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There is no finer zoological-botanical garden than the Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Its picturesque blend of flora and fauna makes it one of the most beautiful zoos in the world. A trip to Stuttgart's zoo feels like a day's holiday in the heart of the city.
With nearly 10,000 animals from over 1,000 different species, the Wilhelma is also among the world's most bio-diverse zoos. What's more, the historical park and its tropical glasshouses are home to some 7,000 species and varieties of plant from every climate zone on Earth. In the northern section of the Wilhelma you can see zebras, okapi, giraffes, rare Somali wild asses and a variety of antelope, all living in large outdoor enclosures. Maned wolves and spectacled bears roam around the bear and mountain animals enclosure, which resembles a rocky landscape. The individual enclosures are not separated by fences, but by ditches that are hidden from view. Polar bears, otters and other semi-aquatic animals are at home here too, and when they dive below the surface, you can watch them through the underwater window. See fruit bats, Red Sea lanternfish, Chinese giant salamanders and mouse lemurs on the move in the nocturnal house and watch a bee colony and leafcutter ants at work inside the insectarium. The huge walk-in aviaries offer ample room for budgerigars and aquatic birds to fly around while the pied avocets, European oystercatchers and ruffs splash about in the waves.
The great ape enclosure at Wilhelma Gardens in Stuttgart is internationally acclaimed. All four great ape species live in family groups here with their adorable offspring. The compound also has an enclosure for rearing the young – Europe's only nursery for young great apes. A further highlight is the aquarium, where you can see marine life from all over the world, ranging from indigenous trout to brightly coloured tropical reef fish. An absolute must-see is the reptile house with its colourful venomous snakes and giant pythons, not to mention the tiny poison dart frogs, crocodiles and alligators that you can watch feeding. You get to meet the animals kept by our ancestors over on the demonstration farm, where kids can stroke and cuddle ponies, sheep and goats. In addition to the zoological and botanical marvels, there is a wonder from the world of physics concealed within the covered walkway of the Moorish garden: the whispering gallery enables you to hold a conversation across an incredible 40 metres – all in a hushed whisper. Wilhelma Gardens in Stuttgart also has excellent places for visitors to eat.
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Julia McKenzie enjoys a varied musical life playing violin in assorted styles, settings, and ensembles in and around Boston. She specializes in period performance with the Handel+Haydn Society, the grammy-nominated Boston Baroque (Telarc), Newton Baroque, Rowe's Lane Quartet, and other period chamber music ensembles; arranges and performs music with Shelter Music Boston for audiences in homeless shelters; and gets to dabble in jazz, blues, and rock with Kate & the Finn Tones and other area bands. She has performed in productions with Melodic Vision and other multi-media groups, and traveled with numerous ensembles on music festival tours in Krakow, Warsaw, Regensburg, London, Mexico, and venues throughout the U.S., including The Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the Ravinia Festival, and Tanglewood. She has worked with baroque violinists Simon Standage and Manfredo Kremer at early music summer festivals, privately with Dana Maiben, and is a dedicated teacher of historical violin technique as well as modern violin. She has coached student ensembles in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, presented Baroque and Classical lecture-demonstrations at Roger Williams University, and is a regular presenter of period instrument demonstrations at MIT through the H+H Society.
Studies at New England Conservatory, Aspen Music School, UC Irvine; principal teachers and coaches include Paul Kantor, Joyce Robbins, Eugene Lehner, Robert Kopf, Brian Dembow, baroque violin with Dana Maiben.


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Nicholas Hoult: 5 Reasons He's NOT the Next Robert Pattinson
Here's the bottom line: Nicholas Hoult is better than Robert Pattinson.
Stay with me now — before you work yourself into a huff and unleash your super fandom death-stare, let me just clarify some things for you: I'm a full-fledged Twihard. Sigh. Yes, it's true. I may not walk around with fangs or wear an exact replica of Bella's engagement ring, but there was once a time when I would openly say to my college roommates, "Oh my God he is such an Edward!" and you could find me excitedly standing in line to see the midnight premiere of [insert Twilight movie here]. Let's just say it is was a dark time in my pop culture-centric life.
So you can imagine my skepticism when I originally saw the trailer for Summit Entertainment's next supernatural-filled romance flick Warm Bodies. To paraphrase Mean Girls: Stop trying to make zombie movies happen! It's not going to happen! A zombie is so not the same thing as a vampire — they're way more disgusting. And as far as leading men go, how could this dude in a dirty red hoodie even compare to the perfection that is Edward Cullen?
But then I saw the movie. And let's just say the hilarious, tongue-in-cheek teen rom-com sparked a change in my former vampire-loving heart.
Unlike the Twilight Sagas, Warm Bodies does not take itself too seriously. For one thing, all five Twilight vampire flicks are narrated by Bella Swan, the world's most melodramatic and monotone teenager, whereas Warm Bodies is verbally guided with the quick-witted and highly sarcastic thoughts of R — a zombie who is trying to deal with his love-struck feelings for a perfectly healthy human. And while Twilight was a romantic drama with a few chuckle-worthy lines thrown in, Warm Bodies is a romantic comedy with a ton of laughs, giggles, and gasps thrown in. It's definitely a movie that your boyfriend wouldn't mind being dragged to. And we have Nick Hoult to thank for that.
True, Pattison and Hoult have some things in common: they're both British, sexy as hell, and portray undead yet overly romantic monsters. But in the race for who is the better heartthrob, sorry y'all but Hoult wins by a landslide. Here are just five reasons this is true:
1. He dated Jennifer Lawrence. Jennifer Freakin' Lawrence! Also known as Mystique, Katniss Everdeen, a Golden-Globe winning actress, and the world's most entertaining interviewee ever. She's pretty much the epitome of perfection: guys want her, girls want to be her best friend, and she just wants to be her honest, overly blunt, amazing self. And Hoult dated her for over two years! Although the two big-screen stars have recently split, they're said to still be on great terms. In other news, Pattison is still shacking up with the unfaithful and forever awkward lip-biter Kristen Stewart. Blegh!
2. He's endearing. As someone who has seen About a Boy seven and a half times (you know, give or take), I was worried that interviewing Hoult would erase all the fond memories I have of him looking adorable while belting out "Killing me Softly" on an auditorium stage. However, in person Hoult is just as sweet, humble, and charming as one could hope. And of course his devastatingly handsome face, British accent, and electric blue eyes, don't hurt his appeal.
3. He's got TV cred. Hoult is not just another blockbuster babe; he's also spent his years building up his résumé as a small screen sweetheart. Most notably, Hoult unleashed his inner bad boy as Tony in the UK hit Skins.
4. Movies galore! Unlike R-Patz, Hoult is not going to be forever pigeon-holed as a guy who makes a good zombie (how's that for a compliment?). Hoult's acting roles stretch across all genres. He's put the fairytale fans under his spell with the upcoming action comedy Jack the Giant Slayer opposite the amazing Ewan McGregor, and in 2014, sci-fi nerds fans all across the world will camp out for days to watch Hoult revive his brilliant role of Beast at the midnight premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Plus, thanks to Warm Bodies, it's just a matter of time before Hoult is cast as the handsome lead in some genuinely sweet romantic drama, a la The Notebook.
5. He's a great actor. Hoult's performance in Warm Bodies is believable, hilarious and unique. And all he really did was grunt! It's hard enough to give a swoon-worthy lead performance, but take away the dialogue and you've got a whole new set of phonetically-fueled problems. Needless to say, Hoult handled the extra challenge, like everything else, with aplomb.
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Staying Fit and Active in Your Mexico Vacation RentalSeptember 14th, 2011
One of the biggest challenges to going on vacation — whether it's to Mexico, Europe, or even just across state lines — is maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The good habits of eating and exercise that we work so hard on at home become difficult when faced with a change of schedule, lots of delicious food and alcohol, and a desire to do nothing more than spend the day soaking in the sun on the beach.
When you book a Mexico vacation rental at Casa de la Sirena, we make it easy to enjoy your getaway without losing sight of the bigger picture of your health and fitness levels. In fact, with a little advance planning, you can incorporate some of the higher-intensity activities we have here into your daily plans so that you can exercise without ever feeling like you're exercising.
Here are a few tips for staying on track during your vacation:
Take advantage of local sports. In Troncones, activities like swimming, birdwatching, surfing, horseback riding, and hiking are all common among both tourists and residents. Now is a great time to branch out and try an activity you may not have considered before. It might even help to plan one of these each day, leaving the rest of the time to do your traditional lounging and hammock activities.
Rent our yoga facilities. Casa de la Sirena is one of the only Mexico vacation resorts that offers a beachside yoga studio that you or a group of visitors can rent. You do need to come prepared with your own instructor, but taking a yoga or pilates retreat is a great way to enjoy a new kind of vacation that's all about your health and well being.
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A copy of the Will and many legal documents were sent to me several weeks ago by my cousin. Delight was my 2nd great-aunt. Two pages from the packet are below; the Will and a list of people who received distribution, and a copy of her obituary.
