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From a Call to Arms, a Call to Remember: Royal Canadian Mint Dedicates its 2014 Proof Silver Dollar to the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of the First World War

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO - January 13, 2014 - To join Canadians in honouring Canada’s veterans of “The Great War” and the compatriots and loved ones who supported them behind the battle lines and on the home front, the Royal Canadian Mint is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the First World War on its 2014 Proof Silver Dollar, which was unveiled today at the Canadian War Museum.

"As Canadians remember those who bravely defended our country and the universal values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law during the First World War, our Government is pleased that the Mint is honouring their memory on the 2014 Proof Silver Dollar," said the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint.  “This moving tribute to the Canadians who voluntarily defended our values in battle, and to the compatriots and families who supported them behind the front lines, is an excellent way to remind Canadians that their contribution and sacrifice allowed us to reach new heights as a nation."

“The Mint has often commemorated the sacrifices of Canadians at times of war and we are proud to honour those, both military and civilian, who fought and laboured for peace and justice as Canada remembers the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the First World War,” said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.  “By dedicating our very popular Proof Silver Dollar to Canada’s decision to join the Allied cause in the “war to end all wars”, the Mint is remembering a true turning point in Canadian history while thanking thousands of Canadian men and women for their historic efforts and sacrifices.”

The Mint’s Proof Silver Dollar coin can be ordered directly from the Mint as of tomorrow, January 14th at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-268-6468 in the US, or on the Internet at These coins will also be available at the Royal Canadian Mint's boutiques in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, as well as through the Mint’s global network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets.

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About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada’s circulation coins. An ISO 9001-2008 certified company, the Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit

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The 2014 Proof Silver Dollar: 100th Anniversary Of The Declaration Of The First World War

On August 19, 1914, The Right Honourable Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, famously declared that “we stand should to shoulder with Britain” as Canada formally joined the Allied declaration of war against Germany at the outbreak of the First World War.

This historic four-year conflict saw Canadian nationhood reach new heights after Canada sent its first-ever independent, national military contingent to fight alongside French and British forces, thus abandoning the old custom of assigning Canadian soldiers to British infantry units.  The volunteers who joined the First Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in 1914 left their communities and loved ones to board trains headed for Valcartier, Quebec.  This famous Canadian Armed Forces base first opened in 1914 as the training camp for CEF soldiers bound for Britain and France to join the Allied fight against the German-led enemy.

By 1916, Canada was able to field an army corps of four divisions at the front. Eventually commanded in 1917 by a Canadian, Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, our troops won praise and admiration for their achievements in battles such as the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and many more fought in the decisive last hundred days of the war.

Through the vision of Nova Scotia artist Bonnie Ross, the Royal Canadian Mint has captured one of countless emotional farewells replayed on train platforms across Canada as our volunteers left to assemble in Valcartier for war in Europe. This scene on the reverse of the 2014 Proof Silver Dollar is vividly engraved on a 99.99% pure silver dollar, accentuated by frosted elements.  The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty queen Elizabeth II, designed by Canadian artist Susanna Blunt.  Limited to a mintage of 40,000, the 2014 Proof Silver Dollar retails for $59.95 CDN.

 As 2014 marks the centennial of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Mint is developing an all-encompassing coin program to commemorate both historical events. With so many stories and events touching Canadians on so many levels, the program will span 2014 to 2020, including both circulation and collector coins.  The Mint will deploy its skill, innovation and craftsmanship to pay a worthy tribute to all those who steadfastly defended Canada and its values, with themes such as ‘The Canadian Home Front’, ‘Canada on the Battlefront’ and ‘Peace and Legacy’. The Mint’s commemorations for the First and Second World Wars will support those of the Government of Canada.


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Justin Bullock
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Height: 5-10
Year: So.
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
High School: Renaissance

2011: Competed in two events as a sophomore...NEWMAC Academic All-Conference...finished fifth in the Engineers Cup with a time of 27:10.10 (9/10)... placed 30th in the Bowdoin College Invitational with a time of 28:06.15 (10/1)

2010: Competed in three meets as a freshman ... finished NEWMAC Championship race in 29:42.36, placing 73rd (10/30) ... participated in sub-varsity race at All-New England Championship (10/9) ... recorded season-best time of 28:38 at Connecticut College Invitational (10/16)

Off the Cross Country Trail: Majoring in chemical biological engineering

High School: 2010 graduate of Renaissance High School ... individual league champion as a senior ... all-city and all-region as a senior ... seven-time letter-winner ... Gates Millennium scholar ... class valedictorian


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Amateur Record: 1-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Sex: Male
Weight: 161 lbs.
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Alfonso Frierson's Amateur Record

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NSF 07/26/2014 Loss Reinaldo Inocencio Fight Time Promotions at StrikeGym TKO/RSC 2 2:33
NSF 06/20/2014 Loss Daniel Campbell Real Cage Fighting 26 Submission Rear Naked Choke 2 0:54
NSF 05/17/2014 Loss Mattia Floi Fight Time Promotions at Strikegym Decision Unanimous Decision 3
NSF 03/08/2014 Loss Martin Perez Fight Time at Strike Gym Submission 2 2:24 Title Fight
NSF 09/26/2013 Loss Junaure Saintil Fight Time at the Venue 09/26/13 TKO/RSC 2 2:56 Title Fight
NSF 05/30/2013 Win Gustavo Cabral Revolution 9 Decision 3
NSF 06/15/2012 Loss Kerry Bradwell World Fighting Organization 06/15/12 Submission Arm Triangle Choke 1 2:21
: Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission.
NSF: Non Sanctioned Fight
* : For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record.
NC: Fight Declared No Contest

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Sex: Male

Shiney Davis's Professional Record

Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
NSF 03/20/2007 Loss Darnell Davis Indiana Ring Rumble TKO/RSC 1 1:45
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NSF: Non Sanctioned Fight
* : For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record.
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Saskatchewan just keeps on growing. After 22 years, the number of registered live births in the province has exceeded 15,000 — a figure that hasn’t been seen since 1991, according to a government release.

It’s good news for a region of the country that spent a long time languishing in limbo, and adds to an already established trend of job market growth and climbing average earnings numbers.

But with the boons of a steadily growing job market and a population on sharp incline, there also comes a number of challenges — most notably in the ability of existing infrastructure to accommodate the boom numbers.

Infrastructure is an area in which Moose Jaw struggles.

From our leaky dam to the recent power outages, and from sometimes questionable snow removal to poorly-conceived intersections with troublesome visibility, the Friendly City often falls short in the infrastructure department. That’s not to say that things can’t be turned around.

While she was courting Moose Javians for their votes during the municipal election, Mayor Deb Higgins made an insightful comment about the importance of infrastructure to a growing urban centre.

“You cannot build a house without a strong foundation,” she said during one campaign stop. “And you cannot build a city without strong infrastructure.

“To grow Moose Jaw, we need to strengthen our core infrastructure,” Higgins added.

I couldn’t agree more, Mayor Higgins. But you can’t rob Peter in order to pay Paul.

In the coming years, council as a collective — spearheaded by our mayor — will have to look at ways they can achieve optimal results with minimal expense, or it will have to look at ways to generate more revenue.

There are plenty of options that have been explored in numerous urban centres across the country and internationally — and not all of them necessarily involve creating new taxes or jacking up existing ones.

Infrastructure can be the single greatest facilitator to growth, but crumbling infrastructure can stifle it.

City council needs to act immediately to make improvements on Moose Jaw’s infrastructure before it becomes a hindrance to the city’s continuing growth and potential prosperity.

