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The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a well-loved little roadster, and it's no surprise that Mazda has sold 900,000 of them worldwide. To celebrate this milestone, U.S. customers are getting a treat — the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition.
Although only a cosmetic kit, the Special Edition trim will be the only U.S.-spec Miata to receive a contrast-painted power-retractable hard top, in this case black. Two color options are available: Velocity Red and Crystal White Pearl and the interior gains piano black trim along with grey-stitched, heated, black leather seats. If the color-contrasting top wasn't enough to tell the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition apart from other Miatas, make sure to look for the 17-inch black gunmetal alloy wheels, black mirror covers, and black grille and foglight surrounds.
The 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition is based on the top-spec Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring with Power Retractable Hard Top, kitted out with the Premium and Suspension packages. Goodies include keyless entry, satellite radio, xenon headlights, Bilstein shocks, and a limited-slip differential, among others. Power from the 2.0-liter I-4 remains the same as in other Miatas — 167 hp for cars with the six-speed manual transmission and 158 hp with the six-speed automatic.
Just 450 of these special Miatas will be built, retailing for $32,020 for manual-equipped cars and $32,470 with an automatic, with destination included. Orders begin at the end of February, so hot-foot it over to a Mazda dealer if you want to snap one up.
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We trade what you grow!
As of yesterday the CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it will expand electronic trading hours in its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options beginning Monday, May 14, 2012.
Many saw this freight train creeping up on them in the rearview mirror as ICE, the Intercontinental Exchange, announced it would be opening its own grain contracts, which would trade just about around the clock. This move quickly prompted the CME to expand trading hours or it would suffer a major disadvantage of not being trade-able during certain hours, more specifically during USDA report releases 7:30 a.m. CST.
Electronic traders have been advocating for this change for quite some time, claiming their positions are at a major disadvantage when the grain markets shut down and other outside markets remain open, affecting the grains, but they were unable to do anything about it. Why shouldn't traders be able to have access to their positions throughout the day and into the night? Do crops stop growing, does the weather always remain at a constant, do economic events shut down between the hours of 1:15 p.m. and 6 p.m.?
Here at @TGAFarms we are constantly monitoring the U.S. dollar, European markets, Chinese markets around the clock, so why should we be locked into grain positions while the rest of the markets trade and move at will?
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Letter: Atherton needs to OK widening Marsh Road
Original post made on May 31, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
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a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on May 31, 2012 at 10:53 am
Letter by Jade Dahl on May 30, 2012 contains significant factual errors, which have to be addressed.
Atherton has limited right hand turns from Holbrook onto Middlefield only from 7:30 to 9:30 am, Mon-Fri. This measure was approved after a 6 months study which showed (with a lot of data) that it decreased the cut-through traffic on Holbrook to Middlefield while NOT affecting any traffic on neighboring streets.
The cut-through traffic through the North Fair Oaks neighborhood originates from Marsh Road, turns into Fair Oaks avenue, and then turns onto Holbrook on its way to Middlefield. Atherton worked with the North Fair Oaks Council on this matter, and both asked the San Mateo County to block right turns from Marsh onto Fair Oaks avenue during the peak hours - but the County simply ignored the wishes of North Fair Oaks residents, and did nothing.
Our frustration should be pointed towards inept and incompetent San Mateo County officials who do not care about the North Fair Oaks neighborhood (a simple look at the state of the public areas there will remove all doubts) instead of diverting people's attention to a "bad neigbour" - like Atherton, or any other town.
Just as the comments about the right turn are deliberately misleading, so are the comments about the widening of Marsh road.
This tactics of manipulating facts and diverting attention is as shameful as it is old.
Responsible serious readers should be encouraged to go to prime sources and check facts carefully before publishing information on public forums.
Almanac should do a better job screening factually erroneous information from being published.
Everyone should be entitled to their own opinions - but not to their own facts.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 1, 2012 at 6:57 am
Here is another letter, probably from someone in the development industry, trying to promote self interest. The real cause is Menlo Park whose council majority, although they ran and were elected on a different agenda, they now approve anything and everything, and hire a new City Manager who proposes even more dense and higher development. Quite frankly I don't know how long it will take, but eventually the silent majority in MP, will get their act together again, and perhaps a RECALL of the whole incompetent council will take place.
Not Atherton's fault; blame the MP council and it City Manager(s) and staff.
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by ACE of Hearts, Mar 17, 2006.
about to start
wow, nice start. Before the matchs started I picked sharapova to win!
Hingis up 1-0, on serve.
Sharapova breaks early, up 2-1
hingis to serve 1-1 (30 all)
maria looking good. just a matter of her maintaining this level. breezes may kick up also.
sharapova up a break to serve. 2-1
Maria up 2 breaks, 4-1, a little surprise but Sharapova has been playing well coming in.
hingis serving 1-3, sharapova with break point 30-40
sharapova breaks, serving 4-1
maria can really hold those groundies. hard to read.
hingis to serve 1-5
Sharapova is playing so well! Hingis can not give the ball back to sharapova!
well done hingis this time!
hingis holds serve, sharapova to serve for the set @ 5-2
smart play from sharapova, but loss the point, hingis had sharapova on the run corner to corner, then sharapova throw up a loop high backhand, that gave her time to recover sharapova serving 5-2 30-all
Hingis saves one break, 5-3 Sharapova with Hingis serving.
break chance for hinis 5-2 30-40
hingis breaks, serving 3-5
hingis said ****! it was funny never heard that from her
another word for poo
maria needs to stay on offense, corner to corner. marias choking a bit.
Sharapova wins the first set 6-3.
set points for sharapova, hingis serving 3-5 15-40
sharapova win first set 6-3
Hey tezuka where on earth are u following this match?Ur a little late my friend:mrgreen:
hey ace of hearts, do you think this is a good match? I am loving it, great shots and def. from both sides.
i know.... in IL.
time to see marias fitness level.
