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Zaun won't be returning to Toronto
TORONTO — Free-agent catcher Gregg Zaun vented some frustration with the Blue Jays in an article that appeared in the National Post on Monday. In July, Zaun admitted to being open to a trade out of Toronto, but general manager J.P. Ricciardi countered by saying there were no interested parties. Zaun told the newspaper that the Jays "had a trade in place" and backed out.
"It sure wasn't easy to take when J.P. in the papers was telling everybody in the baseball world that nobody wanted me, when I knew that that was in fact not the truth," Zaun told the newspaper. "To say that nobody was interested in me was inaccurate and embarrassing and it really made me look bad. I wasn't happy with that."
Zaun also expressed some frustration about an apparent lack of communication from the Blue Jays, who handed the starting catching job to Rod Barajas after Zaun returned from a stint on the disabled list midway through the season. Earlier this offseason, the Jays picked up Barajas' $2.5 million club option to bring him back in 2009.
The 37-year-old Zaun, who made $3.75 million last year, finished the 2008 season hitting .237 with six homers and 30 RBIs in 245 at-bats — the fewest trips to the plate in his five-year tour with Toronto. Zaun and Ricciardi ruled out a return to Toronto and the catcher said he hopes to land a backup job with a contender or a regular role on a team with a young pitching staff.
"That would be a fun job for me," Zaun said. "It's what I did when I started with the Blue Jays. I was a part of the maturing process of all those young pitchers."
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Isn't this all just moot anyway? Zaun wants more than a 1 year deal anyway and he wont get that from the Jays. The Jays are only looking at bringing back Rod for a year anyway. The Jays will tire of Barajas' .250 avg by the all-star break and deal him at the trade deadline to whichever contender needs to fill a hole at catcher from injuries. They may as well start the year with Brian Jeroloman as the back-up and bring J.P. Arencibia up around mid-season.
What's with all of the jabbing through the media? Zauny, you're a class act and we expect more from you. Don't stoop down to JP's level, it doesn't look good on you. The fans know that you will land on your feet!
What does everyone think of the Matt Holliday to Oakland deal? It chaps my rear! If the A's can afford him, so can the Jays! And all the A's gave up was Street (lost his closer job after imploding), Smith (7-16 rookie campaign) and Gonzalez (mediocre rookie year). Couldn't the Jays have offered Accardo, Litsch and Lind and grabbed Holliday? Just goes to show the difference in negotiating skills between JP and Billy.
The Jays paid Zaun $7.5 million in the last two years which is more than Zaun made in total the previous 14 years and he's whining????????
He's complaining that the Jays didn't trade him-is he the GM now???????
He's complaining that he lost the starter's job to a very hot Barajas. He expected someone to say "sorry Greg but Barajas is hot as hell and by the way he throws out runners and your throwing arm is like a uncooked noodle!!!!!!
When Hillebrand left and dissed the Jays on the way out, the first guy on the soapbox was Zaun who stated "what Hillebrand did was very unprofessional, those things should be either discussed behind closed doors or not discussed at all" And now he's saying what???????
What really pisses me off about this situation is Zaun did something I didn't think was possible to do-he made JP look like a class act with JP's comments of " Zaun did a great job for us." Greg Zaun-a crybaby loser. Good ridance.
So you'd trade Accardo, Litsch and Lind for Holliday, when we're short on pitching and already have two left fielder's, knowing you pay Holliday $13 million per year and he's a free agent after 2009?
Okey dokey!!!!
So you'd trade Accardo, Litsch and Lind for Holliday, when we're short on pitching and already have two left fielder's, knowing you pay Holliday $13 million per year and he's a free agent after 2009?
Okey dokey!!!!"
I never thought I would say this regarding your posts, but great point.
Zaun obviously thinks he is good. Wow! Perhaps someone should send some videotape of him playing the last few years. lol.
Your right ( Zaun ) made J.P. look good. I think I have seen it all. lol. Players like Zaun make me laugh! Nothing but a below average player. Not too mention a whiner. Why does he think he is good? He made nearly 4 million in 2008, he should give most of it back! LOL!!
People are praising the A's on the Holliday deal because you know as soon as the trade dealine comes, and if the A's aren't contending, Beane is going to haven't another barginning chip to salvage another pack of prospects.
Street was coming of a bad year, Gonzalez might be great, but we are yet to see it, and Smith was nothing special. Beane is simple simply unloaded some prospects, so he can have a bargainning chip to reload in the future and start anew with fresh young faces. Gutzy move, but that is what the guy has been doing that for years. No second thoughts, he just goes with his calculations.
You could praise it now, but I'd be skeptical, I want to wait and see how it plays out.
I am coming to the conclusion that this year The Jays should seriously considering a re-build as a result of circumstances, which are in some cases beyond their control.
The first fact is TB, Boston, NY and Baltimore all all going to be stronger next year, so if we're going to win, The Jays have to significantly increase payroll to sign free agents, since we don't have the depth in our minor league system prospects for trades.
Fact two is the Canadian dollar has really tanked; so badly that it's likely going to cost the Jays a minimum of $20 to $30 million "Canadian dollars. Just think that 100 million payroll would cost about $95 million Canadian dollars a few months ago and now it costs $120 and that doesn't include all the other costs payable in US dollars. Yikes.
Combine the dollar problem with the Yanks opening their own stadium this year and no longer contributing to gate equilization, The Jays will probably not get the same support they have in the past-and this was a significant source of revenue.
For us to really compete, we need two strong bats, a lead off hitter and a solid innings eating starter. That's a lot of holes to fill, and unless we get the very best bats like Tiexera and Manny, we'll still fall short and finish in 4th or 5th place.
So I believe it's time to unload those enormous contracts and trade for high quality prospects in order to seriously compete in 3-4 years. Specifically, let's trade Overbay, Rolen, Wells, Halliday, Ryan, Barajas and Downs for sure and possibly Rios if we get the right offer. Let's cut player salaries to the bone and invest heavily into new draft choice signings and really build a strong minor league system so we roll out lots of high quality prospects year after year.
And, let's bring the kids up and let them play.
Last year Beckett was the favourite to win the CY . He had more wins than Sabathia but Sabathia captured every other category and we all know who won . Lee has more wins and Lee's ERA is slightly better than Doc's but Doc beat him in every other category and pitched in more games with no support . Is there a chance for Doc ? I doubt it, I think Jay's players are lost to MLB . Maybe its a female thing, but for me its hard to see Doc move on . I do think its the only way he gets the recognition he so deserves plus it gives him a better chance to pitch in the post season . I read where they may even give the CY to Mussina ( sentimental vote )…..now that would be a travesty .
