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Epstein discusses small vs. big markets
Cubs president hosts round table at Fenway Park charity event
By Evan Drellich / MLB.com
Epstein, the former Red Sox general manager and current Cubs president, is still in Boston on the weekends regularly, with some of his self-described "best friends on the planet" continuing to work at Fenway. This time at his old ballpark, Epstein shook hands with Bobby Valentine, the Red Sox's new manager, and posed for pictures with Ben Cherington, Epstein's replacement as GM, as part of Epstein's own charity event, Hot Stove Cool Music.
The theme of the night was baseball's small-market/big-market dichotomy, and Epstein reminded reporters that he spent more than seven years working for the Padres, so he's not as unfamiliar with a small market as one may think. During the night's highlight, a roundtable discussion that also included Pirates general manager Neal Huntington, Epstein explained how a poor start can derail a player's first season with a big-market club.
"We've had good players, really good players who we thought were very well equipped to handle the market based on what was deep inside them and they just get off to slow starts, and it's like a death spiral," Epstein said.
Peter Gammons, the moderator, mentioned Edgar Renteria's 2005 season as analogous. Unmentioned was Carl Crawford, but Epstein's description would seem to work just as well for the left fielder's 2011 with the Sox.
Only some of the talk was retrospective, though. Earlier in the evening, Epstein summed up his Chicago efforts on the same day the Cubs announced their 21 non-roster invitees -- a sign for most clubs that the offseason is near completion.
"You never accomplish everything that you want to," Epstein said. "We wanted to get younger, we wanted to get a little more athletic, we really wanted to bolster the starting-pitching depth, which was fairly nonexistent. We wanted to get better defensively, we wanted to get a little bit more left-handed, we wanted to convert some short-term assets to long-term assets, we wanted to acquire some prospects along the way. To varying degrees, we were able to accomplish all those things."
Colloquially, it's a rebuilding effort, but in Epstein's mind it's not.
"I don't agree with the word 'rebuilding' ever," he said. "Because, for one thing, it denotes that you're building something that already existed, but that's not how baseball works. You're constantly growing and moving onto the next iteration of the club, so I think building is the appropriate [word] -- sure we're building in Chicago, but we went through some building phases here. The art of it is trying to do it in a way where nobody notices. When you're winning 95 games a year and getting into the playoffs, then people don't notice that we've integrated a lot of this talent and we've made a lot of short-term sacrifices for long-term stability. I think there were a lot of times when we were able to pull that off here [in Boston], there were a lot of times that we failed as well."
Epstein repeatedly drew on Sox experiences, and one of the pitfalls he believes he encountered was the loss of the small-market mentality. That's what gave the Sox an edge in the first place, the edge that took them to the 2004 and '07 World Series championships. Epstein declined to pinpoint, however, exactly how and when Boston lost that mentality.
"At some point, there's sort of a lot of pressure to have big names or to win every single year, which is not part of the small-market mentality," Epstein said. "It's usually more of a building effort ... It's more of a balancing, a need to take a small step back to ensure a better long-term future. You fight that fight for a while in a big market, I think when you're at your best, you fight it successfully.
"Sometimes the sheer force of being a big market kind of takes over. But it is what it is. There's tremendous resources that come with being a big market, there's also potential pitfalls. I think every small market would trade places for the opportunities that come with more resources."
Epstein, like Cherington, did not reveal new information about the compensation negotiations between Boston and Chicago for Epstein's departure, which are in the hands of the Commissioner's Office.
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Yankees have been checking items off their offseason shopping list with routine regularity over the last couple of weeks, re-signing Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera to sensible one-year deals. But while Brian Cashman has been busy maintaining his pitching staff, he and the Yankees have dropped the ball elsewhere. On Thursday night, free agent catcher Russell Martin chose the Pirates over the Pinstripes, signing a two-year, $17 million deal.
Though Martin was said to be seeking roughly twice as much — a four-year deal worth $9-10 million a year according one report — even the deal he signed may seem like an outlandish payday for a catcher with a .211 batting average in 2012, particularly one whose batting average has fallen for four straight seasons. But that statistic does little to capture the 29-year-old Martin's value. He's not a tremendous offensive force, but he's basically an MLB-average hitter for a catcher, and well above average behind the plate, worth about twice as much annually as what the Pirates will pay him.
Martin's full batting line for the season was .211/.311/403. His batting average on balls in play was an impossibly low .222, a 30 point drop from the year before, and 73 points off his previous career average. Whether due to bad habits created by the temptations of Yankee Stadium's short porch, or mere bad luck, the singles weren't falling in, and he exacerbated that by striking out in 19.6 percent of his plate appearances, up from 17.0 percent in 2011, and from 14.1 percent for the 2006-2011 period. Meanwhile, his 10.9 percent walk rate was right in line with his career numbers, and his 21 homers were a career high, as was his .192 isolated power (slugging percentage minus batting average); the latter was 61 points above his previous career rate.
True Average, which expresses a player's run production per plate appearance on a batting average scale after adjusting for park and league scoring environments, with .260 as league average and .300 excellent, shows that the total footprint of Martin's offensive work was right in line with the last three years, with his power increasing to compensate for his falling batting average:
The major league True Average for all catchers in 2012 was .258, up from .252 in 2011, .250 in 2010, and .249 in 20109; Martin has more or less been in line with that in each of the past four years, his final two with the Dodgers and then two with the Yankees after Los Angeles surprisingly chose to nontender him in the wake of a hairline fracture of his hip.
That's the offensive side. On the defensive side, Martin threw out just 24 percent of would-be base thieves, down from 30 percent in 2011, and 31 percent from 2006-2011. In this day and age, stolen bases don't mean much, and in fact, the 63 successful steals by Yankee opponents on Martin's watch were 32 fewer than the year before in almost exactly the same number of innings. He was a little bit below average when it came to passed balls and wild pitches (which are worth considering together to remove the discretion of the official scorer); his 0.44 per nine innings ranked 16th among the 25 AL catchers with at least 400 innings; the league average was 0.4 per nine.
Where Martin has separated himself from the pack is in pitch framing. In late 2011, Baseball Prospectus researcher Mike Fast set the sabermetric world on its ear when his landmark study used years of PITCHf/x data to determine which catchers were the best at capturing extra strikes through their receiving skills, controlling for the effects of all kinds of biases (pitcher, batter, umpire, count, pitch type, and so on), and calculating the value of turning a borderline pitch from a ball to a strike. Martin ranked second only to Jose Molina in terms of his five-year value, worth an average of 14 runs a year. Fast was soon hired by the Houston Astros, so he didn't publish 2012 numbers, but his work has been carried on behind the scenes at BP; in a midseason snapshot from researcher Max Marchi, Martin was about 15 runs above average, and according to Marchi's unpublished data, his final value was 19 runs above average, which ranked ninth in the majors.
