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Rays Longoria is Simply……Golden Again
His defensive instincts and cat-like reflexes have more than a few folks around the game of baseball comparing him to the first "human vacuum" and Baseball Hall of Fame member Brooks Robinson. Even more remark how his bat is still young and could develop into am modern day Mike Schmidt at the plate in less than a few years. With such high praise as this surrounding his name, it is no wonder we are celebrating him this afternoon.
For about two minutes ago the official announcement came forth that Tampa Bay Rays Third Baseman Evan Longoria has won his second Rawlings Gold Glove Award in two seasons….and rightfully so. The young Rays corner infielder might just be starting a trend of dominating at the "Hot Corner" for a long, long time.
Amazing how three years ago this same former "Dirtbag" came up after an injury to Willy Aybar and since that moment has been the most solid member of the Rays revamped defensive core. All that while still learning his craft at the plate and beginning to show a level of play much needed within the confines of his small marketplace. Today Longoria doesn't have to worry anymore about who stole his cap, a fans will rightfully take his own off his head and offer it to the Rays slugger.
It really doesn't seem like only three years when Longoria posted up just in front of the Field Turf of Tropicana Field for his first professional start against on Saturday, April 12,2008 against the Baltimore Orioles. Ironically Longoria went 1 for 3 during his Major League debut with a RBI. That was the start of the long awaited Longo phenomenon in Tampa Bay. He did not win a Gold Glove in his rookie season, but he did show the signs of brilliance and agility needed that has blossomed over his past two Rays season at the corner.
In his second season with the Rays in 2009, Longoria only committed 13 errors in 427 total chances and contributed in 43 double play opportunities for the Rays. Remarkably, Longoria has fewer errors in his rookie season (12) but only helped produce 26 double play chances in his 119 games at Third base and one lone start at shortstop for the team. But the firm foundation established by Longoria during his rookie season only helped ferment and illustrate his value to the Rays overall cloak of defense in 2009.
Amazingly in 2010, Longoria hit a career high in errors with 13, but also provided more than a few web gem defensive moment on attempted bunts down the Third Baseline. It became almost trademark in 2010 for Longoria to take a ball barehanded and get the runner with a step or two to spare. His defensive game had elevated itself, and the rest of the baseball world noticed.
In 2010 Longoria set personal highs in innings played (1330.2), putouts (127) and watched his double play number soar even higher (46). I see no stopping or diminishing of Longoria's defensive abilities for a long time. Longoria might even have a legitimate chance to one day try and match the totals number of Rawlings Gold Gloves by Schmidt (10 ) and Robinson (16)
As the musical group Timbuktu once said in a song lyric "Futures so bright I have to wear shades". Only problem with that is the image of Longoria behind a pair of mirror shades just hoping you hit it down the line at him so he can rob you of that extra base hit and just give you a smile as you jog back to the bench. I got Longoria to sign a ball for me the day of his MLB debut, and ever since then not only has the ball gained in value, but Longoria's defensive game has just been…well, Golden.
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Some say Longoria spent a few weeks in Triple-A because he dsid not sign his contract extensionbefore the end of the Rays Spring Training and was demoted as a signal to think long and hard about it.
No matter what the reason now, he came back to the MLB on a mission and is still plugging away.
As a former Hot Corner guy myself, I like his style and flair on the diamond ans wish him tons of luck and great bounces in his future.
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Congrats to Evan, he is definitely the number 1 on the hot corner in the AL and i am sure he'll be around for a long time, hopefully he stick it out with the Rays…
I would have been shocked if Longoria hadn't won again. He's that good. As Peter said, I hope the Rays hold onto him for a long time.
Longo made his first million dollar salary in 2010. The numbers will roll fast towards a number in 2014 that might be beyond the Rays comfort zone.
But since he is establishing himself like Carl Crawford did, the Rays might just hold onto this guy until it is really out of the range to keep him.
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Congratulations Longo! I love seeing local boys from Souther California do well!
Thanks for voting for me Cliff!
It was my pleasure to vote for you.
Longo certainly should be the pride of SoCal.
His star is always rising a bit higher, and it will be exciting to see what he does this year, maybe even getting a possible third Gold Glove.
But with his old target Carlos Pena now gone, it might be a bit harder….But I still think he can beat even those odds.
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Longoria was definitely the best choice for 3rd base Golden Glove honors this year, hands down! I love the Golden Glove figure of him in your photo. It's spot on. If Torii Hunter was Spiderman in his younger days, Evan Longoria is Superman now. The man literally flys when he has to!
I have a feeling the other 3B in the AL are getting used to the idea of not even having a chance at a Gold Glove for the next decade or so. He sure is fun to watch!
The first photo was taken on Opening Day in 2010 when a representative from Rawlings came and presented the Gold Glove to Longoria before the game.
The second was a photo of the prototype of the flying Evan Longoria figurine given out to Rays fans during the middle of the season.
