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Well, that was unexpected. I not only have one, but two book reviews in today's Star. The other review is for Wally Lamb's Hour I First Believed.
I only noticed when I went out to get my own deadtree copy. I'd have noticed sooner though if only Google Alerts wasn't being so choosy...
Anyways! A few months ago, I was given an advanced review copy (or as they call it, ARC) of Wally Lamb's Hour I First Believed for review, but when I finally finished writing the review, MPH Bookstores, who provided the ARC, told me they decided not to have a promo for the book so I thought, well that's that. Maybe the review wasn't going to be published.
Turns out the Star editors turned to another bookstore to get a promo discount coupon from them instead. Neat!
So there you go. If you get a copy of today's deadtree edition of The Star, you'll get a 25% discount coupon for both Hour I First Believed, Six Suspects and even Vikas Swarup's earlier book, Slumdog Millionaire (formerly published as Q&A).
Sunday, 28 December 2008
Tales of the Unexpected.
By Ted Mahsun at 1:19 pm
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- Anonymous30/12/08 2:46 pm
Congratulations, Ted. It happened to be the day I missed the papers but am enjoying your reviews here on the site. Good point about Oprah's book club selection...after reading your thoughts, that's another book for my shopping list!ReplyDelete
I think you'll enjoy Wally Lamb's book although the protagonist does get a little whiny in places.ReplyDelete
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Yankees Sweep Braves Behind 20-Run Avalanche
The Yankees came into Atlanta having surrendered first place to the Toronto Blue Jays, missing its top home run hitter and run producer in Mark Teixeira and desperately struggling to score runs. They left having swept the Braves by a combined score of 38-11 in three games.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run home run and Chase Headley and Stephen Drew added two-run shots off right-hander Julio Teheran while Nathan Eovaldi rolled to his ninth straight victory as New York thrashed Atlanta at Turner Field on Sunday.
Drew, who collected four hits and Headley, who added three, each drove in four runs as the Yankees scored eight runs in 4 1/3 innings against Teheran (9-7).
When the Braves managed to rally for two runs in the third inning and three runs in the sixth against Eovaldi (14-2) to draw to within 8-5 and chase the 25-year-old right-hander from the game, the Yankees put together a nine-run seventh inning against left-hander Ross Detwiler, right-hander Peter Moylan and right-hander Jake Brigham to put the game out of reach.
Pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann and Headley each drove in two runs in the inning in which the Yankees sent 14 batters to the plate and pounded out nine hits.
The Yankees added three more runs off Brigham in the eighth inning, capped by an RBI double by rookie relief pitcher Branden Pinder.
Teheran, who entered the game with a 7-1 record and a 2.55 ERA at home this season, was charged with season-high tying eight runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
The rookie right-hander Brigham, who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday, was charged with eight runs on nine hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings.
Eovaldi yielded five runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts to run his career-best winning streak to nine games spanning his past 13 starts. The nine-game winning streak is the best in Major League Baseball this season.
However, Eovaldi needed help from right-hander Adam Warren and Chasen Shreve to get out of the sixth inning. Pinder and right-hander Bryan Mitchell pitched the final three innings to preserve the victory.
Including the 1996 and 1999 World Series, the Yankees have now 17 of the 19 games they have played at Turner Field.
With the victory the Yankees improved to 72-57 and they remain 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. The Braves, who have now lost 12 of their past 13 games, are 54-76.
- Drew has been batting under .200 for most of the season after batting .162 last season. But he was 4-for-4 with a homer, three singles, two walks, three runs scored and four RBIs. The four-hit game raised his season average to .201.
- Headley was 3-for-3 with a homer, a double, a single, two walks, three runs scored and four RBIs. Headley was 6-for-11 with a home run and seven RBIs in the three-game series. He raised his season average to .277. While most of the team has been struggling in August, Headley is batting .297 for the month.
- After a prolonged slump at the plate, Ellsbury is showing signs of life. He was 2-for-6 with a homer, a single, a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs in the game. Since Aug. 13, Ellsbury is 24-for-69 (.348) with two homers and six RBIs and he has scored 10 runs. That has raised his season average from .260 to .278.
- Eovaldi seems to get bogged down when he gets a big lead, which happens often since the Yankees provide him with more than seven runs a game. Even with a 7-0 lead he ended up allowing the Braves back into the game and left after giving up three straight hits to begin the sixth. He has to do better despite the fact he is 14-2.
With Teixeira still nursing a deep bone bruise on his right leg, manager Joe Girardi is having Rodriguez resume workouts at first base as a potential right-handed option along with rookie Greg Bird, who bats left-handed. Rodriguez has not played in the field since May 23, when he finished a game at first base.
The Yankees will open a three-game series with the last-place Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park starting on Monday.
Right-hander Ivan Nova (5-6, 4.50 ERA) will start the series for the Yankees. Nova is coming off two straight losses and gave up seven runs in a loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
The hapless Red Flops will counter with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (7-5, 4.39 ERA). Rodriguez gave up two runs on seven hits in six innings in a no-decision last Monday against the Kansas City Royals.
Game-time will be 7:10 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by ESPN and locally by the YES Network.
Beltran's Sac Fly Ends Duel With Astros In Ninth
When two of the top three home run hitting teams in baseball meet at Yankee Stadium with its inviting short right-field porch it only stands to reason that the game will be . . . a pitchers' duel!
Both the Yankees and Astros went against type but it was the Yankees who managed to win the game on Monday with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth.
Carlos Beltran scored Brett Gardner with the only run of the game with no outs in the ninth as New York edged Houston to reclaim a share of first place in the American League East in front of a paid crowd of 37,125 in the Bronx, NY.
Yankees right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and Astros right-hander Scott Feldman matched each other pitch for pitch for eight innings until Astros manager A.J. Hinch elected to use left-hander and former New York Mets headcase Oliver Perez to pitch the ninth.
Gardner was able to work a leadoff walk and, after Perez uncorked a wild pitch to allow Gardner to reach second, the Astros decided to walk Alex Rodriguez intentionally so Perez could face left-handed hitting Brian McCann.
But Perez ended up also walking McCann to load the bases and Hinch called upon right-hander Chad Qualls to pitch to the switch-hitting Beltran.
Beltran jumped on the first pitch and he lofted the ball into deep center-field to score Gardner easily with the game-winning run.
Left-hander Andrew Miller (2-2) struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the victory in relief. Perez (2-2) was saddled with the loss.
Eovaldi, who entered the game undefeated in his past 11 starts and winner of eight straight decisions, held the Astros to just four hits and three walks and he struck seven in eight innings.
He also managed to kept the Astros 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. He was at his best in the seventh inning after Carlos Correa singled to open the frame and Colby Rasmus drew a walk.
Carlos Gomez laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners but Eovaldi got out of the jam on a fielder's choice off the bat off Evan Gattis that retired Rasmus roaming too far off second and Luis Valbuena flied out to center.
Feldman, 32, held the Yankees to six hits and he struck out six without issuing a walk in eight innings.
The Yankees had an excellent opportunity to score in the second when Didi Gregorius and Stephen Drew opened the inning with singles. But Feldman retired Drew on a fielder's choice off the bat of Jacoby Ellsbury, Gardner struck out swinging and Rodriguez flied out.
The Yankees also had a chance to score with McCann on third and Beltran on first with no outs in the seventh. However, Greg Bird struck out swinging and Chase Headley hit a fly ball to medium center and Gomez was able to throw out the slow-footed McCann at home plate on a three-hop heave for an inning-ending double play.
With the victory the Yankees improved their season record to 69-55 and they jumped into a tie with the Toronto Blue Jays for the top spot in the division. The first-place Astros dropped to 69-57.
