instead, we're told for the very first time he's going to throw off a mound in sarasota, the first time since we left there. i didn't know if he was still in the u.s. i thought maybe i went back to asia and closed that door behind him because he is so far deattached from the team right now. he's 25 pitches off the mound unless his allergies act up again. then we don't know what he's going to do from there. there's no real timetable. the guy hasn't faced live hitters yet. he's going to have to do that. of course the live ones are better than the dead ones. you need the live ones. we're still waiting to find out what in the world we're going to do with him. 25 pitches off the mound a day, he'd been throwing off flat ground before that. he'll have to do that a few more times, face some more batters. he was supposed to be a key in the pwáep, a 7th inning-type guy, he could have been closing if he was healthy because they have an opening for that. instead 25 pitches off a mound in sarasota. >> the way things are going, he could probably close tomorrow if he wanted. >> maybe they'll rush him.

. >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from sunny sarasota. >> sarasota, man. it never rains there.ey've got that circus and everything. what's up? >> caller: hey, do you still like spf, standard pacific, after the earnings? >> i'm on the line and analysts are -- they don't like it. they don't like this, they don't like that. but ivy zellman, who is the best analyst, said it all in her long question on spf. she said the number was good, the margins are better, the company's coming back. that was a no reaction to sell it. i'm a buyer. that was a good quarter. people don't understand how to read a balance sheet. let's go to margo in new jersey. margo. >> caller: hi. how are you? >> not bad, margo. how are you? >> caller: boo-yah, jim. love your show. >> well, thank you, margo. what exit are you in the garden state? >> caller: yes, i'm in the garden state. we love it p weste. western part of the state. beautiful here. >> what, are you in huntington county? >> caller: yes. how did i know? >> because i'm a seer and a clairvoyant individual. >> caller: oh, hi, neighbor. >> how are you doi

all of us that flew to sarasota to watch this game yesterday, nearly 8,000 turned out to watch the redlay the orioles and the red sox beat the orioles 14-6. jason burkin got roughed up. five runs in two images. bocce ball scores of little italy are more important than spring training games. three more games and then they head to tampa to start the season. >>> all right: the ravens are out with their pre-season schedule. here's the way it looks. thursday august 12th, they take on the carolina panthers and friday or saturday, august 20th or 21st, we'll go to redskins, fedex field and then friday, august 27th, saturday 28th, the ravens will battle the giants and then thursday, september 2nd, the rams and ravens tangle. >>> a book called blockade billy will be published by cemetery dance publications. blockade billy tells the tale of a major league player who has a dark secret. stephen king has been working on the project for more than a year now. king signed copies of his last book in a wal-mart in dundalk, the store that sells more of his books than any other story in the country. >> i h

this week, we meet laura henry for riverview high school in sarasota, florida. congratulations. >> thank you. >> what made you choose this topic? >> the topic of texting while driving is a really important issue with people who are my age, especially, but it also extends to that are driving as well. a lot of people think it is only teenagers that are texting and driving, but it is pretty dangerous. >> what you do to stop a? >> of my friends and i have a thing that we call designated texter. the person in the passenger seat will respond for you to prevent it. >> what was your reaction to some of the people you interviewed who said they still text while driving? >> i was pretty shocked at the amount of people that told me they do. there were more people that do that and that are against it. i was shocked by a lot of the answers from people that say that, even if they got in an accident, they do not think they would stop. there were several adults i talked to that admitted to doing it as well. i was shocked by that, too. >> do you think the government is doing enou

. >> this afternoon, the orioles headed north b an hour from the sarasota home, to tampa to face the yankees in front of a national audience as spring training begins to wind down. picking up top of the first. samone faces rodriguez. he lifts a single to right center. randy win comes in from 2 and yankees take the lead. and later in the inning. 2-0 yankees. swisher up one. and he unloads. and reaches the top of the bleachers. for his second homer of the spring. new york on top. 4-0. and top of the sixth. how many times do you see this? mario rivera pitches with bases loaded? robert andino hits a grounder to third. low throw. ca know cannot handle it. two runs score on the error. o's down. and next batter. reimold blood pressures a single to center. one comes in. and birds are down a run. top of the seventh. game tied at four. grounded between export third. wieters and wigginton score. and the o's lead 6-4. and bottom of the 9th. yankees down. and win at the plate with two on. singles to left. game tied at six. after the inning is over. both managers decide not to go to extras. it is

today we meet laura henry from sarasota, florida. congratulations. tell us, what made you pick this topic? >> i picked the topic is a really important issue for people my age especially, but it also is for adults that are driving as well. a lot of people think that it is only teenagers that are taxed again driving, but there are a lot of people doing it and it is a danger. >> what do you do to stop from taxing and driving? >> my friends and i have a designated texter. usually the person in the passenger will text suit you can drive. >> what was your reaction to interviews that say that they silk text while driving. >> i was shocked by the people who are still doing it. our shot by a lot of the young people that say that even that they got into an accident, they do not think that they would stop. there are several bills that i talked to that text and drive as well. the lawyers do you think the government is doing enough to stop people from texting and driving? >> no, i do not think it is on the top of their lives. there are 14 states that have already

