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Skipping K.C.
TORONTO — I'm off for the next few days, handing off the Blue Jays' beat duties to a fill-in down in Kansas City. After that lousy display of baseball in Orlando, I don't mind having a few days off, though I am looking forward to seeing Scott Rolen finally in Toronto's lineup.
I'll be back on the road when the Jays head to Boston and I'll pick up the blogging from there. I have a hunch that Adam Lind will have returned well before then, maybe even tonight in K.C. We'll see. Anyway, I'm about to head out for dinner — just didn't want you guys wondering where the pregame bloggage was.
One thing before I sign off, though: Someone in the last post commented with a question about my doing a live in-game Q&A last season. I'll probably do one or two of these this year, depending on my schedule. I'll post well in advance when I plan on doing this so you all can be sure to hop on and dish questions.
Catch you all from Beantown. Stay tuned for more…
111 Comments
Griffin said: "There is a sense of urgency missing from the manager that the GM understands." Man do I agree with that comment. That's what I think is the biggest problem with Abner, there is "sense of urgency" to win today's game, it's almost like a country club.
Lets hope things change tonight and the Jays come to the ballpark to play ball.
I can't find anywhere who was sent down and if Lind was called up.
If you read in the Toronto Sun, Rolen says that he still feels pain when he throws and hits. That's great that he is willing to play through it, but I don't like the idea of playing through pain. I guess we don't have many other choices so let's hope it works for the better and he is able to help this team win some ball games.
If that's the case, I just hope he doesn't cause further damage.
Garry-I haven't seen any move announcements yet either-hopefully we'll get them when Jordon updates the blog. But it looks like Lind is still on Syracuse's roster-although it could be they just haven't updated it. I smell a deal in the works though, I wonder if JP is trying to move Barajas.
I dont think Rolens bat will help right away but his deffence and presence should help this team a lot and I hope I'm wrong about his bat.
well if he makes contact that will be an improvement over what we've seen the last 5 games
Lind isn't in Syracuse's lineup tonight, so maybe they called him up
G. I'm with you on that.
HEY BOSOX you think the royals will sweep us lol.
gsumner. I checked the Jays roster it has not been updated and Jordan is not there for the three game set with the Royals so no Blog updates,I hope Lind was called up.
well, he's not in the starting lineup and Abner's kept Eckstein in the leadoff position. Why not try something else.
How can we win we only have 2 left handed batters in the game DUH.
I don't think the Royals will sweep the Jays. Then again, I didn't think they would get swept by the Rays, lol.
If the Jays are looking for a win, have the Red Sox hit Toronto, lol. Toronto owns Boston in Toronto.
I think Gibbons time is winding down. Will he see May ?
I hope he doesn't last the night, never mind the end of the month
Good to see Burnett being efficent for a change, lets hope he gets through 7.
So far Burnett is pitching a great game. But just like I expected, the offence hasn't kicked in yet.
BURNETT is a loser and the Jays can't hit what a mess, I was just telling my grandson that we can't even beat a bottom feeder but than where are we.
I wonder why they didn't call up Lind. I think thats the first game all year AJ gets through 5 with only 65 pitches.
Their pitcher threw 41 pitches in the first 2 inn. then the Jays started to swing at the first pitch and now he will go 8 or 9 inn. What a bunch of idiots.
I know how to fix the hitting problem. Since we're only hitting .175 to .200 with RISP, don't get any runners on base. lol They're making this pitcher look like Cy Young. Tough to watch these guys, just lifeless, no energy, no focus, no nothing.
Someone should make sure to wake up Abner when the games over, wouldn't want to see him sleep in the park.
HEY HEY HEY, Lyle Overbay just hit a homerun!………….Actually I don't find that this exciting.
Are you sure Overbay hit a HR; its probably been a year since we saw him hit one of those.
See, don't get runners on base, I told you guys that was the problem.
Knowing the Bluejays, if a runner got on base, Overbay would have probably been distracted or the pitcher would have thrown a different pitch or something and he would have never have hit that homerun.
well as i said, the solution to scoring runs for this team is don't get any runners on bas. lol
Wow Rolen is the best.
The problem with the Jays is not just the quiet bats, the attitude on the team reflects that of the coach. John Gibbons has to much of laid back attitude. There does not seem to be a fire in his belly and the team is showing the same. There is no sense of urgency, and if something is not done soon, they might as well kiss the season good bye.
I mean getting swept by the rays, and now looks like they are going to loose the opener to KC.
If they are not worried now, when will they be. Gibbons, should have been canned at the end of the year. Hey lets face facts, new hitting coach same results. Obviously not the hitting coach.
Hey well what do you know, we got runners on base, and got some runs. Wouldn't you know it, Rolen would be the one to hit the double and get two rbis. Now lets just hope they keep that lead. I would use Downs and Ryan for these next two innings. I also really wish we still had Jansenn.
Hey JP great move in letting Reed go, what is Shannon hitting? Not to mention in weak arm, he could not throw out my dead grandmother. Reed brought some intensity to the team. He played tough ball, he gave his heart the way he played.
306, I fully agree with you. I havn't seen a more stupid move as that was in a really long time. There was absolutely no reason behind that. J.P was worried about his back surgery? What about all of Stewarts surgeries and injuries that he endured while he was on the twins???!!!
BJ Ryan piched last night so he wont pitch tonight,
Why is he leaving Burnett in the game this is going to cost us the game.
Well there goes the run, Downs is in but it's probably to late anyway. Yea I forgot Ryan pitched yesterday.
Hahaha, yep there goes the tying run. I wonder what's next? The game maby?
You wont fire me will you JP no no abner never YOU know I love you smooch but keep it down we don't want our wives to find out.
I thought the best time to post this, is when this game is still fresh in everyone's mind and when I'm really pissed off, because from time to time, I get push back for Abner bashing. The difference between a good manager and a bad one is 5-10 wins a year. This game was lost by Abner.
We have the very best defensive short stop in the AL, maybe all of baseball. Rolen had just done what he does so well, which is to deliver the key hit to drive in the potential winning runs. We're up two runs in the top of the 8th, all we have do do is hold them and win. So why in hell didn't Abner put in Macdonald, was Abner still asleep. This is the perfect spot to put him in and should be an automatic defensive change-but instead he left Eckstein in and Eckstein made an error that cost the game.
Eckstein has now had 5 errors in 23 game, projecting to 35 errors on the season, the worst in all of baseball. He's also missed 4-5 other balls in games I've seen because his range is so limited-like the two he missed with Halliday pitching that cost Halliday his game. And yet, Abner keeps running him out there. What the hell is wrong with Abner. Eckstein is a defensive disaster, bench him and play Macdonald. And it's not like his bat is so valuable, the guys hitting .249 and .231 against RH's . That's no better than Johnny Mac can do with some reasonable number of at bats. Why is Eckstein still in the leadoff position. Put Overbay or Hill in that spot.
Why is Abner still playing Stewart against rh pitching. Inglett is hitting .333 against rh's, Stewart's hitting a minsicule .171. For Christ sakes put Stairs in left field, Inglett at DH and lets play ball.
With this continual mismanagement, we deserve to loose. I won't even bother to go into little things, Abner should be doing to try to get this very talented team gelled and playing well.
