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|Curt Schilling
Schilling with the Red Sox in October 2007
Born: November 14, 1966
Anchorage, Alaska
MLB debut
|September 7, 1988 for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
|September 25, 2007 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
|Win–loss record
|Earned run average
Career highlights and awards
Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, former video game developer and current ESPN baseball color analyst. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in 1993 and won World Series championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 and 2007 with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a career postseason record of 11–2. His .846 postseason winning percentage is a major-league record among pitchers with at least 10 decisions.[1]
After retiring, he founded Green Monster Games which was renamed 38 Studios. The company released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning in February 2012, but just three months later, Schilling laid off his entire staff amid severe financial troubles.
- 1 Junior college years
- 2 Playing career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Junior college years
Schilling graduated from Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1985, before attending Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona.[2]
Playing career
Early MLB career (1988–1992)
Schilling began his professional career in the Red Sox farm system as a second-round pick in what would be the final January draft in MLB. He began his professional career with the Elmira Pioneers, then a Red Sox affiliate. After two and a half years in the minor leagues, he and Brady Anderson were traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 for Mike Boddicker. He debuted in the Major League with the Orioles (1988–1990), and then spent one year with the Houston Astros (1991).
Phillies career (1992–2000)
During the Phillies' pennant run in 1993, Schilling went 16–7 with a 4.02 ERA and 186 strikeouts. Schilling led the Phillies to an upset against the two-time defending National League champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series. Although he received no decisions during his two appearances in the six-game series, Schilling's 1.69 ERA and 19 strikeouts (including the first 5 Braves hitters of Game 1, an NLCS record) were enough to earn him the 1993 NLCS Most Valuable Player Award. The Phillies went on to face the defending world champion Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. After losing Game 1, he pitched brilliantly in his next start. With the Phillies facing elimination the day after losing a bizarre 15–14 contest at home in Veterans Stadium, Schilling pitched a five-hit shutout that the Phillies won, 2–0.
Schilling was named to the NL All-Star team in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and started the 1999 game. In 1997, he finished 14th in NL MVP voting and fourth in NL Cy Young voting. Unhappy with the team's performance, he requested a trade to a contender in 2000 and was subsequently dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks.[3] His 101 career victories ranks sixth all-time for Phillies pitchers, 20th in ERA (3.35), 23rd in games appeared in (242), sixth in games started (226), 34th in complete games (61), 13th in shutouts (14), fourth in strikeouts (1554), and eighth in innings pitched (1659.1).[4]
Diamondbacks career (2000–03)
Schilling was traded to the Diamondbacks on July 26, 2000, for first baseman Travis Lee and pitchers Vicente Padilla, Omar Daal, and Nelson Figueroa.[5] With Arizona, he went 22–6 with a 2.98 ERA in 2001, leading the majors in wins and innings pitched. He also went 4–0 with a 1.12 ERA in the playoffs. In the 2001 World Series, the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in seven games. Schilling shared the 2001 World Series MVP Award with teammate Randy Johnson. He and Johnson also shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2001 "Sportsmen of the Year" award. During the World Series Schilling received two other honors, as he was presented that year's Roberto Clemente and Branch Rickey Awards, the first Arizona Diamondback so honored for either award.
In 2002, he went 23–7 with a 3.23 ERA. He struck out 316 batters while walking 33 in 259.1 innings. On April 7, 2002, Schilling threw a one-hit shutout striking out 17 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Both years he finished second in the Cy Young Award voting to Johnson. Schilling finished the 2003 season with an 8–9 record and a 2.95 ERA in 168 innings while striking out 194 batters. In November 2003, the Diamondbacks traded Schilling to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jorge de la Rosa, Casey Fossum, Mike Goss, and Brandon Lyon.
Red Sox career (2004–08)
The trade to Boston reunited Schilling with Terry Francona, his manager during his final four years with the Philadelphia Phillies. On September 16, 2004, Schilling won his 20th game of 2004 for the Red Sox, becoming the fifth Boston pitcher to win 20 or more games in his first season with the team, and the first since Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley in 1978. Schilling ended his regular season with a 21–6 record.
On October 19, 2004, Schilling won Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Notably, he won this game playing on an injured ankle—the same injuries that contributed to his disastrous outing in Game 1 of the ALCS. These injuries were so acute that by the end of his performance that day his white sock was soaked with blood, which is now referred to as "the bloody sock". Schilling sold the "bloody sock" at auction for $92,613. The win forced a Game 7, making the Red Sox the first team in MLB history to come back from a three-games-to-none deficit. The Red Sox would go on to win Game 7 and the ALCS and make their first World Series appearance since 1986. Schilling pitched (and won) Game 2 of the 2004 World Series for the Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals. In both series, he had to have the tendon in his right ankle stabilized repeatedly, in what has become known as the Schilling Tendon Procedure, after the tendon sheath was torn during his Game 1 ALDS appearance against the Anaheim Angels. As in Game 6 of the ALCS, Schilling's sock was soaked with blood from the sutures used in this medical procedure, but he still managed to pitch seven strong innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out four. This second bloody sock was placed in the Baseball Hall of Fame after Boston's victory over St. Louis in the World Series. A four-game sweep of the World Series erased the Curse of the Bambino. On February 23, 2013, the bloody sock was sold at a live auction at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion for $92,613 to an anonymous bidder.[6]
Schilling was once again runner-up in Cy Young voting in 2004, this time to Minnesota Twins hurler Johan Santana, who was a unanimous selection, receiving all 28 first-place votes. Schilling received 27 of the 28 second-place votes. Later, the entire Red Sox team was named Sports Illustrated's 2004 Sportsmen of the Year, making Schilling only the second person to have won or shared that award twice.
Schilling began 2005 on the disabled list due to recurrent ankle injuries. He returned in July as Boston's closer. He eventually returned to the starting rotation and continued to struggle. The Red Sox made it to the playoffs, but were swept by the Chicago White Sox in three games.
