Pomai wins 6 baseball tickets
Avis (while on vacation in Portland) selects Pomai as the winner of six tickets for Saturday’s baseball game. Pomai please call me at 256-0223 and I’ll leave the tickets at Will Call. Don’t forget the first pitch is at 1:05 p.m.
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There are no changes expected in the combined salaries of the UH assistant coaching staff for football.
While head coach Greg McMackin is free to change the salaries of each of the nine assistants, the total amount he has available will remain in the ballpark of about $1 million.
Each of the nine assistants are on one-year contracts that expire March 31. It is believed eight of them will be renewed. There is a posted opening for an assistant coaching job.
There also is an opening for a director of player personnel, which is currently filled by Tony Tuioti. Na Koa, the football booster club, pays the salary for that position. Tuioti is believed to be a candidate for the vacant assistant coach’s position. His contract as director of player personnel also expires March 31.
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JuJu is a mom!
She gave birth this morning to son, Paxton.
Paxton is 6 pounds, 8 ounces. No word yet on his 40-time.
Congrats to JuJu and husband Marvin.
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Happy birthday to Committed Road Warrior and 808 Chef.
Morning Ysaikos!
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Ysaikos = Tsaikos!
The iPhone keypad is too small!
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Morning Oldie
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#2 Good excuse to get an iPad with the bigger keypad.
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Doesn’t look to good out, hope it clears up for tonights game.
I like my blogs with food and fun
Whitey ~ Set your alert status for Defcon Alpha today. M/Mrs. Made-In-Hawaii are lurking about the Lahaina area.
top ten
I love the Warrior Beat blog.
I can’t go to the game on Saturday, so I am not entering the contest,
Good Morning Tsaikos!
I like my blogs with food and fun.
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Thank goodness for the field turf, unless it REALLY pours, GAME ON!!!
Good morning Kekoa
I like my blog with food and fun
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Mornin Kazz
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Well then see you all tonight
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Happy Aloha Friday!!!
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Have a wonderful day.
NO NO NO JIM, N-O!!!!
There is no “either”. It’s gotta be a FLAT OUT student fee. Individually pricing students means they gotta show up, student fee means guaranteed income no matter what!!!
Great Morning All!
I like my blogs with food and fun
….not “cringing” blog hosts 😉
Kazz for Associate AD !!!
show em how.
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Kazz,
Implementing the student fee despite the student body protests should be considered part of their “education” in preparation for entry into the real world.
Former ASUH President and now Regent G. Teichman *cautioned* that students will want “value” in exchange for imposing a student fee. Yeah, right! Look at all the “value” the rest of us are getting for all the taxes we are paying! 👿
Re: Doris Sullivan
Hope the UH qualifications for allowing the best recruiter in the Pacific are revised.
Someone should warn them that her son has recently had his *training wheels* taken off of his Air Force issued F-35. I’m sure he could very easily have an “oops!….I nevah know you was dare moments. Next thing you know, one of those
Lazer guided missles could stamp *GOTCHA!* in Air Force Blue on sumbody’s
okole!
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Good Morning gangeez! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I like my blogs with food and fun!
I also like them with Kekoa, d1, slugger, aiiiieeesoooss and all the other folks here today. I even like an hbomb on my blog, assuming it’s been disarmed of course.
I like my blogs with food and fun.
http://www.footballscoop.com/?cat=24
Even football scoops had this posted on their site:
Hawaii: Defensive line coach Dave Aranda has been promoted the defensive coordinator. Our source tells us Craig Lee will remain as linebackers coach. Director of player personnel will move from director of player personnel to defensive line coach. George Lumpkin will move into the director of player personnel position.
The media should hold off on making this announcement until it’s official, like hearing it from Coach Mack. Or hearing it from the school’s official press release. But nope. Somebody had loose lips, and leaked information that they shouldn’t have. Who or whomever leaked this information should be ashamed. Because it did bring unwanted scrutiny towards the program, especially when the national media catches wind that UH head coach hasn’t even reviewed the applicants (which he’s required by law) Or even to the fact that the March 3rd deadline for accepting applications (for the non coaching position) hasn’t passed. I can only imagine that getting to the bottom of all this, as in why things get leaked out prematurely in this instance, there’s likely a lot of interrogation as a result as to who/whom did this within UH football program. And that’s the way it should be.
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I hope I win ’cause I like my Warrior Dog w/ chili and onions! (good ting the games are played outside!)
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btw, if I win…I win!
(sorry A-House 😉 )
😀
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btw…anyone else think Tiger’s presser was over covered?
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Tanks for the ducats Ralph! Looking forward to exercising my 1st Ammendment rights at da ball game tonite. (I got my army issue noise suppressors ready fo wen tings staht really smokin’!)
Howzit DPK! 🙂
“Craig Lee” huh? That would be a scoop.
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Aloha Kakahiaka!
HiHo!
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Looks like the application process was open to everyone with the hiring of new assistant coach Craig Lee.
It is this kind of leaked information that just cracks me up. LOL
Oh howzit everybody.
Thats what I thought, if they can’t get the coachs name right what make you think they got anything else right?
Good Morning Tsaikos 🙂
“I like my blogs with food and fun. ”
–and all the other “Fs”
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More FOOD BETTA.
