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Late Game Management
We won! Woohah. However:
This isn't anything we haven't pointed out before, but since I said good things about Mike Hargrove's line-up before the game last night, I have to point out how terribly he managed the end game.
Seattle – Bottom of 8th Score
Ron Villone pitching for New York
R Cano at second base.
E Perez walked.
W Bloomquist ran for E Perez.
Y Betancourt sacrificed to pitcher, W Bloomquist to second.
K Johjima hit for R Rivera.
K Johjima grounded out to third.
I Suzuki intentionally walked.
T Bohn hit for C Snelling.
T Bohn struck out swinging.
The inning starts out well, with Eduardo Perez getting the leadoff base on balls, which the announcers will tell you always comes around to score. They're wrong, as you'll see later, but it comes around to score even less often when the manager bungles the rest of the inning.
Using Tangotiger's Win Expectancy chart, we see that the M's are in a good situation. Tie game, bottom of the 8th, runner at first and nobody out, they have a WE of .673. In other words, the M's would be expected to win this game two out of three times, considering they have 6 outs to go vs the Yankees 3 outs, and they have the potential winning run on base with no men out. It's a good spot to be in.
Bloomquist pinch runs for Perez, which is totally defendable, especially if you're going to have him steal second. If Bloomquist steals second, the WE raises to .738, a six point increase. If he gets thrown out trying to steal, the WE drops to .559, an eight point decrease. For the steal to make mathmatical sense in this situation, Willie would only need to be successful about 60% of the time. He's 75% on the season and 85% for his career. Posada's throwing out 36% of base stealers this year, and 30% for his career.
No matter how you break it out, the math works. Bloomquist is probably around 80% likely to swipe the bag there, which makes the reward well worth the risk.
Instead, the Mariners decide to have Willie stand on first and ask Yuniesky Betancourt to lay down a sacrifice, getting Bloomquist to second but using an out in the process. The WE goes from .673 to .656, a 1.5 point decrease. Yes, the runner is now in scoring position, but the Mariners are actually less likely to win the game now than they were before the bunt, because we're running out of outs and are still tied.
The sac bunt to get the runner from first to second, especially when the runner is a base stealing threat, is a bad managerial decision. And Hargrove does it all the freaking time. If you want Betancourt to lay one down, have Bloomquist try to steal second first. Then, if he's successful, bunt Willie to third. That's okay, if you have to bunt. Getting the runner from second to third with less than two out is a big deal. But stop with the bunting a fast runner from first to second. It hurts the team's chances of winning.
Then, of course, he compounds the problem with the absurd but totally predictable decision to pinch-hit T.J. Bohn for Chris Snelling. We like the fact that Bohn is here instead of Jones as the designated late game defensive replacement/pinch runner, but let's not fool ourselves – he's not much of a hitter. He's vulnerable to breaking balls, chases pitches out of the strike zone, doesn't make great contact, and has only gap power. Of course, he's right-handed, while both Ron Villone and Chris Snelling are left-handed, so it was the by-the-book move to make.
It was just the wrong move to make. Chris Snelling can actually hit. He's never shown a platoon split in the minors. He doesn't have a swing that is exploitable by LHP's. The M's, needing a base hit to take the lead heading into the 9th inning, replaced a good hitter with a poor hitter, all in the name of getting a platoon advantage. A good LHB is a better bet against a good LHP than a bad RHB is. Mike Hargrove consistently fails to grasp this concept, and Bohn predictably struck out. Asking a kid to make his major league debut in that circumstance isn't fair anyways, and having him pinch hit for a superior hitter is just foolish.
George Sherrill pitching for Seattle
T Bohn in right field.
K Johjima catching.
J Damon flied out to right.
J Mateo relieved G Sherrill.
D Jeter singled to right.
B Abreu struck out swinging.
A Guiel hit for C Wilson.
A Guiel walked, D Jeter to second.
A Rodriguez struck out swinging.
I've railed on this decision so many times, it's not funny, but it has to be pointed out, because Mike Hargrove simply fails to grasp this concept, and it's such an easy one.
When you're the home team, and you go into the 9th inning tied, there can never be a save situation. Ever. It can't happen. If you win, it's going to be a walkoff win. You will never have a lead to protect. It's fundamentally impossible.
Facing a situation where the Yankees had the middle of their order coming up, including two hall-of-fame RHBs, Mike Hargrove went with Julio Mateo instead of J.J. Putz. Why? Because it wasn't a save situation, and J.J. is our closer.
This basic lack of understanding drives me insane, and Hargrove has done this repeatedly. Melvin did it too. It's absurd, and the fact that a guy whose job is to make strategic decisions to help his team win can't understand the concept is mind boggling to me.
Yes, it worked, and we won – huzzah. But we won despite the late game management of Mike Hargrove, who actually made it less likely the team would prevail. He made three lousy decisions in the span of 10 minutes, and the Mariners managed to overcome all three. But if you're looking for reasons why the M's suck in one run games this year, look no further than their manager. It's nights like this that serve as glaring examples why Mike Hargrove just doesn't belong inside the M's dugout.
100 Responses to "Late Game Management"
colm on
August 23rd, 2006 10:57 am
Terrytory. Hah! Such drollery.
Let's cut to the quick here. Hargrove is a purblind* moron who has no business managing a peanut stand, much less a major league baseball team.
In fact, I'd guess there were peanut vendors right there at Safeco last night who would have made better decisions than these.
(*According to Dictionary.com
2. slow or deficient in understanding, imagination, or vision.
That's more appropriate than I knew when I wrote it.)
scraps on
August 23rd, 2006 10:59 am
A note about grammar and conversational writing:
Most of the folks who comment here are easily understood, whether or not they observe the formal grammatical niceties. Some have more viivd voices than others — every one of the authors on this site has a vivid voice — and often a vivid writing voice is actually less grammatical by the formal rules.
Every once in a while, someone passes through here who cannot make himself clear. We've had one of those in the last few days. The writing is incoherent, a collection of bleats carrying fuzzy ideas that we try to guess at (and usually the content of the thoughts is no better than the expression). When one of those folks starts commenting, he'll often get told to fix his grammar (and spelling and punctuation) if he wants to get taken seriously.
But the grammar isn't really the issue: it's the thoughts. The fellow who has been commenting hasn't got coherent thoughts to express. Writing grammatically is well beyond him. Writing, grammatically or otherwise, is the shape of thoughts. Whether you choose to express those thoughts formally or idiomatically is a matter of style. When we tell an incoherent writer that he lacks grammar, what we are really trying to tell him is that he needs to sort out his thoughts before he writes. But if you have no difficulty understanding what someone is saying, there's no need to harp on conversational choice in phrasing. Formal grammar is one road to clear writing: but the goal is clear writing (and clear thinking), however one gets there.
tangotiger on
August 23rd, 2006 10:59 am
As for the reverse platoon split, we also looked at this. Of all players from 2000-2004, Ichiro is #1 in terms of having the smallest measured split. (Next is Mark Grace, Larry Walker, Alex Cora, Johnny Damon.) And Ichiro is way ahead of them.
Until this point, we would establish Ichiro as having a positive platoon split of 4 OBP points. (For a typical LHH, it's around 25 points or so). That is, even though he had a measured REVERSE split of 33 points, we have to infer, because of sampling, that it was a +4. That still leaves him as the guy with the smallest platoon split.
However, if we were to add in his 2005 and 2006 seasons, he likely would come in with a reverse platoon split, and be the only MLB to be like that.
It's also possible that if we knew more about Ichiro, that his true platoon split would be even more in reverse. As it stands, until that happens, we have to treat Ichiro as a LHH, drawn from that LHH sample, and regress his performance heavily towards that mean.
If you want to include an additional parameter, one that is fairly unique, that may override the fact that he is a LHH.
Ichiro is a problem case for half of all research studies because of his apparent uniqueness.
Safeco Hobo on
August 23rd, 2006 11:00 am
Could one make an argument that based off mechanics alone players like Ichiro and Doyle (short stride and very quick hands) would be affected less by the LOOGY than traditional LH pull hitters like Thome or Ortiz?
Not to say they are better hitting Lefties, just not as bad as other left handed hitters vs. left handed pitchers.
scraps on
August 23rd, 2006 11:00 am
Tangotiger: Thanks! Okay, I need this book.
matu on
August 23rd, 2006 11:02 am
I watched the YES broadcast here in NY (I return to Seattle in 3 weeks) and it was one of the first mariner games I've seen this year (been out of the country) and Bobby Mercer and Ken Singleton both said it was a 'good clean slide.' They even talked about Ron Fairly and how the Mariners seemingly don't have the will to win. gee, ya think? Mercer actually reminds me of Fairley but he was the PBP guy and I'd take him over Rizzs any day in that capacity. Singleton was better than Valle and Hendu. Although I cannot STAND the other Yankee broacasters. John Sterling and Michael Kay are just annoying.
