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Final Games of the 2013 MLB Regular Season
Every new season brings new hope among all thirty teams around Major League Baseball. No matter how badly you did the year before, there's always a chance that any given season could be your year. However, the yearly aspiration of postseason baseball ended for nineteen teams on Sunday afternoon — leaving just the Red Sox, Tigers, Athletics, Indians, Rays, Rangers, Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Pirates and Reds with shots at winning it all.
But it's not going to be an easy road for any of them.
The Rays and Rangers face arguably the most difficult path, as they ended the season tied for the second American League Wild Card spot, and therefore will have to play in a one-game tiebreaker game Monday night in Arlington — game 163 of the season. It's do or die for both teams, as a win could mean playoff glory, with a loss meaning the end of the season.
It's sure to be an incredibly great game.
While eleven teams are still battling it out for a shot at becoming World Series Champions, the remainder of the teams are done for the year. But some players on those teams are finished forever, as they announced their retirement earlier in the season.
Mariano Rivera and Todd Helton are two of the biggest names of the retirees, and both have good cases for the Hall of Fame, once their first year of eligibility rolls around in 2019.
Rivera — the greatest closer in MLB history — is the definition of greatness, both on and off the field. Rivera will go down as one of the best players and people the game has ever seen, and will undoubtedly be missed by everyone around the baseball world.
Another player of equal caliber is Todd Helton, who made a name for himself as arguably the best player in Rockies history, as well as a player who is well respected all around the game.
It will be interesting to see how both the Yankees and Rockies — teams that had subpar years — will do next year without their long-time star players.
In the end, no matter what next year brings, it's extremely sad to see them go.
But Sunday wasn't completely full of sadness.
Henderson Alvarez, of the Miami Marlins, threw the fifth no hitter in franchise history, however, it wasn't done in the most conventional way; part of what makes it so intriguing. Alvarez recorded the twenty-seventh out of the game in the ninth, without having allowed any hits, but it wasn't officially a no-no just yet. The Marlins gave Alvarez absolutely no run support, and it took a bases loaded, wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to secure both the Marlins win and, more importantly, Alvarez's no hitter.
Truly a remarkable way to end the year.
If the 2013 postseason winds up providing anywhere close to the level of excitement the last day of the 2013 regular season brought, it's sure to be an amazing month of October.
My final latest leaders blog post, which I was planning to post tomorrow, will have to be moved to Tuesday, as game 163 of the year is being played tomorrow night between the Rangers and Rays, with the stats counting towards the regular season stats. After that, my postseason predictions will be posted on Thursday as scheduled. Be sure to check back to see who I have making it to the World Series. (My World Series predictions will come after the two teams have been decided a few weeks down the road.)
Recapping My 2013 MiLB & MLB Baseball Season
Now that the 2013 Minor League Baseball season is over, and with no shot at attending any more MLB games this year, I can finally post a blog entry recapping my season out at the ballpark.
I managed to make it to 16 baseball games this season. Two of those were major league games — one up in Baltimore and one in Seattle — with the remaining fourteen being minor league games. In those minor league games, I saw numerous top prospects, as well as future Hall of Famer, Chipper Jones, on August 20th, at his number retirement ceremony in Durham. It was a great season, full of fun, and I thought I'd take the time to recap it all:
April 5th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Winston Salem Dash
I went into this game looking forward to seeing Indians' top prospect, Francisco Lindor, and White Sox' top prospect, Courtney Hawkins. Both are sure to be future MLB stars, and both are exciting players to keep an eye on. I didn't get an autograph from Lindor at this particular game, but I did receive the bat that Hawkins cracked during his second at-bat of the game, in which he got a bloop-single:
(The bat is signed, but the auto is around the other side. It was done very hastily.)
April 9th – Durham Bulls Vs. Gwinnett Braves
Having one of the best opening day Bulls lineups ever — including Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Chris Archer, and Hak-Ju Lee — I was excited to attend this game. I didn't get Myers, but I ended up with an autograph from both Lee and Brandon Guyer….:
….as well as a game home run ball hit by the Braves' Ernesto Mejia:
(This was my first ever home run ball.)
April 24th – Durham Bulls Vs. Toledo Mud Hens
I was hoping to get an autograph from Wil Myers at this game, since I was unsuccessful the last time, but I failed, once again. I did, however, get an auto from Mike Fontenot….:
….as well as a game homer from Tigers' number one prospect, Nick Castellanos:
(Castellanos was a September call-up by the Tigers.)
May 9th – Durham Bulls Vs. Syracuse Chiefs
Not much to say about this game. Just that I finally got Wil Myers to sign for me; once on a program, and once on a card:
(Myers is a top candidate for 2013 American League Rookie of the Year.)
May 14th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Salem Red Sox
I didn't have the chance to get an autograph from Indians' top prospects, Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin, as I was too busy getting autos from all the Red Sox' top prospects. Salem was loaded with great players when I saw them in May, and I ended up getting an auto from Garin Cecchini, Blake Swihart and Brandon Jacobs:
Then, after the game, I picked up a game used, unbroken bat from Deven Marrero:
(Great guy — actually took the time to sign nicely, unlike Hawkins.)
May 30th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks
I was able to get an autograph from Cheslor Cuthbert, however, due to a mistake on my part, I missed out on Royals' top prospect, Kyle Zimmer. Although, I did manage to finally get an autograph from Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin after the game — both are super-nice guys. I was happy to finally get those:
(Lindor would go on to take part in the 2013 Futures game, up in New York City.)
June 3rd – Durham Bulls Vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
I was really hoping to get an autograph from Chien-Ming Wang, but I never saw him in the dugout before the game, so I figured he wasn't there. But after the game, I ended up running into him on my way out of the ballpark. Turns out, Wang had been in the stands, charting the game. So I was thankfully able to get him:
I also got a game home run ball hit by Ronnier Mustelier:
(Chasing down home run balls never gets old.)
June 15th – Durham Bulls Vs. Indianapolis Indians
With the great year he was having, I was looking to get an autograph from Vince Belnome, since I had finally gotten his card. Not only did I get Belnome, but I also got Jake Odorizzi; as well as Wil Myers, for the third time:
(Little did I know that this would be the last time I'd ever see Myers with the Bulls, as he was called up the next day.)
June 17th – Durham Bulls Vs. Louisville Bats
I had been planning on attending this game since before the season even started. The record holder for most stolen bases in a single season, with 155, Billy Hamilton, was set to be there, and I was looking to get his autograph. I was able to get it, as well as an auto from Reds' prospect Henry Rodriguez:
(Two things: Hamilton is now in the majors, and Rodriguez needs to work on his auto.)
June 25th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Frederick Keys
I didn't think I'd be going to this game, but I got an offer from Orioles' prospect, Nick Delmonico, for free tickets, and I couldn't pass it up. I was able to thank him in person, as well as get him to sign a card, making it a great time:
(Delmonico is now part of the Brewers' organization.)
June 29th – Baltimore Orioles Vs. New York Yankees
Didn't get any autographs, but had a great time.
Check out my recap HERE.
July 26th – Seattle Mariners Vs. Minnesota Twins
As with the Baltimore game, nothing too exciting.
Check out my recap HERE.
August 20th – Durham Bulls Vs. Charlotte Knights
Third straight game without an auto, but Chipper Jones was there, so it was fun anyway.
Check out my recap HERE.
August 24th – Durham Bulls Vs. Norfolk Tides
This game turned out to be the most successful game of the season; as I got four out of the five guys I wanted an autograph from to sign for me. Those players include Orioles' top prospects, Kevin Gausman and Jonathan Schoop, as well as Alex Liddi and Eric Thames. All were extremely nice about it, and I was surprised with the number of autos I got:
(As with Rodriguez, some of these autographs need work.)
September 3rd – Durham Bulls Vs. Indianapolis Indians
As if this game wasn't exciting enough, being a playoff game, I was able to get autos from Pirates' number one and two prospects, Jameson Taillon and Gregory Polanco:
(Both are expected to do big things in the majors as soon as next season.)