Good morning sjmacro long time no post.
“I like my blogs with food and fun. “
I read that and on one hand I can see what Tiechman is saying like suggesting opening Ching Field, swimming pool, etc for student use…. BUT aren’t those areas already open for use during certain times, especially Ching Field for intramural sports?!?!?!?!!?
Two years ago, I e-mailed McNamara about offering different tiers of membership to “Manoa Maniacs”, i.e. the more you pay the more stuff you get in addition to free admission and the “stuff” can be discounts or goodies from UH’s corporate sponsors of UH athletics.
Well now, should a fee be imposed, same thing. Toss in some incentives and our corporate sponsors SHOULD help with this.
SURE, it’s not necessary, but if they wanna _____ about it, then let’s see if JD can “bend” even further.
More from footballscoop.com:
“New information confirms that the Hawaii State University futbol team, the Silversword Warriors, will in fact name Dale Aranda as their DC. Former associate coach Greg Lumpkin has been hired at rival school UH and will be the new head coach of the Rainbows.”
Good morning everyone!
Congrats to ST for using the bold HTML tags. 🙂
I like my blogs with food and fun.
To answer this question, I shall ask another question:
“Is pro bowling over covered?”
Answer: YES.
Thanks to Ralph, I will be going to my first basebows game in Les Murakami stadium tonight. The last game I attended was in the late 70’s/early 80’s when there were aluminum bleachers and a chain link fence.
So if you see me wandering around and looking lost… I am. 😐
SJ ~ You two coming over to watch bezbol aftah da VB game?
Dpk ~ H-bombs?…whoa! (Hugs to your Sweetiekins, long time no see).
I like my blogs with food and fun.
I was informed that another blog host was critiquing the content of this blog, which he apparently visits more than I do.
At first, I was like: Wow, that’s a lot of hate. Especially for a guy I respect.
Then I realized, why should I be offended? I like the way the blog is.
Everyone’s welcome. And if you’ve had a little too much, we send a cab, but we let you back in after a reasonable amount of nap time.
Most of all, I like my blogs with food and fun.
I suppose the best way to bring in lively student fans is to change the Warriors’ nickname to Hope International.
(I kid, I kid.)
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i guess tony applies for both positions.
i guess lumpkin should apply for both positions.
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I see the toga parade, spiderman, venom, and the power ranger have been absent as of late… Then again it was Thursday night.
#57 is that a person who is experiencing professional jealousy?
the funny thing is that while he talks about suspensions he never gets into the fact that they only print what they want to print.
ST,
It’s funny you brought up this line for todays blog contest because I was going to say something about a certain person from another newspaper yesterday and his comments he made on his blog. I know you respect the person but to talk ill willed about this blog and its creator is kind of childish. If you ask me I think hes kind of an arse for doing so and should have more respect as you have shown today.
Oh and I agree, I love the way this blog is run and I also love the people that frequent this blog. It is more than just a blog it is a family, so if he doesn’t like it he can go and cry to someone that is willing to listen.
sniff, sniff, sniff….no baseball tickets for me ralph?
ST,
I guess some people prefer the “tabloid” style of attempting to report facts huh?
And you know what, I may sound mean but no one really cares about what is written in that other paper anyway. The real news is posted in the Advertiser anyways, so again friend from the other side go cry to someone who really cares.
oh not to mention the digs on another forum by this same media person.
and if uh and mack get into trouble for this asst coach/dir of personnel hire, well, i guess he co-authored the rumor along with that newscaster so he would be responsible for any misgivings.
oh ya,
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Why can’t all sportswriters get along?? I mean it’s one thing to stand by your own stuff, but why gotta question the journalistic integrity of another. The barbs are all too transparent…
Maybe that’s why some just like to enjoy more hospitable surroundings…like certain blogs where they can say…I like my blogs with food and fun!
Ah yes..the old Rainbow Stadium…Paul Mize, Ronnie Nomura and company….aluminum bleachers…used to luv sitting below the bleacher and act like a creature..had to use umbrella because of peanut, suflower shells and spilled beer. could get up and personal with the visiting teams and hear all the ragging that was going on between the teams. had some really good stuff being passed between them. might have been good comedy channel material…dem was the good ol days…
Darren should win the tix.
Nice lead in to the magic phrase sir!!! 😎
CONGRATS TO JUJU AND HER HUSBAND MARVIN!!!
Aloha to Tsaikos everywhere!
Wonderful to have some warmth back in the clubhouse as well as passionate but respectful debate!
Just back from Hilo after a hectic one day business trip. Volcano National Park was really, really cold in the evening and morning!!! Sorry CRM! My “Alaskan blood” thinned out many years ago. BHF2, that Imiloa Cafe at the Astronomy Center is the bomb! The landscaped grounds really added to the ambiance.
Live well everyone! Another fine day ahead.
Spider-Man was retired for doing an inappropriate dance with a railing.
Welcome Paxton! Congrats Juju and Marvin and Auntie Jojo and Uncle Jeje and cousin Joje!
Ps
What other blogs? There are other sportswriet blogs?