Not sure he is Superman, but so many kids would consider him an action figure just from his New Era commercial.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Evan Longoria is truly awesome. I wish the Cubs had such a player. Hopefully the Rays will keep him around for a long time. It is unfortunate that so many of their best players are leaving. I certainly wish Tampa Bay the best of luck in 2011.
Only 14 more and Longoria will be tied with Brooks Robinson….not sure why, but I have a sinking feeling he has a chance at it.
Seriously, during the World Series some people wondered outloud around me whether the Rays would have done better to draft pitchers' Brad Lincoln or Brandow Morrow instead of Longoria.
To me personally, you can not always find a corner infielder who you can sign and know will stay here for the duration.
Longo is a Ray until either his contract runs out, or he is traded for a nice bushel of upgrades.
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Congrats to Longo. As to the Posey vs Longo debate…huh? I guess the debate was drafting him before college? Longo was drafted in 06, Posey in 08, and yes, the Rays should have drafted Posey over Beckham in 08. Having both Longo and Posey = best of both worlds.
The Rays have Longoria under contract until 2013, then the Rays have club options from 2014-2016.
And his contract until 2013 is pretty team-friendly considering the payroll limitations of the team.
If his offensive and defensive skills even plateau out in 2011, his worth is still superior to his salary.
Rays Renegade
Oops…didn't mean to kind off double post thought the first one didn't go through….sorry.
I actually meant to say pitchers Brad Lincoln and Brandon Morrow when I mentioned the Rays choice of Longoria instead of either of those pitching options.
Not sure where my mind was, but checked the comment and found my error.
I do not have brain malfunctions like that very often in my comments. Thanks again for your comments.
Rays Renegade
Sometimes the MLBlogs.com site does take a bit of time, or displays an error page when it actually posted to the blog.
Those of us who have been here a while just accept it as a small blemish on an otherwise great blogging community.
Rays Renegade


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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Weekend edition: iphones and Galileo
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Learn? we're too busy being entertained by television.
- December 7, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Northern hemisphere here. I got a great view of Jupiter last summer here, 5 months ago.
Very dark viewing location. Saw five, and it was actually tilted on axis, slightly. This just demonstrated the moons orbits more clearly. Completely stunned me.
- December 8, 2008 at 1:36 AM
John, before you get too excited, please let me inject some doubt into your conclusion. I am not an astronomer, but know from my astronomer friends that "seeing" Venus as an object (vs. diffraction pattern) is something of a sport for them. The fully dilated pupil can probably not resolve Venus. See for an old discussion http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1916PASP...28Q..86C
The Eye-Phones I have seen have fairly small lenses (crappy apertures), much smaller opening than the human eye. If you have the data you can plug it into the equation as discussed at
Summa Summarum, I doubt what your enlargement shows is more than an artifact. But maybe a real astronomer could weigh in?
- December 8, 2008 at 2:08 AM
On an unrelated note, have you seen that the krona has *appreciated* by 20% since the managed float began on the 4th?
Turns out the rules of the "managed" part are - you can *buy* krona, but you can't *sell*.
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- December 8, 2008 at 7:09 AM
- John Hempton said...
I very much doubt that what I am seeing is an artifact as suggested by IF - the crescent is in the right direction relative to the sun.
I will repeat the experiment with an iphone and see if the result repeats. If not - then I will withdraw this.
- December 8, 2008 at 7:14 AM
- John Hempton said...
Actually there is an excuse for not taking the eight year old out.
We were walking back from the beach at the weekend and he was getting creative. He called me a "fat mutant zombie bloodsucking freak".
Any clues on how you deal with that?
- December 8, 2008 at 8:21 AM
Let me try again. We know the size of the moon from earth is about 30 arc minutes while Venus is about 1 arc minute (under best conditions) in diameter. See:
I zoomed into the picture that you provided and I counted the diameter of the moon as 15 pixels (18 being very generous). Venus on the other hand "appears" to be 5 pixels diameter. We know it should be not larger than 15 pixels/30 = 0.5 pixels in diameter. All you see is an artifact. A good lens on an SLR with tripod might give you a crescent under good conditions.
While searching for MTF diagrams of the iphone I ran into this really cool looking software: http://www.quickmtf.com/
I have not had a chance to play with it yet, but it is free.
With regards to junior: Isn't this just Australian for "You are a cool dad"? (Sorry. Don't have kids.)
- December 8, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- John Hempton said...
Its funny though - because Jupiter does not have a crescent effect in the photo - so the lens has somehow distorted Venus in the right shape in the right direction (the crescent really points towards the sun).
You can see the cres quite easily with a good pair of binoculars, and with a 5inch telescope (which I own) it looks actually smooth...
I concede to IF here on the maths... so can someone explain why Venus looks this way and Jupiter does not... nor does the moon...
Is it just a complete freak...
