Rosenbaum pitches P-Nats to win
After yielding two runs on three hits in the first inning on Sunday, Danny Rosenbaum delivered one of the dominant performances of the 2011 season. The lefthander allowed no more hits in seven more innings, struck out a career high 11 and led the Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Frederick Keys in the series finale at Pfitzner Stadium.
Rosenbaum (6-5) retired 22 of the last 25 hitters he faced; a walk, hit batter and an error were the only base runners he allowed. In the first inning, however, it did not look like this would be one of Rosenbaum’s finer days.
Steve Bumbry led off the game with a triple and scored on Jonathan Schoop’s single. Schoop stole second base before Manny Machado struck out, and scored on Miguel Abreu’s one out single. That would be the last hit for the Keys until the ninth inning, by which point Rosenbaum’s day was done.
After Rosenbaum retired the Keys in order in the top of the second inning, Potomac took back the lead in the bottom half. After Steven Souza’s one-out single, Sandy Leon hit his third home run of the year, a blast to left field that tied the game. J.R. Higley then singled, and started a tailspin for Keys’ starter Nathan Moreau (10-8). Moreau walked Cutter Dykstra, hit Eury Perez and walked Francisco Soriano to push the Nationals ahead, 3-2.
Rosenbaum then faced three more than the minimum over the next six innings. The Nats (50-55) padded their lead with single runs in the seventh and eighth frames.
In the seventh, Leon struck again. With one out and Destin Hood at second, Leon hit a ground ball that made it 4-2. In the next inning, Hood singled home Jose Lozada, who had hit an automatic double over the wall in the left.
Hector Nelo retired the Keys in the ninth for his 14th save.
After an off day, the Nationals hit the road for a six-game series in Salem and Myrtle Beach. Tuesday night, Sammy Solis takes the mound at 7 P.M. in Salem.
Lynchburg takes finale with Salem
The Hillcats hadn’t won a series against the Salem Red Sox in 2011. That changed on Sunday night, as the Hillcats scored 10 runs on 13 hits and won 10-5 for their first win in the 460 series.
The two teams exchanged runs early in the game. The Hillcats scored first on some aggressive baserunning by Keenan Wiley. Wiley led off with a bloop hit that fell in front of left fielder Vladimir Frias. Wiley took a big turn around first and took off for second, sliding just around the tag at second. He stole third, and later in the inning, Joey Terdoslavich singled him home, giving the Hillcats a 1-0 lead.
Salem responded with a run of their own in the top of the second. With runners on first and second, Alex Valdez hit a soft grounder to Andrelton Simmons. Simmons tried to make the throw to first, but threw it over the head of Terdoslavich. The runner on second, Dan Butler, came around to score to tie the game at one.
The Hillcats scored three in the bottom of the third. Keenan Wiley led of the inning by swinging at a third strike, however, the ball hit the dirt and Wiley made his way down to first. He stole second, and then advanced to third on a bunt single by Simmons. Phil Gosselin then hit a ball that was misplayed by third baseman Kolbrin Vitek, which allowed Wiley to score. Terdoslavich then doubled home Simmons and Joe Leonard hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Gosselin to make it 4-1 Hillcats.
Vladimir Frias tied the game up with one swing of the bat in the top of the fourth. With two-on and two-outs, Frias hit a three-run home run to left to tie the game.
Lynchburg broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth. After L.V. Ware and Wiley reached base, Simmons drove both of them home with a double. Two batters later, Terdoslavich knocked Simmons in, for his third RBI of the game. That single chased Salem starter Anthony Ranaudo (2-5) from the game, and Jeremy Bayer came in to face Joe Leonard. Leonard launched a two-run home run to left field to make the score 9-4 Hillcats.
The teams exchanged runs in the sixth. Miles head hit a solo home run for Salem to temporarily cut the lead to four. Joe Leonard came through with his fourth RBI of the game in the bottom half of the inning on a single up the middle, and the lead became 10-5.
Hillcats starter Dimasther Delgado (7-6) worked five innings to earn the win. He gave up four runs, three earned, on four hits and struck out three. Andrew Wilson and Eliecer Cardenas combined for eight strikeouts in four innings out of the bullpen.
Lynchburg won their first series against Salem this season, and are now 13-23 in the second half. Salem fell to 15-21.
The Hillcats have a day off on Monday before traveling to Frederick for a three-game set on Tuesday. The first game will have a 7:00 pm first pitch at Harry Grove Stadium and will see Aaron Shafer (3-3) face off against Ryohei Tanaka (7-3).