Josh on
August 23rd, 2006 11:04 am
Sure, the 3rd/1out vs. 2nd/0out isn't a huge advantage. If you look at it in percentages, it's 0.677% increased odds of winning. One might, essentially, consider that equivalent to one game per season (fully played out under such circumstances). 1/162 would be 0.617%. I'll still take that over 0.000%. Make a lot of sound, smart plays over the course of a season to marginally improve your odds when you can, and you'll separate yourself from where you would have been, over time.
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 11:05 am
#53: Would you be able to validate Ichiro's reverse split by including his numbers in Japan?
Dave on
August 23rd, 2006 11:06 am
Could one make an argument that based off mechanics alone players like Ichiro and Doyle (short stride and very quick hands) would be affected less by the LOOGY than traditional LH pull hitters like Thome or Ortiz?
Sure, that's a scouting argument. Shin-Soo Choo is always going to struggle to hit lefties because he has a long swing. Snelling's short stroke and quick wrists should minimize his problems against LHP's, at least in comparison to other LHB's. But his uppercut swing will make him somewhat vulnerable to pitches up and on the inner half. Karstens went after him there several times last night with success.
tangotiger on
August 23rd, 2006 11:15 am
58: The only place I know to get the data is here:
And there's no split data. If you have it, send it over, and I'll ask Andy will run it through his programs.
vj on
August 23rd, 2006 11:21 am
I think in comment 32 tango makes the point I was trying to make about the bunt situation. When critizising the decision to have Betancourt bunt you need to look at all possible outcomes both for bunting and hitting for Betancourt facing a LHP of Villone's calibur, establish their respective likelihood and take it from there. In the words of the hardballtimes article linked by Dave:
"Of course, the application of actual strategy (should he bunt or not?) depends on a lot of other factors, such as the skills of the batter, the pitcher and the baserunner, the following batters in the order, the game conditions and probably a number of other things. But Win Probability sets the baseline for evaluating each event on the field."
If one wants to defend Hargrove, one would argue that when batting, Yubet is about twice as likely to make an out which would hurt the win expectancy to a stronger degree than when he sacrifices. And he's not highly likely to hit an extra base hit that would score Bloomquist.
I don't have the data or time to do a calculation for all possible outcomes and their likelihood (Tango, I suspect it might be in your book) but imagine that when you consider sample sizes, its basically a toss-up whether you have Yubet bat or bunt.
BTW: In updated win expectancy tables, this game will count in favor of the home team winning for the scenarios before and after the bunt.
zzack on
August 23rd, 2006 11:24 am
The bunt thing doesn't bother me too much. Like someone pointed out, there are quite a few managers that would do that and seems like a reasonable thing to do when you have an average hitter (Yuni) bunting followed by two good hitters (Kenji & Ichiro) trying to get a single to score the run. Playing it safe, so to speak, also eliminates the chance of you (meaning Hargrove) looking like an idiot to casual fans and the media when Willie get's picked off or thrown out and you've "run yourself out of the innning."
Of course, it doesn't mean Hargrove can't still look like an idiot for pinch hitting for Snelling and bringing in Mateo.
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 11:27 am
#60: Thanks, I'm surprised that the split data for Japan isn't easily available. (Don't they play some kind of fantasy baseball over there?)
Jack Howland on
August 23rd, 2006 11:36 am
The front office loves the concept of "Productive Outs". Firing Mark Hargrove will not change this philosophy. Chances are good that the new manager will play these situations the same way.
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 11:44 am
#64: If only we could get them to refine their definition:
Runner on 3rd, sac fly. Scores a run. That's the best kind of productive!
Runner on 1st, less than 2 out, strikeout. Stayed out of a GIDP. Kept the inning alive. That's productive, too!
rlharr on
August 23rd, 2006 11:50 am
re. #29, 34
"Dave, when does sample size become meaningful? 200 plate appearances? 400, 600?"
I disagree with Dave's take on this. I would say that it doesn't matter what you look at, you need an adequate sample size to determine ability statistically. If you want to say WFB is a good base stealer based on 51 attempts, well, I think you can say he's no worse than a decent base stealer statistically (see below). Which you probably could have arrived at with less steal attempts from scouting!
Rule of thumb: take the square root of the number you're interested in to get an idea of the likely random variation in it. (This is a good approximation for anything you count, like hits, home runs, steals.) That is to say, if you think Player A is likely to average 200 hits in a season, take the squareroot of 200 (approx. 14). You should not be surprised if Player A gets anywhere between 200-14 = 186 and 200+14 = 214 hits.
So applying this to Bloomquist's steals: he is 43 of 51, or 84%. Excellent. If we take the squareroot of 43, it's about 6.5, which suggests that statistically we cannot be too sure that Bloomquist is better than a 36.5 of 51 stealer – 72%, so still pretty good.
So the answer to the question "what is a big enough sample size" depends on the what you're looking at. For separating good base stealers from bad base stealers, 50 attempts appears to be plenty. However, for separating excellent base stealers (I'll call that 80% or better) from decent base stealers (70%), it's not enough.
If we look at the example with hits above and assume that Player A had 650 at-bats a season, we see that his batting average could be expected to range from 0.286 to 0.329 just based on statistical fluctuation (i.e., not even considering injuries, changing abilities with age, etc.). There's a pretty big difference between 0.286 and 0.329 you might think – but really it is a difference of only 4% of the at-bats. It takes more ABs to determine the batting average than steal attempts to determine the stealer's ability because we're interested in a much more exact answer. In the stealer's ability a difference in success of 10% of attempts (70% to 80% success, for example) is big, but not huge. In batting average a 10% difference is huge (0.250 to 0.350, for example).
(For those readers who understand a bit of statistics/probability jargon: for the Poisson distribution, the standard deviation is the squareroot of the mean, so +/- the squareroot would be the error bars you'd typically use for a Poisson distribution. While the distributions of things like hits and steals are not Poisson distributions, they are similar in some regards, similar enough to make the squareroot a decent yardstick for normal random variation.)
tangotiger on
August 23rd, 2006 12:09 pm
#66 is right-on. However, if we know more about WFB, like, he's actually a fast and smart runner, then we have to use that information. In a vaccum, WFB's 43 for 51 and say some other guy's 43/51 has to be treated exactly the same way. But, if one guy is fast/smart, and the other guy is not, then we know that we need to regress WFB to a different mean than the other guy.
Ichiro hitting .350 over a 2-month period, and WFB doing the same is different, because we "know" Ichiro.
So, even if we can't accept his 84.3% rate as his "true" rate, it's likely to be above 75% (just guessing).
Mat on
August 23rd, 2006 12:09 pm
I think this is a common misconception amongst people coming from a strong stats background. Yes, it is possible, we can calculate the variance in the sample mean for a stat assuming that we know its underlying distribution (binomial is natural for lots of baseball stats), but that's only the first step. After the statistical variance, we need to look at variance caused by systematic effects–park effects, strength of opponent effects, platoon effects, etc. The smaller a sample size gets, the easier it is to have an extreme set of systematic effects.
Say over the course of a week, if the offense is going decent, Ichiro could get about 35 at-bats. Assuming he's maybe a "true" .350 hitter the standard deviation in his sample mean for the week would be something like .081. But we know from experience that his average fluctuates a lot more than that statistical variance would expect. That's because over the course of the week, Ichiro might wind up having to face some of the top run prevention teams in the league (say, the Tigers and the A's). But that's only the tip of the iceberg. Maybe those teams are usually tough, but then on top of that it's possible that he was at a platoon disadvantage for most of the week. And maybe one of those two teams each had a key defensive player come off the DL. So now we've got a lot of reasons to expect him to hit a lot less than .350, but that aren't going to be captured in the statistical variance.
By assigning only a statistical variance to a small sample, and not accounting for each and every systematic effect in play, you are overstating the confidence you should have in the conclusions you're basing on that small sample size. That's a complicated business, and until you do all of that work, you're better off being extremely skeptical of conclusions based on a hundred or even a couple hundred at-bats.
Eleven11 on
August 23rd, 2006 12:11 pm
Wow, interesting arguments! The Managers dilemma. Let's suppose the Manager is aware of the WE but doesn't like the Villone/Posada pairing to steal on. If he steals and fails, he's got to start over with no one on. I don't know the numbers but it is believed the bunt is a safe play with the right guy. So the question might actually be, was Betencourt, despite getting it down the right guy? Oh, I have never liked the sac bunt to get a decent speed runner to 3rd. He is in scoring position, hit the SOB in! At any rate, today is why I read the site, great discussions.
rcc on
August 23rd, 2006 12:22 pm
Great discussion! So many people have interesting and informative things to say in this thread. The USS Mariner is the best baseball blog.
Dr. Milos PHD on
August 23rd, 2006 12:39 pm
I thought I could go back to MLB.tv and see the replay of this sac bunt. Apperantly this year it is a pay feature to watch archived games. I don't believe that was the case last year.
I would be curious to see it, though, as I didn't catch the game live. How was the bunt? Did Alex charge from third? Does Jeter move over to cover third? And if WFB takes off with the pitch does he have the kind of speed to go 1st to 3rd on a sacrafice?
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 12:41 pm
#69: He is in scoring position, hit the SOB in!
If hitting were that easy, MLB would be full of .400 hitters. The point of getting the runner to third with less than two outs is that you can score a run without "hitting the SOB in."
