Nfm

If MLB is going to have Rule 7.13 in the books (the "blocking the plate" rule), how can they NOT call Florimon safe on that play in the 8th inning?
I hate that stupid rule, but it is in the books, and it has been called (including one of the most inane baseball calls of all time, when Martin was ruled in violation last year....when he was standing ON the plate on a force out, and the runner was ruled safe because Martin was "blocking the plate" - which led to MLB instantly issuing the directive that "blocking the plate" didn't apply to force plays. Really? LOL Kinda' like MLB having to issue a "directive" to the Umps that water is wet.)

If that play last night does NOT constitute a violation of 7.13......I've NEVER seen one that did.

And, just to make matter worse, the call completely changed that game.

You can see the video here: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/150016882/cubs-pirates-force-extras-after-wild-eighth

Run the first video....especially at about the 30 second mark.....Montero is absolutely parked in front of the plate, blocking off the entire plate, all while awaiting the throw from Baez.
Again, how MLB can put that rule in the books, call that rule multiple times in VERY iffy situations, and then NOT call it here?? Unreal?
Was LaRussa the replay official? Seriously, it would be nice to know who the joker was in New York.

TV announcers say Steeler headsets in Foxboro suddenly malfunction and get Patriots radio station. Right before a 3rd and long. Ironically, this was one of the charges in the Van Natta piece this week on how the Patriots would interfere with the other team's headsets and do this.

We were fools to not vote Bagwell onto OUR BOT.

Hopefully, that is an oversight that we will soon have a chance to remedy.

That is all.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13617860

Awesome short about President Bush's first pitch at the World Series. No matter your thoughts on him or decisions he made later in his presidency, at this moment in history he was awesome. Jeter's comments to him in the warm up area at the 15:45 mark of the video are great.

For all of the bad and sad around 9/11 I must say that the lack of divisiveness that followed is very much missed today. I wish we could come together without tragedy preceding it.

today's classic movie was Stripes (more commentary on this brilliant 1980 comedy later)

during the processing of the civilians into the Army facility, there are 2 colleges represented prominently on t shirts.

one is Kentucky . . . the other is . . .

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The fate of some 120 sets of notes from interviews after a child-abuse scandal rocked Penn State is now in the hands of a Pennsylvania judge.

The notes are from interviews conducted with Penn State employees and others after assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation in 2011.

Judge John Leete heard Wednesday about that issue and other disputes in a civil lawsuit by two former Penn State coaches and former head coach Joe Paterno's family against the NCAA. He didn't immediately rule.

Penn State says it mistakenly turned over the notes and that its employees' privacy rights are at stake.

Leete also is refereeing a dispute about whether the NCAA can get access to material surrounding a memoir by Paterno's son Jay, a plaintiff in the case and a former assistant under his father.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/penn-state-wants-paternos-return-interview-notes-173942687--ncaaf.html

Seats that cost a season ticket holder $112 per game ($385 for the ticket, $400 for the "donation" ...divided by 7 games = $112 per ticket per game).....

Being sold for $40 a piece......from PSU ticket office (not re-sale tickets). Just have a current student pick up the tickets.

How long will the fans continue to be played for suckers by the AD? Its worse than the ticket pricing structure of the airlines.......the "loyal season ticket holder" is going to be sitting in the seat next to folks who only paid 1/3 of the price he paid.

____________________________________

Oh.....and per game parking was raised 50%.


ALL IS WELL......Sandy hired another Associate to the Assistant Associate AD.

Her title will be:

Associate to the Assistant Associate AD in charge of:
Unified Responses to Sustained Cost Reallocations, for the Wealth of Department (U R SCRWD)

_____________________________________



I told you a-holes......I want my box painted MAUVE!! Hop to it!


If my check bounces, don't think I won't be coming after your ass!!


Every GD one of these seats will be filled with the ass of an Associate Assistant AD.....or my name isn't Sandy Barbour!





I've done it before.....I can damn well do it again!!!

=

when they changed the rules of the game .....for the sole purpose of being able to fit more commercials into a 3 hour TV window (one of the things that still amazes me is how many "NFL Fans" are completely oblivious as to the fact that the NFL essentially eliminated 1/3 of the game - and replaced it with more commercials...and they still sit through the God-awful boring games).