The Hillcats On-Deck Show presented by Honda/Suzuki of Lynchburg will go on the air at 6:40 pm. Tune in to 105.5 KD Country or go to lynchburg-hillcats.com to listen live to all the action.
Constance Morella and Bob Edgar: Agent Orange and Vietnam
August marks the 50th anniversary of the first use of herbicides by United States military forces during the war in Vietnam. From 1961 until 1971, more than 20 million gallons of Agent Orange and other herbicides were stored, mixed, handled by U.S. troops and sprayed by U.S. airplanes over millions of acres of Vietnamese forest and farmland. The goal of this military operation was to deny cover to the enemy on the ground.
The U.S. government now compensates U.S. Vietnam-era vets for 15 serious health conditions and one birth defect related to exposure to the dioxin that was part of those herbicides.
But some 3 million Vietnamese also suffered health effects, including 150,000 of today’s children with birth defects. Their needs have long been neglected, caught in the geopolitical and scientific conflict that followed the war. The Vietnamese government, several U.S. foundations, and nongovernmental organizations have set up hospitals and small remediation programs, but so far these have redressed less than 10 percent of the need.
But the devastating legacy of Agent Orange, one remaining shadow of that war, is on the way to being resolved in Vietnam – if current trends continue. We may have disagreed on many things in the past, but on a recent trip to Vietnam we witnessed a new spirit of cooperation and partnership among former adversaries. All sides are now determined to alleviate the health and environmental damage from Agent Orange, damage that continues to this day.
At a church-run center near Ho Chi Minh City, we knelt on the floor to meet Nguyen Van Minh, 14, one of 60 severely disabled children receiving medical care and rehabilitation there. Like any child, he giggled and sang along with us to a silly song about “fishies,” as other children competed to hold our hands and give us hugs. Their simple joy in life transcends partisan differences, making it clear that the way to see the Agent Orange legacy now is as a humanitarian concern that we can do something about.
Our former colleagues in Congress agree, so $18.5 million for Agent Orange remediation in Vietnam survived the recent 2011 appropriations battle. At former U.S. military bases, starting with the Da Nang airport, the U.S. Agency for International Development is already at work cleaning up deadly “hot spots” of dioxin residues that are still making people sick where the herbicides spilled and soaked into the ground. The State Department is beginning a new $34 million cleanup project at Da Nang, and David Shear, awaiting Senate confirmation to serve as the new U.S. ambassador, pledged to continue assistance for Vietnam’s disabled citizens without regard to cause.
This is all very good news, reflecting the U.S. mission’s astute understanding that America’s commercial and security interests are well served by dealing with the Agent Orange issue. To follow through during this window of opportunity, the United States should adopt a long-term action plan like that drawn up by the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin, a nonpartisan group of prominent scientists, policymakers and citizens from both countries sponsored by the Aspen Institute.
For an investment of $30 million a year over 10 years, shared with Vietnam and other donors, the Dialogue Group plan would restore damaged ecosystems, clean up contaminated soils and expand humanitarian services to people with disabilities. Advances in technology and know-how have made this possible, and now is the time to do it.
America is at its best when it responds to humanitarian concerns, restores hope and dignity to a devastated people and closes wounds from the past. Helping innocent children like Minh, who are suffering from their parents’ exposure to Agent Orange/dioxin, is a treatment that can heal us all.
The authors are former U.S. Reps. Constance Morella (R-Md.) and Bob Edgar (D-Pa.)
EMU alum starts Massanutten Field Hockey League
Eastern Mennonite field hockey alumnus Janelle Hurst-Mazariegos (’92) is starting up a league to help introduce local people to the sport. The Massanutten Field Hockey League will start with practices the week of Aug. 29 and males and females in grades 6-9 are invited to join the league. Games will start that weekend.
All games will be played Saturday mornings on EMU’s turf field, with the first games on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The league gives local kids a chance to have fun building character, stamina and friendships while learning the great game of field hockey.
Eastern Mennonite has had a highly successful field hockey program since 1970, although many of the players actually come from eastern Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Craigsville author featured at book signing
Author Theresa Borrelli will sign copies of her book I Am Myself: A Woman Growing Up with Tourette Syndrome, at Bookworks in Downtown Staunton from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6.
In her book, Borrelli recounts her journey from a childhood diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome to a state of acceptance. At first, she developed an attitude that was defensive and critical of the doctors who treated her. Slowly, as a young adult, she began to assimilate, acknowledge and reconcile herself with her disorder … one that has no cure.
