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September 29, 2014 12:23 PM
So, it's time to take stock, right? OK, here goes.
Earlier this week my mom began cleaning up the garden that she tended so lovingly in our yard this summer. It was beautiful beyond just the love she put into it, but there are now four bags of yard waste out behind our garage. Victoria's garden section by our back door, every bit as beautiful, has also been returned to bare dirt.
We've already picked the one tiny, perfect pumpkin which resulted from Truman's seed-planting experiment. (His bean plant didn't survive the transfer from plastic cup to garden.) He was more excited than can be fully captured here, and followed the pumpkin's progress almost daily after it was discovered hiding beneath a big leaf. It will probably take a scalpel, but he's determined that it be turned into a jack-o-lantern.
If everything goes as planned, tomorrow I will remove the last of our window air conditioners. I've already put the grill to bed (we're out of charcoal), and likely mowed the lawn for the last time. Patio furniture will go into the garage next, at which point I'll realize again that I never did get the hammock out into the yard this year like I hoped. The bikes and scooters will be wedged in a little tighter, and the sleds will come to the front of the stack.
I rediscovered my scraper/brush in the trunk of my car the other day, and took a long second look at the bags of ice melt stacked just inside the hardware store's front door. I'm not ready, I decided.
My baseball card collection for 2014 is not quite complete yet. I'm at the point where whatever I buy at a store will be mostly doubles, and it may be time to fill out the remainder of my set with a strategic eBay purchase. I don't usually buy baseball cards, but this year they took the place of those statistical analysis/prediction books I usually buy in March, mostly because those books have gotten so serious and boring.
For about a minute, when I discovered the yellow-bordered Yasiel Puig card, I thought maybe there was some financial future in baseball cards. That card sold for $10 on eBay, as did a red foil Xander Bogaerts. (I'm still holding a numbered uniform patch card from a Brewer named Jean Segura.) In the end, however, it looked more like gambling than entrepreneurship. The pleasure of completing the set will have to be the reward.
Truth be told, the greatest reward in that particular activity, and one of the great baseball moments of the season for me, was when Truman opened a package and joyfully proclaimed that he'd found a Twin! I asked who it was. Joe Mauer? Glen Perkins? TC Bear? (I truthfully ran out of possible players after those two names came to mind.)
He still gets the logos a little confused, and I could see across the desk that it was an Astros card. So, without looking too closely, I tried to let him down easily. But he insisted, and then pointed to a tiny M-logo. Sure enough. And I probably would never have spotted that myself.
One of my other great baseball moments came at the annual Fiesta de Beisbol, hosted by our friend Mike (known as 'fiesta' around these parts).
The event starts with an all-ages game at the park down the street from his home, and I got to face a kid who could really pitch -- and was taking the whole thing very seriously.
His heat was probably in the 50s, and he was getting it over the plate. I was able to foul off a couple and then knocked a clean single right over his head (which turned into a bases-clearing homer, as often happens in such games).
When you don't play a lot, which I don't, it's easy to forget what that kind of contact feels like, and it's a great feeling (wooden bat, of course). What's more, I was reminded that hitting is really a form of deflection. The more energy the pitch has in it, the more there is to deflect. So the goal is not to absorb any of the energy, and maybe even add some. Deflecting a pitch in the 90s must be a total rush.
I told the kid he was needed down at Target Field. (Only half joking.)
And with that, I suppose it's time to take stock of the Twins in 2014. 70-92. Last place. Pretty stinky.
Actually, in all truthfulness, it feels a little like 2000 all over again. If you look back at the 2000 roster, a lot of the pieces that would make for a great decade were already there and maturing in front of our eyes.
I remember that Tom Kelly was on the ropes. Many people called for him to quit or be fired after that year (69-93), his fourth with 90 or more losses. But he was unwilling to quit in the middle of all that losing, and I don't blame him. He wanted to see the boys turn a corner, and somehow he made it through that off-season. 2001, as we all remember, was a breath of fresh air. A corner was, in fact, turned. Only then did Kelly yield up his seat on the bench.
Maybe I'm just wanting to be hopeful right now. I don't like the thought of another year like this. Much of my summer was spent watching Dr. Who with my kids instead of Twins games.
Don't get me wrong: I love Dr. Who. But science fiction should be for passing time in the off-season! With the Twins losing, we're probably going to run out of new episodes long before spring training!
But I digress.
I'm sympathetic to Ron Gardenhire's lot. Really, this mess isn't his fault. Or even Rick Anderson's.
But I keep coming back to a time, long ago, when I worked in middle management for a large local corporation. (Shudder.)
You see, this company was pretty profitable, and had a CEO who, though not exactly charismatic, was competent, even excellent at times. Everybody who worked there was happy, and knew their jobs pretty well. The place was running smoothly, and the culture was stable and predictable, and the money kept rolling in until...
Unexpectedly, the company was sold. And the new owner was not satisfied with letting things run the way they always had. He had ideas. He had goals. He wanted more, more, more. Overnight, the culture of the company changed from one of contentment and happy money-making to one of chaos. And uncertainty. And fear. And, well, excitement.
This new owner quickly replaced all of the upper management, and then started working his way down. We got new directives, new goals, new strategies, new priorities. New ideas began to surface and permeate everything we did. Everything we had ever known was thrown out the window. It was very unsettling, and at first no one could understand why things needed to change. The money had been good. The work had been pleasant and productive. The company was successful and had been running so smoothly.
But to our great surprise, with the same exact front-line employees, under new leadership, the company took a big jump in profitability. Within a few years it was virtually unrecognizable from its former self, and was enjoying successes on a scale not even imagined under the former management regime.
It turned out that there had been a problem, but no one saw it. Contentment with a certain level of success had set in, and constancy, which had seemed like an asset in the company's culture, turned out to be an enemy. Had the shake up not taken place, we might never have known that anything greater was even possible.
It's not a perfect analogy to the Minnesota Twins, of course.
But I look at that list of players up at the top of this page, add to it in my head Revere, Morneau, Cuddyer, Gomez, Ortiz, and I shake my head. I think of Joe Mauer and shake my head. Did our management guys get everything out of these players that was possible? Or did they give up too quickly, try to fit round pegs into square holes, or simply not imagine opportunities that might have been there? Or did constancy just win out?
For some of those names, it's easy to see why they left the Twins. And it's possible that some of them benefited simply from a change of scenery. And some of them still aren't very good, but happen to be in just the right place at the right time. But I've thought long and hard about this, and I wonder if the scenery inside the Twins baseball operation has become too static. Constancy may, in fact, be the enemy right now.
This is not to say that there's anything wrong with what anyone is doing specifically right now. Remember, the original CEO of the company I worked for had been reasonably good at his job. But I've started to wonder if Gardy and Andy are that guy. I've started to wonder if what these players need most in order to reach their full potential is a new set of eyes looking at them, a new set of voices cajoling them, a new set of directives, and goals, and strategies, and priorities.
Maybe players tell no tales when they leave a team. Then again, maybe when Torii Hunter says publicly that the Twins are "always about next year" that creates waves which ripple quietly out into the industry until they dissipate on the shores of other players and their agents.
Maybe, in addition to shaking up the culture within the organization, now is the time to make a bold statement to the rest of the baseball world, to hire someone unexpected, someone who speaks Spanish, someone with fire and a few new ideas, someone who likes striking out opposing hitters and hates the whole insane notion of "pitching to contact."
I'm going to stop this post now, because I just saw a headline that Gardy's been fired.
More inventory to come...
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Gardenhire fired, according to multiple reports. My early vote is for Molitor
Gardy Gone!!!! I have mixed feelings about that but I DO want pitching coach Rick Anderson gone! Hopefully he goes as well. I would like to see Paul Molitor in there and hire some bench coaches who will light a fire under these "Oh well we lost 6-1 who wants to play cards in thclubhouse and listen to some tunes?" guys.
ST reporting Gardy out as Twins manager. No final word on Anderson or Ullger, just that Ryan will be talking to them later today. Clicky
Gardy - thanks for the time put in here. It's been a rough few years and time to move on, but I have appreciated watching you run the Twins dugout.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 12:22 PM by Stevie B 3
Entire coaching staff not returning! Wow!
