Blue Angels Grounded

Blue Angels Grounded, The future of San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week was thrown into doubt Tuesday when the Navy grounded the show’s star attraction, the Blue Angels precision flying team, citing federal budget cuts.

Officials said they would try to salvage an event that draws as many as 1 million visitors to the northern waterfront each fall, many of them to watch the half-dozen F/A-18 fighter jets shriek overhead in tight formation.

But J. Michael Myatt, a retired Marine Corps major general who heads the Fleet Week organizing group, acknowledged that without the Blue Angels, it might not be possible to stage the Parade of Ships naval flotilla and an air show featuring lesser attractions.

“It is an economic issue, because it’s very expensive,” Myatt said. “Without the Blue Angels, it’s difficult for us to raise the money to put that on.

“There likely will not be an air show without the Blue Angels,” Myatt said, and the Parade of Ships could be in jeopardy as well because of the Pentagon’s budget cuts.

Myatt said this year’s Fleet Week, scheduled for Oct. 12 and 13, might still include other types of military demonstrations such as those showcasing humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness.

Blue Angels San Francisco

Blue Angels San Francisco, (AP) – Jonathan Sanchez launched the San Francisco Giants back into the playoffs after an absence of six years and also provided a clutch hit, beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 Sunday to win the NL West title.

Buster Posey homered and the Giants beat the Padres after losing the first two games of the weekend series.

San Francisco (92-70), who overcame a deficit of 7 ½-Thurs, July 4, host the wild card-winning Atlanta Braves starting Thursday, with ace Tim Lincecum well rested to go in Game 1. The Braves (91-71) beat the Phillies 8-7, to extend the season farewell manager Bobby Cox. Atlanta.

San Diego (90-72) missed a chance to force a tiebreaker Monday for the NL West. The loser of this amount would be sent to Atlanta to determine the wild card.

Braves 8, Phillies 7

ATLANTA – Tim Hudson and the Braves took a lead of six run, and then hold on. Atlanta then watched on television as San Francisco beat San Diego, giving the Braves the NL wild card.

The Braves have won 14 straight division titles with Cox, but missed the playoffs since 2005. Cox’s final recording of the regular season was 2.504 to 2.001. He ranks fourth in wins, trailing only Connie Mack (3776), John McGraw (2840) and Tony La Russa (2,638). This is the 15th season of Cox’s with 90 or more wins, second only to McGraw.

Brewers Reds 3, 2

CINCINNATI – Milwaukee manager Ken Macha was told by team management, it will not return next season.

Jay Bruce hit his fourth homer of the week as the crimp of Cincinnati; a solo album from Randy Wolf (13-12) that broke a 2-everything is connected in the fourth. As the Reds slipped into the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, Aaron Harang left entry in the third because of a blister on his right index finger.

Nationals 2, Mets 1

NEW YORK – Oliver Perez limited use (0-5) hit Adam Kennedy with a pitch before walking three batters in a row in round 14.

Pirates Marlins 5, 2

MIAMI – Dan Uggla hit a homerun and drove in three runs, sending Pittsburgh to its 105th defeat. The Pirates ended their record extending 18th consecutive losing season 57-105 worst in the majors. The only time the Pirates had more defeats in the modern era of baseball in 1952, when they went 42-112.

Cubs Astros 4, 0

HOUSTON – Carlos Lee homered and Tommy Manzella produced two points. Houston was 59-52 after starting 17-34.

Cardinals 6, Rockies 1

ST. LOUIS – Jeff Suppan (3-8) allowed five hits in six innings without a point and Matt Pagnozzi had two RBIs.

American League

Rays 3, Royals 2

12 rounds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the AL East championship already in hand, the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Royals in Kansas City to head into the playoffs on a winning note.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 4

BOSTON – New York fell short of a second straight AL East title and completed a rare late-season fade with a loss to Boston.

Blue Jays 2, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS – Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind added two more home runs in Toronto’s total major league points, lifting the Blue Jays over the Minnesota playoff bound last game manager Cito Gaston.

Rangers Angels 6, 2

ARLINGTON, Texas – Peter Bourjos homered tie breaking in the sixth inning and Los Angeles defeated Texas in their final regular season.

Tigers 4, Orioles 2

BALTIMORE – Brandon Inge homered, Johnny Damon home finger along tiebreaker in the sixth inning and Baltimore beat Detroit to end a six-game skid and avoid losing a season.

White Sox 6, Indians 5

CHICAGO – Paul Konerko had two hits in what could be his last game with the White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen got his 600th victory and Chicago finished the season by beating Cleveland.

Mariners Athletics 4, 3

SEATTLE – Kurt Suzuki and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit home runs long solo, and Chris Carter added the go-ahead RBI single Oakland beat Seattle to complete a sweep of four late-season games.

Fleet Week San Francisco 2010, Latest

Fleet Week San Francisco 2010, Liberty & Freedom Foundation (LFF) is proud to host the U.S. Navy back in San Francisco from October 7-12 for Fleet Week 2010.

Thousands of sailors and Marines visited the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit engaged, guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney, guided missile frigate USS Curts, fight against landmines and USS USS Pioneer Chief of the Coast Guard Cutter Active USCGS and coastal defense vessels HMCS Whitehorse and Canadian HMCS Brandon will have the opportunity to enjoy the sights of San Francisco’s world-class tourism and charms.

The Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squad will rock the city with shows along the Embarcadero on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, capping an air show 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The sight of so many heroes of our nation is back in San Francisco take us back to the days when the city was known for the pride of the Navy – in fact a hub of the Pacific Fleet during World War II and for decades that followed. Unfortunately, the liberal policies of elected leaders Bay Area slowly drove the military to respect the political climates of the Pacific Northwest, San Diego and Hawaii, while wasting a substantial part of the economy of the Bay Area.