I Am Myself offers the reader a universal experience, relatable to the challenges that all of us face in our lives at one time or another. This is a memoir that will change your perspective on confronting and overcoming obstacles, prejudices & struggles. Her passage from a young girl to a woman, who can now foresee a brighter future, is chronicled in this inspiring and uplifting book.
Theresa Borrelli grew up in western New York and New Jersey, and now lives in Craigsville, among the Blue Ridge Mountains she loves. Among her various endeavors, she most recently taught Criminal Justice at the college level. Inspired to write I Am Myself in order to share her personal story and struggle with Tourette’s, she hopes it will help promote acceptance and understanding about the wide range of conditions, diseases and disorders that are ‘out of the ordinary’ in our society. She’s presently working on a collection of poetry as well as a children’s picture book.
Dems to host Obama birthday party
On Thursday, Aug. 4, the Staunton Democratic Committee will celebrate President Barack Obama’s birthday in Gypsy Hill Park at 6 p.m.
This gathering will take the place of the committee’s August meeting, usually held on the second Tuesday. Please call or e-mail Connie Birch with any questions or comments: 540.885.3973 or cwbirch@juno.com.
AAA: Gas prices continue upward trend
Prices at the pump increased slightly this week amidst national and international economic volatility. The national average for regular grade gasoline reached $3.71 Friday, up a penny from last week, up 17cents from a month ago and 97 cents higher than year-ago prices. Gas prices remain 40 cents below the all-time record high of $4.11/gallon set in July 2008.
Crude oil trended downward this week as traders and investors awaited a resolution to the U.S. debt situation ahead of the August 2 deadline to avert an unprecedented debt default by the world’s largest economy. Also contributing to the downward trend was the relative strength of the U.S. dollar and virtually flat gross domestic product (GDP) data. Oil did see brief bumps due to news from the U.S. Labor Department showing applications for unemployment benefits fell by 24,000 to 398,000 last week, the lowest level since April, and news from the housing markets that previously owned home sales rose unexpectedly in June, both indicators that demand for oil could be on the rise. Crude oil closed at $95.70 Friday, down 4 percent on the week.
In its weekly report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed crude stocks rose 2.3 million barrels to 354 million barrels, ending seven consecutive weeks of declines. Gasoline stocks rose 1 million barrels to 213.5 million barrels. The EIA also reported total petroleum demand was 18.426 million barrels per day (bpd), 428,000 bpd lower than the previous week and 1.2 million bpd below the same week in 2010. Petroleum demand for the past four weeks totaled 18.756 million bpd, down 2.9 percent from last year. Gasoline demand for the past week dropped below 9 million barrels per day (bpd) to 8.99 million bpd.
“Despite mid-summer increases, gas prices remain 10 cents below where they were at the start of the summer driving season (Memorial Day weekend),” said Martha M. Meade, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “The upward trend in recent weeks is directly related to the upward movement of crude oil prices, which have been affected by national and international financial situations. As some of these issues are resolved, especially the U.S. debt crisis, analysts believe crude oil, and ultimately gas prices, will gain some clarity. However, a default would likely mean higher crude prices as the dollar weakens against foreign currencies.”
Tropical Storm Don made landfall along the Texas coast Saturday, causing a shut down of 300,000 barrels a day or 6.8 percent of oil production from the Gulf of Mexico, home to 31 percent of the U.S. oil output. Such an interruption in oil production, albeit relatively small and not prolonged, will likely lead to a bump in oil prices in the short-term.
The AFP on WREL: Politics talk
AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and politics on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.”
The segment begins with a look at the ongoing federal debt-ceiling stalemate. Will the two sides come to a compromise? Chris offers his insights.
The segment wraps with a look inside the latest poll numbers in the Virginia U.S. Senate race. Tim Kaine has opened a small lead over George Allen. Chris takes us inside the numbers to explain why.
Salem knocks off Hillcats
Barrett Kleinknecht hit a home run on his 23rd birthday to help boost the Hillcats to an early lead. However, the bullpen couldn’t hold on, and Lynchburg fell 6-3 to the Salem Red Sox Saturday night.
The Hillcasts scored first in the second inning. Joey Terdoslavich led off the inning with a double to left-center field. Joe Leonard flew out to right, and Terdoslavich showed off some aggressive baserunning, trying to tag up on the play. He launched himself into a headfirst slide, just under the tag of third baseman Kolbrin Vitek. The tag proved important, as he scored on a groundout by the next batter, Christian Bethancourt, to give the Hillcats an early 1-0 lead.