"I Mrs. Delight Benham of Batavia Genesee County, N.Y. being by the blessing of Almighty God of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make public and declare this to be my last will and testament. Namely--
"I Mrs. Delight Benham of Batavia Genesee County, N.Y. being by the blessing of Almighty God of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make public and declare this to be my last will and testament. Namely--
First. I will and direct that my just debts and funeral and customary expenses be paid out of my property.
Second. I give and bequeath to Mrs. Jennie Adams of Batavia, N.Y. my parlor cook stove.
Third. I give and bequeath to the First Baptist Church of Batavia N.Y. formerly situated on Jackson Street and now situated on Main Street, the sum of Two Hundred Dollars.
Fourth. I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my property to my sister Grace Wilcox of Clifford, Oswego County, New York and my niece Lettie A. Adams of Battle Creek, Michigan to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.
I hereby nominate and appoint my friend W. Harris Day of Batavia New York to be the executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of August, 1890.
Mrs. Delight Benham
Names listed are: Jennie Adams, Grace Wilcox, Lettie A. Adams, First Baptist Church, Edgar J. Adams, John A. Adams, and Yates A. Adams.
The obituary of Delight Adams Benham is below.
Batavia Daily News
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Mrs. Delight Benham of Batavia
Mrs. Delight Benham, a lifelong resident of Genesee county, died at her home, No. 19 Evans Street, at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged 79 years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grace Wilcox of Clifford; one niece Miss Lettie Fuller of Grand Rapids, Mich., and four nephews, Edgar J. Adams of Batavia, Ebbott Y. Wilcox of Newark Valley, John A. Adams of Albion, Mich., and Yates A. Adams of Battle Creek, Mich.
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San Diego based artist and all-around great guy, Joe Phillips (Silver Surfer, Wonder Woman, Star Trek) received the shocking and very unfortunate news last November that due to complications from undiagnosed diabetes he would have to undergo surgery to amputate his right foot.
Many freelance artists struggle with the high costs of health insurance and sadly Phillips is no different. Therefore, IDW Publishing and Comickaze Comics, Books and More are joining forces to raise funds to help Phillips with the financial burden resulting from this unexpected and tragic event. We invite you to join Joe's friends, family, and fans for an evening of art, local craft beer, and loving support.
Attendees will have an opportunity to get sketches and signatures from local artists, including Joe, and mingle with IDW staff, including Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher, who will be available for portfolio reviews and conversation about the comic business.
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Enter for a chance to win one (1) of five (5) copies of Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before – Red Label from IDW Limited. $125 retail value, limited to 175 hand-numbered copies, mounted signature page signed by Mike Johnson, Joe Phillips & Tim Bradstreet, with a set of EIGHT exclusive lithographs in a hardcover portfolio (http://idwlimited.com/series/startrek/star-trek-where-no-man-has-gone-before-red-label.html)
Enter for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE (1) copy of Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before – Black Label from IDW Limited. $300 retail value, limited to 50 hand-numbered copies, features original artwork from Joe Phillips secured in a hardcover portfolio, mounted signature page signed by Mike Johnson, Joe Phillips & Tim Bradstreet, with a set of EIGHT exclusive lithographs. (http://idwlimited.com/star-trek-where-no-man-has-gone-before-black-label.html)
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Daniel D. Alexander Sr., Born Aug. 29, 1803, Died Nov. 10, 1853
Levina wife of Daniel D. Alexander, Sr., Born Oct. 10, 1805, Died Jan. 2, 1880
Daniel D. Alexander, Sr., and his wife, Levina, were the parents of my ancestress, Elizabeth Alexander (1833 – 1865), who married James Watson, a participant in and casualty of the Watson-Hooper feud of Jackson County, NC. They are buried in the Salem Cemetery, more commonly known as the Alexander Cemetery, in Oconee County, SC (see reference number C003 on the linked web site).
At one time, the stones stood as individual markers. After Daniel's broke, a thoughtful descendant had the two placed in a larger monument and reset atop the burial sites. A close-up makes the dates easier to read:
Daniel was the son of Micajah and Elizabeth Lewis Alexander. Levina was the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Kennemore Rice. Peggy Burton Rich has compiled a great deal of information on this particular Alexander family in a series of books, the first of which is entitled The Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina.


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McGugan keeps Forest run going
Lewis McGugan came off the bench to score an equaliser for the second successive game as Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 against 10-man Blackpool at the City Ground.
Ludovic Sylvestre struck against the run of play to give the visitors the lead just before the half-hour mark but a red card to Isaiah Osbourne left the Tangerines to hold on with 10 men for over 30 minutes.
But McGugan equalised with a penalty nine minutes from time to preserve Billy Davies' unbeaten run since returning as manager, while leaving Paul Ince's side just four points above the drop zone.
Forest recalled Adlene Guedioura, Radoslaw Majewski, Simon Cox and Darius Henderson after the quartet were left out of the 1-1 draw with Burnley while Osbourne replaced the suspended Barry Ferguson for the visitors.
The first half's pattern was set in the opening minutes with Forest controlling possession but Blackpool creating the better chances on the counter.
The Tangerines' first main threat came after nine minutes when Nathan Delfouneso cut in from the left and let fly with a curling shot from the edge of the area that came crashing back off the bar.
They took the lead with their next attack as Sylvestre grabbed his third goal of the season. The midfielder picked up the ball on the left-hand edge of the area and unleashed an effort beyond Karl Darlow's reaches into the far corner.It was not until the 40th minute that Forest abandoned their passing game and when Greg Halford changed the rhetoric with a long ball from his own half into the area, it led to Henderson heading narrowly over.
Forest came out with greater purpose in the second period. Elliott Ward headed over from a corner before Chris Cohen forced a save from Matt Gilks with a shot from the edge of the area.
And they were boosted as the visitors were reduced to 10 men for the second game in succession, as Osbourne was shown a straight red card for a late tackle on Halford.
Davies responded by bringing on McGugan, who rescued a point at Burnley, and he went close three times within five minutes of entering the fray.
His first effort, a well-struck shot from just inside the area, saw Gilks make a good save with his feet, before McGugan prodded wide from the rebound. A minute later the ball fell to him just inside the area and he fired narrowly over.
McGugan was then released down the left and put in a dangerous cross that was hooked away from danger by Kris Broadfoot.
Dexter Blackstock and Billy Sharp were both summoned from the bench, leaving Forest with four strikers on the pitch.
And the pressure told as Chris Basham fouled Cox in the area and McGugan added the equaliser - the sixth consecutive game he had found the net.
Forest pressed for a winner and were given seven minutes of stoppage time to try and find a winner, but Ince's men held on to extend their unbeaten run at the City Ground to seven matches.
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Marker: NC-24 at White Oak River, Swansboro, NC, USA
John Starkey first appeared in the White Oak River area of Carteret County in 1723, and received his first land grant seven years later. He eventually would accumulate extensive properties in the vicinity. Starkey's political career was launched in 1734 when he was appointed one of the justices of the peace for Onslow Precinct. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1734, and again in 1738, after which time he served in that office consecutively until his death in 1765. In 1750 the lower house, as was their privilege, elected their associate John Starkey to the office of Southern District Treasurer, another position that he held until his death. It was in his position as "Public Treasurer," as he referred to it, that Starkey rendered the most influence.
Governor Arthur Dobbs was outspoken in his opposition to the treasurer, declaring that he was "a professed violent Republican in every instance taking from his Majesty's prerogative and encroaching upon the Rights of the Council, and adding to the Power of the Assembly to make himself popular." Dobbs also disparaged Starkey for wearing plain shoe strings, rather than silver buckles on his shoes, and for dressing plainly and going without a wig. Dobbs would concede, however, that Starkey was "a man of good behavior . . . and of tolerable fortune."
John Starkey introduced in the House of Commons in 1749 the first bill to provide for a public school in North Carolina. He later introduced the bill to provide the post road and service between Virginia and South Carolina, linking Boston to Charleston. Starkey's public career, on the regional level, also included service as chairman of Onslow County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, coroner, church warden, commissioner of the town of Johnston, colonel of the Onslow County militia, and treasurer of Onslow County. John Starkey died in March or April 1765, as he appears in records dated March 12, but his death was reported in the Assembly on May 3.
Ancestry Notes:
John Starkey was born in 1688 in Monmouth, New Jersey and died in Onslow County in 1765. His second wife was Alice Wharton, of Jones County, daughter of Edward Wharton and Elizabeth Dudley. John Starkey was buried at The Bluff, Mt. Pleasant Plantation, Swansboro. From Jones Family Tree: "Only one tombstone remains of Ann Keziah Jones Ferrand Whitty Daughter of Kilby Jones."
The family lived on White Oak River, the Starkey burying ground being at the Bluff about four miles above Swansboro indicates that place as the original home site. Later the family lived near the intersection of Starkey Creek and White Oak River, the home known as the "Yellow House" stood not far from where White Oak consolidated school now stands.
