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WBC Round 2 Pool 1 Saturday

Posted: March 12, 2009 by datechguy in baseball
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The 2nd Round of the WBC begins Saturday. Here is what we see.

Hugo’s boys play the Dutch at 1 p.m. They will be facing the Dutch A team. I don’t know they they are going to take the Dutch lightly or not. Bobby Abreu is likely going to walk every time at bat. Hugo’s boys have to be considered the favorites in this one. However with the relationship between Hugo & Fidel and the game being in Miami you’ve got to believe that the Dutch is going to have the crowd with them.

US vs Puerto Rico. This is going to be a pretty solid game. All these players know each other and have likely faced each other. In my opinion the significance of this game is it’s potential to setup a 3rd Dutch vs. PR game. It is very hard to beat a team 3 times in a row. Because of this I think this game is much more important for the Puerto Ricans to then the US. They would much rather face the Dutch again in a non-elimination situation.

You have to favor US and Venezuela in this round but I actually wouldn’t be surprised to see anything happen.

WBC Seed games the least interesting games

Posted: March 12, 2009 by datechguy in baseball
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I find the seeding games boring because they don’t mean anything.

Japan and Korea was interesting since the two teams hate each other.

Cuba and Mexico first meeting of the tourney is today, that might have some interest because of that but I likely won’t watch it.

Dutch vs Pureto Rico. Puerto Rico won 5-0 It was the worst pitching performance of the tourney for the Dutch as they played their B pitchers and their B catcher. The PR team seems to have taken the Dutch much more seriously than the DR did. However I’d still be a bit worried. It is very hard to beat a team 3 times in a row. Remember the 62 Mets did win 40 games about 1 out of 4.

Hugo’s boys beat us 5-3 in a pretty good game. That earns them the Dutch and I’m hoping they have the same luck the Dominicans did.

…Speaking of Doctor Who

Posted: March 12, 2009 by datechguy in doctor who
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I’ve pointed to Rich’s Comic blog over and over for the first rate comics there, particularly his 10 doctors. If you want to check it out but didn’t care to go through the over 200 pages. Here is a quick alternative:

Rich Morris holds the copyright on all of this stuff and deserves full marks for it so PLEASE go to his blog and check it out after you watch this. He deserves the hits and a visit to his tip jar.

Error 5A on a Brother MFC-665cw

Posted: March 12, 2009 by datechguy in tech
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The Wife came up with error 5a when trying to print on our Brother mfc- 665cw today. This can be a critical problem but not necessarily so. Try these things before you take it for service:

1. Check for any paper jams:

Since the issue is usually a sensor issue a bad jam can mess up the lens, make sure it is clear.

2. Clear the print queue:

You should always clear the print queue when you have any kind of issue to make sure any tests are done in a clean environment.

3. Power down the machine:

Unplug and replug the device. Give it 10 seconds in between.

This might do the trick and save you a few bucks. Give it a shot first and see what happens.

Oh and don’t forget I do offer a full line of tech services. Just click here or e-mail me at datechguy- AT**- comcast- dot- net without any of the dashes or stars.

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