September 10th – Durham Bulls Vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
Didn't get any autographs or home run balls — bad way to end the season.
But what a season it was.
I can't wait for next year; when the auto collecting, home run chasing, and prospect scouting can start all over again.
By the Numbers
Though you could take the time for yourself to add it all up, I figured I'd make things a bit easier. Here's a numbers recap of my 2013 MiLB & MLB season:
Games attended: 16
Win-loss record for the home team: 12-4
Total runs scored (Home Team-Visitor): 102-44
Top 100 prospects seen in person: 16
Autographs from top 100 prospects: 8
Total autographs: 26
Game used gear: 2 bats (Courtney Hawkins & Deven Marrero — both signed.)
Game homers: 3 (Ernesto Mejia, Nick Castellanos & Ronnier Mustelier)
Total miles traveled to & from games: 7,740 (Including Baltimore & Seattle)
Final Baseball Game of the Year for Me
Tonight's Bulls game versus the Pawtucket Red Sox will be my final game of the season.
The Bulls are in the final round of the Governors' Cup Playoffs, against Pawtucket, in a best three out of five series, to determine the winner of the International League, and after Wednesday's game, won't play at the DBAP until April of next year.
Starting for the Bulls, in tonight's game one, is their Ace, Jake Odorizzi, who has been outstanding all year; even more so in his past two home starts. On the mound for the opposing Red Sox is Anthony Ranaudo, who has also had a great season and is subsequently sure to pitch a great game.
As with any game I go to, I'm looking to try for autographs. Mainly, at this game, I'm hoping to get an auto from Pawtucket's Matt Barnes and Bryce Brentz. Earlier in the season, when they first came to Durham, the Sox had Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Allen Webster on the roster, but I wasn't able to attend, as I was across the country in Seattle — they're all in the majors now.
But in the end, with two great pitchers, along with two outstanding teams, it's sure to be an exciting conclusion to the season for me, regardless.
Overall, it's been a really fun year, and I've been able to attend more baseball games (mostly minor league) this season than in all of the other years of my life combined; including a game at two different MLB ballparks (Safeco Field and Camden Yards) — the first time I've ever done so in the same year. Truly something when you think about it.
I've seen numerous MLB top prospects — Nick Castellanos, Billy Hamilton, Wil Myers, Francisco Lindor, Jameson Taillon and Courtney Hawkins, to name a few — and have gotten a good deal of autographs this season. (I plan to post a recap of it all in the next week or so.)
But as fun as this year has been, I'm already looking ahead to next season.
The Bulls are set to host the 2014 AAA All-Star game, in July of 2014, and I'm fully planning to attend. With so many top prospects in one place, it's any autograph collectors' dream. The festivities are also going to include a Home Run Derby, showcasing some of the best sluggers on the Triple-A level; many of which will become big league stars. So, obviously, that's something to be excited about.
In addition to my readiness for the 2014 MiLB season, I'm also looking forward to the 2014 MLB season, as the schedule for each team is set to come out later today. I'm sure I'll make it to one or two games next year — which games is yet to be determined — and therefore, I'm going to study the schedules to plan out which teams I'll be seeing.
But even with the season almost over for me, there's still tonight's game left to be played.
And I'm going to make the absolute most of it.
Chase for the Second American League Wild Card Spot
The Athletics currently hold a rather large lead in the Wild Card standings for the American League, so if any non-division-leading teams in the AL want to make the post season, it will likely have to be through the second Wild Card.
The Yankees, Orioles, Indians, and even the Royals, are the teams that currently still stand a chance of taking over the second Wild Card spot, currently held by the Rays. While it's admittedly not a good chance, especially for the Royals, it's a chance, nonetheless.
But the question is, if any of these teams can go on a run to make the post season, which team will it be?
In my mind, the Yankees are the best team of the four currently chasing down the Rays. While they don't have that great of a pitching staff, nor a young lineup, they have a lineup of veterans — Jeter, Soriano, Rodriguez, and others — that seem to all be getting hot at just the right time.
Though they're currently partaking in a series against the Red Sox, which are arguably must-win games, the majority of the Yankees remaining schedule isn't all that bad. Which is why I think that even if they miss the postseason, it won't be by as much as people originally thought it would be at the beginning of the season.
As far as the Orioles, Indians and Royals go, they all sit just behind the Yankees, and face an uphill climb for sure. Though I'd love to see the Indians or Royals finally give their fans something to be excited about, after subpar seasons over the past several years, I don't see it happening. The Orioles, along with the Yankees, are the only teams with a viable chance, in my opinion.
No matter the outcome for the Yankees, Orioles, Indians and Royals, who are currently trying to make a final push for the post season, it will certainly be fun to watch them all in the coming weeks. They all still technically stand a shot of making the post season, and will undoubtedly be playing their hearts out for the remainder of the year.
Only time will tell if their efforts will be all for naught.
Story Lines Worth Watching In the Final Month
It's hard to believe but the 2013 MLB regular season is almost over. (Today marks exactly one month until the final games of the season, on September 29th.) Teams are making their final push for the post season, and every player is doing their best to finish out the season strong. With all of this going on, I thought I'd post an entry on the five main story lines I plan to keep an eye on throughout the final stretch.
American League Home Run Race
It's a two-man race, between the Orioles' Chris Davis and the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, for who will receive the title of 2013 home run champion. But more importantly for Cabrera, he's not just chasing down Davis for that title alone; Cabrera is trying to do what no one in the history of the game has ever been able to do: Win back-to-back Triple Crowns.
Davis currently holds a four home run lead over Cabrera (who is day-to-day, after suffering an injury in Thursday's game) — Cabrera leads all of baseball in batting average and RBI's — and with a mere month left of the season, it's going to take a real display of power for Cabrera to overtake Davis. But if anyone can do it, Miguel Cabrera can.
Candidates for Rookie of the Year Award
The Rookie of the Year award is going to be a difficult award to decide, for both the American League and National League. Both leagues have several players that have strong cases, so it's going to be interesting to see which player will have a great final month to move themselves above the rest.
Currently, top candidates from the American League, for the R.O.Y. award, include Wil Myers, Chris Archer and David Lough, while the National League has quite a few more top candidates, in Yasiel Puig, Matt Adams, Nolan Arenado, Jedd Gyorko, Evan Gattis, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jose Fernandez and Shelby Miller, among others. Making this a story line well worth watching.
National League Central Division
The National League Central is currently the closest of all the divisions in Major League Baseball. Less than four games separate the top three teams, being the Cardinals, Pirates and Reds. (This is the first season in 21 years that the Pirates will finish with a winning record.) With the Diamondback's slowly falling out of the race to catch up — though there's still a slight chance they could — it would appear to be between these three teams for who will win the division.
No matter which team is able to hold on in the final month of the season, to win the division, all three are likely to make the post season, with the extra Wild Card spot, that was added last season.
Max Scherzer's Cy Young Quest
Of all of the great pitchers in the American League none have been as dominant throughout the entire season as Max Scherzer. Having gone 19-1 — only the third pitcher to ever start a season winning 19 out of their first 20 decisions — with a 2.90 ERA, Scherzer is well on his way to winning the Cy Young award, if he can keep up the great performance.
Though I think Yu Darvish will get a lot of consideration for the award — rightfully so, currently sitting at 12-5, with a 2.68 ERA, leading all of baseball in strikeouts — the award is currently Scherzer's to lose, in the minds of many around the baseball world.
Houston Astros' Loss Record
With 30 games left to play, the Houston Astros hold a win-loss record of 44-88 — the worst record in all of baseball. They currently sit 33.5 games out of first place in their division, and look to have a losing record for the fifth straight season. Having lost 107 games in 2012, and 106 in 2011, it will be interesting to see if the Astros can finish with fewer than 100 losses this season.