- Eovaldi has come a long way in his development as a starter this season. In his past 12 starts, he is 8-0 with a 2.93 ERA. He used his slider to compliment his 100-mile-per-hour fastball, splitter and curveball to keep the Astros guessing all night. The Yankees very quietly are developing a strong, young rotation in 26-year-old Masahiro Tanaka, 26-year-old Michael Pineda (who will be activated form the disabled list on Wednesday), 25-year-old Eovaldi, 27-year-old Ivan Nova and 21-year-old Luis Severino.
- McCann was 3-for-3 with a walk in the game and he is now 5-for-11 (.455) with his new forward-leaning stance. In addition, McCann also managed to throw out pinch-runner Jake Marisnick attempting to steal on a strike out of Valbuena in the ninth inning. McCann has now caught 22 of 55 base-runners stealing this season, which puts him at a career-best 40 percent. McCann credits bullpen coach Gary Tuck. "We work every single day on it," McCann told reporters. "I've gotten better as the season's gone on. It's good to put the ball on the bag there."
- Beltran's night began with him striking out looking in the second and bouncing into a double play in the fourth. But he singled to advance McCann to third before McCann was thrown out to end the seventh. But his at-bat in the ninth was classic Beltran. Though Qualls is noted as a ground-ball pitcher, he was able to get under his first offering and hit it deep enough to get Gardner home with the winning run.
- Rodriguez was placed back into the lineup after two days off but he ended up 0-for-3 with a walk. He struck out in the sixth on a pitch that was about two feet outside and it nearly hit the dirt. Since Aug. 7, Rodriguez is 7-for-57 (.123) with two homers and six RBIs. That has dropped his season average from .281 to .259. As long as he slumps he is killing the Yankees offense.
- Gardner and Ellsbury combined to go 0-for-7 with two strikeouts. If you add Rodriguez batting third they were a combined 0-for-10, which makes you wonder how Perez was able to walk Gardner and Rodriguez to begin the inning. The Yankees need their top three hitters to HIT! If they don't, the team loses to last-place teams like the Cleveland Indians and surrenders first place in the A.L. East. It's that simple.
The Yankees will not say it but I will: CC Sabathia has thrown his last pitch of the 2015 season and his career in real jeopardy. Sabathia, 35, was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with inflammation in his right knee. Sabathia left Sunday's game against the Indians with two out in the third inning due to pain in the knee, which was drained twice this season and received a cortisone shot last week. After making only eight starts last season, Sabathia underwent debridement surgery on the knee and was told that he would have to follow strict procedures to limit recurring pain. Sabathia, who is 4-9 with a 5.27 ERA in 24 starts this season, will see a specialist on Tuesday. But Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters, "Is it possible that he doesn't pitch the rest of the year? It's a possibility." To replace Sabathia on the roster the Yankees announced that left-hander Chris Capuano had elected free agency and then signed a new Major-League contract with the team of the rest of the season. . . . Mark Teixeira, who has been nursing a deep bone bruise on his right leg, said on Tuesday that he was available to pinch-hit in Monday's game. He was not used and Teixeira has now missed the team's past six games with the injury. Girardi told reporters that he is hopeful Teixeira will be able to start Tuesday's game.
The Yankees will continue their three-game home series with the Astros on Tuesday.
Nova (5-5, 3.72 ERA) will pitch for the Yankees. Nova is coming off a loss against the Indians on Thursday in which he was tagged for three runs on six hits and two walks while he struck four in five innings.
The Astros will start left-hander Dallas Keuchel (14-6, 2.37 ERA). Keuchel did not get a decision while giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.
Birdman! Rookie Swats Pair As Yanks Sweep Twins
Just six days ago the Yankees raised eyebrows when they called up 22-year-old first baseman Greg Bird. After the performance he put on Wednesday in place of the injured Mark Teixeira it is now clear just why they called him up.
Bird not only hit one two-run blast for his first Major-League home run, the rookie added another two-run homer that proved to be the game-winner as New York completed a sweep of Minnesota in front of a paid crowd of 38,066 at Yankee Stadium.
With right-hander Nathan Eovaldi pitching a perfect game through five innings, Bird provided him with some early support by connecting in the fourth inning on a 0-1 change-up from right-hander Ervin Santana and launching it into the second deck of the right-field bleachers to score Carlos Beltran, who had singled, to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.
Unfortunately for Eovaldi and the Yankees, it was not enough.
The Twins not only broke up the perfect game in the sixth inning. They also sent nine men to the plate and took the lead.
Chris Herrmann started the uprising with a one-out bloop single behind third base. Shane Robinson followed with a hard-hit single to left and Aaron Hicks advanced both base-runners on a groundout.
Eovaldi walked Brian Dozier to load the bases and Joe Mauer followed with a two-run single to right. Eovaldi then walked Miguel Sano to reload the bases and Trevor Plouffe scored Dozier on an infield roller between home plate and third base.
Santana was sailing despite giving up the two-run homer to Bird in the fourth. He held the Yankees to two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts through 5 2/3 innings until he walked Beltran in the sixth inning.
That allowed Bird to come up to the plate. Santana threw him 1-0 fastball and Bird laced it on a high line drive into the Yankees bullpen in right-center to allow the Yankees to reclaim a 4-3 lead.
After Bird rounded the bases and headed into the dugout most of the Yankees fans were on their feet urging the rookie to take his first Yankee Stadium curtain call. After some fevered encouragement from his teammates, Bird came out to tip his cap to the crowd quickly.
"We're just trying to win games here and anything I can do to help, that's all I'm trying to do. Nothing more, nothing less," Bird told reporters.
Eovaldi (13-2) ended up collecting his eighth victory in a row and he is undefeated his past 11 starts. He was charged with three runs on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Santana (2-4) pitched 7 2/3 innings but took the loss after giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
With the Yankees bullpen without the services of Andrew Miller after he pitched in two consecutive games, left-hander Chasen Shreve and right-hander Dellin Betances combined to preserve the victory for Eovaldi by each pitching one scoreless inning.
Betances threw perfect ninth and struck out two batters to earn his eighth save of the season in 11 chances. His two strikeouts gave him 101 on the season and he became the first Yankees relief pitcher to ever strike out 100 or more batters in two consecutive seasons.
With the three-game sweep the Yankees also completed the season series with the Twins at 5-1. Since 2002, the Yankees have a record of 69-27 against the Twins – a .281 winning percentage for the Twins. That percentage is the worst in baseball for any team against any opponent (minimum 50 games).
The Yankees also also have won six of their past seven games and they are now 67-52 this season. Coupled with the loss by the second-place Toronto Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies the Yankees have extended their lead in the American League East to two games.
The Twins fell to 59-61.
- I could tell when I saw Bird's spring during the exhibition season that he was going to be something special. You can see why he has a combined minor-league average of .282 with 48 home runs in just over 1,200 at-bats. His swing is similar to former Blue Jays first baseman John Olerud and he might end up as a similar type of hitter. The question will be what do the Yankees do with Bird as long Teixeira is playing first base and Alex Rodriguez is the designated hitter?
- Eovaldi was simply lights out for five innings and then he ran into a lot of bad luck. Only one of the four hits was hit hard. But he did make things worse by walking Dozier and Sano. Now that Eovaldi is succeeding with his split-finger fastball, he is becoming a very good pitcher. Despite the great run support he has received, Eovaldi has earned his 13 victories.
- Betances stepped back into the closer's role and did not miss a beat. If Betances had pitched better during spring training and early in the season, he would have likely been the closer. But you can't argue with Miller's 27 saves in 28 chances. Of the two I suspect teams fear Betances more. But they both are pretty devastating.
