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Whitley takes encouragment from Nova's triumphant return • 06.25.15
Ivan Nova walked off the mound to a standing ovation. He pulled the Yankees cap off his head and waved it to the Yankee Stadium crowd. He sat in the dugout to see the final out of the inning, and he settled into the clubhouse to talk about the 14 months that took him from Tommy John surgery back to the big leagues.
Chase Whitley watched all of it.
Standing at his own locker just a few feet from Nova's after last night's game, Whitley held two fingers an inch and a half apart to show what it meant to see Nova return with a gem.
"Say I'm this far from touching my shoulder easily," Whitley said. "And I'm thinking, what's the big deal (if I try to force it)? Well, 14 months ago, he was in the same spot. Now he's in there. That sort of stuff's encouraging."
Last April, it was Nova who threw a pitch in Tampa Bay and knew something wasn't right. Days later he was having Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ligament in his elbow. Last month, it was Whitley, also in Tampa Bay, also throwing pitches knowing something wasn't right, also just days away from Tommy John surgery.
Nova's reached the finished line. Whitley's a little more than a month into the process.
"I couldn't pick up my kid," Whitley said. "I'm just now being able to pick him up pain-free. You think about that, much less throw a baseball. We're talking about an injury, even though it's popular now, there's no guarantee you're coming back. To see a guy like that, the work he put in, come back. It's encouraging."
The Tommy John success rate is high, and the Yankees' clubhouse is filled with players who have been through it, from Nova to Chris Capuano to Dellin Betances.
"I see a lot of guys coming back, but who knows?" Nova said. "You never know if you're going to come back, and be able to go through six innings and get into the seventh inning, it's amazing."
What was amazing for Nova was reassuring for Whitley; a reminder of what's waiting at the end of a very long tunnel.
"I'm not concerned with when I start throwing again," Whitley said. "I'm concerned with trying to touch my shoulder right now. It's the little goals. It's not trying to worry about throwing again, because I can't throw right now. I'm not trying to get ready. What is throwing two days early going to help me? It's about the process. If I'm back a week earlier or a week late, what's the difference?"
The Yankees didn't rush Nova's recovery. Even though every step of his recovery was positive, the Yankees moved him slowly through spring training and gave him one extra rehab start at the end. Recovery was methodical, and it was calculated, and that's what lies ahead for Whitley. For one night, though, Nova provided a glimpse of the end result.
"It was so encouraging because you know the hard work that he put in," Whitley said. "I know the hard work that I'm putting in right now. To see him, the success he had (on Wednesday), the execution he had. He hadn't pitched in 14 months, and to see him go out there and it looked like he just made a start two days ago. It was awesome."
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Postgame notes: "I had no idea where it was going" • 05.14.15
Chase Whitley kept clenching his fist. He wasn't finishing off his pitches. He'd focus on Brian McCann's glove set on the inner half of the plate, then fire a fastball outside for a ball.
"I had no idea where it was going," Whitley admitted.
It was finally McCann who motioned to the dugout and called for the trainer. He knows what Whitley's supposed to look like on the mound, and this wasn't it. Manager Joe Girardi got to the rubber, and for the first time, Whitley admitted that his elbow was bothering him. That's when Girardi patted Whitley on the chest. When Whitley slammed the ball into McCann's glove, it wasn't because he wanted to stay in the game, it was because he knew he couldn't.
"I knew something was up," McCann said. "He's a tough guy. He's not going to say anything, so he wanted to keep pitching. It was one of those things where you could see it. … He wanted to fight through it."
The Yankees haven't said Whitley needs Tommy John surgery, but that's clearly the concern. Girardi said only that the pain is "in that area you don't want to talk about," and Whitley seemed to have accepted whatever tomorrow's MRI is going to show. The team has already announced that Chris Capuano will take Whitley's spot in the rotation.
"It's extremely disappointing because this kid's done everything that we've asked," Girardi said. "He's been trying to deal with it. It's a kid that's never been hurt and he just felt like, he said, 'You know, once I got going, I was always fine.' … I feel for him, because like I said, he's done everything we've asked him to do. A reliever turned starter that gave us big innings last year. He's done a good job for us this year. Pitched extremely well in spring training. We asked him to go down and be a starter for us in case something happens, and now he's got to deal with this."
In his previous starts, Whitley said, adrenaline seemed to take over. Whatever pain he'd felt in bullpens more or less disappeared in his games. He had a terrific spring, pitched well in Scranton, gave the Yankees two strong starts after his call-up, then struggled the past two times out. This time, the pain was there from the beginning. McCann said Whitley was spiking his changeup (usually his best pitch) and fastball command was erratic (that's usually a strength).
"Tonight it just carried over to the game," Whitley said. "I've been able to get through it in the game, and tonight obviously you could pretty much tell."
Tomorrow's MRI should give the Yankees their final diagnosis, but optimism seemed low in the clubhouse.
"The first thought is Tommy John because it's so prevalent," Adam Warren said. "Just makes it more real when it's somebody real close to you. It's just one of those injuries, it's hard to prevent. It's a unnatural arm motion for your arm. I hate to assume the worst right away, but that's the first thing you think about. That's my concern, and I'm sure he's worried about it too."
• While Girardi committed to Chris Capuano joining the rotation, he wasn't sure when it would happen. Wouldn't be surprising to see a reliever come up for at least the start of the Royals series. Earliest Capuano could pitch would be Sunday, anyway.
• When Whitley left the game, Esmil Rogers' first pitch was a pretty decent slider that No. 9 hitter Rene Rivera hit for a three-run homer. "It was a good pitch, good location," McCann said. "All you can do is tip your hat on that one."
• Although Rogers had to be rushed into duty, he had plenty of time to get ready. He said he felt fully loose and didn't think the circumstances coming into the game contributed to the home run. "It was a good pitch," Rogers said. "I think maybe they were looking for that. The location was down and away, and he got it."
• Whitley actually threw more balls than strikes tonight. He's the first Yankees starter to do that since A.J. Burnett on June 26, 2010 against the Dodgers.
• Reliever Branden Pinder, who could easily have been the guy sent down for Capuano, seems like to stick around now. Tonight he pitched another scoreless inning. He's only pitched four innings so far this season, but he's allowed just two hits. Three of his four appearances have come at Tropicana Field. He's pitched here three times and still hasn't pitched at Yankee Stadium.
• Alex Rodriguez's ninth-inning home run let the Yankees avoid their first shutout loss since September 15, 2014 (a game that also happened at Tropicana Field). They have played 49 games since their last shutout. They are one of three teams that have not been shutout this season (Detroit and Toronto are the others).
• Rodriguez's home run also let the Yankees avoid going without an extra-base hit for the third-straight game. Would have been the first time that had happened to the Yankees since 2000. Before the home run, the Yankees went 98 at-bats without an extra-base hit between Mark Teixeira's ninth-inning home run on Monday and Rodriguez's ninth-inning home run tonight.
• The Yankees have scored in three of their past 27 innings.
• Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner and Rodriguez — the one, two, three hitters — combined to go 5-for-11 tonight. The rest of the lineup went 0-for-19.
• Rodriguez's home run was his 1,000th RBI as a Yankee. He's two career RBI away from Babe Ruth's total of 1,992 (fourth all-time since RBI became an official stat in 1920). Of Rodriguez's nine home runs this season, four have come against the Rays, and three of those have come against rookies.
• Girardi and several Yankees players said they felt the team hit the ball harder than the numbers suggest tonight. That really did seem to the case, at least for this game. Maybe not the past two games, but tonight there were some hard-hit balls. "I'd say we hit six or seven balls really hard that they caught tonight," Girardi said. "You put that with the four or five hits, if they fall, I mean the one inning we had three guys line out. You could add a couple of runs in possibly, with a runner on second and nobody out. But it didn't happen. They played good defense and we just didn't get the hits."
• Final word goes to Gardner: "I think if we went out there and struck out 15 or 20 times and things were real ugly, I think it would be a little different, but some guys swung the bats well. Chase Headley swung the bat really, really well tonight and nothing to show for it. We've got to keep our heads up and realize we're still in first place. The last couple of days have been tough, but we'll be fine."
