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Coming attraction: Buxton ready to sign on
20-year-old outfield prospect tantalizing fans in Twin Cities, beyond
By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com | April 2, 2014 12:00 PM
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's just before noon and the sun is blazing down on the back fields at Lee County Sports Complex, Spring Training home of the Minnesota Twins. The team's Minor League players use four fields at the back of the complex -- three full-size diamonds and a fourth with only enough space for a dirt infield.
A few hundred feet east of those fields, Hammond Stadium is humming with the anticipation that always precedes a Grapefruit League contest. On this day, the Twins will lose to the Red Sox, 4-3.
First pitch in the Major League game is about an hour away. Many fans have already entered Hammond, but a hundred or so are bunched around the back fields, preceding their Major League viewing with a look at the Twins' future.
The epicenter of the back-field excitement is, at this moment, located in the gate next to the first-base dugout on the diamond nearest the Major League park. There, 20 or 30 kids, mostly dressed in Twins jerseys with names like Mauer and Morneau on the back, gather around the entrance, a semi-circle of parents and other onlookers clustered behind them.
On the other side of the fence, many of the Twins older Minor Leaguers, most destined for Double-A New Britain to start the season, stand around the doorway. A few are holding bags, others just bats, gloves and maybe a pair of spikes. One by one, they file by the entrance, wading largely unnoticed through the pack of children. Some of the players laugh at the phenomena happening around them. It's not the first time they've seen it and won't be the last.
At the entrance to the field stands Byron Buxton, a 20-year-old outfielder with the weight of an organization on his back. Batting helmet tucked under one arm and bat under the other, he stands amid the mass of autograph seekers. Three-plus hours worth of dirt, sweat and grass stains have soaked into his uniform. Beneath that Florida sun, he places his signature where each young fan requests it.
Twins fans, naturally, have a lot to say about Byron Buxton. Gathered around the back fields, they praise his talents, question his readiness and prod reporters and front-office personnel for more information on him.
Mostly, though, they talk about how no one has ever seen Buxton turn down an autograph request. He signed regularly in Cedar Rapids for those who made the four-hour drive from Minneapolis to see him play, or over at Hammond Stadium, while he was still participating in Major League camp. He signs now, too, for as much time as he can reasonably provide.
Buxton's high school manager, Jeremy Smith, has seen it before. Even as a high school student, Buxton often was hounded for his signature. Younger kids from opposing school districts would track him down after games, hoping to take away proof that they'd met the next big thing before he left southeastern Georgia.
The attention has obviously swelled since his high school days. Last summer, Smith took a trip to Fort Myers, where Buxton was dominating with the Twins' Class A Advanced affiliate. He watched Buxton sign for fans after the game, then went back to the teenager's place to crash for the night.
"He had a box full of letters and stuff," Smith said. "They wanted stuff signed from all over the country. I said, 'Are you gonna do all this?' He said, 'Yeah. It might take me a while, but I'm going to do it all.' He's always been that way."
"Just comes with part of playing baseball," Buxton said. "It's something you have to do for the fans, and I don't mind it. ... It's just something I kind of take responsibility for doing."
On this sunny March day, Buxton is true to his word, signing for a little more than five minutes until a coach disperses the crowd. Buxton apologizes to those with unsigned balls and cards but follows his coach's orders, sliding through the mass of kids, then the adults, before ducking behind another fence and onto the smallest of the four back fields for an interview.
There he talks about his mental approach to the game and his responsibilities to Twins fans. He speaks with the syntax of a young man not far removed from high school, but it's also clear from what he says that he understands the weight he carries and embraces it. Yes or no answers are accompanied with a heap of respect -- he's well known for his "yes, sirs" and "no, sirs." It's a trait often noted by coaches and media members and credited to his parents and his southern upbringing.
On this day, he also talks about his off-field interests. It's easy for Buxton to avoid the hype that surrounds him, he said, because he's never had much interest in picking up Baseball America or similar publications, nor does he hit the web often to read about the game he plays.
"I'm not a big reader, unless it's social studies or history," he said. "I love history. I read books back home and any chance I get, I go to the bookstore."
Buxton is smarter than to discuss his potential place in history in front of a tape recorder, but he's mostly alone in dismissing the idea that his talents have historic possibilities. Nobody is ready to enshrine the outfielder in the Hall of Fame, but the comparisons to greats past and present are hard to avoid.
One common point of comparison is Mike Trout. As seems the case with Buxton, it's difficult to heap too many superlatives on Trout's shoulders. The 22-year-old is unlike anything baseball has seen in generations -- the modern day answer for Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays. For fans, he's an exceptional gift with an implausibly rare combination of talents plucked straight from a scout's wildest dreams.
As much joy as players like Trout provide, they also raise expectations to unfair levels. Players as mediocre as Harold Miner and even ones as good as Vince Carter paled when compared to Michael Jordan, and Buxton faces similarly daunting comparisons to the nearly unprecedented Trout.
First full pro seasonMike Trout vs. Byron Buxton
Trout's wins above replacement (via Fangraphs) are the fourth most in baseball history through an age 22 season, and all the players ahead of him played at least 100 more games by that age. He's perhaps the best player of this generation but as always, the irresistible question is "Who's next?"
Enter Buxton. He's already risen to the top of the Minor League hierarchy and, for at least the next few months, that's where he'll remain. The hype has hit a natural plateau, and until he reaches the Majors, it doesn't seem possible for him to exceed those expectations.
Can Byron Buxton be as good as Mike Trout? Can he be better? Even those prone to avoid such a comparison can't help but recognize its validity.
That was true of Fort Myers manager Doug Mientkiewicz. Though the 12-year Major League veteran stopped short of comparing Buxton to Trout, he didn't have to be asked about the Angels outfielder to invoke his name.
"I was just wowed by a 19-year-old," Mientkiewicz said of managing Buxton in the Florida State League. "That's the best way I can describe it.
"I never saw Mike Trout play in the Minor Leagues, so I can't go by that," he added. "I just know what this kid does."
What Buxton does is a little bit of everything.
Defensively, he could be among the best center fielders in the Majors in short order. He can fly -- MLB.com rated Buxton as an 80 runner, putting him at the top of the 20-to-80 scouting scale. He's not quite as fast as Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton, but the gap is negligible when it comes to chasing down fly balls.
