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Mach 404 Loader
by Bill Mills
September 2001
Before the product had appeared at major tournaments, the internet was abuzz with questions and speculations about the Mach 404 loader from Zap Paintballs. It appeared in advertising in the summer of 2001, and made its debut at the International Amateur Open. The loader was introduced by Aldo Perrone. Perrone founded Brass Eagle, producing the Nightmare, Cobra, Barracuda, and original Stingray paintguns before selling the company to Daisy Airguns.
What is substantially different about the Mach 404, compared to other agitating loaders is the way it unjams the balls. "Shaken, not stirred" is the line used in the ad copy.
The Mach 404 has a very traditional loader shape, though the compartments for its single 9 volt battery and electronics are on the front side of the feed neck, rather than the back. The lower half is wider than the top, with a pair of rails on the side, demarking the edge between the upper and lower portions. The edges, and front and back are all graced with smooth curves, and the interior is capable of holding 230 paintballs, though feeding is not consistant of packed to capacity. 210 is a more realistic "working" capacity.
The battery is installed from the front. There are no markings for battery polarity, so the player must remember that the negative terminal is aligned with the right side of the loader (or the left if looking at it from the front.)
In the center of the loader, suspended from its ceiling is a pendulum on a flexible but stiff mount. Extending from the bottom of the pendulum are three flexible fingers that are positioned in a ring above the opening to the feed neck.
Inside the pendulum is an electric motor with an off-center weight. When the motor spins, it causes the pendulum to vibrate, or wobble on its mount. When it is surrounded by paintballs they are moved and bounced around so that they do not jam. Balls fall between the fingers of the pendulum and into the feed neck.
While it may be accurate to describe the Mach 404 as using vibration, the reality is that the pendulum moves quickly and far enough with its swing to adequately agitate the paintballs for proper feeding. Where it seems to have trouble is with the last few (3 or 4) paintballs in the hopper. The agitation is strong enough that they often bounce to one end of the hopper before settling down to the feed neck.
Rather than using an optical sensor in the neck, the Mach 404 again turns to vibration. The control circuitry, located just forward of the feed neck is activated by a downward facing slide switch. A green LED indicates that the Mach 404 is turned on, and the agitator pendulum will run for about 2 seconds when it is first powered up. The LED is visible through the translucent smoke colored loader body.
Each time the paintgun is fired, vibration from the paintgun is carried to the loader and to a sensor on the control circuit and the motor is activated again for another two seconds. In this sense, it is akin to Intellifeed, agitating with each shot, rather than only during jams, but without wires to the paintgun. The circuitry is sensitive enough that closing the lid, or lightly tapping a pencil on the loader body will activate it.
The motor inside the agitating pendulum spins faster when the shock received by the sensor is stronger. The rational behind this is that it will agitate more agressively when needed more. Unfortunately, paintguns do not recoil significantly more when they fire without a paintball in the barrel. The real world translation of this is that if the loader jams, tapping hard on its lid will activate the motor at full strength. Fortunately through testing, no jams occured.
The vibration of the loader in operation can be felt in the paintgun, but is not significant enough to throw off one's aim.
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I read somewhere that on the newer bikes like mine, there is no sliding motion in the drive line, and that therefore, because there is no sliding motion, there is no need to drop the rear drive periodically to lube the splines where the drive shaft goes into the final drive. Am I correct in that understanding? Certainly, I don't see drive shaft spline lubing mentioned as a maintenance item in the 6th edition BMW repair DVD that I have for my bike. And I've never seen it mentioned on any work orders from the two dealers who have worked on my bike since it was new (the bike has 46,000 km on it and it is still under warranty).
I know these splines were lubed as part of the re-assembly procedure on the earlier models, because the rear drive had to be dropped to drain the rear drive oil. But since my bike doesn't require the final drive to be dropped in order to change the oil in the rear wheel final drive, is it specified\necessary to drop it anyway, just to lube the splines??
A related question...has BMW issued have some Service Bulletin or something that calls for periodic drive shaft spline lubing, that they didn't bother mentioning in their repair DVD? (After a while, I am starting to get nervous that the BMW repair DVD isn't all inclusive, and can't be relied upon by do-it-yourselfers, to be aware of all the maintenance requirements).
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Cop killer's dad takes plea deal in case over Pa. cop's death
The father of a man who gunned down a deputy sheriff pleaded no contest to a felony charge that he helped his suicidal son acquire a firearm in violation of the law
By Riley Yates
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BERKS COUNTY, Pa. — The father of a 25-year-old man who gunned down a Berks County deputy sheriff pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony charge that he helped his suicidal son acquire a firearm in violation of the law.
Maurice L. Connor, 72, entered the plea after half a day of testimony before a jury in Northampton County. His weapons trial was moved to the courthouse in Easton because residents of Berks County had proven too familiar with the 2011 shootout in which Deputy Sheriff Kyle D. Pagerly was killed with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Pagerly, a K-9 officer, was slain that night during a gun battle with Connor's son, Matthew, in the woods behind the family's house in Albany Township near Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Matthew Connor was also killed when police returned fire.
Berks County Assistant District Attorney Matthew Thren said that earlier that month, Maurice Connor had given his son one of the two guns he was armed with — a .32-caliber pistol that was found in Matthew Connor's pocket. The son was prohibited from having firearms because of a felony burglary conviction while a juvenile, Thren said.
Maurice Connor's plea agreement was to a charge of providing a firearm to a felon. By not contesting the allegation, he acknowledged that prosecutors could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt; it will be treated the same as a guilty plea when the defendant is sentenced May 5 in Reading.
Connor faces up to seven years in prison and guidelines that recommend from probation to nine months in jail at minimum.
Under the plea bargain, prosecutors withdrew five other firearms charges. Defense attorney Eric Winter said that while his client may have been acquitted of the other counts if the trial had proceeded, he believes Connor would have been found guilty of the charge contained in the plea.
At trial, prosecutors had been barred from mentioning Pagerly's death, with Thren telling jurors Wednesday morning only that police responded to the Connor home June 29, 2011, for the purpose of arresting Matthew Connor.
Pagerly was part of a task force of county, state and federal officers who responded after an earlier incident in which Matthew Connor fired shots toward his father, sister, girlfriend and a family friend, police said.