Edward Starkey entered the Colonial Assembly for one Session in 1775, a most turbulent period, for in that year Committees of Correspondence were appointed to keep in touch with other colonies. This marked the beginning of colonial cooperation.
He took part in the Provincial Congress at New Bern in April, 1775, when delegates were elected to the Continental Congress, and at Hillsboro when the Provincial Council was set up, was on the Committee on Claims, and with others, was appointed to purchase rigging, anchors and equipment for galleys built in Virginia for the State of North Carolina. With the new constitution which he had helped to form went into effect, he was on the first Council of State. That same year, 1777, a French vessel was captured by the British fleet, but becoming lost at sea the Prize Master returned the ship to her owner, who, his provisions being low, put into White Oak Inlet, now Swansboro, and put his vessel in the hands of Starkey, occasioning the writing of two letters by him which are preserved in the records.
Starkey was again elected to the Commons in 1778 and 1779; also reelected to the Council and in 1783 became Speaker of the House of Commons.
Almost from the first, Starkey occupied an influential position among his contemporaries. His ready wisdom and understanding of questions before the Assembly seemed to enable him to master the situation in every circumstance and soon he held the complete confidence of his contemporaries.
Starkey was deeply interested in education, was one of the Trustees of the James Innes Academy in New Hanover. To promote education in his own county, he in 1783 proposed the following resolution: "Whereas the establishing of public schools at convenient places for the education of youth will be attended with great advantage to inhabitants of their state, etc." It was proposed that two schools be established in the county, one at Rich Lands with Edward Starkey, James Howard, Fred Harget, Lewis Williams, William Shackelford, and Daniel Yates as trustees, and one at Swansboro, with George Mitchell, Reuben Grant, William Nelms and Joseph Lillibridge, trustees. Also in his will he made ample provision for the education and training of one of his nieces "in a manner suitable to her station in life."
In 1784 he was on the Commission of Navigation for Bogue Inlet. He remained in the House of Commons until 1787.
Edward Starkey was a religious man. He said in his will that times were so profane that he considered it incumbent upon him "to make a public confession of my sincere and unfeigned belief in the merits of the Holy and Blessed Jesus, hoping and trusting, through Him alone, to receive remission and forgiveness for the manifold sins and wickedness of which I have been guilty."
Then in the next paragraph he directed that demands against him be paid "especially orphans for whom I have been executor," and closed the instrument with these words: "Desiring all my relations, friends and acquaintances to pray for the peace and quiet of my soul."
The will, written in 1781, shows he owned part of the land formerly owned by Treasurer John Starkey, and also that he himself left no descendants. The date of probate is illegible and the date of his death is uncertain, probably about 1788 or 1789.


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"Musically it's the same button we've been pressing since day one, trying to find that particular and delicate place between sadness and hope. We rarely find it, exactly, but we come close sometimes. It's like what they say about jazz players, always trying to find the 'lost chord' …" – Interview for UKF, November 2016.
A common trait among music fans is their ability to recollect little details regarding their musical icons. A series of coincidences and seemingly unrelated events acquire a whole different gravity in hindsight. Although I firmly believe in the maxim "Don't meet your heroes", happily enough, meeting Blu Mar Ten has been a distinct exception to the rule and I feel quite honoured to have known them in person and consider them friends.
I accidentally discovered Blu Mar Ten in 1996 and I have closely followed their musical career path ever since. Their sophisticated approach, art and literature connotations, eclectic taste and cinematic aesthetics have never ceased to amaze me. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their discography debut, Blu Mar Ten recently released their 7th studio album entitled 'Empire State'. What follows is a retrospective, but not exhaustive account of their career from my biased perspective, emphasizing on releases, which I have associated with fond memories and have had a profound impact on me; an array of reminiscences printed on vinyl grooves. Browsing through my record collection, I also present my personal highlights from each LP, instead of a track-by-track review, trying also to deduce and identify their creative influences. This is essentially my own perception and an attempt to capture the essence of the album narratives, which is completely arbitrary and probably nowhere near Blu Mar Ten's actual vision and purpose. Nonetheless, I believe that the value of an artistic product is to create different emotions, thoughts and interpretations.


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Men Complete Play at Grover Page Classic
JACKSON, Tenn. – The men's golf team opened the spring season at the 2014 Grover Page Classic hosted by UT Martin. The two-day, 54-hole event took place at the par-72, 6,783 yard, Jackson Country Club.
Tennessee State (311-313-308=932) finished 12th, 76 strokes off the pace of tournament winner, Lipscomb. Andrew Warner and James Stepp led the way for the Tigers.
Warner (75-80-72=227) shot the third lowest score, 72, during Tuesday's round to finish the classic 11-over and placed in a tie for 35th. Warner concluded play with an eagle to his credit. Stepp (77-74-77=228) finished one stroke behind Warner and shot a team best 2-over, 74, during the second round of the tournament. The junior carded 11 birdies over the past two days.
Dallas Hill (78-80-80=238) scored for the Tigers during the first and third rounds. Codie Welborn (81-80-83=244) put up countable scores during the first two rounds and Shane Sampair (87-79-79=245) scored for TSU over the final two rounds.
The Tigers will be back on the links on Mar. 17-18 as they take part in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate. The 54-hole event hosted by Tennessee Tech will be held in Sevierville, Tenn.


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I love this program, it really impresses me. I am a traditional media artist, mostly pencil but some ink stippling. In ink, I don't care, but in pencil the ability to blend is fundamental. After years of people asking you for this simple tool (judging by my forum searches, it dates to 2012 without results), I would have thought by now it would be in the kit.
As soon as Black Ink arrives at that level, I'm in. For now, I will keep practicing with the demo and loving it.


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I cried!
There was no statue to Gnomeaggedon (I have raised a bug report), but NEW Tinker Town nearly made my heart burst.
I haven't even done anything there yet, I am still a bit overcome with emotion.
I'm not going to show you.
If you are a Gnome…
If you have played one and loved one…
Then the homecoming is yours to experience.
I am going to tell you a little of my journey through the Portal of Time: Destination near future. I don't think there is much that will spoil your experience, if there is, I will try to make it difficult to see, or easy to avoid… or, well, they aren't much as spoilers anyway… you have probably already heard more from a guy, that knows a guy, that worked with a guy, that slept with a woman, that dreams about Gnomes and Men, than you will see here.
It started with an email…
Which turned into a downloader…
which turned into an installer…
Which turned into a downloader…
I wanted to play straight away of course.. but the downloader was working away.
I walked away, then in a foolish attempt to convince myself I could download 1/2 my months download quota in a couple of minutes I walked back to the PC and saw…
It seemed to be saying I could play?
So I tried!
I love the new downloader! (which is like the trial account, where you play and it downloads what it needs while you do so)
Yes I scrawled on that picture… there will be more of that.
When I got in, I had to make a choice.
What character would I roll before I checked out the character copy feature. I wanted to play with both classes that I know, otherwise it is a waste of my resources (although there is something to be said for looking at classes with a fresh eye… that way you don't overlook what is understood by the experienced).
I started with a Dwarf Shaman… bbgut what would I name him?
I was inspired by my post from just the other day…
Yeah I went with a Dwarf for my BigBeerGut, but hey, they are disposable right?
This next little bit is a minor (really minor) spoiler for the Dwarf starting area.
If you don't want to know, skip till you can't see the next picture or red text.
As soon as I spawned I knew why we Gnomes had to get away from the Dwarven starting zone.
They had gone NUTS!
I was staring down the barrel of a firing gun with this mad Dwarf calling me a filthy beast.
Then I realize two important things.
- I was a brand new, clean as a baby's bottom, Dwarf, not a Gnome
- He wasn't shooting or yelling at me, he was yelling at the invaders charging right at him… and me!
It was chaos like you normally only experience later, much later, on a bad pull. Yet, this was my introduction as a "WoW starter" in Cataclysm.
It took all my effort to log off for my next adventure.
I couldn't do this alone!
I needed Larisa by my side!
I want to experience what I have heard is a very buggy Gnome starting experience and I didn't want to do it alone.
While I was at it, I got her that hair cut she refuses to have 😉
I feel for Larisa.
She like me is torn.
No opening Christmas presents for us… but how much would you like to pack them for all the other millions of people waiting for their Cataclysmic Christmas?
So, I have dragged her in with me, if only in the virtual sense. We can share the new starting zone together and I promise to protect her as much as I can from what is about to be another minor spoiler (although only if you roll or reroll a Gnome before you have the chance to forget this crappy post). Once again, skip the next few pictures and red text if you really want to stay a Cataclysm virgin (which of course means you have followed absolutely zero Cataclysm information to date)
To begin with, of all humiliations possible, she is disrobed from her beautiful purple robe and given rogues britches.
But then I notice something truly concerning…
I've got to find a cure… STAT!
I don't want a Leper Larisa… I want a Pink Pigtailed Larisa!
So I go one step further than I did with BigBeerGut, and I do a quest, which involves killing a few less-than-friendly Gnomes (there are less of them than us OK!)