This doesn't mean that Molitor or Steinbach can interview for the managerial job and hire their own staffs if hired as manager.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 12:26 PM by Mike (aka Mike) 4
Gardenhire didn't, so far as I know, make those horrible personel decisions that led to the debacle of the last four years. Twins fans were left watching Pedro Florimon hit .150 while J.J. Hardy was in Baltimore making All-Star teams. We watched utility infielders play the outfield while Cuddyer, Span and Revere have thrived elsewhere. We watched the $48 million man put up an ERA that only Sidney Ponson could love. It may be an apocryphal story but Joe McCarthy is reputed to have said that in looking at the record, he concluded he was a much better manager on the days when Joe DiMaggio was playing centerfield.
I'm with you to a point, terry. But I keep hearing that those personnel decisions -- things like who is available for trade, or who needs to go -- are made by the entire baseball operations staff, on-field management included.
So I don't think those are either all Gardenhire failures or all Ryan failures. They are team failures.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 1:01 PM by Rick 6
I wouldn't mind seeing Joe Madden get the Twins manager job. I wonder how long his contract in Tampa Bay is for...
Maybe they should go out and get the anti-Gardenhire: Ozzie Guillen.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 1:02 PM by Rick 8
While I would love Joe Maddon to be lured north, I don't see that happening. What do people think about the idea of Mientkiewicz as manager? I saw that floated by one of the Strib bloggers last month.
Candidates from within would certainly have to include Mientkiewicz (which I can still spell by singing that jingle in my head), Gene Glynn (AAA manager, whose sister is my kids' principal!), and Molitor.
But I would have to think that this is a moment to go outside the organization. Maybe Mike Redmond will be available.
And the point from Reusse about needing a spanish-speaker is very valid. You're not a full coach to someone if there's a language barrier or translator between you.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 1:17 PM by Rick 11
I want to echo Rick's comment in that many of those personnel decisions were made with Ron Gardenhire's input. Ron Gardenhire was very influential in some of those personnel decisions.
Gardenhire threw Rick Stelmazcek and Jerry White under the bus two years ago when he was told to shake up his staff and simply reassigned Ullger to 3B coach.
Love him or hate him, there was a need for a cultural change in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse. It's time to start fresh again.
Need to develop a culture to hold players more accountable. I don't care if you have a sore wrist, you are playing today. I don't care if you are at 100 pitches, you are going out to pitch the 8th or 9th inning. I am not saying they need a full disciplinarian, but they need more than a "players coach"...
You always hear players talk about how much they love playing for Gardenhire, but you rarely hear anyone say anything in regards to respect of Gardenhire.
Definite need for a culture change.
Keep your eyes on Paul Molitor, Terry Steinbach (if Arizona does not hire him as their manager), Doug Mientkiewicz, Mike Redmond and Gene Glynn.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 1:25 PM by Mike (aka Mike) 12
Mike brings up another point worth addressing: The Twins medical staff may also need a shake-up. They seem to misdiagnose things, or at least misdiagnose the severity of things, more often than happens with other teams.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 1:36 PM by Rick 13
It was a nice run for Mr Whipple. No way to the naked walking Red Dog! It will be Molly or Dave Martinez as your new Mgr. You heard it here first folks!
Bi-lateral leg weakness...
Medical staff can go.
The email to season ticket holders:
With the 2014 season now complete, we'd like to take this opportunity to address news that Ron Gardenhire will not return as Manager of the Minnesota Twins. As a season ticket holder you remain among our most valued fans and we felt it was important to share perspective surrounding this decision and the direction of the franchise.
The Twins organization – and many of our fans - approached 2014 with hope and optimism surrounding the team's ability to take a significant step forward in restoring the ballclub's winning tradition. While several on-field positives emerged, our efforts failed to produce meaningful improvement in terms of the ultimate measuring stick – our win-loss record. The end result was disappointing for everyone associated with the Twins, and most importantly - our fans.
As the organization prepares for 2015, we have spent a great deal of time with Terry Ryan re-evaluating every aspect of our baseball operation. This comprehensive evaluation, which is ongoing, led us to collectively determine a managerial change is in the best interest of the franchise. Rest assured, this was not an easy decision, especially considering what Ron Gardenhire has meant to the Minnesota Twins. Since joining the organization in 1987, few people can match the overall positive impact Gardy has had on Twins Territory. His baseball acumen and leadership were central to six division titles, the development of countless players and a well-earned reputation as one of the game's best managers. Off the field, few people in Minnesota sports history have built a more authentic connection within our community – and countless worthy causes – than Ron and Carol Gardenhire. With that commitment and success in mind, we are hopeful that Ron will remain with the Twins organization and continue to have the ability to help make our team – and our community – better.
As of today, we have commenced a search for a new manager. We are committed to vetting many internal and external candidates with the sole intent of finding the right person to help restore our winning culture and ultimately lead our major league club back to contention. As the managerial search process unfolds, our front office is also focused on our roster. We believe the current mix of veterans and emerging players shows promise. That said, we need to continue to explore all avenues with hopes of accelerating the path to success.
Finally, we'd like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU. We are grateful for your ongoing dedication and support of Twins baseball. Everyone across Twins Territory deserves a competitive, winning major league team. Please know we are working harder than ever to ensure you have a team you can be proud of – both on and off the field of play. We look forward to seeing you back at Target Field again in 2015.
Win Twins!!!
Jim Pohlad
Good letter. But if they're going to keep Gardy around for something else, it will be essential to keep him out of the new manager's view and off the field in Florida. And, as hard as this is to say, the same probably goes for TK.
Time for a clean slate -- completely clean. No ghosts of regimes past.
Posted on September 29, 2014 at 2:47 PM by Rick 17
The second and last paragraphs I think they just copied/pasted from end of season letter to STHs from 2011, 2012, 2013 and just changed the year. I guess its better than letter sent end of year to KC Royals sth fans from 1986-2013.
Today's ST reported that Redmond received an extension from the Marlins, so he is staying put there.
I think too many players have left this organization and found success elsewhere and too many players who have flourished elsewhere have failed here. On this blog we all know who they are over past few years so will not go into them. But what is starting to happen is players who leave here questioning the way things are done coaching/directional wise w/ this organization and the coaching staff/ organization either gets defensive or puts a positve spin on things. Latest o in Strib reported that Torii Hunter now went public stating the Twins front office "is always about next year" and never in a win now way of thinking. Many who post on this blog dont really find that a a huge surprise since we echo the same thoughts but hearing that from a former player from Twins that should resonate a little more. I agree clean house and let the new manager pick his staff-one that is more interested in lighting a fire under their @sses than playing cards after each loss. 90 plus losses 4 years in a row something more than the 1st base coach (White) and bullpen coach (Stelly) had to be replaced. Now it has- the band aid has been ripped off. Let the healing begin!......of course w/ a new manager Ryan will be able to create (another) 4 year plan and ask the fans to be patient and understanding that there will be some growing pains.
My vote for Gardy's replacement would be Ozzie Guillén. He would be the best qualified to end the "Twins Way". Anyone within the organization will not produce much change, and change is what is really needed.
Oh, and we now know what the marketing hype will be to bring back fans.
Rick, you forgot to add the Oakland A's and Nick Punto to your former list of Twins players in the postseason. You could also add Sam Fuld considering he was with the Twins earlier this year.
Good catch!
I looked for Punto specifically and he wasn't there when I was putting the list together...
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 07:40 AM by Rick 24
Oh, and I should have said in the post that I might have blinked and missed guys like Fuld. If anybody sees any others, please let me know.
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 07:42 AM by Rick 25
Anyone notice how Terry Ryan got a little defensive when pressed on whether the Twins would go internal or external for candidates based on their history of promoting from within...he was very quick to emphasize they would seek the BEST candidate regardless of whether or not they are from the organization.
Ryan was also questioned about the "Twins Way" and was very quick to shoot that down as well saying there is no such thing as the Twins Way and it was more a matter of the right way.
I thought it was odd that Terry Ryan said Gardenhire was offered another position within the organization but yet Gardenhire said he has not had any discussions with Ryan regarding any such position at this time.
Gardy made it pretty clear he is not burnt out by any means and would like to continue to manage so it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he moves on from the Twins organization. On the other hand, I can see him sitting around for a year or two as well. I think the only managerial openings right now are in Texas and Arizona.
I will say Gardenhire has always been a class act and what a classy guy to come to a press conference like that knowing it will not be easy. He did a lot of good things over the last 13 years but ultimately it comes down to wins and losses. It is time for a new voice in the dugout. Many of the players were becoming too comfortable under him and not producing they way they should be.
