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I think this has been happening for a few other techniques/things here. Since when are we sure that what was done in the game and in the manga is the same? This seems like just a way to circumvent the discussion we had before where people thought that this might be an arrow and not a sword. Hence I don't think we should have that image nor the manga début there.--Cerez365™(talk) 07:14, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- While i myself think that we should seperate the sword/arrow of Amaterasu from Enton: Kagutsuchi, do to it's confusing nature, i must agree with you. It's not confirmed, and there's no full proof way to know. For now at least.184.108.40.206 (talk) 07:40, February 11, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
It seems chapter 585 does not exist to you guys?--OmegaRasengan (talk) 16:17, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
What Omega said, I believe we should have had an article for it long ago--Elveonora (talk) 16:54, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- It is exactly for that reason why I brought this up. Sasuke pierced White Zetsu- given, some think with an arrow others with a sword. Y'all can't just usurp that discussion and say "hey, the game has a technique called sword of kagutsuchi so it must be what's in the manga". It can't work like that.--Cerez365™(talk) 17:03, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
My main problem with this is that when Sasuke used Kagutsuchi in his fight with Kabuto, he called the Amaterasu blade-thing Kagutsuchi.184.108.40.206 (talk) 17:23, February 11, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
Yeah Cerez, look at Kabuto fight, he swiped what appears to be a Susanoo sword in Amaterasu flames--Elveonora (talk) 18:20, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- Cerez is just looking for an excuse to object to anything involving me. Again, chapter 585. Also, since when is not common for unnamed jutsu in the manga to be named in the games?--OmegaRasengan (talk) 18:56, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- True. The being named in games thing that is.188.8.131.52 (talk) 19:03, February 11, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
Also arrows are fired from a bow, I see no bow in both instances--Elveonora (talk) 19:41, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- Who's to say that he can't generate the arrows seperate from the bow?126.96.36.199 (talk) 20:16, February 11, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
He can, but let's call it a "blade" for a moment. For it to be an arrow, it has to serve as a projectile to be fired from a bow. He used the blade for melee, thus a sword and again against Kabuto--Elveonora (talk) 20:29, February 11, 2013 (UTC)
- Why don't we use an intermediate term. One that could be used to denote to both Arrow and Sword. I'm not sure what that might be, but it would probably be the best thing to do 'til more light is shined on it.188.8.131.52 (talk) 20:42, February 11, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
- I think logically, it is a sword. He did stab Zetsu with it and then used it again during the battle against Kabuto. The game giving us something to actually call it merely gives us well, something to actually call it.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 01:03, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
So you are for making it official I guess, so am I, Cerez is against tho, anyone else?--Elveonora (talk) 01:13, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Well if everyone else thinks we should, then let's do it.18.104.22.168 (talk) 01:18, February 12, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
So it's official, Sasuke used an Amaterasu Sword against Zetsu and during his fight with Kabuto, right?--Itachi7000 (talk) 02:43, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Ehhhh more or less.22.214.171.124 (talk) 02:55, February 12, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
So it means that the Amaterasu Sword should be clearly stated for not only this article, but for Sasuke's article and Susanoo article, right?--Itachi7000 (talk) 03:12, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Kinda. Although it's very likely, we have no solid proof of it. My main problem with it is that during Sasuke's fight with Kabuto, he called the Amaterasu Sword Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi.220.127.116.11 (talk) 03:17, February 12, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
That's true, I mean its already stated in this article, but regardless, the weapon he used against Zetsu and Kabuto is a sword made from Amaterasu right? Cause if it is, I believe that the sword should be clearly stated in Sasuke's article and Sasuke's Susanoo article. Wouldn't we all agree on that?--Itachi7000 (talk) 03:28, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
Jutsu or tool?
Now that the majority of us agree that he used the sword of black flames and it appears in the manga. I was looking the article and this doubt shot my head. It need to be considered a jutsu derrived from Kagutsuchi or a tool from his Susanoo and the Enton!? MaskedManMadara (talk) 14:33, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
The orb itself is a tool which produces black flames, but the blade is an application of shape transformation using those flames with Kagutsuchi, so it is a technique that uses a certain tool, like the Bashosen techniques for example.--BeyondRed (talk) 16:19, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
- So I will bring up again my discussion in Enton that I asked if the orb is a tool and someone said to me that it isn't. 22.214.171.124 (talk) 21:46, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
- It is created through a technique, so it is not a tool. It's simply an application of an ability, no more, no less.220.127.116.11 (talk) 22:00, February 12, 2013 (UTC) Yomiko-chan
I don't see how a chakra orbs counts as a tool, it's not an item--Elveonora (talk) 22:19, February 12, 2013 (UTC)
None of Susanoo's weapons can really be called tools then, can they? They are indeed applications of a technique and formed from chakra. Possible exceptions are Totsuka and Yata, but we really don't know the details behind Zetsu's comments on them.--BeyondRed (talk) 00:20, February 13, 2013 (UTC)
I think it's a Jutsu, since Sasuke did the same with Chidori and it wasn't labelled as a tool then. Seelentau 愛議 00:26, February 13, 2013 (UTC)