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Clear A Path For Lincecum?

Tim Lincecum is doing everything he can to prove he’s ready for the Majors – he posted a 14K, zero walk effort yesterday.  His stats are off the charts after five starts.

Whether or not there’s an open spot in the Giants’ rotation, it’s clear that Lincecum is one of their 12 best pitchers.  He needs to be helping the big club right now, though I believe waiting until June to promote him could delay his free agency by a year.

The Giants’ rotation consists of Matt Cain, Barry Zito, Matt Morris, Noah Lowry, and Russ Ortiz.  All have ERAs at 4.50 or below, so it’d be tough to replace one of them with Lincecum right now.  Zito and Cain aren’t going anywhere, and Ortiz looks like a possible decent bargain as a fifth starter/innings eater.

The two trade candidates in my eyes are Lowry and Morris.  Lowry, a 26 year-old southpaw, still hasn’t rediscovered his strikeout rate from ’05.  He’s young enough to find it, but a sub-4 ERA isn’t in the cards unless he does.  Morris, 32, has a 3.34 ERA in five starts and some say he’s returned to form.  The numbers don’t lie, though – more walks than strikeouts, plenty of hits.  He’s going to make $20MM over 2007-08.  He’s the one to sell high if at all possible.

Even with Bonds in the lineup, the Giants can’t get on base to save their lives.  Some players are just slumping, but there’s plenty of room for upgrade at first, third, and right field.  Morris or Lowry might be able to bring in a decent bat to complement Bonds.

More likely, of course: the Giants just stand pat and wait to see if one of the starters really flounders or gets hurt.  After another dominant start or two they could bring Lincecum up to get his feet wet in the pen, a la Francisco Liriano.  But whatever the route, this kid needs to be starting for the Giants by June.

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Kenley Jansen Rumors

NL West Notes: Jansen, Kendrick, Lee, McGehee, Lyles

The sudden nature of Kenley Jansen‘s unavailability on Wednesday evening led to a good deal of speculation following the contest, especially when the Dodgers saw a two-run ninth-inning lead turn into a loss after Jansen’s bullpen mates couldn’t hold off the Rockies. After the game, manager Don Mattingly told reporters that Jansen wasn’t available and that he learned as much during the game, but he provided no further details. Bill Plunkett of the O.C. Register was among those to report yesterday, however, that Mattingly was merely respecting his closer’s wishes. Jansen woke up Wednesday morning feeling sick and dehydrated, and he told the team in the fifth inning of the game. Given his symptoms and history of heart problems, the Dodgers game him an IV and performed an electrocardiogram, after which the doctor recommended that he not play. Jansen said frustration and feeling as though he let the team down were the reasons that he did not wish to address the media Wednesday evening. The 27-year-old righty has been perfect since returning from the DL this season, firing six scoreless innings with an 11-to-0 K/BB ratio.

Here’s more from the NL West…

  • In other Dodgers injury news,’s Ken Gurnick reports (Twitter links) that Howie Kendrick, who was injured while sliding into third base on Wednesday, underwent an MRI that revealed no structural damage. Kendrick, however said he “[doesn’t] know what will happen” if the knee is not feeling any better today, suggesting that he could miss a bit of time with the injury. Gurnick also says that right-handed pitching prospect Zach Lee has been experiencing a tingling sensation in his fingers and is being examined by doctors in Los Angeles. That’s a troublesome ailment for a team that is working with a thin rotation. Lee, long regarded as one of L.A.’s more promising arms, has a 2.38 ERA with 7.0 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9 in 56 1/3 innings at Triple-A this season.
  • Giants GM Bobby Evans addressed the team’s third base situation in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM yesterday and indicated that recently optioned Casey McGehee could return in the near future (Twitter links). Said Evans: “We’ve given Matt Duffy a long look there and we’ll continue to, there’s a chance McGehee could be back up here soon as well. We’ll continue to monitor that, but we have fallback options in that area.” The Giants will certainly hope that McGehee can solidify the position, and he does indeed seem to have corrected his swing at Triple-A. In 46 plate appearances with Sacramento, McGehee is hitting a hefty .357/.391/.571 with a pair of homers and three doubles. Giants third basemen are hitting .255/.294/.380, though McGehee’s own struggles at the plate have contributed to that rather unimpressive collective effort.
  • Rockies right-hander Jordan Lyles, who is out for the season due to a foot injury that he describes as “Tommy John for my toe” (Lyles has a torn ligament in his big toe), knew that he needed surgery when he took the hill for his last outing, writes the Denver Post’s Nick Groke“I was trying to hold off the inevitable,” said Lyles. “They didn’t think I’d be able to handle the pain. But being a hard-head, I said, ‘Well, let’s see about that.'” Lyles said that making the final start, which he left in the second inning, didn’t worsen his injury anymore, as the damage had already been done. Rather, he took the mound simply because he “was trying to be a good teammate.” Lyles adds that during his last injury absence, he developed a split-fingered changeup to add to his pitch arsenal. “Now I’ve got a few more months to find something else,” he told Groke.

NL West Notes: Castillo, Olivera, Jansen, Peralta

Diamondbacks GM Dave Stewart joined Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio (audio link) to discuss last night’s multi-player deal sending Mark Trumbo to the Mariners. He explained that Welington Castillo (acquired in the deal) was not initially a backstop that had interested him upon taking the helm in Arizona — as he hinted, the club conceivably could have made that move when shipping Miguel Montero to the Cubs — but that the loss of Tuffy Gosewisch forced the team’s hand. “The first guy on my list of catchers was [Dioner] Navarro up in Toronto,” said Stewart, who explained that he “had [him] in my sights even in the winter months, before the Winter Meetings.” Stewart added that prospect Gabby Guerrero, who also comes over in the trade, impressed the club this spring.

That deal is a subject that Steve Adams and I tackle in today’s podcast, which will be available in a few hours. Meanwhile, here’s more from the NL West:

  • New Dodgers infielder Hector Olivera will make his professional debut tomorrow at Double-A, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register tweets. Director of player development Gabe Kapler had positive things to say about Olivera’s early time in the organization, as Plunkett also reports“He clearly can handle either” second or third, Kapler added.
  • Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was unavailable last night for unknown and somewhat mysterious reasons, as Mark Saxon of reports. Something apparently occurred during the game itself that changed his status, but what that is has yet to be reported. Meanwhile, four other relievers oversaw a 9th-inning meltdown in Colorado. After the game, the team said that Jansen “wasn’t feeling well, while ESPN’s Rick Sutcliffe tweeted that he was “sending [his] prayers” to the Dodgers and their closer, adding to the intrigue. The outstanding power pitcher has dealt with heart issues in the past, including experiencing an irregular heartbeat while in Denver.
  • Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta has changed agencies and is now a client of ACES, Devan Fink tweeted recently and’s Jerry Crasnick confirms (Twitter link). The 27-year-old has quickly established himself as a solid major leaguer, and owns a .280/.323/.460 slash line in his first 490 plate appearances. With just 120 days of service accumulated last year, he’ll likely not qualify for arbitration until 2018.

Kenley Jansen Out 8-12 Weeks Following Foot Surgery

The Dodgers have announced that standout closer Kenley Jansen has undergone foot surgery that comes with an eight- to 12-week timeline for recovery. Via Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts, the Dodgers’ PR team released the following statement:

“This morning at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Dodger pitcher Kenley Jansen underwent surgery to remove a growth from a bone in his left foot. This was discovered when Kenley reported discomfort while running last week. A subsequent X-Ray, MRI and CT scan showed the problem in the 5th metatarsal of his left foot. The surgery was performed by Drs. Earl Brien and David Thordarson under the direction of Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Jansen will be on crutches for about 10 days and then a boot for 3-4 weeks. How he progresses during the rehab process will determine his return to competition, but it is expected to be approximately 8-12 weeks.”

