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By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | November 7, 2011 5:00 AM
Despite finishing with a .495 composite winning percentage, the Marlins enjoyed success at the Minor League level. After recording a league-best 38 wins, the Gulf Coast Marlins fell one victory shy of the championship.
Greensboro, which rallied from eight games back in August to clinch a playoff spot, won the South Atlantic League title with a team that manager Andy Haines called "a special group of guys." Christian Yelich, a 2010 first-round pick, played a key role in the Grasshoppers' success, winning a MiLBY for his playoff heroics.
Marlins Organization All-Stars
Catcher -- Luke Montz, Jacksonville (118 games): Originally drafted by the Nationals in 2003, Montz bounced back in a big way after consecutive lackluster seasons. Signing with the Marlins in the offseason, the 28-year-old batted a career-high .273 and slugged 22 homers, three more than his previous best. He earned All-Star honors for the first time in his career and beat out noted prospects Paul Goldschmidt and Kyle Russell to win the Southern League All-Star Home Run Derby.
First base -- Mark Canha, Greensboro (107 games): It would be hard to argue that Canha's first full Minor League season wasn't an unqualified success. The 2010 seventh-rounder led the organization with 85 RBIs and ranked second with 25 homers. He finished fifth in the SAL with a .902 OPS but somehow was not named a league All-Star.
"I think the position he played hurt him a little bit," Haines said. "You look at the numbers and the production he had and he was certainly deserving of accolades. He's a productive offensive player, the doubles are there, the homers and the RBIs are there and he's an on-base percentage guy. We would not have had the season we had without him and I think he's put himself on the radar in the organization."
Canha also was one of the SAL's top defensive first basemen, boasting a .994 fielding percentage.
"I think it's probably the most unappreciated position defensively on the infield," the veteran manager said. "You're talking about not only playing that position but the amount of plays you can make for other guys on the infield. He's a good athlete, you can tell by the numbers defensively and offensively."
Second base -- Joe Thurston, New Orleans (126 games), Florida (one game): The veteran infielder provided the Zephyrs with a little bit of everything, finishing second on the club with a .300 average, slugging 13 homers and stealing 12 bases. He also led New Orleans with a .388 on-base percentage.
Shortstop -- Daniel Black, Greensboro (120 games): Black gave the Grasshoppers a speedy presence at the top of the lineup, stealing 32 bases and scoring 58 runs for the Sally champions. The 23-year-old led the club with five triples and compiled a .960 fielding percentage.
"Danny didn't initially play shortstop at the beginning of the season," Haines noted. "He's a guy who has all the tools to [play shortstop] -- the speed tool is there, the arm and everything you look for in a shortstop. We asked a lot of him, and once we ran him out there every day he responded and had a good year."
Third base -- Ryan Fisher, Greensboro (129 games): Fisher showed some pop, slugging 19 homers while finishing ninth in the South Atlantic League with 219 total bases. The 23-year-old ranked second among Marlins' Minor Leaguers with 79 RBIs.
"He's another guy that the organization, we talked about how it would benefit him to settle in at one position," said Haines, who concluded his second year with the Grasshoppers. "Last year, he bounced around and we settled him in at third base. Offensively, the numbers don't speak to the year he had. He had a productive year for us and I think what everyone noticed is his work ethic and how he goes about trying to make himself a better player."
Christian Yelich, Greensboro (122 games): Yelich's first full season in the Minors was nothing short of spectacular. The 2010 first-rounder hit his stride in the second half, batting .354 with 10 homers after the All-Star break to get his average up to an organization-best .312. The Marlins' Minor League Player of the Year also slugged 15 homers and tied for the team lead with 32 stolen bases while receiving a MiLBY for his walk-off homer in the first game of the playoffs.
"What gets everyone's attention is his ability to play the game and his intangibles," Haines said. "His speed, his instincts, he's able to steal 32 of 37 bases and just the overall package he brings to the team. I think he has a chance to separate himself [from other first-rounders] with his intangibles. He was a big part of what we did. We locked him in the three-hole all year and he responded. He kept getting better throughout the season.
