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Reality Check: Time to Wake and Smell the Digital
The message Fiserv executive Mark Sievewright delivered last week at the New Jersey Credit Union League's annual Reality Check Conference in Atlantic City, N.J., was loud and succinct: We are hip-deep in the digital era and, ready or not, the bits and bytes are rising fast. There is no real choice. Embrace the digital or perish.
Stark words? You bet, but Sievewright was joined by a parade of speakers with similarly plain pitches. Marketing consultant Paul Lucas, for instance, was insistent that many credit unions are simply clueless about their branding.
Identity theft expert John Sileo had dire warnings that sheer gullibility and a determination to please could cause major losses of member identities.
Motivational speaker Tim Sanders had a message that social responsibility, determining to do good, is a path to prosperity but that is not a straightforward course.
Complexities ruled at Reality Check because, frankly, complex times call for complex ideas. Or so suggested the speakers, which also included Anne Legg, a marketing executive at Cabrillo Credit Union in San Diego, and Randy Smith, publisher of cuinsight.com. Also on the lineup were John Lass, a business development expert at CUNA Mutual, and Kenneth O'Connor, an expert on students and their banking needs at Fynanz Inc.
Back to Sievewright, who began his talk with a call to arms, "It's about mobile, mobile and more mobile."
The Fiserv executive stressed that there are four more big trends that credit union executives need to embrace:
Internet-driven continuum of connectivity; we are always connected.
Rapid evolution of payments, especially person-to-person payments.
Power of data analytics for market research.
Exponential growth in social media; ignore Twitter, Facebook at your peril.
What about branches? Sievewright pointed to Blockbuster, the once dominant movie rental company that powered to prosperity by virtue of its huge branch network only to watch all that crumble as Netflix moved in with alternative distribution, movies sent directly to consumers. The plain message is that branches will not support a lot of weight going forward.
A Sievewright infographic showed the sobering numbers: 60% of us bank online, 66% prefer the Internet for financial information, and 41% pay bills online. Add that up and the shift to digital becomes hard to ignore.
As for member service, Sievewright said, "Within 10 years, service quality will be measured, to a large degree, by how much self-service you provide your members."
Sievewright also suggested that worrying about banks and other credit unions may be to miss the bigger threats. He ticked off a lengthy list of nontraditional players with keen interest in financial services, from the expected (Walmart) through digital newcomers such as Google (with its Wallet), Apple (with its huge cash reserves and deep iTunes user database), Facebook and Amazon. The new reality is that many younger people might have higher trust in an Apple than in any credit union, said Sievewright, and that is a concern that has to dog the industry as it prepares for a generational shift.
The core Sievewright take-away was that the credit unions that prosper in the 21st century will be the ones that develop and optimize digital channels. That is the only path, he said.
But even that well-defined path can be muddied with the wrong marketing, said Lucas, who, in a lively presentation, took a gimlet-eyed look at how many credit unions blunder in their marketing, typically by starting with a pompous, nonsensical or confusing tagline.
He said, "A tagline is a branding slogan. The idea is to create a memorable phrase that sums up the tone and premise of your brand."
More Lucas tips are to keep a tagline short (three to seven words), be clear and give your brand a unique identity.
He pointed to a couple of well-known, non-credit union instances as shining examples of getting this right, such as Walmart's "Save Money. Live Better" and "Life Takes Visa."
A longtime credit union practice has been indifference to branding and clinging to casual approaches to marketing but, suggested Lucas, that won't work today. "Branding is now critical to your success," he said.
He added, "Retail marketing must support a brand based on value/benefits, trust and individual appeal; what can you do for me now?"
"Create an emotional connection with members," said Lucas, and good things happen. Don't do that and the opposite will occur.
Matters took a sterner turn when identify theft expert John Sileo took the stage with his message, "information is currency," and there are plenty of criminals out there eager to loot a credit union's store of member identities.
Strong advice from Sileo included tips for greater personal information security. For instance, password protect smartphones (usually done in settings) and be wary of public, unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, such as the ones found at coffee shops.
He accentuated the warning that, for many credit unions, a huge worry, as big as, and maybe even bigger than, computer hackers gaining entry into sensitive systems, is that thieves will use social engineering to sweet talk their way into gaining passwords and access information from unwary employees who only aim to please.
"Think like a spy," Sileo intoned and, by his explanation, spies see the value in information. They want to steal only what is highest value, and they are ruthless in that pursuit. Fending them off takes equal determination and, indicated Sileo, credit unions today have got to have that determination because even more valuable than the cash in the vaults just may be the member information, credit card numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth and more, that are on file. Because that info in turn can be used to loot more money.
"Privacy is like oxygen" said Sileo. "You don't notice it until it is gone."
And that is a sad reality no credit union wants to wake up to, he said, so make information protection a high priority. "That is how to seek to stay safe, by working at information security."
Getting the message from reality check? It is indeed a new reality, at least that is what these speakers, one after another, told their audience.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Prather had 10 points and nine rebounds, most of them in the second half, and No. 8 Florida rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat Alabama 64-52 Saturday. The Gators used a 15-0 run late in the second half -- fueled by Prather -- to pull away from the Crimson Tide and remain unbeaten at home. Erik Murphy led Florida (23-5, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) with 15 points. Kenny Boynton added 13, and Scottie Wilbekin chipped in 11. But there's no doubt Prather was the key. He played relentless defense and was equally impressive on the other end. With Prather leading the way, Florida outscored Alabama 23-5 over the final 10 minutes of the game. Trevor Releford led the Tide (19-10, 11-5) with 12 points. Trevor Lacey and Nick Jacobs added 11 points apiece. Florida made just 2 of 13 shots from 3-point range, but made up for it by making 22 of 26 from the free-throw line. Alabama was 4 of 10 from the charity stripe. The Tide really went cold from the field, making just two baskets after taking a 45-37 lead with 12:23 remaining. Missed shots, bad passes, charges, Alabama did a little bit of everything to give up the lead on the road. The Gators gladly took advantage en route to clinching a first-round bye in the SEC tournament. Florida can secure the No. 1 seed by winning one of its remaining two games or having Kentucky lose later Saturday. Florida used a 12-0 run to open up a double-digit lead early in the game, making this look like it would be another lopsided affair for Florida. But the Gators stopped making shots and starting giving up baskets at every turn. All the talk leading into the game was about the return of bench players Will Yeguete and Michael Frazier II. Yeguete missed six games following arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right knee, and Frazier sat out Tuesday night's loss at Tennessee because of a concussion. Neither did much. Yeguete missed both shots, had one rebound and one turnover in 11 lackluster minutes. Frazier missed his only shot and had a turnover in 6 minutes. Maybe Prather should have gotten all the pre-game attention. He certainly would during postgame interviews. Prather has been banged up all season, missing games because of a concussion and a high-ankle sprain. He banged his head against the Volunteers, needed stiches above his left eye and created concern about another concussion. He passed all his baseline tests, though, and turned in one of his best performances in three years at Florida.
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Aviles providing Tribe versatility, production off bench
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- Mike Aviles is not one to pout when his name is not in the Indians' starting lineup. The versatile utility man is simply trying to make the most of the games manager Terry Francona gives him.
Such is the life of a good role player.
"We have a lot of good players in here," Aviles said. "When you think about it, it's Tito's decision to put the best players out there that he feels can give us the best chance to win. Whether that's me today or me tomorrow or me the next day or me in two weeks, it doesn't matter.
"I'm on board with whatever he does and with what everybody else does here. That's how we're going to win games."
On the season, the 32-year-old Aviles -- capable of filling in at second base, shortstop and third base -- has appeared in 14 games, hitting .244 (10-for-41) with two home runs and 11 RBIs. He has hit at a .429 (3-for-7) clip in the five games he has come off the bench and, during Sunday's 10-3 win over the Royals, he went 1-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs.
So far this month, starters such as shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, second baseman Jason Kipnis and center fielder Michael Bourn have missed time due to various ailments. That has opened up some playing time for bench players such as Aviles (41 at-bats, entering Tuesday) and Ryan Raburn (46 at-bats).
"That happens," Francona said of the injuries that have come up. "That's why they're here. I told Mike early in the season, 'You'll get your at-bats.' I just think that's part of what a guy like Mike Aviles can do. When you play him, first of all, you can move him around. And he has the ability to not just hit a single, especially against a left-hander."