I know why I am behind! Went to get food so a paused the TV
Forgot to fast forward
hingis to serve (second set) 0-1 30-15
sharapova break to serve 2-0
maria is just on
2 break point chances for Hingis!
break chances for hingis, at sharapova 2-0 15-40
she broke Sharapova!
hingis breaks, serving 1-2
maria runnin a hard race. not serving well either.
sharapova breaks serving, 3-1 0-15
Sharapova breaks Hingis, up 3-1, Hingis is having a difficult time.
sharapova holds serve, hingis serving 1-4
Ok, I know this is off subject, but did anyone else here see during this match that they said Nadal is playing in the semis?
i did hear something about that, but did not pay to much attention
brilliant point!
It said that Nadal was playing in his 5th semi final. How is that?
sharapova break point 30-40 hingis serving at 1-4
sharapova with another break point
hingish holds 2-4, sharapova to serve 4-2
the dropper!
hookin maria again
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Michael Turner rumbled into the endzone to break the tie and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, 19-13. The win moved the Falcons to 8-0 and the NFL's only perfect team.
Matt Bryant kicked four field goals to get the game's other 12 points and quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 342 yards in an effort that the Boston College grad called "good enough."
"I think at the end of the day it's a league that's based on wins and losses and tonight was a solid effort by this team and we did what we needed to do to come out with a win," Ryan said.
Turner went over 100 yards, with 102 on 20 carries and the defense held the Cowboys to 65 yards rushing. In an ESPN article, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett praised the Falcons ability to get it done.
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I'm a Michelle Rhee fan.
I think the founder of the advocacy group StudentsFirst a committed education reformer, determined that none of America's schoolchildren should be condemned to the soft bigotry of low expectations. StudentsFirst released a report last week in which it graded the 50 states and the District of Columbia (where Rhee previously served as chancellor of the city's public school system) based on the extent to which each had adopted reformist policies aimed at improving public education.
Eleven states received failing grades, including, not surprisingly, California. Yet California education officials dismissed the state's F grade, which Richard Zieger, Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, contemptuously declared it a "badge of honor," while blowing off StudentsFirst as "an organization that frankly makes its living by asserting that schools are failing."
Rhee took Zieger's remark in stride when I chatted with her last week. She contrasted it with the response of Massachusetts lawmakers Russell Holmes and Daniel Winslow to the D grade the state received from StudentsFirst, which is at odds with other reports that rank the Bay State's among the nation's best.
Reps. Holmes and Winslow "didn't get their panties in a bunch," Rhee noted, but viewed the report card as encouragement to the state's education officials "not to rest on our laurels."
Meanwhile, here in California, the state education officials have no laurels to rest upon.
Not when less than half of California students are proficient in English-Language Arts by the time they reach the 11th grade, according to results of the 2012 California Standards Test. Less than half of 11th graders were proficient in high school math.
That explains why, by the time most California youngsters reach 12th grade, little more than a quarter manage to pass the state's high school exit exam in math, and little more than a quarter the state exit exam for English-Language Arts.
Only in the eyes of state education officials with blinders on could such lamentable performance by California students be considered anything other than prima facie evidence that the state's public schools truly are failing the children entrusted to them.
Michelle Rhee empathizes with parents whose kids are mired in floundering public schools. "No child left behind" is not just a catch phrase to her. It's a mission.
StudentsFirst's State Policy Report Card actually does not present a state-by-state assessment of school quality (not withstanding Zieger's insinuation that Rhee's group is all about "asserting that schools are failing"); nor teacher performance or student achievement.
It focuses, instead, on the policy environments that affect those outcomes in California, the 49 other states and D.C.
The states that earned the highest grades by StudentsFirst's reckoning, were those that have done away with old policies that "obstruct progress and fail to help children learn" in favor new policies that "emphasize high standards, robust educational options for families, transparency and accountability."
Zieger contended that StudentsFirst "has focused on an extremely narrow, unproven method that they think will improve teaching." He added, "We just flat out disagree with them."
Rhee countered, "To say we don't have proof of these things is patently false."
And she pointed to a major new study released last week by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which confirms the case made by StudentsFirst – and disputed by the California Teachers Association, among others – that student test scores can identify effective teachers.
Basing teacher pay on student performance, including test scores (rather than seniority or whether or not a teacher has a master's degree) and making student growth a significant factor in determining teacher effectiveness are among the 24 policy objectives that make up the StudentsFirst agenda.
StudentsFirst also thinks parents need the information to make informed decisions on behalf of their kids. It urges school districts to make individual teacher evaluations available to parents and to inform parents when their child is assigned to a teacher rated "ineffective."
Rhee's group supports public charter schools and opportunity scholarship programs. It also advocates a "parent trigger" policy, such as the one enacted by California's Legislature, which empowers parents to takeover management of persistently low-performing schools.
StudentsFirst gives high marks to states that provide school districts – and schools within those districts – the flexibility they need to best serve the students in their charge, while also lauding states that allow flexibility in how schools are governed, so that changes can be made when districts and schools fail to meet objectives.
Michelle Rhee is all about shaking up the status quo for the benefit of the nation's schoolchildren, all too many of whom continue to be undereducated in states like California.
Rather than attack the education reformer and her organization, states ought to work with her and StudentsFirst to implement reforms.
These reforms will improve the quality of education not just by the sons and daughters of the better off, but also by the offspring of the least among us.
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It's hard to pin the blame for that losing streak on one person, so we'll stick it on the skipper … Bud Black.
On Aug. 25, the Padres led the second-place Giants by 6.5 games. By the time the skid was over, the Padres' lead was down to one.
The Giants didn't play particularly well at the start of the Padres' slump, dropping three of four. Then they won 8 of 11 to share the lead with the Padres.
The Padres didn't completely fold after that 10-game skid. But they drop 4 of 5 before beating the Giants in back-to-back game and forcing the Giants to clinch the NL West on the final day of the season.
Now, the Giants could have still reached the playoffs with the Padres' slump. But it would have been as a wild card, not a division winner. So who knows what that would have meant for the Giants' playoff run.
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1) When did you figure out that "Gran" was really Bella? Were you surprised by the fact that she was looking in a mirror, or did you see it coming?I don't think I actually caught that until the second time I read chapter 1. The first time, I just assumed that Gran had mysteriously transformed into Bella in a mirror, like people do in dreams.
2) Do you think that the dream foreshadows anything besides Bella's fear of growing too old for Edward?
