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Teams begin Tweaking their Rosters
Some people think this is one of the most important weeks of the year for a baseball club. Most of the team has already been decided, but now a small percentage of the team has to be assembled to make the trip north to begin the season. Some times it is a rookie who has been sweating it out in the minor league system for a few years, and then you have the veteran who is still trying to hold onto a 25-man roster spot after years and years in the league. This week will decide both of their futures, and especially, where they are going to play for the next several months.
Now every team right now has those decision to make on their roster. It has nothing to do with skill and talent, but sometimes it has to do with polish or even control that just needs to be tweaked in the minors for a month or so, then the rookie can come up and be a valuable part of their team for the next 5-10 years. But as I mentioned before, you also have the veteran who has been in the league for awhile who is fighting tooth and nail to stay up in the big leagues. they know what it takes, and hope that they have done enough this year to merit another shot on the 25-man roster.
And some veterans have already gotten the word, or know by their spring performances that they are not going to be selected for the 25-man roster, and already making plans for their future. This weekend, the Boston Red Sox saw outfielder Brad Wilkerson leave their Fort Meyers, Florida clubhouse knowing he will not get a shot with the team, even before his April 1st opt date he set in his contract. He already knew that he did not do enough to keep fellow Red Sox players Chris Carter and Jeff Bailey. Wilkerson knew that the . 119 average he has sustained during his 42 at bats will not transfer into a 25-man bid, and decided to leave camp on March 29th.
Other teams in the American League East besides the Tampa Bay Rays have huge decisions to make before the final roster is submitted this Sunday to the league. New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi have decisions that have been made, and a few that are being mulled by himself and the Yankee front office. They have already given the center field job to Brett Gardner based on his spring performances, but what does this mean for Melky Cabrera? Will they seek to trade him maybe to the Chicago White Sox who are not set on Brian Anderson in their center field spot. Or could they keep him for depth knowing that Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady will need days off and he is a capable short term guy.
But that is not the only questions concerning the Yankees right now. Girardi is also thinking about if he needs a long-relief spot in his Bullpen to begin the year, which could effect pitchers Brett Tomko, Dan Giese, and Alfredo Aceves. I mean the Yankees also have to consider if Cody Ransom is playing every day at third base for the team, then will they need a stop-gap at third base in case of an injury to Ransom, or just take their chances right now. But then you have good stories like Brett Anderson and Kevin Cahill who might have cemented the last two rotation spot on the Oakland A's roster for the upcoming season.
I know of one trade that has fallen through in the last few days between the New York Mets and the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are seeking some Bullpen Insurance after the Disabled List claimed Joel Yumaya this weekend along with starter Dontrelle Willis. They were going to send maybe infielder/outfielder Ryan Rayburn and maybe Marcus Thames to the Mets in exchange for ex-Rays reliever Brian Stokes. But now the deal has fallen through because Stokes might actually make the Met's roster and would not need to be traded. Tons of decisions are coming in the next few days. Player are being told they are not part of the final roster and teams are giving some of them time to find other options before team's set their rosters for the Opening Day.
It is that time of the year where players have to make decisions, like Seattle Mariners ex-starter Brandon Morrow, who after seeing that he will have no option in the starting rotation, might be considered the team's closer in 2009. With Morrow's decision, that will also mean that the team will be releasing their current closer Tyler Walker, who has only thrown 5.2 inning this spring and has not been impressive at all. But then we still have players like reliever Will Ohman who priced himself out of a job with the Philadelphia Phillies this week, and gotten more interest from the Pittsburgh Pirates and L A Dodgers in recent days.
Today a lot of quality major leaguers will be seeking employment because the teams are fine tuning the rosters and trying to give them a chance to maybe get another shot before the finalization this weekend. The Houston Astros released David Newhan today. but a lot of that strife came from the fact that Newhan heard about his not making
the team's back-up shortstop or utility role from MLB.com and not from the team's management. At this point in the season, some things fall through the cracks and become larger than they are, but that is the business of baseball, it is a predictable as the tides and as surprising as a sudden rain shower.nothing is written in stone.
Today a lot of veterans will be seeking new digs, like Marcus Giles, who was released by the Phillies after competing for a utility position all spring that came down to him or Miguel Cairo. But considering that Giles sat out the 2008 season, his .197 average did not impress anyone, especially the Phillies. The Rays also released Morgan Ensberg today, who might not be on the market long considering his past with the Yankees as insurance behind A Rod. But Ensberg did play great this spring defensively, but considering he would have to suplant super utility man Willy Aybar to even get a chance to play behind 2008 ROY winner Evan Longoria was just too much.
But then you have the position of former Rays reliever Chad Gaudin, who is out of options and getting tons of feelers from around the league for his services. But will the Chicago Cubs find a good fit for Gaudin, or will he just be traded for a needed piece to the Cub puzzle for 2009. But then you have the facts that the Cubs have also just recently released catcher Paul Bako and reliever Mike Stanton. This would make Koyie Hill the Cubbies choice for their back-up catcher this season. But then you have someone like pitcher Pedro Martinez who is setting into stone his $5 million a year demands and is willing to even wait until during the season to sign a contract.
But then you have the trade that is in a stalemate concerning Rays reliever/starter Jeff Niemann. He was being considered for a trade to the San Diego Padres, who are desperately seeking both starters and relievers for the upcoming season. But the Rays have been consistently asking for multiple prospects, and considering Neimann is out of options, his trade value is reduced a bit. The main figure in those talks have been Simon Castro who is the 14th best prospect in the Padres system right now. These talks might be a good indicator of Jason Hammel maybe being the front runner for the Rays fifth rotation spot. the Rays have said that they plan to announce their fifth starter in the next few days, but if this trade did formalize, the cat would be out of the bag.
As I reported above, the White Sox outfield situation in center field might be becoming a bit unclouded after the team has just released Jerry Owens who was in a battle with Brian Anderson and DeWayne Wise for the spot. This might be a precursor to White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen announcing that Wise has won the job to start on Opening Day in center field for the White Sox. For the rest of today and throughout the week, names will be flying off the computer screen as teams touch-up their rosters and decide on their 2009 goals. Some people like former Royal Jimmy Gobble had only been in the Texas Rangers camp for about 9 days and is already going to be released again this spring. Surprises will come out of nowhere in the next few days before the clouds begin to part and we see what kind of teams each of us will have in 2009.