Swisher held out of lineup with sore left shoulder
CLEVELAND -- Nick Swisher has willingly shifted between first base and right field to help the Indians' depleted lineup over the past couple of weeks. In the process, the difference in positions has taken a toll on Swisher's throwing arm.
On Tuesday, Indians manager Terry Francona held Swisher out of the starting lineup for Cleveland's game against the Phillies due to soreness in his left shoulder. Francona noted that, considering the Tribe has a scheduled off-day coming Thursday, Swisher might be allowed to rest his ailing arm on Wednesday as well.
That means Swisher could be out until Friday's game against the Twins.
"His left shoulder has been nagging at him a little bit," Francona said on Tuesday. "We've been playing the heck out of him. I told him I'd give him tonight off. ... It wouldn't be a shocker if he doesn't play [Wednesday], either."
Through 23 games this season, the 32-year-old Swisher has split his time between first base (12 games), right field (six games) and designated hitter (five games). Five of Swisher's six starts in right field have come within the past 12 games, while center fielder Michael Bourn has been sidelined with a right index finger injury. Right fielder Drew Stubbs has held down center in Bourn's absence.
Francona noted that Swisher's swing was likely affected by the shoulder soreness as well. The switch-hitting Swisher has posted a .265 average with two home runs, six doubles, nine RBIs and 13 runs this season, but he has only hit at a .160 (4-for-25) clip over his past seven contests.
Francona said the constant movement between right field and first base was the probable cause behind the injury.
"That's why I hesitated at times to do it," Francona said. "It was also a way to get [DH Jason] Giambi in there. Plus, [it helped] with some of the injury things we had going. He always did it. I think, especially as his arm started hurting, it was probably harder for him to do it."
Swisher was not in the clubhouse prior to Tuesday's game, but he did address the issue on Sunday in Kansas City.
"I want to do whatever [Francona] needs me to do, whatever makes this team better," Swisher said. "It's definitely a lot different being at first base than it is out there in right field. At first base, it's easy to make that nice little quick throw. Then you go out to the outfield, you've got to let that thing rip."
Kipnis slowly regaining his form offensively
CLEVELAND -- The Indians entered this season with high hopes that Jason Kipnis would serve as an offensive catalyst in the heart of their lineup. The second baseman has gotten off to a slow start, but there appear to be signs of life lately.
During Monday's 9-0 rout on the road against the Royals, Kipnis belted a solo home run in his first at-bat, ending a drought of 150 plate appearances without a long ball. The young second baseman had also collected at least one hit in six of his past eight games, entering Tuesday.
"It was just a home run," Kipnis said. "It's just one hit. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the home runs. I think there's other ways to contribute in the game. That being said, it's always nice to hit one.
"We're getting there. I'd like to string together a little more than that, and hopefully more than one hit in those games. But we're slowly going in the right direction."
On the season, the 26-year-old Kipnis was batting .185 with one home run, three doubles, four RBIs, four stolen bases and five runs scored through 16 games played. While his .242 average in his most recent eight games heading into Tuesday is hardly a breakout showing, it is at least a sign of progress.
Indians manager Terry Francona was optimistic that Kipnis would snap out of his early-season funk soon enough.
"He got a pitch over the plate and drove it for the home run [Monday]," Francona said. "That was good. There's enough of a track record there. I know he doesn't have a ton of time in the big leagues, but you watch. You'll look up in a couple weeks, or three weeks, and his batting average will be where you're normally accustomed to seeing it."
The last time Kipnis' average stood at .280 was June 23 of last season. In the 99 games since that point, the second baseman has hit .228 (86-for-377) with four homers and 39 RBIs. Over the previous 105 games, Kipnis opened his big league career by hitting .277 (115-for-415) with 18 home runs and 60 RBIs.
Kipnis has spent a lot of time lately studying video of his good at-bats from last season in an effort to correct some flaws in his swing and approach.
"We're just looking at last year's videos right now," Kipnis said. "We're looking at last year's hits, what was going right, what was going well. I'm trying to get back to that swing. I'm just trying to shorten down the swing and get quicker to the ball."
Quote to note
"In 2006 at Triple-A, I was in the worst slump of my career. I couldn't hit the ball to the right of second base to save my life. I was looking for anything to get me going, and I started doing it. I hit almost .300 in the second half and was driving the ball to right-center again. So I stuck with it."
-- Aviles, on the bat waggle he uses before swinging
Smoke signals
• Bourn (on the 15-day disabled list with a right index finger injury) continued to play catch and hit off a tee on Tuesday. Bourn will head out on a Minor League rehab assignment before being activated by the Indians, but there is still no defined timetable for that step in his comeback.
• Indians right-hander Brett Myers (on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation) said Tuesday that he is itching to resume throwing again. Myers will reach two weeks of rest on Friday. At that point, the starter will be re-evaluated and might be cleared to begin a gradual throwing program.
• On Tuesday, the Indians named Double-A Akron first baseman Chun Chen the organization's Minor League Player of the Week for the period of April 22-29. During that time period, Chen hit .471 (8-for-17) with three doubles, six RBIs and eight extra-base hits in five games for the Aeros.
• Tuesday's meeting with the Phillies marked the first installment of Interleague Play for the Indians this season. Cleveland went 8-10 against National League opponents last year and is 137-146 (.484 winning percentage) all time in Interleague Play, dating back to 1997.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This week marked the 10 year anniversary of the Texas A and M Bonfire tragedy. The bonfire was an Aggie tradition since 1909, and was a symbol of the burning desire of Texas A and M to beat the University of Texas longhorns. On November 18th, 1999, at 2:42am the stack of logs collapsed killing eleven students and one Alumnus, and seriously injuring 27 others. The tragedy affected the Texas A and M Community and the entire country, and as it turns out, had a large impact on the Scouting Community.
A Northern Tier Alumnus, and friend, had pointed me in the direction Christopher Breen, one of the twelve killed in the collapse, thinking it would be a good story to share on Scouting News. However, as I did some research I discovered at least five killed in the tragedy were Eagle Scouts. Here are their stories:
The Texas A and M Alumnus that was killed, Christopher David Breen had a strong connection to Northern Tier. Chris was an Eagle Scout and was a Charlie Guide at Sommers Canoe Base during the summers of 1994 through 1997. Working at Northern Tier was a big part of who Chris was, and according to the notice that was sent out to the Northern Tier Alumni community, he was buried with his "Charlie Guide" canoe paddle. Chris' legacy will forever live on through the Scout's lives he touched while working as a Charlie Guide, and through a Northern Tier Seasonal Staff Scholarship in his honor.
Nathan Scott West from Bellaire, Texas was another Eagle Scout lost in the tragedy. West had graduated High School in 1998 with a promising future already in hand. He was a National Merit Scholar semi-finalist, had scored more than 1400 on the SAT, and competed on the Swim Team. John Harris, West's Scoutmaster, recalled that for his Eagle Scout project, West refurbished the old St. Vincent's Cemetery off Navigation, where Confederate Civil War hero Dick Dowling is buried. Once he became an Eagle Scout, West stayed in the Troop to help the younger Boy Scouts.
Lucas John Kimmel was an Eagle Scout, and was 19, a freshman at Texas A and M when the Bonfire collapsed in 1999. Lucas' love for the outdoors personified him. It gave him the chance to be outdoors, and it gave him the chance to be with the animal life that he appreciated so much. This appreciation led him to A and M in hopes of someday becoming a veterinarian. "He loved animals. We lived out in the country. He found a baby bird in the field and we rescued it and got it growing up. Dogs, cats, rabbits. That's why he wanted to be a veterinarian."
Chad A. Powell, an Eagle Scout, a track athlete, a computer whiz, a musician, Chad always made time to serve other people. He also kept up his grades through all of that, graduating as valedictorian of his class at Keller High School in Keller, Texas. Described by friends as "A model of honor, true character, and loyalty. He honored his life with integrity, his family with love and devotion, his community with leadership, friendship, and service, his God with commitment and passion".