They'll have to go 19-11, in their final 30 games, which isn't impossible, but with it being the Astros, it's not all that likely. It should be interesting to see if the Astros can at least finish out the year on a high note, after yet another disappointing season.
What're you looking forward to? Leave a comment below.
Durham Bulls to Retire Chipper Jones' Number
Twenty-one years since playing for the Bulls, Chipper Jones is returning to Durham.
Jones is set to join Crash Davis, Joe Morgan and Bill Evers as the only players to ever have their number retired by the Bulls, in a retirement ceremony on Tuesday. Morgan currently holds the distinction of being the only Bull to go on to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but that's likely to change, once Chipper becomes eligible a few years down the road.
Jones played with the Bulls for a total of 70 games during the 1992 season, in which he batted .277 with four home runs and 31 RBIs. This coming back when the Bulls were the Class-A affiliate of the Braves, Jones would go on to become an eight-time All-Star, playing for the Braves his entire career.
Jones' career MLB stats of 468 home runs and 1,623 RBI's, coming over 2,726 hits, will go down as one of the best careers of anyone to ever don a Bulls uniform.
The uniform number retirement ceremony for Chipper Jones is set to take place at around 7:00, before tomorrow night's Bulls game. And I'm planning to be there.
Gates are set to open at 5:30, and I'm hoping to be one of the first inside. This will more than likely be my last time seeing Chipper, and I'm optimistic that I'll be able to get his autograph. (I'm going to try to get it on a 2012 All-Star baseball, that I won last year in a Twitter contest.) But no matter what happens, it's sure to be an exciting night, and I'll be sure to blog about it all on Wednesday.
But as if that's not enough baseball excitement for one week, I'm also planning to attend Saturday's Bulls game, versus the Norfolk Tides (AAA affiliate of the Orioles).
The Tides are loaded with great players and prospects, with the most notable being Orioles number one and number five prospects, Kevin Gausman and Jonathan Schoop, who have both been having great seasons. I'm hoping to pick up an autograph from both. (Eric Thames, Zach Britton, Danny Valencia and Freddy Garcia being the other players I'm after for an auto.)
I haven't yet decided whether or not I'll be blogging about Saturday's game, but you never know. It really depends on if anything out of the ordinary occurs, and how much else is going on around the rest of the baseball world. So, stay tuned….
Wil Myers to Make Major League Debut On Tuesday
The decision by the Royals to not call up Wil Myers towards the end of last season, in which he batted .314, with 37 home runs and 109 RBI's, left many people scratching their head. Then, after an offseason trade that sent Myers to the Rays, many expected Myers to get moved to the big league club fairly quickly, especially with the great spring training he had. But once again, it didn't happen. Myers was sent to Triple-A Durham, where he spent 65 games, before finally receiving the call that everyone has been waiting for.
After five seasons in the minor leagues, Wil Myers is going to the majors.
Pulled from Sunday's Durham Bulls game, after doubling in the first inning, Myers is set to make his major league debut on Tuesday, up at Fenway Park, against the Red Sox. Myers truly left the Rays no choice but to bring him up, as he began to heat up over the past couple of weeks. After a short slump, Myers has been a hitting machine as of late, quickly increasing what started out as subpar numbers, by his standards, up to 14 homers and 58 RBI's, this season at Triple-A. After the recent success, it will be interesting to see if Myers' hot streak will continue into the majors.
But Rays manager, Joe Maddon, isn't too concerned with Myers making a flawless transition, saying, "You're not going to hear a lot of the high expectations coming from this particular desk or this chair. I want him to play. I want him to be a Ray. I want him to run hard to first base. I want him to try to do the right things on the field, continue to work on his defense, try to improve his baserunning."
Many feel Myers will do all of that, and much more.
Myers is set to take over the right field position, wearing the number nine for the Rays, and is going to bat towards the bottom of the order, at least for now. As is to be expected when a player of Myers' caliber is promoted to the big leagues–arguably the most hyped hitting prospect to reach the majors since Bryce Harper–nearly everyone is making their predictions as to how they feel Myers will perform. Having seen him play in five games this season, I have a fairly bold opinion as to how he will fare.
I may be placing the bar a bit too high for Myers, but I could easily see him hitting a home run in his first major league game. After all, the green monster at Fenway is nothing new to him, as the Bulls have a blue monster, and therefore, Myers is used to the challenge that comes along with the towering left field wall. But wall or no wall, there's really no ballpark that can contain Myers' power. The rare combination of the ability to hit for power AND average, as well as the skill to take the ball to all parts of the field, make Myers a very special player.
Wil Myers should become a major impact player for the Rays for many years to come.
4/24/13 Durham Bulls Vs. Toledo Mud Hens
I hadn't been planning on attending this game–under normal circumstances I probably wouldn't have–but I was trying to accomplish what I was unable to do the last time I was at the ballpark: Get an autograph from Rays' number one prospect, Wil Myers. That was my main reason for being there, on what turned out to be a fantastic day for a ballgame: I figured with it being a day game there wouldn't be as many people at the ballpark, making it easier to get autographs. I was partially right, as while there was a decent amount of people at the game, there were fewer than usual autograph seekers. But in the end, fewer people didn't do much good, as just like the first Bulls game I had attended, a couple weeks ago, Wil Myers didn't sign for me. It was very frustrating.
But I didn't let it bring me down, as the game itself was far more exciting. With there being fewer fans than usual, you could basically sit wherever you wanted, and I ended up sitting in the fourth or fifth row to start the game. The close proximity to the field made the game all that more enjoyable. (Not that I don't always have a great time at the ballpark.)
Bulls' starting pitcher for the game, Jake Odorizzi….: ….didn't do as well as I had expected him to (though he would get the win) giving up a solo-shot to the third batter of the game, Nick Castellanos, who would go 3-3 for the game.
The home run was a very big deal for me because (for those of you who don't know) Castellanos is the Tigers' number one prospect, and baseball's 21st overall prospect. My heart literally skipped a beat when he crushed the ball out onto the center field grass and I was still seated in the infield. I looked on for a few minutes, fully expecting someone to run out there and grab it, but to my surprise, no one did. A few people went over to have a look, but no one grabbed it. I couldn't stand to just sit there, so I decided to see if I could make it over in time to get the home run ball.
Now, something you have to realize, at the Durham Bulls ballpark, it's not a mere walk to the outfield. There's a big flight of stairs you have to climb before you can make the trek over. During that climb, I had my eye off of the center field grass for nearly half a minute, and I was worried that during that short period of time, someone had gone out to get the ball. But thankfully, when I finally made it to the outfield, in what must've been record time, I saw a little white speck over in the grass. I patiently waited for three outs to be recorded before I jumped the short fence, and trotted over to grab the ball: This was Nick Castellanos' second home run of the season, and just the 19th of his career.
After grabbing the ball, I decided to stay seated in the outfield for a few more innings, just in case anyone blasted a home run onto the grass, but looking back, that was a dumb decision. I ended up getting sunburnt, and as I sit here typing this, my arms tingle with every keystroke. (Perhaps not wearing sunscreen was the dumb decision?)
Anyway, when it became apparent that no one was going to hit a home run in my direction, and that my arms were turning red, I gave up my outfield view, for my original seat, where I had begun the game: I know it doesn't appear to be, but the seat I was in had just fallen into the shade. It felt good to not have my skin roasting anymore.
Since I had been in the outfield for the majority of the game up until this point, I had missed Wil Myers' first two at-bats. Therefore, I ended up taking roughly 30 pictures of Myers (I won't share them all, don't worry) beginning with his third at-bat of the game….: ….and continuing with him above the dugout….: ….in the on-deck circle….: ….and ending with him on first base, after singling in his final at-bat: I went a little Myer's-crazy. I know. I admit it. But hey, it's Wil Myers.
