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In an analog electronic single loop controller, a _________________ op-amp is used to compare the process variable to the set point, which creates the error signal in the controller.
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|Alec in Haiti, 3 weeks old
|Alec in Chile, 4 years 11 months old
As I always do on birthdays, I think back to the beginning of your life with us and all the years in between. You are so dear to us, because you were the son who almost never was. I like to tell you that Mommy and Daddy and Eva and Isabel and Owen were praying for one little boy, and God gave us two! That extra blessing was you.
I was looking at pictures from your time in Haiti, and the realization struck me that I have had the privilege of spending every one of your birthdays at your side. Your very first birthday was my second trip to Haiti (my first solo, overwhelming but precious visit.) We held a joint first birthday party for you and Ian. You could hardly rouse yourself to enjoy the celebration because you were getting sick. It was definitely out of character for you not to enjoy the yummy goodies that day!
By God's grace and mercy, you arrived home in time to celebrate your second birthday in Chile. As I recall, we had a very low-key celebration that year because frankly, we were still in the throes of major adjustment and transition! But you loved banana muffins, and those became your birthday "cake" that year. You didn't seem to mind! :)
Your third birthday was fun. That serious (aka, "grumpy old man") personality of yours was making an appearance and we were learning to appreciate those traits that make you uniquely you! It was the year of the scooter, which you continue to ride to this day.
By the time your fourth birthday rolled around, you were celebrating in your third country of residence. It was our family's furlough year in the United States and you, Ian, Owen and Daddy were spending some time with Grandma and Grandpa Garcia in Chicago. (Because your great-grandmother Meemie was very sick, Mommy and the girls were in Delaware helping to care for her.) They made sure you boys had a special time on your special day(s.)
But now ... it is your fifth birthday and I can hardly believe it. You are the second to last of the five same-age cousins to turn a new year older (first comes Nathaniel, then Ian, Sophia, you and finally Kendra.) Today you got to Skype with all of your cousins, both in Santiago and Pennsylvania. Though your birthday party is still a few days away, we lit a candle for you with a special breakfast treat and for lunch Mommy took you and Ian out to McDonald's. Afterwards we went to the mall for you to pick out the Max Steel action figure you've had your eye on for awhile (the underwater scuba diving Max!)
You made us laugh this morning before pre-school by asking, "How do you say this in Spanish: 'Why are you not saying Happy Birthday to me?'" You were ready to confront your classmates before they even had a chance. What a funny little goofball you are. Didn't I already mention your "grumpy old man" personality? :)
Alec, you are such a unique, deep thinking, smart little boy. It is a great privilege to be your parents and to guide you through your growing up years. Recently you have been talking about how you love God and want to go to Heaven. "When can I go there? I want to go there!" you have said more than once. We pray that God allows that seed of love and faith to grow and flourish and transform you into a man after His own heart. He has great plans for you!
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March 31, 2009
Card Recipe:
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Whisper White Card Stock, Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
Inks - Going Gray, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers, Regal Rose Stampin' ink (classic), Versamark (used to emboss)
Stamps - Crazy for Cupcakes
Accessories - Wide Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Photo Frames Punch, Iridescent Ice, Embossing Gun, Whisper White narrow grosgrain ribbon, paper piercer, stampin' dimensionals
25 comments:
- Marlou McAlees said...
yummy!!! yummy!!! card Alex :) ♥
- March 31, 2009 at 4:11 AM
- Dottie K. said...
Mmmm...I love cupcakes. This is so cute. Glad to see you're getting back into the swing of things and feeling better. :)
- March 31, 2009 at 5:23 AM
- Marilyn said...
Oooh - what a wonderful card Alex - I love the raspberry tart papers too! Isn't it fun when your customers get all excited about a simple technique!!! Hope you get some "me" time soon ;)
- March 31, 2009 at 5:52 AM
- Emily said...
Great card Alex! Love the glittery cupcakes! Great layout! Love the papers you used too!
- March 31, 2009 at 6:26 AM
- ~Denise Lynn~ said...
Fun card Alex! Love the pinks and greens and that layout too. This set is so yummy! :)
- March 31, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Oh how very yummy!! Look at these sweet sparkly cupcakes!! So happy to see you're doing well my friend!! BIG HUGS!! :)
- March 31, 2009 at 7:02 AM
- Risa said...
What a yummy card Alex! The DP is so pretty and looks great with the cupcakes!
- March 31, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Lauren said...
Yummy card Alex!
- March 31, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Denise ~ Paper Ponderings said...
That is wonderful! Ooooh I just love the colors and the sparkle.
- March 31, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Dani said...
mmmm, cupcakes... :)
Wonderful job, no wonder everyone loves your classes!
- March 31, 2009 at 9:22 AM
- Natalie said...
Great card, I love the colours and the cupcakes of course. x
- March 31, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Melissa said...
Oh yeah! Absolutely fabulous!
Many Blessings,
- March 31, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Dawn♥ said...
Oh my goodness what a beautiful yummy looking card! I ♥ your card sweetie! ;)
- March 31, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Gina said...
Gorgeous card Alex, love the image you have used and my fav colour combo :)
Gina xxx
- March 31, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- a portland granny said...
I have to get that cupcake stamp! I have always liked it and today's card "just takes the cake"! I like the irresdent "icing" on the cupcakes. Just adorabe and love the colors!
Are you feeling pretty well by now? I hope you have found renewed energy and are experiencing great days! It sounds like you are busy!
- March 31, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Louise Forsyth said...
This is one gorgeous cupcake card, love the papers, I can't wait till mid-day today, ordering starts on our new catty, this set is definitely being ordered.
- March 31, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- Manna said...
Yummy card, Alex :) Love the paper and the layout is great!