The twelth man to die, Timothy Doran Kerlee, Jr. was an Eagle Scout from Germantown, Tennessee. When the stack collapsed his pelvis was crushed, his arm broken, and his internal organs badly damaged. Despite his own injuries he told rescuers to "Help my buddies first," and proceeded to direct rescue workers to five others before allowing them to free him. He died later in the hospital when his life support was disconnected. Eagle Scout Tim Kerlee was posthumously granted Boy Scouts of America's Medal of Merit, for his heroic actions.
Please take a moment to remember their lives and say a few words of support for their families and friends on this anniversary. You can read more about the Bonfire tragedy, the memorial, and its victims on the Online Texas A and M Bonfire Memorial.
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A different kind of day
I found myself in a hot, dusty camp on the border with Ethiopia, where Somalis who had fled their homes because of violence and the worst drought in 60 years were living. It's there that I met Habiba.
Habiba is a 47-year-old mother of 10. She and her family used to grow bananas and mangoes and raise animals. But the drought destroyed their crops and killed all of their animals: 100 cattle, 200 goats, and 500 chickens, all gone.
A year ago, groups began attacking Habiba's village and all her sons had to flee because they were afraid for their lives. (In violent conflicts, young men are targeted when they are seen as threats to the fighting). Habiba still does not know whether her sons are alive.
Habiba, 47-year old mother of 10 children, survivor of attack and drought, Somali refugee, advocate for life-saving hygiene.
One day, an armed man attacked Habiba and her friends with a knife when they were gathering firewood. He killed three of them and slashed Habiba so badly that she needed life-saving medical care. She showed me the scar that almost encircled her arm. It had become irrelevant whether Habiba and her family could survive the drought. They feared they would not survive another attack.
She and her family fled their home, traveling only during the day to avoid being ambushed at night. It took them months to arrive at the camp [near the Ethiopian border] where we met. They lived off of a green, spinach-like vegetable common in Somalia. I asked her if it was good. She replied, "When hunger comes, we do not choose what we eat."
As we spoke, a small crowd had gathered around us. Visitors are a curiosity and a break from life in a camp like this. Despite the crowd and the sun beating down upon us, Habiba was patient with my questions. She said that she and her family would return home when there was security. I asked her if they planned to stay in this camp or cross the border to a camp in Ethiopia. Habiba picked up a handful of dirt and said, "This is my soil. I know this soil. I know this language. So I will stay here."
It was a different kind of day. As a policy advisor for conflicts and disasters at World Vision, my days often take me to the marble halls of Congress, or the concrete corridors of U.S. government buildings. There, I engage lawmakers and leaders, seeking policies that help vulnerable people in places torn apart by natural disasters or war, places like Somalia. But on this day, I found myself, instead, engaging with the most important of stakeholders, lost in conversation with Habiba.
For years, I have spoken with people who have had to flee their homes, moving to another country or another part of their own country. They are so strong. They are forced to trade the known for the unknown. They leave everything behind --the places where they grew up, the people they knew, the things they own. They travel hundreds of miles to safety and shelter, at risk of being killed by humans or hunger. They do all this because they know there is life that can still be lived, especially by their children.
A camp for internally displaced people, including many Somali refugees.
And by sharing their stories, I hope to help them recover at least some of what they lost. When I return home to D.C. after a trip like this, I'm a better advocate. I share stories like Habiba's with policymakers. Most importantly, I tell their stories to introduce them to the public, through media interviews and public speaking engagements, hoping that when Americans learn what is happening in these places they have never been and will probably never go, they are moved to help, becoming advocates themselves -- with elected officials or even their neighbors -- and/or supporting the relief work of organizations like World Vision.
But it all starts with the people and their stories, and Habiba is perhaps one of the most extraordinary people I have ever met. She volunteers with one of World Vision's local partners, a Somali organization, promoting good, life-saving hygiene to others in the camp. Despite, or perhaps because of her suffering, her poise, grace, and good humor are striking. She asked me if I liked Washington, D.C, I assume she meant the advocacy capital of the U.S. When I answered "I do," she said, "This is my Washington." Then she smiled, pointed at her arm, and said, "If I lived in Washington, my skin would be as white as yours. If you stay here for a few days, your skin will look like mine!"
My final question for Habiba was this: "What do you dream for you and your children?" For her children, her answer is a familiar one, the wish of parents everywhere in the world: a good education. For herself, she said simply, "I dream of a day when the Somali flag flies under a peaceful sky."
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World Vision is assisting people in the area to which Habiba fled. We are providing emergency health care, water, and child friendly spaces for those fleeing the drought and conflict, and those coming back from Ethiopia. In this area we have reached more than 15,000 people.
Read related post Drought relief update from Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
Make a one-time gift to our World Vision's Horn of Africa Food Crisis Fund. Your donation will multiply five times to help provide emergency food, healthcare, and other critical assistance to this suffering part of the world.
Be an advocate. Urge our legislators to prioritize the needs of those suffering from hunger.


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BERLIN- Pocomoke High School's boys' varsity soccer team completed an improbable run to a fourth straight state Class 1A championship last weekend, rallying to beat Boonsboro, 3-1, to continue a long period of dominance.
The Pocomoke boys had won three straight Class 1A titles dating back to 2005, but struggled at times this season with issues both on and off the field. In the end, however, the Warriors put together a big run at the right time to extend their streak to four straight state championships. The Pocomoke boys have now won four straight state titles from 2005 to 2008.
The Warriors also won state championships in boys' soccer in 2001 and 2003, giving them six titles in the eight years of the decade. All in all, little Pocomoke has now won 28 state championships in various sports, putting them at or near the top in Maryland in terms of collecting titles. The varsity field hockey team last week won its sixth straight state championship and its 16th overall.


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Kittery, the new seafood joint at 305 Smith Street at the corner of Union Street had its soft opening during this past week-end. Chef Joshua Moulton served a limited menu (see above) that included oysters, lobster rolls, steamers, fish and chips Clam Chowder. A more extensive menu will be rolled out tonight.
Though the name and chef are new, the owner behind Kittery is James Geritano, who previously opened Sonny's, Union Smith Café and more recently, Diego's at that same spot on Smith Street. Let's hope that Kittery, the fourth attempt, will finally succeed.


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Great 3 day ride:
Raleigh NC through SC to southern Atl.
- headed straight down Hwy 1 and cut west to Atl on Hwy 387 at Columbia, SC.
- Be sure to use the loop as going through town is painful.
- The rest of the ride was trying to get there quickly as the sun was setting.
- Total seat time 10 hours
- Stayed at a new Fairfield Inn a few miles from the Atlanta Motor Speedway where the fest is held.
- Great bbq and other meats cooked on the "Big Green Egg" by hundreds of enthusiastic chef's.
- Fest goes until 3, which is fine as it's just too much really good food.
- Left Atl that afternoon for Asheville.
- Took 285 to just "get through" Atl and then grabbed Hwy 23 heading north all the way to Asheville.
- Total seat time 6 hours.
- Fine adult beverages in Asheville at several of the terrific establishments and to bed.
- Left Asheville after a great breakfast at Tupelo Honey - amazing.
- Took Hwy 9 to 64 and it all the way back.
- Hwy 64 is a nice curvy road with lots of cute little resort type towns.
- Terrific way to spend 3 days - definitely heading back to the Eggfest again next year.


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DETROIT - A Detroit father who prosecutors say faked a carjacking to cover up the slaying of his 2-year-old daughter was sentenced Monday for first-degree murder and child abuse.
The law required Wayne County Circuit Judge Vonda Evans to sentence Lane to life and, that's exactly what she did.
--D'Andre Lane and Judge Vonda Evans exchanged words in court
For the felony murder charges, Lane received mandatory life in prison without parole and was also sentence 11 to 30 years in prison on the child abuse charge.
Things heated up in court after Evans announced the sentence.
Watch Uncut: D'Andre Lane sentenced to life in prison.
"This is a case about a man who wanted to control others but, could not control himself," said Evans. "It was your way or the highway. You disciplined that child -- you tortured that child."
Lane: 'You know you're a Liar"
Lane reacted by yelling back to the judge, "You know you're a liar Vonda" as he left the courtroom.
Judge Evans immediately ordered Lane back into the courtroom and said, "It is very unfortunate you made that statement but I'm going to attribute it to the fact that you are a person who is suffering very deeply because of what you've done." Lane began interrupting Judge Evans by saying, "Vonda, Vonda, Vonda." Judge Evans ordered him out of the courtroom saying, "You do not address me as Vonda."
