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564 thoughts on “Home Opener Thread: Pirates at Braves, Mar. 31”

  1. You mean the Nats and Pirates? Or do you mean that we play the only “legit” MLB caliber pitcher on the Nationals, and then come home to face the Pirates top two starters?

  2. one game in Wash, one game at home against the Pirates, an off day, then two more home games against the Pirates….why an off day two games in and why just one game in Wash, why not a whole series. Just stupid

  3. Couldn’t agree more. The Braves’ don’t seem to get much scheduling love from whoever makes those schedules. At least we don’t play the AL East or Central this year.

  4. It’s an odd interleague year – we face the AL West and…the Blue Jays. What happened to the supposed rivalries? It’s helpful we don’t play the Sox this year, but I kind of liked those games since we came from Boston.

  5. I predict a blowout from the Bravos today. Then 1-2 runs per game for the rest of the series.

  6. Nats up opn Phils 4-2 in the 6th. Looking for a two game win streak, watch out now….

    Is Rick Ankiel good enough to put up a 30HR/100RBI season. Thats what ESPN has him projected as. Its almost too hard to believe

  7. MLB has been doing this for the last couple of years, ie, having a “special” Opening Night game and then having teams go hither and yond. It makes no sense but that’s MLB. The reason for the off-day in the middle of the series, I assume, is to protect in case of bad weather in early April. Since the Pirates only come in once, they want to try to make sure they get all the games in to prevent the situation in which the teams might have to fly in to play on a scheduled off day later.

    I think the season starts way too early, which is a function of having three rounds of playoffs and not wanted to cut back on regular season games. At the very least, schedule as many games as possible in warm weather cities for the first week or so. If they would cut back to a 154 game schedule, say, they could start the season at least a little later. Personally, I think the World Series should be over by mid-October because after that it’s really football season. But that would require having to start even earlier.

  8. Marc, I am with you on the 154 game schedule. If anything, so they could make the division series 7 games. Doesn’t help the opening date, though. They should schedule as many as possible in warm weather and domes, for sure.

  9. For those interested in the “Wes Helms watch” this account think he gets released when Lidge comes off the DL.

    Actually, I would rather have Morgan Ensberg, but I don’t think Helms is useless.

    If they cut or waive him, doesn’t that mean pick up team pays major league minimum and Phils pay the rest?

  10. If you pick a player up on waivers, you’re responsible for his salary. If he clears waivers and is cut, you can pay him the prorated minimum and the original ballclub is stuck with the rest.

  11. Now it’s tied 6-6. Burger King gave up a two-run homer to Rollins.

    (At least the Phillies could score off him)

  12. just wondering but how many people saw the Kevin Love, UCLA, pre game highlights the other night. He hit a shot from half court, then hit a shot from the other free throw line, then hit a shot from the opposite baseline. He only took two steps and took a normal shot motion, full court, and nothing but net. One of the mot impressive things I’ve ever seen

  13. BC Treehouse Fort, a one-hour sports podcast at BlogTalkRadio that I appeared on a couple weeks ago, has asked me to be a weekly guest. I’ll be on for the last fifteen minutes of the show every Monday, talking about baseball and giving as much love for the Braves as I can. It’ll be on at 8 PM tonight, and I’ll be there starting around 8:40. Come check me out!

  14. The reason we’re not playing the RedSox this year is that Buddy Carlyle threatened to disembowel himself on the mound if we did.

  15. Nationals beat the Phillies by a final score of 11-6.

    Marlins losing to the Mets 6-2. At least Santana has given up two runs in five innings…right?

  16. To continue a couple comments from the last thread:
    Alex R hopes that KJ & Escobar pick it up tonight (& in general, I’m sure). I definitely echo that sentiment – I have both of them in my fantasy league (along w/ McCann), so I’ll be doubly-sad if they struggle much. I generally try to avoid Braves players, but really like all 3 of those guys (as far as being good, young players).
    And I definitely take the over on Francoeur seeing over/under 5 pitches tonight. He seemed impatient last night, but it was not one of those nights where he swung at literally everything. I think he does have a good chance of recognizing pitches better & getting more selective. He will always be an aggressive hitter, but I think he is doing a good job at least trying to avoid getting himself out all the time (and recognizes it’s not a good idea to swing at pitches in the LH batter’s box)…

  17. It’s an odd interleague year – we face the AL West and…the Blue Jays. What happened to the supposed rivalries?

    I’ve posted this before, but this is Expos fallout. The Jays were the Expos rivals (naturally) but when the Expos became the Nats they picked up the Orioles as rivals. This left Philly rival-less, so they share Boston and Toronto with us although it looks like we get Boston most years. Who knows.

    Interleague play sucks.

  18. Jorge Sosa strikes out Willingham to end the Marlins’ 8th. How long will it take Sosa to remember that he sucks this year?

  19. Anyone else having problems with mlb.tv? I missed Glavine’ debut. I am ticked off.

  20. #35 – yeah so is Chipper

    What pisses me off even more about this schedulin thing is that the Braves are only being shown tonight on Peachtree TV. Glavine’s return to ATL cant even get put on TBS, FSS, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, or SportsSouth. This is obsurd

  21. Bruce Springsteen said that there were 57 channels and nothing on. He was wrong- there are more like *557* channels and there’s still nothing on.

  22. Anyone else having problems with mlb.tv? I missed Glavine’ debut. I am ticked off.

    I seem to be blacked out of every game today. Does ESPN have exclusive rights to opening day? Or is MLB.TV messing with me again? Gameday Audio works just fine.

  23. How about Javy? That nicely summed up the entrire franchise. Class, all class

  24. Dunno, but a lot of people on the mlb.tv forums are having problems. It keeps telling me I am logged in from two computers.

  25. Welcome back Tom

    I have to admit seeing him in the uniform gave me goosebumps.

    didnt watch any of his spring training starts

  26. Peachtree TV has a *very* Turner South feel to it. Maybe Rick & Bubba and Junkin’ will come back on.

  27. Yeah, and those were the nats. Let’s get ’em and get this thing rolling.

  28. The Pirates announcers said it’s ok that McLouth got picked off on a ball in the dirt because early in the game you’ve got to take some chances.

    I’m going to go ahead and disagree.

  29. My friends satellite service is running a free preview of the MLB channels so if you have those you might be able to catch it there, as well.

  30. Robert, it’s been 16 years since those announcers saw a winning Pirates team. You can’t watch that much losing without going slightly batty.

  31. I have something called braves alternate channel for free on directtv.. lucky me i guess

  32. Yeah Desert. I think it’s 613 or something on DirecTV. Since DirecTV doesn’t carry Peachtree TV (or CSS), they’ve set up an alternate feed that I think is only showing the game feed from Peachtree TV, but none of their other crappy programming.

  33. is it me or does that peachtree tv ‘foxbox’ really suck? I think it’s the randomly placed dots.

  34. Beat me to the punch Mac.

    ..and I like the score on top; wish the outs were a tad bolder.

  35. Fulton County Bombers- are they going to carry all of the Peachtree TV games this year?

  36. I like the score on top too, but I can pretty much identify whether or not we’re in the top or bottom of an inning in 2 seconds. The whole graphic is just too busy.

  37. i’ll never forget or forgive la roach for the baserunning display against Houston in the playoffs.

  38. Anybody watching on MLB.TV Premium? Is it just me or when you click to watch it in FullScreen you only get a square that covers about 60% of the screen. I know this wasn’t normal last year or during spring training.

  39. Chip Caray and Joe Simpson announcing..

    Over/under on Chip Caray “fisted” calls: 6.

  40. “i’ll never forget or forgive la roach for the baserunning display against Houston in the playoffs.”

    But he hit a grand slam in that game. Blame Farnsworth, not LaRoche.

  41. LaRoche (vs Houston in playoffs) and vs Natspos in the regular season where he walked back to first after fielding a ball, runner (Johnson?) beat him to the bag were both equally horrible.

  42. Please stop say “seed” Chip. Good Lord. I wish I could figure out how to get the Pirates announcers back. MLB.TV hates me today.

  43. Not bad Stu.. just methodical. Little dribbler that Johnson had to come in on and turn, tough play results in the E4 and a 1-0 lead.

  44. Light showers here in south Fulton County; nothing to delay the game, just a little nasty rain in mid to low 50’s weather. Should be at the Ted shortly.

  45. Five and 2/3. I just don’t see him as a 6 (or more) inning guy. Hope I’m wrong, but we need a quality long-reliever to shine.

  46. I’m not sure I’m up for another 162 of Francouer. Did that hit in front of the plate or just on top of it.

  47. You know what? The hell with Joe West. There’s no excuse for a umpire looking more like he wants to fight than the player he’s disagreeing with. What a freaking jerk.