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 07:45 AM by Mike (aka Mike) 26
Pedro Florimon is with the Nationals don't see that listed on here.
It seems that a lot of the personnel moves of recent years have been made to address a perceived need at that moment and without due regard to the long term consequences, e.g. when Joe Nathan had TJ surgery, they traded their top prospect, Wilson Ramos, for a guy they saw as a closer, Matt Capps. When they felt they needed an outfielder RIGHT NOW, they traded Garza and Bartlet for Delmon Young,an outfielder who carried more red flags than a May Day parade. When they lost virtually their entire bullpen to free agency, they traded J.J. Hardy for a bullpen guy named Hoey who couldn't find the strike zone with a road map. These were all trades made for the moment and not for the long term health of the ballclub. Those are the kind of trades usually dictated by the field manage, whereas the general manager should be taking a broader, long-term view. So you are right Rick, Gardenhire probably deserves a share of the blame for those personnel decisions.
Well, Ozzie would certainly make thing interesting. But no way do the Twins hire him. I think it would be a good move, but I don't see the FO making that kind of bold move.
I had to pick the I-70 World Series.
What is the timing, Rick, on your "Inventory" entry in regards to the Gardy et al house cleaning? I like to think that Terry read your piece and thought to himself, 'you know, Rick's right. There is a problem and I [finally] see it.'
I think Jim Pohlad got a call from FSN about loss of viewership/sponsorship and that's what did it. If they team gave a rat's ass about what fans think something would have been done 2 - 3 years ago.
It would be cool to have that type (or any type) of influence, but I was still drafting the post when the news broke. That said, the Twins monitor media -- all types -- like crazy. You never know when something posted here will be seen by influential eyes...
I wrote most of this post on Sunday night, and decided to sleep on it before publishing. Then I started polishing yesterday morning -- a process I never really finished because I had this weird thought cross my mind, sort of a psychic sense, that if the Twins were actually going to fire Gardy, they would be doing it right then as I was typing. So I switched tabs on my browser, refreshed the page, and saw the headline at pretty much the exact moment it went up on the Strib site.
I thought, "Well, this post is going to be pretty pointless unless I click 'Publish' right now." I have my share of those left in the 'Draft' folder, and, not wanting to start from scratch, I just went with what I had at that moment.
What surprised me yesterday was how surprised and dismayed some commenters seemed on other sites. In fact, that seemed to be the overall reaction from the majority of people I read.
I was neither surprised nor dismayed. And, as I suggested above, the whole thing feels right to me, if a little sad. Aaron Gleeman was also pretty dry-eyed about it, too, as was most of the national media, which seemed (after the fact) to have seen this coming.
I've thought Molitor was the heir apparent for a long time, and Souhan reported yesterday that some of the players want him. But I really hope they poke around a bit and make sure the fit is right -- and more importantly that he wasn't absorbed into the old culture during the 2014 season.
Whoever gets that job needs to be a genuine shock to the Twins system in order to have maximum effect. The only knock against Molitor is that he may no longer be able to provide that shock.
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 1:57 PM by Rick 33
I would like to see a beltway series. Make things really interesting between the O's and Nats.
If too many players on this club want Molitor than I dont think that is a good fit. I think Molitor should be retained as a coach but not necessarily the manager. The one knock I could see on Molitor is he appears too soft spoken and a "players coach". From what I have read from reports in the locker room is that the culture within the clubhouse has become one without leadership or accountability. Some of them know they will be in starting lineup no matter what they do day in day out. Hicks it was reported wasnt even looking at scouting reports on pitchers he was going to face. he dilly dallied over whether or not he was going to be a switch hitter. And he was allowed to do so. No one really b*tched him out for either-and for someone batting around the Mendoza line for 2 years that is unacceptable. It is not always necessary to have a coach who will lay into players but this particular group needs it. Mauer has proven he isnt going to be a leader on this team. I cant think of anyone that is. This team needs a spanking in the worst way-they are too contrite and ho hum about status quo.
Just clicked on Paul Molitor's bio on the Twins website and got the message: We're sorry, this staff bio is being updated. Please check back later.
I wouldn't read too much into it, by why would you be "updating" bios if none of the coaches are being brought back....just makes me wonder if the decision has already been made?? Like I said, I wouldn't read too much into it, but it makes you wonder in this day of technology.
Non-Twins (sort of I guess). Non-TF. Non-Gardy post...
Posted on September 30, 2014 at 3:22 PM by luke 38
Vikings and Packers game being shown on the Target Field Station video board. Wonder how many people show up for that.
I doubt many will show for that game Leroy. Supposed to be rain and cold on Thursday! I will sit in front of my 55 inch HD at home! A's blow a 7-3 lead and kick that game away last night! Almost 5 hours!FCOL!
Interesting to hear the timeline and your methodology for your posts, Rick. I think the word is out that BPM is one of the premo, untainted forums for gauging the pulse of Twins fans that aren't focused entirely on the endless "inside baseball" player and team stats, but more so for the all around enrichment of the fan experience. To that extent, this site is invaluable and carries quite a bit more weight than you may think.
That was a great game last night. It certainly reminded me of being at 163 and how exciting Twins baseball once was.
Going on to be Gardenhired in the first round is another story.
12 inning playoff games on work nights are hard on morning punctuality.
I wish I had seen the end of that game. I was worried my playoff prediction and the one I made in the BPM Playoff Challenge would be dead before the playoffs even got started.
With the Royals win last night, your Minnesota Twins are now #5 on the list of longest stretch without a postseason win...
1. Toronto 1993
THat was a very exciting game last night and Royals fans have waited a looooong time for something like this. Back and forth it went. Funny-the play by play calling in this pins and needles game reminded me of the play calling Dick Bremer does when Twins are 20 games under .500 losing 6-0 and Ploufe hits a HR in 9th to make it 6-1.... Bremer- "AND THERE'S A DEEEEEEP FLY BALL TO RIGHT!!! PLOUFE!!!!!! #14!!!! AND HERE COME THE TWINS!!!!!!! and it's six to ONE (fill in name of opposing team)" ..... at least Ray Christiansen had a knack for making a 48-13 loss by Gophers to Iowa SOUND dramatic and interesting. Bremer it just makes me shake my head.
I do wish they would change the Wild Card matchup to a 3-game series. A Game 163 to determine a division or postseason berth is one thing, but to get to the postsseason and have it over in one day isn't right. (And it's not just because my Cleveland team fell to the Rays in WC last year.)
fiesta - I agree completely. I like the addition of the wild card team, but they need to make it best of 3. I know they want to emphasize winning the division, but it's not football where you only play 16 games. This is MLB and you play 162 games over 6 months.
If you have to shorten the regular season by a few games to accomodate the "wild card round" then I am all for that. I am not sure how the logistics would work, but I think every wild card team deserves at least one home game.
For the division winners, they would essentially get an all-star type of break with 4 days off. Would also allow them to set up their postseason rotations and such.
I am sure a best-of-three wild card round is coming sooner rather than later. Just wait until it's the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets or Phillies that lose the one-game wild card then MLB will be all over it to change it.
Thought you all would be interested to hear some ESPN talking heads rabble rabble over the Twins and Gardy's move. Linky.
Posted on October 1, 2014 at 1:25 PM by jared 49
I do agree that the front office has made some mind boggling decisions but Gardy did have to go. 6-21 in playoffs including 0-12 las 3 series is just unacceptable. Of course they cant control who they play but I jsut dont see it is coincidence that when the AL Central had 3 teams that sucked including Detroit who lost clsoe to 120 games one year that the Twins were winning 90 games a year. I think those stats were somewhat deceiving when u looked at our record vs other divisions. It was sort of like Glen Mason talking about his overall record at U but if you looked at games vs Big 10 teams (and then at record vs Big 10 teams not named Indiana, Purdue, Illinois)the record didnt look so good. For Mason it was non Big 10 games that inflated his record and for Gardy it was gamesvs AL Central when 3 of the teams sucked and we played them 17-19 times a year EACH that inflated their record. I think 6-21 and 0 for last 12 in playoffs was a truer reflection of our team. The Twins of 1987 were only 85-77 but I think I would take them over our 95 plus win teams in mid 2000's. The divisions were differnet then and we didnt play our own division so many times- even tho they only won 85 games they were playing other teams in the AL more often.