An eight-week recovery would mean that Jansen is ready to go come April 14, whereas a 12-week recovery would keep him shelved through May 12. While the Dodgers possess a deep roster that many consider to be among the most talented in the game, the loss of Jansen for upwards of six weeks of the regular season would be a significant blow, particularly considering the fact that the bullpen is considered to be an area of weakness.

Joel Peralta, Paco Rodriguez, J.P. Howell and Brandon League all seem like locks to open the year in the Dodger ‘pen, while other candidates include Chris Hatcher, Pedro Baez and Juan Nicasio. The Dodgers have also brought in David Huff, Sergio Santos, Erik Bedard and, most recently, David Aardsma as non-roster invitees to Spring Training. Among that group, Santos and Aardsma do have closing experience, though neither seems likely to go from minor league signee to primary ninth-inning option for manager Don Mattingly.

The news of Jansen’s injury makes yesterday’s report that the Dodgers are seeking to add another bullpen arm more logical. Among the free agent options for president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, GM Farhan Zaidi and VP Josh Byrnes to choose from are Francisco Rodriguez, Rafael Soriano, Joba Chamberlain and Phil Coke. Jonathan Papelbon is also, of course, available on the trade market and was quite effective closing games for the Phillies last winter. For what it’s worth, Friedman should be plenty familiar with Soriano, as Soriano spent the 2010 season — arguably the best of his career — with the Rays.

Dodgers, Kenley Jansen Avoid Arbitration

The Dodgers and Kenley Jansen have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.425MM deal, tweets Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times. That sum falls shy of the projection of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz, whose model estimated a salary of $8.2MM.

Arbitration Breakdown: Greg Holland, Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, Steve Cishek

Over the next few weeks, I will be discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration cases. I will rely partly on my arbitration model developed exclusively for MLB Trade Rumors, but will also break out some interesting comparables and determine where the model might be wrong.

Four relievers enter their second year of arbitration eligibility this winter, with a chance to collectively make a huge impact on that market. Each will influence each other’s salary as they did last year, and will influence many players that follow in the coming years. Greg Holland, Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, and Steve Cishek each became full-time closers during their second full seasons in 2012, and have dominated hitters since.

Becoming a closer so early was a rare feat just a few years ago. Teams used to give three-year or four-year deals worth upwards of $10 million per year for an “established” closer. Players like Francisco Cordero, Joe Nathan, Mariano Rivera, Brad Lidge, Francisco Rodriguez, Rafael Soriano, and Jonathan Papelbon signed such deals that began between 2008 and 2012, and few of those worked out. As I wrote several years ago, teams were paying far more per WAR for relievers than any other position on the diamond by far. Obviously the measurement of WAR is tricky, but regardless of how it is measured, it was clear that allocating $10 million to a guy to throw 60 innings three years down the line was not working out for many teams.

Fortunately, something happened that gave a number of teams the opportunity to change their ways. An onslaught of talented young pitchers emerged onto the scene with incredible fastballs, and many were given the opportunity to be closers quickly. Craig Kimbrel is actually from the same service class as these four players but he signed a four-year deal last winter. However, that makes five teams who quickly established a young arm in the closing position and had some success with it. Of course, now that these guys have some experience, the price has gone up.

Holland had the best year of the foursome, with a 1.44 ERA and 46 saves. Jansen was no slouch with a 2.12 ERA and 44 saves, Chapman’s ERA was just 2.00 and he had 36 saves, while Cishek had 39 saves but a more pedestrian 3.17 ERA. As a result, the model predicted a $4.62MM raise for Holland, $3.5MM for Jansen, $3.1MM for Cishek, and $3.05MM for Chapman. The model weighs heavily on saves since the market for relievers has done so in recent years, so it has unsurprisingly ranked their raises by saves. Holland’s raise is actually subject to “The Kimbrel Rule,” which states that a player cannot beat the record for his role and service time by more than $1MM, so his projected raise is limited to $4.275MM (topping Francisco Rodriguez’s $3.275MM raise from 2007 by $1MM), which gives him a $8.95MM projected salary.

What makes these guys even more unique is the fact that so few teams have gone year-to-year in arbitration with their closers. Jason Motte, Jonathan Broxton, and Carlos Marmol have each gotten two-year or three-year deals in recent years. Obviously Kimbrel’s four-year deal meets those criteria as well.

In fact, the only closer with 30 saves in his platform season, 45 saves in his pre-platform seasons, and an ERA under 3.50 in the last five years who did get a one-year deal during his second year of arbitration was Jonathan Papelbon. He got a $3.1MM raise from the Red Sox in 2010 after putting together 38 saves and a 1.85 ERA. Before him, Francisco Rodriguez’s 2007 raise of $3.275MM is a possible clue (1.73 ERA and 47 saves), as could be Jose Valverde’s $2.7MM raise in 2008 (2.66 ERA, 47 saves), or Chad Cordero’s $2.05MM raise in 2008 (3.36 ERA, 37 saves). However, those last three cases are very old and are less likely to be considered in an arbitration case.

All four of the closers in question will basically have Jonathan Papelbon’s $3.1MM raise and whatever each other get as a reference. I think that there is a strong possibility that Chapman and Cishek do get right around their projected numbers, which are within $50K of Papelbon’s raise. I could see Chapman’s reputation pushing him a little higher, though. And I’m also inclined to agree with the model that Kenley Jansen and Greg Holland, with similar ERA’s and more saves than Papelbon, plus a few years of salary inflation behind their cases, are likely to top Papelbon’s raise. Jansen’s $3.5MM raise seems about right, and while I think the model’s estimate for Holland of a $4.62MM raise strikes me as unlikely, a Kimbrel rule-adjusted $4.275MM raise sounds reasonable.

If I had to guess, I think that these four guys will follow the model well. However, I think that they will either all collectively make the model look good, or the first guy will make it look bad, and the following three guys to sign will make it look worse as they affect each other’s cases. Without many historical comparables that look anything like this foursome, they will all become comparables for each other. Unless their teams follow the Braves and ink a multi-year deal, I would not be surprised if these four guys affect each other’s 2016 salaries as well.

Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Kenley Jansen

The Dodgers have avoided arbitration with closer Kenley Jansen, with the two sides agreeing to a $4.3MM salary for the coming season, reports Jon Heyman of (via Twitter). Jansen, 26, is a client of Wasserman Media Group.

Jansen's settlement amount comes in just above the mid-point between the hurler's $5.05MM filing figure and the team's $3.5MM counter. He falls a full half-million dollars shy of the projection of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Though Jansen has been among the most dominant relievers in the game — last year, in 76 2/3 innings, he maintained a 1.88 ERA with 13.0 K/9 against just 2.1 BB/9 — he has not racked up quite the save tallies (28 last year and 25 in 2012) of several other big-name closers who earned more in their first run through arbitration.

Quick Hits: Parity, Jansen, Rays, Red Sox

As the NFL season comes to an end, ESPN's Jayson Stark writes that, contrary to popular belief, there's more parity in baseball than football. True, the Red Sox and Cardinals were this year's World Series teams, but five MLB teams made the playoffs in 2013 who didn't make it the year before, including the upstart Pirates and Indians. Meanwhile, every team except the Mets and Astros has had one or more winning seasons in the past five years, whereas six NFL teams haven't had any in that span. Here are more notes from around baseball.

