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Timely, sensible, and highly readable, this volume explodes popular myths concerning Jews and money, and reminds us that stereotypes matter and anti-Semitism remains a problem. Full of common sense ideas for how to make our world 'a more tolerant, open-minded, and freedom-loving place.'
Jews and Money: The Story of a Stereotypeby Abraham H. Foxman
In the wake of Bernie Madoff's ruinous investment schemes, Abe Foxman takes a cultural and political look at the many variations throughout history of the assumptions made about Jews and money. These include Jews as greedy global capitalists; Jews as wealthy secret communists; Jews as cheapskates; and Jews controlling the media with their money to unduly influence
In the wake of Bernie Madoff's ruinous investment schemes, Abe Foxman takes a cultural and political look at the many variations throughout history of the assumptions made about Jews and money. These include Jews as greedy global capitalists; Jews as wealthy secret communists; Jews as cheapskates; and Jews controlling the media with their money to unduly influence society. Foxman makes the case that these stereotypes have permeated cultures globally and argues that these beliefs are rooted in deep-seated and pervasive anti-Semitism. As with all forms of bigotry, society at large needs to respond to the persistence of stereotypes by educating the young, denouncing hate speech, and by encouraging Jews, like all groups, to express pride in their ethnic and religious heritage.
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Timely, sensible, and highly readable, this volume explodes popular myths concerning Jews and money, and reminds us that stereotypes matter and anti-Semitism remains a problem. Full of common sense ideas for how to make our world 'a more tolerant, open-minded, and freedom-loving place.'
"Lucid and authoritative" Publisher's Weekly
"Foxman made a genuine contribution and a worthy attempt to speak truth to nonsense..." The Jerusalem Post
"Indefatigable Anti-Defamation League director Foxman applies common sense against entrenched hatred, challenging patent bigotry with plain truths about Jews and money... A gentlemanly exhortation to communicate and get involved in the fight against an ancient evil. " Kirkus Reviews
"Abe Foxman has written with significant insight on a stereotype that should be eradicated. His perspective clears a path towards enlightenment and is fascinating. A must-read." Donald J. Trump
"Foxman's book serves as an important wake-up call– alerting readers to continuing prejudice and stereotyping of Jews, both positively and negatively, which swirls around the mainstream of American culture. "Jews and Money" takes readers through an easy to digest and informative journey, documenting the origins and growth of bias and bigotry against Jews from birth of Christianity through current times, focusing on the subtle as well as blatant forms of prejudice today, and the role of the media and the internet." Andrew Tisch, Co-Chairman, Loews Corporation
"This book captures the historic complexity that remarkably remains an issue of keen sensitivity even today. The words "Jews and money" have an ugly resonance that most of us can't forget. Even for a subject that has been deeply explored, this book offers many new and worthwhile insights." Michael Steinhardt, Chairman of the Board of Israel Energy Initiatives Ltd, IDT Corporation
"Timely, sensible, and highly readable, this volume explodes popular myths concerning Jews and money, and reminds us that stereotypes matter and anti-Semitism remains a problem. Full of common sense ideas for how to make our world 'a more tolerant, open-minded, and freedom-loving place.'" Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and author of American Judaism: A History
"Abe Foxman looks at some long-standing stereotypes about Jewish people that have no place in the business world, or any world for that matter. He provides important information that will educate others, combat bigotry, and promote religious and economic freedom." Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & CEO, News Corporation
A stalwart in the long campaign against anti-Semitism presents rational arguments on the side of reason and understanding.
Indefatigable Anti-Defamation League director Foxman (The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control, 2007, etc.) applies common sense against entrenched hatred, challenging patent bigotry with plain truths about Jews and money. Before diving in to "The Bernie Madoff Moment," the author reminds us of the virtuous owner of Malden Mills, who reacted heroically when his factory, where many townsfolk earned their livelihoods, was destroyed in 1995. That good man, like the criminal Madoff, was Jewish. Methodically, Foxman examines some causes of anti-Semitism, including charges of deicide and the belief in a cabal of usurers in a den of thieves. Certainly, some Jews are wealthy, but some are poor; some are tightfisted, others are remarkably philanthropic; some are capitalists, others communists. The author stresses that irrational bigotry isn't past history, but rather current events—in fact, the old czarist forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is still published and marketed worldwide. Anti-Semitism has survived the days of Father Coughlin and Henry Ford to be found on Twitter and the Internet, and it is global, unfiltered and viral. In his discourse, Foxman skims sordid and dangerous examples of bigotry, including ethnic comedy—though showbiz criticism isn't his strength. The author effectively marshals logic and fact, and he maintains a consistently calm, level tone.