3) Were you surprised that Edward wasn't with Bella when she woke up? Why did you think he wasn't there?
I wasn't surprised. I thought that after a while, they would stop spending every single minute with each other. I mean, if he spent every night in her room it would be a little wrong, in my mind.
4) What did you think about Jasper's careful avoidance of Bella before they opened presents? Had you expected them to be closer after the Phoenix trip?
Poor Jasper. I had hoped we would see more of his personality in this book. I thought he could deal with it, but maybe later.
5) What was your immediate reaction to the paper cut? What did you think about what happened after that?
"Oh dear," but then I counted the suddenly ravenous vampires and said "Carlisle will make everything good again."
6) What did you think the repercussions of Jasper's accidental attack would be? Did you think, like Bella did, that she simply wouldn't be allowed to spend time at the Cullen's house any more?
Seriously, I thought it was just an accident, and Bella would just have to be more careful around paper.
7) With all the mentions of Bella needing a new car, did you think that Edward had actually bought her one?
No. He knows she wouldn't let him, and besides, her truck is awesome.
8)What did you think about Bella's pleas for a celebration-less birthday? Did you think she was overreacting?
Yes. It kind of annoyed me.
9) What did you think when Bella said, "Well, maybe Alice will give me what I want?" What did you think about Edward's reaction to that?
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BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur lacrosse standout Mike Doherty, who now plays at Lycoming College, has been tabbed a pre-season honorable mention All American by InsideLacrosse.com for the second straight year.
Doherty, a Berlin native, who excelled at Decatur, is now a junior face-off specialist with a penchant for gobbling up ground balls at Lycoming College, a Division III school in Williamsport, Pa. Last season, Doherty finished 15th in the country in face-off percentage, winning 174 of 272, or 64 percent, of his draws. He was also ninth in Division III in ground ball, grabbing a total of 133, or over eight per game for the Warriors.
As a sophomore in 2008, Doherty started all 16 games for Lycoming, scoring three goals. He led the team in ground balls and recorded a nation's best 11-plus ground balls per game. He also won nearly 69 percent of his face-offs that season. As a freshman in 2007, Doherty played in 14 games, starting 11. He scored one goal and recorded two assists in his freshman year and grabbed 46 ground balls and had a successful face-off percentage of just over 53 percent.
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A Clatsop County Drug Task Force investigation has led to the arrest of Casey Dwayne Hampton (DOB: 11/07/73) and James Richard Mcguire (DOB: 07/11/69) on drug related charges as well as outstanding warrants Friday morning.
Hampton was the target of a previous heroin trafficking investigation involving the Clatsop County Drug Task Force and the Pacific County Drug Task Force resulting in his arrest in Pacific County on 06/29/12. Detectives received information Hampton had since relocated to Clatsop County where he resumed his heroin trafficking.
Drug Task Force Detectives with the assistance of Clatsop County Sheriff's Deputies executed a search warrant on the residence located at 1729 5th Street in Astoria. Within the residence, detectives located methamphetamine, pills, heroin, syringes, scales, drug records, packaging material and cash. Hampton and Mcguire were also located in the residence. Both subjects were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Heroin and outstanding warrants.
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by Richard Creaser
NEWPORT — Field hockey has long been a passion for Jessica Booth of Irasburg. Hoping to find some women who were equally enamored of the sport, Ms. Booth, as a member of the Newport City Parks and Recreation Department, decided to put out feelers via the rec department's Facebook page to gauge interest in forming an adult league.
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:55 pm
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I noticed on the front of the Standard 5, Number 73096, the "The Cathedrals Express" locomotive, that there appears to be a clock face with hour and minute hands (minus the numbers).
I've looked at different pictures of this fine locomotive and the hands are at different positions in the other pictures.
Is this really a "running" clock or are the "hands" manually turned to indicate something, such as departure or arrival (just a thought).
Thanks for your "time" in this matter.
Looking at more pictures, I see the "Sunny South Special" has the same set-up on the front and the King Edward I Number 6024 has a man adjusting the "hands".
I'm starting to think now that the "hands" might also be levers used to lock the front boiler door?
But, it sure looks like a clock when you first see it.
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:51 am
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Correct,Graflite,they are levers to open the boiler door (to clean out clinker after use).
A good example of this lever being 'tightened'is on P.5 of the 'contributors' section of
The hinge is on the right of the boiler.This is engine 6024 from the old Great Western Railways KING EDWARD I standing in London's Victoria station last year.
This picture was also taken with the 2x3 Crown.By the way,these are automatic changing pages so when you look you might find the picture moved.But it's in that area.
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:34 pm
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And there is also this pic of an elderly Gentleman with his bag between his feet, shooting something around the piston assembly of loco 73096 with guess what ??? Looks like a genuine "oldtyme" TLR inside it's leather bag... Glad to meet you, Sir !
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Yes,I believe it was an old Rollei,a Flex or Cord,not sure.So much was happening that day around me,that this guy appears from nowhere,like 'extras' on a film set.
But that's what I like in pictures,people,Im not the one to photograph trains appearing in the distance with clouds of smoke.I leave that to other to do.
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Yes, I saw the gent with the TLR, I rather hoped it would be an Autocord (my favorite over a Roelli), and on days when I'm feeling lazy, tired or achy (or all three at once), and I don't feel like lugging a Speed or Crown around, I sling my Autocord over my shoulder and go out and do some "light" shooting.
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My sentiments entirely,I think that's why I've taken to the 2x3 CROWN,resembling the weight of the Rolleiflex..I can also kick myself for selling off my Rollei "T" a few years ago.
Goodness,the AUTOCORD,that's a name like a 'blast from the past', bringing back memories of a famous name.
When I now look at that picture,I wish I took more notice of that guy with his camera,and found out what he was using.The trouble was,what you don't see is the vast crowd of people standing around,and the picture gives a false impression of the place being free.They say the camera doesn't lie.
The guy melted into the crowd as soon as he came.So Im not positive it was a Rollei.I just fell off my perch that someone was using 120 out of all the small digital cameras around on the day.
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Thanks everyone for your comments on the railway pictures..
Anyone interest in railways might like to know that in the week,the famous ORIENT EXPRESS was moved from it's parking bay in London,and moved to a preservation line,where they shot pictures for the companies next brochure.
