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InCESSAnt Behavior…
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Yanks Ride Luis Cessa to Loss…
Sorry Cessa, not a fan…
Luis Cessa may be a great guy and one of the 'boys' in the clubhouse, but he isn't a pitcher I want in the starting rotation for a team driving for a shot in the post-season. I realize that Cessa had a couple of good starts in July, but in two August starts totaling seven innings, he has given up fourteen hits and ten runs. In three seasons with the Yankees, he is 5-10 with 4.71 ERA in 133 2/3 innings. He has given up 129 hits. This is who he is. If you're lucky, he is not going to give up more than 4-5 runs before the game is halfway over. We need better.
I am not sure why the Yankees have such an infatuation with Cessa. I think he's better served pitching in the bullpen. That's not a slam. Bullpens are filled with failed starters. I'd gladly take Cessa as the long man in the pen over A.J. Cole. Cessa is better in short non-starting spurts than he is starting games. Cole would be better served pitching elsewhere.
To Cessa's defense, any of the Yankees starting pitchers were going to lose yesterday if the offense could only push one run across the plate in the 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Still, it felt like it was going to be a loss before the first pitch was thrown. Maybe his teammates have full faith and confidence in his ability, but for me, it was a psychological downer knowing Cessa would be on the mound. It's hard to be at your best when you are not mentally in the game. I can't really see what Cessa has done to inspire any confidence.
After the game, Cessa was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre so A.J. Cole lives to see another day. He remains my latest preferred DFA candidate unless he can somehow survive the next 15 days. George Kontos, on the other hand, was not so fortunate. I am not really sure why the Yankees acquired Kontos. They paid cash to the Cleveland Indians on August 4th for the former San Francisco Giants reliever and one-time Yankees prospect. It was kind of a nice story about the former Yankees farmhand coming home. They placed him at Triple A for a week and promoted him to the active roster on August 13th. He pitched an inning and two-thirds against the New York Mets on the day of his promotion, limiting the Mets to a hit and no runs while striking out two. Yesterday, he was designated for assignment to make room for Cessa's start. There was a reason Kontos was available. His velocity is down significantly from last year, but I am not sure why the Yankees even bothered to acquire him. To create a spot on the 40-man roster to pitch him for less than two innings seems curious at best. It's not like he pitched Sonny Gray-style in his one and only appearance. Maybe he clears waivers and is outrighted to Triple A, but I'd be surprised if another team doesn't place a claim. Everyone could use bullpen help. Just ask the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Frankly, I am a little tired of people who keep promoting GM Brian Cashman as the greatest genius in the sport and the Ninja Master. There's no doubt he has had his share of successes but his closet is littered with failures. I shouldn't be bitter the Yankees have the second best record in Major League Baseball, but I am frustrated that the team could have been better if not for questionable Cashman moves and the overall inexperience of manager Aaron Boone. Boone's a good man and I think he'll eventually be a good manager but there have been and will continue be bumps along the way. Cashman and his analytic team making the lineup decisions is befuddling at times. I guess we should say that Michael Fishman, VP, Assistant General Manager and head of the Analytics Department, is the true manager of the Yankees. Sometimes, the answers are not in the numbers.
When it was mentioned that Aaron Judge was only going to be out for three weeks for his injured right wrist, I felt the timetable was probably a little over-aggressive. So, the latest word that Judge will need more time and we may not see him until September is not surprising. This is why I felt the Yankees should have acquired another outfielder in lieu of promoting one of the few healthy outfielders at Triple A, Shane Robinson, earlier in the month. I've mentioned Curtis Granderson. I know that will bring ire from TGP's Bryan Van Dusen. I get that Grandy has seen his better days and he was such a disappointment down the stretch last year for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But, compared to Shane Robinson, Grandy still looks appealing to me. Of course, he hit a grand slam last night for the Toronto Blue Jays so it's easy to say when the player is performing. I really wish that Clint Frazier was healthy. This would have been his opportunity to shine and his chance to prove to the Yankees he represents the future of the outfield. It was not meant to be, unfortunately, so I feel that Cashman and Company should have turned quickly to Plan B. "B" standing for 'better than Shane Robinson'.
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It was funny yesterday when first baseman Ryan McBroom was pulled from the lineup in the double-header between the Indianapolis Indians and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Moosic, PA. Yankees Twitter blew up with the usual 'trade or call up' speculation. Subsequent word was that he was scratched due to a stiff back that tightened up on him during Tuesday's game. He is expected to be available today for the RailRiders. Despite his good year at Triple A, he doesn't seem like a prospect that is going to warrant much consideration from the Front Office.
To replace Luis Cessa on the active roster, it appears reliever Tommy Kahnle will be returning to the Bronx. He cleared out his locker at Triple A last night, after not appearing in the double-header. I am hopeful Kahnle is back for good. Of course he has to pitch like we know he can to keep the spot but that's on him. Welcome back, Tommy! The Philadelphia Eagles suck but we are happy you are back.
Speaking of the RailRiders' double-header, the first game was not very kind for top Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield. He only lasted an inning and two-thirds after getting tagged for four hits and four runs, while mixing in five walks in the short outing. Not exactly a stellar start for Top Sheff. He took the loss as the RailRiders were unable to rally against the Indians. He held Indianapolis scoreless in the first inning despite leaving two runners stranded after a hit and a walk. But it unraveled for him in the second inning. The Indians scored three of four runs that inning after Sheff had recorded two outs, and he was pulled with the bases loaded. J.P. Feyereisen struck out Wyatt Mathisen to end the inning so the damage to Sheffield's final pitching line could have been much worse if not for Feyereisen's K. Nevertheless, it was just a blip. Sheffield has not become the second incarnation of Luis Cessa. It happens to the best of pitchers. He'll be back strong next start, I am sure. Brian Cashman has indicated we'll see Sheffield at some point this season so I fully expect his arrival when rosters expand in September.
I guess at this point the AL East standings do not really matter, however, the Yankees lost an opportunity to pick up a game on the Boston Red Sox yesterday. The Sox suffered a rare loss against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday while the Yankees were losing to the Rays. The Yankees (75-45) stayed ten games behind Boston. They also maintained their slim 3 ½ game lead in the Wild Card standings over the Oakland A's. The A's lost to the other Wild Card contender, the Seattle Mariners. The M's are 2 ½ games behind Oakland.
The Yankees conclude their series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium today. They'll send Masahiro Tanaka (9-3, 4.08 ERA) to the mound. He'll be opposed by Rays ace Blake Snell (13-5, 2.18 ERA). I am hopeful that we'll see a much better Tanaka than we did last start. Regardless, the Yankees offense needs to chip in some runs today if we are to be successful. I am sure that a few balls will leave the yard today but hopefully the majority of the culprits will be wearing pinstripes.
Go Yankees!
Great Britton Has Joined the War…
Yanks acquire elite Reliever for Stretch Run…
I am not sure how I felt when I first heard that trade negotiations were heating up between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. In 2016, there was not a more dominant reliever in baseball than Zach Britton. He was 2-1 with 47 saves and was virtually unhittable with 0.54 ERA (giving up only four earned runs in 67 innings pitched). He struck out 74 batters and was only touched for one home run. He thrust his name in the arena of elite closers, but then the last couple of years have been injury-filled. After accumulating 120 saves between 2014 and 2016, he has only 19 this year and last. By comparison, the interim closer for the O's, Brad Brach, has 29 saves for 2017 and YTD 2018.
