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Is Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" a criticism of Christianity?
Essay, 2015
1. Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" – A short introduction
2. References and criticisms of Christianity
3. Role-analysis of Pozzo and Lucky
The play "Waiting for Godot" premiered 1953 and was written by the Irish novelist Samuel Beckett. It is divided into two acts and the main characters, two old men called Vladimir and Estragon, wait on a lonely country road for a man called Mr. Godot. While waiting they are talking, one could say speculate, about that person, contemplate suicide several times, talk about religion and meet several characters but neither of these is Mr. Godot. (Lawley, 2008: 3). This was just a very simple representation of events, another response of what happens might be "it depends what you mean by "happen"" (Lawley, 2008: 4).
In the fifty years since the plays publication many authors have tried to determine the meaning of this play. It seems like there is no specific meaning behind the text and that a new meaning is created each time the text is read. Therefor the text invites the reader to search for an interpretation, a meaning, a sense or message, even though it is not immediately visible. One thus has to accept that there is no right or wrong, only an assumption. (Maiorino, 2013: 143). Or to put it in other words:
A critic might demonstrate the internal cohesion of the play, showing how one detail echoes another, how one gesture mirrors another, how each part relates non-narratively to every other part; how, that is, the imaginative matrix of the play is fully open to scrutiny – rather like music (Lawley, 2008: 5).
With this knowledge it is possible to examine the text at various levels, such as political, religious, biographical, psychoanalytical or even existential. In this essay care is taken specifically to the role and the criticism of Christianity. Since many studies came to the conclusion that the piece deals mainly with the topic of Christianity, with large influxes of philosophy and existential questions, a broad range of theories and conjectures has developed in this regard. In the course of this work I will first give a general overview of the most important references and criticisms of Christianity, oriented to the text, will then have a closer look at the role of Pozzo and Lucky and will present my conclusion at the end.
Already entitled the supposed religious allusion is clearly, since the utterance of "Godot" brings God to mind and thanks to enough evidences throughout the text it is a valid path to follow. So the "waiting for God" seems to be the task or seek by Vladimir and Estragon and after this realization by the title, umpteen questions raises.
The nondescript tree could be the next Christian allusion. A possible interpretation could be that the tree represents Christ's cross. The bald tree stands on a barren landscape, just as the setting of Christ's crucifixion. Additional the play's setting does not give any hints on place and time, so that this undefined beginning could again be an allusion of Christ's crucifixion (Pattie, 2001: 77 ff). An alternative interpretation is that the road could represent the journey from Christ's birth to his death or even from the beginning of the human struggle to its final salvation (Maiorino, 2013: 147). Already here it becomes clear how diverse the interpretive approaches can be, even in the topic of Christianity.
The opening conversation between Vladimir and Estragon proves that the allusion to God through Godot is not unreasonable. Vladimir immediately drives the conversation towards religion and the Bible. He reminds Estragon of "one of the thieves we saved" (9) and explains that only one of the four Gospels portrays the thief as being saved and that nowadays most people follow that version. So why do people believe the individual and ignore the other three Gospels? It is still the beginning of the play but it seems that this could be the first criticism on the part of Beckett (Salisbury, 2012: 223). This thesis is supported by Estragons statement "People are bloody ignorant apes" (9). A first cautious judgment after the first pages is the cynical or sarcastic approach to religion.
There is a strong connection between the word "waiting" in that play and the general human faith, even though the latter is not immediately visible. In Christianity the waiting for the human God, Jesus Christ, is fundamental and ubiquitous because there is the belief that Christ will return but at an unknown time. The early dialogue between Vladimir and Estragon kind of represents this idea of the wait of the salvation. When Estragon asks Vladimir to leave, Vladimir replies that they have to wait for Godot, so they can not leave. Further in the text it gets clear that both of them wait endlessly and in vain for Mr. Godot. This returning and endless waiting is the identifying image of Vladimir and Estragon and after some thought, a point Beckett seems to parody heavily. Sentences like "let's wait and see what he says", "nothing to be done" or "Don't let's do nothing. It's safer" (12) imply the weakness and greenness of all believers and these two characters are representative for the laziness and inaction of the human race (Lawley, 2008: 68-69).
Similar sarcastic allusions to the wait can be found when Estragon describes his supplication to Godot as "a kind of prayer", Vladimir asks "And what did he reply?" to which Estragon must answer, "That he'd see." (13). Once again it seems that Beckett criticizes indeterminacy of faith and the idea of the endless waiting and all these unanswered questions.
Another daring thesis would be the commentary of confession and absolution. In the first pages of the play Estragon tries to share his dream to Vladimir and thus hopes for the exemption from it but Vladimir refuses to listen to him. Anew we find a parody of faith and sanctity when Vladimir says, "You'd make me laugh if it wasn't prohibited" (13) (Pattie, 2001: 73).
Noticeable is that there are also multiple religious references without a satirical/cynical background. They seem to be meant at least neutral, if not slightly laudable and positively. One example is the scene where Vladimir feeds Estragon with leftovers and tells him, "Make it last, that's the end of them"(14), reminiscent of Christ's feeding thousands of people with just five loafs and two fishes (Tophoven, 1971: 52). Estragons comment "Looks to me more like a bush" (10) is probably representative for the scene of Moses talking to the bush on Mt. Sinai (Tophoven, 1971: 48). Again there is no deeper meaning or criticism recognizable, at least not yet.
The second act begins with the arrival of Pozzo and Lucky and the religious reference is again immediately striking. During the first encounter with Pozzo the words "Adam" (25), "crucify" (23) and "angel" (23) drop. Although the terms initially have no deeper meaning and are at no context, they contribute the continuation of religious thoughts. After Pozzos appears he presents himself as a prophet, ""made in God's image" (15). However, this inspires the image of a "false prophet", because it seems pretentious and self-confident and usually prophets are rather modest (Salisbury, 2012: 167). Estragon and Vladimir first even belief that Pozzo is Godot who came.