Buxton applies his speed well, but his reactions aren't yet elite. "His jumps can get better, can be better than what they are, but when you can fly like he can fly, he can make up for those," Mientkiewicz said.
He makes up for it with great playmaking ability, something he put on display last June. In a game broadcast on cable television in Minnesota, Buxton turned in one of the best plays of the year for Cedar Rapids, ranging into the left-center gap and tracking the ball over his left shoulder while sprawling to catch the liner just in front of the wall.
His arm is almost as impressive as his legs. In high school, Buxton was his team's ace pitcher, and he could deliver his fastball in the mid-90 mph range.
"Everything he did was done so effortlessly," said Smith, who coached him through his four-year varsity baseball career. "He could throw 96, but there was nothing behind it whatsoever. No strain, just all fluid. He could throw a football 70 yards just standing flat-footed."
On the other side of the ball, Buxton already has showcased an ability to punish lower-level pitching. In 2013, he hit .334 with a .944 OPS between Cedar Rapids and Fort Myers. MLB.com tossed a 70 grade on his hit tool, and opinions seem nearly unanimous that Buxton will hit for average and get on base.
His power ceiling is a better topic for debate. Buxton hit 12 home runs last year. While playing in pitcher-friendly Fort Myers probably kept that total down, his present power isn't as impressive as other top prospects like fellow Twin Miguel Sano or Cubs shortstop Javier Baez.
Difficult as it is to gauge any player's raw power, it's especially so with Buxton because he rarely sells out for it. As a high school standout, he drew crowds of scouts out to his small Georgia hometown, and they always wanted to see him take batting practice. Where the inclination for most teenagers might be to show off what power they have, Buxton never dropped a shoulder and sold out for the long ball. The batting practice rounds he took for scouts were as focused and fundamentally sound as those done privately, with an emphasis on gap-to-gap line drives.
"He would say, 'I don't want to hit it out,'" Smith said. "He'd just be swinging and hitting line drives."
Not much has changed in that regard. On the back fields in Florida, with nobody but teammates, coaches and one reporter watching, Buxton sprayed line drives between left-center and right-center, barreling nearly every ball and sending would-be singles and doubles to the outfield grass.
The round was a replica of what he did at the All-Star Futures Game last July at Citi Field. In New York, Buxton had the chance to impress hundreds of onlookers -- mostly scouts and media -- during batting practice. While most of his fellow top prospects took advantage of the spotlight by bashing tape measure blasts, Buxton settled for solid contact, showcasing a discipline rare at such events.
Whether more home runs come with age may be the greatest determinant for if Buxton becomes merely a very good Major League player or launches himself into rarefied air. Even without the pop, he'll be an offensive threat.
"Power, that's the last thing we're worried about with him," Mientkiewicz said. "Power is generally the last thing to come. We want him to keep getting more at-bats and keep getting him to keep the barrel on the ball as long as he can. His quick hands and athletic ability will take over from there."
There are many refrains you'll get from baseball people when it comes to prospects. Pitchers should be pitchers and not throwers, locate their fastballs, learn to work backward and figure out how to apply their stuff. For hitters, the Minor Leagues are for mastering the strike zone, gaining consistency and taking professional at-bats.
Another well-worn principle is that players spend time in the Minors to learn how to fail. Baseball is a game of failure. Make an out 60 percent of the time for a few years in the Majors, and they'll build a statue and put you in the Hall of Fame.
Teams want to see their players fail, but only because they want to gauge their response. No hissy fits. No spells of self doubt. Strike out four times Friday night? You've got four more at-bats coming Saturday. Better be ready.
The consensus from prospect writers, and even from some of Buxton's coaches, seems to be that they're waiting for him to fail between the white lines so they can see how he responds. The numbers -- a .312 Minor League batting average and .906 OPS -- indicate consistent success, and as a result, it's assumed Buxton's mettle is yet to be tested.
As his varsity high school coach, Smith knows better. He's seen Buxton burned in the clutch.
Smith has been the baseball coach at Appling County High School since 2004. Born and raised in Baxley, Ga. -- population 4,400 -- he's known Buxton since before the youngster got to high school.
In 2012, Buxton had a miserable game at an inopportune time -- the first of three in the Georgia AA state championship series.
A right-hander with a mid-90s fastball and sharp slider, Buxton held Pierce County to two runs over the first six innings. In the seventh, he fought to keep Appling's deficit at 2-1. He failed, allowing a two-run homer. The next inning, Appling cut the margin to 4-2 but left a pair of runners stranded and lost. Buxton was distraught.
Adding to his fury was that he struck out in his final at-bat in Game 1, then again in his first at-bat in Game 2 -- his second and third strikeouts of the season. Appling managed to win Game 2, but Buxton entered the rubber contest fuming over his Game 1 performance.
A tropical storm delayed Game 3 for a few days. In the interim, Buxton pleaded with Smith to let him pitch in the decisive contest.
"He didn't really like [pitching], but for us to do what we needed to do, we needed him to do it," Smith said. "He said, 'You have to let me throw tomorrow,' and I said I'd think about it. He said, 'Ain't no thinking to it. I want the ball.'
Buxton took the ball in Game 3 and was basically the only one who touched it. On June 5 -- one day after the Twins selected him No. 2 overall in the 2012 Draft -- he set a school record with 18 strikeouts in a seven-inning game as Appling won its first-ever state championship.
Buxton's final pitch that day registered 96 mph, Smith said.
"He just willed his team to a victory," Pierce County head coach Greg Gay later told Baseball America. "Honestly, there was nothing we could do as a baseball team to beat him that day. The look in his eye, he just had a different demeanor about him."
The Twins knew all about the exploits of their newest darling prospect. Already the proud parent club to burgeoning Dominican prospect Miguel Sano, Minnesota greeted Buxton eagerly when he arrived later that month in Fort Myers, home of the team's Gulf Coast League affiliate.
| "A lot of the things that struck me about him have nothing to do with the on-the-field stuff. He's as good as it gets as a human being."
-- Doug Mientkiewicz, Fort Myers Manager
Buxton was overmatched in his first pro experience. He went 0-for-26 at the start of his GCL season, flailing at 90 mph fastballs he rarely saw in high school.
"He was struggling," Twins director of Minor League operations Brad Steil said. "It wasn't like he was hitting the ball hard and it was bad luck."
Though his Game 1 performance in the state championship series left him furious, the 0-for-26 start was just disheartening.