When healthy, there are not too many pitchers better than Britton. Plus, he's a lefty so that's huge plus for Yankee Stadium. Hopefully this means that Chasen Shreve's days are numbered. When Britton returned from the DL, he was generally effective although his ERA was torched by a bad outing in Atlanta on June 22nd when he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits while recording only a single out. But in July, he's been his dominant self, allowing no runs over 7 innings and striking out 13. He shut down the Yankees for an inning on July 10th (the two-homer game by former Oriole Manny Machado), picking up the win on the walk-off single by Jonathan Schoop. He struck out the last two Yankees he faced (Miguel Andujar and Greg Bird).
I am in favor of the Britton trade, but I think I was as grateful he wasn't traded to the Houston Astros or the Boston Red Sox as I was with the thought of him restoring the three-headed beast in the bullpen that has been missing since the Yankees traded away Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman in 2016 (with no offense to David Robertson, who remains one of my favorite Yankees).
Yesterday must have been weird for Britton. His team was playing the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards in Baltimore. When the game started, Britton and the Orioles were 42 ½ games behind the Red Sox in the AL East Standings. By the time the rain-delayed game ended, Britton had gained 37 ½ games on the Red Sox, thanks to his new Pinstripes. Britton first became aware of the potential Yankees trade during the rain delay when he was met with countless messages and texts on his cell phone so it must have been bittersweet for him to watch his teammates defeat the Red Sox when play resumed. Part of me wished that the O's had brought Britton out one last time (nothing better than to see him defeat the Red Sox), but the Orioles were not going to risk potential injury to jeopardize the trade. So Brad Brach came in to close it out and nearly blew the game in the rain-marred 9th inning. But in the end, he left the game-tying and -winning runs stranded on base by inducing the great Mookie Betts to hit into a game-ending double play. The win allowed Britton to walk away from Camden Yards on a positive note.
So, welcome to the New York Yankees, Zach Britton! Whether your stay is only for a few months or long-term should you decide to sign with the Yankees in the off-season, we are glad to have you. With Chapman's knee issues, I am sure that there will be save opportunities for you. Looking forward to watching you send AL hitters home frustrated with that deadly sinker.
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As for the guys the Yankees gave up, the one I probably hated to see leave the most was Cody Carroll. I've liked the reliever for the last few years but the loaded Yankees pen has kept him at Triple A. Although he has been assigned to the O's Triple A club in Norfolk, there's no doubt he'll soon be making his Major League debut for his new club. Former Yanks like Richard Bleier and Yefry Ramirez (the winner pitcher in Baltimore's win over the Red Sox yesterday) have done very well for the Orioles and I expect no less from Carroll. The headliner was Dillon Tate who has restored his stock as a quality prospect this year after once being selected fourth overall in the 2015 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. Tate, acquired in the trading deadline deal that sent Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers two years ago, may turn out to be a fine middle-of-the-rotation starter or a good setup reliever but he was never going to get that opportunity in New York. There are too many better guys in front of him. Josh Rogers has been a nice left-handed starter for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders but I agree with one Yankees beat writer that labeled him as a "poor man's Jordan Montgomery". With so many players needing protection from the Rule 5 Draft in December, I have no problem clearing the board of some of the fringe prospects. The fact the Yankees got an elite reliever without giving up a player from the cream of their prospects is incredible. The Yankees paid more for Britton than the A's paid for Mets closer Jeurys Familia but it was worth it. Casey Stern's famous quote ("Prospects are cool…Parades are cooler") is very appropriate in this situation. If the Yankees win the World Series, I am not going to worry about future damage that Tate, Carroll and Rogers may do to the Yankees just like Cubs fans do not regret the trade that sent the very talented young Gleyber Torres to the Yankees.
There's now less than a week to go to the non-waivers trading deadline next Tuesday. I still fully anticipate a trade for a proven starter although I do not feel the Yankees will be making any surprise stealth moves to acquire premium starters like Jacob deGrom or Madison Bumgarner. At this point, I probably feel more strongly than ever that J.A. Happ of the Toronto Blue Jays has a future in the Bronx. Given the Yankees are responsible for the full pro-rated balance of Britton's one-year deal, I think they'll tread lightly for luxury tax avoidance purposes. So, Happ makes more sense to me than Cole Hamels even though the latter has the better post-season resume. Although Happ has generally been awful for his last few starts, he held the Orioles to 1 run on 4 hits over 5 innings in his most recent start, striking out 9. He has shown the ability to beat the Astros and Red Sox so I'd have no qualms about adding him to the rotation. Zach Britton represents huge insurance and protection for Happ's addition.
Lost in the Britton trade was the dominating performance of Masahiro Tanaka last night as the Yankees took down the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-0. Tanaka pitched a complete game shut-out, giving up only three hits and avoiding his usual obligatory home runs. He walked a batter and struck out 9 while throwing 105 pitches and lowering his season ERA to 4.09. After watching Luis Severino fall down against the Rays the night before, the Yankees needed a solid effort from Tanaka and they got it.
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The win allowed the Yankees (64-35) to pick up a game on the Red Sox (71-32). The Yankees are 5 games behind the Red Sox entering play today and they are 5 games up on the Seattle Mariners in the AL Wild Card Standings.
I haven't heard yet when Britton will join his new team but I think it would be foolish to make him travel to Tampa, Florida for today's game, particularly given its early start time. The Yankees bullpen is rested and they can afford to wait a day for Britton's arrival. Therefore, I'd send Britton to New York in anticipation of Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. It would give Britton a breather to adjust to the change and to make temporary living accommodations. I've wondered if third base coach Phil Nevin will give up #53 for Britton. It's not like he is married to the number. I guess we'll soon find out.
Luis Cessa (1-1, 3.00 ERA) makes his return to the Yankees today for the start in the series finale with the Rays. He'll be opposed by former (and maybe future?) Yank Nathan Eovaldi (3-4, 4.26 ERA). The Yankees are expected to activate Gleyber Torres before today's game. It will be interesting to see the roster move made to open a spot for Torres. Cessa's spot was opened by last night's demotion of Giovanny Gallegos to Triple A. The most likely guy to join him with the RailRiders is Tyler Wade although Brandon Drury could certainly be an option if he needs a stint on the DL following his hand injury yesterday. Test results on the hand were negative but Drury's hand is bruised and he could miss a few days. A short stint on the DL might be good for him. Inevitably, I see the road coming to an end for Neil Walker but I don't expect to see his name on the transactions wire today. Getting Torres back might be the single greatest "acquisition" the Yankees make this month. The Yankees have done a much better job winning with Gleyber's name in the lineup than not so his presence is tremendous for the team.
Today is a great day for a Yankees victory. Cessa, please make it happen. Go Yankees!
I Thought the Yankees Owned Tampa…
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Tampa's Best Resident treated rudely by the St Pete Rays…
The last couple of days have not been fun.
I was afraid after the Yankees finished off the sweep of the surging Seattle Mariners, the Yankees might struggle against a losing team. I know, every team goes through mini-slumps and it is inevitable the Yankees will lose from time to time as difficult as it may be for Yankees fans. They'll eventually lose around sixty games (give or take) by the time the season is finished so Loss #24 on June 23rd is not the end of the World. Winning 116 games in the regular season does not guarantee anything. Just ask the Mariners. The goal is to win the division, not to see if the Yankees can top the 114 victories by the 1998 Yankees.
I think the toughest part of Friday night's 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays was the inability of the Yankees to score runs off the Rays rotation by bullpen. Trailing 2-0 in the 7th inning, Aaron Judge delivered a run-scoring single off one-time brief Yankee Chaz Roe and had the Yankees set up in scoring position with Brett Gardner at second and Judge at first and only one out. But both Giancarlo Stanton and Didi Gregorious both grounded out to end the Yankees best chance to tie the game. Otherwise, it was a very quiet night.