- March 31, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Katie said...
Very pretty Alex, love those cupcakes!
- March 31, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Donna Baker said...
YES! I want a yummy cupcake! love your fun card
- March 31, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- Staci Taylor said...
Yes, i'll take some cupcakes please ;-) So so cute, alex!
- March 31, 2009 at 5:47 PM
- Jessie/knightrone said...
This is so pretty Alex!!
- March 31, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Deb said...
This is fabulous Alex, love those pretty cupcakes! Glad you are not doing too much, take care of yourself!
Have a great day, Debx
- April 1, 2009 at 12:52 AM
- Lee said...
Oooo.......that's sooo cool!! I love the heated up icing!!! And cupcakes ALWAYS get my attention!!!! LOL
- April 1, 2009 at 1:47 AM
- Ila said...
Fabulous card Alex...and so Yummy!!...love the stamp....colors and papers..(I love irredescent ice!)...Hugs, Ila
- April 1, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- Vicki said...
Love, love, love the card. That cupcake stamps is awesome and the paper is very pretty. Great job yet again!
- April 24, 2009 at 3:52 PM


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Business Administration
Apprenticeship Level 2
Course Overview
FNTC's Business Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship is designed to deliver and enhance the skills and knowledge required of people working in an administration assistant role. It aims to develop your confidence in your abilities by developing work-related knowledge, skills and understanding. The framework includes a balance of content, designed to ensure you have an appropriate set of administrative skills to operate in your specific chosen job role.
Course Outline
Course Code: BAL2F
Study Mode: Apprenticeship
Location: Employer based
Duration: 13 months
Start Date: Flexible
Download PDF: Course Factsheet - BA L2 factsheet
This programme is designed for people who have a supporting role in an office environment. It focuses on those aspects of work which have increased in importance in recent years, such as communication and negotiation, working with others, dealing with change, solving business problems, supporting sustainability and managing risk. The framework is suitable for those in a range of administrative roles and industries.
The programme comprises of the NCFE LEVEL 2 Diploma in Business and Administration, understanding Employee Rights and personal learning and thinking skills.
You may also be required to undertake English and/or maths functional skills as well as ICT if these haven't been achieved at GCSE grade 4 or above.
20% of your time is spent in off the job training.
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(Drakkar Productions / Blazing Productions)
Although this 5-Track CD is not an official release you will be able to buy someday, it is still worth to be reviewed, because it draws attention on one of Sweden's best Black Metal bands right now – WATAIN. The blackhearted four-piece was thrown out of the womb of Satan's whore Babalon in 1998 and released a demo in the same year, afterwards a live tape and the excellent 7" EP "The Essence Of Black Purity" in 1999 followed. In 2000 WATAIN's debut CD / LP "Rabid Death's Curse" was unleashed upon the hordes and offered possessed Swedish Black Metal. In 2001 another live tape and a Split 7" with DIABOLICUM were released. The promo that I am writing about right now covers all releases of the band until now and confirms vehemently the impression that WATAIN are a fascinating Black Metal cult that is intentionally deeply rooted in the underground and musically absolute first-class: varied song structures, killing riffs that sometimes remind me of MARDUK's "Those Of The Unlight" masterpiece, aggressive violent vocals and a surprisingly good sound. Besides acts like BESTIAL MOCKERY, NECROPLASMA or TERRORAMA this satanic horde from Stockholm is essential for every Black Metal fan who knows that this type of music has much more to offer than silly statements, BURZUM "Einsatzkommando" shirts and other infantile shit like this. WATAIN are certainly 100% serious about the dark art they create, but they are not kids or wannabes. If you are looking for a really excellent band you should support WATAIN and look out for their past and upcoming releases, they definitely won't disappoint you. Check out some of their songs on http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/112/watain.html and have also a look at the following sites: www.grimrune.com/watain (obviously the band's site, down at the moment, but maybe it returns), http://devoted.to/drakkar (label) and www.blazing.ws (promotion for various fascinating bands). Snail mail address: WATAIN, c/o Danielsson, Stralgatan 41, S-112 63, Stockholm, Sweden
Stefan Franke
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Mark said: "It's quite an honour because Ed is now one of the biggest stars in the world but also when I first met him, he was just doing gigs in bars and he was not very widely known."
"When I met him that time, he was a huge Westlife fan and learnt to play the guitar to one of our greatest hits and he just loved Westlife. I thought that's really cool, this really talented singer-songwriter loves Westlife."
"We're all big fans of Ed Sheeran so it's nice to have great songs [written by him]," Shane added.


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Dumbness. Greatness.
So let's review how dumb the Mets are:
- they decided to have their BEST pitcher be the one to retaliate against Utley.
- The retaliation doesn't even hit him calling into question the validity of said retaliation.
- Thor AND the manager get thrown out of the game essentially giving the game to the Dodgers. How many mlb teams in contention give games away for free? Ever?
- Utley proceeds to dagger-stab them twice including a grand slam to seal the deal…..
And can we talk about what a pussy Thor is. "Gorgeous Thorgeous" (yes, I just called him that) didn't even have the sack to hit him! He throws behind him like that was some great *message.* Ohhhhh, what could Thor have meant??!!?!?!?! Utley heard a whizzing air noise behind him. Big deal. A strong fart would have sent a similar message.
He shouldn't have even been kicked out of the game in my opinion. Even if the umpires warned them before the game, he clearly wasn't throwing at him. He was throwing a lame-ass "message pitch". If he wanted to hit him I would like to think that THE WORST he woulda done is graze him if Utley managed to lurch out of the way. But he missed him by a mile and Utley barely flinched. Look, mlb pitching studs don't miss the mark by that much, ESPECIALLY if they have the target of a free-standing human.
