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Rotation taking shape?
Could this be Toronto's Opening Day rotation?
There's a good chance, now that Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has finalized a trade to bring right-hander Brandon Morrow north of the border. The way things stack up right now, you could be looking at a rotation of Ricky Romero, Shaun Marcum, Marc Rzepczynski, Brett Cecil and Morrow.
Not too bad, if you ask me. Not going to win the East, but that's a starting five with plenty of upside. If Marcum's healthy, he's in. After winning 13 games last year, Romero is a virtual lock as well. Cito loves Rzepczynski and Cecil would seem to have the best shot of landing the fifth spot at the moment.
Obviously, things could change.
Other pitchers in the mix are David Purcey, Scott Richmond, Brad Mills and Robert Ray. Don't forget about recently-acquired Kyle Drabek, who could be a darkhorse candidate, though the addition of Morrow helps the Jays send Drabek to the farm for more development. The same would seem to apply to guys like Zach Stewart and Reidier Gonzalez. Casey Janssen and Brian Tallet seem destined to wind up back in the bullpen.
If the season started today, what's your starting five?
During the conference call today, Anthopoulos explained how he and his staff do a detailed evaluations of expected innings from all of their starters, something that is especially important in light of the fact that Toronto does not have Halladay to count on this season. I asked the Jays GM if he includes Jesse Litsch or Dustin McGowan in his evaluation for the upcoming season. Here's what Anthopoulos said:
"We've talked about Litsch being back in July and McGowan, we're still not certain what his role is going to be and what his health is going to be. So, we don't really factor them in when we look at the offseason, because you just don't know when it comes to the health of starters. Will they have a setback? Will they come back sooner? Will they come back later? So we're not making plans of expecting them back at certain dates. We're trying to go into the season and go into the spring with the guys that we know are ready to open the year with us and can come in and compete. The same way with some of our young guys, we think some of them might be ready to go hopefully in the middle of the season, or late in the season, but we're not going to count on them, because we don't want to rush anyone's development because we're short starters."
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What a difference one trade makes. After rating the Jays minor league system as the 28th system in baseball recently, in today's rating of the top 20 prospects, our new arrival Kyle Drabek is rated number 16.
How about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally a GM with a plan, the Jays are on there way back to respectability, Thanks AA, keep up the good work. Now if only we could onload both Overbay, and Well. 🙂
With Romero, Morrow, Drabek, Rzep, Cecil, Marcum, possibly McGowan, with Stewart, Jenkins,Purcey, Mills, Gonzalez, Litsch and Alvarez, we are going to be starter rich very shortly.
Give the rotation a year or so and it's going to be as strong as any in baseball, young and low cost with trading chips to acquire the final pieces we need.
For anyone interested Alex was interviewed on the fan590 today and the interview is now posted. He compared Morrow to a young AJ Burnett.
If the season started today…
– Romero would have a job from spring training, but he has to prove he can adapt during his sophomore season.
– Marcum just has to prove his health. Otherwise, I say he's the defacto ace based on his bulldog demeanor and experience
– Morrow is in the top 3 for sure. Not sure what to expect but at least he gives us a guy with some experience and some stuff
– Rzepczynski has the upper hand on the 4th spot. Although he too needs to prove his ability to adapt
– I think the 5th spot is Cecil's to lose. If he can't earn it, I can easily see it being given to Purcey or Richmond as long as they are somewhat consistent.
Bullpen: Frasor, Downs, Tallet for sure.
– I like Richmond in the swing role/long guy. However, Camp can also fill the long role. A combo of Tallet + Camp perhaps?
– Accardo is now in the mix for late innings. I haven't seen Zinicola, but apparently he's got good stuff. Janssen's solid in there as well.
I think you have to take Frasor, Downs, Tallet, Janssen, Zinicola, Camp, plus Accardo/Carlson/Richmond…depending on whether you think we need another stuff guy or lefty or long guy.
O.K., bear with me everyone, I'm a little new to this idea and I know not many folks are keen on a 6-man rotation, but let?s just think about it for arguments sake here. Looking at how young the staff truly is and having to work up their inning count since the departure of Doc and again because they are so young, wouldn't it be a good idea, as a "team," to throw the stats out the window to build a more mature staff. I know you wouldn't have any 20 game winners, but as a "team" trying to build a staff to take them to the postseason the following year, wouldn't this be a good stepping stone on a temporary basis, even for just the first half of the year? We have the arms, now we just need the experience. I keep saying, "as a team," because someone commented on another blog about how selfless Doc was to skip starts to pitch key games. He didn't care about the stats he could have rung up. I believe the Jays fans would agree, forget about creating 1 new pitcher with Doc-like stats when we could take the time this year to develop 6 potential pitchers with Doc-like stats and a stronger pen with the odd man out the following year and upon the return of McGowan and Litsch. I may be way off. Any comments?
P.S. I think the new GM is doing a fantastic job, especially since he is going after controllable players.
Morrow – unless he has a huge turn around in Spring – has NO business any where near the rotation YET. He should start in AA with no pressure to develop his stuff – Lost Wages is in the Pacific League and there is too much offense there for him to get straightened out.
I expect both Stewart and Drabek to be ready for the bigs before Morrow. In addition, I think he only has a 50/50 chance of making it as a starter. Seen Purcey's control lately?
On a slightly different tangent, I think that there are two very important things must be accomplished next year: (1) Romero must avoid the sophomore slump and position himself as a top of the rotation guy and (2) David Purcey, who in my opinion, has perhaps more POTENTIAL than any of the Jays' current/potential starters, must establish himself. There is no question in my mind that Purcey has better stuff than say, David Wells in his prime, but he must find his control. We cannot afford to have first-round draft picks disappear from the organization, like Purcey. The other big issue, of course, is health. All of these young guys have to demonstrate that they can pitch at least 140 innings, which may be asking a lot.
Potentially, I like the idea of a six-man rotation, but I doubt that we will see one. Also, one of the the things that SCARES THE LIFE OUT OF ME is Cito's handling of a pitching staff. I have often felt that many of the injuries to our starters and bullpen are the result of very poor decisions by the field manager with regards to when, how long, and the consistency/frequency with with which pitchers are used.
Bob Elliot of the Sun has an interesting article titled: "The Anatomy Of the Doc Deal: which is a blow by blow description of the trade. It was also interesting to see what opposing GM's feel about Alex, very complimentary.
The rotation displayed herefore, lol, presents a good mix of lefties and righties to keep other team's lineups off balance. I do like that part about it.
The thing that scares me is that it is filled with 3 inexperienced 2nd year players, and two guys that come with injury worries/baggage. I'd hardly call it stable right now. It would be a 'major' suprise to me if it worked out that way though. I have my doubts with Morrow throwing his arm out, so I agree that Spring Training will probably be the 'make or break' for him in the rotation.
What concerns me with Drabek is has previously been tagged as having 'make-up' issues. Meaning he can get rattled easily on the mound. Sure, the young man had a fine season Double A last year, but pitching in Yankee Stadium against ARod/Teiexia/Jeter and Fenway against Youkilus/Pedroia/Ortiz is a much different story altogether. Those places can play with a young man's psyche. Especially if they tend to lose their composure in the minors. AAA next year for Drabek, and a June call-up at best. If I were running the team.
Other than that, I hope Wallace can really wrake because we've needed that at firstbase for quite sometime now.