When authorities arrived, Matthew Connor — dressed in full camouflage, including a mask and gloves — ran into the woods before the fatal shootout occurred. He was armed with two knives, the two guns and large-capacity magazines.
Another man — Jared D. Engleman, 28, of Perry Township — also faces firearms charges for allegedly buying Matthew Connor the AK-47 he used to kill Pagerly. Engleman is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in Easton.
The venue was moved after attempts to try the men in Berks County Court resulted in mistrials in October, according to court records. York County Senior Judge John Uhler is presiding after the Berks County bench recused itself from the cases.
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- Peg of the denar to the euro
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- Significant indebtedness of private sector (93% of GDP at end of 2014)
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- Tensions between the Slavic majority and the Albanian minority
- Negotiations to join the EU and NATO linked to dispute with Greece over the name of the country
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Economic activity decelerated in 2016, under the effect of political instability which affected investors. Although reliant on political stabilisation, growth should increase in 2017. Its main driver should be public investment. In fact, it should register an upturn, due to road infrastructure projects. Thus, the industrial and construction sectors should benefit from this dynamic. Furthermore, the farming sector should recover from flooding of the summer 2016.
Private consumption should retain its dynamism. It should be favoured by the rise in employment, even though the subsidised public jobs programmes could experience a slight downturn after the recent early elections. Furthermore, inflation should rise slightly, in line with the moderate rise in commodities. In addition, corporate investment, particularly from foreign firms, will remain dependent on the normalisation of the political situation.
Finally, exports of car components (cables, electronic circuits), chemical products, plastics, textiles and clothing, construction materials, food grade glass, will feel the benefits of moderate growth in Europe. As imports will rise at the same time because of stronger domestic demand for equipment goods, the contribution from trade to growth should remain fairly weak.
Improvement in public and external accounts
In 2016, the government had to revise public expenditure upwards, because of the floods. Although fiscal consolidation is looming in 2017, the budget balance should remain in deficit. Revenues are burdened by tax evasion, the scale of the informal economy and a unique income and corporation tax rate of 10%. On top of this, with the aim of attracting in and retaining foreign investment, these investors are offered 10-year tax exemptions and free access to public services. 80% of public expenditure is for wages, pensions, social security transfers and debt interest and therefore offer little flexibility. The recurring deficit and loans contracted by nationalised companies for the construction of infrastructures are at the origin of the high and growing level of indebtedness, and mainly denominated in euros. Nevertheless, the government is committed to complying, as of the beginning of 2017, with extremely ambitious deficit and indebtedness ceilings of 3% and 60% respectively. However, the budget target seems difficult to achieve.
Although structurally in deficit, the trade balance should improve. Exports by foreign-owned companies located in the country should increase due to the consolidation of their production capacities and the upturn in demand from the eurozone, providing a counterweight to the rise in the value of imports (rise in the energy bill). Expatriate workers' remittances, the balance of services surplus and, to a lesser extent, spending by visitors from Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia cover in part the trade deficit. Overall, the current account deficit should diminish in 2017.
A disturbed political context that may put off investors
Macedonia has been undergoing political instability since spring 2015, following the broadcasting of audio recordings involving members of the previous government coalition in corruption and election fixing, and demonstrations by the Albanian community, during which 22 people died. The United States and the European Union reacted quickly. A settlement was agreed in July 2015, including the appointment of a special prosecutor with a team and responsibility for investigating the recordings, the ending of the parliamentary boycott by the opposition and the holding of early elections. These took place in December 2016, but could not resolve the political crisis. Indeed, the Christian-Democratic party VRMO-DPMNE (in power since 2006) won the poll with a narrow margin, but failed to form a government, as they lacked of a coalition due to the retraction of their traditional Albanian ally, the DUI. The opposition, made up of the Social Democrats of the SDSM, who ranked second in the elections, obtained the support of the Albanian parties, and managed to form a majority coalition. However, the President has refused to mandate them to form a government (March 2017), on the ground that the backing from Albanian parties has been gained in exchange of officially acknowledging Albanian as the second language. Furthermore, the country will remain confronted with a number of challenges, including the migratory crisis, the increasing ethnic polarisation in the society and the process of joining the European Union and NATO. Athens refuses to accept its neighbour being called Macedonia, a name that is also that of a Greek region. This situation is leading to caution among investors. Whilst within the Industrial and Technology Development Zones (duty-free areas), foreign companies enjoy significant fiscal benefits and low labour costs, they are faced with a shortage of skilled labour, inadequate infrastructures, insufficient resources allocated to R&D, the slowness of internal payments and of the legal system, as well as corruption. The businesses of foreign companies, the origin of the majority of exports, hardly benefit to local entrepreneurial fabric which remains relatively underdeveloped.
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Members of Board of Regents, President Milliken to attend Gudmundsen Lab open house in SandhillsSix members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and NU President James B. Milliken will attend the 9th annual open house at UNL's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory near Whitman, Neb., on August 27. The annual event attracts more than 300 farmers and ranchers who attend presentations and demonstrations on cattle and natural resource management. Activities are held at the Wagonhammer Education Center.
Milliken will speak at the morning session on the university's role in state economic development and its support of research and outreach in agriculture and natural resources. Regents attending are Board Chair Chuck Hassebrook (Dist. 3), Chuck Wilson (Dist. 1), Bob Whitehouse (Dist. 4), Jim McClurg (Dist. 5), Kent Schroeder (Dist. 6) and Robert Phares (Dist. 7).
"The Gudmundsen Lab was created 27 years ago as a center for the study of one of the most diverse eco-systems in the world," Milliken said. "Research that has been conducted there has had a significant impact on the productivity and profitability of Nebraska farmers and ranchers, but it also has global importance in areas such as drought mitigation and environmental sustainability."
Gudmundsen, formerly known as the Rafter C Ranch, is located in the heart of the Sandhills, and covers parts of Cherry, Grant and Hooker Counties. It was donated by Elmer "Pete" and Abbie Gudmundsen to the NU Foundation in 1978 with the desired purpose "to improve, advance and support agriculture in the state of Nebraska in ways that have relevance to the Sandhills area of the state through added research, improved teaching and continuing education and service to the agricultural industry."