As Lane left the courtroom he could be heard saying to the judge, "You sit there and lie the whole time like you did - ain't nobody fooled by nothing."
Prior to sentencing the lawyer for Lane asked for a new trial, citing Lane was convicted in the media and in the court of public opinion.
Banika Jones, the mother of little Bianca spoke in court.
"They never looked for my daughter," she said. "The court made a mistake and I intend to correct it."
Lane addressed the court.
"I never abused my child," he said. "No one said she was dead, my daughter is a live, she will be found."
During trial Lane told police that daughter Bianca Jones was in the back seat of his car in Detroit's North End neighborhood on Dec. 2, 2011, when the vehicle was taken at gunpoint.
The car was found less than an hour later, but the girl was no longer inside.
Bianca's body has never been found.
8-year-old testifies during trial
Lane's 8-year-old daughter, Il'Andra, testified about the morning she and her sisters, Bianca, were driven to school by their father. She said Bianca was carried out in her car seat by her father and put in the back seat with her. She said she couldn't see Bianca because "there was a cover on her face."
Prosecutors have alleged that the 2-year-old was already dead when she was put into the car.
Bianca's mother testifies
--Bianca Jones' mother, Banika Jones.
Banika Jones, Bianca's mother, previously testified that when she had found out she was pregnant she and Lane planned to get an abortion. But they didn't go through with it. Banika Jones said she never had any concerns about Lane taking care of their daughter and that he had even volunteered to watch her instead of having her go to daycare. The mother said her daughter spend lots of time with her father, but hadn't ever spent the night until Nov. 28, 2011 -- that's when she dropped the girl off for a visit that would last a couple of days.
"I would do anything to have my daughter home," Banika Jones said.
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We wanted to complete the continuity of the truck by giving the shifter a nice short throw, so we dusted off our account at Customtacos.com, one of the premier Toyota Tacoma sites and a great resource for these trucks. We were browsing the message boards, when there it was, just what we needed, a link to Underdog Racing Development (URD).
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Posted by jfay September 26th, 2009, 5:52 pm
Louisville manager Rick Sweet is with the Reds for this series, I talked to him about Juan Francisco, Todd Frazier and Chris Valaika:
Francisco: Fans are getting a look at Francisco at the plate. Hes looked good so far. Hes hitting ht, hitting .462 with a home run and four RBI in 13 at-bats. Francisco combined to hit .295 with 27 homers and 93 RBI at Double-A and Triple-A this year.
But Francisco plays third base. The Reds have Scott Rolen there. Francisco did play some left field for Sweet.
He was all right, Sweet said. To be quite honest, I was surprised. I dont know it but we had worked him out there before. So he had some experience. He made all the plays. In fact, he made a couple of plays where he had to run a long way. His routes were good to the ball, which is an instinctual thing. I put guys out and youd see them go for balls and say: This aint going to work. You didnt say that with him.
Francisco will go to the Instructional League to work on his outfield skills.
Frazier: The Reds moved him to second base midway through this year. Hes played first, shortstop third and outfield as well. The transition to second hasnt been easy.
Hes rough, Sweet said. I think thats the best word. In fact, hes in Instructional League right now. Hes rough.
But if you understand what kind of player hes going to be, you can smooth that out. I think the biggest thing is he can hit. What were trying to do is figure out where hell fit best. I dont think hes a utility guy. Hes young enough that were going to have to sit down and make the decision. Hes good enough that he could play if thats what we decide to do.
Frazier combined to hit .292 with 45 doubles, 16 home runs and 77 RBI at Double-A and Triple-A this year.
Valaika: Valaika started off terribly. He hit .161 in April and May. He then missed time with a broken hand the result of hitting a water cooler in frustration.
The time off helped him, Sweet said. He was really struggling big time. He had never struggled in his life. I think when he got hurt he stepped back and said: This isnt me. When he came back, he hit and had good at-bats.
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Well, this area of the forum seems to be suffering from lack of traffic, so i thought i might add a thought or three.
I had the HTC One X on AT&T's network via their prepaid $50 a month plan. It suffered a catastrophic natural disaster after slipping off the couch unseen. It somehow manage to find it's way under my bare foot the next morning. Normally it wouldn't have been left untended there, but my memory and tech safety habits aren't always foolproof.
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Not crazy about the blink feed so I made the middle of 3 available home screens my default. You can select from several topics / social networking tools to populate the blinkfeed with so many people will love them some of that.
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Discussion in 'Former Pro Player Talk' started by 5555, Nov 11, 2012.
What do you think?
A candidate sure but lack of US Open wins hinders him
I think he is. He never won the US Open, but he was close. Just look all the great players he dominated and what happened after he retired. Connors, Vilas, and Gerulaitis all enjoyed more success right after Borg retired.
His dominance on clay then grass two weeks later for three straight years has not been duplicated.
Rafa did it in 2008, but not again until 2010. Even Fed has done it only once in 2009. (And of course we all know that it's easier now, because the grass has been slowed down.)
Is the Pope Catholic? Borg absolutely revolutionized the sport of tennis, apart from all his accomplishments.
I don't think that he is as great a player as either Laver or Federer, but still he is easily one of the best players to have ever picked up a racket.
I would rank him above Sampras. Borg had the clear edge in terms of surface versatility of course, while Sampras had the clear edge in terms of longevity. I think that Borg was more dominant than Sampras, although I accept that this criteria is far more debatable.
Sure Sampras finished as the year end no. 6 times and Borg twice. However everyone knows that Borg was the real no. 1 in 1978, and Sampras was a very weak and questionable no. 1 in 1998. All 8 of Borg's seasons from 1974-1981 were better than Sampras's 1998.
Looking at quality over quantity, Borg's 1979 and 1980 seasons were superior to any year that Sampras ever had on the tour in my opinion, both in terms of results and standard of play. His 1978 season was probably as good as any year that Sampras ever had as well. Sampras never had a 3 year run that stacks up to Borg's 1978-1980.
I still rank him above Nadal as well due to his superior surface versality and dominance. He was a far better player on hard courts than Nadal has been indoors, despite Nadal benefiting from the elimination of carpet and most indoor tournaments nowadays being played on medium-paced hard courts. Plus Borg was the undisputed best player in the world 3 years in a row from 1978-1980, while Nadal has never been the best player in the world in back to back years.
Yes, Borg is certainly a GOAT candidate.
Is Billie Jean King GOATable?
Borg's 3 consecutive RG-Wimbledon doubles, when the surfaces at those 2 events were far more polarised than they have been over the last 10 years, with him engaging in wars of attrition and regular 50-60 shot rallies at RG, and then serve-volleying and playing aggressively at Wimbledon, was just superhuman.
She did resemble one
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Of course Borg is a candidate.
He was an extreme athlete and given his output over the few years he played , he is in a class of his own.No one comes close .
Legendary player held in very high regard, but no GOAT candidate
And why not?
Borg has an output per year as an active player than no one can match in Grand Slam titles.
He is the Beatles of tennis.
Lack of USO hurts him a bit, but he had 4 finals.
I have to challenge that one!
I agree about Borg though.
From the experts, Borg is in the top 10.
1 Roger Federer
2 Rod Laver
3 Pete Sampras
4 Rafael Nadal
5 Bjorn Borg
6 Don Budge
7 Andre Agassi
8 John McEnroe
9 Jimmy Connors
10 Bill Tilden
Yeah, he's my number 4. Should be top 10 on anyone's list.
The OP should ask what's the cutoff number to be in goat discussion.
Some people believe top 10 qualify to be in goat discussion and others are more stricter...they only include 5 or 3 players. Whereas some people already have conceded one particular player is a goat and there's no more discussion.
To be honest, I don't there's much of a discussion either. I just take, "GOAT candidate" to mean, "top-tier GOAT."
I agree that Borg failing to win the US Open is the one blemish on his career CV. He is all-time great at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, won the Masters twice, the WCT finals once, had numerous good quality tournament victories on all surfaces, was incredibly dominant despite facing such strong competition during his peak, and was also one of the greatest Davis Cup players of all-time as well.
In the past I've seen people labelling the fact that he lost 3 out of his 4 major finals against McEnroe as a blemish as well. However that is hugely unfair.