Over 90 percent of the MLB's rosters are already set or will be set in the coming days. Certain players hitting the waiver wires or being considered for trades might change their concept, but the end result will be that teams have their basic core of players they want to go into the first games of the year. Fine tuning and chatter will go on until the final minutes on Sunday. But you can be sure that even your team is not set in stone yet, and an attractive free agent or trade might even come up and surprise you. This is one of the three times of a year that teams can change almost overnight, and that is what makes baseball fun………change.
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Hey Rays don't hate as I have been out of the loop for a bit but what ended up happening to Price? That may be a dumb question but like I said been out of the loop!
I hink these last minute changes really inspire me to see that teams are trying to find the best people. Unfortunately I have seen it where some teams keep players due to the money owed them, not the effort they have shown.
I think..not I hink
One move that I do not get is Kevin Gregg over Carlos Marmol. I think that Marmol is the better overall pitcher.
Please read the quesitons and respond!
Hey Tommy,
Well, the Rays decided to send down Price for a bit to work on his change-up and get some more work in concerning his control. He is just a stitch away from staying up for the next 10 or so years, and the Rays want it to be only one time up and not a roller coaster between the minors and the Rays.
Price is not happy about it, but he also understands it is a business and you have to accept some heartache sometimes to be on top.
He will be fine.
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Money can play a big role in the final structure of a team. But a few of the guys that will be added to the rosters this week would be considered plus additions, so there also might be a little leeway in the team's payroll.
I know the Rays owner basically said that the team has foregone their usual measures and spent their extra for the next two years to make the team competitive this year.
Worst thing about the economic environment right now, we will not see the full effect until this next off season when teams begin to stack up the losses on paper.
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I am not an English teacher, we all can make some of the weirdest grammatical errors without noticing it. I am big on lengthy paragraphs, and I do not care if it is not grammarically sound or not, it is my style.
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The Indians still have one decision to make. But everything else is set. I ma so excited; that means the season is almost here!
I am thinking that the Cub here might think he has not made enough of an adjustment yet to take over the role. It is a different mindset to close than to set-up a closer. Maybe they are letting him grow into the position and give him a few spot chances to save a game, then maybe in the second half of the season give him the reins.
Why rush a great set-up guy into closing when you have multiple options on your roster.
He will grow into the role and be there for a long, long time.
Just be glad the Cubs have Gregg on the roster to help him mature into the position.
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I heard that Josh Barfield might be one of the Cleveland Indians last picks for the 25-man roster.
It is always great to settle this as soon as possible to make the upcoming week easy on your squad and let them bond right before they hit the field for the first game of the year.
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I for one am really happy that Jerry Owens is gone. He's a nice guy, yeah. But he doesn't have what it takes for a major league ball club. He's tried, but it hasn't worked. As for Wise being the starter, I'll be so irritated if Ozzie names him as the starter. There's a reason he's been a career minor leaguer. I've always been a Brian Anderson fan, and his defense is a million times better than Wise. I might be getting really peeved at Ozzie soon. :)
I do not think they have ruled out Anderson, but he might not be the guy they want right now. I also have hard that Juan Pierre has been spotted in Arizona talking to the White Sox brass.
Or since the Yankee have demoted Melky Cabrera, maybe a different setting might re-start his career. You can always send Wise to the Yankees?
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Great post RR,
This really is an important part of the year for both sides (the front office and the players themselves). This is why Spring Training actually matters. It's going to be tough deciding between Bailey and Carter, I have grown emotionally bonded to both of them! Whoever it is though, I think they will serve the Red Sox very well.
Barfield was confirmed the last spot on the 25-man the other day. Today David Dellucci got hurt and Trevor Crowe was called up to replace him. I am excited about this. Crowe looks good. They just have to figure out their final bullpen spot. They are supposed to announce this today or tomorrow.
Do you know if Jonny Gomes has a spot on the roster in Cincy?
Also, thanks for the little tidbit about Kaz. Stories like that always make my day. :)
I think karma is on my side this week. Even the radio is playing one of my favorite songs! I want more weeks like this one!
I still think that Red Sox Manager Terry Francona can use Rocco Baldelli in center field against lefties to not make Jocoby Ellsbury ineffective against left-handed starters.
It would make your team better, and give you great options even during the game as to using Ellsbury as a pinch hitter or runner in a key time in the game.
It is going to be fun the next 6 days.
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Do not be surprised if there is not a trade in the works to fill that last spot.
This is the day that every GM in baseball has his speed-dial going a mile a minute looking for pieces. or subtracting a player for prospects.
I know the Rays have 3 guys who could play on a MLB roster that might not make the final 25-man roster on Sunday.
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I actually talked to Jonny Gomes on the side of the dugout yesterday and he is 95 percent sure he will need a place to live in Cincy.
He also knows that many thing can happen in this last rush, and with the Reds maybe trying to move Jeff Keppinger, it might open a sure spot for him.
I think personally he has played his way onto the roster with a reserve spot in the outfield.
But we shall see for sure in the next couple of days.
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It must be nice to be the GM who has the problem of having too many good players! Trades are always interesting though. Sometimes mystifying…I'm still not sure why the D-Backs traded Owings last year, but I hope he does well this year.
I love this part of Spring. This is when you see who makes the team. I know the Rangers have 2 guys left for the last roster spot. That's Catalanotto or Andruw Jones. The Giants have some hard choices too. Buster Posey was sent sent down but we knew that would happen. They want him to play a year in the minors before coming up.
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Micah Ownings is actually being counted on in the Reds rotation this year. And he is also a pretty good batter, so he becomes a pinch hit option too.
There are still a huge amount of changes that will take place in the next few days.
I know today the Detroit Tigers got Josh Anderson in a trade from the Atlanta Braves for minor league pitcher Rudy Darrow.