No team is going to take on those contracts except Doc's and Downs' as both are a bargain . Our farm system will not get any better . I am not sure if its the scouts that suck , JP ( ok we all know we need a change in GM ) or both but Jay's drafting is less than stellar. We don't have the players in the farm system to rebuild and with what we have to trade , other than Doc and Downs ( Rios if included ), we won't get anything great in return . Jays can't afford to pay part of a player's contract and Roger's can increase the payroll but you have to have somebody who knows how to get value for the dollar which the Jays don't have . It doesn't matter that our dollar is no longer on par or above , it was only that way for a relatively short period. For years the canadian dollar was well below the american . Its not how much money that matters but how that money is spent . TB sure proved that last season .
What the Jays really can't afford is to stay in limbo. Unless they seriously increase payroll, we will be in 4th place again next year-maybe 5th. Fan support peaked in 2006 with very limited growth ever since. I expect it to start dropping in 2009 because of the economic situation and if we head to last place fan support will drop through the floor.
Our farm system can improve like others IF we have the right management. Oakland added 19 prospects to their depleted minor league system this last year through trades-so it can be done in other ways than just drafting. Frankly, with gate equalization looking like its going the way of the do do bird-I don't think we have a choice.
I think Ryans contract is very tradeable as well, providing we trade him at the right time. I expect he'll be back to 2006 form this spring, so I wouldn't trade him until he proves it. I expect we'd have to eat a chunk of Rolen, Overbay and Well's contracts-although NY could potentially be a good fit for Wells. I agree we wouldn't get much for Rolen, Overbay, Wells or Barajas, but we can't win with them, so why would we keep them.
But now is the right time to trade Halliday and Downs, their value will never be higher than it is right now. I'd expect we could almost name our price for Halliday and get 4 grade a+ prospects, and two top prospects for Downs, who could be marketed as a low cost high quality closer. Imagine what this team would look like ( offensively) if we traded Halliday and Overbay to Milwaukee for Escobar, Gamel and Fielder. Our 4th hole guy, ss, lead off hitter, 3rd base guy with power positions would all be filled with huge talent and potential. Downs and Ryan could be traded for top flight starter pitching prospects. Dump Wells and Barajas, play Rios in center, Snider in rf, Lind in left, bring up Arrencibia and Jeroloman ( although personally I don't see Jeroloman staying long) and our position players are set.
With Litsch, McGowan, Marcum, Janssen, Purcey, Cecil, Romero and Brad Mills, plus a couple of other prospects, we'd have fine starters in a year.
Accardo, League and Carleson at the back end of the pen combined with others like Wolfe, Davis Romero and young guys coming up-I think I'd take my chances.
A good team is made up of both veterans and rookies, checkout the Redsox , Angels even the Rays brought in Floyd as a veteran presence in the clubhouse. If you trade away all the Jays veterans you lose the identity or the face of the team . If you think fan attendance is down now, it will bottom out if you trade away everyone. Those you have remaining do not have the same impact as Wells or Doc. Maybe with time they will but not yet. Fans need a player or players to identify with the team.
We agree on the farm system , that we can draft good players but we don't have that right now . Like I said its either the scouts , Riccardi or a combination of both that are not doing their job well when it comes to drafting.
As for Fielder , I don't want to see him in a Jays uniform . I agree he can hit but his defence is lacking , he could stand to be in better shape and by the time this "new" team gels , he will become a free agent and his representative is Boras . The Brewers aren't going to give him up while they have control of his salary. I don't want Manny either . I think he will cost too much money for too many years and as he declines , which he will do eventually , the Jays will be stuck with another inflated contract that can't dispose of .
Next year will be a tough one for sure . The ALE is getting more difficult as the teams in this division try to build for the season . The Jays are lacking in many areas and I don't see next year being much better than this past season . I said earlier its time for fresh ideas , a new GM and until that happens the Jay's will continue to stagnate . I don't think increasing the payroll in this case will help , look at the Yankees . Its not how much money but how wisely you spend it . Jp doesn't spend it wisely
Congratulations to Cito Gaston for winning the Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award ( Legacy Award )
Note to gsjays: Careful, you are starting to sound a lot like me! Unfortunately, I can tell you from experience, many contributors to this blog cannot see the big picture you are painting. They may start to listen after next year's 5th-place finish – but by then, our tradeable assets will have diminished in value to the point that it will be difficult to acquire the packages of young players you are after. Nevertheless, keep up the good fight!
Actually the Brewers have let it be known they would consider trading Fielder. Fact is Fielder might or might not be the "big bat" we need in the 4th hole, but clearly we need one.
Frankly, I'd be as interested or more interested in Gamel and Escobar. Gamel could turn into that big bat and Escobar could turn into an all star ss, hitting for high average and good speed.
Although, I somewhat agree the team needs veterans to win, I think you'll agree the veterans must be the leaders and neither Wells, Rolen, Overbay, Downs or Overbay fit that mode-which is one of the main reasons they have to be dumped. Halliday and Ryan are leaders, but they are along with Downs, are the prized assets we need to trade to get better and contend.The leaders on this team in the future have to be the Hills, Rios's and Marcums.
I'm glad you agree 2009 doesn't look good and increasing the payroll isn't the way to go. That being said, we need to trade these guys and bring in prospects in order to rebuild for 2010 and 2011.
Although I agree fans come to see Halliday pitch, I disagree on Wells or any of the other veterans. Wells is currently the 25th ranked outfielder in MLB, is way over paid, and this team wins more without him than with him. Attendance is going to drop one way or the other, although I think more fans came out to see Snider than Wells.
I think if we do the right deals, we will bounce back very quickly. Look at Minnesota and how they did this year after trading Santana. And watch out for Oakland in 2009.
My concern though, is we might see JP trade the Sniders, Linds, Cecils and Romeros in order to be "competitive" this year and save his butt again. I can read the PR's now with JP saying "we've liked this guy for a long time." and trade for 30-35+ veterans with limited upside and we finish 4th again. The Robinson Diaz trade comes to mind.
There is a big difference between a discussion and a "fight". I don't fight …lol…too much negative energy. I have a business so I always look at the big picture …look to the future
I have never been privy to the conversations that go on in the locker room so I have no idea who the leader is nor do I think any of us do. I do recall Hill saying when Doc speaks they all listen. However for the good of us fans, I am willing to take on the locker room assigment.
I am not disagreeing that we do or do not need a big bat , I just don't think Fielder is the one . Jays shouldn't give up the defence to satisfy the offence. Wells is ranked so low right now because he had 2 injury seasons, stats can be misleading.
I think we should be concerned about Riccardi trading the few ,young talented players the Jays have. We can play armchair manager all we want but ultimately Riccardi will do what he thinks is best for the team and himself . He seems to prefer proven players over rookies. Lind is a good example. he would still be in the minors had gaston not brought him up .
Burnett is gone , Doc is traded as is Downs , McGowan and Marcum both don't come back next year until mid season . Janssen is doing ok but not great , who do you see pitching ? Remember Hughes was baseball's #1 prospect and he has tried the majors 2 years in a row now and failed . Rookies don't come with guarantees. Look at the Marlins who won the WS , disbanded the team and have done squat since .