Enough about the lame Mets. I'm still basking in the most golden of basks. There are people chirping on twitter about the Thunder choking. Please. Such an idiotic take. They might not have the will of a champion but that wasn't choking. That was having the unfortunate luck of being on the same court when true champions decide to go to work and enact their will upon you. Klay. Bogut. Draymond. Steph. This team has humbled me. I can't believe I'm part of their species……
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blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:33 am
I'm playing at least one DFS tourney with Cueto. Gulp. Seriously though, he has a greater than 50% ground ball rate and currently, the best strike out to walk ratio of his career. Hopefully, the percentages on his use will be low.
Regarding Thor, somehow I overcame the piddly ass 16 points he provided in FanDuel, to win some money. However, it could have been so much better. No idea what his and/or Collins motivation and even, intent, regarding the Utley incident.
That was an amazing game last night involving the Warriors. Frankly, I thought their goose was cooked, until the last few minutes of the 4th quarter. Warriors never gave up, despite the noisy fan support and all the other distractions. Klay was unbelievable! Loved the Twitter synopsis of all his 3 point bombs Flavor . . . Nice!
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:40 am
Headline writers must be a conservative lot these days. Searched for but never found "Posey 6 Rockies 5".
I'm only playing at DK today where they don't have the Coors game (in all the tourney's I'm in). Perfect for me. Coors games suck, either you're right about the hitters and then everyone has them too or you're wrong and you feel like an idiot for playing so many high priced guys who did nothing. Or you sack up and fade the game and that's just a total fucking crap shoot. I look for any tourney's where that game isn't offered, lol.
But playing the pitcher is at least ensuring low ownership, good luck!
Macdog said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:48 am
Sorry, but this one's completely on the jerkoff umpire. We've all seen pitchers get warned for throwing pitches that actually hit the batter. Why the hell should Syndergaard be ejected for not hitting Utley? As a buddy of mine who absolutely hates the Mets texted me: "The Syndergaard ejection last night was terrible judgment and complete lack of understanding of baseball by the umpire."
The Warriors played a terrific game, and did exactly what was needed to win a Game 6 on the road and stay alive: They kept it close and then won the fourth quarter. And Thompson was magnificent. But, sorry, the Thunder also choked. The only basket I saw them make in the final minutes was a putback. Terrible offensive sets, punctuated by not even getting a shot off in the last two minutes. That's Exhibit A of a team playing tight.
so what you're saying is, you stand with me on all of the points I made in the thread. lqtm. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Macdog said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:24 am
willedav said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:04 am
Thought the inability to clear D rebounds and the missed layups was gonna doom them but GS finished strong. Barkley afterward said OKC got into "hero" mode at the end, with Westbrook and Durant trying to do everything, which only resulted in turnovers and dumb shots.
The word dubs reminds me of Jamaican music. When Marley hit it big here I used to try and read everything about him and the music hist. Dub was a style of music that I think had a sampled background riff with singer talking over it in his own voice, but I'm just guessing from memory.
In one of Marley's cool songs, "Bad Card" he says in middle and final chorus, "In a rub a dub style."
No idea what it means but it sounds great.'
Just get out of Coors healthy and on to Atlanta, where Braves are unbelievable 4-20 at home.
Peavy and Stratton are both from South so heat/humidity shouldn't bother them.
Tupelo of course is also birthplace of Elvis.
Loo ruined the word "Dubs" for me. But I got over it. He was right.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:35 pm
I like Dubs. Beats Gmen, Gyros, Gigantes (maybe) or whatever nickname of choice there is for the Giants. In the dark days of yesteryear, I used to call the Giants all sorts of things, none good. Until Curry came along, I didn't even give a S about the Warriors since about '92 when they they had the Run TMC crew. This Dubs group is just nails. They have to win Monday night to validate last nights win as one of the greatest road wins in Bay Area sports history. I'm down with a Flapper last night that said it rivals the '88 Niners win in Chicago. Though, I may give that win the edge — Niners went into the Bears den on a frozen day and just waxed them 28-3 I think — Unca can verify the score. That Zito win in game 5 NLCS 2012 in St. Louis is up there, too, but that one is different — it came out of nowhere. I still remember, I was in a Pizza Bar near Blackhawk, watching that game downing an IPA waiting for my daughter to finish a horse riding thing, and Zito dropped that perfect bunt down 3rd base for an RBI — he even looked like he couldn't believe it when he came back to stand on first. Right then I figured we had that game — the baseball gods were on our side…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:08 am
I had a suspicion Collins wasn't a very bright manager. All of that confirmed.
In the World Series last year, there's no way Bochy would have let Harvey talk him into getting one more inning.
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:15 am
As I said earlier, I don't know what the motivation or intent was regarding the Thor, Collins, and Utley incident. Thor, nor Collins are indicating that it was anything but a ball that got away from Thor (or at least, that's what I read last night. Dunno if someone fessed up this morning).
In any event, Macdog brings up an excellent point (8:48am post) that no one else has addressed . . . Specifically, that the umpire screwed up by overreacting to the pitch.
actually I did address it by saying he shouldn't have been kicked out of the game. But regardless, a lot of people on social media are giving it to the umpire and he certainly played a role in escalating things that didn't need to be escalated. I still think this falls way more on Thor being a pussy. Come on, that ball didn't get away and they would never admit publicly what they were doing for fear of a longer suspension.
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:26 am
My bad . . . You did mention that.
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:36 am
Probably like you – myself and everyone else is multi-tasking, e.g., DFS LUs, weather reports in support of DFS, reading about Trumps latest imbecilic statement, chatting on the phone, chatting on Skype, Facebook likes, eating breakfast, morning coffee, etc., etc., etc.