For the 2006 season, Schilling was said to be healthy. He began the season 4–0 with a 1.61 ERA. He finished the year with a 15–7 record and 198 strikeouts, with a respectable 3.97 ERA. On May 27, he earned his 200th career win, the 104th major league pitcher to accomplish the feat.[7] On August 30, Schilling collected his 3,000th strikeout. Schilling has the highest ratio of strikeouts to walks of any pitcher with at least 3,000 strikeouts, and is one of four pitchers to reach the 3,000-K milestone before reaching 1,000 career walks. The other three who accomplished this feat are Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux, and former Boston Red Sox ace and teammate Pedro Martínez.[citation needed]
In January 2007, Schilling announced on the Dennis and Callahan show that after talking with his family, he had changed his mind and did not want to retire at the conclusion of the 2007 season.[8] He sought to negotiate an extension to his current contract, but Red Sox executives announced that they would not negotiate with him until after the season citing Schilling's age and physical condition as factors in their decision.[9][10] Schilling went on to say he would become a free agent at the end of the season, for the first time in his career, and would not negotiate with the Red Sox during the 15 days after the end of the World Series when the team has exclusive negotiating rights with potential free agents.[11] On a June appearance on the Dennis and Callahan Show, Schilling stated he would accept a one-year extension to his contract at his current salary if the Red Sox offered it to him. Questioned on his statement, Schilling said, "I said I wouldn't negotiate a deal during the season, and I'm saying that now. But I would accept that offer."[12]
On June 7, 2007, Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter. Schilling gave up a two-out single to Oakland's Shannon Stewart, who lined a 95-mph fastball to right field for the A's only hit.[13] Schilling followed up his one-hitter with two poor starts and was sent back to Boston on June 20 for an MRI on his shoulder and was placed on the disabled list. He returned from the disabled list on August 6, pitching at least six innings in each of his nine starts following the All-Star break.
Schilling continued his career postseason success in 2007, throwing seven shutout innings in a 9–1 victory over the Angels in the ALDS, wrapping up a three-game sweep for Boston.[14] However, he did not fare as well pitching in Game 2 of the ALCS against Cleveland, surrendering nine hits—two of them home runs—and five earned runs in just 42⁄3 innings. He did start again in the sixth game of the series, pitching seven complete innings during which he recorded five strikeouts, surrendering no walks with only two earned runs to gain the victory and force a Game 7. He earned his third win of the 2007 playoffs in Game 2 of the 2007 World Series leaving after 51⁄3 innings, striking out four while allowing only four hits. With this win, he became only the second pitcher over the age of 40 to start and win a World Series game (Kenny Rogers became the first just one year prior). As Schilling departed in the 6th inning, fans at Fenway Park gave Schilling a standing ovation.
Schilling filed for free agency on October 30, 2007. He said he would seek a one-year deal, and according to ESPN First Take and his own blog page 38 Pitches. Schilling later signed a one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox for the 2008 season.[15] Schilling missed all of the 2008 season because of a shoulder injury. The injury was first revealed in February 2008 and the treatment options became a point of contention between Schilling and the Red Sox management.[16] On March 13, 2008, the Red Sox placed Schilling on the 60-day disabled list as he continued to rehabilitate his right shoulder.[17] On June 18, 2008, Curt Schilling left the team to be reevaluated after suffering pain when throwing off the mound.[18] On June 20, 2008 Schilling stated on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan show that he would undergo season-ending surgery and that he had possibly thrown the last pitch of his career.[19] On June 23, 2008, Schilling underwent biceps tenodesis surgery, during which a small undersurface tear on the rotator cuff was discovered and stitched, and a separation of the labrum was repaired. According to his surgeon, he could begin throwing in four months.[20]
On March 23, 2009, Schilling officially announced his retirement from professional baseball after 20 seasons. Schilling ended his career with a 216–146 record, 3.46 ERA and 3116 strikeouts, 15th-most in MLB history.[21][22] Having last pitched in 2007, Schilling became eligible for the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but he did not receive sufficient votes for election. On August 2, 2013, Schilling was inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame.[23]
Scouting report
During the prime of his career, Schilling was capable of reaching and sustaining speeds of 94–98 mph on his four-seam fastball. Throughout his career, he was characterized by a determination to go deep into ballgames, routinely pitching past the sixth and seventh innings. He combined his endurance with pinpoint control, especially on his fastball. Schilling's "out" pitch was a split-finger fastball, which he generally located beneath the strike zone (resulting in many swinging strikeouts). He also possessed an above-average changeup, a decent slider, and mixed in an occasional curveball, though he mainly alternated between his fastball and splitter. Though his velocity decreased in later years (to the 89–93 range on his fastball), his control remained excellent, and he is currently second in career strikeout to walk ratio.[24]
Personal life
Schilling considers his family's native Pittsburgh metro area to be home and is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[25][26] Until 2013, Schilling lived in Medfield, Massachusetts, in Drew Bledsoe's former home.[27] In late 2013, Schilling's 8,000 square foot home in Massachusetts home was put on the market with a listing price of $3 million. Various personal belongings, including a golf cart, were also listed for sale.[28]
Schilling is one of just 11 players born in the state of Alaska to play Major League Baseball.[29] He is married to Shonda Schilling. They have four children: Gehrig (born 1995),[30] Gabriella (born 1997), Grant (born 1999), and Garrison (born 2002).
Schilling is a born-again Christian.[31]
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Schilling revealed that he has been diagnosed with and is being treated for cancer. His statement: "I've always believed life is about embracing the gifts and rising up to meet the challenges. We've been presented with another challenge, as I've recently been diagnosed with cancer."[32] On June 25 of that year, Schilling announced via Twitter that the cancer was in remission.[33][34] On August 20, 2014 Schilling announced he was in remission from his battle with oral cancer. That same day, he mentioned his cancer was as a result of using smokeless tobacco for 30 years.[35]
Political involvement
Schilling campaigned for President George W. Bush in 2004, while certain members of the ownership of the Red Sox campaigned for the challenger, Senator John F. Kerry (D). Schilling said he was encouraged to run for Kerry's seat in the U.S. Senate in 2008 as a Republican (although he declined to say who had encouraged him) according to the Boston Herald.[36] However, Schilling was quoted in The Boston Globe as saying that he intended to pitch in 2008, which would preclude a Senate run.[37]
He was called to Capitol Hill to testify about steroid use in March 2005, not as a suspected user but rather as a vocal opponent. He has said that Jose Canseco's statistics should be thrown out due to his admitted use of steroids, and has also said that unless he can refute allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Roger Clemens should be stripped of the four Cy Young Awards he has won since 1997.[38]
On January 29, 2007, Schilling announced in an interview that he would support Sen. John McCain, who became the Republican nominee in the 2008 presidential election. In the same interview, he criticized then-presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Clinton (D) for her comments criticizing the war in Iraq.[39] Schilling also turned up on the campaign trail several times stumping for McCain.[40]
Schilling was mentioned as a possible candidate for U.S. Senate in the special election in Massachusetts for the seat left vacant by the late Senator Ted Kennedy.[41] However, he ruled out a run during his September 24, 2009, appearance on Dennis and Callahan, a popular Boston sports radio talk show.[42] In 2009, Schilling endorsed Scott Brown for the seat. During the campaign, Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate, referred to Schilling as a Yankee fan.[43] Coakley was ridiculed for the comment; critics said it showed she was out of touch with the Boston community.[44] Schilling joked about the incident: "I've been called a lot of things...But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan. Well, check that, if you didn't know what the hell is going on in your own state, maybe you could."[45]
In a Fox News interview on January 18, 2010, Schilling was asked about his own political ambitions. While he didn't rule out a future run for public office, he said that after his family had spent so much time and energy supporting his baseball career, it was time to focus more time at home.