  48. Escobar > Renteria.

    Was watching Fox 5 before the game and Escobar was asked how he gaines 15 pounds in the offseason.

    “My family is here,” through a translator.. and then Yunel started talking about all the Cuban foods they cook better than he does. Classic.

  49. IS Glavine looking better or worse than his line states?

    3IP 4H 0ER 1BB 3K’s – on paper it looks good

  50. I’m watching on Gameday (Darn you TBS!), and it seems like Glavine is ridulously wild. Is this true or are the pitches just mapped wrong?

  51. looks like he’s hitting the corners on yahoo game tracker but a lot of them are called balls. who knows, 0ER is hard to complain about

  52. Glavine has thrown 38 balls and 39 strikes. How is this not wild? Is he just missing his spots by a little, is the ump bad?

  53. He’s gotten squeezed a couple of times, but if the opposing team doesn’t bite, that’s a normal ratio for Glavine. Yes, it can be infuriating, but that’s the deal.

  54. first three innings were a lot of very close calls with at least in my biased eyes a number of them being obv strikes and joe west being ridiculous

  55. Bobby says: “See Ball 4 Frenchy!” (or something like that), and he walks. Now there is some coaching.

  56. What kind of reception did the crowd give Glavine? Did anyone see? I can’t. Sigh. Am in negotiations now with the wife for mlb cable package if we have it. AAAARRRRRGH!

    Oh well quality time with my kids….right?

  57. It looks like we’re getting 5 league avg innings out of Glavine today. Who’s rotation slot did he take?

  58. alright I’ll give it to you blake. 1 ER is better than what Chucky would have given us.

  59. If he continues to post WHIPs of 1.80, the number of earned runs will increase dramatically.

    Still, hard to complain about his handywork thus far tonight. I say he goes at least one more inning.

  60. Chip just found a way to talk about the non-existent new Marlins stadium during a Pirates/Braves game.

  61. It’s the lefty-righty matchup obsession. The worst violation of this was Mike Remlinger, a left handed pitcher who was better against right handers in his career.

    Left handers hit .260/.334/.395 against Remlinger and right handers hit .231/.329/.385 against Remlinger in his career.

    Despite that, Cox seemed to use him as some kind of left handed specialist, at least in 2006.

  62. what on earth was Yunel doing there? Good thing he got back. Now make em pay Tex

  63. Chip Caray’s screaming is much worse than anything Tim McCarver or Joe Morgan has done in their broadcasting careers.

  64. Shiite.

    Nice to see that chip is still going to take inordinate pleasure in seeing the home side get robbed.

  65. By the way, to avoid confusion, I am the artist formerly known as Wryn. Name change with the move to Atlanta.

  66. “Great movie!!”… and Chip Caray’s asking if he’s got the right one

  67. braves14,
    After a sliding try on a grounder, might have tweaked a knee that’s been bugging him. Stayed in the game, scored a run in the bottom of the frame, then left. No big deal.

  68. #177 – undisclosed injury. I think I heard someone mention sore knee after he scored from first on Escobar’s triple

  69. so what’s the reason MLB.TV is not carrying this game?

    (sorry if I’ve missed the answer above)

  70. If you live in Braves territory, they block out the game even if you can’t get it on TV.

  71. Weird. I guess you’ve been able to get the games in the past. I don’t know if they expanded the territory or what.

  72. By the way, until you’ve seen Jason Bay play the outfield in person, you haven’t lived.

    I’ll be going to two games on May 10th and 11th to learn a thing or two.

  73. can’t figure it, but at least I don’t have to listen to Chip Carey and be tempted to cut my ears off.

  74. Same as last night. Someone needs to tell this team to wake the F%%^&& up or we’ll look up in a few weeks and be 10 games out.

  75. Quote of the last three years:

    “…and the Braves bullpen could not hold the lead…”

  76. LETHARGIC. By the way, way to turn out Atlantans. Huge crowd tonight. Pfft.

    Bobby tried to send a bit of a message by taking out Kelly but they didn’t get the memo.

    Wake the fuq up, guys and quit going through the motions.

  77. yeah I would have just really hated to see Glavine on TV tonight in his first home game, would really hate to see something like that. I guess TBS would rather show reruns of Friends and ESPN would rather show the 1991 rerun of the world series of poker or something to that effect

  78. I didn’t get to catch the game earlier. It says Kotsay gunned someone at the plate. What kinda play was it (base hit, sac fly, etc.)?

  79. This is kind of like a, ‘meet your 2008 bullpen’ night. They should give away rubbery noodles as the promo.

  80. Typical Braves. Ho hum, consummate professionals, never high never low. We’ll get ’em tomorrow.

    No spark, whatsoever.

  81. I welcome all of you to our 2008 bullpen, brace yourselves and come along for a fun-filled ride

  82. Hypothetically, if the Braves were to tie this up…who is left in the bullpen if this goes into extras?

  83. I had really hoped that we wouldn’t see Blanco, Prado, Acosta, Ohman, Ring, et al playing decisive roles in a close game.

  84. urlhix, he was going towards first I think, so that would make it his right side.

  85. Sometimes you can just tell. This team won’t sniff a division title.

    And yes its early, but more holes than Swiss cheese.

  86. wtf is Acosta doing? Kali pitches an uneventful shutout inning and Acosta gives up two HRs, including one to Nate McWho?

    I guess we’re living in backwards world….

  87. The Braves are really silencing the critics who picked the Mets or Phillies to win the NL East this year.

  88. If Chris Reitsma was the new Dan Kolb, by the transitive properties of Reitsma, Acosta is the new Kolb.

  89. Gotta feel good to be Yates tonight. Blow away Chipper, get the win, and watch the guy you were cut for stink up the joint.

  90. I never understand why Bobby outcoaches himself by limiting the batters certain pitchers face (LOOGY or not) and leaving others out there until the vultures swoop in.

  91. I’m wondering why CSS is now showing something about Memphis instead of the game, and why our bullpen and bench still suck.

  92. Whatever. Weird crap with Acosta and Moylan blowing games on HRs here; those are our two least HR-prone pitchers on the staff. Add in three throwing errors in two games… So whatever.

    The hitting was better tonight, and Glavine was fine.

    But man, hellofa way to start the year.

  93. In fairness, we’ve played 2 really tough teams these first two games. When we get to a softer part of our schedule, I’m sure our hitters will start hitting, our fielders will start fielding, and our relievers will start relieving.

  94. Mets come to town this weekend, so I expect nothing less than a sweep. Of course then we’ll get back to losing to last-place teams again.

  95. Well, CSS has cut away from the game. Probably a good idea.

    Ohman really is a natural LOOGY; he can’t get righthanders. And righthanded sidearmers generally struggle with lefties. But using your two most established relievers (other than your closer) there hurt.

    Bill James would say that Soriano should have started the eighth, and certainly should have come in with one out and two on and the Pirates about to break it open.

  96. I apologize in advance to all the Christians on the board, because I’m thinking some murderously blasphemous thoughts at the moment, and it’s getting harder and harder for me to keep them to myself.

  97. Bill James would probably add something about how Pete Rose didn’t bet on baseball, O.J. didn’t kill his wife, and Mark McGwire didn’t use steroids.

    I’m sorry, I love the guy. But he takes skepticism — and not reading anything by anyone else — a bit far.

  98. pitching will come around, but i am worried about the defense. francoeur looks slow, tex cant scoop, kj cant catch, chipper and escobar can’t throw. also, i bet we had to be close to leading the league in errors in the spring.

  99. I dont think the pitching needs to come around, it’s been fine. Starting pitching I mean. The defense really is a shock to me

  100. should we change the pool from when will Hampton fall apart to when will we win a game. At least the starters have done their job. The rest of the players should have just stayed in DC

  101. what’s up with Frenchy’s arm? Seems like people are challenging him . . . and winning this year. Haven’t seen him tonight but wasn’t encouraged by last night.

  102. Well, no Braves on the tube up here in NC, so I suppose I shouldcount my lucky stars that I *only* wasted time watching the Lady Tar Heels yak one up against LSU.

  103. I believe two things. Saltalamacchia will be a bust and Francoeur will never be more than he is.

    By the way, can we stop pitching BP, yet?

  104. We will be fine guys. We have a great team, just give us a bit of time to gel. Didn’t Philly start off 0-8 last year and win the division. I’ve seen worse.

  105. Joshua, it remains to be seen if we have a “great” team. The starters and lineup 2-6 should be fine, but many good teams have been undone by a bad bullpen/defense.

