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I'm just sitting up at the top. No big deal. The namesake to Chiz in the Hall isn't fairing so hot this season, he's down in Triple-A after a rough start to his season. But Chiz in the Hall? Who's going to stop the machine? It's rolling. Granted, we're only less than two months into this MLB season, so there's plenty of time to go, but I'm building a lead that I'm aiming for no one to touch. So with that, if you are out there in places 2nd through 10th, I'm asking you to find a groove and try and challenge me. Because I'll run away with this if you let me. As a little bit of a different twist, I'll give my quick thought on each team and rate how much I'm scared of them with the Fear Factor. - 1st Place: Chiz in the Hall Nino Colla - @TheTribeDaily MVP So Far: Miguel Cabrera (14 HR, 57 RBI) HEY! There's not an offensive category that I don't rule at. Your leader in runs, home runs, RBI, and average and second in steals. Home run leaders Mark Reynolds, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Goldschmidt, and J.P. Arencibia, is there any doubt this offense is the best? I've had Goldy, Beltre, Reynolds, Cabrera, and also Michael Morse on the team since the beginning and they all have 10 or more homers. Every position is firing on all cylinders and has been all season. Even with injuries to Austin Jackson and Ian Kinsler, I don't have to skip a beat. With an offense like that, middle of the road pitching is good enough. I'm the Rangers!!! - 2nd Place: Terry's Franconafurters Brian Burch MVP So Far: Clay Buchholz (7 W, 1.74 ERA, 73 K) Fear Factor: 5/10 This team has undergone significant changes, which is a credit to Brian in seeing what wasn't working, making decisions, and flying back up the standings. The Fighting Franconas, as I like to call them, have no big superstar performances, but he's getting his points by being average across the board. Still, that's why I'm not as fearful for him to make that push. Carlos Gonzalez, Evan Longoria, and Asdrubal Cabrera is a great core, but what happens when Josh Donaldson, Startling Marte, Nate McLouth, and Kelly Johnson hit a rough patch? What worries me is the pitching, because he's got some young studs having good years in Buchholz, Shelby Miller, and Matt Moore. If those guys continue to rise, that may be where the Franconafurters make up the gap. That does not petrify me though. NEXT. - 3rd Place: Not That Carlos Santana Wess Kroll - @wfkroll MVP So Far: Chris Davis (16 HR, 45 RBI) Fear Factor: 9/10 When I sent out a bragging tweet earlier in the day, Wess responded with simply, "On my way." I have to fear last year's winner, he has a championship to back it up. It's like the upstart Grizzlies facing the Spurs in the playoffs. There's that aura about him. Oh and he's in third place. Before anyone could realize that Jason Kipnis was out of his slump, Wess made the move to scoop him off the free agent pile and is now being fueled by a red-hot Tribe team. With Kipnis, Nick Swisher, Michael Brantley and Justin Masterson, the Tribe's success is Wess'. Not to mention Bryce Harper, the incredible Chris Davis, and young studs in the pitching staff like Matt Harvey, Stephen Strasburg, and Tommy Hunter. Because I believe in the Indians, I believe in this team with some of the other dangerous guys he's sporting (Matt Kemp, has yet to arrive). I want no part of the other Carlos Santana. - 4th Place: O For Stubbs Michael Collins - @collinmj MVP So Far: Yu Darvish (7 W, 2.84 ERA, 91 K) Fear Factor: 7/10 O For Stubbs is my biggest competition in terms of the power numbers of home runs and RBI. But the thing is, I feel like I have a strangle hold on those numbers the way the offense is going. Michael's team has some players and now a healthy Brian McCann. And he has plenty of room to go up in a lot of other categories that he isn't already high up on. Then you factor in the pitchers he has, which was a problem from the st