Why is this separate from the regular Kagutsuchi page? Kishimoto explicitly called it Kagutsuchi, and the last time I checked, video games and anime NEVER get priority over him.--Deva 27 04:16, March 5, 2013 (UTC)
- Apparently you haven't seen the above discussion. --OmegaRasengan (talk) 04:53, March 5, 2013 (UTC)
This NOT an unnamed jutsu and should not be treated as such. KISHIMOTO called it KAGUTSUCHI, video games NEVER have the authority to over rule him.--Deva 27 22:33, March 5, 2013 (UTC)
- Before going ahead with editing the articles, wouldn't it have been better to wait for other user's opinions before changing them? Hasn't this happened before? (Not the edit thing, the video game/manga issue) --Questionaredude (talk) 23:03, March 5, 2013 (UTC)
I agree with Questionairedude. A decision should be made before editing something without hearing out what everyone else thinks. And it seems Deva is still not giving attention to the first discussion about this technique as this matter was already dealt with. Now another decision on the debuts has to be made again. --OmegaRasengan (talk) 05:38, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
- Deva, why on earth are you being so aggressive to everyone and reverting people's changes without reason ? If a decision was made to change the name because the video game named the technique, you can't just go around undo'ing everyone's edits and over-ruling the discussion and decision made. --Speysider Talk Page | My Image Uploads | Tabber Code | Channel 21:49, March 9, 2013 (UTC)
Sasuke clearly used this in the manga, just not named it. Like Blaze Release: Yasaka Magatama, shouldn't this be considered canon and have a chapter debut as well? Yatanogarasu (Talk) 22:04, June 3, 2013 (UTC)
- In the manga what he used was Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, which itself can be manipulated into shield spikes and sword. This page references only the video game technique, I believe we had a very lengthy discussion on this very thing.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 22:25, June 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Then isn't the Magatama the same? More or less? Yatanogarasu (Talk) 22:44, June 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Magatama I believe went completely unnamed. The sword however was called Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi. This however could be wrong my memory isn't what it used to be and I don't have the patients to hunt through Sasuke chapters to find it.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 22:51, June 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Both sword and magatama went unnamed in manga and anime. Both were named in games. Yatanogarasu (Talk) 00:29, June 4, 2013 (UTC)
- Sasuke calls it plain old Kagutsuchi against Sage Kabuto. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:52, June 4, 2013 (UTC)
- Both sword and magatama went unnamed in manga and anime. Both were named in games. Yatanogarasu (Talk) 00:29, June 4, 2013 (UTC)
- Magatama I believe went completely unnamed. The sword however was called Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi. This however could be wrong my memory isn't what it used to be and I don't have the patients to hunt through Sasuke chapters to find it.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 22:51, June 3, 2013 (UTC)
Better Image?
This current image clearly does not show the sword nor the technique being perform. It just merely displays Sasuke's perfect Susanoo. I suggest providing an image that displays the sword and displays the effect of the technique(the blaze release explosion). BHM1250 (talk) 00:22, June 26, 2014 (UTC)
- As this is a game tech, if possible I would suggest you provide a picture. I have no idea how we get pictures for game techs, or who is the one who typically get's them. But yeah, I agree a better picture would be sound.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 00:28, June 26, 2014 (UTC)


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From the bus…
This post comes to you from the bus on the way back from Jacksonville, where the Dodgers took on the Jacksonville Suns in an intrasquad game today. The players representing the club's Double-A affiliate were victorious, 8-3. Dodger third baseman Bill Mueller led off the second inning with a solo homer over the right field wall on his first swing in a Los Angeles uniform, while prospects Delwyn Young, Andre Ethier and Joel Guzman each hit two-run homers for Jacksonville. Ethier's bomb actually cleared the pavilion in right field, landing in the parking lot outside the stadium — and he drew two walks.
On the mound, Justin Orenduff pitched two scoreless innings to earn the victory while Jonathan Broxton closed out the win with a scoreless ninth inning, striking out two. Center fielder Matt Kemp went 3-for-4 and catcher Dioner Navarro threw out two of the three runners attempting to steal off him. It was an impressive showing for the Dodger prospects, who you've all heard so much about.
Other guys you might be interested in were Nomar Garciaparra (0-for-3), Oscar Robles (2-for-3 with an RBI) and Chad Billingsley (2.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER).
Now, February has come to an end and the Dodgers will play their first game of the Grapefruit League season on Thursday against the Braves at Holman Stadium. If you're reading this from Vero Beach, tickets are still available. Brad Penny will start the opener for the Dodgers, followed by Aaron Sele, Lance Carter, Kelly Wunsch, Tim Hamulack and Danys Baez. Friday's rematch between the two teams in Orlando will feature Brett Tomko in his first start for the Dodgers.
Plus, there was a little more news today: Tommy Lasorda will be enshrined in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Tommy spent nine years in the International League, where he became the Montreal Royals' all-time winningest pitcher, earning him a spot in the country's Hall of Fame. That marks the fifth Hall of Fame into which Lasorda will be inducted, joining the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1997), the National Italian American Hall of Fame (1989), the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame (2002) and the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame (2001). In the meantime, Tommy is heading to Japan tomorrow as part of the World Baseball Classic.
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Impressive!! Atleast the youngsters are going to be Dodgers in the future. How far do you think Andre's homer went? If you could rank the top 2 prospects in every position, who would they be? Thanks and GO BLUE!!
Sounds good to me 🙂
I don't remember a thread with just one comment!