Jp, two of your deals have failed, Stewart and Eckstein, while one other has now served it's purpose. For christ sakes, dump Abner, Stewart, Barajas and bench Eckstein. Get Lind and Diaz up here, lets go get a professional baseball manager and lets try to win.
This team can contend. Rolen gave us a glimpse of why he's so valuable. This guy has delivered in exactly the same circumstances like he did tonight for years. He's one of the very best clutch hitters in baseball. He will carry this team, if the other right moves are made.
A very tough luck loss for Burnett, the guy pitched his heart out for us tonight, and got nothing to show for it.
One thing to be restated which is to keep Stewart to hit against LH's-but take the word hitting against rh's out of his vocabulary.
I agree on Johnson. He was the spark plug on this team. The Cubs have put him in their lead off spot, and he's hitting .311 with a .394 OBP. What is interesting as well is how well he's hitting RH pitching which is .333. The Cubbies love him.
Agreed Eckstein needs to start proving he can contribute before he continues to play every game. If your not going to get offensive production out of a position why not at least have good defense especially at short stop. I didnt get a chance to watch the game, but its been a season long problem.
The loss of Johnson will not seem so significant when Lind gets here, then hopefully the jays will finally have the production out of left feild they need.
Why are we not calling up Lind, what is the reason? Is he still injured? He sat out yesterday's game with Syracuse and the day before was used only as a pinch hitter. The guy's got the hottest bat in AAA. Is Mike Wilner right in what the reason is, and I quote Mike Wilner:
****I was asked on the pre-pre-game show if Lind was being held down in Syracuse in order to keep him from being a "Super 2″ arbitration player, and I said I didn't think so, since he had lots of service time already (145 days, I think), and at this point in time, I doubted it would be a factor. But you know what? It might be. With 138 games left in this season, his service time if he was to be called up in the morning would be about a year and 120 days at the end of this season, perhaps avoiding making him a "Super 2″ arbitration-eligible player after the 2009 season. It doesn't seem like it to me, but Alex Anthopoulos knows the numbers WAY better than I do, and he may well have crunched them to the extent that he's told J.P. Ricciardi when the right time is for the call-up to keep Lind cheap for an extra year. Please note, this is all conjecture.****
If this in fact is the reason, it shows the lack of commitment to winning this management team has and how bad their judgement is. It also shows us as fans, not to expect more than a 3rd or 4th place finish, with no real chance to win a playoff spot. This is the same group that squandered 20 million on Frank Thomas and are keeping Lind in AAA for a few days in order to save 500k.-Pathetic.
Bring up up Lind, recall Diaz, send Inglett back down and dump Barajas. Bench Eckstein, play Macdonald and prove me wrong!!!!!!!!
I agree that this team isn't commited to winning, if they were Barry Bonds would be signed allready!!!
I've never liked the idea of adding cold infielders as replacements on defence late in the game. Playing infield is more about being in the rythym of the game then anything, and cold players coming off the bench don't have that. They should be giving more starts to Mcdonald though. Trouble is the only other player with potential at leadoff is Inglett and he will be sent down when Lind comes. If we keep Diaz up and platoon him with Zaun (Zaun getting the plus side) I don't think Diaz gets enough AB's to continue his developement. Barajas being a righty makes more sense to platoon with Zaun for the time being.
When we have runners on base, we don't even get the ball into the air. It is always ground out after ground out. I am so sick of this. I pray that the presents of Rolen and Lind will do this team some good.
I meat *presence* in my last comment.
I meant *meant* in my last comment. Wow I think that the horrible playing by the jays is driving me crazy!
freedom-I think both Rolen and Lind will help. I do like what they're doing with Lind, he is the regular left fielder with Stewart delegated to splitting the DH role with Stairs.
fredom Dont worry about the wrong words we all do it.
3inn.of playing with chances to drive in runs in all 3inn. what is the matter with these blanks.
Sorry 4inn.now.
Notice the inning ending ground out in this and last inning.
We get a run on an error and then nothing great team huh
Haha, Zaun on 3rd and Rios grounds to short. But atleast we got the run do to the error. But now we have Wells grounding into a double play. Can we ever win??? Well I guess not cosidering we lost 8 out of our last 10. (sorry for all my complaining guys, but you know how it is.)
Hey G. nice to see lind up and Rolen is playing great.
this does get hard to watch doesn't it. Seems to me Vernon is too pull happy. they're pitching him outside and he tries to pull it and hits these soft ground balls. Rolen looks good doesn't he, nice replacement for Glaus. good speed on the basepaths as well.
I'm not sure Rolen has the speed but he sure has the smarts on the base paths.
what is the matter with this team I'ts as iff they don't want to win.
Maybe they know Abner is on thin ice and they are trying to sink him.
I don't know if that's the case, but if it is, let's hope they succeed. After last night's fiasco, even JP must be shaking his head.
Another loss, I have nothing left to say…………………
just no intensity
. . . . . . this team sucks.
Sumner, I completely agree with the rant you made last night. I do not understand why Eckstein continues to be used late in games that they are leading and why he continues to be used at the lead-off spot. I think Eckstein can be valuable to this team but in a limited way (i.e. lower in the line-up and taken out late in the game with a lead.)
I don't understand how Gibby can miss that kind of stuff. The only explanation I can think of is that Riccardi is demanding that his offseason acquisition be used in all situations in order to make it look like a valuable signing.
Another thing that should be done in tomorrow's game is to see Stairs batting fourth, Rolen 5th and then Wells. That's my opinion anyway.
This is the worst team Ive seen in a long time….what a waste of coin on these pre paid tickets. Vernon and the other big boys should be whipped into shape for there terrible display lately. No excuses. Its KC…Come On!!!!
Q: How do you beat the Blue Jays?
A: Put the first 2 guys on and pitch to the next 3.
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Quote: "So why in hell didn't Abner put in Macdonald?"
This is getting to be a habit, gsumner, but I agree again. We should be using JMac out there to help the set up guy and closer when we have the lead.
In Gibbon's defense, I can only say that we haven't had a late lead in the past couple of weeks, so he probably forgot.
I was going to go down next Sunday and watch the White Sox game, but I think I will save my coin. Maybe slide down a hill of broken glass, or something.
Always nice
This is the problem: Last 10 games:
Eckstein .238
Hill: .200
Rios: .317
Wells: .150
Stewart: .194
Always nice
Take it easy my god. we are 25 games into the season. last year starting june the yankees were 20 and 29. this is a very good baseball team. Thankfully NY, Detroit, Cleveland and Seattle havn't got off to good starts either not to mention Boston losing their fourth in a row last night. By the way Eckstein almost single handedly won us the game last night in addition Marcum's stellar performance. John Macdonald sucks guys and is not the answer for any team at shortstop. THIS TEAM HAS ONE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT THE PLAYERS………… IT IS OUR ILLITERATE MANAGER JOHN THE DUMMY GIBBONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOHN I'm not so sure I can Read because I can barely speak english GIBBONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is really the problem….So if we have to start the season 12-17 or something like that hopefully we will have a new skipper after we are done this roadtrip. I know who I would bring back in a heartbeat. Thats right CITO GASTON! Unfortunately that will never happen, Cito was the best manager this team ever had/ Bobby cox not too bad either I guess.