In agreement with the conservative traditions and patriotic themes, the Liberty & Freedom Foundation is proud to sponsor a San Francisco Bay Area Forum with the former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin on Thursday, October 14th, 2010 beginning at 15:00. As part of his recent appearances at the national level to discuss a wide range of topics that are important to the American people, Governor Palin will speak at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, followed by a VIP reception and dinner.

Tickets for the event are available on the website of the LFF-www.liberty freedom.org and downtown San Jose for the Performing Arts, www.sjtix.org or (408) 792-4111. For those interested in the possibilities of reception, dinner and sponsorship, please contact LFF via their website or (415) 994-3524.

SOURCE Liberty & Freedom Foundation

Fleet Week San Francisco 2010

Fleet Week San Francisco 2010, The 49ers have probably reached the point to make or break their season and take a big break with Philadelphia being perhaps without two of its key offensive weapons in Vick and McCoy. San Francisco was at his best last year when he managed to beat the ball up the court and play defense of his, and a confrontation with a suspect Eagles defensive against the run has a great opportunity to get back to basics. Philadelphia, on the other hand, will struggle to make its racing game going against a strong front seven San Francisco, and that failure to reach equilibrium can expose more of the club’s woes pass protection. The Eagles force a few mistakes to get a chance, but one big game of Gore and the Niners’ despair can be enough to finally get that elusive number besieged Singletary first victory.

Philadelphia Eagles have gone through a lot of uncertainty during the early stages of the post-Donovan McNabb, but this change has still paled in comparison to the crisis of the San Francisco 49ers have known through the first time this season by four weeks.

Anxious to avoid their first 0-5 start in 31 years, returning to frazzled 49ers Candlestick Park on Sunday for a showdown in October with a key early Eagles team trying to break with the pack NFC East pell-mell.

Widely regarded as the class of an NFC West Division open to taking in San Francisco instead stumbled badly on the doors, with mistakes, miscommunication and finger pointing so far sabotage a season that began with great promise. The 49ers lost their first four events of 2010, including a pair of one-way street embarrassing defeats in Seattle and Kansas City, and are tied for last in the conference with an unwanted pregnancy under-six turnover margin business.

ERROR beat the 49ers once again last Sunday when the club made three gifts in a heartbreaking 16-14 setback to Atlanta. Quarterback Alex Smith threw two interceptions to bring his total for the league to seven points, while cornerback Nate Clements had a fumble with a little more backbone than a minute after coming away with a potential choice of game sealing the Falcons Matt Ryan. Atlanta took advantage of second chance by marching downfield in times of decline implement Matt Bryant field goal with two seconds ahead.

The game was the Niners’ first with Mike Johnson as offensive coordinator, with former quarterbacks coach promoted to the position after Jimmy Raye was fired following the team to 31-10 Week 3 losses to Kansas City. Head coach Mike Singletary could very well be on trial as well as a loss on Sunday would put San Francisco to 0-5 for the first time since the franchise dropped its first seven road tilts toward a campaign of 2 -14 under Hall of Famer Bill Walsh in 1979.

On the positive side, the 49ers are just two games behind a three-way deadlock atop the NFC West app for the moment, if neither team reaches the playoffs after starting 0-4 since San Diego 1992.

The Eagles are in a fortunate, locked in a tie with the New York Giants and Washington for first place in the NFC East, despite a 2-2 record overall. They also had a lot of inconsistency at quarterback, that injuries have forced head coach Andy Reid to play musical chairs with the position utmost importance.

Kevin Kolb started the year as a successor to the longtime team of valiant McNabb traded to the division-rival Washington in April but suffered a concussion in a season opening loss to Green Bay and was replaced by Michael Vick. The controversial former Falcons star responded by stringing together two great performances in wins over Detroit and Jacksonville to take the starting role, but he too was forced to leave last Sunday’s clash with McNabb Redskins after suffering cartilage damage his ribs on a hard blow in the first half.

Philadelphia has not only lost the game and Vick from an 17-12 decision in a grudge match sloppily-played with the Redskins, but running back LeSean McCoy broke a rib during the competition which has the status of ‘second-year standout for Sunday’s game in question as well.

McCoy, who set records in career with 12 catches and 110 receiving yards in the loss last week, took over as the feature of Philadelphia is back after the team cut ties with often-injured Veteran Brian Westbrook during the offseason. 31 – years old Westbrook, who made two Pro Bowl twice and rushed for 1,000 yards in a productive eight-year tenure with the Eagles, has signed with the 49ers in August to serve in a backup capacity.

Kolb threw for 201 yards and a touchdown with an interception on 22-of-35 passing in relief of Vick last week and get the green light from Sunday. The fourth-year pro will bring to Philadelphia 3-0 in his first start on the road since 2004, the same year as the most recent organization of the Super Bowl.

Madison Marathon

Madison Marathon:Madison Marathon 2010: Making Wisconsin Madison Marathon 2010 on Sunday May 20, 2010, and sees more than 8,000 runners taking part in the marathon this year.

The marathon is 26.2 miles, the half marathon is 13.1 miles, wheeled marathon begins at 6:55 am, and quarter marathon is 6.55 miles.

Madison Marathon 2010 include the following race events: Marathon, Half Marathon, Half Marathon Walk, Quarter Marathon, Kids & Wheelie Race.

These are the times of the Madison Marathon 2010: (Courtesy: Madisonsfestivals)
FULL MARATHON – (Pinckney St.) at 7 a.m.

HALF-MARATHON – (W. Washington) at 7:20 a.m.

FOURTH MARATHON – (Pinckney St.) at 7:40 a.m.

This race is a Boston Marathon qualifier.

Check back here for the Madison Marathon 2010 results.