We may not see a 6 man rotation, but I think we won't see the same 5 guys finish the year as started it. Marcum and Morrow (and maybe some others) for sure will have an innings limit this year, so pitchers like Litsch, Mills, and Ray will certainly get their chances. I, too, would love to see David Purcey turn it around. IMHO, he has one of the best arms in the system. If he can get his head in the right place, there is a no-no in that arm sometime.
"There are roughly 75 days until pitchers and catchers report to Dunedin. Anthopoulos is on the clock. If Halladay is not dealt, the Jays will receive two compensatory draft picks. The picks could be a sandwich pick and a third-rounder — depending on how the rest of the free-agent picks were allotted."
how would it be a third rounder, i would have assumed that halladay is a surefire first rounder and first round sandwich pick (regardless of whomever else the team signs)
I actually chatted with Jesse Litsch the last time Toronto was in to play the Rays and he was excited then for 2010 because of the depth of the rotation and relievers coming off the DL.
Add a piece like Drabek and there will be some awesome competition when they report to Dunedin this Spring.
But then again, I always felt that Toronto "gets" pitching. They scout it great, and their homegrown farm talent is without question some of the best of the MLB systems.
Now it is time for the group to strap it on and go out and get some "W's" this year.
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Harrypotter, Doc could have only netted a 3rd round pick instead of a first if the signing team took two higher ranked type A free agents, and bumped the first round pick to third. Same as how Burnett [type A] got us a second round + sandwich instead of a first rounder as NYY signed Texiera. Same for Scutaro, [we receive 2nd rounder + sandwich] as BOS signed Lackey.
Marcum – If healthy should put up some good numbers
Romero – Has to build of good year and be more consistant
Morrow – ?? havn't saw enough of him, hopefully he is good to go
Rzepczynski – has dominated every level he has played at. It wouldn't surprise me if he dominated the MLB. He has great groundball and strikeout rates. If he can throw more strikes look out he is a good one.
Richmond – A good guy to be your 5th starter. He will just be a place holder untill some of the young guys are ready.
Cecil – I think he needs to start the year in AAA unless he has a really good showing in spring. Needs to prove he can dominate the tougher competition the way he did in AA and lower.
I like the 6-man rotation idea. It allows them to bring a guy like Richmond as the 6th man (or revolving AAAer's auditioning for long term roles), while keeping Morrow/Cecil/Romero/Marcum/Litsch innings down.
Of course, it means one less bullpen arm, which isn't that big a deal, but right now, assuming they want to keep Accardo, they have a bunch of people they have signed to be in the pen.
Here are my top 5 to receive a spot in the rotation to start the season.
1- Marcum- as long as he's healthy he will be in there.
2- Romero- I think he's going to build on his rookie season and become even more reliable.
3- Morrow- I've sen this guy throw a bunch of times and his stuff is electric. He's going to be good. He has to make a few adjustments but i see big things coming from him.
4- Rzepczynsk- he kind of reminds me of a left handed Marcum.
5- Cecil- he was good last year and I think he will build on that.
However, I think AA might end up striking deal with a veteran pitcher to eat up some innings. I can see a guy like Garland or Padilla possibly signing a 1 year deal, allowing Cecil, Ray and others to work on their games for 1 more year. I would like to see these guys stick and succeed when they get the call up.
Should be an interesting spring!!
Last year, between the minors and MLB, Romero pitched 192.10 innings, Cecil-142.1 innings, Rzep-149.1, Purcey-187.10, Zachary Stewart-105 innings, Drabek-158, Brandon Morrow-124.2 and Marcum-15.2 innings.
So I don't think there will be an innings issue for Romero, Rzep, Cecil, Purcey or Drabek in 2010. There could be one with Morrow, Stewart and for sure Marcum. However, by the time we get to 2011, we should be good to go.
Although it is tempting to consider a 6 man rotation, I think we also have to realize that we haven't had a season I can remember when all our starters were healthy, hopefully this year is different, so the situation will likely provide its own answer. One way or the other, we'll likely need a Gonzalez, Richmond, Litcsh or Alvarez to pick up some innings in the 2nd half. Richmond could be a good starter, providing someone teaches him how to get left handers out.
I disagree on signing some old has been guy to eat up innings. I want our young guys to do that, gain experience and learn in the process. If we handle these young starters well, we could be looking at a starting rotation similar to what Atlanta had in the early 90's that held together so long, so the sooner they get experience the better.
I agree with you gsjays on signing a free agent starter. Let the young guys go out and learn from their mistakes. As far as innings go, most of these guys are knee deep in options, so the Jays will have to renew their commuter pass to Lost Wages for at least another year. A 6 man rotation isn't a good idea, but an 8 man bullpen may make sense at times, depending on the schedule, with 4 long relievers and 4 late inning guys.
Considering that when Scott Richmond got to the bigs he only threw a fastball and curve, he has done pretty well. He has developed a change-up on the fly, and if he could add a pitch that tails down and away from lefties, he would be shoe-in for anybody's rotation.
Yerouttaheah-I agree with the 8 man bull pen from time to time, problem is, it would probably mean either Ruiz or McCoy doesn't make the team and I'd like to see both these guys play.
I'd actually like Richmond to start in AAA, give him some much needed development time, working on that pitch for lefties. He certainly is strong on right handers and even if we don't want to keep him long term could be a real nice trade chip. Give him 3 months in AAA to perfect his arsenal then call him up after the ALL-Star break and showcase him for the balance of the year and we could end up getting 1-2 nice prospects for him or possibly a short stop.
Congratulations to Jason Bay for the contract he got, but he's a major disappointment in my view. He had the opportunity to sign with Boston and have a shot at winning it all, but took the money route for a difference of $5-6 million and an option for a 5th year. No way, imo, the Mets contend this year or for a while, for that matter.
We've had numerous posters on various blogs suggesting, even begging the Jays to sign this guy. Thank God we didn't.
From a Phillies prospect report on our new catching prospect Travis D?Arnaud.
He was rated the 8th best prospect in California, a more traditional baseball hotbed, and the 49th best prospect in the entire country. BA had this to say about him
2008 Scouting Report: In several ways, d?Arnaud resembles his older brother Chase, a two-year starter at third base for Pepperdine, and Travis has also committed to play for the Waves. Chances are he won?t get to school, though, because he?s a more athletic version of his brother with premium catch-and-throw skills behind the plate and a more advanced bat. While he?s still a streak hitter, d?Arnaud has showed an improved ability to stay inside the ball and drive it to all fields. It?s a quick, line-drive swing for the most part, but he has shown some loft power, with seven home runs, and he ranked among state leaders in RBIs.
Defensively, he grades as above-average as both a receiver and thrower, with a plus arm, soft hands and quick feet. While he?s athletic enough to play an infield spot, he?s too good behind the plate?consistently getting his throws to second base in 1.9 seconds?to move. (1.9 seconds-how good is that, wow is all I can say)
Travis hit .255/.319/.419 in 2009 with 38 doubles, 13 hr's, 8 stolen bases and 71 rbi's in 126 games-as a 20 year old in Class A.
But 1.9 seconds to 2nd base ( compared to, I think, 1 minute for Zauny-lol), along with Arencibia throwing guys out from his knees. The days or running against Blue Jays pitchers is over when both these guys are playing here.
