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Avro Vulcan
Written by Larry Kruse Build your own park-ready delta wing Free plans and bonus content Read the full tutorial in the October 2015 issue of Model Aviation.
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IntroductionWith simple and economical construction, the Avro Vulcan has a high enjoyment-to-cost ratio. Little time investment is needed to get it from a flat foam board to a good-flying model. I was recently introduced to the world of flat-foam flying, and I've found it much like trying to eat just one potato chip. After constructing and flying two manufacturer-produced flat-foam airplanes (one Depron and the other foam board), I wondered what else might lend itself to a flat-foam presentation. Noting that many flat-foam jet-like models take their inspiration from modern-day fighter aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 Eagle, and the Russian MiG series, I began looking at an earlier era of jet aircraft—particularly those designed during the Cold War era, spurred along by the new nuclear age. Scanning the aircraft of that time brought me to the Avro Vulcan (now called the Hawker-Siddeley Vulcan) and its delta-wing planform that lends itself well to mid-fuselage motor placement in a pusher configuration. Development of the full-scale Vulcan began back in 1947, shortly after World War II. The nuclear age required an entirely different platform for high-altitude delivery of nuclear ordnance. Built to mission specifications, the Vulcan went through several iterations before arriving at the "kinked-and-drooped" wing shape of the production version. Using several three-views and photos of the prototype, I sketched a model that would fit a 99-foot wingspan onto two 30 x 20-inch sheets of 3/16-inch polystyrene foam core board. I used inexpensive paper-backed foam board rather than the more costly Depron. This generic 6mm foam board could be purchased for roughly $1 per sheet at Dollar Tree or craft-supply stores. The airplane could be powered by an inexpensive outrunner motor and ESC, making it a low-cost project with a minimal time investment that still provides the illusion of a jet aircraft in the air. Although the word scale and the phrase "flat-foam construction" are not mutually exclusive terms, their relationship can be described as loose at best. Flat foamies provide a scalelike impression in the air, achieved with a minimal investment of effort, time, and money.
Construction SequenceFree plans for the Avro Vulcan can be downloaded at www.ModelAviation.com. Two sheets of 6mm foam board, a 2826/10 size motor (or similar), a 35-amp ESC, a 7 x 4 electric propeller, two 9-gram servos, a hot glue gun, and 5-minute epoxy will get you on your way to putting your own Vulcan in the air in no more than a couple of evenings. Any radio with elevon mixing capabilities will work as the control unit for the airplane. All foam parts should be carefully cut out before assembly begins. A disposable #11 scalpel was the perfect tool for cutting cleanly through the foam board laminate, but a sharp #11 hobby knife blade will suffice. Make sure that you make all cuts with the knife held vertically. If you happen to cut an edge that ends up slightly slanted, it can be quickly squared using a T-bar sander faced with medium-grade sandpaper. Two characteristics of foam board that make it attractive are that it cuts like butter, and if you mess up a piece, you can easily and economically cut another one! Use the following sequenced assembly process as a checklist as you complete of your Avro Vulcan. 1) You will need to back each template with lightweight poster board. Any type of rubber cement or spray adhesive can be used to attach the patterns to the poster board. After they are glued down, the final template shapes can be cut out with scissors and a hobby knife. After the templates have been made, trace all of the parts onto the foam board using a soft lead pencil. A pencil is recommended for tracing around the parts because you can erase it if you stray from the template lines.
The modestly priced powertrain chosen was a Turnigy 2826/10 1,400 Kv motor, a HobbyKing 35-amp ESC, and an APC electric propeller. The 6 x 4 propeller shown was later change to a 7 x 4 for greater efficiency. The 3S batteries, ranging from 1,000 to 1,300 mAh, require only a slight shifting of position on their hook-and-loop mounts to achieve the required CG.
There are only five fuselage pieces. Use 5-minute epoxy to laminate the bottom fuselage center pieces. Although only one wiring hole is shown in the photo, the plans template has additional wiring crossover holes.
2) Place the bottom front plate flat on your work surface and apply a bead of hot glue to the top of one outside edge. You need to work quickly before it sets up. Stand one of the fuselage side rails on edge and attach it to the bottom front plate at the notch. Repeat for the other rail. The rails should be squarely installed so they will align with the outside edges of the propeller clearance slot in the wing. You might want to use a scrap piece of foam board as a spacer at the back of the rails to ensure they maintain a constant width from front to back.
Step 2 The fuselage front bottom plate is hot glued into the notches of the two fuselage side rails. An extra bead of hot glue will increase its strength.
3) Epoxy the bottom curved fuselage center pieces together to make a double-thickness laminated fuselage former. Apply a thin coat of epoxy to one side and keep the two pieces aligned while the epoxy cures. 4) Place a piece of waxed paper on your work surface large enough to extend beyond the joint in the two wing pieces. Spread a thin bead of 5-minute epoxy on the rear of the front wing piece and slide it into contact with the main wing panel. If any epoxy oozes out of either side, wipe it off immediately using a dry paper towel. Weight the two pieces down to keep them flat, and allow the joint to cure.
Step 4 The wing is constructed from two pieces epoxied together and weighted to maintain a flat, warp-free flying surface. Sheets of 6mm foam larger than the 30 x 20-inch foam specified in the text will allow you to cut out the wing in one piece.
5) Mark a centerline in pencil on the top and bottom of the wing, using a long straightedge. These two lines will be the reference points for joining the remaining parts to the completed wing panel. If you need to enlarge the cutout to use a larger motor and firewall, now would be the time to do it. 6) Glue the laminated fuselage former to the bottom centerline of the wing with hot glue, reinforcing it with additional beads of glue on both sides.
Step 6 The bottom fuselage center laminate is glued to the bottom of the wing using a centerline drawn as suggested in the construction notes. A bead of glue should be applied to the full length of the joint on both sides.
7) Place the fuselage side rails and bottom front piece unit over the bottom of the wing and mark a line on each side for their respective locations. Glue the unit in place by running a bead of glue down the lines you marked and placing a bead of glue into the notch in the laminated fuselage former. Reglue the side rail joints on the inside and outside for additional strength.
Step 7 The front bottom plate and fuselage side rail assembly fits into the notch in the fuselage center laminate and the rails are glued to the bottom of the wing. An extra bead of glue should be added to the wing/rail joints on both sides.
Step 8 After cutting out the main wing panel, the ailerons can be separated using a steel-edge ruler and a scalpel or sharp hobby knife with a #11 blade.
The top of each elevon is hinged with a strip of Blenderm tape across the full length of the piece.
The elevon is then bent flat over the top of the wing and two pieces of Blenderm tape are placed 90° to the wing/elevon joint, spaced at an even distance from each end. Note that the elevon's LE has been sanded to a triangular or chisel shape to allow the joint to bend and not bind against the back edge of the wing.
8) Turn the wing over so the top side is facing up. Sand the bottom of each elevon to a wedge shape to taper the leading edge (LE). Hinge the pieces with a piece of 3M Blenderm tape or Scotch Magic Mending Tape placed over the top seam of each elevon and wing joint. Fold both elevator/aileron pieces back flat against the wing surface. Put two pieces of tape at right angles to the elevon and wing seam on each side, spacing out the tape for strength and flexibility. 9) Glue the front top piece (cockpit area) of the fuselage in place, reinforcing it with additional beads of glue on the side. Now glue the rudder piece in place in back of the propeller clearance slot. Make sure it is both vertically and horizontally straight, and then add an additional bead of glue along each side seam. 10) The final fuselage piece is the bottom fairing aft of the propeller slot and directly beneath the rudder. This piece adds strength to the aft fuselage tail cone. Because it is well away from the propeller, it can be used as a grip for launching the airplane. It should receive an extra bead of glue on both sides.
Step 10 The rudder and the bottom fuselage piece both have a notch at the front to clear the propeller spinner. The tapered tail cone shapes add strength to the aft end so it can be gripped to launch the airplane.
11) I found it easiest to bolt the motor to the motor mount and then install the entire unit to the cruciform mounting surface using 5-minute epoxy. The epoxy allows tweaking during the curing process to make sure the thrustline remains at 0-0. After the epoxy sets up, I used a second coat to build up fillets between the back of the motor mount and the foam board cruciform.
Step 11 The motor mount is glued in place using 5-minute epoxy. A second coat is applied to build up a fillet all around the back of the motor mount where it joins the fuselage/ wing juncture. It's easiest to epoxy the complete assembly in place in order to assure a 0-0 thrust angle.
Radio InstallationThe area between the main laminated fuselage former and the fuselage side rails on both sides allows ample space to mount the receiver, ESC, and battery using industrial-grade hook-and-loop material. It's easiest to do a mockup of the layout before attaching the hook-and-loop material.
Radio Installation This view shows the placement of the receiver and servos. The ESC is mounted under the front bottom plate, with the battery attached to the side of the fuselage as far forward as necessary to achieve the CG.
Hot gluing it to the foam board works better than trying to use the self-sticking variety. The cutouts in the main fuselage former allow the wires to be moved to whichever side of the fuselage is required. It's wise to move the ESC as far forward as the length of the motor wires allows, to achieve proper center of gravity (CG) without needing to place the battery too far out on the nose area. The two 9-gram servos are slipped into their respective cutouts and hot glued in place. Center the servos before attaching the pushrods to them and to the control horns. GWS servo keepers, along with Du-Bro Micro Control Horns and Micro E/Z Links, work well with the .047-inch music wire pushrods. The control horns should align with the servo arms. I drilled pilot holes for the control horn pins and used foam-safe CA glue to lock them in place. Because I was using my trusty Futaba T6J transmitter and R2006GS receiver, it was simply a matter of going through approximately five screens to set up the elevon mix. My starting point for initial test flights was 80% control throws and 40% exponential.
Servo Installation The servos are hot glued in place and the control horns are glued in place using foam-safe CA. A Dubro mini-keeper is used to lock the pushrods to the control horns.