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On the Ranger front, I have my money on Frank Catalanotto. He is more versatile and can play a multiple of positions and spot in the lineup.
Andrew Jones might have played his cards wrong by being so stubborn in the off season.
But it is early.
Buster Posey should have a year down on the farm to make him not want to be there again in 2010. Anyways, Bengie got the catching covered until September when Posey will get a feel for it again at this level.
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Good job summarizing all of the grumblings around baseball here in the final week of spring. Intense times. Management should really respect ballplayers enough to tell them where they stand before that kind of information leaks to the press.
I kind of thought that David Newhan stuff was out of context a bit. Sometimes the GM might not know what the Manager has said……and vice versa this time of year.
But it should never have gotten to MLB.com before the player was advised. That is the sticking point. It was an embarrassing moment for everyone in the organization. But, as we all know, weird things happen in the rush of a day…….So I am willing to give that in as a mulligan to the Astros.
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Hey Rays – Great Post! This is such a difficult time of year. Players have their dreams deferred and for many – this is the end of the road and they now have to look at life without baseball. How very sad.
Great post, Rays Renegade! This is often one of the most exciting and heartbreaking times of the year for a lot of players. Most of the time you kind of know who isn't going to make the cut (such as Wilkerson and his .119 BA), but some of these races are really close. The Twins have four relievers and three bench players competing for two (maybe three) spots on the roster, and I have no idea who is going to make the team. I'm always kind of sad when anyone gets cut, even if they're only batting .110 or have an ERA of 20.00. I always kind of hope that everyone is going to make it.-Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
You captured these final countdown days so well, Renegade. I almost feel as if we're watching "Survivor" to see who will be voted off the island. I hate seeing guys cut if I've formed an attachment to them, but baseball can be a cruel business.
I kind of look at it a bit different than most people. They got to play a kid's game for a long time, even as a minor leaguers or major league players, and got paid usually pretty well for the duties.
It is just another chapter of life either you were ready for, or you had false hope that it would last longer. Most players have things established beyond the game by the time the end comes, but the rare few are lost by the decisions.
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I know how the consumption of a career can hamper some people, but other might consider it a time to re-assess their future and also re-define themselves for their own personal future.
As I said before, most people have either set aside money, real estate, or even purchased a business that will entertain them in their post baseball lives.
But I have also met some who had to go back into corporate America and fight for their lives daily on the treadmill of business.
If they do take the second path, baseball will seem like a picnic…………Trust me on that.
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I still remain friends with a few of the ex-Rays, and to see them fight harder every year, sometimes even out if the game is like a loss of myself sometimes. Chad Gaudin who actually was not on the Rays draft list, but his agent made a fantastic plan to get the Rays to come watch him throw. The agent took the Rays scout to a restaurant in Louisiana, and Gaudin was the waiter that night.
He bet the scout he could find someone who could pitch in that restaurant that night and picked Gaudin.
The rest is history, and he was drafted by the Rays and did a great job while he was with the team. True story.
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Hey Rays – I left you a "little something" on my Early Morning Rant! Enjoy!
I am scared.
I will go check it out after I finish my comments.
Thank you Julia.
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Cubbies are making some weird (dumb?) decisions. Gregg as closer? HA! That's music to a Cardinal fan's ears!!!!
Could be worse.
They could make Carlos Zambrano a closer.
Think about that one for a minute. lol
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By Corey Brock / MLB.com
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Not a bad spring debut for Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, who played in his first game since July 6 of last season.
Grandal, coming off arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last August, had a single in his first at-bat, while also catching the final three innings of the Padres' 5-0 victory over the Rockies at Salt River Fields.
"I have been waiting for this moment for a long time," Grandal said. "This is what I've been working for since Day 1. Just seeing the results, seeing how I feel, it means that we did a good job in the offseason ... everyone I worked with did a good job."
Grandal had one hit in two at-bats and even threw out a would-be base stealer in his debut.
Grandal entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh inning and immediately bounced a first-pitch fastball up the middle and into center field off Rockies' pitcher Wilton Lopez. He grounded out in his final at-bat.
In the bottom of the inning, Grandal threw out Rosell Herrera trying to steal second base. The throw beat Herrera by so much that he didn't even bother sliding.
Grandal caught three innings of a simulated game Saturday and was given Sunday off. He wasn't on the original lineup card on Monday morning, but manager Bud Black pulled him aside and told him that he would play against the Rockies.
Black had previously stated that Grandal was ahead of schedule in terms of his rehabilitation, though he hadn't reached the point of being game-ready before Monday. The Padres are still being cautious in terms of Grandal's knee, and Black was hesitant to say if he'll be ready for Opening Day on March 30.
But all agreed that Monday's appearance was a good sign.
"It's still a process with Yazzy; he still has to build his stamina and endurance back," Black.
Grandal sustained the knee injury in a nasty collision at the plate in road game against the Nationals on July 6. He had surgery a month later and during the final month of the season, just after he started his rehabilitation program, he professed that he would be ready for Opening Day.
He still might.
"I'd rather keep playing, but it's a process and I understand the process," Grandal said. "It's going to benefit me in the future. That's what we're looking forward to."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Reds' rotation steps up during Cueto's absence
By Kevin Massoth / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- When Reds ace Johnny Cueto landed on the disabled list on June 29 with a right lat strain, it would have been hard to imagine Cincinnati's starting rotation getting stronger. Reds manager Dusty Baker did not even want to think about it.
"No, I didn't really think about it," Baker said. "Joey Votto went down for 50 games last year, too. Guys pick each other up."
But with Cueto out -- and still no timetable for his return -- the Reds' rotation has been unhittable of late. They entered Friday with a 4-1 record and 1.35 ERA in their past seven games, though Mike Leake turned in a rough performance, allowing four runs on nine hits in five innings of an eventual 7-6 walk-off loss.
Thursday's winner, Tony Cingrani, moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation when Cueto went down and has found a rhythm. Since rejoining into the rotation, Cingrani is 3-2 with a 2.12 ERA in eight starts, spanning 46 2/3 innings.