"Just kept telling myself I was never going to get a hit," Buxton said. "My parents and friends back home just kept telling me, 'Stay with it.'"
In at-bat No. 27, Buxton finally got his first pro hit. The rest of his GCL season, he batted .306 with four homers, four doubles and three triples over 62 at-bats. Promoted to Rookie-level Elizabethton, he hit .286 in 21 games and hasn't looked back.
"You have to have the mental side as well as the physical," Buxton said of the experience. "You have to grind it out. You're going to have lumps and bumps in this game, you just have to grind through it. You can't ever take a pitch off. You have to try to stay focused in the game, even if you're not hitting the ball.
"Once I got it out of the way, I was feeling more relaxed, got the pressure off my back and got to swinging the bat a little bit and just playing better."
For many in the Twins organization, the most impressive thing about Buxton is the remarkable maturity he displays for such a young player. Players as young as Buxton often understand baseball's mental trials in the abstract, it's his application of the key tenets -- work ethic, confidence, being a teammate -- that impress the people around him.
"A lot of the things that struck me about him have nothing to do with the on-the-field stuff," Mientkiewicz said. "He's as good as it gets as a human being. Aside from the talent, he's the kind of guy where you pull for him. He understands what it's like to be a teammate."
Makeup is another trait Smith noticed in Buxton as a high schooler. With troves of scouts coming specifically to see him, Buxton insisted he never take batting practice alone. The extra attention gave other Appling players a chance to get noticed and helped some get looks from smaller colleges that may have otherwise missed them.
"I would tell them, 'They're coming to watch Byron, but you have a chance to be seen, too,'" Smith said. "It helped that all those scouts were there. He was always a team person. It wasn't just about Byron."
There's an attitude about Buxton that's rare among elite prospects. Some of it is the 'yes, sirs' and 'no, sirs," and some of it is the unassuming presence he has around teammates. Some, like Smith, credit his parents for creating that personality, but something about it exudes a type of small-town southern sensibility.
"In south Georgia, that's just how we're raised," Smith said. "That's just how it's always been."
The persona has stayed with Buxton as he's ventured out of Baxley. Prospects of his ilk have never faced a brighter spotlight. Bryce Harper is still the poster child for the modern-day teenage phenom, but the attention paid to Buxton isn't far behind.
The Twins aren't too concerned that Buxton will be affected by that spotlight and the pressure that comes with it.
"Pressure creeps in on the unprepared," Mientkiewicz said. "And Byron's never unprepared."
Back on the back fields, Buxton finishes his interview then disappears into the Twins' Minor League complex -- a netted row of batting cages connected to locker rooms and a few offices. About an hour later, he reappeared to play in a Double-A game on the same field where he practiced earlier. Behind home plate, Minor League pitchers from the Twins organization gathered, interspersed with fans and a couple of media members. Those hurlers had finished their work for the day and ditched their uniforms for street clothes. They, like the fans, were sticking around to catch the two games pitting the Twins' Double-A and Triple-A teams against squads from the Red Sox.
"Is this where Buxton is playing?" one pitcher asked another.
"I think so," another answered. "I hope so."
There were no great feats on this day. Buxton collected a couple of hits and chased down a few pop flies, but mostly he just provided those gathered reason to talk of his abilities, his interaction with fans and the hope he's bringing them.
When the game ended, fans again gathered at the entrance to the first-base dugout, where Buxton again obliged their requests.
His duty to the fans complete, he made his way into the Minor League facility, his bat, glove and helmet in hand. He disappeared into a door between batting cages, slowly slipping from view.
Jake Seiner is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Jake_Seiner. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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GRAND LAKE — A Colorado State Patrol investigation of an accident involving a dump truck versus a pedestrian on Highway 34 is so-far pointing to the possibility the pedestrian deliberately stepped in front of the truck.
The accident, which shut down the highway for longer than an hour on Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, resulted in one pedestrian flown directly from the scene of the accident to Denver Health in Denver with "serious critical injuries," according to Trooper Nathan Lyons of the Colorado State Patrol.
A dump truck driven by a 27-year-old man from Grand Lake heading westbound struck the 56-year-old Fraser man staying near Grand Lake, who apparently had stepped into the roadway from the westbound side, according to the investigation, Lyons said. "We have enough indication that leads us to believe it was an intentional act that he was in the roadway at that time," Lyons said.
According to the trooper, there were "clear efforts to avoid collision" on the part of the dump-truck driver and no citations were issued.
"He's still in shock; he's still shaken up," Lyons said of the driver on Wednesday. A Victims Advocate Unit of the Colorado State Patrol was in contact with the driver, he said.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In another dominant performance, the MIT women's tennis team backed up their recent national ranking with an 8-1 victory over Vassar College on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers were recently ranked 27th in the country and 9th in the New England Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and have now notched their seventh straight victory, upsetting 22nd ranked Vassar College. It was the first win for MIT over the Brewers since 2003.
MIT took two of the three doubles matches, with the pairs of Candace Wu and Lauren Quisenberry and Julia Hsu and Bianca Dumitrascu each winning 8-2. Lindsay Kantor and Natalie Santiago were able to capture Vassar's only point, winning 8-1 over Melissa Diskin and Katie O'Neal at third doubles.
Katie O'Neal came off the bench and got revenge on Santiago, beating her 6-4, 6-2 at fifth singles, as all six MIT singles players won in straight sets. Wu and Hsu each posted shutouts in their first set, while only Melissa Diskin and Dumitrascu needed seven games to win sets.
The Engineers remain undefeated this spring season and improve to 12-4 on the season. They will host Skidmore College on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. Vassar falls to 13-5 on the season and will travel to Hamilton College to play against Bowdoin on April 24th.
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Lauren Quisenberry (MIT) def. Jennifer Beckerman (VC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Candace Wu (MIT) def. Joy Backer (VC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Julia Hsu (MIT) def. Nicole Block (VC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Bianca Dumitrascu (MIT) def. Jennifer Ruther (VC) 6-1, 7-6
5. Katie O'Neal (MIT) def. Natalie Santiago (VC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Melissa Diskin (MIT) def. Lindsay Kantor (VC) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Candace Wu/Lauren Quisenberry (MIT) def. Joy Backer/Nicole Block (VC) 8-2
2. Julia Hsu/Bianca Dumitrascu (MIT) def. Alyssa Roush/Jennifer Beckerman (VC) 8-2
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A documentary about Pat Tillman is due out Friday and his mom is not mincing words about the scandal that followed the NFL star turned Army Ranger's death in Afghanistan.