- Rodriguez ended an 0-for-18 slide on Tuesday with a grand slam home run that proved to be the game-winning hit. But on Wednesday it was back into a funk for the DH. He was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. His season average has now dipped to .259.
- John Ryan Murphy has been hitting well (.282) when he starts to give Brian McCann a rest. But Wednesday was not one of those days. He was 0-for-3 and struck out all three times.
Right-hander Michael Pineda will make a second rehab start on Friday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said on Wednesday. Pineda, 26, has been on the 15-day disabled list since July 30 with a right forearm strain. He is 9-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 19 starts. Girardi said the he hopes this will be Pineda's final rehab start and they would to activate him before Sept. 1.
The Yankees will play host to the Cleveland Indians for a four-game weekend series that begins on Thursday.
Right-hander Ivan Nova (5-4, 3.57 ERA) will open the series for the Yankees. Nova defeated the Blue Jays on Friday, limiting them to three runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.
Right-hander Josh Tomlin (0-1, 2.84 ERA) will be making only his second start of the season for the Indians coming off shoulder surgery. Tomlin yielded two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Twins on Saturday.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by the YES Network.
A-Rod's Slam Delivers Knockout Blow To Twins
Great Major-League players soar to amazing peaks and yet they also can sink to some really deep valleys. The valley Alex Rodriguez was in entering Tuesday's game was approaching the width of the Grand Canyon, having not gotten a hit in 18 at-bats and riding a 3-for-39 slide until he came to the plate in the seventh inning.
All of that changed with one big swing.
Rodriguez laced a 1-0 fastball into the Yankees bullpen in right-center for his 25th career grand slam to lead New York to a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Minnesota in front of 38,007 fans at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez's 25th home run of the season and his first since his 40th birthday on July 27 came off right-hander T.J. Graham (0-1), who had inherited a bases-loaded, one-out jam from left-hander Ryan O'Rourke.
O'Rourke entered the seventh protecting a 4-1 Twins lead but Chase Headley led off with a pinch-hit single and Brendan Ryan drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch. One out later, O'Rourke also walked Brett Gardner on a 3-2 pitch to set the stage for Rodriguez's heroics.
Rodriguez already had passed former Yankee great Lou Gehrig for the most career grand slams with No. 24 on Sept. 20, 2013 against the San Francisco Giants. No. 25 put the Yankees in the lead for the first time since the fourth inning and received a fevered request for a curtain call from the crowd, which Rodriguez obliged.
The Yankees added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning off Graham to pad their lead to four runs. Headley keyed the rally with a two-run double and Jacoby Ellsbury added an RBI single.
Rookie right-hander Nick Rumbelow (1-0), who was just called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier in the day, allowed an RBI single in the seventh but completed the inning by striking out Aaron Hicks to earn his first Major-League victory.
Left-hander Andrew Miller pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out three to earn his 27th save in 28 chances this season.
The game began as a pitcher's duel between Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia and Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey.
Sabathia opened the game by throwing 4 1/3 innings of perfect baseball and he held a 1-0 lead after a one-out ground-rule double in the fourth off the bat of Carlos Beltran and the first Major-League RBI on a single by Greg Bird, who was in the lineup replacing an injured Mark Teixeira.
However, Sabathia allowed a one-out free pass to Trevor Plouffe in the fifth. One out later, Eduardo Escobar singled to right and Kurt Suzuki followed with a double down the left-field line that scored Plouffe.
However, Escobar was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay from Garder in left to shortstop Didi Gregorius to catcher Brian McCann, who tagged Escobar for the final out of the inning.
The game remained tied until the top of the seventh when Sabathia issued a leadoff walk to Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano hit his next offering into the first row of the left-field bleachers for his ninth home run of the season and his third against the Yankees.
After Sabathia retired the next two batters, Escobar and Suzuki chased him from the contest with a pair of singles. Shane Robinson then greeted Rumbelow with an RBI single that extended the Twins' lead to 4-1.
Sabathia, 35, was charged with four runs on five hits and three walks and he struck out five batters in 6 2/3 innings. Sabathia has not won a game since July 8 at home against the Oakland Athletics, a stretch of six starts.
Pelfrey, 31, was charged with one run on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
The Yankees have rebounded from a five-game losing streak to have posted five victories in their past six games. They are now 66-52 on the season and they have maintained their one-game lead in the American League East over the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.
The Twins have fallen under .500 to 59-60.
- Sabathia did pitch well but the Yankees never seem to score runs until after he leaves the game. It happened again on Tuesday. Though Sabathia is 4-9 with a 5.23 ERA, he has a 3.38 ERA in his past three starts. He also pitched deep into the seventh inning on a night the Yankees needed length from their starter after rookie right-hander Bryan Mitchell left Monday's game with a nasal fracture in the second inning.
- Rodriguez has always seemed to thrive on the big stage in the Bronx, NY, and he did again on Tuesday. It is not clear of his prolonged slump is over but he came up with a huge game-winning hit just when it was needed. With Teixeira nursing a bruised right shin the Yankees need Rodriguez to provide power and drive in runs. Though his season average has fallen to .261, he is second on the team in homers (25) and third in RBIs (67).
- Headley came off the bench in the seventh and provided a single that began the four-run uprising in the inning and then he added a two-run double in the eighth to extend the lead to 7-4. Since the All-Star break, Headley os batting .327 with one home run and 20 RBIs. His clutch hitting has been overshadowed by McCann, Teixeira, Rodriguez and Beltran but he has been producing a lot under the radar.
- Just as they did last night with right-hander Kyle Gibson, the Yankees allowed Pelfrey to lull their bats to sleep with a steady diet of breaking pitches. Fortunately for the Yankees, the Twins eventually have to use their bullpen and it is a powder keg just awaiting a spark. In the past two nights, the Yankees are 12-for-32 (.375) against Twins relievers and they scored 10 runs on them in seven innings.
The Yankees placed Mitchell, 24, on the seven-day concussion disabled list after he sustained a small nasal fracture on a line drive off the bat of Eduardo Nunez in the second inning of Monday's 8-7 victory in 10 innings. In addition the Yankees also optioned right-hander Caleb Cotham, 27, to Scranton and recalled Rumbelow and selected the contract of left-hander Chris Capuano from the same club. Manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Tuesday that it is possible that Mitchell could pitch in seven days depending how his recovery goes. . . . Teixeira, 35, was held out the lineup on Tuesday with a sore right leg after he fouled a pitch off himself in the sixth inning on Monday. Both X-rays and a CT scan indicate Teixeira has a deep shin bone bruise. But Girardi said it is unlikely to result in Teixeira being placed on the disabled list. Bird, 22, started in his place on Tuesday and was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The Yankees can sweep the Twins in their three-game home series with a victory on Wednesday.
Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (12-2, 4.26 ERA) will start for the Yankees riding an eight-game winning streak. Eovaldi yielded four runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings in a victory against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
The Twins will counter with veteran right-hander Ervin Santana (2-3, 5.66 ERA). Santana, 32, was rocked for five runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings in a no-decision against the Texas Rangers on Friday.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.
Yanks Explode To 5-Game End Skid, Down Tribe
As it has been for most of the season, if the New York Yankees are in a hitting slump all they have to is start right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to break them out it. That is just what happened on Thursday night at Progressive Field.
Brian McCann blasted a three-run homer and Brett Gardner had three hits and drove in three runs to back Eovaldi as New York ended a poorly timed five-game losing streak with a victory over Cleveland.
McCann's 20th home run of the season came with two out in the first inning off right-hander Trevor Bauer (9-9) and scored Jacoby Ellsbury and Gardner, who have both struggled to get on base throughout the Yankees latest skid.
They added a run on a solo home run by Stephen Drew with one out in the second inning.