- December 8, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Before you get too deep into it, notice that this image has strong jpeg artifacts (blocks of 8x8 pixels, the Venus "crescent" could be aligned with such a block, but it is not perfect). You might want to ask Brad for the original (hopefully png or another lossless format).
But what I suspect is: the image was taken as a fairly lossy jpg. First set of 8x8 blocks result. Then it was cropped (not along 8x8 boundaries - which makes next encoding have even more loss/block effects), annotated with the arrows, and encoded fairly lossy into jpg again. You can see that the arrows/text pixels are fairly noisy.
I have not much to say about Jupiter, except that it is fairly faint compared to moon and Venus.
- December 8, 2008 at 5:53 PM
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- Small amounts of vinyl chloride can dissolve in water.
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How might I be exposed to vinyl chloride?
- Breathing vinyl chloride that has been released from plastics industries, hazardous waste sites, and landfills.
- Breathing vinyl chloride in air or during contact with your skin or eyes in the workplace.
- Drinking water from contaminated wells.
How can vinyl chloride affect my health?
Breathing high levels of vinyl chloride can cause you to feel dizzy or sleepy. Breathing very high levels can cause you to pass out, and breathing extremely high levels can cause death.
Some people who have breathed vinyl chloride for several years have changes in the structure of their livers. People are more likely to develop these changes if they breathe high levels of vinyl chloride. Some people who work with vinyl chloride have nerve damage and develop immune reactions. The lowest levels that produce liver changes, nerve damage, and immune reaction in people are not known. Some workers exposed to very high levels of vinyl chloride have problems with the blood flow in their hands. Their fingers turn white and hurt when they go into the cold.
The effects of drinking high levels of vinyl chloride are unknown. If you spill vinyl chloride on your skin, it will cause numbness, redness, and blisters.
Animal studies have shown that long-term exposure to vinyl chloride can damage the sperm and testes.
How likely is vinyl chloride to cause cancer?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has determined that vinyl chloride is a known carcinogen. Studies in workers who have breathed vinyl chloride over many years showed an increased risk of liver, brain, lung cancer, and some cancers of the blood have also been observed in workers.
How can vinyl chloride affect children?
It has not been proven that vinyl chloride causes birth defects in humans, but studies in animals suggest that vinyl chloride might affect growth and development. Animal studies also suggest that infants and young children might be more susceptible than adults to vinyl chloride-induced cancer.
How can families reduce the risk of exposure to vinyl chloride?
Tobacco smoke contains low levels of vinyl chloride, so limiting your family's exposure to cigarette or cigar smoke may help reduce their exposure to vinyl chloride.
Is there a medical test to show whether I've been exposed to vinyl chloride?
The results of several tests can sometimes show if you have been exposed to vinyl chloride. Vinyl chloride can be measured in your breath, but the test must be done shortly after exposure. This is not helpful for measuring very low levels of vinyl chloride.
The amount of the major breakdown product of vinyl chloride, thiodiglycolic acid, in the urine may give some information about exposure. However, this test must be done shortly after exposure and does not reliably indicate the level of exposure.
Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health?
Vinyl chloride is regulated in drinking water, food, and air. The EPA requires that the amount of vinyl chloride in drinking water not exceed 0.002 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of water.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a limit of 1 part vinyl chloride per 1 million parts of air (1 ppm) in the workplace.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the vinyl chloride content of various plastics. These include plastics that carry liquids and plastics that contact food. The limits for vinyl chloride content vary depending on the nature of the plastic and its use.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2006. Toxicological Profile for Vinyl Chloride. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
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In response to the June 17 Fearless Consumer column, " Dog days: When Max went under the knife," I will continue to be a customer of Westwood Animal Hospital, mostly due to Dr. John Wise.
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Kompany: We need to repeat Palace display
Vincent Kompany has urged Man City to maintain the high standards that saw the Blues crush Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Etihad in the Club's remaining three league games.
A dominant display, which saw Kompany fire a superb second-half strike, lifted Pep Guardiola's side up above Liverpool into third place in the Premier League table on goal difference.
In what was a sublime all-round performance, David Silva netted his 50th goal for City to open the scoring after just two minutes.
Kompany then drilled home a superb strike early in the second half before Belgian colleague Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Otamendi rounded things off in the day's early kick-off.
With home games to come against Leicester and West Brom before the season's finale away at Watford, it means City are in control of their Champions League destiny – and Kompany is urging his side to repeat the approach that paid rich dividends against Palace for the remainder of the campaign.
"We wanted to set this chain of home games right and it couldn't have gone any better," said the centre-half.
"We need to repeat the performance in the next two game at home.
"If we do that it should put us in a great position going into the final league game away at Watford."
It was Kompany's first goal at the Etihad since 2015 and one of his most spectacular strikes in a Blue shirt.
But though spectacular, the captain said it still didn't rank as his best goal for the Club.
"It depends if you talk about emotions. The one against Man United (in April 2012) will always be best," Kompany added.