In an interview on CBS' "Early Show," Mary Tillman accuses Gen. Stanley McChrystal of peddling the story of Tillman's heroic death when he knew the soldier had been killed by friendly fire.
"I wrote the book, came out in 2008, and I indicate that McChrystal was involved in orchestrating the cover-up," Mary Tillman said. "He falsified the Silver Star. He was very aware that Pat was killed by friendlies."
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She went on to say that when she learned McChrystal was set to be promoted to head of the U.S. command in Afghanistan, she wrote President Obama and others to dissuade them from making the appointment. Tillman, whose newly released paperback version of her book, "Boots On the Ground By Dusk: Searching For Answers In the Death of Pat Tillman," has new allegations, said she hopes it and the documentary set the record straight.
"The documentary in part is to try to present Pat as a human being and not this caricature that was created," told CBS. "But the biggest reason for this documentary is to point out the horrible way that he was used. His death was lied about by the military, by the government. But he's not an isolated incident. This happens on a regular basis. It's a systemic problem. It's not isolated to the Bush Administration. It's happened for years. And it's tolerated.
"Troops (are) being killed and the military lies to the family about what really happened."
Pat Tillman was an all-pro safety for the Phoenix Cardinals when he left his career to become an Army Ranger following the 9/11 attacks. He was killed in April 2004 at age 28.
In the documentary, Russell Baer, an Army Ranger Specialist who served alongside Tillman and his brother Kevin in Afghanistan says his army commanders told him to lie to Tillman's family about his death, propping up the myth that Tillman was killed during a Taliban ambush.
McChrystal was fired last month by President Obama after saying unflattering things about the administration in an interview with Rolling Stone.
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BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox will try to complete a three-game sweep of the slumping Baltimore Orioles when the two teams meet for a Wednesday matinee at Oriole Park.
Boston (46-22) won the first two games of this series, including Tuesdays 6-4 victory. Chris Sale (5-4, 2.83 ERA) will pitch for Boston on Wednesday against Yefry Ramirez, who will make his major-league debut.
Sale has lost his last three starts. He pitched well against the White Sox on Friday in his last start, allowing one run on six hits in eight innings — with 10 strikeouts — but still took the loss as Chicago scored a 1-0 victory.
He has pitched effectively against the Orioles in his career, going 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 15 games, including nine starts, and will try to give the Red Sox their ninth win in 10 games versus Baltimore this season.
The Orioles are struggling on offense right now, a big reason the team has lost six in a row and 13 of their last 15 games.
Ramirez will be called up from Triple-A Norfolk as the Orioles placed Andrew Cashner on the disabled list Tuesday due to a lower back strain. They also brought up relief pitcher Donnie Hart from Norfolk.
Cashner had been scheduled to start Wednesdays game but Ramirez instead will get his first chance to pitch in the majors.
The Red Sox also will have Mookie Betts in the lineup. Betts had been out since May 26 with a left abdominal strain before being surprisingly activated before Mondays 2-0 victory.
He went 1-for-5 and manager Alex Cora took him out after the top of the 11th inning so Betts would not be pushed too much on his first day back.
Betts did not play in Tuesdays win, but he and Cora said it was more just to ease him back in slowly.
"He was going to play two out of three anyway," Cora said before Tuesdays game. "Yesterday we extended him a little bit. Hell start tomorrow."
Betts also leads the major league All-Star Game voting as the Red Sox likely will have a few players on the American League team.
The Orioles best chance for that game will be Manny Machado, who returned to the Baltimore lineup Tuesday after missing a game due to an illness.
Baltimore ran into the same problems Tuesday that have plagued its lineup all season – an inability to score without homers and not being able to get the big hit at the right time.
The Orioles went just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 baserunners overall. There were just too many missed chances once again.
Baltimore has just a .227 team batting average after the Tuesday loss — and it wont get any easier in the series finale with Sale starting and the solid bullpen waiting behind him.
"Youve got a guy like Sale starting tomorrow," Orioles manager Buck Showalter told the media afterward. "They feel pretty confident about their bullpen. Theyve got eight of them down there."
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Fantasy Nerdlinger - Our 2009 Draft Strategery
The funny part about this is that we really haven't been a very good roto player in a few years. Maybe it's the fact that this blog has taken up most of our free time, or maybe it's the fact that Travis Hafner has steadfastly refused to do anything of worth for us over that time. Whatever the case, we've taken an unmerciful shit kicking over the past couple of years, and we're halfway bracing ourselves for more of the same this year.
With two league drafts coming up this weekend and another a week later, we're buckling down and doing our homework now. Which is to say, we're reading USA Today Sports Weekly and making handwritten lists of guys we like. It's all very high tech.
We should probably be guarding this information a little more fastidiously, given that most of the people with whom we will be playing in roto leagues this season read this blog. But fuck it, we're all about the transparency. So here, we offer six of the finer points of our strategic planning for the coming year's fantasy baseball season.
1) Coming to the acceptance that we are a pompous fool: Too often, we go into drafts wanting to be the first guy to pick the hotshot emerging star of tomorrow, only to be stuck with them all season long. Jeremy Hermida, Alex Gordon, Homer Bailey...we've wasted a lot of time, energy and mid-to-high draft picks on guys who weren't ready to perform in the majors. This year, we trust no one under the age of 30.
2) A nice healthy breakfast: In past years, our draft days would kick off with a bit of the Eggs Mayflower (scrambled eggs on bagel with cream cheese, covered with hollandaise sauce, and a side order of sausage...heart attack!! Miam yiam!) However, we've been on a health kick since Christmas, if only so that we can strip away some of the irony from our fat jokes made at Rod Barajas' expense. So this year, we're thinking a bit of yogurt, some artisanal granola and maybe some fresh fruit to go with our skim milk latte. Either that, or we'll just make coffee and eat chunks of cheese broken right off the block.
3) Find something entertaining to occupy Mrs. Tao: Not that she'll butt in on our hours and hours of draft day madness, but it's always good to find something to keep the wife happy while we're deciding between Jeff Keppinger and Clint Barmes. So we've ordered up a Lexington Steele Signature Series replica...actually, never mind. We'll just keep her happy.