A gentlemanly exhortation to communicate and get involved in the fight against an ancient evil.
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The Story of a Stereotype
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On the evening of December 11, 1995, businessman Aaron Feuerstein was with family and friends at a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. It was his seventieth birthday, and a group of well-wishers had gathered to throw him a surprise party.
In the midst of the festivities, someone walked in with horrifying news. "It's the factory. A boiler exploded. People are hurt, and the buildings are on fire."
No one had to ask, "What factory?" Everyone understood the man was referring to Malden Mills, the textile plant that Aaron Feuerstein's grandfather had built in 1906 and that Aaron himself had managed for almost thirty years.
Within the hour, Feuerstein and his friends were part of a large crowd of onlookers, watching firefighters battle the blaze. It had grown into a six-alarm conflagration, drawing 200 firefighters from as far away as New Hampshire and Boston.
What happened in the days and weeks that followed has become a classic story of business and personal ethics, one that I'm sure will continue to be told for generations to come. As I'll explain, it's also an important story for what it reveals about our society's attitudes toward Jews and Judaism. This is an aspect of the Aaron Feuerstein saga that few people have noticed or commented on. Yet it's deeply relevant and profoundly important today, with our economic and social turmoil and as age-old prejudices and animosities have once again reared their heads, fomenting resentment and dividing communities.
The 1995 fire at Malden Mills wasn't just bad news for Feuerstein's company—it was a potentially devastating blow to an already depressed post-industrial community.
Malden Mills employed 2,400 people, many of them recent immigrants from countries ranging from Italy, Portugal, and Israel to the Dominican Republic. Thousands of people relied on the textile business for their survival. Now, many of them had rushed to the scene and were watching their dreams of the future literally going up in smoke.
Paul Coorey was the president of Local 311 of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, which represented many of the workers at Malden Mills. A few days later, he recalled the scene: "I was standing there seeing the mill burn with my son, who also worked there, and he looked at me and said, 'Dad, we just lost our jobs.' Years of our lives seemed gone."
When the flames finally subsided, three of the four factory buildings had been destroyed. (The fourth had been saved, in part, through the heroic damage-control efforts of a team of employees that battled the blaze even after firefighters declared it hopeless.) Thirty-three employees had been injured, though thankfully none had died. The damage was estimated at some $500 million. Families throughout northeastern Massachusetts were in despair, wondering where their next paycheck was coming from.
Many people in Aaron Feuerstein's position would have broken down under the shock. But Feuerstein refused to shed a tear. He bolstered his spirits by recalling a favorite passage from Shakespeare's King Lear, in which the distraught monarch vows not to weep although his heart should "break into a hundred thousand flaws." Feuerstein was marshalling his strength for the biggest challenge of his business career—figuring out a way to save Malden Mills and the families who depended upon it.
In truth, even before the 1995 fire, Malden Mills and Aaron Feuerstein had represented something quite unusual in the textile industry. Founded as a knitting company, Malden Mills had experimented with various kinds of fabrics and manufacturing processes throughout the first half of the twentieth century. In the 1970s, it bet big on what proved to be a passing fad—the fake fur craze. When sales of the synthetic material plummeted in the early 1980s, Malden Mills had to lay off hundreds of workers in order to avoid bankruptcy. Aaron Feuerstein, by now the CEO, was personally devastated and vowed to avoid such a calamity in the future if he possibly could.