"I think there was a little uncertainty as to what would be his best position. He is an extremely good athlete and a good runner, and he's certainly capable of playing center field or left field. The organization is going to give him a chance to play center and left and see where he settles in."
Kevin Mattison, Jacksonville (130 games): The speedy center fielder recovered from consecutive sub-par years to join Montz on the Southern League All-Star team. Mattison led the organization with 38 steals and tied for third in the Minors with 16 triples while drawing a career-high 58 walks.
Marcell Ozuna, Greensboro (131 games): Ozuna showed the power he displayed in 2010 with short-season Jamestown was no fluke, slugging 23 homers for Greensboro. The 20-year-old ranked third in the Sally with 239 total bases and was 17-for-19 in stolen base attempts.
"The tools with Marcell are very easy to see; across the board, they are plus-plus tools," Haines said. "If you look at the second half he had, he just got better every day. That's a tribute to him and his work ethic. He came to work every day and made adjustments. He can do it in just about every way possible."
According to Haines, Ozuna is about more than just offense.
"He's an incredible athlete, he made a number of web gem plays and had lots of outfield assists. Numerous things he did in the outfield caught opposing managers' eyes. He's an exciting player."
Utility -- Kyle Jensen, Jupiter (109 games), Jacksonville (21 games): Jensen had a spectacular season, batting .309 with 22 homers and a Florida State League-best .919 OPS, earning MVP honors for the former 12th-round pick. The 23-year-old continued to hit after moving up to Double-A, slugging five homers and driving in 10 runs with the Suns. He ended up leading the organization with 27 longballs.
Right-handed starting pitcher -- Austin Brice, Gulf Coast Marlins (11 games): A 2010 ninth-round pick, Brice was a perfect 6-0, limiting Rookie-level hitters to a .189 average over 48 2/3 innings. The 19-year-old posted an organization-best 2.96 ERA and recorded 55 strikeouts.
Left-handed starting pitcher -- Rob Rasmussen, Jupiter (28 games): Rasmussen shared the organization league with 12 wins and was tied for second with 118 strikeouts. The 2010 second-rounder tossed his first career shutout on Aug. 4, two-hitting St. Lucie in the second game of a doubleheader.
Relief pitcher -- Alejandro Ramos, Jupiter (49 games): The Texas native was absolutely dominant out of the Hammerheads' bullpen, notching 25 saves to earn Florida State League All-Star honors. Ramos posted a 1.78 ERA and struck out 71 over 50 2/3 innings while limiting foes to a .200 average.
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What time is it? Jimmie Johnson time (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
MARTINSVILLE, Va.
So did Jimmie Johnson get 'a layup win' here, with rival Denny Hamlin on the sidelines?
The two have been the men to beat at this flat half-mile for years, and Hamlin's sub in Sunday's Martinsville 500, Mark Martin, wasn't quite up to the game.
"It wasn't that great," Martin conceded of his 10th. "We were capable of a little better, but we just kept stubbing our toe Friday. And then we had a setback (in the race) when we were about to get into position.
"I did not fill Denny Hamlin's shoes, I can tell you that. He is the master. But I enjoyed this opportunity; it was fun."
Brian Vickers, who had a wild afternoon here on his own, in one of Michael Waltrip's cars, will sub for Hamlin in Joe Gibbs' car next weekend at Texas.
Vickers, 11th, was all over the place all day, in a very energetic show. "Considering we got in that crash early, that 10-car pileup (lap 181 of the 500), it was a decent day, with everything we had to come through," Vickers said.
"Then at the end we drove all the way back up to the top-five and blew a left-rear."
The last lap Vickers and Kevin Harvick got into it. "I have to talk to Kevin about it," Vickers said. "We hadn't raced that much all day, and then he just wrecked us after the checkered flag. It was pretty blatant -- he just turned right into us.
"Danica and I were racing pretty hard; I got to her and got under her several times, and she ran me down into the marbles, ran me across the curb, blocking pretty bad. So I put the bumper to her a little.
