On the Frontlines Before the Dawn of World War 4 in the Arabian Sea

from the London Telegraph:

American armada prepares to take on Iran

By Damien McElroy aboard the USS Eisenhower

3:34pm GMT 24/02/2007

It is four and a half acres of American power in the middle of the Arabian Sea but the influence of USS Dwight D Eisenhower stretches for hundreds of miles.

The aircraft carrier, backed by its sister vessel, a handful of destroyers and a shoal of support ships, has placed a maritime ring of steel around an increasingly unstable region.

While the Eisenhower is ostensibly assisting US operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is the looming threat of Iran that increasingly occupies its attention.

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What troubling times we are in and it may only get worse, much worse, very soon.

Current Players MLB Hall of Fame Outlook

I have been looking at the statistics of current MLB players and trying to determine which ones may be in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown someday. Here is my my best guess estimate at some of them.

Pitchers:
1) Roger Clemens
2) Greg Maddux
3) Tom Glavine
4) Randy Johnson
5) Mike Mussina
6) Trevor Hoffman
7) Mariano Rivera
8) John Smoltz
9) Joe Nathan
10) Johan Santana
11) Barry Zito
12) Curt Schilling
13) Roy Halladay
14) Roy Oswalt
15) Andy Pettite

Catchers/Infielders:
1) Albert Pujols
2) Derek Jeter
3) Mike Piazza
4) Alex Rodriguez
5) Jim Thome
6) Craig Biggio
7) Jeff Bagwell
8) David Ortiz

Outfielders:
1) Ichiro Suzuki
2) Vladimir Guerrero
3) Barry Bonds
4) Ken Griffey, Jr.
5) Bernie Williams
6) Andruw Jones

There are probably other names that could be put on this list, and for some of the names I have listed there may sound arguments against. Give me your opinions.