"It was only 1-0 after the first half so it wasn't an easy. We kept shooting and kept trying and we forced it to go our way. We needed that."


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Motorists are free to blast Justin Timberlake -- or any other music they choose -- as loud as they wish, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The court unanimously struck down a state law barring drivers from blaring their radios at a volume that was "plainly audible" to someone 25 feet away. Three of the seven justices -- Chief Justice Ricky Polston and Justices Charles Canady and Peggy Quince -- didn't fully support the reasoning behind the decision, but didn't write opinions saying where they differed.
The ruling upholds the opinion of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, though the Supreme Court said the law was not unconstitutionally vague, one of the reasons the DCA gave for striking down the law. Instead, the high court said the law infringed on the freedom of expression.
Writing for the majority, Justice Jorge Labarga highlighted a part of the law that exempts commercial and political messages from the ban, saying that amounted to a restriction on certain kinds of speech, a violation of the First Amendment.
Labarga's ruling was skeptical of the state's argument that the ban was justified because it makes traffic safer -- but said that didn't matter.
"The State simply argues that noncommercial vehicles are more dangerous to the public because they are ubiquitous," he wrote. "This argument, however, fails to explain how a commercial or political vehicle amplifying commercial or political messages audible a mile away is less dangerous or more tolerable than a noncommercial vehicle amplifying a religious message audible just over twenty-five feet away from the vehicle."
The case was brought by Richard Catalano, a lawyer who got a $73 ticket for listening to Justin Timberlake on his way to work one morning in 2007. Catalano said he was surprised by the fine and decided to fight the law's constitutionality in court. Alexander Schermerhorn also challenged the law.
Justices also rejected an argument from the state that it could chop off the exemption for business and political speech, though that portion of the ruling could also signal a way to work around the shortcoming.
"Severing the provision from the statute would expand the statute's reach beyond what the Legislature contemplated," Labarga wrote. "Accordingly, in striving to show great deference to the Legislature, this Court will not legislate and sever provisions that would effectively expand the scope of the statute's intended breadth."
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Pam Bondi said her office was reviewing the decision.
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Mario Balotelli could miss the Carling Cup semi-final and three league games for Manchester City after he was charged with violent conduct for kicking Scott Parker on the head during Sunday's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The Italian striker, who Harry Redknapp insisted should not have been on the pitch to convert the stoppage-time penalty that defeated Spurs, was charged on Mondayevening once the Football Association had considered the referee Howard Webb's official match report.
Webb has confirmed he missed the 83rd-minute incident at the Etihad Stadium and would have shown Balotelli a straight red card had he spotted the City substitute appearing to aim a backheel at Parker as the Tottenham midfielder lay on the floor.
Balotelli has until 6pm on Wednesday to respond. Should the 21-year-old accept the FA charge he will automatically serve a four-match suspension having already been dismissed once this season, for two bookable offences in the Premier League draw at Liverpool in November. That would rule him out of Wednesday's Carling Cup semi-final second leg at Anfield, where City must overcome a 1-0 first leg deficit to reach Wembley, and league games against Everton, Fulham and Aston Villa.
The Italy international could contest the charge, which would leave him free to face Liverpool and result in a disciplinary hearing this week. However, that would also bring the risk of an extra game's suspension for a frivolous appeal and threaten Balotelli's involvement in the Carling Cup final should Roberto Mancini's team progress. The Premier League leaders have yet to decide with Balotelli what course to take.
Redknapp insisted the FA had no option but to review Balotelli's alleged stamp on Parker after Sunday's enthralling game, when he also claimed Mancini needed to deal with the striker's disciplinary problems. "It's not the first time he's done that, is it?" the Tottenham manager said. "I'm sure it won't be the last."
Mancini, who has yet to comment on the incident with Parker, admitted after Balotelli's dismissal at Anfield that he could not completely trust the forward to steer clear of trouble and would consider leaving him out of key games.
Losing Balotelli for four matches would represent a major setback for the City manager, however. With Carlos Tevez absent in Argentina and seemingly on his way out of the club, Mancini will have only two established strikers, Sergio Agüero and the out-of-form Edin Dzeko, available over the coming weeks should Balotelli accept the FA charge or lose an appeal.
City will be without their suspended captain, Vincent Kompany, for the semi-final at Liverpool, a four-match punishment that caused consternation at the club, and have Yaya and Kolo Touré away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Balotelli has been sent off three times since joining City from Internazionale in August 2010 and been involved in several off-field incidents but team-mates were quick to defend the striker after Sunday's victory over Spurs. The Argentina international Agüero said: "Firstly we all know what a fantastic player he is. Everyone has their own path. But those of us who are really close to Mario know that off the field he's a really good lad.
"Like a lot of players he has his own idiosyncrasies here and there. You know him as a player – what you see on the field. But I know he's a lovely lad. He's a young lad, he takes care of himself and gets on with his own business, approaches his life as he wants."