The company's salvation appeared in the form of a new material developed by its researchers. Called Polarfleece, it was a unique polyester blend that wicked moisture away from the body while providing exceptional warmth. Polarfleece—later renamed Polartec—became a favorite fabric among hikers, campers, and winter sports lovers. Companies like Patagonia, L.L. Bean, and Lands' End sold thousands of garments made from Polartec manufactured by Malden Mills. Polartec was also an early example of environmentally friendly manufacturing: Made largely from recycled polyester fabric and even plastic soda bottles, it provided an economically valuable application for materials that would otherwise be piling up in landfills or polluting waterways. The popularity of Polartec gave Malden Mills a new lease on life.
Most remarkable, throughout the bust-and-boom years of the sixties, seventies, and eighties, Aaron Feuerstein and Malden Mills remained committed to Lawrence, Massachusetts. During these years, hundreds of textile companies were shutting down plants in the Northeast and moving to locations in the South or in the poorer countries of the developing world—Haiti, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Kenya. In the process, they saved countless millions in employee salaries and benefits, enriching their bottom lines and their shareholders.
But Feuerstein resisted this trend. Not only did Malden Mills remain in Lawrence, it continued to negotiate fair contracts with its unionized workforce. One union official described Feuerstein this way: "He believes in the process of collective bargaining and he believes that if you pay people a fair amount of money, and give them good benefits to take care of their families, they will produce for you." By the time of the 1995 fire, Malden Mills workers were earning some of the highest wages in the textile business, averaging around $12.50 per hour.
Under the circumstances, many observers assumed that the blaze would become an opportunity for Aaron Feuerstein to do what most business people would have done years earlier. He could take the money from his insurance policy on the mill (around $300 million) and use it to relocate the company to some more "business friendly" location. As for the people of Lawrence—well, they'd have to fend for themselves. Few people would have faulted Feuerstein for choosing this path. After all, that's the way business works, isn't it?
But they didn't know Aaron Feuerstein.
His response to the fire began two days later, when paychecks were due to his workers. No one would have been shocked if the checks had been late. But Feuerstein ordered not only that every check be delivered in full and on time, but that a planned Christmas bonus of $275 be included in each envelope. (He also added a note for each worker: "Do not despair. God bless each of you.")
Then, on the evening of December 14, Feuerstein rose to address over a thousand Malden Mills employees who had gathered in the gym of Central Catholic High School to learn what their future would be. "I will get right to my announcement," he said. "For the next 30 days—and it might be more—all our employees will be paid their full salaries. But over and above the money, the most important thing Malden Mills can do for our workers is to get you back to work. By January 2, we will restart operations, and within ninety days we will be fully operational."
The news stunned the crowd. After a moment of shocked silence, they broke into cheers.
Later that same night, Feuerstein made the rounds of Lawrence's leading charitable organizations, delivering donations as he did every holiday season. In all, he disbursed $80,000 in gifts to groups like the Salvation Army and the local soup kitchen.
Feuerstein kept his word to the workers. He ended up paying full wages to his idled employees for up to four months while the plant was rebuilt and new machinery was purchased and installed. The total cost of those salaries was around $25 million. In addition to the $300 million insurance settlement, Malden Mills invested another $100 million in rebuilding the plant, creating a state-of-the-art textile factory that was the first to be built in New England in more than a century. By February, more than 70 percent of the workers were back at their jobs. Within two years, the plant was producing more Polartec than ever.
It would be wonderful to close the story of Aaron Feuerstein and his remarkable company right here. Unfortunately, life doesn't always provide a fairy-tale ending.
The enormous debt that Feuerstein assumed in order to finance the rebuilding of the Lawrence factory eventually caught up with the company. After a business slump in 2001, Malden Mills was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company went through several reorganizations during the next eight years, eventually emerging under a new name (Polartec, LLC) and a modernized business model. Feuerstein—by now in his late seventies—lost control of the business in 2004 and was forced to step down by the creditors who held majority shares. The magnificent family business tradition his grandfather had established and that Aaron Feuerstein had brought to fruition was no more.
In some quarters—not many—the financial troubles of Malden Mills were a cause for rejoicing. One cynical economic commentator used the bankruptcy as an opportunity to mock Feuerstein in a Christmas Eve column titled, "Altruism? Bah, Humbug." The writer's central idea was that Aaron Feuerstein's generosity to the workers was the cause of the company's collapse, and that if the CEO had been more ruthless in his behavior, the firm might have survived without having to resort to bankruptcy.
