Trade is done!
Hate to see Schneid go, and for Church's sake I hope he rubs it in our faces every time we play (but the odds of him being an every day player aren't any better with the Mets than Nats). Now we need to get another catcher to help Flores with the workload. It'll probably be a veteran guy who is good with the glove and not much with the bat, which is fine by me.
Go Nats!
I never wrote it because the Mets signed a catcher and I thought it was done for them.
But the super great Capitol Punishment lets us know that there are rumors of a Nats trade with Schneider (along with Church) to the Mets for Milledge!!!
I won't care that I didn't write the post if it happens, but I want to retroactively state that I've been thinking this for two weeks, and if I have to, I will get an email from a co-worker proving it!
Radio, be about it...
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
 |  | |
| 1st Downs | 10 | 4 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-8 | 0-4 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 249 | 58 |
| Passing | 110 | 54 |
Comp-Att | 11-13 | 8-11 |
Yards per pass | 8.5 | 4.9 |
| Rushing | 139 | 4 |
Rushing Attempts | 22 | 8 |
Yards per rush | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Penalties | 2-10 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 17:57 | 7:58 |
1. Invade My Space ft/ Jelly Roll
2. Rollin’ ft/ Jelly Roll
3. Ram Part Division
4. Say It To My Face ft/ Kurupt & Don Blaze
5. The Donnell Rollins Show (skit)
6. Scandalous Bitches
7. Concentrate
8. On Bail ft/ The Game, Daz & Kurupt
9. Family Values
10. Black & Brown ft/ Jelly Roll
11. The Whole World
12. Poppin Off ft/ DJ Quik & King T
13. Movin’ In Your Chucks ft. Too Short
14. Thank You
(Fridge: Hey, so we ok?
I know dork tech bloggers love writing about the newest of new shiny things. And the 450th version of an "eBook" may in fact be the one that sticks. But could you guys keep your reviews to less than 15/person/day? And could you stop linking to each other and writing a review of a review of a review? And then a point by point counter to that re-re-review?
What I want is an RSS reader where I can vote on liking or not liking content (because by "reading" it I evidently like it) and then maybe it would learn to pre-screen entries almost as if it were junk. Then I can pop into the posts labeled as junk and scan them there. And then there could even be a "recommended" tag from Google Reader to tell me that it's learning and these are what it has for me.
Till then, I get 98 posts a day on the Kindle.
1. Roof: Check roof and around vents, skylights and chimneys for leaks. Repair as necessary.
2. Attic: If there is no ridge vent, keep gable vents open year-round to ensure proper ventilation.
3. Gutters: Clean gutters and drain pipes so leaves won't clog them and be sure they drain away from the house. (Fall: In cold-climate areas) Drain outside faucets. 4. Fireplace: Clean fireplace of ashes. (Fall) Check chimney for loose or missing mortar. Have chimney professionally cleaned. Make sure damper closes tightly. (Spring) Leave damper open for improved ventilation if the home is not air-conditioned 5. Filters: Remember to clean or replace filters once a month, or as needed. Check and clean dryer vent, air conditioner, stove hood and room fans. Keep heating and 
6. Safety Equipment: Ensure that all smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers are in good working order. Replace batteries in appropriate devices as needed, or at least twice each year.
7. Air Conditioner: (Fall: In cold-climate areas) Remove window air-conditioners, or put weatherproof covers on them.
8. Refrigerator: Make sure your refrigerator door seals are airtight. Test them by closing the door over a dollar bill. If you can pull the bill out easily, the latch may need to be adjusted or the seal may need to be replaced. In addition, if you have a coil-back refrigerator, vacuum the coils at least twice each year. Your refrigerator will run more efficiently with clean coils. Also, stock up! A full refrigerator uses less 
9. Faucets: Check for leaky faucets in kitchen and bathroom(s). Replace washers as necessary.
10. Windows and Doors: Seal drafty doors and windows. If you added up all of the small cracks where heating and cooling escapes from a home, it would be the same as having a window open. Replace seals as needed.
11. Storm Windows and Screens: (Fall) Take down screens (if removable type) and replace with storm windows. (Spring) Remove, clean, and store storm windows (if removable). Check and patch all door and window screens. Put screens up (if removable type).
12. Siding and Paint: Look for cracks and holes in house siding or paint. Replace caulk if necessary. A carpet knife can work well for cutting away old caulking from house siding. Slice down alongside it from both directions with the hook-like blade, then use the knife to lift out the old caulk bead intact.
