get to see the show. I'm glad they still take the time to remember Kenny.
- September 9, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- Ray in BAMA said...
I'm sorry , Ihad to turn MW off I couldn't stand his blabbering after about 6-5 minutes
- September 9, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- glenc1 said...
I wsn't thinking about them going to Loudon next week, that would explain the timing (I try to block it out...not my favorite racing, lol.)
Just a wee bit more on Kenny--he was in the sprint cars and had a few run ins in his early days...typical of that age...his time in the 28 was a bit erratic...there was a deal where Kenny didn't get his passport in time to go to Japan for Motegi, I think Yates got impatient with him...just youthful, silly stuff. I think in the 42 car he was just starting to 'become' more of who he really was, growing up a bit. I wasn't a huge fan, it just made me sad that so many people wouldn't remember him with losing Adam and Dale in that year (I feel the same about Tony Roper--google him.) I do think TV like this does a good job at reminding people, or showing those who didn't know...*that* is one of the things they can do exceptionally if they take the time. Yeah to TWIN!
And I totally forgot to mention the Humpy section--bring him in the studio, that would be a riot!
- September 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- D said...
I was prepared to be let down with the show.. I knew who was going to be on with EM DUB... (I enjoyed that line) but was pleasently surprised.... I enjoyed the show, enjoyed Michael McDowell..and as usual enjoyed Em Dub.... I thought there was too many taped pieces but did like the one on Kenny and also the Humpy feature. I grow weary of hearing about the chase...so the show was a nice break.... Good job SPEED!
- September 9, 2008 at 10:23 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 7:27AM,
First of all, the smiling reference was in the comments section.
Secondly, you have to stand back a bit and keep things in perspective.
This is a MWR employee with limited experience who is being put on a national TV show because MW wanted it that way.
Compare the manpower that ESPN assembled for their Monday show to this one.
The fact that McDowell is nice, pleasant and an up-and-coming driver is great. The fact that he is sitting next to his boss and listening to him talk for an hour is not.
Pick a name...Schrader, K. Wallace, Doug Richert, Hammond, McReynolds, H. Sadler or anyone else associated with SPEED. IMHO that is what this program needed.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Deborah said...
I thought McDowell did a good job, especially when you consider he's a 23-year old rookie with almost no Nascar experience prior to this season. He does have a lot of media experience though given all the interviews he did, some of which were with National TV media, in regards to his qualifying crash earlier this season. I don't see the harm in having him talk about things from his perspective. He was personable, positive and knowledgeable. McDowell always smiles, I think that's just something that he does.
I also thought Michael was good as well - lots of energy and enthusiasm, and no wonder considering it was such a positive race for his organization at Richmond. I didn't hear him or McDowell do an unusual amount of sponsor plugs.
Personally, I'm glad that this show was different than what ESPN did on their show. After a rocky start in which I almost gave up on the show, I think it's developed quite nicely into a show that has it's own identity.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Toni K. said...
Wow, I missed the show and now wish I didn't. The Kenny Irwin camp is in New Castle Indiana, seen very well from I-70, approx 40 miles east of Indianapolis. The Irwin family took a rundown campground and turned it into a beautiful camp that is open to disadvantaged kids and to the public to camp at specific times. As a former Hoosier originally from that area I am very proud of what the Irwin family has done. Thanks TWIN for highlighting that.
- September 9, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
It's pretty half-assed to fill a missing host slot on a national show with "whoever we can find." A good show producer would have a list of available fill-in talent.
Asking a host to bring along an employee isn't the best way to fill that chair.
If SPEEDS wants the audience to take the show seriously, then the show producer has to do the same.
- September 9, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
-JD Said,
This is a MWR employee with limited experience who is being put on a national TV show because MW wanted it that way.
Show me the EVIDENCE and I'm off your back.
Show me the roster (known people who were actually contacted by SPEED and confirmed) that SPEED had to choose from.
This comes across to me like you (JD) are trying to "Palin" MW.
I have a little trouble with the notion that MW "Runs" TWIN.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 11:55AM,
Between the Nationwide COT testing at Richmond and several Cup teams testing at different tracks, the veteran drivers were tied-up.
My suggestion would have been to call-in a Hammond, McReynolds Richert or H. Sadler just to broaden the show with Waltrip and McDowell.
Anon 12:15PM,
MW used his driver because he could. The Producer tried to get veterans, but as I stated above they were simply not available. This show has extended itself from just drivers into having crew chiefs on like Knaus. Grabbing a crew chief or a SPEED TV person would have been a nice touch.
Didn't you ever hear Schrader tell us that "its Mikey's show?"
Sure did turn out to be an interesting couple of days.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- majorshouse said...
The sad part is that Mikey will never be Darrell no matter how hard he tries, sohe just needs to cut the clown crap and be his own man insteadof trying to be the funny droning clown all of the time.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- Zieke said...
