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The sound is what you notice first, well that and the cold but we'll come back to the cold. The sound, a cacophony of noise that ebbs and flows to seemingly random rhythm. There is a din of activity and yelling that is punctuated by high pitch screams and almost constant movement. I watched a couple of kindergartener re-enact the entire dance from the Gangnam Style video, and do a pretty great job too. Some of the hip thrusting was troubling but both boys had better dance moves than I ever managed. There was also a group of girls lineup in rows like a choir singing pop songs in harmony. They had printed out lyrics and while I recognized the songs I couldn't tell if they had changes the words or not. They sounded lovely when I could make out the tune through the screams.
Kids pulsed through the space like one big living organism with comets shooting out of the central mass. I watched, taking my new job as recess monitor very seriously. For the next two weeks I will be on the playground monitoring the situation. Mediating conflict, keeping kids safe, giving the teachers a break. That's my job, well that and bathroom, drinking fountain and coat monitor. That is actually the job I do, answer requests for one of the those three things on a constant basis. It's like one of those SAT questions, or the count in the Black jack. I expect the principal to come up to me and ask how many kids are in the school at any given time and I will need to give him the count.
I enjoyed my first day but quickly realized that I need a few more layers of clothes to stand out in the cold. The kids are running around like crazy but I'm manning a specific zone most of the time and the gloves and hoodie were not sufficient to keep the cold at bay. Hours later as I type this my fingers are still cold. I will bundle up and get back out there in the chaos and beauty of grade school recess, but I need to check on that taser I was promised!


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Asia Europe Survey (ASES): A Multinational Comparative Study in 18 Countries, 2001 (ICPSR 22324)
Principal Investigator(s): Inoguchi, Takashi, Chuo University (Japan)
The purpose of the survey was to study, in 18 countries of Asia and Europe, how democracy (or quasi-democracy) functions in response to various domestic and international stimuli, with a focus on the rise of civil society and the deepening of globalization. The 18 countries surveyed include from East and Southeast Asia: Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, and from Western Europe: the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. The questionnaire covers generally five topics: (1) identity, (2) trust, (3) satisfaction, (4) beliefs and actions, and (5) socio-economic attributes. For the first topic, the survey asked respondents for their nationality and its importance to them, whether it was respected by others and given fair treatment in international economic and political affairs, and how proud of it they were. Respondents were also asked how important it was for them to have citizenship, fluency in their country's dominant language, and to practice their nationality's dominant religion. Respondents were asked if they identified with a community or a group rather than a nationality (i.e. neighborhoods, ethnic group, and religion), if they belonged to larger groups in which people from other countries were included (i.e. European, Asian, and Islamic), and how proud they were of their country's achievements or politics. The next topic asked respondents to assess their level of confidence in their country's government and endeavors (i.e. political parties, law and courts, and mass media) and in international organizations (i.e. World Bank and NATO), to name their country's foreign ministers, and if they could name the five countries with permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. For the third topic, respondents were asked how well their countries handled issues of politics and citizens, about their personal life situation, their country's development, and the international situation. Regarding beliefs and actions, respondents were asked to comment on the effects of development around the world (i.e., products, money, people, and information being able to move globally), the importance of social issues (i.e., human rights and unemployment), and whether such issues should be dealt with by the country alone or by all countries working together, and if they agreed with specific statements others have made about the government, economy, and politics. They were questioned about their interest in politics, their left-to-right stance in politics, what political activities they had participated in, whether they had voted in the presidential and/or local elections, which political party they felt closest to, and their level of satisfaction with politics in their society. The final topic included questions on the respondent's awareness of political or governmental affairs through different types of media (i.e., newspaper, radio, and television), life satisfaction, fluency in English, frequency with which they attended religious services, religious domination, sex, age, living situation, highest completed level of education, employment, household's living standards, income, and ethnic group.
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Subject Terms: democracy, globalization, government organizations, government performance, knowledge (awareness), life satisfaction, national identity, nationalism, political activism, political affiliation, political attitudes, political awareness, political behavior, political participation, political systems, social identity, social issues, trust in government, voting behavior
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Building a Mind-Boggling Infinity Mirror, Part 2
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You can find all sorts of images and descriptions of infinity mirrors on the web, but most of them are rather vague when it comes to nitty-gritty details.
As you may recall, a couple of weeks ago I decided to create an infinity mirror. Of course, the infinity mirror concept isnt new, but I've never actually made one myself. It also gives me a chance to play with a 1-meter length of NeoPixel Strip I acquired from Adafruit.com.
This stuff is pretty amazing. There are just three wires running down the length of the strip: power (+5 V), ground (0 V), and a signal line. Using this signal line (and therefore only one digital pin on your Arduino), you can individually control the color and brightness of each pixel. You can also download a corresponding Arduino library and examples from the Adafruit website, which makes everything just about as easy as it could be.
These NeoPixels are amazingly bright, to the extent that you cant really look at them head-on when they are at full intensity. I'm planning on using them for all sorts of projects, of which my infinity mirror is just one.
The thing about infinity mirrors is that you can find all sorts of images and descriptions on the web, but most of them are rather vague when it comes to the nitty-gritty details. For example, they may tell you to use a full mirror on the back and a half (one-way) mirror on the front, but they dont even hint as to the optimal gap between the two mirrors. Similarly, you may find a how-to article saying that you can form your one-way mirror using a piece of regular glass covered with a sheet of the film they use to tint car windows, but they dont say what type of film to use (there are lots of different shades, including mirrored ones).
Fortunately, "I R an Engineer" and I'm quite happy to experiment for myself. My first step was to determine the optimal gap between the two mirrors. I started by creating a crude prototype frame using four strips of wood with a 0.5" x 0.5" cross-section. I spray-painted these gloss black and placed them on top of the full mirror. I then used a couple of thin strips of painter's masking tape to temporarily attach one end of my NeoPixel strip to one of these pieces of wood, after which I laid the half mirror on top.
In this experiment I was only lighting 16 or so NeoPixels at the end of the strip. You can see the unlit pixels on the rest of the strip as it exits my mirror from the upper right-hand corner. The far end of the strip (not visible in this image) is connected to an Arduino Uno. Eventually, I will end up wrapping the entire strip around the inside of the frame, but that's still in the future.
My next experiment was to leave the original four 0.5" strips and NeoPixels where they were, but to add a second 0.5" strip on top of the first. The result was for the reflections to come in pairs as shown below:
Next, I swapped things over so that I started with a 0.5" strip without LEDs on the bottom and then added the strip with the NeoPixels on the top. This time we see a single row of lights at the top, followed by pairs of rows fading off into infinity as shown below:
Finally, I used three rows of 0.5" wooden strips, with blank rows at the bottom and top and the NeoPixel row in the middle. The result -- as compared to the first test using only a single wooden strip -- is to have a wider gap between the reflections and for the reflections to appear to go much deeper (further) as shown below:
As we can see by comparing the above images, the advantages of having only a 0.5" gap between the back and front mirrors is that the resulting infinity mirror is really thin and it gives the impression you have many rows of LEDs mounted in close proximity to each other. The disadvantage is that the reflections fade away quite quickly. By comparison, the advantage of having a 1.5" gap between mirrors is that the reflections appear to continue longer (and deeper). The disadvantages are that the infinity mirror is thicker (chunkier) and the rows of reflections are spaced further apart.
In the end I went for a compromise and decided to use a 1.25" gap between the mirrors. My chum Bob, who lives in the office next to mine, has access to all sorts of saws and tools in a warehouse just around the corner from this building. He just popped out and whipped up the pieces for the real frame as shown below:
Sometime over the coming holiday weekend I will assemble the frame and mount the NeoPixel strip all around the inside. My next step will be to experiment with different types of automotive window-tinting film (my original experiments as shown above were conducted using a real one-way mirror). I shall, of course, report back as to the results of my experiments in a future blog. In the meantime, have you ever played with this infinity mirror concept yourself?
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I regret to say that I have not had time to read this entire thread, but I have read enough to want to assert one thing.