Judging by what I hear,large format still survives,perhaps 10x8 and the black cloth.
Two pictures showing the coaches parked in the leafy Hampshire village station of Ropley,and the photo crew at work, can be viewed under "New" at:
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It is sad that here in the USA that we don't seem to have a large number of older locomotives for us to view and appreciate as you do in the UK.
And it is also a shame that we don't use train travel for passengers more here in the USA as they do in the UK and Europe, however I do realize the scale in distance is quite different here in the US, and for most people it is quicker to just jump on a plane, but as for me I rather enjoy a good train ride.
I remember as a small child riding with my family to visit a friend of my mothers from her nursing college during the summer months, and I can still remember the people, the smells, the sights, the sounds and the motion of the train as it rolled along.
As I am writing this I am listening to a song called "The City of New Orleans" from Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody Guthrie), and I once again go back in time to those days again for a ride on the train of memories.
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Dear Danville Town Council,
You are now aware of exceptional funding being brought from global commercial resources that would afford property owners positive funding to create a retail, hospitality and commercial environment that would maximize profit from land use, facilities employment and rejuvenation/renovation.
The money and purpose is there to suit the interests of the Diablo Vista neighborhoods north of Diablo Road. An overall plan, beyond curbs, is the key to success for this well-funded project. Diablo Vista region neighbors would lose none the important retail and hospitality now available and would expand the facilities for greater services.
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Spoonflower weaves its niche in print-on-demand wallcoverings.
When it comes to digitally printed wallpaper, Spoonflower has it covered.
Since last fall, the Durham, North Carolina, company has been pursuing opportunities in the highly specialized market for custom-printed wallpaper. Building on its notable success with digitally printed fabric over the last five years, Spoonflower is looking to adapt that same business model to wallpaper – offering consumers and professionals worldwide the option of choosing from thousands of designs, or uploading their own for custom printing.
"From the very beginning, there have always been people asking if we could print wallpaper, too," says Stephen Fraser, Spoonflower's co-founder and co-owner. Since Spoonflower added that capability with relocation to its new headquarters last fall, Fraser estimates that wallpaper now represents 10 percent of the company's ever-increasing sales.
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In the highly specialized market for digitally printed fabric, Spoonflower's strategy has been to empower its customers with an outlet and solution for their creativity. Design professionals use Spoonflower for fulfillment services and to market their work, while consumers have the option of choosing from an eclectic catalog containing thousands of their designs, or submitting their own graphics for printing on wallpaper.
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Young Castillo showing improved game calling
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- This is Welington Castillo's second full season as the Cubs' regular catcher, and he's impressed rookie manager Rick Renteria.
"He's got a feel for what's going on," Renteria said. "He's starting to take a little more control. It's important that he does that."
What Renteria noticed was how Castillo would go to the mound to get the pitchers to slow down the pace of the game and give them a chance to regroup. Castillo is in charge of a young bullpen.
"They're young and don't have a lot of experience," Castillo said. "If they shake anything off, and I think it's the right pitch, I just shake my head, like, 'I got it, let's go. Just follow me, we'll be fine.' We throw the pitch and throw it with conviction and we get the out, and that's how trust comes."
Castillo would like to improve his batting average -- he was hitting .248 heading into Thursday's game -- but he's spending most of his time on the pitchers.
"I've been working really hard on game calling," Castillo said.
Cubs praise Samardzija amid winless streak
ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Samardzija ranks second in the Major Leagues with a 1.45 ERA, yet he is winless in his eight starts this season. He'll try again for that elusive "W" on Friday when the Cubs play host to the Brewers.
What do the Cubs need to do to get the right-hander a win?
"It's tough to say, because you never know what's going to happen tomorrow," catcher Welington Castillo said Thursday. "We're going to go with our plan like we always do. We just have to support him a little more with some runs. He has to do the same thing he's been doing his last starts. I think we just need to support him a little bit more. Let's see if tomorrow's the day."
The Cubs have scored 15 runs in Samardzija's eight starts, and he has the second-lowest run support average (1.93) in the Major Leagues. On Monday, they scored 17 runs in a win over the Cardinals.
"We just have to score some runs -- the guy's giving up less than two runs a game for nine innings," second baseman Darwin Barney said. "If we come out and put up three or four, he'll get a win. We just haven't been able to do that for him yet."
Samardzija's streak isn't the longest in Cubs history. As recently as 2012, Ryan Dempster opened the season 0-3 in his first nine starts with a 2.90 ERA before he picked up his first win. Dempster had gone 18 starts without a win, dating back to 2011, and he was the first Cubs pitcher to do so since Danny Jackson's 20-start winless streak in 1991-92.
Samardzija's last win was Aug. 24 against the Padres. He finished the 2013 season 0-2 in his final six starts.
"He's been doing his job," Castillo said of the Cubs' Opening Day starter. "He's been focusing on what he can control and trying to give us a chance to win. His ERA has been amazing. You cannot ask any more of him. He always goes out to pitch and gives us a chance to win."
Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer has watched Samardzija evolve as a pitcher.
"The wins thing to me is frustrating, because in general, it's a stat that we've all moved away from," Hoyer said. "The way he's pitched, I think he's been as good as anyone in the National League. It'll be nice one day if he didn't have his best stuff and people picked him up."
Said Castillo: "Everybody wants to win, every pitcher wants to win. At the same time, he understands, 'That's all I can control.' Pitch seven, eight innings, sometimes nine, and that's all he can control. He's been really, really good about it."
Rizzo's cancer fundraiser cook-off on Friday
ST. LOUIS -- Tickets are still available for Anthony Rizzo's second "Cook-Off for Cancer" fundraiser to be held Friday, 6-10 p.m. CT, at Revel Downtown, 440 W. Randolph, in Chicago.
Last year's event raised more than $150,000 to help and support families with children fighting cancer.
"The direction the foundation is going is really nice to see. It's growing and we just want to continue to do this in Chicago," Rizzo said Thursday.
Rizzo and the Cubs' players and coaching staff will be serving food and competing for tips, with proceeds going to benefit pediatric cancer research, care and support.