They squared off in 2 finals at Wimbledon, 2 finals at the US Open, but never played each other at Roland Garros. Borg can't be punished for being able to progress far enough to play Mac at the business end of the US Open in 1980 and 1981, while Mac was unable to progress far enough far to play Borg at RG. In 1980 Mac lost to Paul McNamee in the 3rd round at RG, and in 1981 he lost in straight sets to Lendl in the quarters there.
Borg lost in 5 sets to Mac in the 1980 US Open final, and in 4 sets in the 1981 final, although after winning the 1st set he looked like an unmotivated spectator for the rest of that match. It's difficult to imagine Mac avoiding a straight sets drubbing had he played Borg at RG in either of those years.
The Borg-McEnroe rivalry was skewed by Borg being more versatile than Mac, and being much better on his weakest surfaces than Mac was on his. In official matches, they played each other 8 times on carpet, 4 times on hard courts, twice on grass, but 0 times on either US green clay or European red clay.
I agree Gizo. Good analysis. All the "greatest players ever" have big time pluses and also some minuses and you've discussed the McEnroe rivalry well. They played 14 times and ended up 7-7 having played each other only on carpet, hard courts, and grass at Wimbledon. This was when the surfaces were faster indoors, at Wimbledon and at the US Open too. Plus, with McEnroe and the old technology, the dynamics favored a reall great net rusher more than it does today. Borg won two big matches at Madison Square Garden versus McEnroe both in January 1980 & January 1981, while losing once at Wimbledon and winning once at Wimbledon. He lost both US Open finals, while winning the FO twice in both 1980 and 1981. So from January 1980 until the the end of 1981, he won two YEC, one Wimbledon, two French Opens, and lost two US Open finals. That's a stellar record by any account at the four biggest tourneys during those years. Of course, you didn't have a slow hard court major to compete at either.
That joking forum???again???
I feel like there are players with much better resumes (Federer, Laver, Sampras, Gonzalez, Rosewall, even Nadal)..if Borg kept on playing he'd be up but he retired prematurely.
Ok, but you do agree on the fact that Borgs output per time unit in Grand Slams is best of all..
TMF, When I joined as a poster here I was glad that in this forum is more expertise than in the main stream media and on General PPD, but unfortunately sometimes I must read strange ranking lists and other strange arguments also on this blog.
An all-time ranking without Rosewall and Gonzalez? Very strange...
Yeah I can agree with that.
I'd have Agassi over Borg due to his consistency, and having won every major. Doesn't really matter about numbers in that case, Agassi has a lot to cover that ground.
If we discount pre-open tennis for the joke that it was, Borg ranks no.2 right behind fed and not by a long margin either.
he is certainly ahead of sampras and nadal
Define GOAT Candidate. I definitely have him at top 5ish all time but I wouldn't label him GOAT. You could make a case for him sure, and it would be better than nigh anyone else's but there have been better players
How? I think Nadal has proven the bigger fighter. Borg quitting when he was being pushed hurts his legacy. Sampras, too, had the heart of a lion.
Who are these experts and what are their credentials? How does this list have any credibility when Pancho Gonzales is not on it? And with all do respect Rafa is not the 4th greatest player of all time.
Borg was still a pretty big figher during his career, and his 5 set record in particular was insanely good
And if Nadal or Sampras were told by the ATP/ITF that they would be forced to qualify for Roland Garros and Wimbledon despite having a ranking easily high enough for direct entry (as was the case with Borg in 1982), they may well have been disgusted and retired early as well.
Ultimately Borg was affected by considerably more player politics and a significantly less well organised tour than either Sampras or Nadal have been. It's a shame that this myth about Borg being driven out of the game by McEnroe has been allowed to spread.
It's also a shame for Borg that many people judge his career just in terms of how many majors he won during his career, when the idea of slam counting was pretty irrelevant during his career, and there were only 3 big majors a year to play in during his prime.
I remember reading something about Borg saying one of the reasons he quit was because he thought he would never win Wimbledon again.
And to suggest Borg quit because he was forced to qualify is laughable. I mean, what's so wrong about that? LOL
True. He's 2nd.
The most admirable thing about Borg was how the hell did he play with that god awful T2000 all those years. That alone is GOAT.
Nope do some research and learn some history. What's laughable is the fact that you and many people have fallen hook line and sinker for such a common myth.
Borg's presence in the qualifying—the subject of so much hue and cry among the game's image-mongers—was necessary because of his refusal to comply with Rule 8 in the 1982 Grand Prix guide. It states that a player must commit to playing a minimum of 10 tournaments a year, not counting the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, or be forced to qualify for all tournaments. Claiming he needed his "retirement" months and saying he desired more rest later—translation: time to perform in exhibitions from the Falkland Islands to Timbuktu at wages commensurate with whatever the designated countries' national debts will allow—Borg chose to enter seven tournaments and to petition the Men's International Professional Tennis Council to alter the rule. Forehand crosscourt. The MIPTC refused. Volley deep. Borg said fine, he would just as soon not go through the qualies at the French, which he has won only six times, and at Wimbledon, where he's only a five-time winner. Backhand pass. On the line.
Arthur Ashe, who's a member of the council and helped write the rule, last week agreed it was unfair. He said Borg had the ad. "It's one thing to say if a guy doesn't go the distance with 502 plate appearances, he doesn't qualify for the batting title," Ashe said. "This rule doesn't even let the guy come to bat."
Subsequently, Borg and his seconds pressed this point against the sport's ruling alphabet agencies—the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) having joined the MIPTC in the fray—until last week, when Monte Carlo buzzed with the drone of tennis politicos searching for a compromise, their blazers and school ties and starch ludicrously out of place on the marble terraces overlooking magnificent Cap-Martin. Butch Buchholz, executive director of the ATP, huddled with Borg. Philippe Chatrier, president of the ITF, caucused with Buchholz. Sir Brian Burnett, chairman of the All England Club, jetted in for discussions with Borg, Chatrier and all the rest.
Would Wimbledon flout the Grand Prix rule and permit Borg to enter its draw straightaway? Would Borg break down and enter three more tournaments? (Significantly, by playing through the qualifying rounds of seven tournaments, Borg probably will wind up playing more—matches if not weeks—to play less.) Was all this nonsense?
Borg, standing on principle, wouldn't budge. "I am not helping them save face," he said.
By this time the sentiment of the touring players, who in a January straw vote had split 50-50 on the question of whether Borg should have to qualify for the majors, had dramatically shifted to his side. "The council treats Borg like they are his parents and he is a 5-year-old," Lendl said. "Bjorn is old enough to know what he should do."
Vilas—as always the poet—said, "The rules were not thinking about this guy, this great champion. Life rules itself; there is balance in life. But this.... We are so sick about this."
"All the strokes are there," Bergelin said, "but not the head. It's his concentration that worries me. All this future [the hassle over qualifying] is in his head."
Imagine if the ATP were unhappy with Nadal's playing activity and told him that he would have to qualify for Wimbledon next year. Imagine what his reaction would be to that. Not that the ATP would be stupid enough to risk insulting one of its prized assets like that ever again. The organisation and governance of the sport was a complete mess back then.
How does that hurt his legacy??
His results during his very short and very successful career is what are what matters.
The feeling about a players reasons for staring or quitting the game are totally irrelevant when it comes to comparing the actual facts in stats and numbers.
I'd put him ahead of Rafa myself.
id say maybe borg is in the discussion yes ..a shame he didnt win us open in 1980 when he came back from 2 sets down in final v supermac and was 4-4 in the 5th..also they say the grass at the australian open back then was slower than wimby was then. so its again a shame borg didnt, play as a slower grass would be even more ideal for borg seeing how great he was on clay and fast grass..
borg would have surely hoovered up several aust opens..but he didnt..anyway winning 11 majors in 27 majors entered and reaching final of 6 others is amazing, plus the 15 ish masters and 2 world tour finals he won..i think, (the ones they used to play in january of the next year, which is what we playing in the o2 arena at the moment).
He was certainly a good player. He is a candidate for sure as evidenced by the fact that he is often talked about as one of the greats, thus it may be so.