Those runs saved via pitch framing aren't captured in traditional value metrics such as Wins Above Replacement Player, which like other value metrics has a hard enough time with catcher defense as it is. At a quick-and-dirty exchange rate of 10 runs per win — it's actually a bit less than that, so call this a conservative estimate — Martin's work behind the plate nearly doubles his WARP:
At an exchange rate of around $6 million per WARP, that's about $20 million worth of production for 2012, and about $18 million a year over the last three. Meanwhile, Martin signed for an average of $8.5 million a year, just under half that much. If he stays healthy, the Pirates have a steal, and a major upgrade over Rod Barajas, who "hit" .206/.283/.343, threw out just six percent (!) of would-be base thieves (93 steals in 99 attempts in 99 games) and finished with -0.5 WARP, not including framing. I don't have a 2012 figure for his work in that department, but he was 10 runs below average in 2011, and 15 runs below average from 2007-2011, so chances are good that he was in the red.
Martin may easily represent a four-win improvement, and at the very least a three-win one given the presence of promising backup Michael McKenry, who hit .233/.320/.442 with 12 homers and was worth 1.6 WARP (again not including framing). Martin was apparently keen to play for Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, whom he met at the 2008 All-Star Game, and was said to be intrigued by the team's potential on the heels of a season in which Pittsburgh spent about two and a half months either in first place or second place before fading to a 79-83 record.
The Yankees, who certainly could have outspent the Pirates, reportedly never made Martin an offer, and now they have a gaping hole behind the plate. Backup Chris Stewart hit just .241/.292/.319, while the regular 2009-2011 backup Francisco Cervelli spent virtually the entire year in the minors because the Yankees were less than keen on his erratic throwing, which included 14 percent caught-stealing rates in both 2010 and 2011, and a whopping 19 errors (15 of them throwing errors) in 131 games caught during that span. Back in January, New York traded catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Mariners in part because of concerns that he wouldn't pan out behind the plate, and in part because it had a more defensively sound backstop, Austin Romine, waiting in the wings. Alas, the 24-year-old Romine was limited to just 31 games in 2012, and just 17 in the high minors, due to an inflamed disc in his lower back.
Thus Cashman will have to add a catcher to his shopping list, a task complicated by the fact that the best trade candidates, the Red Sox' Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Blue Jays' J.P. Arencibia, play for division rivals. The former has been squeezed out by the signing of David Ross, the development of Ryan Lavarnway and the potential signing of Mike Napoli, while the latter will eventually be pushed out by highly-regarded prospect Travis d'Arnaud; both teams will be wary of dealing those backstops to teams that could flip them to the Yankees.
Napoli, who slumped to .227/.343/.469 but still hit 24 homers in 417 PA for the Rangers, caught just 72 games last year and 61 the year before, and probably isn't fit to be a full-time catcher; the Rangers are still interested in his services as well as the Red Sox. Free agent A.J. Pierzynski is coming off a career-high 27 homers to go with a .278/.326/.501 line, but he's headed into his age 36 season, and suddenly the Dodgers are interested despite having at catcher an inexpensive and productive A.J. of their own, Ellis, who hit .270/.373/.414 wiht 13 homers in his first season as a starter.

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Three Augusta Commission members were punished by their colleagues Tuesday for breaking the city's ethics code by having their companies do business with the city while each held a commission seat.
The commission voted on each of the censures, a written reprimand permitted under the city code, separately at Tuesday's regular commission meeting. No evidence was presented other than each commissioner being allowed to speak about the violations.
Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle, whose tile business worked as a subcontractor at Augusta Regional Airport, said he'd believed his abstentions from votes on the airport contract had been sufficient to avoid a conflict of interest under the city code.
"I was recently informed by (city general counsel) Andrew MacKenzie that I had followed the correct process by abstaining," Guilfoyle said. "But I also needed permission from the board of commissioners prior to my company doing any work. I have instructed my estimator not to quote any more jobs pertaining to the city of Augusta-Richmond County... I leave it up to the board of commissioners to take any action they deem necessary with respect to this matter."
Commissioner Alvin Mason offered a motion to censure Guilfoyle. The motion to censure Guilfoyle passed 9-1 with Guilfoyle abstaining.
Next, Commissioner Joe Jackson admitted his locksmith business had performed work under city contracts, including work for the sheriff's office in an undercover sting operation that led to numerous arrests. He quit doing the work for pay in 2010 after the city administrator told him it was inappropriate, Jackson said.
"I accept whatever punishment and I apologize," he said.
On a motion from Commissioner Mary Davis, the group voted 9-1 to censure Jackson with Jackson abstaining from voting.
Commissioner Grady Smith, noting the business he and his brother inherited from their father once did heating and air conditioning work on the municipal building, said he was unaware the subcontract Smith Brothers Mechanical won at Fort Gordon was a city project.
"I didn't know Richmond County owned property on Fort Gordon," he said. "Yes, I made a mistake."
Smith's request last year to amend the ethics code to permit commissioners and city employees to serve as subcontractors is what triggered the commission inquiry into possible conflicts of interest.
"I question the fact that you contacted the general counsel," Commissioner Bill Lockett said. "Being a former federal investigator, that tells me you had some suspicion what you were doing wasn't right."
At Mason's request, Jackson and Guilfoyle agreed to abstain from seeking city business for two years after they leave office. With Smith's firm still completing the plumbing subcontract at Fort Gordon, it was trickier, but a vote to censure him gave Smith time to wrap up business on post.
"Based on the law or the code, it is clear that not a single commissioner up here should be doing business with this city," said Commissioner Alvin Mason. "The blame lies squarely on the commissioner that took the oath."
Smith said his company didn't do much work for Augusta-Richmond County generally, although it handles many plumbing subcontracts for the school system.
"I can't tell you what is going to happen when I resign," Smith said. The resignation would be from his position as president of the company, not the commission, he added after the meeting, due to ongoing issues with diabetes and heart disease that plagued him much of last year.
Several on the commission clearly wished a greater punishment was available to them. Commissioner Marion Williams called the censure "really nothing" and unlikely to keep a commissioner off the city dime. The last time the commission voted to censure one of its own was in 2007, when former Commissioner Calvin Holland was punished for asking an employee to retrieve information from City Administrator Fred Russell's computer.
"If we're going to censure somebody for asking for a hard drive," Williams said, "I'm in the wrong world."
Mason said the group needed to "move on" and do what it was legally permitted to do. "I'm not trying to shove anything under the table."
In other business, the hiring of New Haven, Conn., recreation director Bob Levine as Augusta's new recreation director was approved at a salary of $110,000. The group also started the process of hiring University of South Carolina human resources director Tanika Bryant as Augusta HR director.