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Game 36: Yankees at Rays • 05.14.15
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Chris Young RF
Chase Headley 3B
Didi Gregorius SS
Jose Pirela 2B
Chase Whitley (1-1, 3.06)
Whitley vs. Rays
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Steven Souza Jr. RF
Evan Longoria 3B
James Loney 1B
Logan Forsythe 2B
David DeJesus LF
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
Joey Butler DH
Rene Rivera C
RHP Erasmo Ramirez
Ramirez vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:10 p.m., YES Network and MLB Network
WEATHER: Another nice day. Oddly kind of chilly inside.
UMPIRES: HP Lance Barksdale, 1B Eric Cooper, 2B Adam Hamari, 3B Dan Iassogna
IN A GOOD SPOT: The Yankees need a win tonight to avoid their second three-game losing streak of the year. At 21-14, they have the third-best record in the American League (Houston and Kansas City, both 21-13), and the fifth-best record in the Majors. Regardless of tonight's result, the Yankees will end this day with at least a share of the AL East lead for the 22nd straight day including sole possession for the 18th straight day (since April 27).
PROVIDING DISTANCE: Yankees starters have completed at least seven innings in four consecutive starts for the first time since four straight starts in April of 2013 (Sabathia-Hughes-Pettitte-Kuroda).
ON THIS DATE: It was on May 14, 1996 that Dwight Gooden pitched the eighth no-hitter in Yankees history. He beat the Mariners 2-0 at Yankee Stadium, throwing 134 pitches with five strikeouts and six walks.
UPDATE, 7:35 p.m.: Loney gets a two-out RBI single off Whitley, but he's ultimately thrown out stealing to end the inning.
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m.: Control issues like this aren't particularly normal for Whitley, and after his second straight walk — with a wild pitch earlier in the game — the Yankees have decided there's something physically wrong. Whitley's out. Esmil Rogers is in with two outs in the second inning.
UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.: First pitch from Rogers, three-run home run by the No. 9 hitter.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: Elbow issue for Whitley. He's being examined right now and will stay in Tampa for tests tomorrow.
UPDATE, 9:02 p.m.: Couple of singles in the sixth inning — the first hits since Ellsbury's leadoff single — but the Yankees still can't get on the board. It's still a 5-0 Rays lead.
UPDATE, 9:07 p.m.: Pretty nice play by Pirela up the middle to get through the bottom of the sixth.
Chase Whitley making the most of an early season opportunity • 05.05.15
Every year, as the Yankees finalize their roster at the end of spring training, Joe Girardi talks about needing more than 25 guys. Specifically, he stresses the need for more than five starting pitchers. Only five will make the team on Opening Day, but it will take more than that to get through a season.
It was with that in mind that the Yankees sent Chase Whitley to Triple-A to start the season. They knew they'd need him eventually, and it turns out, they need him now.
"I'm just thankful for this opportunity," Whitley said last night, after making the finest start of his career.
Truth is, Whitley probably earned some sort of opportunity out of spring training. Of all the Yankees who threw at least eight innings this spring, Whitley had the lowest ERA and the fifth-lowest WHIP. He didn't walk many guys, handled multiple roles, and almost certainly had a long relief job sewn up if the Yankees wanted to use him that way. Instead, he went to Triple-A to stay stretched out so that he could be available for a start like he delivered last night.
Seven scoreless innings with no walks and six strikeouts against the highest-scoring team in baseball.
"I think he's matured, and I think his stuff has gotten better," Girardi said. "His location has continued to improve as a starter."
A year and a half ago, Whitley passed through the Rule 5 draft unselected. He had yet to really prove he could be a starting pitcher, and his fastball didn't have the velocity teams tend to covet in right-handed relievers. But Whitley had always pitched well in the minor leagues. He was converted full-time to the rotation last season, wound up getting his first big league opportunities, and this year he was the first player inserted into the rotation when the Yankees needed a sixth starter. He stuck around because Masahiro Tanaka got hurt.
Last night, though, he proved worthy of the opportunity.
Whitley's finest moment came in the sixth inning when he put runners at second and third with no outs. He had to face the heart of the Toronto lineup, starting with Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. Bautista grounded harmlessly to third. Encarnacion went down swinging at a slider.
It was a big league moment for a guy who said he believed, even as he was sent down, that he could pitch in those situations.
"I just tried to not let the moment get too big," Whitley said. "Once we got the first out, and then once we had an opportunity to strike the guy out, that was kind of when I got going. Before, I might have tried to do too much early. … I think that's where you have to take a step back, breathe and juts go for it."
Looking ahead, the Yankees' rotation is heading for some uncertainty; the kind of uncertainty that could make Whitley the odd man out again. Chris Capuano is about to make his second rehab start, Ivan Nova is pitching in intrasquad and simulated games, and Tanaka is looming as an obvious big league starter as soon as he's cleared to pitch.
For now, though, the Yankees need Whitley — just as they always knew they would — and he's done the job through his first two starts of the season.
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Postgame notes: "I felt I couldn't do anything different" • 05.04.15
This was the Yankees' eighth straight game decided by three runs or less. Six of those games were decided by two runs or less, and only two of those games have been Yankees losses. The team's bullpen has been terrific, but late-inning relief work is naturally a bit of a high-wire act: there's little margin for error, and there's risk in going that route it over and over again.
"It's a lot of innings they've had to log in," Joe Girardi said. "We've had a couple of long stretches, which is not helping either. We've been able to seem to rest guys, and it's seemed to work pretty good. Just, tonight it didn't."
Nope, it didn't. The Yankees' relievers really weren't hit all that hard — two relatively routine singles off Chris Martin, then a bloop double and an infield single against Dellin Betances — but that's why the risk is so high. A few bad bounces, and even a good bullpen can have a bad game.
This loss really hangs on Garrett Jones failing to scoop a ball off the turf, and on the lineup failing to get more than three hits. Those were the short-term problems. The bullpen issue was something bigger; something that had been building even during this strong stretch of 13 wins in 16 games.
So many close games forced the Yankees to lean heavily on their go-to relievers. Andrew Miller wasn't available tonight after pitching such a tough inning last night, and Girardi didn't want to burn through Betances for two full innings, so he went to Martin.
"We were trying to get a couple of outs out of Martin and then we go to Dellin," Girardi said. "… I was trying to do four outs (from Betances) at the most."
After Martin put two on — again, not hit hard, just hit effectively — the Yankees asked Betances for five outs. But his first pitch was the game-tying double blooped down the left-field line, then Russell Martin hit a 3-2 curveball for the game-winner down the third-base line.
That's all it took for a team strength to let one slip away.
"Unfortunately I didn't get the job done today," Betances said. "It was definitely tough, but I felt I couldn't do anything different. … I'll throw (the same pitch) again nine out of 10 times."
• Chase Headley very nearly made an incredible play to keep the game tied in that eighth inning. On Martin's sharp ground ball, Headley made a diving stop and a strong throw, but the ball skipped off the turf and out of Jones' glove. "I didn't know if I even had a chance to catch it," Headley said. "But when I got up, I just threw it as hard as I could, and almost got him. … In the moment, you go from being extremely fired up to dejected a little bit, because you see the whole thing develop, you think you're going to make a great play, and you're going to get out of a big spot, and it doesn't go your way."
• Here's Jones explaining his end of the play: "Stretched out for it, thought it was in my glove, and looked up and saw it rolling away. It's unfortunate, because it was a helluva play. We got out of some jams in the game, and our pitchers pitched their butts off. It sucks to have to give them two runs on a great play, and a pick I should make."
• Apparently there was some thought that Brett Gardner should have gotten to the game-tying double. It honestly never occurred to me. Seeing it live, I really thought throughout the play that the Yankees' only hope was that the ball might land foul. Otherwise, it was just hit to exactly the right spot. "No, I didn't (think Gardner had a chance)," Girardi said. "Because he got jammed a little bit on it, it didn't hook. It's just unfortunate for us."
• Of course, Girardi tried to stack his lineup with guys who had previous success against R.A. Dickey, but the team finished with just three hits. Jones and Stephen Drew — the guys who had their roles significantly altered because they were facing Dickey — combined to go 0-for-6 with nothing but ground balls. Jones did have the Yankees' only RBI, but even that was on a grounder off the first baseman's glove.
• Here's Headley, who had one of the Yankees hits: "It's really tough (against Dickey) because it's so much different than anything that you do. You can't really prepare for it. It's not like you have somebody who can go in the cage and throw good knuckleballs to you. Frankly, I thought we swung the bats great. The first time around there were a lot of really hard-hit balls. He settled down some, and I'm not trying to take anything away from the way he pitched, but whatever three hits we had easily could have been five, six, seven hits early on."
