Sound_n_Fury

Uh, last time I checked Wie was leading the Open going into the final round. If you're going to slag her, you should do the same to Retief Goosen. Both had miserable Sunday's but that doesn't take away from their overall play in Rounds 1-3. Pressal's been playing in the Open since she was 12 years old. I'm sure those five years of experience helped her Sunday. She just lost to an unbelievable shot. I'm looking forward to seeing some of these teenagers in a few years...I'm sick of Anika (anybody else think she looks like a man?) Sorenstam. Many of these younger players are actually pretty attractive.

http://www.dispatch.com/topstory.php?story...0617-D1-02.html Hit the showers, boys Youth baseball team ousted from league for being ‘too good’ Friday, June 17, 2005 Kirk D . Richards THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH No one misbehaved. No one broke any rules. But after only a few games, the Columbus Stars have been kicked out of a recreational youth baseball league in Canal Winchester. The players, ages 11 and 12, were deemed too good. On May 9, the Stars beat the Red Sox, 18-0. Two weeks later, the Stars also beat World Harvest, 13-0. But the biggest blowout occurred on May 27, when the Stars defeated Sugar Grove II, 24-0. Sugar Grove I lost to the Stars the next day, 10-2. "After hearing and seeing the scores from that group, I called up the league office and said, ‘No way are we going to play them,’ " said Terry Morris, who coaches one of three teams from Bloom-Carroll schools in Fairfield County. "I wasn’t going to subject my players to that." Other teams started complaining. And canceling. The Stars were pulled from the league schedule. The team appealed to the league’s commissioner, Joe Bernowski, to no avail. Stars coach Jerry Glick said the ouster is unjustified. He thinks his team should have been credited with wins for the forfeits. "I’ve been in amateur sports for 35 years," said Glick, 55. "This isn’t something I’ve had to deal with before." Michael Mirones, board chairman for the Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District, returned the Stars’ $150 entry fee. He said it would be wrong for other teams to bolt from the decade-old recreational league when, in his view, the Stars should play in a travel league against better teams. "They were just beating the rec kids up," Mirones said. "It’s no fun for the kids that are losing." Darla and J.R. Perry, parents of R.J., a Stars player who is 11, said the team feels wronged because it is too late to join another league. "Our boys went into this with a good attitude," Mrs. Perry said. "It’s turned into a disaster." Since April, the boys have been honing their skills on a field outside the Zion Lutheran Church on Obetz Road. They practice 2½ hours a day, four days a week. Some have been playing together for four or five years, though not the entire team. "I don’t think it’s fair," said Michael Allston, 12, a catcher and pitcher for the Stars. "We always played our best, and we were just winning games." Teammate Matthew "Boomer" Hufferd, 12, who plays second base, said he thinks overprotective adults are to blame. "If they learn at their age that they can forfeit on things they don’t want to do, it’s quitting," Hufferd said. The Stars haven’t played a league game since June 6, when they beat the Cardinals, 17-6. "One team told us they didn’t want their boys’ self-esteem battered," said Trina Cochran, mother of Mario, a Stars player who is 11. During the team’s brief stay in the Canal Winchester league, opponents complained that the players were too big for their ages. R.J. Perry is 155 pounds. Michael Allston is 5 feet 8. Mrs. Perry resorted to carrying copies of each boy’s birth certificate to games to avoid a disqualification. In addition, some accused the coach of plucking talented players from across Columbus to form an all-star team. The team then supplied addresses to the league showing that all but one of the 14 players live in the 43207 ZIP code. Kris Hutchins, coach of the Yankees in the Canal Winchester league, said the parents of his players unanimously decided not to engage such a fearsome squad. It was an issue not only of competitiveness but also of safety, Hutchins said. "We didn’t want one of our kids to get hit in the face with a ball, not being able to defend himself." The Stars would not have had a game this week, but their parents arranged a scrimmage on the West Side against Georgian Heights, which plays in another league. The teams had met earlier in the year during a preseason Teays Valley tournament. The Stars had won, 9-8. Georgian Heights Coach Ken Carius said his team, which has a 24-1 record, was eager to avenge its only loss. Players from both sides swatted liners and deep balls on Wednesday night, and defenders fielded grounders and made catches on the run. Fans leapt for joy when one of theirs got a base hit or scored. In the end, the Stars won, 7-3.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing about Roenick. Stay home, JR, just stay home.