See Gsumner I'm really not a rascist after all. The only thing I said was (real)Black Catchers don't possess a long list in the majors.
The problem is hitting with runners in scoring position. These guys are about 10 in their last 100 ab.'s. Three times last night Vernon came up with runners either on second or third. None of them scored. Personally, I don't think Vernon should be hitting 4th. Vernon sometimes tries too hard and when he gets in that mode he pulls evey pitch trying to hit it out. I agree with Enigma, bat him 5th or 6th with Stairs hitting 4th and Rolen either 5th or 6th. The best clutch hitter we have is Rolen, the second best ( I believe) is Lind. Lind should go 7th, and frankly if we're going to keep playing Eckstien, he should go 9th, as a secondary lead off guy, with Zaun 8th and I'd put Overbay in the lead off spot. Although, Overbay hasn't driven the ball all that well this year, his OBP is .406 overall and .462 against rh's. So the lineup I'd like to see Abner try is:
I must admit though, I would like to see us play Macdonald as our everyday shortstop. I have always believed that position is about defense and he's the best in baseball. Why he sits on the bench is beyond me.
This might not be the right lineup, who knows. What I do know is, when it's going so badly, you have to switch things around, try different guys in different slots. You can't just keep xeroxing the same lineup evey day and cross your fingers.
The interesting thing about last nigt's game is in spite of our poor perfromance, if it hadn't been for Pena making a spectacular play on Lind in the top of the 9th, two runners would have scored and we'd have likely won.
Why don't you just relax and post things baseball, there's no need for the other stuff. No personal insults, no personal attacks, let's all just share our thoughts and ideas on baseball. Of course attacking Abner or Jays mangement is not only ok, its becoming mandatory. lol
The thing that has always puzzled me about Cito Gaston is why he never got another job in baseball. He's one of very few managers to win back to back world series and yet after he left Toronto no one has hired him for ANY baseball job. It makes no sense to me. Puzzling for sure.
Wells is not a clean up hitter he never was so why try to make him one Matt Stairs can hit no matter where he is so can Scott Rolen, But Abner does not posses the guts to tell Wells that he will be hitting 6th this line up will work,
Iknow I sain wells in 6th but the three hole will be fine.
I like the look of that lineup. I think they need to try a few things, mix it up for a while to hopefully get these guys going. I'd also like to see them start Macdonald for 5-10 games.
Check out this kid. Edgar Estanga in Lansing ( A-), a LH reliever, has pitched 15.1 innings, 6 hits, no bb's, 15k's, no runs and held opposing hitters to a .125 BA.
Start johnny Mac. Why let him sit we all know he is the best ss. Eck is not all that great so far and does not seem to be getting much better. Least lind is up. What do the Jays do with 2 utility guys fighting for playing time (Sutaro & JMac)? What a frigging waste. Just frustrated with the whole situation.
gsumner I checked him out verry good, that whole team looks good maybe we should bring them all up and send send this team down.
Yes, a bunch of our draft choices from last year are playing well. Lansing is in 1st place.(A-) Dunedin is in 1st place ( A+), Syracuse is in 2nd place-2 back in AAA. The only team struggling is New Hampshire (AA) who's in last place. I guess New Hampshire's playing like the big club. lol
I love how our highlight video on bluejays.com is rios getting an rbi because of an error.
duanegault, Johny Mac is supposed to be starting today. I agree that he is the best ss, but only defensively. Offensively he (well I don't want to say sucks) because his great defence makes up for some of that.
Now that is an interesting lineup Abner's trying today.
Finally Johnny mac gets a start, and finally Abner mixes it up.
Pevey should have sent Rios home but it's a moot point now RIOS SCORES.
Yea Scott Rolen is the man!!!!!!!
Best way to take the pressure off a young pitcher? Score two runs in the 1st inning. Nice throw by Barajas.
How about that. Troy Glaus hasn't hit a HR yet for the Cards. He's hitting .256 and driven in 15 but no round trippers. I think we're ahead in that trade, Rolen certainly looks like an upgrade.
Damn, well that's immediate payback for an error.
Talking about pressure on a young pitcher, how about two errors on the same play. There's a way to put it right back on. Hope it doesn't affect him further in the game because 2 runs just crossed the plate and the game is tied.
As much as I like the new format, it's too busy on this page and takes forever to reload. There's a download of over 500 items each time one posts. Can you move some of the stuff on this page, to speed this up.
It's good to see this blog busy but Robert Lee and Hemgold and a few others are not postin very often last year they were hot to go I wonder why.
Wells gets a hit but trying to steal at this time was not good.
I think I'll put BJ in for 2inn and ruin him DUH.
Well Ryan only threw 9 pitches in the 8th so we should be alright. But I know what you mean, that was stupid again o their part.
We are ahead now, so far by 1 run. IF WE LOSE THIS GAME!……….
Me thinks I like the new lineup. Well no duh we almost won. Other than that, there is a noticable difference in the way they are making outs. Last night the Jays had about 15 groundouts and quite a few of them were to the pitcher. Today we have around 7 and plenty of fly outs. Atleast with the flyouts we are getting a piece of that ball.
My god we won I can't belive it.
I actually think putting Ryan in the 8th inning was done to make sure he got his inning of work. For a change a smart decision by Abner.
Well what's not to like about Rios in the leadoff spot. 4 for 5 but more importantly great base running. A great outing from Jessie, made a lot easier with 2 runs in the 1st inning.
If it makes anyone feel better about the Tampa series, Tampa just swept Boston for Boston's 5th loss in a row. Beckett fanned 13 and lost.
Welcome to Toronto, Scott Rolen
First 3 games, 13 at bats, 4 hits, 1 hr, 2 doubles, 2 bb, 1 stolen base, and 4 rbi's, when he's still hurting. I'm not sure I want him healthy. lol
What a difference he makes. Now we get Lind going, KEEP PLAYING MACDONALD, and we might actually cause some damage.
Woops, that sb 11 at bats, not 13.
QUOTE: The thing that has always puzzled me about Cito Gaston is why he never got another job in baseball."
I think Cito had a heart attack his last year with the Jays, gsumner, so he probably decided to call it a game. He looks great, though.
It's good to have a win, even though it was KC that shot themselves in the foot. Rolen's legit. Didn't take him long to get used to AL pitching did it?
Good lineup today–al the hot bats at the top for a change. You would eventually want to see Rios as an RBI guy, so sooner or later ECK will have to step up. 5 errors in 26 games? He's on a pace for 31 this season.
Always nice
Cito tried to get a job with a couple of teams I know he was interviewed but I dont know by what teams but he never was hired,
Jordan would you know or maybe gsumner.
Chicago Whites Sox was one of those teams that interviewed Cito.
It's fantastic how Rolen is playing despite not being 100%.
Boston by the way has lost 5 straight, which means they are due or are struggling. I hope with the top 3 pitchers going for T.O. they can leave with a sweep (though I do doubt it)
I like Rios in the leadoff spot, and not just because he went 4-5. He wont get the RBI's but he is getting on base a ton, plus he is our best baserunner. With Rolen and Wells hitting behind him, he could score alot of runs. He could be used like Granderson in Detroit. I dont know if Rios will ever develop 30 HR power, but he is good for 20-25 with 40 doubles, and a few triples.