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 12:44 pm
#71: if WFB takes off with the pitch does he have the kind of speed to go 1st to 3rd on a sacrafice?
Michael Johnson doesn't have the speed to go from 1st to 3rd on a sacrifice, running with the pitch or not.
Dave on
August 23rd, 2006 12:54 pm
I disagree with Dave's take on this. I would say that it doesn't matter what you look at, you need an adequate sample size to determine ability statistically. If you want to say WFB is a good base stealer based on 51 attempts, well, I think you can say he's no worse than a decent base stealer statistically (see below). Which you probably could have arrived at with less steal attempts from scouting!
Certainly, this is a case where scouting information is going to be available and accurate long before we have a big sample of SB/CS attempts, so scouting data for baserunning will probably trump statistical analysis in most cases.
However, getting back to the point about variable sample sizes – in my opinion, one of the main reasons we need a large sample is to extract the contribution of players other than the person we're evaluating from the totals. For instance, when Willie Bloomquist gets a single through the hole, some percentage was his skill, some percentage was the pitcher's lack of skill, some percentage was the fielder's lack of skill, and some percentage was chance (ball takes a weird hop, fielder blinks at contact and gets poor first jump, whatever). As we get a larger sample with a collection of other variables, we'll be able to isolate Bloomquist's hit skill more easily. Since his skill is only a fraction of the result, we need a big sample to get good data.
A stolen base, however, is significantly effected more by the baserunner than a single, in my opinion. In a successful steal attempt, the credit breakout might be something like 70% runner, 20% catcher, and 10% pitcher. Or whatever – you can argue with the split, and maybe its 50/40/10, or some other combination, but the credit for the steal is certainly higher for the runner than it is for a batter getting a single.
Thus, since the result is more representative of the runner's skill than the hitter's skill, the sample doesn't have to be as large to filter out the impact of the other variables.
Some results just show skills earlier than other results. Thus, I don't think we can use a blanket "correct sample size" for each statistic. They're all different.
Eleven11 on
August 23rd, 2006 12:57 pm
LB-No real argument as from 3rd with less than two outs you can sac fly the guy, passed ball, go on contact, etc. etc. My dislike of it stems from you already have a guy in postion, I always hated to give up outs when managing. (I also pitched to a bunter under the theory that if he was going to give me an out, I'd take it)I like the WE theory, wish knew about it when involved. It adds information but is one part of the decision making.
Dr. Milos PHD on
August 23rd, 2006 12:59 pm
LB, are you telling me you haven't watched enough baseball to see this play executed? That's why I asked if Jeter was covering third. I have seen it plenty of times when the base is left unmanned and the runner never stops at secound and takes the extra base before anyone can get back to cover it.
Dave on
August 23rd, 2006 1:01 pm
Actually, rl, re-reading it, I'm not sure we disagree. I certainly wasn't trying to claim that Bloomquist's 85% rate was his true value. But I'm a lot more comfortable claiming that he's a good baserunner based on 50 steal attempts than I would be making any claims about his hitting ability based on 50 at-bats, for the reasons I stated above.
Mat on
August 23rd, 2006 1:05 pm
As we get a larger sample with a collection of other variables, we'll be able to isolate Bloomquist's hit skill more easily. Since his skill is only a fraction of the result, we need a big sample to get good data.
You said it better than I did, but this is basically what I was trying to get across using more technical language.
A stolen base, however, is significantly effected more by the baserunner than a single, in my opinion. In a successful steal attempt, the credit breakout might be something like 70% runner, 20% catcher, and 10% pitcher. Or whatever – you can argue with the split, and maybe its 50/40/10, or some other combination, but the credit for the steal is certainly higher for the runner than it is for a batter getting a single.
One thing I would add, though, is that if we are sufficiently clever and have sufficiently good data, we might be able to figure out the breakdown pretty accurately and then adjust for it. A small but adjusted sample could be just as useful as a large but unadjusted sample.
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 1:06 pm
#76: I misunderstood you. Clearly the defense has to have someone covering the base. I have already zapped the game from my TiVo, so I can't tell you who was covering.
I believe that a typical bunt defense with a runner on 1st is for the second baseman to cover 1st, the shortstop to cover 2nd, and the catcher to be near enough to 3rd to prevent the runner from doing what you describe.
Typical Idiot Fan on
August 23rd, 2006 1:06 pm
Speaking of decisions (good or bad):
Andrew Baldwin last night in Inland Empire:
7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 9 Groundball outs vs 8 Flyball outs picking up his first win for us.
It also looks like Bavasi hasn't given up on Jorge Campillo, as he makes his first start for San Antonio tonight.
LB on
August 23rd, 2006 1:19 pm
#75: The trouble with applying WE to lower levels of the game is that the numbers in the tables are derived from a league filled with elite players. As bad as, say, Charles Gipson is/was, he's likely a better hitter than the guys you were managing. Of course, the pitchers in your league were probably a bit weaker, too.
mntr on
August 23rd, 2006 1:19 pm
Ichiro also has a crazy swing and a slightly less crazy approach at the plate. I wouldn't put alot past him.
Eugene on
August 23rd, 2006 1:36 pm
Speaking of sample size, have we had enough to determine that Rivera is a terrible catcher or what? It seems he can't hang on to the ball very well back there. We know he can't hit, but I thought he was supposed to be a good defensive catcher. Of course, that's how people usually describe a catcher who can't hit. It sure doesn't seem like he's good defensively to me. I'm not going into the whole CERA thing which has already been discussed, I'm simply trying to access his ability to field the position.
John in NV on
August 23rd, 2006 1:43 pm
Dave — Loved this post and all of this type of "in-game"; thank you.
Eleven11 on
August 23rd, 2006 1:45 pm
LB-Well of course! Information is always useful if you understand it. OTOH, baseball is such a cool game in that there is some relativity. Skill sets at lower levels are not as diverse as you would think. With the odd all star thrown in, pitching, hitting and defense stay in some balance. I am not capable of managing a pro team but I can see similarities and situations that use the same solutions. I guess that is why I love it. A 12 year old on 60 ft bases get's thrown out at first by two steps. A major leaguer gets thrown out by two steps at 90 ft!! Willie B gets thrown out either place…
John in L.A. on
August 23rd, 2006 1:48 pm
"I would be curious to see it, though, as I didn't catch the game live. How was the bunt? Did Alex charge from third? "
I, too have deleted it from Tivo, but if I recall correctly, Alex was a non-factor, the bunt was up the first base line.
"Does Jeter move over to cover third?"
I'm guessing Jeter was covering second and Alex third as soon as the bunt went to the first base side of the pitcher.
"And if WFB takes off with the pitch does he have the kind of speed to go 1st to 3rd on a sacrafice?"
No, not in my opinion. And certainly not in a way you could possibly plan on.
Al Golagnic on
August 23rd, 2006 2:07 pm
Hargrove seems to be noticeably worse than even your average MLB manager when it comes to things like this. And we all know that there are plenty more bad ones out there.
I wonder if he really is that much worse or just seems so because Dave does such a good job of breaking it down.
Steve Nelson on
August 23rd, 2006 2:16 pm
Let's assume that WFP takes off on the pitch (a "bunt-and-run" play) and the bunt is placed so that both the third baseman and the catcher have to play the bunt. Then Willie has a chance to take third if he looks in as he is going to second, sees that the bunted ball is placed so that both the 3rd baseman and the catcher are committed to the ball (and that the pitcher is not in position to cover third), and, observing all of thst, rounds second without slowing down and proceeds to third base.
Alternatively, the situation is read by the rhird base coach, who signals Willie as Willie is en route to second that he should continue to third instead of sliding into second.
Josh on
August 23rd, 2006 2:19 pm
But I'm a lot more comfortable claiming that he's a good baserunner based on 50 steal attempts than I would be making any claims about his hitting ability based on 50 at-bats, for the reasons I stated above.
I don't have 50 on-hand, but his first 38 PAs after coming up in 2002 gave us this:
Such a perfect example of how irrelevant it is going forward. I don't recall exactly but I'd wager at the time a few announcers were frothing in delight. 🙂
The Gritty Splinter!
Steve Nelson on
August 23rd, 2006 2:26 pm
How about this thought on the bunt. Hargrove knows that having Betancourt at the plate in the late innings of a tie game with a runner on base is ripe for Betancourt to swing at any pitch that is remotely near the strike zone. Since by now every team in baseball knows that this situation amplifies Betancourt's hacktasticness, Hargrove also figures the chances are real good that Betancourt will hack at a pitch out of the strike zone and hit a weak pop up or a groundball out (or DP).
Hargrove tries to counter this by having Betancourt bunt Willie to second.
Hey – it's possible, isn't it?
Thingray on
August 23rd, 2006 2:56 pm
#88 – I have seen that happen before. I've also seen it happen where the runner starts on 2nd, the bunt is laid down, fielded and thrown to first, but the runner rounds third and keeps steaming home (little league style!).
They're rare plays, but occasionally through either laziness or lack of concentration on the defense, they do happen.
pinball1973 on
August 23rd, 2006 3:19 pm
A thread about Hargrove's obvious – even to the fans – mismanagement (and he isn't even lucky)? Duh!