Preparing for FlightAfter the electronics were installed, I finished the model in the color scheme and markings of the prototype high-altitude Avro Vulcan—an easy task because the airplane was all white with few markings! I did a Google search for "Royal Air Force roundels" to find the fuselage and wing roundels. I printed them on plain paper and used spray adhesive to attach them to the foam board. All other markings were cut from MonoKote trim sheet and adhered to the foam board as you can see in the photos.
Markings for this version of the Vulcan are minimal. The cockpit markings are from a MonoKote trim sheet and the RAF roundels were printed and attached with Elmer's spray adhesive.
Foam board does not like moisture—including high humidity—so you might want to seal it. Some modelers have found that Minwax oil-based polyurethane (not the water-based formula) works well.
The delta-wing planform is distinctive in the air, providing the in-flight illusion of a complex, scalelike Vulcan bomber.
One of our club members had success with brushing Minwax on and wiping it off with paper towels before it dried. He then sprayed his airplane with rattle-can paint without causing any warping. Sealing in such a manner would have to be done after the airplane is constructed because hot glue won't stick to Minwax polyurethane. Although the model presented here doesn't have any finish on it, the later low-altitude version of the Avro Vulcan has a striking green and gray camouflage scheme that could be applied after sealing the foam board. I used a 3S 1,000 mAh battery for my first flights with the prototype, moving the battery forward as needed to attain the CG, and checking all of the control throws to make sure they were equal and moving in the correct direction. Make sure the motor is turning in the right direction by removing the propeller and attaching a small piece of double-sided masking tape to the motor shaft. Slowly run the throttle lever up. If it's rotating backward, simply switch any two of the motor wires in their ESC sockets. When reinstalling the propeller, the pitch numbers on the front of the propeller should be facing the motor case to achieve the greatest efficiency.
The Avro Vulcan in FlightControl surface deflections were set to 1/2 inch up and down, and the airplane was launched with roughly four clicks of up-elevator to indicate which way it needed to go. That proved to be the right amount, with some of the up-elevator removed when the desired airspeed was reached. The tailcone in back of the rudder was intended as a convenient object to grip to launch the Avro Vulcan with your hand aft of the propeller and out of harm's way. Using that technique, the model can be pointed upward at approximately 45°. When the motor is brought up to nearly full power, the model will simply leave your hand with no need to throw it.
The Vulcan's glide is slower than walking pace with no tendency to tip stall. Note the nose-up angle of attack and the position of the elevons as it sets up for a landing.
From the first launch, it proved to be a stable, fully acrobatic model capable of achieving high speeds and less-than-walking-speed landing approaches. It never showed a tendency to tip stall. When it was throttled back to stall speed in the air, it dropped its nose slightly and mushed straight ahead. It is a comfortable, visually exciting airplane while in the air. I want to thank fellow club member Paul Phillips for his steady hand at the controls so I could capture flight photos, and Chase Watkins for his construction techniques that I adapted to the Avro Vulcan to make it a lightweight, but sturdy design. I'm pleased with this foam-board project. Given its minimal cost and quick construction, I think you will be, too. —Larry Kruse
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Avro Vulcan
I took the 8 1/2 X 11 template page to Office Depot and the largest they could enlarge it to was a 28" wingspan. Since everything was increased in size in proportion I figured it would be fine. I bought the foam at the Dollar Tree. Having never worked with foam before I peeled all the paper off and started gluing. The wing was a bit flimsy so I put two pieces of strapping tape on the bottom. I used a 1200kv motor I had and a 6.5X5 prop. Under full power it drew 6 amps. My battery was a 450mah 70C Thunder Power. Ready to fly weight 10oz. There was a slight dip on the launch as the Vulcan came up to speed otherwise performance was very good and slow flight is good enough for indoor flying. I've completed a second one, "I didn't remove the paper" but am using lighter servos and it looks like it will be 10oz. also. I used 30 min. epoxy everywhere.
Very nice flying airplane, Thank's
Printing Vulcan at my copy center
I got my Vulcan Plans copied to the right size on the second try at my local FedEx/Kinko's. I had the file on a thumb drive, and it seems that the file needed to be transferred to their computer before the actual size plan came up on their Adobe print screen. The second time, I brought a ruler to make sure. Larry has the wingspan marked on the plan, so I used that to prove the scale when it printed. It's 14 7/8 inches from centerline to tip at the trailing edge, half the span Larry marked. Made my templates and looking good. Thanks for posting the article, so I see how the parts fit.
Avro Vulcan
My build is complete a little rough but finished. On my way to the field and my club members are helping me with the electronics. My first build so I want to learn and get it right. Keep you posted.
just got done flying my Avro
just got done flying my Avro Vulcan wow a lot of fun to fly and it was a nice build Thank You !!
I have a 480-size, 960Kv BL
I have a 480-size, 960Kv BL outrunner motor, and a
18A brushless ESC, installed
Kv motor from an old Parkzone Sport Cub. Would these work for this plane? Or, do I definitely need a 1400 Kv?
I used a 400 on mine, I would like to see if you squeezed that 480 in there!
If you are still thinking about it, you may want to increase the plan size to make extra room for the larger prop. Also don't forget your surface control rods have to go around the prop. :)
After running my Vulcan into
After running my Vulcan into a wall indoor flying I found that adding rudder control makes tight turns possible. Also reshaping the nose "it's more rounded now" gives it a space shuttle look.
I had the local Office Depot shrink the plans to a 14" wingspan version and have built and flown the Micro Vulcan. With an Eflite Park 180 and a 360mah 3S battery it weighs 3.5oz. I took the prop off my Inum. Current draw is 1.8 amps. I had about 15 failed launches before I got it in trim but after that it flew well. Well it's a handful for an old guy but once I got used to it I was having fun. I have a 20" wingspan version built and as soon as the motor shows up I'll see how it flys.
Avro Brick
They say you can put a large enough engine on a rock and it will fly. Well, I built this Avro. First launch into the wind and a dive to the pavement and a busted prop to show. Back to the drawing board and a new prop. Being a real aviation Engineer/ mechanic, I thought of everything I could think of for a successful flight fix.
Found a large grassy park and with full throttle and into the wind, I had to hold a stall just to keep her flying at a level altitude. It would not climb due to Newtons theory, and any bank movement made the Avro slip into the low side.
I do rather like the look of the Avro. So I'm going to modify the wing to function on Bernoulli's principle. I'm looking at using a light, thin balsa grid to create a camber on top of the wing. Then use ultra lite mono-coat to skin the top wing formers. This way the low pressure will be laminar and not turbulent. Ergo: Bernoulli's will create lift without the Avro flying in a stalled attitude.
I'm going begin the mod tomorrow. I'll make illustrations and pictures as it goes along. It shouldn't take more than a few bucks more than the total cost of the materials for the Avro. It might take a week or two, so stay tuned for the progress.
Larry, not trying to horn in on you. But this is just the Aerospace Engineer in me. It's in our nature to modify and improve things. BTW......I love building and designing models more than the real ones.
Can I use a four channel
Can I use a four channel receiver for this project?
4 Channel
Yes, This project is perfect for a 4 channel reciever!
Flying Avro Vulcan
I'm on my third build of this plane and I still haven't been able to get it in the air. Every time I launch it, it takes a nose dive to the left. I have the battery mounted on the left side of the fuselage bottom plate and I wonder if that is the problem but I don't know anywhere else to mount it. Thinking it might be the CG but I've tried moving the battery forward and aft without any improvement. Does anyone have any idea of what I've done wrong?
I'll try almost anything at this point. Bill V.
Flying Avro Vulcan
I posted this question yesterday but I don't see it so here I go again. I'm on my third build of this model. The first two would not fly. I assume I'm doing something wrong in the build. I thought I followed the plans and instructions carefully but evidently I missed something along the way. Every time I launch it, it dives to the left. I'm launching it according to the suggestion in the plans. I've mounted the battery on the left side of the "Fuselage Bottom Template". I've tried moving the battery fore and aft with no change in the results. I'm using the battery called for in the plans along with all the other suggested parts. Does anyone have any idea as to what I'm doing wrong? If it would be helpful I think I can email pictures to demonstrate the position of everything. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Bill V
Left roll
It sounds like a trim issue or maybe a slow hand launch? Make sure your stabilization on the receiver is turned off if you have a reciever out of a safe plane or an AS3x reciever out of another plane. Also are you using thick enough control wire between the horns?
Let us know how it's going.
My first hand launch was a dud, but funny.
Is it me, or does it look a
Is it me, or does it look a bit short, and the tail fin a bit big, Is this to make it more stable?
My Avro build
This is a great plane for fun! I can see use with it as a combat for sure!
Personally I am running an 40 amp esc, Eflite 400 with a 8x6 prop, and a 1300 or 2200 3 cell.
Great plans, I recommend it for anyone looking to have simple fun!
Avro Fun continues
I had so much fun with the first build, I decided to bump the build up a notch.
I increased the plan size by 150% Used paper covered foam board comes in at about
46 oz ready to fly.
44" wingspan
2300 4s with a 1250kv motor and a 9x6 pusher prop.
This build Rips across the sky with plenty of power to roll loop and climb vertical.
I know it's outside of your purpose for this build to be cheap, quick build. Just thought I would share :)
Great plan Works like heaven
Great plan
Works like heaven
instructions to build
where to put the battery, and how much is the battery capacity.


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The newest Dodger blog…
Welcome Eric Collins and Steve Lyons, who joined the blogosphere with Eric's first post following tonight's game.
It was a tough loss…and a good battle, but as Eric points out, he'll surely remember his first Dodger TV game forever.
Stop by and drop them a comment and hopefully, you all can wish Eric well in his new role alongside Steve. This is just one way that our broadcasts can become more interactive and we expect that they'll be updating the blog frequently.