  106. lets go 0-45 and then storm back to win the division while simultaneously silencing our critics.

  107. You know if Cox had taken Acosta out and someone else put the runs in you guys would be saying, “Why doesn’t Bobby just leave him out there and see if he can work his way out of a jam? He’ll never learn if he doesn’t get a chance.”

  108. congrats to Darrin Horn, coach at Western Kentucky, who is going to take the same position at South Carolina

    bad news for Cubbies, Zambrano left with forearm pain the 5th today

  109. FYI – In NC (Greensboro/Asheboro area) Time Warner is showing the Peachtree TV feed on a normally blank channel. Its channel 590 on our digital package. If you look on the on-screen menu, the channel title is Brave. Unfortunately – for tonight anyway – I’ve been able to watch the entire game.

  110. Zambrano left in the seventh, and it’s seemingly an injury to the index finger of his pitching hand.

    (Clearly, he’s on my fantasy team.)

  111. And to answer someone’s question earlier, I have both Acosta and Xavier Nady on my team as well…

  112. Does anyone here subscribe to the MLB’s Game Day audio? I was wondering which radio feeds it sends out. If I subscribe to it, will I be able to listen to the Braves radio feed all the time?

  113. Like I tried to post earlier, but for some reason it didn’t go through:

    “Watch the Braves load the bases and hit into a double play now.”

  114. ‘Rissa, I’m on MLB Game Day audio, and WGST has been available the whole time for me, but I didn’t do it last year, so I couldn’t tell you any more.

    Come on, Yunel!

  115. Walking the bases loaded then walking in a run isn’t the best way to start a season. Who is this Matt Capps guy, and why is he still pitching? I’ll take it!

  116. Pete just pointed out that one of the Pirates’ announcers is Steve Blass, though he doesn’t travel with the team, so he doesn’t have to watch the Bucs closer’s Blass disease.

    Yeah, Chipper!

  117. Did Joe Simpson realize that the ball didn’t end up 20 feet in front of Bay but about 5-10 feet to the left of him?

  118. Chipper was booking it on that play. He deserves MAD props for running that hard on what was presumably an easy out.

  119. Who is managing the Pirates? Do they not have any more relievers that is shocking!

  120. What the heck happened?!?!?! I go away, the Pirates score 5 runs. I go away again, and the Braves score 5 runs! Nice!

  121. one good thing about this half inning: there’s no way our bullpen can lose it for us.

  122. So seriously, if the braves don’t get a runner on base, Soriano will probably hit, but if they do and don’t score, who pitches?

  123. Ok I just found out some guy named John Russell is managing the Pirates. Its going to be a short stint if he keeps leaving his relievers in that long. That was brutal, but nice for the Braves.

  124. Guys, I’m about to break down and pay for some sort of internet TV thing like MLBTV. I heard that ESPN 360 does baseball games, and you can get a deal if you’re a Verizon Wireless customer. Anyone know anything about that?

  125. Also, I’m going to say right now that if there are two outs when the pitchers’ spot is due, pinch hit Miller and let him try to belt one.

  126. boyer….miller and pena is all that’s left….look for mike hampton to make an appearance tonight if the game goes a few more innings.

  127. Well, Chip, thanks for telling us about the Coke he was drinking in the dugout…

    And Kotsay walks. We either win in this inning or die of shame.

  128. I found a pirates chat site honestwagner.blogspot.com.

    At 10:22 one poster wrote something about the buc bullpen being fun to watch this year. Heh, heh–that didn’t last long.

  129. Booby Cox strikes again. Though a hit and run wouldn’t have been out of the question, but bunting with Diaz com’on we all know that’s not a good thing.

  130. after that play, Kotsay’s critics might regain their voice–at least he’s not as boneheaded as Bay

  131. Rob, just make sure you stay in the room for the next 10 minutes or so OK?

  132. how was that poorly played? line drive, runner looking to be aggressive and bites. that’s not poorly played.

  133. The thinking behind having Diaz bunt probably has something to do with the fact he hasn’t hit one out of the infield yet this year.

  134. I’m not going to be very happy if my fantasy team has to absorb Matt Capps’ outing and I have to absorb a Braves loss.

    BTW, in 2 games, our starters have gone 12 innings, and Bobby has managed to get all 8 relievers work, including two appearances each by our top 2 set-up men.

  135. Whatever. As long as Boyer doesn’t absolutely suck, we’ll get the top of the order up with a good shot at getting a run.

  136. This has been one of the worst Joe West games I’ve ever seen – normally he’s great

  137. It’s a nice surprise to give up on a game in the bottom of the eigth at 7pm and discover an hour later that you’re still in it.

  138. Bobby loves his bullpen switch-a-roo-ing. So all we have left is Boyer and the starters. Yikes. But as was said, we have the top of the order up. However, it’s Prado instead of KJ.

  139. and jesus, now you guys are looking for complaints. prado, blanco and pena are good bench players considering the shit we’ve been carrying.

    diaz is just an absurdly awkward, yet great player.

  140. Not pinch hitting is a good move here for the Pirates; Luis Rivas (their only bench guy left) probably isn’t much better than their pitcher.

  141. there’s the energy we’ve been looking for (blaine boyer fist pump after a perfect 11th).

  142. Yes, compared to Harris, Thorman, Woodward and Orr, they’re hall-of-famers. But that doesn’t make them “great”, it makes them less-sucky.

  143. True, Diaz usually manages to get the job done even though he looks clumsy while doing it.

    Ryan, Prado’s good compared to Woodward, but not against actual major-league players.

  144. Guys, no worries: I’m pretty sure Blaine has at least 15 perfect innings in him tonight.

  145. Escobar and Chipper quickly gone, inning over. What happened to being patient?! That half-inning took about :30.

  146. In what percentage of fantasy leagues where Nate McLouth is currently a FA will he be added to someone’s roster in the next 24 hours? 100?

  147. The Pirates have no offense, really…they have to bat LaRoche cleanup and Xavier Nady 5th.

  148. Bullpen implosion — just like ’06.

    Losing games that go deep into extras — just like ’07.

    Bad signs both. Off we go on another up-and-down season.

  149. Bullpen: 10 runs tonight. Midseason form, guys. Way to send a message to the rest of the division, esp since every one of our starters maxes out at 5 innings.
    Going to be a long year.

  150. This just in for the 100th time tonight–I really dislike Chip Carey and his obsession for “the little things…”

  151. Man, this feels like last year. Fall behind, battle back, offense totally turns it off in extras, lose.

  152. It seems like all we did was upgrade the rotation, which is fine, but when they only go 6 every night, the bullpen and bench become just as important, and we’re seriously lacking in both areas. What good do 6 scoreless innings from a starter do when you cant score or keep them from scoring in the 7th, 8th, and 9th?

  153. I’d second-guess Bobby tonight, but I think tonight’s game was more like the Mitchell report. It’s everyone’s fault. Personally, I blame Tim McCarver.

  154. Probably not a good sign when your team gets “much-needed rest” with 160 games to go.

  155. brad, our bench and bullpen are both upgraded. we are 2 games into the freakin’ season. step off the ledge. your points hold no water when the sample size is less than 2%.

  156. It’s not as funny as it would be if Boyer hadn’t screwed the pooch, but here’s the latest from HonestWagener:

    Bonds would have caught that fly ball to left to end the game against the Braves.

  157. Kotsay’s not sucking so far I think. Radio tends to make me forget what players have done earlier in the night.

  158. Wouldn’t have been meaningless had Tex and McCann gotten on base.

    He probably wouldn’t have hit it if they had.

  159. I dreamed all offseason of the day we’d need a HR down 1 in the 9th and Corky Miller popped out of the dugout.

  160. I’m gonna stay up for another 1/2 hour just to make sure this one is over.

  161. Hey, what’s our record in 1-run games this season?

    We can at least take solace in the fact that our pythagorean record isn’t nearly as bad as our actual record.

  162. They just wanted to score 2 runs to make it a 1 run game – just to ensure that we once again have one of the worst 1 one game records in the bigs

  163. Well, it will take until the ASB for these guys to attempt to get the ERA down to a respectable level.

  164. Oh, we definitely did not deserve to win that. We had like, what, one real hit in that 5-run 9th? I think the Frenchy/Kotsay/Diaz mini-rally in the 12th was the most offense we had after the 4th.

    I only really regret Cox bunting Diaz in the 10th and the craptacular offensive show in the 11th. Oh, and it sucked that we got murdered by Xavier Nady.

    Let’s take the next two and nip that right in the bud.

  165. They should have gotten Javy out of his street clothes to pinch hit for Corky in the 12th. This team may drive me to drink more than I normally do if these two games are an indication.