Thanks guys for the clarification earlier.
and love reading all the scouting reports GS, i try searching em up, i usually dont get good ones or i dont know enough to understand them.
on a different note though, how about the bosox?
with jason bay gone, david ortiz getting old, mike lowell, JD Drew and kevin youkillis having injury woes, this lineup for bosox might just be its weakest yet, especially if John Lackey doesn't perform or he gets injured as well from last year, tampa bay should easily be able to overtake boston and if our young hitters devleop early, you never know we might be competing for the 3rd spot with boston?
that is if the players i mentioned earlier struggle/get injured. Ortiz had a horrible start last year and i would think it will happen again. The only solid guy in my opinion they have left is Dustin Pedroia and lets hope for their sake that scutaro wasn't just a one year wonder (although i dont think he was)
what do you guys think, do you see the bosox struggling out of the gate?
Harry-Although, I agree with what you say about Ortiz and others, I wouldn't count Boston out just quite yet. They have lots of resources to trade and I still expect them to trade for a big bat, albeit it now or the trade deadline. In addition, they have strong starting pitching, assuming Dice-K comes back and others are healthy, which will keep them in the hunt one way or the other until they find the bat they need.
It all depends on what you mean by "struggling". I think that the Sox will be hard-pressed to keep up with the Yankees. However, how good to you have to be to win the wild card? I believe that given the relative weakness in the other divisions, the Sox will prevail to win the wild-card even if they are not as dominant as they used to be. Also, keep in mind that, unlike Toronto, the Sox minor-league system is not barren. There are a number of good players in the pipeline. So, if Toronto or any other team in the east wants to beat the Sox, they will have to do it by having superior talent flowing through their own farm systems. Also, if the Sox do flounder, they have the money to buy there way into respectability in a hurry.
Wouldn't it be something if the Jays ended up grabbing Aroldis Chapman. That could make things interesting in that rotation.


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Rolen returns with new swing
ST. PETERSBURG — Strolled into the clubhouse today at the Trop and spied Scott Rolen in a closed-door meeting with manager Cito Gaston. That big glass window was sure helpful. Rolen was discussing his recovering left shoulder with the manager and filling Cito in on the new swing he's using.
While on the disabled list, Rolen retreated here to Florida and worked with his long-time trainer on figuring out a way to work through his fatigued shoulder. The fact that the injury cropped up again this year had Rolen doubting his future in the game — seriously. But, after letting down his guard and agreeing to retool the swing he's used for 15 years, Rolen is confident he can continue.
Gaston's going to give him every opportunity, too. Rolen won't be in the lineup tonight and probably not tomorrow, but Gaston said he'll be the regular third baseman with no built in days off down the stretch. That is, unless Rolen says he needs some time off, which is doubtful, knowing him.
Rolen has lowered his hands some and shortened his load and he says it helps take some stress off his left shoulder. He's been hitting a lot recent and he's confident he can catch up to pitches again — an issue before he was DL'd. Here's hoping, considering he's under contract for the next two seasons.
Now, the big question seems to be why bring in Jose Bautista if Rolen is already back? Well, as insurance, first of all. But, Gaston said Bautista will still be used, and it sounds like he'll be used similarly to Kevin Mench. Bautista will mainly be used against left-handers and he could see some time at third, DH, second, the outfield or even first base.
On another note, reliever Jeremy Accardo is done for the year. And he's scheduled to go visit…uh oh…Dr. James Andrews. Now, Shaun Marcum saw Dr. Andrews and came back without a need for surgery, so that development doesn't always mean impending doom for a pitcher. The Jays want Accardo to have his ailing right forearm examined again. Earlier this year, Accardo tried to work through the injury to avoid Tommy John surgery. So, to be continued…
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (66-62) at TAMPE BAY (79-50)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field
Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, 3B
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Adam Lind, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Matt Stairs, DH
Rod Barajas, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay (15-9, 2.68)
Akinori Iwamura, 2B
B.J. Upton, CF
Carlos Pena, 1B
Cliff Floyd, DH
Willy Aybar, 3B
Eric Hinske, LF
Dioner Navarro, C
Gabe Gross, RF
Jason Bartlett, SS
PITCHING: RHP James Shields (11-7, 3.68)
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I really hope that Accardo gets some good news. He can be a valuable piece to the team next year.
I know that from here on out Barajas is the starting catcher but I think Zaun should be starting a few more his numbers the last few years have been decent enough to warrant a start here and there.
That Accardo news is really a concern. If he goes under the knife now, we might lose him until spring 2010.
Are you still getting ready for your marathon? Running around St. Pete and the cool weather we're having should get you in shape quick. lol.
Clutch hit by Vernon. If you look at year he's having, he'd be on pace for a near .300 avg, 26 HR's 120 RBI's, if he had just over 600 AB's, which is conservative number of AB's for an injury free year. Not to mention his glove.
Let's hope he stays healthy next year.
Did anyone see the beauty catch on the Barajas dinger?!?! Barely spilt a drop on the barehanded LINER!
I decided to do some research after Plus had mentioned that RISP stats fluctuate greatly. I thought the same thing, it made sense in my mind and here is what I found….
Vernon Wells
2008: .298 avg. .351 OBP
2007: .278 avg .360 OBP
2006: .302 avg .358 OBP a healthy year
Lyle Overbay
2008: .223 avg .409 OBP
2007: .209 avg .286 OBP
2006: .286 avg .382 OBP the year before his hand injury
Alex Rios
2008: .277 avg .319 OBP
2007: .283 avg .326 OBP
2006: .366 avg .396 OBP
Scott Rolen
2008: .217 avg .356 OBP
2007: .255 avg .336 OBP
2006: .280 avg .351 OBP
Aaron Hill
2008: .255 avg .291 OBP
2007: .351 avg .354 OBP
2006: .273 avg .368 OBP
I also did a couple of my favourite players out of curiosity
David Ortiz
2008: .352 avg .451 OBP
2007: .362 avg .490 OBP
2006: .288 avg .429 OBP A year he had 137 RBI
Alex Rodriguez
2008: .250 avg .405 OBP
2007: .333 avg .460 OBP
2006: .302 avg .431 OBP
Derek Jeter
2008: .315 avg .369 OBP
2007: .354 avg .426 OBP
2006: .381 avg .482 OBP
I hope I did the spacing right otherwise this will be an eye-sore.
Here's the link for all that stuff..
When's the last time Shawn Camp pitched in a game ? It's not so much that I want to see him out there but I haven't liked how Cito uses his best relievers (i.e. Ryan, Downs) in low leverage situations. Could Shawn not have been used in the 9th instead ? I am off for now goodnight to everyone.
Great game the team came through for Halladay #16 looks like another good year for him
BOSOX: I'm pretty deep in the marathon training, actually. Two Sundays ago, I logged my first 20-mile run. Bought some new running shoes today actually down here in Florida since my old ones have 400+ miles on them. I'm currently dealing with a minor left foot injury, though, so it's slow going for a little while. So far, though, I'm all go for launch. Ran this morning here in St. Pete and at 9 am it was already almost too hot/humid for a long run.
Good to here your dedication to the Chicago Marathon. I don't know how you can do that, mighty impressive. Florida in the summer jump at it early if not wait until it is almost dark. Wayyy too muggy/humid as you say. Good luck with the 26.2 miles!! I hope the conditions in Chicago are better this year than last year. A very rare 95 degree day in October.
I have read the sometimes vitriolic debate about J.P. on this blog with interest. There are some valid points made by both camps. It seems that many arguments for/against some of J.P.'s move center around the stat of RISP.