13. Basement: Check basement walls and floor for dampness. Be sure to clean dehumidifier regularly, if you have one.
14. Heating System: (Fall) Have heating system serviced. Change filters.
15. Hot Water Heater: (Fall) Drain hot water
But they are up, that is all that matters.
From MSN Health (http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/dietsforconditionsarticlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100174352>1=10613):
Check, check, check, check (yes!), check (YES!), and check.
I've done my part MSN Health, now you do yours...
Michael Adams has left the team for family reasons, as the coverage below notes, this isn't the first coach to leave in the past few years. However, most coaches have left to go be head coaches elsewhere.
I'll miss the little guy, and his crazy sideways freethrow shooting…
BaSu (http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/bal-sp.terpshoop15nov15,0,6904706.story)
WaPo (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/14/AR2007111402499.html)
WaSu (none)
It never rains in college park (a new site I'm reading a bit as it's a MD student who has beat me to some posts) covers it here.
Where I work, we discover mistakes that are being made by lots of people in lots of different places.
And as always, we find out that this version of mistakes, is following a prior version from at least 5 years ago. Ang guess what, we made the same mistakes 10 or 15 years ago!
I know exists in all businesses and all organizations, but, it's just so dang frustrating.
Here are the relevant stats via the MD official box score:
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd Half: 16-29 55.2%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5%
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7%
That would be doodie for overall first half shooting, and PURE DOODIE for 3 pointers. And then
a noticeable increase once the starters aren't playing.
DRASTIC improvement in the second half.
I only listened to the first half, but what I heard was not good. Turnovers (3 to Gist,
3 to Boom, 5 to Greivis) and fouls (3 in the first half to Gist, 4 overall to Walker).
Hayes has the clear strongest performance: 4-6 (2-4 3pt), 5 rebounds, 12 points, 3 assists, no turnovers and a steal.
So take your pick, either the first half was jitters and we recovered in the second half (let's hope for this), or the first
half shows the real identity and it'll be a looooooooong year.
That was my Dad's response to the below quote from the honorable Ralph Friedgen:
"Once we start striving to be the best then we're never going to reach our potential."
Amid the poor on-field performance of the Terps this season, there appears to be a new "factor" in the loss to UNC: signal calling mixups!
As mentioned on the Sun's excellent Terps blog (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/maryland_terps/blog/2007/11/mixed_signals.html, http://blogs.trb.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-t.cgi/35615)"
"It's a combination of things," Turner said. "Coach Friedgen calls a play over the headphones and then we signal it in. I don't know. I just call the play that's signaled to me. I don't know if it's him saying one thing wrong, or the signaler saying one thing wrong ... a lot can go wrong."
Let's examine this further:
Play called by Fridge over the system >> play goes to play caller >> play caller signals Turner
Let's assume that Ralph, with his many decades of professional experience isn't messing things up. So is the mix-up residing in Turner or this mystery person? And let's call that person Sordan Jeffy.
If it's not "Sordan", then who IS signaling the plays?
And nice of Turner to imply that he's definitely not making any mistakes on plays, I'd love to hear Ralph's take on that…
And is our rehabbing line mixing up blocking schemes? Are WRs running the correct routes?
And then he gets suspended with Landon Milbourne (Milbourne Supremecy?)! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601080.html)
Concorida Stingers! North Florida! It's all the high-flying action you'd expect! (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/maryland_terps/blog/2007/11/45_its_basketball_season_in_cp.html)
Look out for those Ospreys, they have a lot of legs on the team. And you wouldn't want to look past them to the winner of that enticing Tulsa-Hampton matchup (what the heck is the CBE Classic???).
Most kids keep their pet turtles in a cardboard box, and that's where this joke of a football team belongs as well.
There are so many factors involved here: numerous injuries, limited play calling, more injuries, stupid mistakes, injuries, and really LAME play calling.
The Post offers "Mistakes Prove Terps' Undoing" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110300901.html.
And departing Terps blogger Heather Dinich had some quick observations: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/maryland_terps/blog/2007/11/sunday_replay_2.html I see 9 penalties for 67 yards and 2.2 yards per carry.
BC is going to KILL the Terps, and there is no hope for a bowl game (which they should turn down because they are that putrid).
That is what I am today.
It's a bit hard to do all the math, but I'm fearful of the pastries. That tasted like at least 200 calories per. The shake was no more than 200, so that's 1000 there. Two mini kit-kats has to be at least 300, the chips are about 200, and the actual lunch I brought is 500. So that's a robust 2,000 for the day.
FATTY!