The next pages deal with Lucky's domination by Pozzo and the reader easily gets the idea of slavery or captivity. Pozzo himself raises this assumption with his actions and statements, as for example ""The Net. He thinks he's entangled in a net" (27). The term net is easy to understand as captivity of religion and faith. In addition Pozzo whips Lucky, loads him with sandbags, tells him when to act and leads Pozzo by a rope. These facts support the image of religious captivity. Besides, Lucky is only allowed to speak when Pozzo gives him his hat and Vladimir and Estragon strengthen this enslavement saying "Curse me! ...Tell me to think...Tell me to dance" (47). Pozzo as well as Vladimir and Estragon could stand for the controlling nature of the church or religion in general.
The following scene with the boy as a messenger reiterates, once again, strong Christian references. One might think that Godot sends the boy, just like God sent his son Jesus Christ and both were treated inappropriately by the people, here represented by Estragon and Vladimir statements like "What do you want?" and "Will you approach!" (100). Furthermore the boy affirms the two to wait with the promise that Godot will come the next day for sure, like Christ promised his followers and humanity to return one day. It is clear now why Vladimir and Estragon wait day after day and are not willing to go. The allusion to an important element of Christianity, the waiting, is again apparently criticized by Beckett. The ultimate proof and climax of this is the almost exact same plot in two acts. To some extent it can be seen as a waste of lifetime and the waiting for something that will never happen. Apparently, Estragon and Vladimir are aware of this, since they mostly see themselves no hope. "He's thinking of the days when he was happy" (55) and "indescribable. It's like nothing. There's nothing" (55). These two examples illustrate, on the one hand, that both are aware of their situation, looked in that way they are caught in a vicious circle. Otherwise, however, the question arises where they take the courage and faith to continue to wait for Mr. Godot.
There are several signs that indicate Christ-like actions and patterns, although they are indicated by different characters. On the one hand Pozzo represents Christ in his dying moments, since he is blind and sort of helpless, and must be supported and lifted by Vladimir and Estragon (Tophoven, 1971: 53 ff). On the other hand Estragon actions relegate to the last earthly days of Christ. At the beginning he talks about spending the night in a ditch which can be understood as a metaphor for the cave Christ was after his death. In addition, Vladimir says "I'm glad to see you back. I thought you were gone for ever." (1). Estragons spanking and Vladimirs adoption of Veronicas person and the subsequent hug are also signs of the last days of Christ (Pattie, 2001: 127-128). Afterwards Vladimir plays the spiritual Peter asserts that he has never left his side. It escalates even further when Estragon rises from sleep and Pozzo analyzes the cut on his leg. This scene has clear parallels with the Apostle's inspection of Christ's wounds after his rising (Tophoven, 1971: 76).
It gives the impression as if Beckett repeatedly illustrates religion or faith in a positive light only to mock it in turn. After Pozzo's first appearance he assures Vladimir and Erstragon that it is definitely worth waiting for Godot, "If I had an appointment with a Godin...Godet...Godot...I'd wait till it was black night before I gave up" (24). As we see it continuously this is what they do all the time. However, we know that they do not know how he looks like (compare p. 3) as, for example, Estragon confesses "Personally I wouldn't even know him if I saw him" (16) and sets later the question "Are you sure it wasn't him?" (58). This can be seen as pure mockery by Beckett because humanity bears down on such an unknown faith/end (Tophoven, 1971: 42).
It is stunningly that Beckett indeed seems to criticize many Christian elements and also religion as such but not as ridiculous, funny or offensive, instead he hides it in sadness. The many irritations of Estragon and Vladimir, and the talking about suicide that fill Vladimir's and Estragon's waiting can be interpreted as such. Statements like "The tears of the world are a constant quantity"(22), "This is becoming really insignificant"(44), or "We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression that we exist?" (44) illustrate this presumption. Even the main characters themselves, who are waiting so eagerly for Mr. Godot, embody the mental/psychological pain, such as in (27) ""Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful!". Only through this grief Beckett's criticism is most clearly (Salisbury, 2012: 230 ff).
After this analysis of the play not all questions are answered and we do not know for sure whether Beckett's work is criticism of religion or Christianity, indeed many arguments and views support that idea.
Universität Hildesheim (Stiftung) (Institut für englische Sprache und Literatur)
Literature - From Modernism to Postmodernism
literature, modernism, postmodernism, samuel beckett, waiting for godot, english literature, criticism, christianity
Johannes Viertel (Autor), 2015, Is Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" a criticism of Christianity?, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/489457
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What are your colleagues saying about workplace violence, bullying, and job satisfaction?
RNs, as a whole, are a satisfied group.
We're satisfied with the nursing care we provide our patients.
We're satisfied with our salaries (most have received raises in the last year).
We're satisfied with our coworkers, although some of us continue to be bullied.
And we're committed to nursing—even with hindsight, most of us would still choose it as a career.
These are some of the takeaways from American Nurse Today's second annual Nursing Trends and Salary Survey; 4,396 nurses from across the country responded. About a quarter of the responders identify themselves as managers, while most are nurses working in various clinical settings.
Last year, we wanted to learn what keeps nurses satisfied, what they value, and how they perceive their work environments. This year, we decided to ask about violence and added 29 questions related to verbal, physical, and sexual assault by patients, their families, and professional colleagues in the past 2 years.
58.46% of respondents say that their workload increased in the past 12 months (34.37% said it stayed the same).
60% of respondents have had a salary increase in the past year.
8 of 10 managers and clinicians who responded are satisfied with their current job and 9 of 10 are satisfied with their peer relationships.
85.25% of respondents say that if they had it to do over again, they'd choose nursing as a career.