Barrett Kleinknecht provided a boost in the third inning. On his 23rd birthday, Kleinknecht launched a drive over the top of the scoreboard in left field for a two-run home run, giving the Hillcats a 3-0 lead.
Hillcats starter David Hale had his best start of the season. Hale pitched seven shutout innings, giving up just three hits and striking out a career-high eight batters.
However, when Hale departed after seven innings, the game started to unravel for the Hillcats. Matt Crim came into the game and the first three batters got hits, including an RBI double by Alex Valdez. Crim left the game with a 3-1 lead with runners on the corners and nobody out. Andrew Russell came in and gave up a two-run double to Peter Hissey, tying the game at three. Kolbrin Vitek hit a very soft grounder to the hole between first and second. Gosselin was able to range to his right to field it, but was forced to rush the throw, and it went past Russell, who was covering the base. Hissey scored from second, to make it 4-3. Russell settled down after that to get out of the inning, but the damage was done.
Valdez hit a two run home run in the ninth to extend the lead to 6-3, which held up for the rest of the game.
Russell (1-1) took the loss despite not giving up an earned run. Chris Martin (1-1) pitched four shutout innings in relief for the Red Sox to earn the win.
The Hillcats fell to 12-23 in the second half. The Red Sox improved to 15-20.
The Red Sox return on Sunday night for the final game this season between the 460 rivals. Lefty Dimasther Delgado (6-6) will take the mound for Lynchburg against righty Anthony Ranaudo (2-4). First pitch is at 6:05 pm, and the gates will open at 5.
The Hillcats On-Deck Show presented by Honda/Suzuki of Lynchburg will go on the air at 5:40 pm. Tune in to 105.5 KD Country or go to lynchburg-hillcats.com to listen live to all the action.
Salem loses another nailbiter
For the 17th time this season, the Salem Red Sox lost a game by a single run.
This time, a two-out double by Joey Terdoslavich in the last of the eighth proved to be the difference in an 8-7 Hillcat victory over the Red Sox on Friday night at City Stadium. Salem had runners on second and third with one out in the top of the ninth, but Shannon Wilkerson struck out and Derrik Gibson flew out to end the game.
For the second straight day, the Sox were an out away from entering the ninth in a tie ballgame, but a two-out rally changed the circumstances. Phil Gosselin’s two-out single off Tom Ebert gave the Hillcats life, and Terdoslavich delivered a double down the right field line, scoring Gosselin from first and giving Lynchburg an 8-7 lead.
Things were relatively calm in the first half of the ballgame, as Salem entered the bottom half of the fifth with a 1-0 lead. Stolmy Pimentel had tossed four three-hit innings in his most encouraging start in a Salem uniform before giving way to Anatanaer Batista in the fifth. Batista immediately gave up a solo home run to Marcus Lemon to tie the game at one. After a groundout, four consecutive Hillcats reached with Gosselin driving in two on an RBI single and Terdoslavich providing the exclamation point with a two-run blast to deep right field, giving Lynchburg a 5-1 advantage.
Salem responded in the top of the sixth, though, off reliever Jeremy Haynes. The first three Red Sox reached on a bloop double, an error, and a single by Wilkerson that drove in a run. A sac bunt and a walk loaded the bases for Bryce Brentz, who delivered a two-run single through the hole on the left side to bring Salem within one. Dan Butler, who already had an RBI single to his credit back in the first, launched a towering shot that cleared the wall in left for a three-run homer to give Salem the lead back at 7-5. Butler’s 11th jack of the season capped off a four-RBI performance for Butler, who has now driven in 24 runs in 16 games against the Hillcats.
In the last of the sixth, Ebert entered and yielded a one-out solo shot to L.V. Ware to slice the lead in half. Keenan Wiley followed with a double and later scored on an RBI single by Gosselin. The Hillcat second baseman was 3-for-5 with three runs driven in, a total match by Terdoslavich, who went 2-for-4 on the night.
Ebert bounced back to strike out the side in the seventh and the first two batters in the eighth before allowing the Hillcats to rally for the series-opening victory.
Butler’s three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to five games, during which he has batted .444 (8-18) with six RBI. Kolbrin Vitek saw his nine game hitting streak come to a close, but reached base safely for the 17th time in his last 18 contests.
Falling by a single run for the second consecutive game, the Red Sox attempt to turn the tide with Drake Britton on the mound on Saturday at 6:05 PM. The Hillcats will counter with David Hale.