Eovaldi (12-2) did not pitch sharply but he was the beneficiary of the same run support he has been getting all season. The Yankees average just over seven runs per start for Eovaldi.
The Yankees finally chased Bauer in the fourth inning on a leadoff single by Didi Gregorius, an RBI double by Drew and a one-out double by Gardner.
Bauer was charged with six runs on seven hits and two walks while he fanned one in 3 1/3 innings.
The Indians managed to hang close by scoring two runs in both the third and six innings off Eovaldi.
Michael Brantley hit a sacrifice fly in the third to score the Indians' first run and Carlos Santana followed with an RBI single to halve the Yankees' lead to 4-2.
Former Yankee farmhand Abraham Almonte stroked an RBI double in the sixth and Lonnie Chisenhall ended Eovaldi 's night with an RBI single one out later to bring the Indians to within two runs at 6-4.
Eovaldi yielded four runs on seven hits and three walks and struck out four batters in 5 1/3 innings to win his eighth game in a row and he now is undefeated in his past 10 starts.
Right-hander Adam Warren rescued Eovaldi by coming on the sixth inning and inducing an inning-ending double play off the bat of Giovanny Urshela.
The Yankees added solo run in both the sixth and eighth innings and they came on RBI singles by Gardner.
The Indians hung close by scoring a run off left-hander Justin Wilson when right-hander Dellin Betances uncorked a wild pitch with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning. But Betances got out of the jam by striking out Almonte swinging.
The Indians added a run in the ninth off left-hander Andrew Miller on a two-out RBI single by Yan Gomes. But Miller struck out Chisenhall looking to record his 24th save after blowing his hist first save of the season against the Indians on Tuesday.
With the victory the Yankees improved their season record to 62-51. They are a half-game behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. The Indians fell to 53-60.
- America may run on Dunkin' but the Yankees run on Ellsbury and Gardner. After the both of them stinking it up for a week, the pair reached base in a combined 7 times in 10 plate appearances. Gardner was 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and three RBIs. Ellsbury was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
- McCann's 20th home run puts him in rare company. He becomes only the fifth catcher since 1900 to hit 20 or more home runs in nine straight seasons. The other four are Yogi Berra, Mike Piazza, Gary Carter and Johnny Bench. The home run was McCann's eighth on the road this season. He is now batting .242 with 20 homers and 69 RBIs on the season.
- Drew entered the game batting .190 but managed to go 2-for-3 with a homer, four runs scored and two RBIs. Drew's home run was his second of the series against the Indians and his 15th of the season, which leads all second baseman in the American League.
- Eovaldi once again got hurt by his high pitch count. Between inconsistency in throwing strikes and the Indians putting 10 base-runners on against him in 5 1/3 innings, he was not able to either allow the bullpen to rest or to keep the Indians from getting back into the game. It does not matter now but it could hurt a lot in a potential playoff game.
- Alex Rodriguez is swinging at a lot of pitches out of the strike zone and it shows that he is pressing. Rodriguez was 0-for-4 with a walk and he struck once and hit into a double play in another at-bat. In his past six games, Rodriguez is 2-for-25 (.080) with six strikeouts. His season average has dipped to .268.
The Yankees on Thursday optioned right-hander Nick Goody to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and selected the contract of first baseman Greg Bird. Bird, 22, was batting a combined .277 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs between Double-A Trenton and Scranton. Bird made his Major-League debut on Thursday starting at first base in place of a resting Mark Teixeira and he was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. . . . Right-hander Michael Pineda is scheduled to make his first rehab start on Sunday for Trenton and he hopes to make it back into the rotation before Sept. 1. Pineda was placed on the disabled list since July 30 with a right flexor forearm muscle strain. He is 9-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Because of their home meltdown against the Blue Jays last weekend the Yankees open a very important three-game weekend road series at Rogers Centre starting on Friday.
Right-hander Ivan Nova (4-4, 3.42 ERA) will start the opener for the Yankees. Nova won three games in a row and stymied the Blue Jays for five innings before surrendering a grand slam to Justin Smoak in the sixth on Saturday.
Left-hander David Price (11-4, 2.35 ERA) will pitch for the Blue Jays. Price shut out the Yankees on three hits and three walks while striking out seven in a victory against the Saturday.
Game-time will be 7:07 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.
Ellsbury's Blast Propels Yanks Over Former Team
With the series between the Yankees and Red Sox on the line in the seventh inning on Thursday it would stand to reason that the deciding hit would come from a former Red Sox star – and one that was coming into the series struggling at the plate.
Jacoby Ellsbury launched a 2-1 pitch from left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez into the second deck of the right-field stands to break a 1-1 tie and give New York a decisive series victory over rival Boston in front of a paid crowd of 48,608 at Yankee Stadium.
Ellsbury's fifth home run of the season broke up a spirited and emotional pitcher's duel between 35-year-old veteran left-hander CC Sabathia and the 22-year-old rookie Rodriguez.
The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a two-out single by Brett Gardner and an RBI double off the bat of Alex Rodriguez.
But the Red Sox broke through against Sabathia in the fifth on a one-out single by Ryan Hanigan, a costly two-out walk to Jackie Bradley Jr. and an RBI single by Rusney Castillo that just eluded shortstop Didi Gregorius enough to allow Hanigan to score.
The Red Sox extended the inning when Xander Bogaerts drew a four-pitch walk to reload the bases. But Sabathia bowed his neck and struck out David Ortiz swinging on a 1-2 fastball to leave the bases loaded. Sabathia punctuated the moment by shaking his fist and screaming as he left the mound.
Unfortunately, on a night where Sabathia displayed his best stuff in what has been a frustrating season for him, he was not able to get the victory. But he did hold the Red Sox to one run on just three hits with three walks and a season-high eight strikeouts in six innings.
"Hopefully, I can just keep building on this and take this into my next start, and give us a chance to win," Sabathia told reporters.
Left-hander Justin Wilson (4-0) gave up a two-out single but struck out the side in the seventh to earn the victory in relief. The Yankees vaunted "Twin Towers," right-hander Dellin Betances and left-hander Andrew Miller, threw a scoreless frame each to preserve the victory. Miller was credited with his 24th save in 24 chances this season.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez held the Yankees to one run until Ellsbury came to the plate with one out in the seventh and launched a massive blast into the bleachers to bite the team that had drafted him and for which he played seven seasons.
"It's nice to put some good swings on balls and get results. Tonight for sure was a big hit, contributing to a win," Ellsbury said.
Rodriguez was charged with two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Sabathia's emotion spilled over with one out in the fourth inning when home-plate umpire Rob Drake called a 2-2 pitch to Hanley Ramirez – Sabathia's seventh pitch of the at-bat – a ball. Sabathia turned away from home plate visibly upset with the call.
Drake walked out to the mound and said something to Sabathia that angered him even more. After Sabathia retired both Ramirez and Mike Napoli on groundouts he shouted at Drake again as he walked to the dugout.
"I didn't complain about one pitch all night, so for him to come out and tell me not to walk around the mound, it pissed me off," Sabathia told reporters.
For the Red Sox it was another game and series loss that has been the story of their dismal season. Their offense is dreadful and their bullpen leaks more a bamboo roof. That is why they are playing out the string and the Yankees are planning to make a huge playoff run.
The Yankees ran their season record to 61-46 and they are 4 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. The Red Sox are 48-61 and in last place in the division 14 games behind the Yankees.
- Ellsbury's average was .324 when he was injured on May 19. Going into this game he was 19-for-94 (.202) since then to lower his average to .277. But on Thursday, Ellsbury was 2-for-4, including his game-winning blast. If the Yankees are to succeed they need Ellsbury to get on base and create havoc with his speed.