Experts from the tennis channels. These are not a public poll where you get anonymous fan, but the experts who knows the history of the sport(eg Flink, Collins, Laver)
"Experts" who rank Gonzales that low on the list?
yes, I can't beleive this is a question.
Borg is the open era Natural surface Goat with his 11 Natural surface slams. Nadal has 9 , Federer 8, Sampras 7.
Ok Mr. expert, you know more than any of those experts.
Happy now?
Actually Collins and Flink rank him in the top few. I am sure Laver does also.
Flink ranked these top 10 players.
"with Federer at No. 1, Graf at No. 2, Sampras at No. 3, Laver at No. 4, and Navratilova at No. 5. But I put Evert at No. 6, Jack Kramer at No. 7, Helen Wills Moody Roark at No. 8, Bill Tilden at No. 9, and Court at No. 10."
Mustard probably don't agree Kramer, Tilden is ahead of Gonzales.
Kramer and Tilden are both up there, but they both did things in the amateurs to make them stand out more to the modern day analysts. Tilden's amateur career was ridiculous dominance, and at a time when the best players in the world were amateurs. Kramer was the dominant amateur player in the immediate aftermath of WW2, particularly in 1947.
Gonzales was a solid amateur player, and I think the best amateur player of 1949 (narrowly ahead of Schroeder), but his amateur career was too brief and nowhere near as dominant as either Tilden or Kramer.
I rate him behind Nadal at this point and I do not believe Nadal is a GOAT candidate right now, so no. Gonzales, Laver, and Federer are probably the only 3 serious GOAT candidates. I guess Rosewall could be for people who value longevity a huge amount, but he could be barely in or right out of the top 10 entirely for those who dont. Sampras could be for those who have high regard for fast court record and subjective views on peak level of play worth on faster courts. Tilden could be as well for some I suppose. That would be it.
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April 14, 1917 flag raising at Mill Park, near the American Woolen Mills in Winooski, Vermont. A large crowd has gathered for the event. Shortly after the U.S. entered World War I (April 6, 1917), woolen mill employees collected $100 to purchase 3 American flags, which were raised in front of the Champlain Mill, Mill No. 3 (now the condominium apartments overlooking the river and bridge), and the mill office. (Photo 1 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.)
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District Judge Don Bourne set bail at $500,000 for Michael Buchanan, 26, on Wednesday during felony bond hearings at the Pope County Detention Center. Buchanan is being held for sexual indecency with a child, battery of a juvenile and fleeing police. He is required to appear in Pope County Circuit Court on Aug 19.
A PCSO investigator testified Pope County 911 dispatch received a 3:30 p.m. call from an individual who reported a juvenile female was assaulted by a male near the Atkins School gymnasium and she had fled to a nearby home to find help.
After police made contact with the girl, she told them a man on a bicycle rode up beside her while she was walking and he told her he knew another place to walk and that he would show her.
Buchanan allegedly led her to an alley which was located past the school's football field between the gymnasium and another building there.
The 8-year-old told police Buchanan allegedly grabbed her around the waist while hurting and scaring her in the process. He allegedly pulled down her bikini bottoms.
The victim told investigators Buchanan put his hands around her neck and choked her. The girl said she was afraid and ran to a nearby house after Buchanan put her down and rode off on his bicycle, according to testimony.
School security cameras recorded the incident.
Police went to Buchanan's place of employment, where he fled the scene, jumped a fence and ran down nearby railroad tracks where police caught up and took him into custody.
Buchanan has a prior felony conviction for second-degree sexual assault and is a registered sex offender.


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Photographer's Note
The sun falling in the sea in front of Athos, the third peninsula of Chalkidiki where the holly mountain lies. It is called "holly" because is dedicated to mother virgin Mary and its only in habitants are monks, who live in various monasteries.
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Kititit (813) 2006-09-08 12:28
hi teo,
great warm colours.
what a beautiful sunset.
but i think something's missing... because the photo looks to orange.
i'll tryy a ws hoping to help you
limaz (406) 2006-09-22 2:01
Hi Teo.
This sunset looks good. The orange/golden sun is brilliant. There seems to be some blotches on the shot, and a hair in the top left corner. This might just be in the lense but it might also be on the ccd of your camera. It's worth checking out as it's bad loosing good shots to smudges.
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- Date Taken: 2006-08-25
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Tribe prevails in Toronto seesaw affair
Barfield's RBI single sparks three-run 12th inning
By David Singh / Special to MLB.com
A hurricane affair sounds more fitting.
At the end of the 12-inning back-and-forth game, it was Cleveland that emerged victorious with a 9-7 win over Toronto at Rogers Centre.
Perhaps more so than any other win this season, the Tribe (10-16) displayed a relentless determination as they manufactured rallies in three different innings to best a Jays offense that just kept coming back to either tie the game or take a lead.
It was an effort that surely had manager Eric Wedge smiling.
"I can't say enough about the players and how they just kept fighting back," said the Cleveland skipper. "You're not going to ever see anymore fight in a ballclub than what you saw with our guys tonight.
"Talk about the fight in our guys -- not just to do it once or twice, but to do that three times. You don't see that at this level very often."
With the score knotted at 6 in the 12th inning, Indians left fielder Josh Barfield singled on a sharp ground ball to center field off Jays reliever Shaun Camp to break the tie and give the Tribe a one-run lead. Grady Sizemore later doubled to cash in two more runs, pushing the Cleveland lead to three.
Before gaining the lead in the 12th, the Indians had previously led twice in the game, yet surrendered each to a Toronto (18-10) offense that entered the day having scored the most runs in the American League.
"It was a pretty crazy game," said Indians first baseman Ryan Garko. "Every time it seemed that we scored, the Blue Jays come right back and score too, so both offenses were doing a good job."
The most important blown lead came in the ninth inning, when up by two runs, Cleveland closer Kerry Wood surrendered a single to Jose Bautista that plated two runs and tied the game at 6, sending the contest into extra innings.
Given the way the Indians' bullpen has performed this year, one would think that an extra-inning affair could be just a disaster waiting to happen. Yet reliever Rafael Betancourt, who has been inconsistent this year, provided a critical two innings of relief that bridged a gap to his offense's winning rally. The right-hander earned the victory.
"Betancourt was outstanding," said Wedge. "For him to run through two innings like that facing some real good hitters, he really stepped up for us. He helped extend the game and helped our guys get time and the opportunity to comeback offensively."
While the 12th-inning rally proved to be decisive, the Tribe's production in the top of the ninth was also key. Trailing by one run entering the frame, the Indians had come from behind to build a 6-4 lead against Jays reliever Brandon League. Asdrubal Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Shin-Soo Choo drove in runs. The lead was erased, though, by Wood's performance.
"Obviously, playing a good ballclub who's been on a roll, to see our kids fight like that and play with that kind of drive and intensity, it took everything that they had to win that ballgame," Wedge said. "You keep going back and forth like that, [then] you have to keep going out there and pushing and digging deep -- that's what they did."
The Indians had also led earlier in the game with the help of Matt LaPorta's first Major League hit -- a two-run home run in the seventh inning.
LaPorta was not too interested in admiring his homer after the game, but instead relished the victory.
"Most importantly, it's nice that we pulled that game out," said LaPorta, who was playing in just his second big league game. "The Blue Jays are a great club right now, so it was important for us to get a victory there."
The starting pitchers in Monday's affair received no-decisions. Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona allowed four runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. Meanwhile, Jays starter Brian Tallet -- who no-hit the Tribe through the first 6 1/3 innings -- yielded three runs on four hits across seven innings.
For the Tribe, Monday's win had some thinking that the club had finally left its April struggles behind.
"A lot of the things haven't gone our way in the first month, so it's nice to finally have some balls come our way and get some results -- because we've been playing hard and just haven't been winning a lot of games," said Garko.
David Singh 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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Red Sox pick dynamic outfielder at 28
Cousin of Mets slugger Beltran, Fuentes possesses speed
By John Barone / MLB.com
Boston selected Fuentes, a center fielder out of Fernando Callejo High School in Puerto Rico, with the 28th overall pick of Tuesday's First-Year Player Draft.