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Hubert Shuptrine is one of my favorite artists. He paints water color, a form of water color he calls dry brush. I don't really know anything at all about painting, I just like the fact that Shuptrine seems to be able to capture, not a picture of people, but the story of people in a painting. Hubert's wife says that Shuptrine painted biographies, not portraits. Shuptrine often told a story about a man he had painted years ago. The essence of his story was that many times we've forgotten the difference between living a good life and making a good living. The story centered on the portrait of a 99 year old man that Shuptrine had used on the cover of his book titled Home to Jericho. George Houston Greene was the man's name and he lived on a mountain top in North Carolina. Greene had lived in Detroit most of his life, but when his wife became very ill they moved to that North Carolina mountaintop to live a simple life together. Shuptrine's words: 'He (Greene) told us about his wife and how he nursed her to the very end…He grew his own vegetables, chopped his own firewood. When we got ready to leave (his property), we said our good-byes and we started toward our vehicle. Halfway there, he (Greene) stood up and said, 'George Houston Greene is a rich man,' And, I turned around to face him, and he yelled that out at me three more times. 'George Houston Greene is a rich man,' almost in anger. He said it one more time, and turned and walked into his little shack, and the dogs followed him in there. I was puzzled by that. Coming down the mountain Phyllis (Shuptrine's wife) and I talked about it-what he might have meant by that. ….I painted him four more times over the years, and I came to realize he meant, (in your paintings of me) 'Don't depict my poverty or my station in life.' But what else he meant was this: He, George Houston Greene, didn't just die at 103; he lived to 103 – a big, big difference.
Now it would be easy to write about the rich young ruler, or the evils of money or perhaps some things we should not be doing with our money. There are hundreds of teachings from people, terrifically talented and anointed people, to do that. I instead want to write just a word about how George Houston Greene could say such a thing, or in our case, how can we say the same thing because of our Gospel.
I don't know how we are going to do it, how we can share it, but Christians are in critical need of being able to share our message and share it in a way that people come to understand how George Houston Greene could think like that and how we can come to think of ourselves independently, not finding all our identity by our financial successes. Our schools, media, movies, television and now the new social media come up short on that one. Somehow we have to find a way to 'model' a life for our children and the people around us, show that there's a life that is more than making a good living financially, and point them to a Life that's more than that, show that there's a good life to live that is purposed and worth living. What's surprising is that the Gospel message has that as one of its very purposes. A life that isn't measured by what we have in our garage, house, or bank. People need to learn of a God kind of Life, separate and many times hidden in our human life. Those two lives are not the same. In some perverted way, we've tried to humanize the Spiritual kind of Life rather than spiritualizing the human kind of life. One is associated with simple biology: food, shelter, etc; the other is associated with the Mystery of Life, one that is not so obvious but can be discoverable, a Life that might be hidden at first glance. That's why it's harder for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. His success and self-satisfaction so dominate that he misses the simple meanings hidden in the Life of God. He's typically trying to get satisfaction with things that don't satisfy. Even knowing that, he tries just the same. Human life is eventually frustrating; God's Life is rich with beautiful and profound meaning and purpose. I think we've all discovered that apart from the Life of God, human life grows stale and wearying, but we may not want to admit that to ourselves or others.
Sellers get wealthy convincing us that they have what will satisfy, but we discover sooner or later it does not. Education promises satisfaction, 'sex, drugs and rock-n-roll' whispers it to us as well, but doesn't deliver what we truly need or eventually want. The Gospel of Grace, the Love of God, is the only promise that keeps its promise; it's the only thing that really has the power to change. It makes us rich when we may not be wealthy; it can make us satisfied when we are facing any unpleasant or threatening situation.
I'm not seeing that enough right now. We live in hard times– scary might be a good term to use. As with David, trouble on every side, yet David was comforted. When Jane was so severely ill, we always knew that God was with us, comforting us. Today, while it seems so many things are coming apart, He is with us. It's not an easy time to live; everyone I know is facing a challenge of some sort. Yet He comforts us if we will permit that. With all the stress, all the pressure, even when the very foundations are shaken and things don't seem to be getting better, when it seems they are actually getting worse, the warmth of his love, the closeness of his breath is present even then. (Maybe more so then.) NEEDTOBREATHE touches on it in their song "Washed By the Water": 'even when the rain falls, even when the flood starts rising, even when the storm comes, I am washed by the water.'
Jesus lived in very hard times, suffered HARD times. The suffering Cross, the name-calling, being misunderstood, even his disciples who witnessed and walked with him abandoned him and lived in some unbelief. (Each generation has its Herod, hypocrites and in essence crucifies Christ again and again.) But, knowing his purpose, Jesus kept moving toward that purpose no matter what seemed to thwart his effort. We can do the same in our hard times as well. Something about the world's callousness, the country's divisiveness and spirit of this whole earth disappoints, but knowing that, we can find the touch of God's Love enough to manage any fear, frustration or discouragement. If He is real we can Rest in Him; our world does not have to be perfect and at peace in order for us to be comforted. He was rejected by men once before, the Holy Spirit of God is being rejected by men again…that's nothing new for Him or so defeating for us that we can't depend on our Faith…God is the same no matter.
Just like George Houston Greene asked, don't depict us by our surroundings, don't paint our picture showing only the things that are not going well, not going our way, 'don't depict our poverty' because God has made us peaceful, made us free, made us rich with His Truth and Grace. George did not shout that (at Shuptrine) trying to be poetic, and he wasn't boasting. George said that because it was true. While no one else might be able to see it, or think it, it was true just the same. Our Faith is like that. While others might not understand, may not believe that we really mean it; it's real and it's true just the same. No matter what is going on around us, because we are in Christ, we are rich!
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I think the problems of the world aren't caused by people coming together and saying "let's make problems." They're caused by people coming together and saying "let's make solutions" without having solved the problem of their own suffering. — Shinzen Young
Shinzen's words inspire me, because they remind me that, while we all desire to improve ourselves and the world, our clouded minds are generally unable to parse the world enough to do so. I believe that in this endeavor, meditation is the key. In the written word, it's easier to be convincing than emphatic, so I'll try to be as convincing as I know how to be.
Meditation will change your life — drastically, and there's a very good chance it is the answer you are looking for. In the short term, it provides more focused attention, ability to deal with emotions, and fulfilling relationships. In the long term, it will drastically transform you into a person in control of your own mind, mindful of the world around you, and liberated from mental chaos.
Our minds are out of control. If you're anything like me, a quick look into your thoughts will reveal that while a few are productive or new, the majority are ruminations and critical statements borne of a mind constantly spinning its wheels. Any attempt to stop or control these thoughts will quickly reveal that willpower alone is not enough; it takes careful training.
Consider, then, a reality where your mind has even 20 percent less clutter… or 40 percent, or almost none. Where thoughts, observations, and intentions are felt clearly. This is the promise of meditation.
My first attempts at meditation were half-hearted. A friend convinced me to sit for about 15 minutes several times per month, which was just enough to notice how badly I needed meditation and nowhere near enough to do much about it. It was unbearable sitting still and being in my own mind. Practicing more seriously was a way to directly address this aversion, and doing so has been so helpful to so many parts of my life. Practice in sitting still has already helped me in all elements of life — a writing project that used to take several days can now (on a good day) be done in a few hours, because I'm able to sit still and focus.