Charity work
Schilling is a supporter of care for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) sufferers. His organization, Curt's Pitch for ALS, allows fans and organizations to sponsor him, donating to the ALS Association for every strikeout he throws. He also donated to the charity his $25,000 winnings in a celebrity version of Jeopardy! that originally aired on November 9, 2006. In the 2004 playoffs, after the operation on his ankle, Schilling wrote "K ALS" (short for "strike out ALS") on his shoe, knowing that the cameras would be focusing on his foot numerous times while he was pitching. He also does a weekly radio show with WEEI in Boston that raises over $100,000 each year for ALS patients and research.
Conflicts with players
Schilling is known for being outspoken, and this has resulted in several conflicts with fellow players. Schilling was publicly criticized by Phillies teammates Mitch Williams, Larry Andersen, and Danny Jackson for his conduct during the 1993 World Series. Whenever Mitch Williams (a hard-throwing closer with a penchant for unpredictability and erratic control) was on the mound, CBS television cameras caught Schilling in the dugout hiding his face with a towel. Although Schilling said he was nervous in the heat of the World Series, others accused him of purposely trying to get more face time on television.
Schilling has also directed comments toward Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, once calling Rodríguez's swat of a tag in game six of the ALCS a "bush-league play" on The Jim Rome Show.[46]
During a radio show appearance on May 8, 2007, Schilling criticized Barry Bonds, stating: "He admitted to cheating on his wife, cheating on his taxes and cheating on the game." Soon after, Schilling issued an apology on his blog, stating "it was absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did,"[47][48] without, however, indicating his opinion on the statements' veracity.
After the 2008 season, Schilling released a blog post blasting former-Red Sox teammate Manny Ramirez' departure from the team.[49]
Conflicts with management
While with the Phillies, Schilling was a vocal critic of team management, stopping just short of calling the front office incompetent.
During a game as a Diamondback in 2003, he damaged a QuesTec camera with a bat. According to Schilling, the umpire behind the plate had said "I can't call that pitch a strike, the machine won't let me." This led to a fine and a public exchange of insults with Major League Baseball executive Sandy Alderson who accused Schilling of whining and wanting balls to be called strikes. In response Schilling said Alderson was "ignorant to the facts and ignorant about what I said."[50]
Conflicts with media
Schilling has a longstanding feud with ESPN and former Arizona Republic reporter Pedro Gomez, initially over an article he wrote concerning manager Buck Showalter. Gomez then published a column critical of Schilling, the same day Schilling was pitching in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. In his column, Gomez stated, "During the past few days, the country ... has discovered Schilling's little secret, the one baseball insiders have known for years but has rarely surfaced into the mainstream. Schilling is something of a con man, someone more intent on polishing his personal image through whatever means possible." He is also quoted later as saying Schilling was "the consummate table for one." A year later he further incensed Schilling by stating that the friendship between Schilling and teammate Randy Johnson "was merely cosmetic."
In interviews in October 2004[51][52] and February 2006,[53][54] Schilling is quoted as saying about Gomez:
There are a lot of [bad people] in that industry, Pedro Gomez, Joel Heyman, to name a few. People with so little skill in their profession that they need to speculate, make up, fabricate, to write something interesting enough to be printed. What makes them bad people? I am sure I cannot nail the exact reason, but I know some. Jealousy, bitterness, the need to be 'different,' I am sure there are others, but those are the ones I know off hand ... You just kind of have to realize that there are people that don't like you and, unfortunately, sometimes those people have a voice, disliking me probably matches my dislike for him (Gomez), but I have a problem with people who don't have integrity and principle, so that stuff happens. You just kind of just have to let it go.
In 2007, Schilling engaged in another war of words with a writer, this time with Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy in his column and during television appearances has criticized Schilling for the condition he showed up in for spring training, referred to him as "the Big Blowhard"[55] and mocked Schilling's blog and radio appearances.[56][57] Schilling has responded by using the Sons of Sam Horn forum[58] and his own blog [59] to point out errors in Shaughnessy's columns.
On April 27, 2007, broadcaster Gary Thorne said that he overheard Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli say that the blood on the sock used by Schilling in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS was actually paint.[60] Mirabelli accused Thorne of lying and a day later, after talking to Mirabelli, Thorne backed off his statement saying he misinterpreted what was intended as a joke, "Having talked with him today, there's no doubt in my mind that's not what he said, that's not what he meant. He explained that it was in the context of the sarcasm and the jabbing that goes on in the clubhouse."
Schilling responded in his blog by saying the following:
So Gary Thorne says that Doug told him the blood was fake. Which even when he's called out he can't admit he lied. Doug never told Gary Thorne anything. Gary Thorne overheard something and then misreported what he overheard. Not only did he misreport it, he misinterpreted what he misreported.[61]
Schilling plays the board wargame Advanced Squad Leader.
- "ASL has become his constant companion on road trips, and every National League city is now his playground for baseball at night and ASL in the day. (All of which has become a bonanza for ASL players of his acquaintance, who are sometimes Curt's guests at stadiums around the country.)"[62]
Schilling's disappointment at not being able to attend the ASL Oktoberfest (an annual game convention) led him to create his own, The ASL Open, which debuted the weekend of January 15, 1993, in Houston, Texas. The Open was financed out of his own pocket. Schilling also started his own amateur publication entitled Fire for Effect, a bi-monthly featuring "some of the ASL hobby's best writers".[62]
When his favorite game was sold along with Avalon Hill to Hasbro, Schilling joined the small gaming company Multi-Man Publishing which maintained ASL and other Avalon Hill titles. MMP also started a new, professional publication entitled ASL Journal and contributed articles, editorials, and game scenarios.[63]
Schilling has appeared as a playable character in Backyard Baseball 2001, where he complains about being from Alaska, but he comes up with the idea of painting the ball blue so he knows where to find it if hit into the snow.