Dear Mariners' FO,
Please remove Mike Hargrove from his position as manager. If he is released in the dead of night and dressed in one of the beer vendors uniforms perhas he can be safely whisked away to an undisclosed "safe house" until Mariner fans' anger abates.
rlharr on
August 23rd, 2006 3:41 pm
(re. statistics stuff) Yes Dave, Mat, I think we all agree. Mat, I did put in parentheses somewhere that this kind of analysis did not include injuries, etc., and I would certainly include quality of competition – Yankees or Royals – within the factors not covered by my argument. It only covers the random variation. And yes, the binomial is the actual distribution, I didn't want to get into limiting values.
I still stand by the squareroot as a rough first order tool, however. I do not claim that it gives you the actual standard deviation, but I think it a rare case when it does not give an appropriate amount of "uncertainty". For instance, Mat, you argued that you need hundreds of at bats to judge something like batting average, but my earlier message showed that using the squareroot you would not even put much credence in a 650 at bat sample – after all, a 40 point difference in batting average is huge. The squareroot rule for 200 at bats for a 0.300 hitter would yield a range of 0.261 to 0.339. I expect if you looked at 200 at bat samples of 0.300 hitters you would find something like half in that range – less than you would if it were a true standard deviation, certainly, but at the same time representative enough to give a handle on the expected size of variation.
That's all I'm suggesting. A rough, easily-computed, first-order tool that can be used by the average reader.
rlharr on
August 23rd, 2006 4:12 pm
re. Josh, #89
"I don't have 50 on-hand, but his first 38 PAs after coming up in 2002 gave us this:
Such a perfect example of how irrelevant it is going forward."
There's a difference here. What are we counting? The 0.455 is hits, so we're talking about something like 16 hits in 35 at bats (+ 3 walks/sac bunts/whatever for the other 3 plate appearances). With stolen bases, the success rate is much higher. In WFB's case there were 43 successful steals – that is a considerably higher number that 16 hits! You would need to get over 100 at-bats to get similar precision for a batting average estimate – and even then, you would find your estimate less than satisfying. Knowing that WFB's successful steal rate is likely to be somewhere between 70% and 90% is enough to know that he is a decent to excellent base stealer. Knowing that his batting average is likely to be somewhere between 0.245 and 0.355 (about the range you would guess if he was hitting 0.300 after 100 at bats) would tell you almost nothing.
Dave made a point above that we also have historical information to help us set limits. We know that 0.455 is extremely unlikely to be any batter's true ability. (Of course, by that argument we would have said there was no way Bonds would ever have a OBP over 0.550 for a season, when, in fact, he did so twice, peaking at 0.609.)
sokala on
August 23rd, 2006 4:25 pm
I was at the game last night and sitting behind Mariners dugout. I kept checking the boxes where Chuck, Howard and Bavasi hang out with my binoculars. Up through the Baek innings Chuck sat looking half interested. O'Faherty comes in and he jumps up and disappears.
Flash forward to Bohn coming in and he (Chuck) is pacing back and forth making what looked like "sharp†comments to Bavasi who is along one wall in the box with body english that says he is not very comfortable. They were clearly not happy with Bohn coming to the plate. It appeared that they kept telling someone in the back of the box to go do something (hold the press release announcing Grovers release you suppose?).
I often will check the activity in those boxes esp when trades are in the works as you can get a indication something is going on via the phone activity. In the years at Safeco, I have never seen Chuck or anyone else "pace†like last night. It continued to the end of the game. Something was up but didn't happen.
Thingray on
August 23rd, 2006 4:50 pm
95 – Interesting observation. Considering the circumstances, I hope that your impressions are correct!
Nati on
August 23rd, 2006 5:24 pm
That's a really interesting observation #95. I was wondering today if the FO could really be that oblivious to Hargrove's mismanagement, fan perception, and/or extent of the damage he's done, or just what the deal was. Giving them the benefit of the doubt, it occurred to me that maybe Chuck and Howard are obviously waiting til the end of the year to give themselves time to decide whether Bavasi goes as well.
sokala on
August 23rd, 2006 5:35 pm
#96 and 97: Well we know they will never fire themselves so the manager is always going to take the complete hit (deserving or not). With a majority owner who ceded control to a corporation, it would take a majority vote or effort from the minor owners to force a change in the Howard/Chuck/Bill axis of evil. I assume Howard and Chuck would offer a compromise and offer Bill up like Grover and that might keep the owners at bay – if they really care. I think the only way the FO changes its dynamic is not a complete scorched earth approach but a surgical strike to take out the person(s) who set the charter. I think that is either Chuck or Howard or both. I guess one can dream….
John D. on
August 24th, 2006 12:41 pm
LATE GAME MANAGEMENT – [Perhaps this has already been mentioned. (I haven't read all of the previous comments.)]
Another thing that concerns me is providing for enough pitching should the game go into extra inings.
IMO, it's wrong to have a reliever pitch only part of an inning in the late (or extra) innings, but managers have them do it, hoping that the game will end before they run out of pitchers. (You use up your relievers faster than you realize.)
BTW, does anyone know how many innings most managers allow for? 12? 15?
MickeyZ on
August 25th, 2006 7:15 am
I'm not sure that I agree that Putz is the obvious choice for a top of the 9th tied game. Yes, there can never be a save situation, but the chances of going into extra innings are good, and for all you know there is going to be a bases loaded no out situation in the top of the 16th you'll need him for. Granted, putting in your worst relief pitcher is never a smart way to go, and it surely was worth putting Putz in once there were runners on.
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Best Dining in Comporta
The restaurants in Comporta offer a plethora of rice based dishes, served with freshly caught fish or shellfish and cooked to perfection.
Comporta Café
Comporta Beach
Tel: 265 497 652
Superb menu and a vibrant mood on Friday and Saturday nights.
Suitable for a laid back lunch on the beachin Comporta with friends or for a more serious business dinner.
Ilha do Arroz
Comporta Beach
Tel: 265 490 510
Offers a distinctive European menu and chilled environment.
Restaurante Sal Comporta
Pego Beach
Tel: 265 490 129
Hip and chic, the Comporta Beach where the "Family" and elite from the European capitals are found.
Restaurante dos Pescadores
Carvalhal Beach
Tel: 265 497 023
Traditional beach restaurant in Carvalhal with some of the best fish in Portugal.
Por do Sol
Carvalhal Beach
Tel: 265 497 225
Now owned by Sublime Hotel Comporta and due to open summer 2020.
Gomes Casa de Vinhos & Petiscos
Rua do Secador, Comporta
Tel: 265 497 748
Wines and traditional plates.
Stunning restaurant, superb wines and a delightful atmosphere.
Cavalariça Restaurant
Rua do Secador, Comporta
Tel: 930 451 879
Great kitchen and dining experience, well worth a visit in central Comporta
Restaurant Sao Joao
Rua 24 Junho, Comporta
Tel: 265 497 551
Superbly cooked traditional dishes, served with a fantastic wine menu.
Eucalyptus Cafe
Rua do Comercio, Comporta
Tel: 265 497 577
Superb cafe in Comporta to enjoy a healthy breakfast, lunch or light evening snack.
Free WiFi, background music and a chilled environment.
A Cegonha
Rua do Comercio, Comporta
Tel: 265 497 658
In the heart of Comporta with an array of traditional dishes or grilled meats.
Restaurante Dona Bia
N261, Torre
Tel: 265 497 220
One of the Best Restaurants in Comporta serving superbly cooked grilled fish, rice and seafood.
Restaurante Museu do Arroz
N253 1 Just outside Comporta
Tel: 265 497 555
A stunningly designed restaurant just outside Comporta Village.
The owners are local "celebrities" who helped to establish Comporta some twenty years ago.
Mira Ponte
N2531 Just outside Carvalhal
Tel: 265 497 272
Some of the best traditional foods in the area.
Great family restaurant and superb value for money.
Food Circle
Sublime Hotel, Muda
Tel: 269 449 376
One of the best personal dining experiences you'll ever have.
Sem Porta
Sublime Hotel, Muda
Tel: 269 449 376
Another sublime dining experience in Comporta at the Sublime Hotel in Muda
O Gervasio
Brejos da Carregueira de Baixo
Tel: 265 497 111
One of the original restaurants in Comporta where the children of the gentry congregate throughout the summer.
Specials of the day include grilled chicken, monkfish rice, bean stew and fried cuttlefish.
Brejos da Carregueira de Baixo
Tel: 265 497 160
A family run restaurant where grilled chicken served with chilly sauce and french fries are a must.
5entidos, Carvalhal High Street
Tel: 265 497 045
One of the best restaurants in Comporta with great service and an excellent dining experience.
Not the typical menu but a place you will want to return to.
O Frango Assado
Av. dos Pescadores, Carrasqueira
Tel: 265 497 399
Perfect for an affordable meal in Comporta with grilled chicken on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
A Escola
N253 Cachopos
Tel: 265 612 816
Traditional dishes from the Alentejo and probably the best wine cellar in Comporta.