  166. oh, but it gets better…due to our scheduling we have a well needed day off. Two games into the season and we need a break

  167. I know there’s a new R.E.M. album coming out today (Tuesday), so I think “Everybody Hurts” is the clear choice for Wednesday’s Game Thread.

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235 thoughts on “More from Cary’s favorite band: Astros at Braves, July 6”

  1. Today should be a good test for Morton….The Braves should be able to take 2 our 3 from the Astros….

  2. I am sending my daughter to the game today… she is currently undefeated on the year in 8 appearances. We will win today.

  3. Hey, the Nationals losses over the last couple of days mean we are no longer closer to last than first.

  4. From the last thread, quoting ChuckO…
    “The minute I go up there and tell myself to take a pitch, it’s right down the middle.”

    That makes a great deal of sense. We’ve seen for years that his bat speed is so slow that he has to make a decision on whether to swing before he can see what the pitch will be. But it turns out he’s trying to cheat even more — he’s deciding whether to swing at the damn ball before it’s even thrown.

    Jeez, that’s dumb.

  5. I dont know AAR, the mind can do awful things to an athlete’s body. If you’ve been beat over the head to be patient, you’ve been told to “Make him throw you a strike.” then your mind is telling you not to swing at the first pitch. I remember going through a period like that in HS, they stopped throwing first pitch fastballs to me. Every time I went to the plate, it was something offspeed. When they did throw me a first pitch fastball, I was late on it because I was amazed that they threw it to me. Jeff may need a sports psychologist more than a batting coach right now. The man has obvious talent, he’s just psyched out.

  6. Stephen, I don’t see why we should assume the Braves will win today. That’s the old mindset when the Braves were a good team. This isn’t a good team although people keep acting like they are. Over the last month or so, they have been one of the worst teams in baseball. How much so-called talent they have isn’t the point–what’s the record?

    Everyone keeps saying Jeff has so much talent. What he has is athletic ability, which isn’t the same thing as baseball skill. Yes, he can run, hit the ball a long way, has a good arm, etc, but he has no baseball instincts at all. That’s the problem with evaluating players in terms of “tools.” Tools don’t necessarily translate to performance in baseball, which is why it is much harder to project major league performance than it is to project NBA or NFL performance.

    I think Mac is right; this team has no clue what they are doing at the plate other than Chipper. Even McCann, who is having a good year, often seems like he doesn’t know what he is doing up there. This isn’t just Francouer although he is the most glaring example.

  7. I actually think that’s a bad, or at least stupid, contract. Other teams run great bullpens on the cheap, usually by converting AAAA starters to relievers. Lidge has been great this year. I wouldn’t dispute that at all. And I know, as Braves fan, that sometimes a team can just not get it right in the closer department. But Myers is gonna have to land somewhere for them–they know he likes to close and he clearly won’t be a starter like he was–and now they’re committing $12 million for a relief pitcher.

    Now, if they land Sabathia and lock him up longterm, then I’ll be impressed. (yeah: don’t be surprised if the Phillies land Sabathia. With Howard and Rollins the window is not large)

  8. Marc Schneider–I am not assuming that the Braves will win–far from it. I think that they ought to be able to win, but as you and others have rightly pointed out over the last few weeks the Braves cannot get it done. My optimism is founded largely on the fact that the Braves are playing at home–which admittedly did not make much of a difference with the Phillies….

  9. Wandy Rodriguez is having a good year and always seems to have the Braves’ number.

  10. The team roughed up Wandy Rodriguez last season at the Ted in Teixeira’s first game. Teixeira walked in the first run with the bases loaded, and I remember thinking that the new lineup was invincible – that each hitter would be relaxed and patient knowing that the hitter behind him was capable of getting on base or driving in a run. I thought that no hitter in our lineup would ever feel the need to press again.

    WTF happened!?

  11. Well, if Lidge pitches like he has this year for the next three years, that’s probably a good move. If he pitches as he did in 2006 or much of 2007 — or if, as Lidge is wont to do, he inexplicably and maddeningly alternates between the two — it is a bad contract. The Phillies will have fun finding out which Lidge they just paid for.

  12. FWIW, you can click on the link in the “Weather Where the Braves Are” box and that will take you to the current Atlanta conditions. It looks like the rain is almost past.

  13. Sickels has a nice story on international signings; the Braves have added two players from Taiwan.

    If you click on the Taiwan links you can get pictures of both Tsai and Huang. My wife translated the Chinese characters which say something like “Joining the Atlanta Braves”. The four central characters (the one which begins with a swiss cross like character) says Atlanta Braves.

    I am glad that the Braves are getting more aggressive about international signings….

  14. I’m a little surprised that neither Jurrjens or Hudson made it, although that is subject to change with people pulling out due to pitching rotations and such.

  15. VORP has both Hudson and Jurrjens better than Dempster.

    Hudson 31.3
    Jurrjens 25.2
    Dempster 24.5

  16. I am watching the Phillies game–its actually nice to hear Sarge interview Goose Gossage, who still speaks reverently about “Mr. Steinbrenner” and calling him the greatest owner in the history of the game. Its an impressive show of loyalty.

    I am glad that Gossage is headed to Cooperstown….

  17. Zambrano has been hurt and I don’t think he’ll play, so that spot will open up.

    Brandon Webb has struggled lately (at least relative to other AS choices) and probably got in on his reputation from the past 2 years.

    Somebody on the air just said that Morton was better than Smoltz was at the same age. Umm, no.

  18. But at least we’re only sitting 1 of our 3 sluggers. The Astros are sitting 2 of their 3.

  19. Just to throw this out there:

    I am 23 years old and have been watching the Braves since elementary school. This is without a doubt, the worst lineup I have ever seen in the history of my Braves fandom.

  20. Ok, yeah. I’d like to see a Sunday 2001 lineup vs. Today’s though. It’d be a toss up. If only we still had Pete Orr, it would be a runaway.

  21. Morton is 24. Smoltz was 24 in 1991. Smoltz, of course, got off to that terrible start that year, then was great in the second half.

  22. Usually, in the 2001 everyday lineup, the Braves had one good hitter: Chipper. Jordan was about average and Andruw hit 34 homers though struggled with BA/OBP. Julio and Giles were late season additions and were okay.

  23. Smoltz had already made an All-Star team and was probably the team’s ace going into 1991.

  24. Yeah. He was struggling even when healthy. Rettenmund got jettisoned after that year.

  25. “Coming up…Infante, Prado, Norton.”

    If you told me on opening day that I would be reading that before the All-Star Break, I would have wept. And not purchased the MLB.TV package.

  26. According to Base Ball Reference, in 1990 Smoltz went 14-11 with a 3.85. Not bad, but really damn good for that team.

  27. Well, Infante is hurt. Do we have anyother baseball players or is Bobby going to pick a fan to play or does it matter?

  28. Whee, another injury!

    My guess is that Infante will go on the DL and Diaz will come up. Escobar will then hurt himself again and Prado will play shortstop!

  29. I am going with Escobar hitting an umpire and getting suspended. When he is being escorted off the field he accidently trips Chipper, breaking his leg. Tex will strian his back carring Chipper off the filed.

  30. What’s the over under on Corky doing anything productive (like twisting his knee on a strike)?

  31. I know nobody but me cares, but Nadal and Federer are playing one of those instant classics in the Wimbledon final. 6-6 in the fifth. No tiebreakers in the fifth set.

  32. Greg Norton: 2008 :: Ken Caminiti : 2001

    Okay, not really, but you get the picture.

  33. Given our offense lately (which has been offensive), is it too early to pinch hit for young Charlie?

  34. Didn’t we use to have pitchers that could hit?

    But then, we use to have outfielders that could hit, too. Oh well.

  35. I care, Mac. I’m watching now. It’s a hell of a match. If Federer wins, it will piss me off that he will have done so despite winning fewer games than Nadal. I’m pulling for Rafa, just because I like the idea of someone else winning one of these things, even if he is a whiny Eurobrat.

  36. I could not possibly watch the Braves right now. This tennis match is too ridiculous to stop.

  37. Corky now 4-41, 18 games and 3 passed balls…..I should have been a catcher, it doesnt take much to impress people

  38. I wonder how many catchers (who weren’t just up for the proverbial cup of coffee) ended the season with more passed balls than hits?

  39. God, Simpson is a jackass. It’s important that Prado “went the other way with a runner on second” last time up. As what’s important is that he hit to right field, not that he got a flipping hit.

  40. 83, I couldn’t agree more. As if hitting to the opposite field had a value in itself.