Had a thought about how hard it must be for Vinny to do the games each night. With all the crap on the field, he has to try and make us interested. Thank goodness for his stories! At least we have ITD to vent our frustrations…poor Vinny has nothing.
…….because it was back in 2006 before the 1000 comment days of ITD – LOL!!!!
That's probably true, Nellyjune 😉 I don't think we will ever see the days of 1000 posts on a single thread….it would take a half hour to load a comment…lol
Harmon Killebrew passed away this morning. A true gentleman and legend will be missed. RIP Mr. Killebrew.
Rest in Peace, Harmon Killebrew.
Rest in Peace, Dodgers offense.
Two heart-tugging stories in the Times:
Harmon Killebrew – check out that swing!
Bryan Stow
Jeez, had to split that in two. Moderation issues….blah
On this cloudy and dreary day, it's almost fitting that we hear two sad stories. And, to think, I'm complaining about the weather.
Speaking of weather, 30% chance of showers at game time. The only way we don't lose tonight is by rain-out.
30% isn't good enough, they'd just delay the outcome. Shall we push for 100% 😉
The weather report pushes up to 50% by 10 pm, but with our anemic offense, there's little chance of the game lasting that long. We could:
(a) seed the clouds, or
(b) use helicopters to continually douse DS with water
🙂 🙂 ) )
The latest in "Are You Kidding Me?" quotes:
"General Manager Ned Colletti said the problem has become magnified because of other injuries, particularly those to shortstop Rafael Furcal and third baseman Casey Blake.
"I don't ever like to use injuries as an excuse, but if you have Furcal and Casey Blake back in, left field becomes less obvious," Colletti said."
Let me translate: The shortstop and part-time third baseman are injured, so we're playing both of our backup infielders every day. I'll conveniently leave out the part that they're actually out-performing the starters. But let me draw attention away from the fact that I created the problem in left by signing 3 guys who have a combined career line of .220/.250/.300 by crying about injuries to the infield.
That settles it. If Ned ever had a mind at all, he's lost control of it now.
You gotta be freaking kidding me!!! I wonder why they are not addressing the 1st base situation. The production there is just as bad as LF. What a mess!!!
It just proves how stupid they think we, the fans, are. Well, I've got news for F & N…..WE ARE NOT BUYING ANY OF YOUR CRAP!!!!! And, by the lack of attendance, neither are the other 99.9% of the fans!
The Giants have batting averages as poor as ours….Rockies too….Krud & Krap says this is the year of no offense. I find it all very offensive, indeed!
Tonight's Lineup That Will Lose to Randy Wolf
Carroll SS
Miles 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Barajas C
Loney 1B
Sands LF
Kuroda P
I'm predicting 0 runs for our offense, which will frustrate Kuroda to no end.
At least, Donny finally moved James down in the lineup.
That's not good enough Donny I want Sands in that 2nd spot and Barajas in front on Uribe something have to give.
Tonights attendance might be up a little. Afterall, it's Kershaw bobblehead night.
Speaking of bobbleheads, I saw a picture of Andre's new one….he is wearing the ugly blue throw-uo uniform and, except for his hair, doesn't look a bit like him. So sad 😦
No worries Tru. Most everyone that plays for the Dodgers is just a shadow of their former selves.
:-)….I messed up…it was supposed to be throw-up uniform. I can't believe I used to type for a salary…lol…now, I hunt & peck. Completely forgot how to do it.
Cool Shad!! Keep it on tap and we'll use it tomorrow!!!
Well, here we go. Maybe we'll score 2 runs tonight!!! Rest In Peace Mr Harmon Killebrew!!!
🙂 🙂
Always the optimist Wally!!
LOL!!! I'm not holding my breath!!!
Same old, same old…..the opposition always has runners on base….getting tired of this shit!
Whew!! Nice play Kemp!!!
It sure was!
I see Wolf still doesn't throw hard enough to break a window.
Yep…but, can we hit him is the question? 😉
Randy Wolf is no winner, there I said it!
So glad to see you back 🙂
Thanks D4!! Now I won't have to!!
Wow…way to go Matty!
Alright Matt!!!
Good evening all.
Nice start to roughing up Opie Wolf!
Hi vl ~ good to see you.
Hi'Ya VL!! Hopefully we can fatten up on Wolf!!
I sure hope they break out of this offensive funk in a big way against Opie. We all remember from his time in Dodger blue that you have to get to him early.
On another note, I noticed The Cavs got the 1st pick in the NBA draft. Makes me wonder who they'll grab with this so called weak draft.
I trade the first pick for a few quality players. The Cavs need all the help they can get.
Well, that's good to hear about the Cavs!! Hope they don't blow it!!
Do the Cavs also have the 4th picks?
What a second that was the Clippers pick oh boy the Clippers probably are mad now.
oops wait
How stupid do you have to be to not pitch around the only two guys in the line-up that could hurt you?
Yeah Kemp and to think Kemp was 0/5 with 5 k's.
Time to go for a snack…Loney, Sands and Kuroda up 😕
Turkey on rye for me Tru…all the fixins please.
On the way 🙂
Why is it Sands they'll stick with even though he's batting under .200 and obviously isn't ready for the show, but they cut Paul without ever giving him half the chance that Sands has already had?
It really doesn't make any sense Beav. The only knock on Paul was that he didn't have alot of power. So they bring in washed up guys who hit a few HRs 3-5 years ago. Stupid!!