Oh, and taking time to read your opening thread monologue! 🙂
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 10:07 am
You left out vacantly staring into space…
Dennis Zucchino said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:16 am
I'm really saluting Parker's performance so far….here's hoping it's no flash….
Speaking of saluting…. enjoyed the shot and salute to the flag this morning!
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:35 am
So far, so good. He keeps it up and SF may enjoy actually posting a success in development of homegrown outfielders. Parker appears to be more than adequate as a defensive outfielder and though not very likely to ever enjoy a high OBP, hits the ball hard resulting in a nifty share of doubles and dingers which in turn tend to result in an elevated slugging percentage. If he can maintain a BA in the .265 range we could well be looking at a longterm keeper.
Macdog said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:25 am
I'm out for the day/night. Let's go Johnny C and beat those Rocksuckers!
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Rocksuckers ….good one
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:29 am
Stats Time. Strikeouts and walks. Highest ranked of Giants in actually striking out is Crawford who is tied for 38th in the league with 39 whiffs. No other Giant makes the top 50 in that category. With 35 walks Belt is 3rd in the NL. This seems to work on a team basis as well. Giants strike out the least in the NL with a total of 321, while in a comfy third place in walks with 193. Nice ratio. The flipside is interesting as well. Here SF is a mediocre 7th in special K's, with our hurlers matching that figure in being 2nd in walks allowed.
In terms of overall ratings the Giants tend to be 5th in a plurality of pitching prowess and 6th offensively. This balance is good for 2nd in the NL in W-L record and tops in the NLW. Curiously, SF pitchers have been hit at a .258 BA against while our hitters have a composite batting average of….. .258. Seems like that abundance of walks compared with a relative paucity of strikeouts make all the difference in what on the surface would appear to be a measure of mediocrity.
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 9:29 am
Before I forget – thank you to all the Veterans for this life I lead in America. We're able to play because of your service!
willedav said, on May 29, 2016 at 11:05 am
Gal friend of mine did a cool thing for her 2 b-ball crazy sons (17 and 19) yesterday. For $25 a pop she got them tickets to sit in O arena and watch the Warriors game with how many thousand other fans. Not sure I dig the yellow shirts (or OKC blue) for everyone but every time they showed crowd shots the place was going wild.
She's coming into town tmw to meet for breakfast before work (retail, ugh), so I'll get the sccop.
Wonder if GS makes it to Finals what the tab would be on something like this.
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:31 pm
Twitter had a tweet about ineffable Steph. Mom with kid. Asks for autograph. Kid's got a Durant jersey, OKC hat. Mom apologizes, says, "He's a Durant fan." Curry: "I am too." Stoops for photo.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:38 pm
If the Dubs go onto win the title this year, IMO Steph will be right next to Joe, maybe one half step below, the top of the Bay Area sports mountaintop. And, he's a nicer guy than Joe…
ewisco said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:55 pm
they ran that story in this morning's chron as well. ridiculously classy.
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:35 pm
I am on Amtrak. In a tunnel. Under Manhattan or the Bronx. Ooops. Not underground. Maybe under the Westside highway.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Timmy update:
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:43 pm
Good article. I will always love me some Timmeh. The guy has been on top of the mountain, now he's down on the other side, but he's not sweatin' it. He's dealing with what he's got, and trying to make the best of it. Seems to me though, that maybe they are pushing it a bit quickly in terms of facing not much live competition before he gets up to the big club. He knows his body, though, so good luck to him…
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:46 pm
Yeah, good story. Thanks, Loo. Sitting in an unmoving train near Penn Station, NYC.
interesting to consider that Timmy won both his CY's before we won our FIRST world series.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:54 pm
If the Giants had any kind of offense the two years he won the Cy's, he would have won 20+ games…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Bochy says Cain's hammy will keep him out two weeks.
So, I figure he might be back by first week of July…
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Are we sure Collins ordered the pitch? Who's to say Syndegaard didn't do it on his own?
that makes Thor look like even more of an idiot. So he took it upon himself to NOT hit the guy and still get kicked out of a game that just basically had started? LAME.
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:15 pm
Whether it makes him look like an idiot or not, I always figured most of the time over the years the pitcher was doing it to stand up for his teammate. Me, I would've drilled him right in the hip.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:01 pm
That blurb yesterday on Buster walking around the clubhouse with a heat pad on is interesting to me. I keep wondering why they treat this guy like he's made of Murano glass. Maybe he is. Maybe he started out with and still has an "old body", even though he's not even 30. I heard K&K on their pregame a few minutes ago talking about Buster "needing a break" or some shit like that. Kreiminy, it's not even June; he barely caught in ST because they didn't want to wear him out early. If he's that fragile, then yeah, they need to figure out what to do sooner than later. Brown looks like he might be a decent FT catcher substitute. Put Posey at 1b and move Belt to the OF, since Pagan is gone next season. At this rate, one more full season at catcher and Posey will need a dang wheelchair and a hyperbaric chamber…
catching has got to be hard. I never did it, too tall, but all that squatting up and down all game, it's gotta wear you out.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:14 pm
No doubt, but I listen to the Giants on radio all the time. The SF announcers are often dropping nuggets that Buster is "dinged up", or "needs a break", or some shit like that. Often. They never say that nearly as much, if ever, about anybody else that isn't obviously injured. If I'm paying this guy $20 million a year for another 4 years, I've got to be thinking about getting him at 1b so he can earn that coin with his bat. He's a good catcher and calls good games, but at some point, you've got to think about whether catching is seriously wasting the investment in this guy. When he's going well at the plate, he's a helluva lot better hitter than Brown or Susac. I don't know if he's a helluva lot better at a catching fastballs than either of them; and they can learn to call games, plus the starters are all vets, they don't need a catcher to hold their hands calling pitches…
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:24 pm
Good point loo, that's like the squatting on steroids. After the first week of the season, I'd guess that every regular catcher is dinged up to some degree or another. The tools of ignorance, indeed.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:15 pm
Salvador Perez is out for a week. The Dodgers can barely keep Grandal on the field. Catching is tough, and tougher than ever, as some have pointed out. Batters are better than in past generations at fouling off pitches and grinding out long ABs.