The Bulls would go on to win the game, 9-8, despite an attempted comeback from the Mud Hens, who scored four runs in the top of the eight inning. I failed, yet again, in getting Myers to sign for me after the game, but I was able to get Mike Fontenot to autograph a card for me. So it wasn't a total loss for the day, autograph-wise.
It remains a top priority for me to get an auto from Wil Myers, and although I won't be able to attend tonight or tomorrow night's game, if he's still with the Bulls when they return home from an 8-game road trip, on May 6th, I plan on going back. It's certainly a challenge to get an autograph from Wil Myers, but I generally enjoy challenges, and refuse to give up.
My First Two MiLB Games of the 2013 Season
Opening Day for Major League Baseball took place on Monday, however, Opening Day for the Carolina Mudcats (A+ affiliates of the Indians), of the Carolina League, is taking place later tonight. For the second season in a row, I'm attending tonight's game, once again versus the Winston Salem Dash (A+ affiliates of the White Sox), and I'm extremely excited. This year's Opening Day game is packed with top notch talent.
For the Carolina Mudcats, while their pitching staff isn't too fantastic, their position players include the organization's number one prospect, Francisco Lindor, 2012 1st round draft pick, Tyler Naquin, along with top prospect, Tony Wolters, who is making the transition this season from short stop to catcher. Wolters played with the Mudcats last season, and I really enjoyed watching him play. I'm looking forward to seeing how the move to behind the plate plays out.
As far as the Dash go, the highlight of the team is undoubtedly Courtney Hawkins, who was drafted 13th overall in last year's draft; doing a backflip afterwards. Though Hawkins won't be doing any backflips (as far as I know), I'm looking forward to seeing the White Sox' number one prospect in action–maybe he'll even blast a home run. If nothing else, I'm certainly going to try for his autograph, as I'm also planning to do from the Mudcats' Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin.
But when it comes to autograph collecting, no other game throughout the entire rest of the season will have more highly ranked prospects than the April 9th Durham Bulls game I'm planning to attend. Having been traded from the Royals' organization to the Rays, in the 2012 offseason, the number four prospect in all of baseball, Wil Myers, will be there and is sure to draw a huge crowd, so autographs may be hard to come by. I'll just have wait and see how it goes.
A few other Bulls' players worth mentioning, that I'm hoping to get autographs from on Tuesday night, include Jake Odorizzi, Chris Archer and Hak-Ju Lee, who are the Rays' third, fourth and fifth ranked prospects, respectively. In all, the Bulls are beginning the season with 7 of the top 20 prospects in the organization. I can't think of a team in all of minor league baseball with more talent, which is why I'm going to be blogging about the game. It will likely be posted on Wednesday afternoon.
So that's the basic plan for my first two minor league games of the year. I'm not sure when, or where, the rest of the year will have me going to games; the only game set in stone is the June 3rd Bulls day game, when they take on the Red Barons (Yankees affiliate). But one of the games during the series when Billy Hamilton comes to Durham with Louisville is almost a sure bet, as well. Other than that, I don't know.
American League Predictions for 2013
Last year was the first time I ever made actual predictions as to how the MLB standings would look at the end of the regular season. To say I did poorly would be an understatement, but this is a new year, and with it comes a new shot at getting the predictions right. So I'm up for the challenge once again.
Unlike 2012, when I posted both my American League and National League predictions in the same blog entry, this year I'm doing separate posts for each league. As the title states, I'm giving my 2013 American League standings predictions today, starting with the AL East:
1. Rays
2. Yankees
3. Orioles
4. Blue Jays
5. Red Sox
With the Yankees' season uncertain, I see this as the year the Rays need to make their move. With the lineup they have, the Rays have the ability to win their division, but it's going to come down to if their starting pitching begins and ends with David Price, or if their potential superstar pitchers in Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson can get things going. That's the deciding factor, for me.
Although the Yankees' season is up in the air, I still have them finishing second in the AL East. Why? Because they're the Yankees; a team that seems to be able to always find a way to win. But it's going to come down to Derek Jeter, in my opinion. If he misses a large chunk of the season, at any point, it could send my predictions way off course. Right now, I'm not too worried about him missing the first few games; but that could change.
The Orioles surprised everyone last season with the way they were able to put things together, however, I still think it'll be 2014 before they stand a good chance of winning the division. Their phenom prospects are still far from ready, with top prospect Dylan Bundy beginning the season in AA Bowie, and I just don't see everything clicking together in their favor this season.
I'm hesitant to place the Blue Jays all the way down in fourth, with so many people seeing them finishing near the top, but it's the way I foresee their season panning out. Even with the offseason additions of R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, etc., I don't see the Jays putting together a season much over .500. You just can't buy chemistry, and with so many new faces, I don't see them gelling from the start of the season.
What can I say about the Red Sox? They were once major competitors in the division, but after a couple of horrible seasons, by their standards, I don't see this year being any better. They didn't do much to improve their team in the offseason, and it's going to show once the season starts up. I'm looking down the road, when their key prospects such as Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts arrive, before I can see them getting things going in the right direction again.
1. Tigers
2. Indians
3. White Sox
4. Royals
5. Twins
There's truly no reason the Tigers shouldn't run away with things in the AL Central division. With one of the best lineups in all of baseball, including sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder, along with newcomer Victor Martinez, their lineup should be there. The only question mark is their pitching. Justin Verlander is going to dominate–that's a given–but the remainder of the rotation is a bit uncertain. But all in all, I think they'll be just fine.
Coming in second, I have the Indians, as they did a great job of signing guys in the offseason to fill key spots they were missing last year, and I feel it's bound to pay off in the coming season. The only concern would be their starting pitching. Without a true Ace, you don't know who to look to for to carry the team throughout the season. It's definitely something worth watching, however, they should be able to have enough decent pitching to make things very interesting in the division.
It was really a toss up between me placing the Indians or White Sox in third place (with the other in second) but I decided to have the Sox finishing third in the division. The Sox have a future Cy Young winner, in Chris Sale, but with the remainder of the pitching, as well as the lineup, a question mark, I can't see them winning too many games over .500 in the 2013 season. They still have too many holes to fill.
I'm still questioning the Royals' decision to trade away their phenom prospect, Wil Myers, along with a few other prospects, to the Rays, in exchange for a couple of middle of the rotation starting pitchers, on most teams, in James Shields and Wade Davis, but it is what it is. I see the move doing more harm than good. The Royals certainly needed starting pitching, but to trade away your top prospect is a poor choice, in my opinion, which is why I have them finishing next to last in the division.
The Twins are a team that have the potential to be very good a year or two down the road, but for right now, I see them having to endure another last place season, in their division. They just don't have enough top notch guys, both in their pitching rotation and lineup, to make any sort of a run this season, as far as I can see.
1. Angels
2. Athletics
3. Rangers
4. Mariners
5. Astros
For the Angels, the AL West division is theirs to lose. With the addition of Josh Hamilton in the offseason, along with their already potent lineup of Albert Pujols and Mike Trout, there is no reason the Angels shouldn't dominate the division. Although they lost Zack Greinke to the Dodgers, their rotation is still really good, and it should all combine to be enough to lead them to the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
The Athletics were one of the big surprises of last season, but I don't feel it was a fluke. They've put together a really great team out in Oakland, and with the majority of the other teams in the division (with the exception of the Angels) still trying to figure things out in the coming season, the Athletics stand a good shot of making the playoffs for the second straight year.
With the loss of Josh Hamilton during the offseason, I don't see the Rangers doing much of anything this year. While they have a few big bats in their lineup that can change the outcome of a game with one swing, I don't see their rotation as being strong enough to overcome the uphill climb they face. It'll be interesting to watch unfold, but I don't like their chances in 2013.
The Mariners are one of the most interesting teams to keep track of. While I don't see them having all that impressive of an upcoming season, with all of the talent they have knocking on the door of the big leagues, I feel they'll be major contenders as early as next season. They don't have all of the necessary pieces, just yet, to put together a playoff run, but starting in 2014, keep a lookout for the Mariners to do big things in the AL West division.