The left-hander has walked 21 hitters in that span and has struck out 54, while giving up three home runs.
"We miss Johnny," Baker said. "But they've had about the same amount of quality outings. Somebody has to fulfill the rest of those innings."
Parra embraces new role with Reds in return to Miller
MILWAUKEE -- There was a time when Manny Parra took to the Miller Park mound as part of the Brewers' future rotation plans. He returned there Thursday with a newfound role in the Reds' bullpen.
Parra, who was drafted by the Brewers in 2001 and spent the first six years of his career in Milwaukee, pitched at Miller Park for the first time Thursday since signing with the Reds as a free agent in the offseason. He faced two batters in the eighth inning of the Reds' 2-1 win, striking out one and allowing a single.
On Friday, the 30-year-old left-hander spoke about his new career path has in Cincinnati and how a simple change of scenery can make the biggest difference.
"Yeah, it's refreshing," Parra said. "It's just something new again. Sometimes you get caught in a rut and that's kind of the way it was starting to feel for me [in Milwaukee]. It's crazy the way this game is, how you make one small adjustment and see a big, big change."
The Reds played in Milwaukee in mid-July, but Parra did not pitch. He did, however, say all of his hellos to former teammates and friends, which helped him focus on baseball when he did take the mound in his second visit on Thursday.
"I think the first time we came here, everything was weird and I was making sure I said, 'Hello,' to everybody and doing all that," said Parra. "Yesterday, it actually just kind of felt normal."
Parra tweaked his delivery this season with the Reds and has a 3.41 ERA in his first 38 appearances. He started the year as a long reliever, but with an injury to lefty Sean Marshall, his role out of the bullpen has changed.
"I'm coming set a little bit more closed," Parra said of his modified delivery. "Once I start moving, though, it's funny, because a lot of the pieces start to look the same. The only thing is, it's not as deliberate. I'm not as slow. I'm kind of just getting my balance and going. Sometimes there's less time to feel and think when you're doing that, it's more of an athletic movement."
Parra said the addition of a slider has helped him keep hitters off his fastball.
"Just being able to get an offspeed pitch, because I was just getting hammered on my fastball," he said. "My fastball command has never been like a Kyle Lohse or someone who's down and away. For me, I have to have a little bit of room for error there."
"The better he did, the more of an important position we put him in," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "And also, when Marshall went down, he was the man. Early in the year, he was kind of a long man, he was matching up against some right-handers that he probably shouldn't have been facing. Now, we can try to match him up the best we can with lefties and some righties."
Parra said learning from the eight-year veteran Marshall has helped him find comfort in his role out of Cincinnati's bullpen.
"Although we're not the same pitcher, there's things that he does that I can try to come in and do," Parra said. "Especially being in a new role like I am now, where I'm coming in and facing a lot of lefties. Before, it was just kind of a long guy out of the 'pen, there just wasn't really a role for me."
Baker attributes bullpen's success to starting pitching
MILWAUKEE -- The Reds' bullpen has been lights out of late, holding opponents scoreless for 18 consecutive innings until Friday's 7-6 walk-off loss to the Brewers.
Manager Dusty Baker attributes the streak to the dominance of the Reds' starting pitchers.
"It's happened because, No. 1, the starting pitching's been great," Baker said. "And that makes it so that guys aren't over-pitched. We can match up with who we want to versus who is the most rested.
"Knock on wood, we're not walking people. They're doing the job, they're feeling good as a unit. The guys are very confident."
Cincinnati's bullpen had made five striaght consecutive scoreless appearances entering Friday's game against Milwaukee and had not walked a batter in four games. Alfredo Simon walked the first batter he faced after taking over for starter Mike Leake, then allowed an RBI single after recording two outs. Manny Parra and J.J. Hoover bridged the gap to Aroldis Chapman, but the hard-throwing lefty served up a walk-off home run to Jonathan Lucroy for his fifth blown save of the season.
The Reds are still without left-handed reliever Sean Marshall, who is rehabbing back from a left shoulder injury, but Jonathan Broxton returned to the bullpen last week from a nearly two-month stint on the disabled list due to a strain in his right elbow.
"It feels great to get Broxton back, because that was a big piece at the end there," Baker said. "Now we've got not only a setup man, but a potential closer when [Aroldis] Chapman ... we've really monitored Chapman and the guys in the bullpen so they'll be strong down the stretch and healthy."
Kevin Massoth 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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Discussion in 'Sports and Fitness' started by tomalak301, Apr 2, 2012.
You're right. I was thinking of 2004 where they finished second, but missed the playoffs.
Perhaps I shouldn't be a shocked by this but I am and dammit it hurts like hell.
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Felix Hernandez has just pitched MLB's 23rd perfect game. I didn't see the whole game, but his last 4 strikeouts were filthy good.
It's been an interesting day in Baseball today, hasn't it?
Hail to the king!
All my Yankee friends came alive on twitter about how he has to become a Yankee now. This was the reason I was even aware it was going on, Yankees fans desperate need for everyone else's talent.
I thought the Royals were the official AAA team of the Yankees?
Nah, lately it's been Seattle.
Raul, A-Rod, Garcia, Pineda etc etc
That and the fact the Yankees are about the only team that can afford everyone else's talent
Man, does the MLB need a salary cap.
If you are a Giants fan then let me preface what I am about to say with an "I'm sorry."
As a Braves fan I find this hilarious, especially after the way he acted in that last series in Atlanta. When the Braves had him he came in overweight, out of shape and generally lazy. Not really a surprise he would take a shortcut to make himself better instead of trying to do the real work required.
Yeah, his entire career he was an ok, but not great player. The fact that he rose to be so good is what was surprising. That he used steroids is honestly the best explanation and the punishment is completely deserving since he would have left some team on the hook for millions of dollars that he only would have gotten because he used steroids.
But do we question everyone now who has a good year when they have historically been average? What kind of policy is that for a sport trying to clean up it's act and 20 years of stariods in the game (Maybe more). I think they need to be a lot harsher than the 50 games.