- Sabathia's effort was just special to see unfold. Coming into the contest he was 4-8 with 5.54 ERA in his 20 starts. But his velocity and his slider were big reasons why he looked like his former ace self. "CC pitched great," Ellsbury told reporters. "I thought his velocity was up, his location, showing emotion out there."
- I can never give too much credit to the Yankees' bullpen. It has been the foundation of this team and they are deadly when the Yankees take a late lead as they did on Thursday. Wilson, Betances and Miller combined to strike out five of the last nine outs they recorded. They just give a team no hope to come back.
- After struggling to hit off a gimmick pitch like a knuckleball on Wednesday the Yankees struggled to get anything going again tonight. It may not be a sign of anything. But with a big series coming up it is a concern.
Brian McCann sat out a second straight game due to a strained right knee. McCann, according to manager Joe Girardi, is available to pinch-hit and he could catch in an emergency. But Girardi said McCann needs a few days to allow the injury to heal and he is still day-to-day. John Ryan Murphy started in McCann's place and he was 0-for-3.
The Yankees will begin a huge three-game series with the hot Blue Jays on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (11-2, 4.30 ERA) will open the series for the Yankees. Eovaldi has been just as hot as the Blue Jays, having won eight straight decisions including a 13-6 thrashing of the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Eovaldi, 25, gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
The Yankees will face a knuckleball pitcher again. The Blue Jays will use right-hander R.A. Dickey (6-10, 4.06 ERA). Dickey, 40, shut out the Kansas City Royals on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings on Sunday.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by the YES Network.
Tex's Six RBIs Blow Away Chisox in Windy City
After the Yankees landed in Chicago at 4 a.m. after their long flight from Dallas most all of the players were pretty tired after a grueling four-game series in the Texas heat. But Mark Teixeira was not one of those players because he was rested on Thursday.
He definitely was wide awake playing against the White Sox on Friday at U.S. Cellular Field.
Teixeira blasted a pair of homers, including his 10th career grand slam, and drove in six runs to lead New York to a rout of Chicago and allow right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to notch his 11th victory of the season.
The Yankees jumped on rookie left-hander Carlos Rodon (4-4) for eight runs in three-plus innings and they scored five runs and sent 10 men to the plate in both the second and fourth innings to post an early 11-2 lead.
Eovaldi (11-2), who has been getting 7.09 runs of a support per start, was able to pitch into the sixth inning to earn his sixth consecutive victory over his past eight starts to lead the Yankees starters in wins.
Eovaldi yielded three runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings.
The Yankees scored a single run in the first on a two-out double by Alex Rodriguez. Teixeira then drew a walk and Carlos Beltran followed with an RBI double.
They added five runs in the second keyed by a two-out RBI single from Rodriguez and Teixeira's grand slam home run to center.
The White Sox drew to within four runs in the third inning on a one-out single by Adam Eaton and two-out, two-run home run by Jose Abreu, his 18th of the season.
But the Yankees chased Rodon and put the game away in the fourth starting with a leadoff double by Chris Young and Young later scored on a pair of wild pitches by Rodon with Rodriguez at the plate.
Rodriguez ended up drawing a four-pitch walk and White Sox manager Robin Ventura replaced Rodon with right-hander Matt Albers.
Teixeira then greeted the veteran right-hander by blasting a 2-2 pitch into center-field for his second home run of the evening and his 28th of the season.
With the home run Teixeira also became the Major League leader among switch-hitters who have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a game. It was the 14th time the 35-year-old first baseman had done it to pass former teammate Nick Swisher, who was tied with Teixeira at 13.
The Yankees then reloaded the bases on Albers and Brendan Ryan stroked an RBI single and Didi Gregorius followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 11-2.
Rodon was charged with a career-high eight runs on seven hits and four walks with four strikeouts. He also threw three wild pitches in what also was the shortest outing of his career.
The Yankees added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings on RBI singles by Chase Headley and Jacoby Ellsbury, respectively, as each member of the Yankees starting lineup collected at least one hit.
In their past two victories the Yankees have outscored their opposition 32-10 and rapped out a total of 37 hits.
The Yankees have now won a Major-League-best 17 games after the All-Star break and their overall record improved to 58-44.
They lead the second-place Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays by six games in the American League East. The White Sox dropped to 49-52.
- It took this season to remind Yankee fans how valuable Teixeira was before injuries ruined the past two seasons of his career. Teixeira was 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, two walks, two runs scored and six RBIs. Teixeira is now batting .269 with 28 homers (tied for third in the American League) and 73 RBIs (tied for first in the A.L.). You can't do much better than what he has done, especially when you factor in his defense at first base (only two errors).
- Teixeira was batting fourth between Rodriguez and Beltran. Those 3-4-5 hitters combined to go an unbelievable 8-for-10 with five walks, seven runs scored and eight RBIs. Rodriguez was 2-for-2 with three walks, four runs scored and one RBI. Beltran was 3-for-4 with a single and two doubles, a run scored and one RBI.
- Ryan, 33, has been amazing ever since he was inserted as the starting second baseman against left-handers. On Friday, the career .234 hitter was 3-for-6 including a double and an RBI. In his past three starts, Ryan is 6-for-16 (.375) and he has driven in four runs. The hot streak will not last but Ryan's bat is helping lengthen the Yankees' lineup along with Headley and Gregorius.
- The White Sox obviously used the the same game plan all teams use against Eovaldi by shortening their swings in order to foul off multiple pitches to drive up his pitch count. It has not worked in beating him. But it has kept him from pitching six innings in 13 of his 20 starts. It took Eovaldi 117 pitches to make it through 5 2/3 innings and the Yankees would prefer he go deeper into games.
Outfielder Dustin Ackley made his debut with the Yankees on Friday after being acquired in a trade-deadline deal with the Seattle Mariners for right-hander Jose Ramirez and outfielder Ramon Flores. Ackley, 27, pinch-hit for Beltran in the seventh inning and played left-field. He ended up going 0-for-2. Ackley will fill the role that was held by Garrett Jones, who was designated for assignment on Friday. He will backup Teixeira at first base and play some outfield. He is hitting .213 with six homers and 19 RBIs. Though Ackley primarily was a second baseman early in his career, he likely will not play there much because he only played one game there in the past two seasons. . . . The Yankees announced on Friday that the team's No. 1 prospect, right-hander Luis Severino, will make his Major-League debut as a starter next week in the Boston Red Sox series at Yankee Stadium. Severino, 21, is 7-0 with a 1.91 ERA in 11 starts at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He is coming off a career-high 10-strikeout performance while pitching one-hit ball over six innings on Wednesday for the RailRiders. Severino will take the place of right-hander Michael Pineda, who was placed in the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm flexor strain. General manager Brian Cashman said that Severino could get a extended look.
The Yankees can clinch a series victory if they are able to defeat the White Sox in the second game of their weekend set on Saturday.
Right-hander Bryan Mitchell (0-0, 2.89 ERA) will make his second career Major-League start and his first of the season. Mitchell, 24, is replacing Pineda for this start after being called up from Scranton on Thursday. Mitchell was 5-5 with a 3.12 ERA in 15 starts for the RailRiders this season.
The White Sox will counter with left-hander John Danks (5-8, 4.87 ERA). Danks, 30, is coming a disastrous outing in which he gave up six runs on nine hits and one walk in 4 1/3 innings to the Red Sox. He is 2-3 in his career against the Yankees.
Game-time will be 7:10 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast by WPIX.

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I was in a Facebook discussion recently with a friend who wondered why Republicans are so quick to be labeled racist (by some in the media and Democratic leaders, especially) when they are simply trying to provide alternative solutions to difficulties faces by some minority communities.
