The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lord Justice Scott Baker is to join the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority The judge who sat as coroner in the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to join the new independent body overseeing MPs' expenses. Lord Justice Scott Baker and three other candidates for the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority were named by the Speaker, John...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Baseball America (hat-tip to Chad Jennings ) posted their velocity information for the now completed Arizona Fall League. Here's the info they have on the Yankees pitchers who took part in the AFL: Fastball Max velocity and average velocity Ian Kennedy – 93.4 max, 90.66 ave. Zach Kroenke — 93.1 max, 90.62 ave. Mike Dunn — 96.6 max, 93.85 ave. Grant Duff — 96.3 max, 93.39 ave....
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Before getting into winter ball, you can check Baseball America for some velocity numbers of all the pitchers in the Arizona Fall League. Here are the Yankees: Mike Dunn — 96.6 max, 93.85 ave. Grant Duff — 96.3 max, 93.39 ave. Ian Kennedy – 93.4 max, 90.66 ave. Zach Kroenke — 93.1 max, 90.62 ave. As for some of the Yankees in winter [...] Click on the headline for the rest of...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Four board members will join chairman Professor Sir Ian Kennedy on the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Here's our weekly Winter Ball recap from Big Guy: ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE: The AFL ended this week. The Yankees had 7 players playing for the Surprise Rafters who finished with a 16-16 record, 2 games out of 1st. Ian Kennedy--RHP---Kennedy finished strong at the AFL this week in his last start going 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 hits. The most important thing for Kennedy at the AFL was to get some regular work coming...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In the final game of their AFL season the Surprise Rafters defeated the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-4. With the win the Rafters finish the AFL season with a 16-16 record. (Box Score-Recap) Pitching: Mike Dunn (W, 1-2): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, pitches-strikes: 26-14, 4.35 ERA (click on pitcher's name for PitchFX data) Here's the final stats for all Yankees who played for the Rafters: Colin Curtis...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
There were 39 runs and 39 hits in the game between the Javalinas and Saguaros on Tuesday afternoon with Mariners outfield prospect Dustin Ackley leading the way with 4 hits, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI. Ackley was the Mariners first round pick in the June 2009 first year player draft and has a bright future with the Mariners. Here is what John Sickels from SB Nation's Minor League Ball site had to say...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
There is always news in Yankee land, so let's take a tour Around the Yankee Universe and see what stories are making the rounds today. Moneyball: Dead, Alive, or on Life Support? Gnashing of teeth around baseball about how much money the Yankees spend, and about how they can "buy" World Series titles, has been going on forever. Well, a group of Harvard students did an exhaustive study of...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Surprise Rafters defeated the Mesa Solar Sox 9-2 today to improve to 14-16. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Colin Curtis: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, SB (3) Pitching: Ian Kennedy (W, 2-1): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, pitches-strikes: 66-50, 4.25 ERA (click on pitcher's name for PitchFX data) - Check out this article from MLB.com's Danny Wild about Ian Kennedy and his offseason in Arizona....
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Nick Evans, Mike Moustakas, and Colin Curtis each crushed two-run homers, and Ian Kennedy threw five innings of one-run ball, leading the Surprise Rafters to a 9-2 drubbing of the Mesa Solar Sox in Arizona Fall League action at HoHoKam Park in Mesa this afternoon, in what was Andrew Cashner's final AFL start. box score Cashner allowed three runs (two ER) on four hits and a walk, with three strikeouts,...
Springfield MO Soccer (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
SHSAA Class 3 District 11 Tourney District Team 2009 is made up of boys from Branson, Glendale, Kickapoo, Nixa, Ozark and Parkview. 1st Team 1 Skyler Russell (KHS) 2 Ian Kennedy (KHS) 3 Derek McDiarmid (KHS) 4 Brandon Baum (GHS) 5 Cameron Dugan (GHS) 6 Zach Moore (OHS) 7 Andrew Presnell (OHS) 8 Kaleb Romero (NHS) 9 Nathan Massey (NHS) 10 Roman Gomez (BHS) 11 Jared Moore (PHS) GK [...]
Springfield MO Soccer (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
009 Ozark Conference All Conference Teams Camdenton Lakers Jeff Dorhauer – Player of the Year Camdenton Lakers Jason Ingold – Coach of the Year First Team All Conference Camdenton Ryan Moriearty GK 12 Camdenton Rayder Bennett F 11 Camdenton Jeff Dorhauer M 12 Kickapoo Skyler Russell F 12 Kickapoo Ian Kennedy M 12 Joplin Max Duncan F 12 Joplin Parker Maher M 10 Rolla [...]
downthetubes.net news blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
(with thanks to Calum Laird): Here are details on the new Commando titles from DC Thomson on sale until 25th November in all good newsagents... Commando No 4243: Dangerous Despatches Story: Norman Adams Cover and inside Art: Keith Page Intrepid reporters Fred "Ferret" McGlone, Harry Hornby et al − are back in the thick of the action! This time the Headline Heroes find themselves slap...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Here's our weekly winter ball recap from Big Guy: ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE Ian Kennedy--RHP---Kennedy's been up and down so far at the AFL. He made his 6th start this week going 4.1 IP, 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 K's--1 walk. AFL totals: 4.74 ERA, 24.2 IP, 13 ER, 25 hits, 23 K's--5 walks, BAA .250. Zach Kroenke---LHRP----Kroenke got in 2 games this week, 2.2 IP, 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 K's--0 walks. AFL totals: 10 Gms,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Speaker, John Bercow, today warned it would be catastrophic for the reputation of parliament if any attempt was made to row back on the sweeping reforms of MPs' expenses proposed by Sir Christopher Kelly last month. The unusually stern remarks will be taken as a warning to the new chairman of the independent parliamentary standards authority, Sir Ian Kennedy, not to meddle with the package presented....
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