Restaurant Litoral
Tel: 269 441 286
A great family run restaurant in the centre of Grandola with good food at fair prices.
Bife Peru
Rua D. Nuno Alvares Pereira, Grandola
Tel: 961 730 573
Excellent family run restaurant in the centre of Grandola.
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Patience and humor -- you'll need a bit of both if you plan to get anywhere this weekend on the Schuylkill expressway.
Aside from the regular rush of shoregoers, we've got three Phillies games, a Katie Perry concert, Manayunk's Arts Festival, the Philly Triathalon...
And with all that, PennDOT's shutting both sides of the Schuylkill down to one lane between South Street and 28th Street to fix that buckle in the road from the last heatwave. So from Friday at 8 p.m. to Sunday at noon, you want to avoid 76 through the University City area.
To let us know about your own traffic nightmares this weekend, send us a message on Twitter @NBCPhiladelphia with the #shoretraffic hashtag.
Here's how to get around it all:
If you're headed home from South Philly to:
- NE Philly: Take I-95
- Philly Suburbs: I-95 South to 476 North. Pick up 76 West in Conshohocken. Or I-95 North to the Vine West and then to 76 West [Warning: On Saturday, I-95 S, two left lanes will be closed between Packer and Broad from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crews will also close the SB ramp to Broad from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.]
Alternate Route to the Shore:
- DON'T: Take 76 to the Walt Whitman
- DO: Take I-76 to the Vine East. Get off and take Vine Eastbound to the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Alternate Routes to S. Philly:
-- From NE Philly:
- DON'T: Take The Boulevard to I-76.
- DO: Go out of your way to take I-95 to Broad.
-- From Montco or Delco
- DO: Take the Blue Route South to I-95 North past the airport. Take the Platt Bridge and continue from there.


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At any given part of the day us women know that we are under a tremendous amount of scrutiny from every corner of the earth. It weighs us down, and objectifies us in ways that much of the time we are not even aware of what the next source is going to be. We pass this judgment ourselves to other women, and we receive with defensive scowls, and add it to our ever running insecure commentary that lurks in the back of our darkest subconscious. The whispers of every word we hear, and nonverbal gesture we soak in from our environment that defines what it is to be a woman in our culture sits back in our collective subconscious forming our thoughts, our values, and ultimately shaping our character, and influencing our goals. It's only when we give some of these automatic thoughts real insight do we begin to see the flaws, but we have to first be willing to accept that maybe what we think we know could be wrong. That's the hardest part of any belief system, isn't it? It's challenging a set of beliefs that we have held to be true automatically all of our lives, and accepting it may not be, and if it isn't other beliefs we hold that hinge on that one may not be, as well. It threatens to shake us down to the core of who were are, who we know, and where we come from. Cognitive dissonance is always an easier route, though not always better, or more healthy.
And, so how can this look at times when you might encounter a set a beliefs about women in general that seem so powerful that it overshadows all else?
It can, and does come along in all sorts of forms. But, there is one that stuck out to me the other day in particular due to the heinous nature of the actions involved with the people in the situation. I think that to most this didn't seem like it could be a women's rights issue. It certainly didn't seem like the woman involved could be setting an example that anyone would want to follow, and that part is true. I read this news


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1These are the journeys of the children of Israel when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
2Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of Yahweh; and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
3They traveled from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians
4while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom Yahweh had struck among them; on their gods also Yahweh executed judgments.
5The children of Israel traveled from Rameses and encamped in Sukkoth.
6They traveled from Sukkoth and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
7They traveled from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon; and they encamped before Migdol.
8They traveled from before Hahiroth and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness, and they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and encamped in Marah.
9They traveled from Marah and came to Elim, and in Elim were 12 springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they encamped there.
10They traveled from Elim and encamped by the Red Sea.
11They traveled from the Red Sea and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
12They traveled from the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Dophkah.
13They traveled from Dophkah and encamped in Alush.
14They traveled from Alush and encamped in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
15They traveled from Rephidim and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai.
16They traveled from the wilderness of Sinai and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah.
17They traveled from Kibroth-hattaavah and encamped in Hazeroth.
18They traveled from Hazeroth and encamped in Rithmah.
19They traveled from Rithmah and encamped in Rimmon-perez.
20They traveled from Rimmon-perez and encamped in Libnah.
21They traveled from Libnah and encamped in Rissah.
22They traveled from Rissah and encamped in Kehelathah.
23They traveled from Kehelathah and encamped in Mount Shepher.
24They traveled from Mount Shepher and encamped in Haradah.
25They traveled from Haradah and encamped in Makheloth.
26They traveled from Makheloth and encamped in Tahath.
27They traveled from Tahath and encamped in Terah.
28They traveled from Terah and encamped in Mithkah.
29They traveled from Mithkah and encamped in Hashmonah.
30They traveled from Hashmonah and encamped in Moseroth.
31They traveled from Moseroth and encamped in Bene-jaakan.
32They traveled from Bene-jaakan and encamped in Hor-haggidgad.
33They traveled from Hor-haggidgad and encamped in Jotbathah.
34They traveled from Jotbathah and encamped in Abronah.
35They traveled from Abronah and encamped in Ezion-geber.
36They traveled from Ezion-geber and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).
37They traveled from Kadesh and encamped in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
38Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the commandment of Yahweh and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
39Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.
40The Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41They traveled from Mount Hor and encamped in Zalmonah.
42They traveled from Zalmonah and encamped in Punon.
43They traveled from Punon and encamped in Oboth.
44They traveled from Oboth and encamped in Iye-abarim, at the border of Moab.
45They traveled from Iyim and encamped in Dibon-gad.
46They traveled from Dibon-gad and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
47They traveled from Almon-diblathaim and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
49They encamped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth even to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
50Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
51"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
52then you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their stone idols, destroy all their cast metal images and demolish all their shrines.
53You are to take possession of the land and dwell in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it.
54You are to inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you are to give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you are to give the less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that will be his. You will inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be as barbs in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land in that you dwell.
56It will happen that as I thought to do to them, so I will do to you.'"


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- The tournament is open to all players who are licensed by the Catalan Chess Federation, FEDA or FIDE, so it is approved for FCE, FEDA and FIDE in the two groups and rules of MC, MI and GM in group A. The tournament belongs to the XIV Catalan Open Circuit International of the Chess Catalan Federation as an applicant. The entire regulations of the Circuit can be consulted on the web http://escacs.cat/index.php/presentacio
- The Swiss system based on valuation will be applied, using the software Swiss Manager, forming two groups: in group A will be the players of a rating of 1950 Fide or higher in the list of rating Fide of 1 of August and in the Group B will be players with a 1949 Fide or lower rating, unless they have a Catalan rating of 2050 or higher. In this case they will have to play the group A obligatorily. Any player may request to play in Group A when he or she registers. If you do not say anything, you will be enrolled in group B. Who voluntarily participates in group A, renounces to score in the three lower sections to 1950 Fide, for the prizes of this tournament and for the XIV Circuit Catalan International Opens.
- 9 rounds will be played for seven consecutive days, from Friday 11th to Thursday 17 August, the two included. Two rounds will be played on Sunday 13th and Tuesday 15 August. The game venue will be the Sports Complex Ricart, in Ricart street nº 6 of San Adrián del Besós. It will also be played in the Polidor Cultural and Juvenile Center, a few meters from the previous place. The two premises are 5 minutes walk from the L2 station Artigas-Sant Adrià, which are adapted for disabled physically and have air conditioning.
- The game sessions will begin at 4:30 p.m. For the two groups, except for those on August 13 and 15 where the morning round will start at 9:00 am. The time control will be for the two groups of 90 minutes to finish plus 30 seconds increment Per made move. In both groups you will always have to keep the plays in mind and you will not be able to claim tables for time speculation (Articles 8.4 and 10 of the Laws of Chess).
- Registration fees will be:
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|PLAYERS C.E. Sant Adrià
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|35 €
|PLAYERS < 18 and + 65
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|PLAYERS C.E. Sant Adrià
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There will be a discount of 5 € if the entry of the registration is made the Caixabank account
ES17 2100 0098 8002 0046 7947 before Saturday of August 5, indicating obligatorily the name and surname of the player (s). First-degree relatives will receive an extra € 5 discount for the second and subsequent members. The disabled players recognized by the FCE will have € 5 extra discount on what they had to pay.
Players invited by the organization are excluded from the registration fee.
- Registration can be made until Thursday 10/08/2017 at 10:00 p.m., when the registration will be closed, on the phones:
|93 308 24 25
|Ricard Llerins
|21:00 to 23:00 h.
|627 44 84 60
|Daniel Gómez
|10:00 to 22:00 h.
The registration can also be done by sending an email to the address firstname.lastname@example.com where you will receive a confirmation email. The official page of the tournament will be http://www.escacssantadria.net where the inscriptions, games, pairings and the classifications will be published. Players can be entered in the second round of the tournament starting with 0 points. The limit of subscribers is 150 players between the two groups. The organization reserves the right to admit or cancel an entry.