I'm sure if you became the locker room leader, we'd win the series. I'd bet Garry and Bosox will agree on that point. lol
I disagree with you on Lind still being in the minors. I think it's better to bring these kids up early rather than late-because our coaching and mentoring is so much better here than the minors and the kids will become better players as a result. Lind is a perfect example of that and Snider will be as well.
If you start off with the assumption we're going to finish 4th or 5th next year unless we dramatically increase salary, then play the kids, we might be surprised as we were with Marcum, Litcsh and McGowan. I do also think Jannsen will make it back-he's got a lot of desire which is what's needed to come back from that injury and he has the time.
So starters-I'd play 5 of Litsch, Purcey, Cecil, Rickie Romero, Janssen, Mills and Richmond with McGowan coming back in June. For the pen, League is the closer, Accardo is set up, Carleson and Davis Romero the lefties, Wolfe, and two of the starters above-likely Mills and Richmond. This assumes we get no propsects capable of taking any of these spots.
Marcum will not be back until spring of 2010.
As for Minnesota , they are a great blend of veteran and rookie players and Santana is only one player . Minn also has a very good farm system that primarily focuses on pitchers. They also have , what I think , is one of the best managers in baseball in Gardenhire .
I think you misread what I typed about Lind . I get the feeling Riccardi would have kept Lind in the minors choosing to fill the void in left field with yet another free agent like Stewart. I think Gaston was the driving force in bringing up Lind and keeping him here which was a good thing .
I just don't believe Riccardi will do any of the things you dream of . To rebuild this team with mainly rookies , it will be probably 3 years before we contend and Riccardi doesn't have that much time ..his time is running out and he is looking for the lightning in the bottle
Now where do I apply for concierge of the locker room ….lol…
I agree on Gardenhire, I also agree on the quality of Minnesota's minor league system-I wish ours was as good.
Yes, I did misread what you said on Lind, and I agree with your comments. I have never understood why JP kept him in the minors.
I know JP will not do what I'm suggested, nor do I want JP to do the rebuild-I have no confidence in him whatsoever. JP has had his time to prove his worth and after 7 years, we finish lower than the year before he joined us with a lot poorer outlook for next year than we've had for some time. We have a minor league system stocked with "nice" players that's still in the bottom quarter of the league. We're stuck with contracts on Wells, Overbay and Rolen we can't unload without huge hits. Imagine, we pay these 3 guys 41 million in 2010 and if Ryan doesn't improve add another 10 million to that number, it's outrageous. We've already taken sizeable hits on Thomas, Henske, Koskie and others. We've had one good and one reasonable draft year in 7. He's lost all credibility with the fan base, the press and any free agent in MLB that's worth anything. Frankly, the only thing worse is to allow him to trade all our propsects for more of the same he's done in the past.
The only positive thing for this year is you being the concierge of the locker room. I'll be a reference for you as I'm sure both Garry and Bosox will. The question is how good are your massages? lol
Maybe it's possible since the padres are looking to trade, maybe the jays could swing a deal such as Overbay, Mills, and first or second rounder for Adrian Gonzalez. Perhaps San Diego would do it because it looks as though they are ready to unload Peavy any day now and will need good pitching prospects. If all else fails we could maybe get them to throw Greene in as well, if we strike out on the open market. Inglett seemed to do a good job for us leading off, and was clutch at time, hitting a lot of triples, he
could even man ss if it comes down to it. Overall he does more than macdonald and Scutoro.
I think Kate was thinking of being massaged not giving them lol.
For the most part I was illustrating how easy it is to make your team better and how lacksidasical the approach is that the Jays brass is taking. The Rockies were absolutely ripped off in this deal and the Jays should be looking for deals like this one. Teams are GIVING away players and if the Jays are the buyers that they claim to be, they should be exploiting the teams that are making trades just to dump payroll. Now that the Padres have announced that they wont be bringing back Hoffman and are also looking to deal Giles, the price of Peavy has been cut in half. The Rockies are looking to sell Atkins as well (the Jays should be all over them) and the Marlins are looking to deal Hanley and Uggla.
$13M for Holliday is a bargin (even if he leaves after 1 year)! He is pretty much a lock for .300+ 30+ HR, 100+ RBI, 20+ SB – How long has it been since a Jay put up stats anything like that??? The names Carlos Delgado and Roberto Alomar come to mind. I understand that the Jays have an abundance of OF, but aquiring Holliday would allow them to trade away Rios and / or Wells. An OF of Holliday, Wells and Snider would be one of the best in baseball. The Jays need a # 4 & # 5 hitter. And Wells & Rios aren't the answer (neither are Overbay or Rolen or Barajas or any of the other guys that the put in that role last year – well, other than Thomas). Wells is a good #3 guy, and Rios could be a #2 or #7 guy, but definitely isn't a middle of the order guy. The Jays need to make a splash if they want to be a contender, and the price was right to get Holliday. It was too good to pass up, even if it isn't exactly what they are looking for. If you can get a player like that, for that cheap of a price, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT!
PS – Congrats to Cito! Well done Old chap, well done! Great to see you back in uniform. Maybe next year, with a full schedule under your belt you'll be looking at some 1st place votes.
Even though Gaston only managed for 3 months, he received 2 , 3rd place votes for AL manager of the year putting him in 6th place . First the Legacy Award now this, something went right for the Jays last season
Garry-you think???
Hey, I'd offer to give Kate a massage at anytime. lol
Good idea , I never thought of that ……lol…….I was worried how I was going to keep up , with your idea I don't have to . How is your wife doing ? I hope she is well
Kate my wife is doing well and she said thank you for your concern.
Well, whether it is JP or Zaun's fault is not that important now in the team's perspectives.
I have been researching lately for some backup catchers, primarily those stuck in AAA and acquired some MLB experiences. In my opinion, Pierre-Luc LaForest, a lefthand hitting Canadian recently released by the Phillies AAA is an option. He will be 31 and showed a career .807 OPS in the minors with 148 AB over 3 years of MLB services.


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The PGA Tour visits the breathtaking Monterey Peninsula this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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Well the final countdown is on and my list is a mile long but we're working through it in a very merry spirit thanks to some of my favorite seasonal music. Nothing get's you in the spirit more than wrapping presents by the fireside and listening to Christmas carols. For the most part I'm a fan of the old standard music for Christmas, think Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Even though I could go on all day here are 5 of my favorites that are on my playlist right now.
Frank Sinatra – Santa Clause is Coming to Town
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Three Liga MX teams will kick off their CONCACAF Champions League group-stage campaigns, with an eye to prolonging Mexico's dominance.
A Mexican club have won the competition that covers North America, Central America and the Caribbean for the past nine years, with Cruz Azul the reigning champions.
Seven of those titles were fought out in all-Mexican finals too, with the last club not to hail from the country to win the title being Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in 2005 - when it was known as the Champions Cup.
Cruz Azul open their title defence against Costa Rican side Alajuelense on Tuesday, but Luis Fernando Tena's men have won just one of their past 10 in all competitions.