Arbitration Filing Numbers

MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker is the place to go to see the arbitration contracts agreed upon thus far, as well as the figures exchanged between teams and players that were not able to reach agreement before today's noon deadline to swap salary positions. Matt Swartz's arbitration projections are available here.

As MLBTR has previously explained, 146 players officially filed for arbitration (after some eligible and tendered players had alread reached agreement). Of those, 40 players will exchange figures with their clubs. Of course, those players can still reach agreements before their hearings (which will take place betwee February 1st and 21st). If the case goes to a hearing, the arbitrator must choose one side's figures, rather than settling on a midpoint.

For the Braves players listed below, however, Atlanta says it will cease negotiations and take all cases to a hearing. Two other teams that have swapped figures with some players — the Nationals and Indians — also have employed variations of the "file and trial" approach with their arbitration cases.

Though a tweet from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal indicates that the Reds have joined the list of teams employing "file and trial," GM Walt Jocketty did not seem to echo that position in comments today to's Mark Sheldon. It turns out that the team has only taken that position with respect to players whose deals were valued under the $2MM level, tweets Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports.

We will use this post to keep tabs on the the highest-stakes arbitration situations remaining — those where the player files for at least $4.5MM:

Arbitration Breakdown: Cishek, Jansen, Holland, Frieri

Over the next few months, I will be discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration cases. I will rely partly on my arbitration model developed exclusively for MLB Trade Rumors, but will also break out some interesting comparables and determine where the model might be wrong.

The league is full of young closers nowadays, and they all seem to be entering their first year of arbitration at the same time. There are seven different pitchers with at least 16 saves in 2013 who are entering arbitration for the first time, nearly a quarter of the entire league’s closers. Craig Kimbrel has already been discussed in a previous article and his case is far stronger than any of the other pitchers. Aroldis Chapman has a pretty unique case, if not a better one, because he has been an elite closer for two years and will be opting out of a large contract to go through arbitration. Mark Melancon is different than the others as well, because he only really was a closer in the second half of this season, and only due to injury. However, there are a number of similarities between Ernesto Frieri, Steve Cishek, Greg Holland, and Kenley Jansen, and this article will be about the cases for each of them. The model only sees arbitration salaries of $3.4MM for Frieri and $3.2MM for Cishek, while it sees $4.9MM for Holland and $4.8MM For Jansen. In this article, I will explain why the model is making these predictions and discuss whether the actual salaries will diverge this much.

For relievers, the primary determinants of their arbitration salaries are the number of saves they had in their platform season, and the number of saves they had before their platform season, as well as the number of holds in their platform season and pre-platform season. To a lesser extent, platform-year ERA and pre-platform year ERA are important as well, and innings and strikeouts all play a key role too.

Holland has the most platform year saves of the group, with 47 this past year, on top of the 20 pre-platform saves he had. This number along with his 1.21 ERA explains why he had the largest salary projection of this group at $4.9MM. Although Jansen had fewer saves than the others with 28, his 1.88 ERA was better than Cishek’s 2.33 and far better than Frieri’s 3.80 this past season. Combining that with his 2.22 ERA pre-platform (better than the other three) and his 16 holds, and Jansen is projected nearly as high as Holland, with a $4.8MM estimate. Jansen’s 34 pre-platform saves were also the highest of the four, and his 21 pre-platform holds stood only behind Holland’s 27.

Frieri did have 37 saves in 2013 and 23 more beforehand, which is definitely a good case. Although his 3.80 ERA is high for a closer, his 98 strikeouts are way more than Cishek’s 74, but less than Holland’s 103 and Jansen’s 111. Cishek had 34 saves in 2013 with 18 pre-platform. Frieri is projected to get $3.4MM and Cishek is projected for $3.2MM.

The record for closers entering their first year of eligibility still belongs to Jonathan Papelbon at $6.25MM (until Kimbrel breaks this record). His 41 platform year saves and 72 pre-platform saves puts him well ahead of this group. Even Bobby Jenks’ 30 platform year saves were augmented by his 87 pre-platform year saves, putting him ahead of this group when he got a $5.6MM salary back in 2009.

Looking for pitchers who had similar pre-platform saves as well as platform saves is important, since anyone with three years of closing will have earned more than this group of four will. Holland’s 47 platform year save count and 20 pre-platform year save count are a pretty unique pairing, so it will tough to find a perfect comparable. Everyone with over 40 saves in recent memory during their platform years had more pre-platform year saves.

Brian Wilson’s 38 platform-year saves and 48 pre-platform year saves make for an interesting comparable. In 2010, he earned $4.46MM in his first year of arbitration eligibility. Of course, his 2.74 ERA is far worse than Holland’s 1.21, so there seems to be a good chance that Holland could top this salary. On the other hand, if pre-platform year saves becomes important, than perhaps J.J. Putz’s 2007 numbers of 36 platform-year saves and 10 pre-platform year saves could be a floor—but he only earned $2.7MM. Given how stale that number is at this point, I don’t see Putz’s name coming up in negotiations. I think that Holland will have a hard time arguing for anywhere over $5MM, which is what John Axford earned last year after accumulating 35 platform year saves and 71 pre-platform year saves, so I think that the $4.9MM estimate is probably about right for him.

For Jansen, his 28 pre-platform saves are on the low side, but his 16 holds, 1.88 ERA, and 111 strikeouts augment his case. He also 34 pre-platform year saves and his 2.22 ERA and 236 strikeouts before his platform year are a strength as well, in addition to the 21 holds he had already accumulated. Andrew Bailey’s 2012 arbitration salary of $3.9MM could come up as a comparable for him. He had 24 saves in his platform-year but 51 in his pre-platform year, so he could be argued to be a ceiling for Jansen based on the pre-platform save total. However, his 3.24 platform-year ERA is far behind Jansen’s 1.88 and Jansen’s holds could help make up for the gap in pre-platform saves. Especially given the fact that Bailey had only 41 strikeouts in his platform season, I could see $3.9MM being a floor for Jansen.

Another potential comparable could be Chad Cordero, who received $4.15MM back in 2007. Although this is a stale number at this point, the 29 saves that Cordero had in his platform year are similar to Jansen’s 28, and even though his 62 pre-platform year saves beat Jansen, his 3.19 ERA and 69 strikeouts fall short of him. Furthmore, Jansen’s holds are really unique for a guy who has mostly been a closer and give him a small leg up on other names that keep coming up. In the end, something in the $4.8MM neighborhood could be a good bet, though I could see him ending up with less than this if platform year saves become too large of a factor.

Looking for comparables for Frieri is tricky if the high ERA comes into play. Even though he accumulated 37 saves in 2013, the 3.80 ERA that went along with them is abnormally high for a closer. In recent years, few such pitchers have met their criteria. Axford had a 4.68 ERA going into last year’s negotiations, which yielded him $5MM, but given that he had 71 pre-platform saves, that would dwarf Frieri’s 23, despite the similar number of saves during their platform years. Chad Cordero’s name might make some sense as well, when he earned $4.15MM in 2007, but his 62 pre-platform year saves are also too many to make for a good comparable and an ERA of 3.19 isn’t so bad either.

Another name that could come up in the negotiations over Frieri’s salary is Juan Carlos Oviedo, who had a 4.06 ERA in 2009. He only had 26 saves though and no pre-platform saves. These factors got him only a $2MM salary, which probably is way below what Frieri will receive. Brian Wilson keeps coming up as a ceiling for Frieri. He had 38 platfrom year saves and 48 pre-platfrom year saves, so he has Frieri on the pre-platform year saves, and his 2.74 ERA is much better as well. His $4.46MM salary will almost definitely exceed Frieri’s.

