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Wings by Jade Cho
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Skymania News | Space headlines: An Earth bug could survive on Mars
I could live on Mars, could you? This bug can.
Skymania News | Space headlines: An Earth bug could survive on Mars
Skymania News | Space headlines: An Earth bug could survive on Mars
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Soriano
So everyone is talking about Soriano's bat, which is clearly a problem. If he ever finds his swing again, Cubs fans will start forgiving him. But that's not the real issue.
It's is fielding, or lack thereof. I should say it all. It's his lack of hustle. Routinely trotting on infield grounders instead of running, maybe beating some out. And he never ever runs after a ball in the outfield. We're lucky if he jogs. Plenty of singles have turned doubles or triples this year because of his lazy play. Balls that should have been caught by him often turn into singles. And let's not mention how far Theriot has to run constantly in an effort to make-up for the worrying Soriano.
His counterpart that many of you are so worried about is much better in my mind. Sure Bradley likes to blow his top and hasn't hit any better than Soriano. But he runs. He tries. He beats out infield grounders, he dives for fly balls, he makes all (or just about all) the plays he should make. He even makes some he shouldn't.
How can you explain to Soriano that hustle is what is required. Bench him. Who cares what he costs in dollars, it costs more in losing games because he's lazy.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel - tech - 18 February 2009 - New Scientist
This mildly good idea removes CO2 from the air to put it all back. But I guess it's better than just digging holes.
Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel - tech - 18 February 2009 - New Scientist
Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel - tech - 18 February 2009 - New Scientist
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Pinella blows top
On another night of quiet bats, Pinella finally lets off the steam.
Maybe it couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Ramirez is about to come back and we're going to take on the Brewers. Last year the tirade led to a strong stretch of winning a lot of games. Could this year be the same?
It needs to be, if we expect to see the post season again this year. The future looks bright, especially considering we've been losing games on bad baseball (many times looking worse than the bad news bears). Also promising is the fact that the Cardinals and the Brewers aren't that far ahead, suggesting they don't have much. In other words, if they were really that good they wouldn't only be 4 or 6 games over 500. The difference is found almost entirely in number of wins.
Go Cubs.
Hossa a Hawk
Havlat lost and Hossa found.
Havlat was great for the Blackhawks this past season, but he does have a history of injuries. Hossa, on the other hand, doesn't miss ice time.
We also stole Kopecky from the Red Wings.
It feels good to improve yourself and steal from your arch enemy at the same time!
It'll be an interesting season with all the changes happening.
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