Schilling has played EverQuest and EverQuest II and has reviewed two of the game's many expansion packs for PC Gamer magazine. Schilling has played World of Warcraft[64] and became a regular guest on the World of Warcraft podcast The Instance.[65] In 2006 Schilling created Green Monster Games, which Schilling stated was not named after the Fenway left field wall.[66] In early 2007, the company's name changed to 38 Studios.[67]
In January 2008, Schilling announced that he would be focusing on an MMORPG project after his retirement. Comic book creator Todd McFarlane and fantasy author R.A. Salvatore were working with Schilling on the project.[68] The new game was developed under the code-name Copernicus. A single-player RPG set in the same setting, titled Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, was released by his company 38 Studios in February 2012. Executives from 38 Studios introduced the game at the Comic-Con 2010 convention in San Diego.[69]
In July 2010, the Rhode Island Board of Economic Development approved a $75 million guaranteed loan to 38 Studios. 38 Studios promised to bring 450 jobs to the state by the end of 2012. In May 2012, 38 Studios defaulted on its loan from the state of Rhode Island and failed to meet payroll obligations to its employees. 38 Studios and its subsidiary, Big Huge Games, then laid off their staffs[70] with a mass email.[71] Some of the laid-off employees may have second mortgages because the company had not actually sold homes for them as part of a relocation package.[72] Some have accused Schilling of hypocrisy based on the conflict between his professed views on "big government" and the studio's relationship with "big government".[73] On November 1, 2012, Schilling was sued by the state in connection with the loan. Governor Lincoln Chafee said: "My message to Rhode Islanders is this: I know that you work hard for your paychecks, and for your tax dollars to be squandered is unacceptable. The Board's legal action was taken to rectify a grave injustice put upon the people of Rhode Island."[74]
In a July 2012 interview, Schilling discussed the downfall of 38 Studios, citing the Rhode Island governor and his own optimism as the primary reasons for the demise of the company.[75]
He has a custom avatar in EverQuest II, as the creators of the game have made Schilling a special online character. Between June 5, 2006, and June 7, 2006, fans were able to battle a virtual Curt Schilling in the game. Every time the virtual Schilling was defeated, Sony Online Entertainment donated $5 towards ALS research.[76] Before the 2007 season, Schilling started a blog called 38pitches.com [77] in which he answered fan questions, documented his starts, and refuted press coverage about him or the team that he believed to be inaccurate. After retiring, he moved his blog to the WEEI sports radio website. After a disagreement with the station, Schilling removed it from that site. Schilling periodically contributes on the ESPN Boston website answering fan questions about the Red Sox or baseball in general.[78] Schilling can also be found on the popular micro-blogging website Twitter under the handle gehrig38.[79]
In November 2014, Schilling got into a day-long Twitter argument with baseball writer Keith Law over the creation-evolution controversy, where he argued for creationism against Law's defense of evolution, after which ESPN decided to suspend Law's Twitter account.[80] ESPN commented that "Keith's Twitter suspension had absolutely nothing to do with his opinions on the subject," but it remains unclear what other motivation is behind the act, since the conversation between Schilling and Law reportedly "never really turned hostile", with many reading the details feeling that his suspension was "ridiculous".[81] Schilling's account was not suspended, and he continued to tweet.[80] Returning to Twitter after the ban expired, Law's first tweet "Eppur si muove" ("And yet it moves") made clear that Schilling's complaints about his posts contradicting his argument were in fact the reason for the suspension.[82]
On February 25, 2015, Schilling posted a congratulatory tweet to his then-17-year-old daughter Gabby for her acceptance to college and the school's softball team. Some responses to the tweet made references to rape, fisting and anal sex, among other sexual references. Schilling posted to his blog screen captures of some offending tweets, along with the real identities of the Twitter handles, whose jobs, schools and relatives he had already claimed to have contacted.[83] At least two of the Twitter users were known to have been punished, with one losing his part-time job as a ticket seller for the Yankees, and still another being suspended from Brookdale Community College.[84] Schilling claimed at least seven others were also penalized by their jobs or athletic teams.[85]
Public speaking
He was selected as the commencement speaker for Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2010 commencement [86] and awarded a Doctorate of Science, honoris causa.[87]
Broadcast analyst
Schilling debuted on ESPN as a baseball color analyst on April 4, 2010, on the pre-game show for the 2010 season opener between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He has written for WEEI.com, 38pitches.com, and WordPress.com. In 2014 he was named as an analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, although his subsequent cancer diagnosis prevented him from working the telecasts for most of the season. On September 14, 2014, Schilling returned to the Sunday Night Baseball booth as the Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles.
See also
- 100 Inning Game – Annual event to raise funds for Curt's Pitch for ALS
- 3,000 strikeout club
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- List of top 100 Major League Baseball strikeout pitchers
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External links
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- Curt Schilling's Official Blog
- Interview with GameSpy.com
- Curt Schilling at the Internet Movie Database
- Curt Schilling – Official Red Sox Web Site
- A Farewell Salute to Curt Schilling, the Ron Burgundy of Baseball, The New Republic
- Philadelphia Inquirer Curt Schilling Photo Gallery
- Chester County Sports Hall of Fame 2009 Inductee
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)


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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Roasted Shrimp & Orzo - Ina Garten
***Succulent shrimp...citrusy lemon...flavorful feta cheese...fresh cucumber...parsley straight from the garden....These are just a few of the ingredients that are combined to form this scrumptious dish!
This dinner is sure to please your family. It's packed with serious flavor...each bite just pops in your mouth. It comes together beautifully, with an array of different colors going on. I guess you could say it's a delight to both the tongue and eyes! Haha.
I really love the addition of orzo in this...I think it's the perfect pasta to pair with the other ingredients. If you don't have orzo onhand, I could definitely see other kinds like penne or rotini working just fine, too.
Bon Appetit!***
Roasted Shrimp & Orzo
Source: Ina Garten - Barefoot Contessa at Home
Kosher salt
Good olive oil
3/4 pound orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
Freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds (16 to 18 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts
1 cup chopped fresh dill
1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and medium-diced
1/2 cup small-diced red onion
3/4 pound good feta cheese, large diced
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Fill a large pot with water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and a splash of oil, and bring the water to a boil. Add the orzo and simmer for 9 to 11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it's cooked al dente. Drain and pour into a large bowl. Whisk together the lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Pour over the hot pasta and stir well.
Meanwhile, place the shrimp on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and spread out in a single layer. Roast for 5 to 6 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through. Don't overcook!
Add the shrimp to the orzo and then add the scallions, dill, parsley, cucumber, onion, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Toss well. Add the feta and stir carefully. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend, or refrigerate overnight. If refrigerated, taste again for seasonings and bring back to room temperature before serving.
Posted by Celeste at Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3 comments Links to this post
Labels: Greek Fare, Ina Garten, Light Lunches
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Country Hashed Browns - Ina Garten
***Ina Garten never lets me down...Her recipes never disappoint and consistently deliver in the flavor department. Case in point - Her "Country Hashed Browns." One thing that I adore about the weekend is making a yummy homemade breakfast. After watching Ina prepare this dish recently on her TV show, I knew that it was going to make an appearance in my kitchen soon.