One of the things I pointed out in my article for The Christian Post, "Is the Media Too Quick to Imply Republicans are Racist," is that it partly has to do with the Republican's "Southern strategy" in the 1960s in which they actively sought to include racists in their coalition.
My friend said she understood the poor judgment used by Republicans who embraced the Southern strategy, but asked if it is the "political equivalent of indefinite detention." After all, Republican leaders today played no role in the Southern strategy.
It is a fair point. And, my friend's frustration is felt by many, including myself. I have personally felt the sting of being called racist. It hurts, deeply.
I could use this time to go on complaining about how horrible Democrats and the media are for doing this, but I think the time would be better spent talking about what Republicans should do about it. Because, the honest truth is that Republican leaders often do a poor job speaking about issues of race and ethnicity, and explaining why they think their policies would benefit minority communities.
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Until we cross the limit that we're allowed
Give me a kiss and I'd be healed
With that kiss I'm all sealed
Glance at me and my window's open
We'll have fun my hunny bun
Take a photo of us and my life's complete
As long as you don't cheat
Them promises I should keep
I promise not to weep
Them fun things we should have
Protected by a salve
Them kisses I should treasure
Give my life a colour
As the day unfolded, I learned more
Open feelings, not just drawer
Discovering each other, too
Things that make us happy or blue
Setting our priorities right and be grounded
So happy to be here as the day unfolded
With Him Indoors, son and his bride
Also Mum and siblings – my pride
And as long as we've got good health
These loved ones and friends, they're my wealth
Being in nature, mountains, also the seashores
Anywhere, anytime always with Him Indoors*
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Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) in the first line must be the last 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) at the end of the last line. This is what wraps each stanza with a repeated refrain …thus, the Wrapped Refrain.
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Fiscal Sanity
by Russell Hasan | Posted September 15, 2011
When the Tea Party took control of the House of Representatives in 2010, my worry was that they would sell out and become status quo conservatives — like most Republican politicians who have paid lip-service to laissez faire. After the 2011 debt crisis, my fear is precisely the opposite. The Tea Party House is too idealistic, too unwilling to compromise.
It seems to me that most Tea Party House members have been influenced (at some distance, granted) by Murray Rothbard, who suggested that you must insist upon total capitalist freedom right now. They have also been influenced by Ayn Rand, who likened compromise to poison. This must make a lot of libertarians happy, but it makes me both scared and happy. There are two reasons why I am scared, and one very different reason why I am happy.
First, as someone who believes in practical idealism, I believe that change must be enacted slowly or it will be doomed to long-term failure. The government has been quasi-socialist since the New Deal, and the American economic system has developed in such a way that it is designed for government to play a role. Simply eliminating all government intervention overnight instead of gradually phasing statism out would almost certainly harm the economy and worsen the recession, as the system would be unable to cope with the gaps in its structure.
Going from freezing to boiling instantly is a shock to any system, whereas increasing temperature gradually enables an organism to adjust and adapt. If the United States government shuts down before the free market has a chance to adapt and develop systems to replace government functions, the result will be chaos.
Second, if the Tea Party House refuses all compromise and continues to insist upon an idealism-or-nothing approach, the American public may become afraid of the dangers of radical change, and popular sentiment may easily turn against the Tea Party and libertarianism. The Tea Party and libertarianism are not identical, but the Tea Party movement is essentially a populist lowbrow form of libertarianism. If the Tea Party brand becomes unpopular it could set the libertarian movement back decades. The majority of the voting public can easily get scared by apparent extremists who threaten economic calamity in the name of abstract ideals.
This is so even though the Tea Party represents the very best ideals embodied in a long history of American patriotism dating back to the American Revolution. As a case in point, many Tea Party House idealists voted against the debt ceiling compromise, meaning that they wanted the government to default on its debt, which would have triggered a doomsday scenario for the American economy. I suspect that this scared many mainstream voters.
Nevertheless, and in spite of the above, I am actually happy as well as scared that the Tea Party House has taken such an insane approach. The Tea Partiers are crazy, but the modern liberals and conservatives are crazy too, and our insanity is better than theirs. A debt default would have been no more insane than ObamaCare or the war in Iraq. Trillions of dollars of unchecked growth in entitlement spending and more tax-and-spend Democratic budget deficits over the next decade would do more harm than a temporary government shutdown. Lofty idealism is a breath of fresh air, given the stagnant corruption that has emanated from Washington for the past century, and "much must be risked in war" (to quote The Return of the King).
I am happy with the Tea Party House's strategy because the Tea Party could easily lose the House in 2012 and the movement might stall and dissolve, so this 2011–12 era may be our one and only opportunity to shrink government and restore fiscal sanity. Therefore the Tea Party should continue to fight to cut the government as much as possible, and make it difficult for future Congresses to undo its achievements, because the Tea Party may not last forever. The Tea Party House could be our one shot at saving America from an Obama-led collapse into socialism. In the context of my happiness over the Tea Party House's unyielding idealism, a little bit of fear isn't really such a bad thing after all.
Russell Hasan lives and works as an attorney in the northeastern United States. He is the author of many books, all of which are available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions, and he blogs at russhasan.blogspot.com. His likes include coffee and the New York Yankees, among other things.
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What bothers me most about this article. And many others in Liberty, lately. Is that they try to equate the Tea party movement with libertarianism.
The tea partiers can best be described as Ross Perot style populists. Maybe with a little Pat Buchanan thrown in.
As has been said, if you want to vote for a libertarian, vote LP. If you want to vote for a populists, at best, or at worst the same old Repulicans, vote for the Repulican candidate that claims affiliation with the Teas.
Tue, 2011-09-20 22:18
Kant feel Pietzsche
1. "Compromise" is a negotiating tool used by two or more parties who agree on a subject in principle, but have differences regarding the details. Anyone who compromises on principle deserves exactly what they get.
2. If merely reducing the rate of growth at some vague and unspecified point in the future is too much of a "shock to the system", we might as well all drink the Kool-aid now, and get it over with.
Sat, 2011-09-17 16:45
I don't think we have to worry about Congress charging headlong into fiscal responsibility.
Thu, 2011-09-15 22:15
Rodney Choate
Your statement that refusal to consent to a debt limit increase is somehow proof that someone WANTS (or expects) a national default was unfair, unkind, unreasonable. It would be bad enough had this idea been something you, yourself, had cooked up; but to just repeat this unexamined smear scare tactic used by our enemies, and direct it toward your friends here? (kind and friendly as your piece was)
I really don't recall anyone expecting everything to be fixed "by tomorrow". The there is A LOT of ground between the two extremes. How much should the good continue to have their property stolen so that the moochers and looters aren't made too "uncomfortable"?
Thu, 2011-09-15 17:16
I'm more happy than scared -- take the debt ceiling crisis as a case in point. The Tea Party reps dug in their heels for debt reduction, and they got . . . basically nothing, a promise that spending would be reduced sometime in the future. The left (and the centrists) have been so far out for so long there's really no room for compromise. By sticking to their guns they have managed to get the Democrats to start saying that spending should be reduced; that's a huge victory, but there are enough entrenched special interests that any dismantling of the federal government will be acceptably slow.
Thu, 2011-09-15 12:45
Jon Harrison
"If the Tea Party becomes unpopular it could set the libertarian movement back decades." The implication of that statement is that libertarianism, as a political movement, is going somewhere. It ain't. Libertarianism is irrelevant (at best) to the vast majority of the population. It has a future as an educational and lobbying "movement" on specific issues like reforming drug laws, but it's got no future as a broad-based political movement. The typical Tea Partier mouthing libertarian sentiments displays (one sees it again and again) a political and economic naivete than would be amusing if it were not so dangerous. The Tea Party House members have done us all a service by forcing Washington to face fiscal reality. But beyond that, their staying power is limited. According to polls, they are only a little less unpopular than the Congress as a whole. Any legislative successes they achieve will actually decrease their popularity over time, as the bitterness of their medicine becomes apparent to the electorate.