It’s hard to pick anyone who makes sense in between these numbers so really anywhere from $2MM to 4.4MM seems possible for Frieri. Of course, I suspect he’ll be somewhere in the middle of these two extremes, so I think that the $3.4MM projection is about right.

Cishek had 34 saves last year, but with only 18 pre-platform saves, he probably has a weaker case than these other closers. Pre-platform year saves matter a lot for first-time eligible closers, so looking for his comparables will entail limiting this. Akinori Otsuka seems to line up in some ways, but his projection is very stale. Back in 2007, he earned $3MM after recording 32 saves and a 2.11 ERA, but he only had 3 saves prior to his platform year. Since Cishek’s ERA was 2.33, it could be that $3MM becomes a floor for Cishek. On the other hand, David Aardsma received $2.75MM in 2010 after recording 38 saves, but those were the first of his career. Given his 18 career holds are similar to Cishek’s 16, and his 2.52 ERA is also near Cishek’s, I could see the Marlins trying to hold down Cishek’s salary by suggesting this comparable.

Of course, if Cishek can downplay the importance of pre-platform saves, he may be able to sneak Brian Wilson’s $4.46MM salary into the argument. Wilson had 38 platform year saves, which is similar to Cishek’s 34, and his 2.74 ERA was higher than Cishek’s 2.33. However, I suspect the 48 pre-platform saves will make it hard to make this argument. Cishek coming in near $3.2MM as he is projected, just above Otsuka’s $3MM and Aardma’s $2.75MM seems likely.

Overall, despite the uncertainty and the difficulties in finding perfect comparables, it seems like the model is probably about right on all four of these guys. Although they each may be used as comparables for each other if one or two sign earlier than the others, drawing their salaries closer together based on the similarities between their platform year and pre-platform year saves, I suspect that the large gap in ERA and strikeouts ends up pushing them further apart, as well as Holland’s standout headline of 47 saves.

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WMU's Caroline Aleck earns MAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week award

Kalamazoo Gazette staff By Kalamazoo Gazette staff The Kalamazoo Gazette
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Mid-American Conference have announced its men's and women's tennis Players of the Week, with Western Michigan University women's tennis player Caroline Aleck earning her first MAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week award in her career.

Aleck was the lone Bronco to go 2-0 in last weekend's match against the DePaul Blue Demons, ranking as the top performer on the team in the match.

Aleck won an important No. 6 singles match against DePaul's Carolin Neumann, winning 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 to keep her team in contention for an overall match victory against the Blue Demons. Aleck teamed with April Kerr to win the No. 2 doubles match against Patricia Fargas and Rebeca Mitrea, downing the Blue Demons' pair 8-4.

A freshman from Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, Aleck has teamed with Kerr to win seven of their last nine doubles matches for the Broncos, all but one of which came at the No. 2 position. Aleck is also 7-2 in her last nine singles matches, including three straight victories.

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The Second Kalamazoo Drunken Spelling Bee starts at 8 p.m. Friday at Louie's Trophy House Grill

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on August 10, 2011 at 4:15 PM, updated August 10, 2011 at 4:19 PM
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How do you spell awesome? D-R-U-N-K-E-N-S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-B-E-E.

Take notes, because those of you participating in The Second Kalamazoo Drunken Spelling Bee may have trouble remembering that by the time the competition heats up between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 12, at Louie's Trophy House Grill. Louie's — which boasts the title of "the oldest bar in Kalamazoo" — is located at 440 E. North St.

We all know the dangers of mixing and alcohol and automobiles, but as an editor the idea of mixing alcohol and spelling is enough to get my heart pumping with concern for all that poor language. It also sounds hilarious.

So how does it work? According to the The Second Kalamazoo Drunken Spelling Bee event page on Facebook, the rules are simple:

"Contestants must drink before and after they spell a word. If they spell the word incorrectly they are eliminated. Contestants may ask the audience for help on a word once. There will also be special Shot Rounds where contestants will do a shot after spelling a word correctly."

The winner of the spelling bee can choose among prizes including a Pabst Blue Ribbon tent, Pabst Blue Ribbon snorkeling gear or a one-hour massage from a certified massage therapist. Spots are limited, so those interested in competing should email asap.

Cover for the night is $5, and you must be at least 18 to get in. Only those 21 and up, obviously, can participate in the spelling bee. Other entertainment for the night includes performances by the Kalamazoo Comedy Collective and Kalamazoo hard rock group Bastard Train.

On a semi-related note, you can visit Louie's Trophy House grill online and sign up for their VIP Club to get "amazing offers and coupons" by email. Check it out.

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Michigan bill would create 1st statewide registry for convicted animal abusers in country

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A bill that could establish the country's first statewide animal abusers registry has its roots in Grand Rapids.

Earlier this month, state Reps. Paul Muxlox and Harvey Santana introduced a bill that would create a sex offender-type registry for anyone convicted of animal abuse. The idea, in part, came from the work of Thomas M. Cooley law student Renee Edmondson, who helped write a majority of the law.

"It's going to keep some animals out of the abusers' hands," Edmondson said of the registry. "And you might save someone from human violence down the road."

The bill, H.B. 4535, would force anyone convicted of dog fighting, animal neglect or other animal cruelty crimes to register within five days of sentencing or his or her release from jail or prison. Anyone relocating to Michigan with similar convictions in other states must register within 21 days of moving. People will remain on the registry for five years.

Under the law, animal shelters or adoption agencies are mandated to check the registry and cannot adopt out a pet to someone on it. Pet shops, breeders and the public will also have access to the registry, including photos of the convicted animal abusers. Edmondson said breeders and pet shops support the law but a mandate on private businesses could be toxic in the current legislature.

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Muxlox, R-Brown City, and Santana, D-Detroit, introduced the bill on April 10. It was referred the state house Judiciary Committee. Both feel the legislation, named Logan's Law in honor of a husky who had acid thrown in his face, has a strong chance of passing through the legislature.

Similar bills have been tried before and have stalled, said Chris Zavisa, the chief of staff for Santana. Logan's Law has bipartisan support. There is also a plan to fund the registry. The Animal Legal Defense Fund, a California-based animal advocacy group, has pledged $10,000 to start the registry, said Zavisa and Edmondson. Zavisa estimated the registry would cost about $8,000 to start and fund for the first year. After that, the animal fees paid by registrants will fund the system. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, which already has a dedicated Animal Protection Unit, has agreed to manage the registry, Muxlow said.

"We're not looking for more regulation, but we're also not looking for more abuse either," Muxlow said. "There are a lot of animal lovers and supporters out there. I think they'll get behind this."

Similar registries already exist in some counties in New York, Zavisa said. No state has a statewide registry.

Without knowing it would someday become a bill, Edmondson began working on the animal abuse registry in 2011. Edmondson and fellow Cooley law student Danielle Dawson, who together funded the school's Animal Law Society, drafted a framework for the registry after suggesting it to a Grand Rapids attorney. The looked at the sex offender and child abuser registries, mashed them together and created the animal abuser registry, Edmondson said.

A few months later, Feb. 2012, Santana introduced similar legislation on the house floor. Surprised, Edmondson read it, noticed some holes and had ideas to make it stronger. She called Santana's office, and the lawmaker quickly invited her out to Lansing to work with his staff.  Santana, an animal lover himself, was moved to create the registry after Andrew Thompson, a former Michigan State University medical student, brutally killed 12 greyhound puppies. Thompson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.