I decided to surprise Brad with a delicious brunch this morning...And we were both thrilled with how it turned out. I served these hashed browns with fresh scrambled eggs, juicy peaches from Chilton county, and plump blueberries from the farmer's market. It was the perfect blend of fresh fruitiness and hearty yumminess! We didn't want the meal to end!
After a brunch like that, you know the day ahead will be fabulous!
Bon Appetit!***
Country Hashed Browns
Source: Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled and 1/2-inch diced
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons minced scallions, white and green parts
1/2 pound smoked ham slices, 1/2-inch diced
Melt the butter in a large (10 to 12-inch) saute pan. Add the potatoes, onions, salt, and pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally with a flat spatula, until the potatoes are evenly browned and cooked through. (Allow the potatoes to cook for 5 minutes before turning.) Turn off the heat and add the parsley, scallions and ham. Reheat on top of the stove or over a hot charcoal grill.
Cook's Note: Use any leftover potatoes in Potato Basil Frittata (see recipe) for lunch.
You can peel and dice the potatoes early and keep them in the refrigerator in a bowl of cold water. Drain them and dry them well with paper towels before frying.
Posted by Celeste at Sunday, July 11, 2010 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: Breakfast Food, Ina Garten, Pork, Side Dishes
Monday, July 5, 2010
Blueberry Crumble Pie - Williams-Sonoma
***First of all, I hope that you all had a fantastic 4th of July celebration yesterday...Hopefully it was filled with great food, time spent with family and friends, and a beautiful fireworks show to top it off.
This past Saturday, Brad and I scored some amazing fresh blueberries at the Pepper Place Saturday Market. I splurged on a huge pail of them...I'll be busy baking up blueberry goodness for a while!
One of the first things that I wanted to make was a blueberry pie, and I came across this scrumptious-looking recipe in Williams-Sonoma's Essentials of Baking cookbook. I have a hard time passing by any dessert with a crumbly, cinnamony topping.
This pie was w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l....The filling wasn't overly sweet, but the crumbly topping added just the right amount of sweetness. The cinnamon and brown sugar really send the flavors over-the-top. And the fresh blueberries...well, they are clearly the star, here! Use the freshest blueberries that you can get your hands on...they make all the difference in the world.
Brad and I took this pie to our 4th of July celebration yesterday, and it was a hit. Make this for your family, and you're sure to be a hit too!
Bon Appetit!***
Blueberry Crumble Pie
Source: Adapted from Williams-Sonoma, Essentials of Baking, by Cathy Burgett, Elinor Klivans & Lou Seibert Pappas (Oxmoor House, 2003).
1 recipe Basic Pie Dough (see recipe below)
3/4 cup plus 5 Tbs. all-purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
5 cups blueberries
Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 400°F.
Roll out the dough and transfer to a 9-inch pie dish. Refrigerate until firm. Line the chilled piecrust with a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights. Bake until the crust dries out, about 15 minutes; to check, lift an edge of the foil. Carefully remove the weights and foil. Reduce the heat to 350°F. Continue to bake until the crust is lightly browned on the edges and dry-looking on the bottom, about 5 minutes more. Transfer the crust to a wire rack.
Increase the heat to 375°F.
In a large bowl, stir together the 3/4 cup flour, 1/3 cup of the brown sugar, the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tsp. of the cinnamon and the salt. Scatter the butter pieces on top and toss with a fork or your fingers to coat with the flour mixture. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the ingredients together until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs the size of large peas. Set the topping aside.
In a large bowl, combine the blueberries, the remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar, the remaining 1 tsp. cinnamon and 4 Tbs. of the flour. Stir gently to coat the blueberries evenly. Sprinkle the remaining 1 Tbs. flour and the 1 Tbs. granulated sugar over the bottom of the prebaked crust. Pour the filling into the crust, spreading it evenly.
Sprinkle the topping evenly over the blueberry filling. Bake the pie until the topping is golden brown and the blueberry filling just begins to bubble, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Serve at room temperature. The pie is best served the day it is baked. Makes one 9-inch pie.
Basic Pie Dough
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
3 Tbs. very cold water
To make the dough by hand, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the water and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together.
To make the dough in a stand mixer, fit the mixer with the flat beater, and stir together the flour, sugar and salt in the mixer bowl. Add the butter and toss with a fork to coat with the flour mixture. Mix on medium-low speed until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with the butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the water and mix on low speed just until the dough pulls together.
Transfer the dough to a work surface, pat into a ball and flatten into a disk. (Although many dough recipes call for chilling the dough at this point, this dough should be rolled out immediately for the best results.) Lightly flour the work surface, then flatten the disk with 6 to 8 gentle taps of the rolling pin. Lift the dough and give it a quarter turn. Lightly dust the top of the dough or the rolling pin with flour as needed, then roll out into a round at least 12 inches in diameter and about 1/8 inch thick. Makes enough dough for one 9-inch single-crust pie or one 10-inch galette.
To make a double-crust pie: Double the recipe, cut the dough in half and pat each half into a round, flat disk. Roll out one disk into a 12-inch round as directed and line the pan or dish. Press any scraps trimmed from the first round into the bottom of the second disk. Roll out the second dough disk into a round at least 12 inches in diameter and about 1/8 inch thick and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make a lattice top: Double the recipe, cut the dough in half and pat one half into a round, flat disk. Roll out the disk into a 12-inch round as directed and line the pan or dish. Trim the edge of the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Press any scraps trimmed from the first round into the bottom of the remaining dough half. Pat the dough into a rectangle and roll out into a rectangular shape about 1/8 inch thick. Trim to cut out a 14-by-11-inch rectangle and refrigerate until ready to use.
Nut Dough Variation: Add 2 Tbs. ground toasted pecans, walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts to the flour mixture and proceed as directed.
Make-Ahead Tip: Pie dough may be made ahead and frozen for up to 2 months. To freeze, place the dough round on a 12-inch cardboard circle and wrap it well with plastic wrap. Alternatively, use the round to line a pie pan or dish, flute the edge and wrap well.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Collection Series, Pie & Tart, by Carolyn Beth Weil (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
Posted by Celeste at Monday, July 05, 2010 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: Comfort Foods, Desserts
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Cheesy Squash & Tomato Casserole + Farmer's Market!
***Brad and I had such a great day today. We started it off by visiting our local farmer's market - Pepper Place Saturday Market. It was SUCH a fun experience...The produce popped with color and all looked absolutely delicious. There were so many fantastic options...so much variety and so much to choose from! Plus, I think it's extremely important to support our local farmers. It's just impossible to beat produce that is THAT fresh and grown locally.