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The statement from the Board of Regents to run the Athletic Department like a business is silly. Jim Donovan can’t make a major move without approval from Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw. Nothing against teachers but would you name one to be your CEO of a $30 million a year company? Teachers do a wonderful job in the class room for which they were trained. Making economic and financial decisions that require (to put it bluntly) balls is not what they do best. Anyone familiar with large institution’s like UH know that those who get ahead are the one’s who don’t make mistakes or ruffle feathers. You can’t run a business like that. JMO
I think the digs were prompted when I joked about Rolo’s picture and the Hummer. But Rolo was OK with the picture, since he asked to see it after I shot it. And I’ve got a pic (which I didn’t run) of Paipai posing with the shaka sign in front of the Hummer.
As for Dustin Blount, we’ve got a running gag where he stops by and stares at me until I take his picture. I think I’m the only reporter who talks to him.
Even the chancellor liked the picture I had of her husband.
I’ve never had a complaint about a person’s picture running, but I’ve actually had complaints why I don’t run pictures.
Re: #57
Good answer Stephen. Everybody’s entitled to their opinion. Not everybody got to like it. Just roll with it bro. BTW, who’s the bastard who said that?
With apologies to ST, I have to post this now instead of waiting for 9pm to post something off-topic.
What in the world is wrong with our State House when they can’t figure out the priorities between clothes lines, solar apparatus, and the American flag. They vote to allow the first two but not the flag. Then the chair tries to placate the veterans by promising a task force to study the situation!!! Just another great example of bumbling bureaucracy. It’s shameful that veterans have to go what they do to provide opportunities for politicians to show their stupidity. Why not just spit in the veterans’ faces? Am I upset?!! Grrrrrrr….
Kekoa, you cracked up my husband big time!
Congratulations to JuJu and Marvin!
Welcome to future blogger Paxton!
Congratulations, JuJu & Marvin!
Doris
Could you post the info on the golf tourney again…when, where and the number to call if we can help out?
BG- just paint the flag on your satellite dish or hand it on the vertical clothes line… get it???
Welcome to our newest Tsaiko, Paxton! Lucky you chose such wonderful parents!
LIZ!!! You are toooooo funny!!!
K-den, gotta esme…bbl
Congratulations to JuJu and Marvin.
Don’t forget that Saturday’s baseball game starts at 1:05 pm
Carried over from last night:
A quick reminder We have an extra basketball ticket for the tomorrow night’s two-fer. The women play LaTech at 5 pm and the men play Cal Poly at 8 pm. We have season tickets for both teams which is why we’re giving one set away. Protector took one of the extras. Remember, you can sit anywhere you want during the first game and can find the Tsai-ko regulars at the second game in several different locations.
We also have two men’s basketball tickets to give away for February 25 – DrDoc has a meeting he must attend, and I plan to go the baseball game.
Later in March, we’ll have both volleyball and baseball tickets avaikable, but I’ll post the information closer to the date.
If you’d like a ticket or two, please send me an e-mail to swood at hoku dot com. Be sure to include your real name and a daytime or cell telephone number plus which sporting event you’d like to attend.
Slugger: Your #150 “K.D. & B.R.S” from yesterday – who are they?
JM2375: Alas, there cannot be more non-UH revenue-producing events at the Stan Sheriff Center without going through a lot hoopdedoo. I’ve explained this before in detail, but if you really want to make a difference, then you have to attend the City Council meeting next Wednesday and speak up. The Agenda and the new version of the legislation are not yet posted on the City’s website, but as soon as they are, I’ll post it here.
Another way to really make a difference over the long run is for Tsai-kos who live in either the McCully/Mo`ili`ili or the Manoa Neighborhood Board areas to raise the issues at one of their monthly meetings.
LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE TO A MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE; Will have an update by Monday afternoon as to whether there is any interest in having the Legislature pass a resolution urging the Board of Regents, the Manoa Chancellor. the Department of Athletics, Outreach College, and other interested parties such as the Faculty Senate, Graduate Students Organization, and Associated Students of the University of Hawai`i to work together to address the issues and implement a workable solution.
Although a resolution expresses the intent of the Legislature, it is not a law so the BOR can ignore it.
Garret: Comparing UH to the University of California System is not fair nor realistic. The overall population base in California is what? 30 times larger? Furthermore, unlike here, the public school systems in California are not funded by the state but at the local level.
I am still trying to get current information about Aloha Stadium upgrades. Sorry that it’s taking so long, but other more personal issues have pushed their way to the top of my List Of Things To Do.
Until a comprehensive long-term alumni program is developed for the entire UH System, we might as well get used to making do and raising funds the same way local folks have done so for all kinds of educational programs. I wonder how many Zippys Chili tickets we’d have to sell?
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RE: Old Diver comment #78
Yup. Just finished reading the print ‘Tiser over brunch — specifically Ferd’s column and the Regents story (and ST, of course). I had a similar reaction. While it is reasonable to ask JD to come up with a plan, will he have the authority to implement it?
Government institutions, departments, personnel, and operations are an expense on the (State) system. When they expand, offer more services, request pay raises, etc., they are an expense looking to become a bigger expense. This is not a criticism of the system–but a perspective. They do not generate revenue except in taxes and fees–which another department handles.
True businesses generate revenue to offset their expenses. When the expenses exceed the revenue, the business fails. Business executives have the authority to hire, fire, and affect system changes in order for the business to survive.