Good to see JMac get a start too, you really start to value his defense more after watching Eckstein in there. The plays he makes has a big impact on the game. I used to be a supporter for offense first, but i think my opinion has changed.
I was looking at some of the minor league teans and I see Chacin is not doing good he is 0and 2 with an ERA ove 6.
Well no one has to fell sorry for JM he gets paid pretty well to sit on the bench I know he is a pretty good on defence but now that Rolen is back that will leave less ground for Ekstein to cover and if he gets to many eros we still have JM.
I am going to go back to school and learn to spell lol
I also like Rios in the leadoff spot and hill batting second but it looks like Ekstein will be hitting second God forbid that JP admits he made a mistake in signing Ekstein when we already had one of the best shortstops in the game
There is know chance of JP admitting a mistake by signing Ekc.
Eck is a decent player who can hit but his defense is not up to par. What do you do, let Eck play and not get to as many balls as Johnny Mac can? The runs Johnny Mac can save are probably more RBIS Eck can produce. Give J Mac more playing time he is a great player to watch defensively, and last year he had his most productive year on offense. More playing time means better offense for him. Look at yesterdays game 3 double plays great glove work and he actually got a double. Keep playing him. Rios should stay at the top of the order. Rolen is doing great. 4 players Hill, Rolen, Jmac Overbay= best defense in baseball. Defense usually wins games. As long as the true hitters pull through for us. We will have to wait an see. My prediction Eck will commitee to many errors and Jmac will be the everyday SS. Just like last year with Royce Clayton.
I'm with you guys about Rios in the lead off spot. What I can't believe is Abner stating Eckstein will bat 2nd. What happened to either Hill or Overbay batting 2nd? Either Eckstein or JM should bat 9th. We have a real tough part of the schedule coming up, Boston, CWS, TB, Cleveland, Minnesota, Philadelphia, LAA, KC, Oakland. LAA. We need all hands on deck. Keep messing around with Eckstein hitting 2nd is not an option, or we could be out of this race by the end of May.
In addition, when we're scrounging for runs, defense is more important, JM should be playing everyday.
Gsumner, seems as if we are on the same page. Defense is very important.To the guy who said JMac sucks is out of his mind. Any major league club would love to have him on there team. Eck should not bat 2nd. Either Hill or Overbay. Gusmner what do you think of my prediction at SS? Rshobie said J Mac sucks. What the hell planet is he from? If he sucks that bad why has he been in the majors for 9 years? Answer that numnuts!
I was not in favor of the Eckstein signing at all. Johnny Mac is the best ss in baseball. The story line from the Jays at the time was Eckstein brought a much better bat. Fact is his bat isn't that much better than JM's and his defense and range is significantly poorer. Hopefully sooner or later JM will be the everyday ss; it can't happen soon enough for me.
gsumner I don't think J Mac will ever be the everyday shortstop because JP will have to admit he made a mistake.
duanegault I'm with you on JMac for the starting shortstop how manny of you guys and gals would like to see JMac as the starting shortstop and abner get the axe.
I don't think that J.P is going to hand over that ss job to JMac so easily. It is true that JMac has a much better range than Eck, but Eck's carrear batting average is still around 40 points higher than JMac's. For a team that doesn't like handing out outs by stealing and bunting (which has improved greatly this year), but still I don't think they will hand over the job to an easy out like Mac.
I don't mind if it's either J Mac. Or Eckstein because I was one of the guys that wanted them to sign Eckstein. However, I do mind when Gibbons doesn't use McDonald as a defensive replacement after the 6th with a 4 run or less lead. The guy is clearly the best defensive shortstop in the game and should be used late in the game with a lead. Also, put Johnny in a few more Roy Halladay starts.
Please do not take this a personal attack but, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND???? Johnny Mac the best shortstop in baseball, my god what has this really come to?? Johnny Mac may be the worst shortstop in baseball and there are countless minor league ss's that would be a whole lot more valuable than him. To the guy who said every team would want a guy like Johnny Mac that is purely laughable because the truth is NO TEAM has any desire for Johnny Mac. Cleveland didn't want him…Detroit didn't want him…Nor did any other team in baseball who could have had him for free also didn't want him. We were the only suckers to give a Mendoza hitter a real contract. Some of you should really watch other games around the league but I guess there are not really too many REAL baseball fans out here merely Blue Jay fans who don't get an opportunity to watch great players around the league. As for his defense the reality John Macdonald is not a fast man for a shortstop. His range is not that good although to the average fan it may seem otherwise. Many of the plays he makes these tremendous dives for do not really require to be stretched out. Great shortstops like Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Jimmy Rollins, Rafeal furcal truely have GREAT range and would never leave their feet for many of the ground balls JOhnny mac dives for. John Macdonald is a very nice man and I hate to critisize him but he is nothing more than a slow kinda dynamic looking sub par baseball player who thanks his lucky stars the Jays signed him to a multi million dollar contract. Enough of the stupid JOHNNY MAC coments….Move on!!!
Why is it with every post you make you insult people? Why is that? Why can't you just post your point? See if you just made your point, even when it's wrong like it is now, you wouldn't look quite so bad. BUT when you come on here, insult the world, and then post something that's pure nonsense you look like a babbling idiot and I'm sure that's not what you want, or is it?
Why don't you check out the Bill James On line web site-the most respected site for defensive ratings on players there is. The players are rated on fielding ability and defensive performance. The performance includes errors, range and a wide range of other fielding issues. I'll let you figure out where Johnny Mac comes in, but I will tell you the worst one is David Eckstein.
Oh and if you check some of the others, you'd be quite surprised. You see that site is all about defense. I will tell you this, though, none of the guys you mentioned even come close to Johnny Mac. Don't take my word for it check it out.
More than anything else, I don't want either Eckstein or Macdonald hitting second, which is what Abner is suggesting. That, in my view is stupidity.
rshobie, with a post like that, you are insulting yourself, rather than any of the other legit posters on this site.
As for JMac's defense, his range factor right now is 6.82, which is almost up there with catchers and first basemen. An adequate shortstop will have a range factor of 4.5 to 4.75. Jeter is at 3.93 right now, mainly because of injuries, but he is normally in the 4.75 range.
I admit that there are faster shortstops in the league, but in a footrace, I would put my money on JMac over Eckstein. As for defense, he has a third basemen's arm, his footwork is absolutely optimal, he positions himself well, and there is nobody better at catch and throw than JMac. As for his hitting, if he played full time, his average would be in the .240 -.250 range, and he does more with the bat than his average shows. He is an excellent bunter, and he is good at moving runners. And, from his limited playing time this year, I think he is actually swinging the bat with a bit more authority (Denbo's doing?).
Now that we have Eckstein, we can't not play him, but JMac should get more playing time in save situations. We haven't had many lately, but when we do.