The black box of machinery that is my mind has become a touch more transparent, and I'm a touch more able to see what is going on inside. Our minds are composed of disparate pieces, many of which want different things, and understanding these processes better has helped me accept when some of these parts are unhappy. By extension, I've been better able to deal with unpleasant situations and conflicting emotions without fear.
There is plenty further for me to go. I have not reached a point where I can spend 45 minutes focusing solely on my breath; most of the time, to even sit down involves a mental battle, with half of my mind dragging the other kicking and screaming onto the meditation cushion. But these same sits end with a feeling of clarity and an uptick in joy that can last the entire day.
by Michael Morgenstern, Huffington Post


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MLL410 - Intellectual Property
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This unit aims to give students an understanding of the statutory protection of intellectual property in Australia. The unit seeks to provide a broad introduction to this area of law, dealing with each of its principal components. Students will learn to recognise the kinds of intellectual endeavour that can be protected, the forms protection can take, the prerequisites to gaining protection and the means of enforcing breaches. Topics include: the development of and rationales for intellectual property rights; copyrights and designs; patents; trademarks; and enforcement and remedies.
Assessment 1 (Individual) Assignment (3000 words) - 30%
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Part 2 - Decision-writing exercise (1500 words) - 20%
Examination (2 hours) - 70%
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Pirates hope familiarity breeds wins vs. Orioles
By Benjamin Standig / Special to MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- Based on their Spring Training workouts and games, the Orioles probably aren't a bad team for the Pirates to open their Interleague Play schedule. From a familiarity standpoint, that is.
"We got to see them a handful of times in Spring Training. We probably got to know this team better than any team in the American League," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said before launching into a scouting report.
The two sides are scheduled to play a two-game series, though Tuesday's opener was rained out and postponed until Thursday, with the opener now set for Wednesday.
"They like to swing it. They play for big innings. They can manufacture some runs. They do so more at the bottom of the lineup than anywhere else," Hurdle said. "You've got to pitch, you've got to buy real estate at both sides of the plate. ... I think we do have a comfort going on because we have seen them. We know their personnel."
One part of the Orioles' personnel that is expected to change this series involves third baseman Manny Machado. One of baseball's rising stars in the batter's box and in the field, Machado had surgery last October after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Yet to play for the Orioles in 2014, he batted .283 with 14 home runs and 71 RBIs in 156 games.
The Pirates manager expressed sincere excitement about seeing Machado in person, something he's only done in a prior Spring Training before 2013.
"I'm just looking forward to seeing him play," Hurdle said. "He's an offensive player, but he's made some defensive plays that are off the charts."
Sadler still getting goose bumps over callup
BALTIMORE -- At first, Casey Sadler thought Indianapolis Indians manager Dean Treanor was just horsing around. Nope, the Pirates' 23-year-old right-handed prospect was indeed called up from Triple-A to the Major League club over the weekend, though his manager didn't exactly tell Sadler the news straight out.
"My wife and I brought our barrel horse with us [to Indianapolis], because we have friends in Indiana that rodeo a lot, and she rodeos," Sadler said on Tuesday inside the visiting dugout at Orioles Park at Camden Yards. Following Tuesday's rainout, Pittsburgh opens a two-game series with Baltimore on Wednesday after Sadler joined the squad in St. Louis on Sunday.
"They just pulled me in [the office] and started asking about my horse, and I'm like, 'Am I going to get in trouble for bringing a horse?' Then they were like, 'Is everything OK with the horse? Are you taking care of it like you should be?' I'm like, 'Yeah. Did something happen?' Then Dean was like, 'We just want to make sure it's OK, because you can't take it to St. Louis with you.'
"It took me a second to kind of process it all. I still get goose bumps when I talk about it."
With Indianapolis, Sadler went 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA over four starts. With the Pirates, he'll work in relief -- for now anyway.
"We have five starters right now," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "As it stands right now, [Sadler] will not start. He will pitch out of the bullpen."
That's more than fine with the sinkerballer.
"I've spent the majority of my career in the bullpen," said Sadler, who was selected in the 25th round by the Pirates in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. "Whatever they need me to do to contribute is fine with me. I'm here at their beckon call."
Bucs ready to play non-NL Central opponent
BALTIMORE -- For the first time this season and after 26 games, the Pirates will play a team outside the NL Central. Pittsburgh plays a two-game series in Baltimore against the Orioles, assuming the weather cooperates.
Tuesday's series opener was rained out, leaving the series scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Yes, to wait that long is unusual. Every other team this season has already played non-divisional foes. Manager Clint Hurdle does not recall such a scenario unfolding during his years as a player or coach.
As for whether facing teams that know his squad well has been a factor in their 10-16 start, "I don't know," Hurdle said.
"You've got to play well. I know when you play well, it's easier to gauge things. When you're in the state of the game that we are right now, we're not meeting the demands of the game. When you don't meet the demands of the game nightly, you put yourself at the mercy of the game."
The Pirates enter Tuesday 14th in the National League in batting average (.221) and 10th in ERA (3.65).
"It's not so much about the competition we're playing against. It's about us playing to the best we can play," Hurdle said.
Benjamin Standig 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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Hi my son took this video of what we think is a Grass / Funnel Feaver spider.
The interesting thing is the that spider was emitting a light from its abdomen and I was woundering if this has been seen before?
Any thoughts would be appreicated?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Peter,
Does it not look like the spider in question is ejecting something from it's abdomen/spinnerets, that is catching the sunlight, rather than actually emitting light itself?
I'm puzzled as to what spider it is. It looks more like Clubiona corticalis than anything but that wouldn't be its web. What is it eating? Has it invaded the web of an Agelena and killed it?
A mystery all round because I'm puzzled about the strange light too.


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i think it would be a very good idea to trade Marbury straight up for Pierce cuz larryalready dislikes marbury and for the first time since SPREE we will have a nasty SF that can stroke and be a team player.
i think it would be a very good idea to trade Marbury straight up for Pierce cuz larryalready dislikes marbury and for the first time since SPREE we will have a nasty SF that can stroke and be a team player.
yea marbury says he has no problem working with brown. if he means it or not is different, but AI and chauncey were both similar to marbury before brown coached them. if anything, hes already more of a passer than they were and now has better teamates.
Peter the Russian...back like cooked crack
hey hey hey smoke weed every day
THANK YOU RADY. i keep saying the relationship is fine and posting articles about them saying everything has been good long ago. and even during the olympics. but everyone would rather ignore that and yell trade marbury.
now boston needs a point guard but they also dont need to get rid of Pierce. and how would gettin Pierce help us? another SF? we need a STARTING POWER FORWARD.
#15...So good it had to be retired twice
Pierce ? Why ?
i like him, but a good point guard is better. We already have Tim Thomas and Quentin as Small foward. If we trade Marbury I think is much better to come a power foward. A good one...
y not put tim thomas at power foward???he has the size and body.....hes strong
or if that miracle trade marion for timmy would go through marion plays pf
people want to say Marbury has a bad attitude and a ball hog and all of that stuff (which he isnt), and then you talk about PIERCE? pierce may not be much of a ball hog, but ive heard people on here queastion his attitude, plus we already have some guards for this year
from the games ive seen against pierce i havnt seen him being a ball hog
Marbury will stay with the Knicks until Isiah agrees with a trade that involves another good PG.