On the same night as the Yankees were floundering in St Petersburg, the Boston Red Sox overcame deficits of 0-5 and 5-10 to defeat the Seattle Mariners by a score of 14-10. The Yankees couldn't squeeze out one more run while the Red Sox had no problem erasing not one but two five-run deficits.
Yesterday's loss might have been easier to take for no other reason than the Red Sox finally lost. The Mariners snapped their five-game losing skid with a 7-2 victory over Boston and nine-game winner Edwin Rodriguez.
There were not very many positives with Saturday's game as the Rays bullpen held the Yankees scoreless on four hits en route to the 4-0 win over the Yanks. Sonny Gray gave up three runs in the first two innings to put the Yankees in a hole and the last hitter he faced in the bottom of the 7th, rookie Willy Adames, took him yard. Credit Gray for the stretch of hitters when he retired 15 Rays in a row, but ultimately it was just another loss for the disappointing Gray (5-5, 4.93 ERA).
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I do not understand Wilmer Font's mastery of the Yankees. Font lost jobs earlier this year with the Los Angeles Dodgers (11.32 ERA) and Oakland A's (14.85 ERA) but against the Yankees, Font is 1-0 and has limited the team to only 2 runs over 11 1/3 innings with 9 strikeouts. The Yankees have almost single-handedly revived Font's career.
The most painful at-bat for me yesterday was Giancarlo Stanton's strikeout (against Rays reliever and Friday night's "opener" Ryne Stanek) to end the top of the 6th inning, leaving Aaron Judge stranded at third. Leaving runners in scoring position has plagued the Yankees in both losses and the last couple of weeks. Friday night, they were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Yesterday, they were 1-for-8 (Didi Gregorius advanced Judge from second to third prior to Stanton's swinging strikeout) but couldn't get anyone home.
The Yankees offense really hasn't done anything since the two-homer outburst in the first inning of the series finale with the Mariners last Thursday.
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The Yankees (50-24) hold a slim one-game lead over the Red Sox (51-27) in the AL East. After helping the Rays climb closer to .500, the Yankees have a tough week ahead. When today's game is over, they'll hop on a plane bound for Philadelphia to play a three-game set against the Phillies. The Phillies currently have a better record than the Washington Nationals and sit just a game and a half behind the surprising Atlanta Braves in the NL East. There's no doubt they'll be ready to play when the Yankees come to town. The Phillies are riding a three-game winning streak entering play today. After a much-needed day off on Thursday, the Yankees return home to face the Boston Red Sox for three games next weekend. The Braves follow the Red Sox so the Yankees have clearly missed an opportunity to beat up on a losing team before another difficult stretch. Time to get the team's offense going. Today is better than tomorrow. I've really missed Michael Kay's "See ya!" calls.
I was going to rip on Chasen Shreve but the Yankees did it for me. Shreve relieved Sonny Gray yesterday after the homer by Willy Adames and he had the Rays set up for more runs with a couple of walks and a hit to load the bases. Fortunately he struck out Wilson Ramos to leave the bases full, but it appears this may have been his final Yankees appearance. The Yankees designated Shreve for assignment today, recalling Tommy Kahnle from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. As a lefty who has experienced some success at the MLB level, I doubt Shreve clears waivers so thus endeth his Yankees career. The Yankees need another lefty for the pen but I am not sad to see Shreve go. He was the bullpen's weakest link.
Welcome back, Tommy Kahnle! The Philadelphia Eagles fan was 1-1 with 3.12 ERA in eight games for the RailRiders. He struck out 15 batters in 14 innings and yielded only 3 walks. I am glad to have Kahnle back even if his 7th inning role has been supplanted by Jonathan Holder. He gives Aaron Boone a few choices before he pulls the Dellin Betances-Aroldis Chapman card late in games.
I cannot talk about the RailRiders without mentioning Brandon Drury. Drury's two-run homer yesterday was the difference-maker in the RailRiders' 4-2 win over the Rochester Red Wings. Drury continues to be an on-base machine even if he was only 1-for-4 in the game. For a big league club that's struggling to advance base runners, Drury could help. At this point, I'd be ready to eat the balance of Neil Walker's contract to open a spot for Drury. Walker has done a fine job supporting first base, but the athletic Drury can be equally as effective (if not more so).
Very nice job on Saturday by Yankees pitching prospect Garrett Whitlock for the Tampa Tarpons (High-A). Whitlock, 22, picked up the win over the Jupiter Hammerheads with a three-hit shutout. He beat former Yankees prospect Jorge Guzman (the hard-thrower who went to Miami in the Giancarlo Stanton trade), striking out eleven Hammerheads over seven innings while only walking one. Whitlock was drafted in the 18th round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He is currently rated as the 26th best Yankees prospect by MLB.com. He is exceeding expectations (5-3, 1.41 ERA in combined A ball, with 81 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 70 innings) and should advance his stature within one of baseball's best farm systems with his breakout season. Whitlock has only given up one homer this year (only the second of his minor league career) and none for the Tarpons. I suspect that we'll be hearing more and more about Whitlock in the coming months.
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Hard to believe that the calendar will soon turn to July. Trade talks should be heating up in the coming weeks. That should spark some good Bryan Van Dusen posts. It will be a fun month, made even better if the Yankees can put some distance between themselves and the Red Sox.
Never a better day to start winning than today. Go Yankees!
Update: Sounds like the DFA of Chasen Shreve was fake news or just my wishful thinking. Bummer. I am ready for the guy to go and for Tommy Kahnle to rejoin the Yanks.
Old Timer's Show More Offense Than The Kids…
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Yankees Drop Series Finale to the Rays…
I hate it when the Yankees lose. I know, it's inevitable. Even a team as great as the Yankees has to lose every now and then. But it stinks when the Yankees clearly had a chance to sweep the four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays. If they could have mixed in a little offense, they win the game. Instead, they fell 3-1 to the AL East's third-place team
CC Sabathia, aside from a not-so-good second inning, pitched very well despite giving up ten hits. He held the Rays to those three second inning runs and got his team into the eighth inning before turning over the keys to Adam Warren to finish the game.
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Aaron Hicks tried. His eighth inning home run gave the Yankees their only run for the day. He was 2-for-5 on the day but his pop out to third, with Neil Walker on second base, in the bottom of the ninth sent the Yankees home with the loss.
The game featured the use of an "opener" for the second game in a row for the Rays. Wilmer Font couldn't hold jobs with the Los Angeles Dodgers or Seattle Mariners earlier this year, but he was able to hold the vaunted Yankees offense to one run through 4 2/3 innings. Chaz Roe, who pitched two innings in three appearances for the Yankees in September 2014, was the winner. Sergio Romo, another failed Dodger, picked up the save. The Yankees offense should have crushed this Rays pitching staff…but didn't.
According to Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News, Giancarlo Stanton is 13-for-64 with runners in scoring position. Ouch!
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The loss allowed the Boston Red Sox (49-24) to creep back into a first place tie with the Yankees although the Yanks (46-21) still lead by percentage points, .687 to .671. The Rays sit 15 games behind the leaders.
The highlight of the day yesterday was Nick Swisher's home run for the Old Timer's Day game. Honestly, I wish that I could go through life with the same passion as energy as Nick Swisher. His love for life and the Yankees is so strong.
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This was certainly a beautiful sight to see yesterday. Hard to believe that Andy Pettitte not only wears 46 but is 46 and is now a grandfather. He still graces the Yankee Stadium mound with his presence like he always did.
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Today is an odd day. The Yankees make up the suspended game from May 15th (tied 3-3, top of the sixth inning) and the rain-out from May 16th at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Red Sox are off today so if the Yankees lose both games today, they'll fall behind the Sox. Technically, they can split and maintain the first place tie. Thanks to the weather, the Sox have played six more games than the Yankees so it will be shortened to four games after today.