• Best start of Chase Whitley's young Major League career. Against this lineup, he went seven scoreless innings. "It was just outstanding pitching on his part," Girardi said. "It's unfortunate we didn't score some runs and get him a win."
• Whitley was pulled after just 90 pitches, but Girardi said he didn't want Whitley to throw much more than that, and he didn't want to leave him in to face the lineup a fourth time around. Whitley threw more than 90 pitches only twice last season, and never more than 95. He threw 93 in his first start this year and has never gone 90 in Triple-A. "Yeah, he's started before," Girardi said. "But he's not a guy that's used to going 95, 100 pitches. That's not who he is. I just thought it was time for a change."
• Girardi said he was actually considering going to Chasen Shreve earlier in the game, but he wanted to stick with Whitley a while longer, so he let him go through the seventh. At that point, it had gone as long as Girardi was comfortable. "I just was going until they pulled me out," Whitley said. "I felt good. It was good."
• Two huge strikeouts for Whitley. The second was against Encarnacion in the sixth, and that was on a slider, a go-to breaking ball for Whitley. The first key strikeout, though, was against Devon Travis in the third inning, and that pitch was a curveball, which is a relatively new pitch for Whitley. I believe he began using it in spring training. "I stayed with (John Ryan Murphy) the whole time and that's where he wanted to go," Whitley said. "We went with it and it was a big at-bat."
• By the way, if you're wondering why Whitley made such a bad throw to first in that third inning, just look at the picture above. That is not the way anyone wants to grip a baseball. Clearly just lost the handle trying to rush the throw, and the result was … well, not good. Huge pitches after that, though.
• Final word goes to Whitley: "Results are one thing. They're going to go in different ways every day. I'll take my chances with this bullpen any day of the week."
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Pitching matchups in Toronto • 05.04.15
RHP Chase Whitley (1-0, 1.80)
RHP R.A. Dickey (0-3, 5.23)
7:07 p.m., YES Network
RHP Michael Pineda (3-0, 3.73)
RHP Marco Estrada (1-0, 0.84)
7:07 p.m., YES Network
LHP CC Sabathia (0-4, 5.40)
LHP Mark Buehrle (3-2, 6.75)
7:07 p.m., YES Network
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Postgame notes: "Make sure that this doesn't lead to the more horrific problems" • 04.28.15
First, the basics of what's going on with Masahiro Tanaka:
He's going on the disabled list tomorrow, and the Yankees will keep Chase Whitley in the rotation. Michael Pineda will start tomorrow's game on regular rest, and it sounds likely Gregorio Petit will be activated just one day after being optioned (the Yankees can do that since it's a reaction to a player going on the disabled list). Now, onto the bigger questions.
What exactly happened to Tanaka's forearm?
The short answer is, it seems no one is entirely sure. Tanaka said he felt fine after Thursday's start in Detroit, and Brian Cashman said there were actually rave reviews about Tanaka's bullpen on Sunday. Cashman said there was some early speculation — before the MRI results came in — that maybe some of the torque from that bullpen caused Tanaka to aggravate something in his wrist, but the tests actually came back negative in the wrist. The forearm issue that was discovered is incredibly mild and Tanaka never complained about it.
"He has the wrist complaint, but that led us to run into something else," Cashman said. "So when you package it all together, we're taking the safe conservative route. He has no complaint of his elbow, none, and he physically tests out fine with the elbow. I think he was surprised about the very small (strain) — and I stress small, I can't even call it a Grade 1 — the very small signal in the forearm muscles. The combination of the tendinitis in the wrist — he throws that split finger — with the signal on the forearm muscle, Dr. Ahmad recommended the disabled list."
Tanaka dismissed the idea that pitching on normal rest caused the issue, and Cashman repeatedly stressed that there's been no physical change in the elbow, though it's impossible for anyone to rule out the idea that this issue might be somehow related to the lingering elbow issue in one way or another.
What does this mean for Tanaka's elbow?
In the short term, nothing. I guess it means the elbow is going to get some unexpected rest, but ultimately the Yankees don't seem to be approaching this as an elbow issue, and certainly not as an issue that changes their approach to Tanaka. They're shutting him down to make sure this issue doesn't spread to the elbow ligament.
"We want to make sure that we protect, obviously, the elbow because obviously the forearm protects the elbow," Cashman said. "We want to make sure that this doesn't lead to the more horrific problems that we're trying to avoid."
Tanaka said he doesn't consider this to be an elbow issue. His wrist hurt, and he found out his forearm was slightly injured. That's the immediate medical reality. The bigger medical reality is that the elbow is an issue that will linger over everything. The Yankees have treated Tanaka differently because of the elbow, and now they're taking a typically cautious approach in an effort to further protect the elbow. This is nothing new, and Cashman said he still has no regrets about the way the Yankees have handled Tanaka's health.
"Absolutely no regret because we're following the medical directives," Cashman said. "I can't remember any time we've ever gone against doctors' orders. Why would we? They're the experts. We follow what they prescribe."
What will the Yankees change going forward?
It seems, not much. Cashman said the team would have reacted the same way should any pitcher get this diagnosis at this point in the season. They're typically conservative, and they follow their doctors' advice, and so Tanaka is being shut down for seven to 10 days before beginning the slow return.
"Nothing really big came out from the MRI or anything," Tanaka said. "So I feel that I can come back strong."
Joe Girardi has said since spring training, and he said again today, that the Yankees won't ask Tanaka to stop throwing his split-finger because the split-finger is a big part of what makes Tanaka effective. It's just a cost of doing business. He'd been throwing splits since early spring, and there was no issue until today, and even today's issue seems relatively minor and so far seems to come with no additional damage to the elbow. Pitchers get hurt, and so far, this pitcher's been hurt quite a bit in his year-plus with the Yankees. There's surely some relief that this isn't an elbow issue, but it's still an issue.
"The fact that I'm talking to you right now, I don't feel like is a good thing," Cashman said. "It's good that the elbow is fine as of right now, and there's no change there. Listen, I wanted him to make his next start (before discovering the injury), but we're going to do the right course of action to make sure when he's on that mound he's able to be the best he can possibly be. Could he pitch? He can take the ball. Should he pitch? We'll have to wait until he's 100 percent."
• After Chase Whitley pitched a 1-2-3 first inning, I tweeted that there was basically no circumstance in which Whitley would not be optioned tomorrow morning. Even if he pitched a complete game, I joked, he would still be sent down. Then this happened. "Right now he's in our rotation," Girardi said. "He will be here tomorrow."
• Whitley nearly made the Yankees out of spring training, and tonight he finally got here and allowed one run through five innings. He pitched out of jams, struck out five, walked one and seems to made the most of this opportunity. "It feels good to be able to go out tonight and do my job," Whitley said. "I'm not trying to look ahead to anything else, just pitch when and where they tell me to pitch."
• Whitley was spot starting, and both Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller were unavailable after pitching the past two nights, and the pitching staff still allowed just two runs with 12 strikeouts. "To do what they did tonight, they're pitching in roles that they're not accustomed to, and they're all thriving," Brian McCann said.
• Chris Martin got the first save of his big league career. He's been a really nice find early in the season. "I'd be lying to you if I said it didn't (feel different in the ninth)," Martin said. "It was a little nerve racking, but I settled down there for the first hitter."
• Interesting that Girardi went with Martin instead of David Carpenter in the ninth. Girardi said he was saving Carpenter for just in case the Rays came back to tie the game and force extra innings. With Miller, Betances and Justin Miller having each pitched back-to-back games, Carpenter would have been the last line of defense.
• Esmil Rogers went 2.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts and one hit. He struck out half the batters he faced. He's really been terrific in that long relief role. "A tremendous outing out of Esmil Rogers," Giradi said. "Comes in with a runner on third and one out and gets two outs; strikes out the first guy, Beckham, then gets a ground out and gets us to the ninth inning. And then Martin does a really good job as well."
• Three consecutive 10-strikeout games for the Yankees pitching staff. They have 11 games of 10 or more strikeouts this season, the most in the big leagues.
• Another big night at the plate for McCann who had two doubles and three RBI. Last night he had the big home run. "I feel good," he said. "I've been feeling good all season long, to be honest with you. Hits are starting to fall and I'm finding the barrel."
