Banned from baseball for life in 1989 for betting on games, one of the greatest baseball players of all times deserves a place in Baseball’s Hall of Fame
BarkGrowlBite | April 5, 2015
On this Easter Sunday, when Christians are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, it is way past time for the resurrection of Peter ….. former baseball great Pete Rose that is.
Pete Rose was without question one of the greatest players ever to put on a baseball uniform. And he achieved his many records without resorting to the use of steroids.
From Wikipedia:
Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and also made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions.
In 1989, Rose was banned from baseball for life because he gambled on baseball games. Rose admitted he bet on games, but he adamantly denied that he ever bet on games involving his own team. There has never been one shred of evidence that Rose ever bet on a game in which he played.
Baseball’s longtime Commissioner Bud Selig rejected numerous requests by Rose and others to lift that lifetime ban. To this day, Selig insists that Rose must never be reinstated.
Now baseball has a new commissioner. Rob Manfred has received a formal reinstatement request from Rose. Last month he told reporters that he would speak with Rose. “I'm prepared to deal with that request on its merits,” Manfred said.
The new commissioner has also said that Rose could still be elected to the Hall of Fame without being reinstated because the Hall is not operated by MLB.
It has been my opinion for many years that Pete Rose deserves to be in Baseball’s Hall of Fame. His many records cannot be erased by his sins. Even though Rose has been a premier asshole on many occasions, being an asshole should not disqualify him from membership in the Hall. As for betting on games, a one or two year suspension would have been an adequate punishment. A lifetime ban was way out of line.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
CALIFORNIA TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
By Bob Walsh
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 3, 2015
A federal judge has just ordered CDCr to spend a buttload of money for sexual reassignment surgery for one of the guests of the state
U. S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar has ordered that Jeffrey Bryan Norsworthy, 51, be given surgery to make him into Michelle Lael Norsworthy.
The department is actually contemplating appealing the ruling. I am not sure why they are bothering, it will only cost us about $100,000. Maybe they think the precedent is dangerous. You never know, it is barely possible that there are enough people high up in the department that think this is a stretch to make a point.
Convicted of murder, Norsworthy has been in prison since 1987.
I’ve seen Jeff’s mug shot and I don’t think changing him to Michelle will help.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The appeal will cost more than the operation. The 9th Circuit will probably uphold the District Court Ruling. And if CDCR wants to take the appeal to SCOTUS, that court will probably refuse to accept the case.
Those appeals are lengthy and costly. Maybe CDCR thinks that, because it will take years for the appeal to run its course, Norsworthy will croak before it’s rejected by SCOTUS.
Judge Tigar’s ruling is outrageous! The state should never be burdened with the sex change operation of a convict. Let his family, the ACLU and the human rights groups pay for that operation – not the taxpayers! What’s next – nose jobs and boob jobs? How about penile implants?
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 3, 2015
A federal judge has just ordered CDCr to spend a buttload of money for sexual reassignment surgery for one of the guests of the state
U. S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar has ordered that Jeffrey Bryan Norsworthy, 51, be given surgery to make him into Michelle Lael Norsworthy.
The department is actually contemplating appealing the ruling. I am not sure why they are bothering, it will only cost us about $100,000. Maybe they think the precedent is dangerous. You never know, it is barely possible that there are enough people high up in the department that think this is a stretch to make a point.
Convicted of murder, Norsworthy has been in prison since 1987.
I’ve seen Jeff’s mug shot and I don’t think changing him to Michelle will help.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The appeal will cost more than the operation. The 9th Circuit will probably uphold the District Court Ruling. And if CDCR wants to take the appeal to SCOTUS, that court will probably refuse to accept the case.
Those appeals are lengthy and costly. Maybe CDCR thinks that, because it will take years for the appeal to run its course, Norsworthy will croak before it’s rejected by SCOTUS.
Judge Tigar’s ruling is outrageous! The state should never be burdened with the sex change operation of a convict. Let his family, the ACLU and the human rights groups pay for that operation – not the taxpayers! What’s next – nose jobs and boob jobs? How about penile implants?
SERIOUSLY STUPID ROAD-RAGE INCIDENT
By Bob Walsh
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 3, 2015
In the realm of seriously stupid, wacked-out and pointless this one is up for the record books.
Two days ago Denise Berry, 36, and her 12-year old son were driving along in their Mercedes in Hawthorne, CA. minding their own business. The boy pointed at, and laughed at, a man in a nearby Cadillac who had his feet hanging out of the car. That apparently really pissed off somebody in the Caddy. They started after her.