Buster is still on pace for over 600 plate appearances for a guy whose primary position is catcher, and that is very good.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:18 pm
I'm very contract driven. This is a contract driven league and organization. Posey is the top paid position player. He hits like a motha when he's playing at 1b. I don't know if catching him for 450 of those plate appearances is the best use of his talent…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:21 pm
There's also more ball blocking than ever. Years ago a pitcher would try to get a hitter to chase outside.
Now everything's in the dirt…
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:18 pm
I think all catchers go through a lot more than most fans realize, regardless of body type. Sure, that's going to factor in, think of Yadi who has what we might think of as a prototypical catchers body, the grind of all the squatting and throwing and fielding 95 mph pitches, 130-150 games a year, year after year, is going to make the toughest guy break down eventually.
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:14 pm
Shit, I can go see Timmy pitch Thursday, maybe get some pics. Maybe even get a pic with he and I.
yes, do that. email me, that would be rad. email@example.com
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:18 pm
Will do.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:22 pm
I'm cool with the ump throwing the Idiothor out of the game for throwing back of Utley. It was obvious that was not a real pitch, it was a purpose pitch or a lameass try at hitting him. Do you have to warn a team not to throw at the batter again, if the first try doesn't hit him? So, you give the pitcher a second shot at the batter, and maybe he's got better aim the next time? That's crazy in my book…
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:29 pm
I think warnings should've been issued to both dugouts. One of the announcers made the point that fans pay good dough to see one of the best young pitchers in baseball only to see him tossed in the 3rd inning. I think it's a valid point.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:26 pm
Buster must be wearing those heat pads again — another double! Keep up the heat pads…
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:31 pm
I still think the newer generation of umps is way too confrontational.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:34 pm
I would hit for Cueto here and try to break this thing wide open early…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:41 pm
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snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:47 pm
That is the best 10 second piece of acting I've seen in quite a while.
Well, next to Bochy's pressers after yet another Peavy debacle…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Hey Tom — you know Scientology is nothing but an absolute money making scam cult, right?…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:37 pm
I have a theory that "Mountain time" only exists in Colorado…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:43 pm
What an idiot not touching the bag with his front arm…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:46 pm
Ump flips coin on close call; makes the wrong call.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:51 pm
It's nice the Giants can get up on a team early. Maybe that helps take pressure off their later ABs. Theoretically. Or maybe not. But, I definitely like it; saves on nail biting…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 1:59 pm
Mr. So-So Rusin…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:02 pm
If Pence is on, he really jacks up this lineup. If this lineup starts actually scoring runs consistently, it should be sayonara for the rest of the West. The only thing holding this crew back could be the Pen. There's time to figure that out, though…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:13 pm
MLB now wants the strike zone to begin at the top of the back of the knees; not the bottom of the back of the knees. I'm sure that will make a big difference to these ego driven umps whose zone differs between half innings, if not consecutive batters…
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Headed now for grand and stately 30th St. station, Philly. 5-1. Yes!
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Newark. NJ. Not NY or Delaware.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:23 pm
Gotta like Cueto. Smart pitching there. Didn't give in to Arenado. Better to walk in one run, than give up 3 on a bases clearing double or some such…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:26 pm
Totally agree.
pawliekokonuts said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:24 pm
Huge DP, right?
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 2:40 pm
About 7 or 8 years ago I was in Philly for a conference. Early summer, hotter'n crap. I walked about 6 or 7 blocks from the Independence Hall area, into some neighborhood that looked really dicey, lots of boarded up shops. But, I was looking for a internet recommended brewpub/restaurant, and found it on a corner somewhere. Had the best hanger steak EVER. Was awesome, worth the sweaty walk. Plus a couple of good brews, and some good convo at the bar, lots of baseball talk. Have no clue now what its name was or whether it's still there. I checked Google Maps for a few minutes, didn't recognize anything…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 3:02 pm
Might help if the Giants stop getting themselves picked off and running themselves into other outs on the base paths…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:10 pm
Hope it was worth the wait…
willedav said, on May 29, 2016 at 3:58 pm
the awesome at em out and Osich gets out of it.
snarkk, Brown was only a .245 hitter in the minors and hasn't seen much ml pitching. He might be another Mendoza line guy, like the Prez and Hacktor.
susac hasn't been able to stay healthy at all. Zero depth at C unfortunately.
I'd let Bochy manage Posey however he needs to; the guy is an AS at C. He needs a day off, fine. It's not the Giants can't afford ice bags or heat pads.
I'm not convinced Posey would be an AS at 1b if he had to play there everyday Belt is a much better 1b who saves runs with the glove. In LF he'd be liability. For now I'd leave well enough alone.
willedav said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm
if this was the Stick, Baer would run a promo for night games where he'd give away a heat pad to first 5 thou…which sometimes would have meant everyone including ushers and vendors.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:05 pm
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:06 pm
That's right, beat the crap out of these fucks.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:12 pm
Strickland's in. What body of water should Arenado aim for?
willedav said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:13 pm
that was crushed. the at em guy was in the second deck.