Before I knew it, I was informed that Larisa had gained a level!
Hooray… Ohh hang on… Mmmm this must be Beta…
I mean I know Larisa is a smart one, but can she really be that far ahead of the leveling curve?
What's in a Gnome name?
I logged off to let the downloader do it's thing… which I believe is download.
Meanwhile I wanted to check out Gazimoff's latest Cataclysm Fire Mage video on Fire Dancing, the technique that we Fire Mages will probably be using to kite and kill without being sliced and diced.
While I was there I decided to sign up to YouTube, so I quietly entered my name… Gnomeaggedon if you didn't know, and…
So I am now TheRealGnomeaggedon on YouTube… not that it really matters, except I AM the real Gnomeaggedon!
Little did I know it was a sign of things to come…
I went to transfer Gnomeaggedon to the Beta realm.. but… the 1st hurdle was my inability to transfer anything!
I tried again tonight, and it was instant.. but for a minute there, I thought that Gnomeaggedon was going to be left on the steps of the Dalaran bank, bags packed, but no taxi to the portal.
The news got better, my hopes were rising!
Was it possible?
Was Gnomeaggedon already there?
Let's look…
Yes, Yes, Yes screamed that silly woman in the cafe.
Yes, Yes, Yes I screamed at my computer.
The effect on both of us was pretty similar.
Time to log Gnomeaggedon in…
No wonder it took so long for Blizzard to send me my Beta invite… they must have invited all 101 OTHER Gnomeaggedon's before they invite ME, ME, ME!
Yeah, just in case you were wondering… that includes my more literate children… Gnomeageddon was taken as well…
So what happens to a Gnome when they step through a portal into a parallel, mirror universe…
Well, knowing Gnomish technology… I remain flagged (for PvP)…
… but things get flipped about a little bit…
Nodeggaemong is not just Coming… He has arrived!
Just in case there was any doubt that this was a Beta…
The only time I managed to pull aggro (well, to be completely honest, the time that the Help Window appeared to tell me about aggro), was when I ported into Stormwind.
I put it down to my arrival in the home of our OPPRESSORS!
But it's not our home any longer.. no our home is in NEW Tinker town… although I note a few coat-tailing Gnomes have remained behind. I hope, I pray, they are there to undermine the stinking oppressors from the inside.
Nodegg and Out!
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Here is your weekly discussion thread. Fall league has begun in Arizona, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and in Mexico. Rumors for the offseason have begun as well and talk about who is protected from the Rule 5 draft has begun.
243 thoughts on "General Discussion – Week of October 22"
There should be some adjustments made in the rule5 for guys who miss whole seasons like Colby Shreve. Is he going to be protected ????
Wheels…why adjustment? Rule 5 is for the benefit of the player, not the proprietory team. Players should have some flexibility in opportunity. It is nice as a fan if we could keep a player for an extra year or two to see if he develops, but its their life-dream to reach the majors. Why take that avenue from him.
It would be nice if they had a say in it. At least in the amateur draft you have the option of telling certain teams you won't sign with them in the hopes they won't try to pick you (and then you can follow through and hope you get drafted by a more desirable team in 3 years, if you want).
Say like being a free agent?
Which is different than the Rule 5. Free agency is truly about the player pursuing what he wants. The Rule 5 seems more about the team, in my opinion.
I may be wrong, but if player is left unprotected and off the '40' and he qualifies for Rule 5, BUT is not selected by any team in the Rule 5 draft—at any level of the minor league drafting— he still cannot pursue signing with any team. He still is property of the owning team, e.g.Jiwan James last year. At some point, maybe after his second Rule 5 IMO, I think the player should have the right to pursue who he wants to go with.
They are free to sign after their contract is up with their parent club
After six years a minor leaguer becomes a free agent if he is not of the 40-man roster.
Thanks for that info.
Good point
It was only a few years ago that the period of team control prior to the Rule 5 requirement to protect a prospect on the 40-man roster was increased by a year. Since then, the Rule 5 pickings have been kind of slim. Has Shreve really done anything that would inspire another team to draft him this winter and keep him in the bigs all season?
I doubt that Shreve gets that close to the Phils' limit and assume the Phils have created 3 places with thoughts to fill them through free agency. Names that I have above him and yet not assured either way (on the cusp) are J.C. Ramirez, Zach Collier, Julio Rodriguez, Michael Martinez, Harold Garcia, Jiwan James, Joe Savery and Justin Friend. Maybe 2 off that grouping make it on the 40 man.
Mike Pelfrey to be non-tendered. He might be a good low risk, medium reward guy to pick up as a #5 starter option as next season progresses.
I'd sign him to a minor league contract, but I'd be skeptical of giving him a one year deal. Never liked him as a pitcher, so probably just my bias talking.
If we pursue a commodity via a trade that would involve a Starting Pitcher, Pelfrey would probably go on RAJ's radar, only as a nri
I don't think there's a lot of Mike Pelfrey fans in the clubhouse. Cole Hamels and Chase Utley in particular.
Why do we need a #5? We have 5 starters right now with Cloyd and Pettibine at Lehigh.
I'm not the biggest fan of Pelfrey. His stuff is not great and he has a tendency to melt down on the mound.
Pelfrey is a loser. No thanks. Why don't we dig up Oliver Perez while we are at it. I heard Aaron Heiliman and Scott Schoenwies got cut from their fall ball teams, maybe give them a look.
What no Pedro Feliciano?
Wally F'n Ritchie
You do realize that Oliver Perez was a pretty effective left handed relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners this year?
Can't let facts get in the way of a good dig
No man sorry I don't know anyone with the play by play or analysis…. But anyways how do you guys rank our best position player prospects? Top 5? Quinn? Dugan maybe in there? Cozens? Greene? Asche?
1. Quinn
2. Franco
3. Joseph
4. Asche
5. Greene
I have Quinn, Joseph, Asche, Franco, Ruf, Cesar, Valle, Greene, Gillies, Dugan as my top 10 position players. I change it frequently though…
Please feel free to ridicule this as you please – 2013 Offseason
Put Ruf in LF and Brown in RF. Trade Valle/Nix/+ to TEX for Craig Gentry, our new CF.
Sign Pierre or Ichiro to help out in LF while retaining Mayberry to backup all OF positions and perhaps platoon with Brown. If/When Tyson Gillies is ready, replace Pierre/Ichiro with Gillies who could start/platoon in CF with Gentry and backup all positions.
Sign Madson or another top setup man.- but ideally Madson.
Trade higher-level prospects to SD for Headley. Something like Worley/C. Hernandez/Asche/A. Wright/and one of Pettibone/May.
Sign a FA SP to a short contract to replace Worley – ideally someone with a track record coming off a bad year, like Dan Haren/Ervin Santana.
Not sure Madson will come back here. Is Boras still his agent? And Gentry is nice with a career year this year, but still rather get a little more younger and faster Peter Bourjos to man CF.
Even Gentry the .280 hitter is very similar to Bourn, at nowhere near the cost. Injury issues hold him back, though. I agree that Bourjos is a better option, but then I also feel Gentry would be cheaper to acquire and would leave us the resources to potentially make a play for Headley – though i agree that that may well be a pipe dream.
Regarding Madson – true, he may not come back. However, I have read that that broken bridge had been mended and he must still be very close to many of his former teammates. Perhaps the security of a two year deal would allay his issues vis-a-vis Amaro. It certainly fits Amaro's history of tacking on an extra year to aging injury-prone pitchers – though I think Madson is more of less of a known quality round these parts and TJ ain't what it used to be.
Ruf, Brown, and Gentry is a very suspect OF, also getting Headly will be challenging.
I totally agree, it's a very suspect OF. I just don't like the other options like Bourn, Upton, etc. And yes, getting Headley would indeed be challenging, and that's even assuming that they're looking to trade him. That we haven't yet acquired him is also discouraging. But then he fits Amaro's MO in terms of setting his sights on the highest target – like with Halladay – balked at the price inseason – then found away to acquire him in the offseason.
Not bad at least you're thinking. I'd only say Gentry is a bit obscure to bring in as an everyday CF. So before I go after a trade for another teams back up to be our CF I'll solve that issue or gamble if you will on my own prospect in house already.
I'd actually keep Nix as my LH bat off the bench. Me personally I've cooled on Headley unless the price comes way down. If I were to make a big trade for a CF it might be Leonys Martin but I have to think the Rangers believe he is their replacement for Hamilton.
Gentry would serve as a hedge to the bet that is Gillies. It's risky as they're both injury-prone. But it's a cheap way to add outstanding defense, toughness, and energy to a lineup that could use it. Compare Gentry with Bourn and you'll see many similarities. Plus he's not a guy that would make a fuss if he wasn't starting every day.
Regarding Nix, I just believe that he's too injury-prone and unproductive in a part-time role. I also figured that TEX would be looking for a power-hitting C prospect to replace Napoli (not for this year obviously, but rather, down the line) and perhaps a player of similar profile to Hamilton, who they are likely to lose – though by no means am I in any way inferring that they are of similar ability, just that Nix provides some of the same skills.