After the game, the Yankees return home to Yankee Stadium to face the Seattle Mariners. The M's, coming off a weekend split with the Red Sox, are the Kings of One-Run Games. They've won 23 one-run games this year and have won as many games as the Yankees entering play today. The Mariners, minus the suspended Robinson Cano, are currently 46-26. They're off today so the Seattle players get the run of New York City while the Yankees play in the Nation's Capitol.
My Brandon Drury watch shows that the Yankees third baseman is continuing to tear up the International League. He was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in yesterday's 4-2 loss to the Syracuse Chiefs. The dude has been an on-base machine and would pair very well right now with Miguel Andujar at third in the Bronx. Drury's current slash line with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders is .360/.470/.529 with a .999 OPS. #FreeDrury
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As excited as I am about the impending return of Drury, the news that Jacoby Ellsbury will soon resume baseball activities was somewhat of a gut punch. I know, the guy has some baseball talent but is it wrong that I don't want him on my team? For a team that finds it so difficult to squeeze all their talented Major League-ready players onto a 25-man roster, Ellsbury would take a spot away from a more deserving player. Maybe the guy returns like it is 2011 or maybe he comes back for a temporary stay until his next trip to the disabled list. My money is on the latter. But even if he can still give something, let him do it for someone else. Go back to Boston (even if we pay the freight), I don't really care. I think the funniest line on Twitter yesterday was that Nick Swisher has done more at Yankee Stadium this year than Jacoby Ellsbury has.
Today is a new day. One win would be great, two wins even better. Let's Go Yankees!
Sevy & The Era of Dominance…
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Yanks win again behind their Ace…
I remember in 2016 when Luis Severino was struggling as a starter and couldn't buy a win. He was 0-8 as a starter and ended up in the pen. Many of us (well, namely me) wondered if he was better suited for a role in relief rather than the rotation. Fast-forward to June 2018 and Sevy is 10-2 with his name easily insertable among the league's best. I can never say that I missed my calling as a Major League scout as I never saw Severino as the ace he has become. I'll just chalk this up to one of those grand moments when I love it when I am wrong.
I love the confidence you have with games featuring Severino. Sure, he may lose like he did against the recent game against the New York Mets, but he'll have his team in the game win or lose. On Saturday, he mowed down the Tampa Bay Rays on the way to a 4-1 victory for his 10th win of the season. He is tied with Cleveland's Corey Kluber and Washington's Max Scherzer for most wins in the Major League Baseball. His 2.09 ERA is second only to Justin Verlander's 1.61 in the AL, and third behind Verlander and Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets (1.55) overall. On the mound or on the field, Sevy can do it all.
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Against the Rays, Severino was very stingy with hits, giving up only three over eight innings. He walked two and struck out nine, handing over a scoreless game to the bullpen. Sadly, Chasen Shreve blew it when he allowed a home run to Matt Duffy to open the top of the ninth. Shreve gave up a triple to the next batter, which forced the Yankees to bring in Aroldis Chapman to close out the gem for Severino. It took all of ten pitches for Chapman to record his 20th save but Shreve clearly left a bad taste on an otherwise beautiful afternoon.
It was probably one of those games where the Yankees should have scored many more runs than they did. They certainly had their chances. With runners at first and second and two outs in the bottom of the second, the Yankees scored a run when Gleyber Torres hit a shot bounced up and off the glove of Rays third baseman Matt Duffy into left field for a double.
In the bottom of the third, the Yankees picked up another run when Aaron Judge opened the inning with a double to deep center and was brought home on a single to left by Didi Gregorius. Gregorius advanced to second on the throw, but like the second inning, the Yankees were not able to capitalize on more runs against the Rays rotation by committee.
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The fifth inning brought previews of coming attractions when Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez opened the bottom of the inning with back-to-back home runs.
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This is an example of what can easily happen with these two guys get on a roll. It's scary to think the team is 46-20 and there are still guys on the team with subpar numbers. That would be it for Yankees scoring but with Luis Severino on the mound, all was good. Well, at least until the momentary scare by Chasen Shreve in the ninth inning.
The Yankees picked up ground in the AL East with the win, thanks to a Red Sox loss in Seattle. The Mariners got a career game out of 33-year-old Wade LeBlanc, who spent spring training with the Yankees. LeBlanc and the M's bullpen held the Sox (48-24) to two hits in the 1-0 victory. The Yankees now lead Boston by a game and they extended baseball's best home record to 26-10. It is an odd stat that the Yankees have the best overall winning percentage in the MLB, yet three teams have at least 46 wins like the Yankees (Mariners) or more (Red Sox and Astros).
In the 'what more does he have to do?' category, Brandon Drury continues to rake for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He was 3-for-5 in yesterday's 9-7 win over the Syracuse Chiefs, driving in three runs. In 38 games for the RailRiders, Drury is batting .353/.463/.511 with .974 OPS. There's no doubt Drury will soon find himself back in the Bronx where he belongs.
The Yankees have made a few minor moves the last couple of days. On Friday, they traded RHP Chad Whitmer, 23, to the Milwaukee Brewers for undisclosed international bonus pool money. Whitmer was drafted in the tenth round of last year's MLB Draft. Yesterday, the Yankees acquired minor league infielder Wendell Rijo as the player to be named later in the earlier deal that sent catcher Erik Kratz to the Brewers. Rijo, 22, was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox (2013) but has never been able to capitalize on his talent with consistent production. In Double A this year, Rijo's slash line is .200/.304/.375. He has 4 homers and 14 RBI's in 32 games. Oh well, he has a chance for a 'do-over' in the farm system of America's favorite team.
Today is always one of the most exciting days annually at Yankee Stadium. Old Timer's Day. We are privileged for every year that allows an appearance by the great and legendary Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, 89.
|Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated
It is the first of hopefully many for the other greatest left-hander in Yankees history, Andy Pettitte. Jason Giambi will be there, sporting a Gleyber Torres jersey, as will the always-bubbly Nick Swisher. So many wonderful former Yankees (forty in total), five widows, and the team's long-time former trainer will be present for roll call at the 72nd Annual Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium. Lovin' the Pinstripes is a daily occurrence but today reigns supreme as a day of Yankees Pride and Passion.
Go Yankees!
The Yankees Celebrate Pasta Night in the Bronx…
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Johnny Lasagna captures first MLB win in debut…
The much-anticipated Major League debut of Jonathan Loaisiga, a/k/a Johnny Lasagna, was a great success. Domingo German didn't win his first game until Thursday, his seventh start of the season and his 12th appearance overall. Loaisiga, who was in Double A earlier this week, delivered five solid innings, holding the Tampa Bay Rays to three hits and no runs, en route to the Yankees' 5-0 win. He threw 91 pitches, while walking an uncharacteristic four walks for the strike-thrower and sending six to the bench by strikeout.
I'd blame the walks on jitters for pitching at Yankee Stadium for the first time but Loaisiga had the calmness of a savvy veteran on the mound. A very good impression left by the young right-hander who picked up first first Major League win. During the game, someone tweeted that Domingo German and Loaisiga are better than last year's duo of Luis Cessa and Caleb Smith. That's an understatement. When Cessa pitches, I always feel it's inevitable he'll give up 3 to 4 early runs and the team will need to rely upon its offense for any hope. To Smith's defense, he has pitched much better for the Miami Marlins this year (5-6, 3.75 ERA, 83 strikeouts in 72 innings) but he certainly didn't "wow" anyone last year like German and Loaisiga have done. His Yankees career stands at 0-1, 7.71 ERA in nine games (two starts).