4) Don't get too wrapped up in other people's rankings: We have a tendency to depend on the wisdom of others, and every year we get burned by putting too much stock in the ranting of some random yahoo who managed to get a job as a fantasy analyst. Actually, Matthew Berry's mancrush on Jeff Francoeur got the better of us in more than one league last year. (Thanks, TMR!) This year, we're taking the Colbertian approach and shooting from our gut. We're not going to care if Fanball or Ron Shandler or BallBustingFantasyWhores.com all dump on Oliver Perez...if he's there in the 20th round and we wanna take him, we're gonna take him! So suck it!
5) Less talk, more action: Sometimes, our draft day chatting gets the best of us. We get so distracted by questioning the manhood of our fellow competitors that we totally lose track of the fact that our team is starting to suck, and we're not even in the 10th round. Then there's the whole question of hurt feelings. Even if we don't mean any harm to some of our fellow competitors with our witty repartee and snide remarks, there is only so much that you can communicate about the tone of your quip through emoticons. This year, we're gonna tone it down. We're just going to put Marvin Gaye's "If I Should Die Tonight" on repeat, and feel the love.
6) Put down the Hater-ade: We used to have a strict "No Yankees, No Red Sox" rule on our fantasy teams. Then we downgraded it to "No Yankees". This year, we're going to hold our nose and take whoever we need to take to get the job done. We're through with spending all season scraping away at the waiver wire to find someone to help us reach the dizzying heights of sixth place when we could have just taken Mariano Rivera to start with.
So...That's pretty much it. The entirety of our fantasy strategy. Clearly, a path to glory.
And for the good fellows in the Tao's Roto Leagues
Our drafts are on Sunday, and you'd better be there at the appointed times, because we're not going to listen to you whine about how you needed to wash your mother's pantyhose and therefore missed the draft. If you've got to scrub momma's unmentionables before she'll feed you Sunday dinner, then get to work on your pre-rankings now. You only get one shot at this.
11 comments:
- Jer said...
Doesn't shooting from the gut and putting down the hater-ade sort of contradict themselves? Isn't hate from the gut?
- March 12, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Darren Priest said...
I think this could be Alex Gordon's break-out year.
- March 12, 2009 at 6:17 PM
- Torgen said...
I think this could be Haterade Colbert's break-out year.
- March 12, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- Lloyd the Barber said...
Isn't talking trash the whole point? Winning a fantasy league still equates losing in life, might as well go down pWning
- March 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Darren Priest said...
If I forget to do anything, will that espn pool still draft automatically?
- March 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- The Ack said...
I don't know what the fuck I'm doing in a roto league. Panic has fully set it in.
I'll still be running my gums, though. Keep yo' mamas out of the room.
- March 12, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Should i bother drafting snider in the last few rounds or is that just the eternal optimist in me.
- March 13, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
@Lloyd - Excellent point. We should take our recent shit-kickings as proof positive that we are a winner in life.
Also, you're going down like Rupert Everett.
- March 13, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- Jer said...
I think all yo momma jokes (at least the witty and well delivered ones) should always be followed with an "Oh snap!" even better if you actually snap when you say it.
This is a rule I'd like to see implemented in life, but barring that, just in the roto-shenanigans is ok I guess.
- March 13, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- dave said...
I've actually been copying all the spelling/grammar mistakes on this blog to a word document that I will then use to flood your screen with while you try and make a pick.
Everyone will laugh at you.
- March 13, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Chris said...
Does this mean you won't be drafting the GBPWH Snider?
- March 13, 2009 at 2:54 PM


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Roughly half of Web users are using Web browsers that are vulnerable to known security flaws, said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys. The company collected browser data from over a million "typical end-user computers" and found that more than half of the tested machines had critical vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to take remote control of the system, search the disk drive for valuable data, monitor all keystrokes, and intercept private information, Kandek said.
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Kaspersky Lab researchers found similar numbers in this month's "Global Web Browser Usage and Security Trends" report. While nearly 80 percent of users in the Kaspersky Security Network had the latest version of a browser, the researchers acknowledged the possibility that "quite a lot of users" had their default browser up-to-date, but also had outdated versions of other browsers also installed on the same machine, "keeping a security hole open for attacks."
About 17 percent of users were using older browsers, which were not the latest version but still being patched regularly, and 8.5 percent had "obsolete" versions, according to Kaspersky Lab. While that may not sound like a lot, that number "represents millions of users," the report said. Not upgrading browsers means those users are also less likely to update plugins such as Adobe Flash or Java, Kaspersky Lab found.
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"All of these vulnerabilities can be eliminated by updating to the latest versions of the software installed, both for browsers and plug-ins," Kandek recommended.
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"It is always not the best time to close all apps, save all documents and wait a while until the updates are installed. But it has to be done," Kaspersky Lab said in the report.
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Months before the Indonesia tourism site started attracting (unwanted) attention, I'd noticed something peculiar about their previous improvement: their copywriter apparently smoked pot on the job.
It took twenty years for me to get this single enlightenment: It would only take one second--to turn the damn TV off.
The KKK took my (newborn) baby away. But it was okay. Because I finally understood how Indonesian swearing works.
During the care of my second child, I realized that--ideally--a guy should undertake a Fatherhood Aptitude Test before facing the actual thing. Otherwise, these fathers might end up creating TV shows for Indonesia.
The World Wildlife Fund redefined the term "back to nature", when they accidentally exposed some children to porn in one of their educational events. I guess they just hadn't realized how fierce Indonesian mothers could be.
Thing to note: some children actually applauded. There's hope for Indonesia after all.
I realized that my childhood dreams were political. And none of it involved being a president. But it's easy for kids nowadays. If you get a C, you can be the President of the United States. And if you get an E, bright future awaits!
June also bore good news for Nielsen Media Research Indonesia.
Indonesians began to frequent goodreads.com, a social networking for book readers. We're easy to spot, though. And speaking of reading, even our representatives are eager to learn.
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And don't forget: Think for future! Best for forward!
My eyes were opened by the perks of being a Mayor. Apparently, by being a Mayor, you can check out someone's virginity. In pure admiration, I devised a Comprehensive Virginity Test for this Mayor.
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Blogger Party 2007 happened. Gladly, I wasn't a host or anything. So it went well.
Unfortunately, things didn't go well for the english section of Jakartan Higher Education Directorate site, which were supposed to be Clean, Transparent and Professional and successfully missed all three.