That said, there are still some very shrewd insights in this piece.
Thu, 2011-09-15 07:45
Rodney Choate
Jon wrote:
"Any legislative successes they achieve will actually decrease their popularity over time, as the bitterness of their medicine becomes apparent to the electorate."
A well-worn fact Jon, but always worth remembering. Thanks
I keep thinking that ,,,,,,,,,we're screwed.
Thu, 2011-09-15 17:32
Jim Henshaw
re this: "I believe that change must be enacted slowly or it will be doomed to long-term failure. The government has been quasi-socialist since the New Deal"
Wow, so much failure to grasp irony in such a short passage. The New Deal consisted of radical, rapid change, and yet the core of it still exists today. And shortly after the income tax was first established, the rates shot up by 1,100% in three years:
Top marginal federal income tax rate in 1915: 7%
Top marginal federal income tax rate in 1918: 77%
To get the equivalent of such radical change now would require, for example, cutting the top marginal tax rate elevenfold, reducing the top rate to around 3%.
A similar escalation occurred just prior to FDR taking office, with the top marginal rates jumping from 25% in 1931 to 63% in 1932.
Would chaos and doom ensue if the time of the New Deal was run in reverse, with an abrupt shift away from socialism and a huge cut in federal taxation? I doubt that. I suspect the likely result would be an astonishing recovery of the economy and an end to official unemployment rates hovering near 10%. It would be a GOOD THING if the government suddenly quit embracing socialism.
re this: "As a case in point, many Tea Party House idealists voted against the debt ceiling compromise, meaning that they wanted the government to default on its debt, which would have triggered a doomsday scenario for the American economy."
Oh, nonsense. Insisting on the federal government not spending more than it takes in taxes -- insisting on the feds living within their means -- would not mean defaulting on debt, nor would such a restoration of fiscal prudence "trigger a doomsday scenario".
Unless you think the federal government spending about what it received in revenue in the early 2000's would result in catastrophe -- funny, I remember living in that time and don't recall any apocalyptic events from the federal overspending of that time.
Thu, 2011-09-15 02:12
What an articulate rebuttal JH. I would only add that the TEA party, in all these replies, are made to appear to be budget and fiscally responsible. Ask TEA party representitives would they vote for a budget cut in defense spending (I think the booing of Ron Paul during the recent Republican debate answers the question). I also have a hunch if a bill to build a wall on the southern border came to the house for a vote, these TEA backed congressman would spend billions on brick and mortor without hesitation. They are not the party to cut spending as they are branded, but just want to direct the flow of revenue to support their own ideaology.
Fri, 2011-09-16 04:55
Excellent point, MKA.
Why is this author equating Tea Party fortunes with libertarianism? The "Tea Party" is not even economically libertarian. Not to mention their oppressive beliefs regarding individual liberties not involving economics.
"Tea Party" candidites are operating under the same delusions the Republican party have been for years. Mainly, If we could just control "wasteful" government spending, everything would be great. Don't worry about what is now 65% of US federal spending. Social security, Medicare, and Defense. It's the imaginary money that is not spent on non-white immigrants that bothers them.
Sun, 2011-09-18 05:45
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Jesse Eisenberg to Join Suicide Squad as Lex Luthor
With production on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wrapping up, Warner Bros. has already begun preparations for the subsequent DC Comics film, Suicide Squad. Today, the first significant piece of news came out: Jesse Eisenberg is in talks to reprise his Batman v Superman role of Lex Luthor in the antihero/supervillain mash-up.
In the DC Comics universe, Suicide Squad is a top-secret government organization of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable government assets. Also known as Task Force X, it has included Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Joker's Daughter, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark. Suicide Squad functions as its own antihero narrative as well as an explanation for why there are so many known supervillains walking around causing mayhem for decades on end.
It is unknown whether Lex Luthor would appear as an actual member of the Squad or in another role, but either option would make sense. Luthor never appeared as a member of the squad in the comics, but the film will likely draw more fans of the film franchise if a familiar face from Batman v Superman is a member of the main cast, and the major studios have been known to make changes to the canon for comparable reasons. Alternatively, the "Doomsday Protocol" comics see Luthor assemble his own Suicide Squad while he's President of the United States, so the film could potentially follow that storyline and Eisenberg would still have a prominent role.
Many have objected to Eisenberg's casting as Lex Luthor for a wide variety of reasons (although not as loudly as those who objected to Ben Affleck as Batman), including his youth, physique, and "lack of charisma." (They've also been inexplicably upset about the fact that he's not actually bald, which is clearly a non-issue.) Others have pointed out that while he is young, he has many acclaimed performances under his belt, most notably his very charismatic, Oscar-nominated turn as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.
Suicide Squad will be released on August 5, 2016.


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By John Richardson
FURTHER relief rallies in petrochemical markets that occur over the next few weeks and months will not change the overall direction.
Buyers will inevitably run short of stocks down all the value chains and we thus will see some more brief flurries of price rises.
Another driver of inventory rebuilding will be recoveries in the oil price and stock markets. But such recoveries will merely reflect investors pouring money into more risky assets on an improvement in sentiment. It will, as we said, not change the direction of the underlying fundamentals.
Many investors in oil, other commodities, including petrochemicals, and shares have, of course, a very short-term perspective. All they care about is making money out of these "relief rallies" and getting out before markets tank again. The best analogy I have heard came from fellow blogger Paul Hodges when he described what we are going through at the moment as equivalent to a squash ball bouncing down a flight of stares: The overall direction is down, but there will be mini peaks and troughs on the way.
China's willingness and ability to buy when it's cheap and then quit will drive many of these bouts of restocking.
Take paraxylene (PX) and mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) as current examples.
PX shipments to China from the US and Europe were approximately 75 percent higher in November alone compared with the first ten months of this year, according to ICIS news.
Nearly 60,000 tonnes of November and December MEG cargoes from the US are heading for China, about 80% of the 75,417 tonnes that were shipped during January-October.
Given that PX and MEG prices are sharply lower, this is hardly surprising (see slide below):
Last week's decision by China to cut bank-reserve requirements by 50 basis points, and likely further measures to ease liquidity, will make it easier for buyers to stock-up.
Global markets might be so weak for certain products that a return of Chinese buyers might not be sufficient to even cause a modest and brief recovery in prices.
In the case above, an essential question to ask is the extent of lost sales in the US and Europe along the synthetic fibre chains. According to data from consultants PCI, 1.85m tonnes/year of PTA capacity in Europe was shut for between 2 and 10 days in September to November, while 1.59m tonnes/year of US PTA capacity will be shut for a total of 15 days in December because of poor margins.
Another factor behind increasing fibre intermediates shipments from the West to China is the desire by US and European companies to, as always, monetise inventory before they close their books at the end of December. This will help boost financial results and thereby, of course, share prices.
There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity for booking cargoes to China that will arrive sufficiently ahead of the 2012 Chinese New Year, which falls on 23 January. Nobody in China, as is always the case, wants to be in the position of cargoes arriving just as customs and logistics companies start winding-down their operations for the Lunar New Year.
US polyethylene (PE) producers are also trying to shift as much volume as possible to China in order to beautify their end-year financial results, an industry source told the blog.
"But right now this is proving difficult as firstly, the delivery window ahead of the Lunar New Year is closing and secondly, container shipping space is limited."