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Manny, LF
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
Wolf, P
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Eric welcome! Well we lost last night, but don't worry it will get better. I hope you had an enjoyable 1st day.
Good morning ITD…I didn't get to see last night games…boo hoo. It seems that the Dodgers did not want to loose…they were coming back. Tough game. Better luck for tonights game (which most likely I will NOT see again…boohooo).
So is anyone attending Ethiers Carne Asada on the 2nd?
Good morning ITDland ~ We will have a great game tonight and the Dodgers will begin another winning streak. GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!! DODGER BLUE THROUGH & THROUGH!
Welcome to the blogosphere Eric!!!!!!
I like the tone of Eric's voice ok, but Steve Lyons was whining about Kershaw after 2 pitches. The kids's 21!!! Shut up already Steve!
Hey Guys,
I thoroughly enjoy reading this blog, and your comments, and I hope you might stop by and check out my blog as well. We can be found at http://www.reflectionsofblue.com
Go Dodgers.
Dodgereric/Ward Dear – I lost a post somewhere in cyberspace again. However, this time the recent comments section says it's there, but it's not there, meaning I don't see it – LOL!!! Anyhow to paraphrase my response to your post last night………………..I fell asleep while watching a movie when I should have been cleaning and doing school work to get ahead since we have another busy weekend coming up and won't be in town – LOL!!!!
Also, yes you made perfect sense to me
Yes, I have met Steve Garvey before, but it would have been fun for the others to meet him seeing how Matt was there too 🙂
Emma — is this you???
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DC! How did you find me?! I did not know I came out in that picture! Yep! I am the one in the blue dress, to my left are my friends Erik, Lore, Robyn and Chuck who comes out in the movie. I only come out toward the end cheering during the Phillie playoff game and standing in the back of Jeff Kent during the WIN baseball clinic. oh and during the rally.
Good morning ITD, Dodgerfaithful
Emma, I seen that photo, thanks to dcollins. You looked to have front row seats, I am sure it was a blast!!!
Game 2 in Houston tonight, Shake and Bake time!!!!
Shake the loss off and start again.
Matt Kemp is currently holding strong at 14 games so I shall poke a little fun at the situation with Boogadad ~ Boogadad
The Streak!!!
Enjoy the day all……Game time : 5:05 PT ~ Wolf and Oswalt
Emma great picture! First thing that came to my mind was:
(Just singing it to the "Devil with the Blue Dress On" beat.) But yeah you are nooooo Devil. How was the movie? Ethier was lookin good (like always) at the premier.
Yeah, Collins was little nervous last night. Called the Astros the Giants once, and a couple other little gaffs which escape me right now. No big deal. I thought Lyons was a bit wordy for a color man, but he's crazy, anyway, so at least he shakes the rafters a bit. On paper the Dodgers blew it against Valverde, but all they really had was an error on a bunt, a come backer off the pitcher's ankle, and a walk. Still, Russell Martin needs to bat 8th. It's not like Casey Blake is tearing it up in the 8 hole, anyway. Shake it up, Uncle Joe. And get Kemp into a position (5th???, 6th???) where a guy with power, who's hit in every single game, will do the Dodgers some good.
Yes! It was a blast! What a way to end our Saturday!
MsRussethier, LOL. I like the song Devil with the Blue dress on! The movie was great! Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Kershaw & Billz looked great at the premiere! Also our Dodger ambassador guys that were dressed in old uniforms. When I get a chance I will post pictures. I highly recomend it for any Dodger fan. Here is part of the email that Tim sent me:
""…..I know you will appreciate everything the movie says about how great it is to be a Dodger fan. And there is talk of cutting together other scenes for use on television and additional programming ….."
I can't wait to buy it.
I think they do this voting too early. I like to vote for the best players and the sample is too small right now.
From one Collins to another, welcome to the Dodgers big league booth Eric.
Emma – I thought that looked like you! I always look at the daily photo's. I like Jon SooHoo's photo's. I would love to learn to do what he does. I'm glad you had fun and are now a movie star!!
Hopefully they'll start a new streak tonight!
Let's go Blue!!
We love you!!!
Bring the Ring to LA in 2009!!!!
I agree Emma with regards to the voting. We are just into the 3rd week of the season and time for Allstar voting?
I'll start on that in another month.
I want to make sure I vote for the best players for the NL that way we get 4 home games this year in the series!!!!!
I was taking a survey at Dodger Stadium and they asked me "when do you leave the game?" I said "Until I finish singing I Love L.A".
If you all like read my latest blog "Arizona counters my fastballs with curveballs". No bueno…:-(
Thanks for the lineup Josh. LET'S GO DODGERS!!!!! WIN!!!! WIN!!!!! WIN!!!!!!
Good luck Wolfie! I told him on Saturday "Just don't pitch the first inning!." He smiled.
I agree with kahli that Kemp is misplaced at seventh in the batting order. He should be moved up to number five, at least for as long as he's producing at the current level of effectiveness. The batting order shouldn't be written in stone, but should be adjustable to allow the hot hitters to get an extra at bat per game.
It's hard for me to believe this.
The Broadcasters have a blog, I'm lovin it.
Hi everbody.
Good to see ya Joe Pierre 🙂
Go Dodgers!!!!!!
Do you actually see me?
I hate when we have our 1st 2 batters and can't do anything not even a double steal but I doubt they would walk Manny ibb in the first inning.
The way this game is going I might even get some sleep tonight.
I'm getting to the age where I dont see a whole lot Joe 🙂
Andre with the double thats a start, keep getting the outs Wolfy!!!!
The Dodgers are starting well tonight, they just can't seem to finish.
Which Ethier had that double in the 1st inning.
Urgh Lee is now 2/10 against Wolf with that hit.
oops 2/11
Wolf is not looking too good right now. I really don't want to see them lose 2 in a row. They seem really flat again tonight like they did last night.
Damn Pence
Looks like Wolf had his first inning this time in the fourth.
That looked like quite a long shot to center field by Hunter Pence.
Time to strike.
Sigh too bad that wasn't in the 1st inning.
Thanks Manny
oh back to back homerun nice
Manny and Andre, back to back jacks!!
The Beard gives us the lead. I am feeling better about this game than I was a few minutes ago.
Nice inning boy
I will still take Oswalt on this team lol
Geez whiz Wolf come on
A double play would do the trick right now.
You given up 2 hits to a guy who was 1/9 in his career.
Casey is good in front of the pitcher backing up the order. I like him where he is at 🙂
Way to Go Boy's, Bring it home!!!!
Martin and Blake really need to swap batting spot for the time being.
To be honest it should be this.
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
Martin, C
Hey Michaels you don't run on Kemp
We're still very much in this game, don't fret.
Oh great Michaels tied it and get replace go figure.
I'm surprised to see Wolf back in there. He didn't look like he had anything left last inning and he gives up a leadoff hit as I'm typing. I hope Joe pulls the trigger fast if he gives up anything else.
Looks like Manny didn't think those to strikes were high enough to be called strikes, that was the maddest I've seen him, so far.
Which we had that dp last inning.
He was mad oldbrooklynfan. I don't think Wolf was too happy with a few non-calls in the last 1/2 inning either and I don't blame him. There was one pitch in particular that looked like a perfect strike. Steve Lyons commented on it.
The pitch count was low and I knew he might have 1 more inning in him not a surprise for me.
Come on Loney you're still due to hit one out in front of family.
I'm happy for James. He was overdue.
Wow did the Rangers have Jones in LF and Loney come thought with a double.
No homers yet for Loney but that was a clutch double right here.
Nice produtive out by Martin now less extended the hit streak kemp.
Damn runners on 3rd with 1 out don't tell me we not going to score again.
Just terrible I smell a double switch with Loretta and Kuo coming in.
I guess not,
It's a bit discouraging that we can't hold the lead.
C'mon Dodgers!!!
Now we have to keep them from bouncing back again.
I think the key really is for me not to watch the game on television. I had to leave to run errands, but before I did, I saw the first 5 batters, with both Andre and James leaving 2 men on base. Then throughout my errand running, I am checking the score…………………Andre Ethier doubles, Manny hits solo homerun, Andre hits solo homerun, Casey hits 2-run homerun, Andre singles, James hits double and scores Andre. Andre is a triple away for the cycle for the first time this year, after the same thing happening twice at the end of last year. He may have a chance to do it, depending on how the top of the order does. GO DODGERS!!!!!!
uh oh!!!!!
Once again, the Dodger Shock and Awe strikes again!!!!! A great feeling to know we're not out of many games. It's a weird feeling but I'll try to get used to it .LOL!!!! ….. damn Berkman!!!!!! We'll just have to do it again!!! GO DODGERS!!!!!
I think perhaps I should go on another errand – LOL!!!!! GO DODGERS!!!!! Actually, I am not technically watching the game on television at the moment, but I just got an update saying we are tied.
Can't leave runnner on 3rd base with 1 out and can't scored go figure.
It's going to be a long season with this BP, isn't it?
Our bullpen is not looking good without Wade and a healthy Kuo to set up Brox. I hope we can somehow pull this one out. I really don't want to see them lose 2 in a row.
juan being juan
Yes, Nelly and BCG, we can all agree with what you're saying.
bluecrewgirl – especially with the way they are hitting….this shouldn't be happened, but it's what most of us were worried about. We should be able to win a game where we score 5 runs.
red pen – "happening" not happened
Ferk is sure hanging in well.
I agree, Nelly, frustrating. We score enough runs to win and they can't hold it. I hope Raffy can get on base!
This was really disappointing. I go back to the first inning with runners on 1st and 2nd, no outs and Manyy, Dre and James could not put hit up or even a fly ball to score. Would have sent a message early. Go get them tomorrow Blue Boys
…….just yuck!!!!
jhall's in the ITD house!!!! I rather see the OUTSTANDING 🙂
Don't forget Kemp leaving a runner on 3rd base with 1 out
Yep Nelly, me too!!! That's right Shad. Leaving runners at 3rd with less than 2 out is beyond unacceptable. It is darn near unforgiveable. It most always will come back to bite you..