- The Director of the Tournament will be Mr. Miquel Tarragó Domingo. The referees will be Mr. Miquel Fernández-Díaz Mascort (AI) as the Main Referee and Messrs. Ricard Llerins Bonet and Daniel Gómez Cortés as Deputy Referees, who belong to the CTA of the FCE. A Competition Committee will be formed consisting of the tournament director and 3 players selected during the first round of play. Arbitral decisions may be appealed in writing to this Committee before the end of the daily game session. Their decisions will be final and unappealable. In order to be able to claim an official claims model will be available that will facilitate the direction of the tournament for players who want to use it.
- There will be a total of € 2,510 in prizes distributed as follows:
|500 € & trophy
|180 € & trophy
|1º ELO 2250-2400
|60 €
|300 € & trophy
|150 € & trofhy
|2º ELO 2250-2400
|40 €
|200 € & trofeo
|80 € & trophy
|1º ELO 2100-2249
|60 €
|150 €
|2º ELO 2100-2249
|40 €
|100 €
|1º ELO 1950-2099
|60 €
|100 €
|2º ELO 1950-2099
|40 €
|100 €
|1º ELO 1800-1949
|60 €
|50 €
|2º ELO 1800-1949
|40 €
|1º ELO 1650-1799
|60 €
|2º ELO 1650-1799
|40 €
|1º ELO <1649
|60 €
|Better woman group A
|Betterr woman group B
|2º ELO <1649
|40 €
|1º C. E. Sant Adrià
|1º C. E. Sant Adrià
|Better +65 years
|Better +65 years
|Better < 18 years
|Better < 18 years
It is obligatory the attendance of the winning players to the delivery of prizes to collect the one that find cattle. The prizes are not distributed or accumulated between tied to points. It will not be possible to accumulate a prize of the general classification and one of tranche. If a player is assigned two incompatible, the direction of the tournament will assign the one of more economic value and if they were of the same economic value the direction of the tournament will assign the one that he thinks fit. To determine the prizes of the sections will be served the FIDE or Catalan link if you do not have it. The prizes will be paid by deducting the current legal withholding.
- The time to declare lost a game by default will be one hour from the official start time of the tournament .;
- The prizes will be awarded once the last round is finished, on Thursday, 08/08/2017.
- Forms are property of the organization. It is forbidden to smoke in the game room, also electronic cigarettes, as well as to make use of mobile phones and other electronic devices susceptible to help the players, applying the FIDE regulations regarding this situation.
- Any point not foreseen in these bases will be solved applying the regulations of the FIDE, FEDA, FCE and the Catalan Open Circuit International. Participation in the tournament means acceptance of these rules.


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Nowadays when one thinks of the roles played by actor Keanu Reeves, they would perhaps know him easily as the un-retired assassin "John Wick" in the self-titled films. Going further back they might recall him as the virtual reality-warping chosen One called Neo from the "Matrix" trilogy. Back in the 1980s however, he would be best remembered as Ted, Theodore Logan, one half of the most triumphant aspiring rock band the Wyld Stallyns (so spelled) whose music becomes the foundation of a future society. At least that is how 1989 comedy "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," its two TV spinoffs, and sequel "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" would tell it.
For years Keanu Reeves and his "Bill & Ted" co-star Alex Winter (playing Bill S. Preston, Esq.) have discussed and teased the production of a third movie in the franchise. It was not until earlier this year that the promised film, "Bill & Ted Face the Music," was announced. Now, as The Hollywood Reporter tells us, two new names have been added to the cast following the reprisal of Reeves and Winter as Bill and Ted, along with William Sadler as the Grim Reaper from 1991's "Bogus Journey." They are the actresses portraying Bill and Ted's daughters as young women.
That would be a surprise particularly for those who watched "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey," who might remember the two main Wyld Stallyns introducing their then-infant children, unimaginatively called "Little Ted" (Bill's) and "Little Bill" (Ted's). Initially assumed to be sons, this recent casting clarifies them as female. Regular Netflix actresses Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving respectively play Billie Logan and Thea Preston, establishing that Winter and Reeves' characters did marry their medieval-England princess girlfriends and become parents. Where this plot point will go has yet to be definitively revealed.
"Face the Music" producer Scott Kroopf remarked that the two actresses (Lundy-Paine from the US and Weaving from Australia) were chosen due to their tandem chemistry that felt like déjà vu with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter for their cult-classic roles. That is no empty platitude considering that original franchise creators Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon are writing this movie's story. Comedy veteran Dean Parisot ("Galaxy Quest") is directing for MGM via their secondary label Orion Pictures. One element from the original films that is conspicuously absent is the late George Carlin's mentor character Rufus, who has not been recast.
Storyline details would have the now middle-aged Bill and Ted go on another time-travel adventure as they look back on their past hijinks as slacker teen rockers, and ponder when the utopian future influenced by their music (and where Rufus and their phone-booth time machine came from) will finally come to pass. "Bill & Ted Face the Music" is scheduled for an August 2020 release.


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Absolutely EVERYTHING You'll Need For Your New Pup
For people who've never owned a dog before, knowing exactly what to get for your new pup can seem like a difficult (and stressful) task.
But you don't have to worry! We've covered ALL of the necessary items you'll need in order to give your new furry best friend the best life possible:
1. Dog Food
This may seem like common sense, but you'd be surprised how many people think it's okay to feed their pup people food all the time, or that they can just get any bag of dog food from the store.
Choosing the right kind of dog food for your puppy is so important for them to grow into a healthy adult!
What kind of food should I get?
You are going to want to feed your puppy food specifically made for puppies.
Puppies grow incredibly fast and need a LOT more nutrients to support that growth than adult dogs need. Due to this need, puppy food is created with twice as many nutrients than adult dog food has.
I recommend feeding puppies a grain-free kibble diet. Grain-free tends to be a lot easier for dogs to digest and there is really no need for grain in dogs' diets.
2. Food and Water bowls
Food and water bowls speak for themselves. The only advice we have when it comes to choosing bowls is to stay away from plastic ones.
Puppies love to chew and destroy the plastic bowls. This can be dangerous if a puppy chews off a large plastic piece and swallows it.
3. Crate
I can't stress enough the importance of a puppy having his own crate!
Besides being a safe place for a dog, it is crucial for the dog to have a crate in order to be properly trained.
When choosing the right crate, keep in mind that the size of the dog's crate is extremely important.
4. Collar
It is important that you find a collar that fits your puppy properly.
You will end up buying two to three collars as your puppy grows. There are many different types of collars to choose from, but the ones that I suggest to start with are the simple collar and the martingale collar.
For more information on each of these collars, check out the collars section of The Puppy Preparation Checklist in "The Puppy Training Handbook".
5. Leash
Another obvious essential for training your pup and keeping him safe is a leash. You don't want your dog roaming off freely, do you?
However, be aware, the type of leash you get DOES matter.
For beginners, we suggest using a standard leash. For more advanced leash options, we give a detailed description of the pros and cons of each leash type in our puppy training program.
6. Training Treats
You are going to need lots and lots of training treats.
You might have to experiment and try out a few different kinds of treats before finding the one that your puppy absolutely goes crazy for.
In training, you want your puppy to stay extremely motivated so find a treat that he absolutely LOVES.
Soft treats work best for training so that you are able to break them up into tiny pieces. Zuke's Mini Naturals are our favorite!
7. Toys Of Course!
If you're the dog lover that we know you are, prepare to get yourself a box where you can place all of your puppy's favorite toys. (Yes, a box may seem excessive, but yes, most puppies are very spoiled!)
***Keep in mind that a puppy should ALWAYS be monitored while playing with a toy. Puppies love to destroy toys and often times, pieces of the toys have the potential to end up being swallowed. Never leave a puppy alone with a toy in his crate.
8. Chewing Items
Chewing items are SO important for puppies!
Dogs have a need to chew, just as they have a need for food, water, exercise, etc. If you don't supply puppies with the proper chew toys, they WILL find other items to exert their chewing need onto, such as your couch or shoes.
Obviously, you do not want this to happen. So, make sure you have appropriate chewing items available for your puppy from the start. The following are chewing items that I suggest:
- Antlers
- Bully Sticks
- Bones and other toys
NOTE: These chewing items especially should only be given to puppies under direct supervision as it is easy for them to destroy and swallow the pieces of these items.
9. Carpet Cleaner
Your puppy IS going to have accidents in the house. Even if you do EVERYTHING right with house training, it is going to happen, so be prepared.
NOTE: When using carpet cleaner for pet stains, be sure to soak up all of the carpet cleaner or diffuse with water so your carpet (home) doesn't end up smelling like the cleaner.
10. Brush
Maintaining your pup's grooming needs are incredibly helpful to their health!
Depending on their breed and coat length, your pup may need to be brushed daily.
11. Baby Gates
If there are certain areas of your house that you don't want your puppy in, you may want to set up baby gates.
The puppy will get into whatever he is able to, so be prepared to block off areas.
It is a lot easier for a puppy to understand that he isn't allowed in an area if it is blocked off, than to continuously tell the puppy to not go in that area.
12. Dog Shampoo
DO NOT use human shampoo or any other kind of soap on your dog!