If Marbury is traded for Pierce, what other PG will start with Marbury's goods.
Nate can't start because he is unexperiences with the NBA
Nate from wut ive seen is basically an identical twin of marbury
we still have crawford....he played the point in chicago......u act like if we lose marbury our team is doomed
the knicks are better without him
pierce is past his prime and marbury is currently the face of the franchise. yea we all would like to see the knicks win, but have all of u forgotten what ny is about? its about heart and playing at the most famous arena in the world. marbury may not play like we want him to but i know he has heart and i guarentee that he will play better under brown
explain how pierce is passed his prime
well i guess hes not REALLY past his prime but i dont see him improving his game any further. besides, i dont think we need a 3-guard line up, we need to get big
Getting peirce would not make us big. He is a sg/sf. There is no way peirce would play pf. He never has and he never will. Trading marbury would hurt the team. Nate isn't ready to start. Marbury is a veteran point guard who will run the offense successfully. Larry Brown is going to turn marbury into a true star. The most important position is pg. We have a talented one, so why trade him? I'd like to see anyone come up with a good answer for that question. You can't because there is no other knick pg that can run the offense and pass like marbury. Nate couldn't get the number of assists in college or summerleague that stephon gets and i dont think crawford could either.
a good pg is much more valuable than a sg or sf. imo marbury is beginning to enter his prime and if he has the right pieces alongside, hell be the best pg in the nba. pierce already had his prime i think w twoine when they made the conf finals against the 6ers....also since he got stabbed hes been totally less agressive. wed be a small team w craw at the pg with bad perimeter D. not a good deal....
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A prominent Pakistani journalist was found dead on April 19 after being strangled, and while the motives for the murder are not yet known, fears for press freedom in the South Asian state have once again been stoked by violence.
The body of Murtaza Razvi, an editor at Pakistan's most widely read English newspaper Dawn, was found in an office apartment building in Karachi, the country's largest city.
Razvi's family reportedly cautioned the media against speculation that he had been murdered in reprisal for his work and told local journalists that he had no personal enemies, news reports said. Local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists that the motive of the murder was unclear.
"According to police, Razvi's body was found in an office apartment in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area. His hands were tied and his body bore torture marks and he had apparently been strangled to death. However, the real cause of his death will be established after the postmortem has been performed, police said," a report in Dawn said. "The late journalist's family has said that he did not have any personal enmity with anyone. They have requested the media not to speculate until the police apprehend his killer(s)."
Dawn's Editor Zaffar Abbas said: "Murtaza was a generous friend and a highly talented journalist. In his death the journalist fraternity has lost a fearless writer."
According to press freedom organisations, Pakistan has one of the world's worst rate for protecting journalists in terms of the number of reporters who are murdered, and the country's record of fighting impunity.
Reporters Without Borders ranked Pakistan at 151 out of 179 countries in its latest press freedom index.
It has been reported that over 100 journalists were killed in Pakistan in 2011.
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Molly the Fire Safety Dog of Clarksville, a Dalmatian whose efforts have reached tens of thousands of children across the United States and throughout the world with her fire safety efforts, is headed to New York City to share fire safety at the Paws for Style charity event to benefit the Humane Society of New York.
Firefighter Dayna Hilton, fire safety educator and handler of Molly, announced today the two would be participating in the event on May 13. "This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for Molly and I to share fire safety in a unique way. Molly will be in uniform to walk the runway and I will have fire safety messages included in my attire and I will carry a smoke alarm with me." In addition, the two will carry the names of firefighters from donors who wanted to honor past, current and future firefighters.
"The event impressive list of past Paws For Style celebrity dog walkers, including Hayden Paniettiere, Real Housewives of New York, Today Show's Natalie Morales, Beth Stern, Tina Fey, Cornelia Guest, Hilary and Haylie Duff, Vanessa Trump, Richard Belzer, Carson Kressley, Thom Filicia and Jai Rodriguez, Paula Abdul, Gabriel Byrne, Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20, Vanessa Williams, Hilary Swank, Veronica Webb, and a bevy of Ford Models."
According to Hilton, the Paws For Style event in 2013 generated over 200 million media impressions with being featured on Bravo! Media that covers the event includes; Access Hollywood, E! Entertainment Tonight, Extra, Today Show, People Magazine, W, People, The New York Times, Time Magazine, In Style, CNN, Fox News and many other media outlets. "This is the one chance to reach more people with the fire safety message than we ever imagined!"
"We just now started raising funding expenses for the trip. Any amount would be appreciated. No amount is too small."
The two will leave for New York City on May 10.
Donation page: http://www.keepkidsfiresafe.org/supporters_information.html
For more information about Molly the Fire Safety Dog or the work of the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation, contact Firefighter Dayna Hilton at email@example.com Molly can be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mollythefiresafetydog
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Whenever I am uploading a file onto www.youtube.com via their flash based uploader, every time, vsmon.exe slowly begins to use more and more CPU resources, until it finally reaches 100%, or as much as it can grab from all the other processes running on the machine. Once the video is done uploading, vsmon's CPU usage drops back down to 0% or close to it.
If I want to have a responsive computer while I upload the youtube video, I have to shut down the Zone alarm security suite (version 7.0.462.000)This is very annoying, and a security risk!
I believe this happens on 7.0.337.00 as well.
Is this a software bug?
Operating System:Windows XP Pro
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Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, 1957-2007 (ICPSR 6163)
Principal Investigator(s): University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. The WLS provides an opportunity to study the life course, intergenerational transfers and relationships, family functioning, physical and mental health and well-being, and morbidity and mortality from late adolescence through middle age. WLS data also cover social background, youthful aspirations, schooling, military service labor market experiences, family characteristics and events, social participation, psychological characteristics, and retirement.
Survey data were collected from the original respondents or their parents in 1957, 1964, 1975, 1992, and 2004, from a selected sibling in 1977, 1994, and 2005, from the spouse of the original respondent in 2004, from the spouse of the selected sibling in 2006, from widow(er)s of the graduates and siblings in 2006, and preliminary sibling spouse data released in October 2007. WLS provides a complete description on their Web site.
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Study Description
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: careers, education, employment, families, family relationships, health, households, income, life satisfaction, marriage, midlife, social life, work
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin, United States
- 1957--2007
- 1957--2007
ICPSR provides a description of this dataset and URL informationn to direct interested persons to the WLS Website. Distribution of the WLS is handled through the Data and Information Services, University of Wisconsin Users are strongly encouraged to join the WLS mailing list, in order to find out about new releases of the data, errors or problems found, and other tips about working with the WLS data. Please join the WLS list serv by sending an email to WLS email@example.com with a subject line of "Subscribe", and visit this site frequently to ensure you are aware of any updates. An extensive collection of related publications is provided by the principal investigator at the WLS Website.