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Closet office project overview: Features, tools and cost
Is your home office a mess? Do you need a spot to organize your kids' schoolwork and projects? Or do you just want to get your office stuff out of sight when you have guests? We'll show you how to solve all these problems by turning a spare closet into a super-organized office. It's a closet office!
In this story, we'll show you how to build and install wall shelf cabinets, a countertop and under-mount drawers, including how to adjust the dimensions to fit these projects in your closet office. We'll also show you an easy way to conceal all those cords that usually dangle down behind the desk. We've included a Materials List (See "Additional Information" below.), but you'll have to adjust the quantities to fit your closet. The closet office project shown here is constructed with birch plywood and boards and cost us about $400.
This is a great project for any intermediate to advanced DIYer. There's no complicated joinery—the wall shelves and drawers are just wooden boxes that are screwed together. We used a table saw to cut the plywood, a narrow-crown staple gun to attach the shelf backs and drawer bottoms, and an 18-gauge nailer to attach the face frames. If you don't have these tools, you can use a circular saw and straightedge guide to cut the plywood, and a good old-fashioned hammer and nails. It will just take a little longer. And these are the best home office paint colors.
Closet Office Ideas: Simple Construction, Fantastic Features
- Brighten up your work surface with under-cabinet lights.
- Hide the cords with a power strip tucked behind a backsplash.
- Easy-to-build shelf units create tons of storage space.
- The world's simplest drawers hang under the countertop.
Step 1: Measure your closet office and customize the plan to fit
Start by measuring the distance between the side walls. Keeping in mind that 32 in. is about the maximum width for a plywood shelf, decide how many shelf units you need. To figure out exactly how wide each cabinet should be, subtract 1-1/2 in. from the total measurement and divide the remainder by the number of cabinets. This will leave a 3/4-in. space between the cabinet and the wall at each end that you'll cover with the face frame. This 3/4-in. space makes it easy to install the shelf cabinets in the closet office without worrying about an exact fit. We needed three 27-1/2-in.-wide cabinets to fit our 84-in.-wide closet. We built the cabinets 47-3/4 in. tall. If you have standard 8-ft.-tall walls, the cabinets will reach the ceiling. After you do the calculations, double-check your math by drawing lines on the closet wall. Draw a level line 28-1/2 in. from the floor to mark the bottom of the 1-1/2-in.-thick countertop. Then draw another line 47-1/2 in. from the floor for the bottom of the wall cabinets. Finally, draw vertical lines for the sides of the cabinets.
You'll also have to decide how wide to make the drawers. You can use the technique we show here to build drawers in a size and configuration that will work best in your closet office. The key is to build the frame and mount the drawer slides before you build the drawers. Then you can measure between the slides (photo 8) and build the drawers to fit.
Closet Office Organizer Construction Details
These components are sized for a 7′ x 2′-deep closet. Adjust dimensions to fit your closet.
You can download and enlarge Figure A and Figure B in "Additional Information" below. You can also download a complete Cutting List and Materials List there.
Step 2: Mount the countertop
Photo 1: Mark the walls and attach the countertop supports
Draw level lines for the bottom of the countertop and cabinets. Draw vertical lines to indicate the sides of the cabinets. Then screw countertop supports to studs at the back and sides of the closet.
Photo 2: Fasten the countertop
Screw through the countertop supports into the countertop. Lay something heavy on top, or ask a helper to press down while you drive the screws.
Photo 3: Cap the front edge
Glue and nail a board to the front edge to cover the plywood and add strength. Wipe off glue squeeze-out with a damp rag.
The countertop is two layers of plywood that are glued and screwed together. It rests on cleats that are screwed to the wall studs. Start by measuring the closet interior at the level of the countertop. Use a framing square to check the corners. Deduct 1/4 in. from the length and depth to allow for the top to fit easily. You can cover any gaps with the backsplash. Transfer these measurements to your plywood and cut out the two pieces. Use less-expensive plywood for the bottom if you like. Screw 1×2 cleats to the back, side and front walls to support the top (Photo 1). Then drop the top into place and attach it from underneath with 2-1/2-in. screws (Photo 2). Finish the front edge with a 2-1/4-in.-wide board (Photo 3).
Step 3: Build the wall shelf cabinets
Photo 4: Assemble the wall cabinets
Mount shelf standards on the cabinet sides before assembly. Then screw the sides to the bottom and top with 1-5/8-in. screws. Drill pilot holes to prevent the plywood from splitting.
Photo 5: Square the cabinet with the plywood back
Use the plywood back as a guide for squaring the cabinet. Apply a bead of glue. Then nail one edge of the plywood back to the cabinet side. Then adjust the cabinet box as needed to align the remaining edges and nail these.
Photo 6: Install the cabinets
Rest the bottom of the cabinet on the ledger and tilt the cabinet up. Drive 3-in. screws through the hanging strip at the top of the cabinet into the studs.
Photo 7: Finish the fronts
Nail a 1×3 to the lower cabinet edge to create a valance for under-cabinet lighting. Nail 1x2s to the cabinet top and sides to cover the raw plywood edges.
Start by cutting the parts from the 4 x 8-ft. sheets of plywood. If you're using a table saw, keep the good side of the plywood facing up as you cut the parts. If you're using a circular saw, face the good side down so that any splintering or chipping won't show. We think it's easier to finish the parts before you assemble them.
It's also easier to install the shelf standards to the cabinet sides before you put the cabinet together. Make sure the shelf standards are oriented the right way. We put a piece of masking tape on the top of each side to keep track. Here's a building tip you can use for the cabinet and drawer boxes: Nail the cabinet sides to the top and bottom before you drill pilot holes for the screws. The nails hold the parts in perfect alignment while you drill the holes and drive the 1-5/8-in. screws. Screw the sides to the top and bottom (Photo 4). Then nail on the back. If you were careful to cut the 1/4-in. plywood back accurately, you can square the cabinet by aligning it with the back before nailing it on (Photo 5). You'll cover the front edge of the cabinets with a wood face frame after they're mounted (Photo 7). Finish the front edge of the plywood shelves with iron-on edge banding. See this article for complete instructions on installing edge banding
Start the cabinet installation by screwing a 1×2 ledger to the wall to support the wall cabinets. Align the top edge of the board with the 47-1/2-in.-high level line and drive a screw at each stud location. Next, measure from the vertical lines to the center of the wall studs, and transfer these measurements to the hanging strip at the top of each wall cabinet so you'll know where to drive the cabinet installation screws. Hang the cabinets by resting the bottom edge on the ledger, tipping them up against the wall, and driving 3-in. screws through the hanging strip into the studs (Photo 6). Secure the bottom of the cabinets by driving a nail or screw down into the ledger. Connect the fronts of the cabinets by hiding 1-1/4-in. screws under the shelf standards. Complete the installation by nailing on the face frames (Photo 7). We used a 1×3 for the bottom face frame to hide the under-cabinet lighting.
