Yup, that’s the word from Joel Sherman. He’s a right and plays many positions. Could they turn Shelley around? Just as some background on Hairston, he’s a 33-year-old utility man, mostly corner OFs, SS, and 3B. Had an excellent season in Cincinnati last year, but ended up overexposed this season and his numbers tumbled. He’d go along well with Ransom as a guy who can play multiple positions.
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Saturday, Aug. 1
Houston at St. Louis (7:10 p.m. EDT). The Astros send 10-game winner Wandy Rodriguez up against Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter (9-3) in a matchup of NL Central rivals.
STARS
Friday
-Cliff Lee, Phillies, pitched a four-hitter, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and even added two hits with the bat, and Philadelphia beat San Francisco 5-1.
-Matt Holliday, Cardinals, had four hits for the second time in his eight games with St. Louis in a 4-3 victory over Houston.
-David Price, Rays, allowed one run over seven innings to help Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 8-2.
-Carlos Quentin, White Sox, homered and had a go-ahead RBI double as Chicago beat the New York Yankees 10-5.
-Jason Schmidt, Dodgers, gave up one hit in six innings for his longest start in more than two years as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 5-0.
-Steve Pearce and Lastings Milledge, Pirates, Peace hit his first homer of the season and Milledge had two RBI singles in his Pittsburgh debut as the Pirates snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Nationals.
SENT PACKING
Jake Peavy said yes to the Chicago White Sox, and Victor Martinez will take aim at the Green Monster. Roy Halladay, however, stayed put in Toronto. Highlighting a flurry of deals finished just before the trade deadline, Peavy was shipped out of San Diego on Friday while Martinez went from the rebuilding Cleveland Indians to a contender in Boston. Scott Rolen, Jarrod Washburn, Orlando Cabrera and Nick Johnson were other notable players on the move as teams stocked up for the stretch drive during a busy day that featured 11 trades.
SUPER START
Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday was 4 for 4 and had an RBI single in the fourth, duplicating his four-hit game in Philadelphia a week ago in his St. Louis debut. He is batting .586 (17 for 29) with a homer and eight RBIs since joining the Cardinals in a trade from Oakland. He is the first Cardinal to hit in his first eight games with the team since Roger Maris in 1967, and he is the first Cardinal since 1954 to reach base safely two or more times in his first eight games.
SETBACK
David Ortiz homered for the second straight game after he it was reported Thursday that he and former teammate Manny Ramirez were among the 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs six years ago. Ortiz hit a two-run shot in the Red Sox 6-5 victory over Baltimore.
REHABBING
Pedro Martinez allowed five runs - four earned - and three hits in five innings of a rehab start for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate. Using a fastball that reached 93 mph on the stadium radar gun and an effective changeup, Martinez breezed through four innings against the Columbus Clippers, allowing only one run. He then gave up four more in a 35-pitch fifth.
STRONG SCHIMDT
Jason Schmidt, making only his third start of the season, gave up just one run in six innings in his longest start in more than two years. His ERA dropped from 7.88 to 4.50 with the strong start against the Braves, who the Dodgers beat 5-0. Schmidt walked five and struck out three. The right-hander missed 2008 after surgery on June 20, 2007 repaired a torn labrum and a frayed biceps tendon in his right shoulder.
RALLY MONKEY RETURN
The Los Angeles Angels recorded their major league-leading 34th comeback victory, 11-5 over the Minnesota Twins. The Angels, who have come from behind in 13 of their past 18 victories, had six hits and two walks against three Minnesota relievers before making an out in the 11th. As a result, the Angels improved to 12-3 since the All-Star break and they completed July with a 19-7 record, averaging 7.1 runs per game.
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY
The Rangers and Mariners sat thru a rain delay of 2 hours, 18 minutes in the seventh inning. The whole game itself took less to complete in actual playing time finishing eight minutes quicker than the stoppage.
SPEAKING
"It's tough because I'm leaving my house. This was my house. It's really tough.''- Indians catcher Victor Martinez on learning he'd been traded to Boston. The 30-year old Martinez spent his entire career with Cleveland after being signed by the Indians when he was 17.