Like Old Diver implied, the system is not designed to be run like a business. There are probably a ton of rules, regulations, procedures and bureaucracy that will hinder that. Maybe rightfully so.
UH athletics is somewhat different in that it generates some revenue through ticket sales, TV, and other means. But this revenue was never intended to offset all expenses of the department.
While I have great confidence that JD will think outside the box and come up with a business plan, he is not the only one who needs to think outside the box and modify their paradigms.
SteveM – ST used the “strong” tag instead of the “bold” tag. LOL
Congratulations to JuJu and Marvin
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Ai’yah and there is Homey
Now this is getting a bit ridiculous it is almost noon and it’s still cold.
Thanks Stephen Tsai for telling!!! I thought I was gonna burst!!!!!!!
I like my blogs with food and fun.
Al you go to baseball games, I’ve seen you son a ton of times, but the old man, no!
Congratulations to JuJu and Marvin, and welcome Paxton, aunty Jojo can’t wait to baby sit.
Congrats to JuJu and Marvin.
I like my blogs with food and fun.
I like my blogs with food and fun….
JoJo:
We want pictures!!!
Howzit Tsai-kos! Happy non-furlough Friday!
Congrats to the new parents, JuJu and Marvin.
Anyone going to the vb game tonight? I think we’re going, but will get there late.
jmxxxx:
Late for the match or early for the concert?
ralphie…you know I am only. Joshing with you.
jm2375,
I’ll be at the VB game tonight.
Welcome to the world Paxton!
Regarding the BOR decision of making inquires into the athletic budget deficit shows me that they are fulfilling their leadership roles. Maybe this has something to do with the Keith Amemiya effect, where he’s taken one of the highest positions (Exec. director of the BOR) at the university as it involves working with the president, chancellors and regents on policy and operational issues, and where in the future the public will probably be seeing a different way they do things up there at UH.
What needs to happen is UH needs more accountability.
Transparency.
More of the leadership, like the BOR, micromanaging.
More proactiveness and less reactiveness.
And for the athletic department to be run like a business.
It has to be. In fact I think if someone asked JD he’d probably say it has been (ever since his predecessor left) .
With Amemiya around I suspect that more things will come into alignment.
I’m not sure if he’s on the job yet. Or if he’s working behind the scene. But I think if he and the BOR looked at the athletic department’s financial statement (2007-2008) it shows some promise in some areas-like Broadcast, television, radio, and internet rights-$2,933,274.00 (which is around 10x more than the next WAC school),contributions-$5,221,950.00,Ticket sales $8,553,500.00 and royalties, licensing, advertisements and sponsorship-$2,318,554.00.
And an expenditure of $4,228,277.00 for team travel, which should be classified as a hardship.
I think any one looking at UH’s athletic department’s financial statement would be naive in not noticing that UH gets no financial support from student fees (which if they did it would solve the deficit as I understand it). I hope the BOR takes note of this, instead of coming down really hard on JD.
But the thing about JD, though, is that I can see that he does have a mind for business. He does look at ways to curb expenses. He is creative, like how he mentioned on a show recently where UH’s lined a deal in Japan to televise UH football games on a delayed basis. And where he recently put out a plea for his coaches to voluntarily take a 5% salary cut. Personally, I think JD welcomes the challenge from the BOR into improving the situation.
Link to financial statement:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ncaa-finances.htm
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dat must be you guys!
Thanks for the links, Anonymous.
oops, thanks … I didn’t check the source code, homey. Didn’t think people used “strong” nowadays… my bad.
I recommend Jason’s short and concise tutorial on the tags this blog will accept? See…
http://www.jnagaoka.net/tsai-ko/xhtml.pdf
Stephen Tsai, I’m not going till this evening, and let me get Mama JuJu’s consent. I thought she was gonna whack out the HA photog last night.
ST – both, but should be there for part of the 1st game, unless there’s no parking… keed has rehearsal till 7.
I love my blogs with food and fun.
Paxton, my boy, you be a good one – wake up at all hours at night, yell and scream until Mom Or Dad comes trotting by, make plenty shi shi and doo doo – and eat up! that’s a good baby!!
Well done, JuJu and Marvin!
also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMITTED ROAD WARRIOR !!!
Regarding # 111
I agree about accountability at UH, and I’m not talking about the athletic department. As I stated earlier, making statements that the athletic department needs to be run like a business is not understanding how a business is run. The last word does not end with JD. JD is not the CEO. He is a division manager who must follow rules made up by people in government, not business people. And government being the way it is, changing those rules are a cumbersome non-business like process. He must follow the same rules as the Department of Transportation. I’m not saying that is a bad thing, I’m just saying that’s how it is. JD’s hands are tied, and the BOR is expecting him to take on a gorilla.
Hmmm… Guess no streaming video for Na Wahine vs Utah and UNLV today.
At least there is gametracker and I am on vacay…
Weather conditions in Las Vegas is 66 degrees partly cloudy winds from the south at 16 mph. Other than the wind part, sounds like good softball weather. 🙂
Peter Parker can buy a new costume. 😈
Hauoli Lahanau to 808Chef and CRW!!!
Happy Birthday 808Chef & CRW!!
Ohhhhhhhh k…. Guess that 1:30pm start time was actually Nevada time.
UH 7
UT 8
Top of the 5th.