Dog fur is incredibly different than human hair, and therefore, dog shampoo has been created to meet the specific needs of dogs' coats and skin.
There are a variety of different types of dog shampoos to choose from. I strongly recommend using specific PUPPY shampoo on your puppy.
A puppy's coat is different than what his adult coat will be and puppy skin is very sensitive. Puppy shampoo is composed of ingredients that are extra gentle, designed specifically for a puppy's skin and fur.
13. Dog Nail Clippers
There are two main types of dog nail clippers to choose from: the scissors model and the guillotine model. For more information on the pros and cons of each type, check out the "Grooming" Section in "The Puppy Training Handbook".
14. Dog toothbrush and toothpaste
First off, NEVER use human toothpaste when brushing your dog's teeth. Human toothpaste contains fluoride, which is very dangerous to dogs.
You can find specific dog toothpaste at any pet store that usually comes with a two-sided toothbrush.
15. Flea, tick, and heartworm preventative
Yes, you absolutely need these preventatives. They definitely can be costly, but they are also a simple measure you can take to prevent your pup from contracting a horrible disease.
I have found that these medications are the most expensive at Veterinary Hospitals, so I advise you to do some research online for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg.
There are many pet pharmacies online that offer these preventatives at a much lower rate. Refer to the "Basic Veterinary Knowledge" section in our program for more information on each of these preventatives.
16. Poop Bags
Unless you have collected hundreds of plastic grocery bags, you can't forget to buy poop bags! Purchase ANY kind you want. 🙂
17. Treat Pouch/Carrier
I strongly recommend having an easy-to-grab item that you can carry your pup's treats in. The item I have found that works best for me is a fanny pack.
Yes, one of those ugly things from the 90's that you were around your waist. Fanny packs are super easy to carry around and have on you when training your puppy.
18. First Aid Supplies
I strongly suggest having some first aid supplies on hand for your puppy. There are many different companies that make dog first aid kits.
Or, refer to the "Basic Veterinary Knowledge" section of "The Puppy Training Handbook" for information about which first aid supplies you might need.
19. "The Puppy Training Handbook" Program
"The Puppy Training Handbook" Program offers a wealth of information for dog owners new and old to effectively raise and train a dog, with proven methods, including over 200 pages of detailed strategies, 13 step-by-step training tutorials, and personal access to a master dog trainer.
With this step-by-step guide, you'll have EVERYTHING you need to know for your pup's first year of life, all in one resource!
But don't just take it from us, check out what people are saying about us here and learn more about how our all-inclusive guide to see how it can make the biggest difference for you in having a happy and healthy dog for life!


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I believe a wonderful opportunity exists for the future of online escape rooms. Furthermore, this opportunity can translate back into in-person games.
For me, a truly stellar real-life escape room makes me feel like I'm in a different place, solving puzzles as the hero of my own adventure. I wasn't expecting to find that feeling in online versions.
This spring we've seen a surge in online escape room offerings from companies all over the world due to the widespread shutdowns resulting from COVID-19. As I explored these games, just trying to scratch that escape room itch, I was surprised to discover that the impact of immersion remained, even as I played in my own home. While I was able to feel somewhat immersed playing some of the digital+paper play-at-home games like The Insiders and The Lost Temple, the avatar-led playing more often delivered.
Avatars in Remote Play Escape Rooms
Avatars are used in many video games. An avatar is an image or character that represents the player. In an online escape room, an avatar is a real person inside the actual, physical escape room, connected by video and audio technology. They act as the players' eyes, ears, hands, and feet as they play through the game in real time. However, the avatar can be so much more than that.
My initial reaction to the avatar was that it would be an annoying contrivance. I wanted to experience the sets, lighting, sound effects, tech, and reveals. I thought it would seem forced and hokey to experience the avatar focusing my attention on what they already knew I should be focused on.
After playing a few avatar-led remote escape games, however, I realized the sets and lighting didn't come across as impressive on video. Sometimes sound effects were hard to understand and detracted from the game as I tried to communicate with my teammates. I was surprised to realize that usually the avatar themself made the game enjoyable.
Different Styles Create Different Experiences
Some of these remote game hosts are neutral. Not playing a character in the experience, the host waits quietly for the players' instructions and tries to be as invisible as possible. This provides the most accurate representation of playing the game as it would be in real life. For me, though, it feels like a missed opportunity.
Other hosts take the job to a more rudimentary level, requiring players to tell them almost every physical move to make. Giving step-by-step directions for intuitive tasks can take the fun and excitement out of the game. Sometimes this approach might be an attempt to add difficulty or slow down the pace of play. It doesn't seem to serve any other purpose and can be frustrating as a player.
When it is done right, however, remote game hosts can be something special. An in-character avatar who acts as a member of the team can take a simple escape room and turn it into an enjoyable, immersive online experience.
Avataring as Art Form
There should be a reason as to why the avatar is there and we, the players, are not. It should be clear that the avatar needs our help, but they should not be helpless. When the avatar realizes the players have solved a puzzle, they should be excited and eager to perform the required physical maneuvers without step-by-step instruction.
Skilled avatars can use their character to control the pace of the game. They can set the pace without stalling for the sake of stalling through avatar-player interactions playing on humor, anger, fear, confusion, inebriation, or any other story-driven reason to engage the players for a minute or two. They can also use their character as another puzzle aspect in the game. We could have to figure out how to motivate, console, or handle our proxy player, trying different techniques to find the optimal results. R. Fimblewood in The Secrets of Eliza's Heart is an example of an avatar that needs such attention.
Increasing Immersion
A good live game host asks questions of the players and discusses the storyline and its characters. They remind the players about character motivation and point out how that explains some of the puzzles or other in-room items. These things would often get overlooked during a real-life playthrough of the room, as we rush to escape in time. The avatar can draw us deeper into the world of the game, not in the normal pregame story spiel that many players ignore, but at a slower, more digestible pace as we play through that world.
An avatar breathlessly telling us, in the moment, about the importance of an item we seek, can be far more immersive than trying to remember that same information from the pregame briefing video. The avatar's expressed excitement or relief upon finding the item can be more thrilling and informative than in a real-life playthrough where we might be confused about what we have just uncovered.
An avatar can set the mood in the room by describing what they see, hear, and feel. A chill in the air, a faint sound, or the feeling of being watched can all be conveyed to the players without the use of any tech or in-room effects. Overacting and just plain bad acting are dangers, of course, but that can be mitigated with planning, practice, and experience.
Adding Extra Value – Online and Off
Good avatars can add value to older-style escape rooms that lack the bells and whistles of tech, sets, lighting, and sound design. Save Kings Landing and Ready Mayor One are examples of games that are probably much more enjoyable when played virtually. They are memorable because of the fun we had playing along with Ser Dontos and Mayor Rob, respectively. Virtual X-Caper is a wonderful escape room experience that is built almost entirely around the avatar character of Agent November, without whom the game probably couldn't exist.
Players crave interaction. Many of us have had great in-person escape rooms lose some luster due to an inattentive or disinterested gamemaster who just wanted the players to leave as soon as the game ended. We have also had average rooms turn into great experiences because a gamemaster, owner, or creator chats with us, and explains bits about the game and its story.
There are lessons we can learn from the strengths of the online avatar and translate them back into real-life escape games. This type of interactive play doesn't have to be limited to the avatar format. It can give back to the genre it came from. It's an opportunity to move beyond an actor playing a zombie, scaring players from time to time. We can instead strive for real, live engagement with characters from the story line, providing detail and depth to the players' experience in that world.
The Man From Beyond achieved this exquisitely. However, memorable moments can also be provided with much briefer interactions between player and character. Lost Games has some terrific short in-game actor involvements that add to the experience. Miss Jezebel is great in person and online because of the live interactions with the characters.
I was surprised to discover the immersive possibilities of remote game avatars. I think it is the biggest industry positive created from this strange shutdown period. Clever game creators will continue to find ways to use these techniques to enhance future escape rooms of all kinds. Taking the best aspect of the new online format and incorporating it back into the old medium opens up a new avenue of creativity. I am excited to see where it leads.


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In a Landmark Judgement, the National Green Tribunal has cancelled the NOC issued to Mantri Techzone in respect of the building plan sanctioned in and around the Agara and Bellandur Lakes and cancelled the BUILDING PLAN.
Further Rs.117.30 crores have been levied on the builders as PENALTY and directed the encroacher builder to return forewith 3 Acres and 10 Guntas of land.
Furthermore, the NGT has fixed the BUFFER ZONE OF THE LAKES TO 75 METERS AND 50 METERS FOR THE RAJA KALUVE ON EITHER SIDE and directed the state Government to declare it as reserved or protected area and there must not be any construction in any part of these areas.
There are tooooooooo many apartments in BTM (Madivala Lake) layout constructed in contradiction to the rules and regulations and all such apartments must be demolished.
Other projects in and around that area is XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX ( already under litigation) XXXXXXX XXXXX (They have concreted the entire raja kaluve – Encroachment of Lake Area) and few chulta pulta local builders, who have come up with club houses and apartments, might also be under examination of The NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL SOON.