I do not think this is a "wuzrobbed" scenario. I think that some people are simply trying to say that, in their opinion, the rules need changing. That is a very different claim from saying a skater "wuzrobbed" under the present rules. It is, rather, an advisement about the future of skating, which everyone has a right to offer, and most especially, Olympic medallists of yesteryear.
I am a fan of all three of the ladies leading after the SP, by the way. I do not have time right now to contribute to the discussion any further, but I do think the discussion itself is legitimate and valuable. If no one were ever allowed to say the current system needs certain changes, then there would be little point in having discussion boards in the first place.


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I miss those insanely long DWC threads that had mad stats about absolutely nothing and everyone ripped him on it lol
I miss ripping on The Sewell Train and his Abraham to Denver my brother knows for sure bull****.
Tyler Durden......his politics and Baseball forum posts were arrogant and condescending- then he got caught making up a new JI poster (Drunken something?)....he'd actually have conversations w himself.
It should be pointed out that many, if not most, of the names listed here are still around, still posting about the Jets, and still as great as ever.
They just post on a different website is all. Sadly, the name of the site is still blocked here, but I'm sure most know how a sporting Nation of Jet fans might name a website. I am sure there is a .com somewhere in there.
Lotta good times, good posters, and good discussions over the years, no doubt about it. I'll refrain from the "I miss..." stuff. It's the internet, people come, and people go, and people change names. Folks I liked and respected generally knew who they were.
P.S. Smizzy was Here.
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A while back Rutgersjetsfan and I were supposed to blog here. Didn't really like the way Sooth handled it and was turned off. Had no desire to blog/post much after that. Also life just happened. I started posting here at 18 so I had a lot more free time then. Now I work in a hospital and very consumed with my profession in medicine.
Due to the popularity of this site most real football talk threads get turned into pissing contest/watered down- While there are still some great posters here most guys here are just SAR/mike florio/rah rah clones that just are desperate for attention, post count, and getting a rise out of others. If I'm free I'm reading Jason's site, or the draft forum.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 2:36 PM
Town Square
Syria: What now?
Original post made on Sep 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 2:36 PM
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a resident of San Ramon Valley High School
on Sep 7, 2013 at 3:51 am
Wow,...what a mess. First off, this whole incident magnifies the shortcomings and inadequacies of the United Nations. What should be an International response to the 400 children (1,400 total) being killed by the use of chemical weapons (or ANY weapons for that matter, goes by the wayside. I understand the workings of this body, but my God, what the hell good are they?! Time to change their charter, and not let one or two countries (Russia and China) stop any action by the world as a whole when something like this occurs. Mess,...indeed!
Secondly, the "box" we as a country find ourselves in. It is my belief that President Obama is quite right when he says such actions are unacceptable, and must be acted on. But here's where I will part ways with the President's course of action (probably - we'll have to wait and see how it plays out): I want our country in no way acting alone! Yes, I know France and Turkey are ready to stand by us, but when the British, Canadian, and Australian Parliments have decided to step away from any involvement in this International monstrosoty, I question our engagement as well. Maybe now is just not the right time. Is there a different response or course of action that might better serve the situation.
And our past history adds to my confusion. When Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran, our response was quite different. Yes we condemned them, but we certainly didn't attack them (...could it be that it was because it was used against the hated Iranians at the time? What's that say about us as a country, our politicians, and our policies?).
And thevother courses we can take: even those are difficult at best. Arming and giving military assist to the rebels? OK,...but which group of rebels? NONE of them are pro-western,....NONE of them. No action? Maybe,...but then THAT will empower other rouge nations into thinking they too, can do as they wish with no consequences - (and this to me is a very scary, and very REAL threat!)
Like I say,...it's a mess. I pray that we as a country make the right moves going forward.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 9, 2013 at 3:03 pm
"What now?" is an even more puzzling question now that Lurch has left us in the lurch with his thoughtless comments.
a resident of San Ramon Valley High School
on Sep 10, 2013 at 8:29 am
Thoughtless comments concerning the use of "chemical weapons?" IMO, that was indeed the RIGHT approach for us to take as a country. I'm proud of him for taking this stand (and of course there was no backlash from the "Righties" and the 'bagger community" when he DID issue the statement. They, at the time, apparently thought he wasn't out of line).
That being said, I hope the new developments are allowed to play out! Bravo, Mr. President,...well played!!
a resident of Alamo
on Sep 10, 2013 at 9:11 am
Another Danville confused person...you can tell the confusion is there when you read "Bravo Mr. President" that in it self is a sick comment.
Julia Pardini from Alamo
a resident of Danville
on Sep 10, 2013 at 9:22 am
Get the USA out of the UN and get the UN out of the USA !!! This president has to be impeached ! I want my country back now.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Sep 10, 2013 at 11:37 am
Net is he pursued evidence, presented it and made sure he sought consensus. Us being weary of getting involved in Syria is understandable but that does not change the fact that Obama followed the right steps and was mindful that it would be a tough climb.
Looking forward to a sensible resolution to this whole thing soon.
In my book he has many many more +'s then -'s on what he has done for
the country so far.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 10, 2013 at 8:03 pm
Obomba is showing his affirmative action roots--out of his league--and Kerry is the biggest liar from the Vietnam Era.
a resident of Danville
on Sep 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Really Jason? How many votes did this Affirmative Action person cast for the Prez in 2008? 2012? Hell, how'd it get him elected to head the Harvard Law Review?
It really gets you, doesn't it, to have to admit to yourself -- way deep down inside -- that he's better'n you?
a resident of Danville
on Sep 11, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Citizen Paine,
:) It really gets a lot of people.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 13, 2013 at 8:21 am
I like the new oBOMBa moniker!! Ha ha-----what a two faced fool we have in the WH!!!!
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The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting nominations of individuals, both experts and organizational representatives, to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. The 32 member Advisory Committee provides insight, perspectives, expertise and advice to the Director of the Census Bureau on the full spectrum of Census surveys and programs. The Committee assists the Census Bureau in developing appropriate research/methodological, operational, and communication strategies to reduce program/survey costs, improve coverage and operational efficiency, improve the quality of data collected, protect the public's andbusiness units' privacy and enhance public participation and awareness of Census programs and surveys, and make data products more useful and accessible.
Topics may include: hidden households, language barriers, students and youth, aging populations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribal considerations, new immigrant populations, populations affected by natural disasters, highly mobile and migrant populations, complex households, poverty populations, race/ethnic minorities, rural populations and population segments with limited access to technology. The Committee also advises on data privacy and confidentiality concerns, the dynamic nature of new businesses, minority ownership of businesses, as well as other concerns impacting Census survey design and implementation.
The Committee aims to have a balanced representation among its members, considering such factors as geography, age, gender, race, ethnicity, technical expertise, community involvement, knowledge of hard to count populations, and familiarity with Census Bureau programs and/or activities. The Committee will include a minimum three members with expertise on or with experience representing each of the following populations: African American; American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Hispanic; and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. The Committee aims to include members from diverse backgrounds, including state, local and tribal governments, academia, research, national and community-based organizations, and the private sector.
Membership is open to persons who are not seated on other Census Bureau stakeholder entities (i.e., State Data Centers, Census Information Centers, Federal State Cooperative on Populations Estimates program, other Census Advisory Committees, etc.). No employee of the federal government can serve as a member of the Advisory Committee.
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Bard states convincing case for rotation
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
But Bard would only go back to his former role for one night, and only because a rainout forced his start to be skipped.
Friday night, when Bard returned to the rotation, he made his most convincing case yet that he should stay there for good.
The righty had electric stuff, holding the White Sox to six hits and two earned runs while walking one and striking out six over seven innings in a second straight 10-3 rout.
"I've been very impressed with his focus," said Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine. "Those things could have gotten him, mentally, out of touch with his start tonight. The things that went on tonight, from the cold weather to some of the things that happened, could have gotten him out of focus. He wanted to go out there again. I think he had a complete game in him tonight. If it wasn't so cold and he didn't have those long layovers, I'd have given him a chance for it."