"If you're going to block, you have to expect to get the same in return. I didn't try to wreck her. But if you're going to run me through the marbles, what am I going to do?"
Denny Hamlin didn't have a great Sunday. And neither did his car (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
For much of the gorgeous afternoon in these Blue Ridge foothills, Matt Kenseth looked like the man to beat. "We were pretty good until about lap 350, and then the track got a little tighter and we got a little off," Kenseth said.
It was a surprising run for Kenseth, who has not been this strong here before. This was his first Martinsville race with Toyota's Joe Gibbs.
"That's the best we've ever run here, and by far the best car I've ever had here," he said.
And much of the afternoon Kenseth's teammate Kyle Busch running top-three too.
Hamlin's absence was obvious.
"I hate that Denny's not here....and I still think Denny will be in the chase," Chad Knaus, Johnson's crew chief, says.
....then adding "I think it's pretty obvious that it's not Denny (here), it's the Gibbs cars. If you look at Matt Kenseth, he couldn't get out of his own way when he was in a Roush car here. And he went out there today and was making it happen.
"I think it's probably more car than driver here for that team.
"But Denny does a really good job here. He's fantastic at the short tracks."
Brian Vickers always makes things exciting at Martinsville (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Did a NASCAR call on pit road help take Brad Keselowski out of contention in Sunday's 500?
That's what some thought, after a pit road official ruled Keselowski's right-front tire out of the box on a routine stop late in the event.
However Keselowski didn't have a car strong enough to race in the top-five during most of the afternoon anyway, and he conceded as much.
"Sixth is good, but it's just not great," Keselowski said. "We want to be able to win here, and just haven't been strong enough to do that.
"Jimmie is on another level. His car is so much better than everybody else's that he just plays with everybody the whole race just to make it look good. That's pretty obvious.
"But I feel if we can get our car where he's at, I can beat him."
Johnson made a commanding performance down the stretch: "We had a great weekend, and the stats clearly show that.
"But this was probably the most calm, relaxed, thought-out weekend that we've had. We really fell back on our experience and stayed committed. This track can play some games with you.
"The track changed more than we thought it would, and Chad put some great changes under the car. When Kyle and Matt got to us, we were able to get our car dialed in. I'm not sure where they went; but then Clint and Jeff showed up and I still had my hands full."
Several drivers tried to use her up, but Danica Patrick did more than just hold her own (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Knaus pointed to the tires here, a new setup, as making a difference in the quality of racing.
This track surface is well worn, and teams like that, because it allows Goodyear to bring tires that wear and fall off in speed.
But most of the newly repaved tracks have very smooth, non-abrasive asphalt, which creates no-wear/high-temperature issues, which limits what Goodyear can do. Goodyear in fact is studying that very issue, with hopes of finding a method -- or substance -- that will 'age' a track's asphalt and make it more abrasive. How far along that project is is not clear.
"Goodyear did a really good job with the tire here," Knaus said. "Obviously it's difficult for them to figure out what it is that they want to bring to the track, because when you test you don't necessarily get the same conditions you have in the race.
"This tire was good. It forced us to come in and take four tires; it was fun to watch somebody take tires and maneuver up through the field and pass. That was a big contributor to a great show.
"I think that Goodyear needs a little bit more time with this car so they can get us the tires that we need.
"They did a great job with this tire, and I think the more that they can do that -- the more experience they get -- is only going to help the racing as a whole, because as the tire falloff increases I think the racing gets better. We saw that today, and I think we'll see that next weekend.
"Texas is pretty abrasive, and difficult on the tires, so I think you'll see some good racing there, just like we did at Fontana.
"Tracks where the tire falloff is lower, the racing is not as good, because the line selection is minimized."
Jimmie Johnson leading the conga line (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Johnson said, while he was worried about the final restart with four miles to go, "I felt if I could get two or three corners and maintain the lead on Clint that I could stretch it back out.
"The most concern I had was wondering who was going to pit and not pit.