I suppose this is possible. But the economic troubles of Malden Mills didn't begin with the 1995 fire. The truth is, it's amazing that Aaron Feuerstein managed to keep a textile company operating in Massachusetts, employing thousands of local workers, and competing successfully with low-cost producers from lower-cost states and countries around the world. The company's years of survival through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first strike me as a testament to Feuerstein's business acumen, not the reverse.
Even today, Polartec is defying the odds. Polartec fabric continues to be produced in Lawrence, Massachusetts, though the factory operates on a more limited scale, employing between 835 and 1,000 workers at a time depending on seasonal demand. Who is to say those jobs are valueless? Surely not the thousands of working-class people whose mortgage and tuition payments and grocery bills have been covered by Polartec paychecks for all these years. Humbug? No—good business and humane behavior rolled into one.
In the years since 1995, many people have come to know part of the story of Aaron Feuerstein and Malden Mills. President Bill Clinton honored Feuerstein during his 1996 State of the Union address, and the CBS news magazine Sixty Minutes ran a feature about him in 2003, dubbing him "The Mensch of Malden Mills." (Mensch is a Yiddish word that describes a person of honor and integrity.) Feuerstein has become something of a folk hero and a role model for thousands of people, especially in business.
But not everyone who admires Aaron Feuerstein knows about the source of his powerful personal morality. Feuerstein happens to be an Orthodox Jew, who draws his guidance on all ethical matters from Jewish tradition, religious teachings, and ultimately the Hebrew scriptures. And this aspect of Feuerstein's story—so central to his life, yet largely neglected in the mainstream accounts—is the one I want to emphasize here.
As many news stories about Feuerstein noted, he is a lover of great literature who enjoys memorizing poetry by Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. But far more important to him is the Torah, which he makes a point of reading every night.
In applying biblical teachings to practical business questions, Feuerstein is following a family tradition. In a speech on "The People and the Community" at MIT, he recalled his grandfather's practice of distributing paychecks to the workers at Malden Mills before sunset, citing the book of Deuteronomy (24:14–15) as justification: "Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns. Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise he may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin." And by "alien," Feuerstein emphasized, "they meant all people, all faiths, all races." Perhaps Feuerstein was thinking about the generations of immigrants to America who had supported their families through work at Malden Mills.
One newspaper columnist wrote that, as a boy, Aaron had actually questioned his grandfather's pay-disbursal system, wondering if this departure from standard American business practices was really necessary: "Young Aaron consulted his rabbi, who happened to be his maternal grandfather. His other grandfather, he was told, was right. In Leviticus, it is written, 'You are not permitted to oppress the working man because he is poor and needy.' Aaron memorized the passage in Hebrew—and lives by it."
As for the specific decisions he made after the Malden Mills fire, Feuerstein has repeatedly cited Hebrew teachings as his inspiration—for example, these two famous quotations from the firstcentury scholar Hillel: "In a situation where there is no righteous person, try to be a righteous person" and "Not all who increase their wealth are wise." Sayings like these were the guiding stars by which Feuerstein steered his company during the dark days of 1995.
No wonder Feuerstein's life and work are now being used by some religious teachers to illustrate the crucial Jewish concept of tzedaka.
This term is usually translated as "charity," but it means more than what the English word usually implies. Tzedaka comes from the wordtzedek, which means "justice." Thus, in the Hebrew tradition, charitable giving is seen not merely as an act of kindness prompted by love or generosity. It is also an act of justice that fulfills our innate sense of what is fit and proper. Therefore, withholding tzedaka is not merely selfish and ignoble, it is literally a crime, a violation of one of the most important obligations in the life of a Jew. Hence the Talmudic saying, "Tzedaka is equal to all the other commandments combined." And hence, too, the requirement stated in Deuteronomy—and widely practiced in Jewish communities throughout history—that Jews should give a specified percentage of their incomes, such as 10 percent, to help the needy. Such a donation is not a mere free-will gift—it is demanded by the sense of justice embodied in our faith.