  41. Norton’s strikeout might be the most pathetic swing I’ve seen this since of Jeffy F. The ball was in the mitt and Norton could have strolled to first but instead he took a limp swing. He is truly awful hitting right handed.

  42. Good job, Corky! I’ve seen parks where that would have been a home run. Of course, they were Little League parks, but you’re getting there.

  43. It’s always amusing to me to see who here has never played baseball before, and all the complaining about people talking about hitting the other way is one sure indicator.

    It does have value in itself, not on the particular hit but on the swing and the approach. If you go up there trying to pull everything you won’t hit as well as if you can hit certain pitches to opposite field. This is basic stuff, really.

  44. The problem is that Joe Simpson doesn’t believe in hitting the other way as a tactic or even a philosophy, but as a moral imperative.

  45. 88, again, hitting to the opposite field has NO value in itself.

    A good approach at the plate certainly has, but who denied that? Being able to read is “basic stuff”, my friend.

  46. It’s always amusing to me to see who here has never played baseball before, and all the complaining about people

    It’s not okay for a person to complain about a baseball game if they’ve never played? Okay…

  47. for those not watching the game, Corky just swung at a pitch that the catcher had to stand up out of his crouch and reach towards the left hand batters box as far as he could to save it from being a wild pitch

  48. And once again, we have Ruben Gotay, who can’t hit righthanded, hitting righthanded as a pinch-hitter. I swear, does anyone on the Braves even look at the stats? Is there a ban on computers or something?

  49. Mac, of course they dont. If they did, they would know that Kelly and Bmac hit lefties better. Do you think they know that Gotay and Miller are completely useless?

  50. can someone explain why i feel we are going to come back and win? i dont get it.

  51. Ryan, I remember having a feeling like that. I called my doctor and he recommended me to a specialist, who diagnosed it as “hope” and scheduled me for immediate surgery.

    I don’t have that problem any more.

  52. The LOB for the Braves 5-9 hitters is absurd.

    Oh, and so many strikeouts. I’m not saying anything anybody doesn’t already know. Go Chipper.

  53. McCann needed a day off, and KJ probably did as well — and Prado’s a pretty good replacement. The problem with sitting McCann is that his backup is a pile of fetid entrails.

  54. From the AJC article on Chipper and McCann being All-Stars:

    If anybody could use an All-Star break it’s McCann. He’s played in 82 of the Braves 88 games heading into Sunday. But he didn’t want one.

    Ouch. 82 out of 88 games. That’s bad for a catcher. Really bad.

  55. He didn’t start all of those games, of course. As noted previously, he usually winds up having to pinch-hit for the aforementioned pile of fetid entrails.

  56. Well, we keep this up and we’re liable to end up with a pretty good pick in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft. As it stands:

    1. Washington Nationals 34-56 (yea!)
    2. Seattle Mariners 35-52
    3. San Diego Padres 35-53
    4. Cleveland Indians 37-51
    5. Colorado Rockies 37-51
    6. Kansas City Royals 39-50
    7. San Francisco Giants 39-51
    8. Pittsburgh Pirates 40-47
    9. Atlanta Braves 41-48
    10. Houston Astros 42-47

    So there’s that. With a Tex trade and a little luck, we could end up with a top 5 pick.

  57. who would you rather have to get a clutch hit with 2 out bottom ninth, Corky or Frenchy?

    Whats the over under for Boyer to be on the DL?
    Whats the over under for Corky getting above 200 for the season?

  58. quoting Bill James from the team comments in the 1987 Abstract ……………”Lord, what an awful team. Awash in mediocrity from the top of the organization to the lowest utility infielder”. its amazing how well his comments translate to todays team. different reasons, but the same results………… and, ummmmmm Go Braves

  59. Oh, and this would exhaust my Toto catalogue as they are not actually my favorite band, though they certainly have their cheesy 80s charms.

    And as I said in the other thread, who can resist a band with Janet Reno on drums (see the “Africa” video for more info)?

    And yet they are looking 0-2 in the face.

  60. Hahahahahahaha….Tulowitzki got sixteen stitches after smashing his Maple Bat in anger. That was definitely the bat’s fault.

  61. @108, hahahaha!

    True enough. But at least it would be a protected pick should we sign a free agent from another team.

  62. So is anyone watching this season of Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel?

    This Drew guy is ridiculous. “I’m not a quitter.” Well, he’s only 2 for 2 on that–quit last season and quit episode 1 of this season!. What an idiot. He’s the quintessential slacker, half-ass.

  63. Did Corky win some “Be the Braves Back Up Catcher…Many Will Enter Few Will Win” contest or something? I refuse to believe that there isn’t a more servicable catcher anywhere right now. What the hell happened to Javy? This sub .100 guy was better than Javy?

  64. @112, yeah and I wonder how many days we’ll have to read about that in Buster Olney’s blog. He seems to be leading the War on Maple as he tries to make up for having missed out on the steroids story that he now dutifully catalogs (at least he keeps the steroid crap in a separate section now so I can easily SKIP).

  65. Skip chimes in: “If you were going to Pittsburgh, you wouldn’t be in a hurry either.”

  66. Playing the Astros in extra innings on Sunday afternoon brings back terrible memories.

  67. Is Tex really THAT slow!!! It might as well have been McCann running down that line.

  68. @ 129…I remember calling my dad from work every 30 minutes or so to check on that game. It’s a shame that my last memory of braves playoff baseball is “well, you can stop calling now, they lost” while hiding in the back of a grocery store.

  69. I’m all for replacing Morton with either Chuck James or Buddy Carlyle in the starting rotation.

  70. Has Chuck pitched since May 10th? I was at that game, and I don’t remember seeing him since.

  71. This game seems more like a “when” than an “if”. When will the Braves lose in extras today?

  72. It’s pretty mutual, I think Bobby and the Braves may hate him a bit more though.

  73. Absolutely nothing, and he sat there and watched the entire play, it never came close to hitting the ground.

  74. so what’s the rule here? it did hit the body but not the ground, should be the right call, no?

  75. The Astros broadcasters are saying that a foul tip must hit the glove first, apparently they think Ausmus was arguing that it hit BMac’s shoulder first.

  76. The Indians have agreed to trade the ace Sabathia and two lower-level minor leaguers for a package that includes top prospect Matt LaPorta and other minor leaguers, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

  77. Anyone see the picture of Corky swinging so hard his helmet falls off on the Braves main page on AJC’s website

  78. Would’ve been a better result for the Braves had it been his head. It’s not really screwed on that well.

  79. That wasn’t a “Prado.” They scored it an error.

    But yeah, that Prado, a real outstanding defensive second baseman and the reason Johnson should be moved back to LF….

  80. And Escobar reverses the effects of the self-inflicted Prado…

    Now, one-eyed Berkman is coming the plate.

  81. Why are we walking the bases loaded with a guy who has no control for Berkman? Bobby really wants to go home.

    what an effort by Yunel.

  82. I wonder if that gave Astros fans bad memories from that extra inning playoff game in 1999 when Walt Weiss made that play.

  83. Maybe, but listening to the Astros broadcast (I’m in Austin, TX), its too far away in memory, all they bring up is that the 18th isn’t too far away.

    Minus Chris Burke of course.

  84. Pete: “Wouldn’t it be a thrill for this kid to win the game in front of his friends and family?”

    Skip: “I think a lot of us would be thrilled.”

    I love Skip.

  85. Is it midnight yet so this guy on the mound masquerading as a viable reliever turns back into Acosta?

  86. Francoeur would have hit an infield pop-up on the first pitch there.

    A third Acosta inning. If the Braves are serious about winning this, they’re really playing with fire.

  87. Hell I figured with Acosta going for a 3rd inning, we had Stockman in the bullpen instead of Bennett and Ring.

    This sucktitude is getting so bad the Astros radio guys have quit broadcasting the game.

  88. The thing is, Perry is a replaceable AAAA player. Our regular major league outfielders are also capable of that.

  89. Yeah…I was just pointing out that this game has been so long that he didn’t even start and has 7 PAs.

  90. Yeah, I know you were, I just wanted to point out how crappy this game/our OF in general is.

  91. Acosta has pitched well but please tell me he won’t go out for a 4th inning of work.

    Never mind–phoning Phil Stockman.

  92. The Braves will get to put 2 guys on the DL after the game now. I wonder if it will be Jones or Anderson taking the outfield spot.

    Of course, the Braves will bypass Stockman to bring up Ridgway.

  93. yeah, it probably will be Ridgway over Stockman–that move would be doubly wrong b/c Cox would actually use Ridgway

  94. If Ring doesn’t blow it here, this game will no-doubt go to the dreaded 18th inning.

  95. Okay, how will we blow this? Triple play? Strikeout and a double play? Popups? I think the 1-2-3 DP, followed by Perry striking out.