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Below is a partial list of Molson beer products that maybe you could hold off buying to show your displeasure regarding this unspeakable NHL lockout. Hell, I'll even go as far as suggesting you stop buying those ten buck beers at the games once they do get going. You'll be saving money, sending a message, and by not having to pee all the time, you won't miss any Gomez goals or Markov's next injury.
Don't forget, it's up to the owners to tell Buttman the facts of life, so you hit 'em where it hurts – in the wallet.
On my blacklist – Coors, Coors Light, Molson Brador, Canadian, Ice, Dry, Ex, Golden, Exel, Kick, Stock Ale, XXX, Black Ice, Old Style Pilsner, Carling Black Label, the various Rickard's products, and Molson partnered brands in Canada which include Corona, Heineken, Fosters, and Miller Genuine Draft. There's a lot more too. Just check the labels.
I go to a bar and I order Labatt's Blue, not Molson Canadian, which are the two usual choices here. It's my little way of showing my displeasure for the NHL lockout. Plus, I think Labatt's tastes better.
The following is a brief bio, courtesy of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, of John Molson, founder, of course, of Molson Brewery, which makes the beer that I'm boycotting.
In 1782 John Molson left England and arrived in Montreal, which was, at that time, a small British Colony. He formed a partnership with fellow immigrant British John Lloyd and started a brewery together.
Their first year was a disaster. The beer didn't sell well. Lloyd wanted to quit so Molson bought him out, which was good timing for Molson. After the American Revolution, thousands of British loyalists moved to Montreal and brought their thirst of beer with them. The 22-year-old Molson made 4000 gallons of beer that year and sold it all. With the profits, he expanded the brewery, and by 1791 Molson Brewery was turning out 30,000 gallons a year.
Molson himself became one Canada's wealthiest men, investing in steamships, railroads, and banks. But today he's best known for the beer that still bears his name. It's one of Canada's bestselling beers and North America's oldest brand, with annual sales exceeding $7 billion. (2007 figures).


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September callup Jeffress capitalizes on opportunity
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Right-hander Jeremy Jeffress is making the most of his opportunity with the Blue Jays since being called up at the beginning of September.
Jeffress got off to somewhat of a rough start in his September debut against the D-backs, but he has been gaining the trust of manager John Gibbons ever since.
The 25-year-old hasn't allowed a run over his past three appearances while striking out three and walking just one. He is starting to be used in more high-leverage situations and earned his first victory of the season on Saturday with a clean seventh inning vs. the Orioles.
"It was a great opportunity for me," Jeffress said. "I knew a couple of relievers [weren't available] and I would probably get an opportunity to pitch. It was a great opportunity for me and I was glad for him to trust me in that situation."
There's never been any doubt about Jeffress' natural abilities on the mound. He consistently records upper-90s velocity on his fastball, but his weakness has always been a lack of command.
The sample size is still incredibly small, but even dating back to his season with Triple-A Buffalo, pitches in the zone have been a lot more consistent. He credits most of that to a new three-quarters arm slot this season, compared to previous years when he threw more over the top.
"I think it has gotten pretty good results," Jeffress said. "It has been staying down in the zone, working for the past month or so and just attacking with my best stuff has been working pretty good.
"If you command the ball in the game, you'll get hitters out. I'm just trying to put it where it needs to be and pitch with a little conviction."
Rasmus gets breather due to 'body soreness'
TORONTO -- Colby Rasmus was held out of the Blue Jays' lineup on Sunday afternoon because of what's being described as "general body soreness."
Rasmus missed more than a month because of a strained oblique before returning on Friday night. He homered in each of his first two games back, but woke up on Sunday with some discomfort and decided to take the day off.
The 27-year-old was quick to dismiss any notion that he has aggravated his oblique, and instead said the soreness stemmed from playing on the AstroTurf at Rogers Centre following a prolonged absence from the field.
"Just a little sore and trying to watch myself a little bit," said Rasmus, who was originally listed in the lineup but became a late scratch prior to game time. "I hadn't played in a month, woke up this morning a little sore and I thought it would be best not to push myself too much and be smart about it."
Rasmus didn't have the luxury of appearing in rehab games prior to his return, and the drastic increase of intensity over a short period of time could have played a role in his body not responding well.
The former first-round Draft pick of the Cardinals wasn't sure how much time he would need to rest, but with an off-day coming on Monday, it's possible Rasmus could return on Tuesday night against the Yankees.
Despite the recent injuries, Rasmus has enjoyed a breakout season at the plate. He is hitting .275 with 20 homers and 63 RBIs while posting an .828 OPS in 114 games.
"I'm not 22 anymore ... knowing that I'm just trying to make sure I keep myself healthy and I'm able to finish strong," Rasmus said. "Obviously I want to play today, but woke up a little sore this morning so I just kind of pulled the reins back to make sure I'm able to do that."
Janssen reaches 30-save mark in impressive season
TORONTO -- The back end of the Blue Jays' bullpen was in a state of constant flux until right-hander Casey Janssen took over as closer midway through the 2012 season.
The likes of Jeremy Accardo, Kevin Gregg, Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch and Francisco Cordero attempted to solidify the ninth inning over the years, but ultimately failed.
The closer role was an obvious weakness, but Janssen has been relatively flawless since getting his shot last May. The veteran right-hander had been passed over before, but he has quickly made up for lost time and after pitching a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday afternoon, he also reached the 30-save plateau for the first time in his career.
"It's a nice little milestone," Janssen said. "I still want to close out as many games as I can to finish the year. I said it when I took the job, I just kind of wanted to take the opportunity to have my name be recognized around baseball as a guy who is a viable late-inning arm.
"I don't know if I ever would have imagined being a closer saving 30 games, but I wished, I thought and I hoped I could and it was just a matter of getting the opportunity."
Janssen likely was overlooked in the past because he's not the prototypical hard-throwing reliever. The native of California relies more on command and his offspeed pitches to get through the lineup of opposing teams, but you'd be hard pressed to find someone with better numbers over the past year-and-a-half.
The 31-year-old is 52-for-57 in save opportunities over the past two seasons. This year, he has posted a respectable 2.76 ERA while striking out 44 batters and walking just 13 over 49 innings prior to Sunday's game.
What makes Janssen's current season even more impressive is that he wasn't even expected to head north with the team after Spring Training. Janssen was attempting to come back from offseason shoulder surgery, and his workload was limited during the spring.
Even when the season began with Janssen on the roster, it was a grind. Janssen didn't start feeling like himself until midway through the year, but it certainly wasn't noticeable based on the numbers.
"It was hard to justify the injury early on," said Janssen, who didn't blow a save until June 8. "I was telling guys that I feel [bad] and I might have a 1-2-3 inning and they're like, 'What are you talking about?' It was hard to get through those first three months or so.