I don't know. Gentry has hit .261/.318/.320 away from Texas. Of course, he is awesome defensively. It's an interesting name.
Gentry would not be a be all, end all solution. More like a stopgap/eventual platoon partner for Gillies and an insurance policy against his injury history. With Gentry/Gillies/Mayberry complementing Ruf/Brown, we'd have a good LH/RH balance and could field an excellent defensive outfield late in games. Regarding the away splits, I'd caution sample size and the general proclivity of hitters to perform better at home. CBP is surely as much a hitter's haven as Arlington, no? Gentry is excellent at stealing bases as well. Again, this is all based on the presumption that Gillies is the CF of the future and that he could perhaps hit the majors sometime in the summer, assuming he produces and stays healthy. This is why I've suggested retaining Pierre or signing a player like Ichiro to insure against the production of Ruf. Admittedly, there's a ton of risk in relying on one of Brown/Ruf to be productive outfielders (let alone both!), but said risk is much mitigated were we to acquire a 3B of Headley's caliber. That would move the LF/RF positions to 6th/7th/8th in the order, with Rollins at 6th or 7th, were we to lead off with Gillies/Gentry.
My ideal lineup would then look something like this:
CF- Gentry/Gillies
2B- Utley
3B – Headley
1B – Howard
C- Ruiz
SS – Rollins
LF – Ruf
RF – Brown
with Kratz, Galvis, Fransden, Mayberry, and Pierre/Ichiro (to be replaced by Gillies when he's ready) as the bench.
Ben I like your idea here. Ruf/Brown with Mayberry as a back up is a good start for an OF. I would like to see a slick fielding CF (not Bourne – too expensive) added and add 1 bat that has 'pop' somewhere to lineup. Melky Cabrera could come cheap for one year. The lineup is missing a 300 hitter who can get 25+Hrs a year. Nelson Cruz is a trade canidate for Texas too – would be a nice fit, and they need a C. The Phils have depth at C
Not sure on Headley – I think the cost is too much. I'd rather have a mix of Frandsen, Galvis, and player X hold down the fort this year (if a big bat aquired) for Asche to prove himself at AAA or not and go after a 3B next year.
As much as I prefer the in-house OF options, I think we need to mitigate the risk with the addition of a good-hitting 3B. I have no idea what SD would look for, but a combo of Worley and one of May/Pettibone, plus Wright or Morgan and too young IF's in Asche and Hernandez might be a start. What worries me is that they're greatest need is SS and it would seem that they might insist on acquiring Galvis, who I really think has a lot of value to this aging core of infielders. Hopefully Cesar Hernandez could appeal to them Galvis's stead. If they won't trade Headley, perhaps we could look into Gyrko. I'd also try and kick the tires on Olt again – though not at the price of Lee – who is waaaaaay more valuable, even with his contract. We can't trade Lee with Halladay's unknown status lingering. Lee is our ace now.
The players we need to avoid trading are the emerging core in the low minors like Quinn, Franco, Walding, Greene, Cozens, Tocci, Pullin, Joseph, etc. We have a group of higher-level RH starters like May, Martin, Pettibone, Worley and a couple lefties in Biddle/Martin/Wright that is deep enough that we can trade from it without killing our future. With Hamels and Lee locked up and even a diminished Halladay a solid part of the staff going forward for the next few years, we don't need so many near-ready starters and some of their respective values will never be higher. If a few of them can help us land the premiere player at our greatest position of need, I'm all for it. We are already growing their replacements anyway, and this has been the one area where our farm system has consistently excelled. We've used our SP prospects to acquire tremendous players and very few have come back to haunt us. The off-the-radar starters that we've promoted have also generally far-exceeded previous expectations. In this regard, I'd trust Amaro and the braintrust to move/keep the right pitchers. It's the one thing they've been quite good at.
I am a big Valle fan/supporter. When I talk about Valle I talk about his intangibles. The kids make-up is off the charts and while the BB rate is glaring its also tired. Don't you think his coaches are on top of that. It's clear the kid has a decent enough hit tool. As for crazy power that is a bit of an exageration.
In my opinion he projects as a .260 avg 700+OPS guy but that's not where his value is. He is a fiery kid with a lot of swagger who brings a ton of energy to a club house. Yeah he has work ahead of him to make it to the big leagues but man this game is not played on paper gents.
4 0 0 0 8 4 3 12 2 0 0 2 .271 .300 .313
1969 25 Pirates 129 459 62 139 21 6 5 0 57 12 4 48 5 2 3 13 .303 .324 .407
1970 26 Pirates 128 486 63 158 19 9 7 0 61 17 9 45 1 6 0 15 .325 .344 .444
1971 27 Pirates 138 533 60 170 26 5 7 0 81 19 13 32 1 1 3 21 .319 .345 .426
1972 28 Pirates 136 520 55 155 18 8 7 1 71 21 11 38 0 6 0 10 .298 .322 .404
1973 29 Pirates 149 589 64 166 26 7 12 0 65 17 8 29 2 8 3 17 .282 .301 .411
1974 30 Pirates 151 596 77 171 21 4 7 0 68 21 9 27 3 7 5 18 .287 .313 .371
1975 31 Pirates 133 481 60 158 24 4 9 0 58 48 15 31 2 3 3 12 .328 .391 .451
1976 32 Pirates 114 389 52 113 16 6 2 0 36 28 14 18 3 4 2 14 .290 .338 .378
1977 33 Athletics 152 571 42 157 17 5 6 0 58 22 4 35 2 4 2 13 .275 .302 .354
1978 34 Pirates 85 220 15 58 5 1 3 0 16 9 2 10 2 2 2 5 .264 .296 .336
1979 35 Pirates 56 74 8 17 5 2 0 0 4 2 2 5 3 1 0 3 .230 .247 .351
1980 36 Pirates 47 48 2 12 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .294 .313
Career G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL
sorry just wanted to post to you manny sanguillen, a guy who didnt walk much, was a catcher and was a allstar catcher, but sorry the way it posted hard to read. 1976 for example he had 571 pa, with 28 walks but had 338 obp and hit 290,and there are other examples, guys dont have to walk a lot to be good major league player, yes you like to see the walks, but some times guys are just free swingers and it works for them.
LOL, I was planning to respond. Sanguillen first: lifetime K rate of 6.2%. Why does that make a difference? Two reasons: higher BA based on lower K rate makes up (to some extent) for the lack of BB. But the more important reason is this: when a player has poor plate discipline, pitchers start throwing them nothing but out of the strike zone slop. A good contact hitter can compensate to some extent, because they can make contact even on out of the strike zone slop. A player with poor to mediocre contact skills (Valle's lifetime K% over 20%) can't do that.
But more generally: if we look at EVERY player in major league baseball to have a significant career, and exclude pitchers, the population of players with Valle's combination of very poor plate discipline and poor contact skills is essentially zero.
Let's look at the last 23 years (1990 till now) to find the players who are closest to being exceptions. There are exactly 17 non-pitchers in that time period with significant careers and BB% under 4.0%. Let's look at those players:
9 of them (including Dunston, Duncan, Bettancourt) were poor hitting shortstops with decent to great contact skills. Duncan had the worst contact numbers, and actually calling him a decent contact hitter is a bit of a stretch. Two points about him: (1) My study caught only the downside of his career; when he broke in he had a BB% over 6.0%. (2) Why Duncan was given almost 5000 major league PA is an enduring mystery. And the other 8 were all significantly better contact hitters.
5 of them (including our old friend Ricky Jordan) were poor hitting players at other positions with good contact skills.
That leaves three exceptions, two of them interesting. We can dismiss DeWayne Wise, an outfielder who has managed to scrape up just over 1000 PA over the past decade as a bench player because he combines decent fielding and base running skills. The interesting players, both catchers:
Humberto Quintero – 1281 PA as a career back up because of superb defensive skills.
Miguel Olivo – the one guy – ONE GUY – you can point to as a semi valid comp. He's the guy that Valle could develop into IF he improves his plate discipline a little (Olivo's lifetime BB rate is 3.9%). He's Valle's upside. And he is a legitimate regular … but not really one who should be a regular on a contending team. Not to mention that his minor league BB% was a decent 8%. Other than the superior plate discipline (bet no one has said THAT about Olivo before, but true in comparision to Valle) they are good comps. Olivo has the mid range power that Valle projects to have, and is a decent but not outstanding defensive catcher.
NONE of these guys were really any good. Olivo had the best career per Fangraphs WAR, with 10. That seems about right to me.
I would add that Valle is much more likely to develop a little plate discipline than to develop good contact skills. Olivo he could become, with an outside chance for a little more (more power, I guess). Sangullien he will never be.
Valle has an unusual load process with his hands and body that makes him very susceptible to off speed pitches. He generates lots of power from doing it but he'll never hit higher than 260, if that, with the motion and I'm concerned that if he changes the motion, he'll lose much of his power.