  96. I’ve seen a lot of baseball but I’ve never seen a five-infielder set up. Then again, I’ve watched few 17+ inning games.

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Things always change...

Plan insurance wisely to protect your assets and your loved ones.

Quite often when we are working hard to build a good life for ourselves, it is hard to imagine a time when things might change.

When we talk to people about what life might look like when they are no longer working many people say “I’ll always work.” But we don’t always get this choice. Sometimes poor health or circumstances can change everything.

Whole of Life Insurance

Many mortgages, for example, are covered with term life insurance, but if affordability has been accurately assessed it could be that a whole of life policy is more beneficial.

Term policies pay out should the person die during the term of the mortgage, a whole of life policy pays out on death—whenever the time of death occurs; in effect covering the whole of life, not just a set period of time.

It is also worth noting that whole of life policies can help families with inheritance tax bills should estates be worth more than £325,000. In these cases a 40% tax bill on an estate is hard for bereaved loved ones to find, but a whole of life policy, placed into Trust, can help with such costs.

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Income Protection and Critical lllness Cover

It is vital to understand the full circumstances of the client; what are their current assets and expenses, including pensions and investments and what could be at risk if a main bread-winner loses their income.

Whilst a term life insurance policy may be suitable to pay off a mortgage, considering income, post the time that the mortgage is paid off is also vital to ensure that the client can maintain lifestyle and continue to pay expenses and accrue assets.

Most people do not just die without experiencing some form of illness and quite often these can be chronic and continue into years. For main earner clients and clients with their own businesses critical illness cover should be considered as part of robust financial planning arrangements so that an income can be maintained

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Shareholder Protection

In work we do not always consider what would happen in the unfortunate event that a business partner dies, leaving the other partner to manage the business alone.

But it is worth considering as not all business partnerships can be replicated with a partner’s spouse.

In terms of inheritance, by law, a spouse would inherit the shares in a company on death,

which could pose a problem if the spouse or the surviving business partner do not wish to develop a new working arrangement with both involved.

In terms of inheritance, by law, a spouse would inherit the shares in a company on death, which could pose a problem if the spouse or the surviving business partner do not wish to develop a new working arrangement with both involved.

Shareholder protection is a life insurance plan that enables the purchase of the shares from the spouse so that, in the event that the spouse is not continuing in the business, they can receive payment instead.

This insurance can be managed by something known as a cross -option arrangement and should be detailed in business partners’ wills.

Key Man Insurance

If there is someone within a company who has a specific set of skills that cannot easily be replaced then key man insurance could help.

This type of insurance can be either through income protection or life insurance. This type of insurance helps to bolster the company by supporting it with its continued obligations in the event that the “key man” is no longer available.

Private Medical Insurance

This should be considered alongside Key man insurance when considering a business’s continuity plan.

Having access to quick and efficient treatment by paying for private medical care could be the difference between a company surviving and a company going under.

Retirement and pension planning

Investing in a business to help it grow and become successful should be part of any business owner’s retirement/exit plan.

Relevant Life Insurance

Life Insurance is set up for the business partner via the company making it tax efficient.

There are many tax efficient options for helping business owners succeed with regards to careful pension planning, both for themselves individually and with regards to the use of SIPPs to own business premises.

We would always encourage business owners to seek the guidance of financial planners when considering investing in their business to ensure that their business development goals can be realised in the most tax efficient way possible, benefitting the owner now and in the future.

But that’s not all, it also enables the business partner to ensure the financial security of a spouse or family member on death. This type of insurance is set up so that the proceeds from the insurance policy go straight to the beneficiary.


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This week was a woolly one for yours truly, as two of our most beer-drenched cultural phenomena – the start of the NCAA tournament and Saint Patrick’s Day – both transpired. I never tell the whole truth if I can avoid it, but you’d blush if I confessed the half of this week’s transgressions. . . .

Given the rambunctiousness of this week for a company man, I kept the Chariot of Courage off the roads this week. As such, I didn’t trend much further afield than my cycle or feets would reliably take me. This means U Street and, given the Verizon Center’s role as a host to the NCAA tournament, Chinatown (hiss).

Monday was mellow for me, as it tends to be. I had a blast watching Jackass 3D at Dodge City, up to and including the points when I was sickened by what I saw. Against critics who’d say that I’m a sublimated sociopath for enjoying the suffering of others, I’ll say that it’s not my schadenfreude that is gratified, but that of the participants, and it’s this that I find to be good-naturedly amusing. They’re not trying to damage each other, but they apparently don’t mind a bit (or even a lot) of pain or discomfort. It’s clear that the fellows have a lot of love for one another, and I’d argue that it’s a jovial atmosphere of one-up-manship, rather than madness or stupidity, that drives them to do what they do, but I digress. . . . The point is that you should have been there. I did witness an amorous about-face develop during the viewing. A love triangle was playing out at the table next to ours, where a birthday girl, her BFF, and a gentleman were enjoying the show and many shots. Despite staying for the whole show, he complained incessantly of how stupid, misanthropic, et cetera were the stunts. In response, the birthday girl bemoaned the infantilization of the ‘men (or boys, as she sometimes had it) of today.’ Despite her agreeableness, the beau wouldn’t be wooed. He repeatedly shrugged off the flirtatious hand-on-knee and head-on-shoulder gestures offered him. Contrarily, we at our table were having a ball, gagging and guffawing as appropriate. Rebuffed, the birthday girl at hand took a liking to one of our party, or appeared to do so, because before long she was laughing right along with us, intermittently eying our table for signs of approval. Fish, barrels, and guns.

Later on, someone tried to order a Hendrick’s martini at The Raven. (#really)

Again, knowing that Wednesday and Thursday were going to be bonkers, I took it easy on Tuesday. I’m a budding connoisseur of shuffleboard, and Breadsoda has the best set-up in the land, so we rode west. Tuesday is also Taco Night, and I’m a fool for those damned things.

Wednesday night saw the first real action of March Madness, so I parked myself at the Rocket Bar for a while, doling away t-shirts and cozies, trying to entice the happy hour-ists into filling out tourney brackets. I played darts with some fellows in a dart league; I probably shouldn’t have. I met a very pleasant crew of corporati at a ‘team-wide happy hour.’ They bought me beers, despite my protestation that this was a perfectly ridiculous thing to do. People down there are always nicer than I expect them to be.

Later on, some folks and I enjoyed an early birthday celebration for Mr Jon Harris of Gibson fame (and infamy). Sam Vasfi curated the jams, the birthday boy concocted the punch, and the fizz was brought to us by Louis Roederer. We could have called the event, “Piñata, Bubble, and Punch.” I think a champagne bottle was thrown at a rat in the alley (what were we doing in the alley?). Here, you’ll see an image of the celebrant wearing a piñata shard for a crown. If you don’t know, now you know. . . .

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St Patty’s Day was Thursday and I’m Scots-Irish, so . . . yeah. I do recall, however, that I met a woman whose last name is McGillicuddy. This is something I’m sure I’ll never forget. In the interest of thorough reportage, I looked up my bank statement, and it shows that I spent money at each of the following bars: Duffy’s, American Ice Company, Nelly’s (interesting . . .), Solly’s, Touchdown(?), Marvin(??), The Red Derby (???), and, unadvisedly, the Gibson (again???? Fuck).

Friday was horrible. Not only did it fall the day after St Patrick’s Day, but my alma mater’s basketball team ignominiously lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Ho-hum.

On Saturday, co-designer Scott Permar and I made the final decisions for Derringer Friday’s spring line of ties and pocket squares. They’ll debut at Fashion District on the 14th.

Later on, I was blessed by the company of one of DC’s most wonderful couples. Amanda Hess is my favorite DC lettriste and Matthew Beck is a grandly eloquent misanthrope. We gazed upon the much-hyped ‘super moon’ from the eastern end of St Mary’s Cemetery. Among an eager crowd of wine-drinking lookers-on Matthew took pictures and chafed the wind with his sarcasm, Amanda peppered the occasion with her characteristically droll commentary, and I tried to keep up. Ten minutes after the ‘moonrise,’ Amanda turned and in her half-whisper said, “I’ve had bigger moon.” Later, Matthew admitted that “(tonight’s moon) may be marginally larger than normal, but, look at that thing! (Pointing.) Is it really that imposing? Hell, no. I wasn’t taking pictures of the moon, I shot people looking at it. What a joke.” Me: “The caption should read, “Super Moon: Big Fucking Deal? This guy thinks so.”