Baseball bats are symbolic to American culture – provoking nostalgic thought to the pastime of the game. Now they are being used as an ingredient in a new brew set to release on Memorial Day. It’s not the ambrosia of the Gods, but it does pay homage to the troops in celebration of Memorial Day – when the beer will be released and the proceeds will be donated to Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront is a nonprofit organization, established in 2002, which provides assistance for US military troops, the families they leave behind, and wounded warriors when they return home. Operation Homefront, based out of San Antonio, Texas, was developed to support the families of deployed service members immediately following 9/11. The organization raises funds to provide emergency, financial, and morale assistance to families while troops are participating in a tour of duty. Nine different craft breweries from around the country – including Fremont Brewing, Sly Fox Brewing, and Cigar City Brewing – collaborated to create Homefront IPA. They will toast the troops with a beer aged with baseball bats – unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers, as varnished wood would be toxic – and orange peels. The bats are added towards the end of the fermentation process. After the beer is brewed, the bats will be dried and auctioned off. Homefront IPA is a collaborative beer that was initially developed in 2011 in order to raise money and awareness for Operation Homefront, as part of a project now dubbed “Hops for Heroes.” Sponsors within the craft brewing industry provide ingredients and supplies to help brewers keep their costs down and increase the amount of money raised for the cause. Last year, the project raised $165,000. Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died, and is a US federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end. The event was meant to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, not to be confused with Veterans Day – a day honoring those who died while in service of all US military veterans, living and deceased. But by the 20th century, Memorial Day was extended to honor all Americans who have died while in military service. This weekend and Monday, please remember the people who defend your freedom. [Image Hops for Heroes Facebook] Beer Made With Baseball Bats is a post from: The Inquisitr

Bernard Parker scored four minutes into the first half of extra time to win Chiefs the Nedbank Cup at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Roman Harper hosts his fourth annual "Sainted Weekend" to benefit his Harper's Hope 4*1 Foundation in Prattville, Ala.

May 14, 2013; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on during organized team activities at the Cardinals Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports This past Tuesday, Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians called out the  offense by saying “we’re just not picking it up fast enough, still not picking it up like I’d like to.” Is it the rust being shaken off due to the off-season? Is it the defense dominating like it should? Or is it the offensive line being the offensive line? Arians called out Larry Fitzgerald for dropping a ball that I’m sure he’d catch a hundred times out of hundred. With the abundance of new wide receivers to the team, I believe that was Arians’ way to see who responds well and who steps up their intensity, finding out who he wants to keep. The main reason I believe for the calling out of the offense is due to the offensive line. After losing out on signing Max Starks to the San Diego Chargers and getting a first hand look of the line, Arians knows he has to get them to mesh together and fix all the little things. Arians knows that to be able to compete in the NFL, everything starts up front with the line to open up holes for the running game and to give the quarterback enough time to find an open receiver. The offense was ranked 31st overall with scoring an average 15.6 points per games (31st in the league), 187.8 passing yards per game (28th), and 75.2 rushing yards per game (32nd). I believe the line can get it done with them playing better at the end of the 2012 season, but how long will it take for them to get all those little fundamentals down? By calling them out, everyone is forced to think about what they need to do and hopefully make them think about what their jobs are so they don’t get called out through the media again. The offensive line can be good if it gets all those little things together and put their minds to it. The line started to improve before their bye week and after week nine they did a good job holding their own even though they kept losing. In Week 12 at the New York Jets, Ryan Lindley dropped back 33 times and the line allowed only one sack, one hurry, one hit and they were ranked the #1 line of the week. Bobby Massie was ranked the sixth-highest right tackle for that week also. The line improved a great amount after Nate Potter was inserted into the lineup. They might not be a group of guys people start talking about, but with the additions of Jonathan Cooper and Earl Watford and the return of Levi Brown, the line should be great. With Carson Palmer running the offense and a deep group of receivers and running backs, the offense should get it together. Bumps on the road are expected, and Arians’ criticism was a bump in the road for the offense. However, the team has added 46 players since Steve Keim took over at general manager, which is definitely going to lead to some chemistry issues. The revamped offense has lots of potential, and it’s realistic to expect the offense to get it together. In other words, the Cardinals have nothing to worry about.

Exploring the lost Tibetan world in the by lanes of Mysore.

You've likely seen giant beetle grubs being ripped live from logs and gooshed into goo between the teeth of TV survival show hosts, who describe them as rank, sour, or evocative of decay. But the cooked Yunnan beetle grubs I had at Southern Barbarian (45RMB), labelled "wood bugs" on the menu, were the tastiest crawlers I've ever eaten. About the size of a cigar and chalk-white, these wrigglers have the oily, crackling texture of youtiao but with a more Cheeto-like crunch, and distinct nuttiness. [ more › ]