Don't want Headley for the price as he doesn't fit my sense of how the Phils should plan their way out of their current situation. Leaving the outfield aside for a second since there is some interchangeability there that you don't necessarily get with infielders, I think the Phils should look at their current positional needs in light of what talent they have in development. If the Phils think they have Asche/Franco in play to start in 2015, then best look for help that you can sign on a 2 year contract such as a Keppinger or Youkilis. If the Phils think there is a chance, even a small chance, that Utley will not be re-signed pat 2013, then get some possible help this off season unless there is a sure fire replacement in development. I think this also argues for signing someone like Jeff Keppinger for a two year deal.
Turning to the outfield, the Phils have 3 names that come up most frequently as offering help for the future– Ruf, Brown and Gillies. If none of these becomes or brings back in a trade a quality outfielder, then the Phils are in trouble.because there isn't much help on the horizon behind them in the near term. Predicting success at the big league level for all 3 seems incautious. Gillies isn't a serious candidate to help the Phils before 2014. So if you have Ruf and Brown as notional starters for 2013, you have to add 2 additional starter quality outfielders through trade or free agency, one a center fielder. I'd like the Phils to have an 'anchor' in the outfield, an All Star quality outfielder signed long term. That's why I like Josh Hamilton signed to a 4-yera deal with team opt outs after the 2d and 3d years. The other value is in a right handed or switch hitting player to play center field on a short term contract that would allow for replacement by Gillies if he continues to develop. That's why I like Melky Cabrera who is likely in line for a one year deal due to his special circumstance.
I wouldn't want any infielder added on a long term deal and only one outfielder signed for long term.
If I'm RAJ, I have to find out if Arizona is serious about possibly moving Justin Upton. If he's in play, the Phils have to try and get him. It would cost two top prospects like Biddle and May, plus a Galvis to help them at SS, but the Phils would have to be interested in J Upton. Headley coming off a career year and blocking Asche doesn't excite me nearly as much as Upton. Upton in RF would allow the Phils to sign a lesser grade CF, maybe even bring Victorino back, although I'd still chase BJ if a pick is not involved. Until Arizona trades one more outfielder, other deals will be on hold. They may trade Parra or Kubel instead but Upton would give them the much larger bounty of prospects.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens on this forum next year regarding Ruf, depending upon what he does. Obviously if he gets a shot at a regular job, whatever he ends up doing will leave some people feeling vindicated and some with egg on their faces. If he doesn't get a shot (and I don't think he will get a shot at a job as a regular), I can imagine the uproar from his fans.
Agreed Larry, this is going to get very interesting with Ruf, and the NY media is not helping by suggesting that a Ruf for Granderson would be a good deal for the Yankees. I view Ruf as a plan C for the organization in LF. I think Ruben is going to get a high priced CF, pick one they all have their pluses and minuses. And this is where i think RAJ has the Ruf chip in Play. If they are unable to get the 2nd OF option via trade or FA, Ruf will have the opportunity to win the Job from Nixberry. And don't be fooled he will have to win it as both of those guys will get the benefit of the doubt. Ultimately, the point is that he is not stopping them from trying to acquire OF talent because it may block him, but if they can not get anything done will any of us be complaining about getting to see Ruf possibly get his chance.
First of all, never did i Mention he was as good as manny. but to say he will never be as good , is imo a dumb statement. did anyone think chooch would ever be this good.? my point was that a guy can be a good major league hitter without walking a lot. there are many more example. i dont know if valle will ever play one day in the majors.But to say based on his walks he isnt a starting major league catcher is my point its silly.
You don't really have an argument. Valle strikes out almost 4 times as often as did Sanguillen. Players with Valle's contact skills, combined with his plate discipline, essentially never make it. Did you read my post above? You can find a few – not many – players who succeed despite low BB rates, but, pretty much without exception (we discussed a few border cases), they are all players with good to great contact rates, i.e., low K rates. And significantly improving his contact rate is less likely than improving his BB rate. (Note that even the vast majority of the few high contact/low BB players were not "good" hitters by any stretch of the imagination.)
I only went back 23 years, maybe I missed someone. But the closest to an example supporting your position that I could find was Miguel Olivo. Can you find a better meaningful comp? Let's say K rate over 20%, BB rate under 3.8%. Is there even one, excepting pitchers and a couple of career back ups? Going back 40 years – I expanded my study – the answer is zero. None. Closest call: Todd Cruz. And he was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a "good" hitter. (Nor, of course, is Olivo.)
Same 40 year study, the only "good" hitter (defined as better than the major league average) with a BB rate under 4.0% was Brian Harper. With a K% of 5.6, and 3.9 BB%.
I'd add that even Sanguillen had a career BB% of 4.0, better in the majors than Valle is managing in the minors.
Going back another 10 years – we're talking the past 50 years now – the list of low BB players (and it's still not a long list, at least under 4.0 BB%) is still mainly layers who (a) had good contact skills, and (b) weren't really "good" hitters, with a couple of exceptions. "Good" hitters, even contact hitters, almost universally have BB% over 5.0%. Once you get over 4.0% you have a few exceptions (as well as a ton of mediocre to poor hitters.) Probably the best hitter over the past 50 years with a BB% under 5.0% was Don Demeter. And his K rates and BB rates were both far better than Valles.
but to say based on his walks he isnt a starting major league catcher is imo silly, sorry for the last line
This is what cracks me up, an argument that, given the vast sweep of baseball history, not only isn't "silly," but is demonstrably, indisputably true, can be characterized as "silly" by people who don't even bother to look at the evidence.
Now, is it possible that Valle increases his BB rate to the point that he succeeds as a major league regular? Yes. Not likely IMO but possible, and I'd assign a higher probability than would Matt. But his chance of having a meaningful major league career if he can't increase his BB rate is zero. Possibly a career as a back up but nothing more.
David Herndon is joining Tyson Brummett in Toronto:
Good luck to him, with the other young guys in the bullpen and the players needing 40 man spots, it doesn't seem that much of a problem to let him go. As a Rule 5 pick he was a good value if overused slightly.
As it turns out, Herndon is not joining Brummett in Toronto, as Toronto cut Brummett for Herndon:
Coincidentally, the player that the Blue Jays released to make room for Herndon on their roster was former Phillies prospect Tyson Brummett.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/Phillies_pitcher_David_Herndon_claimed_off_waivers_by_Toronto_Blue_Jays.html#ixzz2A9j1DD2N
Can we get them to take Mini Mart and Savery too. Offer a BOGO.
We're obviously freeing up roster spots for other guys prior to the Rule 5 so who are we creating the spots for? Who has to be put on our 40 this season because we don't wanna lose them?
& How many open spots are we at now?
Here's my trade suggestion:
Phillies to Twins
Mayberry, Kendrick, Cloyd for Plouffe and Revere
Phillies get a low B.A. 3B with power who can become a super utility man if Asch becomes a good player and Revere is a Micheal Bourne clone for about 12,000,000 less.
Twins get 2 starters that are better then what they have and a very good 4th outfielder.
I like it, but not sure if the twins would be in any hurry to make this deal. They have Sano and Hicks, but would probably be only willing to deal if they are both ready this year. I think it'd be less of a concern with Revere than Plouffe. An Revere strikes out much less than Bourn. I think 54 K's to 40 BB. not a bad ratio
i KNOW larry is never wrong and very arrogant, starlin castro walks less than 40 times a year, in almost 650 abats yets has close to 300 average and over three hundred obp, and there are more, so you like stats, look at his stats l pagan , montero, but larry is never wrong, not walking isnt the desideing factor in not makeing the majors.larry did you ever play the sport?? i really wonder. and to catch the point is its not impossible to be a good hitter,yes walks help, but some guys are just free swingers, i dont know if valle will make it, but damm, you cant say because he doesnt walk,he wont be a major league player,and to speak of odds, no one is guarantee to make it no matter how good there minor league stats are, this is a crazy game and y never know.all larry is doing is playing percentage, but you cant play percentage on players, sure you can say see that guy didnt make it and say, i told you he didnt walk or walk too many batters. some times i just cant believe all your guys do is throw stats up and condem a player. ruf is too old, guys have made a impact at older age it happens.if i told you right now may wont make it brown will fail, quinn wont make it greene is a flop, bet you i would be right a lot more than wrong.
Dude, starlin Castro also got to the majors by the age of 20, and has superior, superior contact skills. Bad Bad comp
You're missing the point. He's not just looking at walks, he's looking at K% as well, which makes a huge difference
The blue jays claimed david herndon off of waivers looks like the two rule 5 draft picks impressed the phillies to much over the past 3 years.
Slight bummer as I think Herndon could become a solid reliever but at least we've got good depth there.
Let's sign these 2 free agents
Scudero (3B)
Ross (LF)
and call it a day.
I will catch hell for this but the only way to get a superior player/prospect for 3rd, CF or both is to trade Ruiz. Kratz for a year or trade for a lesser light. Sorry to upset everyone but who else is so trade about and like it or not the end of the tunnel is in sight as a catcher.