1 WAS: S. Strasburg
2 SEA: D. Ackley
3 SD: D. Tate
4 PIT: J. Sanchez
5 BAL: M. Hobgood
6 SF: Z. Wheeler
7 ATL: M. Minor
8 CIN: M. Leake
9 DET: J. Turner
10 WAS: D. Storen
11 COL: T. Matzek
12 KC: A. Crow
13 OAK: G. Green
14 TEX: M. Purke
15 CLE: A. White
16 ARI: R. Borchering
17 ARI: A. Pollock
18 FLA: C. James
19 STL: S. Miller
20 TOR: S. Jenkins
21 HOU: J. Mier
22 MIN: K. Gibson
23 CWS: J. Mitchell
24 LAA: R. Grichuk
25 LAA: M Trout
26 MIL: E. Arnett
27 SEA: N. Franklin
28 BOS: R. Fuentes
29 NYY: S. Heathcott
30 TB: L. Washington
31 CHC: B. Jackson
32 COL: T. Wheeler
36 LAD: A. Miller
72 NYM: S. Matz
75 PHI: K. Dugan
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Born in Florida before moving to Puerto Rico at the age of 9, the 18-year-old Fuentes follows in the Major League footsteps of Beltran, who also played for Fernando Callejo High School and is now on the Mets.
"I consider myself very similar to Carlos," Fuentes said in a conference call on Tuesday night. "When he's playing, he just plays the game and nothing else. When I play, I am very focused. I do what I have to do. I don't pay any attention to anything outside the game. I just play ball."
Fuentes, who said he followed the Draft results from his computer in Puerto Rico, received a congratulatory phone call from Beltran, whose Mets were playing the Phillies at Citi Field on Tuesday.
"I was very surprised," Fuentes said. "I didn't know that I was going to get picked by Boston, but I'm very excited."
According to Baseball America, the left-handed-hitting and lefty-throwing Fuentes is "an electric, game-changing player" whose contact-oriented approach and superior speed make him an ideal leadoff hitter. Like current Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston's first-round selection in the 2005 Draft, Fuentes has drawn comparisons to former Sox star Johnny Damon.
"He's really athletic," Red Sox director of amateur scouting Jason McLeod said of the six-foot, 160-pound Fuentes. "He's an athletic center fielder. I think that's the first thing you notice when you see him. He's kind of a lean, wiry-bodied kid right now. But first and foremost, speed is going to be part of his game. He's a plus-plus runner.
"We really think he has an opportunity to be that leadoff-type player that can give us very good defense in center field and hopefully disrupt on the bases as well."
McLeod said that Red Sox scout Edgar Perez identified Fuentes two years ago, affording the organization ample time to evaluate the prospect.
"He had been on the radar for quite some time," McLeod said. "We had plenty of looks from our staff. He was one of the kids we were really hoping would be there at our pick."
Fuentes represents the third high school player taken by the Sox with their first pick since general manager Theo Epstein was hired in November 2002, joining pitcher/shortstop Casey Kelly (2008) and outfielder Jason Place ('06). Fuentes is the first Puerto Rican selected in the first round since Miguel Negron, who was taken 18th overall by Toronto in the 2000 Draft.
"Being a first-rounder from Puerto Rico is amazing," Fuentes said. "I'm very excited. I thank God every day for giving me the tools that I need to be a first-rounder."
An organization that has stockpiled top-notch big league talent in recent Drafts, the Red Sox are confident they've added yet another gem to their farm system.
"As we got to know Reymond more and more, we felt he had the makeup and capability of someone who could be our first-round pick and everything that comes with it," McLeod said. "We feel like he's a kid that could really impact the organization. He was the guy we really wanted."
Round 2, Alex Wilson, RHP, Texas A&M: After missing the 2008 season recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, Wilson racked up a team-high 120 strikeouts in 89 2/3 innings for the Aggies this season. Taken 77th overall by Boston, he features an array of above-average pitches, including a heavy fastball and plus slider. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Wilson has no fear of pitching inside and is considered a tough competitor.
Round 3, David Renfroe, RHP/SS, South Panola HS (Miss.): A gifted all-around athlete, Renfroe quarterbacked one of the top high school football programs in the country in addition to playing baseball. Selected No. 107 overall, he offers versatility on the diamond, boasting a 93-mph fastball and a balanced hitting approach. An athletic infielder who has been compared to Mets third baseman David Wright, he is the son of Laddie Renfroe, who played professional baseball for nine years.
John Barone 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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Johan won't be limited in return from disabled list
By Adam Rosenbloom and Ethan Asofsky / MLB.com
The start will be Santana's first since he was placed on the disabled list on July 21 with a sprained right ankle. He threw three scoreless innings and three simulated innings in the bullpen with Class A Brooklyn on Sunday.
"I'm very, very confident that Saturday night we're going to see a good outing out of Johan, because he's feeling so much better about the way his arm feels, the way his leg feels and the energy he's gotten back," Collins said. "But we can be very cautious with him during the month of September to make sure he goes into the offseason feeling good."
Collins said to not be surprised if he opts to give Santana extra rest on a regular basis in September to ensure he finishes the year strong.
"I don't want to go into next Spring Training trying to find if Johan Santana is going to be healthy again," Collins said. "I want to know he is."
Bay sits as Mets move to corner outfield platoon
NEW YORK -- The platoon is on.
Manager Terry Collins started left-handed hitters Mike Baxter and Jordany Valdespin in the corner outfield spots on Wednesday, choosing to sit Jason Bay after the right-handed-hitting left fielder started in 17 of 21 games since returning from the disabled list on July 17.
The Mets had hoped Bay's bat would bring some power to their lineup in light of Lucas Duda's demotion to Triple-A, but the left fielder has gone 7-for-59 since he took over in left, and he hasn't hit a home run since July 18. With the Marlins sending right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to the mound on Wednesday night, Collins finally felt it was time to move to a more permanent outfield platoon.
"We're going to certainly pick our spots for [Bay] to play," Collins said. "I'll put him in against some right-handed pitchers that he's had good success against when he's starting to swing the bat like he's capable of."
Collins' decision to start Baxter in right field and Valdespin in left field on Wednesday was based on Baxter's more polished resume in the outfield. Valdespin, a converted infielder, will play what Collins believes is the easier of the two corner outfield positions against right-handers.
But once Duda proves he's fixed his swing in Buffalo, that could all change. Collins said Bay and Duda could platoon in left field -- where Duda played in the Minor Leagues -- leaving the roles for Baxter, Valdespin and Scott Hairston at the manager's discretion.
Triple-A manager Wally Backman told Collins that Duda is beginning to look better at the plate, where he's cut down on the amount of extraneous movement and developed a quieter swing.
"My whole thing was, what got Lucas Duda to the Major Leagues was his ability to drive the ball to left-center field," Collins said. "You look back to last year, when he did damage, he drove the balls to left-center and right-center field off lefties or righties. All of the sudden this year, it was, 'I've got to pull. I've got to hit balls in the seats.'"
Collins and Bay had a talk on Tuesday about the change in the outfielder's role going forward. Neither could offer a reason for why Bay's power has suddenly gone missing.
"We watch him on a daily basis hit balls in the upper deck, and it sounds like it might be easy because it's batting practice, but you've got to supply the power in batting practice because it's 60 mph as compared to 90 in a game," Collins said. "We know it's still in there. We've just got to somehow get him back in."
Collins envisions Tejada as No. 2 hitter
NEW YORK -- Ruben Tejada has had plenty of success at the top of the Mets' order in 2012, but that's not where manager Terry Collins thinks his shortstop will ultimately thrive.
Collins said on Wednesday that he thinks Tejada will eventually be a dangerous No. 2 hitter. Tejada is hitting .312 with 24 hits in 77 at-bats from the two-spot this season, but the team's overall lack of production from the leadoff spot has forced him to the top of the lineup.
"One of the things Ruben's done for us in the games we've played well is he's gotten on base," Collins said. "If your leadoff hitter's not getting on, [whoever is] hitting second, you might as well lead him off, and that's what we're doing."
Tejada carried a career-high 12-game hitting streak into Wednesday's game against the Marlins, and he's hitting .331 (55-of-166) since returning from the disabled list on June 24. He extended the hit streak to 13 games with a leadoff single in the third inning.
"He can handle the bat, he doesn't strike out and puts the ball around the field," Collins said. "I think one of these days, he's going to be the kind of guy where if you get the leadoff guy on and he gets a first-pitch fastball, he's going to hit it into the seats. I think because of his offensive ceiling, he's going to have a chance to be a really good second hitter."