I'd rather have him over Loney at 1st base and Paul is you're typical lead off hitter.
Now, Vinny says, Sands will mostly play against lefties. So, do we get the thrill of Gwynn or the agony of Gibbons?
And, letting Paul go is another one of Ned's brilliant moves!
We'll just have to Gywnn and bear it.
HA-HA…..you're too much!
They should send Sands down and he would still be qualify as a rookie next season because he hasn't gotten to 150 AB's.
If Sands doesn't start hitting, I look for him to go back down when Thames comes off the DL.
Maybe we get lucky and Thames is out for the season.
Oh boy now it start to rain.
Send some of that rain this way!
We sure need it! With the constant high winds fueling the wild fires, and the severe drought here, it's been bad. Air quality is terrible!
Sorry to hear that VL. I wish we could send some of this Ohio rain your way!!
Heck VL, it even snowed a little here this past Sunday.
Damn Vinny really Ethier one extra base hit in 15 games dang Loney look what you did?
Just an aside, speaking of Ned and bad trades/deals; I recently read that LaSorda was the interim GM and was responsible for trading away Konerko. And he was also instrumental in the trade of Pedro Martinez!!! Didn't think he was big enough and would not hold up.
Didn't know that about Konerko, but damn, that was pretty stupid with Pedro. Who'd we get – Delino DeShields? That one's even beyond the Ned catagory of stupid.
Yep Beav!! They don't talk about those two bonehead moves however!!! LOL!!
I don't know if it was bad to trade Konerko but that trade probably work off for both team but we would never know if Konerko would've still be a Dodgers but that Martinez for DeShields was insane. Was that the time when Jody Reed didn't want to resigned with us and we was desparate for a 2nd baseman?
We traded Konerko to the Reds for Jeff Shaw!! I'm not sure about why we traded for DeShields but the Jody Reed thing could have had something to do with it. I can't remember.
I looked it up Shad. I think you are right about the DeShields trade. Jody Reed played for us in 1993. DeShields played for us from 1994-97!!! Never hit above .256 for us and Pedro went on to win 3 Cy Youngs!!!
It would appear our offensive breakout lasted two batters.
We're mashing again!! LOL!!
They are pretty offensive lately 😕
Dang how the hell did Uribe miss that? That would've been an easy dp.
Boy listen to that crowd!!!
lol what crowd hahahaha
How does Barajas keep on missing these HR?
Yup! Alot of 'almosts' lately.
Too bad they only count on hand grenades & horseshoes. .
LMAO…..Monday says Loney is getting hot now!
Is he dreaming?!
Either he's smoking some of the left handed stuff, or putting the wrong kind of mushrooms on his pizza!
Alright Trumom, I was thinking the same thing and just shaking my head when he said that!!
How – he got a fever?
I think Charlie & Monday have a fever! They have a man crush on Gibbbons this time around. Just like they loved Juanpy.
lol with the glove maybe.
lol can you really blame Monday?
I can't believe Monday just said that Loweeney was starting to get hot!!! Those guys must have some funny Kool-Aid in the booth. Geez!!! The guy doesn't have and rbi in May. And just one XBH!!!
Yep, he did say that. Apparently, he is hitting the ball harder when he gets out 🙂
Another golden opportunity just went bye bye. .
Surprise, surprise!
Carroll's more useless than Loney with runners on base. He's hitting the quietest .313 in the history of baseball.
2-3 days ago I read that the team was batting .100 with the bases loaded (3 for 30.) Absolutely pathetic.
lol what me to give you the actually numbers with the bases loaded?
Please do.
Hard to believe we're not the worst bases loaded team in the league.
Wow it is truth. We are dead last in that I would've guess couple of teams are up there.
The Indians are at .514 and the Blue Jays are ranked 29th with a .120.
Pretty pathetic!!!
Thanks Shad, that's truely pathetic. Of course we can make that .097 now.
It already below .100 because espn normally updated there stats at night and not live. Time to look at the risp with no out and 2 outs
Holy crap Dirk 46 pts
48 with 23 for 23 from the FT line! He rained hard on the Thunder tonight!
lol Wow Dirk 24/24 holy chit.
Durant 19, Westbrook 18.
Holy Cow, another nice catch by Kemp!!! Nice job!!
Thanks again Matt!
How in the hell can we NOT be crushing the ball against the lollipop throwing Wolf?!
Sorry. That was a dumb question!
lol come on the former ex dodgers deserve much better but if it Zito than it's ok.
I hate when are batter swing at ball 4.
Well some positive numbers but to bad Lilly mess those numbers up.
lol it was just 2 days ago.
Loney swinging like he lost his cohones.
I can't remember the last extra base hit from him it's been so long.
He's only got 4 XBHs in over 150 ABs!!!!
But, he's hitting the ball hard according to Charlie 😕
You sure he didn't say he's hardly hitting the ball?
Well we all know Charlie has Recto-Cranial-Inversion!!!!
I hope we can go on a big run with out bullpen giving up no runs in like the next 20 innings. I hate seeing teams like the Pirates and the Nationals in front of us in team overall ERA and I'm not trying to knock these 2 teams down.
Juanpy hit the ball hard according to Charlie.
Waiting on the number, tru………..
So am I…lol
I think it's going to be quite a bit more than last night. Can't miss out on Kersh's bobblehead.