Mother: Sheri Shaw Son #1: Mark Dickinson Son #2: Corey Hendershot Ding-ding: white trash alert! http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle....eid=3427&z=3&p= Bus fight: Bus driver's job could be in jeopardy Sloane Heffernan Posted on: Monday, May 23, 2005 CHARLOTTE COUNTY— The fight between a Charlotte County school bus driver and two students has gained national attention. The parents say they don't condone their children's behavior, but that didn't excuse the actions of bus driver Albert Taylor. After watching the video, the district's transportation director said the bus driver's job may be on the line. Fifteen year old Mark Dickinson and 13 year old Corey Hendershot face felony charges for striking a school employee. The bus driver faces misdemeanor charges. After viewing the disturbing video more times than they would like, the parents of the two brothers arrested for the fight spoke out about the strong public reaction. "At first they made my boys look like monsters, that they beat the driver up. Since this tape came out they changed their minds," said Sheri Shaw. Dickinson and Hendershot both face felony charges, which are required by law when a school employee is involved. The boys' parents have been making the rounds on national TV. "You can't turn on TV without somebody saying something. Go to the store and somebody's asking me about it," said David Shaw. Bus driver Albert Taylor faces misdemeanor charges. So far he has declined comment, but his attorney defended his actions. "I think he had the right to take action he did for safety of other students, safety of bus and safety of himself," said attorney Mark Desisto. Charlotte County school district Transportation Director Armando deLeon sat down and watched the video. He claims bus drivers face similar situations all the time. "It was tough to watch the video," said deLeon. deLeon says at first, Taylor follows standard procedure. "Pull the bus to the side of the road, make sure everything is safe, then if you can't handle the situation yourself," said Deleon. deLeon says protocol is to then call for help, which Taylor did. But when he is hit with an expletive from one of the boys, that's when things go wrong. "Regardless of what the students say, it is ultimately our responsibility to make sure we provide the composure and behavior. The video shows there may have been a lack of that," said deLeon. Because of that, deLeon says Taylor must now face the fact that his job is on the line. "We will support our bus drivers when there is an issue, but at the same time stepping over the line from either side is just not acceptable," said deLeon. A line many believe both parties crossed. The only question remaining, with punishments yet to be handed down, is which party will pay the more severe penalty. Initially, both boys were put on home detention for 21 days, which is the rest of the school year. The bus driver has been suspended with pay. Late Monday night, a judge ruled to take Hendershot off home detention. Both boys still face felony charges. The driver faces a misdemeanor battery charge. The Shaws are pushing for harsher punishment for the driver, but they do concede their kids have learned a lesson from their behavior. "I think it will be in the back of their minds what it was like in jail. If something was to come about where they could be in trouble maybe it will be in their mind, I don't want any part of this," said Shaw.