The nice thing about the respective jobs this year's rookie pitchers have provided is the elimination of the immediate desperation for the Yankees to acquire proven Major League pitching talent for the stretch run. Sure, the Yankees will no doubt acquire another proven starter by the July trading deadline but the performance of the young guys will help GM Brian Cashman to acquire pitching on his terms as opposed to other team smelling blood in the water and circling the Yankees with demands of over-payment.
I thought the fourth inning was a terrific moment for Loaisiga. With one out, Wilson Ramos recorded the first hit off Loaisiga with a single to right. A ground out by Joey Wendle moved Ramos to second for the second out of the inning, but the Rays loaded the bases on another single and a walk. Yankee Stadium and the pressure of the situation could have been overwhelming for Loaisiga but after several mound visits, Loaisiga was able to settle down and ended the threat with a strikeout of Christian Arroyo (the return for when the Rays traded Yankee killer Evan Longoria to the San Francisco Giants). It was a huge moment for the youngster, especially with the Yankees clinging to a 1-0 lead at that point.
Let's talk about that 1-0 advantage. Didi Gregorius, who disappeared during the month of May (bat, not defense) has returned with a vengeance. His homer to right in the third inning gave the Yankees their first run of the game. He was 3-for-4, with two runs scored and the RBI on the homer. No strikeouts for Sir Didi despite the presence of the hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi on the mound. It's great to see Gregorius back in form. I had to go back and watch the video replay of Didi's first Major League home run at Yankee Stadium while he was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks to re-live the excitement on his face and holding the knowledge that he'd one day be a star at the Stadium.
I felt bad for Eovaldi. Well, not bad enough that I wanted to see him emerge with a victory over his former teammates. Nevertheless, it has been a long, hard road for Nasty Nate with his Tommy John surgery, the second of his career, and subsequent injuries since his release by the Yankees. He pitched into the eighth inning and had held the Yankees to two runs until the Yankees loaded the bases on two hits and an intentional walk. Exit Eovaldi and enter fellow multiple Tommy John recipient Jonny Venters, the former Atlanta Braves reliever, who, after striking out Greg Bird, served up a bases clearing double to Gary Sanchez with all the runs charged to Eovaldi. So, the final pitching line does not show how well Eovaldi pitched on this night. I wish him success as he moves forward with his Rays career, but if he pitches too well, he'll find himself on another team next month.
Hopefully the double is a positive sign for El Gary. The hit helped him evade an '0-fer' night and left him with a season batting average of .189. I'd love to see him follow up with a couple of hits today to get his bat going and return him to his status as one of the key bats in the Yankees lineup. The Yankees need Sanchez playing like we know he can for the long summer ahead.
|Photo Credit: Bill Kostroun
Another stellar job by the Yankees bullpen. Jonathan Holder, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, and Adam Warren, in that order, held Tampa to one hit, no runs, a walk and four strikeouts. I wouldn't want to say anything to Betances right now. He's like a guy throwing a no-hitter in the late innings. We would not want to jinx that bad boy.
I thought the Yankees would remain in second place in the AL East last night when I went to bed. The Boston Red Sox had jumped all over Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton with six runs (five earned). Paxton couldn't make it out of the third inning. The Sox had a 6-3 lead when I shut the TV off. It was nice to wake up to news that the Mariners had rallied against Sox starter Rick Porcello and the Boston bullpen for a 7-6 win. The loss dropped Boston (48-23) into a first place tie with the Yankees (45-20) although the better team (Yankees of course) lead by sixteen percentage points (.692 to .676).
To make room for Jonathan Loaisiga, the Yankees optioned Tyler Austin to Triple A. While I wish Austin could have hit well enough to stay, I really hope this eventually leads Brandon Drury back to the Major Leagues where he belongs. I have been intrigued to see what the Yankees have with pitcher A.J. Cole but at this point, he is offering nothing and does not seem to be an option for any meaningful role. Therefore, when the Yankees complete this current stretch of consecutive games, I'd like to see them DFA Cole to open a spot for Drury. I am appreciative of the job Neil Walker has done but I'd trade Walker if necessary to get Drury back to the Bronx. It seems like almost every trade suggestion by Yankees Twitter now includes Drury but I'd love to find a way to keep him and have him provide infield support for Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres, and Greg Bird. I'd trade Andujar for the right pitcher to open third base for Drury but of course I've been a fan of Drury all along despite the "headaches" he caused the Yankees and their fans.
How great was it to see Andy Pettitte pitching batting practice before yesterday's game? I love that guy. Friday was Andy's 46th birthday which made it very appropriate for him to be at Yankee Stadium. He's in town, along with a number of other former Yankees greats, for Sunday's Old Timer's Day. Pettitte has always been one of my favorite Yankees. With no disrespect to Larry Rothschild, I am hopeful that Pettitte will one day return to the Yankees as the team's pitching coach. There was talk Pettitte might have joined Lance Berkman as his pitching coach if Berkman had gotten the Rice University coaching gig, but that job went to Matt Bragga on Friday. Congratulations to Andy for the recent birth of his first grandchild. Hard to believe that #46 is now a grandfather. Andy looks like he could still suit up for the Yankees and deliver a win.
|Photo Credit: Mike Mazzeo/@MazzNYDN (Twitter)
It's Luis Severino day. The Yankees ace (9-2, 2.27 ERA) will be opposed by Tampa's Ryne Stanek (1-1, 2.76 ERA). Let keep this two-game winning streak going and take the series against the Rays today. It is a good day and a great day for a Yankees victory.
Go Yankees!
I'm Glad Giancarlo Stanton is a Yankee…
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Don't Worry, I've Got Your Back…
Aaron Judge recently put it in the best perspective. One of the things he likes most about the Yankees was something to the effect that if you don't do your job, there are 24 guys ready to pick you up. I don't remember the exact words but that really isn't the point. This is a team and a group of guys that are ready to back each other, regardless of the circumstances. Team chemistry made the 1998 Yankees a very special team. I am not saying that the 2018 Yankees are the version of 20 years ago, but this is one of the most closely knit teams that I've seen in recent years.
Didi Gregorius had a huge night last evening for the Yankees, powering the team to victory with two home runs and eight RBIs, yet many Yankees fans chose to boo Giancarlo Stanton instead or trash him on social media. Whoa, please step away from the ledge and relax.
There's no doubt Stanton had a night to forget with five strikeouts in his Yankee Stadium Pinstriped debut. But, never once did I find myself in a position wanting to boo the man. In jest, TGP's fearless leader, Daniel Burch, tweeted #TradeGiancarlo. It was amazing how many Yankees reacted like that but with full sincerity. Granted, Daniel was not serious (he tagged the comment with #TotallyJoking) but the fans who booed Stanton acted like he was the biggest Yankee disappointment since Chris Carter.
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Stanton's fault, if anything, was trying too hard to impress the Yankees faithful. He wanted to be the difference-maker, perhaps a little too much. There will be better days. That's not just my opinion…it is fact. Looking at the attendance figures for the Miami Marlins, it's obvious that Giancarlo has never played before an Opening crowd of over 47,000 people. The Marlins averaged barely more than 15,000 last year despite an MVP season by Stanton. Stanton has said the right words and we know that he loves New York and he wants to deliver. The pressure he puts on himself is far greater than the pressure we can put on him. He needs our support; not our boos. He didn't stumble upon 59 home runs last year by accident. Pitchers weren't lobbing him freebies to hit over the fence. I remember how Dave Winfield would carry the team on his back for weeks. Stanton is that kind of player, only better.
My favorite quote after the game was Stanton's remarks about the incredible accomplishments by the Yankees shortstop who batted fourth behind Giancarlo. "That's what a cleanup hitter does. You clean up the garbage in front of you." He took ownership of his performance but was not going to let it defeat him.