"Then when everybody stayed out, I didn't have to worry about any tires coming, and I felt a lot better about things."
The outside lane never came in, and the drivers on the outside on restarts was at a distinct disadvantage. That's one reason winning the pole here gave Johnson such an edge.
"There are four or five cars we race with here that I don't want to see get the pole, because it could be that little advantage," Johnson said.
"We all could see how bad it was to start in the outside lane. And if you can come off pit road first, and not second, it makes all the difference in the world."
Next up, Texas Motor Speedway, Saturday night.
Johnson's take, looking ahead? "We ran really good at Vegas, but California didn't go as well as we wanted. But California is a much different track than Texas.
"I would say Texas and Vegas are closer.
"We're still learning this car on the big tracks."
After all the hype, nothing much happened to, or for, Joey Logano Sunday (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
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I have agreed to write a reference book on the U.S. national debt over the next year. It is a book that would be found in the collections of public community libraries and the libraries of high schools and colleges–intended to be used by ordinary concerned citizens, high school AP government students, and college students in political science and economics courses. For the students it would likely be a supplement to their main textbook, particularly useful in courses where the teacher wants to get into greater depth about the debt and deficits issue or where students are writing term papers on the topic. I was motivated to agree to take this project on because I think there are big holes in the literature right now: while there are some books on the debt that are written from a particular point of view with particular policy recommendations, there seem preciously few books that survey all different points of view and explain the big (economic and philosophical) tradeoffs in choosing among all the different policy options. I also think (based on my reading of my own kids' textbooks) that AP government textbooks don't adequately explain what the federal debt is and why the students should care about it, which really troubles me given that they are the ones that will have to deal with it.
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Righty whiffs 10 in 5 2/3 innings, but counterpart Samardzija a 'beast'
PITTSBURGH -- Opening Day is a time of eternal hope. For the Pirates, the hope is still there -- unlike the '0' in their loss column.
The Cubs crossed that out on a brisk, bright Monday afternoon, frustrating the Bucs, 3-1, in front of a sellout crowd of 39,078 in PNC Park.
Chicago right-hander Jeff Samardzija continued his recent domination of the Pirates, limiting them to two hits over eight innings in which he struck out nine and walked one.
Samardzija -- 3-0 in his last three starts against the Pirates -- was described as "a beast" both by his mound victim, and by the victim's manager.
"The last two times we've seen him, he's been a beast," said Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle, referring to Samardzija's complete-game win over the Bucs last Sept. 8. On July 23, the righty threw eight innings of one-hit, no-run ball against Pittsburgh. "He can go to 95-97 [mph], then drop that breaking ball in there at 80. It's always a challenge, trying to cover close to 20 mph."
"He came out and was a beast. Threw the ball well," said Burnett, whose first career Opening Day start could not reverse his PNC Park fortunes.
The Bucs' lone run, in the ninth, came with Burnett long gone. So one zero that apparently is hard to get rid of is that in his run-support column, as the ace right-hander nearly absorbed his fourth consecutive home loss by shutout.
The last run the Bucs have scored in PNC Park with Burnett on the mound came in the fourth inning of his Aug. 27 start -- five starts and 36 innings ago.
Asked whether he could remember the last time his teammates had scored for him here, Burnett lowered his chin and his voice and conceded, "Yeah, I do. But it was just one of those days. Certainly not for lack of trying."
The only hits off Samardzija were Neil Walker's leadoff single in the second and Andrew McCutchen's double with two outs in the sixth.
The Pirates' lone run came in the ninth, when Pedro Alvarez singled home McCutchen, who was hit by a Carlos Marmol pitch and stole second. After Marmol walked Gaby Sanchez, Cubs manager Dale Sveum turned to James Russell, who induced Walker to line out to right field. Kyuji Fujikawa, making his Major League debut, came on to get Russell Martin to fly out to center to earn the save.
"We had an opportunity in the ninth," said Martin, who relished coming up as the potential winning run at the end of his first Pirates game. "I envisioned something super special happening there. It just didn't happen."
After Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer in the first, the day kept getting better for Burnett, who wound up allowing six hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings, with one walk and 10 strikeouts.
The strikeouts tied the all-time Opening Day record for a Pittsburgh starter, set in 1965 by Bob Veale and matched in 1983 by another left-hander, John Candelaria.
"You could tell with all the strikeouts that Burnett had it working," Sveum said. "It was good to come away with three runs with Burnett throwing the ball the way he did."
This opener was a reminder of the last one, when the Phillies made a seventh-inning run off Erik Bedard stand up for a 1-0 victory.
To further the analogy, the Pirates' only threat against Roy Halladay that day came in the first inning, which Alex Presley and Jose Tabata led off singles, the only two hits the Bucs would get.
On Monday, the first two batters in the home half of the first again got on base, Starling Marte on a walk and Garrett Jones when his grounder to was muffed for an error by Brent Lillibridge -- subbing for injured Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney.
The runners moved up on McCutchen's grounder -- but remained there as Alvarez and Sanchez both fanned.
The game was on the verge of getting away in the fourth, begun with a Nate Schierholtz walk and Welington Castillo double that put men on second and third with none out. Burnett fanned Luis Valbuena and did likewise to Lillibridge -- but only after Martin's block of a 59-foot curve kept Schierholtz on third.
Samardzija's weak grounder to third then ended the once-dire threat.
"I thought that'd be big," Burnett said. "If you get out of a jam like that, it gives your team a little fuel, fire. I wanted to keep putting up zeroes, give us a chance."
Chicago was finally able to extend its lead in the sixth, as Burnett was approaching 100 pitches. He hit Schierholtz with his 94th pitch, and No. 98 found the right-center gap off Castillo's bat for a 3-0 lead and Burnett's exit.
Rizzo, who last season delivered the blow that in many ways finished off the Pirates, delivered the one that started off this one on the wrong foot.
Then, it was a sixth-inning grand slam on Sept. 16 to cap off the Cubs' comeback from a 9-5 deficit and lead to a 13-9 defeat that took the fight out of the Bucs.
Now, it was a first-inning homer, following a single by Starlin Castro, to give the Cubs a 2-0 jump.
"It was a ball over the middle of the plate," Burnett said of the first-pitch delivery to Rizzo. "You've got to get that ball in. I was getting it in on lefties the rest of the game, and there were no good swings on it. You're supposed to hit that ball out. He's an aggressive swinger, and he got me."
About the only other thing that blew up in Burnett's face all game was the rosin bag, which simply came apart in a cloud of resin the first time Burnett pounded it before the start of the fifth. He thinks he might've been the victim of an April Fool's gag.
"If so," Burnett said, "it was a pretty good one. That's my day: One pitch, and the rosin bag."


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Tower Theater celebrates Christmas with the Sanders family
'Sanders Family Christmas'
To purchase tickets, visit the Tower Theater website or call the Liberty University Box Office at (434) 582-SEAT (7328) during weekday business hours. On the night of a performance, call the Tower Box Office at (434) 582-2085.
The Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts plans to celebrate the Christmas season with their holiday production of "Sanders Family Christmas," starting Thursday, Dec. 5, and running through Dec. 13 with eight performances.
The show is the department's fourth production this season and the final one of the fall semester. It is the sequel to the popular gospel musical "Smoke on the Mountain" by Connie Ray and Alan Bailey, which Liberty performed six years ago.
The series of plays revolves around the Sanders family as they travel to different churches to share their testimonies and sing gospel classics. "Sanders Family Christmas" revisits the characters on Dec. 24, 1941, just a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor and days before their son, Dennis Sanders, prepares for deployment with the Marine Corps. Hilarity and drama ensues as the family prepares to send Dennis off to war.
The production, directed by assistant professor Neal Brasher, is full of classic gospel Christmas songs, including "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Away in a Manger," and "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem."
Brasher considers this production essential to rounding out the fall theater season because it focuses on the importance of family.
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I bet this affects the Wii/DSi VCs too, so use up any outstanding points/cash still left on those devices.