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Just got a new laptop with Windows 7 on it. :/ Of course it is on its way to dual-boot gentoo :)
Anyway, I cannot not find the "Device Manager" via the Control Panel, even if I change the view to the classic "small icons". However, I can get it via CLI "devmgmt.msc". If I use the Start menu search, it is listed under Control Panel. It also shows up if I use the Control Panel search. Just it does not appear in that hierarchy otherwise.
Is this some kind of security or dummy proofing thing? I don't want to "not see" other stuff for the same reason. I want like, the highest riskiest shoot your foot category, equivalent to linux root.
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WASHINGTON—A panel of three housing finance executives and one regulator expressed strong confidence the 30-year, fixed rate mortgage will remain a key element of the U.S. housing finance market.
The panel, speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention included Carol Galante, assistant secretary for housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Michael Heid, president of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; William McCue, president and owner of McCue Mortgage, a housing finance company headquartered in New Britain, Conn.; and, Thomas Wind, executive vice president at Everbank, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based institution.
Panel members observed that long term, fixed-rate loans remain not only the most popular with consumers, but are among the only loans that will meet new mortgage regulations.
"I can't even imagine the 30-year, fixed rate loan going away," Heid said. "It plays that central a role and there is nothing on hand to replace it."
McCue added the prediction that, eventually, the 30-year, fixed rate mortgage will become the only readily available housing finance loan.
"We also cannot underestimate the value of certainty for consumers," McCue added. "Even if no one really plans to remain in their homes for 30 years, consumers like having a fixed mortgage payment they can plan and budget around."
Galante acknowledged that housing finance regulations favor the longer term loans, saying they provide market affordability.
McCue expressed some frustration with the topic of restructuring the government's role in housing finance, saying it's unclear what the government role actually is.
"The topic suggests we have a housing policy, when the one thing we really don't have is a housing policy," McCue said. Continuing to manage from crisis left over from the housing meltdown is not the same thing as having a policy, he contended.
McCue reminded the panel that his father founded his company in 1949, when the U.S. had a policy of helping World War II veterans buy homes, with an understanding of what that meant for families, communities and the economy as a whole.
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Head agreed and added that FHA, as well as the Federal Housing Finance Board and Fannie and Freddie themselves, should not be paralyzed by failed housing finance reform.
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I'm getting close to putting a WFO on my patio, but still confused about fire codes. I live in Colorado Springs and had to evacuate this summer when the Waldo Canyon wildfire got extremely close to my home. Needless to say, I'm hyper-sensitive to this issue. I've read some threads with good info, but just trying to nail down specifics.I spoke with the deputy Fire Marshal and he said they go by the ICC international fire code. He was only aware of a ten foot restriction and said that the oven could not be within ten feet of a structure. I've read posts that indicate the oven can be within ten feet as long as the chimney cap is two feet higher than any structure within ten feet.As I understand it, since my oven will not be attached to my house, no permit is required and building code does not apply. Therefore, I assume, only fire code applies. It appears to me that the "two feet higher than any structure within ten feet" rule comes from building code, not fire code since the fire marshal was unaware of this restriction, and since my oven is not attached, it does not apply.I've tried to find the portion ICC fire code that deals with the subject, but no success.Bottom line is that I'd like to build my WFO within ten feet of my home, I am willing to put up a chimney that exceeds the roof line by two feet, but only if that does not violate ICC fire code. Can anyone point me to the portion of ICC code or somewhere else that addresses the subject?Thanks,Bob
I don't know why people want to bring drama upon themselves. While you are "trying to do what's right" you attract attention of the "know not alls" Stay low key, build your rig and call your insurance company to add it to your policy "if required". You just might be surprised with what you can get away with (all legal and insured) if ya refrain from trying so hard.
Not sure what the "drama" comment is about. As I mentioned, we had a major wildfire this summer and I saw 346 homes burn; mine was close. I will have many eyes upon any smoke emanating from my back yard. I want to do everything I can to be safe and legal while enjoying marvelous pizza at home.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, February 9, 2013, 5:55 PM
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Palo Alto seeks grant funds to revamp transit center
Original post made on Feb 10, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, February 9, 2013, 5:55 PM
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2013 at 8:41 am
I really wish they would start by revamping transit in the City first.
Getting the shuttle expanded so that it benefits the whole of the city and charging a small fare to do so. Getting the shuttle to serve Caltrain by using the station(s) as the terminus where buses get passengers to the station before the train arrives and waits until the train has emptied of passengers who can get on the shuttle makes a lot of sense.
Transit has to be intelligent. What we've got now is not intelligent or user friendly.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2013 at 9:45 am
Another good move to get people using transit would be to make Caltrain and BART parking lots free after 3.00 pm to encourage public transit for Sharks/Giants games, theater, concerts, etc. Promoting transit for evening events would actually make it safer for those using the systems as there would be more people about.
a resident of College Terrace
on Feb 10, 2013 at 10:54 am
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:13 am
Look at the SIZE of the PARKING in this "transit center." Web Link
It's designed to be part of the mammouth Arillaga project which hasn't even gotten past preliminary discussions.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:20 am
Use that money to fix the mess around Town & Country,
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:22 am
I hope the transit center isn't getting the cart before the horse....The extremely over sized proposed project at 27 University must be down sized and coordinated with the transit area. Let's get that issue right first!
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:45 am
Grant dollars - the large parking lot shown already exists, its the Stanford Mall lot. The two smaller ones on either side of University are new.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:52 am
See Figure 6, page 12. Web Link
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 11, 2013 at 12:14 pm
On behalf of the Magical Bridge and its many community supporters, we THANK the City for including this project as a possible recipient.
With no fully ADA-compliant parks in our town, an enthusiastic volunteer board has been working on designing an innovative park for families of all abilities to enjoy. Parents who use wheelchairs, children with autism, grandparents with walkers are just some of the many who have been overlooked in our parks over the years. We have a magical design, almost $1 million raised and could really use this additional amount from the City to make our park a reality. Please join our vision!
a resident of Barron Park
on Feb 11, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Many people ask for Palo Alto - us taxpayers - to fund their pet projects. No one seems aware that Palo Alto has a limited General Fund and more than $400M in its backlog to repair and upgrade existing facilities. When grant money is mentioned, people get starry-eyed as though this is free money. It is not because it comes from taxes we citizens pay.