Just to clarify he was busted for testosterone not steroids. For a first time offender I'd say 50 games was accurate. Melky didn't argue either and pretty much admitted to rolling the dice so to speak.
In response to you, there is no "policy" on questioning players like Melky. It is human nature though. Unfortunately the precedent has been set that players performing well outside the norm will probably get a few raised eyebrows. Hell, I'll be the first one to admit that I was curious about Jose Bautista during his breakout year. I have the right to be skeptical.
No, but if you fail tests right after, I'm less surprised.
I'd say do it like the Olympics. Every time you win an award, be it player of the week/month, an All Star appointment, a Gold Glove, MVP etc, you get tested.
There is always going to be doubt in the game these days, but routine testing is a small price for a six/seven/eight figures a year paycheck.
"Steroids" is the catch-all term for anything in the PED world, though, be it testosterone / epitestosterone, masking agents, horse semen or whatever the hell it is that people shoot into their butts.
Let's not all start thinking, though, that juicing up with some testosterone suddenly turned Cabrera into a freak of nature: He's got all of 11 home runs this season (of his 159 hits, 113 have been singles) and he's been boosted by an obscene .379 BABIP, which is completely unsustainable and 70 points above his career average. He's been lucky, unless you think that testosterone is Magic Singles Potion.
What I think is funny is that I saw a headline that said "Melky Cabrera tests positive for Testosterone." I was like... no shit! I hope he has some in his body.
Glad to see him get suspended 50 games. He's a piece of shit. Too bad they can't vacate all his RBIS.
Or the NL win at the all star game......
Nah.. we'll keep that one!
Darn, it was worth a shot
There is a lot that can be taken from this. PED's don't necesarilly have to translate into HR's for them to be effective. Melky plays in a tough home run ballpark. Melky has been a player with the reputation of being overweight and somewhat lazy. He came into this season in a contract year somewhat more tone as you can see his running the bases better this year.
Melky has never been a home run hitter. His approach to the plate is that of a singles hitter with a little power to the gaps. PED's do translate into "singles potion." Bat speed coupled with a hitter's intellect can translate into a higher AVG. The ball that doesn't get through on the ground can suddenly find that hole if hit harder. Those flyouts in the gaps can find that hole as well. That fastball that you are late on and foul off is now snaking down the line for a double. The improvement's aren't easily quantifiable but they are there. It should be no suprise that Melky decided to take a short cut. It's the kind of guy he is.
Testosterone does a lot of things. Improves recovery, can provide energy but above all it can improve confidence which Melky has shown in abundance this year.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by teacake, Mar 23, 2012.
Since this thread is still tagged 'janeway' I think the probe droids are not behind this attack.
What is a more damaging concussive force?
Reentry, sorry... "Entry" from orbit, or blaster fire?
there's no frakking way that thing could be unphased by smashing into the side a planet but blow up when... Chewie and Han were taking potshots, becuase their hand weapons couldn't even get though storm trooper armour.
I liked it on Stargate that they explain how the jaffar staff weapons produces a microwave emission that cooks its target from the inside along side the heat and concussion.
How did they remove genre babe of the week?
If it was a question of size, maybe whatever criteria nixed that, janeway fell foul to too?
If I had admin control, I would have it so that when ever some one tried to publish the words highlander II, would actually would be produced would be "Expletive deleted".
It was removed because it looked tacky on the front page, there was an endless TNZ thread about the threads themselves. I think if it had never ballooned to take over the tag cloud it wouldn't have gotten that attention though.. so maybe size does have something to do with it?
If I had one week the place would be in fabulous ruins.
They got back to you about your query?
And the answer "She is is Tacky"
Well dang, they might as well just burn down the whole freaking forum.
This is very thesis of democracy vs. fascism.
Although this is clearly not a democracy.
But the tag cloud demonstrates the mind and will of the people.
It seems that the mind and will of the people is distasteful and should be squashed?
I'd probably agree with that.
No, no one has gotten back to me. When I said "it was removed" I meant the "babe of the week tag".
I have heard nothing. And it seems the perfectly lucid thread you started south of here no one could be bothered thinking about for long enough to address, so it was shut down.
The tag mystery remains.
I misspelled "Cloud" in the headder.
They had no fucking idea what a tag Coud was.
Maybe I meant lucid dreaming.
Speaking of annoying mysteries, I just noticed that the words "Star Trek" in my last post upthread were automatically linked to ebay. I know I didn't link that myself. That's a fairly obnoxious way to advertise.
That link doesn't seem to show up in all browsers. It doesn't in Dolphin, but it does in Android's built-in browser.
You should report that, it sounds like a hack.
Tia Carrera looks like a surgery accident.
(Joined the cast of In Plain Sight.)
Then, Mike Myers looks like a bowl of pudding even without the fat bastard suit.
10 percent that it's possibly a hack, 70 percent that it's someone in power here making money off the website, which is fine, since my wallet is staying in my back pocket and the folkes in charge have to pay for their steak dinners somehow.
Oh, good, I thought it was a new scheme deliberately put in place by this board. It might just be this particular browser, or maybe I've managed to pick up some adware on my tablet. Anyone else seeing these links to Ebay on Android?
LOL, now the word "ebay" is linked. Gahh!
And what's the other 20%?
:: waits patiently ::
5 percent, you're forgetting shit because you drink too much.
7 percent, people in your house are using your PC.
4 percent, Time travel or ghosts.
2 percent you're lying for sympathy
8 percent fine print to shit you actually agreed to but didn't read completely.
Screw it, I'm just going going to bame it on Berman.
Do you remember that TNG episode called Parallels?
Passed through any fixed points across the spacetime continuum lately?
So does that mean that there are two teacakes? They fought for the right to be the only Teacake, until there was only one? Or some foreign Teacake has enveloped our teacake while bridging universes integrating into a super composite Teacake?
I don't even see the point of tags, much less a tag cloud. The only time it was useful was to quick link to all the Babe of the Week threads.
If you weren't cool, so fucking cool, and you needed some help, help to be hip... Tags.
(I don't see the point either. I don't want to be cool.)