The other lakes where abnormal and illegal construction activities are going on:
1). Kasavanahally Lake.
2). Ibbalur Lake.
3). Haralur Lake
4). Varthur Lake.
5). Ambalipura Lake.
6). Banaswadi Lake.
7). Kaikondarahally Lake.
8). Singasandra Lake.
9). Rayasandra Lake.
10). Garvebavipalya Lake.
11). Somasundarapalya lake.
12). Hosa kere.
13). Madivala Lake.


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Who is SHE
She is YOU
She is the one who ROCKS every area of her life, the one who puts others needs first while her needs go second to last. She is YOU, the one who seeks to make her home the best place for her family to live. She is the one who balances work, life, family, home, church, school, organizations, clubs, relationships and friendship. Who is SHE? She is YOU!
She is the face of the organization that was created to help women live beyond their past. She fights for the rights of women and provide opportunities for women to regain the confidence, self-esteem and self-love they may have lost. She believes all women deserve a chance to be all that she can be. Who is SHE? She is YOU!
She is the woman who has the starring role of mother, sister, friend, wife, co-worker, student, sibling, daughter, cousin, aunt, grandmother, ex-spouse, widow, survivor, fighter, business owners and the list goes on. She is the woman you may not know personally but you identify with her story. She is the everyday woman, hardworking making it happen woman. Who is SHE….SHE is YOU!
She is Ambitious, Bold, Classy, Dedicated, Elegant, Fabulous, Gifted, Happy, Intelligent, Joyful, Kind, Loving, Mindful, Nice, Original, Patient, Queen, Radiant, Successful, Talented, Unforgettable, Vibrant, Worthy, eXtraordinary, Youthful and Zealous,
Who is SHE? She is YOU!


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HLA-B27 HLA-B7 Kit
HLA-B27 HLA-B7 Kit is a pre-mixed cocktail of 2 conjugated monoclonal antibodies: anti-HLA-B27 labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and anti-HLA-B7 labelled with R-phycoerythrin (PE). This reagent is designed for use as a direct immunofluorescence reagent in the identification and enumeration of HLA-B27 antigen-expressing cells.
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) B27 is a class I surface antigen encoded by the B locus in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6 and presents antigenic peptides to T cells. HLA-B7-PE antibody binds to the HLA-B7 antigen and does not cross react with HLA-B27 or other related HLA antigens. HLA-B27 and HLA-B7 antigens are expressed in 7% and 22% of individuals of Caucasian origin.
This mixture of antibodies permits the characterization of HLA-B27 specificity in the HLA class I allotype in patients suffering from inflammatory disorders affecting the sacroiliac and intervertebral joints. This finding aids in the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis 90% of sufferers of which express the HLA-B27 antigen, versus 7% in the normal population. HLA-B27-PE antibody can be used to distinguish true HLA-B27 positives (HLA-B27+ /HLA-B7- ) from false HLA-B27 positives (HLA-B7dim+/HLA-B7+ ).


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Market launch for Sappi's fusion uncoated announced
Sappi has expanded its container board product range and with Fusion Uncoated, and now offers an uncoated fresh fibre liner in the corrugated board market.
With the development of Sappi's Fusion Uncoated, a fully bleached fresh fibre liner, the specialist paper manufacturer is continuing to expand its product offering for the high-volume corrugated board market. Fusion Uncoated is based on the paper concept for the already very successful Fusion Topliner. In contrast to the double-coated Fusion Topliner, Fusion Uncoated has a natural, uncoated surface. Suitable applications include corrugated board and carton packaging, requiring a high white appearance for the topliner, inner liner and fluting.
"Sappi's core expertise lies in the production of fresh fibre papers," said Bernd Gelder, product group manager for containerboard at Sappi. "This makes the development of Fusion Uncoated a logical next step in our ambition to create an ever more appealing container board portfolio. We can now offer an uncoated surface with a natural look for the premium corrugated board sector. Fusion Uncoated is wood-free and impresses with its high whiteness and strength values."
Fusion Uncoated is approved for direct food contact and is recommended for use when branded product manufacturers, designers and corrugated board processors are seeking an alternative to brown liner papers. These applications include inner packaging such as white corrugated board inserts for high-end perfume boxes as well as food packaging. These often-unprinted cartons present a luxury surface finish thanks to their high level of whiteness. Other applications include display and shelf-ready packaging, for which uncoated paper finishes are often the preferred option.
Fusion Uncoated is produced at the Sappi plant in Stockstadt, which has many years of experience in the manufacture of uncoated papers. Currently there are seven weights available, from 70 to 130 g/m2, in sheet and roll formats. As with Fusion Topliner, the low weights meet the rising demand for weight savings with corrugated board packaging. Also, as a special requirement for food packaging, another version of this liner has recently been developed, without the addition of optical brighteners and is offered under the name Fusion Uncoated OF. Both Fusion Uncoated and Uncoated OF feature printability with offset, flexo, screen and digital printing.


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List of Churches by U.S. State / Canadian Province
Gay Friendly Churches
The Difference Between a Welcoming Church and an Affirming One Is Huge
April 30, 2018 - A survivor of "conversion therapy" tries to find a church that doesn't just tolerate, but embraces.
The church service was exactly how I remembered it as a child. I raised my hands in praise as the worship team sang songs I had heard on the radio every day of my childhood. I swayed and closed my eyes as the feelings of love and community and honor to God filled every part of my body.
This was home. Or so I thought.
Gay Couple Will Lead Historic DC Church With A Vision Of Justice
A 155-year-old Baptist church in Washington DC recently named a married, gay couple to be its senior ministers with unanimous approval from its congregation.
Calvary Baptist Church announced the hiring of Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen as the new senior ministers during a service on Sunday. Sarratt and Swearingen, who were legally married in 2014 and ordained in 2015, will begin their new roles on Feb. 26, 2017.
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Adrian Pickard is one of the first Ableton Certified Trainers worldwide, specializing in music production and live performance techniques with Live.
Adrian Pickard
- Brighton United Kingdom
Over the years, Adrian has toured extensively across the UK, Europe and Australasia as a DJ and live performer. He's worked as a product manager and consultant for companies including Ableton, Allen & Heath, Xone, Play Differently, Noiiz, Juno, DMC, Novation and Innovative Music, alongside some of the most revered artists, labels, radio stations and events across the electronic music industry.
More recently, he accomplished an MBA in Business and Technology and leads an agile team of full stack developers, specifying and designing software solutions for advanced technology applications.
He offers sessions to beginner and intermediate users, covering topics such as beat making, sampling, sound design, mixing, mastering, DJing and live performance techniques.
He is also available for consultations and remote studio sessions – just get in touch: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please note: Ableton Certified Trainers and Ableton Certified Training Centers are private entities or enterprises and neither employees nor agents of Ableton. They are not administered by Ableton AG, Ableton Inc. or Ableton KK. The trainers and centers are solely responsible for their own course offerings and curricula. Ableton takes no responsibility or liability for the actions of the trainers or centers.


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How To Select The Right Medical Care Plan For Your Needs
Getting sick and the right treatment is among the things that you have to face a human being. There are several risks in the community and which can make your health condition deteriorate with time. It is how you handle the situation that will determine your health status in the long run. You need to focus on the best ways to take care of your body and which includes an adequate medical plan. As much as you might be ready to go to the hospital at every instance when you are sick or not feeling well, it can costly when you lack a medical plan. This is because you will have to pay for the services rendered by the medical practitioner and also for the medicines and drugs needed. This means that you might end up spending a lot of money and strain your financial plan. When it comes to medical services, you need to have a sustainable way that will ensure you access the prescribed drugs. This implies the need to look for a medical care plan or a prescribed drug plan. This will make sure that your situation is handled well. Understanding how to select the right medical care plan is among the first steps you need to take as far as handling your health needs is concerned.
Most importantly, you need to understand the cost of the medical plan. This is vital as you need to be able to afford the medicine and drugs that were prescribed for you. This implies the need to be critical on the cost and affordability of the medical plan, as this will influence your health condition. If the amount of money you have to pay for the medical plan is overwhelming, it also means that you might strain in the future. The sustainability of the prescribed drugs plan depends on your ability to pay for the premiums and other deductions involved. You should critically assess your financial capability before committing yourself to any medical plan. If you are not comfortable financially, it also means that you should look for a cheaper medical care plan. As much as buying insurance can help sustain your medical plan, you should also consider one that is long term. Take the initiative of checking the available medical and prescribed drug plans available in the market and seek to find one that is affordable and sustainable.
It is also crucial to note that the doctor, pharmacy, and hospital choice will have a bigger influence on the medical care plan that you will select. You need to look for a reputable doctor. Most insurance companies will want to associate with a medical professional they can trust and have a good reputation. This is for the sake of transparency, especially when it comes to diagnosis and drug prescription. When you have the right doctor also means that you have increased chances of getting the right medical care plan. You should understand that your hospital choice and pharmacy will influence the relevance of your medical care plan. This is in the sense that you should be able to access the right medical care and the right prescribed drugs as per the plans that you have. If the hospital has a good reputation, your medical care plan will be worthy of your efforts.
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