I disagree about expanding the wild card games. I don't like one game determining the path of one team, but I preferred the old East/West divisional winners system over this, so to add more games only dilutes the playoffs even further.
I, too, had wished that the WC series was 3 games rather than one-and-done, but then I re-evaluated it. If you want to play in a playoff series then either win the Wild Card game or WIN YOUR DIVISION. Besides, games like the one last night can feed some momentum going into the playoff series(es). So I would leave it as it is. Bud may have actually gotten this one right.
I don't like the one-and-done wild card playoffs, but on the other hand, MLB can't keep stretching the post-season out indefinitely. I can remember trick or treating on too many freezing cold Halloweens as a kid to think that night baseball at the end of October and beginning of November is a good idea. If they expand the post-season, they should shorten the regular season. I don't see MLB and TV doing that because it would mean fewer pay dates. Maximizing the number of pay dates is why traditional doubleheaders have gone the way of the dinosaurs.
TTH makes a good point, either win the Wild Card game or win the Division outright. It's sort of the same concept of the "play-in" games in the NCAA BBall tournament. 8 teams play for 2 #16 seeds and 2 #11 seeds. Of course now it's labeled the "First Four". Just more money in the NCAA's pocket. Just more coverage for CBS affiliates to show March Madness. Sort of the same thing, if you want IN the NCAA Bball tourney, win your conference. Conference winners are automatic slots in the field of 64.
If the playoffs are such big money makers, lets just end the season in june and have July through October the playoffs!
I agree, the biggest joke are these "play in" games that are being added. I get the feeling that the MLB saw the Twins have crazy game 163s and decided to try to cash in (of course giving all credit to the Twins for the addition of the play in game:P).
My belief on football and basketball though is that the NCAA didn't want to deal with the whining of teams that "think they should have made it in to such and such game" and finally came up with a way to cash in on it and get the whiners to shut up at the same time. Too bad that "next man up" now becomes the whiner being shut out. I don't think it solves anything.
Not to mention the fact that if you are having 16 seeds in each region but your new play ins are for a mid seed, in theory, they should be better than your 13-16 seeds, so why are they not in the tourney again and the 13-16s are in? (I know many excuses, so its rhetorical for the board)
At this rate we might as well just give every team a spot and let it play out, give everyone a participation medal and send everyone home with an ice cream cone then let them immediately go pro at whatever age they want. Thus diluting it as much as possible now and put us out of this agony of discussing it ad nauseum year after year.
/cynical rant
Sorry I meant to post this too. Molly interviewing. Not that it should surprise anyone. Linky.
Posted on October 1, 2014 at 4:07 PM by jared 56
I'd be shocked - SHOCKED - if the Twins went with somebody who has never had a tie to the organization.
I was surprised to learn today that Gene Glynn is fluent in Spanish and regularly manages winter ball in Venezuela. That might give him an edge on Molitor.
Posted on October 1, 2014 at 7:58 PM by Rick 58
While a WC play-in game would tend to disrupt a play-off team's pitching rotation to a degree (Burn the #1 starter; start the divisional round with #2), a three-game series might prevent that from happening, and prevent the divisional winner from having more of an advantage that merely home-field advantage.
That said, I prefer the one game play-in; if you're going to slip in under the wire, there needs to be a handicap.
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July 16, 2014 1:47 AM
Yes, Jeter. Of course. It was his night, and deservedly so. Even I, whose mother hates Derek Jeter, cheered for him. It was only the second time I've ever done so (the other being when I visited the original Yankee Stadium and pretended to be a Bomber fan for exactly one game). And tonight it felt weird and wrong and right and inevitable and necessary and splendid all at the same time.
July 13, 2014 1:38 AM
There were times, in the past week, when I started to get the feeling that the Convention Center would be a very empty place this weekend. Simply put, it seemed like everyone wanted to give away their Fanfest tickets.
Starshine MPLS
July 12, 2014 1:46 AM
On September 10, 2008, the Twins called the media (including yours truly) to the roof of Target Center to announce their pipe dream of starshine at their nearby, gradually-materializing new home.
It was a very cheery event, with tons of back-slapping and gleams in the eyes of politicians and other notables. There were hot dogs and Cracker Jack, bats and balls festooned with prototype All-Star logos, and lots of posing after the requisite speech-making. In the near distance cranes soared and silently twirled, and orange safety fencing adorned construction edges which would one day be actual places.
Anything Is Possible
March 31, 2014 1:46 PM
It is rainy in the Twins Cities today. The sky is as grey as it gets, and the chances of actual sunshine are around zero percent. There is more cold, and more snow, in the forecast.
My yard is still partially covered with snow, the top of which now sports a crust thick enough that my kids can walk across it without leaving footprints or, thankfully, getting their socks and shoes wet. The remaining cover is thickest out in the middle of the yard, about where home plate generally gets placed, right in front of the garden bed that my mom will fill with hostas in a few weeks. Those plants will be mined over and over all summer long for balls which got by someone's bat, but my mom doesn't seem to care. She's a fan.
Earlier Articles
New-Look TwinsFest 2014 January 29, 2014
Metrodome: Three Final Thoughts (not Shots) January 20, 2014
Replay, Finally January 18, 2014
A Job, Well, Done December 31, 2013
Atlanta Perspective November 16, 2013
Replay It, Baby November 14, 2013
Brave Moves...? November 11, 2013
TV or No TV? November 10, 2013
Around the Horn #2: Saints in Lowertown July 22, 2013
Around the Horn #1: New Siebert April 13, 2013
Being There April 3, 2013
Bundling April 1, 2013
How Long Again? March 18, 2013
Thinking Baseball March 3, 2013
Season Gone November 2, 2012
Thanks, TK. You Earned This. September 12, 2012
Bring on the Stars September 1, 2012
August Afternoon August 2, 2012
To Care and Not To Care July 16, 2012
Sights and Sounds July 15, 2012
Now, Where Were We? Oh Yes: Baseball May 30, 2012
On Being Wrong May 11, 2012
Yes, I Want a Stadium, But... May 5, 2012
Stadium EndGame 2012 April 26, 2012
Pick Me Up April 24, 2012
Hopener 2012 April 11, 2012
Home Again April 9, 2012
TwinsFest Fun February 22, 2012
Pitchers and Catchers, Oh Yeah February 19, 2012
Twins in '12 and RT's Whiff January 24, 2012
The Delusional Hills of Arden October 13, 2011
Overheard September 30, 2011
The Final Nail August 26, 2011
Magic, Indeed August 23, 2011
Gathering, Gawking August 19, 2011
Not So Much August 7, 2011
How Much Hope? August 4, 2011
Bay Ball, Part 3 June 25, 2011
Nine For Nine June 17, 2011
Commissioner for a Day June 13, 2011
Bay Ball, Part 2 June 8, 2011
Bay Ball, Part 1 June 2, 2011
Acknowledgements and Adjustments May 22, 2011
Harmon Killebrew May 17, 2011
Killer News May 13, 2011
Make-Up Game April 28, 2011
Find Your Happy Place II April 18, 2011
Just the Best Parts April 9, 2011
Now, Where Were We...? April 8, 2011
Baseball, Again April 2, 2011
Opening Day (Somewhere) April 1, 2011
Recession (of snow, that is) March 29, 2011
The Poetry of Frustration March 20, 2011
Find Your Happy Place March 18, 2011
Melting March 17, 2011
Tower Time March 16, 2011
Tarp Away March 14, 2011
More TV or No TV? February 17, 2011
Hibernatus Interruptus January 21, 2011
You Are Hereby Enshrined January 5, 2011
Best Ballpark Ever? October 25, 2010
Aftertaste October 10, 2010
Deep Breath October 8, 2010
October Sun October 6, 2010
October Sunday October 5, 2010
162 and Counting October 3, 2010
Nothing Rational Here September 26, 2010