After new projects are built, they require maintenance which adds to the backlog and costs more of our limited funds. To solve this, the City will fall back on a tried and true solution - tax the residents to make up the shortfall. Have you looked at your utility bill lately?
a resident of Community Center
on Feb 11, 2013 at 9:01 pm
"A project estimated to cost up to $15 million. The city is requesting $10 million for the project, with the city footing the rest of the bill"
I'll bet the final project will cost over 20 millions, and the residents footing the rest of the bill.. It's not unusual!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:55 pm
While the opportunity to apply for and receive funding from other sources, I hope the city staff have learned an important lesson about constraints that often go with "free money".
Right now, the city is planning a full EIR and cost benefit analysis in order to better understand the implications of replacing a new bridge over the creek at Newell Road. If the city accepts a Caltrans grant, the size and scope of the bridge may be part of the package. In other words, "hello city. You have applied for and received this grant for replacing a 100 year old bridge. You may think you have the control over how the bridge is designed or whether it fits into your neighborhood, but you are wrong. If you take our money, you have to follow our rules and build a bridge out of scale for the community."
There is no free lunch. Please review all constraints and share them with the public BEFORE accepting ANY grant money so the citizens of Palo Alto can weigh in on the trade offs.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Feb 12, 2013 at 4:34 pm
This was a PROPOSAL. Visit the video taped meeting to see what they DECIDED.
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Any ideas what this spider might be?
Hi NatureNinja,
It's a Zygiella species, or missing sector orb weaver. Except this one must be quite young as it seems to have built a fairly complete web. Usually, 2 sectors are missing the concentric strands.
Regards, Mark.
Presence or absence of the missing sectors is influenced by the angle at which the spider approaches the web. In a window frame the angle is very shallow - so the spider is likely to brush up against the web as it approaches it. In this case the sectors are likely to be missing. But in a bush the angle is much greater and the sectors are more likely to be complete. Hope that makes sense.
Fascinating, thanks Jaguarondi.
Thank you Mark and Jaguarondi, really helpful thanks.


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What will be the size of the rink at Worlds in LA: NHL or olympic ?
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Recent history shows Marlins certainly still in it
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Marlins president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest referred to it as the "Rockie-Cardinal Effect."
Those two squads overcame seemingly long odds to not only win the National League Wild Card, but eventually advance to the World Series.
The Marlins certainly have an uphill climb to get into contention, but the organization is staying the course, seeing if the team can make up ground in a hurry.
"Teams have so much invested, and they want to have their fanbase to have hope," Beinfest said. "Sure enough, the Cardinals were [8 1/2] games out of the Wild Card last year, and they win it all.
"The Rockies thing is well documented."
After losing, 5-1, to the Nationals on Friday night, the Marlins fell to seven off the Wild Card pace.
But in 2011, the Cardinals were 8 1/2 games back in the Wild Card chase on Sept. 1.
Of course, St. Louis went on to win it all.
The 2007 Rockies were behind by 6 1/2 games on Sept. 1. They had a string of winning 21 of 22 in September, and made it to the World Series, where they were swept by the Red Sox.
With the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaching, the Marlins appear to be willing to let the season play out.
"It seems to be a trend in the game: Forget about the second Wild Card, that teams are hanging in there a little longer, and waiting for their teams to get hot," Beinfest said. "Unless they really have conviction that, 'Hey, it's not our year, we need to move some pieces.'"
The Marlins feel they have the talent to contend. It's just a matter of doing it.
"We'd like to think that we have the pieces here, although it hasn't happened so far," Beinfest said. "We have a bunch of guys who are well below their career averages. Which you can say, 'OK, there is plenty of room for improvement.' But every day we keep waiting for that to happen."
Marlins opt to delay Mujica's return a day or two
MIAMI -- Edward Mujica may be a fast healer, but the Marlins want the right-hander to wait at least another day or two before activating him from the disabled list.
The Marlins right-hander sustained a fractured right pinky toe on June 29, and the team initially planned on reinstating him on Sunday, his first day eligible to rejoin the team.
Before the Marlins beat the Nationals, 2-1, on Saturday night, manager Ozzie Guillen said: "Right now, we have to make a tough decision, with the front office, with our pitching coach [Randy St. Claire], and figure out what we need the most for the next series to come. We're going to figure out their lineups, and go from there."
But after beating Washington, Guillen said Mujica will throw in another rehab-assignment game at Class A Jupiter on Sunday.
The Marlins recalled lefty Wade LeBlanc when Mujica was placed on the disabled list.
Mujica was injured on a comeback shot off the bat of Philadelphia's Placido Polanco. Recently, he was cleared to see game action, and he threw one inning for Jupiter on Friday.
"It feels good," Mujica said. "I didn't have any plays where I had to run to first, but I ran to the mound, and it felt good."
In 35 games with the Marlins, Mujica is 0-3 with a 4.46 ERA. He's been used mostly in the eighth inning, and he has two saves.
LoMo, Marlins shave heads for charity
MIAMI -- Marlins players and employees reached out for a good cause on Saturday afternoon.
To support the "Bald, Brave, Beautiful Project" at Miami Children's Hospital, the Marlins offered the gift of hair.
Team president David Samson, left fielder Logan Morrison and a number of his teammates, and front-office personnel had their hair cut outside Marlins Park before the team faced the Nationals on Saturday night.
"Logan and I were talking about this," Samson said. "We were talking about all the kids in Miami Children's Hospital who don't have a choice to wear their hair like this. We all have a choice, and we're lucky.
"We decided to show some unity and raise some money. Any time you can raise some money, we'll do anything."
Morrison lost his father, Tom, to cancer in 2010, and he remains active raising awareness for those less fortunate.
"I think any time you can do something as small as this to help kids out, who are going through what they're going through, it's the least we can do," Morrison said.
A number of players, including Justin Ruggiano, Heath Bell, Steve Cishek, Chad Gaudin, Greg Dobbs and Scott Cousins, had their hair cut right on the West Plaza outside the ballpark.
Hitting coach Eduardo Perez also took part.
"So many people are doing this," Samson said. "So many front-office people and players, and there are some 50, 60 kids here who are saying, 'Wow, you really care about us this much, to not just raise money but to look like we look.' So it was an easy decision to do."