Participating chefs include Lee Ann Whippen of Chicago q, Mario Hernandez of Del Frisco's, Giuseppe Tentori of GT Fish and Oyster, Joseph Farina of Joe's Fish, David Burns of Levy Restaurants, Molly Johnson of Limelight Catering, Tony Priolo of Piccolo Sogno, Cosmo Goss of Publican, Doug Psaltis of RPM Italian, Doug Tomek of Uncle Dougies and Joseph Heppe of Untitled 111.
One of the best parts of the event is the food tasting. Does Rizzo like to eat?
"Absolutely," he said, laughing.
Tickets are $200 per person. For tickets and information, visit www.cubs.com/cook.
Extra bases
• Jason Hammel and Samardzija will start the Cubs' Interleague games next Tuesday and Wednesday against the Yankees at Wrigley Field.
Hammel lost to the Yankees on April 16 in New York, giving up three runs over seven innings. He has a career 3-4 record and a 5.04 ERA in 18 games (12 starts) against them. Samardzija faced them once in relief on June 18, 2011.
The Cubs want to keep the two right-handers on their regular schedule. With the off-day Monday, Jake Arrieta will be pushed back and open the series in San Diego on May 22 against the Padres.
• Start times for the Cubs-Cardinals day-night makeup doubleheader on Aug. 30 at Busch Stadium will be 1:15 p.m. CT and 7:15 p.m.. The extra game is necessary after Wednesday's contest was postponed because of rain.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WEST, Texas — Two days after a fertilizer facility exploded in a blinding fireball, authorities announced they had recovered 14 bodies, confirming for the first time an exact number of people killed. Grieving families started planning burials.
Ten of the dead were first-responders — including five from the West Volunteer Fire Department and four emergency medics, said West Mayor Tommy Muska.
The dead included Buck Uptmor, who went to help a friend, and Joey Pustejovsky, the city secretary who doubled as a member of the West Volunteer Fire Department, as well as a captain of the Dallas Fire Department who was off duty at the time but responded to the fire to help.
The explosion was strong enough to register as a small earthquake and could be heard for many miles across the Texas prairie. It demolished nearly everything for several blocks around the plant. More than 200 people were hurt.
"They knew it was dangerous. They knew that thing could go up at any time," said Ronnie Sykora, who was Pustejovsky's deacon at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. "But they also knew that if they could extinguish that fire before it went up, that they could save tens of lives, hundreds of lives. "
After a tour of the rubble Friday, Gov. Rick Perry told reporters the search-and-rescue phase for anyone still trapped was largely finished. He said the state would offer help to the 29-member local fire department that had been "basically wiped out."
In a town of 2,800 people, everyone here knew someone affected by the explosion.
Officials offered reassurances Friday about the 60 or so people listed as unaccounted for after the blast. McLennan County Judge Scott Felton said many people on the list probably lost their homes and have simply been difficult to locate since the Wednesday evening accident.
"I think we're going to eliminate 99 percent" of those listed, he said.
The fertilizer facility stores and distributes anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer that can be injected into soil. It also mixes other fertilizers. Plant owner Donald Adair released a statement saying he would never forget the "selfless sacrifice of first responders who died trying to protect all of us."
One of the plant employees was also killed responding to the fire, Adair said.
Federal investigators and the state fire marshal's office planned to begin inspecting the blast site Friday to collect evidence that might point to a cause.
Franceska Perot, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said investigators would begin at the perimeter of the explosion and work inward toward the destroyed fertilizer company.


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By Larry Millson / Special to MLB.com
"Right now Yunel's situation is day to day," manager John Farrell said. "We don't think that's a long-term issue."
The 29-year-old exited Sunday's 12-6 loss at Texas in the fifth inning after sustaining the injury two innings prior while running from first to third on a single by Colby Rasmus. The groin bothered him again in the fourth, and he was thrown out on a close play at first base on a ground ball.
Omar Vizquel, who played second base in the previous two games because Kelly Johnson was out with a sore hamstring, started at shortstop on Monday and batted ninth.
With the bullpen having been overworked in recent days, the Blue Jays entered Monday with an eight-man relief corps. This leaves them vulnerable on the bench, especially with the two middle infielders dealing with injuries.
"With the combination of eight relievers and [the
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ourselves if those two conditions persist."
Blue Jays promote Laffey from Triple-A
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays continued to manage their overworked bullpen on Monday, when they called up left-hander Aaron Laffey from Las Vegas and returned right-hander Chad Beck to the Triple-A club.
"We needed length, and [Laffey is] on the 40-man [roster] right now," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said before Monday's opener against the Orioles. "He was scheduled to pitch [on Tuesday]. He's a guy that could give us four or five innings, assuming the performance is there, if we need him. Hopefully, you don't, and your starter can go deep. But we needed the protection in case something was to happen."
A series of short starts and a couple of extra-inning games on Toronto's six-game road trip have resulted in a series of moves. On Sunday, Beck and right-hander Jesse Chavez were called up from Las Vegas, with catcher-infielder Yan Gomes sent down and right-hander Ryota Igarashi designated for assignment. Igarashi had been called up on Friday and was used in two games.
Chavez, who had been starting at Las Vegas, gave the bullpen a boost by pitching five innings in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Rangers after right-hander Kyle Drabek was removed after three innings.
"What Chavez did ... Obviously, the game was out of hand, but at that point, being able to save your bullpen [was important]," Anthopoulos said. "At that point you can't continue to burn your relievers."
Anthopoulos said that all the recent moves are short-term.
"For right now we haven't planned for anything beyond short-term," he said. "We hadn't really thought that far ahead when we called up Chavez, called up all these guys. We're just managing in the now and trying to get our bullpen back and give them the right amount of rest.
"Chad Beck was up and he didn't get to throw an inning, but we needed length. It's one of those things. You explain it to the players. It's never easy.
Laffey, 27, has made nine starts for Las Vegas and is 2-5 with a 4.88 ERA. In his last four starts, he has a 2-1 record with a 2.70 ERA. He was with Toronto from April 9-14 but did not appear in a game.
Laffey has a career record of 21-23 with one save and a 4.34 ERA in 126 games (49 starts) over parts of five Major League seasons. Beck, 27, has made 19 appearances with Las Vegas and is 1-0 with seven saves with a 1.31 ERA.