Zeus Favors Gemini (Apparently) September 23, 2010
Day Game (After Clinch) September 22, 2010
Sky High September 21, 2010
Stuffed Sox (and more) September 17, 2010
Places: 573 Club September 3, 2010
Legends Club Scraps September 2, 2010
Places: Legends Club, Part 2 (Puckett Side) August 26, 2010
Places: Legends Club, Part 1 (Carew Side) August 24, 2010
Real Outdoor Baseball August 22, 2010
Places: Third Base Lounge August 20, 2010
Places: First Base Lounge August 20, 2010
Roof Dance August 6, 2010
System Shock August 3, 2010
Let the Games Begin July 16, 2010
Independence July 3, 2010
Attention July 1, 2010
Round Up June 16, 2010
Road Blues June 8, 2010
Tools June 3, 2010
Early Dog Days May 28, 2010
Live Game Thread May 27, 2010
Live Game Thread May 26, 2010
Live Game Thread May 25, 2010
Victoria's Take May 14, 2010
Settling Down May 11, 2010
Getting Together May 4, 2010
First Homestand Redux April 26, 2010
Day Game April 22, 2010
Instant Karma April 13, 2010
Opening Day April 12, 2010
Tick, Tick April 10, 2010
Looking Back, Forward April 7, 2010
Harmon Killebrew, HOF, #3 April 5, 2010
Rod Carew, HOF, #29 April 2, 2010
Twins Eve April 1, 2010
Just Look March 31, 2010
Identity March 24, 2010
Slack-Jawed March 20, 2010
Not So Sneaky Peeks March 19, 2010
The Plaza Is Ready March 13, 2010
Images of the Plaza (Part 2) March 10, 2010
Images of the Plaza (Part 1) March 9, 2010
Great Days, Believe It March 7, 2010
Learning, Discovering March 4, 2010
Training Time February 24, 2010
Eight Weeks and Counting February 17, 2010
A Whiff of Baseball February 1, 2010
Signs and Portents January 20, 2010
Chicken - Brats - Fries January 17, 2010
Roll It Over January 2, 2010
What Tom Petty Said December 4, 2009
Change-Up November 27, 2009
Oh Say, Can You See? November 18, 2009
Beyond Ballparks October 30, 2009
On CBP, Umping, and Gawking October 23, 2009
Amenity Deliveries October 20, 2009
And we'll see you at Target Field! October 14, 2009
Hello, Metrodome October 11, 2009
Playoff Day Off October 8, 2009
Metrodome Magic! October 6, 2009
After Midnight October 6, 2009
An Era That Won't End October 5, 2009
Game On October 4, 2009
A Fitting Send-Off October 3, 2009
Celebrate Good Times October 1, 2009
Autumnal Equinox September 22, 2009
September Stretch September 21, 2009
A Football Place: Nuts and Bolts September 3, 2009
Leaves of Grass August 29, 2009
Grassy August 28, 2009
The Grass Moves! August 24, 2009
Restoration August 23, 2009
Opportunity August 22, 2009
Plaza Trees August 21, 2009
Ninja-Style Details August 12, 2009
Going Ninja August 11, 2009
Inside the Bowl August 1, 2009
Dotting I's July 29, 2009
A Preview (And Not) July 25, 2009
A Moose Tour July 21, 2009
Take the Survey July 19, 2009
July Poking Around #3 July 15, 2009
Intermission July 14, 2009
July Poking Around #2 July 10, 2009
July Poking Around #1 July 10, 2009
Sunny Summer Dream July 5, 2009
Story Time June 24, 2009
OK, New Thread June 13, 2009
More Toppings June 8, 2009
One Topped Off, One Finished Off June 6, 2009
Yeah, We All Shine On May 29, 2009
Now THIS Is Twins Territory May 28, 2009
A No Photo, Web Only Tour May 23, 2009
Key Ballpark Ingredient: Swagger May 20, 2009
Plunked May 13, 2009
Spring Swing (Finale) and More May 10, 2009
Spring Swing (Part 4) May 9, 2009
Spring Swing (Part 3) May 8, 2009
Spring Swing (Part 2) May 8, 2009
Spring Swing May 7, 2009
Play Ball! Finale April 29, 2009
Play Ball! Tour - Part 2 April 25, 2009
Rain, Homers, Seats, Dogs April 23, 2009
Random Thursday in April April 9, 2009
Ahh, That's More Like It April 8, 2009
Hello, Goodbye April 7, 2009
Fun With Former Twins April 1, 2009
A Ninja Tour March 30, 2009
Plaza Particulars (Part 2) March 10, 2009
Plaza Particulars (Part 1) March 7, 2009
Ballpark Spring Training March 6, 2009
Of Topiaries, Hops and Wind Veils February 12, 2009
Sunny Tour Finale February 4, 2009
Seeing Our Shadow February 3, 2009
Hello, February! (14 months out...) February 2, 2009
So Long, January! February 1, 2009
So Long, Baseball Friend January 5, 2009
Happy New Year! December 30, 2008
Your Ballpark Calendar (and more) December 15, 2008
A New Plaza Design? December 1, 2008
The Concourse, Of Course November 27, 2008
Plaza-Walking November 16, 2008
View From the Ground November 12, 2008
Strolling the Promenade November 7, 2008
Tour Photos, Part Two November 5, 2008
Ah, the View (Level)! November 5, 2008
You Decide! November 4, 2008
Trick or Treat, Metrodome Style October 31, 2008
Canopy Skeleton! October 28, 2008
So Long, Yankee Stadium (Updated, Again) October 18, 2008
So Long, Tiger Stadium October 11, 2008
Sunny Steel Stroll October 10, 2008
Twins in '08: Ballpark Magic October 2, 2008
All About Levels September 19, 2008
It Could Have Been Better/Worse September 16, 2008
Experiencing The Stadium September 13, 2008
Washed Out, But It's OK September 12, 2008
An All-Star Bid September 10, 2008
Rain, Rain, Go Away September 9, 2008
A Football Stadium Takes Shape August 31, 2008
Rooftop Visions August 30, 2008
What's Ballpark Magic? August 22, 2008
Flag Pole: En Route? August 20, 2008
Sent to the Showers (For the Team!) August 20, 2008
The Newest Twins Fan August 11, 2008
Sunset Limestone July 29, 2008
From the Plaza July 19, 2008
Stoned! July 16, 2008
Move Along, Nothing to Enjoy Here July 12, 2008
Home Land -- Safe! July 10, 2008
Becoming a Baseball Place June 25, 2008
Tailgaiting? Wind? Golf? June 5, 2008
Construction Update - May 29 May 30, 2008
Halfway Home May 17, 2008
Hooky, Anyone? May 16, 2008
New Ballpark Construction Views #3 May 10, 2008
New Ballpark Construction Views #2 May 9, 2008
Ballparkus Tourus Interruptus May 9, 2008
Construction Update from Greg May 7, 2008
A Better View May 3, 2008
Sharing and Caring Thoughts April 19, 2008
Curses April 15, 2008
Fox9 Report on Ballpark Names April 4, 2008
Ballpark Name Domain Wrap-Up April 4, 2008
Twins to Speculators: Hold Your Domains! April 3, 2008
Ballpark Jots April 2, 2008
Land O' Lakes Field?!? April 2, 2008
Hi-Def? Lo-Def? April 1, 2008
Sometimes It Snows In...March March 31, 2008
Ballpark Name Clues March 21, 2008
Let's Review March 20, 2008
Just Add Beams February 15, 2008
Frigid Plaza Progress February 12, 2008
Quick Construction Update February 7, 2008
Model Details - Twinsfest 2008 February 6, 2008
Santana Banners January 30, 2008
Model Details - An Earlier Vision January 23, 2008
Let It Pour! January 23, 2008
Model Details - Part 5 January 22, 2008
Model Details - Part 4 January 21, 2008
Model Details - Part 3 January 20, 2008
Model Details - Part 2 January 19, 2008
Model Details - Part 1 January 18, 2008
Shaking It Off January 18, 2008
Blah, Ballpark, Blah January 16, 2008
So Long, Class of '01 November 24, 2007
Ballpark Odds and Ends November 22, 2007
Construction Update November 20, 2007
Being Green November 5, 2007
Touring the Virtual Tour November 3, 2007
A Tale of Two Outfields November 3, 2007
Sizing It Up October 31, 2007
Live at the Meeting October 30, 2007
Respect. October 20, 2007
Done and Done October 15, 2007
Piles to Rails to Cranes September 28, 2007
Let's Build August 31, 2007
A Fair Discovery August 23, 2007
Ramping Up August 21, 2007
Accidental Preview August 16, 2007
Rescheduled August 9, 2007
Well, Now What? August 9, 2007
Impatience. Shock. Grief. August 1, 2007
Plan Your Outing August 1, 2007
Color Dreams July 24, 2007
Webcam! July 11, 2007
Summer Smells (of Rats) July 6, 2007
Officially Nuts June 25, 2007
Bad Ballparks June 25, 2007
A Special Fan June 19, 2007
...and a Major Concern. June 12, 2007
A Major Find June 11, 2007
Mark Your Calendar June 11, 2007
More Model Talk June 6, 2007
Concepts and Measurements June 1, 2007
First Dirt May 21, 2007
Introductions May 17, 2007
Poised and Ready May 15, 2007
No More Guesswork May 10, 2007
So, It Begins May 8, 2007
Happy Sigh. May 2, 2007
The Magic of the Event April 28, 2007
But Can It Soar? April 17, 2007
Watch Out For That Railing! April 15, 2007
More Reacting April 14, 2007
A Great First Impression April 12, 2007
Ah, Unveiling At Hand April 10, 2007
Washington Malaise March 14, 2007
Stealing Our Thunder March 13, 2007
Crickets March 8, 2007
Pogin on Almanac March 2, 2007
Potential Sites March 2, 2007
Heads Up March 2, 2007
Communication, People February 28, 2007
Wither, Rapid Park February 26, 2007
Equal Time February 24, 2007
Bad Faith? February 18, 2007
How Much Room...Really February 9, 2007