Another tough loss on the road, they have to keep trying and not lose heart, which I don't think they will.
It's a good offensive team, they just have to hit more with runners on and in scoring position.
I'm missing our Monkey Whiskers, Get Well!!!
The ball was flying out of the park, Wolf kept us in it. Tough loss tonight.
Matt Kemp what a great run. The next one starts now.
We are on the road so….You gotta fight for your right to party!!!!!
Get Em Tomorrow Boy's!!!
Hey, jhall. I agree it's unacceptable. Wade was such solid gold for us last year. I hope he's back soon. We should have resigned Beimel too. I still don't get that decision.
I said last night that Collins had a great broadcasting voice but a bit boring. He was much better in that department tonight. Maybe he just needs to relax a bit.
Bullpen's gonna have to get it together or we are going to endure alot of disappointing and frustrating losses.
Hey Bleu Fille'!!! We need Wade back soon. This Bellisario guy bites!!!!
I am not understanding the Beimel thing either. And you are right, we need Wade back ASAP.
Nelly, the thing that I really don't get is that it's not like they were in a bidding war to keep him and lost. They barely made a whimper of an attempt to resign him.
Irony: this year, the strength and weakness of our offense and bullpen have been turned on their proverbial heads.
….is that true or what seesky? Did you bring your flask tonight?
bluecrewgirl – it is a very strange. However, I just got the feeling Joe didn't like him too much, did you?
I think I would of put Ohman in. But this post speculation is unresolvable, Im just frustrated, time for a shot and a beer
why didn't they put kuo in.is he really that hurt.the man was a dominant set up guy last year,i understand going with bellisario cause so far he's been the most impressive releiver but if kuo could go i dont see why they didn't put him in.give him the chance to hold the lead,he did it so well last year.tough loss,hopefully the bullpen can get healthy and more on top of their game.lets avoid the sweep,bills should be lights out tomorrow.at least i hope
I'm a bit baffled!! I really thought JoJo the clown was going to bring Kuo in. Seemed like a better option to me.
sounds good koufax
I think you've got the right idea Koufax63!!!!
mdavis – another unsolved Joe mystery
A comiseration round for ITD. !@#$ (drink), $%^& (drink), &*() (drink)……………….
Yes, Nelly I got that impression too. Maybe he just didn't get his sarcastic sense of humor. I thought the guy was hilarious.
Make mine a double, seesky, lol.
LMTO Sky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would hate to think that wouldn't be an issue, but maybe it was.
You've got to bring in your key late-inning guys like Kuo in those situations. Why wasn't Ohman or Kuo pitching to Berkman?
Thank you seesky!! We needed that!!!
…………!@##$ (drink, drink), $%^& (drink, drink), ()_* (drink, drink),………….
We ran into Joe's mismanagement of the 'pen last year. The saga continues . . . .
Looks like it sparkleplenty. I am sure it will provide the songwriters much needed material.
Un (hic) belie (hic) vable!!! Hic!!
Get the split out. I think Kuo struggling against right handed batter and Ohman is a lefty speicalist but do you really want to flip Berkman batting right?
I was thinking that very same thought myself.
I could be wrong but I've always thought that Berkman's better power side is lefty.
Berkman batting .188 vs right and .250 vs left.
You know Torre was playing the book for once lol
Oh well, need to get the win badly tomorrow. Salvage one game and avoid the sweep. Getting swept really bites hard!!!!
What are his power numbers, RH vs. LH?
There is no excuses vs Right Handed Batters.
but than again Kuo and Ohman would had flipped Berkman to the other side of the plate.
Yes, getting swept would suck. I hope they pull it out. It's no time to panic with a long season ahead, I just hate to see them give away a game they should have won. Nelly, on a positive note, Andre's average is up to .321 after tonight's solid effort.
Berkman right/left splits.
Well said, everyone! We REALLY do have BP issues. And, we also need a batter to pinch hit who doesn't pop-up every time. We need someone off the bench who can hit one out………..XPaul comes to mind. Yougnomewho can't use his so called speed if he can't get on base!
I did see that bluecrewgirl. That was a very positive note, not to mention a triple away from the cycle once again. It seems to take him an at-bat or two to get going, and then once he does, if he's allowed to hit (as opposed to the 3 walks last night), he usually comes through pretty well.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm does Torre look at someone career? Apparently Berkman blow against the left handed pitchers
Yep Bleu, and Weak Popout Pile is down to .300 and falling fast. Andre sure put a lid on Badge!!!! LOL!!!!
Yes, he did, jhall. Trublu, I thought JP was going to try and bunt his way aboard. He should have.
It's not the losses but the way they occurred that is worrisome. We've all known that our bullpen was shaky coming into the season. At this point, we're just going to have to hope that they get better……those numbers against RH batters are obscene, spit!!!!!
Hey Trumom!!! Well said. I totally agree. Shad, JoJo the clown works in strange and mysterious ways. Go figure!! Geez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know what JP is thinking! Perhaps he thought he could hit one out like Dre and Manny did! lol
Jhall he didn't say much after the homerun but I bet he said something in that 1st inning.
As I said a long time back, there aren't enough pharmaceuticals in the world to make JP a power hitter.
LOL Tru!!! He hit a weak popout last night pinch hitting. Speed doesn't help when the ball is popped up. Sure wish Pile would use all that extra time he spends showing up early learning to drag a bunt like Brett Butler.
I'm still upset about that 1st innings when Furcal and Hudson was on base and did they even bother pulled a double steal when Manny was up. Look like it could had happen. We surely not running no more.
LOL Shad!!! Probably. Doesn't matter really, he is a moron!!!!!!!!!
LMTO Sky!!!
jhall ~ you are right! What a useless piece of crap!
LMTO Tru!!! Well said!!!
Pile is useless, but the bullpen lost this one, not Phew!!!!
Well…..I gotta say……..Ned's staff is looking like, well, Ned's staff. Never a Wolf fan, never will be, and really disappointed in him tonight. It was bad enough he immediately gave up the lead after THREE Dodger homers in the 6th (talk about letting the air out of the balloon, and of course, Mr. Timid walks the lead-off batter)…but it was his antics after getting the third out. I absolutely loathe an athlete who gives the "damn, I'm angry" routine after tanking…or shall I say choking. It's like he's trying to convince his team mates–or better yet, himself–that he's better than what just went down…just an aberration, you understand. The pro's pro, the guy who clutches up, says and does NOTHING when he fails. He tips his cap, so to speak. He knows more times than not he has succeeded and will succeed and has nothing to prove. Wolf will never be that player. Just a .500 pitcher…or worse. Sorry to be so negative. I'm sure he's a great guy. Belisario? Not an 8th inning guy–yet. Hind sight is 20/20 but geez, is Kuo disabled? If he is, disable him. You can't win a pennant with a porcelain pitching staff.
Since Enchanted isn't here, I'll say it for him…….."I'm a little miffed!"
Hi'Ya Kahli!!! LOL!!!! Good points!!!!
Gosh Trumom, I'm alot miffed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like to be in a positon to see Brox pitch again. With the middle relief (and I say relief loosely) having so many problems, I wonder if Brox will even pitch again!
Me too, Jhall!!!!!!!!
LOL Trumom!!! We need alot more Big Johnny says!!!!!!!!!!!!
As I recall, Kuo was used against everybody last year regardless of what side they hit from. Exactly, kahli, if he's hurt, then disable him. Regardless of what this year's splits indicate, historically, you would still have Berkman hit RH in that situation. LH is definitely his better power side.
Jhall ~ I
ve been waiting a long time to here you say that!!!!!! Hopefully tomorrow!
Nelly, in case you didn't know, Andre was on KISS FM in LA this morning with Ryan Seacrest. I just finished listening to it. There's a link to it on the front page of their website.
LOL Tru!!! Yep, hopefully tomorrow.
Thank you bluecrewgirl!!! I wish I could listen to LA radio 🙂
We haven't had a Johnny Says night in a while 🙂
Bills is going to have to be our stopper tomorrow. He's the #1 guy in the rotation.
Agree seesky. Bills needs to throw it down tomorrow. I have faith he will.
We're out of practice. We need some work…. What does Johnny say???????
Fu Q 'yall I wanted to pitch tonight!!!
We all wanted him to pitch tonight, nellY!!!!!!!!
A Johnny B ITD classic. LMTO, jhall!!!!!!!!!!
He was ready to pitch!!!!
This one's for our bullpen the last 2 nights!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep but Kuo is not 100% healthy and with his control problem that is very scary.
OK then, try this one for our bullpen!!!
Now that's better jhall!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Astros have always played us tough but Bills should salvage tomorrow's game. Then, we go to Colorado for some arena baseball. We've always hit well there so it should be a good weekend.
Hey Nelly, they need to play that clip of the Tommy pep talk that Ryan played before he put Andre on the air in the clubhouse before the game tomorrow. They could use it right now.
That is very true bluecrewgirl!!!!!! He is funny too 🙂
Good night, all!!!!! A tip of the ITD flask to Bills and a stopper-worthy performance tomorrow!!!!!!
Goodnight seesky. This time tomorrow it will be the victory flask we're passing instead of the drowning or sorrows round.
Nelly, I was inspired . . . found and slightly revised a song. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams – many apologies!