Kuroda's sure dialed in!
Hesitant to see this go to the pen, even though they've done better that last couple of games.
Just kinda bouncing around baseball-reference while watching the game.
We're just above average in "Plate Appearances with runners on base", 7th in the NL.
Not surprisingly, we're tied for 14th (and dead last) in scoring those runners. Guess who we're tied with? Hint ——— the bastards won the Series last year.
Crap…don't blow it now!
Way to go Kuroda!!! Outstanding!!! Come on Kenley!!!
WTG Kuroda time to get that last out Jansen.
Come on jansen! Get 'er done!
Good grief!
They didn't want no part of Fielders can't really blame Jansen on this but I think they should've pitch to him.
Double whew! 🙂
Breathing again!!!
Gameday say's he threw 10 pitches, 3 for strikes???
He was pitching around him.
We're a hair above the NL median (8th place) in Batting Average @ .252 (NL median is .250)
We sink to 11th in OBP @ .314, 12th in Slugging @ .357.
Milwaukee is 5th in Ave (.259), 5th in OBP @ .323, 3rd in SLG @ .413.
lol 2/23 risp for the Brewers I guess they took some notes on us.
Sweet Sands!!!!!
WTG Jer-rey!!!
Sands just a double machine ala Roberts.
Way to go, Jerry. With our bullpen, we need all the insurance runs we can get.
Thanks Jerry!
Got a feeling that insurance run might help. .
Are we trying out closers again?
42,138 Paid attendance.
Thanks Trumom™!!!
It took forever to get it tonight 😉
Kersh bobble-head really paid off tonight. The fans would be better off getting one on e-bay for 10-15 bucks.
Woo-Hoo, win streak!!! Outstanding job by Kuroda!!!
Wow a 1 2 3 innings in the 9th when was the last time we had one of those.
What the hell does Guerrier say?
Like Tony the Tiger…It's Grrrrrrrrrrrreat!!!!
Guerrier says: Grab some pine, meat!!!!!
Krud & Krap say that! lol
Hi'Ya Nelly!!!
How've you been?
I am doing good…… just busy. Baseball playoffs for Michael (plus graduation stuff, prom, etc.) a hurt hubby (foot surgery again), Open House and First Grade program, plus all the usual stuff that happens at the end of a school year.
How are you doing sir?
Sounds exciting and fun except for the foot surgery. Hope your hubby is doing well with that. Everything going well here, thanks. Good luck to Michael in the playoffs.
Glad things are going well with you too!!! Always fun this time of year, but I will also be glad when the school year is over. 12 more wake-ups, but who's counting? – lol!!!
Here's a fun one, and I think enchanted was talking about this earlier: At Bats per RBI
Kemp is 14 in the NL at 6.0 AB/RBI
Uribe (of all people) is 35th @ 7.1
Ethier is 41st @ 7.6
Barajas is 51st and exactly at the league average at 8.5
Loney is 78th @ 12.7
Kelly Johnson of the Dbacks is 91st at 21.0
Right behind him, last in the NL in 92nd place is Jamey Carroll @ 49.3. Yes, 49.3. Less than half the frequency of the next-to-last hitter. Man……..
Hi'Ya Dad, thanks. Interesting numbers!!!
Kersh bobblehead paid off for attendance tonight!!
Still down a little I guess!
lol 4/36 for Sands at DS all doubles.
We went over a million in attendance in this game last year. We'll need a few more games for that mark in 2011.
Game 23's attendance (2010): 46,053
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom: 42,138
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 17
2010 attendance (23 games) – 1,005,377 (43,712 average)
2011 attendance (23 games) – 844,347 (36,711 average) #9 in MLB
Drop of 161,030 total
Average drop of 7001
Extrapolated for 81 games – 567,106
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,973,570
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (24) attendance in 2010 – 45,325
Since we are playing the Giants tomorrow, it will probably be close….I'm assuming they will bring a lot of their fans 😕
Thanks Dad!!! Still under 3M projected.
Yep, and I think that's significant. Those kinds of numbers are important to everyone in MLB because the Dodgers are counted on to kick in a lot of money in revenue sharing. Dropping a half-mil will cost the little guys a lot of money.
Boy, tonight was really the Matt Kemp show!
Latest rbi/lob/pct numbers(less HRs):
Sands 10/34/29.4%
Ethier 17/64/26.6%
Kemp 21/81/25.9%
Uribe 14/69/20.3%
Miles 9/51/17.6%
Loney 11/83/13.3%
Barajas 7/72/9.7%
Carroll 3/44/6.8%
Interesting that Sands has the highest ratio!
I gotta hit the rack J-man! Take it slow!
The right-hander gave up an infield single by Rickie Weeks leading off the eighth, then was charged with his first balk in 557 1-3 innings since joining the big leagues in 2008. But Corey Hart and Ryan Braun both flied out, and Kenley Jansen retired Casey McGehee on a foul pop after walking slugger Prince Fielder.
Matt Guerrier pitched a perfect ninth for his first National League save and second of his career.