Here are a few photos from the day...I had a blast taking pics!:
The very first thing that I bought were some gorgeous red Slocomb tomatoes. For those of you not familiar with a little place called Slocomb, AL...Well, they grow the very finest tomatoes you'll ever put in your mouth. There's even a Slocomb Tomato Festival to celebrate the harvest!
The second thing that I purchased was some yummy yellow squash...Brad's favorite! This Cheesy Squash & Tomato Casserole was the first result of today's adventure (the second dish is baking in the oven right now...stay tuned for that recipe later!). And I have to say...WOW! The flavors of the fresh tomatoes and squash were simply fabulous. The freshness of them, combined with the cheese was just perfection. I made a few changes to Paula Deen's original recipe, which I've included below.
Bon Appetit...And please go support your local farmers!***
Cheesy Squash & Tomato Casserole
Source: Adapted from Paula Deen's Cheesy Squash Casserole
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup fresh bread crumbs (Pulse 3 slices white bread in a food processor until you have small crumbs)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the squash and butter until soft. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the mozzarella and mayonnaise. Add the fresh tomatoes and stir until well combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
Place in the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbly.
Posted by Celeste at Saturday, July 03, 2010 2 comments Links to this post
Labels: Comfort Foods, Side Dishes
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Chicken Piccata - Ina Garten
***Chicken Piccata has always been one of my favorite classic chicken dishes. When prepared perfectly, it becomes a symphony of lemony goodness! Ina Garten is without a doubt one of my favorite Food Network personalities, and she does it again with this dish. Plus, most of us can get bored with cooking chicken all the time...I know I do! So, this dinner is a great way to spice things up a bit.
One of the things that I love most about this recipe is how the chicken is prepared. First, it's seared to a golden brown on both sides in a skillet, and then it finishes cooking in the oven. This ensures that the outside of the chicken is crunchy, while the inside is juicy...Perfect!
The one thing that I changed in Ina's recipe is the addition of a tablespoon or two of capers. Chicken Piccata just isn't Chicken Piccata without capers, if you ask me! Be sure to taste the sauce before serving...It's really easy to let the flavors get out of control with this dish...Lemons, capers, and wine are all strong flavors, and you don't want it to be too over-powering.
Bon Appetit!***
Chicken Piccata
Source: Ina Garten; Barefoot Contessa
2 split (1 whole) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 extra-large egg
1/2 tablespoon water
3/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
Good olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons), lemon halves reserved
1/2 cup dry white wine
Sliced lemon, for serving
Chopped fresh parsley leaves, for serving
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap and pound out to 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
Mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper in a shallow plate. In a second plate, beat the egg and 1/2 tablespoon of water together. Place the bread crumbs on a third plate. Dip each chicken breast first in the flour, shake off the excess, and then dip in the egg and bread crumb mixtures.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium to medium-low heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Place them on the sheet pan and allow them to bake for 5 to 10 minutes while you make the sauce.
For the sauce, wipe out the saute pan with a dry paper towel. Over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter and then add the lemon juice, wine, the reserved lemon halves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Boil over high heat until reduced in half, about 2 minutes. Off the heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and swirl to combine. Discard the lemon halves and serve 1 chicken breast on each plate. Spoon on the sauce and serve with a slice of lemon and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.
Posted by Celeste at Thursday, July 01, 2010 5 comments Links to this post
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Accela has announced two products, a mobile version of its software, Accela Mobile Office, and an updated version of its flagship enterprise product, Accela Automation 7.0.
Accela Mobile Office features touch-screen capability and was designed for use in rugged outdoor environments, Accela representatives said. The software is designed to help mobile government workers with tasks such as inspections, investigations, code enforcement and scheduling. It gives them remote access to the same data available in the office.
Mobile Office offers geographic information system mapping features, integrating Microsoft Bing maps and routing support from ESRI's ArcGIS Server. Users can overlay maps and create mashups. Built with Microsoft Silverlight 3, the mapping tools give users a better way to navigate, said Brian Wienke, Accela's GIS product manager.
Mobile Office uses bigger buttons so field users can keep their gloves on, Wienke said. People in the field don't want keyboards, he said, so Mobile Office relies on touch screens.
"Citizens around the world have cut the cord and gotten used to obtaining information and services wherever and whenever they want them," said Maury Blackman, president and CEO of Accela. The mobile app anticipates this trend, he said.
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The kicker in football is someone who doesn't always get a lot of credit.
Sure, a game-winning kick is great, but more often the kicker is someone who is taken for granted at best and blamed for a team's troubles at worst. He's usually seen as somewhat eccentric, too, like the fictional Miami Dolphins kicker Ray Finkle in the movie "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." Finkle blames Dan Marino for not keeping the laces out at the end of a fictional Super Bowl game.
These things aren't true for the Corona del Mar High football team. Heading into the CIF Southern Section Southern Division title game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Angel Stadium, the Sea Kings know they have a heck of a kicker.
His name is Griff Amies, and he's doing things that kickers have never done at CdM, in Orange County and maybe even in the state of California.
Amies, a senior, has made a county-record 21 field goals this year. The state high school record is 22 field goals, set in 1994 by former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and UCLA All-American kicker Chris Sailer.
That was also the national record until last year, when Cole Hedlund of Argyle (Texas) made 25 field goals. But Sailer's state mark is still within Amies' sights. Sailer helped his team win CIF in 1994, and Amies would like to be able to say the same.
"It'd be a great feeling to get that record," Amies said. "I really would like to get that record, but I'd also like to win CIF, most importantly."
Amies has been money this year for the Sea Kings, and his field goals haven't been "gimmies." His long was 52 yards against Western. Eight of his field goals have been 40 yards or more.
But Amies has also been effective on kickoffs. It's been important for a CdM team that has three straight shutouts coming into Saturday's title game. It's just one of the many ways he helps the team, said CdM special teams and receivers coach Brad Bohn.
Bohn, who runs the West Coast Kicking Academy, has coached Amies for more than six years.
"There's a lot of kids who can kick a ball far, but I think what separates Griff is that he's such a determined kid," Bohn said. "He's really competitive and he's really driven. When he steps out on the field, I think he has a look in his eye that's different than other kids.
"He's done a great job with an opportunity that he's been given. Most kids would never be in this situation, because most teams don't kick this many field goals. I think the coaching staff and his teammates all have so much respect for him, and so much confidence in what he does … Last game he hit a 47-yarder, and nobody said anything. It's almost expected now because he goes out there and does it so frequently, but a 47-yard field goal is not a chip shot."
Amies said he aims to play in college, as well as eventually in the NFL. It's been quite a ride for the CdM senior, who said he had a heart issue when born and had to have open heart surgery. Amies spent so much time in hospitals when he was young that it hurt his development.