Guess it's over, call it a day
Sorry that it had to end this way
No reason to pretend
We knew it had to end like this
This way
Guess it's over, the bullpen's gone
Why does Joe keep them throwing on and on
Somewhere he lost the key
Pitchers awfully wild and free
And it's clear to see
Too much, too little, too late to win a game with them
Too much, too little, too late to try again with them
He's finding out something that we knew
Was over {Oh, it was over}
Too much, too little, too late to get the batters out
Too much, too little, too late, Joe, you can't use the crowd
Too much, too little, too late, over managing again
And it's over (It's over)
Guess it's over, the runs are in (Whoa, babe)
The way the pen is used is surely such a sin
Whatever chance we had, Oh no, it's just so bad
It's over {It's over}, it's over {Oh…no…}
Too much, too little, too late to get the batters out
Too much, too little, too late, Joe, you can't use the crowd
Too much, too little, too late, we know it has to end
And it's over {And it's over}, it's over {And it's over}
Too much, too little, too late, over managing again
Too much, too little, too late, it's something he can't pretend
Too much, too little, too late, we know it has to end
LOL Bleu, I agree.
Well………..it's about time somebody gave dodgereric a job to do. FABULOUS SONG SPARKLEPLENTY!!!!!!
bluecrewgirl – he did a great interview. I just listened to it again.
Wow, very good job, Sparkleplenty! Fantastic!!!
OUTSTANDING!!!!®, Sparkle!!!!! LMTO!!!!!
thank you!
Well, Goodnight and Bon Noir everyone. We'll whip'em tomorrow!!!! Have a great evening and a better tomorrow… Catch you all down the road…..
Good Night jhall!! It was great seeing you tonight. Have a fabulous day tomorrow yourself. Take care and God Bless !!
Good night, Jhall. It's always a pleasure to hang out with you!
Sparkleplenty – at least you got jhall's OUTSTANDING.
Wow I guess the Angels missed Krod.
I'd rather the team got the OUTSTANDING – but that'll come tomorrow.
It make you feel really bad what happen to that team the past 2 weeks.
Well, it would have been nice if you both got the OUTSTANDING, but I guess if the team had one, you wouldn't have written the song 🙂 Unless, you are like enchanted and just have songs ready to go (or almost ready to go) when needed.
I'm folding it up for the evening. Gonna catch a little Boston Legal re-run and then go to sleep. Chat with you good people tomorrow.
Ok, a quick answer – no I don't stockpile songs. I really need inspiration. When that happens, it seems the songs write themselves, like this one tonight.
Absolutely love Boston Legal!!!!! Have a great evening and good night Sparkleplenty.
Denny Crane and Alan Shore just crack me up!! They are hilarious!!!! Sorry – just had to add that!!
Great job on the song, sparkleplenty! Nelly, yes he did do an excellent job. He came across very poised and he was funny too. He's been on with Ryan at least once before.
So, with the Carne Asada Sundays, he will be doing them all season long,right? It also sounds like he might be coming out with another review soon on his blog.
I think he's just doing the one and Fernando Valenzuela is doing the other, but I could be wrong. It does sound like he might have another review soon. It's been awhile since the last one.
Well, Fernando's nice, but he's not Andre 🙂
Yeah, it would be nice to go, but I can't afford it right now. Should be fun. I'd better sign off. I've been hitting the snooze every morning this week. I'll miss most of the game tomorrow because I have a hair appt., so I hope I will hear good news when I turn on the radio on the way home. Have a great rest of the night, Nelly.
Good night bluecrewgirl!!! Hopefully you will come home to good news. I had good news when I got home, which quickly turned to not so good news. They were losing when I left, winning when I was out, and then they lost when I got back home. Maybe the key for me is not watching them on tv. I have yet to see an Andre homerun actual happen. I always have to see it after the fact. Anyhow, have a great sleep and see you tomorrow sometime.
Omg are we really desparate for pitching?
Good morning all,
Spit, Where is Scully?
So what is this about Dream Weaver?
I saw that game where Mulder pitched the 1.2 innings last season, and he knew the minute he threw that pitch, he was done. It was a very sad thing to watch, and I don't know if we want to take that risk. We already have Schmidt. So, why take on a similar issue, whether the contract is small or not. I really like him, but liking him and knowing he's going to be effective for this team right now, or even down the road is very risky. We need to focus on healthy pitchers. We have too many DL issues as it is. We don't need to add to the pile.
However, I think they are desperate for pitching. Too much time wasted on the Manny drama and a $500,000 difference in Andre's contract and not enough time trying to get some effective BP pitching at the least, if not one more SP.
Great job guys, but you know you may not last !! Since coming onboard we haven't won yet, so I would suggest you get real positive today and make something happen !! LOL
"Woke up this morning
With fire in my eyes
And then realized
Randy Wolf's still no prize…"
Gotta say, even after my venting last night, I'm still disgusted with Wolf. His take from last night: ""We put up four runs against a really tough pitcher and we had that four-run sixth inning and I give up that lead right away. You can't do that. It's disappointing because that's a win for us that I felt I let slip away."
How many times do I have to hear that from Wolf this year? Four starts, two "darn, I blew it."
Please, please, please……………NO WEAVER………..NO ESTES!!!!!!
I've always thought a good team scores 5 runs and that would be enough to win. I hate to see those home runs wasted like that. We all know this is not the pitching staff we'll end with, but I suppose it is still to early to draw any firm conclusions yet. As I've said before, I'm prejudiced, but I'd like Weaver to get a shot.
Question for all you statisticians out there . . . I've looked at Google, ask.com and the Astros home web page and haven't found the answer. So, how many home runs have been hit outside of Minute Maid Park? That shot by Manny last night prompted my quest.
I guess Lindblom is not coming to the rescue, because he's getting lit up in the AA. The real season isn't like Spring Training, but I don't think Torre knows that. Should have insisted on getting some pitching in the off-season, Joe. Cruz should have been a natural addition for us, but Ned apparently can only concentrate on one thing at a time, like Manny.
The other thing is that Joe obviously has no confidence in Kuo being the setup man. Perhaps Kuo doesn't have any confidence either, but just how do you remedy that. I don't think it will happen by not letting the guy pitch at all. How many days has it been now since Kuo has been in a game? If you're not going to use him, why not send him down to at least get some regular work until he's ready for the big club.
Bear ~ As usual, true, and to the point!
Good morning ITD, Dodgerfaithful
I like Wolf, he got us to the 7th inning with a chance to win.
Sure he could of pitched a better game. Belsiario had an off day….the wild pitch on a pitch out, come on uncalled for. As for the past, it is time to look foward and get back to winning. We have an amazing offense any way you slice it.
If the game last night went another inning, I was confident we would of scored. I am confident that Chad Billingsley will get us deep into tonight's game and the Boy's will back him up early with some runs. If our bullpen can keep the ball in the park late in the game we should have a big advantage, with the sticks we send up to the plate.
Lets Beat The Astro's Tonight and take a win into Colorado!!!
Happy Flight Night 🙂
there is absolutely no way we should be losing any series to the astros. they are just not a good team. it's more the way that we've lost these games that makes it painful. i have NEVER seen a wild pitch on an IBB.. and to essentially lose the game on that.. augh =P
clearly, the offense is still a power..
the pitching has had rough spots, but overall, i think the numbers are still decent.. but then again, the majority of our games have been against the NL West. and using these last two games as a measuring stick, the NL West is pretty awful.. so i find it fortunate that many of our early games are against the west. it'll give us time to build a lead in the division..
bills is pitching today, and i believe he will restore order. let's get a win and be positive heading to colorado.. go blue!
i read some quotes by joe and kuo after the game.. it is very clear that joe has little confidence in kuo right now.. and it is also clear that kuo doesn't have confidence in himself.. he sounded understanding of joe, rather than fighting to get back out there.. i can't wait until cory wade gets back on monday, if he's ready.. which it sounds like he will be..
Hey Emma how would I know?
How can the Phillies be this bad so far this year? My god there getting no hitby Bush through 5th innings. Bush always struggling against the Phillies in his career but he does have 6 no decision in 6 career starts.
Spit – Since you brought up Moulder, I was asking about Scully from the X-Files? so for that matter, where is the X-Man? 🙂
Hey I read from a Pirate blog that Peewee got his first hit!
i know josh will post the lineup soon.. but here it is from tony jackson's blog:
Furcal 6
Hudson 4
Ramirez 7
Ethier 9
Martin 2
Loney 3
Kemp 8
Blake 5
Billingsley 1
not that we worry about lineups anymore.. i always check, just to see who might have a day off.. but the lineups definitely don't cause the stir that they used to.. which is a great thing 🙂
lol yeah I notice that when 15 min when I wrote that.
Gosh please Torre flip Kemp and Martin and than flip Martin and Blake.
Actually the Astros are a good team but they're struggling to start the season and seriously you can't judge team on a few good week. We always have trouble in Houston and the Astros has always been a good team at home the past 9 to 10 yrs. We just aren't a good road team.
Hey ITD! havnt been on the forum for a while! as for the past two games…i actually see it as a success! great run production from both games! as for the pitching it will have its ups and downs. as far as im concerned the dodgers can lose a couple more times after that eight game win streak! the main reason i came on the forum is to encourage all you dodger fans to vote for kemp, ethier, and ramirez for the outfield no matter what and maybe furcal, hudson, and martin! ultimately im voting for the whole lineup. loney and blake are long shots considering albert pujols and david wright as well as ryan howard and chipper jones but nevertheless PLEASE vote for the dodgers! I do not want to see only 1 dodger! in fact it is one of my goals to vote 25 times on different email accounts! i have like 10 and of course u can make up one so please VOTE
those should be locks
vote furcal
vote martin
vote hudson
these are reachable goals
loney and blake are too far from the couple players mentioned
I bet you used 9 of those emails lol
but then again we did sweep them in Houston last year when we got sweep at DS.
oops make that 3/4 games in Houston last year.
Although I'll probably get new-threaded in a minute, please do yourself a favor and read this:
I spent my lunch period reading it. It's long, so you might want to wait until you have a few minutes. But it's worth it. It's from the Sports Illustrated archives, written by Robert Creamer (who wrote The Babe) in May of 1964. The subject is a 36-year-old Dodger broadcaster and how he has endeared himself to Los Angeles fans in 8 short years.