Nearly one in five (19.68%) of respondents report they've been physically assaulted by a patient. Of those who had been assaulted, fewer than half (42%) say they made both written and verbal reports. Nearly half (47.87%) of those who reported the incident aren't satisfied with the way it was handled. Only 2.33% of respondents say they were physically assaulted by patients' family members or visitors in the last 2 years.
More than half (55%) of respondents say they've been verbally assaulted by patients. Most of those who had been verbally assaulted weren't hesitant to say so, with 67.23% reporting it either verbally, in writing, or both; however, nearly a third (32.77%) didn't take action. Among those who did report the assault, almost 55% say they're satisfied with the response to their report. Fewer nurses had been verbally assaulted by patients' families, but the number is still significant at 39.51%. About 70% say they reported the incident verbally and/or in writing, with about half of those (51.19%) indicating they're satisfied with managers' responses—and half not so much.
Overall, nurses are less likely to be satisfied with responses to reports of physical than verbal assault.
More than a third (35.68%) of survey respondents say they've been verbally assaulted by another employee or healthcare worker. Of those who had been assaulted, more than 70% reported the incident and of those more than 70% aren't happy with how it was handled.
Respondents' reports of incidents of physical assaults from another employee or healthcare worker is only 1.85%, although, of course, the expectation is zero. Strikingly, a third (36.11%) failed to report the incident.
Assaults by other employees and healthcare workers resulted in the lowest levels of satisfaction with the response to reports about the incidents.
About 10.53% of respondents say they've been sexually harassed. Of those who were harassed and reported the incident, only 37.67% are satisfied with the response to the report.
What thoughts would you like to share about nurses as victims of workplace violence?
A total of 1,317 respondents commented; here's a sampling.
An example of where organizations have made an effort is training. In all, 71.63% of respondents have received or arranged for training in how to de-escalate patients, family members, or visitors who are becoming agitated, and an overwhelming 83.83% find the training helpful and 71.17% have applied it in their practice.
However, nurses don't always take advantage of what organizations offer. For example, 88.49% of respondents say their organization has a formal protocol for reporting workplace violence, but too few nurses responded that they reported incidents. Not reporting makes it difficult for organizations to track trends.
How are we getting along?
Great, according to our survey respondents; for example, 9 of 10 are satisfied with their relationships with peers. Interactions with our peers are apparently complex. Complaints of bullying and incivility within our ranks are reported almost daily, but respondents to this survey say that it's these same colleagues who, along with salaries, patient care, and career growth, bring them the most satisfaction in their jobs.
However, more than a third (35.68%) of respondents say they've been verbally assaulted by peers or other healthcare workers of all categories.
When someone else was being bullied during the past 2 years, 62.83% of respondents say they intervened. There was a three-way split between the interventions taken in response to bullying: 43.9% reprimanded the bully in public, 49.66% spoke privately with the bully, and 43.5% reported the incident to a manager.
Nurses are benefitting from the United States' red-hot economy and low unemployment rate. Raises have started to climb among American workers, a trend also reported by nurses in the survey.
Nearly 60% of survey respondents say their salaries have increased in the last 12 months. About 64% say they received raises in the last year, and 17% say they received a raise 2 years ago. That's a good thing for healthcare systems because salary is rated by the respondents as the most important consideration when choosing a job. Almost 70% of nurses rated salary and patient care as their number one and two job satisfiers. Career growth landed in the third spot.
Nurses will likely continue to benefit from increased demand. According to the U.S. News and World Report's "The 100 Best Jobs" for 2018 (money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs), which ranked RN as #18, RNs have a 1.2% unemployment rate, with 437,000 projected jobs.
Almost 41% of nurse managers who responded to the survey say they work 40 to 45 hours per week, while around 27% say they work up to 50 hours. About 16% say they work from 50 hours to as many as 60. Only about 6% say they work more than that. And almost 10% say they work fewer than 40 hours per week.
Nurse managers are facing significant staffing challenges, including more open positions, reported by 51.85% of respondents. In all, 63% report that recruiting RNs is more difficult, while almost 29% say there's been no change, and only around 8% say it's easier.
Almost 82% of managers who responded say that they're satisfied to totally satisfied with their current jobs (on a scale of 1 to 5, the weighted average was 3.56). Most (approximately 69%, 3.1 weighted average)are satisfied with the amount of time they work, and almost 63% (3.0 weighted average) are satisfied with the ability to advance within the organization.
Managers report being remarkably happy with all the people with whom they work. Relationships with peers (3.88 weighted average), people who report to them (3.86), physicians (3.74), and supervisors (3.63) to whom they report are all rated at fairly high levels.
Support from immediate supervisor and higher management has lower satisfaction (3.54 and 3.20 weighted average, respectively).
About 77% of managers say they're satisfied to totally satisfied with their benefits; 75.61% are satisfied with their level of authority; and 67.39% are satisfied with their salaries.
Acuity-based electronic staffing systems aren't taking hospitals by storm. Only 15.32% of respondents say their facility uses such a system (comparable to 16% last year), and only 3.83% say their facilities have plans to implement acuity-based systems within 6 months. The remainder of managers who responded either don't work in a hospital (46.27%) or aren't using such a system (34.58%).
Only 17.83% of managers are certified in leadership, compared with 37.66% of frontline nurses who hold certification in their specialty.
Most nurse clinician respondents (62%) work in acute care, a percentage comparable with national averages, and more than half (51.1%) work 12-hour shifts on a regular basis, despite safety concerns associated with this shift. Only 15.56% work for employers with mandatory overtime, and about half (50.73%) typically work no or little overtime (less than 1 hour a week). Most clinicians self-identify as clinical/staff nurse (61.84%) and additional 8.65% identify as an advanced practice nurse, with that same percentage identifying themselves as a charge nurse or similar role (shift level responsibility).
Although horizontal violence has been a long-standing concern of nurses, among respondents, 89% of staff nurses say they're satisfied with their relationships with coworkers. Their least satisfying relationships are with higher levels of management.