After reading books like MoneyBall and Baseball Prospectus' Baseball Between the Numbers, I wonder if the reliance on RISP might be misleading. Has any of the posters who rely so heavily on this stat done any research into its validity. Statistical analysis has shown that many numerical stats can be misleading (ERA, AVG, etc). Likewise the Moneyballers' simplistic reliance on OBP is often misguided (as demonstrated by this years Jays).
I would love to see some backing research/literature to support the reliance on RISP. How reliable is this. How many wins can it account for, how variable is it, how susceptible to statistical variation is it.
This may be a more productive discussion topic than calling each other ********.
Bosox as posted on the previous thread,
I've notice Dice-K as being a very manipulative pitcher over the past couple of years. He gets ahead of you and then he won't give a hitter anything good to hit. He is also not afraid of walking hitters, to get them to chase.
Being that type of pitcher, you will always have high pitch counts and you will have lots of walks.
Typically, pitchers with great command have higher pitch counts, because their stuff is not good enough to be over the plate consistently.
As a pitcher, Dice-K has great plate coverage and works the corners very well. He is able to live with his breaking stuff down and away, where it should be. This is what I mean by command, and statistics are usually not a good indicator of it.
This day and age that is not a good thing. It is all about pitch counts. 100 pitchers after 5 or 6 innings is not a good thing. With Dice-K it is the norm. If the Red Sox make the playoffs, Dice-K will have too be more efficient if he isn't he'll get into big trouble. Throw strikes, work fast and change speeds. Something he knows very little about. He is a bullpen killer. He needs to be more efficient, 100 pitchers after 7 innings not 5 innings. That is why I love watching Roy Halladay. The guy is a horse!!!
Stats can paint a picture but its only black and white. If you want to see it in colour you have to watch the player play and see what he does on a daily basis. I agree with jmspratt too many stats are misleading, I think too many people will look at a box score and decide if a player had a good or bad game by the numbers. That doesnt say that a player went 3 for 4 with 3 soft bloops, or a player went 0 for 4 with 3 hard line outs. That sort of stuff evens out over a season and a career but still tread carefully when judging a player solely on their stats. If the player is talented then the stats will reflect that, but that doesnt mean that talented players dont have bad weeks, months, or years.
I think part of the problem is that many fans think of baseball in the same terms as sports (basketball, hockey, football, etc) with shorter seasons and more playoff spots available. I'm always amazed when people jump all over a player for having a lousy May or some other month. You've got fans calling for the player's head, the GM's head, and anyone who might support that player. Meanwhile, if a player's having a hot month, he's "untouchable", "gritty", and a "winner". Next month, though, when the roles reverse, suddenly these players have extraordinarily different perceptions from the fans.
I guess my point is that baseball is an unusual sport in that it involves a lot of patience — not only with the game itself, but with the long season as well. That's why the Red Sox and the Cubs continue to play in front of packed houses, despite the lack of a World Series ring for decades.
Just my two cents….
I definately agree that in today's day and age you have to be efficient to be effective. You also need the stuff to back it up. Roy Halladay is a perfect example of a complete pitcher that has all those abilities, and is succeeding in today's game.
As for Dice-K, I think that he has had a lot of luck this season, the stats will even back that up. He is sure not the absolutely dominant pitcher that Boston thought they getting when they signed him. I've noticed a decline in the velocity and the movement of his pitches. We will see what the future holds for him, but this may very well be his best season in the majors. I expect to see him losing a lot more games down the road. For your sake, hopefully that doesn't happen should Boston rely on him more in the playoffs.
I have said this before and I guess I'll say it again. As of right now he is a #3 starter and has the potential ( scary word ) to be a #1 or #1a. If he ever learns to be efficient on the mound, he'll be just fine. A big if of course. If he continues this trend of 100 pitches thrown after 5 or 6 innings, he'll be average for sure. He has had lots and lots of luck this year, no doubt. Personally if the Red Sox made the playoffs, I would rather see Byrd take the hill over Dice-K. Walks in the playoffs will kill you!!! One thing I don't think is lucky is the opposition is 0 for 14 against Dice-K with the bases loaded this year. He was a member of the rotation that won the world series last year. I guess that must count for something. Who knows if the velocity is up or down. What radar gun is accurate and which one isn't? Everyone gets caught up in radar gun reading's anyway. Halladay doesn't throw the hardest among starters but he is the best in the game and that is what matters anyway. Location location location.
Let's go Jays!!! Pretend your playing Boston or N.Y. lol. Pretty sad nobody even cares about the Rays. That must be disheartning to the players/coaches etc. Alot of blue seats showing last night. A non arriving crowd!!! lol.
Your take on the Rays crowd or lack their of?
Young Purcey gets no breaks tonight he goes against Garza who has had our number,Let's hope the bats come alive for Purcey tonight and he pitches well.
I don't think we will make the playoffs this year but maybe if the Jays make a couple of good deals this winter we can make them next year.
I think they should try to replace Rolen at third and get a good DH that can hit at least 38 or more home runs,I don't realy know what else they can do, J.Mac I would keep at short for next year, What I don't understand is what JP is keeping Eskstein around for why not trade him to another club so he can at least play.
I agree with you when you say if the Jays make some good deals they could make the playoffs. Also Wells needs to hit the way he has been. Also they need Rios to have a solid year. One player who has really tanked it the last season or so is Overbay. He had a great year his first year but got hurt and has dissapeared. Jays pitching is so good and that is a great start right there.
Bosox when Toronto plays Boston or New York both of those teams bring their fans with them so we get big crowds,Tampa on the other hand has no teams close to them to bring their fans and 10 years with a losing record it will take a long time to fill the seats but give it time ,they look like they may be a contender for a long time,Maybe New York and Boston will have to take a back seat for a while lol.
Bosox I hope JP can make a deal with Burnett I don't think he will flop next year,he has had a taste of success this year and I think he likes it also I think Halladay and Cito will have a lot if influence in his decision,As for Overbay I think he is coming around, What do you think of keeping J.Mac at shortstop all year next year, and Wells is makin hay since he came of the DL.
I wonder how many times Dice-K has thrown a breaking ball down low and away on a 3-2 count with the bases loaded. I don't know where I would find that? It would not suprise though, if he has done that frequently.
The book on Dice-K's fastball is that it is 90-95 range. Now it seems like he tops out at 90. I would say that movement matters more than velocity, if we are taking about the stuff a pitcher brings to the table. Not only does Halladay locate his pitches with precision, he can sink and cut a fastball (sometimes both) with great movement. His curve sweeps harder than most pitchers and he is very good at locating it. Halladay is just disgustingly good, I love talking about him.
Back to Dice-K, I don't value him as much as you might, but then again, im not a Red Sox fan. You can tell that he is a crafty pitcher, and he does have a very large arsenal of pitches. That will always keep hitters off balance somewhat. He is 28, I thought he was older, but he has lots of experience being a 9 year pro, between MLB and the Japanese league. Who knows? He might not have reached his potential yet? He has definately improved his stats since last year, so your probably right about that.
What is scary for Boston, this season, is that I don't think that they will be able to count on Josh Beckett for their playoff run (who was automatic last year). He has really struggled. Matsuzaka will have to pick up the load, if they are going to have a good shot at repeating. Is he up to it? Preseason I predicted they would, but I might have to take that back now.


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Word of the month: Heebie-jeebies. Nervous jitters. Every time she passed the old, boarded-up house at the end of the block, Emma got the heebie-jeebies.
October 4 is author Karen Cushman's birthday.
October 6 Hooray for Libraries! The American Library Association was founded on this day in 1876.