Some chemicals analysts will argue that the odd price recovery, and these bouts of re-stocking, will mean that their flawed analysis is, after all, right – i.e. that we are heading for an up-cycle in global operating rates on strong overall global demand. For example, ethylene capacity utilisation is still being forecast to reach 90 per cent by 2014.
It is not going to happen. As we began to describe in our posts on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and will continue to outline over the coming weeks, with what we hope will be useful summaries of our key conclusions as we go along, we are entering a new a global recession – quite possibly a Depression.
The winning chemicals companies will be those which adapt their businesses to the New Normal.


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|Measuring Light in Hawaii
After reading studies about the health benefits of sunlight and reports that world-wide pollution is blocking sunlight in the northern hemisphere, we wondered how bright the sun is in Hawaii?
To find out we ordered a digital light meter (Dr Meter) to see how much light we are getting inside our home and on our walks. Is the sunlight as bright as it seems?
Researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine found that exposure to light was correlated to BMI (Body Mass Index). The key was to bask in light of at least 500 Lux (a unit of light measurement) and the best time for the exposure was early in the day. Every hour the light exposure was delayed, BMI rose by 1.28 points.
With new our light meter we measured the Lux during our early morning walk at 6:20 in the morning. The sun was just on the horizon so were surprised to see the readings ranging from 800 to 3000 Lux. Later in the morning, sitting on our couch next to the open windows, the readings ranged from 500 to 600 Lux. At noon, on a cloudless day with the sunlight directly overhead, we measured over 140,000 Lux. In Kona, even on a morning with moderate Vog (Volcanic smog), the reading was still 70,000 Lux.
|Measuring Lux at sunset in Hawaii
At 5:30PM, with the sun low in the sky and cloud cover, the light was still over 3000 Lux on the beach.
|3250 Lux on the beach at 5:30PM
We were expecting higher light levels than on the mainland since Hawaii is the only state south of the Tropic of Cancer. But the extremely high noon Lux measurements confirms Hawaii is giving us an incredible amount of healthy sunlight.
As the days get shorter and we head into winter, we are curious to see how much the light levels will change in Hawaii.


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Prescott Ponderosa IPA
Prescott Brewing Company reviews: Liquid Amber Ale
I have been trying to find a good time to get to today's beer, but something else kept getting in the way. Whether I was looking for something other than an IPA or I was trying to accomplish something on Untappd, it was just never the right time. I finally decided to just go for it, telling myself I haven't reviewed an Arizona beer for a while now and I like to stay as local as I can when possible. This is also only my third or fourth review of a beer from a can, and I have to say they are growing on me. Nothing really beats the feel of the glass bottle in my hand (or, subsequently, the feel of a glass tumbler), but I'm definitely starting to notice a difference in flavor and maybe even quality from the canned brews. I guess I can jump on this train, though it's still blatantly obvious that the majority of beers are available in the brown bottles vs cans, it's probably something that's easier to get used to in small increments. As long as I can continue to recycle the receptacles, I have no problem with either for now.
Prescott's Ponderosa IPA poured a golden amber color with bright ruby-orange highlights that formed just under the fluffy eggshell-white head. The liquid was mostly clear with a slight haziness in the middle – which I'm 90% positive isn't chill haze, as I let the beer warm a little before I poured it and I've read multiple reviews saying they saw the same thing from cans, bottles, and on-tap. The foam was a good 3-4 fingers thick (maybe this "big head" phenomenon I've been experiencing is an IPA thing?) and held with excellent retention, lazily melting into thick, creamy snow pile islands of small and medium bubbles while leaving sheets of sticky lacing along the glass walls.
The aroma was reminiscent of walking through an orange grove full of fruit bursting with nectar, where the grass was just being trimmed down the paths between the trees. It carried a strong perfume of juicy oranges and tart tangerines – compiled from both the fruit and the rind – with just a tiny bit of lemon peel fluttering amid the light grassy notes underneath. There were some pale caramel malts lingering around the edges, transforming some of the whiffs of citrus into candied fruits. And right before the end, mild pine needles – spruce perhaps – were crushed and scattered through the fruits and sweetness of the nose.
The first few sips presented a light/thin mouthfeel – though it wasn't watery by any means thanks to the sharp bitterness that snapped at my taste buds. It thickened to a more medium mouthfeel as it warmed and some of the simple flavors became more pronounced. Much of what was in the scent was also in the taste, offering a great amount of sweet orange and some grapefruity citrus hops that made the beer deliciously bitter. Some pine erupted in a giant wave near the end, washing up nicely after all the fruit, and left my tongue warm and tingling and my mouth clean and dry. The Ponderosa IPA was held together by light caramel and honey hints hidden in a malt backbone, but neither detracted from the very up-front IPA attitude. Initially the carbonation was prickly, and my only complaint is that over the course of a half hour, it went rather flat near the end. Fortunately, this one little issue did nothing to take away from the fact that this beer is really, really easy to drink. I really enjoyed all of the citric fruitiness without it being too sweet or orangey, and I'm really glad I was able to pick out the malts behind the ideal amount of bitter hops – they played well together and I look forward to picking up more from Prescott Brewing company.


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Spring 2018 Ready-to-WearLa Perla
No destination is remote or exotic enough to not be turned sooner or later into a stage for a Fashion Week. In the quest for the most spectacular, mind-blowing location, La Perla set the bar quite high, presenting its Spring collection in Macao as part of Sands Macao Fashion Week, with a lavish fashion show–cum–dinner at the Venetian Macao hotel, which is the Venetian Las Vegas's twin. Definitely not places for minimalists.
Beyond being a replica of a clichéd Venice so exact as to feel almost eerie (including a massive shopping mall with canals, real-size gondolas, and Chinese gondoliers; a painted sky with moving clouds; a central ceiling so huge as to make the Vatican's St. Peter's dome pale in comparison; and a majestic copy of a 16th-century painting by Paolo Veronese, The Apotheosis of Venice, whose original can be visited in Venice's Palazzo Ducale), the Venetian Macao is the largest casino in the world. Crowded nonstop like the busiest airport hub, it is obvious proof of the Chinese obsession with gambling.
Julia Haart, La Perla's creative director, isn't afraid to take risks; she's clearly determined to win her hand at cards. "Women can be hard and immutable as rocks," she stated at the collection's preview, dressed in a jumpsuit with a plunging neckline and stratospheric platform heels. "Yet in every stone there are veins that reveal a fluidity, sensuality, a sense of movement," she explained. "I wanted to bring about the contrast between toughness and tenderness, which for me is the essence of femininity."


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The Sindh High Court on Monday barred private schools from increasing their tuition fee more than five per cent.
A three-judge larger bench of the SHC comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Ashraf Jehan announced their verdict in an earlier reserved judgment on pleas filed by parents regarding the increase in school fee.
An increase of more than five per cent in the tuition fee charged by schools is illegal, the bench ruled.
Private schools cannot increase their tuition fee by more than five per cent, it added.
As the hearing went under way, the lawyer of the parents said that the salaries paid to teachers do not even make up 50 per cent of the school expenditure. School earnings should be considered along with their expenditure, he said.
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Meanwhile, the additional advocate general argued that an increase in school fee has to do with basic rights.
The power to increase school fee should lie with the provincial government, he added.
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Earlier in March, the SHC had also declared as illegal a hike in private school fees.
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Dear Editor,
I read with interest your opinion piece dated March 14. I can't agree more your take on the importance of the newspapers. It is regrettable that today's generation has moved so far away from the written word/paper.
Internet is a wonderful substitute and reference guide to books and newspapers but not an end in itself.
I for one always find at least one article that I would savor or keep a cutting for reference or make a note in my notebook.
Thanks for opening the minds of young kids and keep up the good job.
Syed Fariduddin
Sugar Land