Chooch will be 34, was injured for almost 2 months, and only under contract for 1 more year. Nobody is going to give anything significant (let alone a prospect at 3B) for that. And I'm saying that as a Chooch fan.
This. If we could indeed fill one of those two holes by trading Ruiz, of course I'd do it in a heartbeat, despite also being a big Ruiz fan.
Name names Wheels. There aren't many impact 3B's in the league. The ones that come to mind: Lawrie, Cabrera, Beltre, Longoria, Freese, the Panda who am I missing. None of them are available for Ruiz.
I floated the idea a while back on checking in with the Rockies on Tulo's availability as I think with his groin injury he is primed for a move to 3B or Bautista is a solid 3B and OF.
Tulo's contract is ridiculously bad and Joey Bat's is going nowhere.
What? I'd take Tulo off Colorado's hands in a minute. While he Is a little fragile, he is a bona fide slugger who plays a plus 2 DEFENSIVE WAR at shortstop. He has two more seasons left in his twenties and his contract, while long, ends when he is only 35 (and at a reduced rate that year) and it is incredibly market competitive. He is one of the most valuable assets in baseball and there is zero chance you could get an equivalent replacement on the free agent market for that cost.
Tulo has 8 years, $144M left. He's more than a little fragile. If he's getting hurt now at age 27, it'll only get worse as he ages. You don't get less injury prone as you age. If he's healthy, he can seriously rake. I just don't think he'll be able to live up to his contract because of his injuries.
Sorry I have a life but I do know the Rangers are looking for a catcher and Chooch now hits well enough to DH on his noncatching days. The fact that the crop is thin only makes this trade or acceptable. I have to take a nap now. seriously I do. Getting old is getting old.
Zimmerman, Moustakas and Wright, but I agree with your overall point.
What team Wheels would want and need Chooch at his current status of age and contract? Has to be a team that is close, and why trade him in the NL to come back and bite us!. Then it comes to the AL. Maybe the Rangers?
Texas wants a Catcher in the event Napoli cannot be held onto.
Olt + for Ruiz would be a done deal for me. Love Chooch but his value's never going to be higher and he's not in the long term plans (hopefully… committing long term to a 35 year old catcher is a bad move).
It would be more like Olt for Ruiz ++ IMO.
I can see that.
My thinking was positional scarcity at catcher (there's not a lot of guys who're readily available that can hit like Carlos did last year AND put up great defensive numbers. At $5 million, he'd be a bargain over what they'd pay Napoli and would allow them the flexibility to sign an impact starting pitcher such as Zack Greinke.
I could definitely see there being Ruiz + for Olt, although I don't see Ruben balking as Carlos is too valuable for the 2013 Phillies to give up him AND prospects.
Daniels would NEVER trade Olt straight up for Ruiz, let alone Olt +. He's going to trade an impact prospect at a premium position for a 34 year old catcher who was hurt for significant time and in the last year of his contract, and who's never played in the AL? I can see why that works for you. Now, if you want to talk Sebastian Valle (+, maybe) for Leonys Martin for our centerfield hole, that might make some sense. Especially since Valle is Mexican and that might be attractive to Texas. They could start the year with Soto while Valle seasons at AAA.
The Panda has struck a blow for 40+ belt size guys everywhere. I am so proud .:)
I guess some would say Darin Ruf is also proud.
PANDA II or I got the GRIZZLY
I noticed Pagan was first out of the dugout after Panda's first. I want him batting 3rd, 5th or so and Brown leading off.
Wheels, would you settle for Tori Hunter? He may not be offered by the Angels.
One year I would even overpay for that year.
How about Ichiro for a year at $9/10M?
It looks like Tori Hunter will be available for a two year deal for not that much money. He's 37, his power numbers are down, and he just had a year with an unusually high babip but he's still a good player who knows how to play, he has good at bats, and he's still an above average outfielder. The 2nd year would trouble me but I'd take him on a 1 year deal for sure. However, it will require 2 years for whoever gets him. Any bidders?
I'm with you. Hunter is probably worth a shot on a 1-year, but a 2-year deal gets risky.
If a 2-year deal is required, it all depends on the dollars.
I'd be fine with a two year deal in all honesty. He's still good defensively and it's easy to find a left handed bat to platoon with him if he starts to break down in year two. (Domonic Brown, for instance, could be that guy).
Not the Phillies, hopefully. I'm sick of giving that extra year to guys (Ibanez, Polanco). It's money badly spent. And no more 37 year old guys whose numbers are already in decline and could fall off a cliff any year. Is that what this line-up really needs? I'd rather take my chances with Ruf and Mayberry backing him up. Gillies could also come fast if he can stay on the field (granted, a big if). Plus, we still need a center fielder.
A couple points here:
(1) I don't know that, in retrospect, either of those deals worked out that badly for the Phillies. Polanco had injury issues, and Ibabez' last season was pretty bad, but the thing is, given the team's payroll, neither contract really caused serious problems, and in both cases the options (internally and externally) were bleak. All things being equal, I think Amaro does tend to tack on that extra year, which is annoying. But I'm not sure 2 years for Hunter is at all out of line. 3 years would be.
(2) It all comes down to the alternatives, doesn't it? Some of us just aren't comfortable with Ruf as a regular outfielder. We may be wrong about that, but the issue is our opinion about Ruf, not our opinion about Hunter. As for Mayberry, he is great as a back up or platoon regular. As a full time regular, he is not a serious option for a contending team.
Now, that doesn't necessarily mean I am a huge fan of a Hunter sign. This off season more than most, I think the moves the Phillies need to make are unclear. A center fielder? Sure. Depending on the markets (FA and trade). I don't want to pay Hamilton 5/125. And we also don't know if the team is willing/able to go past the luxury tax threshold this year.
The positive case for Hunter, i guess, is this: on the one hand, if the team doesn't make any other move, they have the spare cash for Hunter, and, if he plugs a gap on an interim basis, why not? If you're worried about year 2 of the contract, its notable that they have only 97 million committed to 2014 (granted with a lot of hoels to fill.)
OTOH, if they DO make a splashy move for a good CF, Hunter may be the added piece that the team needs to move back to contention. The only circumstances where a Hunter sign wouldn't make sense would be (a) if it prevented signing or trading for a good center fielder, or (b) if it blocked a young guy. I know some of you don't liek the move because it would block Ruf, but you know what I think about Ruf as an outfielder.
Polanco in particular I would say, considering his 3 years as a whole, was a relative bargain. All the usual caveats regarding WAR, especially for a guy like Polanco whose value is mostly defense (but then the subjective take on him is also that he is a fine defender), but per fangraphs he generated 7.5 WAR in three seasons. 18 million is a bargain for that kind of production. Sure, he wasn't so hot in year three, but maybe he doesn't sign at all without that third year.
I think we have to assume that there will be a move for a CF throughtrade or FA. I'm taking that as a given and looking at a guy like Hunter as insurance against Ruf or Brown not making it. I'm hoping that a one year deal with a player option for a 2nd year based on at bats in year one gets something done. Btw, recognize that if the Angels don't keep Hunter, Borjos probably won't be traded. I can't see the Angels losing both of them.
I think Hunter is a greater risk than Ruf/Mayberry and if he is acquired, Cholly will stick with him through months of awful play, just as he did with Ibanez. I think you are just taking comfort in a name. Yes, his past is good, but his future is iffy.
Defensively, you're just wrong. Hunter is going to be better than that platoon, much better than Ruf. That alone makes the Ibanez comparison speciaous.
On offense, I wouldn't necessarily characterize it as a "risk" issue, but certainly there is a chance – likihood, really – that Hunter will exhibit age related decline. That's from a fairly high starting point, and there is obviously uncertainty with Ruf/Mayberry as well. But if you want to look at it from a purely "risk" lens, I think the beta on Ruf is obviously much greater than the beta on Hunter. Of course. He could be a well above average hitter, or he could be the kind of player who bashes minor younger minor league pitching but can't hit major league breaking balls and can't adjust when that becomes almost all he sees. I'm optimistic enough to be hopeful of the former, but the latter is certainly possible and the people who simply reject the possibility out of hand are blind.
It really comes down to what I implied earlier – the people who are against signing him are the Ruf fanboys. This isn't about Hunter, it's about Ruf. Obviously if you like the Mayberry/Ruf option, you'll be against signing Hunter. For those of us sceptical of that option, he's a reasonable option.
But he won't be an option. He'll be the alternate choice. If Hunter is signed, then we simply won't see Ruf and Mayberry given a chance. That could be a significant opportunity lost.
No, if he is signed Hunter will be the starting LF for at least several months, because he is the vet. That's how Cholly operates. I realize, some find rookies risky. Others of us find 38-year olds in the post-steroid era to be very risky.
I hope they put Brown in RF and let him play every day. That is his natural position.
Hunter is def. 10 x better in the field than ruf and Mayberry, I would go with the platoon when it' comes power, which we need in LF.