Good Afternoon ITD readers and writers!!!
dodgereric – I will read later, as I am leaving shortly, and when you say long, I know to trust you on that!!! However, if you are posting it, I know it's worth the read. See you later 🙂
Oh my I read this and also seen the dodgers are in the #1 spot on the power ranking.
We picked up 6 spots and bump the Cubs to #2.
You might want to read this Nelly lol
It's long, but not long enough considering the subject matter. And yeah Shad, I saw that. That's where I got the link to the Scully story.
Thanks Shad – I will, but when Eric says it's long, I know it's long and I need to leave in a few. I will definitely read it, and he is pretty much certain I will. Who knows, he might even quiz me on it at some point – LOL!!! (jk)
It figures!!!! LMAO!!! Aren't you going home yet?
You are waiting to see if you get new threaded, aren't you?
Also, I'm doing Scouting work after work.
Gotcha!! Those spreadsheets again 🙂 I have to go and see about a new phone for Mariya, but you probably already know that 🙂
Nah, the spreadsheets are done. Now I'm applying for Tour Permits.
And of course I know about the phone. 🙂
Torre likes to tell his team to take pitches and get into the bullpen. Gee, I wonder what opposing managers are saying right now when facing the Dodgers' staff? Here's what: Billingsley and Kershaw will run up the pitch count if you're patient. Wolf won't pitch to contact. Be patient. McDonald? Gone by the 4th or 5th. Stults? Averaging 5 innings. That means teams can avoid Broxton by feasting on the likes of Troncoso, Belisario, Kuo, Mota, Elbert and Ohman (is that REALLY our bullpen, Ned??????????, a crew with an ERA over 4.00 and that doesn't even count inherited runners scoring). People say it's early. Glad to hear it, Can you imagine this staff down a pennant stretch??????????
lol we can always bring back Carrera, Hernandez, Tomko,
Let's not forget who's doing the coaching for that noted bullpen. Honeycutt was always worthless managing the best of talent that we've had, what can you expect him to do with Mota – unless he learns how to give injections.
hmm.. i lost a post somewhere..
tony jackson said he expects weaver to be up in the bullpen very soon.. 40 man spot would be cleared by moving mienkiewicz to the 60 day DL, but the 25 man spot would be cleared by??
let's go dodgers! we need a win!!
Hi ITD
I like when the Dodgers are on national T.V. it gives my friends a chance to see my team.
Let's hope Bilz is not in a hurry to give that run back.
Why did we not use Ausmus for one game against Houston? It's not exactly like you don't want to break up Martin's stride, and Ausmus might have had a good incentive against his former mates.
where is my game? how could it not be on? help!!!!!!
Those were too good looking ABs by Ethier and Russell, they just have to stick to it. Don't give up.
I know they won't.
I thought it was kinda funny when the announcers were bantering about the possibility of Chad Billingsley possibly being related to Barbara Billingsley, who played June Cleaver. If they only knew who's who here . . . . LOL
I notice that, Jay Leno, look alike Lance Berkman, unlike Loney,
Likes to talk to the runners on first.
Nice hustle by O Dog, very close call at third.
WTF is the Rangers doing? Jones is now played 1st base.
For the love of god get Martin out of the 5th spots.
Up until now, these two teams are really putting on a show.
This could be a good time to jump on Wendy R.
Damn Furcal turning into an error machine lately.
Come on Boy's, Kick start this thing and fire it up!!!!
Blake strikes again.
Nice dp
Keep them there Guys.
I don't know if it's just me but I'm glad Casey was involved on that last out in the bottom of the 8th.
Here we go again.
Finish them off Boy's!!!
Billingsley and Broxton were superb and on NATIONAL TELEVISION.
Way to go Dodgers!!!!
Great on the road showing for Chad Billingsley, outstanding performance. 2 runs were enough tonight. Way to battle Boy's!!!
Enjoy the flight to Colorado, Lets keep the winning and good times rolling along in the Rockie's 🙂
Life is Good Today :)))))
I was waiting for that, Jhall!!!!!!!!!!
OUTSTANDING!!!© Billz and Brox!!!! Way to go Dodgers!!! Let's kick some Rocky a** now!!!!
Joe Torre…killer of pitchers. If Uncle Joe and Grandpa Ned can't figure out who the hell their set-up man is, Broxton will be on the shelf by June 1. And as long as I'm being negative, Russell Martin is going to find himself in Toronto as part of a Roy Halladay deal if he doesn't shake his funk.
Yep Trumom, we've been overdue for some Brox cheese!!!! LOL!!!
i don't know about you guys but Martin needs to be dropped to the 8th spot. He is no threat in the spot where he is batting. i don't care who goes in his spot as long as he gets moved down. Kemp would be a good canidae.
It's nice to come home and see that we won – yeah!!!!
Okay- where's is beavndeschenes? We won, and I was looking forward to the speech.
I knew y'all would take care of the "What Does Johnny Say?" …………..just classic!!
I was watching the game with the Astros' announcers and they were saying that we were showing interest in Mulder and Pedro Martinez. Do you think this is true?
Sparkleplenty – If they only knew who is on here is right. I can't watch episodes anymore with out laughing about it.
tru – Shad posted an article about Mulder this morning.
Is that good, Nellyjune?
I got no problem with Pedro Martinez. Groomed as a Dodger, should NEVER have been traded in the first place…and a good buddy of Manny. Invaluable teacher, ala Maddox.
I don't think so. I saw him leave that one game he pitched last year after thinking he made it back. He pitched great the first inning. Got through the first batter in the 2nd inning, and then something went seriously wrong with his arm, and he knew it the minute he pitched that pitch. It was very sad to watch. That is one of Jill's all-time favorite players and she was crushed when she saw that happen. I don't think we want to risk it. He's one of those, yes, he's a great guy, but can he help us this year……..probably not.
I think Pedro would come down in price, Kahli, which seemed to be the sticky point. I'll bet Manny can talk him into it…….even if he doesn't have the same stuff he used to have, he still knows how to pitch.
Pedro would be a good choice IMO.
I'll also bet, with the economy the way it is and if teams fall several games behind, they will be unloading sooner rather than later.
The gnats this morning were talking about snatching Holliday from the A's if the opportunity arises near a trade deadline if the A's start unloading. The gnat fans actually think they can win the division, at least the ones calling on the radio this morning.
It's funny because I was thinking the Gnats would do the unloading! lol
Dodgereric/Ward Dear – That article was amazing!! Yes, it was long just like you said(and I am glad I waited), but also, like you said, it was well worth the read and could have been another 4 pages. I loved how he got the crowds involved at the games, especially the umpire's birthday. That must have been something else. Would he be able to do something like that in today's crowd? I have been around people listening, but are there as many as back then. Thanks for finding that article. I am really enjoying reading the history any chance I get 🙂
Yes Eric, thanks for the article, I have'nt finished it yet but it is in my fav's and will stay there a while after I am finished reading it.
Thank You Vin Scully!!!
Man I Love L.A. 🙂
Whatever It takes To Win A Championship, never had more meaning than RIGHT NOW!!!!!
Management, Players and The Fans….Together we will make it happen!!!!…..WE BELIEVE!!!!!!!
Great post Dodger4life!!! How are you doing this evening? It's good to see our boys did well 🙂
It is good to see our boy's do well… yes. This has been a lot of fun so far, and it just started. Everbody likes to have a good time 🙂
Oh and SammieRamirez99 ~ I'm voting for the Boy's 🙂
Me too, Dodger4life!!!!
great win.shows that we can have the pitching to win us games.bills is coming into form as the ace.4-0 start is fantastic.the man won 16 games after starting 0-4 last year.he's been dialed in this season.and no question broxtons been the most impressive closer so far this year.now lets do some work on the rockies again.
oh ya,and i was doing some reading on torre in last sundays times about when he'll retire,you guys think mattingly will take over once joe decides to go?
My dodger Tool Bar even has the All-Star Game ballot on it! Isn't that convenient?!
sigh I thought Paul Byrd was retired maybe just maybe he's another option.
Mdavis ~ I think Torre and Mattingly are a two-fer, so I think if Joe goes, so does Don, don't you?
trublu- thats a good point,and it may be true.but they also said the possibility of him being joe's succesor.i wouldnt be surprised if he left,but mattingly does want to manage eventually,and when joe goes than theres a vacant manager spot in LA, where don already knows a lot of the players and his sons a dodger prospect.but really,anythings possible
With the Dodger organization, you are right, mdavis, anything is possible!
I think the job is Donnie Baseball's ……….. if he wants it.
How are you Dodgereric? When is Joe leaving? And, can he take JP with him?
Well, good evening dodgereric!!! Thanks for the awesome article on Mr. Dodger Baseball himself 🙂
trublu- haha that's definitely true. but i gotta say right now im just happy with dodgers winning games.im sure everyone else is too.i can't wait to head up to chavez ravine to see them.it's gonna be sick!
Ev'nin' tru, nelly and mdavis and whoever else is hangin' around.
I'm afraid we're stuck with Joe thru next season.
mdavis ~ I can't wait to go either! This is going to be a great season!
I saw an interesting piece on ESPN about Ng……she wants to be the first GM. Do you think she will get a shot at it?
getting off.take it easy dodger fans.now lets watch them go and get 3 straight W's in the rocky mounts.later fellas
Have a great evening mdavis!!!
And you're very welcome for the Scully article. Anyone who was around here in those days will love that read.
And I think you're right, there isn't nearly the same amount of radios in the park as there used to be.
trublu what's the link on that all stars toolbar?
Hi everyone! Great win tonight, nailbiter at the end, but it seems like if we're not winning games, we're in 'em to the end. For some reason, this win was tougher on the nerves than Tuesday's loss… but I'll take the win anyday, of course!
Wouldn't mind seeing Pedro back in blue. I wouldn't have any illusions about him being in "prime" form, but having him in the bullpen and Manny in the dugout would go a long way towards helping the not-quite-vets buckle down in tough situations. Hell, Manny even got Torre to loosen up, we haven't heard anything about a barber, have we?