UTAH 8
UH 7
Bottom of 5th
Aguirre on 3rd, Iwata on 1st, and Majam at bat.
1 out.
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CHHHHHHHHEEEEEHHHHOOOOOOOOOO.
MAJAM SINGLES TO CENTER, BRINGS HOME AGUIRRE AND IWATA, THEN JENNA RODRIGUEZ HOMERS TO LEFT FIELD.
UH 11
UTAH 8
BOTTOM OF 5TH
STILL ONE OUT.
Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu at bat with Gonzalez on 1st.
Gonzalez attempt to steal 2nd no worked, two outs, Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu walked to first, Taualii with a single to SS, error by Utah, Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu advances to 2nd and Taualii to 1st, Yoshikawa struck out off a full count.
Headed to Top of 6th, UH 11 UTAH 8.
Hi Everybody!
Just checking in to wish CRW and 808Chef all the very best on their special day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to each of you…and many, many more.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Juju and Marvin. You have been blessed with a precious bundle of joy. Take plenty pictures of the little guy…capture each phase of his life…you’ll be happy you did.
Ricketts pitching, started the game.
Interesting though, Traci Yoshikawa is at 2nd, Iwata at SS, and Rodriguez returns to LOF, and Aguirre is at ROF.
THREE STRIKEOUTS!!! DEY U GO STEPH!!!
UH 11
UTAH 8
HEADED TO BOTTOM OF 6TH
Thanks for the updates, Kazz…
BOTTOM OF 6TH
UH 11
UTAH 8
Aguirre flies out to 3rd, Grimes single to first, sub by Paragas, Iwata singles to 3rd, Paragas out at 3rd, Iwata to 1st.
2 outs, Majam at bat with Iwata on 1st, gets walked to 1st.
2 outs, Jenna Rodriguez at bat with Majam on 1st and Iwata on 2nd.
ERROR on UTAH, Rodriguez advances to 1st.
UH with loaded bases (Iwata, Majam, and Rodriguez) with Gonzalez up to bat with two outs.
(Ok, I don’t know what happened but the gametracker just flickered and now we’re at the top of the 7th)
Just out of morbid curiousity, i went over to that other blog host’s site to see what the fuss was about. Conclusion: sounds like he’s still miffed for getting cut off after he dissed the program last year…
TOP OF THE 7TH
UH 11
UTAH 8
Utah singles to left. Olson at 1st, no outs. Clements strikes out.
Whitney Holm at bat for Utah with one out and a runner on 1st. Sack fly. Olson advances to 2nd.
Utah with TWO outs. Kara Foster at bat. Singles to 3rd. Olson at 3rd and Foster at 1st.
Jasey Jensen at bat with two outs.
C’MON STEPH!!!!!!!! FINISH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KILL!!!!!!!! KILL!!!!!!!!
OH YES!!!!!!!!!!!
PAU!!!!!!!!
RAINBOW WAHINE 11
UTAH UTES 8
Jack Flash, that’s why I keep saying this is no longer just a blog, his is a blog. I know ST started this as a blog but it has evolved into a life of it’s own.
Congrats Wahine!
Mahalos Kazz!
Clam down Kazz, da boss goin know you not working…..
Kazz! Mahalos for the reports…outstanding!!!
Pomai:
Yes! I saw a post from roysan on his blog- hahaha!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRM AND 808CHEF!!!
Rainbow Wahine hands Utah their first loss of the season.
Complete stats not available yet, but while Utah out hit the Wahine by the slimmest of margins (10-9) they also led UH with ERRORS, I believe it was 7-2.
Interesting replacements this game with Aguirre replacing Puu-Warren at ROF, and Jenna Rodriguez back to LOF and into the batting order again. Also, no Pagaduan as Yoshikawa replaced her at 2nd and Iwata finding her way back to SS.
Next, the Wahine face off against another MWC opponent in the hosting team UNLV set for 6pm I believe Nevada time.
Sorry, will be preparing to head out to “Da Les” by then and no can keep track.
LET’S GO BOWS!!!!!!!!!!
Pomai,
I stay on VACATION sir!!!
ST,
Do you know if Wahine Softball is supposedly ranked #28 in one poll and receiving votes in another?
Happy Birthday to 808Chef & CRW. Always good to wake up alive and well on your born day!
May you both enjoy many more.
kazz ~ Thanks for the game update. See you at da *Les!*
Oh sorry yeah, so den let’er rip.
Congratulations to JuJu and Marvin!
Happy Birthday Committed Road Warrior!
Happy Birthday 808Chef!
Jack Flash,
Careful, anonymous bloggers may be watching! 😈
Pomai,
Hopefully going get there by 5:30.
….cause I like my blogs with food and fun.
Manoa Mist,
You’re a very shrewd “simpleton”. 😆
d1- ancient Hawaiian proverb:
Ai No Kea
Congrats to JuJu and husband Marvin!
Kekoa: We’re forgoing vb tonight to get the BB opening. Will DVR vb and hope some of the vollykapila is included. See the Tsaiko gang there.–sj &myki
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRM AND 808CHEF!!!
Kazz..maybe we can get you on the video and you do a Keiter thing! Mahalo fo da updates. Was great! you going to one for the next game?
Interesting coach didn’t wait to pull da string on his lineup. Looks like wanting to get more bats in the lineup?