Finally some enlightenment for the ladies: an exact definition of "cool" for guys.
And as the presidential campaigning period grows nearer, here's a suggestion for our presidential candidates: release a smutty-titled song.
So, based on only what I wrote on The Fool Has Landed: this year has been stupid, hazardous, and enlightening.
Yes, a usual year in Indonesia. But don't let that stop us from continuing in a similar fashion for the following year.
Just like the immortalized words of Al Jarreau;
You can be what you want to
And all you need is to
Get your boogie down
Thank you for sharing the laughs of 2007.


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By David Lavender
Sept. 1, 2004
On a Friday afternoon, while most of their college classmates are taking naps or watching television, Juniors Weldon Ehlert and Zac Yanis are pounding down a hill at Steeplechase Park . Teammates Kevin Green and Caleb Key are hot on their heels, with the rest of the Bison cross country team close behind. The Lady Bisons, staggered a repetition ahead of the men, shoot off of the starting line 200 yards away. It's a sweltering, cloudless August day, and both squads are hammering out 1,000 meter repeats. Although they looked fresh and felt good for the first couple of reps, the men and women are beginning to wear down. They've run over three miles at a demanding pace, and the sweat stains, labored breathing, and sagging shoulders serve as proof. Two things haven't changed, though - their splits, and the look in their eyes. Holding pace is impressive, but the gleam -- something between hunger and determination -- is what stands out now. The Lipscomb cross teams are gunning for something. After injuries led to a disappointing finish in the 2003 campaign, the Bisons and Lady Bisons are looking to show what they're really made of. "We haven't forgotten about last year," said Junior Zac Yanis, back in the dorm recovering after Friday's workout. Zac finished second on the team in the A-Sun Championship race in 2003, a race that the Bisons want to improve on. "We're hungry for it - I guess we feel like we have something to prove." The Lipscomb men finished 9th out of 11 teams, well short of their goal. "We weren't happy about our conference results last year," said head coach Clay Nicks. "We just didn't get it done, but some things were out of our control. The men's and women's teams were riddled with injuries." On the men's side, Weldon Ehlert, who led the Bisons for several races in 2002, was out for the greater part of the year with a severe ankle injury. Caleb Key, the third scorer on the squad, missed some time due to a hip mishap. The result was the unsatisfactory finish in the conference final. On the women's side, Candace Cox, who holds the school record for a 5000 meter cross country race at 18:57 at the Auburn Invitational in 2002, battled health problems throughout the last season and never really hit her stride. Freshman Elizabeth Schall, the #2 runner for the Lady Bisons, passed out during conference. Amazingly, she was still able to finish, but her time suffered considerably. Nicks isn't caught up in the past, though. He knows he's got talent on both teams, and is looking to make it all come together this year. He has a senior veteran in Deanna Edwards, who has logged some impressive times in her career. Cox and Ruth Mick are working hard and continuing to get better. And the sophomores, arguably the best recruiting class in recent Lipscomb cross country history, bring lots of young talent. Amanda Wright, Susan Worden, Samantha Wood, and Schall complete the competitive, if small team. Worden began to come into her own at the end of 2003, finishing in the top 30 at conference championships. The finish earned her All-Freshman honors. "It should probably be one of the best teams we've ever had here," said Nicks. "Every year we've gotten a little bit better, and we just need to stay healthy." Ditto for the men. Between Yanis, Ehlert, and the rest of the squad, the Bisons have the talent to move up in the standings. Key showed real promise in 2003 before the hip injury slowed him. Kevin Green, a junior from Maryville , Tennessee , is regularly in the top three runners thus far this fall. Eric Brown is pushing the top four as a freshman, and Daniel Pellitier, Matt McWhirter, Naeem Thompson and Tim Cotton aren't far behind. The teams will get their first taste of competition on Friday when the Belmont Bruins host the Belmont Opener at Vaughn's Gap. The focus of the season, though - the gleam and determination in the runners' eyes - is the conference championships. In their second year of A-Sun competition, the Bisons and Lady Bisons alike are pining to prove last year was merely a fluke. And just in case they needed something to sweeten the deal, the conference championships will be at their home course, Vaughn's Gap. So they'll endure the grueling repeat workouts, the 6 a.m. sprints and the 2-hour distance runs. This year, Lipscomb has something to prove.


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Just when you think the baseball teams from North Carolina and North Carolina State are practically attached because of their monumental showdowns, consider this:
The teams won�t meet during the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season in 2014.
A scheduling rotation � that soon will be obsolete � means the rivals who�ll face off in today�s College World Series won�t have a conference series next year.
�Based on our schedule, we rotate through your non-divisional opponents,� said Kris Pierce, an ACC associate commissioner who oversees baseball. �They do have the ability to schedule non-conference games.�
Discussions for that have been in the works, but North Carolina coach Mike Fox said nothing is firm on that front.
The teams have a couple of options. They could play a non-league, three-game series (though that likely would come no later than the first weekend in March before the conference schedule kicks in), or they could play a pair of non-league midweek games (probably one home game for each team).
�Right now, we still have the same bye weekend,� Fox said. �We�ve talked about it.�
One idea that has been floated is to play a three-game series with one game at each campus and a third game at a neutral site. That�s a format used by South Carolina and Clemson for their annual get-togethers.
Durham Bulls general manager Mike Birling, whose facility was used for the ACC Tournament�s record-setting turnout of 11,392 for a North Carolina / N.C. State meeting last month, said he wants to talk to the schools about playing in Durham next year. He said that�s a conversation he plans for after the CWS.
There could be a hitch with such an arrangement in Durham, though, because Durham Bulls Athletic Park is scheduled for a significant offseason renovation. Birling said it will be a push to have the entire facility ready for the Bulls� opening in April 2014.
Expect the Tar Heels and Wolfpack to find a way to play in 2014.
�I think we kind of like playing each other,� N.C. State coach Elliott Avent said. �It�s a great rivalry. It�s intense, but I mean, it�s not hated. � The games have been so good, and they�ve been clean games, and both teams can really, really play. It�s a huge competition.�
The teams could meet three times in Omaha, Neb. They�re in the same four-team, double-elimination bracket, so after today it�s possible they could be matched up one or two more times this week.
This year already has been unusual because the third game of a late-April series in Raleigh was cancelled by rain after the teams split the first two games. They made up for it by playing 18 innings last month in Durham in the ACC Tournament, with the Tar Heels winning 2-1.