Johnson returns to Blue Jays' lineup with a bang
TORONTO -- Second baseman Kelly Johnson tested his sore hamstring before Monday's series opener with the Orioles and was pronounced ready to go.
Was he ever.
Johnson wasted no time making an impact, legging out a double in the first inning and scoring on Colby Rasmus' single. With the double, he extended his string of reaching base safely to 20 games.
Johnson ended with two doubles, a two-run homer and three RBIs in the 6-2 win after missing the two previous games.
"He swung the bat very well," manager John Farrell said. "His gait is still a little bit guarded. He has to manage that situation a little bit, as we all know. The two games down gave him a little bit of some fresh legs, and the way he swung the bat was just outstanding."
Johnson was removed for pinch-hitter Omar Vizquel in the eighth inning of Friday's 14-3 loss to the Rangers, and afterward received an injection to reduce the inflammation, which has been bothering him for a while.
"You know one thing we're finding out about Kelly, he's got an extremely high pain threshold," Farrell said. "He's dealing with some discomfort, he's not 100 percent. But he's able to play to the capability that he is right now. It's something that we monitor every day."
"If it is going to hurt while I'm running bases, then I hope it hurts all game long," Johnson said. "We're done trying to be 100 percent. Everybody's playing with something. At 88 or 85 percent, that's good enough."
Larry Millson is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A 22-year-old man is accused of trying to rob a clerk to whom he was related at one Denton business and then robbing another minutes later Wednesday night.
Dwayne Paul Coleman Jr. of 225 Mallard Trail Drive, Unit 4, Denton, turned himself in Friday at the Denton Police Department on the charges of felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony attempted common law robbery, said Denton Police Chief Mark Hicks. Coleman was in the Davidson County Detention Center on Monday morning under a $500,000 secured bond.
At 10:08 p.m. Wednesday, Coleman is alleged to have visited the Trading Post on First Street and telling the clerk outside to get off the phone and give him all of her money, Hicks said. The chief explained the clerk was one of Coleman's relatives, and she recognized him. The two had a conversation, and Coleman left on foot without taking anything. Hicks said Coleman's face was covered when he demanded the money.
At 10:14 p.m., Coleman is accused of entering the Denton Fuel Center on West Salisbury Street wearing a white hat, sunglasses and a bandana over his face. Police say he demanded money from the clerk and then fled on foot. Hicks said approximately $3,500 in cash was stolen in the robbery. The chief said Monday that $1,647 has been recovered.
Hicks said Coleman's relative didn't take him seriously and didn't call police. Further investigation a day after the robbery led officers to the Trading Post and identifying Coleman as the suspect. Hicks said Coleman was wearing the same clothing in each incident.
"I'm very pleased," Hicks said Monday as he referred to Coleman's arrest. "The subject was arrested within 48 hours of the robbery."
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LOS ANGELES -- On the verge of
heading back to Oklahoma City down 3-1 in this Western Conference
semfinal series, the Los Angeles Clippers responded with the biggest
rally in their franchise history.
"It's an obvious thing, but 3-1 compared to 2-2 is a huge, huge
difference," said Los Angeles forward Blake Griffin. "Nothing really
else to say."
Despite 40 points from Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant,
the Clippers made a bigger statement by overcoming a 16-point,
fourth-quarter deficit and pulling out a 101-99 victory over the
Thunder in Game 4 before a sellout crowd of 19,365 at Staples Center
on Sunday.
Reserve guard Darren Collison's layup with 32.8 seconds remaining in
the game was the difference and allowed the Clippers to even the
best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
"It's right up there," Griffin said of the rally. "I remember two
years ago, Game 1 in Memphis, we were down 20-something in the
fourth quarter and came back. This is right up there with it just
because of the circumstances."
Game 5 is Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
The Thunder, who led by as many as 22 points in the first half, blew
a 16-point lead achieved with 9:18 left in the fourth quarter. Guard
Russell Westbrook missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have
won it for the Thunder.
"It's a tough loss, but it's a series, man," said Westbrook, who had
27 points, eight rebounds and six assists. "It ain't like we're
going home (trailing). We'll go back home and take care of
They had a chance Sunday, but failed miserably with a meltdown in
the final period, when the Clippers came through with a 38-point
period and got key buckets by Collison, who scored 12 of his 18
points in the fourth, and point guard Chris Paul.
"It's a three-game series," said Durant, who connected on 12 of 24
shots, but missed six of his seven 3-point attempts and also
committed eight turnovers. "Of course we let this one slip away. We
could have took control of the series."
The Thunder's 16-point, fourth-quarter lead dwindled to 90-89 after
a dunk by Collison with 2:57 left. The Clippers tied the score at 94
on a three-point play by Griffin with 1:50 remaining. Durant gave
the Thunder a 95-94 lead with a free throw before guard Jamal
Crawford's 3-pointer gave the Clippers the lead.
Westbrook tied the score again at 97, but Collison gave the Clippers
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"This is one of the best ones yet," Paul said of the comeback. "We
got off to a very slow start. Even there in the fourth quarter, we
could have relaxed, gave in at any point. I think we just willed
this one."
The Thunder imposed their will early, roaring to a 29-7 lead after
Westbrook scored on a drive with 3:10 left in the first quarter.
They led 32-15 at the end of the first as Westbrook (11 points) and
Durant (12 points) combined to outscore the Clippers.
Los Angeles missed 13 of its first 15 shots to open the game, while
Oklahoma City hit its first seven.
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spurt to cut Oklahoma City's lead to 39-35 after two free throws by
Crawford with 6:16 remaining. However, the Thunder increased the
margin to 57-46 at intermission.
The Clippers outscored the Thunder 52-32 in the paint. They also
outrebounded Oklahoma City for the first time in the series with a
45-43 edge.