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October 8 It's R.L. Stine's Birthday. Visit The World of R.L. Stine online and listen to spooky stories or read a Goosebumps or Fear Street book.
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The 29-year-old Oscar-nominated star found her Mr. Right, fellow actor Shulman, not long after discovering she had devoted years of her love life to Mr. Oh-So-Wrong. So in honor of their nuptials, let's take a look back at how the newlyweds' love affair began...


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David Letterman has announced he will retire in 2015, after more three decades as a defining fixture of the late night television landscape.
Letterman said during a taping of the "Late Show" Thursday he had informed CBS President Leslie Moonves that he will step down as host of the show next year, which coincides with the expiration of his current contract.
"The man who owns this network, Leslie Moonves, he and I have had a relationship for years and years and years, and we have had this conversation in the past, and we agreed that we would work together on this circumstance and the timing of this circumstance. And I phoned him just before the program, and I said 'Leslie, it's been great, you've been great, and the network has been great, but I'm retiring,'" Letterman said. The full clip of his announcement can be viewed below.
People who were in the audience Thursday told NBC's "Today" they first thought Letterman's revelation was just another "Late Show" gag. "I was waiting for the punchline — where's the joke?" said Kassandra Perez-Desir of Brooklyn.
In response to Letterman's announcement, Moonves issued a statement thanking the host for his work and for their long-standing relationship.
"There is only one David Letterman. His greatness will always be remembered here, and he will certainly sit among the pantheon of this business," Moonves said, adding, "It has been a privilege to get to know Dave and to enjoy a terrific relationship. It's going to be tough to say goodbye."
Letterman, 66, has been a familiar face on late night television since the 1982 debut of "Late Night with David Letterman" on NBC.
After Jay Leno took over from Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" when Carson retired in 1992, Letterman departed NBC for CBS' "Late Show."
Letterman and Leno went on to dominate late-night with their rivalry over ratings only ending in February when Leno stepped down. Jimmy Fallon moved down the schedule from NBC's "Late Night" program to assume Leno's duties on "Tonight," with former "SNL" weekend anchor Seth Meyers taking over Fallon's slot.
Letterman's late-night tenure is the longest in TV history. He surpassed Carson in 2013 at the 31-year mark. Prior to his retirement, Leno had spent 22 years on-air.
During his time at CBS Letterman extended his reach to include producing, with his Worldwide Pants production company turning out not only his own program but also "The Late Late Show" which airs in the same timeslot as "Late Night With Seth Meyers," and featured Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn and current host Craig Ferguson.
News of Letterman's retirement spread rapidly on Twitter Thursday afternoon when R.E.M. musician Mike Mills, a guest on Thursday's show, alerted his followers to the news:
Dave just announced his retirement #2015 #muchlovedave
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Jimmy Kimmel, Letterman's competitor at ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," was quick to react and to add praise on the social networking platform:
David @Letterman is the best there is and ever was.
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Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also weighed in:
David @Letterman announced he's retiring in 2015. It's been 31 incredible years. Television won't be the same without you, Dave.
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On "Late Night," Seth Meyers took time to pay tribute to Letterman for his work on the show, saying: "if it wasn't for David Letterman, this show wouldn't exist. And if it wasn't for David Letterman, I wouldn't be here. And if I wasn't here, you'd just be an audience of people in an empty studio…it's incredible to be part of that legacy."
The exact date of Letterman's exit from the nework has yet to be announced.
"We don't have the timetable for this precisely down - I think it will be at least a year or so, but sometime in the not too distant future, 2015 for the love of God, in fact, ['Late Show' band leader] Paul [Shaffer] and I will be wrapping things up," Letterman said Thursday. Moments later he received a standing ovation from the audience in the Ed Sullivan Theater.


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Man Crush on Dead Space 2
It is hard to forget the first time I crossed paths with Dead Space.
It was the first game I took on after getting my giant, high-definition television, complete with booming surround sound.
Having no idea what I was in for, I turned off all the lights, settled into my gaming chair and pumped the volume to a ridiculous level.
Thirty minutes later I was completely submerged in a game I honestly didn't expect to be so good.
Then it happened.
Something in the game came at me from off screen and I jumped/fell out of my chair.
No joke.
It was embarrassing. But no one was there to see, so it was my dark secret until just now.
I'm not easily scared. In fact, I am always on the lookout for horror movies that actually do the trick, but rarely have much luck.
And that is where the Dead Space series comes in. These games are a thrill a minute and I love it.
Isaac Clarke's return in Dead Space 2 is again obviously set in outer space. His character reveals itself more in the second version, which is nice, but it is the improved combat that helps the sequel take the next step in the horror series.
All the movements are dead-on responsive, which creates a symphony of movement and actions for the gamer. By that, I mean all the moves are fluid, and smooth. There are no hiccups – in my opinion, – to prevent the gamer from using everything available in their arsenal.
And one appreciates the higher comfort level while leading what I'd call an orchestra of combat against the waves of space monsters coming from the darkest depths of outer space.
Also, the developers over at Electronic Arts were nice enough to make sure ammunition is scarce, so tension levels go through the roof when you find yourself trapped in a dark room, fighting off bad guys with nothing but their own discarded body parts.
Their own body parts! How cool is that?
I don't get much time to play each game, but this one is going into the personal vault to get down on when time is more permitting.
I loved, loved, loved this game and would advise it for anyone looking for something new… or just a cheap thrill.
The video below is a in depth look at the gameplay. It is somewhat long, but just skip through it a bit to get a better idea of what I'm talking about.


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Our two main priorities at Gentle Giant are creating customers for life across the country and providing a superb work environment for our Giants
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 04, 2012
Gentle Giant Moving Company, an award winning moving and storage company based in Massachusetts with locations in eight additional states across the country, today announced that it has established a central hub for its New York City operations with a new warehouse in Long Island City. Gentle Giant has been serving customers in New York with crews from its Westchester County location since 2006. By opening a New York City office strategically located near key residential neighborhoods, Gentle Giant will be able to bring its high quality moving services to an even larger group of people looking to hire customer service focused professionals.
Local operations and aspects of sales and marketing will be handled by recently-appointed Regional Manager Josh Charry, a highly trained and experienced Giant who has shown exceptional leadership and management skills throughout his years with the company. In the coming months Gentle Giant expects its roster of employees in the region to double so that it can handle the increase in demand that occurs in the beginning of the spring and continues throughout the summer. Since expanding operations outside of New England in 2005, Gentle Giant has continued to grow nationwide, opening an average of one regional office every year, and earning more than a quarter of its revenue from outside the New England market.
"Our two main priorities at Gentle Giant are creating customers for life across the country and providing a superb work environment for our Giants," said Gentle Giant Founder and CEO Larry O'Toole. "Our New York City location is an exciting opportunity for the company to show a whole new community what makes us special and to enable the company to keep thriving for years to come."
Approaching its 32nd anniversary, Gentle Giant Moving Company states that pursuing a regional growth strategy by establishing itself in major US cities like New York enables the company to develop its unique interstate moving business line. Unlike the vast majority of interstate movers, Gentle Giant utilizes its own employees exclusively, instead of contracting with other parties for packing, driving, and unloading. Each office location, of which Gentle Giant now has 19 in nine different states, provides a channel for promoting and fulfilling interstate moving services.
By broadening its geographic reach, Gentle Giant hopes to help support their Interstate Moving Operations and continue weathering challenging housing market conditions in New England, where the company has a large share of the market.