The City midfielder James Milner, somewhat prophetically, said: "He is fun to have around the place. I don't think I have done an interview this season without being asked about him. It sums up what a character he is. Sometimes the talk is always about the next big game but you can always rely on Mario to set some fireworks off to get the headlines. The rest of us can just quietly keep going about our business."
The FA confirmed that no action will be brought against City's centre-back Joleon Lescott for catching the Spurs defender Younès Kaboul with a flailing arm during Sunday's game.


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With the New Orleans Saints 2011 regular season schedule released, let's take a quick look at what dates are going to be most anticipated by fans of the black and gold.
~ Thursday, Sep. 8 - 8:30 PM EST on NBC - @ Green Bay Packers
For the second year in a row, the Saints will open up the 2011 NFL regular season by playing on opening Thursday night. Only this time they are the "away" team in a game that will match up the last two Super Bowl champions. This is an excellent match-up and one that will truly get the season started off right.
~ Sunday, Sep. 18 - 1:00 PM EST on FOX - Vs. Chicago Bears
In 2006, the Saints lost 39-14 to the Bears at Soldier Field in the NFC Championship Game. In 2007, the Saints lost 33-25 in the final game of the regular season at Soldier Field. In 2008, the Saints lost 27-24 during the regular season at Solider Field.
I'd say it was due time the Bears traveled south and I'm sure a bit of revenge will be on the minds of Drew Brees and company. This will also be the final home game for the Saints until almost the end of October.
~ Sunday, Oct. 23 - 8:20 PM EST on NBC - Vs. Indianapolis Colts
Second primetime game of the season for the Saints and a rematch of Super Bowl XLIV...need I say more?
~ Monday, Nov. 28 - 8:30 PM on ESPN - Vs. New York Giants
Not only is this the third primetime game of the season for the Saints, but it is a remaatch of a game from the 2009 regular season that I'm sure the Giants haven't forgotten about. During the Saints' Super Bowl season, the Giants were victim number five en route to a 13-0 start for New Orleans and it wasn't pretty for the boys in blue. Revenge has to be on their minds after the 48-27 beatdown they received in the Dome.
~ Sunday, Dec. 18 - 1:00 PM EST on FOX - @ Minnesota Vikings
For two straight years the Saints have plated the Vikings in the Superdome and for two straight years, the Vikings have walked out on the losing end. This year the Saints will travel up to Minnesota, but it's going to be a different looking Viking team as old number 4 will not be behind center...at least we don't think he will be.
~ Monday, Dec. 26 - 8:30 PM EST on ESPN - Vs. Atlanta Falcons
The fourth primetime game of the season for New Orleans might be the biggest one of all as this could determine the NFC South. It's going to be loud. It's going to be crazy. And it's going to be the day after Christmas so you know the city of New Orleans will be in good cheer and what better way to ring in the new year then by defeating the dirty birds?
A full schedule analysis will be coming soon and of course every single game is important, but these are the six that I'm looking forward to the most. My honest opinion is that getting through this series of six games unscathed or even with a 5-1 or 4-2 record could lead the way to a very successful regular season for the Saints.
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All these are important dates. Of course every game is important but these are going to be marked in red on the teams schedule I would imagine. I've heard that the schedule looks tough.........good! We need to dig down deep in Green Bay and set the tone for the season. With a short off season we could benefit from being a team of solid veterans who have been playing in the Saints system.
Yes, we could lose half of our team to Free Agency but I don't think we'll lose too many critical chess pieces. We are primed for another Superbowl run and these players all know it. And we can breathe easier because have an element no other team does........and that is Mickey Loomis.
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Cam Papetti felt a mix of emotions early Saturday morning. He was excited, nervous and anxious, but most of all, trying to have some fun. And what better way to do that than to participate in the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition --- for the Grafton, Mass., native, at his beloved Fenway Park in the Red Sox Team Championship.
The Pitch, Hit & Run program is presented by Scotts, the official lawn care company of Major League baseball.
"I was trying to have some fun. And I was nervous," Papetti said. "But really I was just trying to do my best."
He did his best, winning the 9-10-year-old Boys Age Division. Papetti will make the national finals by scoring in the top three for his age group of the 30 winners --- one from each Major League team. The 24 national finalists, three from eight different age/gender groups, will be announced after each team championship wraps at the end of the month.
In addition to participating in the national competition, the winners will shag fly balls in the Home Run Derby on July 14 at Target Field in Minneapolis as part of an all-expenses paid trip to All-Star Week.
Chris Jameson, whose daughter Addie placed third in the 11-12-year-old Girls Age Division, said Addie doesn't get over excited often. But the chance to compete on the grass at Fenway Park was a different story. The competition involves hitting off a tee for distance and accuracy, throwing pitches at a strike-zone-sized target and running from second to home plate as fast as possible.
"She doesn't get excited for much," Jameson said. "But this was something else."