"I started to get into a nice routine, obviously I was further away from the surgery date and I hopefully I'm able to power through this last stretch and get through the year."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Posted on: 25 November, 2009
New parking regulations will go into effect Tuesday [DEC. 1] for the visitor parking lot south of the University Center on the East Central University campus. The parking lot will be open only to vehicles displaying "visitor parking" permits from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
During all other times, including weekends, the lot will be open to all parking permit types.
Posted on: 24 November, 2009
The first-ever East Central University Boy Scout Merit Badge Fair on Dec. 5 [SATURDAY] will offer scouts ages 11 -18 the opportunity to either begin or complete three merit badges on the ECU campus.
Posted on: 23 November, 2009
An East Central University musical tradition will be revived Tuesday and Wednesday [DEC. 1 and 2] when the University Singers and community members perform selections from George Frideric Handel's "Messiah."
Posted on: 20 November, 2009
The Annual Community Thanksgiving dinner will be served free from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday [NOV. 23] at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex at the fairgrounds on North Broadway.
The dinner is organized annually by members of the Human Resources Club at East Central University. They, along with numerous volunteers throughout the community, plan the dinner, raise the funds for the food and set up and serve the dinner.
Posted on: 19 November, 2009
The Veterans Workforce Investment Program at East Central University will hold a free Job Fair for VWIP veterans from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday [NOV. 24] in the Regents Room in Knight Hall. VWIP has veterans from the Tulsa, Stillwater, Ada and Lawton areas and all employers are invited. To reserve a table or for more information, call Terry Doepke or Kylie Stephens at ECU at 580-559-5852.
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Posted on: 19 November, 2009
Shae Parmer of Ada, a history major at East Central University, has been elected president of ECU's Rho Beta chapter of Alpha Chi, a national honor society limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's juniors, senior and graduate students in all academic disciplines.
Posted on: 18 November, 2009
In honor of Felix Mendelssohn's 200th birthday, string faculty from the University of Central Oklahoma will join pianist Starla Hibler, professor of music at East Central University, in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday [NOV. 22] at the Ada Arts & Heritage Center, 14th and Rennie. Admission is free.
Posted on: 18 November, 2009
The East Central University Singers, the University Chorale and the ECU Gospel Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday [NOV. 23] at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1300 E. Beverly. Admission is free.
The ECU Gospel Choir is conducted by Dr. Melody Baggech, assistant professor of music. Dr. Steven Walker conducts the ECU Singers and the University Chorale. Accompanists will be Dr. Starla Hibler and Rudy Lupinski.


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We're now in peak tax filing season. And these days, many of us file free through the IRS website ,www.irs.gov.
But it's not as simple as just going to the IRS site and filling out your taxes, and it turns out there are quite a few catches.The Free File section at www.irs.gov will link you to more than a dozen difference companies that will let you file free of charge.Sounds simple. But many of these sites will try to "upsell" you to a paid program, almost from the start. Don't give them a credit card number.Another thing that trips up some taxpayers: you must earn less than $57,000 a year. But since most Americans do, what's not a problem for most taxpayers.Doesn't that Stink?But from the Doesn't that Stink file, three common catches you may encounter with the free file programs. Catch #1: You may still have to pay as much as $30 to file your state return. Catch #2: If you choose Turbotax -- the #1 program-- the income limit is not $57,0000. The limit is just $31,000 for most people. Catch #3: Free filing from several services, including Liberty Tax and 1040.com, require you to be under the age of 53. If you are 55, you may say "doesn't that stink?"The good news: There are enough options, so you should be able to find another service that will take you.Will the IRS ever make free filing easy and free for everyone? Tax advisors say no, not as long as there is a whole industry built around tax filing.But it's still worth checking out these sites to see if you qualify and so you don't waste your money. ____________________Don't Waste Your Money is a registered trademark of the EW Scripps Co."Like" John Matarese on FacebookFollow John on Twitter (@DWYM)


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You're right that I haven't chosen my words properly. I should have said scope discussion.
Please accept my apologies.
"5.1. Lexical Variables
Avoid using non-lexical variables."
And preferred use of
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local for certain built-ins) is repeated in a dozen or more specific contexts like filehandeles, builtin vars,
This certainly is covered in Damian Conway's PBP: "5.1. Lexical Variables Avoid using non-lexical variables."
I'm not referring to lexical variables (
my), as you pointed out that part is covered by the best practices. I was referring to writing a single script from the top to the bottom with out localizing all variables. Remember that my only declares the variable for the life time of the current block. If the variable is not declared in a block then the file is the block scope, making the variable global.
hear hear!
Whenever I encounter a substantial (>100 lines) perl script with no main sub I get nervous.
A quick, one-off script may not require the extra structure and discipline, but we all know how easily a one-off can become mission-critical... and quickly grow in size scope and function.
In my opinion, file-scoped vars are nearly as bad as true globals, and packaged-scoped vars less-so, but still best to avoid, unless the alternative is sufficiently more complicated code somewhere else.
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NEW YORK -- They were down, on the way out. But eight outs before they would've had to go away, the Yankees instead went to Anaheim. They're all going to Disneyland. Or as close to it as they want to get, Angel Stadium, which will be open for business Monday night because the Yankees are back in business. "We were like desperate animals, just trying to survive," Alex Rodriguez said after the pack of Yankees did just that, biting the Angels, 3-2, Sunday night, "and an animal is most dangerous when it's in the snare." The snare appeared closed late in Game 4, when their thunderbolts were already in storage and that Los Angeles bullpen appeared on the scene to do the same to the whole team. Shawn Chacon's stoically tenacious effort seemed doomed to be remembered only for heightening the end's frustration. Into the sixth, the Yankees were still down, 2-0, to John Lackey's one-hitter, angling hopelessly as his curveballs rolled off the table. Then a team that is supposed to be too old stopped acting its age and refused for Chacon's guts to have been spilled in vain. "Shawn Chacon was unbelievable," said Jorge Posada, his catcher. "We had to use the chance Chacon gave us. He pitched brilliantly. He gave us a chance to win." Posada was principal among the gray Yankees who ran with that chance -- literally. In the two-run seventh that declared that there would be a tomorrow, and it wouldn't be just a Blue Monday, he ordered 34-year-old legs battered by years of squatting to "sprint" from first to third on the game-tying single. Then he commanded those same legs to "sprint" home for the winning run on a little chopper hit right behind him. "I'm not fast," said Posada, needlessly, of his daring run as third baseman Chone Figgins fielded Derek Jeter's ball, "but I'm going on contact there. The ball was on the ground, and that gave me a chance to go there. "I just went for the plate, and the ball got away from Bengie [Molina, the Angels' catcher]." Molina's sweep tag after short-hopping Figgins' throw may have coincided with Posada's foot coming down on the plate. Angels manager Mike Scioscia briefly argued plate umpire Alfonso Marquez's call. But the validity of the call on the bang-bang play was almost irrelevant -- in a symbolic sense, not a scoreboard sense -- to Posada's willingness to try it.