• Jacoby Ellsbury had his team-high eighth multi-hit game of the season. Since April 22 he's hitting .429 with six runs and four stolen bases in six games.
• Ellsbury stole two bases tonight. Brett Gardner stole one. Those two are each hitting over .300 at the top of the order.
• Jose Pirela continued his Double-A rehab assignment and went 0-for-3 as Trenton's starting second baseman. He was pulled for a defensive replacement in the bottom of the sixth, which I would assume is because the original plan was to have Pirela activated for tomorrow's game in New York. Instead, Cashman said he's expecting to bring back Petit.
• Final word goes to Girardi on Tanaka: "I was shocked because he said it was his wrist, and we had heard nothing in the five days that had led up to this. He threw his bullpen as scheduled he was ready to go tomorrow, so I was like, wow, it's not what I expected. … We're hoping that he gets the time off and he's completely healthy. That's what we're hoping. It's different than what he dealt with last year. He didn't say nothing until today and he said that it was sore, he didn't say it was bad. I was shocked when I heard it. It is what it is and you've got to deal with it."
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Game 21: Yankees vs. Rays • 04.28.15
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Brett Gardner LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran RF
Garrett Jones DH
Chase Headley 3B
Stephen Drew 2B
Didi Gregorius SS
RHP Chase Whitley (2-0, 2.12 in Triple-A)
Whitley vs. Rays
David DeJesus LF
Steven Souza Jr. RF
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
Evan Longoria 3B
James Loney 1B
Logan Forsythe 2B
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Tim Beckham DH
Rene Rivera C
RHP Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 1.65)
Odorizzi vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES Network and MLB Network
WEATHER: It's a little cold, but nicer than last night.
UMPIRES: HP Marvin Hudson, 1B Chad Fairchild, 2B Jim Joyce, 3B Greg Gibson
VIEW FROM THE TOP: The Yankees are alone in first place in the A.L. East for the first time since May 19, 2014. Also, let that be a reminder: The Yankees were in first place later than this last season. How'd that work out?
DEALIN' DELLIN: Dellin Betances has not allowed an earned run in 11.1 innings this season. His 11.1 innings are the most among MLB relievers with 0.00 ERAs. Batters are hitless in their past 22 at-bats against him with one walk and 12 strikeouts. Betances is one away from his career-best hitless streak (0-for-23 in April 2014), according to Elias. He is tied for third in the Majors in strikeouts by a reliever.
ON THIS DATE: It was on April 28, 1989 that Rickey Henderson hit the 36th leadoff home run of his career in a 3-1 win against the White Sox. The home run broke a tie with Bobby Bonds to give Henderson the most leadoff homers in baseball history.
UPDATE, 7:13 p.m.: Welcome back to the big leagues, Chase. There's a 1-2-3 first inning for Whitley. Amazing thing is, he could pitch a completely game shutout tonight and he'd still be optioned to Triple-A tomorrow.
UPDATE, 7:24 p.m.: Yankees scored two quick runs in the bottom of the first. Ellsbury singled, stole second, took third on an error and scored on a grounder. Teixeira and McCann had back-to-back doubles. It's a 2-0 lead for Whitley.
UPDATE, 7:28 p.m.: George King reports that Masahiro Tanaka is "believed" to have gone for tests on his right wrist today. It wouldn't be all that unusual for him to have left the park early today — starting a day game tomorrow — but obviously a test on his wrist is something different altogether.
UPDATE, 7:37 p.m.: Whitley loads the bases with three soft singles but gets out of it with a relatively shallow fly ball to left and a routine ground ball to third.
Pregame notes: Didi gets pregame shortstop pointers from A-Rod • 04.28.15
Before batting practice this afternoon, Didi Gregorius was on the field going through some drills at shortstop. His instructor: Alex Rodriguez.
"It's just a veteran player looking to lend a helping hand in situations," Girardi said. "Didi is still a young player. We know that there are going to be some things that he goes through that sometimes might be the first or second time. He's not a seasoned veteran out there. Alex's experience playing short and his experience playing here in New York can help Didi."
We hear often that Rodriguez is a great teacher of the game. Players speak highly of the way Rodriguez talks hitting around the cage, and clubhouse interviews that get in-depth about the game can be legitimately insightful rather than cliche.
This was one of those moments that we often hear about but rarely see.
"He's making a lot of transitions," Rodriguez said. "New York is one. The Yankees, things are different here for sure. The one thing about playing shortstop that I tried to convey to him was positioning, cadence and also that internal clock that a shortstop needs. You only get that with preparation and experience."
Rodriguez said the Yankees' coaching staff asked him to spend some pregame time with Gregorius on the field, and so today's session was set up a few days ago.
"It was just more game situation (drills)," infield coach Joe Espada said. "I think kind of working on his game clock, knowing runners, outs, when to charge a ball and when to stay back on a ball. The situations that we have been working on throughout Spring Training and throughout the season. I wanted Alex to be out here to kind of give him some of that insight that, as a coach, I probably can't give that view."
Said Rodriguez: "The abilities are off the charts. I said that in spring training. We saw that in Spring Training. He's got the things you can't teach; incredible range, great arm strength. People forget, he's only been playing shortstop for eight years. The more he comes out, the more he gets experience, the better he's going to be."
Obviously Gregorius and Rodriguez are off to basically opposite starts. Rodriguez has been a surprise in the best ways; Gregorius has been a disappointment in almost every facet. But Rodriguez was quick to remind everyone that it's been only three weeks.
"It's a process," Rodriguez said. "Didi is going to be a fine shortstop here for a long time. I told him, sometime around June 15 or June 1st, he's going to look at all of us and say, 'I feel much more comfortable.' It just takes a little bit."
• Originally, Girardi said he expected to play Rodriguez all six games this home stand. Girardi said that plan changed last night when he decided to have Rodriguez play third base to give Chase Headley a day off. After a day in the field — and with a night game tomorrow — Girardi decided to give Rodriguez tonight off. No injury. He's available if the Yankees need him.
• Does the decision to option Gregorio Petit indicate Jose Pirela is close to being ready to join the big league team? "It could," Girardi said. That's about as close to confirmation as we're going to get. Seems pretty clear the Yankees are planning to activate Pirela to take Chase Whitley's roster spot and replace Petit tomorrow.
• For the time being, the Yankees are taking a calculated risk by playing a game without a backup middle infielder. "I feel like I can put (Headley) at second base if I needed to," Girardi said. "Realistically, I could put Al there, I'm sure. I think he would say, 'Yeah, I'll go out there and try it.' We've been there before the last couple years, so there's not a situation that I'm too worried about. If it happens, we'll handle it."
• Whitley pitched very well this spring and seemed to have a bullpen job locked up, but the Yankees preferred to have him stretched out for a spot start just like this one. "I'm sure he's very excited," Girardi said. "It was difficult to send him down because he meant a lot to us last year and pitched well in spring training. He understood why we did what we did. That doesn't necessarily mean that as a player you want it to happen or you like it, but he went down there with the right attitude."
• Worth noting that the Yankees preferred to have Whitley make a spot start today rather than last week against Detroit. Not sure this was a factor in the decision, but Whitley gets a much easier lineup this way. "He's faced a number of teams in the big leagues now and understands how he got those hitters out," Girardi said.
• The current situation in Baltimore hits home for Mark Teixeira who's from roughly 30 minutes outside of downtown. His uncle is a priest at a downtown church that's being protected by the National Guard. "People start attacking churches, it's a good thing the National Guard's there, because that's the bottom of the bottom," Teixeira said. "… Any time there's a crisis, people step up. Good people always trump bad."
• Because of the unrest in Baltimore, tomorrow's game between the Orioles and White Sox has been moved up to 2:05 p.m. and will be played without fans allowed in the stadium. This weekend's Orioles series against the Rays has been moved to Tampa Bay. Asked what it would be like to play a baseball game in a totally empty stadium, Teixeira deadpanned: "Did you ever go to a Rangers-Rays game between 2003 and 2005?"
• A quick bit of minor league news: Infield prospect Angel Aguilar has been added to the Charleston roster. I believe he opened the season in extended spring. Not a massive prospect, but good enough that it's significant to get him into real games at the full-season level.