Aaron Boone was asked about Stanton after the game and he talked about how the slugger can have an off-night and yet the team produces eleven runs. As Boonie said, "There's going to be a lot of days when we jump on his back". Boone added that he was not at all worried about Stanton. Why should he be? Stanton is a stud and I am glad he's a Yankee.
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What can you say about Didi's performance? It was the greatest game for a Yankees shortstop in franchise history. He was 4-for-4 and helped to ensure the snow-postponed, rain-delayed home opener was a success despite the questionable weather conditions. When interviewed after the game, Didi deflected the attention away from him individually and spoke how it was a team effort.
It was crazy in the off-season when everyone was developing top ten lists and Didi's name was rarely mentioned in the conversations. I honestly cannot think of anyone that I'd rather have at shortstop for the New York Yankees than Sir Didi (with no offense to Manny Machado or others). Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa are incredibly gifted but I am glad we can call Didi Gregorius our own. He's a worthy successor to Derek Jeter and has proven he is his own man. He'll go down as one of GM Brian Cashman's best trade acquisitions.
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I know all of us kind of wish that Jordan Montgomery had been allowed to go a little deeper into the game, but he was excellent for five innings despite the four walks he gave up. 80 pitches, two hits, one run, and four strikeouts to start the year with an ERA of 1.80. He has looked noticeably better than last year when he did a really good job as a rookie. You have to really like the progress he is making to become a reliable force in the rotation. In many cities, the fifth starter is either a Triple A performer or an older veteran trying to hang on. Gumby has the potential to be an October star. He'll never be Luis Severino but you don't need five Severinos to win a World Series championship. You need winners and Montgomery is one. A single run through the starting rotation this season and I am feeling very good about the state of the starting staff. Knock on wood that the present outfield injury plague doesn't spread to the pitchers.
Speaking of outfielders, the Yankees claimed outfielder Trayce Thompson yesterday off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. I realize that Thompson did absolutely nothing in 2017 (55 plate appearances, one home run, two RBIs, .122/.218/.265, .483 OPS) but I like the move. Thompson, 27, was well-liked by Dodger fans and his availability was due to the glut of right-handed outfielders on the Dodgers roster. Thompson, brother of Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors and the son of former NBA player (and champion) Mychal Thompson, hit 13 homers in 2016 before a back fracture ended his season so he has some pop. The guy just needs to play. Sure, he could be back on the unemployment line once guys like Aaron Hicks and Clint Frazier return to good health but I think it was worth taking a flyer on Thompson. The Yankees have one coach who is very familiar with Thompson, bench coach Josh Bard. Bard served as the Dodgers bullpen coach for the two years that Thompson was in LA. So I am sure that Cashman sought input from Bard before making the waiver claim.
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To make room for Thompson on the 40-man roster, the Yankees moved reliever Ben Heller from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day DL (right elbow bone spur). No word yet if Thompson will be immediately added to the 25-man roster or if he'll start the season with extended spring training. He is out of options. While I am saddened to see Heller's season start off on the wrong foot, kudos to the Yankees. They had optioned Heller to the minors, but when the decision was made to place him on the DL, they voided the demotion to keep him at the Major League level which means that he is accruing MLB service time and pay while on the disabled list. I don't know the circumstances behind the decision but it appears to me they could have placed him on the DL after the minor-league assignment which would have prevented the service time accrual at lesser minor league pay. Outwardly, it appears to be a very generous move by the Yankees to look out for Heller's best interests. Heller was my breakout candidate for the year so I am hopeful that he has his opportunity before the season is done.
It's a new day. When Giancarlo Stanton takes his position in the batter's box later today, I know I'll be cheering. Regardless of whether the result is a home run or a strikeout, I will be proud #27 wears Pinstripes. And #18 too, oh, hell yes!
Go Yankees!


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NASSCOM-Deloitte – IoT report
This report has everyone waiting in anticipation. You will get a preview of the findings at the Design and Engineering Summit in Bangalore. Before that, we can give our privileged community members a pre-preview.
First of all, how many knew the IoT market in India stands at USD 5.6 billion with 200 million connected units in 2016. This is expected to grow to USD 15 billion with 2.7 billion units by 2020. Currently, the IoT ecosystem in India comprises ~120 organizations playing across the value chain.
The numbers are big and have surprised many. Second, let's look at some of the major challenges facing global IoT industry today.
Do you see any other challenges or opportunities? Express your opinion in the comments and let's see how many have anticipated what's there in the report. The report is expected to come out by end of October.

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In Windows XP Pro (SP2), there seems to be no way to have shortcuts automatically updated so they can stay connected to their target files or folders after the latter have been moved or renamed.
I'm looking for more efficient ways of reconnecting broken shortcuts with their moved or renamed targets than manually deleting them and re-creating new ones -- this can be quite a chore if you reorganize your files and folders often, resulting in a lot of shortcuts to fix.
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(Prospero's War #3)
Author: Jaye Wells
Narrator: Morgan Hallett
Release: February 10, 2015
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After the grisly murder of a dirty magic coven leader, Kate Prospero and The Magical Enforcement Agency team up with the local police to find the killer. But as the infighting between covens turns ugly, an all-out war brews in the slums of Babylon.Review:
When a tenacious reporter sticks her nose in both the investigation and Prospero's past in the covens, old ghosts resurface. The team will have to use all the weapons in their arsenal to stop the coven war and find the killer before the case brings down all their careers - and their lives.
In my opinion, Deadly Spells is the strongest in the series and my favorite so far. Fans of the series that have been looking for some more character development of the side characters as well as some progress in Kate's personal life will really enjoy this installment. Kate Prospero is back and as feisty as ever in book three in the Prospero's War series, even showing off her colorful mastery of language right off the bat on the first page of the book.
This is my favorite in the series so far because I feel like some of the side plots finally moved forward a little bit and when this book was over I was dying to read the next one. Kate's relationships with both Volos and Morales become both more complicated and more simplified in Deadly Spells. Some questions about Kate's true feelings for each man get answered and I was really pleased with the result, as well as the way the book ended! Kate's relationship with her brother, Danny, also smoothes out a little bit here, which is nice after the overabundance of teenage angst we experienced from him toward her in the previous two books.
Deadly Spells is definitely more about character development and advancing the series' overarching story than one tight murder mystery. This book's plot was interesting enough, but it tied largely into developing the back story of some side characters as well as propelling Kate forward in her quest to end the covens' power in Babylon rather than act as a stand alone mystery. There is still definitely action in this book and that feel of being authentic to the real world of a cop that I have come to associate with this series is still very present. But the central focus is somewhere different than past books. I am actually happy with this choice though, as I felt more involved in the story than in the previous two books.
This series won't appeal to all readers. As a rule, the romance element is light and the police procedural feel is heavy. Kate curses like a sailor, which I greatly enjoy and love hearing on the audio. This is straight urban fantasy, with human magic as the fantasy element, so if you are into that or need a palette cleanser between heavy romances or young adults, this is a great series for just such a thing. I personally take pleasure in how straightforward and no nonsense Kate is in her professional life while being so damaged and obtuse in her personal life. Its a great balance to a character that I have come to love, and lord knows I love a heroine with a troubled past.
After reading this book I felt a really solid direction that this series is heading and I'm very interested see where everything will end up. Many ends were left loose here: Kate's team and how they will conduct things from this point on, Volos' connection to the MEA team, Kate's relationships with Volos and Morales, Danny's side plot, and Kate's relationship with her Uncle Abe. I can't wait to see what happens next!