This came on top of a 2012 ACC Tournament clash that North Carolina won in 12 innings in Greensboro.
�Before the Greensboro deal, before the Durham thing, it was always good,� Fox said. �It was always intense. � Depending on what time of the year it was, a lot of times we had three really great games here, but basketball season was going on and nobody is paying a whole lot of attention.�
The teams met only twice in 2008 when one of the games in Chapel Hill was wiped out.
Larry Gallo, the executive associate athletics director at North Carolina and a member of the NCAA baseball committee, there are several ways the teams could decide to schedule non-conference games. He said there�s no reason the teams shouldn�t meet on the field in 2014.
One consideration expressed by several sources on the topic is that a series on the second or third weekend of the season not only could encounter weather issues but also might conflict with basketball in terms of how much attention it receives.
Pierce said North Carolina and N.C. State will become permanent baseball partners for scheduling purposes beginning with the 2015 season. Evolving conference expansion � and changes on when incoming members would start competing in the ACC � caused scheduling issues for the conference.
Pierce it was too late to make an overhaul for next year because leagues schedules had been produced and distributed, with teams filling their non-conference slots in many cases. Coaches voted to keep the intended 2014 league schedule rather than revamp it with too many other parts already in place.
�We keep changing how we do things,� Fox said.
Each ACC team plays a 30-game league schedule consisting of 10 three-game series. Starting next year, there will be 14 baseball-playing schools in the ACC, meaning there will be three teams that each team won�t face in league competition.
Each team can play a total of 56 regular-season games.


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What Is Attracting Venture-Capital Funding?
Three of Europe's venture capitalists tell the WSJ what types of businesses or startups they look to finance.
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THE CAST OF "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND," MEL BROOKS, CARL REINER AND CAST MEMBERS FROM "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" AND "GLEE" TOP THE LIST OF TALENT TO BE HONORED AT THE "8th ANNUAL TV LAND AWARDS"
Pop Culture Award To Be Given To "Charlie's Angels" With
Special Tribute To Farrah Fawcett
Annual TV Land PRIME Original Special Taping Saturday, April 17 At 4:00 p.m. on
Sony's Historic Stage 15 in Culver City, CA And Will Air On April 25 At 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
March 15, 2010, Los Angeles, CA - TV Land announced today that legendary comedians Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner; the cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond" including Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Madylin Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten; "Charlie's Angels" stars Cheryl Ladd, Jaclyn Smith and "Glee" cast members Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron, Jayma Mays, Jessalyn Gilsig and Kevin McHale are among the honorees at this year's "8th Annual TV Land Awards" with more talent to be announced soon. The gala is scheduled to be taped on Saturday, April 17 on the historic Stage 15 on the Sony Lot in Culver City. The show premieres on Sunday, April 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The entire cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond" will reunite for the first time since the death of fellow cast member Peter Boyle to receive the Impact Award at this year's show. "Everybody Loves Raymond" ran on CBS for nine successful seasons and joins the TV Land line-up on March 18. This year's Future Classic Award will be bestowed upon Fox's runaway hit, "Glee." Previous future classic recipients include "Desperate Housewives" and "Arrested Development." Mel Brooks ("Blazing Saddles") and Carl Reiner ("The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Ocean's Eleven") - the Renaissance Men of Comedy who started out on "Your Show of Shows" - will each receive the Legend Award. This marks the first time that this award will be given to two recipients. Stars of the 1970's TV phenomenon "Charlie's Angels" will be on hand to receive the Pop Culture Award and to pay tribute to their cast member Farrah Fawcett, who passed away of cancer in June 2009.
Now in its eighth year, the "TV Land Awards" pays tribute to classic and contemporary luminaries of television, music and movies. The ninety-minute telecast will feature exhilarating musical performances and will reunite some of the most iconic celebrity TV casts.
Previous honorees include Mike Myers, Garry Marshall, the cast of "Desperate Housewives" and the hilarious sitcoms "Cheers," "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "M*A*S*H*." Past presenters include Academy Award�-winner Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Ray Romano, Steve Carell, Billy Crystal, Sharon Stone, Robin Williams and Academy Award�-nominee Robert Downey, Jr. to name a few. Past musical performers include Diana Ross, Willie Nelson and Lionel Ritchie.
Michael Levitt ("Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List," "Billboard Music Awards," "Scream Awards") is executive producer; Emmy Award�-winning Jeff Margolis is director ("Academy Awards�," "American Music Awards," "Screen Actors Guild Awards"); Greg Sills serves as supervising producer ("VH1 Rock Honors," "The Teen Choice Awards," "Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards") and TV Land's Larry W. Jones and Sal Maniaci are executive producers.
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TV Land PRIME is TV Land's programming destination designed for people in their forties and the exclusive home to the premieres of the network's original programming, contemporary television series acquisitions and movies. TV Land PRIME is part of TV Land, a network dedicated to presenting the best in entertainment on all platforms for Adults 25-54. Consisting of original programming, acquired shows, hit movies and full-service Web site, TV Land is now seen in over 95 million U.S. homes.
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MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV , VH1 , CMT , Logo , Harmonix , Nickelodeon , Nick at Nite , Nick Jr. , TeenNick , AddictingGames , Neopets , COMEDY CENTRAL , SPIKE , TV Land , Atom , GameTrailers and Xfire .


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Next Week, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" Kicks Off a Juicy Three-Part Reunion and "Secrets Revealed" Special on Sunday, April 7 at 8pm ET/PT
NEW YORK - April 1, 2013 - Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" breaks ratings records as season five delivers its most-watched season, up seven percent from prior season - and remains the most-watched series on the network, averaging over three million total viewers an episode. Additionally, last night's season finale posted double-digit ratings growth, up 31 percent in total viewers (over 3 million total viewers) compared to last season's finale. Featuring another heated face-off between Kenya and Porsha, the episode was up 45 percent among A25-54 (over 2 million viewers) and 33 percent in A18-49 (over 1.9 million viewers), according to Nielsen.