Sorry, I consider Mikey unwatchable, what with his sponsor plugs, half-witted comments, and self promotions. He and Darrell need to open a NAPA store and stay there.
- September 9, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
ri88girl - You forgot John Nemechek ... and Blaise Alexander ...
JD - I found TWIN too hard to watch with McDowell on there ... He seemed to be kissing up to Nascar, etc more than his boss does ... Plus, his voice just doesn't "fit" his face ... It was as bad as when they've had Reutimann / Reed / Mears, et al on the show ... They just don't have the "experience" ...
Why couldn't they get Schrader or Doug Richert ?? Doug's been a CC in the Chase and almost won it in 2005 with Greg Biffle ...
It would've been nice IF they'd actually showed some highlights from the Craftsman Truck race and Nationwide race ... Esp since Hornaday set another record with his 37th win ... and 3rd generation driver Austin Dillon making his NASCAR debut in the Nationwide race ...
- September 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
mcdowell was a breath of fresh air for sure. young, energetic, and very well spoken. hopefully he has a ride next year! he has the talent. Em Dub is like painful to just watch.
- September 9, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
I also didn't have a problem with the smile on Michael's face. When I see anything on Adam I always smile because he was always a happy young man and seeing what's being done in his memory makes my heart happy :). One of my old jobs for Secret Santa someone got me a packet of cards and was pleasantly surprised to see one of Kenny in there :).
I was worried about Michael being on but he wasn't as bad as I feared. I definitely would have preferred a CC or other Veteran this time around and save Michael for a different show. But since that's what we had, he did a good job.
I loved the Humpy segment! Can't wait to see more! It would be nice if they continue it into next season :).
I love the idea of bringing in other CCs as well. I know back in 2K3 Frankie helped fill in many times and he was always a blast!
- September 9, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- Deborah said...
There's an entire column written about how bad it was for McDowell to be on this show and it turns out he was on because no one else they called could do the show? Just wondering how many people they should have called before it was acceptable for them to have gone with McDowell, who was available? Given that the change in schedule at Richmond probably threw things into disarray for a lot of people, Maybe there wouldn't have been any crew chiefs or others available either - would it have been permissible for McDowell to have been on the show then? Really seems like a big deal is being made over a minor issue.
Like Jeff, I wish there were some direct quotes from some Speed producers that confirm how McDowell ended up on the show rather than someone telling us what they supposedly said which may only be part of the story.
- September 9, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I heard from the TWIN guys. They tried over ten drivers who would be in town but none were available. It is that time of the year. The regulars were off in COT and testing land. I would have settled for Hermie or Wendy.
Waltrip is a totally different person on this show when he has a fellow panelist or two that is equal in experience.
Knaus has hit the nail on the head with Waltrip. Biffle has not been able to do so and is not working as well in the two-man set-up.
This is the time of the year when TV networks begin to look at plans for next season, so I would just again offer the suggestion that perhaps a third panelist, even if it was an announcer or former driver, might help the conversation.
From a TV standpoint, you have to give it to Waltrip. He has changed networks, is on his third host and has outlasted every single panelist on a show that has been on the air for over a decade.
Meanwhile, ESPN is on their first season of shaking-off memories of Erik and Suzy.
- September 9, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD--not speaking for all, but I think this is similar to the past arguments about Mikey (whom I have complained about repeatedly.) Many people seem to watch the show more for its entertainment value than its insightful remarks. *Particularly* this week because people are 'Chased out'...yes, the show would have been more edgy or informative with a veteran, and it's annoying that Mikey brings his own guests...but at the same time, we seemed to find Michael M enjoyable to watch....so sue us, lol! And I think many consider it a one time thing--if it were every week, it would not work, and we understand when the usual crew is not available (and of course, we have no way of knowing who else they might have asked.)
- September 9, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
follow up...I guess now my last sentence has been answered, they tried!
- September 9, 2008 at 2:14 PM
- Wisconsin Steve said...
Humpy Wheeler might make a good third panelist for next year, if he were willing to do it.
- September 9, 2008 at 3:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
I thought MM did a nice job. Would rather have seen Schrader because well, I just miss him!
The Humpy segment was fun and I'm looking forward to the next one.
I loved the Kenny Irwin segment. Since I didn't start paying attention to NASCAR until 2000, I didn't know anything about him. It's a shame his foundation doesn't receive the same attention as VJGC. I hope Speedway Charities donates to the camp Kenny's folks set up in his memory.
- September 9, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- Brian said...
I got to disagree a ton with you on this one JD. I thought McDowell was a breath of fresh air and he did a great job. I really think you're wrong on this one. I really do.
- September 9, 2008 at 4:43 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Never said a bad word about McDowell. He seems to be a nice guy and is well-spoken.
The show is the thing. It needed a lot more, especially on this key Monday.