"Basically, there's nothing to stop Andrew Thompson from walking into a pet store and getting another dog," Zavisa said.

At the same time, Muxlow was working on early versions of Logan's Law. As the 2012 legislative session drew to a close, both bills started to die. The two representatives decided to cross the aisle and present a unified bill early in the 2013 session.

The bill was introduced in time for Humane Lobby Day, April 16, when animal rights activists converge on Lansing to talk to representatives and senators about legislation. Jen Aulgur, director of education and community programs at the Humane Society of West Michigan, said news of the registry was buzzing among advocates. She said the registry would be a big help to her organization.

"If someone comes in and has a history of animal abuse, we would have no way of knowing," Aulgur said. "Any step that we can take to help prevent it from happening again is a good law."

The registry could prevent future animal abuse and violence toward humans, Edmondson said. There is a strong correlation between animal and human abuse, she said. In February, the Animal Law Society invited Phil Arkow, who has studied the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence and child abuse, to speak in Grand Rapids on the topic.

Edmondson has always been an animal lover and would bring home stray cats when she was young. She hopes to continue working with the legislature and to further animal rights after her graduation in May.

"It allows me to protect animals, to stand up for animals, to be the voice they don't have," she said.


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Mom gets jail time: 4 kids left in minivan all day while she worked at Subway

Heidi Fenton | By Heidi Fenton | The Grand Rapids Press
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WEXFORD COUNTY, MI – A 34-year-old Cadillac woman will spend three months in jail for leaving her four young children locked inside a minivan for more than seven hours while she worked at a nearby Subway restaurant.

Pennie Cates was sentenced this week to 90 days in the Wexford County Jail. She will, however, be credited for 72 days already served since July. Cates also must complete 20 months of probation.

Arrangements for the childrens' care were handled through Child Protective Services, police said.

Cadillac Police Detective Lt. Todd Golnick said officers discovered Cates’ children in her Buick minivan, parked near dumpsters in a McDonald’s parking lot off M-115, after a manager there called to report a suspicious situation about 1:45 p.m. on July 29.

The van had been parked in the McDonald’s lot since 6 a.m., the manager said, but employees noticed its emergency flashers blinking only minutes before. The manager walked out and found several children inside.

Responding police found four children: a 1-year-old girl, 2-year-old girl, 6-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy.

Fortunately, Golnick said, the van was not parked in the sun and the temperature that day was cooler than normal. The windows were all rolled up, but the inside temperature was not uncomfortable.

Police spoke with the oldest child and were told he and his siblings had been left in the van “at least three times” while their mother, Cates, worked nearby.

Cates had not been out to check on them since she left at 6 a.m., the child told police, and the kids had no food or water.

According to Golnick, the children all were soiled and had no chance to use a bathroom in the hours they were inside the van. The kids were “pretty restless and agitated,” he said.

Cates’ shift at the Subway restaurant was from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., but she had offered to work overtime that day, Golnick said.

Cates at first told police she had left her children with a relative, but later admitted to leaving them in the vehicle, according to Golnick. The fact she not only left them in the vehicle, but did not come out to check on them and parked it behind a dumpster in a place not visible to her was concerning for authorities.

“The choice to literally leave the children alone was horrific,” Golnick said, noting it wasn’t just a situation of a parent stepping into a store for a few minutes.

“It was all day.”

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Summertime crimes down in Kalamazoo; violent offenses drop 18 percent

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KALAMAZOO — While temperatures may have soared this summer, violent crime in the city of Kalamazoo dropped to the lowest level recorded in five years, statistics show.

The 1,193 Part 1 crimes logged by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety from June 1 through Aug. 31 is the lowest tally logged for the summers of 2006-10, according to numbers released recently by the agency.

Part 1 crimes include murder, arson, rape, robbery, auto theft, assault, burglary and larceny.

Figures for 2010 also represent a 21 percent drop when compared to the five-year average — 1,513  — for the number of violent crimes reported in the city during the three summer months.

Assistant Chief Brian Uridge said the summer numbers are part of an overall trend that shows violent crime in Kalamazoo is down 18 percent so far in 2010 as compared to the same time period a year ago.

The number of violent crimes reported in the city has declined every year since at least 2006.

The drop this past summer was fueled by significant decreases in robberies, auto theft, burglary and larceny, statistics show.

Meanwhile, figures from Public Safety show that rape and assault were up slightly this summer compared to the summer of 2009.

Also up were the number of murders. There were three this past summer compared to zero in 2009.

Uridge said the reduction in crime can be credited to a broad approach Public Safety has taken in hopes of making city streets safer.

He said the agency has worked closely with the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office in arresting and charging repeat offenders. Along with that, he said officers are doing more foot patrols, which allows for more community interaction and a building of trust between residents and officers.

He said the agency also is conducting weekly analysis of crime data to “look at who is committing the crime and when because we are trying to use our resources effectively.”

In a news release issued recently by the agency, authorities said Public Safety also worked with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Division for weekend patrols in city neighborhoods. Public Safety also focused on blight reduction and youth mentoring programs, including two weeklong academies for boys and girls at Fort Custer.

Authorities said the agency’s Criminal Investigations Division and Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team executed more than 30 search warrants during the summer months and seized 29 handguns while “making hundreds of arrests.”

“Our position is we’re at the cutting edge of strategy and tactics for reducing crime,” Uridge said. “This is what seems to be working nationwide. We’re going to continue to relentlessly follow up ... It’s great police work, we have outstanding police officers who get involved in the community.”

Despite the progress, Uridge said Public Safety officials still have much work ahead of them to continue seeing a downward trend in violent crime. He said statistics show that a “larger percentage” of all violent crime committed in the city occurs in the Edison, Northside and Vine neighborhoods. In order to change that, Uridge said the agency is going to continue to “reevaluate our tactics and determine if the strategy we are currently using is working.”

“We have seen reductions in those neighborhoods but they still account for a large percentage of our crime,” Uridge said.

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Michigan State basketball looks to open season at Air Force base in Germany against Connecticut

Diamond Leung | By Diamond Leung |
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Michigan State is going global with its latest headliner sports event, and this time, the Spartans are going to Germany to support the troops as they expect to play their season opener at Ramstein Air Base on Nov. 9 against Connecticut, the school announced.

Athletic director Mark Hollis said in a statement the game, pending final approval from the Department of Defense, would be played in front of an audience of 2,500 to 3,000 enlisted men and women and a national television audience on ESPN.

"This is another amazing opportunity for Spartan basketball and Michigan State University," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said in a statement. "I’m thankful that ESPN reached out to us to be a part of this great event. Being a part in the first college basketball game to be played on a military base overseas is truly an honor."

Michigan State played on Veterans Day aboard the USS Carl Vinson against North Carolina in the Carrier Classic in San Diego last November to start the season.

Connecticut previously committed to playing aboard an aircraft carrier this season, but that game fell through. The Huskies, who are ineligible for postseason due to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate penalties, beat Michigan State at the Maui Invitational in 2010 on their way to winning the national championship four months later.

"With so many of our with (servicemen and women) coming from the war front, it's appropriate for our kids to honor them,'' Calhoun told "This is a great thing for us and for the kids, especially on Veteran's Day.''

The scheduling of the game is another notch in the belt for Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis, who guided the team aboard the aircraft carrier and was the architect of the "BasketBowl" at Ford Field in Detroit as the Spartans played Kentucky in front of a record-setting crowd.