This concept of tzedaka as a social obligation to our fellow humans underlay the difficult, some would say self-sacrificing, choices that Aaron Feuerstein made. Because he viewed the workers at his textile plant as his equals in the eyes of God—as, of course, they are—Feuerstein had no other option than to do what he could to keep them whole, to prevent them and their families from suffering privation as a result of the tragic fire.
And because he was deeply rooted in a lifetime of Jewish practice, worship, study, and prayer, the notion of doing what was easy and self-serving—simply pocketing the insurance payments—never even occurred to him. As Feuerstein remarked when a reporter asked about the money, "And what would I do with it? Eat more? Buy another suit? Retire and die? No, that did not go into my mind."
Aaron Feuerstein represents the best in American business. But he also represents Jewish morality in action—the behavior of a mensch in those challenging moments when life confronts us with the choice between what is expedient and what is right. Many of those who know about his ethical example consider him a hero for our times. And as later chapters in this book will make clear, Feuerstein's ethically grounded approach to business decisions places him squarely at the heart of Jewish tradition. Among the world's great religions, Judaism is the one that places the greatest emphasis on moral behavior in relation to money—a fact that most non-Jews have never been taught.
Unfortunately, not everyone chooses to follow the ethical path that Aaron Feuerstein has walked.
Feuerstein's dark counterpart in the business arena may be another man who has garnered far more publicity and attention for his very different behavior—the fraudulent investment manager Bernard Madoff.
The outlines of the Madoff saga are well known—in fact, judging by the volume of coverage his case received, probably far more widely known than the heroic story of Aaron Feuerstein. And this disparity itself is one reason why I find the contrasting stories of Feuerstein and Madoff so revealing.
Born in Queens, New York, in 1938, Bernard Madoff graduated from Hofstra College in 1960, and in the same year founded Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Beginning as a penny-stock trader, Madoff gradually developed a wide-ranging network of clients for whom he bought and sold stocks as well as providing investment advice. His company also developed innovative computer technology to disseminate stock prices, which helped lead to the creation of the automated stock-trading system known as NASDAQ. In time, Madoff become a prominent leader among NASDAQ dealers, even serving as the organization's non-executive chairman. He also developed extensive personal ties among government regulators of the financial markets, ties that many say helped him avoid close scrutiny when questions were raised about his company's practices.
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Abraham H. Foxman is the national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and one of today's preeminent voices against hatred, discrimination, and violence in the United States and worldwide. Born in Poland in 1940, he survived the Holocaust when his parents entrusted him to their Catholic nursemaid, who baptized him and raised him as her own son. Foxman has been with the ADL for more than thirty-five years, and for nearly half of them has served as the national director. He is the author of The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control and Never Again?: The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism. Foxman has been awarded several honors including the Interfaith Committee of Remembrance Lifetime Achievement Award, the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Leadership Award from the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and, in 2006, the Knight of the Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian honor. He lives in New York.
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Like many reviewers across the Internet, I tried desperately to love this game. As a huge fan of the original, I thought the sequel would be epic, blending numerous genres to form a strategy game the likes of which has never been seen. What I got instead was an exercise in repetition, one that thoroughly bastardizes the previous game's original and highly unique concept.
The storyline is simple: the ancient Greeks have just been bitch-slapped by the Aztecs. (I know; it makes no sense). Now you, as their god, must lead them back to glory, conquering eight island "levels" until you finally develop a civilization strong enough to challenge the mighty Aztecs. And that's it. In fact, the story is so inconsequential that it already sets the game off on the wrong foot.
You conquer each island by assuming the role of a benevolent and good god or an evil, malicious, warmongering one. Each path has a different conquest strategy, but they share one thing in common: no matter what direction you go, you're likely to be bored as hell (or heaven perhaps).
As a good god, you assimilate neighboring villages by creating a "city on a hill" that is a shining beacon of your glory. Reputation points are accumulated by plopping down buildings and little monuments. Gain enough rep points and other villages will migrate to your city until you've beat the map. The formula is simple: the bigger the building, the more reputation you gain.
Supposedly, you can expedite this process by planning an aesthetically-pleasing city. Although I've come to discover that this, too, is inconsequential. Urban sprawl is the fastest way to success. And trust me, as boring as city building is, success couldn't come fast enough.