More than 600,000 kids across the continent participated in the "Official Youth Skills Competition of Major League Baseball," in girls softball and boys baseball divisions last year. Over 4,000 local competitions take place each year, hosted by baseball organizations, leagues or volunteers within various communities around the country.
Players reach the team championships by winning at the local and sectional levels, which are designed geographically based on proximity to a Major League ballpark.
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"I had a lot of fun meeting the other girls," said Jessica Warren, who placed third in the 13-14-year-old Girls Age Division. "And we tried to high-five and encourage each other as much as we could to set a good example for the younger girls."


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Riding electric bicycles is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of cycling in the country. Not only can it give you the freedom and fun of being a kid again, but it is also a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to commute and run errands.
Christopher Leger, an electrical engineering and math sophomore, and Josiah Hackendorf, a mechanical engineering senior, have created a prototype electric-powered tricycle that would help commuters cut down on air pollution and gas consumption.
"You can use the trike daily for commuting to school," says Leger, who lives in Tyngsboro. "Its three-wheel design makes it safer and more stable on the road."
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Commercial electric bikes can cost anywhere from $400 to more than $1,000.
"Do-it-yourselfers can follow our design and build one for only $250," says Leger.
The trike uses a 500-watt DC motor for the front wheel's hub, which directly drives the trike at speeds of up to nearly 20 miles per hour. The motor is powered by rechargeable lead-acid batteries that produce a total of 36 volts. A computerized controller adjusts the voltage output and the motor's speed.
"Our trike has a range of about 40 to 50 miles on a single charge," notes Leger. "It weighs about 40 pounds, including the batteries."
The trike still has pedals in case the rider wants to exercise, or when there is an electrical/mechanical breakdown, or the batteries simply run out of juice, he adds.
Next Step: Solar Power
The students are planning to make improvements to the trike's design next summer, including replacing the rear basket with another seat so two people can ride at the same time. They also plan to add a solar panel, which will be mounted above the riders to power the motor and act as a sun shade.
"With the solar panel, you won't need a storage battery to operate the trike," explains Prof. Samson Mil'shtein, director of UMass Lowell's Advanced Electronic Technology Center and the students' faculty adviser. "It will run directly off the solar panel. But you can certainly add a battery if you want to ride on a cloudy day. On a sunny day, the panel can run the trike and recharge the battery at the same time."


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Snyder is asking for "shared sacrifice" from everyone from senior citizens to state workers, public schools to city halls as he seeks to make up a huge budget gap with a massive budget overhaul.
Even before the Republican governor presented the plan to lawmakers Thursday, he was defending it, saying it would put the economically troubled state on sound financial footing.
"We're getting rid of all the special-interest kind of items," Snyder said. "This is approaching it as a total solution."
Snyder provided The Associated Press with a copy of the $45 billion budget plan Wednesday evening. It includes $1.2 billion in permanent spending cuts to help deal with a $1.4 billion shortfall. It would cut spending for public schools, universities and local governments while ending many personal tax breaks. It would eliminate before- and after-school programs, cut hundreds of state jobs and ask public employees for benefit or wage concessions.
The plan for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 also would drastically change the state's corporate tax structure so only large "C" corporations pay business taxes. The move would give businesses a $1.8 billion tax break, larger than the $1.5 billion Snyder originally estimated the switch would cost.
Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, who has been briefed on some details of the proposed overhaul, said Thursday that Snyder's plan will be thoroughly reviewed. He said he and other Senate Republicans want to look at the big picture before discussing whether specific proposals should stick.
"We've asked the governor to put everything on the table," said Richardville, of Monroe. "Now we're looking at exactly what he puts on the table. Whether we go with the individual details or not, the discussion has started."
Snyder's proposal adds $1.7 billion to revenues by eliminating tax breaks for seniors and low-income workers and getting rid of many other income tax deductions, such as one for donating to public universities. Personal deductions would be phased out for individuals making at least $75,000 or couples making at least $150,000.
Michigan currently has the nation's most generous tax credits for seniors, and Snyder's proposal calls for eliminating the exemption on their pensions. That perk costs the state nearly $900 million a year. Snyder's plan wouldn't tax Social Security payments.
Some business tax credits would also be reduced or eliminated. For example, Snyder would cap the amount of tax credits for companies that make movies in Michigan at $25 million. There currently is no limit.
Snyder would halt a scheduled decrease in the state income tax rate to keep the state from digging itself into a bigger hole. He would allow it to drop from 4.35 percent to 4.25 percent on Oct. 1, but would change the law that requires the rate dropping to 3.9 percent in future years. The scheduled decrease ultimately would have cost the state $700 million annually.
He proposes cutting public schools by 4 percent, or about $470 per student. School districts have barely kept up with inflation in the past eight years and were counting on getting more money because of an anticipated surplus in the school aid fund.
The state's public universities would get 15 percent less, but $83 million would be set aside to be shared with universities that kept tuition increases around 7 percent or less, according to state budget director John Nixon. Community colleges would get the same $296 million they're getting now.