The point of contention, is that someone or something decided to segregate Voyager from the rest of the Trek BBS. Someone or something decided that Kathryn Janeway was too beautiful, strong, wise and plain awesome that she's not allowed to exhibit how superior she is compared to not just the other Starship Captains, but every other topic on these boards.
Adolf Hitler cried when Jesse Owens won the Gold Medal for the 100 meters in Berlin 1936.
He was heard to blubber "It's not fair, it's not fair racing these cheetahs against my supermen."
True Story.
(Seriously. True Story. History Channel.)
It's true, she is too great for tags. But we who vie to sit at her right hand want her to be recognized so that her glory can be reflected onto us. What is the good of being in her court if her court is invisible?
But it's too late to say you're sorry. How would I know, why should I care? Please don't bother tryin' to find her. She's not there.
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Rudy Gay = Best player we've ever had since VC.
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Rudy Gay = Best player we've ever had since VC.
I'm definitely ok with the price of this deal in the end....I still have no clue how this move really helps our team in the long run. It's still largely a job-saving move IMO. Prove me wrong BC. Turn Bargs into gold next and I'll have some faith again.
Is there any way Jose can pull an Alonzo Mounring on detroit, come back to us and win a championship next year? Have emotions clouded my thinking?
We are fighting Detroit for the 8th spot (unlikely for both teams).. it was essentially Memphis' call to flip Jose and not Bryan's but it's too bad he's staying in the East.
I think Jose will do really well in Detroit. They need a facilitator and Knight isn't cutting it.
I am most shocked that MEM is taking on the 2 years of Prince at $7+M per.
Calderon just told us it is close to done but hasn't heard official. He is putting on uniform
Calderon put on street clothes and walked into other room after telling us it is close. No sign of Ed
I am not worried about trading ED.
Guy kept UNC on his background for Twitter. Never wanted to be a Rap.
There.... I said it. I've bottled the twitter thing for years. RELEASE. Nice. I feel free.
So with the Grizz getting ED, they have 3 legitimate bigmen that already have good roles on the team. I can not see ED getting over 18-20 minutes a game there. Do they have plans of trading on of Zbo or Gasol in the future (probably not this season though)?
This really is a shit deal for the Grizz.
Now, how do we turn Andrea Bargnani into a backup pg/pf?
Oh shit.... best friend kiss of death:
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Arguments: pathname-or-namestring &key action
This function opens a project (identified by the arguments) for further
development in the IDE. The project becomes the current project (as
returned by current-project). This function
returns the project that was opened, unless no project is opened for
some reason (such as failure to specify an existing project definition
file), in which case
nil is returned. If the
project is opened successfully, then the function current-project will continue to
return the project until another opened project (or a new project)
takes its place. (Therefore, if this function fails to open a project,
the previously open project remains the current project.)
Projects are typically opened interactively by using the File | Open Project command (which calls this function), but it may be useful to call this function directly (for example) in the startup.cl file, perhaps as part of code that conditionally decides which project to initially open in the IDE. (startup.cl is loaded during IDE startup. See About IDE startup in cgide.htm.)
To simply use an existing project in the IDE without opening it for further development, call load-project instead.
pathname-or-namestring may be either a pathname
or string naming a .lpr project definition file that was automatically
created by saving a project in the IDE. It may alternately be
nil, in
which case the file-selection Common Dialog is invoked to prompt for
the .lpr file to open.
action may be any one of the following values:
nil (the default): the current open-project-action
configuration option is used. (This option is found in the Open group
box on the Project tab of the Options dialog.)
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From Maracay go to Choroni, when you arrive to Puerto España just go to the malecon where the littles botes take the sea.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Alternative name Puerto España
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
BottomFlat rocks
PowerHollow, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorthEast
Good wind directionNorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
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You can park in front of the square, close the car and don't leave things easy to see. Not a dangerous place but we must be carefull everywhere.
Good right wave nice shape and power, in the inside it gets hollow and very fast.
It's great in the mornings and in sunsets, after your surfing setion prepare for a good meal and at night the Guarapita (local alcoholic drink) and very agresive "Tambores" (drums). Don't party to hard if you want to have a good morning setion without a hang over.
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Surf en Choroni - Saludos a todos los surfistas, escribo para informarles que Choroni tiene un video reporte de olas gratuito todos los dias www.surfolasvenezuela.blogspot.com
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Warning about Choroni's Guides - I've been checking the comments that some people has published here and it's important to visitors to know that some of these people aren´t certified guides, instead frequent visitors of this place.Most cases they even don't speak english, so this comments are kind of convenient. Go to Choroní and enjoy it, but be alert. Have a nice day!
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beautiful place to rest - the beautiful paradise that is this place called PLAYA GRANDE has no words to be described have to come and visit this place of God in the land ... contact me through e-mail and I can be your adventure guide is elmitococo @ hotmail . com
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Chicago cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels has chased and caught dozens of dangerous criminals over the course of her career. But she's about to meet her match.
When Jack wakes up in a storage locker, bound and gagged, she knows with chilling certainty who her abductor is.
He's called "Mr. K," and more than two hundred homicides have been attributed to him. His victims have died in the most horrible ways imaginable: he is the essence of evil. Some think he's just an urban legend, but he's very, very real. Jack has tangled with him twice in the past, and both times he managed to slip away.
Now Jack will finally have the chance to confront the maniac she's been hunting for over twenty-five years. Unfortunately, it won't be on her terms. In less than two hours, Mr. K is going to do to Jack what he's done to countless others. And Jack is going to learn that sometimes the good guys don't win...
Crack another case with Jack.
©2011 J.A. Konrath (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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"Sadistic Story"
Although some of the other Jack Daniels books have a humorous tinge to them, this book left me feeling yucky! It was horribly gruesome and sexually sadistic. I have enjoyed other books in this series more. The plot did not flow well either. It seemed that the horrific tortures to people were weighted more than the actual plot. Not a very good read for relaxation.