Step 4: Build the drawers
Photo 8: Build the drawer frame and measure for drawers
Make sure your drawers fit perfectly by building the drawer frame first. Then measure between the slides and build your drawers to exactly this width.
Photo 9: Mount the drawer slides
Draw a line parallel to the top of the drawer to indicate the center of the drawer slide. Line up the slide by centering the line in screw holes. Attach the slide with the screws provided.
Photo 10: Hang the frame under the countertop
Make center marks on the frame and the underside of the counter and align them. Then use a spacer to set the frame 3/4 in. back from the countertop edging and drive the screws.
Photo 11: Glue on the drawer front
Starting with the center drawer front, dab on hot-melt glue and press it against the drawer. Quickly center the drawer front 1/4 in. below the countertop edge. Hold it still for about 10 seconds until the glue cools. Now position the other two drawer fronts. Drive screws from the inside.
You can buy drawer slides that mount directly to the underside of a desk or countertop, but we'll show you another method that allows you to use high-quality, side-mounted drawer slides. We bought these full-extension ball-bearing slides at the local home center. They cost about $15 per drawer. But you can substitute less-expensive epoxy-coated slides to save some money. You'll have to measure your closet to figure out the drawer sizes. Just make sure the drawers clear the open closet doors.
Building the drawer support frame is straightforward. Start by laying two of the stringers (J) side by side and marking the location of the drawer dividers (K) on them. Ball-bearing slides are not very forgiving, so measure and attach the drawer dividers carefully so the dividers are perfectly parallel when the frame is assembled.
For our 24-in.-deep countertop, we used 20-in. drawer slides. We cut the drawer dividers (K) 20 in. long and built the drawer boxes 20 in. deep. If your closet is shallower, use shorter slides and adjust these dimensions to match. The drawer slides have two parts. One mounts to the dividers and the other to the drawer. Remove the part that attaches to the drawer according to the included instructions. Then screw the part of the slide with the ball bearings to the dividers, aligning the bottom edges. The center dividers will have drawer slides on both sides. Screw through the stringers (J) into the drawer dividers (K) to build the frame. Be careful to keep the front of the drawer slides facing forward. Then add the second layer of stringers (J). Check the frame against a framing square as you screw it together to make sure it's square. When the frame is complete, measure between the slides to determine the drawer sizes (Photo 8).
Build the drawers by screwing through the sides into the fronts and backs, and then gluing and nailing on the plywood bottom. Nail one edge of the bottom to the drawer box. Then use a framing square to square the drawer box before nailing the other three edges. To attach the drawer slide to the drawers, we first drew lines 1-7/8 in. down from the top edges of the drawers (Photo 9). (You may have to adjust this distance to match your drawer slides. The dimension isn't critical as long as there's about a 1/4-in. clearance between the drawer and the stringer when the drawer is mounted.) Then sight through the screw holes in the slides to center them on the line before attaching them with the included screws.
Finish the drawer installation by attaching the frame to the underside of the countertop (Photo 10) and installing the fronts. Hold the drawer frame back 3/4 in. from the back of the countertop edging. Install the drawers by lining up the slides and pushing them in. Photo 11 shows a tip for aligning the drawer fronts. The hot-melt glue holds the fronts temporarily. Attach them permanently by opening the drawers and driving four 1-1/4-in. screws through the drawer box into the drawer front from the inside.
Step 5: Finish it off with a cord-concealing backsplash
Photo 12: Hide cords behind a tall backsplash
Attach the backsplash with cleats, holding it about 4 in. from the wall. Then drill holes where you'll have cords and install cord grommets.
Here's a handy method to hide cords and still have easy access to them. Simply mount a backsplash board about 4 in. from the back wall to create a cord trough. Figure B shows how we used a cleat to attach the backsplash. Drill holes through the face and install cord grommets to allow cords to pass through. We found 2-in. cord grommets at the home center, but since they were a loose fit in the 2-in. hole, we held them in place with a dab of silicone caulk. Lay a multi-outlet power strip behind the backsplash for extra outlets. We drilled a hole through the countertop so that we could plug the power strip into a wall outlet. You can also nail backsplash boards to the end walls for a more finished look.
Wiring Your Closet Office – Get Help Online
We're not showing how to wire your closet office here, but chances are you'll want to add at least one electrical outlet and possibly cable, phone or network wiring. We've got tons of how-to information at our Web site to help you add an electrical outlet.
Keep in mind that the new National Electrical Code requires that closet outlets be arc fault protected. This means you'll have to either connect to or add a circuit that's protected by an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI). While you're adding wiring, check out this article on adding a light. And for information on how to install coax, phone and Cat5e cable, check out this article.
Additional Closet Office Information
Required Tools for this Closet Office Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- Circular saw
- Drill/driver - cordless
- Framing square
- Hammer
- Hearing protection
- Hole saw kit
- Hot melt glue gun
- Impact driver
- Level
- Miter saw
- Narrow-crown staple gun
- Safety glasses
- Table saw
- Tape measure
Required Materials for this Closet Office Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- See Materials List in "Additional Information"
- Wood glue


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Since I haven't been to class in a while I'm going to write about something different today; this post will be about things that inspire me. I'm just going to dive right into it.
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I will mearly say this: "Faith" is an absolutely horrible way to measure truth or reality. Because faith, by its very definition, is believing something to be real or true for no good reason. (And I'm not talking about the "I think I can, I think I can!" kind of faith or the "I have faith that I can drive to the store and back without getting in a wreck" kind of faith, but the religious, unreasonable kind.) If there was a good reason to think it was true, then faith would not be required. The Muslims, Hindues, Christians, some Buddists... hell, all of the religions, have just as much "faith" in what they believe as any other. All equaly unjustifiable. By this measurment anyone can literaly believe that ANYTHING is true! All you have to do is "believe" it is true AND THAT MAKES IT TRUE! Bullshit. Faith is not... a path to truth. It is what people assert when they cannot back up what they want to believe with reason or evidence. Faith is gullability. Faith is only required if an idea is, by it's very nature, unbelievable. "Needing faith" is refuseing to grow up and actualy face life and reality on its own terms. I am a reasonable person... so if what you say is true is ACTUALY true then you will be able to convince me of it. If something is actualy true then faith is not required. If these belief systems were benighn and only brought comfort and warm fuzzys to my fellow folks then you wouldnt hear peep out of me... but then they obviously aren't are they?. Because, under the tenants of faith, you can literaly believe ANYTHING for no reason... well... just look around and see how well that works. Tell me how this idea is good! Tell me how ANY of the good things done by the faithfull could not be done without the faith... or how alllllllllll the horrors that are brought upon our fellow man in the name of belief could ever be rationaly justified. I love you all as friends and fellow human beings... i would never intentionaly bring harm to you...but see... i CAN hold what you "believe" against you and straight up tell you that it is wrong. Because not only is what you believe rationaly unjustifiable, it is THE number one cause of pain and strife in the world. As long as we allow these silly superstisions, no matter how personaly comforting they may be, to prevail we will continue to fight, kill and die and waste our time having arguments just like this... over NOTHING!