Looks like rain for tonight’s game. Going be interesting.
Congratulations JuJu and Marvin..gotta start the weight training with 4 oz. curls already! Training for da 40 in a few months…!@#@???
Congratulations Na Wahine!
Jack Flash,
You still get ’em! 😀
Kazz = Les Keiter?
Yea baby.
Someone needs to ‘splain it.
It hasn’t been updated yet, but the best place to get the softball RPI and other cool stats is at: warrennolan.com.
Also, a good site is the National Fastpitch Coaches Association site.
Which coach is not on a 1-yr K?
nvm, mis-read it.
Kazz lineup change. Remember at the stadium, 8 out of 9 at bats before she one upped me by hitting a homer-ROF changed. Also, the slow start with hitting and fielding for our second baseperson. Iwata is not that far off from Dara’s hitting and K total. Looks like Coolen has options which is good, hit and field, the best will play.
Kazz as you posted last night, Utah has a very young infield, the lights are on, who will respond under pressure or at least game day. Seven errors are a lot to over come, but anxious feet and hands can lead to lots of muffed fielding errors.
Taking Mrs. d1島 out to the ballpark!
GO BASE BOWS!
We need to get back to having a General in the local Sports media.
Kekaula?
10 – 4.
Kanoa?
Perhaps.
Kazz should consider changing careers soon.
Iwata didn’t get to play in the championship series of the Paradise Classic last weekend. Sometimes sitting and watching will help a player see what needs to be done to be successful on the field.
UNLV is a tougher opponent. Good luck to the Na Wahine.
Congrats to JuJu & family!
Happy Birthday to CRW & 808Chef!
Coolen had said that Rodriguez was going to do well on the Mainland. Apparently she has family all over the place. I guess that’s proving to be true.
Hi Everyone!
Thank you to everybody for the birthday wishes. I really appreciate it…it surely isn’t something you had to do.
I’d also like to wish 808 Chef a Happy Birthday as well!
Also congratulations to JuJu and Marvin!
College baseball is finally here! Here’s to the BaseBows as they face off against Oregon State this weekend!
Not sure if you’ve seen her, but JuJu is really petite. She looked like she was in her 12th month of pregnancy. So her giving birth to a 6 pounder is the equivalent of Koamahu giving birth to a 45-pounder.
Whoo-hoo!!!
Three birthdays today!!!
Happy birthday to CRW, 808Chef, and Paxton!!!
Mr. Tsai . . .
Thanks for the mind-picture of KM’s 45#’er.
Not.
Geez, if I have nightmares I will call you on both your phones.
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Oh, congratulations Juju and Marvin — nice job! Well, Juju did almost all of the work and Marvin helped a little bit.
‘Atta-way Wahine! Sometimes you just have to tita-out and show them who is the boss.
The whole flagpole thing is interesting. Generally you would expect the GOP to stay away from passing legislation that overturned a community restriction. After all, the community restriction is a rule put in place and maintained by the majority. The GOP isn’t exactly renown for protecting the rights of any minority.
First off, the guy who wants to fly his flag can get his community restrictions overturned by working through his association and repealing that part of the covenant.
Secondly, the legislature can’t just allow an exemption for US flags in communities. If they allow one kind of flag they have to allow others. That vet has to ask himself if he is okay with his neighbor putting up an Iraqi flag, or a gay pride flag, or something else that he might find personally offensive. If he wants the right, he needs to want an equivalent right for everyone. I didn’t see any quotations from vets mentioning how everyone should have the right to fly whatever flag they wanted — just how they should have the right to fly the US flag.
Ironically, one thing the US flag should represent is the right of someone to fly something other than it.
Of the course the GOP sees an opportunity to score some political points, but this is a case of maybe being careful of what they wish for.
Sort of like school prayer — those in favor never seem to be agitating for their kids to be exposed to the prayers of religions other than theirs.
#85 BG…sorry I’ve been crazy busy today. Thanks for asking, here you go.
Howard K Oda/PIAA Benefit Golf Tournament
May 11, 2010
Waikele Country Club
Shotgun Start at noon, $10k hole in one, $5k hole in one, lots of prizes, dinner and fun.
http://www.pacificathleticalliance.com/
100% of net proceeds goes to PIAA directly to assisting the athletes – our entire staff is volunteer! Most of the funds will be geared towards SAT Workshops, the PIAA Combines and next years AFCA Conference – if we bring in enough funding.
If you are interested in volunteering that day, or if you would like to sponsor the event (or know someone or a company that might like to) please
call 261-5000
If you are a golfer, go to the website and print out a registration form. Bring a 3 person team and enjoy the day while benefiting the local student athletes (many of whom will someday be your favorites at UH!!)
I thank you and the athletes thank you.
I like my blogs with food and fun.
The Georgian skaters were pretty good. Amazing the girl is only 15 and is an American citizen. Or maybe she used to be? She is also looks to be part Japanese. The Georgian president rushed her citizenship papers so she could skate at the Olympics.
I thought once you renounced your US citizenship you could not get it back. Or is it a dual-citizenship because she is a minor.
How are the UH games going?
And, thank you Kazz for the SoftBow updates!
wafan: BaseBows aren’t on TV, so I can say this:
2-0 ‘Bows, Top of the 2nd.