Griff, who stands 5-foot-11, is now very strong. He participates in all of the team's weight training, CdM Coach Scott Meyer said.
"He does everything anyone else does," Meyer said. "It's not like he's just a kicker who comes out. He's actually a football player that goes out there and kicks. He's a major part of the team. He doesn't try to take any shortcuts … He's been such a weapon for us."
Bohn said Griff has put on 15 to 20 pounds of muscle in the past year. Growing up, he wasn't always that strong.
You may know Ryan Baker as the coach of the Rea boys' dynasty in the Daily Pilot Cup soccer tournament. But Amies' dad, Grif (with one "F"), hired Baker when Griff was young to help him with his kicking skills. At the time, Griff was in adaptive physical education, for kids who aren't up to their grade level in skills like coordination and balance.
"Griff couldn't even run properly," Baker, who teaches P.E. at Rea, said of those early years. "His hand-eye coordination was really bad. I just worked with him for years … We probably got him out of adaptive P.E. by the second grade. Anything he was interested in, we would go do. He always had a strong leg."
Griff had a pacemaker put into his chest when he was 7, because his standing heart rate was drifting low at night. Now, the cardiologist said Griff is in such good shape that he no longer needs it.
Griff always strove to get better, even at that young age. By the time he was 12, he could consistently make 35-yard field goals.
"He played soccer for years, but he always loved playing football," Baker said. "We would go out to the park over at Bonita Creek and kick footballs for hours. Then we'd go to Newport Harbor when they weren't around, and work on kicking the ball. That worked out well for him."
Baker, who has seen a handful of CdM's games this year, said he plans to attend Saturday's title game against Garden Grove. He has given Griff Amies advice, not to worry or feel nervous about the individual record.
Griff Amies is surely part of a special team at CdM. So was his father, at the Sea Kings' rival school. He was a junior receiver/defensive back on the famous 1970 Newport Harbor High football team that won the Sailors' first league title in 28 years. A documentary about that team, "Touchdown Newport," debuted for a private audience in September.
Griff's parents, Grif and Karen, have always been supportive of their only son.
"All he ever wanted to do is kick," Grif Amies said. "He's passionate about it, and he's got great coaching and parents that are behind him. He's been through a lot, but it's all good. The whole thing goes a little deeper than just Saturday afternoon … [but] he's not a dainty kid, you know. What happened 18 years ago is well-healed. He's as strong as anyone else. He's always wanted to kick on Sundays. That's his whole deal. He's got the drive to do it."
Griff transferred from Newport Harbor to CdM right before his junior year. He was ruled ineligible for varsity that year, so he kicked for the CdM junior varsity squad.
This year, he has made quite a statement. He made a season-high four field goals in the Sea Kings' narrow Battle of the Bay loss. The week before, the school-record 52-yarder came in Amies' first game of the year. In practice, Griff said he has made 60-yard field goals.
"I feel like I'm getting more confident every game with my kicks," Griff Amies said. "I remember my first game this year, I was so nervous."
As he has been for every CdM game this year, dad was in attendance too for that Western game. He felt very proud when that kick went through the uprights.
"That was great," Grif Amies said. "I was very, very happy for him. His mom and I were as happy as he is … That 52-yarder, he deserved that."
Grif Amies quickly corrected himself.
"Not deserved it," he said. "He worked for it."
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I usually have pretty good instincts. It's when I ignore that little voice that I get into trouble.
Andy Rooney said something like,
I wish there was something you could take to stop you from doing stupid things.
Well, I wish I could have taken it on Friday because I did that "stupid thing." As with a lot of you out there, our money is really tight. We've even taken to getting meals and some groceries from a local food bank.
I got out my tin of pennies and decided to turn them in. We have a car to pay Indiana's ridiculous license plate fees on this month. The bank with the coin counter is about twenty miles up a road we rarely go up. There is the price of gas to consider there. I was not going to buy coin sleeves. I don't think the bank gives them away but I did not ask. I decided to use the Coinstar machine at Walmart.
When you pour your pennies in, and it goes up to $22.16, the machine says, "My, you have a lot of coins." It did not add, "And, I've got a way to scam you so I get all of them, instead of the $2. 16 fee. We rarely eat out anymore. When we do it is the $4.00 meal at Steak N Shake or the $1.00 menu at McDonald's. If Jacob is playing at Muddy Boots, sometimes we sit with water and once in a while we split a meal.
So, when the evil change machine offered me double my money by giving me restaurant coupons. I did debate it. Outside of Walmarts was a Steak N Shake, White Castle, something else and a steak house. Surely with over 600,000 restaurants, there was something I could afford.
With a great deal of trepidation, that I ignored like an idiot, I pushed the Restaurant Certificate button.
Just go ahead and pay the $2.16 fee. When you push the Restaurant certificate button, you go home with a slip that says NOT VALID FOR CASH, and that's all you go home with.
In my search on their http://coinstar.Restaurant.com site, you can search alphabetically or by mileage. Within 15 miles of my home, was 1 restaurant. Opps! Have to buy a $45 dinner to use the certificate. Now, I think that would mean only paying $20, with a $25 certificate. It was for an East Indian restaurant. Could be doable.
Let's try 30 miles, since they gave me Indianapolis restaurants, closer to 45 miles away. I guess that's it. Under A's one restaurant was listed 4 times and there was a second restaurant. So, two A's. It went like that through the alphabet, other than letters like Q, X, Y, Z which had none. Many meals are pay $75 before using your coupon. Definitely NOT doable.
I had not heard of one of these but I did see a spot that said,
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Norfolk, Va. - Old Dominion University head rowing coach Heather Weisel announced today the addition of Joseph Drebaum to the Monarchs coaching staff where he will serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the women's varsity rowing team which will begin competing this fall.
"Coach Drebaum is an invaluable and integral part of our coaching staff. He brings an incredible work ethic and dedication to the sport of rowing," added Weisel. "As a role model he is outstanding and as a coach he is a patient and skilled communicator. We are so fortunate to have him join our staff."