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Well put Robert.
The opposite of skeptical is GULLIBLE. Get used to it, believers.
Link doesn't work for me, Pat.
That one worked, thanks. "I don't do that because I'm not an idiot." I wouldn't put it quite that way. I prefer to separate the infected host's worth from the value of the memeplex infecting him/her.
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They came in sky-high heels and huge dark sunglasses and even managed to flash a little cleavage from their deep black mourning outfits.
The world's fashion elite gathered beneath the magnificent dome of St. Paul's Cathedral Monday to celebrate the legacy of Alexander McQueen, the troubled British designer who took his own life in early February.
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The crowd included a Who's Who of fashion central: American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, designer Stella McCartney, "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, and dozens of other McQueen devotees.
The event brought London Fashion Week to a halt — no one wanted to show a collection while the giants of the industry were marking the passing of McQueen, an iconoclast who was Britain's most celebrated, controversial and outrageous designer.
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Those who could wore McQueen outfits, including some with his signature tartan. Many women wore his beautiful black shoes, some offset with the gold chains and the impossibly high heels he favored.
Wintour, elegant in a black and gold ensemble, said McQueen was never satisfied with his work and always vowed to do better, even when he had broken new ground with one of his shocking and sophisticated shows. She said he was happiest in his studio, where he often worked all night, falling asleep with his dog on a couch.
Wintour and others hinted at his dark side. She spoke of his sometimes "savage tongue" and the discomfort he felt with the social niceties required by the fashion world.
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"We always forgave Alexander," she said after describing how McQueen failed to show up for his first-ever American Vogue photo shoot and then told editors there that he couldn't care less about the magazine — one of the fashion industry's most influential publications.
She said that only later did she find out that McQueen had not come to the photo shoot because he was receiving unemployment benefits and didn't want to jeopardize his payments by appearing to be financially successful in the magazine.
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Wintour said McQueen grew up in the hardscrabble East End of London not far from St. Paul's and never strayed far from his beloved London roots.
"As a child he loved nothing more than sitting on the roof top and watching birds fly by," she said. "His final collection was a battle between dark and light. His was an 18-year career of harnessing his dreams and demons. But he has left us with an exceptional legacy, a talent that soared like the birds of his childhood above us all."
No one spoke directly about the reasons behind his suicide, but it was clear from the eulogies that McQueen had been a complex, occasionally tormented individual who was often unable to enjoy his rare gift.
He had a history of depression and was said to be devastated by the loss of his mother, who died on Feb. 2. McQueen's body was found in his London apartment nine days later.
Even his close friends admitted he was almost as quick with a straight-to-the-guts insult as he was with a deeply felt compliment.
"He was a designer with an unparalleled vision of the future, but he was dragged down by his demons," said International Herald Tribune fashion editor Suzy Menkes. "McQueen was a mix of the savage and the romantic."
She drew a laugh commenting on the "misogynistic" quality of one of McQueen's last pair of shoes, the notorious "lobster claws" with 10-inch (25-centimeter) heels favored by Lady Gaga. Indeed, one model wearing McQueen high heels did take a tumble on the cobbled stones outside the cathedral.
Icelandic singer and actress Bjork, wearing an unusual McQueen outfit complete with mock wings, sang "Gloomy Sunday," a dark song dealing with death and loss popularized by American singer Billie Holiday.
Jewelry designer Shaun Leane spoke about his long, intense friendship with McQueen — making a joke about how McQueen would have enjoyed the grand setting for his service — and leading hatmaker Philip Treacy read one of the prayers.
After the service, a lone bagpiper — reflecting McQueen's Scottish roots — led the mourners out of the cathedral, joining other pipers on the steps of the venerable building, a 17th century masterpiece designed by Christopher Wren.
"It was beautiful, but very intense," said model Jade Parfitt afterward. "I'm at a loss for words."
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Actor James Franco has given Lindsay Lohan's lovers list validity by finally confessing he locked lips with the actress.
Franco's name appeared on a list of men Lohan had scribbled while in rehab last year. A photo of the scrap of paper was taken by one of the actress' acquaintances as she moved from Los Angeles to New York and it was subsequently published by a tabloid earlier this year.
The accuracy of the list was called into question when Franco insisted he had never been intimate with the star, but he eventually owned up to his romantic encounter with the actress during an appearance on shock jock Howard Stern's satellite radio show on Wednesday, although he still maintains there was no sex involved.
He said, "All right, we maybe kissed. It was lame. When we made out it was so long ago. I was, like, a nice guy. The kiss is enough. It was also like, 'What the hell am I doing?' She was young."
Franco went on to reveal he was in the middle of shooting "Spider-Man 2″ when he and Lohan hooked up. The actress would have been 17 at the time.
They had another bedroom encounter years later when Franco was staying at the same hotel as the actress while studying at UCLA.
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But, since I'm quite clearly writing this blog purely for my own amusement, I can say pretty much whatever I want, right?
Well at least within accepted standards of good taste and decorum. Except for the quiz post from last week.
Anywho, the Padres are in a bit of a funk right now, aren't they? Five runs scored in 4 games. For the first time this season, every member of the rotation has lost a game in succession (and yes, I realize Latos got a no decision on Friday). If you're a #padres twitter follower, not only did you see a lot of bile and anxiety from Padres fans post-game last night, but a lot of yukking from those small pathetic mortals who call the Giants and Rockies their team of choice.
Like I did earlier this month, I say again (with emphasis this time because I love you): IT'S NOT TIME TO PANIC. STILL.
Note that even with a 5-game losing streak in progress, the Padres still sit 6 games ahead of San Francisco on the loss side. San Diego will play at least .500 ball the rest of the way, meaning the Giants will have to go 22-8. You know, .733 ball? Now they have played that well for a stretch this season, but that was before Jonathan Sanchez forgot how to get people out in successive games, and before Tim Lincecum forgot how to get people out at all. Not worried.
Colorado has to be better - 23-7 (.766 ball) - to catch up. They haven't played that well all year. LA? 24-6 (.750 ball). They haven't played that well all year. AZ is already out.
Now, I'm not saying this is not a difficult stretch for the Padres. As I pointed out on Baseball Digest (you like the shot of Bud Black's ear? I can't figure out the photo settings over there. Yeah I suck) this is a critical week. In many ways, the 9 games starting with Philadelphia last Friday through Sunday's final game with Colorado are more difficult than the 17 road games in 21 days. Philadelphia is now 18-4 all time in Petco. Arizona has won 2 of every 3 games played against the Padres in Phoenix. Colorado has won 8 of 12 meetings with the 2010 Padres. There is cause for concern. There's just no reason to panic yet.
So who will snap the Padres out of the funk? Here's the records for our starters following a loss:
- Chris Young (1-0). He's probably not going to snap the funk.
- Bullpen (10-2). I didn't track who started these 12 games, but they pitched well enough to keep the game close.