By the way, the once 4-10 Red Sox are now 9-10. The bullpen is somehow surviving without Bard, which means he just might be able to stay put.
"I know it's been said over and over but I do feel like I've gotten better with each outing, going back to the spring," Bard said. "I've gotten more comfortable with throwing offspeed in fastball counts. I'm more consistently throwing strike one with my fastball, which tonight was huge for me. So, it's just a combination of things. I'm just learning the nuances of starting. Tonight was, I feel, a step in the right direction."
Bard's evolution as a starter is there for all to see.
"It's hard to put it all into words. We've seen an evolution," Valentine said. "The first time we looked at him, we were worried if he'd have a windup. He got through the windup. We worried about the third pitch. He got through the third pitch. We worried about his ability to go more than 60 pitches. He just keeps progressing. He's doing well."
Southpaw Hill returns to Red Sox bullpen
CHICAGO -- Less than 11 months removed from Tommy John elbow ligament transfer surgery, lefty Rich Hill reappeared for the Red Sox and was activated for Friday night's game against the White Sox.
Their bullpen struggling for much of April, Hill's return could not have come at a better time.
Hill stayed on course with his rehab and never had a setback, enabling him to beat the clock and return to the roster for his hometown team, the one he has pitched for since 2010.
"I didn't really know at the time as far as how long it was going to take with the rehab process, but as soon as you start throwing and you start to feel like stuff is coming along and you get into the long-toss part of your program, you know things are going to go pretty smoothly and you kind of stay where you're at at every segment," Hill said. "You don't try to get too far ahead of yourself. You don't try to push the envelope with the rehab process."
To make room for Hill on the roster, the Red Sox optioned lefty Justin Thomas to Triple-A Pawtucket. Thomas posted a 7.71 ERA in seven games.
If the Red Sox can get Hill pitching like he was a year ago, when he didn't allow an earned run while striking out 12 batters over eight innings in nine appearances, they could have a significant weapon.
And one reason for optimism is that Hill feels a lot stronger than he did last season, before the injury.
"I feel like the ball's coming out better. I do. I feel like it's coming out with more life," Hill said. "It just seems like everything is put together better, and that's probably mostly due to the regimen of working out this offseason, again, the rehab part of it. When I say the rehab part of it, I mean the work we did in the training room, the shoulder program we did. I don't really think you're rehabbing the elbow. It's more making sure you maintain and continue to strengthen your shoulder. There's a lot of work that goes into it."
Manager Bobby Valentine was happy to have Hill back in the fold.
"He's worked so hard, stayed with the program, and has been religious with his work ethic," Valentine said. "It's a credit to a plan that was followed and a guy who was able to follow the plan. He's been on the mound 17, 18 times. Eleven of them have been in competition. He's done well. He's, I think, physically ready to be here."
The Red Sox could soon have another lefty reliever back in action in Andrew Miller, who started the season on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Miller has pitched eight games in the Minors, posting a 4.32 ERA.
"[General manager] Ben [Cherington] talked to him," Valentine said. "He was talked to when Rich came up. He feels he's close. We feel he's close. [He needs] a little more consistency, but he's throwing well."
Ortiz taking what opposition gives him
CHICAGO -- David Ortiz will cool off at some point. Even the best hitters do. But for now, the Red Sox will just sit back and enjoy the slugger's red-hot start.
Even in frigid conditions on Friday night in Chicago, Ortiz walloped a two-run homer to right, his fourth on the season, during a 10-3 victory.
He leads the American League with a .425 average and is second with a .476 on-base percentage. This, to go along with a .699 slugging percentage.
Be it against lefties or righties, Ortiz is hammering the baseball.
"He's swinging the bat very well. He's playing with a great deal of confidence and enjoying what he's doing," said Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine. "We talked about hitting the ball to left field. Tonight, he hit the ball to right. We talked about hitting the slider. He hit the fastball. He's just locked in."
Since Aug. 7, 2011, Ortiz leads the Majors with a .386 batting average.
"Oh yeah, I'm not really thinking about it. If you watch the game, they only pitch me away," said Ortiz.
In other words, he's going with the pitch and often beating the shift, which leaves the entire left side of the infield vacated.
"Oh yeah, I want to see if I can hit .350 this year," quipped Ortiz. "That's the only way. I'm working hard, man. I don't do anything different but keep on working."
Red Sox to honor Wakefield on May 15
CHICAGO -- Veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who earned career win No. 200 last September and retired two months ago, will be honored in a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park on May 15. The Red Sox are calling it "Thanks, Wake Day."
The Red Sox play the Mariners in a 4:05 p.m. ET contest that day. The ceremony is expected to start at 3:30.
This will mark the third time Wakefield will take part in Fenway festivities this season.
He was honored along with former team captain Jason Varitek in a first-pitch ceremony at the team's home opener on April 13.
And one week later, Wakefield participated in the 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park, poignantly pushing Bobby Doerr in a wheelchair to his position at second base while Varitek did the same for retired shortstop Johnny Pesky.
Worth noting
Outfielder Cody Ross was back in Boston's lineup on Friday night after missing Thursday's game with soreness in his left knee. "Has a bounce in his step, says he's OK," said Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine. Carl Crawford will work out under the supervision of the Red Sox when they return at the beginning of next week for a homestand against the Athletics and Orioles. Diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, he will resume baseball activities once his elbow can tolerate it. Valentine said that center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is making progress from the right-shoulder subluxation he suffered on April 13. "More and more. Every day, he's moving along in the range of motion, strength. He was carrying a banana the other day," quipped Valentine.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Surgery may be an option in certain cases of sinus headache, such as when you have abnormalities in the nasal passages or growths called polyps that block nasal drainage. It is rarely an option for other types of headache.
If all other measures fail to control cluster headaches, some doctors may suggest cutting or damaging certain nerves in the face. However, the nerve may grow back.
The surgical options for sinus headache include:
Septoplasty is done to correct a deviated septum, which is the wall that separates the left and right nasal cavities. The doctor will remove or reposition portions of the septum that are out of place.
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
FESS opens the natural nasal passages to improve drainage and allow the sinus tissue to return to normal. During this procedure, a thin, fiberoptic tube is inserted into the nose to look at the openings into the sinuses and to remove any tissue blocking the passages. In some cases, this surgery may be done with the help of a CT scan.
Surgical Treatment of Cluster Headache
There are several surgical procedures which could be done if you fail to respond to all medical treatment. These procedures may include stimulating certain nerves or damaging certain nerves.
Surgical Treatment for Migraine Headache
In some people, migraines are triggered when a nerve in the head is stimulated. In this surgery, the nerve trigger point is located and deactivated. The surgery may reduce the number of migraines or completely eliminate them in moderate to severe migraine sufferers who do not respond to conventional treatment.
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Back at Braves camp, Chipper has no regrets
Content with decision to retire, icon to serve as guest instructor starting Sunday
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- His former Spring Training locker is now occupied by Dan Uggla and his body has not been subjected to any baseball-related activities since last year's loss to the Cardinals in the National League's Wild Card game.
But all suddenly felt normal again when Chipper Jones arrived at Champion Stadium as the Braves were completing Saturday afternoon's workout. The retired Jones will don his old uniform and begin his short stint as a guest instructor during Sunday afternoon's workout.
"It was a little weird, but life goes on," Jones said. "Like I said up at the (Baseball Writers' Association of America] banquet up in New York, life goes on. It doesn't stop just because you retire. People are going to be in your locker and people are going to be playing your position. It's going to be weird to get used to, but I better start real soon."
For the first time since he was first introduced to organized baseball approximately 35 years ago, Jones is approaching a baseball season without any responsibilities. The iconic former Braves third baseman is also quick to point out that he is approaching the upcoming season without any regrets about choosing to retire at the end of last year.
"I just haven't had the urge," Jones said. "I thought today it would be difficult not to get the itch [to play] or put the uniform on. I don't even want to put that uniform on. Honestly, I'm going to try to walk around in relative anonymity and hang out with the guys and kind of wean myself off this clubhouse."