"Jumps Around"
I love to listen to the Jack Daniels series when I'm driving. Light enough approach, some humor, likeable characters, and a pretty good plot line. While I enjoyed Shaken it was a little hard to follow because it jumps between time periods (15 years ago, a few years ago, and current day). You can follow along but it is distracting to be reminder at the beginning of each chapter what time period you are in. Not Konrath's best.
"Great book! Nonstop suspense"
I read where the author said this is a good book to start with, because it is in the present but has flashbacks of Jack's life throughout. It was my first read on JA Konrath, and certainly sparked my interest to get the full background of Jack Daniels. She seems to be an intriguing character with lots of colorful colleagues, that I want to hear more about. So, I'm going back to Whiskey Sour and read my way through the series. This book is the prequel to Stirred, which puts Jack up against Blake Crouch's Luther Kite character, introduced in Desert Places. Should be interesting.
"Jumps back and forth"
The order of story, jumping between three different time periods, was not enjoyable. I think J A Konrath has done this in previous books, but not to this extent. I listen to audio books while driving, in about 45 minute segments. It might take me 8-10 time periods to get through an audio book. I kept getting confused with where I was in the story. (The Jack Daniels character is one I know well as I have listened to all previous books, so I had a solid grasp of Jack's life. This still didn't help.)
I think I saw an option to listen to the book in chronological order. I would recommend that.
I still gave it 4 stars as I like the characters; they make me chuckle.
"Sliding Timeline"
This is the seventh in the Jack Daniels series and my first by J.A. Conrath, the combination of good characters and intrigue was absolutely what kept it interesting for me. Even though I jumped into the middle of the series this book gave me a good sence of the characters personalities and evolution. The story has a sliding timeline that covers the progression of Jack/Jackie Daniels life as first a policewoman and eventually matures onto her background and success as a detective. In this addition Jack starts out by trying to catch a seriel killer who brutally tortures and murders his victims with a very distinct MO. As the case progresses and the years go by, Jack comes to the realization that there are more than one of these sadistic killers out there and that they are in some way connected. This definitely has some guesome parts so it may not be for everyone. A good crime thriller that has an ending that leads you right into the next book.
"Small doses over time"
I read Konrath's first few books then started to listen and enjoyed the timing and humour. I still enjoy the characters but this book turned dark fast.The Narrators are great. Dick Hill deserves all the accolades he has received over the years. Angela Dawe is a new narrator to the series - replacing Dick's wife Suzie Breck - not sure the reason behind that move. She does a good job but I do miss Suzie's characterization of Jack.
Yes because I like to complete things and will continue reading in the series as Konrath slowly kills most of Chicago.
Both are excellent voice actors - Dick Hill is an experienced and award winning narrator who is a master of all the characters he does. This is the first time I've listened to Angela Dawe and she does a good job with Jack. I'm not sure why they changed from Suzie Breck who use to do all the female voices and really had made Jack's character so I do miss her interpretation.
It took a while to get through - I had to start and stop this book a number of times as I just couldn't deal with the violence for a full week of commuting - I had to break it up with vampires or something a little less terrifying.
"Jackie... what can I say."
I love the this series. This one jumped around alot at times it was a little to much but, it was still a great listen. This book seemed out of order. What happen did JA change his mind? As always Jackie is her everyday if its going to happen kind of self. Great Listen worth the money.
"too gruesome - don't waste your money"
too gory. very sick. jack is usually funny not nauseating.
torture descriptions. way too detailed. way too frequent. way unnecessary to plot.
some sparks,of humor. great, familiar characters.
"Too much violence "
There is so much to like in these books in the Jack Daniels series yet the violence always seems to me to be much greater than it need be. The descriptions of the violent acts are unnecessary and detract from the book, Taking away the stars that I would like to give it.
"Still Enjoying & Rocommend this Detective Series"
I highly recommend this detective series. I am looking forward to reading the extra books you can get based on the characters in this series. After reading a lot of reviews there were a lot of complaints concerning the amount of violence. I actually think it makes for a more exciting book in this series but I don't always think that way. I do like that the books are not based around sex or sex scenes. Although they all have some romance and personal relationships and friendships. I really like that all the characters stay true to their intended personalities throughout the series of books. I highly recommend reading in order although it is not necessary but I feel it does make for faster paced, more exhilarating experience.
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Keep clean and keep safe
Submitted by Inspector Terry Parnell, EMT-P, Federal Protective Service (VA)
As police officers we are not able to decide who we want to make contact with and often have to deal with people with various types of illness. We will contact people with nasty little bugs that can make us or loved ones sick. We all go to high alert when we hear AIDS, HIV, or Hepatitis. How often do we go on the defensive when our perp has the sniffles? Your agency should already have a process for cleaning up body fluids and this isn't meant to replace it, just some ideas to augment it.
Universal precautions are not being done "universally" in the law enforcement field. I understand that you cannot always glove up before touching a suspect but if possible you should. Something as basic as a protected hand can mean the difference between health and an annoying or debilitating virus. Leather gloves with biohazard linings can block the viruses and are better than nothing but the bugs can stay on the leather and it's not likely we are going to throw away a pair of $40 leather gloves if we get body fluids on them. Hopefully you can clean them well enough to kill the germs.
Wash your hands constantly during your shift. Not only after touching suspects but after handling ID's, money, or other commonly handled items as well as just going in and out of doors. Use of a hand sanitizer is better than nothing but good old soap and water are the best.
If you share cars clean them before and after your shift. A few minutes wiping down the surfaces with a common household antibacterial cleaner will kill most viruses that may have been left. Wipe everywhere you will touch or bring close to your face. Radio mics, switches, steering wheel, gearshift, radar, and video controls, etc. are all locations to wipe down. Wipe down the suspect compartment as well. If you have your own car that only you use then you can most likely keep the cleaning to once a shift. Remember to wipe down surfaces after transporting persons with symptoms of viral illnesses.
Transporting suspects who are coughing, sniffling or showing other symptoms may pose problems when transporting them in a car. If your agency allows, place a medical mask over the suspect to trap any droplets that may erupt from sneeze or cough. If your suspect complains that he doesn't have swine flu just tell him that you don't know if the person that was just in the back had it or not and you are protecting him. Keeping air flowing will help reduce the likelihood of infection. Having your windows open if weather allows will let air flow through the car and dilute the ratio of virus and germs in the air.