Notes: Kuroda was charged with only two balks in 1,700 1-3 innings over 11 seasons with Hiroshima of the Japanese League. … A moment of silence was observed for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, who died Tuesday at age 74. He played at Dodger Stadium in the 1965 World Series and homered against Don Drysdale in the Minnesota Twins' Game 3 loss. … Brewers radio play-by-play man and ex-major leaguer Bob Uecker, who starred on the television sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" in the late 1980s, recalled the time Killebrew made a guest appearance. "The script of that particular show called for me to play a game against my son's Little League team," Uecker said. "So I went out and I got Harmon, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson. That was my team. And they all showed up. It's one of the pictures I have that when I look at it, I say: 'Geez, what a picture this is. They're all Hall of Famers."' Uecker also is enshrined at Cooperstown—in the broadcasters' wing.
Kuroda was called for his 1st balk in his major leaguer career after Garland just got called for his 1st balk this season in his career.
Good work Kuroda and crew…
My thought's and prayers are with the Killebrew family. He was before my time as a player, my father did admire him much though. I have a really good friend here where I live, whose sister is married to one of the Killebrews, he has offered to get me something signed a few times, I would always respectfully decline. So I can't help but imagine what they are feeling as I type this. From everything I know, he was an outstanding individual, an outstanding ballplayer, and is leaving an outsatnding legacy behind.
Harmon Killebrew's life should be cherished in passing as he surley cherished ours while living.
God Bless his soul.
Ha-Ha McDildo!!! Not much of a crowd for Kersh bobblehead night.
Love it!
Carroll SS
Miles 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Loney 1B
Gibbons LF
Barajas C
Kershaw P
Thanks for the lineup, STT.
Let's Sands played bench Loney.
Tonights suggested location from March 2006:
May 19 RHP Matt Guerrier, a native of Birmingham, Ala., donated $25,000 to the Salvation Army's tornado relief efforts, along with $10,000 to the Dodgers Dream Foundation. Guerrier earned his first save for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, working a clean ninth in a 3-0 win. It was Guerrier's sixth career save and first one since June 8, 2010.

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Strength Friday, Sept. 3
Posted by: Rebecca Raber
Mind-reading trio foretold Portland's dance future.
[DIRTY DANCING] Anyone who has ever heard the slinky, aggressive confidence of one of Strength's "love jams," or caught the Portland synth-disco trio at one of its too few and far between local shows, would expect its members to be cocksure, strutting sex gods. But the three humble, soft-spoken gentlemen (seriously, at times they were barely audible) I met last week barely seemed like they could be in your high school's jazz band, let alone be some of Portland's sexiest late-night soundtrack-makers.
"[The band] is like a release," says singer Bailey Winters, acknowledging his relatively timid "real-life" demeanor. "We're not crazy. And we're not drinking heavily and then going up onstage and then drinking some more, which a lot of bands do…. We're the band who's always saying, 'Where are we sleeping tonight? We brought our sleeping bags. If we could just have this room, that would be cool.'"
"We don't party that much," agrees guitarist/drum-programmer Patrick Morris. "But you can take really fun music seriously, and I think we do. Probably too seriously."
But don't let that sort of quiet professionalism confuse you: The guys from Strength can create a raucous party anywhere with their indulgent, beat-driven anthems. Morris, Winters and keyboardist Johnny Zeigler met as students at California Institute of the Arts and initially formed a more straight-ahead rock band. But after witnessing the crowd reaction to the dance music that followed their performances at college parties, they switched tactics.
"When the band finished, everyone would stop staring…and a DJ would put on tapes and then the party was fun," Winters remembers. "So we were like, 'We should be that tape of Madonna instead of the rock band that just went on.'"
The band moved to Portland seven years ago, and then, inspired by Nile Rodgers' productions, electronic dance music and Quincy Jones-era Michael Jackson, it released its 2006 debut, Going Strong, a collection that introduced our town to Strength's hip-shaking, lip-smacking, swaggering disco pop (which comes replete with Winters' pleading, Mick Jagger-esque vocals). But acoustic folk-rock acts dominated Portland's music scene and Strength was alien among them, urging earnest rockers onto dance floors.
"When we first started, people were surprised by the backing track, by the electronic music," says Morris. "And now everybody has electronic backup tracks. Well, not everyone, but it's so common that you can go into a club and say, 'So, we've got a computer.' And [sound guys are] like, 'We've got you covered.'"
It's been four years since Strength last released a record, and a lot has changed in its adopted hometown. Acts from Deelay Ceelay to Copy have made sweaty dance parties de rigueur at rock clubs. And Strength's long-awaited sophomore effort, Mind-Reader—a darker, more ghostly take on its heavy-breathing aesthetic—is finally ready to get parties started again.
The perfectionist band may work slowly, but the results are definitely worth the wait. "I think maybe more things could happen for Strength if we operated differently," says Winters thoughtfully. "I just think we're going as fast as we can."


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Does size matter in the data center? With Cisco's launch of the 9718, I am reminded of what it's like to shop at Costco. You are surrounded by enormous versions of products that you don't necessarily want or need. Who needs a jar of mayonnaise when you can get a gallon vat of mayonnaise? Why buy the king-sized bag of Cheetos when you can buy the jumbo seven pound sack? Or why buy six or even twelve rolls of toilet paper when you can buy thirty?
The problem is when you get home, where are you going to put this stuff? Will you ever use it? Buying bigger seemed right at first, but then you have the inevitable regrets that you didn't buy smarter.