Notes on the Narrator: I'm still loving Morgan Hallett's voice for Kate. So much so, that after beginning the print copy I received for review, I switched to the audiobook because I missed her voice so much! Man, she nails that colorful language I mentioned earlier. Morgan Hallett IS Kate Prospero for me.
Recommended for fans of: strong female leads, police procedurals, the Sabina Kane series, and curse words.
This review is based on an early finished copy of the book and the audiobook.
4.5 / 5 stars
My reviews of other books in this series:
Dirty Magic (Prospero's War #1)
Cursed Moon (Prospero's War #2)
My reviews of other books in this series:
Dirty Magic (Prospero's War #1)
Cursed Moon (Prospero's War #2)


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loss(redirected from at a loss)
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Related to at a loss: roughshod, pale in comparison
The opposite of gain.
Extracting less money from a transaction than one put into it. For example, a business' expenses may be $1 million for a year but it may only take in $800,000 in revenue. In such a case, the business has suffered a $200,000 loss. This is not always bad; most businesses lose money in the first few years of operation and this can reduce their tax liability when they do make a profit. However, losses over an extended period of time ultimately result in failure. See also: Gain, Paper Loss, Loss Carryforward, Loss Carryback.


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Mook-Jon avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 55 designs proposés par 24 designers freelance.
The name Coastal Synergy was made because one partner office resides on the east coast of the US (NYC) and the other is on the west coast of the US (California). Bringing out that idea inside of a logo in image form would be exactly what we are looking for.
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We're looking for a professional but trendy design that uses the name of the company and brand inside the logo itself. Using the name inside the logo is not necessary, but creating some type of design so that when people hear the name, they'll remember the logo, and vice versa.
Coastal Synergy, as mentioned above, is the parent company of a very popular webmaster forum called WickedFire. We've also recently acquired a major industry publication, and continue to own and operate hundreds of large, well known internet properties. Thus the need for a more professional, but trendy/web 2.0'ish logo that represents the company, the officers, and the properties it manages.
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday.
1. Florida and the Caribbean are beginning a slow and costly recovery following Hurricane Irma — one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm's destruction could cost $US50 billion in the US and the clean up is expected to take months. Here are some dramatic photos that show the trail of destruction it carved through Florida.
2. The UN Security Council has unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea. They follow the Hermit Kingdom's sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3. The sanctions impose a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil.
3. Russian smugglers have been shipping petroleum and other goods North Korea could not produce itself.
4. Meanwhile CIA director Mike Pompeo said it's "fair to say" the rogue state may be working with other countries to sell secrets about its missile program. "The North Koreans have a long history of being proliferators and sharing their knowledge, their technology, their capacities around the world," he said on Fox News, suggesting they would likely work with a country like Iran, which "would be willing to pay them for it."
5. Members of US President Donald Trump's legal team reportedly wanted Jared Kushner to step down over his Russia ties. They were concerned with his controversial meetings with Russian nationals during the election and his initial failure to disclose them on his security clearance form.
6. Sixteen years after 9/11, five suspects are still awaiting trial. They are still being held in detention at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, with a trial not expected until at least 2019.
7. The British government's bid to extract the UK from EU law in time for Brexit has passed its first parliamentary test. UK MPs backed the EU Withdrawal Bill by 326 votes to 290.
8. Three men, including two UK soldiers, have been charged under terror lawswith being members of a banned neo-Nazi group, National Action. The first far-right group was banned by the Home Office in 2016.
9. Norway's ruling coalition party appears set for a second term after claiming victory in the country's general election. That gives conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg four more years.
10. Australia has kicked off its postal survey on same-sex marriage. Ballots for the non-binding, voluntary vote on support for legalising same-sex marriage began to be distributed around the country today with results expected on November 15.
And finally …
10 countries where you can earn more as an expat than you would at home.
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Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia have set up a body, named Association for Humanitarian Services and Solidarity (AHSAS), to help the poor and the underprivileged in India, particularly in Bihar and Jharkhand.
AHSAS appears to have been promoted by persons of Bihari origin. There are over 1.7 million Indians in Saudi Arabia. Of them, over 100,000 are from Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) quoted AHSAS president Wakil Ahmed as saying the organization "is committed to serve the underprivileged people in India in general and people living in the eastern States of Bihar and Jharkhand in particular.
To begin with AHSAS has taken up three projects. The first is to sponsor teachers in a school. The scheme may be extended later to cover other schools. The second project is to sponsor needy and underprivileged students in Bihar and Jharkhand. The third is to provide scholarships to meritorious students in the rural areas of Bihar.
AHSAS's Mission Statement says: "Education is the key to a meaningful life but is often denied in our society. Whatever the gender, caste, creed or religion, we at AHSAS are committed to raise awareness, help eradicate illiteracy, spread education and to provide support to the needy."


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"Experimental Philosophy, Robert Kane, and the Concept of Free Will." Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1), 2015: pp. 281-296.
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Scholars interested in rhetoric generally take public discourse as an object of study… but, what about private experiences? All national and religious holidays seem to have their in-groups and out-groups, and certainly there are public symbols and private practices associated with most of them. Valentine's Day, however, stands out as a holiday dedicated to what is often deemed one of those most abstract, subjective, and private experiences: love. It takes what is often thought of as private and thrusts it right into public view and places it under public scrutiny. So, how exactly might the public face of love influence our individual experiences? Especially, those of us who prefer to think our loves are unique and our feelings sacredly divorced from such cliché and standardized norms of expression… [1] I propose that rhetoric can tell us something about love, though books on rhetoric may not make the best bedfellows.
Let's start with some of the fundamental questions. First of all, can 'love' in its most primordial form even be described by language? Or does it evade our words entirely? Richard Terdiman, in a PMLA article from March, 2011, "Can We Read the Book of Love?" states that love creates a "crisis of representation." an love be represented by language, or as Terdiman claims, does it simultaneously "insist on… [and] block representation…"? Does language help us better understand love, giving tangible form to the abstract, or does it potentially diminish our experience of love by giving clumsy form to the innately formless?
Assuming we can never escape symbols entirely, we seem to be left with a remarkably meager set of linguistic resources and visual symbolism for love — so what do we do with all of the hearts, flowers, diamonds, chocolate, and teddy bears? In response to these deficiencies, perhaps we should just follow some advice famously attributed to Ingrid Bergman: "A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous."
Rhetoric might look at some of the symbols that are at our disposal to build and celebrate relationships, even if it can't access the most tender of feelings in the depths of our hearts, because it can access the pieces of the narrative puzzle that frame the 'event' of romantic love… the thunderbolt of love at first sight, the skipped beat, the silent moment, the kiss, or that very long ellipse (…I hear) is a fundamental part of the second Twilight book. So, how is it that the symbols at our disposal constrain and limit our decisions related to how we narrate our own love stories?
Take a look at the following Valentine's Day ad:
The ad represents love's narrative for us, selling us not only symbols, but consumer goods that stand in for the climactic moment of our love story. The ad symbolizes Valentine's Day as a clear departure from the routine of day-to-day existence. From my Jewish upbringing, I tend to think of the first of the four questions asked by the youngest child at the Seder table on Passover: "What makes this night different from all other nights?" What is it about "Valentine's Day" that calls up mass participation in the event? What is the 'event' in the first place? Everything that came before this event and everything that comes after it pales in comparison to the event being sold to us. The private is made public for a 'brief' moment … the evidence of 'love' is aired on the clothesline, outdoors, and now separate from the body it might adorn. Our concept of 'love' is made into a temporary, fleeting thing, symbolized by the unique, red thong amongst a routine of white bikinis… already we see that love is out of the ordinary, different from the every day, and somehow more exciting and provocative. Not to mention, feminine… (but, we won't go too far into that here).