I'm not sure how many more appearances from Osich that Bochy needs to see before he shitcans him. As I've said for 2 weeks, all this guy does is walk batters and give up bombs…….
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 5:04 pm
Romo comes back, Osich w/options is definitely a name on the list, but his saving grace is being lefty. Kontos has a major league contract, so unlikely he goes…
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:18 pm
No feed from Chronicle coverage past top of 2nd inning. I have no other current sources for score, etc. What's been happening?
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:27 pm
Something should be coming over the Teletype machine momentarily…
Stix I don't even know where to start other than to thank you for making the Flap one of two places you visit on the internet. Assuming you're aware there are other news sources but maybe you just like news being reported to you from people you're familiar with?
We are winning 8-3 in the bottom of the 9th. Span went deep. We've hit 8 doubles which I think I heard was a team record. Osich came in and walked dudes and gave up a bomb. There is now 2 outs in the 9th. Will report back if we don't close this one out.
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:21 pm
Thanx for the info, Flav. Believe it or not, it's not only 2 places on the net for me. Had been outside planting tomatoes and peppers ~ pretty intense right now as gardening season is high prime and there's never as many of me as all the homesteading tasks demand. Busiest time of year here on Echo Ridge. Had quite a bit of sun when i got back indoors for a quick break without even so much as the day's second beer. Totally forgot till the next break that i could simply google "Mlb scores" and get the info. But even when i did that the first two on the list were both video sites and the G4 powerbook Twin ultimately fixed me up with did not come with a secondhanded password so i have never been able to download software updates. Thus most video-based sites simply do not happen on this machine.
Third time lucky, though. Along comes the USA Today site and its print based. No problemo. Giants up 8-3 in the bottom of the 8th. Even our bullies pitching in the Box of Rox should hold them. Back to the garden.
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:54 pm
I may start a Lincecum style luv affair mit Cueto. The guy is a combo of Marichal, Tiant and a little Hrabosky, throw in a little Peter Tosh. He knows what the hell he's doing. If he could give by osmosis some of his pitching smarts to Strickland, that dude would be unhittable…
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 4:56 pm
It's more than nice to take 2 of 3 from the Rocks in their planetoid. Normally, house of horrors. If Giants can push their hitting heat-up into Atlanta, they should take at least 3 outta 4 from that sad sack crew…
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 5:11 pm
Think the Mets make a dent in Kershaw tonight?
snarkk said, on May 29, 2016 at 5:12 pm
Maybe a door ding…
mrsprtdude said, on May 29, 2016 at 5:31 pm
I'm echoing Flav from a few days ago…Still hard to believe we have 2nd best record in MLB!!
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 5:47 pm
The ESPN crew is raving about Kershaw's pitching accomplishments, with no mention of his 2-6 and 5 ERA record in the playoffs. I don't care what historic things he is doing in the regular season, until he does it in the playoffs, it's not going to matter as much in the long run. His playoff performance will be part of his legacy, good or bad. It's certainly that way in other sports. In basketball and football, the expectation is that greatness is defined by playoff performance, too.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:23 pm
They just laid it on even thicker without mentioning it…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Popeye didn't have that thought out very well. What was he expecting to happen when he set all those dogs free?
Well, at least he made up for it in the end.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:33 pm
Most of my education has come from cartoons, Zum…
Carstie Clausen said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:23 pm
That's called a cartooniverse view of the universe.
unca_chuck said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:22 pm
Love the Jim Morrison reference at 1:59, DJ.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:32 pm
Thanks, Chucky. It's better if you sing it…
unca_chuck said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:40 pm
I am the lizard king. I can do anything. . . .
Thought it was awesome that there was an East Coast Hockey League team in Jacksonville Fla called the Lizard Kings. Think I heard his dad just passed away. Rear Admiral in the US Navy.
Speaking of Navy, thanks to one and all who have served. . .
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:29 pm
Went to lunch and then the game with a couple of friends – they had a spare ticket, when one buddy's wife wasn't feeling well – both Sherpa fans. However, there were easily 25-30%, maybe more Giants fans at Coors, so I definitely didn't feel alone. Highlights? Easily, Span's bomb in right field, second deck. Must have gone 450 feet at least. Span also made a great throw nailing Parra at 3rd. Cueto getting out of that 3rd inning bases loaded jam was huge! Actually, it seemed like he was getting out of jams all day. constantly breaking Sherpa fans hearts. Cueto works extremely fast . . . He pissed off 2-3 batters at least (especially Parra), disrupting their rhythm and batting glove ritual bullshit. Hilarious. Other Giant pitchers could learn a lot from how he works fast and is all business. Love the guy! Pence made a nice grab in the corner right field which might have gone for extra bases. I think Span, Pence and Buster had 3 hits. Maybe Blanco too. Conga line was hummin' . . .
The sell out crowd was quite subdued – except for Giants fans – as the Giants provided most of the fireworks. Coors is a weird, but beautiful stadium. Not certain if any of you have been here before (maybe Chi, Chuck and Eric have been here). Someone yesterday or the day before called it a "bandbox." That's a misnomer. Just the opposite in fact, as the outfield is probably the biggest in MLB. All of your fielders need to be positioned correctly and able to run well to the gaps. Consequently, the Rockies brain trust is screwed if they move in the fences (altitude), raise them – which they did (again, altitude), or extend the fences outward (the gaps and territory becoming even greater). Also, the fans here are very nice. They know their team usually sucks, so they go with the flow and there's little conflict between them and other fans. Twenty plus years of futility will do that to you. Actually, this is where millennials come to be seen, flirt and text back and forth. They built a party deck last season (did they mention that on the broadcast?) and it is the epicenter of what I'm talking about. Most of them could give 2 shits who won or lost. As all of them are looking to score there or immediately afterwards in LODO. lulz
All in all, a great day at the ball park, with the rain even cooperating, not starting until we left the park. 🙂
unca_chuck said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:32 pm
ESPN reported that Tony Romo was the best QB in Dallas history recently. They believe the world was created in 1980 when they came on the air. Or whenever the current guy yammering about any given topic decided to pay attention for the previous 5 minutes.