Last season was flat out ugly for the Astros, as they finished in dead last, with a league leading 107 losses. Being that they're making the transition from the National League to the American League this year, I don't see things being any better for them; but when you lose over 100 games in a season, it can't really get all that much worse.
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Microsoft has updated its Office for Mac offering, making a number of changes it says were prompted by user feedback - and we're guessing there was quite a bit of feedback.
Office:mac 2008 always played second fiddle (or perhaps third triangle if we're talking in orchestral terms) to Office on the PC. Despite appearing a year after the update to Office 2007 on the PC, it had a look and feel more like Office 2003 and lacked some of the refinement that its PC cousin touted.
Office:mac 2011 rights those wrongs, bringing with it a collection of new features, a new look and feel, and much improved performance. Microsoft claims that Office for Mac is as compatible as it can be with the PC version, an acknowledgement that PC and Mac are operating together in the workplace.
Although visually similar, Microsoft claims that many of the changes have been built from the ground up, to make Office:mac the most "Mac like" version of the software ever. Perhaps that is more a reflection of Microsoft making Office progressively more intuitive and user-friendly on the PC than anything else.
A big change is the introduction of the "ribbon" interface introduced to Office 2007 on the PC. This replaced the need for numerous drop-down menus, toolbars and palettes that made up the old system. You can turn it off if you don't like it, but having used the ribbon on the PC, we welcome it on the Mac, even if you lose a little screen space. This has been applied across the suite to make it consistent.
A new full screen view lets you ditch the rest of your desktop so you only have the document you are working on in front of you - to help you concentrate on the task at hand. It is a little like Safari's new reading view and we already love it. The same system can be used for reading, with a simple scroll (on a mouse or trackpad) to change pages.
There is added emphasis on sharing and collaboration, with the integration of SkyDrive sharing using a Windows Live ID, and messaging options from the application windows, rather than having to switch to a new app. Integration with iLife applications has been improved, so you'll be able to access iTunes, iMovie and iPhoto collections easily to add to docs and PowerPoint.
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The Spectacle of Death: Populist Literary Responses to American Capital Cases (Paperback)
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In 1787, Benjamin Rush cautioned that public punishments were dangerous to the social and legal authority of the new nation. For Rush, irrepressible human sentiments all but guaranteed that public punishments would turn spectators against the institutions responsible for the punishments. Although public executions of criminals ended early in the 19th century, debate over the morality of capital punishment has continued to this day.
In this unique and fascinating glimpse into public reactions to prominent executions, from colonial times to the 1990s, Kristin Boudreau focuses on the central role of populist, often ephemeral literary forms in shaping attitudes toward capital punishment. Surveying popular poems, ballads, plays, and novels, she shows that, at key times of social unrest in American history, many Americans have felt excluded by the political and legal processes, and have turned instead to inexpensive literary forms of expression in an attempt to change the course of history.
Among the significant capital cases that the author discusses are: the Haymarket anarchist trial of 1886; the lynching of Leo Frank in 1914; the murder of Emmett Till in 1955 and its effects on the Civil Rights movement; Norman Mailer's treatment of the Gary Gilmore case in the 1979 novel, "The Executioner's Song"; and the 1998 execution of Karla Faye Tucker, a convicted murderer who became a born-again Christian on death row.
In the concluding chapter, Boudreau examines contemporary writers, musicians, actors, and other artists who are using their artistic media to influence official policies of states that permit capital punishment.
By examining these neglected texts, Boudreau brings to light a compelling story about ordinary Americans fighting an entrenched legal system at times of great national crisis.
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"This exploration of execution literature offers not only close analysis of literary works—from bestselling books to little-known poems—inspired by publicly sanctioned deaths, but also vivid retellings of some less than judicious episodes in America's past….Boudreau's…consideration of literature of the public conscience—whether watershed or nearly anonymous—is thought-provoking and timely."
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"The Spectacle of Death ... is a very readable and fascinating trip through American history. It ... makes an important contribution to our knowledge of America's vexed relationship to the ultimate punishment."
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After what seemed to be a decade of defeat for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), Jim Skinner took over as Chief Executive Officer in November 2004 and implemented the new Plan to Win strategy that made the "Golden Arches" golden once again. As part of this strategy, McDonald's began to focus on quality, rather than overextension through uncontrollable growth.
To achieve this and a more localized brand, McDonald's began to franchise more of their new restaurants and rapidly refranchise existing company-operated ones. McDonald's operated 32,478 restaurants in 117 countries at year-end 2009 employing 385,000 employees; 26,216 of those restaurants were operated by franchisees. In their 2009 Form 10-K annual filing management states,
We view ourselves primarily as a franchisor and believe franchising is important to deliver great, locally-relevant customer experiences and driving profitability.
By bringing local entrepreneurs into the franchise, McDonald's became not just a global brand but a locally-relevant one as well. In business lingo, "glocalization" is the term used to describe efforts to reformulate a global brand into one that matches both local consumers and their tastes. To glocalize their brand, McDonald's refranchised about 1,100 restaurants in 2008 and 2009, combined.
Refranchising McDonald's restaurants also has implications toward their consolidated financial statements, which include but are not limited to the following:
- Consolidated revenues are initially reduced because McDonald's now collects rent and royalty as a percent of net sales from refranchised restaurants instead of 100% of its sales.
- Combined operating margin percent improves.
- Return on average assets increases primarily due to a decrease in average asset balances.
- Margin percentages are affected depending on the sales and cost structures of the restaurants refranchised.
- Other operating income/expense fluctuates as McDonald's recognizes gains and/or losses resulting from sales to restaurants.
McDonald's cash flows from operations totaled $5.8 billion in 2009, and about $2.0 billion of that cash was reinvested in the business primarily to open 868 restaurants (511 net, after 357 closings) and reimage nearly 1,850 existing locations. Management communicated to shareholders in their annual report,
Cash from operations continues to benefit from our evolution toward a more heavily franchised business model as rent and royalty income received from owners/operators is a very stable revenue stream that has relatively low costs, and is less capital intensive.
However, McDonald's still directly owns and operates 6,262 restaurants, which is important to being a credible franchisor and critical to providing company personnel with operational experience. As a result, McDonald's management must continue to review their mix of company-owned and franchised restaurants in order to consistently maximize overall performance. Long-term rewards for shareowners will certainly manifest if McDonald's can effectively engage their five Plan to Win core drivers of people, products, place, price, and promotion.
Disclosure: The author has no positions in MCD at the time of writing.


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Running Time: 103 Min.
Director: DCypher
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Distribution Companies: Vivid Entertainment Group
DVD Extras: Behind the Scenes Featurettes, Fetish Menus, Still Gallery(ies), Trailer(s), Widescreen
Cast: Penny Flame, Lela Star, Barrett Blade, Brea Bennett, Lindsey Meadows, Derrick Pierce, Christian (I) (TS-friendly performer), Eric Masterson
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Genre: Feature
Brea gets more than she bargained for when she tries to con a grieving widower out of millions of dollars by dressing up as her doppelganger. Brea and her lover, Sebastian, pose as a disabled and sick brother and sister team in what seems like the world's most perfect con but discover too late that they are the ones getting taken for everything and paying the ultimate price.
When Brea Bennett discovers that she's the very Mirror Image of the extremely well off Barrett Blade's recently passed wife, she hatches a plot with boyfriend Derrick Pierce to woo Barrett with her resemblance to the departed and then take him for oodles.
The script by DCypher is crisp and clever, and the acting is solid. Plus, Bennett and fellow Club Jenna girl Lela Star have an absolutely blazing g/g bout (which has pretty much zilch to do with the story, but who's complaining?), and there's a good b/g with Lindsey Meadows and Christian, as well.


