The Rays got the ball rolling with last week’s trade of defensively gifted second baseman Akinori Iwamura (the trade market is moving already, with J.J. Hardy moving from the Brewers to the Twins for Carlos Gomez, and Mark Teahen going from the Royals to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz) ...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, Nontombi Naomi Tutu, will be on campus this Nov 13 at 7.30 pm at the Rackham Graduate School Auditorium. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Check out < http://www.lsa.umich.edu/caas/newsandevents/calendar> for more details if you are interested in attending this ...
From the “Can’t make this up” pile, Marc Topkin drops this little nugget… …the Rays decided to keep Uchibori, Iwamura’s interpreter the past two years, and gave him a job as a scout in his native Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Just another move proving that the Rays are trendsetters and super-sleuths at u ...
October is right around the corner and you’ve got a few great Desmond Tutu quotes coming your way. Why now, you ask? Because on October 7th marks Desmond Tutu’s 77th birthday. Let’s celebrate this human rights leader by reflecting on his kindness, compassion and wisdom. 1. “If you are neutral in sit ...
Just a day in the life with the two cutest boys around. Des really liked being able to sit up to see the world. He joined us "at the table" for dinner. Ben was SO proud of his little brother. He couldn't keep his hands off of him. And no, I don't tell him to give him all those kisses. He just does i ...
One of the guys at RotoJunkie who closely follows the minor leagues has put out his 2010 Top 150 prospect list and I believe it’s one of the first to market. Yes, it does have a bit of a roto-tilt to the list but the Rays are still very well represented. Desmond Jennings – 7th Tim Beckham – 24th Wad ...
Last weekend I went to visit Kathryn in Ireland, which was “brilliant,” as they say over there. After a very rainy Friday, we seized the night: party Irish style! Irish old lady-style, that is: we made chocolate chip cookies and caught up on Grey’s Anatomy. This may not sound that fantastic to you, ...
El otro día mi compañera Boquita de Piñón destapó la Caja de Pandora. En un post en el que teorizaba sobre si hemos visto ya el final de Lost, me mencionó haciendo referencia a una teoría que en alguna ocasión le he comentado, y me animaba a hacerla pblica. Pues bien, en menos de lo que Ben tarda en ...
Ugh this French project totally has me freaking out. I don't know how it's going to go but I do know I need to have this skit completely written out for this friday so George and I can practice it in class. D; Then Nicole wants me to e-mail her the powerpoint for the health project so she can fill i ...
