People misspell library, column and until?

/hugs AP Stylebook

Cabrera dancing his way into the hearts of Twins fans

LA Times is strangely blah about slegnA playoff chances (not that I disagree)

Heartwarming: Breslow and A’s helping kid with cancer who aspires to the big leagues

Scary: People of Castro Valley arm themselves against marauding German shepherds

Sounds vaguely familiar.

David Ortiz could contend that a dietary supplement triggered his positive test results back in 2003.

Eight of the 104 players that tested positive six years ago received such results because of dietary supplements, not hard-core steroids.

Major League Baseball maintains that 96 players tested positive because of performance-enhancing drugs, but only the government is believed to know who tested positive for what substance.

Melvin Mora and Orioles manager Dave Trembley had a closed door meeting on Monday to help clear the air.

Mora publicly criticized his manager for benching him for the third time in four games on Sunday.

“We had a very nice conversation today. I always feel that 24 hours after, you have an opportunity to communicate and express some thoughts and concerns,” Trembley, who was joined in the meeting by third base coach Juan Samuel, told the Baltimore Sun. “I think [Mora] did that and I did that and I think everything is completely understood.”

Alex Rodriguez hasn’t homered since July 19th, a streak of 53 at-bats.

“I have been driving balls well,” Alex Rodriguez told the New York Post. “I never worry about [not hitting] home runs. They are the last thing to worry about. As long as I am making good contact.”

Daniel Bard has been nearly unhittable, and the Red Sox made him pretty much untouchable prior to last Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline.

The right-handed pitcher has allowed just four hits over his last 13 innings, while recording 23 strikeouts.

The non-waiver trade deadline may have passed, but the Nationals aren’t done tweaking their roster.

“I’m not saying we are where we want to be, certainly not,” interim general manager Mike Rizzo said. “We know the targets we have to hit.”

Washington is looking for a veteran starting pitcher to mentor their young arms.

The Phillies have a deep starting rotation and they don’t currently have plans to call up Pedro Martinez.

“We don’t have a current plan as of yet what the next step is other than he’ll throw a bullpen [Sunday],” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “Once we talk to Pedro about the plan, we’ll let you know.”

The Mets received good news on the progress on injured stars Carlos Beltran, Billy Wagner and Carlos Delgado.

Beltran shagged fly balls on Monday for the first time since going on the disabled list with a bruised right knee.

“I think it’s progress because I didn’t feel it all the time,” Beltran said of pain in the knee “and I ran in the pool today, like six miles per hour, and I didn’t feel anything. It’s getting better little by little.”

Wagner worked a perfect inning in his second minor league rehab appearance.

In addition, Delgado took batting practice on the field for the first time since undergoing hip surgery.

The White Sox are expecting Jake Peavy on the field sooner rather than later, but he still has some obstacles to overcome.

Peavy pronounced himself “pain-free” on Sunday, but added that he has a long way to go.

Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez is expected to miss an entire year of action after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

The right-hander had the surgery on Monday to repair a torn ligament and other damage in his pitching elbow.

He has been on the disabled list since June 2.

Cubs manager Lou Piniella says that he is sticking with Kevin Gregg as the team’s closer.

Gregg suffered two blown saves over the weekend, but Piniella isn’t even considering a bullpen reshuffle.

“Why should I?” he questioned.

The team’s only other real option would be Carlos Marmol, who has had trouble throwing strikes this season.

The Diamondbacks are talking with pitcher Daniel Cabrera about a contract.

Arizona team officials declined to comment on negotiations, but scouts watched Cabrera throw in the Dominican Republic on Saturday.

A couple days ago, I was thinking about posting the xkcd comic that micdog2001 deems “politically charged”. It’s really not about politics at all, and it’s hilarious (it’s about tequila).

But yeah, people might have taken it and veered off into a discussion that we’d all rather avoid.

If I post my work stuff here, can someone do the work for me and send it back? No? Oh, okay, I’ll get back to work then….

I’m sure they mean well with the mnemonic hint for each one, but I didn’t get very far on the list before I saw a problem.

For the second word on the list, accidentally, they say:

It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al (“accidental” in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly.