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I do not know why you take your beloved blue jays so seriuosly???????????????? My last post was clearly not an insult to you!!!!!!!!!!! I have been clear to not be vindictive here but you seem to be very defensive in life. My quote " have you lost your mind" is heard on sports shows around the world when debating or discussing teams and players. This is NOT a personal attack on you or others so take it easy and try to have some fun without jumping all over people. If you think Johnny Mac is the second coming of Ozzie Smith then fine…..If you also think he is a piece of crap well that should be fine too. The topic could be debated without going crazy I'm sure. Bill James I'm sure has some knowledge of baseball but be very careful of statistics…….. The best way to judge talent is to eyeball it and ive seen enough of John Mac to realize his true limited value. By the way J mac could NEVER hit .250 as a regular…this is a pipe dream!!
Jmac isnt the best ss in baseball, maybe defensively
But i do know Jmac could be just as productive at the plate as Eckstein right now, and have world class defense. Im tired of Gibbons playing favourites, if someone isn't producing they dont play simple. As for JMac not hittin .250 with regular playing time, just check his batting average from last year when he played 123 games and you might want to take back what you said. I mean seriously do a little reasearch before posting if you dont know what your talking about.
John macdonald is a .230 something life time hitter who hit .223 the year before last year when he carreered it at .251. He will also turn 34 yrs old this summer so the odds of him improving are slim and none and slim just went home. He's batting .167 curently and has never stole more than 7 bases in a season. his lifetime fielding percentage is .972…not great. David eckstein is a lifetime almost .290 hitter and has stolen as many as 29 bases in a year with a lifetime fielding % of .978. Gimmie a break guys!!! Not to mention a world series MVP!!!! Eckstein is also YOUNGER!! Wake up people J.P. Riccardi knows more about baseball than any of us out here tens times over and he knows very well that John Macdonald is a very marginal player. THAT IS WHY HE ACQUIRED MR. ECKSTEIN. Does anyone not understand this. No competitive team could ever win with a utility player, backup, minor league SS like John Macdonald. Let's figure out how to get a new manager and maybe how we can stay in the race until the bats come around which they SURELY WILL. Don't worry the bats WILL come around very soon and Mr. Eckstein will be a big part of it. This is not the juggernaught of the NY. Yankees that could afford a stiff like Johnny Mac playing SS and batting fifth. Don't forget we still have Greg Zahn and Adam Lind's dead bats to deal with. And please don't tell me about Lind's great numbers in AAA………..meaningless!! unless of course hes facing a triple A pitcher in the majors which is not often.
p.s John Macdonald lifetime OBP = .279 ( LOL ) David Eckstein lifetime OBP = .351 . Enough is enough JM is useless lets change the subject. Again this is not a personal shot but if it were up to gsumner he'd have Sergio Santos playing shortstop…………..LOL. Sergio Santos the last few years has been the next coming according to gsumner. Thank God we don't have to hear that anymore.
How many of you want to hear how great Adam Lind's number Vs righties and lefties and this and that in the minors when he's facing Josh Beckett or Dice K on the mound……….LOL LOL
I'd suggest you see your Dr and have your meds changed, cause what you're taking isn't working
im pretty sure you mentioned if he played a full season…and the only one he played he hit 251
and werent you the one saying that you had to watch a player to judge them not just thow stats out there…now your comparing jmacs carreer to ecksteins career
why dont you take your own advice and watch them play.
I truly hope Ecksteins bat comes around, but untill then they should be player McDonald more so at least we have sound defense. Right now we are getting no offence or defence out of the position
rshobie you come off like you know every thing about baseball, I'm 63 years old and have been watching baseball for manny years and I don't know everything about baseball, You are way off base about JMac. he is a great shortstop maybe his bat is a little limp but it is good enough because of his defence so quit slaming him and try to say something nice about someone. By the way are you a Jays fan.
JMAC best shortstop ….NEVER
JMAC worst shortstop ….NEVER
you look at han ram or rollins they are pretty strong defensively but CAN CARRY A TEAM OFFENSIVELY…and no doubt about it thats why i consider them the best SS…
JMAC has awesome defense, you think he has no range but look at many of his videos and you can see he is getting to balls that less than 5 percent of the shortstops would get to and me makes plays consistently, good reaction time and good footwork. and he is a delight to watch and a commodity for any pitcher to have on defence so he is definately not the worst shortstop…btw give JP some credit..he isn't that stupid…
I rest my case…JMAC is an average shortstop, can't carry a team but he can definately do the little things right….


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Delta, American airlines pull fares off some travel sites
"Travelers wanting to book a flight online will find fewer options now that two of the nation's biggest airlines have stripped their fares from some travel sites.
Those looking to fly on American can no longer book trips on Orbitz as of Dec. 21, while Delta stopped allowing three websites — CheapOAir.com, OneTravel.com, and BookIt.com — to list its flights after Dec. 17.
It's a move that more airlines may follow in an effort to cut costs, promote their brand and increase their ability to sell aspects of the travel experience that bolster the bottom line, some travel experts say. But some industry observers worry that the winnowing of booking outlets could ultimately make it harder for consumers to find the best deal."
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Furloughs to begin next week at Fort McCoy
A western Wisconsin military base is set to begin furloughs next week to absorb federal spending cuts.
Fort McCoy plans to furlough most of its 1,500 civilian employees one day per week beginning Monday and running through the end of September, when the federal fiscal year ends.
The fort's commissary, which is already closed on Mondays, will close on Tuesdays as well beginning next week and running through Sept. 30.
The furloughs are part of the fort's effort to absorb $85 billion in automatic cuts nationwide, known as a sequester, that resulted from Congress' failure to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion over a decade. About half the cuts affect military spending.
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March 5, 2012
COLLEGE PARK, MD., AND BALTIMORE, MD., - The University of Maryland (UMD) and CyberPoint International, LLC, (CyberPoint), today announced a new partnership to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity. The partnership will promote cybersecurity education and research through the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2). UMD and CyberPoint will leverage each other's resources, expertise, and unique perspectives to develop innovative cybersecurity expertise, educational opportunities and research-driven solutions to cybersecurity challenges.
"We are thrilled to develop this new partnership with CyberPoint," said Dr. Michael Hicks, Director of MC2 and Associate Professor of Computer Science. "CyberPoint is one of only a few agile companies that can both meet security demands of today and perform the cutting edge research to attack the growing problems of tomorrow. We look forward to partnering together to forge innovative, game-changing solutions," added Dr. Hicks.
MC2 is forging alliances and partnerships between academia, industry and government to deliver advanced educational programs that will prepare the cybersecurity workforce of today and tomorrow. UMD researchers are applying their expertise in a number of critical cybersecurity fields, including, secure software, supply chain risk management, wireless and network security, attacker behavioral analysis, and the economics of cybersecurity. MC2 stresses comprehensive solutions to cybersecurity education, research, and technology development by bringing together experts from computer science, engineering, social sciences, economics and public policy to establish interdisciplinary cybersecurity initiatives.
"I'm excited to participate in the MC2 Partners Program," said Dr. Mark Raugas, Director of Research at CyberPoint. "I strongly believe in an interdisciplinary approach to research in the field of computer security and feel MC2 has the exciting potential to foster collaboration and communication among academia, government, and industry. I look forward to our research group being an active participant in the opportunities MC2 provides."