Almost 80% of nurse respondents report being satisfied to totally satisfied with their jobs (on a scale of 1 to 5, the weighted average was 3.42), and most (69.15%) are satisfied with the amount of overtime they work (weighted average 3.31).
Like managers, clinicians are happy with the people with whom they work. Relationships with coworkers (3.81 weighted average), non-nurse colleagues in other departments (3.77), physicians (3.59), and supervisors (3.50) to whom they report are all rated at fairly high levels. However, only 57.36% of nurses who responded are satisfied with support from upper management (weighted average 2.81, the lowest figure for both managers and clinicians).
Of nurses who work with patients, 56.75% say they work in hospitals. The next largest group of respondents report working in academic settings (10.03%) or providers' offices (6.27%).
Although more than 50% of nurses are older than 50, the survey indicates that 54.18% of responders don't plan on retiring before 2025. About 13% say they plan to retire between 2023 and 2025, and 18.46% don't know when they'll retire. Employers can take some comfort in the fact that 44.43% of respondents plan to stay with their current employer 5 years or more. Those who aren't currently looking for another employer most commonly cite more money (37.15%) as the factor that would make them change their minds.
Thank you to everyone who took time to complete the survey.
Janet M. Boivin is a freelance writer near Boston.


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MMA X: Captain Guillotine: Fear the man who has practiced one choke 10,000 times
ChillyWilly Registered User regular
I think the main thing that can be taken away from the fight is the fact that Brock really needs to work on his striking. That's always been the weakest part of his game since day 1. Not surprising since he comes from a wrestling background. His striking did look improved in this fight, though. He came out throwing a lot of stuff at Cain. He caught him with a pretty solid knee early in the first round and a few of his punches found their mark.
With his size, power and wrestling acumen, there really isn't any reason for his training camps to involve much ground work. At most, they should be working on submission defense and a few simple submissions until his striking can prepare him for guys like Cain and JDS. I know he likes to keep to himself and he has his own gym and coaches, but he should head to Golden Glory for 4-6 months after he heals and just work completely on striking. He could come back late spring or early summer next year and be a completely new fighter.
Fact is, his size doesn't matter if he gets swarmed and TKOd before he can take guys down and beat them. His striking has definitely improved since he first started 2 1/2 years ago, but it's something he still needs major work on if he's going to be champion again.
And for God's sake Lesnar, quit turning your head away from people. If you want to have punches miss you, you have options. You can bob. You can weave. You can slip. You can cover up. You can side step. You can change levels. The one thing you don't do, however, is turn your head away from your opponent in any way. Because when you do that, you can't see him. Fixing that should be your first step.
ChillyWilly on October 2010
PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
Peter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
I agree that Brock needs to be better at not turning away when he's under fire. Like, a lot better.
I doubt that Cain went intentionally for those spots, but he hit them and they had effect.
Peter Ebel on October 2010
Fuck off and die.
Damnit, I have to give respect to B:L for noticing the left uppercut Lesnar ate while attempting the takedown before the ballerina roll.
Snarfmaster Registered User regular
Spectrum wrote: »
adytum wrote: »
Congrats to Spectrum as our PAFCR2 champion!
I FINISH FIGHTS!
Yeah congrats, I just wish I put up more of a fight in the finale
Snarfmaster on October 2010
adytum Registered User regular
33 points from picks is what happens when I pick who I "want" to win rather than who I "know" will win.
adytum on October 2010
dlinfiniti Registered User regular
sigh 2 days later i've come to terms with brock's loss but dammit i cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell happened to gonzaga and why he fought the way he did. Can't really blame it on his corner as they pretty much told him after the second that he needs to finish the fight, but he still fought like he won the first two rounds and had nothing to worry about
dlinfiniti on October 2010
AAAAA!!! PLAAAYGUUU!!!!
BubbaT Registered User regular
Peter Ebel wrote: »
I love it when crazy shit happens in MMA. Who doesn't love Sonnen's Ninja Roll?
There was a "highlight" on last week's Inside MMA where some fat guy in the minors did 2 of those in a row. It was great.
B:L wrote: »
BubbaT wrote: »
And that the UFC is rigged because Herb Dean absolutely refused to warn Cain even once.
Dana White sure didn't look like it was rigged, he looked depressed.
http://i53.tinypic.com/2j3fk84.jpg
He didn't sound happy either.
Dana White, on Cain's win wrote:
Every dog has his day.
Dana knows which fighters pay the UFC's rent, and it's not guys from AKA. Even for all the promoting of Cain as the first Mexican HW champ, Dana knows that he doesn't have an MMA version of Julio Caesar Chavez - Cain is American. His tattoo isn't even in Spanish.
Carlos Mencia.
I'm not aware of Mencia's audience even being mostly Latino, let alone Mexican.
The promotion can push the angle all they want, but among Mexican fight fans there's a distinct difference between Mexican and Mexican-American. Oscar de la Hoya, for example, was never considered Mexican.
Tito Ortiz is Mexican-American, he didn't bring in a flood of Mexican fans to the UFC, despite carrying a Mexican flag into the ring and wearing green-white-red shirts.
BubbaT on October 2010
My wife cracked up when Cain said "A todos los latinos.... we did it."
We don't think he knows enough Spanish to finish that sentence.
CanadianWolverine Registered User regular
Oh wow...
So this is why GSP and "Genghis Khan/Batman" have a crazy, drunk french man as part of their training...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDTuFKqhafM
Damn, if only Kos had managed to piss this guy off...
CanadianWolverine on October 2010
[Tycho?] Registered User regular
Not to give you a hard time, but how did you miss that? I was nearly out of my seat when I saw that land at the bar. In my mind that was the most important blow of the whole fight. Brock ate a couple shots earlier in the round, but that one hurt him very badly; he never recovered for the entire rest of the fight. That one was directly on the chin, big power, and Lesnar was moving right into it. I was amazed Lesnar didn't fall flat on his face after eating that.
fake edit: ok watching that part of the fight again I can see how you'd miss it, it wasn't a big movement on Cains part and Lesnar was already changing levels and moving forward so hard to see him get knocked backwards or anything.