Also, they don't even have everything on VC up for the Wii U yet. I just can't imagine this disabling the shop.


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Teen Tries to Perform an 'Escalator Helicopter'; Ends Up Crashing
While at the Colorado Springs Mall last week, Joe Szklarski decided to try the "escalator helicopter" trick he saw someone do on YouTube.
And, as we all know, people attempting to recreate things they see on YouTube are always successful. At injuring themselves and/or others.
"So my friend broke the escalator at the mall," Joe's pal Andrew Nichols told 9NEWS. "$3700 in fees."
Sure, that's a lot of money to an 18-year-old, but there's an upside: "It still is as funny as crap," said Andrew, who filmed the predictable failure, "and I've seen it so many times!"
Joe managed to avoid being charged for his vandalism by sticking around and "manning up to the crime."
He also vowed that his days of escalator helicoptering are well behind him. "I couldn't afford to replace another," he said.
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Well I'm gonna go with what I think
01. Augur vs Arlong
I'm voting Auger but Arlong'll take it no problem
02. Norland vs Gin
Dunno, the first of the truely meh chars.
03. Ivankov vs Brook
Brook's a SH. And despite the 25 or so people who are Anti-SH he'll win. Ivankov is usually tossed around as one of the more annoying chars anyways.
04. Sengoku vs Saul
Unsure about this one. Both were pretty good.
05. Apoo vs Mihawk
Bland Supernova vs Bland Shichibuki. Mihawk had time with Zoro and is more appealing to fangirls which is why he'll win.
06. Going Merry vs Dorry & Broggy
Merry had a great funeral. Dorry and Broggy were outshone by Baroque Works
07. Roger vs Jinbei
I'd imagine Jinbei in the recent chapters probably has more people rooting for him than Roger does. Roger did make Ace so that'll be used against him
08. Marco vs Dragon
Marco has fangirls. Dragon has fans.
09. Bepo vs Sadi
I'm going with Sadi-chan. But whiny fangirls and ban of boobs will hinder her.
10. Camie vs Chopper
Cute vs Cute. Chopper has better facefaults than Camie. Which is all her campaigns did for her.
11. Hannyabal vs Shiki
Strong World fans will vote Shiki. But I think Hannybal is one of the more loveable chars in the series.
12. Pwngoat vs Crocodile
Dunno on this. Meme vs Fangirls. I'm going with the Pwngoat campaign since it'll be more well thought out than girls pointing and shouting 'LOOK HE'S A PIMP/CUTE/HOT! like Doflamingo's more or less was.'
13. Gun Fall vs Bonnie
Supernova fan vote, fanboy vote brings her through over a forgettable old man.
14. Magellan vs Mr. 1
Magellan actually did something. Actually has a personality.
15. Kuma vs Doc Q
Anti-BB campaigns. Nuff said.
16. Kid vs Enel
Fangirl campaign vs A Major villain. I'm going with the char whom actually made a difference in the series.
17. Drake vs Buggy
Supernova voters vs Buggy voters. Buggy easily.
18. Sanji vs Bon Kurei
Sanji will be seen before this round. Sanji has rabid fangirls. Sanji it is.
19. Ryuma vs Lucky Roo
Worst fight of the series vs Shank's pal.
Nobody wins. The losers are the fans. But I see Ryuma going through for being Zoro's rival.
20. Kung-Fu Dugongs vs Rayleigh
Don't even need to comment on this one.
21. Banchi vs Smoker
Tough choice. Banchi always has an amazing campaign. But Smoker has the fangirl vote. Tough.
22. Garp vs Yokozuna
Garp easily.
23. Usopp vs Mr. 3
Usopp has been seen again and was awesome. Mr. 3 is also awesome but the Anti-SH is in the minority.
24. Luffy vs Ace
Most of the huge Ace fans cried and left AP when he was killed off. Luffy is the main char. Easy choice.
25. Bellemere vs Lafitte
Anti-BB campaigns and Bellemere just being badass pushes me to choose her.