While B&W2 boasts a more developed city building model than the original game, it's still too simplistic to be considered "fun". (This is coming from a veteran of nearly every city simulation ever made.) A recurring problem is how Lionhead Studios tries to cram so many genres into one package – ultimately with little success.
City building and management is a perfect example. Villagers must be assigned various roles (farmer, refiner, breeder, etc.) if you want to speed production. But guess what? The only way to do this is by individually picking the people up and placing them on what resource or building you want them to work. As you can imagine, this becomes increasingly frustrating as your population grows to the 300 range.
Here's the real kicker: your people will age and die and stop working, meaning you have to constantly check your "disciple" levels and reassign new citizens to replace the dying ones. What happened to a simple slider bar to manage this? A solid chunk of my play time was devoted to such menial tasks; I'm supposed to be a god, not a bureaucrat!
Disliking the abovementioned aspect, and the game's shallow resource and production model, I tried being an evil god. So I built a few armories and started recruiting platoons. Previews promised me a Rome: Total War-like experience, so I was exited. While a military element is welcomed, it's ultimately so simplistic that it becomes a hassle. You can only build three types of units – soldiers, archers, and catapults – and there is very, very little strategy involved in combat. Battles are determined by sheer numbers and that's about it.
Ok, I thought, I'll just raise a huge army and rush my enemies. Not bad, right? Well, thanks to the horrible city management model – and the slow population growth – I had to wait a half hour or more between battles just to raise a sizable army. Now, I never expected "free" soldiers, but this process was just painful.
Regardless of what path you choose, you'll get a creature at the start of the game. This giant animal (in my case a cow) can be trained to be good or evil and will (supposedly) help you manage your lands.
The creature was an integral part of the original game; without a powerful creature, you could not be an effective god. In B&W2, however, your creature takes a back seat. Because I was occupied with busywork, I found it difficult to accommodate time for Mr. Cow. And when I did, he acted like a dolt. I found it wasn't worth the effort trying to manage him. The cow was most useful as a quick-response soldier or offensive powerhouse. But even his military role was limited, as I couldn't use him in conjunction with my own soldiers; he crushed as many of my men as he did the enemy.
Perhaps the most insulting element of B&W2 is the asinine "silver scroll" events. (I'd call them games, but that word implies they're fun.) Click on one of these floating scrolls and you'll be taken to a cut scene of a poor sap who needs your divine help. Cool, I thought, I get to use some awesome god powers to fulfill my believer's wishes! Oh how wrong I was. These events involve you, more often than not, hurling a barrel of beer across a lake at some target. Or guiding a spy through a maze by switching the direction signs around. Or any other stupid thing you're likely to find in a third grade Math Blasters game.
I had to suffer through these events because I needed the tribute points they award. With these points, you can buy better buildings and miracles. I thought this element was restrictive; you might argue that gradually acquiring such prizes promotes "character advancement," but I'm supposed to be a god! Why should I have to progressively buy miracles as basic as water or fire? Part of the allure of a "god game" is being in total control.
As a disclaimer, I did not beat the game. I quit and uninstalled after island six. Each level offers the same thing, but on a slightly larger scale; it says a lot when I wasn't even motivated to finish the story. The lack of a sandbox mode was also disappointing.
The game's most redeeming aspect – and chief selling point I'd imagine – are the beautiful graphics. Everything from the buildings to the citizens are meticulously detailed and animated. The colors are vivid and the world is bursting with personality (even if the game itself isn't). But you're going to need one helluva PC to run this game on the high-level settings.
The sound was nice and I particularly liked the banter from my animated good and evil consciences. But the game is so slow that even the sounds started to grind on me.
B&W2 doesn't feels like a "god game," but rather a city-building simulation with a few novel additions (like the creature and miracles). Worst of all, it's not even a fun city building game. The feeling of being an omnipresence and powerful deity is completely absent from the game; I felt more like a divine babysitter, watching over every nuance of my peoples' lives. Lionhead Studios tries to accomplish so much in one game that they actually accomplish nothing at all – except for maybe wasting my time.
Graphics: 9
Gameplay: 5
Sound: 7
Replay value: 2
Overall: 5
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Soriano has too much power to stay at the lead off spot any longer than another year or two, I think most teams would eventually like to see him as a #3 or #4 hitter.