That being said.....if 1/2 of this stuff about Goodell and the Patriots is true (and I don't know if it is).....it has got to:

- be the end of Goodell
and
- really make NFL "fans" rethink the degree to which they have been hoodwinked

WOW, Cardale Jones is pretty darn good.

*********

abita purple haze here

It's very hot and humid here in NC today.

.

As a Steelers fan I am fine with it. Let Bell and Bryant play too haha. Never expected this to be honest.

Goodell is done.

Utah beat em 26-10 last year in Ann Arbor. Whatcha think?

Readers Digest has people send in things their dad always said. Favorite was one about raising children; "Between the hell of their living and the fear of their dying, there's never a dull moment"

Figure you guys will have some great quotes.

Trying to figure out why Seth Williams hasn't fired Fina yet. It's obvious Fina owns Seth. Any ideas what Seth is hiding that Fina holds the keys to?

Spent way too much money upgrading the wardrobe. Dude at the store convinced me that the only time you wear black shoes is at a wedding or a funeral today. Brown shoes with navy, gray, and all other colors are the look of today. That caused me to get brown shoes & belt along with new flat front pants with no cuffs. Two jackets, three pairs of pants, a half dozen shirts (not to mention now I have to coordinate sock colors with my shirt or tie, not the shoes or pants) and I walk out a heck of a lot lighter then when I walked in.

In my business, I have noticed that almost all the guys wear brown shoes. Also, watching shows like NFL pre/post games, they all wear brown shoes. Although, I still see lots of dudes with the blacks too, but that seems out of style.

What say you?

Hey guys. I am looking at suggestions for a new coffee maker. I am the only coffee drinker in the house...my wife gave up coffee years ago when pregnant with our first child. I have been using a Keurig ever since but am thinking about making the move back to the old fashioned coffee pot.

I just thought I would see if anyone had any suggestions for reliable coffee pots...also interested in something that looks nice in the kitchen...something stainless steel or black. I am leaning towards the Cuisinart but I thought I would ask the board for any brands they like.

Thanks in advance.

Wagner with 3 Ks for PA in the top of the 1st. He was throwing smoke, and painting the corners. He only threw 14 or 15 pitches, which is pretty low for 3 Ks.

Nice rematch of Wednesday night's winner's bracket final, which PA won.

According to the Moulton Report, "the Penn State state emails" were turned over by July 7, 2011, proving a key obstruction of justice allegation was false and that Fina suppressed this evidence to charge Curley and Schultz with failure to report.

By
Ray Blehar

In Part 1 of the series, the evidence indicated that Frank Fina's expectation that Curley and Schultz would "flip" was among the reasons behind his use of unreliable evidence. Fina's reliance in pressing charges on flimsy evidence was much worse than that of Durham DA Mike Nifong, who was eventually disbarred over his misconduct in the Duke lacrosse case. In Part 2, the Moulton Report and a lot of other evidence reveal the misconduct on the part of Fina and then-Penn State Counsel Cynthia Baldwin during the Sandusky investigation -- in the lead up to the eventual Conspiracy of Silence case.

On November 1, 2012, the Conspiracy of Silence (CoS) presentment levied allegations of obstruction justice against Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz, and Tim Curley. While a long list of allegations were included in the presentment, many of which were not crimes, the key allegation of obstruction of justice was the lack of compliance with Subpoena 1179.



GJ Subpoena 1179 (Sandusky case), issued on December 29, 2010 requested:

"Any and all records pertaining to Jerry Sandusky and incidents reported to have occurred on or about March 2002, and any other information concerning Jerry Sandusky and inappropriate contact with underage males both on and off University property. Response shall include any and all correspondence directed to or regarding Jerry Sandusky."


That allegation was blown away by the Moulton Report's timeline, specifically:

"July 7, 2011. Tpr. Rossman receives a thumb drive containing Penn State emails."


http://notpsu.blogspot.com/2015/08/nifonged-part-2-real-conspiracy-of.html

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8990187-74/kane-emails-office#axzz3juYzMRIC

I'm starting to think that she's got a plan after all. Maybe she is getting her act together.