Ah!!! Here at Les Murakami and I cannot use gametracker on my phone!!!
Last I saw elsewhere Na Wahine were CARJACKING UNLV 11-0!!!!!
Parnaby is pitching.
Barring something insane Na Wahine will open this tourney 2-0.
Kazz: Na Wahine win 11-0 in 5.
Georgia Tech and USD next tomorrow.
Speaking of blog hosts, I understand Wes Nakama is getting “demoted” to the city desk because he didn’t write about the new HHSAA chief. Seems like the new chief told Wes in confidence about his hiring & wanted Wes to wait a couple of days before putting it in the paper. But the other guys broke the story. So the Advertiser Editor is hu-hu’d and penalizes Wes.
Be careful ST.
Mahalo for my cards, ST!
Nice to see you today….
Congrats to the Lady Lunas!!!!!
BTW, Congratulations, JuJu!!
I’ve got a Paxton in my tribe, too! hehehe….Now, if I can only figure out which of my 7 he is…..BWUAHAHAH!!
And the Molokai girls bb team!
Howzit, duffer!
Re: #181 PIAA DS
I will be more than happy to play and support your efforts if there are other Tsaiko’s interested to make a team…
Ralph,
Utah’s infield was young but they were also 5-0. No excuses plus Utah’s pitcher is pretty good.
Howzit Mrs C!!! 🙂
happy burfday to the burfday boys 🙂
Top of 8, UH in a tie, 6 all. (kazz checked our tickets to make sure we were in the right seats).
Hi guys!
Good vb game. Arrived about halfway thru the 1st gane. Hope had more (& louder) fans rhan UH. Saw Heidi Ilustre & baby, bb wunderkind Devon Tsai & brother Mike. Oh, and NOW I see da instagatah Stretch.
Howzit JMxxxx ~ 8 – 6 top of 9. UH struggling. Gotta hold on and catch um at the bottom of the ninth.
Rats! 2 run shot makes it 10 to 6!
Congrats to Lahainaluna gbb team for their super accomplishment and to Konawaena for a great game. Outer island rules!!!!!!
Kinda late, but a Happy birfday to CRW and 808Chef – many more happy returns!!!
Congrats to Lindsey Vonn and Julie Mancuso. Why?? Both women do their cross training on Maui.
After reading about UH financial plight and looking for outside help, JD should make appt with Google and meet with their leaders. He doesn’t have to go to the mainland, they come to Maui every weekend for paddleboard and kite surfing lessons.
And Julie’s family owns Maui Farms.
Congrats to Molokai gbb team!!! Outer islands rule!!!!!
It is very gratifying to see that the “outer island” teams are being represented and recognized as best in the state!!
As others have said, get plenty good players out there.
Col A House, going fishing this yr???? am planning on going to prince of wates this summer.
Happy birthday, CRW & 808Chef!!!
Fun MVB game tonight.
PP – thanks for pix!! They’re great. The girls will love them!
Congratulations, Pomai!!!
Cheer like a Tsai-ko!
Darn nap.
Gonna try sleeping . . . again. Sheesh!
Freshman jitters got to the BaseBows (and shook up the Beavers, too) when it counted. Great start of the start for Klein and WHATASHOT by MacDonald!
Exciting beginning to the BaseBow season…go get ’em tomorrow!
Are we still waiting for a ticket giveaway?
I like my blogs with food and fun.
If not, I STILL like my blogs with food and fun.
Night all!
Wow just got home from the baseball opener… Didn’t turn out the way we wanted but still was a good game. Now who wants one of the tickets, just post it on the blog here. Will meet you at the stadium an give it to you.
Congrats, Pomai!
ST ~ I was calling you tonight to figure out if anyone was going to be sitting in the seats you gave away for last night’s game…there was! Good view.
It was nice to see so many other Tsaikos at the Les tonight; a great opening night crowd overall!
Congratulations Pomai!
Maybe you might consider taking SteveM; he sure looked starry-eyed tonight being in the stadium for the first time…although, with a 1:05 first pitch, he may not enjoy those exact seats as much! 🙂
Pomai,
I could use one ticket, please. What time you getting there tomorrow?
Ralph, Kekoa, SteveM and BG, do you want to go again, let me know here or on FB or email.
ST I will call you in the AM.
expat,
You seem to have a good handle on the crux of the issue there although it seems it’s not so much about flying the flag itself so much as erecting a flag pole from which to fly it.
But your basic idea is right, those who are asking the State to address this are really trying to get the government more into treading on private property rights. That’s something that needs to be approached very carefully.
duffer, whitey….kaimuki beat molokai tonight for the girls d2 crown 42-31.
happy birthday….crw and 808chef!
wafan,
Never mind the nap…garlic fries and a Warrior Dog w/ chili! 🙁
Congrats to Lahaina Lady Lunas. Great win for one of Hawaii’s great historic schools.
Konawaena will be back. They have a team full of freshmen and sophomores and they play all year long. Watch for them again next year. Bobbie and Donny Awa are coaching Gods to youth and high school basketball in south Kona. Coffee land kids.
BIK
Good fun sitting with the small Tsaiko contingent at the Les. Betty, BG, Ralph, Pomai, and SteveM was the top of our batting order. We also had our special team members in other sections, like Kazz, D-1 and Juliet.