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Pregame notes: "Some games that he's single-handley won for us" • 04.27.15
One by one, we've counted the Alex Rodriguez home runs. His first homer back from suspension. The one he hit in Baltimore. Two in one game against the Rays. And last night, the one that put him one away from Willie Mays. Every A-Rod home run is big news, and that certainly the next time he goes deep.
All of which has let Mark Teixeira hit his home runs in relative silence, quietly leading the Yankees, one away from the Major League lead.
"There's been some games that he's single-handley won for us," Joe Girardi said. "His average is starting to climb now as it's started to get a little bit warmer. His run production is so important to us, and I've been able to pencil him in there basically every day in the same spot and not move him around."
Even with the .242 batting average — which was below .200 just a few days ago — Teixeira still ranks fifth in the American League with a 1.044 OPS. He's drawn enough walks to keep his on-base percentage high (more walks than strikeouts), and he's hit with such power that his doubles and home runs have made it easy to overlook the fact he has just three singles (and two of those singles came in one game).
While Rodriguez was the Yankees' obvious wild card coming into spring training, Teixeira was also a bit of an unknown. His numbers have declined ever since that standout Yankees debut back in 2009. His 2013 season was lost to wrist surgery, and last year started fairly strong before falling apart through a series of nagging injuries and what Teixeira has described as a lack of strength and endurance. Having rehabbed the winter before, Teixeira simply wasn't powerful enough to be an offensive force all last season.
"A winter is somewhat of a rehab of your whole body," Girardi said. "When you spend it on one area, sometimes you can't do as much in another area that you want to, and that sometimes hurts players."
Teixeira is a notoriously slow starter, but he's been a driving force this April, and he was just named the American League Player of the Week after hitting five home runs in his past seven games. He has eight total, and while they haven't gotten nearly the attention of the guy hitting ahead of him, it seems little coincidence Teixeira's power surge has come during a good week for the Yankees as a whole.
"What I've noticed is he's healthy," Girardi said. "That's been the biggest change for me, not having to come in to see where he's at physically every day. I haven't had to do that, and it's showed up on the field, the way he's responded. He's been the Mark we've been used to seeing before he started having nagging injuries and obviously the serious one a couple of years ago."
• Just a day off for Chase Headley, who Girardi felt could use a day. That leaves third base for Rodriguez. "The last time he played third, he played well," Girardi said. "In spring training, he played third well. He's going to catch it and he's going to throw it. He's going to make the right decision with the baseball. I know his range is not what it was at 25, but no one's range is what it was 15 years ago, so that's the reality of it."
• Obviously still a lot of talk about Rodriguez and the upcoming 660th home run. While the Yankees front office might not want to declare it a marketable milestone, there's little arguing it's a milestone. And Rodriguez's teammates seem genuinely happy about that. "I think our players are happy for him," Girardi said. "They're having fun. Those guys are having fun in there. And Alex is a big part of that."
• Speaking of those guys, Carlos Beltran is back in the lineup, but he's hitting sixth and getting a turn at designated hitter. Chris Young has been taking some of his at-bats recently, but Girardi remains committed to giving Beltran time to get going offensively. Right now, he has the lowest OPS on the team at .494. "I think you don't lose perspective that so many players — personaly, I went through it and I was never close to the hitter Carlos was — there are months that are tough," Girardi said. "The important thing is that you continue to send him out there and understand that he's going to turn it around and be a big part of our offense."
• What does Girardi see from an older player that makes him think he won't turn it around? "I think you don't see them hit balls hard," Girardi said. "We've seen Carlos hit some balls hard, so obviously you know it's still in there."
• At this point, even Girardi laughs at the fact he hasn't named a closer. It's clearly Andrew Miller, but Girardi said he feels no need to make that official. Any real reason to not assign the title? "No, not really," Girardi said. "Just gives me more flexibility."
• Speaking of the bullpen, Girardi said he feels the pen is still in pretty good shape even after pitching a lot of inning yesterday.
• Girardi said he's "95 percent sure" Chase Whitley will start tomorrow. The Yankees deliberately kept Whitley and Bryan Mitchell separated in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rotation so that one of them would be available basically any time the team needed a spot starter. "We wanted to set it up that way," Girardi said. "And we made him aware of that (out of spring training)."
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Tappits! I Hate Them!
Decorating By dawnybird Updated 2 Aug 2014 , 2:12am by MBalaska
I loathe writing on cakes. Even my regular handwriting is bad, but on cakes, Yikes! So I've done things like: make a little plaque and print on it with edible markers, stamp into gumpaste with little clay stampers, etc. Finally I bought a set of Tappits, the upper case script letters. I watched the tutorial on how to get the best results. I made my gum paste very stiff, rolled it very thin, let it dry a bit, dusted the cutter with corn starch,, Everything they said to do! And those aggravating letters would stick in the cutter and I had to dig them out gently with a toothpick which made them go all wonky! I tried tapping them hard to get the letters out. That didn't even come close to working! I despise the hateful little things and wonder why anyone would ever buy them? Please tell me your experience with them. I'm so frustrated!
Lol! Sorry about your experience with writing. Have u tried stencils u place on the cake and smear buttercream over it then lift the stencil and voila? I want to try that.
How long are you letting your fondant dry? I use a lot of cornstarch and let it dry for at least 30 minutes, then flip it over to dry for another 10-15 minutes. Sometimes I dip the tappit in cornstarch also.
I did this lettering with a stencil I hand cut, the first stencil I had ever done and it worked like a dream. But it is quite large and may not work for everything.
First off fondant and tappits don't go together. Gumpaste rolled thinly then blessed with Crisco over the top before cutting out, Bingo. The rainbow comes out and the clouds disappear.
Gumpaste yes! But remember to let it dry a bit before the cutters! Another option is to put cling wrap over your rolled gum paste and press the tappits in...that way the letters won't stick to the cutters. I prefer doing the dryer gum paste method.
I just replaced all the Damn-its with clix stix , no more frustration
I thought I was the only one who called them, "Damn-its"!
First off fondant and tappits don't go together. Gumpaste rolled thinly then blessed with Crisco over the top before cutting out, Bingo. The rainbow comes out and the clouds disappear.
I'm not using fondant. I'm using gum paste, thinly rolled and letting it dry first. I didn't try Crisco though because the makers of Tappits said to use cornstarch. I'll try that, though. Thanks! Interesting to see that others have had aggravations with them too. Misery loves company, right?
I'm not familiar with clix stix. Where did you buy them?
Your buttercream stencil is beautiful!
The plastic wrap idea is interesting. Thanks to all of you for the input. I feel better!!
Hi, i use tappits with modeling chocolate also. I take a cake board(9x13) wrap it in white freezer paper(shiny side up) I don,t dust it , nor grease the board. I roll my medium thin. let it set up for 10 min. maybe. Then i cut strips of this medium length wise. Lay the numbers or letters i need and go from there. I transfer them onto another board wrapped in freezer paper. I do this with lots of things i cut out for deco of any kind of cutters. hth
Huh. I have used Tappits for years without problem. And with fondant. Thin, thin, fondant, rolled to the 8 setting on the pasta machine. Let it dry for 10 minutes, press and whack them out.
I have no problem with fondant and tapits. They work great with Wilton fondant so you might want to try that. I also brush the tapit with cornstarch. Hope it helps!
It must be you and your GP. Lots of people (including me) use them with no problem. Been using them every day for many years without a problem.
I make a little pile of cornflour and dip the letter into the pile, tap it to get the cornflour off, then go for it. You can't let your fondant/GP dry for too long, or it's more likely to break.
Yep I only use them with fondant. I roll it super thin, let it dry for 10-15 minutes, dip the Damn its in powdered sugar and then press them. I push mine down, kind of "scrub" it against the counter, then whack it out. Sometimes I get too excited with the tapping and my letters go flying all over the floor.
I have used Tap-its for a couple of years but it took a while to find the "trick" to using them. As everyone else has said, let the GP or fondant air dry (I let mine dry anywhere from 10-30 mins), cut your paste into little squares a little bigger than the letter or number you are cutting, press down firmly and kind of "scrub" the cutter back and forth on your cutting surface. Then whack that sucker until the letter pops out. The thing I do differently than most people is I spray my cutter first with a little vegetable spray then tap it against a dish towel to remove the excess. Another alternative is to rub shortening into your cutting surface so the GP or fondant adheres to the shortening instead of the cutter. With that method you will need to let it sit until it is partially dry so the letter doesn't distort when you lift it with your palette knife.