Soriano's OBP isn't that hot -- .329 as of tonight -- because he has one of the lowest walk rates in the majors. His power makes him a very valuable offensive player, especially considering his position, but his low OBP makes him better suited to hit in the middle of the order rather than leading off.
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1) Soriano is not a good leadoff hitter. He has a .329 OBP. He will likely never be a good leadoff hitter because he is a freak like vlad who can swing and hit just about any pitch and will. With his power and low OBP, you are looking at an ideal 4 or 5 hitter. Course, getting past the stereotype of where you bat a speedy 2B is tough there. I would say the 3 best leadoff hitters in the game are probably Ichiro Suzuki, Luis Castillo and Shannon Stewart, in that order.
2) For those trying to put up an offer comparable to the Colon offer, the only guy that really could be considered comparable to Phillips at the time of that trade was Austin Kearns. Now, Austin has moved ahead of Phillips some in trade value because he is producing NOW at the major league level. But please stop trying to say that WilyMo and Scott Dunn and Howington or whatever is comparable to the deal CLE got for Colon. Because I have not seen anyone come anywhere close in this thread. The closest we could have come to what Montreal offered at the time would have been something like Casey, Kearns, Espinosa, Howington. Anybody want to deal those four in exchange for Colon? How about for Burnett? I sure as heck wouldn't.
3) Back to Burnett. The only guy that the Marlins might trade Burnett (or Beckett) for straight up on our roster is Adam Dunn. And I think that is absolutely right on their side. I also don't think I would trade Adam Dunn for either of them. All three of the guys we are talking about have a very good opportunity to be special players. And you don't trade special players, even for each other. Because what happens when one guy becomes special and the other doesn't? Somebody looks bad. If you hold onto your special guy and he fails, you don't look nearly as bad.
4) Want another Fish pitcher? Penny is the guy, not Burnett or Beckett. Penny is attainable, although he would not be cheap. And it wouldn't cost Kearns or Dunn. He is a guy you could put a package together to get.
5) It has been said many times that Kearns is the better allaround player than Adam Dunn. Dunn has more power and is more patient (not to say that Kearns is a slouch by any means). Kearns is better in EVERY other aspect of the game. Both of these guys will be very good. And another little tidbit, Pena is a RH Dunn minus the patience and with more holes is his swing. Mateo is MAYBE even a little better than Kearns at the plate and not as good in the field. With all four of them in your system, the only reason you don't trade either Kearns or Dunn (higher trade value) rather than Mateo or Pena is because of the PR backlash. They have been talking up this dream OF of Dunn, JR. and Kearns for so long now that if they break it up, they are gonna hear it loud and clear from the fans.
6) Please lay off Ramp. While he does have a little homer in him (he works for the fish for christsakes, he ought to), he has been pretty much dead on in his player evaluation in general. Nothing too out there (other than maybe the Larson at SS thing ) Having another knowledgable baseball fan, especially one with a little different perspective, is IMO very interesting.
7) Sorry for the length of this. Maybe I shoulda chimed in on part of this during the first 3 pages
Kearns- 3-3, HR, 2BB
Dunn- 0-5, 5 K's
Dunn seems like a guy who doesn't have a plan at the plate. He is very patient but that's a bad thing. If he doesn't get a pitch the right speed and location, he takes it, he doesn't adjust. He also looks like a guy with no guts. Last night, he goes up against one of the premier pitchers in the league and strikes out every time, and in late clutch situations, he more often than not fails to make contact. You guys ought to try to be more open-minded. You love Dunn, as you should, but there is no way he would be an 'untouchable.' I would be fine letting Kearns have the spotlight and letting Dunn go for a pitcher.
Scott Dunn?Dunn seems like a guy who doesn't have a plan at the plate.
Try all you must, but using last night as your example is ridiculous.
Especially considering who was on the mound.
the guy has a.900 + OPS for the season
A lifetime .400 + OPS and he's averaged an extra base hit every 7.7 AB.
Yet he has no clue at all eh?
Please stop putting words in my mouth. I didn't say he had no clue, I said he had no plan. Geez.