Worth noting
Reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo on Saturday was promoted to Triple-A New Orleans after the right-hander pitched in two games at Class A Jupiter. The advancement was expected at some point, as the Marlins want Oviedo to face more experienced hitters before he is eligible to be activated on July 23. Oviedo threw 2 2/3 innings for the Hammerheads. The right-hander, formerly Leo Nunez, is winding down his eight-week suspension for playing with a false identity.
The Zephyrs on Saturday also added catcher Humberto Quintero, who was released by the Royals last week.
Logan Morrison didn't start on Saturday because the Nationals started left-hander Gio Gonzalez. Donovan Solano started in left field, and Morrison likely will be back in the lineup on Sunday when Washington goes with righty Stephan Strasburg.
Former Marlins pitcher Javier Vazquez was a guest of the club on Saturday, spending time with the team pregame. Vazquez maintains he isn't interested in pitching again in the big leagues. But he is considering pitching for Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico will be managed by former Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez. Joe Espada, Miami's third-base coach, will be the third-base coach for the Puerto Rican WBC team. Carlos Delgado, who played for the Marlins in 2005, will be the hitting coach on Rodriguez's staff.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A tireless songster, the Red-eyed Vireo is one of the most common summer residents of Eastern forests. These neat, olive-green and white songbirds have a crisp head pattern of gray, black, and white. Their brief but incessant songs—sometimes more than 20,000 per day by a single male—contribute to the characteristic sound of an Eastern forest in summer. When fall arrives, they head for the Amazon basin, fueled by a summer of plucking caterpillars from leaves in the treetops.
Red-eyed Vireos are large, chunky vireos with a long, angular head, thick neck, and a strong, long bill with a small but noticeable hook at the tip. The body is stocky and the tail fairly short.
Red-eyed Vireos are olive-green above and clean white below with a strong head pattern: a gray crown and white eyebrow stripe bordered above and below by blackish lines. The flanks and under the tail have a green-yellow wash. Adults have red eyes that appear dark from a distance; immatures have dark eyes.
They forage in deciduous canopies where they can be difficult to find among the green leaves. They move slowly and methodically, carefully scanning leaves above and below for their favored caterpillar prey. However, their habit of near-incessant singing in summer, even in the heat of midafternoon, helps draw attention to them.
Large expanses of deciduous forest, particularly deciduous trees with large leaves (such as maples), typify Red-eyed Vireo habitat during the breeding season. On migration, look for them in nearly any type of forest, woodland, or woodlot (particularly in deciduous stands). It is often the commonest of vireo migrants.
Warbling Vireo has a less angular shape than Red-eyed Vireo, with a rounder head and shorter bill. It also has a much less striking head pattern—the soft gray crown doesn't contrast strongly with the off-white eyebrow stripe, and it doesn't have the Red-eyed Vireo's blackish head stripes. Warbling Vireo also has gray, not green, upperparts and often lacks much yellow coloration below. Philadelphia Vireo is also smaller and less angular than Red-eyed Vireo with a shorter bill, and it is usually much yellower below. Even Philadelphias that don't show much yellow still have the strongest color on the breast, where Red-eyed is always white. Black-whiskered Vireos live in mangroves of southern Florida. They are very similar to Red-eyed Vireo, but the bill is even larger, and it has a strong lateral throat stripe that Red-eyed lacks. Tennessee Warbler has a similar color pattern but is smaller and slimmer, with a short, thin, pointed bill. Tennessee Warblers move more quickly and incessantly than Red-eyed Vireos.
Red-eyed Vireos are very common in Eastern forests during summer. They can be hard to see in the treetops, particularly after the trees leaf out, but this is one bird that really highlights the value of learning bird songs. Their short, rising-and-falling song is fairly easy to recognize and the birds give it almost all day long, including during the mid-afternoon doldrums when few other species are singing. Learning this song helps in two ways: it makes it easier to find the species, and it gives you a familiar song against which to compare other songs and perhaps find additional species. On migration, look for the species in nearly any patch of trees. On the species' South American winter range, it retains its fondness for forest canopy and trees with large leaves.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by stringertom, Sep 11, 2012.
Just win baby
Being a bills fan I'm obligated to hate the Pats and even I can say they got hosed in that game on those calls.
Though I was hoping for some way for both teams to lose. I can't stand Ray Lewis, man should be in jail. Plax hilariously shoots himself in the leg and gets 2 years while Ray gets nothing.
Anyone watch the NFL's best front line and that defensive battle Sunday? Two TDs in 18 seconds?
DirtyBirds looking tough! If they gain home-field advantage in the NFC and can rid themselves of the one-and-done syndrome, they'll mosey down to Nawlins for the Big Game. I'd like that for Tony G., a great player and person!
Ok. I must admit this MNF game is one of the worst called games I've ever seen.
It felt like Tim Donaghy somehow found his way out of prison and ref'd the game tonight...
Seriously how much ****ing money did they get paid to call that a touchdown?
I'm not watching anymore NFL football until these replacement officials are gone. This is ****ing ********
You were saying?
^^^MNF ref debacle will be the tipping point...regular zebras will call Week 4 or Goodell needs to look for a new job to ***k up at.
Tie goes to the offensive player...that was SOOO not a tie!
Silence is Golden, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_1G_ghE8yY
Just Win, Baby!
I actually went to bed around the 2 minute mark assuming the game was over so I didn't see that controversial hail mary.
Seeing it on that video, it doesn't look that bad. The push off could or could not have been called. Those PI calls are rarely called on hail marys. Tie goes to the receiver.
But, there were a lot of phantom PI calls in that game in general on both sides.
It wasn't a tie. Tate didn't get a hand on the ball until after Jennings came down with it... And even then he only got 1 hand on the ball while Jennings had it pinned against his chest.
Not sure how anyone could be that stupid...
Even one official called it a touchback while the other moron called it a touchdown...
That was NOT a tie though. GB guy had the ball firmly against his chest, Tate basically had one arm on it. One ref called an INT, the other called a TD. Just a joke.
I wasnt aware of the rule that says you have to have both arms on the ball to posees or catch it. The left arm of Tate is pretty close the catching it at the same time. In real time its hard to see where the left hand is but to me it appears that he is cupping it.
Jennings needs to knock it down and this aint an issue.
They both signaled TD then the other guy waved the arms to signafy time was over. I dont think that call is as bad as everybody makes it seem.