Over the past few weeks and months, Jones has said he has never once thought about coming out of retirement. Taking that one step further, he plans to fight any urges to do anything too physically taxing while he spends the next few days on the fields with his former teammates.
"I would probably throw out a back muscle if I tried to swing a bat," Jones said. "I threw out the first pitch at Stetson University today, and I almost threw my arm out of socket. I think the last ball I threw sailed into right field in the playoff game. That's the last time I picked up a baseball. I foresee me sitting down on the benches and in the batting cages to talk a little hitting with the guys."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Nets have too many talented players to not play better. They won't contend for a title this year, but they are certainly going to be better than a lottery pick.
Heir, Prince of Cambridge
The Nets have a very different roster this year, but the Knicks competed with basically the same core last year. Does Bargnani have that much of a negative affect? We'll see.
My initial point was that we shouldn't expect this division to be a cake-walk. It's still early. The Knicks and Nets have enough firepower to climb out of an early hole.
The Raptors, on the other hand, have a GM who's not sure whether to rip the roster to shreds.
December schedule for the Raptors looks quite challenging. San Antonio twice, The Thunder, Bulls twice. lots of away games. Ouch.
Compared to New York and Brooklyn.
The raptors I've known these past 6 years will not hold that division lead over the Nets and Knicks.
Lets see what happens.
"They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
very interesting (depressing) take.In recent weeks, as Dwane Casey struggled to find workable rotations, Rudy Gay struggled to find his shot and the Raptors as a whole struggled to find wins, the popular assumption was that it was only a matter of if not when Masai Ujiri would hit the self-destruct button and blow this roster up in the name of tanking for the 2014 draft. After all, this roster looked like a mess. There was no flow to the offence, the pieces didnt mesh, and the rumours were abundant that Ujiri was willing to deal just about anyone on the roster not named Jonas Valanciunas.
Perception has a funny way of distorting reality, however.
First of all, the Raptors have never been all that bad this season. Their ugly-as-sin offence has been floating around the middle-of-the-pack in terms of efficiency all season (currently ranked 14th in the NBA) while their seldom-discussed defence has actually been ranked in the top-ten for weeks (currently their defensive efficiency sits at sixth-best in the league). Plus, with the Eastern Conference floundering as a whole and the Atlantic Division struggling even more so, the Raptors currently possess the Easts seventh-best record and the lead in their division. While thats hardly an achievement to write home about right now given the competition, life in the NBA is as much about the teams that surround you as you yourself.
With all that said, you have to wonder not only about the likelihood of Ujiri choosing to tank, but the advisability of it. After all, the Raptors have exceed their preseason expectations (at least as it pertains to their place in the standings) because so many teams have failed to live up to theirs. Washington looks as bad as ever and Cleveland, somehow, looks worse. Milwaukee is nowhere near where they hoped theyd be after some ill-advised summer spending and the less said about New York and Brooklyn the better.
Now, not all of these teams will continue to struggle, but you have to imagine that at least a couple of their front office staffs have to be considering refocusing after seeing their squads actually play together these last few weeks. If they are going to lose more than they anticipated anyway, they may as well go for broke and throw their hat into the tanking pool and try their luck in next Junes draft. The problem is that the more teams that choose to go the tanking route, the more it dilutes the chances for everyone else when it comes to actually securing a top-tier pick. As strong and deep as this draft is believed to be, not every player is worth tanking for. If you get to a point where seven or eight organizations are either actively tanking or allowing for a cavalcade of losses (and you could argue that point pretty strongly for Philadelphia, Boston, Utah and Phoenix, already, with Milwaukee, Sacramento and Denver healthy bets to join them) then how much sense does it make to become the ninth or tenth club to play for draft picks? At what point are you letting a trendy and unproven strategy dictate policy at the expense of a less destructive mode of operation?
More specifically, if youre Masai Ujiri, how badly do you want to work to pull apart this club (a club that has some workable pieces mixed in with some less desirable ones) when you may never be able to make yourself worse than the fifth- or sixth-worst team? Think about it: the teams that are going all-in on taking have gone in in a way that is nearly unprecedented in terms of its transparency. Does Ujiri really want to give away everything he has for pennies on the dollar in order to compete with the Phillys and Phoenixs of the NBA basement?
For instance, after four years invested in his development, DeMar DeRozan finally looks like hes turned a corner in his career, and hes done so at a position of increasing shallowness in the league, but if you wanna tank hed have to go. Here you have a shooting guard posting the best scoring numbers of his career after finally implementing a three-point shot into his game, and hes getting to the free throw line (ranking 16th in the league in FTA per game) at a career-best rate. Is he perfect? No. Hes still lacking on defense, he has zero court vision when it comes to playmaking and hes generally not as versatile as some of the guys in his price range, but what he can do as a scorer nowadays is a legit skill, and one that shouldnt be dismissed too quickly.
Remember, this isnt a question of just trading DeRozan. One can make a great case for trading him now while hes on an upswing to protect against the possibility that his recent effectiveness is just a mirage (weve seen bouts of effectiveness before). However, if the Raptors want to tank, they have to trade DeRozan for someone who is simply not as good. Hes not talented or cheap enough to return great picks or young gems; trading DeRozan in the name of tanking simply means giving away a guy of a certain talent level for someone at a lesser talent level. I know Ive said this before, but it bears repeating: thats not a good team-building strategy.
The Raptors arent likely to make any deals until December 15th at the earliest, since thats when players signed to new deals this summer are allowed to be traded, and a lot can happen between now and then. Over the next twenty-three days theyll play ten more games, six at home, and several of those contests could be considered winnable. If in that time the Raptors begin to bottom-out then this becomes a different conversation. However, if they maintain the kind of pace that theyre on while several other teams continue to flounder, that will have to have an impact on what Ujiri looks to do when the time finally comes to start juggling pieces on this roster.
None of this should be interpreted as advocation either way. While in principle Im not a fan of tanking, I certainly understand the merits behind the strategy given the way the NBA system is designed. What I am saying, though, is that regardless of what strategy Ujiri came into the season with as it pertains to his roster and trading strategy, the realities of how the season has played out thus far, both for the Raptors and for the teams that sit below them, now has play a part in whatever direction Ujiri chooses to take this team. The fact of the matter is, it might be easier now for the Raptors to secure at top-six seed in the East than to secure a top-six slot in the draft. If Ujiri could shuffle the deck a bit, unload Rudy Gay and Kyle Lowry for pieces that will better compliment Jonas Valanciunas, Amir Johnson and DeRozan, he may see that as the smarter play over stripping the team bare and rolling the dice in the draft lottery. This whole thing could still play out a number of different ways, so all Im saying is at this point dont assume that Ujiri has his mind made up to throw the season into the toilet.
If we can move Gay and Lowry for better pieces that improve our team in both the short term AND the long term, then I'm all for it because that is ultimately the goal. However, as TC says in his piece "Does Ujiri really want to give away everything he has for pennies on the dollar", so how exactly are we improving the team, when the writer himself says that the options are pennies on the dollar? That is something the "anti-tank" supporters have never said, how do you improve this team other than "wait and see"?
Also, very much disagree that trading DD is priority #1 for a "tank". Trading Gay and Lowry are the only "must" deals in my books. Demar is a 60/40 trade guy but he has enough to keep him in a reduced role.
Also think that a 20% chance at landing a top 5 pick is better than any player we are likely to get via a trade or free agency in the next 2 years. Wiggins, Parker, Randle, Smart, Exum - all game changers imo and better than anyone we currently have.
Heir, Prince of Cambridge
This stinks of 2006-07/2007-08.
The flip side of Chisholm's article is the East is so bad there is going to be an extremely small difference between 7th and 14th. Hopefully a team like Charlotte or Cleveland who have sucked (intentionally) for years looks at this as an opportunity to make the jump to the playoffs with long term consequence be damned.
Yes, I am sure moves could be made to win the division this year. However, would that be in the best interest of the organization beyond this season? That's a question Chisholm seems to avoid and I think it's at least as important as the 'all in' VS 'tank' question.