Worth noting
Despite a bruise in his right hand, backup catcher Rob Johnson continues to be available. The injury has caused some pain when swinging the bat, but Collins was confident that, if need be, Johnson would be good to go behind the plate.
Adam Rosenbloom and Ethan Asofsky are associate reporters for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The American Heritage Dictionary has added "offensive" to the definition of "anchor baby" in the dictionary after criticism from Latino groups.
Immigrationimpact.com, a project of the nonprofit American Immigration Council, questioned the inclusion of the "anchor baby" definition. On their website, they describe the new definition as "one that was crafted to reflect more accurately just how artificial a term it really is."
The online version of the American Heritage Dictionary now defines "anchor baby" as:
"Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country that grants automatic citizenship to children born on its soil, especially when the child's birthplace is thought to have been chosen in order to improve the mother's or other relatives' chances of securing eventual citizenship..."
In January, lawmakers in Washington pushed to change the law so babies born to illegal immigrants could no longer be given automatic citizenship.
Former Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce paved the way for Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law supported the legislation in a bill he proposed in 2010.
In May, when CBS 5 Investigates showed Pearce an email referring to "anchor babies" that he forwarded, he said he didn't find anything wrong with the language.
"It's somebody's opinion … What they're trying to say is it's wrong, and I agree with them. It's wrong," said Pearce.
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I'm one in the minority that feel Melo will shoot 50%. Thats if he plays off the ball more and more drives.
I'm one in the minority that feel Melo will shoot 50%. Thats if he plays off the ball more and more drives.
It's hard to predict anything at this moment, but if anything I hope Melo's ppg stays about what it did last year and Amare sits on the 21-23ppg mark. We know Melo can light it up for 30-45 on any given night but I really hope Amare gets more invloved and we get a legit 1-2 punch from them on offense. We have plenty of possible 3rd options on offense with Smith, Felton and Novak at times but I hope individual stats are put aside for getting the player in the best spot the shot. Hopefully with more people involved in the offense, Melo and even Amare won't have to carry the load and can put the same effort into defense.
I think Amare & Melo's rpg numbers will stay the same, I expect them to commit more effort to defense and rebounding but we now have a stellar rebounding front court and even our back court can board if need be.
I think Kidd and Wallace's impact will be stuff that doesn't always show up on the box score. With that in mind:
Felton - 12ppg/8apg (less minutes with Kidd behind him, focus on pass first and running the offense)
Smith - 13ppg/3ap/3rpg (great all round impact and will shoot smarter with a full year of Woodson's tutelage)
Melo - 22ppg/6rpg/4apg (hoping for an increase in his passing and playmaking, less boards with Camby & Chandler there, emphasis on getting back for D)
STAT - 22ppg/8rpg/2apg/1.3bpg (think his intensity on the boards will improve but wont change due to great rebounding front court, increase in assists as Olajuwon worked on passing from the post and defense too)
Chandler - 12.5ppg/9prg/1apg/2bpg (More ppg due to his work on offensive moves over summer, slightly less rpg due to camby as a backup and also more bpg as his defensive intensity can be higher without the worry of fouling out
Key reserves:
Kidd - 6ppg/5apg/4rpg (so so impact on the box score but his impact will be felt on the defensive, leadership ends and running the offense. Would like to see him on the floor often when Amare is sitting so he can utilise his chemistry with Chandler and Felton/Amare can get the PnR going.
Camby - 5ppg/8rpg/2.5apg/1.4bpg (solid contributions across the board, slight decline from last year and a good passing center, solid defensive anchor for the 2nd unit.
Novak - 7ppg/3rpg/1apg (Will get a few shots per game but will sit a lot during close defensive based games. Expect a lot of 12-15 point games but quite a few 3-4 point games as well.
Shumpert - (on return) 9ppg/3apg/3rpg/1.8spg (I know he is waiting to be 100% for his return but I feel he will have some trouble adjusting to the team and will bring it on D, but won't get a hell of a lot of shots under Woody's system. Good rebounder for his size and sound passer.
Way too hard to predict Sheed or any of the other bench players contributions, haven't seen enough of them.
If or when Stat gets hurt, Melo could and probably will average close to 30 a game
Last year was fair enough, but we now have the tools and Felton/Smith/Novak can all be solid offensive options if need be.
Having a happy player/coach Jason Kidd as our bench floor-leader for Felton/Prig-Pablo for 82 games gives us a 50+ win season, and the Atlantic Division Title.
Woody's discipline coaching with Jason Kidd style of performance will have Stat & Melo tied throughout the season for the teams highest scorer averaging from 21 to 24 points.
Our old-heads veteran defense, plus having 3 ledgit PG, and two top scorers will give several depth-players like Novak, JR.Smith, Brewer, and Camby several games of passing their season high score.
Damn! this is the roster a healthy NBA-Ready rookie Shumpert was suppose to start his NBA career with to give us that rookie energy-edge each game.
I'm hoping for a well rehab recovery from Shump 3/4 of the 2012-13 season.
Felton & Shump are a winning combination in the backcourt under the tutledge of Woody & Kidd.
Strictly STAT and Melo
20 and 10 for STAT
25 and 8 for Melo
Sometimes u have to speak foreign to all these young-whipper-snappin Melo-fans
who B.Ball mind thinks the same as Dolan .. the Knicks didn't need Melo after we
signed Stat to a 5 year contract.
Melo's career performance don't compliment any of his teammates performance ....
that's why this offseason we had to bring in a LOAD of experience "Old-Heads"
who career has been complimenting their teammates performance.
Melo - 19-21
Stat - 10-13
Tyson - 8-10
Smith - 9-12
Felton - 7-10
Shump - 6-9
Novak - 6-10
Melo 29.9 pts 6.8 rebs 4 assist
Stat 22.8 pts 8.8 rebs 1.1. blk
Tyson 9.6 pts 10.1 rebs 2.1 blk
Shump 9.0 pts 2.5 stls 3.2 rebs
Felton 14.1 pts 10.2 ast 1.3 stls
Kidd 6.5 pts 5.5 ast 5 rebs
JR Smith 13.1 pts 40.1% FG 36% 3pt
Novak 9.0 pts 45% FG% 48% 3pt
Brewer 4.5 pts 3 rebs 1.0 stls
Camby 5.5 pts 7.0 rebs 1.8 blks
Sheed 5 pts 4 rebs 1 stl 0.9 blks
where is that?
i'm looking at my sig picture, and it really ended up being carmelo season in the fullest,
he came in, dropped buckets for you, and just had a great year,
there's so many melo threads, why not do a search of your own posts and find it?
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i'm going to delete this thread very soon, because it's just a lame selfish thread to start.
you need confirmation of what an incredible psychic you are?
c'mon... stop with the blobitude
As much as melo gets hated on here. I appreciate someone giving him props
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Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads spoke several weeks ago on the evolution of the "hybrid defender" along the lines of current Cyclones Deon Broomfield and C.J. Morgan. And on Monday, Rhoads and ISU added a verbal commitment from a Florida defender cut from the same mold.
Brian Mills, a 6-foot-0, 195-pound athlete from Clermont (Fla.) East Ridge, said he committed to Iowa State without having ever visited campus because he and his family were convinced it was the right place for him.
"Coach Burnham made me feel like a part of the family already with how he would talk to me and check on me and make sure I was doing okay," Mills said about ISU defensive coordinator Wally Burnham. "My family really likes it, too. I have not been there but I am visiting in a couple of weeks."
Mills said he has an official visit scheduled for the last weekend in September. Iowa State hosts Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener on Sept. 29.
Like Morgan and Broomfield for this year's Cyclones, Mills said his projected role with Iowa State is that of a hybrid defender.
"I will probably be playing like a nickel back," said Mills. "I am a safety for my high school and I also play running back. I will get bigger, so I can line up at linebacker and be a fifth DB in nickel."
Mills said that Iowa State visited his high school during the spring evaluation period and offered towards the end of May. The 3.4 GPA student is a lock to qualify. He mentioned Iowa as a school that had been showing him strong interest but had not offered him a scholarship to date.
Mills is the 16th known verbal commitment in Iowa State's football recruiting class for 2013.