"It's forcing universities to be efficient," Nixon said.
In all, $12.2 billion would go to funding public schools, while $1.4 billion would be set aside for universities.
State employees are going to be asked for $180 million in cuts, which would have to be negotiated with unions. Nixon said he expects unions will agree to increase the share of health care premiums workers pay and make other changes rather than cutting wages.
Local governments also would see their state payments decreased. Most depend on the state for much of their funding other than what they can raise in property taxes. Local governments have complained for years that revenue-sharing cuts have left them increasingly unable to provide basic services, such as police and fire protection.
Nixon said the budget assumes the closing of one state prison later this year, although no decision has been made yet on which one should go.
The plan also would eliminate some state jobs, including 300 field worker positions in the Department of Human Services, six trial court judgeships and an undetermined number of state police posts. It would privatize some state jobs, such as those of the cooks and store clerks at prisons.
The Republican-controlled Legislature will take up the proposal. Snyder plans to give lawmakers just two combined bills, rather than separate ones for each department. That could make it harder for lawmakers and special interest groups to pick apart the governor's proposals.
Snyder has asked lawmakers to approve the budget by May 31.
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Hip-Hop: Rhyme Scene Investigation
- 2007 1 May
For mainstream rap pioneer Nas, "hip-hop just died this mornin'' and she's dead, she's dead."
But the truth is, hip-hop is alive and well. At the mainstream level, the genre continues to yield sizable dividends – in 2006, it accounted for 10 percent of all album sales.
By comparison, Christian hip-hop is a mere drop in the bucket. And here's proof: Of the almost 40 million albums sold in Christian and gospel music in 2006, a little less than 500,000, or roughly 1.2 percent, were hip-hop discs. That's barely enough for an album to be certified Gold.
But hip-hop's difficulties are not limited to the retail side; radio airplay of faith-based hip-hop music has also been scant. Of the Top 20 songs of 2006 in the CHR – or pop – format according to Radio & Records, only one song, perched all the way down at No. 19, had a bit of a hip-hop flair to it: tobyMac's "Welcome to Diverse City."
Incidentally, that's not tobyMac's only accomplishment in 2006; his 2004 release, Welcome to Diverse City (Forefront), was also the bestselling "hip-hop" album of 2006, a title he's held for three years in a row.
"[The numbers] break my heart, because I think there's great hip-hop in our market," says tobyMac, an artist who, by his own admission, doesn't think of himself as a hip-hop artist, at least in the strictest sense of the term. "My music is pop music that leans hip-hop. I don't think the same people that buy my records are buying straight hip-hop."
But even if that's the case, straight hip-hop buyers don't seem to be making a lot of noise of their own, at least in terms of driving sales. This less-than-golden performance furthers speculation about the state of Christian hip-hop today. And for those seeking clarity, the answers seem to be as varied as the genre itself.
"The business is getting a little more open, but there's still a lot that needs to be done," says Teron "Bonafide" Carter, one-half of GRITS, the most popular rap group in Christian music. "It's almost kinda too late for [that to happen]. We ourselves don't even look at it as Christian hip-hop, because, honestly, on paper, it doesn't even exist. On radio, it doesn't exist. In the media, it doesn't exist. So to us, it's just hip-hop. We don't need a label to sell the music. As a true artist, you don't have to have a title to get people to buy what you do. That's the way we look at it. There've been some changes, but there still have to be a lot more changes."
West Coast rapper T-Bone thinks things are getting better in terms of acceptance of the genre, but he believes the hotness level is not up there.
"I still feel there is a lack of quality in the music put out in the industry," he says. "Christian rap is still years behind as far as talent goes. Yes, there are some good rappers out there, but, for the most part, most of what I hear is not innovative or lyrically creative."
"There are a lot of good artists putting out quality music, something that speaks directly to the soul of a person," says rap newcomer Soul P., whose Beatmart Records debut, The Premiere, released in December. "[But] then there are artists who I feel put out music just to try and sound like a good Christian and it ain't honest and it falls on dead ears."
KJ-52 – second after tobyMac in terms of solo popularity – believes up-and-comers have a hard time making it because they treat hip-hop as a game to be played, rather than a job to be done.
"There is a huge lack of maturity, responsibility, work ethic and industry smarts amongst the average artists coming up," he says. "The majority have unrealistic expectations, goals and mindsets toward what it's really like to do 'this.' The consumer wants the product; the promoters have come around, and even the industry is starting to take notice. However, there really isn't the artist to meet those needs."
"It's quite confusing, to be honest," says Josh Niemyjski, general manager of Illect Recordings, an upstart hip-hop label out of Minnesota. "The bigger labels seem to be fading, each to differing degrees. Then there are a few promising newcomers that seem to be catching on. And the indie scene seems to be thriving more now than ever."