Costco… I mean Cisco added the MDS 9718 to its director product family to address a requirement that we don't hear from storage customers. They aren't asking us to build a larger chassis or massively increase port density. They are asking for technology that enables operation stability, predictable performance, and simple scalability. Cisco didn't build that… they launched a monolithic chassis (based on a Nexus 7718 IP switch) designed to address high port density that comes at the expense of massive size and unbelievable energy consumption. Fun fact: a fully populated 9718 draws more energy than 11 average US homes.
Ironically, Cisco positioned this as "The Beast". When I think of this, the image that comes to mind is a large, out of control animal that overcomes obstacles through brute force. In the case of the 9718, it's a huge box that is overly complex, and has solved a consolidation challenge through massive amounts of hardware (brute force engineering). As usual, Cisco is overengineering a solution by adding more hardware and focusing on speeds and feeds.
This flies in the face of customers who want to create simpler and more efficient storage networks. The MDS 9718 delivers 768 16 Gbps Fibre Channel or 10G FCoE ports at a high cost. Fully populated it weighs more than 800 pounds, consumes more than 10,000 watts, and won't fit in most OEM racks. This high density chassis creates a single large failure domain that has more components, draws more power, and generates more heat. All of these factors will lead to lower reliability.
On the other hand, Brocade can deliver 1024 16 Gbps ports with two DCX 8510 chassis connected via UltraScale Inter-Chassis Links at less than a third of the power draw, about half the weight, and about the same height. So what is Brocade's secret to efficient and elegant solutions? We have the best hardware engineering team in the industry. Nothing illustrates this better than a quick comparison of Brocade and Cisco 48-port blades.
Cisco's blade is bigger, has more components and heatsinks and is more than twice the weight. All of this adds up to drawing more power and generating more heat. Again, these factors lead to higher energy costs and lower reliability.
Cisco introduced RESTful API support as means to solve manageability challenges. The intention is to enable programmability for configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, etc. Brocade enabled RESTful API support 18 months ago through Brocade Network Advisor (BNA). In addition to configuration, BNA is integrated with Fabric Vision to simplify and automate monitoring, diagnostics, and management. Fabric Vision is built into every switch and enables the deployment of 20 years of best practices in a single click, reduces common network problems, and reduces overall management costs.
Cisco also made the claim that it is industry's first 32 Gbps-ready SAN director… Apparently they forgot they have been making the same claim for the MDS 9710 launched in 2013 and the MDS 9706 in 2014. Bottom line, they have not launched 32 Gbps blades. Being future ready does not equate to product availability. Brocade has been first to market with every generation of Fibre Channel. The last time Cisco said they were committed to the future of Fibre Channel, customers had to wait for more than 3 years before Cisco launched a 16 Gbps product.
In another perplexing move, Cisco also launched a 24 port 40G FCoE blade. Keep in mind, this is the same FCoE that Gartner declared obsolete in the 2015 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies. The good news is I get to use the meme that keeps on giving…
The blade is intended for ISL connections between directors, 40G FCoE connections from Cisco UCS blade servers, and 40G FCoE connections between hosts and targets. However in the ISL use case, the 40G FCoE blades consume slots, ultimately sacrificing Fibre Channel ports that could be used for hosts and storage. Brocade launched dedicated 64 Gbps UltraScale Inter-Chassis Links back in 2011 to enable massive bandwidth between chassis without sacrificing front-facing ports. On the end-to-end FCoE connectivity use case, Cisco misses the mark entirely as host connectivity is moving to 25G and FCoE targets are almost non-existent.
So to summarize, Cisco has launched a Costco-sized monolithic chassis that has more components, consumes more energy, and weighs nearly a half-ton. Bigger clearly isn't always better. Stay tuned as I will go through more detailed comparisons in future blogs.
James T. Kirk: Scotty, how we doin'? Scotty: Dilithium chamber at maximum, Captain.
The same power draw as 11 houses! Great Scott! You'll need one of these for every MDS 9718!


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In an earlier post, How To Generate an Address Report we were dealing with an Address Report but wanted to change the format of the Address Fact.
In the next post, How to Change Address Format a way to make this change in format in a step by step process, just to show one way to accomplish this task.
This is another, and quicker way to perform that same task. First, Select the Address Fact to change. Since the Year will remain the same, tab into the Place field and start to type the address. As the previous post suggested, IF the address had already been used, the Fast Field option will show the previously entered Address.
When that entry is completed, and since Family Tree Maker already has this, a Change Place Name window will open. Since we only want to Change this specific field, the default "Change only this instance", is used.
Clicking OK will return to the Address Fact entry and the Description Field. This is now a duplicate of the Place field, and the Description field is high-lighted, the Delete Key can be used to remove that duplication.
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Man, 45, arrested in drug bust following 2-month investigation
Investigators seize around $13,000 worth of cocaine
Detectives with the Lancaster County Drug Task Force along with Manheim Borough police have arrested a former Lancaster County man after a two-month drug trafficking investigation.
Thursday, detectives executed three search warrants at a motel in Rapho Township. The raid ended the two-month investigation into cocaine trafficking by former Manheim Borough resident Phonxay "Si" Douangsouri, 45, who stayed at the motel several days a month.
Douangsouri currently lives in Atlanta, Ga., but often comes back to the Manheim area to sell cocaine, according to investigators.
Investigators said they found numerous bags of crack cocaine totaling approximately $13,000. Detectives also seized about $900 cash from Douangsouri's vehicle.