CyberPoint is committed to bringing its industrial cybersecurity expertise to government and academia through interdisciplinary collaboration. A strong corporate research program has been an integral of part of this commitment since the company's inception. CyberPoint's core competencies in enterprise software development, embedded development, security analysis, reverse engineering, network engineering, information assurance, system engineering, and policy consulting all address the challenges of improving security and privacy in cyberspace. Its research team of mathematicians, physicists, electrical engineers, computer scientists, and biologists collaborates with partners to solve hard problems and advance the state of the art. The company's research focuses on applying mathematics and statistics, program analysis, machine learning, and high performance computing to challenges arising from the volume, velocity, and complexity of data in the cyber domain. CyberPoint also collaborates with international partners to identify and adapt innovative technologies from around the world to meet the continually evolving challenges of cybersecurity.
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Oxygen Picks Up Third Season of Hit Series "The Bad Girls Club" and Expands Show to One-Hour Format
Los Angeles - July 20, 2008 - Oxygen has ordered a third season of "The Bad Girls Club," the network's highest-rated original series ever to date. For the first time, the show's format has been expanded from half-hour to one-hour, giving new episodes even more drama, more conflict and more outrageous laughs. From Bunim-Murray Productions, the groundbreaking producers of "The Real World," "The Bad Girls Club" is currently casting and scheduled to begin production in August, with season three scheduled to premiere this winter.
Season three of "The Bad Girls Club" will bring seven new 'bad girls' together in a beautiful Los Angeles mansion. These women recognize that their outrageous behavior has hindered their relationships, careers and lives. They have issues with anger, trust and control, and claim they want to change. Will living together help them move forward and turn their lives around - or will chaos rule?
"This show is truly a hit - and we can't wait to deliver another season of all the conflict, laughs and drama that 'The Bad Girls Club' is known for," said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Senior Vice President of Development and Programming, Oxygen. "These women are complicated - they are emotional and extreme, but underneath it all they have heart."
From Kathy Griffin talking about the show during her stand-up act to a Star Jones-hosted reunion special, "The Bad Girls Club" has gained a loyal following among celebrities and pop culture media. Last season's breakout cast member Tanisha, known for her signature phrase "pop off," has gone on to appear multiple times on "The Tyra Banks Show," "The Soup" and "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List."
Season two of "The Bad Girls Club" was the most-watched Oxygen original series ever, averaging 595,000 P18-49, a +31% increase over season one. The show averaged 439,000 among W18-49; 321,000 among W18-34 and 791,000 total viewers P2+. "The Bad Girls Club" also achieved a network milestone, becoming the first Oxygen original series episode to break the one million-viewer mark (2/19/08).
About Bunim-Murray
Bunim-Murray Productions is the leading independent producer of innovative entertainment content. The company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series "The Real World" (now in its 20th season on MTV). BMP continued to innovate with the first reality game show, "Road Rules," in 1995, the first reality sitcom, "The Simple Life," in 2003, and the first reality soap opera, "Starting Over," in 2003. Bunim-Murray's current programming includes "The Bad Girls Club" (Oxygen), "Keeping up with the Kardashians" (E! Entertainment), "The Real World/Road Rules Challenge" (MTV), "The Supreme Court of Comedy" (DirecTV), "Living Lohan" (E! Entertainment) and "Old Skool with Terry and Gita" (upcoming on VH1). Other recently aired Bunim-Murray series include "America's Psychic Challenge" (Lifetime), "Murder" (Spike) and "Dr. Steve-O" (USA). Launched in 2006 to better reach the Digital Generation, Bunim-Murray's M Theory Entertainment is a spin-off entity focusing on new media initiatives. In 2007 Bunim-Murray launched BMP Films, a documentary film division, which premiered its first documentary, "Autism: The Musical," at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. "Autism: The Musical" premiered to rave reviews on HBO on March 25, 2008. Bunim-Murray Productions has also recently announced the formation of M Music, a music management division, with its first band, "A Cursive Memory," signing with Vagrant Records. Bunim-Murray Productions is based in Van Nuys, CA. It was founded in 1987 by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim.
About Oxygen Media
Oxygen is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and is currently available in over 73 million homes. The network was launched 2000 to fill a void in the television landscape - creating a network targeted to younger women. Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's television, with a vast array of unconventional and original programming including "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency," "The Bad Girls Club" and "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood."


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I hope everyone is ready to discuss some big issues with anime and the LGBTQ community because OWLS (Otaku Warriors for Liberty and Self-Respect) has dedicated the month of February to the discussion of Flight through the Otaku Lens of Yuri On Ice.
"An individual takes flight when there is a goal, a dream, or an ambition that he or she wants to achieve. However, for this blog post, we are going to look at "flight" in different lenses: the underdog's dream, the possibilities that Yuri on Ice allows viewers to think about, and also the dangers of greed and ignorance that can influence one's dream."
Already my fellow OWLS members have been bringing down the house with their views on this subject. I have been greatly impressed! If you haven't had a chance to check out any of their posts please do so. You won't regret it!
I really enjoyed the last post by Steph blogger for Two Happy Cats who discussed YOI and it's view of love. She highlights how inspired love can make our dreams take flight while dependent love will cause us to crash and burn so to speak. Really interesting read, so make sure to check it out.
For my version I would like to discuss the normalization of the LGBTQ community through diversity and how Yuri On Ice gives flight to my dream of equality regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
To begin this topic I would like to discuss the terms, "normalization" and "diversity".
Normalization: (noun) The process of bringing or returning something to a normal condition or state.
Diversity: (noun) The sate of being diverse; variety.
A range of different things.
When I say I want the normalization of the LGBTQ community what I mean is I want people to understand that anyone that is apart of, identifies, or supports the LGBTQ community is NORMAL. I want the recognition that being gay, transgender, or any of the above does not mean that you are blasphemous or in need of some sort of psychological intervention.
I believe media plays a very big role in this endeavor and anime is not exempt from that. I have talked about this before but media has the power to showcase different perspectives and therefore shape beliefs and opinions on a matter.
When I say diversity what I mean is diverse characters that represent the LGBTQ community. I want there to be characters that are as diverse and relatable as the zillions of heterosexual and cisgender character portrayals I see in anime and in media as a whole.
This brings me to why I love Yuri On Ice so much and how it gives me hope that my dreams are on the right track to becoming a reality. The fact of the matter is anime does not do a great job of normalizing the LGBTQ Community.
The majority of gay or lesbian relationships tend to be boiled down to either fanservice or fanfiction. The yaoi genre in particular tends to uphold various aspects of rape culture and restricts one character as the dominant "male" while feminizing the second character and making them clearly submissive.
This right here is a huge blog topic in itself.
Any character that dances the line between gender roles tends to be reduced to comic relief (not to be take seriously). On top of that these relationships all seem to move at lightening fast pace. Perpetuating this idea that if you are in a homosexual relationship your just out and about having sex and committing sexual acts 24/7.
Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against that. This issue I have comes into play with the lack of diversity. Read on fellow Grimms because here where things get real. I cannot speak for how things are going in other countries since I live in America but I do read and from what I can tell the following points I am about to bring up seem to be pretty universal.
One of the things people say against the LGBTQ community is that they are sexual deviants. Now I in no way believe that but that is an insult members of the community have to face, as untrue as I find it. What is interesting about that is the way gay/lesbian/transgender people are then portrayed in anime.