Let's not forget to clean what we use and not to cross contaminate. Whatever we touch between handling a suspect and washing our hands has become contaminated. So if we wash our hands after getting the suspect to jail, everything we touched between the first contact and now needs wiped down again. If we wash our hands without doing so we are just wasting a step. Remember to wipe down handcuffs, batons, and anything else we handled. It doesn't require a hazmat crew, just a quick thorough wipe with an antimicrobial towel will help.
If possible, take a shower and leave your uniforms at the station or keep them bagged until laundry day. Don't forget that footwear gets dirty too. I know my family likes to greet me after a shift with a hug and now I don't have to worry about something on my uniform coming home with me and infecting one of them.
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Challenges & Opportunities in 2011, National Foreign Trade Council
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Washington, D.C.
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Thank you, Barry and Jake. I would like to acknowledge the National Foreign Trade Council for organizing this event and Duane Morris for hosting it. It is a privilege to speak to this distinguished group. We begin 2011 at an historic momentof both challenges and opportunitiesthat will determine if U.S. and European companies gain the upper hand in the global economyor if they fall behind. Today, I will give my perspective on these issues. I will discuss: (1) how my office helps U.S. exporters to Europe; (2) the importance of the transatlantic trade relationship to the Obama Administration; (3) some challenges I see ahead in 2011; and, (4) why the National Export Initiative represents a unique opportunity for U.S. exporters.
MAC/Europe's Role in Helping U.S. Exporters
The International Trade Administration, or ITA, is the Commerce Department's key international trade unit, with 1,400 employees that work in four sub-units, three of which work on exports.
To understand my office's role, think of the steps a U.S. company takes to export its goods abroad. First, it researches various markets and best prospect sectors; ITA's Manufacturing and Services unit provides these analyses. Next, it looks for specific opportunities in a market; ITA's U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service helps them to identify such opportunities. Finally, once it has a presence in a foreign market, the company may encounter situations where it feels that it is subject to unfair barriers or an uneven playing field. My unit, Market Access & Compliance, or MAC, helps them on this front.
MAC ensures that our trading partners provide a level playing field for U.S. companies to compete in their markets. We also work to ensure that other countries honor and enforce their commitments under international trade agreements. MAC is divided into four regional offices. My officethe Office of Europeincludes a European Country Affairs Office, a Russia and Eurasia Office, and a European Union Office.
Europe Key Priority for the Obama Administration
The Obama Administration has made Europe a priority and has demonstrated that commitmentand for good reason. Despite the attention often focused on Asia and emerging economies, it is the United States and Europe that drive the global economy. The U.S. and European Union (EU) produce half of global GDP30 trillion dollars per yearand trade over $3 billion each day across the Atlantic. We also are each other's largest foreign direct investors. Perhaps you may not know that U.S. investments in tiny Ireland exceed $166 billionthat's nearly four times the $45 billion in U.S. investments in all of China and nine times the $19 billion we invest in India.
Economic recovery and job creation are the top priorities for this administration and a stronger European economy is essential to our recovery.
Challenges Ahead In 2011
I will now highlight some issues I believe we must focus on in 2011 to strengthen Transatlantic trade and investment. First, we must continue working to reduce non tariff barriers, especially ones resulting from the different approaches of the United States and EU toward developing standards and regulations.
Second, innovation in emerging sectorse.g. nanotechnology and e-healthis critical to our competitiveness in a globalizing world. Third, the United States and EU must become more partners than competitors in developing green technologies that cut greenhouse gas emissions. It is a matter of intensity and speednot of direction.
Fourth, the United States and EU face the same challenges in other markets, whether it is lack of intellectual property protection in China or barriers to entering India's electronics market. Therefore, we must work together in "third market collaboration" to encourage level playing fields and fertile investment climates abroad for our companies.
Fifth, we must continue working to advance Doha negotiations. There is much to be done, but substance and real market-opening outcomes must drive progress in the negotiations.
Finally, in the past, the United States and EU became "stuck" on certain issues, which frankly squandered opportunities for progress. Now more than ever, we must work together as partners. Together, the United States and the EU can strengthen own economies and promote open, free trade around the world.
If we don't, other nations and regions will leave us behind.
Opportunities Through the National Export Initiative
Finally, I wish to highlight the President's National Export Initiative, or NEI, which is an unprecedented U.S. Government-wide effort to double exports. The Commerce Department is leading the Administration's implementing the NEI, and we are helping U.S. exporters through a number of means, including providing technical assistance and financial resources, and also helping to open new markets and remove trade barriers and unfair treatment abroad for U.S. companies.
Part of our NEI strategy is to expand the number of U.S. companies that export, which is only 1 percent. Only 60 percent of U.S. exporters send their products to more than one country. We hope to increase that.
Our starting point for us to help U.S. companies is market intelligence. We need to hear from you, the private sector, real-time information of market barriers that you encounter as you export to Europe. We want to know about all of your challenges, no matter how large or small and, whether you are a small, first time small to medium size exporter or a veteran multinational corporation.
The bottom line is that we need to hear from you. This helps us to identify new cases and successfully resolve them on your behalf.
Let me conclude by saying that it is no coincidence that world's most important innovationsfrom the steam engine to electricity, computers to the Internet, critical medical breakthroughs and financial innovationoriginated in the United States or Europe.
But that was yesterday's news. Past performance is no guarantee of future success.
I will conclude where I began2011 is historic moment for the United States and Europe. We can see each other as competitors and we will fall behind. Or, as I hope, we can work together on common interests so that our companies and workers gain the upper hand.
The United States and Europe are forever linked. Allow me to paraphrase two great American leaders on this very same issue.
President John F. Kennedy once said that "Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future ." Both the United States and Europe are ready to work together not to miss the future.
Or, as Benjamin Franklin once said during our country's struggle for independence, "If we (and Europe) do not hang together, surely we will hang separately."
Thank you.
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