I still think we aren't communicating. The issue isn't primarily risk, and isn't really about Hunter. Many of us just don't see Ruf as an adequate regular as a left fielder for a team that has pretensions of competing. Hunter is just better.
You should take a risk with high upside rookies. Ruf is not that. His upside – that is, if his hitting is "for real" (and no, that doesn't mean duplication of his AA numbers, which is not a realistic possibility, but something like a .250 BA with 30 HR), his defense will still make him a below average left fielder over all. Hunter has been better than that every year of his career, usually much better.
I would prefer a Mayberry/Nix platoon if someone like Hunter isn't signed. I LIKE Ruf, in the sense that I think he is likely better than the scouting consensus, could play a role as a bench guy with occassional starts in LF and 1B, and could even be a fill in at first base, his REAL position, if Howard is injured. But as part of a platoon in left, there are no circumstances where I would favor that. He isn't really a left fielder, he is a first baseman, and learning a new position at 26, when he doesn't even start with the physical gifts usually required for the position, is a mistake. Except in the limited sense that maybe he can play there on occassion as a bench guy.
You have to realize how large the gap is between how Ruf is viewed by the scouting community and how he is viewed on this site. The socuting community, apart from one anonmous outlier, uniformly views him as an interesting story, but no different than the many, many players who came out of nowhere in their mid to late 20s to bash AA pitching and were never heard from again. I'm more optimistic, but his fans still don't really comprehend how long the odds are against him making it.
Glad to see Tyson Gillies is back playing these last two games. Hoping he stays healthy for the remainder of winter ball.
Here's a closers take on "closer mentality," FWIW, from Fangraphs:
"DL: Is there such a thing as closer-mentality?
CJ: I think that anybody can close. That said, guys who put more weight on the inning than they otherwise do may struggle a little bit more. I definitely believe that the eighth inning can be more difficult than the ninth. Sometimes the seventh inning is more difficult than the ninth. If you can pitch, and put up a zero in one of those innings, you can put up a zero in the ninth as well. Obviously, one factor is that managers typically don't… it's your inning. They're not giving you any help down there. It's yours until you either win it or lose it."
More supportive of the anti-clutch position on the issue, as I read it. From a guy whose bias, you would think, would go the other way.
Makes a good point how the earlier innings could be the real save situations. If a guy comes in with no outs and a one run lead, men on second or third, and gets out of it without giving up the tying run it is much more impressive than a 1-2-3 ninth with a three run lead.
I didn't see anyone post this. Very interesting regarding Shane Watson's struggle with diabetes.
Good luck to him and keep on top of it.
So why did Gueller pitch so many more innings than Watson in the GCL? He wasn't hurt right?
They found out Watson had diabetes
I'm so excited for his progression the guy is a phenom in the makings, over powering stuff
Any news on Gillies he left the game yesterday after 2 ab's and didn't play today?
At this point I'm sadly but honestly thinking Gillies is a wimp. I'm sorry I is close to impossible for a guy to get so often in baseball. Maybe he's not but he is just so fragile I can't take it anymore!
I just really don't get why fans seem to need to do this … it bugs me to no end. I can even sort of understand it in some circumstances – the clutch argument, for example, given the lack of truly conclusive (as opposed to highly sugegstive) evidence, even the riseable attacks on Rollins, where there is a "real" (if minimally signficant) observable event, i.e., the occassional lack of running out ground balls at full speed.
But here … you have a real injury that it is foolish – well, really, borderline impossible – to play through. Calling someone a "wimp" for failing to play through that injury, or because the injury keeps recurring, is mind boggling in its absurdity. I guees Theisman was a wimp for not playing through his compound fracture in 1985.
No, the "maybe he's not" does not redeem a foolish comment.
Darin Ruf had 2HR and 6 RBIs tonight. Make that 6 HR and 13RBI in just 13 games. Beast
I Would bet on it being a lot of junk ball pitching. and the quality of the umpires isnt most likely major league, so it could explain the misses, cause the little sample of his at bats, that I saw indicates he has short compact swing. and a good eye. But still doesnt make him a major league hitter. he has to prove this season wasnt a fluke.
I DONT want to be mean. but what are you smoking torch, imo. I have never seen a worst right fielder than pence.the guy misses fly balls
I'm going to make a limited … well defense is not quite the word, push back, I guess, regarding Pence's defense.
First of all, even focusing soley on the past 2 seasons, there are plenty of worse right fielders. He's a little below average. Heck, I like Brown a lot, and still have hopes for him, but he's one right fielder who was worse just on the Phillies. I could name a half dozen others who were worse just in 2012.
Secondly, before the past 2 years, he was actually a decent fielder. Average or even a little better. That's the consensus of both subjective expert opinion and fielding metrics. Granted, he always looked awkward in the field, but he was correctly regarded as effective despite that.
Finally, I just don't get the "he missed fly balls" comment, which I've seen before. Yeah, errors are the most visible aspect of fielding to the casual fan, but his error rates weren't even that bad this year or last year or, well, ever. In terms of fielding metrics, his problem is decreased range, and an arm that was an asset but is now just average.
Seems Melky's name is coming up with a few team and the Philllies pursuing the free agent, according to Joel Sherman from NY Post and MLBTR.com.
On the whole "go with the kids argument, it's been done to death to some extent, but here goes an attempt to clarify a point which seems to elude some people:
It's not enough to talk generically about the value of going with younger players, or the dangers of older players. To make a convincing point, you're going to need to be specific: obviously a lousy rookie is going to be worse than a solid veteran.
Now, I know people do that also. But they do not, i think, adequattely grasp the relative weakness of the system at the top. The system has been rated pretty universally in the bottom third in the past year, AND the consensus seems to be that the system's strength is in the lower minors. It seems unlikely on its face that a system like that has 3 minor league players ready for roles as position regulars in the majors for a contending team.
It's the English laguage, nowheels, learning it might help you navigate the complexities of modern life in the United States.
I would disagree with anyone who says the strength of the Phillies' system is in the lower minors, unless by that they mean the most high upside players are in short season leagues. If that's the case, it's probably true with almost every organization.
Also I'm looking at it from a 2012 point of view, not really 2013. Clearwater was pretty weak this year, and I'm thinking of Hi-A as the low minors still. But Reading was probably the strongest team prospect-wise when you weigh in proximity. Still, I agree that there probably aren't that many position players ready for the majors. Ruf is probably as ready as he'll ever be, but Asche still only has one full season of experience and Gillies can't possibly be counted on in any capacity because of his injury problems.
I pointed out at the time that Pence can here after a month long slump. Here or there he would of come out of it but he looked better than he was. And as streaky as he is on offense he is equally streaky on defense.
October 26, 2012….Tim Kennelly, fresh off his stint in the Florida Instructional League, earned a win for Team Australia pitching a scoreless ninth inning by striking out all three batters he faced in an exhibition series down under. He appears to be the closer for Team Australia in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in March. Baseball is just starting up in Australia as opening day approaches next weekend in the Australia Baseball League.
2 more HRs today for Ruf. 4Hrs in 2 days.
Two Angels I would look into…Bourjos, CF, as we commented on last week, and one Luis Jimenez for 3rd base. He has a bat with some pop but plate discipline could be better, is blocked more or less and maybe both Bourjos and jimenez can be claimed for the right price.
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Pilot Project To Start
ST. MARYS — The latest in a string of pilot projects aimed at healing the waters of Grand Lake St. Marys was scheduled to start today.
Officials from OrganicPonds.com were slated to start placing aeration devices in a channel near Otterbein as part of a pilot project. Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Commission Manager Milt Miller said the project also includes another nuisance that could help improve water quality in the lake.
"We know aeration clearly works around the lake," Miller told The Evening Leader. "We continue to explore other aeration processes just to make sure we aren't missing any. What OrganicPond brings is a harmless microbe — the microbes eat up the organisms out of the bottom of the lake and that's where the phosphorus is."
Miller said other pilot projects used microbes, but the organisms died because of a lack of oxygen. Miller noted company officials have told him their microbes can be active with or without sufficient levels of oxygen.
"We are trying to hurry this project in," Miller said. "Their microbes are most active at water above 50 degrees, so we are really trying to get this in the water and give it time to work before the temperatures go down. We checked the water on Friday and it was at 60 degrees. They are saying they need about six weeks at above 50 degrees."
Officials selected Otterbein because of the ability to close off a channel for the study. Miller also noted that despite the drought, the facility's channels have sufficient depth.
"They just did some dredging and have good water depth," Miller said. "We also can close off a channel, which helps because we need a control area every time we run a test project. That will give us a control area to use. They'll also do a companion test in a part of the channel that is open to the lake. That will give us a good comparison."
For each company that requests the opportunity for a pilot project, officials must meet three requirements — all work must be done in Grand Lake St. Marys, a third-party must validate all data and the company must pay for those costs.
"Normally when we get to that last part, companies back away," Miller said. "Similar to the Kria Ionizer we have in Celina, this company did not back away and will be here."