- September 9, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes the show definitely needs 3 panelists! In this off season I'll be checking out my 2K3 tapes of the show! I wish I had kept some of the 2K2 ones! Mikey playing with his chair, Mikey being late because he was finishing up his laps at Bristol & "sneaking" in...classic! And the one when Jamie was on before we knew how serious Sterling's injury was and Mikey kept calling him "Scott".
Just to clarify Michael = McDowell...I always call Mikey = Mikey :). I meant to do that and was typing between calls and didn't think about it.
- September 9, 2008 at 8:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
I liked 'Twin' last night. Sure is nice seeing Mikey (or 'EmDub')enthusiastic (as he has been all season) rather than on last year's suicide watch. McDowell did a decent job-this was the first time I saw him for more than a 5 second sound bite. He has a streak of goofy, youthful enthusiasm about him. Hope Mikey can find some way to keep him @ MW racing. Twin has improved 9000% from the beginning of the year-It is apparent thet Speed is listening. It really started to hit its stride when they finally went to reveiw/preview.(the Mikey/Chad odd couple pairing really helped also) Sorry that not everybody who watches is a Mikey fan-I became a Mikey fan because of the old 'IWC'days and still remain a fan.
- September 9, 2008 at 9:38 PM
- Sophia said...
I hear about all these driver foundations. I had no idea the camp honoring Kenny Irwin was within a couple hours of here.
SAD it never gets any publicity that I've ever heard.
And to the person who was CLUELESS anon about the "Smiling comment" it was AFTER the little, well done tribute to KI. Mikey was very somber, with a sad smile as he remembered this young man. and McDowell had the same huge smile on his face he always seems to have..genuine or not.... I noticed Steve Byrnes was not all SMILES either as he spoke with Michael M. Just differences of handling situations.
Maybe the guy smiles all the time but there is discernment for different situations as well.
I seem to remember a national news reporter who smiled her pretty smile through some of the most sad, tragic stories on the news. She didn't last very long either as a news anchor. Just weird. She'd be delivering happy news with the SAME smile??? You gotta learn the body language vibe for tv...but whatever.
I made my point clear about the oddly timed "smile".
I know how to honor a dead person with grace, dignity and even humor...done in proper cadence. To each his own.
I do hope TWIN can find fun bits for us to watch BESIDES the CHASE. I missed the Truck race and would've LOVED TO HAVE SEEN highlights and clips of Hornaday. Hopefully this was a slip of the producers and not a new trend for TWIN.
I like a mention of the NW and Truck series. Especially since most of us are burned out on the CHASE format and it's just begun. ;-o
- September 9, 2008 at 9:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
"I know how to honor a dead person with grace, dignity and even humor...done in proper cadence. To each his own."
And that is the problem. Who decides what is 'proper'? Miss Manners? Most of us seem to think Michael's 'that's what NASCAR is about' smile was appropriate. Smiling at kids playing...I think most of us are on board with that...too many people are caught up in 'proper' for my taste...for the sake of appearances, not true feelings. Remembering Kenny brings a smile to my face too. Nice young man.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
The only reason to tune in is to see how Chads thought process works. He is the best in the business...bar none, for many years. If they could put some rigging tape over MW's mouth, that would even be better.
- September 9, 2008 at 11:24 PM
- Anne M said...
I absolutely agree with you, JD. This was a really disappointing episode. Michael M seems very pleasant, but he didn't have a lot of information to share, and he and Michael W don't exactly have on-screen electricity. I see from your comments that the producers tried to find another person to fill in, but they need to cast a wider net. Or keep Schrader locked in the basement for emergencies...
Regarding your headline, I had hoped you were going to answer the question I've been asking since Sunday! Where was Chad all weekend? Normally, they show him on camera a lot during the race. Probably more than most people enjoy, but I like it since I'm a fan. So now I'm spoiled. This weekend, the ESPN cameras didn't cut to him even once during the race, which is not only unusual but astonishing since he WON it. No post-race interview. No interview on "Victory Lane". Was I watching the wrong channels? And did that car build itself? :)
- September 10, 2008 at 12:04 AM
- Tracy said...
Am finally home, got to sit down and watch everything on Tivo. I liked MM - he's eloquent and amazingly polished. Give him some time, he'll really have a TV personality. TWIN was good for me.
No complaints here. Now about NN - it jumped around like a jackrabbit. Did a LOT of fastforwarding.
- September 10, 2008 at 1:47 PM
- Regina Ellison said...
To be honest, When I tune in and Chad is not on the show that night I immediately change the channel. Biffle isn't funny at all. At the same time I'm all for Chad doing all the testing he needs to get the car right and I know he will. That's one of the reasons I like him so well. He is extremely dedicated and hard work pays off.
- September 11, 2008 at 12:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for editing the article to remove the acusation that MM was on the show because "that is what MW wanted."
I will take that action as an apology for bad judgement on your part.
- September 11, 2008 at 9:16 AM


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