Thanks so much for all the hints...I think I threw away a couple of sets of these stinkin' things because I just CANNOT make them work...all the stupid letters do is stick and rip. But now, I think I'll go back and see if I still have a set or two and try these new methods. I've really been angry because they weren't cheap but have so far been nothing but trouble!
AI usually just apply a tiny amount of trex on the tap its or the fondant /gum paste works fine and gives a nice shine to the letters once they're out of the tap its. Have to agree tho I hated them until I started to use the trex. Hth
Tried my funky letters again yesterday. Yes, adding Tylose to the fondant really helped. As did letting it dry for a while first. As did rolling it on Crisco so the letters stuck to the board instead of the cutters. As did freezing them before trying to remove them from the board. The plastic wrap method didn't work as well, but I want to try it again. Thanks to all of you, I may not throw the rest of these away - I can now see the possibilities..
AI run my fondant/gumpaste thru my pasta machine, thin it to #2 and I never have to wait for it to dry; the pasta machine does the trick. I immediately cut my letters and they always come right out. I don't even have to use cornstarch or anything. HTH
I run my fondant/gumpaste thru my pasta machine, thin it to #2 and I never have to wait for it to dry; the pasta machine does the trick. I immediately cut my letters and they always come right out. I don't even have to use cornstarch or anything. HTH
Great idea. must give it a try.
This is what I do also! I spray my letters with vegetable spray, wipe off access, cut the letters, then tap them out. Works really well!
AI'm so glad I found this thread! I bought those things on amazon a year ago. Never been able to use them properly. Always have a mess to deal with, lots of frustrations and having to find a plan B! I can't wait to try them again. Thanks to all of you. I'm learning so much
I'm so glad I found this thread!
I bought those things on amazon a year ago. Never been able to use them properly. Always have a mess to deal with, lots of frustrations and having to find a plan B! I can't wait to try them again.
Thanks to all of you. I'm learning so much
I just used mine yesterday without any problems. I used Mexican Paste. It is a bit dryer than gum paste or fondant and pops right out.
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Photographer's Note
Koh Chang is an island off the coast of Trat Province in the Gulf of Thailand. Much less developed than Koh Samui a drive down the eastern coast provides a good opportunity to see local life. This shot was taken at Baan Salak Kok. The tiny, authentic, fishing village is a far cry from the swish resorts on the western side of the island; houses are built along a series of boardwalks that snake around the canals of a mangrove forest. Red and aqua-painted fishing boats line walkways and you stroll around gives the feeling that you've really discovered something special.
The sisters pictured here lived in a humble wooden house perched on stilts above the water. A narrow wobbly walkway constructed from old planks formed the suspended pathway to their home.
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snunney (106501) 2014-02-15 2:13
Hello Rosemary,
A charming capture of these sisters. I like the framing offered by the doorway with its well rendered textures. Excellent conversion to black and white.
yquem46 (38752) 2014-02-15 2:15
Hi Rosemary
Simply splendid ! I like a lot this tender portrait
have a nice WE, all the best
benenuts (234) 2014-02-15 2:29
très belle photo avec très bon choix pour le noir et blanc. Lors de mon voyage en Thaïlande, je regrette de ne pas avoir pris assez de portrait.
delpeoples (59774) 2014-02-15 2:44
Dear Rosemary
This is a delightful double portrait, beautifully illuminated and beautifully processed. I'm not a big fan of kids in B&W but here, your choice is a winner. The skintones are absolutely marvellous and I love the highlights on the cheeks of mum and bub, aswell as the characteristic textures of the surrounding walls and doors.
A heart-warming photo, that you've been hiding for way too long. Hugs
timecapturer (49288) 2014-02-15 3:05
Hi Rosemary
a beautiful study this and all the more compelling in B&W too. Glorious tonal quality here and immaculate sharpness make this a really classy and appealing presentation. Love it!
Enjoy your weekend - B.
Yet another storm smashed through here last night, if anything the worst one yet here in my hometown. B.
willperrett (11810) 2014-02-15 3:45
Hello Rosemary
Despite your comments about the colourful fishing boats nearby, you've chosen to present this lovely double portrait in monochrome, which actually suits it perfectly in my opinion (but then I'm biased!) The child's eye contact is what makes this photograph come to life. Beautiful!
papagolf21 (109276) 2014-02-15 4:09
Bonjour, chère Rosemary,
Donne ton amour à ta femme, mais ton secret à ta mère ou à ta soeur.
Très belle prise de vue.
Le choix du noir et blanc est parfait dans cette composition.
Sergiom (88277) 2014-02-15 5:18
Bonjour Rosemary
Cette photo résume très bien mon impression des gens de la Thaïlande.Des situations de vie pas toujours faciles, mais un sourire irrésistible et une grande fierté. Le noir et blanc donne un petit côté documentaire très intéressant.
Bon samedi
holmertz (59118) 2014-02-15 5:33
Hello Rosemary,
In a way any photo of a young woman with her small sister would be appealing and charming, But this picture goes far beyond being merely charming. It's technically superb, perfectly sharp and very well converted to B&W with a very fine greyscale. The two persons are seen against a perfect dark background and they are very nicely framed by the rough wood of their house. The elder girl shows a strong tenderness towards her sister and you had a perfect eye-contact with the little girl.
Actually I took it for granted that this was a young woman and her child, so I had to partly rewrite this comment after belatedly reading your note or looking at the title ;-).
Kind regards,
photographer_sg (4414) 2014-02-15 7:09
Hello Rosemary
beautiful human document with superb framing and exposure. thanks for sharing this beautiful picture.
best regards
abmdsudi (57680) 2014-02-15 7:32
Hi Rosemary
There is nothing like the innocent play of children to warm the heart, What a little sweetie I personally think it is an adorable warm hearted image, that you will never capture again, a slice of time never to be forgotten. A beautiful expression in a natural environment and happyness of this cutie that you have captured so well. She is so relaxed and natural yet full of energy in such a great clarity right on her facial feature and the most valuable element - the eye connection and the catch light is there uplifting this to high level. An extremely good photograph, detail and real life. Very good capture that says a lot and tx to your descriptions. Congrats
Best regards
adidas5nb (5743) 2014-02-15 8:04
such a pure frame in b n w.really like the moment you have captured.great framing and choice for b n w.
emilbo (22616) 2014-02-15 9:21
Allô Rosemary!
Une photo que j'aime beaucoup avec le joli regard de la petite fille. Magnifique N/B, bel éclairage et excellents détails principalement du vieux bois.
et bonne fin de semaine,
Hello, Rosemary,
What a perfectly beautiful portrait. Portraits are my first love in photography and especially ones of children. Marvelous tones, textures, lighting, framing and it's particularly nice the way the older sister is looking at the little one. Lovely work! Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Nicou (151036) 2014-02-15 10:33
quelle vue et iamge sueprbe captage cette mère et son petit comme elle est très cou quelle attitude avec sa boisson dans les mains quelle vue.
Bravo et belle soirée
npecanhuk (78535) 2014-02-15 15:24
Hello Rosemary!
That's a cute and very beautiful portrait!
I truly enjoyed your choice for black & white!
Sharpness, exposure and composition are excellent too!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your Sunday,
carlo62 (54958) 2014-02-15 15:53
Ciao Rosemery
che bella, la srella più grande osserva l'altra con lo sguardo attento, pronta ad intervenire in ogni momento, mentre la piccola è concentrato su ciò che stai facendo tu.
Un bel ritratto che permette di ammirare la determinazione della sorella maggiore grazie anche alla scelta del b&w.
Buona domenica
wolf38 (31296) 2014-02-15 23:27
rosemary. A beautiful and subtle black and white work - with best shades of gray. Overall a masterful shot. Compliment.
Best rgds, Wolfgang.
jjcordier (79297) 2014-02-15 23:27
Un portrait noir et blanc de ce couple mère-fille de superbe qualité.
annjackman (21903) 2014-02-16 0:17
Hello Rosemary,
This is a first class portrait. I particularly like their natural poses and the framing by the old door. B/W photography at its best with an excellent range of tones - it would make a super print.
Kind Regards, Ann
Noel_Byrne (33628) 2014-02-16 7:12
Hi Rosemary,
I agree with the comments that mentn the eye contact with this young girl, it seems we can see almost into her soul, and her eyes have a true capture of childhood innocence. This looks stunning in black and white and you have framed the whole scene so well both with the wooden doorway which has fantastic texture and the shape of the photo. A beautiful portrait.