[Tycho?] on October 2010
Plus the camera was in the exact wrong spot to catch that particular punch. Lesnar's body is obscuring Cain's hands.
Peen tw1tch0rz occasionallyRegistered User regular
I was watching that episode thinking man, Koscheck has no idea what's about to happen to him and it's going to be glorious.
Poor Brock. His giant square head could only protect him for so long.
Peen on October 2010
[Tycho?] wrote: »
I'm going to have to agree that the uppercut was the most significant strike of fight.
And I totally fucking missed it several times - and quite a few of those were in slow motion even. I guess when you're looking for shots to the back of the head, shots to the back of the head is what you're going to see.
B:L Registered User regular
As far as I can tell the most significant strike is the one at 2:18 when Cain hits the base of Brock's skull. Brock has nothing after that. It also seems likely that whatever strikes Brock absorbed when Cain took him down at about 2:55 shook him up bad enough that he couldn't recover right.
I'd say that was the shot that absolutely ended the fight for Brock, but I felt the fight changing shots were the ones to the back of the head at around 2:46 onwards. Brock was clearly shaking and turning his head and he lost his composure, entering survival mode. That's what opened up the opportunity for the huge uppercut, knee, and behind the head straight right.
Lesnar didn't fall flat on his face because of his adamantium chin.
B:L on October 2010
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Brodo Faggins Registered User regular
He regularly goes on Spanish-language talk shows. If you watch the UFC Primetimes, you can hear him clearly speaking fluent Spanish.
Brodo Faggins on October 2010
Brodo Faggins wrote: »
It was a joke pointing out how hilarious some of the marketing of this whole situation is. I don't actually think that after being born in the US to Mexican immigrants and being raised in Arizona that he doesn't speak Spanish.
It's just grasping at straws for everyone involved- Dana, Cain, etc.
i simply don't see all those illegal punches early; i have rewatched the fight, now.
the punch that sends him to the ground is clearly illegal, at 2:18, but there wasn't much at all before that- maybe one punch when they were on the ground around 2:45 was kind of back of the head, but it was borderline- more like the back of the side. the rest were clean, including the short hook that precipitated the double somersault.
brock outstruck him early but once cain landed several shots- the 2:45 g'n'p, and the tight hook before the somersault, it was the beginning of the end.
which isn't to say 'he definitely would have finished him anyway, even if not for the illegal strikes', but it seems clear that cain's legit striking and g'n'p shook lesnar enough to send him on the run... we can conclude that cain hits hard, or brock has a weak chin. i don't think the latter is true, so i'll go with the former.
Organichu on October 2010
His spanish sounded pretty broken when he gave his univision interview in the first episode of UFC primetime. He also reverted to english rather quickly in the LA rally in the 3rd episode. He seems like most of the mexican american kids i know in the bay area. They can understand spanish very well but their syntax and vocabulary arent very complicated and come out very basic when posed questions that require complex answers. He basically knows enough spanish to converse with family (which ultimately due to the nature of the relationships involves mostly yes/no questions and answers) but he's most comfortable operating in english and probably thinks in english like the rest of us children of immigrants
Haha, so maybe we weren't too far off.
Stabbity Style wrote: »
I'm not disputing the hit to the back of the head, but shouldn't Brock said something about it after the fight?
First off, Brock is dumb as flock.
Secondly, he probably doesn't even realize what happened, he was too out of it to notice.
And who would believe him? Even here, where I would consider the folks to be a more educated MMA fan than average, no one noticed the shots until I pointed them out, and no one believed me until I posted evidence. Looking online, the only other comment I can find about it is:
"Seriously guys, if John had been ref, he would have caught the 13 times that brock got hit in the back of the head."
From some comment on some streaming site. You can't find commentary on this on legitimate sites, and certainly not in Yahoo's "UFC" articles. Try to find one legitimate article talking about these shots, besides this hilariously incompetent report that casually mentions that "Velasquez dropped an elbow on the back of Lesnar's head" as if nothing was wrong:
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/Brock-Lesnar-not-so-bad-UFC-Mark-Kriegel-102310
The majority of UFC fans didn't notice, and the media isn't going to push the case. Only the experienced would have noticed those shots on the first watching, and few others would rewatch the video and notice it without it being pointed out.
And as mentioned, it would make Brock into a sore loser so that would be a marketing mistake as well.
the rest were clean, including the short hook that precipitated the double somersault.
That hook missed.
Just because you didn't see the illegal shots doesn't mean they're not there. At 2:46 onwards there are at least three shots to the back of the head while they were on the ground.
There were definitely shots to the back of the head while Brock was on the ground and he's not the same when he gets up, I agree.
From about 2:46 to 2:45 I count three lefts from Cain, two of which where to the back of the head. Then at 2:43 there's a big old right to the back of the head.
i certainly noticed the shot to the back of the head on first viewing. i certainly disagree, though, that it's the only way cain hurt him.
the left at 2:46 skims off the back of the head. the next slides along the front of the face, and the third hits the side. the right is very, very borderline- millimeters from the ear.
i guess y'all have a lot more stringent ideas of what constitutes a punch to the back of the head than i do. the 2:18 straight that sends him down is a blatant, crisp punch to the base of the skull. the g'n'p before that, though, is very nominally borderline.
Stringest as in the California Athletic Commission's definition:
Headphones, not your Mohawk.
that is the exact guideline i'm going by, also.
several of the 'back of the head' shots are right above the ear. i'd hardly call them rear of the cranium.
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Refs have paused fights for less.