First person I ran into on the 1st floor mezzanine was coach Mack. After giving him a big bear hug, I made sure he knew that I had a small band of Tsaiko’s in tow!
Pretty impressive crowd considering the draw at the SSC. The BaseBows had ’em on da ropes after K-Mac’s Grand Salami. Gotta teach them how to keep the pressure on, deliver the death blow quickly, quietly and with malice aforethought.
2010 Louisville Slugger Desert Classic. Na Wahine 2-0. Games with Georgia Tech and San Diego on Saturday. No gametracker
http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/10-slugger-desert-classic.html
Today’s results and tomorrows schedule. UH beat Utah 11-8.
Georgia Tech is 6-0 thru Friday. They beat #21 Northwestern on friday.
Thanks Pomai, but I can’t make the start time tomorrow. Really…never mind that d1島 guessed how I feel about direct sun at sporting events where I am wearing more clothes than my speedos. 😐
Anyway, Slugger will take up less space (since Kekoa and I took up 3.5 seats). 😆
Grand total revenues for teams dated 7/2008 to 6/2009
http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=420005
Belated Happy Birthday to June Jones, birthday was this friday.
Pomai posted on fb, i’ll go to the baseball game, call me. Planning to watch the wbb after bb, it’s a pink night for the wahine.
Equity in athletics data analysis for the statistics minded fans
http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/
K’den got Ralph and Slugger so far that leaves 3 tickets, any takers? First come first severed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRM AND 808CHEF!!!
some months ago posted here there appeared to be hidden friction on the coaching staff. the loose lips guy gotta make like Tiger Woods, apologize to the rest of the staff for running off his mouth. Imma guessin who da idiot is. insecure x/#f>k+! because he no call da shots. wat a dum@$$ da idiot only hurting us. us. us. 👿
sorry fo my gramma, shudda said dum@$$es. plus da idiot at da odda paypah. fo sure one gotta go. i look at da problem as a triumvirate kinda problem. thats the vibe that group gave me. they stuck togedda like crappola and flies, supporting each odda. but this pre announcement announcement, only one reason fo do that, and dat was to make Mack look bad. makes our program look bad. like we got a bunch of high school coaches running things. or should i say, use to be running things.
Mack should post for 3 positions, and make em all apply. so he can get to da bottom, clean da barrel, and make us a great program. I dunno about the Tuoti guy, but the 5 am everyday guy, alla time guy, Aranda, he is a workaholic and he get the mo.
i agree with the comments in the odda paypah. nice guys the Lee brothers, but if Aranda, Tuioti and Lumpkin never talk to the paypah, and we know Mack neva tell, that leaves a small group of suspects fo da big mouth awards
i could smell this all last season long. and we neva have da proof, till now.
FOR SHAMEFULLL.
the sooner we fix dis problem, the sooner we can focus on USC full on!
everybody get dare plusses and minuses. da big mouth award, on national news wires, plus da odda guy who like make like ST, dis is gonna rile me up for anudda month.
WassupDoc,
My post was *not* comparing the UC system to UH–I agree that would have been an unfair comparison. I was specifically pointing out how UC-Berkeley’s Athletic Department runs a $6 million deficit without their University administration getting upset–they aren’t telling them to run the Athletic Department as a business or holding hearings on the deficit.
The link I posted also pointed out that UC-Berkeley is being squeezed with their budget for the entire University but they are still supporting their football program and approved $320 million to upgrade their football stadium. NOT the entire UC system, just UC-Berkeley. Cal clearly shows that they will support athletics…and they know that upgrading the football stadium will actually generate a significant amount of new money (more seats, luxury boxes and/or premium seating sections) that can more than pay off their investment in the stadium.
BSU is finding that their investment in their stadium (using their BCS bowl money and some other money) is paying off for them. Texas found that their investment in facilities resulted in HUGE increases in revenue for their athletic department. Cal is just following their example on this.
WAFAN: I think 18-years old is when you can renounce your citizenship.
congrats to the Lunas, but a congrats are in order for all the outside island teams who came to play….. and boy did they come ready to play!!!
Lunas earned respect for every team that does not fall under the title of OIA/ILH and i applaud that. when you calculate the costs, the travel time and the physical and emotional stress a young lady goes through to come to Oahu to play in the state championship, you get a better appreciation for their accomplishment.
well done girls…. now hit the books just as hard and get ready for the next level……IMUA
Still got three tickets left……….
Good morning Tsaikos everywhere.
have a nice day. hi ho.
One thing I noticed at yesterdays game is the concession prices aren’t that bad, with a ticket price of 8.00 an another 7.00 for eats, you can have a nice outing for around 15 bucks. Sure not like the rust bucket…..which is more in line with the airport.
Great Morning All!
Looks like a great day in Hawaii Nei…have a terrific day erryboddy!
Good Saturday morning!!!
Off to the Farmer’s Market.
Pomai, Mahalo plentys for the baseball ticket!
d1 do you want a couple of the tickets to the game??
Pomai,
Thanks, but no can make it this afternoon.
A beeuuuuuuuutiful day here in the PNW! Clear blue and cloudless sky, relatively warm, little wind.
Geez. Hard to get any better than this!
Great morning to everyone!!!
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