the mayor of sarasota, florida, swam through a shark tank.or of duluth, minnesota, leapt into the icy lake superior. topeka changed its name to google for a month. today joining in the fun, the whole world including cranky china awoke to find google had cleverly changed its name to topeka. would you rather say google or topeka? >> topeka. >> reporter: does it have a ring to it? >> not at all. >> reporter: topeka. the name means to dig good potatoes was founded in 1854 and has 123,000 inhabitants. googol, which means a one followed by 100 zeros was founded in 1998 and has 20,000 employees. sorry, topeka, billions visit google every day. >> we're not done yet. >> reporter: google says its april fools' folly doesn't signal who is going to win the high-speed internet, but it does prove one thing -- >> topeka, topeka -- >> reporter: i knew i could make you do that. even computer geeks have a sense of humor. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> should all be back to normal by tomorrow. that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for bei

this week we meet laura henry from riverview high school in sarasota, florida.

ian told me he's very excited because his high school team over in sarasota is in the district now.re playing today, the sailors they're called from his high school and he said his high school coach will be over here tomorrow watching him play. runner going, desmond takes the strike. the ball gets into centerfield, bernan dina will make it. it will be a steel for bernadina, and an error as desmond took a strike. the lead is huge more roger. nobody is going to get him on this. the throw goes right above his arm. great jump. pitch is down low. tough to step out and make the throw and roger creep and takes off. it looks like if hanley areas residence would have picked that ball up, he would have stayed at second but strangely enough hanley stopped running and maybin had to come in and get the ball. >> here's scott olsen who's not only a good hitter but a very good bunter. the infield's way in and if bernadina comes down the line on a safety squeeze, jorge cantu would come right down the line with him but if olsen gets any kind of bunt in play, bernadina who gets a which is would be abl

birds have past the 1,000 mark in preseason attendance during yesterday's game against the mets in sarasota. that's an average of 6800 fans per game which is about a 40% increase over the 2009 spring training season. now, the orioles gave the crowd something to cheer about as well. they go on to win big, 11-0. the orioles play their first game at home at camden yards on friday against the toronto blue jays. wjz is bringing you the action. you can tune in to our pregame special. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. for us. then keep it here for the opening pitch at 3:05 right here on wjz 13. os, blue jays, right here on wjz. >>> looking forward to going to an orioles game. that will be fun. >> you have to hold on to this particular jacket because your's in the orange. >> i'll have to get more apparently. >> it is definitely going to be a day -- i'm disheartened by it. we can't control the weemplet we can only report it. we've had all of these wonderful days then the one day that we have the real chance of any rain is friday. opening day. so, you know, it is a little tricky. >> it is supposed to be f

. >>> go beyond the stadium, visit sarasota to plan your next vacation to beautiful sarasota.e two of the four game series. kevin millwood is learnly not -- certainly not new to the oakland a's. >> one thing you can say is kevin millwood is old faithful. he is very durable, there is no question about that. kevin millwood went 10 innings back in 1999. he wants to go deep in the game and he takes pride with it. last year with the texas rangers, he was just four shy reaching the high in his career and one thing is for sure, opposing managers have not been able to realize the value of kevin millwood and that's what garrett jar bob told me earlier. >> he gives his team a chance to win every night. we know he is an aggressive guy. our approach can't change day- to-day so we have to teach these guys one approach and have them battle it every night. >> eric chavez told me one thing about this lineup, you may see some longer at bats but they will be there in that battling is that one thing you noticed about this group? >> yes we are starting to see it come to fruition at this level and

but he only today began the rehab in sarasota to get the shoulder strong.a game for the orioles. if adam jones has to miss any time, and we hope that was not the case, that would be another major loss in what is a fastly depleted orioles' lineup. we talk about baseball being an opportunity game. but in two times the other team was able to take advantage of the slim opportunity. seattle took advantage of it and settleed on the small run. they ever the player hustled. >> going back to the 1st inning for the orioles, and nick markakis is coming up. going the other way very well. he didn't hit the ball. he waited well on the bam. the outfielders bobbling the ballbility and this is just what they have been looking for. the extra hustle, being sharp and right there. matt wetters with a base hit to center field. a big two-out rbi. missing what was needed to get going. fortunately it didn't happen for the oriole os fencively for the rest of the night. here's another play right here. i think really what happened on the play, the shortstop, 2nd baseman, turner didn't

the stadium and visit sara society a at florida.org and plan your next vacation today to beautiful sarasotaand members of the sara society a leadership on hand at the ballgame today. reid bren crack is going to lead it off. once a while this left center, right, short, and first. he also says he can catch but they haven't tried that yet. he says he can do it. primarily he is going to be in there because joe maddon really likes his bat. brignac three for five so far is going to get maybe more playing time than anyone anticipated in spring training. good pitch by guthrie and a quick 0-2 count. >> mike: what he has done tonight is get ahead. strike one, strike two. >> gary: brignac had a 3-4 against the orioles. that's why they like him. oh, my gosh, way back good-bye home run! into the fence. and brignac has tied the ballgame up. brignac swings to play again. >> mike: see where this pitch stays. right down the middle of the plate. i'm not sure if it was a straight change-up or a slider. but it was certainly in the top hitting zone. >> gary: in his young career, first of the season, first rbi o