Douangsouri was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession of drug paraphernailia. He was arraigned and taken to the Lancaster County Prison.


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45 comments
Wow Lea, these cards are fabulous! Of course I love the Sass Lass cards, but the baby boy one is totally adorable too!ReplyDelete
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Oh my gosh, I can't believe how detailed these cards are! Hooray for playing along at Cardalicious! You couldn't resist the use of sparkles, could you, lol. Congrats on 100 cards for CPS! That's very exciting. :)ReplyDelete
Great cards, Lea. I love your style. And your pics are great too! I MUST go over and check out what's going on at CPS. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Great cards!!!!ReplyDelete
WOW the inspiration my friend! wow, wow, wow! can't wait to see your CPS card too :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Oh my word, those are just gorgeous! I love all the Sassafrass!ReplyDelete
I always love everything you create! I especially {heart} the sassafras'alcious ones!ReplyDelete
All the cards are amazing but your cute card for 2S4Y certainly put a smile on my face :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing
:) Kazan
Gorgeous work on all the cards :)ReplyDelete
These cards are FABULOUS girl--totally eye candy!ReplyDelete
Love what you have done with sketch #18 and the sassafrass lass papers - they are so whimsical and you have dressed them up in a really fun wayReplyDelete
wow! awesome cards! i seriously am in love with your colors :)ReplyDelete
What amazing eye candy Lea, love each and every one of your creations. Awesome take on Kazan's sketch this week!ReplyDelete
adorable cards all , Lea ! so hard to pick a fave amongst them !ReplyDelete
Your work is so unique! I love the papers you used! Great cards! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
oooh your cards are so sweet!!! Love it!ReplyDelete
Your cards are alays so pretty! You are so creative.ReplyDelete
Happy belated Birthday! You are not even 30!
I will have to check out that new feature on CPS!
gorgeous card for the sketch Lea and I love that Hog Heaven paper...so cuteReplyDelete
Love what you are doing with the Sassafrass Lass papers!! You work them perfectly!! Love the inside of the thanks card!! Pure genious!! The bling is perfect!! Can't wait to see your next CPS Card!!ReplyDelete
I have never been to Ronan, but I didn't think it was a very big town. I will have to keep my eyes open next time we are in that neck of the woods! I am so happy you had a great weekend! I hope this week is just as fantastic!!
Oh wow Lea, these cards are just so gorgeous, brigh and vibrant. You are very talented. Mmm ... a busy weekend you seem to have and by the sound of it, you had a birthday recently. Hope you had a wonderful day and that the year ahead will be blessed with love, happiness and good health. Hugs from DesireReplyDelete
I left you an award on my blog!! You rock girl!!ReplyDelete
Wow!!! Beautiful cards!!! I love them all!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Lea!! I love these!! I don't know if I have told you this, but you ROCK!!ReplyDelete
Your cards are absolutly gorgeous, Lea!! Love every deatail on it!!ReplyDelete
oh GEEZ!!!!ReplyDelete
what can I say- gorgeous gorgeous!!!
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Such beautiful cards!! i love the Basic Gray!! Very yummy!! ;) TFS!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Your card are always so bright and fun! Love them!! And you rock Sassafrass like it's nobodys business!! Fabulous!ReplyDelete
My spending freeze is doing good so far! Only CS & Adhesive.. feels good actually using up what I have kwim?? I have too much... *blush*
Wow and double Wow. i love your 2nd card. the layout the colours and the way you have put it all together so inspiringReplyDelete
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Wow, these are *amazing* Lea.. love all the detail and blng! :)ReplyDelete
All of the cards are just wonderful!ReplyDelete
love them all! so fabulous!ReplyDelete
All of these are awesome! I love everything you do!ReplyDelete
Hi Lea! Your cards are just beautiful! I can spot yours anywhere because of the colors, so bright and cheerful! BTW I do adore my Hello Kitty cricut cartridge, it's amazing what you can make with that little thing!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards, Lea. You really ROCK the Sassafras Lass papers. The one with the SEI papers is beautiful too. I definitely plan to play along with CPS this week.ReplyDelete
Great cards Lea!ReplyDelete
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Wow Lea, your cards are just soooooo gorgeous - love them. I really like the Sassafrass Lass papers you use, I think I need to look out for those. They are so cute and fun! Your CPS card is gorgeous too.ReplyDelete
Sarah x
WOWzer Lea your cards are all just totally gorgeous! Great awesome cards using up those scraps. Don't you just love it. You ROCKED all the challenges and sketches! Woohoooo you go girl! :)ReplyDelete
So pretty.ReplyDelete
These cards are awesome Lea!ReplyDelete
gorgeous cards!!! I really like the new SEI line!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards! I can't wait to get my hands on the new Sassafras Lass, its so cute!ReplyDelete
All your cards are so Cool! You are so talented!ReplyDelete
Fabulous cards, Lea!!!ReplyDelete
Love your take on Kazan's sketch!
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2009 at 3:56 PM
SIMPLY `STUNNING` EACH AND EVERYONE RAE:)~x~ReplyDelete
Wow, Lea! You so rocked the 2S4Y sketch! I love your 'literal' take :) Your other cards are awesome too. 100 for CPS?! So cool, I will definitely be by to check out the celebration!ReplyDelete