It's called short attention span theater.
unca_chuck said, on May 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Never been to the roxbox but will in September. Yeah the wall in CF is 415 and it isn't curved so it's plenty deep.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:08 pm
Because of pitchcount, Kershaw likely has one more inning, the 7th. And Jansen gets the 9th, so the Mets have the 8th inning as their little window of opportunity.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:11 pm
Cubs vs. Dodgers for four games this week; should be interesting.
Warriors 7 point favs tomorrow. Can't decide how I feel about that…….
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:37 pm
OBD really showed what they're made of last night.
I'm predicting 57 for Curry…
I've seen Kershaw pitch way too many times to ever be in awe of him as these dipstick ESPN announcers seem to be, but 104K/5bb is utterly insane. I looked up The Eck to see if he ever came close to that as I had remembered him to. Very close, 55/3 in '89. Romo 70/5 in 2011. But they were relievers. Kershaw might be putting together one of if not THE best pitching year of all time.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:33 pm
For more numerical insanity check out some of Nolan Ryan's K/BB ratios:
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:42 pm
A great pitcher, but he also LOST 292 games, which is an amazing number.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:26 pm
The Mets went down so quickly in the 7th, maybe Kershaw comes out for the 8th. He's at 105 pitches.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:27 pm
This is a way closer game than I expected anyway for a Colon vs. Kershaw match-up.
I just watched the movie The Giver this afternoon with my daughter. That's how baseball feels to me sometimes. They are just white washing all the uniqueness, all the emotion, all the *flavor* from the game. Look at the dirt infields and the pitchers mound. Spotless. I haven't seen a hot dog wrapper blowing around home plate since the 90's.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:04 pm
It's an ongoing debate in NY about how most of the "grit" has been cleaned up. (Times Square, etc.)
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:48 pm
It seems like Roberts always makes these tactical moves and always gets burned. lulz
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:49 pm
I almost feel bad for Puig. Great try. Hope this one goes 23 innings…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:49 pm
Odd bit of managing from Roberts. Replaced Kershaw during the inning with a…..lefty. Pure pitchcount move, I guess.
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:59 pm
Guarantee everybody at that game is having Benitez flashbacks…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 7:59 pm
Familia is brutal. He doesn't really know where his pitches are going.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:00 pm
The Mets will never be winning a World Series with this guy as their closer.
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:02 pm
Loo, I'm not certain you are watching the Mets broadcasting crew, so don't know if you can answer this . . . There are 3 people in the booth, who is the female providing color?
djloo27 said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:05 pm
It's the ESPN crew here too, Blade. I think her name is Jessica Mendoza…
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:06 pm
blade3colorado said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:08 pm
She's not bad, although fairly quiet. Guess that's to be expected due to having 3 in the booth.
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:12 pm
She hasn't been getting much rhythm from Flappers lately. She's a nice lady, but she still annoys the hell out of me.
Macdog said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:02 pm
I wish Familia would throw behind someone.
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:05 pm
Terry Collins is an idiot.
zumiee said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:09 pm
Contrast to Bochy, and how Bochy took out a struggling Casilla for a LOOGY, and ticked off Casilla, but it won the game for the Giants.
Lurker John said, on May 29, 2016 at 8:15 pm
Familia has been awful all week, twice against the Dog-ears and once against the Nats earlier in the week. He got out of that one but not before coughing up a few runs. He had no idea where his pitches were going tonight.
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Just call it the summer of L.A.Bron.
While the hockey world processed John Tavares coming home to Toronto, one of the greatest basketball players ever shook the global sporting landscape by leaving home again for another beach locale.
Decision 3.0 was far different than the previous two LeBron James free agency calls, though.
Leaving Cleveland for Miami turned him into a villain and put a target on his back. Returning to Northeast Ohio and delivering a desperately sought title confirmed his legacy as a legitimate rival to Michael Jordan and Bill Russell atop the NBA's pantheon.
James delivered after both of his previous big calls, but delivering with the Los Angeles Lakers is a different equation altogether. More championships would be nice – both for James and for a stagnant franchise that had long considered itself the class of the NBA and one of the crown jewels in all of sports – but James will also try to build his off-court empire in the entertainment capital of the world. Shaquille O'Neal once had similar ideas but didn't execute. Bet on James to succeed on that front.
After never previously missing the playoffs for more than two seasons in a row, Los Angeles has fallen short five straight times, averaging only 25 wins a year in that ugly span. But now, the Brazilian national soccer team of the NBA – the flair, the style, the championships, the weather, the massive, front-running fanbase, complete with sky-high expectations – is back in business.
The Lakers aren't yet true contenders, but the franchise is relevant again, with more to come (hello, Kawhi Leonard). And like Brazil, the Lakers keep adding superstars who are easily recognizable by only one name. Wilt, West, Baylor, Kareem, Magic, Kobe, Shaq and now, LeBron. No other franchise can reel off a list anything like that, not even the Boston Celtics, the hated rival that happens to be the most talented team in the East, led by LeBron's former sidekick, Kyrie Irving.
The NBA, already more popular than ever before, has to be lapping this up, especially since Golden State Warriors fatigue has to set in at some point. Now there's a juicy new angle and the league is simply better off when its biggest fanbase and the most popular franchise is in Showtime mode.