I know you have to be too cool for school as always, but comeon man, that was a god awful call.
Derrick Mason, former pro bowl WR here in nashville was on radio this morning and insisted the correct call was made by the refs so all the experts on their couches who want to rip the refs maybe wrong for once. He also said the announcers continual fanning the flames with every close call NEVER did that with the regular refs so it just appears these are missing more calls. He said older refs blew just as many calls and that ESPN and sports talk radio are blowing this out of proportion to rile up the fans so their tv and radio rating go up.
Did you see the Super Bowl between the Seahawks and Steelers? That was supposedly the BEST crew of refs in the NFL and they totally controlled that game and made sure of the outcome. There are so many examples of games the regular refs screwed over teams with missed calls where it was a lot easier call than this Hail Mary was.
JBF that pic you have is after he ripped it away from Tate. When they both came down both guys hands were on the ball.
They made the correct call. One called a TD, the other a TB.
I was in a volleyball league match so didnt see the game, only the replays but I was just saying what Mason said. It was a very tough call and no one knows what the regular refs would have ruled.
It was one of the worse call in the history of the NFL
It was NOT a tie. Packer's Jennings clearly caught the ball and it should be ruled as an interception.
Anyone who believe the Seahawks won that game has no integrity to the sport.
I was watching it and didnt know the rule when both players catch it at the same time becuase I thought they caught it at the same time. That was my inital reaction while watching it live. The replay didnt do anything to make me think otherwise.
I honestly saw Tate's one hadn touch the ball at the same time as Jennings 2. I think it was close enough to simultaneous if there is nothign stating that if one guy has 2 hand on it and the other guy has one then the guy with 2 hands overules. When both players feet touch the ground tate has as much control with his one arm as Jennings does his two. Now if two hands oberule one hand then yes the refs blew it.
Since I have never seen anything like that happen ever and I dont think I will again. I also will wager the next Hail Mary that Jennings defends he will knock it down instaed of catching it.
Also the refs can only review if the ball was caught not who caught it. Thats the NFLs rule not the somehting the replacements missed.
ah the "real" refs are back.
Just in time to again coddle Brady boy against the Bills this weekend... ugh
Also, can't believe we cut Brian Moorman...
DerrickMason called it correctly.
You guys who don't think so didn't play organized football.
I was a reciever for 3 years in high school. Anytime both the DB and the reciever landed with hands on the ball, the offense get's the call and the ball.
That is the rule, has been since 1964, when I started JV's in 10th grade.
Plays like that have happenned all thru the years, always favoring the offensive player.
DB should have wrestle the ball AWAY from the reciever, to get his interception.
I just found it odd how fast the media jumped all over that particular play, when there have been plenty in that game and others that were easily noticed to be terribly wrong. In real time the catch itself (after the blatant PI) was fast and bang bang. The fact that Tate had his hand on it the whole time while he was landing makes it too cloase to be so terrible of a call to get the atention that was warranted.
How would they (media) have reacted had it been rogers throwin the mary and a packer doing what tate did. It would have probably been a heads up great play by the WR for knowing that contact is never called and contrioling the ball with one hand to ensure the simultaneous possesion. The media poops on seattle miserbaly all the time, and they think Carroll is a weasel coach (which he sorta is) and dont want to give him any credit.
The receiver had ONE HAND on the ball, if that, while the DB had two hands. And I've already posted that the NFL rule is that both guys have to have both hands on it for it to be a simultaneous catch, in which case yes, the receiver would get possession. But that wasn't the case here.
Stop trying to change the narrative here. The media has been pointing out the **** poor calls all season, that was just the breaking point. Again, one ref ruled it INT while the other ruled it TD. Even after review they got the call wrong. Period. And don't forget the no-call on the blatant PI by Tate.
Good point, JBfan....
But is still don't believe they will ever inforce a rule that is counter to high school and college play, and nowadaze, lots of recievers regularly catch the ball with one hand, fending off the DB with the other hand. It's still a catch, one handed or two, and in that scrum, one hand was enough, regardless of the posted rule.
Pity, these refs will not cover next Monday's game.
There are some rules that are diff from HS/College - 2 feet in for TD/receptions vs 1 foot for College, Illegal Contact of the receivers after 5 yards, which isn't even a penalty in college.
To have possession, the WR or DB not only has to have possession of the ball but also have their feet on the ground. I know the Packer had possession of the ball first but he was in the air so if Tate got his hands around the ball with the Packer at the time their feet hit the ground, wouldnt that be a simulatneous reception? And therefore it would go go the offensive player by rule? Just asking because I cant ever think of a play like that where guys were in the air and then maybe both getting possession as they hit the ground.
I'm sure it happenned plenty of times.
I can only go by my high school experience, where the offensive player was favored, and we as LB's were taught to knock down the ball, rather than risk a double reception when it's a close call.
Almost every reciever in my high school regularly made one handed catches when fending off a DB who was trying to grab our jerseys or arms.
Am I wrong or isn't this new having only two teams on a bye in the first break in the 16-game schedule??? It was usually at least four teams sitting, IIRC.
I'm at work and not able to watch First Take but, apparently I've been reading Stephen A Smith is discussing how the picture below from some Charlotte paper is racist. Apparently, Hello Kitty is somehow offensive.
In other news I hope we saw this week that realistically the regular officials really aren't that much better if at all.
and once again. Same Old Bills.
Week 5 and there's only 3 unbeaten teams left, one of them playing tonight and a second also scheduled for primetime MNF. It's a good chance for everyone to see if either is for real.
I'm getting more convinced about Houston by the week. Wade Phillips has transformed their "D" into a nasty force to deal with. J.J. Watt is making Mario Williams easy to forget. This is great for their "O" because they can rely less on Schaub to AJ and maybe keep them from falling prone to their history of injuries. The two-headed RB threat also helps but Tate is a bit banged up so Foster might be busy Monday vs. my Jets, who are in a hopeless freefall after losing Revis and Holmes to the IR.
Tonight the least plugged of the three unbeatens gets to show their stuff. Arizona finished strong in '11 and Kolb has settled into a reliable QB in Whisenhut's system. He has good targets and a decent running game plus their "D" produces in the clutch. They used to travel badly and the Jones Dome is pretty hostile so I wouldn't bet the rent money on them tonight.