In general people seem to have this belief that people should take their time in the realm of sexual matters. Moving to fast is frowned upon. Now I don't care how fast you move as long as it is consensual but I recognize the social normal. What is interesting is to see how this social norm is played out in anime.
The "right" thing to do is to wait to move the relationship to a physical level. We see this portrayed to the extreme with heterosexual anime couples all the time.
How long did we wait for Kagome and Inuyasha to kiss? When did Naruto and Hinata finally become canon? Will Natsu and Lucy ever be together?!!! Season and seasons past as we wait for these answers!
The "wrong" thing to do is to become too physical to quickly. We see this portrayed to the extreme with homosexual anime all the time.
Izumi and Ryoma from Love Stage have their first sexual encounter after what? The second or third episode? We waited seasons for Inuyash and Kagome to kiss but Ryoma has no problem pulling down Izumi's pants by episode three? Not to mention how much further that progressed.
That is basically the standard norm for yaoi/BL relationships in the anime/manga world and that's a problem. If our societal norm is for legitimate couples to progress towards a physical relationship doesn't it strike you as odd that we then create the majority of LGBTQ relationships to do the exact opposite of that?
On top of that any "gay" relationship that doesn't progress quickly is usually fanfiction. Consider Miyuki and Sawamura at this point their relationship as pure fantasy on the part of the viewer highlighted by our mounds of fanfics on the subject. This sends a clear subconscious message. The idea of a homosexual relationship that progresses overtime is fantasy.
This idea is driven home by the lack of diversity of LGBTQ characters in anime. If all we see in the media are these versions of the community then we begin to subconsciously typecast the community as a whole. It also enforces stereotypes and biases we harbor. Members of the LGBTQ community are just as diverse as members of the cisgender community and should be portrayed that way in anime!
This brings me to my love of Yuri On Ice ❤ ❤ ❤
Unlike many yaoi/BL relationships portrayed in anime Viktor and Yuri's relationship develops over time with to consensual participants. How often have we seen a yaoi/BL relationship develop only after the "dominate" partner has made advances on the unwilling "submissive" that later changes their tune.
By the way has anyone every noticed how the above scenario reinforces the whole, "Gay people turn others gay" myth.
To add to their amazingness neither Yuri nor Viktor follow the stereotypical dominate/submissive pattern. Both Yuri and Viktor exhibit both of these traits. They can each be unsure of themselves or each other. They can also each be proud of themselves and each other. Are there some people that have more dominate personalities or submissive personalities? Of course! However no one person is tied those roles and they certainly are not rooted in one's gender.
The persistence of constantly assigning the male who is more feminine to the role of a submissive personality enforces this idea that women are and should be submissive. Which just isn't the case. We are humans and our moods, ideals, and personalities are constantly evolving and growing.
Speaking of femininity, while the majority of shows reduce any gender fluid character to the punch lines of the series Yuri On Ice takes the opposite view. The feminine side of the skaters isn't reduced to weakness or comedy but is instead looked on with reverence for its beauty and strength.
We see this portrayed by Viktor, Yuri, and Yurio at various times throughout the series. I loved how they did this! I personally feel that this is exactly the type of diversity we need in anime. I'm not saying we can't have the funny gay friend or the flamboyant transgender, what I'm saying is that we need to add to those perspectives because the LGBTQ community is not just represented by those characters alone. Just like the cisgender community isn't made up of simple the dominant male and the submissive female.
My favorite part of Yuri On Ice is the fact that as their relationship grows it isn't ridiculed by the other members of the show. It is encouraged! To me this is the reality I dream for. The proof that when humanity is able to realize that not only we all completely normal whether we identify as cisgender or as a member of the LGBTQ community but that we are all diverse!
The characters of Yuri On Ice are able to do that and that is why I believe they are able to be so accepting of Yuri and Viktor's relationship. It is normal to them because it is normal. Why wouldn't two skaters fall in love when they share a mutual respect for each other and a common interest? Why wouldn't a relationship develop between two adults who spend significant time together and obviously care about each other? The fact that they're two men is never discussed because it doesn't matter. What matters to their friends and family is whether or not Viktor and Yuri are happy together and whether their relationship is healthy and encouraging.
Ah, to live in such a world where we are judged not on the way we were born but on the actions we portray. That is my dream and that is my "flight" so to speak. To create a world where who you are attracted to is a non-issue as long as you are being respectful and consensual with your actions. Does the love you have inspire you to achieve your goals and to better yourself? Then it's perfect.
I hope you all enjoyed this post ❤ Don't forget to comment below and to keep your comments constructive. We don't all have to agree but we do have to discuss things in a respectful way. How else will we learn about each other?
Also don't forget to check out Venus' post on JapanimeTalks will be posting her OWLS article on February 17th. Look out for it!
Check you all later!
Don't forget excluding OWLS Blog Tours and the occasional Flashback Friday I'm on hiatus! I'll tell you more about that when I'm officially back in April. ❤
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As members of PEF and CSEA ponder tentative contract agreements, perhaps it's worth looking at labor deals struck in other states.
In Pennsylvania, members of the largest state employees union approved a four-year deal with a one-year wage freeze, according to the Patriot-News:
The contract provides for a pay freeze in the first year, followed by three general raises and three longevity increases over the following three years totaling 10.75 percent. It also calls for two fewer sick days and in the fourth year, a higher employee health insurance contribution, along with other benefit changes.
Corbett had sought more: in April, he called on public employees to take a four percent wage cut that would be made up in subsequent years.
In Connecticut, Gov. Dannel Malloy is involved in last-minute negotiations with a coalition of state employee unions, looking toward around $1.6 billion over two years in concessions. A new contract with the union was voted down in June, but received the support of 57 percent of workers. (Under union rules, a stronger ratification is needed. They have relaxed their rules.) That contract called for two years of frozen wages as well as higher contributions to pensions and health care; by its conclusion, it would have raised wages by 9 percent. It contains a four-year no-layoff pledge.
Most readers know the details of New York's pending labor contracts with PEF and CSEA: a three-year wage freeze, with bonuses in the third year followed by two percent worth of raises in years four and five. It also calls for increasing employee contributions toward health coverage.


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It is well known that Walt Disney had a private apartment above the Fire Department on Main Street. What is much less known is that he didn't.
Disney knew that both guests and cast members took a great interest in him and what he was doing, but at the same time he sometimes needed privacy to work out a problem or just take a well-earned nap. With this in mind, he had a highly visible apartment built on Main Street where he could pretend to go when he needed some privacy, and which would act as a decoy, drawing those who wanted to see him away from his real in-park residence (which we will discuss later in the tour). Very often, when asked to make a difficult decision, Disney would indicate that he had to go to his apartment to take a nap and think about it (which is where the popular phrase "I'll sleep on it" comes from).
To maintain the illusion that this was Disney's apartment, the rooms were fully furnished and were granted a separate "999 year lease" by the Disneyland park holding company. One side effect of this lease is that the apartment is technically a private residence and not zoned for business or tourist trade, which is why guests are not allowed to visit or photograph it. The apartment is decorated in Main Street's turn-of-the-century style, and a gas lamp is always kept burning in the window to remind guests that it has no electricity.