Wind Tunnel? December 14, 2006
A Tantalizing First Glimpse December 7, 2006
Wireless Dreaming November 15, 2006
Fake History? October 27, 2006
We Don't Need No Stinking Roof! October 26, 2006
Playoff Ballparks 2006 October 5, 2006
Becoming a Baseball Town October 1, 2006
Ballpark Seats With a View? September 29, 2006
Oh, the Ideas! September 28, 2006
Make It a Green Field September 26, 2006
Honoring Baseball's Mill City August 6, 2006
About Authority August 4, 2006
A Hot Dog...Please? July 28, 2006
Ballpark History Foiled July 13, 2006
Who's Got the Details? June 29, 2006
Loose Ends June 23, 2006
Meet the Ballpark Authority June 22, 2006
More Reasons June 21, 2006
Proudly Anti-Roof June 15, 2006
To Roof, or Not to Roof June 13, 2006
Baseball Soon, Parking Now, Lumber Then June 8, 2006
Killebrew Field June 6, 2006
Flag Pole - Part 2 June 5, 2006
A River Runs Through It June 2, 2006
The Plan June 2, 2006
How Much Ballpark? June 1, 2006
Getting There (and Out) June 1, 2006
Some Flagpole History June 1, 2006
A Great Baseball Place? June 1, 2006
Introducing the Site May 31, 2006
Some St. Peter Answers May 31, 2006
A Brief Delay May 31, 2006
It's Official May 28, 2006
"You talk about the magic, the aura, but what really makes a stadium is the fans. Concrete doesn't talk back to you. Chairs don't talk back to you. It's the people who are there, day in, day out, that makes the place magic."
– Bernie Williams
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OK, just how many servings per container?
The images on that wall appear to be of great Twins moments in history.
Main ticket window area
Do you need to know the score?
Wind veil framing
Chef stand and menu in the Carew atrium
Gate 29 Carew
A last look on the way out.
A whole bunch of guys working on something.
Photo by Tom Sweeney, Star Tribune
This view clearly shows the curve in the left field stands and the relationship of the first row with the playing field (no overhang to speak of in left).
The Metrodome has sure been tarted up.
This was actually taken from the top floor of the International Market Square.
v style="text-align: left; font-size: .6em;">The lot within the lot.
I'm too short to see over that wall. How about a little platform or something?
Scoreboard as viewed from Fifth Street.
OK, just how many servings per container?
The season was perfectly bookended by Mick Sterling on the plaza
Actual LRT tracks are now in the street, and buses now pass over them before entering the transit hub.
Shibe Park
A slightly different angle, and you can see some of the structural elements.
The wall of brands at General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley (Source: RP)
Looking back toward the park from just beyond the north end of the Northstar platform.
Here's a closer look at the bullpen area. It's hard to tell for sure, but I think there is still an opening to the concourse right above.
This is the trapezoid (for lack of a better name) in right center. Be sure to notice section of seats just below the pavilion and above the fence (which I hadn't noticed before). For those who are interested, what looks like an old-style scoreboard is in fact a high-def video board which will look, at times, like an old-fashioned scoreboard.
8:32 PM The glare is gone. Elapsed time: 1 hour (approximately 3 innings).
This is why I get it, even if I don't like it.
Here's one big problem with a retractable roof: completely terrible seating in left. These scant few seats would have been tucked under the track. No sunshine, no open concourse, it was a terribly kludgy idea. With some hindsight, it's very clear that adding a retractable roof on this small site would have required compromises which would have just been too extensive to tolerate. Without it, the design was free to grow into something much more memorable.
At left, across the tracks by that pile of dirt is where the Northstar commuter train platform will be built, and where Twins fans will apparently NOT be able to get a train after night games. (For reference, that's the Fifth Street bridge, with the ballpark site just beyond it. The east corner of Ford Centre is just visible at the right edge of the picture.)
Despite what those signs say, every one of these places was selling either snacks or Yankee memorabilia out of its front door. Do you suppose anything like this will spring up anywhere near the new Twins ballpark?
Bench seating? (Click to see hi-res version.)
Welcome Visitors From
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BPM - Ballpark Magic
BRT - Bus Rapid Transit
DSP - Dave St. Peter
FSE - Full Season Equivalent
FYS - Fake Yankee Stadium (see also: NYS)
HERC - Hennepin Energy Resource Company (aka the Garbage Burner)
HPB - Home Plate Box
HRP - Home Run Porch
LC - Legends Club
LRT - Light Rail Transit
MBA - Minnesota Ballpark Authority (will own Target Field)
MOA - Mall of America
MSFC - Minnesota Sports Facilities Commission (owns the Metrodome)
NYS - New Yankee Stadium
SRO - Standing Room Only
STH - Season Ticket Holder
TCFBS - TCF Bank Stadium
TF - Target Field
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Virtual Reality in Gaming
In order to create a better gaming experience why not add virtual reality to gaming that encode's the games SDK and plays or reacts to it in a vr suit?
Topics: gaming virtual reality
Jul 16 2013: They already have a lot of Virtual Reality machines. Some advanced arcades...such as those in Disney's DisneyQuest, holds virtual reality systems. There are two major problems. The Broadcasting signal blocks a lot of potential in the air waves and the cost of a virtual reality system.
The broadcasting wave is taking up space that can be used by all different types of entertainment and technological advances. Most people have cable or satellite anyways. The major argument is that they end the broadcasting wave and allow for this space to be freed up. At this point, it is kind of just tradition keeping it around. The broadcasting channels wouldn't be harmed that much, due to the fact that they are paid to be on cable TV and satellite TV....so just get rid of it. It's only a matter of time. Think 160 players on a war simulator....yeah that'll happen. Get rid of broadcasting wave.
The cost of these machines seems to be the only thing stopping companies from investing in VR. They already exist, we just need to make better technology to reduce the price of the system.
@JAmes good point....the future is VR and the Kinect is the first step towards introducing gamers to VR....hopefully I'll be mobile enough to kick ass in the future gaming arena!
Jul 17 2013: ...(in continuation) Using this proposed device, when the brain communicates and sends neural charges to move certain muscles, the Oculus rift could then convert that data into a pattern of movement (some companies are already looking into this). This would allow the user to just think of movement without having to actually move, eliminating the need for a virtual room altogether. I cannot say what titles would work in VR, or what features should be implemented, but the shift will be a very interesting one.
Jul 17 2013: Here is my opinion: videogaming as medium is not ready for this transition just yet. As of late, the industry seems more focused of social horizons and graphical fidelity. We may be looking forward to the next generation, but in reality, this generation does not bring many changes. We saw the shift to polygon graphics modeling and heavily implemented story lines with the first Playstation and Games like Metal Gear Solid, Thief, and Splinter Cell (singled out only since the stealth genre is my favorite). The Playstation 2 brought about higher graphical fidelity in an increase of polygon counts and complex storylines. Here, we saw games transition into art by embracing post-modernism--Again, Metal Gear solid 2 showcased this very well in that its actual message prompted the user to question his/her morality and control over their own actions in-game. This shift strengthened gaming in that it meant something to the gamer. The Playstation 3 era brought about games that encouraged online social connectivity. Games like Battlefield 3 encouraged socializing in order to achieve milestones--in essence gamer cooperation. So far, the next generation does not bring many new things to the table.