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boone Posted April 29, 2002 I have been trying to post a lot of this stuff but I kept messin it up. Hopefully I will get it right. So far I have been successful. A lot of my folks (great-grandfather and great uncles) are on this schedule they have checks by their names. F. Otis Beam Joseph L. Beam Desmond Beam Wilmer Beam My grandfather Harry M. Beam was working under my great-grandfather Joseph L. during this time.......Elmo was assistant distiller at the T. W. Samuels at this time . He was the oldest son. During prohibition he went to Billings, Montana and under the protection of the local law made whiskey there.--IMO---(Sounds like a private distiller for a entire town). He returned when prohibition was repealed and became assistant distiller under Morgan Edelen at T.W. Samuels Distillery at Deatsville, Ky. He left T.W. Samuels in the mid 40's to manage a liquor store that the Beams had bought on 18th St. in Louisville, Ky assisted by Tom Hite, a long time friend. He left the retail store and semi-retired to Florida until 1953 when Bill Samuels Sr. called him back to become distiller at Old Samuels near Loretto, KY later Star Hill Distillery and it was his production that entered the market as Makers Mark in 1958. He only ran the plant for 2 seasons. He died shortly thereafter. I have also checked--- William H. McGill--- at the Stitzel, Weller in Shivley. Will was my great-grandmother Mrs Joseph (Katherine) L. Beam's brother. He worked for Julians Daddy for a very long time. Bettye Jo
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Breast cancer doesn't care whether you're rich, poor, old or young. But certain communities seem to be hit harder by the disease — like African-American women.
Overall, even though Caucasian women are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than African-Americans, according to the American Cancer Society, African-American women are more likely to die of the disease.
The survival rate is 80 percent for African-American women, compared to 90 percent for women of other races. And breast cancer is more common in African-American women at a younger age — under 45 years old.
So why the higher mortality rate? "We used to think it was poverty and a lack of access to healthcare," says Dr. Katherine-Ann Joseph, an assistant professor of surgery at New York University Langone Medical Center and NYU Cancer Institute.
"Those are important issues that still need to be addressed — socioeconomic factors still play a role in affecting early detection. But we're starting to find [that] the tumors many African-American women get are simply more aggressive."
African-American women have the highest incidence of an aggressive type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for about 10 to 20 percent of all breast cancer cases nationally.
"It's not new and solely unique to African-American women — it's just that more African-American women tend to get it," says Joseph.
Any breast cancer tissue that is removed is tested for three receptors — estrogen, progesterone and a protein called HER2/neu — all of which are known to fuel breast cancer tumors.
"These are important because they play a role in how we treat women after surgery," explains Joseph.
However, triple-negative breast cancer doesn't test positive for any of these receptors. "If a tumor is negative for all three, we can't give the patient Tamoxifen, for example, which is an anti-estrogen therapy," she says. "And we can't offer Herceptin, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the HER2/neu receptor. It cancels out the other options."
That means you've got an aggressive form of cancer with fewer treatment options to beat it; patients with triple-negative breast cancer are often just left with chemotherapy.
Delay in early detection also hurts all women's chances of catching cancer in its more treatable stages.
"There's a fear about cancer that many women face, but African-American women still have a feeling that cancer is a death sentence," says Joseph. "There are still a lot of myths that circulate that once the knife touches the cancer, it's going to spread. If you can catch cancer early, [though], obviously your survival [rate] is going to be better."


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Much like the rest of the nation, Kansas is attempting to shore up the rights of gun-owners while its citizens stockpile weapons just in case the federal government bans them.
We had hoped the mass killing of children in Newtown, Conn., would have led to careful consideration of existing laws and thoughtful debate about the number guns in circulation. Neither has happened. If anything, paranoia about the other's intentions have pushed both sides further into their corners.
Here in the Sunflower State, applications for concealed carry permits are setting records. And if the Legislature has its way, there will be even more locations for citizens to legally tote them if so desired.
On Thursday, the Kansas House approved three firearms measures and sent them to the Senate. The first would allow school districts and state colleges the ability to designate employees to be armed. The second would increase the number of public buildings in which concealed weapons could be carried.
We still do not buy the argument that this will somehow lessen the number of gun-related deaths in the state. We can't disprove the notion that an individual intent on shooting others will not do so because others in the chosen location might be packing heat themselves. But statistics do reveal a causal relationship between the number of accidental shootings and access to firearms. Should these two House measures become law, we'll hope for the best on campus and in government facilities.
The third piece of legislation, which attempts to prohibit the federal government from regulating weapons manufactured, sold and kept in the state, borders on the ridiculous. The Constitution is quite clear regarding the supremacy of federal law.
Even supporters of the bill expect it to be challenged in the courts. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who helped craft the language of House Bill 2199, said: "... It is a fight worth having."
Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe and a backer of the measure, admitted he's concerned about how Kansans will interpret such a law being struck down.
"I would hope we would be very cautious in what we say we can deliver," Kinzer said.
So why would lawmakers attempt to pass the bill? Gun-rights advocates are concerned the federal government might impose restrictions on what types of firearms and accessories the public may own. At a "Guns Across America" rally earlier this year in Topeka, numerous speakers compared President Barack Obama's gun-control measures to those of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin.
"They took away all their gun rights and then all their other rights," said Andy Stierwalt of Salina. "The right to bear arms is a fundamental right of a free man and a free nation."
That theme was carried forth in testimony at the Capitol.
"Anyone that knows history should understand that a centralized power that wants to have complete control of the people always comes after the guns," said Robert Wood, a tea partier from Pittsburg. "We're once again at the crossroads of liberty in this nation."
We believe such paranoia is unfounded. Ninety-four House members, however, do not. That is how many voted in favor of the Second Amendment Protection Act.
The Second Amendment to both the state and federal Constitution will not be overturned. No such move is afoot. What is taking place is a political stunt in preparation for the next Statehouse elections.
All 29 lawmakers who voted against this measure understand it is a waste of taxpayer money to defend the position that state law should trump federal in a specifically enumerated task.
We already can envision the mailers deriding these legislators for siding with the "wannabe dictator Obama." Such postcards were rather effective in the fall election.
We would expect such nonsense from diehard partisans in the U.S. Congress. Kansas is supposed be a place where common sense prevails. The Second Amendment Protection Act proves it is not.
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...and you thought your gaming chair was sweet. This was certainly the most immersive gaming display at the New York Comic Con.
We got a look at this contraption a few weeks ago at a Gamestop in NYC, but now we're finally able to see everything.
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After more than 40 years as a family run restaurant we still proudly make our own well known sauces, sausages and meatballs used in so many of our special dishes.
We always have plenty of our delicious homemade soups on hand, prepared fresh daily, as well as our hand made breads, rolls, pastries and cakes.
Visit our display case for fabulous dessert ideas to enjoy after your meal or to take home with you.
Our in-house bakery makes specialty cakes, breads, and fine pastries excellent for weddings, birthdays or any special occasion. Ask your server for information and a pastry menu.
We would be pleased to have you preview our banquet room, perfect for your next special event or meeting.
On behalf of all of us at the Franklin Hotel, please enjoy your meal and if there is anything we may do to make your dining experience more enjoyable, don't hesitate to ask.
We will cater any event day or night, large or small, please inquire at the Hostess Station.