- Mat Latos (7-2). The best starter on the staff for a reason.
- Clayton Richard (5-3). Not to shabby.
- Jon Garland (6-4). Winning 60% of the games started following a loss? I'll take it.
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The caveman's learning curve with the discovery of fire was likely not much different from how the modern-day sports media world has been burned sometimes beyond recognition during this brief evolution of Twitter.
The empirical data alone may be the best indication that this imperfect platform of 140-character assassination will turn out to be the No. 1 career killer in the media business by the time the calendar flips over.
Sadly, Twinkies, not Twitter, probably saved more lives on this career path.
On one side, there was that endearing moment last summer when soon-to-be 85-year-old Vin Scully tried to talk the Dodgers' TV viewers through his interpretation of a "twit," and soon figured out how to make catcher A.J. Ellis "trend" with the power of his voice.
Then, there are the micro-blogging blunders that have become the quickest entry into the 2012 list of annual Dubious Dozen of the Sports Media.
Maybe it was an ill-timed boast of having broken a story on it. Or not understanding that fine line between cleverness and stupidity.
Others may still be healing wounds from not verifying the accuracy of information being transmitted.
Go all the way back to Jan. 21, for starters.
CBS Sports tweeted out a report on the passing of former Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno. The New York Times' Howard Kurtz, the Huffington Post and CNN's Anderson Cooper re-tweeted it.
Just one problem: Paterno hadn't died. Not until the next day, at least.
Onward State, a Penn State student-run site, tweeted the report out first, based on what it deemed was an e-mail hoax. Devon Edwards, managing editor of the student site, ended up resigning, saying he never expected his site's reporting to be picked up by the national media.
"CBS Sports lifted the errant Onward State Paterno death report with minimal attribution, and then deflected blame back onto the website only when it was proven wrong," noted Matt Yoder of AwfulAnnouncing.com. "That was the single weakest move by a sports network this year."
Others that fell into the weakness category:
==The Los Angeles Times decided to run a list in late March of different reactions to the sale of the Dodgers to a group headed by Magic Johnson. One quote was attributed to Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Walton, noting Johnson's accomplishments and predicting he would "clean up the Dodgers."
Shortly thereafter, the Times had to run a correction – someone figured out that the comments were from "a Walton impersonator with the Twitter name @NotBillWalton." What could have tipped them off?
==Rick Reilly, on the set of ESPN's "Monday Night Football" last week, was caught by the cameras and microphones coming out of a break a few seconds early instucting co-host Stuart Scott to "say I had this first on Twitter" — a story involving an injury to Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Scott did as he was told as co-host Steve Young gave Reilly a long, cold stare and a punch in the arm.
And what again was Reilly trying to take credit for? According to Twitter time stamps noted by Deadspin.com, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sports columnist Dejan Kovacevic actually tweeted out the injury a half-hour before Reilly.
==Florida Times Union writer Vito Stellino tweeted out a link to a story about the history of the old United States Football League. It was, instead, a link to a porn site.
==ESPN's Jay Bilas sent out a tweet with lyrics from rapper Young Jeezy that included the N-word. Bilas deleted it and apologized.
==Scott Torgerson, a morning radio host on the Columbus, Ohio ESPN affiliate, was suspended, then canned, for tweeting out that he hoped Michigan alum Desmond Howard "would get fired or die" so he could go back to watching ESPN "College GameDay."
==Tony Grossi, the Cleveland Browns' beat writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer for nearly 30 years, was taken off his assignment after the paper called an "inadvertent, inappropriate post" that called team owner Randy Lerner "a pathetic figure, the most irrelevant billionaire in the world." The paper decided Grossi could not longer be perceived as impartial. Or sane?
==Dave Hodge of TSN in Canada tweeted about Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas passing on the team's Stanley Cup ceremony at the White House: "Don't know if it's fair to point this out, but Tim Thomas has three children named Kiley, Kelsey and Keegan." The implication: The initials are "KKK." Hodge explained to the Toronto Globe and Mail: "As you are aware, my tweets are almost always satirical, sometimes provocative and admittedly designed to elicit reaction. This tweet was no different."
That's the excuse you're going with?
A dubious 12 for '12 seems natural, but consider a retweet of this and 11 more dubitable deeds from the past 11 months that continue to pile up on this post-Thanksgiving day of cold turkey reckoning:
The culprit: TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley
The crime: The Round Mound of Rebound accepted an endorsement deal from Weight Watchers to be a spokesman for their "Lose Like A Man" campaign. What could possibly go wrong?
During a TNT telecast in January, Barkley was rambling on in conversation with fellow game broadcasters Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller, but didn't realize his mike was on.
"I thought this was the greatest scam going-getting paid for watching sports — this Weight Watchers thing is a bigger scam," he admitted.
The aftermath: Not only did the Weight Watchers people laugh off his comments, but they kept him on. Barkley once appeared in drag during one commercial spot. But that might drag his credibility down as much as the ad he did last month — he stands behind a podium, cracks open a large book, and recites euphemisms for the word "penis."
The point being, one's "Buster McThunderstick" can look larger if he simply loses weight. And that's supposed to provide enough incentive to drop 40?
The culprit: Angels TV play-by-play man Victor Rojas
The crime: As the drama built in a May 2 performance by the Angels' Jered Weaver, Rojas refused to use the phrase "no-hitter" on the Fox Sports West telecast until Weaver actually accomplished the feat. The only way viewers of the game knew what was happening was by well-placed graphics.
(For the record, Angels radio voice Terry Smith tried to do the same thing, but his dancing around the feat ended with one out in the ninth, apparently orders given by a producer with a sense that listeners had no graphics to lead them through the process).
Rojas' performance wasn't even a first. He did it a year earlier, when the Angels' Ervin Santana threw a no-hitter at Cleveland despite giving up a run, leaving viewers not completely clear about what was unfolding.
The aftermath: Rojas held true to his believe that anyone using the words "no-hitter" could jinx it from happening, and he said he was "not losing sleep" over criticism he received for his philosophy. Perhaps enough was said when the OC Weekly recently named the Dodgers' Vin Scully as the "best sportscaster" in non-L.A. territory Orange County.
The culprit: KTLA-Channel 5 weekend anchor Rebecca Hall.
The crime: She separated herself from Google searches of the British actress of the same name, becoming a viral vixen in late August when she went off-script while reading a story about the Dodgers' Vin Scully deciding to come back for the 2013 season.
"So for 63 years, he's been the voice of the Dodgers, since Harry Truman was president. He's described Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Bums, the '55 champs, Don Larsen's perfect game, Sandy Koufax's four no-hitters, Fernandomania, Kirk Gibson and seven world championships. Phew. (She then wipes her brow)
"C'mon Vin, get your sh- together! Is that all you got?"
Awkward pause.
"Get your stuff together, that's what I meant to say."
The aftermath: Does she deserve a Hall pass? She got one when she went onto the KLAC-AM (570) "Loose Cannons" show to offer another apology and explain what happened. Unfortunately, most of that was buried by co-host Pat O'Brien's "c'mon, we all make mistakes … you're great" fawning.