About Gentle Giant Moving Company, Inc.
Founded in 1980, Massachusetts Moving Company Gentle Giant is a premier residential and commercial mover, offering local moving, interstate moving, and international moving service. Named 2009 Independent Mover of the Year by the American Moving and Storage Association, one of the Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in 2004, 2005, and 2006, winner of the 2006 International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics by the Better Business Bureau, winner of the Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for Excellence in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008, nine-time winner of Boston Magazine's "Best of Boston," six-time winner of The Improper Bostonian's "Boston's Best Moving Company" award, twelve-time winner of the Angie's List "Super Service" award, and 2007 Top Small Workplaces award from the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces, the company's services include craning, piano moving, complete packing services and unpacking services, and other related services. Gentle Giant offers storage facilities and dispatches crews from its 19 offices in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, DC and Washington State. For more information, please call (617) 661-3333 or visit http://www.gentlegiant.com.


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No. 5 DU lacrosse team could enter NCAA Tournament without third-leading scorer
No update yet about the leg injury to DU attack Todd Baxter. The senior from Eden Prairie, Minn., and a transfer from Fairfield (Conn.), rolled his right ankle in the final minute of the Pioneers' 11-9 victory over Fairfield in today's ECAC Tournament championship game at Peter Barton Stadium.
Original reports from the press box — specifically the TV guys with replays — said it was Baxter's right knee. But after the game, coach Bill Tierney told me it was his right ankle. The entire championship-awarding setting after the game was subdued because of the injury. Tierney acknowledged the obvious — that it is a season-ending injury to a key senior — but also noted that you never know until X-rays and/or an MRI confirm serious damage.
Baxter is second on the team in goals (28) and third in points (46). He has played on the first attack line with juniors Mark Matthews and Alex Demopoulos all season. If he cannot play in next week's NCAA Tournament opener, he undoubtedly will be missed.


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This electrical metallic tubing (EMT) runs more than 75 ft from a main distribution panel located at the rear of a commercial store in a downtown area. There were no required supports along the entire run — outside of this beautiful red brick.
Article 358 covers the requirements for EMT. As noted in 358.12, "EMT shall not be used, where, during installation or afterward, it will be subject to severe physical damage." More importantly, Section 358.30 states, "EMT shall be installed as a complete system in accordance with 300.18 and shall be securely fastened in place and supported in accordance with 358.30(A) and (B)." As per 358.30(A), "EMT shall be securely fastened in place at least every 3 m (10 ft). In addition, each EMT run between termination points shall be securely fastened within 900 mm (3 ft) of each outlet box, junction box, device box, cabinet, conduit body, or other tubing termination."
So Close, Yet So Far Apart
This PVC raceway for service lateral conductors has come apart at the connector because it was not designed with the correct transition or expansion fitting. As noted in 300.5(J), "Where direct-buried conductors, raceways, or cables are subject to movement by settlement or frost, direct-buried conductors, raceways, or cables shall be arranged so as to prevent damage to the enclosed conductors or to equipment connected to the raceways." An Informational Note adds, "This section recognizes 'S' loops in underground direct burial to raceway transitions, expansion fittings in raceway risers to fixed equipment, and, generally, the provision of flexible connections to equipment subject to settlement or frost heaves."
The "floating" grounding electrode conductor to the left of the raceway is also worth addressing. As per 250.64(B), "Where exposed, a grounding electrode conductor or its enclosure shall be securely fastened to the surface on which it is carried." Grounding electrode conductors shall be permitted to be installed on or through framing members. A 4 AWG or larger copper or aluminum grounding electrode conductor shall be protected if exposed to physical damage. A 6 AWG grounding electrode conductor that is free from exposure to physical damage shall be permitted to be run along the surface of the building construction without metal covering or protection if it is securely fastened to the construction; otherwise, it shall be protected in rigid metal conduit (RMC), intermediate metal conduit (IMC), rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit (PVC), reinforced thermosetting resin conduit (RTRC), electrical metallic tubing (EMT), or cable armor. Grounding electrode conductors smaller than 6 AWG shall be protected in RMC, IMC, PVC, RTRC, EMT, or cable armor."


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How to Plan a Business Meeting
Planning a business meeting can be a thankless job. How you plan a business meeting goes unnoticed unless something at the business meeting goes wrong — and that kind of recognition is never good. Plan your next business meeting to run smoothly:
Determine the meeting's purpose.
Know why you're holding the meeting and what you hope to accomplish. A clear purpose is essential for a successful meeting. Ask yourself these questions: "What goal (or goals) do we hope to accomplish? How will a meeting help accomplish this goal?"
Make sure a meeting can fulfill your purpose.
A meeting can be a good way to disseminate information to several people, perhaps from different businesses, at the same time. A meeting allows for eye contact, body language, and opportunities to ask questions so as to clarify the information. On the other hand, a meeting may not be a good idea if the information is unlikely to generate discussion.
Draw up an agenda.
Outline what the meeting will cover. An agenda helps participants prepare for the meeting, which minimizes choruses of the always-popular, "I'll have to get back to you on that." A complete agenda includes a list of topics to be covered, assignments of who should be prepared to cover each topic, time estimates for discussion of each topic, and start and end times.
Schedule the meeting.
Scheduling a meeting can be tough, and it gets more complicated with every added participant. In some cases, you have to schedule a time that's convenient for the most important players and ask the other participants to rearrange their schedules.


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Redeem titles with just a redemption code
To redeem a code, go to the redemption page. Or follow the steps for your device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Open the Apple TV app.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap Watch Now.
- In the upper-right corner, tap the profile icon .
- Tap Redeem Gift Card or Code. If asked, sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- Tap "You can also enter your code manually," then enter the 12-digit code printed on the insert included with your disc.
- Tap Redeem.
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On your Mac or PC
- Open iTunes. If you're not signed in, sign in with your Apple ID.
- From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or at the top of the iTunes window, choose Account > Redeem.
- Enter your password, then click Sign In.
- Enter the 12-digit code printed on the insert included with your disc. You might be able to use the camera on your Mac to redeem your code.
- You can choose to download the digital copy of your movie now or download it later. Learn how to redownload purchases.
Learn what to do if you can't redeem your content code.
Redeem titles with a Digital Copy disc and a redemption code
- Open iTunes.
- Insert your iTunes Digital Copy disc into the DVD drive of your Mac or PC.
- Enter the redemption code included with your DVD in the main iTunes window. Then click Redeem.
If the disc doesn't appear in iTunes and plays without issue in your computer's DVD application, confirm with the vendor that the title comes with an iTunes Digital Copy.
- If prompted, enter your Apple ID and password. You'll see a screen showing that your code was successfully redeemed.
- Click the download status icon in the upper-right corner of iTunes to check the progress of your download.
- After the download completes, click Movies in the upper-left corner of iTunes to see your movie.
When you use a Digital Copy disc to redeem a title, you get only the standard definition version and don't get any of the extra features.
Redeem other digital movies
If your digital copy isn't an iTunes code, search the Internet for the service you can use to redeem it. In the United States, you can redeem some digital copies in the Movies Anywhere app and transfer them to your iTunes account.
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If your Digital Copy DVD, or Blu-ray, or 4K title is damaged, scratched, or missing its redemption code or Digital Copy disc, contact the appropriate studio for help:
If you have trouble redeeming your Digital Copy code or downloading your iTunes Digital Copy, contact Apple Support. You can also check whether your redemption code materials include an expiration date.