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Discussion about the punch was all over Sherdog actually. Most of the threads detailing the subject seemed to conclude with a big "no one cares", so there wasn't much actual discussion
It's probably the first place to go if you want to discuss some obscure MMA stuff. Most people there are pretty annoying though
Zzulu on October 2010
I could not possibly have done worst in this PAFC, I'm thinking I should retire from MMA picks and stick to the NFL. I'll embarass myself less
B:L Brock's many things but dumb isn't one. He's one of the savviest self promoters out there, bar none.
Zzulu wrote: »
Discussion about the punch was all over Sherdog actually
It's probably the first place to go if you want to discuss some obscure MMA
Hahah, way too many trolls on Sherdog and Bullshido to have any semblance of intelligent discussion.
Despite the vehemently aggressive rhetoric I get here when I present facts, I'd consider this place more open minded than there.
Sherdog is good for gifs, photoshops, and aggregating news from the various MMA wesbistes and that's it.
b:l, that is a millisecond after the shot lands- it's deceptive.
here is the shot being thrown:
here is where it lands, millimeters behind the ear if at all:
here is brock turning away after the punch has been delivered:
i'm not disputing that some illegal punches were thrown in that match, but these screens are not really accurate. 'fights have been stopped for less', sure, because every ref is different. but making it sound like brock's chin is invincible and cain wailed away on the back of his head for half of the match to eventually wear him down is misleading.
here is where it lands, millimeters behind the ear if at all
What the crap, Ochu.
You can't even see the side of Lesnar's face. It's not vulnerable.
Where the hell do you expect a shot at that angle to hit, when the tip of the ear is barely visible?
I believe Brocks chin is great. I'm not sure his chin was ever in question here, especially since he's never been KO'd. His ability to cope under pressure (punches) is a whole different story, though. Fighters with similiar issues; Bob Sapp, Frank Mir.
Mainly, people were just discussing if Cain has pillow hands or not. I personally think it looks like Cain hits really hard, and he's been TKOing people left and right.
the ear is a valid target, b:l
almost every ground and pounder fight like this, when the chin is tucked- alternating fights beneath the arm, and skimming along the arm to hit the ear
Behind the ear isn't.
You can barely see the tip of the back of Brock's ear. At that angle his arm is blocking off every shot except one to the back of his head.
Organichu, to me your second picture is exactly a picture of Cain hitting Brock with an illegal shot to the back of the head.
Thanks for posting pics, though.
I circled what to me seems to be Brock's ear. If it is, that punch is clearly illegal.
It's some crazy form of cognitive dissonance. That shot is the clearest ground shot to the back of the head out of the whole bunch.
I believe Brocks chin is great. I'm not sure his chin was ever in question here, especially since he's never been KO'd. His ability to cope under pressure (punches) is a whole different story, though.
that's all i'm really saying- what b:l is arguing for is a total stretch
guy stops almost everyone he fights, often spectacularly, usually early, including guys like nog and o'brien and lesnar and stojnic who are rarely put away with puncehs
i've heard, from various mma people (re: sherdoggers, usually):
-his previous opponents were sick
-he hits 'too fast', not hard at all
-rothwell is fat, nog is old
-he only managed to stun lesnar with illegal blows
and it's like, come on
how many ridiculous data points of circumstance do you need to assert to rationalize the claim that the guy hits like a baby
Has anyone called the next thread? Speak up now or I'm going to start working on it.


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Contagion® sat down with Holly Frost, MD, pediatrics physician scientist at the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, in Minocqua, Wisconsin, to discuss the emerging infectious disease, Powassan virus.
What is Powassan virus?
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This was the first study that looked at the prevalence of Powassan virus in humans. We found that, of patients presenting in the Upper-Midwest with suspected tick-borne disease, about 10% of patients had serologic evidence of Powassan virus.
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Why Should Healthcare Providers Be Aware of Powassan virus?
Powassan virus can cause severe neurologic symptoms, including encephalitis in some patients. The majority of the patients likely present with an asymptomatic infection, or just a mild febrile illness. We don't really know which patients are likely to develop encephalitis or neuro-invasive diseases, and so, if you live in an area that's endemic for Lyme disease, it's important to consider [Powassan virus] if you have a patient who is critically ill.
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Capology :: 2010-11 Edition
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Well, here it is. I've teased it enough. Here's what I think might be a pretty good peek at what the 2010-11 Red Wings might look like. I want to make something clear: this isn't what I'm advocating for – simply, what the team is likely to ice. Because, let's be clear, the Wings won't NOT re-sign Patrick Eaves or Drew Miller because of 09-10's relative failure.
All figures shown are cap hits, not salary paid. Bold amounts are actual cap hits for next season, and non-bold amounts are my predictions.
FIRST THINGS FIRST :: HOW IT LOOKS, APPROXIMATELY
The tandem is set. Unless Chris Osgood is really unhappy and doesn't want to be in Detroit anymore, the duo of Jimmy Howard and Ozzie are both signed through next season (a third year of being jailsexed every time Ozzie starts? Sign me up…). Detroit, per usual, is among the teams that spends the least on their goaltending.
Chris Osgood :: $1,416,667
Jimmy Howard :: $716,666
total (2) :: $2,133,333
Signed through at least 2010-11 are Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall, Brad Stuart, Jonathan Ericsson, and Jakub Kindl — who, beginning at the start of next season, is on a one-way deal. As discussed earlier in the week, I'd bet just about anything that Lidstrom returns at a reduced rate. Pending his health, Lilja might make seven.
Brian Rafalski :: $6,000,000
Nicklas Lidstrom :: $4,500,000 (down $2.9M)
Brad Stuart :: $3,750,000
Niklas Kronwall :: $3,000,000
Andreas Lilja :: $1,200,000 (same)
Jonathan Ericsson :: $900,000
Jakub Kindl :: $833,333
total (7) :: $20,183,333
The core — as they're referred to — are all signed for the foreseeable future. Pav, Z, and Franzen are all signed through at least 2014. Add Flip and Cleary to the mix (each of whom is signed until 2013), and the bulk of your forward lines are ready to go. Kris Draper has another year on his deal. As I've said this week, I think Homer, Eaves, Miller, Abdelkader, Maltby, and Helm are all-resigned.