Don't know that this is 100% legit but it's from Zach Lowe, and he's a boss
So EVEN if we win the division we DON'T get home court advantage, if the 5th seed has a better record. I guess that puts a little damper on the "I like our odds against the Hawks with homecourt advantage" argument doesn't it?The situation isn't even all that dire if two non–divisional winners finish with better records than a divisional champ. In that case, one of those non-winners gets the no. 3 spot, and the other one, with the lesser record, gets the no. 5 spot — and home-court advantage over the divisional winner in the (undeserved) no. 4 seed. This is what happened in 2011-12, for instance, when the Celtics won the Atlantic Division with a 39-27 record, earning the no. 4 seed over the 40-26 Hawks, but had to go on the road for the first two games of that Atlanta-Boston series. Boston was the no. 4 seed in name only, and the post-2006 rules punished them with home-court disadvantage and the no. 4 spot that comes with a near-guarantee of meeting the top seed in the second round. No harm, no foul.
"They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
Eastern Conference is so wide open right now. There's the Heat and the Pacers and there's everybody else.
The Raptors are the best of the worst teams... and there are a few more worst teams than anticipated (by me) early.
It is great to win but as a long time Raptor fan I've been down this road before. I can't enjoy the wins now because I know what happens a year or two down the road: the Raptors will have plateaued while the rest of the league bounces back around them.
Leiweke came in and said, "Championships are what we live for, now lets go win them." Well that is what I want to see happen. It is not happening with this team though.
Oh well, a long suffering Raptor fan can continue to suffer. Suffer when they lose; suffer when they win.
Have to keep reminding myself about the Dec 15 date.
Looking at the schedule, there's a tough stretch in late December that would be the ideal deadline if they want to blow it up early and aim for the lottery. It starts with a 3 game road trip Dec 20 against Dallas, then they play OKC and San Antonio in a back to back. 3 games in 4 nights before the Xmas holiday. Do a trade to blow it up, guys will be out of it, and looking toward the holiday for a breather. Then they play a home and home against the Knicks after the holiday, before having @ CHI and vs. IND on a back to back on New Year's Eve/Day. That's a stretch that can easily derail a season (possibly even without a trade).
*To any non-tankers, know that I still want/expect trades. Gay is brutal to watch play. I don't care if he's clutch. And Lowry is playing pretty well on an expiring contract. I still don't really see him as a long-term solution at PG and would rather they maximize his value.
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Watching Wiz/Knicks game. Wiz beating up on the Knicks! NY's defense is just AWFUL.
Initially, my response (basically what WMCJ says above) is that it's early and that all you need to do is go on a losing streak, and have NY or Brooklyn get their sh!t together and it's all good.I'm scared that in waiting to maximize the value of our trade pieces (Gay, Lowry and Demar) we're missing our tank window.
The raptors just beat the 76ers to move into... wait for... FIRST PLACE IN THE ATLANTIC! This worries me for two reasons:
1. Other teams are already way ahead of us tank-wise. We're in the playoffs right now for crying out loud. We'd be the fourth seed! If we wait 'till Dec 15th, it will be really hard to get down into where we need to be, lottery-wise.
2. Could Masai really tear apart and start full on tanking if we're around .500 and in the playoffs? In the fourth seed!? This is still a crap team, but it would take some huge cojones to tank while in position to have home court advantage! I still think he might, but man... that's a hard sell to shareholders / fans.
However, I am starting to get worried that the points he makes in the two sentences that are in bold are starting to worry me as well. Now that D Rose is injured, it really is only a two team conference. If a seven game series started today, could the raps beat the Bulls, Knicks, Nets, or Hawks? The foundations of my tanking philosophy, has been that the raps couldn't get out of the first round, and I felt that as long as Masai felt the same way, then he'd favour a step back as opposed to a stay the course or "win now" move. BUT the longer it takes for NY (probably the return of Chandler, so late December) and Brooklyn (Who knows if they can ever get it together) makes the tank window close too much. Based on how teams are playing right now, there's a legit chance that the Raps actually have 4th best record in the East. IF the raps are the fourth seed because of their lead in the division you can still blow it up (because you don't have home court) however, if the raps are the fourth seed because they have the 4th best record? It's pretty much impossible to pull the trigger at that point. If the Raps beat the Nets (Tues) and the Bulls (Dec. 14)... anyway, let's just say that I'm starting to worry too.
Basically, I'm no longer sure you can wait until Dec. 15th to trade Lowry, and fire up the tank.
Last point. Yes there's a ton of talent in this draft, BUT it doesn't mean that their won't be talent in other drafts. The way the universe is sticking it to us now, we just may not have a shot at a franchise altering pick this year. Yes that sucks, but it doesn't mean we'll be on the treadmill forever. Ujiri's got a couple of years to remake the roster and get us a contender.
EDIT: Also, just because we can't get a top 6 pick, doesn't mean that we still shouldn't trade Lowry (because he's an expiring) Gay, and even Derozan IF Ujiri can get some young players with upside. I think Derozan's contract is VERY tradeable, so maybe you trade him and lowry for young pieces, and hope that means Gay opts out, because it's obvious we aren't contenders next year.
Even if the tank window is shut, we still need more assets better value.
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"They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
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Nobody reads the "CFL Thread" and this story is too good to not be read.
continued:http://www.thespec.com/sports/ticats...close-to-deathHe already has an autographed Dave Stala jersey laying across his lap when the real deal walks through the door and into his Stoney Creek living room. Bearing gifts.
I brought you another shirt, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver says.
Jacob Rayner he prefers Jake isnt complaining. Especially when the 17-year-old is told this is the game-worn jersey Stala wore in all his home contests this season.
Thats awesome, he says quietly, pulling the oxygen mask away from his face so he can be heard more clearly.
The visitor slides his way onto the couch beside his young host, pulls out a Sharpie and signs the present. Then lays it gently on top of the store-bought model.
What happens over the next hour might be the best work Stala ever does in football, no matter how many catches he hauls in or touchdowns he scores the rest of his career. It also demonstrates, in a visceral way, the power athletes possess to make peoples worlds better, if they choose to use it.
When he was five, Jakes grandparents started taking him to Ticat games. Every time there was a game at Ivor Wynne, theyd find their seats in Section 26 under the press box and cheer wildly while enjoying what they called the Three Ps: Pizza, pop and popcorn.
Occasionally, theyd even take their passion on the road. More than a few times, Jake made it to Toronto to watch. He even attended Grey Cups in Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto.
He loved it, his mom, Natalie, says. It was his thing.
He was never much of a player, mind you. A little on the small side, he gave it a go for a couple of years in minor football but found he enjoyed watching the pros do their thing far more than being wiped out himself.
So mom and dad knew it wasnt a football injury that was causing him to complain about his right leg hurting at the beginning of 2010. Growing pains is what they figured was leading to the slight limp. They went to a doctor who recommended physiotherapy and began giving him exercises to work it out.
Thing was, many days the pain was so bad hed call home from school and have to be picked up.
I said, I dont know what this is, but this isnt a pulled muscle, mom says.
A visit to a chiropractor friend led to an appointment with their family doctor, which led them down to McMaster emergency for tests.
That was March 8. A Monday as she recalls. It was just around 10:30 at night when the doctor called her into the office and said the words that made her world stop. Jake had Ewings Sarcoma. Cancer. It had already spread to his lungs and was now in the fourth stage....
when the kid said "I don't think I'll be here next week."
It made me feel like a complete piece of shit.
continued:http://www.thespec.com/sports/ticats...l-goes-to-jakeJakes day began with a thrill, ended with a thrill and had a giant thrill thrown into the middle.
Jake is Jacob Rayner, a lifelong Hamilton Tiger-Cats fan from Stoney Creek whos in the final stages of battling a terminal case of Ewings Sarcoma. Over the past year and a bit, the 17-year-old has developed a relationship with Ticats Dave Stala and Kevin Glenn. On Friday, his story and theirs was told on the front page of The Specs sports section.
On Game Day, he became part of the entire team.