NOTES: Thunder coach Scott Brooks showed a sense of humor when asked
if F Kevin Durant's MVP speech inspired the team's improved play
against the Clippers. "Something that was a little overlooked during
that speech was I wasn't given enough credit for being the speech
writer," Brooks said. ... The Thunder outrebounded the Clippers by
double digits in all three previous games, averaging more than 14
more boards per outing. ... Thunder reserve G Reggie Jackson
averaged 14 points in four road playoff games entering Sunday's
contest. ... Clippers C DeAndre Jordan, the league's No. 2 rebounder
in the regular season at 13 boards per game, was managing eight per
contest against Oklahoma City. ... Both teams entered Game 4 scoring
111.7 points per game in the series. ... The Thunder connected on
5-of-8 from behind the 3-point arc in the first period compared to
0-for-8 for the Clippers. Overall, Los Angeles hit 3-of-21 compared
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19 points, 13 assists, 1 steal, 5 rebounds... AND ONLY 1 TURNOVER!!! Stat didnt play too crazy tonight but he is showing improvement im not exactly sure what you guys are saying by STAT is doing horrible this game... He is showing improvement
Baron Davis should not start he gives energy off the bench and plays great with the 2nd unit... 8 turnovers for the Knicks the whole game the lowest amount of TO's this whole season
I'm hoping that second half was an epiphany for the team. This team is looking like the Phoenix Suns East but deeper with better defense.
**** a trade forum. Need a separate forum sub-set for these random, whack assed MDA snipes.
Can simply name it after the legend himself, "Kiya's Corner".
Damn dude. You'd think after getting posterized about all that Novak nonsense, you'd just simmer down on the MDA stuff for the rest of the gt, and enjoy the victory.
Davis played great, but he is past his peak and is only going down, Lin is only going up. Keep developing Lin, the sky is the freaking Limit with this kid, if we keep playing him and he keeps learning who knows how good he can be. I can't believe anyone is considering starting him over Lin.
Biggest stat tonight is that we only had 8 TURNOVERS.
The Knicks looked a lot like D'antoni's Suns team the way they were running in the second half.
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I'm not sure what this is. I saw this post a couple of days ago and have been keeping an eye on it. I'm concerned that with the high volume of ID requests on this forum recently, there is a risk of this post slipping down the list and into obscurity.
This has the potential to be far most interesting than most recent posts that just seem to be differentiating between Zygiellas and Steatodas...
Thanks for your reply I will have a look at some examples of all that have been suggested. It's certainly the biggest UK spider I've seen.
I noticed this too when it was posted and assumed it's a Tegenaria species (house spider), but it isn't strongly marked for some reason, and so I wasn't sure. Maybe it's covered in dust? Or maybe my computer screen isn't up to the job. Anyway, in shape it's like a Tegenaria.
Thanks for your reply. It didn't appear to have any marks and I haven't been able to i/d it myself from books etc.
Hope you get an id - rather intriguing. If you don't have any luck here it might be worth running it past the British Arachnological Society too http://wiki.britishspiders.org.uk/index.php?title=Contacts, or iSpot.
Hi, thank you. I will give that a go, the spider was definately totally black with no markings at all.
Did you follow this up out of interest? I can't seem to get onto Ispot and I really want to know what the experts think this spider is. I just don't think its a dusty teggie and could be a really interesting one...
I think it is a very dark male Tegenaria s. The more I look at the abdomen and legs the more sure I become.
Thanks for your reply. I know what you mean, the shape is right, body etc; but usually the Tegenaria s. has a brownish colour especially on the legs and some marking also.
This was absent and I was looking v closely. I've put an i/d request to the British Arachnos just to be sure.
Hi Malthusius
I posted the pic on the British Arachno Society web page, but so far haven't had a reply.
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Royals place Maxwell on bereavement leave
DETROIT -- Outfielder Justin Maxwell was scheduled to go on bereavement leave from the Royals after Friday's first game of the day-night doubleheader against the Tigers.
Maxwell's grandmother passed away, and the funeral will be on Saturday in New Jersey.
Before leaving, Maxwell went 2-for-4 and scored the winning run in the Royals' 2-1 victory over the Tigers. Since joining the Royals in a trade with the Astros, he's hit .406 (13-for-32) with two doubles, a triple and three home runs.
To replace Maxwell, left-handed pitcher Will Smith was recalled from Omaha for the sixth time this season and was eligible for the Friday night half of the doubleheader.
In his previous callups, Smith pitched in seven games for Kansas City, with a 1-1 record, a 3.26 ERA and 20 strikeouts against one walk in 19 1/3 innings. For Omaha, he has a 6-3 record, four saves, a 3.00 ERA and 99 strikeouts and 24 walks in 87 innings.
In effect, Smith also will replace lefty Danny Duffy on the pitching staff after his start in Friday's first game. Duffy is allowed on the roster as the 26th player for a doubleheader.
Maxwell is the third Royals player to leave the team this year because of family deaths. Catcher Salvador Perez and pitcher Wade Davis were the others.
The departure of Maxwell reduces the Royals to three outfielders but newly-arrived infielder Emilio Bonifacio is also a seasoned outfielder. In fact, he started Friday night's nightcap in center field.
Center fielder Lorenzo Cain is on the 15-day disabled list and third baseman Mike Moustakas has been sidelined by an injury. Manager Ned Yost is well aware that their absence has hurt.
"It makes a difference, it does," Yost said. "Moose has been swinging the bat really well. Our defense with Cain in there is better; he's arguably one of the best center fielders in the American League. And count his offense, too. It hurts, but you've got to find ways to cover it. That's what good teams do."
Royals shut down top prospect Zimmer
DETROIT -- Right-hander Kyle Zimmer, the Royals' first-round choice in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft and ranked first among Kansas City prospects by MLB.com, has been shut down for the season after leaving his start for Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday night because of shoulder stiffness.
"Kyle has some minor shoulder irritation and has reached his innings threshold for the season, so he will no longer pitch in 2013," said Royals director of player development Scott Sharp. "He is returning to school for the fall semester to rest and knock out some classes, and will return ready to go in 2014."
Zimmer pitched 108 1/3 innings this summer for Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Class A Wilmington. He had a combined record of 6-9 with a 4.32 ERA in 22 starts. He piled up 140 strikeouts against just 36 walks.
For Northwest Arkansas, he made four starts with a 2-1 record and a 1.93 ERA.
Zimmer, 21, underwent what the club termed minor elbow surgery last August, ending his first pro season. In 2012, he pitched in nine games for two low-level clubs, with a 3-3 record and a 2.04 ERA over 39 2/3 innings.