Coming off of a highly-watched season finale, Bravo Media is offering a triple dose of drama when it kicks off a three-part reunion and "Secrets Revealed" special of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" on Sunday, April 7 at 8pm ET/PT. Host Andy Cohen looks back at some of the season's most memorable moments with the fabulous Southern ladies Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, NeNe Leakes, Kenya Moore, Phaedra Parks and Porsha Stewart. For a sneak peek of Part I of the reunion go to: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/season-5/videos/too-overweight-for-a-fitness-video
During Part I of the reunion on Sunday, April 7 at 8pm ET/PT, the ladies discuss their thoughts on the release of "Gone with The Wind Fabulous" and the ongoing conflict between Porsha and Kenya this season. The "Battle of the Booties" takes center stage between Kenya and Phaedra, plus, hear what these Southern Belles think of NeNe's stardom in Hollywood.
In Reunion Part II, airing on Sunday, April 14 at 8pm ET/PT, Kim Zolciak returns to hash it out with the women and to reflect on her departure from the show. NeNe puts Phaedra in the hot seat over exclusive, behind-the-scenes drama that has never been revealed and Kenya joins in on the attack.
During Part III of the reunion on Sunday, April 21 at 8pm ET/PT, the husbands and significant others join to give their take on the season. Kandi talks about her new life with Todd and their recent engagement, and the men chime in on Kenya and Walter's breakup drama. Tune in for other must-see moments, including which housewife is accused of allegedly "sexting" one of the husbands!
Following the three-part reunion, on Sunday, April 28 at 8pm ET/PT, the network will air a "Secrets Revealed" special, which will feature Phaedra's pet funerals, additional footage of the return of Kim Zolciak and the ladies' reactions to the reunion.
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is produced by True Entertainment for Bravo. Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Omid Kahangi and Megan Sanchez-Warner serve as Executive Producers.
Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS data. Most watched show based full season regular episode averages for current Bravo shows, total viewers. Season-over-season comparison based on 4/08/12 season four finale.
Bravo is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBCUniversal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.


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Spartans hope to make quick work of Golden LionsDec 5, 2012 - 3:43 PM East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - The 19th-ranked Michigan State Spartans will attempt to stay unbeaten at the Breslin Center this season, as they play host to the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions on Wednesday night.
It has been a rough start to the 2012-13 campaign for UAPB, with its only win in seven tries coming against Maryland-Eastern Shore in its final game at the Outrigger Hotels and Resort Rainbow Classic in Hawaii (62-52). Since that win, the Lions have dropped four in a row, all on the road, most recently in an 80-59 decision against Oregon.
Michigan State lost its opener to UConn in Germany (66-62), but it was able to reel off five consecutive wins before traveling to Miami-Florida and suffering a 67-59 defeat on Nov. 28. The Spartans got back on the winning track in their latest bout against Nicholls State with a dominating 84-39 victory.
This game marks the first-ever meeting between these two programs.
It has been a sluggish start for UAPB to say the least, as it shoots a lowly 35.5 percent from the floor in netting a meager 54 ppg. The team showed great improvement against Oregon last Saturday, making 23-of-51 shots from the field (.451), but it still produced just 59 points in the blowout loss. Mitchell Anderson tallied 16 points, two blocks, and two assists in the setback, while DeVon Haynes scored 12 points and Lazabian Jackson chipped in with 10. Jackson has been the Lions' most productive player with 12.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 1.7 spg, but he has struggled from beyond the arc, making good on fewer than 20 percent of his three-point attempts. Terrell Kennedy adds 11.4 ppg, but he too struggles from the field (.333). Haynes (11.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg) and Anderson (8.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg) bring stability to the frontcourt.
The Spartans were outstanding in their recent win over Nicholls State, shooting a season-high 60 percent from the field while allowing a season-low 39 points. Eleven players scored in the victory, paced by Keith Appling with 13 points and six assists. Adreian Payne saw significant minutes off the bench and responded with 10 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, and Denzel Valentine and Gary Harris tacked on 11 points apiece. The outstanding team effort only added to a stellar start to the season at the offensive end for MSU, which shooter better than 48 percent from the floor. Appling has been fantastic with 16.1 ppg while handing out 4.4 apg. The junior guard makes nearly 43 percent of his three-point attempts and has also been impressive from the foul line (.816). Harris (11.8 ppg) is a high-efficiency guard (.509 FG percentage) and Branden Dawson adds 10.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and a team-best 2.4 spg. In addition to a sound offensive attack, Michigan State plays solid defense (57.4 ppg), and it outrebounds opponents by more than 10 boards per contest.
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As you might imagine, a lot of what we do at ActBlue is digital; we email, blog and tweet. We have a Facebook fan page. But we also believe in making the digital personal, and every year we head out to Netroots Nation to meet the donors, fundraisers and candidates who use ActBlue. This year, we'll be putting up a series of videos–ActBlue in 1 Take–of fundraisers and candidates who use ActBlue explaining what our service means to them. It's a diverse group that includes school board candidates and U.S. Senators, Netroots leaders and Members of Congress.
Today, we're pleased to present Rep. Alan Grayson, Democrat from Florida's 8th district. Rep. Grayson has become one of the most outspoken progressive voices in the Democratic Party, and was kind enough to speak to us backstage after his keynote at Netroots Nation 2010:


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Ingredients and Preparation
- In a small bowl, whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, ginger, and garlic powder. Combine marinade and pork in a large plastic resealable bag and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to overnight.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook pork until cooked through, about 5-7 minutes per side.


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Coach Joel Wilson has been at UCSC since
the pool was built in 1988, his primary responsibility being the
Head Coach of Santa Cruz Masters. Since 2004 he has been in charge
of the UCSC men's and women's distance group, the Slug "D"
Wilson swam collegiately at UC Berkeley where he was Team Captain
and All American in the 1650 yd. freestyle. Since his collegiate
days, he has continued to swim with Santa Cruz Masters and has
maintained national top-5 age group rankings in a variety of events
including the 200 butterfly, 400 IM, and 1650 freestyle.
Among Coach Wilson's goals are helping all members of the "D"
Squad become as knowledgeable as possible about their chosen events
so that they can swim their events as fast as possible, achieving
faster times each season. Another goal is to foster a love of
swimming that will stay a part of each member's life forever.
Coach Wilson is proud to be associated with the men and women of
Slug Swimming and Diving!


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This dessert mold with 5 different patterns, good for make mini cake. It is easy to use and clean. It uses in Thai dessert like yellow bean cake, coconut agar dessert, custard agar dessert or other Asian dessert likes kuih bangkit. Length 8 3/4 inch, width 1 3/4 inch. Product of Thailand.
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