Just before 10 a.m. while Jake was lying in bed talking with his mom, Stala called. The CFL veteran then turned on the speakerphone in the middle of the Hamilton dressing room so the entire squad could join in on the conversation. For five minutes or so, they chatted. As it ended, the teams biggest fan told the players to bring the win home.
They said theyd dedicated the game to me, Jake said. It was so awesome.


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Again, not saying they are better defensively, but I just don't see the regression considering the roster changes. But who knows, I could easily be wrong.. Its just my opinion
I think that this year everyone seems to have a pretty realistic view on what the raptors will achieve. A little bit of optimism is okay.
There are deep-seated ownership problems in the GTA market. People think, team hires executives, experts work to rebuild team into a winner, after x number of years that happens, eventually gets close to championship, or maybe wins one.
That's how the system is supposed to work, but unfortunately ownership is like anything else, a few winners, a whole lot of losers. And the GTA market has losers as owners. All Rogers et al. care about is their stock price. They aren't willing to lose money on the franchises to make them winners, and because some of the other owners are, Mark Cuban for one, the GTA teams will not consistently win. They may have one good year here and there, but they won't be players in the big free agency game, they won't give the players what they want, so the players leave etc.
The organizations are just run very poorly, very amateurishly. But this has been discussed at length before, and there's nothing new about it. I'm surprised matt52 doesn't know these things. I mean compare the performance of the Mavs under Ross Perot Jr. and Cuban, or compare the Clippers and Lakers under Sterling and Buss, the timelines are almost exactly the same. You think the Lakers win all the time because they're lucky, or because they're in LA? The Clippers are in LA too. The Clippers have been at or near the top of many lotteries. The league has had longstanding regulations that prevented stupid executives from trading away too many draft picks to account for some of the morons who were owners back in the day. Sterling ran a losing franchise because of Sterling, and Buss ran a winning franchise because of Buss. And the ball players know it.
I don't think there will be any change in the GTA sports situation unless the big public corporations are taken out of the mix as owners. The owner must be willing to lose money on the team as a starting point, and then must be a really good manager, of which there are very few. A professional organization run by someone the players admire and look up to, like Pat Riley for example, must replace the amateurish one currently in place. The organization must treat the players well, and throw money around like it's candy. Then the star players will start to come to Toronto.
Regarding being willing to lose money, there are very few owners who willingly do this - in fact Cuban is the only one who has publicly stated this that I am aware of. I don't think that makes a criteria for a loser. Chicago for example has never paid the tax and made numerous decisions this past off season to ensure they do not pay much of it. Cuban certainly is an owner who made a conscious decision to lose money in the past but that was also under the old CBA. Under the new CBA, Cuban has certainly changed his stripes.
Comparing the Lakers and Clippers is extreme. You are comparing one of the worst franchises of 30 years with one of the best. It is beyond an anomaly. As bad as the Raptors have been, I'm not sure it is even fair to put them in the Clippers category when looking at franchise history. Sterling is notoriously cheap, has been accused and even convicted I believe of being racist, and appears to lack any sort of moral integrity or credibility as a person. This is a good counter argument that a corporation should not run a franchise and only wealthy individuals should. As a side note it will be interesting to see what happens to the Lakers after the next 2 seasons. The only contract on the books for '14-15 will be Nash at $9.7M and Kobe will be 36. They have essentially gone all in for the next 2 seasons, money be damned and future draft picks as well. However, will they continue their spending ways with the new super tax about to kick in for the '14-15 season or will they follow more of a San Antonio model of running a good organization with prudent salary management?
With regards to the points in the post related specifically to the Raptors and star players coming to Toronto:
- Colangelo, from what I understand, is a well respected GM around the league. He has 2 EOY awards. People such as Charles Barkley and Mark Cuban have praised his GM abilities. He is notorious for expensive free agent contracts and working with agents/players to find a better situation. He is even oft criticized in these forums for performing indecent acts upon agents.
- players admire and look up to many different types of GMs. Pat Riley is one such GM. However many other GMs with and without playing or coaching experience are admired and looked up to. I find this to be a vague generalization and reflects more of a poor attitude to Colangelo than anything else (which is cool, your opinion). Basketball knowledge and good character trumps all else.
- treat players well. When Colangelo took over the first thing he did was overhaul the Raptors organization. The plane, locker room, front office, practice facility were all given a makeover. I agree you want to treat players well but you don't want to cater to their every whim. There is a very fine line between treating players well and looking out for the best interests of the franchise. Outside of BC's comments on Bosh and Calderon-to-Charlotte trade fiasco, I'm not sure there are any instances of the Raps not treating players well.
- throw money around like its candy. This is a funny one. Portland did that in the late '90's and early '00's. The Knicks did it for years and are back at it. What does this guarantee though? Nothing. With the exception of last year the Raps are usually in the upper half of the league in salary. This idea also neglects the CBA. There are rules teams must follow and adhere to in spending their money. It is not as easy as it is made out to be. If it was it would be MLB. Throwing money around in the NBA is a great way to handcuff the organization for years (much like it did after the early 2000 playoff runs) and especially in the new CBA.
A lot of Brandon's post also speaks to the past. The past is done and cannot be changed. But looking forward, I feel a lot of reason for optimism. A general list:
1) Raps are positioned well for new CBA.
2) deep team.
3) ability to add max or near max player if opportunity arises (free agency or trade).
4) youth.
5) Casey.
6) new CBA and revenue sharing.
7) change in ownership.
While the ownership is the general reason for pessimism in the post, the ownership is in fact new. The OTPP were never going to do anything that jeopardized maximum profitability (emphasis on maximum). Rogers and Bell are in a unique situation. Yes they are corporations but they are also selling entertainment. A winning product for the Raptors should theoretically increase their profits. A winning product may result in more expenses but the revenues should more than compensate. Toronto has shown to be very supportive of a winning team. Say the Raps add an additional 2000 fans at an average price of $100. That is $8.2M over 41 games then add concessions, parking, etc. Then a winning team is also a playoff team so add the revenue of every additional playoff game (millions per game). Then they no longer have the expense of paying for TV rights and a winning team will likely lead to increased viewership and increased rates for advertising. The TV angle is something that had very little impact on the OTPP but will very much impact Bell and Rogers. I am speaking in generalizations here and marketing and business is not my area of expertise. I could very well be wrong on these general assumptions.
It's hard to know what your "I don't give 2 poops" message means. You don't care who the owner is, you don't like Rogers/Bell, you don't think it matters, you just don't want to think about it or discuss it?
Any way I interpret that, you're letting them off the hook. A lot of the examples I can think of are what you might call "extreme". I mean look at that idiot who's been running the NY Islanders for 12 years and counting -- Charles Wang. Or that earth-shattering asshole Peter Pocklington -- Gretz says the Oilers would have "probably won 4 more" Cups had PP not broken the team up for no apparent reason. HR Bright sells the Cowboys, now a joke, to Jerry Jones, 4 years later, they win the Super Bowl with a dynastic team.
True, there are lots of mediocre owners, whose teams go through periods of winning and losing. I am hoping for a great owner, whose teams almost never lose, and who is in the mix for superstar player and championships all the time. And I contend that Rogers is a bad owner, despite the overwhelming wealth and power. Just look at the history of the Jays (I know, you don't a poop, or maybe even two poops. But don't go to three poops, because I just couldn't handle that level of not caring.)
As for the rest of your post, you seem to have misinterpreted some of what I said as an attack on Bryan Colangelo. MLSE hired him based on Stern's recommendation, because MLSE had no idea who to hire, or how to go about the process of vetting candidates. They don't know what they're doing. That was my point. The captain of the ship is an untrained rookie with his head up his arse. I would not want to be on that ship. The ball players know that.
There's one thing I've learned following various sports for 20 years or so. The fish rots from the head. If you don't have a great owner, you've got a big, big problem, and hoping for good things to happen isn't going to make that problem go away.
I don't understand the point of this thread... to debate the validity of a person's opinion? Or are we just bored.
We don't have to all agree and hold hands and sing kumbaya. There will always be people who think players are better than they really are, or players are worse than they really are. For both types of people, I always just smile at them and say "Let's wait and see."