P-Nats shut out by Keys
A four-run first inning doomed the Potomac Nationals on Friday night against their division rivals Frederick Keys, and they were shut out 4-0.
The P-Nats starting pitcher Cameron Selik has struggled in the first inning all season long, and Friday night was no different. Just three pitches into his 13th start, Frederick’s leadoff hitter Steve Bumbry launched his sixth home run of the season.
Selik’s troubles continued when the Keys loaded the bases on back-to-back singles and a walk. The next batter, Miguel Abreu, smashed a first-pitch fastball deep to centerfield that fell just short of the wall and bounced up and over for a 2-run automatic double that increased the Keys’ lead to 3-0. They tacked on another run on a Brian Ward sacrifice fly and led 4-0 after half an inning.
Selik settled in after the first, though, and he retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, including four strikeouts. He exited the game after 6 innings; he allowed four runs, a walk and struck out four.
Selik’s counterpart, Bobby Bundy, came in to Friday night tied for the league lead with 10 wins. He lived up to the hype and dominated the Nationals, who failed to get a runner to second base in his seven innings. Bundy allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out three; he needed just 80 pitches to get 21 outs.
Shortly after Bundy left the game, Potomac showed a bit of life in the 8th, thanks to a one-out automatic double by J.R. Higley. Keys reliever Will Startup retired the next two hitters, Higley was stranded at second, and the score remained 4-0.
The P-Nats opened the ninth with a bunt single by Eury Perez. But Startup retired the next three hitters to close out the 4-0 victory.
Bundy (11-6) was credited with the win and is now in sole possession of the league lead in wins. Selik (4-7) was given the loss in the contest.
Game Two of the three-game series against the Keys is set for Saturday at 6:35. Potomac will send Adam Olbrychowski (3-5) to the hill against Frederick’s Nathan Moreau (10-7).
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Dinner Diva: Don’t lose your cool
Posted on July 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I have an easy rule for summer: no oven recipes. My Menu-Mailer subscribers know this and to their great relief, I provide menus from now until September without using the oven. It’s easy to implement yourself—let me tell you how you can do this.
You want to keep the heat in the kitchen to a minimum—especially if your air conditioning is insufficient. So move the cooking, if you can. Utilize your barbecue (and there are SO many great recipes just begging for a barbecue – like the one below!) as much as you can stand it. You can even grill veggies on the barby—try it, it is absolutely delicious. You can get these nifty little pans with holes in them and grill to your heart’s content (kind of essential, unless you don’t mind zucchini slipping through the grill slats). I toss my cut up veggies in a little olive oil and they’re just wonderful grilled. Try this combo: red bell pepper, red onion, zucchini, summer squash and mushrooms. YUM!
Another keep-the-kitchen-cool idea is to use your crockpot elsewhere. We used to put it on the screen porch, but I have heard of people moving their slow cookers to the laundry room. You can have all kinds of delicious things cooking in that thing and never have to worry about heating up your kitchen. When you’re dealing with woefully inadequate air conditioning, every little hint helps.
And don’t forget things like main course salads, sandwiches and fast and easy stove-top suppers.
Doing all of these things will give you a summer kitchen that won’t get you all hot and bothered—know what I mean?
Here’s a recipe to get you grilling!
DO AHEAD TIP: Make the marinade and get your chicken marinating the night before or first thing in the morning.
Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken
Serves 6
6 (6-oz.) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
6 cloves garlic, pressed
2 teaspoons thyme
In a small bowl combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and thyme to make marinade. Put the chicken in a 1-gallon ziploc-type plastic bag and the pour marinade over chicken then seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours or overnight. If you can, squish it around every now and then to distribute marinade. Drain chicken, discarding marinade. (Don’t even THINK about using it again!)
Light the barby till coals are to a medium-high heat. (Not red hot, but slightly ash-y if not using gas). Grill for 5 to 6 minutes per side or until cooked through. (You can also cook this on the stove top in a skillet: heat a little olive oil and cook till browned on each side, about 5 minutes per side or until cooked throughout)
Per Serving: 278 Calories; 11g Fat; 40g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 99mg Cholesterol; 112mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat. Points: 7
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve with brown rice, grilled asparagus (lightly steam first, brush with a little olive oil and finish them on the grill—YUM!) and a huge salad.
Need more ideas for keeping your kitchen cool this summer? Be sure to check out our Crock Cooker Ebooks for dinner “easy button” style!
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