. >> jim: last week at sarasota jim palmer and i were walking to him before the game wednesday -- that'shit. running down markakis. two on, one out. runners on the corners. palmer said hey can you play another position? he's already stirring it up. meantime tampa bay down by 3 can bring the tying run to the plate plate. left-handed bat, another pinch hitter will come up. there's shoppach started at catcher and batting 9th. here's the switch hitter. ohman is getting loose in the bullpen. here's a situation where he likes the bat of shoppach. he doesn't like if righty versus righty matchup. the other catcher is a switch hitter. >> rob: i'm surprised to see ohman warming up. he's made three straight appearances. i thought they melee off him tonight. matt albers would love to get one of the sinking fastballs to end the inning. tejada wide to the base at third. it's low. >> jim: he started tuesday night, went two out of three and lifted in the 9th 9th for shoppach when joe was looking for a long ball. young man out ovens of venezuela. now he has found a home here. slowly hit towards third. te

now, when you drove home, i saw you last week in sarasota and you said right after the game you were driving home, and you were excited because you might see some wild pigs. >> wild boar. >> did you see any. >> yes. my yak da river. >> did you stop and say hi, how ya doing? stop and try to ride one? >> no. there's the painting of the bridge over the bay. reimold goes to right field. he is one out of 3. >> that's what rick dempsey was talking about in the open. he thinks he's going to be the next oriel hitter to hit 40 home runs. i sure hope he hurries. maybe he can do it this year. >> start tonight. >> yeah. the orioles are hoping he finds that stroke. >> he had a good swing the last time. it looked like it was going go all the way up and hit the rafters. straight up, just, just missed it. >> atkins in his tenure in colorado had 3 separate 21 home run sentence and they came consecutively. 25 in '07 and 21 in 2008. he had two 100rbi seasons and another in which he drove in 99. so he's had consistency in the production. last year injured a bit. the orioles with the improving depth, and

. >> i think he ran all the way here from sarasota and from the tampa bay game and you got them to win yesterday. how long have you been doing this in the stands. >> this will be my 14 year. i'm fired up just like number one, baby. >> reporter: he could be on the other side of the stadium and we would still hear him. that is the best part. shaky the lemonade guy. you'rshaking right now. >> i'm shaking right now. lemonade practicing. hot digy dog and i graduated to a little beer, i do it all. it doesn't matter what you do, it's how you do what you do. >> reporter: we are going to make him run in the stands and to try to take the a little bit of the energy out. >> i'm fired up here, baby. we all have to get fired up. we want to see you here at the yards. it's the number one place to be. >> i'm fired up! i'm fired up! tell him i'm fired up. i'm a little afraid but i'm fired up, be careful out there. >> reporter: we will make sure he is okay. >> i'm good baby, i'm good! >>> coming up apple's new ipad is selling fast. just how popular the new touch screen computer is. >>> we had a few showe

i was ceo of the bank in sarasota for 12 years.i worked on capitol hill after we sold their banking organization. i moved to washington, d.c., went to work for senator connie mack, longtime friend and former banking colleague of mine, was his chief of staff for the last three years of his term in the united states senate. i was appointed to the board of directors of the fdic, served on the fdic board for eight years from 2001 through february, then of february, 2009. i served as the vice-chaivice chairman of the fdic for the first five years of my eight years on the board. was in fact acting chairman of the fdic for several weeks or it during 2002 during which time a bank failed in illinois. when i was asked to move by the white house to fdic in 2005, i had some concerns about it. the path had been allowed, there been no new hiring and there was sort of a feeling in my opinion among the staff of the ots that it was going out of existence. it sort of has lived under the threat of elimination ever since it was created by statute in 1

host: next, sarasota, independent. caller: good morning c-span.'m a practicing conservative down here in florida. i go to work and i pay my taxes. and i believe in personal responsibility. and i would like the government to be smaller, but i do want to say a couple things about the marco rubio and charlie crisp. correct me if i'm wrong with marco rubio is the leader of the senate in florida, heavily republican. doesn't work across the aisle with democratses? do we really want just another no vote up in washington, someone that's going to toe the party line and not really work across the aisle? or do we want somebody that's going to work across the aisle to have the government work for the people? because if you think the government is working great right now, vote for rubio. and if you don't think the government is working good and we need to work together, then vote for charlie crist. and correct me if i'm wrong about rubio. guest: he was the speaker of the house, not in the senate. and i mean, his record in office has had almost nothing to do wi