Now it's time for a baseless claim: I have a feeling that Jiri Hudler is on his way back to the NHL. I don't know why. I just have that gut feeling. The Wings will have to honor their two-year deal, at $2.875M each season.
Pavel Datsyuk :: $6,700,000
Henrik Zetterberg :: $6,083,333
Johan Franzen :: $3,954,545
Valtteri Filppula :: $3,000,000
Jiri Hudler :: $2,875,000
Dan Cleary :: $2,800,000
Tomas Holmstrom :: $2,000,000 (down $250k)
Kris Draper :: $1,583,333
Patrick Eaves :: $1,200,000 (up $700k)
Darren Helm :: $1,000,000 (up $400k)
Justin Abdelkader :: $900,000 (up $50k)
Drew Miller :: $850,000 (up $325k)
Kirk Maltby :: $750,000 (down $83k)
total (13) :: $33,696,211
Datsyuk — Zetterberg — Franzen
Hudler — Filppula — Holmstrom
Eaves — Helm — Cleary
Maltby/Miller — Abdelkader — Draper
Lidstrom — Rafalski
Kronwall — Stuart
Lilja/Ericsson — Kindl
*note: these are not actual lines I would suggest, just laying it out to see…
ISSUES WITH THIS ROSTER :: TWEAKS
The twenty-two man roster outline above totals around $56,012,878. Assuming the salary cap doesn't change at all, the Wings will have $787,122 available for call-ups or late-season tweaks. Or Derek Meech!
I'm sure it will be met with some criticism, because — except for Jiri Hudler, it's almost exactly the current roster which, we can all agree, isn't ideal. Those criticisms will be fair. At the same time, that roster doesn't look so awful if they play a full season together…and, frankly, there aren't a ton of guys that would look better than the bottom half of the forward corps outlined above.
Perhaps Kirk Maltby decides his career is over — or the Red Wings decide to turn him loose. Another option is Jiri Hudler doesn't return (after all, that's just a gut feeling I have), and decides to play the second half of his two-year, eleventy billion dollar deal frolicking in Russia. If those two players are removed, all of a sudden we have $4.4M in cap space and twenty players signed. The roster limit is 23, but the Wings are used to carrying 22. I hate to say it because it feels like we missed Scuttles this season, but it might be better if he stays overseas. Remove Lilja and replace him with a league minimum seventh defenseman, and all of a sudden, it becomes $5M:
(vacant) — Filppula — Holmstrom
Miller/(vacant) — Abdelkader — Draper
Ericsson — Kindl
(vacant)
What do you think? Are there free agents available this summer that you think would improve the Red Wings? Am I way off in my assumptions? I'm absolutely open for debate. We don't have any real Red Wings talk for the next little while… let 'er rip.
21 thoughts on "Capology :: 2010-11 Edition"
J.J. from Kansas February 18, 2010 at 9:19 am
Patrick Sharp would fit in nicely there. We should be able to get him or Byfuglien for basically nothing, since Chicago will need to shed salary space anyway.
I don't know the full bunch of RFAs and UFAs out there, but I'd kill for a big winger who uses his size consistently. Kind of like Bertuzzi, except with the word "consistently" thrown in there at the end.
Michael Petrella February 18, 2010 at 9:27 am
Yeah, the Hawks will be in dire straights this summer. I wonder if they'd ship either of those guys out for picks/prospects. I also wonder if they'd trade with an interdivision rival, forcing them to play against Patrick Sharp 42 times a season.
Here's a complete list of upcoming Unrestricted Free Agents:
http://www.capgeek.com/contracts.php?Year=2010&Team=All&Position=F&FAType=2&FilterButton=APPLY+FILTER
Pickins are kinda slim for what the Red Wings could use.
I might take flak for this, but I'd like to give Steve Ott a chance to prove that I wouldn't hate him in a Red Wings uniform. Rene Bourque in Calgary is also probably due a raise and his speed and tenacity have impressed me; unfortunately, I think he lacks the size and scoring touch. Filling a roster with speedy, tenacious guys is fun to watch, but unless they're going to go back to the reffing standard of the first post-lockout year, I'd like more size in our top six.
I don't think either of those guys would be a better fit than a trade for Patrick Sharp, I just don't know what we'd have to give up to get him. I don't think Chicago is interested in any of our on-the-cusp defensemen (Take our Lebda, please!), probably rather would be looking for a prospect who still may be a couple years from cracking the lineup and making a big splash coupled with some picks. Tatar is the only guy who immediately comes to mind, but I don't want to part with him.
Yeah, I wouldn't want to give up Tatar either. Thankfully, the Wings don't usually part with their top end prospect talent. Guys like Fleischmann and Matthias were – by no means – top five prospects in the Wings system. They've both had nice growth and are useless NHLers, but at the time of their trades, they were "mid-range" guys.
In related news, check out this Prospect Ranking from 2004: http://www.redwingscentral.com/stories/2004_02/02_RankingUpdate.html
1. Grigorenko
2. Kronwall
3. Hudler
4. Liv
5. Fleischmann
6. Filppula
7. Howard
8. Nathan Robinson – who I loved
9. Darryl Bootland HA!
10. Meech
Honorable Mention: Tomas Kopecky
Please note that while Fleischmann is listed fifth on RWC's chart, he's above Val Filppula…which, clearly, is not wise.
Then again, Grigorenko is at the top and Stefan Liv is on the list. Grain of salt, people!
Adam February 18, 2010 at 10:04 am
Im pretty sure that list was before the accident, right?