Postmodernist philosopher MC Dillon, in his book Beyond Romance, makes a claim that the socio-cultural history of love in the West has led to two mutually exclusive, yet inextricably connected, conceptions of love: romantic and enduring. Ultimately, he claims we are left at a crossroad where we must choose one or the other, and that each comes with a set of regrets that we were unable to follow the other path. As such, we try to hold both at the same time, really wanting "
…the frisson of new love to last forever" (Dillon 9).
Yet, the tension between love-forms remains present in the artifacts of love we see on a regular basis. The ad places 'romantic love' (the red thong…) as separate from every other manifestation of the relationship, also separating the day from all other days… this is the day for love, and all other days lack that love. In this vision, there's a sense of urgency to celebrate now, an exigence, a call to action… before it's too late! As such, it privileges romantic love as the love we celebrate on Valentine's Day, as opposed to the stasis of enduring commitment.
Yet, do we really need to think so hard about it? Can't we just enjoy our flowers and chocolates? Can we find any freedom in doing something unique (and maybe less expensive than the traditional consumer-based symbols), or is it just difficult and time-consuming?
In culling responses to Valentine's Day from my two freshman writing classes, which center around the topic of romantic love, at Carnegie Mellon University, we identified a limited number of responses individuals can have to the event.
First of all, we asked whether Valentine's Day is a holiday for couples and intrinsically ostracizes the unattached. The Zappos ad certainly alludes to dressing for an event that includes more than one person — if not overtly, covertly. Second, there seem to be systematic constraints to the responses that individuals can have to the holiday (restricted here to U.S cultural norms, though 'romance' takes many different forms depending on culture). How can we respond to the symbols presented to us?
- Use the symbols available – Wear that heart covered sweater, and buy your domestic partner some rose shaped, diamond encrusted chocolates. This form of participation seems to exclude those who either do not find appropriate expression in these symbols, or who are not part of the reign of systematic couple-dom to which these symbols seem to adhere.
- Invert the symbols or reassign meaning to the symbols. A total rejection of the event might lead to inversions of those symbols (again, check out the Anti-Valentine's movement – and, whatever you do, DON'T wear red…), creating a supplementary or alternative social experience. This format may neglect to see its own adherence to conventional symbolism in relying on those conventions for inversion.
- Ignore the symbols. This is a more neutral version of rejection, but encounters the problem of intentional ignorance and the presence of unwanted thought (i.e. 'Don't think of a white bear!')
- Re-assign meaning to the symbols or create completely new symbols. For example, one could make the traditional symbols of romantic love stand in for friendship, family, or more spiritual forms of love. However, this ignores the accretion of meaning attached to those symbols and the contexts in which those symbols are connected.
These are just a few rhetorical constraints at work when we struggle to make a private experience communicate with a public representation. So, how are our subjective, private feelings linked to narrative constraints? Is there such a thing as a 'private language' by which we can represent our love in completely unique ways? These subjects must be the topic of the next installment of my series of posts on love for The Silver Tongue…. To be continued.
- Terdiman, Richard. "Can We Read the Book of Love?" Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. March 2011/126:2
- Dillon, M.C. Beyond Romance. 2001. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
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String Curve and Pyramid are Hap Tivey's shifting light sculptures shown recently at the University of Buffalo Art Gallery. Tivey uses Fred Sandback's minimalism and James Turrell's light constructions with the main difference that the forms shift in hue, volume, and shape – or appear to. In Tivey's light art, unlike Turrell's projections, the light constantly changes as the string, hanging like a line in space, articulates the colored volumes in the projection. The viewer's movement in relation to the art also literally changes the colors of light seen. When I asked who did what first, Tivey related, "I did focus on changing color and volume before Jim did, but that was 1972 – tough to argue these days. My video projections are much more about programed change, but both mine and his evolve by physiology as well. Not many people get that, but the illusion of volume is produced by neurology trying to make sense of minimal information. That gets into a pretty boring discussion of neurophysiology that I generally avoid, unless someone brings it up first."[i]
After visiting his East Flatbush studio, I began to understand why it has taken me ten years to appreciate Hap Tivey's original ways of splitting light and making forms that move and change colors. His geometries alter both shape and color in relation to the viewer – to me, this is closer to the birth of a star than to a his multi-step process using simple props – the corner of a wall, a piece of string, its shadow, projected light, and color. I saw a roomful of his light sculptures around six years ago, and, in the clear, sparely-furnished rectangle of his present studio, even older pieces glow and come alive.
On the way to introducing me to his art works that split or change shapes, I discovered Hap's Goya self-portrait in his bathroom. It demonstrates the degree to which Tivey harnessed digital technology in its earliest iteration. I consider it three-dimensional because he has layered his processes. First he scanned the image into dots using Adobe Photoshop 2.0. Then he converted the dots in an architectural plotter program; then he put this onto a holographic sheet that makes refractive light. Next, he painted the portrait with oil base and acrylic. The resulting face looks dimensional and is haunted by spectral color. "The whole idea of making these prints on holographic material is that there is no fixed color," Tivey noted. "These refracted color surfaces change constantly."
In the studio, Tivey explained, "This column of light will do the same thing. The whole idea was to simulate an electron and a positron separating. This is the track of two elements leaving random space in terms of subatomic quantum physics. It can be seen as two particles annihilating each other – or – being born and existing. You can look at it either way. This sculptural column is overly intellectual but has visual properties I love." The spotlight at the base sends a beam up the column, and the stainless steel screen outer surface of the column and the transparent diffraction grading inside the screen create the column of shifting spectral light. The dynamic light shifts and changes color in relation to the viewer's point of view.
Past the green Michael Dell portrait inside the back of an early Dell monitor are Duchampian table and floor "lamps" constructed from a copper-leafed metal base with looping clear flexible plumbing tubing with white and green LED lights inside. Mahakala, named after a protective Tibetan Buddhist deity, is a modulated image of a constructed and painted column inside a rear projection screen, creating red on red light. Blue Ladder, an intricate sculpted Cobra-like form inside a blue lightbox is at the studio entrance.
Hap's two recent shows at the University of Buffalo Art Gallery and Rockland County Center for the Arts Center each converted gallery rooms into mutating light boxes. He uses the simplest props. Painting an Orange Box is a structure made with a string and its shadow in a darkened room. A fixed video projector is lined up with the corner to project a rectangle of light. This, then, is connected to a computer to make a color movie on top of the white rectangle of light. The approximately four by six foot space keeps changing hues and shapes as the viewer approaches or otherwise moves around.
Tivey was one of the pioneers of light installation in Los Angeles and for more than forty years his art has presented the phenomena of light. In installation, painting, sculpture and projection, he investigated the concrete experience of light, as well as the emotional and theoretical implications it holds for the human condition. His work has been shown extensively in the U.S., Europe and Asia. It has been included in diverse private collections, and exists in permanent public collections of more than a dozen major museums, including New York's MOMA and the Guggenheim. Tivey is an emeritus art professor who taught at Bard College. He notes, "I like to think our conscious mind enjoys giving structure and color to emptiness." Here are some links to his work:
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We all know how welcome a wagging tail or nuzzle from our pets can feel after a particularly long or stressful day, but for Erick Scott, an Iraq war veteran who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), this kind of touch has been able to help bring him back from the darkest places of his mind.
Scott, a husband and a father, came home from war experiencing survivor's guilt and nightmares as a result of his time with the army and was soon diagnosed with PTSD. Frustrated by his diagnosis, the anxiety he was feeling and the fact that medicine wasn't helping improve his condition, he finally found hope in theK9s for Warriors program where he met his service dog Gumbo.
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