From my perspective as a paying season ticket holder, this franchise has made a few changes that have made the roster better and we have the personnel from a coaching standpoint. But I still see a 30 win team. I am optimistic about the direction of this team but I can't be optimistic about the product as it stands. It's better, but it's not good. It's not even average. I am still at the point where I am picking which game I should go to and which I should try to sell, rather than being excited to go to each and every game. To me, people saying it's good to be optimistic is like saying the captain of the Titanic should feel optimistic if he found an extra few life jackets.
Make no mistake about it.. this franchise as a whole has been a sinking ship for many many years. We don't see it or choose to ignore it because we focus on the current season and try to forget the past. Which is okay. We see Casey, young players with potential, and some cap space and we think things are on the up and up, and certainly I would not disagree but so far, the franchise's overall picture is not too different from the Nortel stock graph of 2000-2002. You may see some small blips of improvement but the big picture is just one giant back slash "\". (http://mydailydiary.net/wp-content/u...re-graph-1.gif)
your pal,
Unlike Nortel, the Raptors were never high
Either way, I'd be interested in taking a few games off your hands. Where are your seats?
More importantly I asked for people who aren't feeling optimistic on the year to give reasons. I was attempting to get another perspective and possibly new insights.
Who needs to hold hands and sing kumbaya?
For someone who doesn't understand the point of the thread you sure did a great job achieving the objective with your post.
One thing that often happens after a long decline in a chart is a reversal pattern forming. It didn't happen with Nortel but a long decline often does lead to a significant rebound.
I understand what you wanted to talk about, hence my answer, but I guess I don't understand the goal. I think the thread will just go back and forth with ideas and we'll end up at the same place as we started. I don't count myself as old but I am pretty set in my ways and ideas.. I don't think we're going to persuade eachother much here Perhaps the goal was to see where everyone stands?
Anyway, I hope this is the start to a turnaround for this team, I really do. But we really suck right now. Perhaps I've gone over the dark side of the jaded-ness scale, but I don't even think Kyle Lowry is that good. To me I feel like I'm watching a slower version of TJ Ford who just happens to like to play defense a bit more. Is he much more than that?
your pal,
I am curious at how well or poorly they will perform but in the end, I will cheer for the Raptors no matter how well or poorly they fare. I will attend the game(s) in Washington and maybe others depending on work travels.
My model says 34 to 38 wins this year.
As for ideas going back and forth and ending up in the same place...... for the most part, how is that different from any other thread? lol
Regarding Lowry, I can understand the pessimism if that is the view of him. A big part of the excitement I have this year is related to him. I do believe he is a top 10 PG in the league (both sides of the ball is in the conversation here). I am excited to see his toughness and tenacity come through. I do think his style is what Casey is looking for in a floor general (remember Casey was assistant coach with Seattle during Payton's best years). The team really has been a bunch of panzies for years. Good guys aren't necessarily nice guys. It might be nice to have a 21 or 22 year old PG like Knight or Walker but those guys are still question marks. I don't think there is any question Lowry is a legit, starting NBA PG.
Lowry - I agree he has the mentality and attitude that is desperately needed on this team, but I worry about the level of talent and consistency. I like what I've seen from Casey in his ability to motivate our guys. I mean just looking at what he was able to do with Bargnani before the injuries hit was nothing short of spectacular. But the difference is that Bargnani is a first overall pick. We knew he was talented -- it was a matter of getting him to commit to the level of effort required to sustain it.
Gary Payton is one of the greatest ever so it's unfair to make a comparison, but Payton was a tenacious defender and a scorer. Lowry has the tenacity but may lack the quickness and the talent.
To start, Lowry is a career 42% shooter. Payton was a 47% shooter. That 5% for me is the difference between a starter and a bench player and that's the way I see Lowry. Consider this: http://bkref.com/tiny/Z94LQ, all guards in NBA history of the with over 8000 minutes played, under 300 games started, and shooting 42% or lower. Lowry headlines a list of some seriously mediocre point guards. Even if you raise that to 43%, only Russell Westbrook shows up as good one, but he's raised his average every season and should be well over 45% by the time his career ends.
The other issue is consistency -- Lowry has played in over 350 games and has started less than 150 of them. That's not quite as bad as Jerryd Bayless, but you have to wonder if he's so good -- if he's a legit starting NBA point guard -- then why did his collective NBA coaches allow him to start less than 40% of the games over the first 6 years of his career?
I am prepared to give Rogers a chance, though. Despite the Jays lack of playoff appearances over the last decade (Rogers' ownership) the team has never been terrible (usually .500) and has put out rosters that should have done more (better squads than Baltimore this season, for example). Rogers hasn't broken the bank but they have put in place a solid GM surrounded by a terrific management structure. It hasn't paid dividends as of yet but the organizational improvement in the last 3 years has been enormous.
The immediate issue for me is a new management team. This one has failed. Rogers/Bell could go a long way toward earning my trust by cleaning out this front office. I guess we'll know soon enough.
I personally thought Bosh was always overrated, in the franchise's attempt to put a new face on a young franchise that had been devestated by the departures of Mighty Mouse and Vinsanity (and his cousin), the team's only true franchise players up until that point. It wasn't only that they left, but how they left, which were such big blows to a franchise trying to grow roots for the NBA in Toronto and in Canada. Given the failure that was the Vancounver Grizzlies, there were some people in media that wrote stories about how the star players leaving Toronto was a bad omen that spelled doom for the Raptors franchise and the NBA in Canada. No wonder ownership was so desperate to unfairly heap such lofty expectations on the shoulders of a young Chris Bosh, who never should have been hailed as a franchise player. I think ownership has seen the error of its past ways, having finally given BC the green-light to do a true rebuild, as it should have been done from the moment Vinsanity left.
I am extremely happy with the job BC has done since the Bosh era ended, with his rebuild and complete overhaul of the roster. He has improved the team, made it younger, added talent/potential, added character, avoided stop-gap solutions and done it all while maintaining short and long term financial flexibility. Is the job done? Nope. But I'm happy with the direction and think the team is poised for a strong future over the next 2-8 years. I also think the team is in better shape, both in terms of talent and flexibility (ie: cap space and trade chips), than a lot of other teams in the league.
The Raptors need to show serious signs of improvement this season, at least fighting for a playoff spot, with several of the young guys stepping up and improving significantly. If that is accomplished, then I expect the Raptors to be a playoff caliber team for the next several years, which will be the expectation and measure of success that BC will be held accountable to, IMO.
You continue to crap all over ownership, management and BC's direction, but you've yet to suggest an alternative, more effective approach. You mentioned the "OKC model", which I thought was to build through the draft, which is exactly what BC has been doing. He made the best possible picks, so you can't exactly fault him for DeRozan/Davis/Valanciunas/Ross not equalling Durant/Westbrook (Durant was luck - how good would OKC look if they took Oden at #2?). Plus, you have to give Valanciunas & Ross (at least) time to develop, as there's no telling how impactful they could become. Who knows, with one good trade and perhaps a free agent signing next offseason, with draft picks forming a good chunk of the core (Bargnani, DeRozan, Valanciunas, Ross and maybe even Davis), people could start talking about the "post-Bosh TR model".
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Ichiro wins 10th straight Gold Glove
Jeter takes fifth, Teixeira fourth; Crawford, Gutierrez win first
By Bailey Stephens / MLB.com
The winners included three first-time winners: Rays left fielder Carl Crawford, Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez.
Rounding out the defensive stars were five repeat winners in Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (fifth Gold Glove) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (fourth); Twins catcher Joe Mauer (third); Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (second); and White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle (second).