No plan... OK.
There have been 132 "seasons" with a player getting over 110 BB under the age of 30.
They all had a "plan"
getting on base.
I put Dunn in that group, and it's a fine list of ballplayers.
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You know what? Maybe Dunn did look like he had no clue at the plate. So what!!! The guy is mired in one of the worst slumps of his very short career and going up against the PREMIER left handed pitcher in the game. And you're surprised he had no clue? I'm not.Originally posted by fielder's choice
Kearns- 3-3, HR, 2BB
Dunn- 0-5, 5 K's
Dunn seems like a guy who doesn't have a plan at the plate. He is very patient but that's a bad thing. If he doesn't get a pitch the right speed and location, he takes it, he doesn't adjust. He also looks like a guy with no guts. Last night, he goes up against one of the premier pitchers in the league and strikes out every time, and in late clutch situations, he more often than not fails to make contact. You guys ought to try to be more open-minded. You love Dunn, as you should, but there is no way he would be an 'untouchable.' I would be fine letting Kearns have the spotlight and letting Dunn go for a pitcher.
I didn't see the game, but I am guessing that probably 2-3 of the 5 strikeouts were looking. Seems to be Dunn's MO. That will change as he matures and defines his approach a little and he earns some respect from the umps. Not that this has anything to do with anything.
hey fielders choice:
adam dunn for homer bush?
bush had a base hit last night
woo woo woo, you know it
Dunn IS a fine ballplayer but I would not hate it if we traded him for pitching, and Buckeye, FWIW, one of the called strike threes was quite outside.
Pitchers have figured out how to get him out and he needs to make an adjustment. And ramp: does homer bush pitch?
no, but im sure he'd fit right in your bullpen [low-blow...lol]Originally posted by fielder's choice
And ramp: does homer bush pitch?
fine julian tavarez for adam dunn
in all seriousness, it would be a crime to trade either dunn or kearns for anything....
woo woo woo, you know it
A decade from now.....Adam Dunn will be a perennial All-Star and MVP Candiate posting Hall of Fame numbers.
The same decade from now....
The Marlins will be without A.J. Burnett, where ever they trade him, still wondering what they let go. He is a #1 or #2 starter over the period, averaging 18 wins per season, with an ERA under 3.00, posting in the top 5 in K's every year for the major leagues.
Thats the differance in the 2 players.
Besides the obvious pitcher vs position player delima.
yawnOriginally posted by J-Rod
The Marlins will be without A.J. Burnett, where ever they trade him, still wondering what they let go. He is a #1 or #2 starter over the period, averaging 18 wins per season, with an ERA under 3.00, posting in the top 5 in K's every year for the major leagues.
yea because aj will be traded who said dunn wont..and if there is some sort of revenue sharing, i guaran-damn-tee you aj stays a marlin
i think aj is #1 right now
woo woo woo, you know it
I would be SHOCKED in the next five years if Burnett had yet to elevate himself into the upper tier of pitchers in all of baseball. He is a #1 without question provided he works out his occasional control problems. If the Marlins had any sort of team around him he could win 20 games without question.
And they obviously think that as well, as I have read in numerous publications that the Marlins think 1) Burnett is the best pitcher on the staff - even better than Beckett and 2) He is as untouchable as they come.
Although I would never trade Dunn in a million years, if someone offered me a bona fide #1 who could anchor the staff, pitch 200+ IP per year, and win 20 games for a package centering on a corner outfielder, I would have to think about it.
We have shown for the last three years that pitching wins it.
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I must be honest. My reaction to this question comes filtered through some unhappy memories of teacher strikes and protests back in the 1980s. There was a day when I was reporting on a case arising out of a school-gate protest that was being heard at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court when a group of Socialist Workers Party teachers, objecting to a feature I had written in The Times Educational Supplement, rammed me against a wall, spat in my face and told me they knew where I lived. And there were all the many days when my son was unable to go to primary school because of teacher strikes.
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The boycott is a professional decision. School leaders are the people who know what is best for children. and the Government could have listened to them and abolished these tests when it abolished the KS3 tests in secondary schools, but it refused to do so. Direct action is now the only way to force change.
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