Thanks as always.
RhodieIke (11744) 2014-02-16 23:05
Hi Rosemary,
Super photo of these sisters in their wooden doorway of their house.
Fantastic in B@W gives it a certain sad mood, the little girl has great eyes.
Wonderful, well managed.
Cheers, Iain.
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-02-18 1:11
Hello Rosemary,
simply beautiful!
for me it´s like a quintessence of a good portrait(unfortunately I´ve never had good eye and skills for this kind of pictures)
I like here especially the timing you´ve chosen to immortalize the scene and the look of this little girl.And your B&W treatment is here a masterpiece and helps you to make the shot so expressive.
Have a nice day
subhendu_bagchi (26089) 2014-02-18 3:39
hello Rosemary,
a beautiful composition here. I can relate it with one of my previous one in monochrome with the same mood. You might see that. Yours is a great composition. Like the picture quality. Excellent one. Just love it. Tfs.
Silvio1953 (152947) 2014-02-18 12:02
Ciao Rosemary, lovely double portrait with beautiful expressions, wonderful B&W, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
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- Copyright: Rosemary Walden (SnapRJW) (31629)
- Genre: People
- Medium: Black & White
- Date Taken: 2010-12-28
- Categories: Daily Life
- Exposure: f/13.0, 1/125 seconds
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A Picture in Picture (PIP), also called a Video Overlay, is when two video clips share the display screen at the same time, one smaller and superimposed on a larger image. If your TV has this Picture in Picture feature, it means you can play a video game and keep watching your favorite TV show, or enjoy two sports games simultaneously. In video editing, you can use this Picture in Picture effect to insert an additional video (such as a webcam video) into the main video, just like you see in many online tutorials.
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Make a Picture in Picture Effect in Wondershare Filmroa
1Import your photo and audio files
Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor) includes an easy to use Picture-in-Picture feature. After you imported videos to the program, just drag and drop videos or images to the PIP track, you get a raw Picture in picture video. Click the Play button to preview it. Filmora also comes with many PIP resources that you can effortlessly add to your videos for fun.
Move the items on PIP track to decide when it should show up and drag the ends to trim or extend PIP length.
2 Modify Picture-in-Picture Track
Next, you have a wide range of customizable options to set up your Picture-in-Picture track. To do so, double click on the added video or image on PIP track, the Motion panel will open. Click "Advanced" button for extra Mask and Effect options.
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When you are happy with the Picture-in-Picture effects, click the "Create" button on the right and you could save our Picture-in-Picture video on DVD, device, computer and YouTube.


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3/27/2012 2:23pm, #1
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--Isometric (overcoming) Training
I have always been under the impression that Isometric exercises result in an increase in strength whilst giving little increase in mass. However personally I gave them little interest as compared to a free weights preogramme it is very difficult to measure your progress.
That being said, if this is the case then Isometric exercises would be key for combat sports, allowing fighters to reach the maximal strength for thier weight.
Even so, Prior to my time training in China I hadnt really seen Isometric exercises forming a major part of any MA training I have seen or been involved in.
Anyone here invested much time in Isometric training, if so what kind of results did you get?
3/27/2012 2:59pm, #2
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--Isometric exercises are any exercises where you are holding the weight/resistance in a particular position. The usual line on isometrics is this: they give you strength around the angle your doing isometric exercises at, but they're not really useful for building appreciable strength or strength through the full range of motion. They are used in the initial phases of PT and for athletes looking to build strength at a particular joint angle, such as a powerlifter at a sticking point.
Short answer: they suck except for specialized tasks.
If you want strength without mass: watch your diet and do low reps with very high weight and low rep explosive work.
(On a theoretically level you're trying to hit your high threshold motor unit and encourage myofibrilar, not sarcoplasmic, hypertrophy).Last edited by Res Judicata; 3/27/2012 3:02pm at .
3/27/2012 4:02pm, #3--
Res has pretty much hit the nail right on the head there. Isometric exercises have a maximum strength carryover of about 15° in each direction, which is less than saying it makes it seem. They're not bullshit, they work, but they only work for very specific ranges of motion.
I personally use isometric exercises with my clients primarily when working on postural and alignment issues. Although, there are some beneficial uses for athletes also when doing some isometric core exercises.
All that said, I can think of a few instances where isometrics wouldn't be terrible for a fighter. The first that comes to mind is for the lower back, and the posterior chain in general. There's a lot of positioning work and posturing up, especially in the ground game. Another that comes directly to mind is fighting off an armbar. Isometric exercises could be used to improve strength at specific points in the elbow. And that could expand to a number of other submissions.
Though now that I think about it, most of these situations I can think of have to do with grappling. I can't, off the top of my head, think of a good reason for a striker to do them–with the exception of a few basic core conditioning exercises.
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3/27/2012 4:20pm, #4--
wall siting is fun.
also, I have a general rule to always practice isometrics against someone who has me in the mount, I basically try to push them off of me as hard as I can with both arms. I usually get arm barred but it's a great workout up until then."Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself" - Jigoro Kano (1889)
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--The +/- 15 degree strength increase has been my experience so far with isometrics. I have used them a lot to overcome plateaus and in particular sticking points for certain exercises. The big selling point that isometric only trainers make is that you get maximal tension compared with a weighted exercise where at certain points you lose some tension. Some also argue that the strength increase carries over the full range of motion. A lot of old time strongmen and respected trainers today incorporate them into the workouts, but I am doubtful about just using them and excluding everything else. At some point I may do a 6-8 week experiment of using isometrics only to see the results.
Go to the Sandow site to get some good free info on isometrics.
3/27/2012 6:15pm, #6--
Isometrics are a tool, like anything else. They're not bullshit, they do work effectively for specific objectives. But like any other tool, they don't do everything. The key is using them where they're needed, and using other tools where they're needed.
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3/27/2012 9:53pm, #7--
I do a lot of isometric/dynamic tension exercises in Hung ga.
They are (to use some clear language) essentially different kinds of static stretches and endurance squats that move reposition weight onto specific muscles (shoulders, quadriceps, triceps etc) without equipment. Results I've seen include greatly increased leg/shoulder strength, muscle endurance, and this applies to things like sprawling, maintaining balance under resistant force, etc.
It won't build huge biceps, but it definitely seems to help joint strength.
Isos don't "Suck", but you should know what you're doing and do them (imho) with a licensed trainer of some sort....and you should not be doing isos alone....they aren't a COMPLETE method....strength training should include both isotonic and isometric. As you age and you can no longer do intense isotonic strength training, isometric becomes much more useful. This is why old people love certain forms of qigong, they are able to maintain a certain level of fitness.
Side note: NASA did a great study of isometric vs isotonic strength training in zero gravity for astronauts, FYI, worth a late night Googling if you're curious. Very interested to see how things change when gravity is removed from the equation (hint: isometric becomes quite useless).Last edited by W. Rabbit; 3/27/2012 10:00pm at .
3/27/2012 10:00pm, #8--
Yeah, without significant gravity you can still produce force, which is what muscles do. But you no longer can produce force simply by overcoming gravity, which is what 99% of weight lifting is based around. Mass and acceleration become everything, and weight become nothing.
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The very first thing that comes to mind when I think of astronauts, and general force production, is medicine ball training. Unlike standard weightlifting, which is almost always done in a pretty much vertical fashion (therefore, against gravity), medicine ball training involves using force in a variety of directions, sometimes even with gravity.
The reason it works can be summed by Newtonian mechanics. Mass and inertia are for all intents and purposes equivalent. Mass exists independent of gravity, and is a measure of inertia. Simply, how much force it takes to take an object and put it into motion. Weight, on the other hand, requires gravity. It is, in reality, a measure of how much force gravity exerts on an object. If you have a mass of 100kg, on Earth you will weigh approximately 220 lbs. If you went to the moon it would be less, and if you went to Jupiter it would be more. But no matter where you are–even in the deepest voids of space–your mass is 100kg. Never more, never less.