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Science and Engineering Ethics
, Volume 17, Issue 4, pp 667-672
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Publics in the Making: Mediating Different Methods of Engagement and the Publics These Construct
- Alison MohrAffiliated withInstitute for Science and Society, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham Email author
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The potential for public engagement to democratise science has come under increasing scrutiny amid concerns that conflicting motivations have led to confusion about what engagement means to those who mediate science and publics. This raises important yet relatively unexplored questions regarding how publics are constituted by different forms of engagement used by intermediary scholars and other actors. It is possible to identify at least two possible 'rationalities of mediation' that mobilise different versions of the public and the roles they are assumed to play, as 'citizens' or 'users', in discussions around technology. However, combinations of rationalities are found in practice and these have significant implications for the 'new' scientific democracy.
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116 alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students were registered for the two person select shot tournament held by the ETSU National Alumni Association. Golfers chose from one of eight divisions: the Gold Division for players with a handicap of 10 and under; the Blue Division for those with a handicap of 11-20; the White Division for players with a handicap of 21 or more; Faculty/Staff; Women; Greeks; Seniors; and Co-ed (male/female).
The champions of the Gold Flight were Tommy Bryant and Mike Cusick who won with a score of 59. Brian Bailey and Eric Bailey came in second with a score of 63. In the Blue Division, John Carbone and Jay Steel won with a score of 63. Shooting a 66, Vinnie Reddy and Travis Sandlant were the runners-up. The White Division crowned Ivan Clipse and Josh Scott the champions with a score of 70. Joel Dahlhauser and Kevin Masters were second claiming a score of 72.
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Last Modified: Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 12:34 a.m.
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
June 3, 2012
Grand Isle State Park
Lauren Elizabeth Loupe, 22, 4584 N. Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, animal on beach, glass container on beach.
Peter Patrick Verdin Jr., 27, 864 S. Kline Drive, Pueblo West, Colo., glass container on beach.
June 5, 2012
Grand Isle Police
Chastity Stevens, 18, P.O. Box 483, Grand Isle, violation of leash law.
June 9, 2012
Grand Isle Police
Ross M. Adam, 28, P.O. Box 150, Grand Isle, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.
June 10, 2012
Grand Isle Police
Phillip Hudnall, 24, 454 Elizabeth Drive, Baton Rouge, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
John J. Drawdy, 52, 123 Barthelemy Lane, Grand Isle, criminal trespassing.
June 11, 2012
Grand Isle Police
Otis Devon Franklin, 44, 112 Ratcliff Loop, Columbia, Miss., obscene lewd conduct (urinating in public).
Terry Vegas Jr., 43, 128 W. Central Ave., Grand Isle, contempt of court/Jefferson Parish warrant.
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Grand Isle Police
Keith Eschete, 23, 150 Circle Ave., Grand Isle, contempt of court/Lafourche Parish warrant.
Mark Hebert, 49, 176 ½ Nacarri Lane, Grand Isle, contempt of court/Lafourche Parish warrant.
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Grand Isle Police
Ryan Hernandez, 27, 269 Louisiana Ave., Grand Isle, violation of parole.
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Grand Isle Police
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Kendall Hebert, 25, 2377 Highway 1 Blackberry Lane, Grand Isle, contempt of court.
Sterling Guidry, 42, 228 Bayou Vista, Thibodaux, contempt of court.
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Grand Isle Police
Miles David Caulfield, 21, 169 Grape Lane, Grand Isle, contempt of court.
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Grand Isle Police
Ronald Corley, 23, P.O. Box 1124, Grand Isle, contempt of court/Grand Isle warrant.
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Grand Isle Police
Herman S. Riche, 44, 619 Riche Road, Bunkie, obscenity, simple battery.
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Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Kenneth Wagner, 31, 415 Country Estates Drive, Houma, contempt of court.
Christopher Smith, 45, 104 Hackberry St., Thibodaux, simple battery.
David Jones, 51, 248 Paula Drive, Thibodaux, violation of probation/parole.
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Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Nathaniel Singleton, 22, 3511 Highway 316, Gray, use of multiple beam road lighting equipment, second-offense posses ion of marijuana (felony).
July 13, 2012
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Quenton Hadley, 29, 231 St. Louis, Raceland, contempt.
Phillip Oliver, 34, 234 Hermitage Drive, Houma, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles, possession of cocaine less than 28 grams, resisting an officer.
Charles Correro, 49, 130 Stokes Drive, Sterlington, domestic-abuse battery, aggravated assault.
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Cody Dantin, 25, 501 St. Charles Bypass, Thibodaux, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, no driver's license, brake equipment required, turning movements and required signals, stop signs and yield signs (two counts).
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Join us for a 4 course dinner prepared & plated by 4 of Milwaukee's top chefs set on the hillside of Golden Bear Farm. Each course will feature a section of pig from Golden Bear Farm...yes, even dessert! There will be pairing for each course from a local micro-brewery. Enjoy a beverage before dinner with farmers Steve & Marie Deibele as they provide a tour of their farm and introduce you to their pigs. Prepare for some of the piglets to nibble on your shoe!
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An historic Topeka landmark will get a renovation thanks to help from an area business.
CoreFirst Bank and Trust presented the Hale Ritchie House with a $10,000 check Wednesday morning.
The contribution will go towards renovations and restoration of the house. The group plans to create a center for area third and seventh graders to learn about state and local history.
Hale Ritchie was the son of early Topeka settlers John and Mary Ritchie.
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Volume 119, Issue 11, 15 September 2003
- Theoretical Methods and Algorithms
General-model-space state-universal coupled-cluster theory: Connectivity conditions and explicit equations119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599283View Description Hide Description
We present a new version of the state-universal (SU), multireference, coupled-cluster (CC) theory that is capable of handling completely general, incomplete model spaces. This is achieved by exploiting the concept of "locality" for the active molecular spin orbitals and by introducing the constraining conditions (C conditions) on cluster amplitudes that are associated with the internal excitations transforming one reference configuration into another one. These C conditions make it possible to represent the exact (i.e., full configuration interaction)wave function via the SU CC cluster ansatz based on an arbitrary model space. The C conditions are then taken into account together with the standard SU CC equations for the external amplitudes, thus enabling us to reach the exact result in the limit, while preserving the connectivity property and thus the size extensivity. We also present compact expressions for the matrix elements of the effective Hamiltonian as well as the explicit expressions for the most important coupling coefficients that are required at the single and double excitation level. All other expressions are the same as in the single reference CC formalism.
-reference, -state coupled-cluster method: Merging the state-universal and reduced multireference coupled-cluster theories119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599302View Description Hide Description
We propose a generalization of the reduced multireference coupled-cluster method with singles and doubles (CCSD) to the genuine MR, state-universal (SU) CC approaches. Two key ingredients of this generalization are (i) the algorithm for the cluster analysis of general MR configuration interaction (CI) wave functions that is based on the SU cluster ansatz of Jeziorski and Monkhorst, and (ii) the formulation of the SU CC method employing a general (incomplete) model space. These recent developments enable us to employ modest size MR CISD wave functions that are based on an -dimensional reference space as a source of higher-than-pair-cluster amplitudes in the externally corrected SU CCSD method that is based on an -dimensional model space forming a subspace of An appropriate choice of and makes it then possible to avoid the most severe intruder-state problems. The method is illustrated on the often-investigated H4 and H8 model systems.