Tom Singer 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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Notre Dame football star Tate taken in 50th round
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Every June, John Barr and his staff walk out of the Giants' Draft room excited about the possibilities that lay ahead with the club's recent Draft class.
Barr's feeling following the 2010 First-Year Player Draft was no exception.Barr, the Giants' scouting director, and the rest of the San Francisco organization completed the Draft on Wednesday and with their 50 picks during the three-day Draft took 25 pitchers, 10 outfielders, nine infielders and six catchers. "It is definitely always a great moment when you finish because you are excited," Barr said. "You're excited to see how these guys pan out. You know some of them are going to be better than you imagined, and it's a shame some of them might come up with an injury that might prevent you from seeing them develop, but when you walk out of the room you're extremely excited." Two of the Giants' most noteworthy selections on Day 3 of the Draft came in their final three picks. With their last pick, the Giants selected Golden Tate, a former Notre Dame wide receiver who was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Tate did not play baseball this season for the Fighting Irish, but started in 54 of Notre Dame's 59 games in 2009, batting .329 with four triples and 13 stolen bases. Tate was drafted out of high school by Arizona in the 42nd round of the 2007 Draft but opted to go to Notre Dame. Although it appears Tate will continue to focus on football, Barr said Tate's tools were too good to pass up. "We felt he was one of the best athletes in the Draft. We felt like we took a great athlete at the top [No. 24 overall pick Gary Brown] and were still taking great athletes at the end of the Draft," Barr said. "Our scout in Indiana wrote him up as a prospect and said this guy could play the game and he pictured him as a guy with the ability and tools to play. Does he have football as an option? Sure, but it also gives us the opportunity to be able to talk to him or, if he changes his mind, then he can come to the Giants and we can give him the opportunity." Another high-profile player, at least in baseball circles, was San Francisco's 48th-round pick, Devin Harris. Harris, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound right fielder out of South Carolina, was drafted in the eighth round of the 2009 Draft by Baltimore. As a junior, Harris hit .344 with 14 home runs, 48 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. This season, he hit .324 with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs, and Barr said Harris didn't fall because of ability, but signability. Barr said the Giants would monitor Harris in the Cape Cod League this summer and try to work on a contract agreement later in the summer. Barr said the same approach will be taken with the Giants' later-round high school selections, whom the club hopes to keep tabs on during the summer. With another Draft complete, Barr said he was optimistic for what the future holds for this year's Draft class. "We prepared really well for this Draft and I think that our preparation will turn into success," Barr said. "We feel like we drafted players that have a chance to help us at the Major League level at some point."
Cash Kruth is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The final instructions US national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann gave earlier this month to San Jose Earthquakes star Chris Wondolowski should strike a little fear in the hearts of MLS opponents everywhere.
"He said that he's going to be watching my MLS games and just keep doing what I'm doing," Wondolowski said of Klinsmann, who gave the 29-year-old his eighth international cap in a friendly against Canada on June 3.
That means scoring more goals, and in bunches, as the Quakes resume their MLS schedule on Wednesday in Colorado (9:30 pm ET, watch LIVE online). Wondolowski is still tied for the league lead with 11 goals, despite missing San Jose's final two games heading into their recent break while on US duty.
The 2010 Golden Boot winner joins an Earthquakes squad that has finally reached full strength, at least in terms of health. Outside of goalkeeper Jon Busch, who will serve a one-game suspension, Wednesday will mark the return to availability not only of Wondolowski, but also defender Víctor Bernárdez (above, with Busch) and midfielder Shea Salinas. Both players were injured in the Quakes' 2-2 tie at New York on April 14 and haven't appeared with San Jose's first team since then.
"If you look at the Shea-Víctor injury situation, both were out eight weeks, and I thought both were having a really good start to the season," said San Jose coach Frank Yallop, who felt the injuries robbed the club of what had been a well-settled core. "Not just Víctor, I think the whole team took a hit, because it was solid and it was playing well."
Even though Wondolowski shares MLS' top spot with New York's Kenny Cooper, Bernárdez might be the most important reacquisition for San Jose's arsenal. The Quakes didn't allow a goal in the run of play through their first four matches – all with the big Honduran anchoring the back line – but have a goals-against average of 1.60 since then.
Bernárdez, who went down against the Red Bulls with a sprained MCL in his left knee, got a flying start on his return by featuring for Honduras in their World Cup qualifying matches earlier this month against Panama and Canada.
"I feel a lot better, totally recovered," Bernárdez said through an interpreter. "I'm feeling good physically. [I had] three games and no problems. I'm looking forward to contributing to the team again."
So is Wondolowski, who was honored to be selected by Klinsmann for inclusion in the American 23-man roster but still found it tough to get such a paucity of playing time. Except for a 10-minute stint against the Canadians, Wondolowski was rooted to the bench, aced out of potential playing time by the ascension of Herculez Gomez.
"You always want to play and be a part of the team as much as possible, but I still feel that I have some work to do," Wondolowski said. "I learned a lot from the experience and it's my job to try to beat someone out, and that's what I've got to do."
Bernardez is hopeful he can pick up right he left off in terms of the quality of play. He scored his third international goal in a friendly against El Salvador on June 2, although he knows that's not what San Jose is expecting from him.
"If God allows, I'll score [for the Quakes]," Bernárdez said, "but the best thing is to get a shutout in that first game."
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have placed infielder Chris Getz on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.
The move was announced Thursday but is retroactive to Sunday. Getz is hitting .209 with one home run and 14 RBIs this season.
Putting Getz on the DL allowed the Royals to make room on the roster for outfielder Justin Maxwell, who was acquired from the Houston Astros in a deadline deal Wednesday. Maxwell hit .241 with two homers and nine RBIs for the Astros.
Manager Ned Yost is wasting little time getting him in the mix. Maxwell started in right field in the series finale against Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.
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By John Schlegel / MLB.com
Reliever Craig Breslow and the Red Sox have reached an agreement on a multiyear contract to avoid arbitration, according to a report on Yahoo Sports. The Red Sox have yet to confirm the deal, which would wrap up their arbitration cases for the winter. The deal was first reported on a tweet from Yahoo's Tim Brown, who said Breslow agreed to a two-year contract worth $6.5 million with an option for a third year that would bring the total package to $10.5 million, all pending a physical. Breslow, a 32-year-old left-hander, pitched in 63 games last season, 40 with the D-backs, before being traded to the Red Sox. In his 23 outings for Boston, he posted a 2.70 ERA -- the same ERA he had with Arizona. Breslow graduated in 2002 from Yale University with degrees in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, and was drafted in the 26th round by the Brewers. Since, he has pitched in seven different organizations, solidifying his Major League status with three straight years of 60-plus appearances with the A's from 2009-11.
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That being said I don't think it's realistic.
With regards to the above post, that'd be an awesome plan - the only thing more awesome than getting LeBron would be waiting a year (sign Amare and Joe Johnson to like 13 mil/year contracts) and signing Carmelo Anthony so we can **** LeBron in the ass and send his ****y ass self and the Chicago Bulls back to the SECOND city


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