Ramstein Air Base serves as headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation.

"Playing in the Carrier Classic on the USS Carl Vinson last season provided memories that will last a lifetime, as the historic event was so much more than just a basketball game," Izzo said. "The opportunity to honor the great men and women of the US Armed Forces was a humbling experience, as we felt that we got so much more in return than we gave. To now have the opportunity to take our game overseas to the servicemen and women serving to protect us is an awesome experience. I’m reminded of my trips to the US bases in Kuwait, and what a life-changing experience that was for me. Everyone associated with the Michigan State basketball program is excited for this unique opportunity."
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Can you beat Pete? High school teams accommodate nicely for final picks of the season

Peter J. Wallner | By Peter J. Wallner | The Grand Rapids Press
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0003952_2.JPG The chance to raise a state title trophy awaits three West Michigan football teams. Will you pick them to win?

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — This is the final round of "Can you beat Pete?" picks for the season, and the West Michigan high school football scene accommodated nicely with three teams in the state finals.

Grand Rapids Christian, South Christian and West Catholic will be at Ford Field on Friday and Saturday.

How will they fare? That's were you come in. Show off your power of prognostication below. I will share the final results next week.

As for last week, I only got four of seven games correct. I was tripped up by two high school games: I picked Comstock Park over South Christian and Rockford to beat Detroit Catholic Central. And then went with Michigan State to beat Northwestern. Overall, 44 out of 78 fared better than me. Three contestants picked all seven games correctly, and our winner was seven points off the Packers-Lions score.

Congratulations, *Debbie Sack, of Kentwood*

Sack, by the way, will be at Ford Field cheering for South Christian, where her son, Bryce, played on the team from 2007-2010.


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Monterrey vs. Santos Laguna: CCL Final Preview

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A North American title is at stake Wednesday night as US international Herculez Gomez and his Santos Laguna side travel to Monterrey in a clash for the CONCACAF Champions League crown (10 pm ET, Fox Soccer).

In addition to the CCL title, the winner of the two-legged series will become the first team to book a place in the Club World Cup, to be held in Morocco in December. The champions of each continent, plus the champion of the host nation's league, make up the field of the annual tournament.

Gomez and Santos Laguna have never won the CCL, though Gomez did travel to the Club World Cup with Pachuca after joining the 2009-10 champions following their victory. Monterrey, on the other hand, have been dominant in the tournament and will be seeking a third consecutive title, having beaten the same Santos Laguna team to win the 2011-12 edition, and Real Salt Lake to win it the year before.

READ: Gomez flies the flag for Americans in CCL final

The first leg of the series took place last Wednesday in Santos' Estadio Corona and ended 0-0, leaving Los Guerreros with an uphill climb in the second leg. Santos will need either a win or, thanks to the away goals rule, a scoring draw to claim the title. If the second leg ends 0-0 after 90 minutes, there will be two 15-minute halves of extra time (where the away goals rule will not count), followed by a penalty shootout if the two teams are still unable to be separated.

With Santos needing to get on the score sheet Wednesday night, Herculez Gomez is likely to retake his place in the starting lineup alongside fellow forwards Darwin Quintero and Mexico international Oribe Peralta, the latter of whom missed the first leg through injury.

Gomez is gunning to become the second American player to win the CCL title in its current format (since 2008) after José Francisco Torres did it with Pachuca in 2009-10. Torres was also part of the Pachuca's CONCACAF Champions Cup winning sides in 2007 and 2008, while MLS teams D.C. United and LA Galaxy also won the old tournament, in 1998 and 2000, respectively.


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Adriano Martins (right) claimed Jungle Fight gold Thursday night in Brasilia. | Marcelo Alonso/Sherdog.com

BRASILIA, Brazil -- The 51st anniversary of Brasilia couldn’t have been celebrated in a more Brazilian way: just fewer than 8,000 people filled Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the nation’s capital, free of charge, to see the 27th edition of the country’s greatest MMA event, Jungle Fight.

The show was highlighted by a cast of talent from all corners of Brazil but, the night belonged to the Amazon’s Adriano Martins, who earned the Jungle Fight interim lightweight title with a first round knockout of local lightweight Ronildo Braga.

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With Jungle Fight lightweight champion Yuri "Marajo" Alcantara currently under UFC contract, promoter Wallid Ismail invited another representative of the north region to take part in a title dispute. Martins -- one of Brazil’s most respected lightweights and owner of wins over UFC veteran Ronys Torres, Pride vet Luciano Azevedo and recent Bellator signee Luis "Sapo" Santos -- took out Nilson Assuncao at Jungle Fight 26, just 19 days ago, but never thought about turning down the bout with the unbeaten-but-inexperienced Braga.

Less than a minute into the fight, Martins landed a cross that put Braga on the mat. It was clear to all in attendance that the bout wouldn’t last: not long after, a powerful knee put Braga on the mat, and sensing his opponent was hurt, Martins finished the bout with a sequence of punches that left his opponent unconscious at 2:54 of the first round.

“I’ve been working hard for so long. I hope now Jungle Fight gives me an opportunity to fight out of Brazil," Martins said after the bout.

However, Martins’ road out of Brazil will be a tough one: Ismail told Sherdog.com that Martins will likely defend his interim title in June, in his home city of Manaus, against powerful prospect Francisco "Massaranduba" Drinaldo.

After his one-night tournament win under the Nitrix banner in February, 20-year-old John Lineker impressed the masses. However, many wanted to see how the Paranagua native would fare against more experienced fighters, such as Bahia’s Renato Velame, a BJJ black belt and student of Luiz Carlos Dorea, much like the Nogueira brothers and Junior dos Santos.

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Velame was no match for Brazil’s new bantamweight phenomenon, however. Lineker impressed once again with his aggressive style, landing a rush of punches that left Velame dizzied, and folloing up with heavy ground-and-pound. Once the fight was on the mat, Lineker took his opponent’s back and choked him out at 2:58 of the opening period.

The win was Lineker’s 11th straight victory, all in the last 14 months.

After losing to rival Sergio Junior in February, UFC veteran Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira returned and dominated jiu-jitsu representative Nielsen "Grilo" Nunes.

Showing absolutely no standup ability, an overweight Nunes was clearly scared of his opponent’s hands, but managed to knock De Oliveira down and fit him for a guillotine at the end of the first round. However, “Crocota” was much more aggressive in round two: after knocking Nunes down in the first minute of the round, the Baiano landed a big cross that left Nielsen unconscious between the ropes at 3:12 of the second frame.

The event also was marked by some unexpected performances. Little-known featherweight Rafael Miranda -- a product of Brasilia’s Constrictor and teammate of Rani Yahya, Paulo Thiago and “Massaranduba” -- took on the much more experienced Fabiano "Jacarezinho" Silva and was badly punished in the first round.

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However, after being punched, mounted and nearly choked out with an arm-triangle, Miranda took over the second and third rounds and made the crowd cheer like mad. The bout changed instantly, as Miranda dominated both striking and grappling to win a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) and further prove that Constrictor Team is an endless factory of talent.

Local lightweight Leo Pinheiro was impressive for two rounds against tough Natalense veteran Rivanio "Aranha" Regiz. However, after 10 minutes of domination and two knockdowns, Pinhiero showed his lack of grappling experience and fell into a guillotine choke, tapping out one minute into the third frame.

In welterweight action, Marcos Antonio "Bad Face" Santana took a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Vicente Luque.

Ismael "Marmota" de Jesus earned a unanimous verdict (30-27, 30-27, 30-28) over Leonardo "Leleco" Guimaraes in a sloppy light heavyweight contest.