My point is this: You need titles to effectively take advantage of the capabilities of VR Gaming in order to implement VR Gaming. As much as we'd like to imagine playing shooters in VR rooms, the truth is that this style of play is not efficient. This sort of gameplay does not offer many features to be effectively implemented in VR. The experience would therefore be dry and too similar to gaming now. This is akin to the proposed jump to 4k gaming next generation. Although it may be interesting, it is horridly inapplicable.
If I were to entertain the idea of it; however, I'd say that we should do away with the notion of a VR room for Games altogether. The Oculus rift seems promising and its limitations (movement control) could be easily fixed by using a device to measure a brain waves...
Jul 17 2013: Once parts are mass produced, the cost decreases considerable. Contrary to popular belief, the PS$ and Xbox one are not low-end PCs. In respect to the hardware specs, they would amount to a PC costing $1000+. Mass production lowers the price to $399.99 and $499.99 if you believe the Kinect is worth this much. Assuming the idea I described using the Oculus Rift and a Brainwave detector is implemented, the full price would amount to $980 ($300 Oculus Rift, $600 raw-data access brainwave detector optimized for gaming, $80 developer troubles factored in). Mass produced would bring them to $299-$399.99. Assuming the market is ready and convinced of this technology, the shift would be easy since the cost is negligible (less than the sixth/seventh generation console and mid-end PCs). Production also should not be a problem as the technologies are similar and the code is mostly open source. The problem here is the shift itself.
Jul 16 2013: I'm gonna play devil's advocate cuz I really do like your idea.
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Folks, When click the data tab on tables that have a large number of records 20,000 + Heidi SQL hangs and then does the 'Not Responding' thing that windows programs do..!
This has only started happeing since updading the dedicated server to CentOS6 64bit / MySQL version 5.5.28
All existing databases where backed up and restored without any issues.
Is there a setting or configuration changes that I need to look at on the MySQL server as I do not believe it is a problem with Heidi SQL?
This was never an issue before and I could view tables with 50,000 + records.
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Forgot to mention... I have a MySQL server running on my local (internal) network that has a copy of all the database running on the dedicated server and HeidiSQL has no issues when viewing the data n this server. This is what makes me think it's a MySQL config thing on the dedicated server.
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Venue Review: CLOSED - Market Restaurant
'Dude, you're killing me," said the waiter as he returned to our table to inform me that the dessert I'd ordered - crème fraîche cheesecake with bourbon-vanilla peaches - wouldn't be ready for another 45 minutes. Just two minutes earlier, he'd had to tell me that my first choice, a mole cake made with chocolate from Escazu, the chocolatier next door, was sold out.
As I mulled the two remaining dessert options, he said, "We also have some excellent avocado-coconut gelato. We just took it off the menu, but we still have some." I ordered the gelato, and it was indeed excellent. So was the complimentary scoop of local watermelon sorbet that he brought to me by way of apology.
That single exchange neatly sums up the dining experience at Market. The plaid-shirted young waiter's style matches the hipster vibe of the place, as expressed in everything from the retro thrift shop plates on the tables, to the vintage RC Cola cooler that serves as a beer fridge behind the bar (which is well-stocked with craft brews, naturally).
His attitude - laid-back yet eager-to-please - is typical of the entire wait staff. And as long as you're flexible, you're practically guaranteed of getting a rewarding meal.
Locavore principles
A go-with-the-flow attitude is needed in large measure because owner/chef Chad McIntyre is a passionate practitioner of buying local.
"I'd say 95 percent of my menu is local," says McIntyre, who owned two restaurants in western Colorado before moving to the Triangle.
Regardless of where a chef is cooking, such dedication to locavore principles means that what's available in the market will sometimes trump what's printed on the menu.
Happily, that isn't likely to be a problem in the coming weeks for the zucchini in the lace-crusted zucchini latkes that McIntyre is currently serving. Or for the local tomatoes that pair with homemade mozzarella in a caprese salad garnished with a confetti of fresh corn kernels and finely diced watermelon rind in honey balsamic pesto. Of course, the variety of tomato will change with the season, and you may find yourself thinking you should get more than three slices for $9 - an uncharacteristically meager portion for a restaurant that generally delivers excellent value.
Both the wild mushrooms and the goat cheese in the filling of McIntyre's tamales traveled less than an hour from source to table. He says he has been getting some beautiful oyster mushrooms lately, and if you're lucky he'll still be using them when you get there.
Blanketed in a complex sauce made with ground cocoa nibs, cumin, cardamom, chiles, tomatoes and cilantro (the chef calls it a "quick mole"), the tamales are already becoming something of a signature dish. Deservedly so.
A flexible attitude helps when it comes to seafood, too. Depending on the catch and the chef's inspiration, you may find yourself enjoying agave-crusted pink snapper or sautéed prawns and chorizo over grilled vegetables or monkfish tacos in pillowy house-made flour tortillas - or, at lunchtime, a fried speckled trout sandwich with jicama slaw on locally baked bread.
Fantastic fish
Regardless of the selection, you can be sure of two things: The fish will be irreproachably fresh and expertly prepared, and it will almost certainly come from North Carolina waters. Occasionally, the chef will cast his net as far as Virginia or South Carolina, but that's where he draws the line.
McIntyre does occasionally print new menus to reflect the changing harvest. He did so recently, dropping a couple of out-of-season specialties and adding braised goat over sweet potato gnocchi, roasted chicken with a five-spice Cheerwine barbecue sauce, Ecuadorean-style seviche and corn fritters to the list. It's easy to imagine the chef at the Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, where he shops three times a week, saying to himself, "Look at all this sweet corn. What can I do with that?"
The summer berry crumble that elicited moans of pleasure from my wife the night I "settled" for avocado-coconut gelato is still on the list, but it may no longer be available by the time you read this. Not to worry. When the waiter says, "Dude, I've got something for you in the back," take it.
'Dude, you're killing me," said the waiter as he returned to our table to inform me that the dessert I'd ordered - crème fraîche cheesecake with bourbon-vanilla peaches - wouldn't be ready for another 45 minutes. Just two minutes earlier, he'd had to tell me that my first choice, a mole cake made with chocolate from Escazu, the chocolatier next door, was sold out.(Full review)


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One day after Robert Nkemdiche said "nothing is final" with his college situation, his coach told another media outlet that the nation's undisputed No. 1 prospect has indeed de-committed from Clemson.
Grayson High School coach Mickey Conn told GwinnettPrepSports.com's Will Hammock on Thursday that he notified Clemson's coaches on Sunday:
"I think he's still very interested in Clemson, but he's got a brother (freshman linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche) who goes to Ole Miss and he's got other schools that he likes as well. He's going to clear his mind and take some other visits."
Conn also told the website, "At this point, I think it's a family decision. The family's going to get together and make the best decision for Robert."
Nkemdiche could not be reached for comment on Thursday morning, while his mother told the AJC "Let me check with Robert and get back with you about that."
Rumors and reports about Robert's impending de-commitment from Clemson have been circulating all week. You can read about it here.
Why the rampant speculation? Robert's mother has expressed wishes that both sons play together at Ole Miss, Robert and his mother will be making an unofficial visit to Ole Miss on Saturday, and his mother will leave the next day to return to her home in Nigeria. It seems like perfect timing for Robert to commit to Ole Miss on Saturday?
Which colleges are in contention for Robert? Ole Miss is the heavy frontrunner, while his mother told the AJC that Alabama was initially her favorite school.
"My No. 1 team is Alabama. That's one school I truly love, Alabama …" Why do you like Alabama? "Alabama has a good football team. And they're solid. They have good academics. Right now, they are undefeated. And I've stayed in stayed in touch with their coach on Facebook. He is a good person. I like the school but again, I would prefer for Denzel and Robert to play together."
Robert Nkemdiche told the AJC last week that he would like to visit LSU and Florida.
Oregon and UGA, located 40 minutes from Grayson, are also candidates for the 6-foot-5, 284-pound defensive end.