Learn more
- iTunes Digital Copies aren't available in every country or region. You must use a Digital Copy code in the iTunes Store country or region where the packaging says it will work. For example, you'll need a U.S. Apple ID to use a code from a U.S. DVD, and you'll need an Australian Apple ID to use a code from an Australian DVD.
- Learn how to redownload movies.


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Aaron Hernandez lawyers up in Florida civil lawsuit
Aaron Hernandez has hired Shutts and Bowen, Florida's oldest law firm, to represent him in the civil lawsuit brought against him by Alexander Bradley, a Connecticut man who says Hernandez shot him in the eye during an argument in Miami in February.
Stephen Gillman, the attorney who is handling the case for Hernandez, according to documents filed on Thursday, was not immediately available for comment, but David Jaroslawicz, Bradley's New York-based attorney, said Tuesday that Hernandez has been given an extension until Sept. 3 to respond to the lawsuit.
While Hernandez once again has chosen a high-powered firm to represent him, Gillman seems a curious choice, given his biography on the firm's website, which says he specializes in "antitrust and fraud cases for the federal government," focusing on "antitrust, banking and securities litigation."
DELAYED:Wallace hearing postponed; Hernandez next up
According to its website, Shutts & Bowen has offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Tallahassee. The website also says that 63 of its attorneys were recognized in June as Super Lawyers.
In his lawsuit, which seeks damages of more than $100,000, Alexander says Hernandez shot him as they drove away from Tootise's, a Miami strip club.
According to Bradley's complaint, he lost his right eye and has had multiple surgeries to reconstruct the area of his face around the eye. The complaint also indicates Bradley will have to have future procedures on his face and arm, which he said were hit by the bullet as well.
"We don't know whether (the gun shot) was accidental or deliberate," Jaroslawicz told USA TODAY Sports. "If we get to take Mr. Hernandez's testimony, perhaps he will tell us he accidentally pulled the trigger or maybe he did it on purpose."
When asked Tuesday how his client is, Jaroslawicz said, "He's OK, feeling lucky to be alive."
Bradley was found alone and bleeding from the face and arm in a Riviera Beach, Fla., industrial park, about an hour north of the strip club, police said. But when questioned at a hospital while he was being treated, Bradley was uncooperative and told them he didn't know who shot him, investigators said.
Eventually, Bradley said it was two unknown men, black and Hispanic, then asked for the investigation to be dropped, police said.
Last week, by order of a Superior Court judge, Bradley testified before a Fall River, Mass., grand jury investigating Hernandez on the alleged murder of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semipro football player and Hernandez's friend. Bradley spent more than seven hours in the courthouse before ducking out a back entrance and leaving without comment.
When reached by USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday, Robert Pickering, a Connecticut-based attorney who represented Bradley in that appearance, said, "What testimony? You know a grand jury is secret, so I have nothing to say."
The court appearance was the second in two days for Bradley, who was in a Quincy, Mass., court to plead not guilty to DUI. Police said Bradley was driving in excess of 100 mph in January when he was stopped. Hernandez, a passenger at the time, tried to name-drop to get Bradley off the hook, police said.
"Trooper, I'm Aaron Hernandez. It's OK," police said Hernandez told them.
It didn't work. Bradley is due back in court Sept. 20.
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While researching something else, I ran across this editorial from the New York Times, dated September 24, 2004. The editorial is titled, "Congress Slouches Toward Home." You don't need to be reminded which party controlled Congress at that time:
The Republican-controlled Congress is shambling to the end of one of the lightest workloads in decades without a hint of embarrassment, concentrating on the defense of the flag, tax cuts and marriage while failing at the most demanding obligations of government.
What might those be? The budget, of course:
When the lawmakers get back home, voters should ask them how they could quit their posts while leaving a dozen basic spending bills in next year's budget unfinished – hung up once more in back-room feuds about pork and logrolling.
The paper's standards have declined a bit since 2004. The Congressional Democrats haven't so much as proposed a budget in two years. Nor do they intend to do so any time soon; when Senate Republicans demanded that the majority produce a budget proposal before adjourning, Harry Reid resorted to keeping the Senate in "pro forma session" next week rather than allowing a vote on adjournment. Anything to dodge having to commit to a budget.
The Times continued:
[T]hey threw moderation to the winds this week on a $145 billion extension of existing tax cuts benefiting families. They hoped voters would not notice that they had not bothered to find budget savings to offset the costs of this program, and that these tax cuts will spawn a borrowing binge by the government from banks around the world. The loans will come due for America's children and grandchildren, whose earnings may just as well be stamped "Payable to the Bank of China."
Was that prescient, or what? But something seems to have changed since 2004. The "borrowing binge" for FY 2005 (which began a week after the Times editorial appeared) resulted in a federal deficit of $318 billion. Way too high, in my opinion. But what about FY 2010, when a Democratic President and Congress racked up a deficit of $1.3 trillion, more than four times as much? Or the current fiscal year, 2011, for which the Democrats never adopted a budget at all, but will run a deficit of around $1.5 trillion? As the Democrats leave for the Memorial Day weekend without formally adjourning, so as to avoid a vote on whether to adopt a budget, is the Times telling us that they are "slouching toward home?" No, but it wouldn't be a bad description.


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Cannes, France Five bottles of wine, a discussion about movies long into the night, and "something that resembled a smoking apparatus" – that's what it took to get Brad Pitt to agree to star in Quentin Tarantino's new Second World War movie, Inglourious Basterds. "I must have agreed to do the movie," said Pitt. "The next thing I know I was in uniform."
Pitt and Tarantino grinned at each like mischievous schoolboys across a table crowded with Pitt's co-stars, including Canada's Mike Myers, who adopts a clipped 1940s accent for his cameo as a British general. It was only moments after the world debut of Tarantino's new 21/2-hour film had screened to enthusiastic applause at the Cannes Film Festival, where the director was launched to international fame 15 years ago with Pulp Fiction.
Inglourious Basterds (the misspelling is all Tarantino's, and he didn't want to explain it) is a leap for the American director.
His trademark humour is in place, and there are a couple of moments when the squeamish should take a trip to the popcorn stand, but it's a more mature movie, in theme and tone, than anything he's done before.
Lieutenant Aldo Raine, played by Pitt with cornpone swagger, leads a troop of Jewish-American soldiers bent on taking Nazi scalps. Literally, that is: Each of the eight "basterds" is meant to take 100 scalps, both as a way to sow terror in enemy ranks and a means to exact a small but necessary revenge for the atrocities they know are being committed.
Eli Roth plays the baseball-bat-wielding Sergeant Donny Donowitz, the Babe Ruth of payback.
"For me, being Jewish, it's like kosher porn," he said after the screening yesterday. "It's something I've fantasized about since I was a young child. It was like doing a sex scene when I beat that guy to death."
Of course, it wouldn't be a Tarantino movie if it only had one linear plot. We also get the overlapping stories of the German actress turned Allied informant Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) and the young cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), who is determined to avenge her Jewish family's death. To give away her plan would be a spoiler deserving a smack, so I won't, but let's just say it allows Tarantino to use all his love and knowledge of film to rewrite history.
"It's a metaphor about the power of cinema," Tarantino said, "but at the same time it's literal – the power of cinema is going to bring down the Third Reich."