Later, we listened to Jim Reeves sing “On the blue side of lonesome” as we commenced a mellow evening full-to-flowing with reminiscence and prognostication. We drank Old Fashioneds (until the ice ran out), Pabst cans (until the beer ran out), and finally sampled Colt 45’s new party beverage, Blast. (Perhaps it should be spelled BLAST? I’ll talk to corporate about it.) As you can see, it’s got a stud colt bucking out on it. Having mistaken the graphic, Matthew asked if the image was an exploding heart.

Jesus . . . who needs enemies?

It wasn’t all pleasure, as Miss Amanda (in reprise of her bygone role as the City Paper’s Sexist) agreed to play the judge for my upcoming “John the Pabstist Wet Briefs and T-Shirts Pageant and Talent Show.” I’m not kidding.


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The view from here

This week marks the halfway point for my Fulbright project in New Zealand. The Fulbright teachers will gather with advisors and Fulbright staff on Monday to review our progress so far and look toward the culmination of our projects.  For those who have asked, “Now, what is it you’re doing again?” here is a brief overview.

  • Discern global best practices for teaching sustainability at work in NZ primary schools.
  • Create a toolkit for sustainability and biodiversity education

Guiding questions

  • How can we help schools focusing on 21st century skills to incorporate sustainability and place-based awareness into their culture?
  • What practical tools can we give schools, administrators, and teachers to make effective use of their resources?
  • How do we translate the concept of sustainability into terms that different communities can embrace, and that empower them to change and grow in healthy ways?

  • Visit and observe schools
    • interview students, teachers, parents, and administrators.
  • Visit and observe school programmes at the Wellington Zoo and Zealandia
    • interview staff

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As Wellington has taught me, every downhill has its uphill.  A great deal of navigation was required at the beginning, trying to locate schools/teachers/administrators willing to participate in my project , and then negotiating the official approvals that would give me access.   At this midway point, I’m glad to report that I have observed 11 schools, and am aiming to complete focused interviews in the second term (through May).

Life in New Zealand is all about successful adaptation, and my project here is no exception. The initial effort to find participating schools led me in an unanticipated but ultimately fulfilling direction, partnering with Wellington institutions whose central mission is teaching about sustaining biodiversity.

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blue-tongued skink, Wellington Zoo

The Wellington Zoo invited me to join not only the Bush Builders programme, which specifically targets and supports conservation in local schools, but also their other primary level programs. I was able to talk extensively with zoo education staff, who provided insight into their efforts to work with the local community.  The same was true for Zealandia, which issued me a research permit and let me observe and accompany school groups of varying ages in preliminary lessons and through the sanctuary.

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spotting and sharing a tuatara at Zealandia

It was this unexpected and delightful route to learning about sustainability and biodiversity education that has added an important dimension to my project.  Rather than focusing on NZ schools as teaching in isolation, I have come to view them as participants in a community that is rich in potential resources.  The Enviroschools program is a great example of the educational power of community networks.  These schools receive support and guidance from regional facilitators and are encouraged to connect with and support fellow schools that are working on similar initiatives.  Their success does not rely, as so often happens, on one highly motivated teacher to initiate and sustain involvement.

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Seatoun’s Enviroschool Journey

I have seen this emphasis on team effort extend throughout primary curricula in NZ. There is no single script for what must be taught; instead, there is a collaborative effort among teachers and administrators to develop themes that can incorporate many key learning elements.  Schools feel like true learning communities.

My emphasis of potential resources indicates one of the key issues that has become apparent in my observations thus far.  The Zoo, Zealandia, Otari-Wilton’s Bush, Island Bay Marine Centre, and other venues are all available to enhance the sustainability and biodiversity education of regional schools.  These are places and people with expert knowledge and natural history interpretation skills. However, they are not financially accessible learning options for many, if not most schools.  There are some corporate sponsorships available to low-decile schools to have Zoo and Zealandia experiences, and for some these have had lasting positive outcomes.  However, schools face the problem of affording travel costs and justifying time spent out of the classroom.  The same is true for US schools.  How can we ensure that these incredible resources are available to all? How can all teachers receive mentoring and support to use them?

I had also hoped to see field trips generate follow-up lessons in school classrooms, but so far this hasn’t happened.  For some schools, it appeared these were just one-off field trips to a lovely place, with interesting animals. Which brings me to another key issue: how do you sustain sustainability education? As with any other subject, sustainability has to be embedded in a school’s mission in order to survive.  If it is treated as an occasional or supplementary topic, then it relies on the enthusiasm of one or a few to maintain its momentum. In several schools, I saw sustainability interwoven through the curriculum in such a way that it felt utterly natural, a given, integrated with math, science, literacy, and social studies lessons.  In others, it was defined as environmental education, receiving its own space and time, but not apparently integrated into other areas.

I’ve been shown sustainability in the form of a school garden, an outdoor play area, a recycling program, a community rubbish clean-up. I’ve accompanied groups through Zealandia who had deep interest in conservation, but were unable to identify common native species; likewise, I’ve seen five year olds at Otari-Wilton’s Bush approach complex ethical questions with uncommon and articulate wisdom.  If there is one thing I’ve learned, it is that there is no “one size fits all” standard of competence when it comes to achieving sustainability goals. Every school will define these differently, based on its own culture and mission.

Since starting this blog 8 months ago, I have used it to explore daily encounters with different aspects of sustainability and biodiversity, each of which contributes to my understanding of how best to teach them.  Whether contemplating the role of introduced mammals, like Wellington’s cats, or the beauty of sharing knowledge between different age groups (tuakana/teina), I hope to incorporate this expression of my own learning process into my final project design.  A further goal is to illustrate my use of resources such as NatureWatch NZ in citizen science efforts aimed at documenting biodiversity. This is one of the most valuable tools that I have encountered in New Zealand, one that is actively incorporated into Zealandia programmes.

Nature Watch NZ

Where I’m headed

Here at the mid-point of my Fulbright project, as I try to conceive of tools that I have come across – best practices – that would enhance sustainability education globally, I remain guided by my initial questions, and inspired by several models that I’ve seen. With the benefit of these past months in the field, I would add:

  • What does sustainability education mean in this school?  What would you like it to mean?
  • What resources (would) help you achieve and sustain this?
  • What community connections support you in teaching sustainability?
  • Where goals do you have for sustainability education in and beyond your school?

I see these questions as helping to inform my own teaching practice upon my return, as well as to share the insights that I gain with my Jemicy school community.

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Broadway in Bryant Park

Broadway in Bryant Park Returns This August

106.7 LITE FM announces the return of its highly-anticipated, annual lunchtime theatre event, Broadway in Bryant Park. The 2022 program will bring the best of Broadway back together for FREE performances! New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple, alike, are invited to join 106.7 LITE FM at 11 a.m., with performances running from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on the Bryant Park Stage.

Here is the schedule for this year’s Broadway in Bryant Park, including the performances that each date will include. Put on your sunscreen and floppy sun hat and make your way to these exciting opportunities.

August 4, 2022
106.7 LITE FM Host: Delilah
Pre-show: STOMP!
Disney on Broadway
The Lion King

August 11, 2022
106.7 LITE FM Host: Cubby & Christine
Pre-show: Kimberly Akimbo
Dear Evan Hansen

Phantom of the Opera

August 18, 2022
106.7 LITE FM Host: Helen Little
Pre-show: 1776
Come From Away

Funny Girl
Mr. Saturday Night

August 25, 2022
106.7 LITE FM Host: Rich Kaminski
Pre-show: Special Performance by Taiwan Tourism Bureau
A Strange Loop
Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Schedules are subject to change. The Bryant Park stage is located at 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. Lawn seating is first-come, first-serve.


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Escape to Home: Pub Shed

In this week's Escape to Home segment, News 12's Christine Insigna learned how to make a pub shed - so you can hang out with your friends and relax.
Watch an extended video how to make a pub shed - and then scroll below for instructions and materials!
Here is step-by-step what you need to do:
1) Empty and clean existing shed or buy new one
2) Plan out design
3) Determine where you need outlets and switches
4) Hire licensed electrician
5) Insulate ceiling and walls. For ceiling use insulation trays to help with airflow
6) Install ceiling
7) Paint or stain ceiling
8) Install ceiling fan (optional)
9) Install walls
10) Paint or stain walls
11) Build bar frame and top
12) Stain bar top
13) Install outdoor rated refrigerator and kegarator
14) Install trim
15) Lay down floor
16) Serve ice cold beer
Here is what you'll need:
Insulation trays
Shiplap boards
1x2’s (for trim)
1x4’s (for trim)
1x6’s  (for trim)
Sanded plywood
Vinyl floorboards (waterproof and scratch resistant)
TV (optional)
Portable speaker(optional)
The 3Cs:
Cost: Without electronics - $3,000; with electronics - add another $5,000
Commitment: 2 men around 90 hours
Difficulty: 4.5 difficulty level
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Google Glasses: emerging technology

Jesse Baxter

Augmented reality glasses sound like something from a science fiction movie. With over a year before Google releases a prototype, Google Glasses will be a reality. Project Glass was revealed on August 4th, 2012, and a consumer version is planned for 2014. While this technology has many advantages there is also the potential for misuse by Google.