Until more shoes drop, we don't fully know what LeBron to L.A. means for the rest of the NBA, but we have some ideas.
For starters, every Eastern Conference team not named the Cleveland Cavaliers has to be ecstatic right about now. The most recent time a James-led squad didn't make the Finals was back in 2010, when Los Angeles won its most recent championship, beating Boston.
Like clockwork, James put great teams and mediocre ones on his back every year and savaged the rest of the East. Those days are over. Boston and Philadelphia appear to be the future of the conference. The Sixers need another high-end piece and good health, while Boston's only worry is making the math work down the line.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors, who have long been waiting for this day, won 59 games this past season and will no longer have franchise nemesis James waiting to humiliate them in the playoffs. Toronto still has moves to make to deal with luxury-tax concerns, but the need to shake up the top of the roster because the group was never going to overtake LeBron is no longer a primary concern. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo is now the conference's top player, that franchise is moving into a new arena and added Mike Budenholzer as its new head coach. Indiana and Detroit have talent too.
Cleveland has a huge luxury-tax bill, a gigantic LeBron sign downtown which will be taken down for the second time and a bunch of veterans it should now look to move as a rebuild commences.
The East is no longer all about LeBron. On the other hand, Antetokounmpo, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, Pacers guard Victor Oladeipo and Toronto's DeMar DeRozan are the only four members of the 15-man All-NBA teams that don't play in the West. Irving is the only member of the 2014-15 All-NBA teams still in the conference, Kyle Lowry and Andre Drummond the only members of the 2015-16 group still around.
The chasm between the two conferences, already massive, is suddenly something the league might have to be concerned about to the point of rethinking its playoff system sometime soon.
But let's not worry about all of that right now. The King's getting a purple and gold crown and the NBA is getting a badly-needed new storyline.
Lakers/Magic Johnson – Magic said he'd quit if he didn't land a big fish or two by next summer. No need.
The NBA – The league is better when its most popular franchise is relevant. LeBron going West opens up more storylines, kills off Cavs-Warriors fatigue and ups the excitement level worldwide.
Boston Celtics – Yes, their arch-rivals get much better, but the East is now far more conquerable and Boston has more talent than the Lakers (for now, at least).
Hollywood – The world's biggest athlete heads to the land of stars with movie and TV projects on his mind.
Ben Simmons – He needs the ball in his hands and wants to be an all-time great. Having LeBron with him in Philadelphia would have held him back.
Raptors/Eastern Conference – Aside from Cleveland, every other franchise in the East, especially Toronto, LeBron victims three straight years, has newfound hope.
Lance Stephenson – Somehow the LeBron antagonist ended up beside him with the Lakers.
Cleveland – The city, the franchise, owner Dan Gilbert, everyone there.
Kevin Love – He has lost Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. Now he's back to being the man on a bad team.
San Antonio – Lost a lot of leverage in any Kawhi Leonard talks with LeBron already at Leonard's preferred destination. Lakers hold all the cards if Leonard insists on landing there.
Philadelphia/Denver/Houston – The Sixers got a meeting at least, but James would have been a really nice fit with the up-and-coming Nuggets. Had Rockets somehow found a way to get in the mix, Golden State would have become the league's second-best team.
Kobe fans – There has been an online war going on between Bryant and James fans for years. Now, everybody has to play nice, which is hilarious.
LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers is a huge deal, but there have been bigger NBA free-agency moves, even two involving James himself. Here's our list:
1. Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando to Lakers, 1996. Shaq leaving Orlando, where he had already made an NBA Finals and appeared to be a part of a dynasty alongside Penny Hardaway, to team up with the newly drafted Bryant in what would become the best inside-outside combination in league history, changed the NBA and set up the early 2000s Lakers dynasty
2. James and Chris Bosh join Miami Heat, 2010. The arms race started with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joining Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo in Boston, but this was next level. The NBA's best player combined with one of its three best guards and three best big men. The Heat might have underachieved in only winning two titles, but this was a massive game-changer.
3. Kevin Durant to Golden State from Oklahoma City, 2016. The Thunder blew a 3-1 lead against Golden State in a year most expected they would have gone on to win the title. Durant responded by signing with the Thunder's heated rivals, creating perhaps the best offensive 1-2 punch ever and a legitimate superteam.
4. LeBron James to Cleveland from Miami, 2015. You can go home again. James did it and brought Northeast Ohio its first championship in decades and restored his legacy there.
5. Steve Nash, Dallas to Phoenix, 2004. Canada's best was thought to be too old and broken down by the Mavericks. He signed with the Suns, was the engine of some of the greatest offensive teams in league history, won two MVPs and should have come away with a ring (thanks NBA disciplinary rules).
Also: Chauncey Billups, Minnesota to Detroit, 2002 (led Pistons to title, winning Finals MVP, six straight Finals teams); Gilbert Arenas, Golden State to Washington, 2003, and Tracy McGrady Toronto to Orlando, 2001 (These ones seemed so unfair to their former teams that rules were changed to help prevent defections like this); Moses Malone, Houston to Philadelphia, 1982 (Massive move of a past and future MVP. Technically a trade? Brought Sixers a title).
And how about Monday's late-breaking jaw-dropper? DeMarcus Cousins to the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors for a year at just over $5 million. Already the heavy favourites, Golden State's eventual starting lineup (Cousins won't be back from his Achilles tear until sometime in the New Year, most likely) looks like this:
Stephen Curry 5X all-star, 2-time MVP
Klay Thompson 4X all-star, 2X All-NBA third team
Kevin Durant 9X all-star, MVP, 2X Finals MVP
Draymond Green 3X all-star, defensive player of the year
DeMarcus Cousins 4X all-star, 2-time All-NBA second team.


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