I like three free agents out there: Chris Higgins($2.25), Alexander Frolov($2.9), and Tomas Plekanec ($2.75). Your thoughts on them?
Michael Petrella February 18, 2010 at 10:09 am
Actually, no. The accident was the year before — in 2003. There was hope that he could recover (after the initial, very bad, report).
I like Frolov, but I'm sure he'll command a raise. Higgins is pretty inconsistent: 20-something goal seasons followed by single digit goal seasons. Plekanec is a 20-goal guy, but he certainly doesn't meet JJ's size requirement.
Obviously none of us know the future, but these are three very good suggestions so far. Keep 'em coming.
J.J. from Kansas February 18, 2010 at 10:14 am
Oh shoot, I totally overlooked Frolov. Good call, Adam. I'm just worried that Frolov may not be in our price range. If a big bidder willing to overspend comes along, he may go in the $5-5.5M range or higher. His numbers are significantly better than Higgins or Plekanec's. Of those remaining two, I'd lean more towards Higgins, but that's only because I've seen him more.
Plus, he's Yale edumahcated.
I dont know too much about him but from what i've read Colby Armstrong($2.4) is a scrappy forward with a bit of a scoring touch. 40 points last year, 20 this year so far. Guessing he'll end up with about 30 with the departure of Kovalchuk. I think we probably could get him in the $2-$2.5 range. Relatively low risk and he could develop into a perennial 20 goal scorer (career high 22 last year)
Yeah, i figured Frolov would be a long shot considering both his salary and the fact that LA is a young team thats rapidly improving. I dont know if he would part with them just yet
Adam, I'm with you on your latest point. The Kings are on the upswing, but for some reason Frolov's name keeps coming up in trade rumors. If, for whatever reason, they cut him loose, there will be a ton of teams vying for his services. It should be an interesting July for him.
Colby Armstrong is a great sized body, a very hard worker, and might be a good fit for sure. Here's hoping that price comes down! Great option.
I'd probably take Raffi Torres too. He's not too big, but the guy's pretty scrappy. If you want true size, Alexei Ponikarovsky is also available, but I don't see Burke letting him get out of Toronto.
Heck, if we throw out my size argument (heck, Hudler isn't big, but he makes up for it in other ways), you could take a flyer on Marek Svatos. I know I was talking about how he's gotten worse every year, but it could just be that he needs a fresh team. We could probably get him on the relatively cheap and I think he could produce in the 40-50 point rage we're looking for out of a guy. He's also a right-hand shot.
Heck, I should say heck about a dozen more heck times.
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How exactly does the RFA system work? And what would we have to give up, if say, we went after Sam Gagne of the Oilers? (i have a bit of a man-crush on him)
The way RFAs work, briefly, is the current team (in Gagner's case, the Oilers) need only "qualify" him, meaning – offer him a 10 (or 15, I forget which)% raise. He doesn't need to sign this offer, but if he does — great. He has a new contract.
If he doesn't sign it, but it is offered, the Oilers retain the rights to him. If any other team attempts to sign him (buzzword: "offer sheet"), the Oilers have a right to match that offer. If the Oilers do not wish to match the terms, they are entitled to draft pick compensation, which changes each year, but here are last year's:
http://thenhlarena.com/index.php?showtopic=89464&mode=threaded
Gagner makes 1.625M this season. If the Wings (or another team) signed him to an offer sheet of 2M (for example) and the Oilers DID NOT MATCH (which they likely would), the Wings would have to send a 2nd round pick to Edmonton as compensation.
Check out that link and see the other compensation required for taking another team's RFA. It's why it RARELY happens.
To other teams, giving up a 2nd round draft pick may seem like a lot, but for us it really isnt much at all. Only 2 of the players currently on our roster that were drafted by our organization were drafted before the 3rd round (Kronwall and Howard). Im not advocating giving up a 2nd round pick in any way but to pick up a player like gagne in return would be very worth it.
Oh, yeah, totally. I was just using those numbers as examples. It would take a lot more than that to pry Gagner away from the Oilers. He might be willing to sign for 2M, but the Oilers will DEFINITELY match. To get the Oilers to shy away from matching, it might take somewhere in the mid-3's — which would be a 1st and 3rd round pick going the other way.
If the Oilers didn't match 2M and accepted the second round pick, I'd HAND DELIVER it to them.
Rob February 18, 2010 at 11:23 am
Hey Petrella great read, I've got my thoughts on the cap situation over at my new blog. Feel free to take a look.
http://wingswineh.blogspot.com/
Good stuff, Rob. Thanks for sharing.
Gotta disagree on Ebbett: he's been waived and claimed two separate times this season, so the Wings could have had him (like Miller) if they had any desire. They were certainly higher on the waiver priority list than the Hawks were when he was claimed by them.
Ryan Johnson is an interesting one, however. I don't know anything about this guy, so I'll take your word for it – that he's a gritty shot blockin' kinda guy. As long as he (or anyone else) doesn't take time away from Abdelkader (except in the dot, because Gator blows at faceoffs).
Kevin February 18, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Tomas Plekanec from Montreal. He is preposterously talented, and from what I have been reading not interested in resigning with the habs. A deal around 3.2-3.7 per year. A first line of Datsyuk Filppula Franzen, second of Plekanec Zetterberg Holmstrom. Third/fourth of Cleary/Abdelkader/Miller and Draper/Helm/Eaves.
Do not bring Lilja back, Have Lidstrom,Rafalski,Kronwall,Stuart,Kindl,Ericssonwith Meech as spare change. Howard, and Osgood in goal.
(Helm,Abdelkader,Eaves,Miller all should have contracts between 1.2-1.5 per year)
Chris Hey February 22, 2010 at 9:19 am
Looking at the capgeek list….Lombardi has been a nice little 2 way player for the Coyotes, he is fast and although he isn't big, he is strong on the puck. It seems he can play centre and wing too.


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