SEASONS
Aug. 1
1906 - Harry McIntire of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched 10 2-3 innings of no-hit ball before Claude Ritchey of Pittsburgh singled. McIntire weakened in the 13th and lost 1-0 to the Pirates on an unearned run, finishing with a four-hitter.
1941 - New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez walked 11 St. Louis batters in a 9-0 victory to set a major league record for walks in a shutout.
1962 - Bill Monbouquette of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter to beat the White Sox 1-0 at Chicago.
1970 - Willie Stargell of Pittsburgh hit three doubles and two home runs to power the Pirates to a 20-10 rout of the Braves in Atlanta.
1972 - Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader with five home runs and two singles. San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves in both games, by scores of 9-0 and 11-7.
1977 - Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hit two home runs, including his 18th career grand slam for a total that still leads the National League.
1978 - Pete Rose went 0-for-4 against Atlanta pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber to end his 44-game hitting streak as the Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 16-4.
1986 - Bert Blyleven threw a two-hitter and struck out 15 to become the 10th major league pitcher with 3,000 career strikeouts as he led the Minnesota Twins to a 10-1 victory over the Oakland A's.
1994 - Baltimore's Cal Ripken became the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games as the Orioles beat Minnesota 1-0.
1998 - Switch-hitter Tony Clark set an AL record by homering from both sides of the plate for the third time this year as the Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay 8-0.
2005 - Rafael Palmeiro was suspended 10 days following a positive test for steroids, less than five months after the Baltimore Orioles' first baseman emphatically told Congress: "I have never used steroids. Period.''
2006 - Carlos Guillen hit for the cycle in Detroit's 10-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
Today's Birthday: Adam Jones 24.
Aug. 2
1906 - The "Hitless Wonder'' Chicago White Sox began their AL record 19-game winning streak with a 3-0 win over Boston. The record would be tied by the 1947 New York Yankees.
1907 - Walter Johnson made his major league debut with the Washington Senators and lost 3-2 to the Detroit Tigers. The first hit he yielded was a bunt single by Ty Cobb. The Tigers beat "The Big Train'' 7-6 exactly 20 years later on Walter Johnson Day in the nation's capital.
1933 - Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia A's hit for the cycle in a 16-3 win over the New York Yankees.
1938 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals used a yellow baseball in the first game of a doubleheader as an experiment. The two teams went back to the white ball in the second game as the Dodgers swept the doubleheader 6-2 and 9-3.
1959 - Bill Bruton of Milwaukee hit three triples, including two with the bases-loaded, to lead the Braves to an 11-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
1979 - New York Yankees captain Thurman Munson died in the crash of his private plane while practicing takeoffs and landings at the Canton, Ohio, airport.
1987 - Kevin Seitzer went 6-for-6, hit two homers and drove in seven runs to pace a 20-hit Kansas City attack as the Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 in 102-degree heat.
1987 - Eric Davis led off the bottom of the 11th inning with his 30th home run of the season to give the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Davis' homer made him the seventh - and earliest player in major league history - with 30 homers and 30 steals in the same season.
1998 - The Cuban national team claimed its 22nd gold medal at the World Baseball Championships, beating South Korea 7-1 and extending its winning streak at the event to 41 games since 1986.
2007 - Jermaine Dye homered twice and doubled twice, including a go-ahead drive that led the Chicago White Sox to a 13-9 victory over the New York Yankees. The White Sox and Yankees each scored eight runs in the second inning. It was the second time in major league history that both teams scored eight or more in an inning.
Today's birthdays: Huston Street 26; Grady Sizemore 27; Humberto Quintero 30; Matt Guerrier 31; Joe Dillon 34; Tim Wakefield 41.
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A dancer thought to be Michael Jackson's secret lovechild was given a seat in the front row at the King of Pop's Los Angeles memorial service, The Sun reported on Wednesday. The British tabloid report has fueled suspicion that he is Jackson's fourth child and childhood photos show an uncanny likeness to Prince Michael II, 7 — known as Blanket — the youngest of the star's three "official" children.Michael Jackson, who died last month at age 50, is said to have told pals in 2004 that Norwegian Bhatti was born following a one-night stand in 1984. Bhatti is now believed to be seeking a DNA test to discover the truth. .