Voting for the Gold Glove Awards is done by managers and coaches from all 30 teams who submitted their votes by the end of the regular season. Votes are cast for the best defensive player at each position in each league, except in the outfield, where the top three defensive players are selected regardless of position. Managers and coaches can only vote for players in their own league and can't vote for their own players.
|Joe Mauer, Twins
|Mark Teixeira, Yankees
|Robinson Cano, Yankees
|Evan Longoria, Rays
|Derek Jeter, Yankees
|Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
|Carl Crawford, Rays
|Franklin Gutierrez, Mariners
|Mark Buehrle, White Sox
Suzuki's 10th Gold Glove, one for each year he's been in the Major Leagues, pulled him into a four-way tie for the second-most among outfielders. Andruw Jones, Ken Griffey Jr. and Al Kaline each also won 10 each. Only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays, who each won 12, earned more while playing the outfield.
Teixeira, who leads all active first basemen with a career fielding percentage of .99643, committed only three errors in 1,310 chances this year, a .998 fielding percentage. That represented the second-fewest errors and second-highest fielding percentage among all Major League first basemen.
"I've always been cognizant of the fact that you're not going to get a hit every time up," Teixeira said. "You want to hit 1.000, but if you don't, you can't take it out to the field. One strikeout in a game is not going to be the game, but one big error with men on base in the eighth inning might be the difference between a win and a loss."
Jeter, who in 2009 became the oldest shortstop winner since Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio in 1970, picked up yet another Gold Glove at age 36 by beating out two younger players, the A's Cliff Pennington and the White Sox's Alexei Ramirez.
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"It has all come up to a very high level," Yankees infield coach Mick Kelleher said of New York's longtime captain. "Whether he's fielding ground balls right at him, a slow roller going to his right on the backhand, popups into the outfield, balls to his left, the double-play pivot. Break it all down -- whatever you want on defense -- and try to find somebody better. I haven't seen any."
Pitcher Mark Buehrle's second career Gold Glove award gained some early attention when his wife, Jamie, posted congratulations on her Facebook account on Monday night. The post was taken down shortly after, but the story on Buehrle's somewhat expected award was out.
"I think I did a good job fielding my position and holding baserunners, doing everything involved in winning the Gold Glove," Buehrle said. "Just to have coaches and players recognize you are the top fielder at your position, it's a great honor. I take pride in doing that."
Those sentiments were shared by Longoria, who on Monday became the first multiple Gold Glove winner in franchise history.
"It still is an awesome achievement and something that I'm very proud of," Longoria said. "It's one thing that every year going into Spring Training and going into the year I really focus on."
Among those making their debut appearances were players who have quickly established themselves as defensive forces at their respective positions.
Crawford, a four-time All-Star aided by his speed and quickness, had previously gone unrewarded for his defense. In 2010, Crawford boasted one of the AL's highest UZRs (ultimate zone ratings), a sabermetrics statistic that quantifies the number of runs a defender prevents or allows, at 18.5.
"You never know, I figured it was going to be a longshot again [this season]," Crawford said. "I was hoping, I really wanted to win it bad. Waiting so long, you just never know."
Cano, a career .309 hitter generally thought of for his work at the plate, turned 114 double plays and committed just three errors. The 28-year-old, who recently said it'd be a "dream come true" to win a Gold Glove, led all AL second basemen with a .996 fielding percentage.
"As a player, you always want to win a Gold Glove or an MVP or a batting title," Cano said. "You work hard and you want to be one of the best in the game. That's one of the things that make you work harder every single day."
The Mariners' Gutierrez earned his first career Gold Glove after completing 146 error-free games in the outfield.
Notably missing from the list was the Angels' Torii Hunter, who had won nine consecutive career Gold Gloves but didn't get the nod for a 10th.
Bailey Stephens is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow her on Twitter @Bstephens27. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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When former The X-Factor (UK) finalist Cher Lloyd visited B96/ Chicago during her promo tour across the U.S in support of her new single "Want You Back," she showed off her new hairstyle to the world for the first time. She chopped off her long, luscious locks to rock a shorter summer do.
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Since Cher was introduced to the music scene in the UK as a contestant on The X-Factor, she knows what it's like being an aspiring artist in a very competitive industry. She has some advice for any musician out there trying to make it on a music competition TV show.
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At the end of the day, any successful artist needs support. Cher knows how lucky she is to have such a devoted fan base. "I'm glad that I've got fans at this early stage in my career in America because I feel like they can now come with me (I hate to to say the word 'journey'), but come on my journey, so I'm very grateful for that."
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The Russellville Lady Cyclones reached the summit — Summit Arena, that is — and the Class 6A state girls basketball championship game against Little Rock Parkview. They were unable to overcome the sheer athleticism of the Lady Patriots and lost 50-31, but the Lady Cyclones made a team that made a mockery of its competition all year long sweat.
Russellville (22-10) held Parkview to just 13 first-half points and took a 15-13 lead into the break, only to see the Lady Patriots defense swarm the Lady Cyclones the entire second half as they pulled away for the win.
"One thing to look at, we held probably the best team in the state — I think if you talked to the coaches around all the classifications they'd say they were the best team in the state and didn't lost to a team from Arkansas this year — we held them to 13 points in one half," head coach Steve Wiedower said.
Wiedower, who took over a 5-win Lady Cyclones team three years ago, has developed a mentality of toughness and hard-nosed defense in his program and his players. He took a group of talented sophomores from his first season and melded them into possibly the most cohesive unit, especially on the defensive end, in the state.
It's no surprise they were the No. 1-rated defensive team in Arkansas, even while playing in a conference with six teams in a higher classification.
So there should be no surprise Wiedower was voted by his peers as the 2012 Tri-County Girl's Basketball Coach of the Year.
"The coach of the year award just reflects what your players do," Wiedower said. "So that's how I feel about that."
He added it's an honor to be thought of in such high regard by his fellow coaches. But it's not like Wiedower was a shoo-in.
This was a year where Pottsville dominated its conference — except when the Lady Apaches played a resurgent Dover team — and Kenny McCoy led Dardanelle to one of its best seasons in years. D.J. Crane, the runner-up for the Tri-County Football Coach of the Year and athletic director at Danville, took over for departed Kevan Moore and led the Lady Little Johns to the state tournament only to lose to eventual state champion England.
Entering the season with lofty expectations after a disappointing exit in the 2011 state playoffs, Russellville seemed like they struggled a bit in nonconference play. But Wiedower said that's all in context. The Lady Cyclones just played a much tougher schedule in 2011-12, including the Deepsnap Tournament of Champions against some of the best Arkansas, Texas and Missouri had to offer.
"You have to understand that better competition is going to make you better," Wiedower said. "Your record might not be as good, but when you get to the end of the year you're going to be a better team. That's what happened in our nonconference this year, we played a much tougher schedule. The girls, I felt like, gelled at the right time. You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the year, and I felt like we were. When it works out that way, then you have a chance to go a long way."
The coach said he feels blessed to coach at a school in a community that gives so much support to its high school. He added he wanted to thank the community for all they have done to support his program, the girls on his team and RHS sports overall.
There will be change, however, in paradise. Gone are six seniors who accounted for about 95 percent of the team's production — Kaylee Wiedower, Susan Taylor, Sarah Prochazka, Lindsey Glover, Natalie Shockey and Mary Carol Davis — and Russellville will be in a restructured conference.
Wiedower said he expects to have good post play next season, and added he likes some of the guards who will return.
"We're going to be going into next season with a group of girls that don't have much experience. … They're going to be a hard-working group and we're hoping we can go in and just keep getting better and better as the season goes on and the years go on," the coach said.
As far as the new conference goes, things will only get tougher, Wiedower said. Though they won't have to play perennial power North Little Rock, 2012 Class 7A state champions Cabot, Bryant, Little Rock Central or Van Buren, they pick up Class 5A state champion Greenwood, which is moving to the 6A, Fort Smith Southside, Fort Smith Northside (which lost to Cabot in the 7A championship game), Little Rock Hall (which lost to Cabot in the 7A semifinals) and Parkview.
"Then of course we still have Conway and Mount Saint Mary's," Wiedower added. "I think the new conference will be as tough or tougher than what we saw this year. You have to go into it with the thought in mind that you're going to get better and it's going to make you a better team."
One thing will be certain. The Lady Cyclones will defend with the best of them and will continue to be a contender as long as they have Wiedower at the helm.