The general-model-space state-universal coupled-cluster method exemplified by the LiH molecule119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599335View Description Hide Description
The salient features of the recently introduced general-model-space (GMS) state-universal (SU)coupled-cluster (CC) method are illustrated on the case of the LiH molecule. Describing the breaking of the Li–H bond by relying on an open-shell-type GMS reveals the importance of the connectivity conditions (C conditions), which represent a crucial new ingredient of the GMS SU CC theory. Only when we properly account for these C conditions can we uniquely represent the full configuration interaction (FCI) wave functions in terms of the multireference SU exponential cluster ansatz and recover the FCI energies via the GMS SU CC method, assuming that all the relevant clusters at a given level of the theory are considered. Drawing on various GMSs, we compute the potential energy curves for three two three and three states, using the GMS SU CC method truncated at the singly- and doubly-excited level (GMS SU CCSD), as well as the externally corrected -CCSD method that exploits the -CISD wave functions as the external source of higher-than-pair clusters in the SU CCSD method. In all cases we obtain excellent results: For states, the maximum difference between the FCI and various SU CCSD energies is about 0.5 millihartree. These errors are further reduced when we employ the -CCSD methods. For the Π states, the deviations of the SU CCSD energies relative to FCI amount to at most a few hundreds of a millihartree. We also report on the size-extensivity tests and the exactness of the formalism for two-electron systems.
Density fitting for the decomposition of three-electron integrals in explicitly correlated electronic structure theory119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1600431View Description Hide Description
It is shown that the convergence of R12-type explicitly correlated electronic structuretheories can be improved by rearranging the three-electron integrals before using a resolution of the identity to decompose them into expressions involving only two-electron integrals. The new scheme is illustrated for some test systems within the explicitly correlated second order many-body perturbationtheory.
Multiconfigurational system-bath dynamics using Gaussian wave packets: Energy relaxation and decoherence induced by a finite-dimensional bath119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599275View Description Hide Description
The quantum dynamics of an anharmonic oscillator coupled to a bath of up to 60 harmonic oscillators is investigated by a new multiconfigurational hybrid method for wave packet propagation. The method, originally proposed in [Burghardt, Meyer, and Cederbaum, J. Chem. Phys. 111, 2927 (1999)], represents a variant of the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree method including a moving basis of Gaussian functions. Energy relaxation and quantum decoherence induced by the zero-temperature oscillator bath are shown to be accurately described by the new method. Decoherence rates for a bath with a discretized ohmic spectral density are found to be consistent with golden-rule predictions for
Optimal reduced dimensional representation of classical molecular dynamics119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599349View Description Hide Description
An optimal reduced space method for capturing the low-frequency motion in classical molecular dynamics calculations is presented. This technique provides a systematic means for carrying out reduced-dimensional calculations in an effective set of reduced coordinates. The method prescribes an optimal reduced subspacelinear transformation for the low frequency motion. The method is illustrated with a dynamics calculation for a model potential, where the original six-dimensional space is reduced to two (three) dimensions, depending on the desired frequency cutoff value.
- Gas Phase Dynamics and Structure: Spectroscopy, Molecular Interactions, Scattering, and Photochemistry
Kinetics of CH radicals with Evidence for CO chemiluminescence in the gas phase reaction119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599346View Description Hide Description
The production of CO vis-uv-chemiluminescence has been observed for the first time when a trace amount of vapor was photodecomposed in a pulsed-photolysis reactor using a 248-nm laser under multiphoton-dissociation conditions in an excess of in diluent helium or argon carrier gas at 298 K and in the pressure range 2–95 Torr. The time-resolved chemiluminescent traces due to vibronic emissions at several band positions in the and systems, and in the (1–0) and (0–0) bands of the system were observed to decay nonexponentially. Their integrated intensities all showed quadratic dependence on the photolysis fluence employed. The OH and CO chemiluminescence data can be best interpreted by postulating the occurrence of reactions with the methylidyne radicals in two different electronic states, and The production of and in these reactions require the methylidyne radicals to be internally (vibrationally) excited. The decay kinetics of the chemiluminescence was investigated in the presence of various added substrates, the buffer gas pressure, and in conditions of excess added which allowed us to isolate and study the reaction, since the could rapidly be removed from the system. The reactions of highly internally excited brominated radical species such as and with in principle, can also produce CO chemiluminescence, but are argued to be of negligible importance in the present photolysis system.
Dissociation of acetaldehyde in intense laser field: Coulomb explosion or field-assisted dissociation?119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1598955View Description Hide Description
Dissociation of acetaldehyde in moderate strong laser field of was investigated. Singly charged parent ion and fragmental ions and were produced by 800 nm laser of 100 fs pulse duration and recorded by time-of-flightmass spectrometer. The fragment further dissociated to and ions at higher intensity. Ab initio calculated results show that the singly-, doubly-, and triply charged parent ions are stable. So, the dissociation mechanism was not due to Coulomb explosion of multicharged ion. A field-assisted dissociation (FAD) theory, which assumes that only one bond undergoes dissociation while the rest of the molecular geometry stays unchanged, was employed to treat the dissociationdynamics. Accordingly, the dressed potential energy surfaces of the ground state for the parent and the fragment ions were calculated. Corresponding quasiclassical trajectory calculations show that the bond ruptures take place in the order of C–C, C–O, and C–H, agreeing with the observation. The observed angular dependence and charge distribution of the product ions can also be interpreted by the FAD theory.
Pulsed-field ionization zero electron kinetic energy spectroscopy and theoretical calculations of copper complexes: (X=N,P,As)119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1598956View Description Hide Description
The copper complexes were produced in pulsed laser vaporization molecular beams and investigated by pulsed-field ionization zero electron kinetic energy (ZEKE) spectroscopy and second-order Møller–Plesset (MP2) perturbation and hybrid B3LYP density functional theory calculations. The ground electronic states of and (X=N,P,As) are and respectively, both with symmetry. From the ZEKE spectra, the adiabatic ionization potentials of the neutral molecules are determined to be 44 730, 41 508, and 42 324 cm−1, and the stretching frequencies are 268/199, 214/187, and 188/155 cm−1 for X=N, P, and As, respectively. The degenerate and bending frequencies are measured to be 146/83 and 118/52 cm−1, while the mode was not observed. In addition, the wag, X–C stretching, and umbrella modes are also measured for the phosphine and arsine complexes. From the MP2 theory, the dissociation energies of the and Cu complexes are estimated to be 59/12, 70/15, and 65/11 kcal mol−1 down the X group. Both MP2 and B3LYP predictions of ionic vibrational frequencies compare well with the spectroscopic values, but the B3LYP calculations of neutral low frequency modes are less satisfactory. On the other hand, the B3LYP calculations yield better ionization potentials than the MP2 methods for these molecules.
Twisted excited state geometries in 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile and dimethylaniline: New origin bands119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1598959View Description Hide Description
The electronic spectra of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile- and (DMABN) and dimethylaniline- and have been reexamined, and new electronic origins have been observed for the species, approximately lower in energy than previously reported. The spectra of and several other isotopomers of DMABN are reported for the first time. A prominent low-frequency progression is assigned to dimethylamino torsion, and the states are found to be twisted by about 26° with a small barrier to planarity. Other bands are tentatively assigned to inversion and methyl torsional motions.
Success and failure of polarized-ion models: Bending and atomization energy of groups 2 and 12 dihalides119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599345View Description Hide Description
Polarized-ion models—with and without dipole reaction fields and charge-quadrupole interaction—are evaluated in calculating atomization energies, bond angles, and bending force constants of groups 2 and 12 dihalides. A study of the sensitivity to changes in the input parameters reveals a strong dependence on dipole polarizabilities. The charge–quadrupole bending terms of a multipole expansion are important for quasi-linear molecules, where the preceding terms in the expansion tend to cancel each other. They normally stabilize the linear geometry, but enhance bent structures, if a certain criterion for the ratio of quadrupolepolarizabilities of metal and halide ions is fulfilled. The models explain the bent alkaline earth halides, but fail spectacularly for the group 12 halides— and are even calculated as unstable relative to the constituent atoms. The unexpected weakness of ionic bonds is related to the large increase of the ionization energies by relativistic effects and the lanthanide contraction.