If by "thriving" Niemyjski means that independent labels have a bigger market share than before, he's right. Consider the indie label started by veteran standouts The Cross Movement. The self-titled company (Cross Movement Records) has introduced fresh faces such as Lecrae, Da' T.R.U.T.H. and FLAME, and all have posted healthy numbers for their most recent albums. Indie-based stalwarts such as T-Bone and Pettidee, meanwhile, are experiencing comparable sales.
Niemyjski surely knows a thing or two about the ebb and flow of Christian hip-hop. As a former executive at now-defunct Uprok Records – the same hip-hop imprint that made KJ-52 a household name in Christian rap – he witnessed the rise and fall of the little house he built, a loss that only exacerbated the positioning of hip-hop within Christian music.
"I think that Uprok closing its doors soured a few folks that may have seen opportunity in hip-hop," he says. "It surely discouraged a lot of people. Anytime a label comes along, does well, and then folds, it can't be good – especially for a scene like ours that needs everything of benefit it can get."
Historically, Christian major labels have been reticent to actively sign hip-hop artists. There have been exceptions, but they're few and far between. And they've been one-album affairs.
Word Records once tried its luck with Souljahz, a sibling trio from San Diego; they showed promise with their 2002 debut, but their second album remained stuck in limbo until the trio was finally released from their contract. ForeFront Records hedged its bets with teenaged hip-hopper Lil' IROCC, but he, too, got dropped not long after going public. Essential Records is actually credited with discovering KJ-52, but he also received the pink slip once his debut, 7th Avenue, underperformed. (The label later re-released 7th Avenue after Uprok successfully broke KJ-52 into the Christian mainstream.) For the most part, though, the big players have remained on the fence.
"It used to be that any urban music was fringe in Christian music," says Otto Price, vice president of A&R for Word Records and hip-hop forerunner in his own right. "Artists like tobyMac, GRITS, Superchick and Mat Kearney have opened the doors for other hip-hop artists to be considered a part of mainstream Christian music. Things are looking up, but we have a long way to go to be considered relevant."
While Price and Word Records are in the hunt for new hip-hop talent, Fervent Records – another imprint in the Word Label Group, and home to BarlowGirl and Big Daddy Weave, among others – is introducing Group 1 Crew. The trio, similar in style to the Black Eyed Peas, released its self-titled debut in February.
"Today … many of the most popular groups have a hip-hop element or are straight up hip-hop," says Susan Riley, senior vice president of A&R and publishing for Word and head of Fervent. "To us, it doesn't matter what the style is – we just want to stay relevant, and this is one way to do that and reach people through music today for Christ."
But not all the labels show the same level of enthusiasm in embracing hip-hop acts. This hesitance has motivated aspiring rap artists to remain on the fringes – either signing to fledgling hip-hop labels or staying autonomous altogether.
"Not many larger labels seem to be picking up new hip-hop right now," says veteran artist Verbs, himself a free agent of sorts. "But I guess, at the same time, new groups are seeking to take more of an independent route. I don't see this as a bad thing at all, since hip-hop music and the culture it stems from cultivates well at the grassroots level."
Joey Elwood would agree with Verbs. As president and co-founder of Gotee Records alongside tobyMac, he understands that hip-hop, before it became a business, was a culture, one predicated upon hard work, word-of-mouth and backpacks full of CDs.
"Hip-hop, as I grew up knowing it, happened at the grassroots," says Elwood. "Kids coming up in the hip-hop game right now are not seeing good examples of how to run a business. There are exceptions, of course, but in general, the 'build-it-and-they-will-come' model is the predominant business philosophy."
This ideology is the one perpetrated at the macro level by the 50 Cents, the Eminems and the P. Diddys of the world. To them, hip-hop is about walking into a recording booth, making a hit single and reaping the multi-million dollar benefits. The budgets are gargantuan; the touring, nonexistent; the accountability, minimal.
But as a subculture that exists within another subculture, Christian hip-hop – with its tiny balance sheets, uncooperative radio stations and limited media exposure – can't and won't subsist if it follows that same pie-in-the-sky blueprint; it needs a blue-collar mentality.
"I'm a firm believer that the business ethos of hip-hop has to change in order for it to stay in the hands of the people who made it great … the people," says Elwood, who admits to having a hard time finding new, fresh talent with this type of mindset.
"When artists begin to provide the right kind of product along with going out there and working hard and doing what they should be doing, the profile [of hip-hop] will raise on its own," says KJ-52.
Get more emcees who think that way, and Christian hip-hop, tobyMac believes, would spread like wildfire. After all, that's how hip-hop culture exploded at the mainstream level: with a few cats who grew in strength and influence and then began to cross over.
Still, tobyMac says the extra push from the powers-that-be wouldn't hurt.
"Retail and radio are going to carry what we sign," he says. "The day that everybody is signing it – the day Sparrow is signing it, the day Provident is signing it, the day Word is signing it – that's the day when urban culture will be properly represented. It's nice to have other people blowing the whistle at the same time."
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