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Compass on Carmen Fusco - Dr's Prognosis

Q. Do you think that Lincoln and Armstrong are sincerely aghast about Leuke, or do you think they're just managing PC relationships?

Dance Moves Attract Women

Science marches on. CBS news reports "a new study by British scientists finds that women tend to be more attracted, or in some cases turned off, by the way a man can dance." See the video.

This was a scientific study, the world is told, and was not done just to provide employment to idle minds. The idea was to find which male dance moves appeal to the female. Why? To discover the best mating dance? Why?

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Virtual Girlfriends

Some Japanese young men instead of playing games in which they blow up stuff, defeat monsters, and defend the planet earth against an alien threat, are playing a video game with the goal of maintaining a relationship with a virtual girlfriend, and like comic-con caters to sci-fi and comic book geeks, a resort hotel in Japan is catering to these dudes with their virtual girlfriends The resort is called 'Love Plus' R

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Nick Franklin's Timeline (6)

Q. Is he an Ackley-level talent? Griffey level?

Chone Figgins, Daren Brown, and a jaded Dr. D (2)

For those who just joined us, Chone Figgins outdid himself in Wednesday's afternoon game:

Women in Kenya Face Rape During Toilet Use

As a mom, I can tell you that I have mastered the art of holding it. In fact, I used to hold it even before I became a mother. I remember standing in lines at amusement parks, getting that nervous/excited pre-rollercoaster feel while in line that made me feel like I’d have to pee, and I’d tell my then-boyfriend, “I have to pee!” and he’d roll his eyes, knowing that A. I wouldn’t stop to pee and B. I would say the same thing in the next rollercoaster line. Maybe I’m just weird like that.

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Bobby Valentine: These Guys Could Use a 600-lb Gorilla (1)

Q. Is SSI a Bobby Valentine proponent? Are you going to be pushing him?

Bobby Valentine: These Guys Could Use a 600-lb Gorilla (3)

Q. 600-lb. Gorilla managers can spark rebellion.

A. So can guys who try to set records for letting the umps do what they want...

Cliff Lee Is Playing a 1st-Person Shooter (1)

Q. What does the SSI mainframe crunch out of Lee's aberrant strikeout-to-walk ratio?

In other news . . .

--- Draft standings ---

1. Pittsburgh 39-74 4 GB Ms

2. Baltimore 40-74 3-1/2 GB Ms

3. Seattle 44-71 --

4. Arizona 46-69 2 G ahead of Ms

5T. Cleveland 47-67 3-1/2 G ahead of Ms

5T. KC 47-67 3-1/2 G ahead of Ms

7. Cubs 48-66 4-1/2 G ahead of Ms

8. Houston 48-65 5 G ahead of Ms

9. Washington 49-65 5-1/2 G ahead of Ms

Well, Baltimore has crawled out of the cellar with its hot streak under Schowalter. AZ has also been hot, giving it some space ahead of the Ms, but the rest of the pack -- which was a full 6 games in front of the Ms just a couple weeks ago -- has been inching back as the bottom-feeders except Pittsburgh have been winning some. Last time the range for the Ms was pretty much 2-4. Now, in theory anyway, it could be anywhere from 1-9 depending on how they respond to Brown. Somewhere in the top 6 still seems almost certain, though.

--- College arms (& bats) ---

Wrapping up the world tour of Team USA Collegiate National Team at the World University Championships in Japan:

Semifinals vs. Team Japan:

Sonny Gray (Vandy): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K -- USA 4, Japan 2

Finals vs. Team Cuba:

Gerrit Cole (UCLA): 7.0 IP, 10 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K -- Cuba 4, USA 3

Heartbreaking loss in the final. 1-1 after 9, USA scored 2 in the 10th (using the bizzaro international overtime rules where two men are on base to start the inning), only to have Cuba hit a 3-run walkoff HR in the bottom of the 10th.

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