Sheree should be happy with what she’s getting…According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Ms. Sheree Whitfield receivedsheree whitfield divorce settlement the following in her bitter divorce settlement with ex-husband and former Atlanta Falcons player Bob Whitfield.
Read more...Genre: Thriller
IMDB rating: 6.0/10 (89 votes)
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Timothy Hutton , Michael Byrnes, Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall
Four volunteers sign up for what initially appears to be a typical paid research study, only to discover that they’ve unwittingly become involved with a classified government program that was said to have been terminated nearly two decades ago, in this tense psychological thriller from director Jonathan Liebesman
Tonight we'll find out who of the Final Six dancers will be taking the stage on next week's big So You Think You Can Dance finale. Watch along with me here and over on the BuddyTV SYTYCD twitter as we learn who are finalists are and who was just a step off the beat. I, for one, am ecstatic that both Brandon and Kayla are in the finale! Last night Brandon received a judges’ standing ovation for his solo, recognized by Nigel Lythgoe as “the best solo of any Season ever!“ Kayla has been a vision of angelic loveliness and perfection since day one.
The remaining two competitors – Evan and Jeanine – are definitely worthy contenders. Ada and Melissa, the two dancers receiving the lowest number of votes and sent home on the July 30 episode, could have easily danced their way into the winner’s round as well. It has been an amazingly even playing field. In watching the trios in their group performances (when it was easiest to compare girls against girls and guys against guys) the overall quality of the dances were stellar and teamwork was paramount. Lythgoe confirmed last night, and on previous episodes, that “this is the most talented Top 20 in the history of the show.” I agree.
The plot story was came from a princess and her bodyguard fall in love. The king's relative wants to wed her and in a battle that ensues, they all die. Four hundred years later they are reborn and the trouble repeats but this time all's well that ends well. The film sounded thrilling right from it's inception because the hit song Bangaru Kodi Petta was being remade. The sight of Chiranjeevi albeit for a few minutes makes you crave for his return to the silver screen but the dialogue from him praising his son makes the scene look ridiculous. The mutual admiration society should be kept out of the script and not hinder the narrative.
The contemporary actors all work hard on their body, dance well but little do they realize that 'grace' is an inherent quality that cannot be acquired by imitation. When the hero in this film brushes his mouch twice in a song, you are pushed into a state of denial. Even the charm, style cannot be acquired. When Chiranjeevi did Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari after many commercial films, it was the right subject and was rightly timed. A fantasy, historical subject should be attempted by any actor after doing a few more films, gaining the confidence, physique and the look.
Magadheera is a premature film for Charan. Infact the first film Chirutha was far more convincing with lot of sincerity visible on screen. Here the reincarnation subject does provide a lot of scope for drama but making a one film old hero to something huge as this like expecting a crawling child to run a marathon. The pressure of performing has outweighed his emotions. Horse riding, dances, action scenes are all a part of films but the important aspect is one should be able to convey the feeling on the visage. For a movie that is well made technically the actual narration falls short of being hollow.
The producer has spent in epic proportions but it's criminal that some scenes are made to jump from point to point without any actual narrative pacing. The last fifteen minutes is illogical and Srihari is reduced to being a dummy and just a tiny catalyst to unite the pair. A hundred percent effort has not clearly been put in to recreate history. The jewellery that the princess wears looks like imitation pieces.
KajalThis film is a plus for Kajal or vice versa. She has shown marked improvement in her expressions, and has lot of potential to do well. Sharath Babu looks apt for his role and Rao Ramesh sinks into his role with ease. All the songs make a pleasant hearing. One can't look for entertainment in such films, but the inclusion of Brahmanandam, Suneel did not help the film any way.
A pat on the back for the technical team, Magadheera is just an okay film, good in parts but nothing extraordinary that will make you want to watch immediately. The film doesn't connect or make sparks fly, it is attached with a lot of hype as the hero is a mega star's son and it is being directed by Rajamouli who is on a hit spree. This is definitely not the best from Rajamouli.
Cast: Ramcharan, Srihari, Kajal, Mumait Khan, Sharath Babu, Rao Ramesh, Brahmanandam, Suneel, Surya, Sameer, Sekhar, Kim Sharma, Saloni, Hema and others.
Action: Peter Hein & Ram-Laxman.
Art: Ravinder.