Energy levels and wave functions of weakly bound bosonic trimers using Pekeris coordinates and a symmetry-adapted Lanczos approach119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599348View Description Hide Description
An approach is presented for the accurate calculation of the energy levels of weakly bound bosonic rare gas trimers. A Pekeris coordinate system is used in order to avoid the interdependent range problem associated with internuclear distance coordinates. The present choice of coordinates also permits a straightforward treatment of boson symmetry and allows one to assess the importance of linear configurations through the calculation of one-body reduced distribution functions. The discrete variable representation is used and the eigenvalue problem is solved using a Lanczos recursion combined with projection operator techniques in order to extract totally symmetric states. Lennard-Jones systems corresponding to Argon and Neon are studied in order to assess the accuracy of the method by comparing them with those of recent benchmark calculations. The approach allows the accurate calculation of several bound states. Calculations are also performed for the case of a Morse interaction potential and the results are compared to those studies based on the commonly used internuclear distance coordinates. The present approach is found to be more accurate.
Vibrational analysis of small hydrogen clusters119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599350View Description Hide Description
Anharmonic vibrational frequencies are calculated for the clusters employing the correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field method. The present results confirm previous experimental assignments and also allow us to assign the band of the cluster. The results explain the lack of features in the photodissociationspectra of the and clusters, in the region of The calculation also provides enough reliable data for the identification of these clusters in hydrogen atmospheres. The nature of the excitations near in the vibrational spectra of the and clusters and their implication in the mechanism of photodissociation of these cluster are also discussed.
Exclusion surfaces for molecules in argon and helium119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1600435View Description Hide Description
Molecular exclusion surfaces [J. Bentley, J. Phys. Chem. A 104, 9630 (2000)] have been determined for a number of molecules and molecular ions interacting with argon or helium atoms. These surfaces represent the boundaries between the molecules and their environment and have application, for instance, to continuum solvation models. To make these surfaces useful for such applications, we present some simple models for exclusion surfaces which depend only on properties of the electron densities of the isolated molecules.
Rotational spectroscopic investigation of carbonyl sulfide solvated with helium atoms119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1598953View Description Hide Description
Rotational spectra of small- to medium-sized clusters with N from 2 to 8 were investigated using a pulsed molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer and a microwave-microwave double resonance spectrometer.Spectra of five to eight isotopomers were measured for each cluster. Nuclear quadrupole hyperfine structures were observed for and containing isotopomers. The isotopic data, together with the microwave-microwave double resonance experiments, were used to establish unambiguous assignments for these clusters. The assignment of N, the number of solvating helium atoms in a particular cluster, was supported by the observed intensity change under different backing pressure and nozzle cooling conditions and in particular by the systematic infrared vibrational band shifts from the concurrent infrared study. This sequence of clusters contains some of the largest clusters that have thus far been investigated with high-resolution spectroscopic techniques. This study provides detailed and important information for the understanding of the quantum solvation process of dopant molecules in helium nanodroplets.
High-resolution infrared spectra of carbonyl sulfide solvated with helium atoms119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1598954View Description Hide Description
Infrared spectra of clusters with up to about 20 have been studied in the region of the O–C stretching vibration using a tunable diode laserspectrometer to probe pulsed supersonic expansions from moderately high-pressure cooled jet sources. Resolved rotation-vibration transitions have been assigned for the clusters with and these assignments have been confirmed in detail by observations of the corresponding pure rotational transitions in the microwave region. The vibrational frequencies (band origins) were observed to move to higher frequencies (blueshift) for continuing the shift previously observed for the binary complex, He–OCS. Then, for the vibrational frequency moves back in the direction of lower frequencies (redshift), leading towards the limiting redshift previously observed in larger heliumnanodroplets with These vibrational shifts are consistent with a model in which the first five helium atoms fill a "ring" around the "equator" of the OCS molecule, with the subsequent heliums then taking positions closer to the ends. The cluster rotational constants decrease monotonically (increasing rotational moments of inertia) for falling below the value previously observed for the "free" rotation of OCS in heliumnanodroplets. Strong, sharp spectral lines from clusters in the size range were also observed, but not assigned. This difficulty in extending the analysis for may be related to the onset of partially free internal rotation of the OCS within the helium cluster, which in turn has interesting implications for the nature of superfluid-type behavior in this finite scale system.
Theoretical simulations on photoexcitation dynamics of the silver atom embedded in helium clusters119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599351View Description Hide Description
Quantum molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to study the photoexcitation in size-selected helium clusters considering electronically nonadiabatic transitions. We employed the hybrid method in which the electronic degree of freedom of was treated quantum mechanically while the motions of helium atoms were described by the semiclassical path integral centroid molecular dynamics method in order to take the quantum fluctuationeffect into account. It has been found that the dynamics after photoexcitation is dominantly nonadiabatic in all cluster sizes studied, and that nonadiabatic transitions are enhanced by quantum fluctuation of helium motions. Most of the photoexcitedclusters decompose into an isolated Ag atom and free helium atoms within several picoseconds. However, exciplex formation was also found to occur for all helium cluster sizes studied, although this process is found to be minor.
Ground state potential energy curves for He–Kr, Ne–Kr, Ar–Kr, and Coupled-cluster calculations and comparison with experiment119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1600434View Description Hide Description
Ab initio calculations were performed with the coupled-cluster single and double excitations with perturbative triples correction method using the augmented correlation consistent polarized triple, quadruple, and quintuple zeta basis sets [aug-cc-pVnZ for four complexes: He–Kr, Ne–Kr, Ar–Kr, For each complex and each basis set a fitted potential energy curve is given. The most accurate results were obtained with the aug-cc-pV5Z basis set supplemented with an additional set of bond functions. Ab initio potentials were compared to experimental data and the best empirical potentials available. The agreement was good although calculated potentials were found to be too shallow. To better reproduce spectroscopic data, ab initio potentials were modified using a nonlinear least-squares procedure. The modified potentials were developed for He–Kr, Ne–Kr, Ar–Kr, and as well as Ne–Ar and They all compare favorably with the best available empirical potentials.
Conformational analysis of the jet-cooled peptide mimetic ethylacetamidoacetate from torsion-rotation spectra119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599353View Description Hide Description
Rotational spectra of two conformers of the peptide mimetic, ethyl-acetamidoacetate, were measured in a molecular beam using a Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer. In each conformer, internal rotation of the acetyl methyl group gives rise to observable splittings in the spectrum. From analysis of the torsion-rotation interactions, the methyl group's orientation has been determined in the principal axis frame of each conformer and is shown to unambiguously identify its conformational form. One conformer exists in the all-trans configuration and belongs to point group and the second, higher-energy conformer has symmetry. Two separate theoretical fitting procedures are applied to assess the reliability of the structural information and are shown to be essentially equivalent. For example, methyl torsional barriers are 63.7(1) cm−1 versus 67.1(1) cm−1 and 64.8(1) cm−1 versus 67.5(1) cm−1 for the and conformers, respectively, and principal axis orientations of the methyl groups agree to ±0.1°. The small differences in the torsional barriers and rotor axis angles for the two conformers are a result of a change in the orientation of the ethyl group on the other end of the molecule. The predicted energy ordering of these two conformers at the level of theory is in disagreement with experimental observations.
Rho-axis-method Hamiltonian for molecules having one methyl rotor and point-group symmetry at equilibrium119(2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599354View Description Hide Description
Two modifications of the rho-axis-method torsion-rotation Hamiltonian for fitting spectra of methyl top molecules belonging to the point group at equilibrium which are required to treat molecules with equilibrium configurations are described: (i) The permutation-inversion group must be changed from to which causes the and species to coalesce into a single species, and which also introduces the slight complication of separably degenerate species. (ii) One term must be added to the second-order contact-transformation-reduced Hamiltonian and seven terms must be added to the fourth-order reduced Hamiltonian. Programming strategies for this Hamiltonian are also discussed. In particular, portions of the computer code requiring complex arithmetic are indicated, and three schemes for checking the internal consistency of the code are suggested. Application of this Hamiltonian to ethylacetamidoacetate is given in the preceding paper.


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