Moose 'ready to play' as pinch-hitter if needed
DETROIT -- Third baseman Mike Moustakas, out with a calf injury, has recovered to the point he could be used as a pinch-hitter if needed.
"It feels good," Moustakas said before Friday's doubleheader. "I'm going to go out today and take some ground balls in case [manager Ned Yost] needs me. I always try to be ready to play."
Moustakas came out of Monday's game with tightness in his left calf. By Thursday, he was throwing and hitting in the batting cage but not running.
"But playing the game is a lot different than just taking ground balls and taking swings in the cage. They're doing a great job with me, they're taking it at a right pace," Moustakas said. "I feel good, I feel happy where I'm at right now."
Paulino looks to ramp up next rehab start
DETROIT -- Royals right-hander Felipe Paulino plans to make his next rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Sunday at Memphis.
Paulino pitched 3 1/3 innings on Tuesday for Omaha, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks to Fresno.
"There's no more soreness after the games," Paulino said after returning to Kansas City. "And the good thing about this is my arm is making a good recovery. I've been having a good recovery the last couple of weeks, and I have no doubt I'm going to have a good recovery this time."
Paulino's return from Tommy John surgery on July 3, 2012, has been delayed by back and shoulder problems, but his repaired right elbow has been sound. He threw 75 pitches on Tuesday and plans to boost that to 95 pitches on Sunday.
"I had a rough night, but my stuff was good," he said of his last start. "My next start has to be better, because I'm going to jump to 95 pitches. And now I can work at my own pace and not have to worry about a pitch count."
KC's annual Salute will have throwback flair
DETROIT -- The Royals' annual Salute to the Negro Leagues is planned for Aug. 24, when they'll play the Washington Nationals at 6:10 p.m. CT at Kauffman Stadium.
There will be a throwback element to the Interleague game as the teams will wear uniforms inspired by the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs and Washington Homestead Grays, who clashed in that year's Negro League World Series won by the Monarchs. The first 10,000 fans at the game will receive a vintage Monarchs T-shirt.
Some game-worn and autographed jerseys will auctioned online at royals.com/negroleagues and mlb.com/auction, with proceeds benefiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Also, game-worn Monarchs hats will be available for auction at the Royals Authentics store at the stadium during the Nationals series.
Dick Kaegel 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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San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4: How about Joaquin Arias in left field?
We have to admit, when we saw the Giants' lineup Wednesday that included Joaquin Arias in the No. 5 hole, MoreSplashHits was hoping the Giants could find a run or two somewhere and hope Matt Cain could do the rest.
It turns out the No. 5 spot was the wrong place for Arias. He should have been batting in the No. 4 hole.
Arias went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI as the Giants beat the Dodgers to complete a three-game sweep in Chavez Ravine.
Is it too early to talk about magic numbers? If not, the Giants' magic number to clinch the NL West is 36.
The win pushed the Giants' record to 5-2 in the post-Melky days, even though production from left field in the past few days has been very limited.
Justin Christian got the start Wednesday, going 0 for 3 with a bases-loaded walk. Christian is batting .125 this season and does not have a hit in his last 18 at-bats dating back to July 22. He is in a 1-for-33 skid.
He is not the answer — or part of the answer — in left field, even though he had a sensational catch Wednesday, which you can see here:
Gregor Blanco looked like he might be ready to contribute again, going 4 for 8 in his first two games after Cabrera's suspension. But he has gone 1 for 11 since four games since, including five strikeouts (which is most troubling).
If Christian is not the answer and Blanco is not the answer, then who is?
The Giants had Ryan Theriot take some fly balls in left field recently. Theriot has played six games in the outfielder in his eight-year big league career.
If Theriot is being considered, then what about Arias?
When Pablo Sandoval was on the DL last month, Bruce Bochy was asked who was his emergency catcher, with Emmanuel Burriss in Fresno.
Bochy said it was Arias, even though he's never played the position as a professional.
Arias has played three games at second base, 24 at shortstop and 55 at third base this season. He's a possible option at first, where he's played five games in his five-year big-league career.
Why not give him a look in left field? He has only played one game in left field in 180 big-league games over five season. In fact, it was only one inning.
Arias' game Wednesday was a career game. He managed five extra base hits and five RBI in June and July. He had three extra base hits and five RBI on Wednesday.
But it's more than one big game. Arias has been swinging the bat pretty well of late.
Arias has hit safely in 13 consecutive games in which he has had at least three plate appearances, dating back to July 24. He was hitting .246 on July 24. He's hitting .280 now.
He's hitting .426 in the month of August. He's 9 for 15 over the past five games. He's got a hot bat. Ride it while it's hot.


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The UN inspection process was continuing and working.
You define "working" as "Iraq was prevented from developing or continuing to possess WMD." (And take "no WMD could be found even by those who had a very vested interest in finding them -- the US military" as proof that Iraq was indeed prevented.)
I define "working" as "Saddam Hussein complied with
From statements they've made, both about Iraq specifically and about other incidents.
Got a cite? (I clearly missed this)
Then they should have written 1441 differently.
On the contrary - I think the wording was entirely necessary to get action, as was the threat of an attack from the US. I just don't think it was necessary to carry it out.
I don't really see how you can
Was more required to make the world safe?
There's a very thin shade of difference in definitions here, so parse this answer closely: no, more was not required to make the world safe, but more was required in order to determine that the world was, in fact, safe.
You forgot to say "within the timelines specified". He was complying with the terms on a slightly slower timeline, yet while progress was being made the US decided an attack was the better option.
I may be misremembering, or I may have even sw
Okay, here's what I thought happened: it was insisted to Iraq (by the UN, the US, and/or the inspectors) that immediate access be granted to certain sites. Iraq said, "No, wait, hang on a minute, uh, we don't want to do that right now." It was a situation that, if I remembered, could have been completely cleared up if Iraq had just said, "Come on in. Today." And they didn't.
And I see things in there like, "harassment of weapons inspectors," and I have to ask, "Isn't it clear that this is not cooperati
I found much more reasoned and dispassionate and interesting discussion on my Slashdot journal.
Man, that's pathetic. Who runs this place, anyway?