Those are some big plans for what is, after all, a summer blockbuster. And will multiplex audiences be turned off by the lengthy scenes spoken in French and German? (Tarantino wisely insisted that everyone speak the language of their characters, thus avoiding the usual Second World War movie scenario where even the Nazis sound like they graduated from the Royal Shakespeare Company.) The subtitles shouldn't be a turnoff – using them and an international cast helped Tarantino make a mature movie on a more substantial canvas.
"I'm not an American filmmaker," he said. "I make movies for the planet Earth."
Christoph Waltz, the Austrian actor who plays the sly, multilingual SS colonel Hans Landa, should be arrested for robbery because he pockets every scene he's in. In fact, Tarantino had been about to pull the plug on the project and just publish the script because he couldn't find the right actor to pull off Landa's feline wickedness in four languages. "Then Christoph read, and I said, 'We're making the movie.'"
Hearing this at the news conference yesterday, Waltz got up from the table, went over to Tarantino and kissed him.
The international press is less interested in a little-known Austrian actor, no matter how talented, than in the world's biggest movie star, and the screams of "Brad, Brad," nearly deafened. Pitt was channelling Jay Gatsby in a cream suit and grey scarf, and looked benignly over at Tarantino as the director described how they'd been "sniffing around each other" for years, hoping to work together but unable to find the right project.
"You had me at hello," Pitt said.
"I had you at bonjour," Tarantino responded.
Then the love-in continued. More of the cast continued the joke, getting up to kiss Tarantino. The question is, will the Cannes jury feel the same? Can he recapture the lightning of 1994, when Pulp Fiction took everyone's breath away and won a Palme d'Or?
One complicating factor: Isabelle Huppert, who heads the Cannes jury, was at one point expected to appear in Inglourious Basterds, but for whatever reason – Tarantino described it as "schedules and timing-wise and deal stuff" – she isn't in the movie. Insisting there was "no acrimony," Tarantino said he's Huppert's "biggest fan" and wants to work with her soon.
It says something about this year's Cannes festival that Inglourious Basterds is one of the less gory offerings. It's also one of the few movies that offers the welcome respite of laughter. It was a relief to hear the audience laughing yesterday – it's been pretty dark on the Croisette, despite the sun.


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It's just looking worse and worse. Ars Technica discusses the Dunning widget to stuff cookies, and reveals something damning. It was coded to avoid planting cookies in computers in San Jose or Santa Barbara, where the eBay headquarters are located. If he considered this perfectly acceptable behavior in eBay's eyes, why did he need to conceal his activity?
Bottom line is that he stole $5.2 million dollars over two years. I did my taxes last week, and realize that at my current salary I'll have to work for the University of Minnesota for a century to earn that much money — that's a colossal sum, wealth beyond my imagining, and I'm a fairly prosperous fellow. This was not a minor crime. There are kids robbing corner grocery stores for a handful of dollars who face greater penalties than this white collar criminal who slithered away with a small fortune at little risk.
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Bon Appetit magazine asked 5,000 of its readers if they'd sacrifice nookie for nosh, and the results do not surprise us at all.
Via the Huffington Post, we discovered that three out of four readers would happily give up sex for their favorite food. In order, they'd choose chocolate, shellfish, and steak over getting horizontal any day -- and those are just the top three.
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ProperGander wrote:The advances seem to be in illusion making and not actual space travel or atomic weaponry. This would be the 'top secret' technology we hear so much about.
Flabbergasted wrote:ProperGander wrote:The advances seem to be in illusion making and not actual space travel or atomic weaponry. This would be the 'top secret' technology we hear so much about.
Very nicely put.
Those who say NASA is lying fall into two major and irreconcilable categories: those who think (or pretend to think) NASA is hiding earthly or extraterrestrial technological wonders from us, and those who think NASA is protecting the secret of their woeful inability to get anything to fly higher than a gas balloon.
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Game #43: Jays at Phils pregame
Toronto (19-23) at Philadelphia (21-22)
at 1:35 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park
Today's lineups:
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Lyle Overbay, 1B
Vernon Wells, CF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Matt Stairs, LF
Aaron Hill, 2B
Royce Clayton, SS
Jason Phillips, C
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Shane Victorino, RF
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Chase Utley, 2B
Pat Burrell, LF
Greg Dobbs, 1B
Abraham Nunez, 3B
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NOTES: If RHP Tomo Ohka is not used out of the bullpen on Sunday, Toronto manager John Gibbons said he'd likely start in Monday's Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown, N.Y. Ohka is slated to rejoin Toronto's rotation on Saturday in Minnesota. … Glaus and Hill will likely sit out of the HOF Game on Monday. … Jays travel secretary, Mike Shaw, suited up and took BP on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon. He yanked one pitch just over the left-field wall for a homer as the Jays standing nearby erupted in cheers.
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The Jays lost that game out of pure STUPIDITY. What in the world was Wells thinking. He was already in scoring position with Stairs up next who is hot right now. And please explain Troy and Clayton great base running. No wonder this team is in the hole. The three home runs mean nothing but personal gain. Why cant this team hit consistently.So JP.is willing to eat some more salary in trades go figure.Thanks for letting me vent
Yeah, it was pretty boneheaded, but Wells might just try something like that just to get the guys psyched up a bit. In this case, it didn't work, and they needed 3 more runs to win anyway, so it ended up not making much difference. This was a game they should have won, and it sure is frustrating waiting for the hitting to turn on.


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However, it seems that with the latest update, the biggest problems in my eyes got solved, so that the keyboard is now actually usable for me. The 注音 keyboard still uses a non-standard (albeit mostly intuitive) system, its keys have been increased in size so that you can now actually type without constantly hitting the wrong button. Also, they seemed to have gotten rid of some problem which required you to hit enter after every word because otherwise the text you entered would stay in your tempory storage line (without you noticing), causing ALL of it be reconverted to 注音 if you hit backspace once because you hit the wrong button again.
Most importantly however, the latin keyboard is now actually a real latin keyboard, not a relabelled 注音 one, so that you can now enter words in an intuitive way (using Tailo). Also, it now has a feature which enables you to write in Tailo directly without a detour over the MoE character as it was before. It cannot write POJ, but I think that's a minor setback, considering there now finally is an input software which is actually practically usable for me.
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Zack Snyder blew up with the success of "300," a film that made so much money he was allowed to make "Watchmen" and "Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole." Since those films both underperformed, to say the least, the studio isn't so sure about giving their once golden boy the reigns to the proposed "300" prequel "Xerxes." So they're looking for another hitmaker.
Guy Ritchie, still busy making "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," has apparently been approached by the studio, reported Vulture.
"Xerxes" is based on yet another comic by Frank Miller, who's already developed a script with Snyder. So the obvious question is, Why is Snyder getting the boot?
One possibility is that Snyder's upcoming film, "Sucker Punch," which he's described as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" has been testing poorly. It's a shame because we love the trailer - Does it luck incomprehensible? Yes. Does it look awesome? Definitely.
But the other possibility on offer is there are already problems with "Superman: The Man of Steel." Apparently the script doesn't have an ending yet, and if the film isn't in production by 2013, the film rights go back to the estates of the heroes creators, Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster, which would mean Warners would have to pay for them all over again.
Honestly, we don't care if "Xerxes" ever gets made, much less who directs it. And we can live with "Sucker Punch" being a mess. But if we have to suffer through another sub-par "Superman," we're gonna be pissed.
Add to all that the fact that both "Watchmen" and "Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole" (the worst film title of 2010) failed to earn enough at the U.S. box office to cover their production budgets, and maybe Warners is beginning to wonder if they've backed the right horse.