Banner: Geetha Arts.
Cinematography: KK Senthil Kumar.
Dialogues: M. Ratnam.
Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao.
Music: MM Keeravani.
Story: V. Vijayendra Prasad.
Styles: Rama Rajamouli.
Presenter: Padmasri Allu Ramalingaiah.
Co-Producer: BVSN Prasad.
Producer: Allu Aravind.
Screenplay, & Director: SS Rajamouli.
Release Date: July 31, 2009
Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, and people with it therefore show significant difficulties in social interaction, along with stereotypies and other restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.
Asperger syndrome is also called Asperger's syndrome, Asperger (or Asperger's) disorder, or just Asperger's. It is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy. Fifty years later, it was standardized as a diagnosis, but questions about many aspects remain.For example, there is lingering doubt about whether it is distinct from high-functioning autism (HFA); partly because of this, its prevalence is not firmly established. The exact cause is unknown, although research supports the likelihood of a genetic basis; brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology.
There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data.[1] Intervention is aimed at improving symptoms and function. The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits to address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most individuals improve over time, but difficulties with communication, social adjustment and independent living continue into adulthood.Some researchers and people with Asperger's have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disability that must be treated or cured.
The case of the mysterious mama is finally solved. Kayleen McAdams is NOT the mother of "Sherlock Holmes" star Jude Law's fetus. The actor's rep has confirmed the 36-year-old actor is expecting a fourth child with an ex-lover.
Law has three children with his ex-wife, Sadie Frost.
According to her online registry at Babies "R" Us, Burke's due date is October 6th... It says she's expecting a girl she will name Sophia.
Burke's attorneys just sent us the following statement:
"Ms. Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Mr. Law and that she has informed Mr. Law that she is expecting his child later this fall. Since informing Mr. Law of the pregnancy, he has been nothing but responsive and supportive of Ms. Burke and the pregnancy."
The movie Thunderpants is all about a boy who uses his superhuman farting abilities to go into space. And this movie is awesome. But don’t take my word for it. Director Peter Hewitt won a “Lucas” from the International Festival of Films for Children and Young People (Children’s Section). And that’s gotta be something, right?
Read more...Good news to all Marvel fanatics out there, as we can confirm to you that Marvel vs Capcom 2 will be available to download today at Xbox Live Arcade. As reported from Examiner, gamers will be able to pick up the game on the Xbox 360 for 1200 Microsoft Points. The game is expected on the Playstation 3 in a ‘number of weeks’ for $15. The game should start to appear on the XBLA at any time today, so let us know how you get on and when you have started your download.
Check-out the game play footage in HD quality Here.
In the third installment of Summit's "Twilight" franchise, Rachelle Lefevre, who was to play the role of villain Victoria, will be replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard when shooting begins in Vancouver on August 17. Lefevre played the role in the first picture, "Twilight," and in the upcoming "New Moon."
The studio attributed the move to scheduling conflicts. Lefevre recently was cast in the indie drama "Barney's Version" opposite Dustin Hoffman, which also has an August 17 start date, only several thousand kilometers east, in Quebec. Dallas Howard has starred in "Terminator Salvation" and Spider-Man 3" as well as "Lady in the Water" and Lars von Trier's "Manderlay."
Read more...On Friday mornings, through September 25, 2009, Mars will give away certificates for a free Mars bar chocolate product, as part of their Real Chocolate Relief Act. Did you know that Mars (maker of Dove, Snickers, Twix, M&Ms and others) still uses real cocoa butter? Yep, they do. The certificate is available every Friday morning at 9:00 AM ET. [Note: That is 6:00 AM here.] The free certificates are available until spoken for, so hustle. One coupon per e-mail address. 4 coupons/household.
Read more...True Blood Season 2 episode 7 preview. We’re now into the second half of our trip through season two of “The Wire.” As always, we’re doing this in two versions: one for people who have watched the entire series and want to be able to discuss it from beginning to end, and those who aren’t all the way there yet and don’t want to be spoiled about later developments. This episode was written by Rafael Alvarez, who was one of David Simon’s old colleagues at the Baltimore Sun (and who has authored the short story collection “Orlo & Leini).
Here's the preview of the most expected True Blood season 2 episode 7
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