Ms. Berry stopped her car right next to a marked Hawthorne P D cruiser. She reported to the officer that a car was following. At that moment the Caddy pulled up and a man in the car opened fire, killing the woman and wounding her son. The officer returned fire, killing the shooter from the Caddy. The shooter has been identified as Robert Washington, 38. Two other men in the Caddy were arrested.
How messed up do you have to be to either not see the police car right there, or not care that the police car is right there?
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 3, 2015
In the realm of seriously stupid, wacked-out and pointless this one is up for the record books.
Two days ago Denise Berry, 36, and her 12-year old son were driving along in their Mercedes in Hawthorne, CA. minding their own business. The boy pointed at, and laughed at, a man in a nearby Cadillac who had his feet hanging out of the car. That apparently really pissed off somebody in the Caddy. They started after her.
Ms. Berry stopped her car right next to a marked Hawthorne P D cruiser. She reported to the officer that a car was following. At that moment the Caddy pulled up and a man in the car opened fire, killing the woman and wounding her son. The officer returned fire, killing the shooter from the Caddy. The shooter has been identified as Robert Washington, 38. Two other men in the Caddy were arrested.
How messed up do you have to be to either not see the police car right there, or not care that the police car is right there?
Friday, April 3, 2015
ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM WORKERS ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
By Bob Walsh
PACOVILLA Corrections blog
April 3, 2015
Two men who were employed in San Francisco’s anti-violence program were arrested for a double homicide at a parking lot near Amazon Playground.
Davante Robinson and Gregory Morton III were charged with the March 9 deaths of Kenyatta Butler Jr., 18, of San Leandro and Donzel Gaines, 19, of S.F. The cops believe that the two anti-violence program workers committed the murders on behalf of a street gang.
The program is called Interrupt, Predict and Organize. The program is supposedly intended to give work experience to at-risk youth. The two men had been working for about six months with the Parks and Rec Department doing maintenance in city parks.
Trent Rhoer, the executive director of the agency that oversees the funding of the program, has said, “We feel that, so far, it has been a successful diversion in keeping people off the streets.”
I can think of at least four people Interrupt, Predict and Organize has been successful with by keeping them off the streets - the two dead guys and the two now locked up guys.
The two suspects are being held pending a $5 million bond.
PACOVILLA Corrections blog
April 3, 2015
Two men who were employed in San Francisco’s anti-violence program were arrested for a double homicide at a parking lot near Amazon Playground.
Davante Robinson and Gregory Morton III were charged with the March 9 deaths of Kenyatta Butler Jr., 18, of San Leandro and Donzel Gaines, 19, of S.F. The cops believe that the two anti-violence program workers committed the murders on behalf of a street gang.
The program is called Interrupt, Predict and Organize. The program is supposedly intended to give work experience to at-risk youth. The two men had been working for about six months with the Parks and Rec Department doing maintenance in city parks.
Trent Rhoer, the executive director of the agency that oversees the funding of the program, has said, “We feel that, so far, it has been a successful diversion in keeping people off the streets.”
I can think of at least four people Interrupt, Predict and Organize has been successful with by keeping them off the streets - the two dead guys and the two now locked up guys.
The two suspects are being held pending a $5 million bond.
IT’’S NOT THIEVES THAT ARE STUPID
Stupid is leaving purses, wallets, cellphones, GPS and car registration/insurance cards in a parked car
BarkGrowlBite | April 3, 2015
Here are some examples of the consequences experienced by stupid theft victims:
1. LONG-TERM PARKING:
Some people left their car in the long-term parking at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car. Using the information on the car's registration in the glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should NOT leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener. This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.
Even leaving a purse and other valuables in a car momentarily while the driver picks up a child from a day care facility or a six-pack from a convenience store is an invitation for thievery.
2. GPS:
Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents. Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
3. CELLPHONES:
I never thought of this....... This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen. Twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says, "I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago." When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text "hubby" in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Some Cellphone Dos and Don’ts:
a. Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....
b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.
c. Also, when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet "family and friends" who text you.
4. PURSE IN THE GROCERY CART:
A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart while she reached something off a shelf... wait till you read the WHOLE story! Her wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the store personnel. After returning home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security to say that they had her wallet and that although there was no money in it, it did still hold her personal papers. She immediately went to pick up her wallet, only to be told by Mall Security that they had not called her. By the time she returned home again, her house had been broken into and burglarized. The thieves knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could lure her out of her house long enough for them to burglarize it.