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Shannon Knapp Announces Possible Title Eliminator for Invicta 3

Invicta 2 was a huge success for Women’s MMA, not only did it’s numbers surpass the first Invicta, but the fights delivered.  The event took place in Kansas City on July 28th. With all but four of the matches resulting in finishes,  Invicta 2 resulted in an eventful night of fights. CEO Shannon Knapp joined us on MMA Fight Corner to talk about the show’s success and what the future holds for Invicta 3 and women’s MMA.

Though the CEO wouldn’t reveal the numbers, we were able to determine they were less than 600,000, but more than 300,000.  Invicta 1 did about 237,000 views. Knapp tweeted this week that she had no plans of releasing the numbers to the public.

“One of the biggest things that I found unsettling with all it was immediately after those fights, you know, was that the topic immediately changed to those numbers,” Knapp said. Though she admitted that Invicta 2 did surpass what Invicta 1 did in numbers, she wanted the focus to stay on the fighters, and not the numbers. “I didn’t want to give those numbers because I didn’t want that to become the focus…I really wanted the focus to stay where it needed to stay.”

It’s probably taken longer than it should have for Women’s MMA to finally have a proper organization to compete in, complete with weight classes that they are used to competing in.  Invicta 2 received press it deserves and it’s no doubt people are taking notice of the event. However, Knapp said she has no intention of running to get a TV deal to air the fights unless it’s done the right way.

“Until we get an alignment with a broadcast partner, and we do get a partnership with someone that has the same vision we do, and shares the same focused goals in how we want to represent these female athletes, we’ll just keep dreaming,” she said. “We’re successful at it. Our numbers are peaking all the time. Who knows? Heck, we might have had better numbers had we not had that trouble in the beginning with the streaming issues.”

Knapp’s keen sense  for business and how to run an MMA event of such a massive scale, may be credited to her Ivy League education, or her experience with the IFL and Strikeforce, or maybe’s it’s from working with Dana White, who gave her her first job in MMA. Shannon said of the UFC President and his congratulatory words in recent interviews with the media that the two of them have a very “mutual respect for each other.”  She added, “He’s a good guy. He’s always out there doing the best that he can to get support. I know a lot of people disagree with what he has to say about the females, but that being said, he’s still trying.”

Knapp also credited most of what she’s learned to Dana White and explained that he was her mentor and the one who showed her the ropes.  Additionally, she believes Dana could bring women into the UFC eventually.  But for now, she realizes that the women still need Invicta to grow. Without an organization like Invicta, how can we expect women to get to the same level as men if they don’t have somewhere to develop?

In a similar move to what White’s recently done with the UFC on FOX card, Shannon announced that she would  also hold a title eliminator at bantamweight to determine who will fight Sara McMann for the title while McMann recovers from an injury suffered in her unanimous decision win over Shayna Baszler.  Knapp added that McMann had an injury she was recovering from coming into Invicta 2 and said some extra time off can’t hurt.

Invicta 3 is expected to happen in October. Originally, it was announced that she would hold a bantamweight title fight. “What we may look to do is match up several of those females at that weight on the October card and see who shines the brightest for the run at Sara in January,” Knapp declared.

After MMA Fight Corner pointed out one of the judges score cards in the McMann-Baszler fight reflected a 30-27 with Shannon, she came up with an idea to make fans of Baszler happy.  Right now, it seems she’s working on giving Shayna Baszler a fight against another woman that won on the Invicta 2 card.  “How about this, you know, hypothetically…What if I put Baszler against somebody else to vie for that shot to go against Sara for the championship?”  The panel agreed that sounded like a great idea.

Invicta 3 should bring the same caliber of talent that we’ve come used to. It most likely will take place in Kansas City, Kansas again.

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Gray Maynard Out, Jim Miller In Against Joe Lauzon at UFC 155

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Jim Miller UFCLess than an hour after announcing that Shane Carwin blew out his knee, UFC officials were once again reporting another injury. Gray Maynard is injured and out of his UFC 155 bout with Joe Lauzon.

The good news, however, is that unlike Carwin’s original opponent, Roy Nelson, Lauzon already has a new foe waiting in the wings. Jim Miller has already agreed to step up and fill Maynard’s shoes, according to UFC officials.

The UFC released no details of Maynard’s injury.

Lauzon (22-7), after having his road to towards title contention diverted by Anthony Pettis, bounced back in his most recent trek to the Octagon. He submitted Jamie Varner at UFC on Fox 4 in August.

Miller (21-4) has lost two of his last three bouts, to current champion Benson Henderson and most recently to Henderson’s next challenger, Nate Diaz, so he’s looking to try and get back on track in the fight with Lauzon.

The winner is taking a big step towards getting back in the mix with a victory.

UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos headlines UFC 155, putting his belt on the line against Cain Velasquez on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas.

Stay tuned to for all the latest UFC news and updates.

  • stevemcz11

    Epic! Not a big Maynard fan. Miller vs Lauzon will be great fight

    • bajafox

      Yea, should be a good fight. I’m not a big fan of Maynard but after that last fight with the Carpenter I was hoping he would get an opponent that would bring it and I thought Joe was a perfect match up. I like the Miller fight too though

  • CombatScienceMMA

    Miller vs Lauzon will be an awesome fight but this still does suck. I really wanted to see how much Maynard has improved with his time over at AKA. The Guida fight was okay but its been a while since then. And I was curious to see what happens if he won this fight and where he stands in the division. Best of luck to him recovering.

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    Miller is a perfect replacement I’m impressed


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NaktiesKarys spent all the day in sunny Eregion doing all quests he could. Every quest was going very good, metal ore was plentyfull. One time I inadvertedly killed named monster that was a target for a next quest. However, over-killing in Lotro is not bad, I think.

I do like Eregion. Plenty of monsters, just come and kill thus finishing deeds. Metal ore is everywhere, just have some patience to mine it.  Quests were nice too: sometimes a bit hard, but always possible. One was meanty for small fellowship – to kill 16 wood trolls – but I did it alone, yet slowly.

Then it was almost high time to head to another Elven outpost: quests at first one were finished. I was happy to use reward – leggings, that were better than mine. Only one thing remained: cave with lots of wood trolls and 2 named ones in the end. Asked for Kinship support and one lvl.79 player came.

We went to the cave and fought. I tried my best…but was killed at the end. Thought it was over, but it wasn’t. My lvl.79 friend came anew and ordered me not to attack: she just swept away any opposition. Quest was finished.

Then – I moved to another outpost, gathered more materials…and rode to Rivendell. My bags were full of stuff and my lvl. 50 Champion needed to train new skills at the trainer. Of course, I needed to do something with that 218 ancient iron ore, some 200 ancient silver ore and 20 ancient nickel ore. At the end crafted all – just miscalculated with Weaponsmith stuff. I made components I could not craft weapons from: had to sell for some 120 silver coins. Opened one level 50 chest: found some 125 marks (useless!) and some potions with huge in-combat power regeneration.

Kinship started instance, I fought there and qas quite satisfied. Used all of my AoE abilities, trying to inflict as much damage to some over-grown turtle as I could. We lost one colleague in a fight, but the fight was won. I looted Moria tokens and one stuff exchangable to Legendary Items.

I also calculated TP outcome from Eregion: only some 165 (bearing in mind I paid 695). One day, when I start levelling Vytautaz, I will earn those and minimise loses. But – so far, life in Lotro is just good, xp is flowing, everything is plentyfull and region is inviting. writes:
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