Dum, De Dum Dum (where's Joe Friday when you need em!) http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../NEWS/505200490 Two students, bus driver arrested By PATRICK WHITTLE May 21. 2005 patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A school bus driver slapped a middle school student onboard his bus Tuesday afternoon, escalating a fight that led to the arrests of the driver and two students, sheriff's reports say. During a verbal confrontation with rowdy students, driver Albert Taylor slapped 15-year-old student Mark Ernest Dickinson in the face and grabbed his throat, according to deputies. Dickinson and his younger brother, Corey Gene Hendershot, 13, then pushed and punched the 66-year-old driver, the report says. According to the report: The fisticuffs occurred about 3:30 p.m. after Taylor stopped the bus because a few students were being disruptive. The school bus was equipped with seat belts, and Taylor walked back and buckled a seat belt on a student who had refused to wear it. Taylor phoned the Sheriff's Office. The students got more rowdy. The bus driver ordered Hendershot, who was sitting in back, to come to a seat up front. Hendershot refused. Taylor walked to the back of the bus toward Hendershot, but Dickinson got in his way and cursed at him. Taylor then slapped Dickinson, sparking a struggle with both boys, records state. Deputies arrested Taylor on Wednesday on a misdemeanor battery charge. They charged the students with assault on a school official, a felony. Taylor, of Punta Gorda, is a substitute bus driver who has worked for the school district for three years, district spokesman Mike Riley said. He is suspended without pay and will face disciplinary action from the district when his court case is over, Riley said. Action could range from a verbal reprimand to termination of his employment, Riley said. Hendershot and Dickinson will also face disciplinary action when their court cases are over, Riley said. Taylor was scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday. Court officials declined to release information about Hendershot and Dickinson because they are minors. A videotape on the bus caught the incident. Sheriff's spokesman Bob Carpenter said it will be used in the court case. "They'll determine whether they provoked it or he provoked it, but you can't touch a kid," he said. Riley said the district expects its employees to be able to defend themselves in case of attack, but they are at fault if they instigate the confrontation. "He is the adult in charge of the bus, and it is a privilege to ride the school bus, Riley said. The boys' mother could not be reached Thursday for comment. The bus was in the Cleveland neighborhood east of Punta Gorda when the incident occurred, sheriff's records show.

I guess I must be a closet liberal cause' I'd have that bus drivers' ass tossed on the curb as well. There's no way an adult should act as bad as that kid was...two wrongs don't make a right, no matter how obnoxious/offensive the kid's behavior. Don't get me wrong, I hope that kid was banned from any further tax payer-supported bus transportation for at least 1 year. But I also hope that red neck bus driver is cleaning toilets or riding shotgun on a chain gang right now....

1------Duane Allman 1a-----SRV Honorable Mentions: Ronnie Van Zant Bon Scott Jim Morrison Warren Zevon

Hey, anyone can have an opinion. The big mystery's why "we" care about it when they're famous as opposed to being a check out clerk or construction worker. Read the letters to the editor section of any daily newspaper and you'll find just as many "dumb folks" lecturing about something....

Oh well, this probably means that Campbell and Euhas are doing well... Bills | Gomez Waived Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:28:48 -0700 BuffaloBills.com reports the Buffalo Bills recently waived TE Mike Gomez.

Two factors are weighing against this: (1) the average movie costs upwards of $100 million to make linky, and (2) movies have to break big in the first two weeks to have any chance of recovering production costs. If you don't have a good opening, you're basically cooked (look at Star Wars III--it only took in $9.7 million last week and has been out just 5 weeks). "Lesser" films are still being made. You just have to hunt them out. I didn't like all of the following list (and their collective boxoffice revenue probably won't equal Batman Begins), but here are some candidates that fit your description: Now playing: Crash Layer Cake Millions The Upside of Anger Recent video releases: In Good Company Finding Neverland Closer Sideways

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_ga...09/drz_insider/ "And here's a sleeper that popped my eyes open: the Bills' Billy Conaty . Maybe I just saw him on the greatest days of his career because I couldn't find anyone to agree with me. I didn't like him as much as I did Woody, but he was fairly close. If Conaty had ended up even with Woody, I'd have gone back and studied more tape. " I stand corrected on Conaty vs. Ziegler. However, I still think Zimmerman has lost more than a few steps in recent years. Appreciated your "accuracy challenged" comment BTW.