I think if/when Joe Girardi is canned, Donnie Baseball will do a lot of soul searching about whether he'd like the chance to be the Yankees' skipper or not. I'd prefer to have him here, and think that it might be ill-advised at this time, with all the lofty expectations the Yankees franchise brings with it (especially with the House that $1.3 Million Built) for him to take that job right now. ESPECIALLY if the Yanks' situation gets so bad that Girardi gets canned. They'd essentially be calling him to do some mop-up action, a slop… uh, second choice for the young Steinbrenners after they decided to eschew Bronx tradition for a proven champion Manager.
For all the points that were mentioned above, it'd be a much better decision to be the manager of the Dodgers (at least for the near future). Getting grilled in the blogs is a lot different than getting grilled in the NY Times and Post every time you flinch wrong.
You weren't kidding about the length, not to mention the small print, but once I got into it, it was very well written and funny at points too so it went faster than I thought.
Hey northstateblues!!! How are you doing? Are you almost finished with school?
Hi Eric! That Transistor Kid article's a great read. I remember my family always taking a tranistor radio with us to the game. Even if we forgot, there'd be a few people in your section with 'em, so you wouldn't miss out anyway.
Sad that it's not that way anymore. If I remember before any games I go to, I like to take a radio w/ headphones to hear him call the game. Of course, now a lot of radios don't even come with AM, so even that's less of an option.
Is there a delay in the broadcast? I know up until this year, the Gameday Audio would be anywhere from 35 secs to a minute slower than a TV feed. Now, it's about a half second faster than the TV. I know it can't be a half second faster than the game live at the stadium (and if it is, send that radio immediately to the Dodgers' dugout), but just curious if they still have the three second delay.
Hi Nelly! Not done with school quite yet, about a month to go. It's gonna get crazy busy in a week or two. But I've already got a heads up on what I'm doing for my last Rhetorical paper, so I'm feeling pretty good about things right now. And we even got to play with mud in my Geography lab (after eroding rocks in vinegar the week before, since the department didn't have hydrochloric acid. Curses, foiled again!), which was interesting.
Hey, north!
Pitching, pitching, pitching………..
Unless Pedro drops his price from $5 – 6 mil down to 1 or 1.5, I don't see McCourt pulling that trigger. Earlier, Pedro was pretty emphatic about "not going to discount myself".
Sheets would be a very tempting guy come June, depending on how his rehab goes. He's kind of in the "Manny" catagory in that he needs to prove himself to get a good contract. He wouldn't even cost a pick if he signs after the draft.
Jose Cruz would have sure been a nice sign.
I remember my mom and dad listening to the games out of Las Vegas. Usually we had to sit outside to listen. Much like you were talking about the other night northstateblues. The funny thing is last night when we were cooking/grilling late, my husband put it on a AM station that was out of Seattle, and we were able to listen to the Mariners game with traffic and all after the game.
You have been saying pitching all along. Those that are bringing up the set up guy are right. We can't have Brox doing both.
You know, I didn't think about the delay. I'll bet that's a problem.
One of the things I liked so much about that story is Vin talking about himself. He doesn't do that too much.
I got a little sad when they referred to his son Michael.
Sheets would be nice, but his nagging injuries worry me, same with Mulder. Pedro's high priced right now, but eventually that price will come down if there's no takers (although with the Yankees' pitching problems… hey, what's another $6 million? Cruz would've been nice, but that move also would have made sense, and we know how ration took a holiday this offseason. Too bad Joe Torre couldn't successfully shake down the FO for pitching in the offseason. Hopefully we can make this work, but if not, like was mentioned earlier, the fire sales should start early this year.
Sometimes when I'm homesick, I'll put the radio on KFI when I'm driving around at night. Not that a sigalert on the 605 has any effect to me locally, but it's nice to have something familiar once in a while.
That was sad Eric 😦 You are right. He doesn't talk about himself much, does he? Now that I think about it, not even now. He is such a great storyteller that no matter how many times you hear the same story from him, it really doesn't matter because it's still a great story, and that is hard to do.
Closing games is what wins consistantly. Brox is doing very well so far, but he can't do it himself. I remember someone a few weeks back saying that there wasn't anyone available to shore up the pen, and he/she had a decent point. But, and maybe I'm just stupid, but it wouldn't have taken much to have Beimel and Cruz. They both signed elsewhere for relative peanuts and they are proven arms. Now we're talking about looking to guys like Weaver?
Without good pitching, we're the San Diego Chargers of the Dan Fouts era. Exciting, winning and losing games 42 – 40, and not quite good enough to win it all.
The fire sales will come in handy this year for sure.
We knew this might/would be a problem, and we are finding out it is a problem. Also, we shouldn't have to expect our SP to go 6,7,8 innings every game either. There is going to be undue pressure on them to get it done early and possibly press too hard in order to accomplish that.
nice talking with you all, think I'm gonna call it a night, though. Have a good night.
good night northstateblues – sounds like you are having fun in your geography class. Keep up the great work!!!
Perhaps that's just it. I don't have much confidence in the front office to get the job done. They're so maddeningly inconsistent! I don't have to rehash everything because we all know them all, but there's been good moves and bad moves and good non-moves and bad non-moves.
I don't remember who it was, but it was one of our best thinkers here on ITD who said, "They don't seem to have a plan."
That wasn't you? …….maybe messagebear, dcollins or ramslover perhaps?
Maybe the solution is to get MLB to adopt one rule from NCAA women's softball – the 7-inning game.
Well, I think I'll follow north's lead and say goodnight. God Bless!!!
I don't think it was me. If I had to guess, I think it was enchanted.
Good night, Junie!
Good night Ward Dear/dodgereric!!! It very well could have been enchanted. Take care and God Bless to you and your family.
Sigh I guess trublu went to bed before she got the chance to read my last message.
Good early morning ITD, Dodger Faithful
Spit I believe Tru said it was the Dodgers toolbar, which is available through the homepage.
I am up a little early this morning… well truth be told it is one of those nights when you just cant put the mind to rest.
I just keep thinking about what a great start this Dodger ball club is off to and what the possibilities are this season.
Division Championship well within reach, but why stop there. Best record in the National League also well within reach, but hey why should we settle for that. Best record in baseball, now were talking. Home field advantage through the play-offs, we all want this to be a reality. Oh yeah the need to win the All-Star Game, this is where we come into play people. Imagine having Manny, Matt and Andre as the outfield, as I write this they are all deserving of the award.
Imagine the team spirit and good atmosphere they can provide the NL with, not to mention the talent, but what the heck we have more talent available, so let's assume we can get Furcal, Hudson and Loney on the team as well, three outstanding defensive players in their own right with stellar offensive abilities as well. Russell behind the plate with Bills and Kershaw throwing the heat, heck I can hear the crowd chanting BROX!! BROX!! BROX!! now.
I have faith that our Boy's in Blue wont let us down and will
continue the winning way's. So I ask you all to do your part and VOTE them in. We want the Ravine to be Rocking in October, and it is all well within reach. We have some Awesome team chemistry happening with this club and it will spill over into the All-Star Game as well.
I believe that the front office, has every intention of improving this club as the season goes along, how and when I have no clue???
Whatever It Takes To Win A Championship!!! Right Now!!!
There is no next year, there is this year, and this game we play today. Everyday counts the 8 game win streak was snapped and we are back to 1, working on #2… we will live with something less than 8 games this time, but 9 is well within reach. The cycle is within reach again, another hitting streak is within reach again, anything you can do once you can do again, plain and simple mind over matter.
We must not let up not once, we must continue to go out and have fun, continue to stay on the positive side of the game. Continue to grab these things that are well within our reach, if we don't I guarantee someone else will. There are a few good teams out there, but only one truly great one. I believe that team has DODGERS written across their chest!!!!!!
Now lets show our DodgerPride and support.
VOTE ~ VOTE ~ VOTE ~ VOTE ~ VOTE ~ VOTE ~ VOTE and VOTE again…..WE BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC THAT IS DODGER BASEBALL!!!!!
Now lets go out and take to the Rockies the whole series.
Game Time ~ 6:10 PT ~ Stults against Cook
Keep the Good Times Rolling Along ~ Yesterday was Shake and Bake!!! Tonight it's Time to Rake!!!!
Rock Me Baby, Like My Back Aint Got No Bones……
Enjoy your day everyone 🙂
One more thing before I take nap. Due to the economy and my logistics, I have'nt seen one game on the tv or web, I had the oppourtunity to listen to Vinny, Charlie and Rick once and boy what a treat that was. I get my enthuisiam from ITD and box scores, if this is the way Joe Pierre has remained a Dodgerfaithful all these years, my hat is off to him. Now pass it around and see to it that he has a front row seat to the ITD tour. I'll pass the hat to the Front Office first. Good Day everyone, Enjoy 🙂
Good Morning ITD readers and writers!!!!
Fabulous post Dodger4life!!! You truly are our spirit leader, and I for one, think you belong at this ITD tour as well 🙂
I agree with you, Nellyjune. We will make sure Dodger4life is with us on the ITD Tour!!!
good morning all.
I can tell you that in my aisle there is about 10 of us listening to the game and keeping score. My raido has tv audio so when Vin is on I switch it to the TV. I know I will miss this come June when that TV antenna thing goes into effect.
I am so glad that Vin won the Mr.L.A. I can't believe someone in there said they are stopping their subscription to the magazine. http://lamag.com/mrla/ Emma
http://crzblue.mlblogs.com/ I did not know five people on the list!
NSB – The delay is from the TV not the radio. It feels a little weird when I am listening to the TV at the stadium on delay but it gives me a heads up on a play. Too bad we wont have the TV audio anymore. A friend of mine bought a replacement radio to the one he carries at the stadium and he said the new one did not have the tV audio.