Which leads us to …
The culprit: NBC Summer Olympics tennis host Pat O'Brien.
The crime: The network's intent may have been to give the smarmy ex-NBA studio and "Access Hollywood" host one last chance to boost his derailed career by asking him to faciliate from the grounds at Wimbledon during the London Games. Perhaps it forgot that the Bravo Channel, the vehicle by which these events would be televised, remained fairly accessible to viewers.
O'Brien's lack of knowledge about the sport, the competitors, his colleagues or how live TV works these days came around to be quite a problem.
The aftermath: A critique of O'Brien from Bruce Jenkins of SI.com: "His work in general, regrettably, has been a catastrophe. Names have been a puzzler. … Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was boldly announced as 'Tonga.'
"Some of O'Brien's comments were downright baffling. Here's how he introduced the coverage of Serena Williams' first-round match: 'There were 12 Americans in the tennis field, 11, one of the ones still in the field now, it's actually 9, one left, Serena Williams … with … Jelena Jankovic, down on Centre Court.'
"On the typically bad weather of an England summer: 'If you've never been to London, think Seattle, or Miami.' (Three times he said this. It's safe to say that never, over the course of centuries, has London reminded anyone of Miami.)
"The topper, regarding Roger Federer's appearance in a red shirt: 'Well, Federer wore the Tiger Woods red, but Tiger Woods has won 75 matches in a row, Federer 74, so he's gotta win one more to be honored with that, uh, red. … I think I speak for everyone when I say, 'Whaaat?'"
Jenkins didn't even have to mention Federer was simply wearing red the entire tournament. That was the color chosen by his country, Switzerland.
The culprits: ESPN anchor Max Bretos, ESPN.com editor Anthony Federico and New York Knicks radio play-by-play man Spero Dedes.
The crime: At the height of "Linsanity" in February, a disappointing performance by New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin as the team's seven-game winning streak ended resulted in all three of the above figuring out a way to use the phrase "a chink in the armor."
The aftermath: ESPN gave Bretos a 30-day suspension, and fired Federico. Dedes was reportedly "disciplined but not suspended" by his bosses at the MSG Network.
ESPN offered the apology: "Through self-examination, improved editorial practices and controls, and response to constructive criticism, we will be better in the future."?
USA Today's Michael Hiestand stated the obvious: When it comes to Lin, "maybe the best thing for news media members is to avoid clich?s."
The culprit: Notre Dame radio analyst Allen Pinkett
The crime: In late August, as a guest on a Chicago sports-talk show, the two-time former All-America Irish running back said he was not concerned with recent team off-field incidents:
"I've always felt like, to have a successful team, you gotta have a few bad citizens on the team. … That just adds to the chemistry of the team. I think Notre Dame is growing because maybe they have some guys that are doing something worthy of a suspension, which creates edge on the football team. You can't have a football team full of choirboys … You have to have a couple of bad guys that sorta teeter on that edge to add to the flavor of the guys that are going to always do right. … You look at the teams that have one in the past. They always have a couple of criminals."
The aftermath: After Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick called Pinkett's comments "nonsense," the Notre Dame IMG Radio Network suspended him for three games. Pinkett will be at the Coliseum on Saturday for the USC-Notre Dame game.
The culprit: Time Warner Cable
The crime: The company's launch of the new SportsNet and Deportes channels as home to the Lakers, Galaxy and Sparks went through the typical growing pains (i.e.: bickering through the media) while getting other cable and dish companies to get on board with carriage.
TWC, meanwhile, may have got a bit carried away in making hires for the Lakers' coverage without the team's stamp of approval.
Heidi Watney became one of the first reported hiring, coming from NESN covering the Boston Red Sox despite having something of a torrid past (even though her Twitter account bio cites a quote from Thomas Paine: "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.")
A month before the channel launch, Watney disappeared, with only credit for having covered some TWC-produced Galaxy games. Several sources confirmed the Lakers weren't extremely happy with the fact TWC had hired any on-air talent without consulting. To make clear their stance, Watney's hiring would have to be reversed.
TWC said in a statement that "both parties entered into their original agreement some months ago with the best of intentions, but as Time Warner Cable Sports has evolved toward its official launch, the talent needs of the network have been altered."
The aftermath: The MLB Network announced this week that Watney would be one of their on-air employees. Good luck to all involved.
The culprit: Michael Eaves
The crime: The Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket reporter/host received a 2012 Los Angeles Emmy for Outstanding Sports Reporting.
The aftermath: By all reports, he took the trophy home without incident without seeking a logical explanation.
The culprit: Daron Sutton and Mark Grace
The crime: Sutton, the Arizona Diamondbacks play-by-play man since 2007, was suspended in July. The reason given? Insubordination ESPN.com reported the son of the Dodgers' Hall of Fame pitcher and Atlanta Braves radio broadcaster preferred to wear a suit and tie on the air, while the team asked him to wear the more casual polo shirt with a team logo on it. Sources say there was much more to it, but … over a shirt?
The aftermath: In October, the team bought out Sutton's contract and replaced him with ESPN's Steve Berthiaume. Team president Derrick Hall said only there were "philosophical differences" they had with Sutton "over the years."
At the same time, Hall said the team was not renewing the contract of TV analyst Mark Grace, who had two DUI arrests in a 15-month period.
He was replaced by former D'backs manager Bob Brenly.
The culprit: The Charlotte Observer
The crime: In January, the newspaper was reporting on an injury to New York Knicks guard Baron Davis. One typo led to another and Observer executive sports editor Mike Persinger was left to explain on its NBA blog that an editor, trying to conform to the style guide for calling a "herniated disc" a "herniated disk."
"That editor tried to type in the correction, but ended up with an unfortunate typo," wrote Persinger.
The aftermath: Davis tweeted out: "Thanks Charlotte Observer for announcing my new injury. Still able to workout with it. …Excuse the person from the Observer who made a typo. … My Goldmember is not herniated. Lol."?
The culprit: Erin Andrews
The crime: The newly hired anchor of Fox's latest fruitless attempt to launch a college football show was caught up in the adrenalin rush of Stanford's upset over USC on a Saturday afternoon in September, punctuating a scene as Stanford students swarmed the field: "Nobody is going to class tomorrow morning!"
Steve Harvey, the former Los Angeles Times columnist who continues to write his "Bottom 10" rankings for his blog www.harveysonlyinla.blogspot.com) called Andrews' words "a cogent observation since 'tomorrow morning' fell on a Sunday. And the semester hadn't started yet."
The aftermath: In a recent interview with USA Today, the Florida alum Andrews laughed off the mistake, noting first that "obviously, I didn't go to Stanford" and attributed it to the perception that "everything I do is under a microscope. … Maybe I was thinking it was Thursday night football. But it was pretty dumb on my part."
Could have been much dumber had she tweeted it out instead. More would have seen it.
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