What about UGA? Robert attended last week's UGA game on an unofficial visit with the Bulldogs. He was impressed that coach Mark Richt sought out Denzel after the game to exchange compliments
"Coach Richt said a lot of nice things to my brother," Robert said on Wednesday. "It was very classy. I'm not surprised at all by Coach Richt doing that because he's such a great dude and such a classy dude." Richt also talked to Robert Nkemdiche about Robert. "He told me to keep Georgia on my mind, and he'd love for them to have a chance at me."
Would Nkemdiche seriously consider UGA? "I don't know. I'm not going to say much about that. Georgia is really good school and who knows? Georgia is a good school."
Nkemdiche had committed to Clemson on June 14 after two of his high school teammates, RB Wayne Gallman and DB David Kamara, had pledged to the Tigers. Nkemdiche's coach, Conn, played football with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney at Alabama, and the two were roommates.
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As soon as i run the application after doing the tutorial,
the following error shows up:
System.TypeInitializationException was unhandled Message=The type initializer for 'Couchbase.CouchbaseClient' threw an exception. Source=Couchbase TypeName=Couchbase.CouchbaseClient StackTrace: at Couchbase.CouchbaseClient..ctor() at ConsoleApp.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\lp\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\ConsoleApp\ConsoleApp\Program.cs:line 11 at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args) at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly() at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean ignoreSyncCtx) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart() InnerException: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException Message=Configuration system failed to initialize Source=System.Configuration BareMessage=Configuration system failed to initialize Line=0 StackTrace: at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.PrepareConfigSystem() at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName) at System.Configuration.PrivilegedConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName) at System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticsConfiguration.GetConfigSection() at System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticsConfiguration.Initialize() at System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticsConfiguration.get_IndentSize() at System.Diagnostics.TraceInternal.InitializeSettings() at System.Diagnostics.TraceInternal.get_Listeners() InnerException: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException Message=Unrecognized configuration section membase. (C:\Users\lp\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\ConsoleApp\ConsoleApp\bin\Debug\ConsoleApp.vshost.exe.Config line 8) Source=System.Configuration BareMessage=Unrecognized configuration section membase. Filename=C:\Users\lp\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\ConsoleApp\ConsoleApp\bin\Debug\ConsoleApp.vshost.exe.Config Line=8 StackTrace: at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal) at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors) at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors() at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey) InnerException:
I should mention that i have removed the Enyim.Caching.dll reference,
if i do not remove it i get an error saying that StoreMode exists in both Enyim.Caching.dll and Couchbase.dll.
Anyone knows how to fix this?
I think this is related to the fact that we've ILMerged the Enyim functionality into the Couchbase client.
It looks like perhaps there's a configuration difference between what you want to do with Enyim and what you're using the Couchbase client for? Can you describe the setup you're trying to achieve a bit and then I can probably help describe how to get there?
I pretty much followed all the steps from the tutorial,
i wanted to try and insert some data into CouchBase trough a console app.
So i tought the tutorial would be a great place to start off.
My setup is pretty much identical to the tutorial one, the only difference is at step 8 i only added
the Couchbase.dll file , instead of both the Enyim.Caching.dll and the Couchbase.dll file.
This because of the reason u have mentioned, its causing a conflict somehow.
My config file and everything else is exactly the same as described in the tutorial.
Hi, I faced the exact same problem however instead of running in debug mode - I just ran the console program (ctrl + f5) - and so I was able to view the error message. My problem was that order of elements in the app.config was not right. The correct order is this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<section name="couchbase" type="Couchbase.Configuration.CouchbaseClientSection, Couchbase"/>
<servers bucket="default" bucketPassword="">
<add uri="http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8091/pools/default"/>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/>
Also once I solved this problem, I was unable to store anything in the database. I installed version 1.8 and then chose membase instead of couchbase while you are doing setup (setup is done after installing couchbase). Then everything seems to work fine.


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Pretty cool clip of Rune Glifberg and co skating the elements in Buenos Aires for Burn energy drinks. I havent tried Burn yet I will this clips tasty so i presume the drink will be tasty too, I hope so I dont want to be let down like I was last night.
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Mayor Dave Bing on Tuesday ordered his chief lawyer to drop a lawsuit she filed contesting the legality of a consent agreement that enabled Detroit to avoid having the state appoint an emergency manager to oversee the city's troubled finances. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Bing says Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon "exceeded" her authority and failed to follow Detroit's charter when filing the lawsuit.
Click here to read the letter in its entirety » "The Corporation Counsel shall prosecute all actions or proceedings to which the City is a party or in which the City has a legal interest, when directed to do so by the Mayor," he wrote in the one-page letter, which was dated Monday and delivered Tuesday. "By taking this action you have exceeded your authority under the Charter and have put the City's financial stability at substantial risk of serious financial consequences." The lawsuit, which was filed this month through Crittendon's office and was not brought on behalf of Bing or the City Council, claims the consent deal reached in April between Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder is invalid because the state owes Detroit $220 million in past revenue sharing and other unpaid bills. Snyder has said the state does not owe Detroit the money. An Ingham County judge is expected to hear the lawsuit Wednesday. The state Treasurer's office told Detroit Chief Financial Officer Jack Martin last week that if Crittendon's suit isn't dropped, the state could withhold millions of dollars in revenue sharing that would help the city pay its short-term bills and make payroll. The city is due to receive a $25.1 million revenue sharing payment later this month, Bing told council members Monday that Detroit will run out of money this month without the revenue sharing. He also has said Crittendon earlier told him she would not drop the suit. The Associated Press left a message Tuesday with Crittendon's office seeking comment. Crittendon has said that the new charter, approved last year by Detroit voters, gives the corporation counsel the authority to investigate violations of the document. It takes six votes from the nine-member council to remove her, but there has been no movement toward relieving Crittendon of her duties. The lawsuit, the state's direct response to it and Bing's order to Crittendon are the latest tangles in Detroit's near-futile attempts to turnaround decades of bungled finances and millions of dollars of debt. Detroit accumulated budget deficit is more than $200 million. Structural debt is over $13 billion. Through a contract with the state, the city authorized $137 million in bonds this spring to help shore up Detroit's shrinking cash flow and pay city workers and vendors who provide products and services. The state is concerned that the legal conflict posed by Crittendon's suit could scare off potential buyers of those bonds. Deputy Treasurer Thomas Saxton warned Thursday that the bank could intercept the revenue sharing money that was used to secure the loan if the bonds are not sold by June 27. The bond issue is not part of the consent agreement, but continued failure by the city to work toward improving its fiscal condition threatens that agreement. If Detroit is found to be in default of the consent deal one of the remedies is state receivership. Snyder on Tuesday said he's ready to "take action" if city officials don't keep their promises or the municipality runs out of cash. "I want the city to work through this," he said. "It's an internal Detroit issue, largely, that they have real issues between the mayor, City Council and the corporate counsel and I hope they resolve those."
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Police say the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the boiler room on the east side of the St. Alexius.
A garbage can caught fire, and it was taken away from the boiler room. When police arrived and were told the fire was out.
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If you are serious about marketing your product in China, you should be aware of the media and internet landscape. Check out Danwei.com's practical list.Thursday, September 18, 2014
China's domestic companies now have more freedom to invest overseas. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has loosened its control.Wednesday, September 17, 2014
John van de Water architect in Beijing describes his learnings about China in a book that says it all: You can't change China, China changes you.Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Sara Naumann takes us to the best attractions in Chengdu, including the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base.Monday, September 15, 2014
China has developed an action plan to revitalize the staggering economy in the northeast provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.Thursday, September 18, 2014
A government package of supportive policies is offering a boost for China's insurance sector. Major insurance companies report higher net profits.Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Say I McDo. McDonald's in Hong Kong is now offering full wedding parties. For only €270 you can have a full wedding package including a venue and food.Tuesday, September 16, 2014
China's growing middle class can now shop online for second hand luxury goods at Secoo, the e-boutique for second hand luxury products.Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Urban developer Wim van de Poll convenes like-minded people in crossover spaces between Dutch and Chinese urban planning.Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Air France and KLM are introducing the all-new Club China. Activate your current account, connect your LinkedIn details and you are in business.Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Taiwan summers can be hot and humid and even autumn offers high temperatures. Ray explains how Taiwanese deal with the heat and offers some great trips.Monday, September 15, 2014
China's environmental watchdog has 'blacklisted' four companies because they because the failed to correct environmental wrongdoings uncovered earlier.Monday, September 08, 2014
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