DirtyBirds go to DC to face RGIII a week after Cam scared them at home. I think they bounce back and make it 5-0 more easily. Too many weapons for the Skins to defend.
Game of the week doesn't make primetime...Peyton vs Brady. The loser will be 2-3 but probably within reach of the division lead. I think Manning will continue the rollercoaster ride he's on and come up on the short side.
Mario Williams. Disaster.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ams-again-blames-performance-on-wrist-injury/ <--Wrist Injury is the reason for performance.
Von Miller can relate.
Texan's fans warned us.
Down to two teams unbeaten...Arizona looked horrible on the road but the credit should go to Jeff Fisher for coaching his guys up. They will be tough at home the rest of the way.
Happy Turducken Everybody! Finally sitting back after too much food and watching the Texan/Lion rollercoaster, knowing full well it's just Act 1 in a 3-act play. Hope the other two are as tight as this baby was.
I miss John Madden, especially on Thanksgiving!
Alex Smith is the new Wally Pipp to Colin Kaepernick's Lou Gehrig walk on role. He is now backing up his premiere vs the Bears with a strong performance against the Saints. I knew he could run but he's got a nice arm too. 49er "D" just added a second pick six vs Brees.
Terribkle play by the ChArgers yestrday to allow a 4th and 29 conversion. They would have been right in the thick of the WC hunt.
About every NFC WC team lost yesterday, and the colts win gives them a good shot to get to playoffs in Lucks first year.
Chargers always find new ways to lose. Norv should've been fired years ago, and Rivers is regressing quickly.
I think Rivers needs a change of scenery. Tons of those little 3rd and 4 slant routes those guys just dropped in the 4th QTR and OT. You can tell Rivers is frustrated.
I think last week he was sacked with like 20 seconds left and just walked off the field, he didnt even try to run another play.
Maybe the Chargers owner is sticking with Norv so the team bottoms out and he can move them to LA.
I think it was the Pasadena City Council last week that OK'd an amendment to allow enough extra days of use for the Rose Bowl to be an NFL venue. Which team winds up there nobody knows. #2 TV market should generate billions!
San Diego has the easiest move. And no Lease on the stadium to break. I think the team has paid off the early 2000 renovations and can leave with no penalty.
Jacksonville never made sense when the made it an NFL city and it doesnt make sense now.
Those are the only two in my book that make sense. But with so much cash to be made somebopdy will move and the sooner the better for all parties related to NFL.
The Vikings are ready to go if the state/county plans don't get funded for a replacement to the Metrodome. I don't blame them...they have built Target Field for the Twins and a 50,000-seat on-campus field for the Golden Gophers and have put off the Vikes for SIX years! Their season-ticket base is one of the lowest figures in the league despite having a rich tradition and notable on-field success prior to '11. If the politicos don't cough up the dough, Ziggy will zag out West!
It would be the Ravens Bronws all over again.
Vikes leave to LA, Minny builds stadium. Jags come in assuming the vikes name. Then the Anehiem Burbank Beverly Hills Football Team of California wins the bowl while the the new Vikes (Jags) remain to be terrible.
I completely agree. I am a big Rivers fan, and at this point I am almost rooting against the Chargers so Norv will be fired. Or I hope that they trade Rivers soon.
Low-flying Eagles clawed by toothless Panthers for their seventh straight loss. LOL...14 months ago this was "The Dream Team"! Many changes ahead for this franchise before the '13 season.
Its pretty sad when the Phillies have won a game later than the eagles
LOL...even though they didn't get into postseason play!
Eagles last win.
Sept 30 against the giants even
Philles last win
Oct 1
Kinda sad
LA as a sports town is overrated. Sure they'll support when you're good but they won't turn up if you're bad. Jags, Chargers, Vikes, Raiders have to be good to succeed in LA, can't just turn up and expect people to go through LA traffic to watch a bad team.
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Offseason options 1
Toronto trade DeRozan + Lowry
Milwaukee trade Reddick + Ersan Ilyasova + Dalembart
Offseason options 2
Toronto trade Bargs
Phily trade Spencer Hawes
Let's pray we make to the lottery and grab Marcus Smart (future PG)
FA Signing: AA, Calderon, Lucas III, Carl Landry
Why Raps: We get a decent player in Ilyasova and two veterans in Reddick (sign and trade) and Dalembart. Personally, I like Ilyasova, he will solidify our bench or start along with Gay, however I see him as a better 6th man if he plays for the Raps. Reddick will be a sharpshooter for our team and will compete with a second year Ross for the starting SG position, I see Reddick start but Ross will climb up and be our future SG consider DeRozan s gone. Dalembart is a good backup C consider his age and would love to play for the Raptors consider his citizenship, I see him as great backup for a few years to come, if he doesn't pan well, we have Spencer Hawes who can play both PF and C position. Let's pray we make to the lottery and grab Marcus Smart, this kid is amazing and some speculate he plays like Jameer Nelson but I think he's more of a James Harden + Dion Waiters type of a combo guard. We can sign a few FAs in the summer like Calderon (if Pistons does not match his offer, we can give him a 3 years vet offer, really sad to see him go), we will be hard on targeting Carl Landry but personally I think with or without Landry is fine, if we do get him, he will be a decent backup behind Amir. Lucas and Anderson will be signed for the minimum. And there you go, our 2013-14 lineups.
Why Bucks: The Bucks will want to keep Jennings happy so they get DeRozan, they can flip Ellis in the summer for a PF (like David West, D.Granger, or Z.Bo) then they are set. Lowry is a good PG in this league but he will most likely be a backup PG for a playoff tandem team. With Jennings and Lowry as PG, the Bucks future seem bright. They also have a young core of Henson and Sanders. The Team looks promising.
Why Sixers: Getting Bargs could be a lateral move for the Sixers since they lack a true PF, Thad Young is more of a SF than a PF, Bargs will give the team an outside stretch 4 of a PF potential, he can knock down shots from the outside.


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On an overcast mid-January afternoon, there is the feeling of an approaching storm here.
Heavy clouds loom over this old and beautiful city and the strengthening wind is whipping plumes of snow off the grey stone of the ramparts near St. John's Gate.
On a walk from there toward the Plains of Abraham, there is the rustle of the wind and another, unmistakable sound, a hollow, echoing sound that is recognizable to anybody of a certain age who grew up in hockey country.