BarkGrowlBite | April 3, 2015
Here are some examples of the consequences experienced by stupid theft victims:
1. LONG-TERM PARKING:
Some people left their car in the long-term parking at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car. Using the information on the car's registration in the glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should NOT leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener. This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.
Even leaving a purse and other valuables in a car momentarily while the driver picks up a child from a day care facility or a six-pack from a convenience store is an invitation for thievery.
2. GPS:
Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents. Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
3. CELLPHONES:
I never thought of this....... This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen. Twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says, "I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago." When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text "hubby" in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Some Cellphone Dos and Don’ts:
a. Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....
b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.
c. Also, when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet "family and friends" who text you.
4. PURSE IN THE GROCERY CART:
A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart while she reached something off a shelf... wait till you read the WHOLE story! Her wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the store personnel. After returning home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security to say that they had her wallet and that although there was no money in it, it did still hold her personal papers. She immediately went to pick up her wallet, only to be told by Mall Security that they had not called her. By the time she returned home again, her house had been broken into and burglarized. The thieves knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could lure her out of her house long enough for them to burglarize it.
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS RUN RAMPANT
By Bob Walsh
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 2, 2015
A group of hard-core liberal idiot teachers are pressing CalSTRS, the California state teachers pension fund, to divest from a profitable investment because the company makes guns that are illegal to sell in the formerly great state of California.
Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm. They own the Freedom Group, which owns Bushmaster. A Bushmaster rifle was used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, and that investment really pisses off the liberals. They are holding a teach-in with video presentation (after all, what is a teach-in without visual aids) at the CalSTRS building and at the Cerberus office in Brentwood today.
So far CalSTRS has expressed sympathy, but pointed out they can not force Cerberus to sell the gun maker and can not at this time unload its investment in Cerberus.
EDITOR’S NOTE: If CalSTRS has invested in Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will the protesters demand that CalSTRS divest these two companies because their fighter jets are bombing civilians in Iraq and Syria? Boeing makes the F/A 18 and Lockheed Martin makes the F 16.
PACOVILLA Corrections blog | April 2, 2015
A group of hard-core liberal idiot teachers are pressing CalSTRS, the California state teachers pension fund, to divest from a profitable investment because the company makes guns that are illegal to sell in the formerly great state of California.
Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm. They own the Freedom Group, which owns Bushmaster. A Bushmaster rifle was used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, and that investment really pisses off the liberals. They are holding a teach-in with video presentation (after all, what is a teach-in without visual aids) at the CalSTRS building and at the Cerberus office in Brentwood today.
So far CalSTRS has expressed sympathy, but pointed out they can not force Cerberus to sell the gun maker and can not at this time unload its investment in Cerberus.
EDITOR’S NOTE: If CalSTRS has invested in Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will the protesters demand that CalSTRS divest these two companies because their fighter jets are bombing civilians in Iraq and Syria? Boeing makes the F/A 18 and Lockheed Martin makes the F 16.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
ANOTHER HOV LANE SCAMMER BUSTED
A Washington State Patrol trooper says it’s by far the best carpool scam he’s seen, but it didn’t work
By Jerry Reynolds
CAR PRO | April 2, 2015
As KOMO-TV put it, “Troopers don’t always stop people in the HOV lanes, but when they do, they prefer ‘dos’ passengers.”
A motorcycle trooper parked along Interstate 5 near Tacoma on Monday afternoon spotted a driver and a rather unusual “passenger” pass by him in the carpool lane. When the trooper stopped the car, he discovered the “passenger” was a cardboard cutout of the actor who portrays “The Most Interesting Man in the World” in Dos Equis beer ads.
The driver’s response? “He’s my best friend.”
The Most Interesting Man was not confiscated, but the driver was told not to use him again.
Channeling the cardboard cutout, the State Patrol tweeted: “I don’t always violate the HOV lane law … but when I do, I get a $124 ticket.”
By Jerry Reynolds
CAR PRO | April 2, 2015
As KOMO-TV put it, “Troopers don’t always stop people in the HOV lanes, but when they do, they prefer ‘dos’ passengers.”
A motorcycle trooper parked along Interstate 5 near Tacoma on Monday afternoon spotted a driver and a rather unusual “passenger” pass by him in the carpool lane. When the trooper stopped the car, he discovered the “passenger” was a cardboard cutout of the actor who portrays “The Most Interesting Man in the World” in Dos Equis beer ads.
The driver’s response? “He’s my best friend.”
The Most Interesting Man was not confiscated, but the driver was told not to use him again.
Channeling the cardboard cutout, the State Patrol tweeted: “I don’t always violate the HOV lane law … but when I do, I get a $124 ticket.”
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