And who exactly is the "general" public? Movies today are targeted to the 18-35 year old demographic, period. People older than 45 actually going to the movie theater are becoming rarer than hens teeth: http://www.cinemastudy.iconocast.com/img/zc9.jpg The 18-35 age group doesn't care about good writing...they want action. They also don't want to be challenged, so you get a lot of formula and "pre-sold" premises like "The Longest Yard" and "Dukes of Hazzard" remakes. On the other hand, this strategy seems to be working, based on the number of tickets sold (the last 17 weeks aside), so it's doubtful that Hollywood will do anything drastic like making more films targeted to "adults" (and I don't mean NC-17!): http://www.natoonline.org/statisticsadmissions.htm

AD, we usually agree on most things, but not this time. I think Zimmerman is a sad shadow of the football writer he once was. He almost seems to be playing the role of the cranky/cynical old newspaper guy who's the last holdout in this Internet age, but who's too lazy to do his homework and just says things out of his a$$ on many occassions (especially the off-season). I agree with the guy who brought up Dr. Z's nomination of Dusty Ziegler to his all-pro team. WTF was that all about.

Well, we're 180 degrees apart, I guess. Dave's solo on CN is what makes it an all-time classic...RW can prattle on all he wants about the world being a giant cluster fvck, but the reason Floyd remains vital is the music they created, going all the way back to the Syd years. If I want poetry, I'll read a book.

I don't get it. I'll bet there are at least two dozen table dancers in Fort Erie that are better looking than her....

Is this like the third time in the last 5 years that Bruce has played Buffalo? I know he's doing his Woodie Guthrie thing this time, but he seems to be coming to town almost as regularly as the Allman Bros. at Darian Lake.

Yep. I've never been a big fan of Waters' lyric-driven solo projects, so these albums didn't do much for me. IMO, this blurb on Roger's post-Floyd output mirrors my own feelings: Radio K.A.O.S. "Things were never the same for rock auteur Roger Waters after he split from Pink Floyd in the early '80s. While Floyd has soldiered on as a dumber, but still popular version of its old self, Waters has seen his own creative vision left mostly unrealized. Like his other solo projects, Radio K.A.O.S. too often falls flat without the hypnotic musical passages he enjoyed with Floyd. Not helping are the album's thin electronic sounds that haven't aged well since its 1987 release. Radio K.A.O.S. tells the quasi-sci-fi tale of a boy "vegetable" who can recieve radio waves in his head. Along the way, Waters attacks Reagan, Thatcher, nuclear war, commercial radio, and all the usual suspects."

And what exactly has good ol' Rog created on his own that stands any test of time? At the end of the day, Floyd's legacy is the music/musicianship. Drop the lyrics and you'll still have some of the best rock ever. Count me in at $500 per seat, too.

Boy, it's be great to have a REAL producer on local sports talk radio again. I doubt Entercom would go for it though...it makes too much sense.

Well, he's got 18 more NFL touchdown passes than JP so far. Palmer's 77.3 QB rating in essentially his rookie year wasn't too shabby (it beat DB's 76.6 rating). Palmer got better as the year went on, too (60.9 rating in September, 64.2 in October, 84.9 in November and 121.1 in December). http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396173/splits/2004 http://www.nfl.com/stats/leaders/NFL/PRAT/2004/regular

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3682902 "I don't have the stomach for this anymore," Tyson said. Neither do we, Mike!

Some consultant probably sold Entercom a bill of goods that a "Best Damn Sports Show-type" hip, jive talkn' format targeted to the 18-44 year old blue collar male listener would be a killer in Buffalo. Corporate radio BS at it's finest.... What WGR wants to be when it grows up...

Funny, I find that fact that 42 people a day are murdered in this country pretty difficult to stomach. I guess not too many of those stories involve beautiful 17 year old blonds, huh? http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-0...rime-drop_x.htm

Nah, just get rid of Greg Reid and his cookie cutter approach to sports radio and let these guys be themselves....

And Fox's sensationalism helps that situation how? If she hadn't been an attractive blond, we'd never have heard of this sad situation...