Bring back the Dodger Trolley from Union Station!!!!!!!
D4 _ Like I said before I love your enthusiam….Oh Ok, I just remembered that Vin said that about my friend Erik and I. I love VIN! ok, ok, what was I saying. D4, I am listening to the yutube you posted. LOVE IT! Here I am at owrk rocking baby!!
Definetly you and Joe Pierre need to be at the ITD tour.
Anyone here going to the L.A. Times Book festival? Is a great event!. I can't go Saturday as I have a prior engagement but I will be there on Sunday!
Thanks for the kind words all 🙂 I have'nt forget Mr. Blake he will get just as many votes as the rest…. from this kid!!
Smile everyone we are 11 – 5 🙂
Listen to the music and enjoy the season 🙂
Tony Jackson will be missed that's for sure.
O.K the Giants lost and we're 4 up.
Hi everybody at ITD, I can't wait for another big night.


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Finals Watch: Small schools
Small schools share big stage
The Final Four isn't the only big game in town. Hello, Metro State. Hello, Drury. We're talking about you.
And how about a shout-out for Mary Hardin-Baylor and Amherst?
For the first time, the NCAA Division II and Division III national championship games are being held in the same city as the Final Four. In his remarks to the media on Thursday, NCAA president Mark Emmert said "it's going to be a great experience" to have the smaller schools playing their championship games at Philips Arena, which is adjacent to the Georgia Dome.
It's part of the NCAA's celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Final Four.
Metro State and Drury will play for the Division II championship on Sunday at 4, after Amherst plays Mary Hardin-Baylor for the Division III title.
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(The Root) — After months of running one of the most gaffe-plagued and widely mocked presidential campaigns in modern history, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered a debate performance that may not have been a bona fide knockout, but was definitely a winner — at least with certain voters.
Romney looked relaxed, confident, even likable — all qualities he has struggled to convey in recent months. President Obama, on the other hand, looked and sounded exhausted. That's understandable, given the fact that he's busy doing full-time jobs, including a pretty big one (you know, being president) and another pretty big one (you know, running for president).
While Romney's answers flowed freely, the president often seemed to be searching for his. The end result? Romney enjoyed a clear victory, particularly with male voters, if the CNN instant poll tracking the reactions of undecided voters was any indication.
Here's what I mean. Almost as often as he used the phrase "middle class" (one I predicted the president would use repeatedly), the president used the word "education." The reason? It's an issue that polls have shown resonates more strongly with women than with men. (A Pew Research study found 79 percent of women consider education "very important" in determining their vote this fall.)
In fact, CNN's instant poll tracking the reactions of undecided voters throughout the televised debate, which was visible to all viewers, showed that undecided female voters reacted extremely positively whenever President Obama mentioned "education," as well as when he touched upon the benefits to families from "Obamacare." (Health care is another issue on which female voters place greater emphasis on than male voters.)
Similarly, whenever Romney mentioned the word "jobs" — which he mentioned about as many times as the president mentioned "middle class" — male undecided voters appeared to react extremely positively, much more so for him than they did when the president discussed the economy.
I have written before of President Obama's struggle with male voters, particularly white male voters. The bad news for the Obama campaign is the president likely didn't win them over during the first debate.
The good news for the president's campaign? There actually wasn't much from last night. Romney was dubbed the clear winner in postdebate polls. But there are these silver linings:
One: There are two more matchups with Mitt Romney.
Two: Women voters, who are largely credited with keeping the Obama campaign afloat so far, are unlikely to abandon him after tonight's performance.
The president's delivery, tone and body language clearly left a lot to be desired (even his own team is unlikely to deny that), but he hit a number of high notes that resonate with women. That doesn't mean the president "won" with women tonight, but in a campaign, not losing a significant part of your voting base to your opponent can be just as important as winning over additional voters.
Keli Goff is The Root's political correspondent. Follow her on Twitter.
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Walter Mignolo
William Hane Wannamaker Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies
Mignolo's research and teaching have been devoted, in the past 30 years, to understanding and unraveling the historical foundation of the modern/colonial world system and imaginary since 1500. In his research, modern/colonial world system and imaginary is tantamount with the historical foundation of Western Civilization and its expansion around the globe. His research stands on four basic premises: a) the there is no world-system before 1500 and the integration of America in the Western Christian (European) imaginary; b) that the world-system generated the idea of "newness" (the New World) and of modernity and c) that there is no modernity without coloniality—coloniality is constitutive no derivative of modernity; d) the modern/colonial imaginary was mounted and maintained on the invention of the Human and Humanity that provided the point of reference for the invention of racism and sexism together with the invention of nature.
Briefly stated, Mignolo's research has been and continues to be devoted to exposing modernity/coloniality as a machine that generates and maintains un-justices and to exploring decolonial ways of delinking from the modernity/coloniality. Because the political dimension of his work, in the past fifteenth years Mignolo's energy has been increasingly devoted to the public sphere working with artists, curators, and with journalists, writing op-eds and giving frequent interviews in English and Spanish, co-organizing and co-teaching Summer Schools in Middelburg, Bremen, and at UNC-Duke. He is also frequently delivering workshops for faculty and graduate students in South and Central America, Asia, and Europe.
Mignolo was awarded the Katherine Singer Kovaks prize (MLA) for The darker side of the renaissance: literacy, territoriality and colonization (1996) and the Frantz Fanon Prize by the Caribbean Philosophical Association for The Idea of Latin America (2006). His work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Swedish, Rumanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Korean. He is an Honorary Research Associate for CISA (Center for Indian Studies in South Africa), Wits University at Johannesburg. Recently, he has joined the Dialogue of Civilizations (DOC) Program Council as a senior adviser and was distinguished with an Honoris Causa degree in the Humanities (Filosofia y Letras) by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Ph.D., Ecole Des Hautes Etudes (France) 1974
Mignolo, W. "Signs and Their Transmission: The Question of the Book in the New World." Writing without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes, edited by E. H. Boone and W. D. Mignolo, Durham: Duke University Press, 1994, pp. 220–70.
Mignolo, W. "Afterword: Writing and Recorded Knowledge in Colonial and Postcolonial Situations." Writing without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1994, pp. 292–312.
Mignolo, W. "Discursos pronunciados con el corazón caliente: conceptciones del habla y de la escritura en situaciones coloniales." América Latina: Palabra, Literatura y Cultura. Temas de Historia Comparada, 1994.
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Mignolo, W. "Quand parler ne suffisait pas: illettrés, barbares, sauvages et cannibales." L"Indien" Instance Discursive, edited by Antonio Gómez-Moriana et Daniele Trottier, Montreal: Les Editions Balzac, 1993, pp. 149–84.
Mignolo, W. "La colonización del lenguaje y la memoria: complicidades de la letra, el libro y la historia." Discursos Sobre La "Invención" de América, edited by Iris M. Zavala and Iris M. coordinadora, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1993, pp. 182–220.
Mignolo, W. "When speaking was not good enough: illiterates, barbarians, savages and cannibals." Amerindian Images and the Legac of Columbus, edited by R. Jara and N. Spadaccini, Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1992, pp. 312–45.
Mignolo, W. "Zur Frage der Schriftlichkeit in der Legitimation der Conquista." Der Eroberte Kontinent, edited by Karl Kohut and Karl Hrsg, Frankfurt: Vervuert, 1991, pp. 86–102.
Mignolo, W. "One Hundred Years of Solitude and the Undergraduate Curriculum." Approaches to Teaching Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', edited by M. Valdez, MLA Publications, 1990, pp. 63–78.
Mignolo, W. "Teorías literarias o de la literatura? Qué son y para que sirven?" Teorías Literarias En La Actudalidad, edited by Graciela Reyes, Madrid: Fundación Ortega/El Arquero, 1989, pp. 41–78.
Mignolo, W. "Qué clase de textos son géneros? Fundamentos de topología textual." Acta Poética, vol. 4–5, 1982, pp. 25–51.
Mignolo, W. "La figura del poeta en la lírica de vanguardia." Revista Iberoamericana, vol. 118–119, 1982, pp. 131–48.
Mignolo, W. "El metatexto historiográfico y la historiografía indiana." Mln, vol. 94, 1981, pp. 358–402.
Mignolo, W. "Semantización de la ficción literaria." Dispositio, vol. 15–16, 1980, pp. 85–127.
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Monday, March 30, 2015
Creed: 20 weeks
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Creed: 19 weeks
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Creed: 18 weeks
And oh how I LOVE your sweet giggle! Such the sweetest sound to this mommy ears!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
MC:Seven and a Half
March 4th: Oh My Gracious..SEVEN and a HALF. I mean really.....it's already been six months since your birthday and its now only 6 months till you're EIGHT. That is a big ole hard pill for this mommy to swallow! You have just a few short weeks left in first grade and you will be on your way to second grade! You love school so much and take such pride in not missing a day. Your school closed for four straight days due to ice and snow and you were so worried your teacher was counting you absent for those days! When the ice and snow finally left and you could go back you got sick! I mean really sick and it scared me and daddy! You fever shot up to 106.1....no way....that can't be possible.....took it again and it was 105.6. We quickly gave you some medicine and stuck ya in the tub. I was a nervous wreck with your fever being that high. Luckily the meds and bath got it down to 102. It did that for two days and we were always able to get it down. But on Monday you stayed with Nana and she called just minutes before 5pm and said it wouldn't come down. I called your doctor and she said we are about to close, get her to the ER or after hours care NOW! So Daddy came and scooped ya up and took ya to our after hours clinic! Thankfully they ruled out Meningitis! Your flu test came back negative but they really felt it was a false negative since you had all the signs of type B flu. You were so sick and weak, you missed another three more days of school! On Thursday when you felt good enough to go back......school was canceled due to more ice and snow and then was canceled for that Friday. You were so worried you had missed too much school and were going to be behind. I love that you are so studious!
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