Muscles don't actually lift weight. They produce force. As most of us know, Force = mass x acceleration. Say you produce 100 newtons of force (a newton is equal to 1kg•m/s^2; or, the force required to accelerate 1kg of mass by 1 meter per second per second). You could accelerate an object with a mass of 1kg by 100m/s^2, or you could accelerate an object of mass 100kg by 1m/s^2, or anything in between. This is independent of gravity. (On Earth, an object of mass 1kg actually has a weight of 1 kilopond, which is 1kg x the force of gravity on Earth; which is constantly exerting a force toward the center of the planet).
Usually, our muscles exert the great bulk of their force simply keeping gravity from pulling us to the floor. They do this all day, every day. In space, it's not so. But in space, it's still possible to produce force. Thus why spacecraft need engines.
The real problem is that the force of gravity never stops, it's constant. So when you lift your 100kg off the ground, you need to continually exert force to meet or exceed to force that is produced by gravity. In space, once you've gotten that 100kg moving, there's no gravity to reverse it, so it keeps going. Therefore, the force is only produced for an instant, rather than continually. But the key point is this: Everything, even the measly photons and neutrinos, has some kind of mass. Thus, at least in theory, force can be produced ANYWHERE.
As I've been writing this–which, with my apologies, has become far far longer than I intended–it occurred to me that a far better idea than medicine balls would be simply springs. Their tension force would be virtually indistinguishable from gravity (Einstein's theory of relativity shows us that forces of equal magnitude are effectively identical). And could be easily, cheaply, and lightly used in space.
So yeah, I've been drinking tonight and I'm apparently far more verbose than usual. But can I get a round of applause for basic high school physics!?!?! YEAH!!
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Here is a little trick to remove the Clutch Fan assembly when having to replace either the Thermostat and/or Water Pump. The nut on the Clutch Fan is 32 mm and it is a very tight fit to get a regular 32 mm wrench in there to loosen it. A Park or Campagnolo 32 mm Head Set Wrench fits in there perfectly, is strong enough to loosen and tighten the Clutch Fan and firmly fits 4 flats of the Clutch Fan nut and is long enough to turn but not too long that it hits everything else. A trick I've used for years and had passed along on the E30 Digest/Forums and since I had to replace my Thermostat on my '03 330xi Sport today, thought I'd mention it here. If memory serves me correctly, only the automatic transmission E46 models have the Clutch Fan plus an electric fan whereas the 325's only have electric fan(s) as part of the shroud. Hope this info will be of use to members here.
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May 16, 2013 4:00 AMThe boys volleyball teams from Norwin and Derry Area enter the WPIAL playoffs with the same goal after both advanced to the WPIAL finals last season and both had to settle for second best.
Norwin made its second appearance in the WPIAL finals and lost to North Allegheny for the second time. Derry earned its eighth title berth and finished second for the seventh time.
"One of our goals coming into the season was to win a third straight [Class AAA] Section 3 title," Norwin coach Al Warden said. "We were fortunate to reach that goal.
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Norwin claimed its third consecutive section title on the final night of the regular season. The Knights were tied for first place with Penn-Trafford, a team that beat them in the first half of section play.
The rematch took place at Penn-Trafford and Norwin rallied from a 2-1 deficit in sets to defeat the Warriors.
"We were down 19-9 in the fourth set, but came back to beat them 25-23," Warden said of his squad, which posted a 15-12 victory in the fifth and deciding set.
"It was a combination of determination, good defense, and a little bit of luck."
Norwin finished the season with an 11-1 record in the section, while Penn-Trafford was second with a 10-2 mark. The Warriors also lost to Plum (8-4), the section's third-place finisher.
"To win three consecutive titles in such a strong section is an accomplishment to be proud of," Warden said. "And we've won all but one section match [in three years]."
The overall strength of Section 3 was evident in the WPIAL seeding, as Norwin and Penn-Trafford are two of the top four seeds. The Knights are seeded No. 2, while the Warriors are No. 4. Both received a first-round bye in the playoffs. First-round matches were played Tuesday.
"It's nice to have a first-round bye," said Warden, who did not give his squad a night off. "We had a scrimmage with Ambridge, the top team in the Class AA bracket. We did the same thing last year."
Six-time defending WPIAL champion North Allegheny is the top seed in Class AAA.
"North Allegheny is obviously the team to beat," Warden said. "But we can't be concerned with them now. We have to win two matches to get another shot at them in the finals."
Norwin plays host to Peters Township in tonight's quarterfinals, at 7:30 p.m. Peters Township, the Section 1 runner-up, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 win against Pine-Richland in Tuesday's first round.
"Our regular-season finale against Penn-Trafford was a nice momentum builder," Warden said. "We're hoping that momentum will carry over to the quarterfinals, and hopefully the semifinals."
Penn-Trafford will face No. 5 seed Fox Chapel in its quarterfinal match, which will take place at 6 p.m. today at Derry Area. Fox Chapel advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win against Baldwin.
"Our loss to Norwin was disappointing, but it's over and done," Penn-Trafford coach Jim Schall said. "We've moved on from that. It's nice to have a first-round bye, but we've got a tough quarterfinal draw in Fox Chapel."
Derry is seeded No. 2 in the Class AA bracket. The Trojans lost a five-set marathon to Ambridge in last year's title match. The Bridgers are again the team to beat, as they've won four of the past five titles.
"We haven't played Ambridge since the first weekend of the season," said Derry coach Shawn Spencer, referring to their meeting at the season-opening North Allegheny tournament. "They beat us twice in pool play, then beat us in two more sets in the semifinals. All four games were close."
Derry plays host to Section 3 champion Keystone Oaks in tonight's quarterfinals, at 7:30 p.m. Keystone Oaks posted a 3-0 win against St. Joseph in the first round.


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The St. Elmo High School boys basketball team is the only area team remaining in the Illinois High School Association playoffs after it defeated No. 1 Altamont, 47-42, on Wednesday to advance to the regional championship game.
St. Elmo, a No. 4 seed, will face second-seeded North Clay in St. Elmo on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Area players left in the 3-point shootout are: Connor Beasley and Garrett Buzzard of St. Elmo, Harley Steed and John Rickman of Mulberry Grove, Johnnie Clift of Patoka, and Andrew Snow of South Central.
The South Central High School girls basketball team thought its season was finished after the regional tournament, but Wayne City came to them to make up a game that had been canceled due to bad weather.
The Lady Cougars nearly won the game last Wednesday, despite having practiced just once the week before.
South Central scored 30 points in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome a slow start during a 48-42 loss.
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On Saturday, the Vandalia Junior High eighth-grade volleyball team won its own tournament for the second straight year, defeating Litchfield, South Central and Ramsey.
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After slow start, South Central beats Brownstown at regionals
Brownstown and South Central were tied at five at the end of the first quarter, but the Cougars, in typical fashion, got things going after that during a 57-30 win on Tuesday.
With the win, No. 3 South Central advanced to face second-seeded North Clay in the regional quarterfinals in St. Elmo at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
ST. ELMO – Ramsey coach Bill Eddy said goodbye to a talented senior class after the Rams closed their season with a 60-44 loss to Altamont in the regional tournament on Monday, and he will now focus on reinventing
Ramsey basketball with a talented group of youngsters.
Freshman Tyler Knisley, and sophomores Tyler Pryor and Ryan Black will form the nucleus of next season's team, which will also get several additions from this season's state-qualifying eighth-grade team.
Coach Kevin Jackson estimated the Vandals haven't had a start like they did against Altamont last Thursday in five years
Of course, it's not every game that Vandalia's high school boys basketball team posts 30 points in one quarter.
But it did just that against the Indians, propelling the Vandals to a 72-54 win.
"This is the direction we want to and need to be heading," Jackson said. "You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season, and hopefully, that's what occurring."
Both Vandalia seniors played a significant role in helping the Vandal boys basketball team produce its best offensive output of the season on Saturday when a superb effort powered the Vandals by Pana, 78-73, in the regular-season finale.
Honored before the game along with cheerleader Courtney Gordon and several pep band members, Marty Johnson and Daniel Bell combined to score 21 points and grab nine rebounds in the Vandals' win.
ST. ELMO – Eagles coach Greg Feezel was not expecting his team to produce a 38-point blowout in the first round of the regional tournament on Monday.
But that's what happened, as St. Elmo soared to a 67-29 win against Patoka.
"I was (actually) concerned, because we just got done playing Beecher (City), we hadn't seen Patoka in a while and we had Altamont lurking," Feezel said. "I thought, 'I hope we don't overlook (them).'"