It's the sound of a puck banging off the boards of an outdoor rink.
Just off Rue d'Auteuil, in the Parc de l'Esplanade, there's a nice outdoor rink. Here in downtown, the ice is hard and fast and a group of a half-dozen guys are playing a pickup game.
They float around the rink, their breath visible in the cold air.
The rink is just steps away from the Plains of Abraham where, in the fall of 2010, more than 50,000 people turned out to show their support for the return of the NHL to this city.
I was there for that rally, heard the excitement of the people, talked to a bunch of former Quebec Nordiques, saw the way people wanted the NHL and the Nordiques to return to fill a hole in the heart of a community.
You saw it in Winnipeg, saw the way they took in the new Jets and what a success that has been.
Standing on the edge of the Plains of Abraham, now covered in snow and not people, listening to a puck bang off the boards of a great outdoor rink, it's hard not to think, "If it can happen in Winnipeg, why not here?"
The big question is the new rink, but everybody here is confident the financing is in place, any last legal wrangling will be resolved and a shovel will go in the ground in the summer with a completion date of 2015.
The wind picks up again.
* * *
To add to the case for Quebec, the Conference Board of Canada came out with a report late in the week saying Quebec City and Hamilton meet the minimum conditions to support an NHL franchise.
"Let's also be clear that Winnipeg, Hamilton and Quebec City have less of a margin for error than teams in larger Canadian or U.S. cities. These franchises can be successful as long as they have dedicated owners who are invested for the long term, manage their business and markets carefully, and the Canadian dollar remains a strong currency," said Mario Lefebvre, the Conference Board's director, Centre for Municipal Studies.
It is interesting to note the Conference Board's report pointed to the importance of "Market Wealth," and said Winnipeg, which snapped up all of the Jets' season tickets in a matter of hours once it was announced the Atlanta Thrashers were relocating there, ranked 14th in Canada.
Adding to Quebec's case it can cut it as an NHL city is the fact it is ranked 10th by the Conference Board.
In fact, according to the Conference Board, Quebec City (and Winnipeg) ranked ahead of both Montreal and Vancouver in per capita income.
J'ai Ma Place, the organization charged with selling 8,000 seats in the proposed new building in Quebec City, has revealed it has already sold all 74 of the corporate suites it has available. The Conference Board report said that as of 2009, Quebec was home to 17 of Canada's 800 largest corporations putting it in the ballpark of Winnipeg (30), Edmonton (26) and Ottawa (19).
"The Conference Board concludes that possessing relatively few head offices does not necessarily disqualify Quebec City or Hamilton as potential markets — especially if corporate giants from nearby cities (such as Montreal in the case of Quebec City, or Toronto in the case of Hamilton) become involved in the franchise," said the report.
While there has been a lot of talk about a new rink in the Greater Toronto Area, the Conference Board doesn't think a second NHL franchise in any Canadian city would be sustainable at this point.
"The prospect of additional teams in Canada's largest cities has been circulated among sports business commentators, but the Conference Board does not view a second franchise as feasible in any of Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto," said the report. "Risk of market saturation for both fans and corporate supporters, combined with territorial issues with existing teams, would be difficult hurdles for a second team in these cities to overcome. It should also be noted that any proposed Hamilton franchise would have to address the territorial claims of nearby NHL teams in Toronto and Buffalo."
* * *
The candidacy of Seattle to rival Quebec as a potential landing spot for the Phoenix Coyotes — if the league can't find an owner to keep them in Glendale in the next 90 days or so — has gathered momentum with the news there are talks for a new arena in Seattle.
Some in the NHL are touting Seattle as the favourite to land either the Coyotes, some other relocated franchise or, potentially down the road, an expansion franchise.
The Seattle Times came out with a well-timed report (from the NHL's standpoint) detailing how Christopher Hansen, a hedge-fund manager and Seattle native, is in talks with officials in the mayor's office on a new building which would make it possible to bring the NBA back to Seattle (the SuperSonics left in 2008).
They're waiting to see what happens to the Sacramento Kings, who need a new building and have set a March 1 deadline for a plan for a new arena from the city (it's not clear what happens to the Seattle arena project if the Kings stay in Sacramento).
There's a feeling among some people inside and outside the NHL the news about Seattle and talk of its potential as a landing spot for the Coyotes is convenient for the league which could find itself trying to sell the Coyotes shortly and trying to maximize their profit on the sale. What better way to boost the value of the Coyotes than to at least create the illusion of more than one option?
"Gary Bettman is doing a good job. The news — and I'm putting air quotes around 'news,' — there is a mystery third bidder for the Coyotes interested in keeping the team in Glendale, the talk Seattle has moved to the top of the list for relocation, it's all good for the NHL and for making sure they got the most they can for the Coyotes if they have to sell them, which I think is going to be the case," said one source who is in the sports franchise evaluation and market analysis business.
"The Seattle project is NBA driven. If they make it happen, the NHL is going to be the fourth banana in that market behind the NFL, the MLB and the NBA. They have soccer there, too. I just think given what we know today, Quebec is closer to being ready and you have the added benefit of being the only game in town and in a place where hockey matters.
"There's no question Seattle gives the NHL more juice if they can make it work, but that's a big if."
* * *
Peter Stastny, the Hall of Famer who starred in the 1980s for the Nordiques, was on the Plains of Abraham for the Marche Bleue, that rally of Nordiques fans.
He wore his passion on his face that day.
You could hear it in his voice.
He had travelled from Brussels, where he was representing Slovakia in the European parliament, because it was that important for him to be there.
"It's a big symbol of the love and passion the people have here for the game, in this city, in Canada. It was important to me to be here. I couldn't say no. I had to find a way to be here.
"I know and love hockey and I want it to grow. Having Quebec back in the league would be a big positive for the NHL and the sport."
Quebec back in the NHL?
It was a no-brainer for Stastny.
"My 10 years here was like 10 years in paradise," he said. "I came from a totalitarian regime that I hated with a passion. I knew I had no future there. I came here as a young man who knew hockey and knew freedom and I loved the hockey and the freedom. Coming here, I was almost shocked how accepted I was. It turned out to be more than I was looking for."
It might turn out to be just what the NHL needs.


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