Well, that’s fine for accidentally, but that little throwaway line about publicly is going to lead you astray on soooo many words.

No specifical, then specificly = FAIL
No basical, then basicly = FAIL
No romantical, then romanticly = FAIL
No dynamical, then dynamicly = FAIL
No emphatical, then emphaticly = FAIL
No ironical, then ironicly = FAIL
No idiotical, then idioticly = FAIL

And on and on with so many words I can’t even count them. In fact, publicly is the exception. Virtually every other -ic word adds -ally, not just -ly.

It is true that an adjective that ends with -al will result in an adverb ending in -ally. It is not true that an adjective that doesn’t end in -al will not result in an adverb ending in -ally.

Bill Clinton is a fiend.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090804/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_journalists_held

Dodgers manager Joe Torre claims that Manny Ramirez’s hand isn’t an issue for the slugger.

Ramirez was hit on the hand with a fastball during a game on July 21. X-rays came back negative that night, but he has been mired in a slump ever since clubbing a grand slam the next night.

Ramirez is 7-for-42 (.167) with three extra-base hits and no RBIs since July 22.

I continue to be unimpressed.

For supersede:

This word supersedes all others in perversity. As if we don’t have enough to worry about, keeping words on -ceed and -cede (“succeed,” “precede,” etc.) straight in our minds, this one has to be different from all the rest. The good news is: this is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede.

Huh? what about sedentary?

I can’t say I care for gist of this comment. It just encourages the false notion that supersede is related to concede, etc, but it’s some sort of irrational oddball exception. It’s not. It makes perfect sense. Sedere means to sit. Something supersedes if it sits above, like a higher court.

And then there’s this:

“judgement” is the correct spelling of this word, no matter what anyone says.

Whoa! Where the heck did that come from?? Of course judgment is correct, just as any dictionary would say, including Webster’s New World, which is the featured dictionary on that very website! But the author of this list is going to declare an established spelling incorrect just because he doesn’t like it??

For what it’s worth, although it’s not my favorite, the New World is a respectable dictionary, and for that reason I happily endorse yourdictionary.com. I mention this only to contrast it with dictionary.com which is based on a terrible dictionary (Random House). Dictionary.com is a Microsoft-led effort to capture all online dictionary traffic and send it to that awful awful dictionary. It should be resisted.

In case you missed my other rant a few weeks ago, Iglew’s advice is: Never use dictionary.com. It is evil, and it will make you stupid.

for whatever is the YouTube equivalent of TL;DR.

The Red Sox tried to acquire young pitcher Felix Hernandez from the Mariners in a three-team deal last week.

According to the report, the Sox gave the Mariners a list of eight prospects from which they could have selected five players.

The list reportedly included pitchers Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone, Michael Bowden, and Felix Doubront, outfielder Josh Reddick and shortstop Yamaico Navarro.

In the deal, the Mariners would have acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres.

Carlos Delgado might not be done with the Mets after all.

Delgado, who is still recovering from hip surgery, wasn’t expected to be brought back in 2010.

However, the team’s lack of faith in Daniel Murphy could lead to them re-sign the first baseman for next season.

The Mets first believed that Murphy could play left field, but that experiment didn’t work out. Now he has failed as a first baseman both offensively and defensively.

I just moved and that was basically my thought process. Except I’m pretty sure I was thinking about Colossus or Y: The Last Man or something.

when will MLB stop discriminating against android players?

I DVR his show and watch his monologues, which are probably the longest in Late Night history. This is an interesting bit BEFORE his offical monologue and it is 3 mins by itself, but it’s worth it. It is even kind of intellectual (that is about the 15th word I have looked up at yourdictionary.com today).

so you can take this class:

Zombies in Popular Media

This course explores the history, significance, and representation of the zombie as a figure in horror and fantasy texts. Instruction follows an intense schedule, using critical theory and source media (literature, comics, and films) to spur discussion and exploration of the figure’s many incarnations. Daily assignments focus on reflection and commentary, while final projects foster thoughtful connections between student disciplines and the figure of the zombie.

Has Rajai always had the A’s logo on the stirrups, or just now?