Google Glasses are wearable computers with an integrated display in the top right corner. This is activated by looking up and to the right, initializing the display. The Glasses are hands free and can be accessed with head movements due to a camera, or by voice commands. They are powered by a small battery inside the frame that has a life of about six hours, which Google hopes to increase to an entire day. The operating system is a variation of the Android system designed for the Glasses.

Google Glasses have many functions, they can take videos and photos which can be uploaded and instantly shared with friends or family, and have the ability to video chat with others as well as being able to access the internet. Another feature is Google Maps, which will be incorporated into the project allowing directions on-the-go. One of the primary functions of the glasses are information, providing information about one’s surroundings or storing information that is wanted. For example, one would see a notification if the subway in front of them was closed, or could store notes and voice recordings for later use.

While Google Glasses have many interesting features, they also have disadvantages. Although developers do not plan to include ads, it would be possible with such technology to send them directly to the glasses. Another negative possibility concerning Google Glasses is that it would be possible to track where people are and what they see when they use the glasses. Although this will probably never happen, it is still possible and should be kept in mind.

These glasses can also be a safety issue for a lot of people. If worn while driving these glasses could cause disastrous results. Look at how many people die while driving due to cell phones. Driving isn’t the only concern, these glasses may be distracting so that people could get harmed by walking into danger. For example, if someone was video chatting and walked in front of a bus, the distraction the glasses caused would cost them their life.

Google Glasses are augmented reality glasses, providing information about surroundings as well as performing other functions such as video chatting, providing directions, among others. I think that these glasses are the next step in technology because they increase integration of technology into aspects of daily life. However, with the increase of technology into daily life, the risks also increase as it is easier to violate freedoms and misuse technology. I feel that overall Google Glasses are will benefit society, yet we should not become dependent on such technology and be watchful of the companies that create such technology. They have not been tested on a wide scale and it is unknown how the public will act when they are released.


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Girl Code: Three unspoken rules to live by for dating, friendship

Reagan Brown April 24, 2017

Every girl knows the unspoken rules of Girl Code, but despite of knowing these guidelines, many girls don’t uphold the code. Once a guy gets into the mix, girls feel that the rules don’t apply to them...

Jack of all trades: Junior athlete serves team as utility player

Reagan Brown April 4, 2017

He dives to catch the outfield fly ball. He fields the fast-paced grounder on the infield before throwing it to the first baseman for an out. He concentrates on the catcher’s signals before firing another...

Students work with Down Syndrome Association to host sweetheart dance

Reagan Brown March 2, 2017

Through the International Baccalaureate program offered at Bryan High,students are required to do a CAS project which includes components of community, action, and service. These projects push students...

Staying in stitches: Humor best medicine for mental health

Reagan Brown January 30, 2017

The most important key to life is to see things in a positive perspective. Keeping a positive perspective is made easier when people add humor to their lives. The important aspects of humor are mental...

How I met my favorite show: Character relationships create quality sitcom focused on friendship

Reagan Brown December 13, 2016

“She has to spend her summers in North Carolina. She needs to be athletic but preferably play tennis. Once a day she has to take the challenge of crossword puzzles. She has to play some type of instrument...

Rugged race: Student pushes limits mentally, physically during cycling race

Reagan Brown November 17, 2016

For thirty days she was isolated from the outside world, only able to see long dirt roads and forgotten trails through the Continental Divide. The race stretched on for 2,768.4 miles as she faced dehydration,...

Running man: Senior cross country captain leads team to finish line

Reagan Brown October 15, 2016

Practice starts before the sun rises. Most students are still in bed while the cross country team laces up their shoes and hit the road running. Senior Nathaniel Steels serves as captain on the cross country...

Aggie allegiance eclipsed by Tiger traditions

Reagan Brown September 12, 2016

Death Valley can only be the name for a campus with promising features. Bursting with festive colors of purple and gold, Louisiana State University can be seen from a mile away. While rivals have evolved...

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Bug 146532 - Linking objects from Calc to Write in DDE mode.
Summary: Linking objects from Calc to Write in DDE mode.
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Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
(earliest affected) release
Hardware: All All
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Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2022-01-02 22:19 UTC by gmarco
Modified: 2022-01-05 03:41 UTC (History)
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Description gmarco 2022-01-02 22:19:04 UTC
Now, with L.O., the connection works correctly again.
There remains a minor bug that I had already reported in the past.
When opening a text document that has links to scalc files embedded, you are asked if you want to update it or not (in the meantime the data in the spreadsheet may have changed).
Choosing "YES" the embedded object will reflect the current state of the data in the spreadsheet.

At this point, closing the ODT file, the bug can occur if the closing is performed by clicking on "X" as commonly used.

a) if the document has not been further edited (changes to the actual text), the closure takes place without saving (and this without even a warning) losing the upgrades.

b) the problem does not occur in all other cases:
- the text has also been changed
- the embedded ODS data has been updated manually from "Edit> Links to external files ..." (Update button)
- close the ODT file with "Save" or "Save with name".

Question: is this a bug? or is the fact intentional? in the latter case, I think it would be right to indicate it and prevent possible damage with a warning.
Comment 1 m.a.riosv 2022-01-03 22:56:09 UTC
If it is already reported, add in that one, that bug still remains, adding the information about the last version tested. Se we can close this one as dupliclate.
Comment 2 gmarco 2022-01-04 08:35:42 UTC
Referring to the "X" question, where is it reported?
If you intend my original bug 91817, that is dated 2015-06-02 but the problem is already here.
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India Inks 6 Agreements With Maldives, Offers New $100 Million Credit Line

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India inked six agreements with the Maldives connected Tuesday to grow bilateral practice and offered an further $100 cardinal enactment of recognition to enactment improvement projects successful the land nation.

The six pacts signed successful New Delhi betwixt Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih volition boost their practice successful capableness building, cyber security, housing, and catastrophe management.

Had an fantabulous gathering with President @ibusolih. We got the accidental to reappraisal the afloat scope of relations betwixt our nations. India cherishes the adjacent relationship with Maldives. We are moving intimately successful areas specified arsenic accomplishment development, energy, innovation and more.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 2, 2022

The 2 leaders besides launched the Greater Male Connectivity Project, a 4.2 miles (6.74-kilometer)-long span and causeway funded by India that volition link the land nation’s capital, Male, to 3 different islands. It is the largest infrastructure task successful the Maldives, costing $500 million.

“We besides reviewed projects for the operation of 4,000 societal lodging units successful Greater Male today. I americium blessed to denote that we volition additionally supply fiscal enactment for 2,000 societal lodging units,” Modi said successful a statement.

“We person besides decided to supply an further $100 cardinal enactment of recognition truthful that each projects tin beryllium completed successful a time-bound manner,” helium added.

Modi said that adjacent India-Maldives relations are captious for the bid and stableness of the Indian Ocean, wherever the menace of transnational crime, terrorism, and cause trafficking has go “serious.”

India besides aims to bolster defence practice with the land federation by supplying 24 vehicles and 1 naval vessel to the Maldives Security Force and assisting successful the operation of constabulary facilities connected 61 islands of the Maldives.

“India has been and volition proceed to beryllium the archetypal responder successful immoderate request oregon situation of the Maldives,” Modi remarked.

India, China Vie for Influence

Solih arrived successful India connected Monday connected a four-day authoritative visit. He described the relations betwixt the Maldives and India arsenic “the highest priority,” adding that his state “will ever stay a existent person of India.”

Solih has touted an “India-first policy” and pledged afloat enactment toward deepening ties with India since taking bureau successful 2018, a departure from his predecessor, Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who forged adjacent ties with Beijing.

India was acrophobic by Yameen’s inclination towards China, which sought to summation much power successful the Indian Ocean. Yameen had pledged enactment for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, with China investing successful galore infrastructure projects successful the Maldives.

Yameen ruled the Maldives from 2013 to 2018. He was accused of corruption and stifling dissent and the media during his clip successful office.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Aldgra Fredly

Aldgra Fredly is simply a freelance writer based successful Malaysia, covering Asia Pacific quality for The Epoch Times.