26. Chrissie vs Beka
No idea on this one. I'm voting Moria cus Bekmin failed to impress me. But if the campaigns are great anyone could win.
27. Gaimon vs Dr. Hiluluk
Probably the best flashback char and always a fan favourite puts him through.
28. Zoro vs Hancock
Fangirls vs Fanboys. Zoro will have been seen doing stuff while Hancock could have possibly joined or whatever. Also factor in the Anti-SH lot. No idea about this one.
29. Crocus vs Shanks
Shanks, easy. After the SHs is probably the most main char in the series.
30. Zeff vs Robin
Robin has the better flashback so she'll win. The only ones voting Zeff will be fangirls who love Sanji so much that the guy who kept him alive is automatically awesome and the Anti-SH lot. Robin'll pwned one of the fangirl favourites yesterday. She'll do this no bother.
31. Nami vs Law
The fan's least favourite Strawhat vs Most Popular Supernova. Fanboys vs Fangirls. Nami's been struggling lately so Law could pull an upset. Although Nami is still more popular than Hancock is yet she won last year (I think) over this boring char.
32. Whitebeard vs Makino
I'd LOVE to see Makino win since she's had an awesome campaign. But WB will win simply because he's WB
Oh man Jimbei fans will kill Roger again.
Something tells me there was a bit more bias considering how many of these matches are a means to eliminate certain characters. But hey, luck is luck sometimes.
Franky is the only SH gone after the last round (and he was up against Luffy anyway)...and at this point, the only one I say could have a huge bit of trouble this time around is Sanji. (because real okama will always win out over pseudo-poser ones) Strangely the only real match that could be fun is Bepo/Sadi...
Y'know, Negima WAS awesome...
For the first 18 volumes.
Moria vs Beckman is a hard one.
This is going to be decided by the member i like more im afraid.
Luffy vs Ace.
People don't like Ace, right?
I'll always support Pwngoat and Moria
Round 2 seems intriguing.
Spoiler:01. Augur vs Arlong
02. Norland vs Gin
03. Ivankov vs Brook
04. Sengoku vs Saul
05. Apoo vs Mihawk
06. Going Merry vs Dorry & Broggy
07. Roger vs Jinbei
08. Marco vs Dragon
09. Bepo vs Sadi
10. Camie vs Chopper
11. Hannyabal vs Shiki
12. Pwngoat vs Crocodile
13. Gun Fall vs Bonnie
14. Magellan vs Mr. 1
15. Kuma vs Doc Q
16. Kid vs Enel
17. Drake vs Buggy
18. Sanji vs Bon Kurei
19. Ryuma vs Lucky Roo
20. Kung-Fu Dugongs vs Rayleigh
21. Banchi vs Smoker
22. Garp vs Yokozuna
23. Usopp vs Mr. 3
24. Luffy vs Ace
25. Bellemere vs Lafitte
26. Beckman vs Moria
27. Gaimon vs Dr. Hiluluk
28. Zoro vs Hancock
29. Crocus vs Shanks
30. Zeff vs Robin
31. Nami vs Law
32. Whitebeard vs Makino
Already got a Kidd vs Enel campaign.
all of those matches made me do a double take because they're so damn HARD.
Nami vs Law will be interesting... especially since someone decided to make them a crack pairing ._.
anyways, I don't think I'll be doing predictions juuuust yet
gonna make this campaign first, then I shall do justice on this... prediction shiz.
Wow...Luffy vs Ace. No doubt it'll be an awesome match. And the Alabasta rematch: Sanji vs Mr. 2.
I'm going to vote Ace, on the premise that Luffy must go down. This may be the round where I go anti-SH ^_^
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More at home in the water than on land, loons swim underwater in search of prey. At 8 to 12 pounds, the loon is larger than a duck but smaller than a goose. The bird can be easily identified with its thick neck, long black bill, red eyes, and spotty black and white summer coat. Its legs are set far back on its body, making walking on land an awkward experience.
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• Loons can fly more than 75 mph.
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• Scientists think loons can live for 30 years or more
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