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Either way you can create your scripts and jobs using your installation of AgileLoad and connect it up at a later date to AgileLoad in the cloud.
The benefits of using our cloud based install are that all of these requirements can be filled and at a low cost using Amazons EC2 pricing structure (in the order of cents per hour to run tests). In fact the Amazon EC2 pricing model is especially well suited for load testing as at the time of writing Amazon are charging (and always have) for outbound network traffic only. In load testing we generate very little outbound traffic, most of the traffic is inbound coming from the servers we are testing. More information on Amazons pricing is available here: http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
If you do need to run a test using EC2 then the video below explains how to do that – in fact it's very easy as we've already set up an AgileLoad instance on there for you, you just need to access it and launch it. Before doing so you'll need an Amazon EC2 account which you can set up with them using your own details and credit card details.
In the video, we launch an Amazon Instance that is preconfigured with AgileLoad. Before launching we set up a Key Pair (necessary to connect to an Amazon Instance and also necessary if you want to get the administrator password). We also set up an elastic IP address so that we have an address to connect to and finally we set up a security group which is really a firewall, here we configure ports for Agile Load and for RDP so that we can connect to the machine we have just launched.
In short, Amazon EC2 can be used to launch multiple injectors for Agile Load and those injectors can be hosted around the world. In this case we use the Amazon European data centre. This model makes a scalable, diverse and affordable platform for load testing which is why we chose to use it for these videos.
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Goals for SkepchickCON:
1. Look professional on the panels
2. Convince awesome people to come on my podcast/show
3. Look fancy
4. Hang out with the awesomest people.
I have also found a new apartment in the DC area, so hopefully I will soon be back to making ukulele videos more regularly. I am currently debating whether I should be taking my ukulele with me to Minneapolis or not. Yeppers.
Thursday, July 4
It seems like the villain is British way too much for coincidence. What is it about being British that makes it appealing to have villains British? Panelists: Emma Newman, Ashley Miller, Lee Harris, Emma Bull, Derek Mahr
Friday, July 5
It's a fantasy novel for atheists! How does that work? Panelists: Ashley Miller, Ruth Berman, Heina Dadabhoy, Sasha Katz, Chris Stenzel
Although much YA literature with female main characters has become best-selling in the last few years, the portrayal of the heroines of these stories is problematic. What are examples of good portrayals, both recent and old. Panelists: Michael Levy, Kathy Sullivan, Joan Sullivan, Jody Wurl, Ashley Miller
Sunday, July 7
Many of the people you know (and some of us!) are mentally ill by the standard medical definition. How do we cope? How can it be that people with mental illness are still happy, productive members of society? Panelists: Emma Newman, Ashley Miller, Kate Johnson, Steve Bentley, Molly Glover


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Summary Report for:
29-2071.00 - Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.
Sample of reported job titles: Coder, Health Information Clerk, Health Information Specialist, Health Information Technician (Health Information Tech), Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Clerk, Medical Records Coordinator, Medical Records Director, Medical Records Technician (Medical Records Tech), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
- Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
- Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
- Process patient admission or discharge documents.
- Transcribe medical reports.
- Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
- Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
- Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
- Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
- Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
- Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
- Post medical insurance billings.
- Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
- Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
- Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
- Train medical records staff.
- Process and prepare business or government forms.
- Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
- Develop in-service educational materials.
Technology Skills
- Accounting software — Billing software; NDCMedisoft; QMSoftware Receivables Management; Siemens Soarian Financials
- Analytical or scientific software — IBM SPSS Statistics ; Minitab ; SAS ; StataCorp Stata
- Business intelligence and data analysis software — IBM Cognos Impromptu ; MicroStrategy ; Qlik Tech QlikView ; Tableau
- Calendar and scheduling software — MD Synergy Medical Appointment Scheduling; Scheduling software; Siemens Soarian Scheduling
- Categorization or classification software — 3M Encoder; American Medical Association CodeManager; Computerized indexing systems; DRG grouping software
- Data base management system software — Teradata Database
- Data base reporting software — Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services ; SAP Crystal Reports ; SoftMed ChartRelease
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software ; Encoded archival system EAD; EndoSoft; Microsoft SQL Server (see all 9 examples)
- Development environment software — Microsoft Visual Basic ; Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Document management software — Fox Meadows Accent Data Manager; Hyland Software OnBase; IDX Systems Patient Chart Tracking; SoftMed ChartLocater (see all 6 examples)
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise application integration software — IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Microsoft Dynamics ; SAP Business Objects
- Expert system software — Information Resource Products Clinical Coding Expert
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Graphics software; Microsoft Visio
- Information retrieval or search software — Coding database software
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Medical software — Epic Systems ; Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS ; Medical condition coding software ; MEDITECH software (see all 39 examples)
- Metadata management software — CA Erwin Data Modeler
- Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software — Virtual private networking VPN software
- Object or component oriented development software — R
- Office suite software — Corel WordPerfect; Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software — Scantron imaging software
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software — IBM Lotus 1-2-3; Microsoft Excel
- Transaction security and virus protection software — Encoder software
- Voice recognition software — Cyber Records MediChart Express; ScanSoft Naturally Speaking; Speech recognition software; Voice dictation software
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Bar code reader equipment — Barcode scanners
- Compact disc CD or labeling printers — Label printers
- Desktop calculator — 10-key calculators
- Desktop computers
- Dictation machines — Dictaphones
- Encoder decoder equipment — Encoders
- Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
- Laser printers
- Light stylus — Light pens
- Magnetic stripe readers and encoders — Credit card processing machines
- Medical charting systems components or accessories — Barcode attachment equipment
- Microfiche or microfilm viewer components or accessories — Microfiche viewing machines; Microfilm viewing machines
- Notebook computers
- Optical character recognition systems — Optical readers and writers
- Paper shredding machines or accessories — Paper shredders
- Personal computers
- Postal scales
- Premise branch exchange PBX systems — Switchboards
- Scanners — Flat-top scanners
- Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
- Tablet computers
- Touch screen monitors
- Typewriters
- Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Detailed Work Activities
- Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.
- Process healthcare paperwork.
- Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
- Maintain medical facility records.
- Present medical research reports.
- Process medical billing information.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Supervise medical support personnel.
- Prepare official health documents or records.
- Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Prepare healthcare training materials.
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Work Context
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 74% responded "Extremely important."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 78% responded "Extremely important."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 86% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Sitting — 66% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 60% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 65% responded "Every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 43% responded "Extremely important."
- Contact With Others — 42% responded "Contact with others most of the time."
- Electronic Mail — 67% responded "Every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 53% responded "Some freedom."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 44% responded "Some freedom."
- Time Pressure — 40% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 39% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 56% responded "Every day."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 37% responded "Important results."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 36% responded "Every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 42% responded "Important."
- Deal With External Customers — 25% responded "Extremely important."
- Letters and Memos — 31% responded "Never."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 38% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Physical Proximity — 56% responded "Slightly close (e.g., shared office)."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
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- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Work Values
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wage data for Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other.
|Median wages (2019)
|$20.50 hourly, $42,630 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|215,500 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Much faster than average (11% or higher)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
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So on Monday, I decided to sign up for the half that came up a little too quickly. It's tomorrow already. I am getting nervous and excited all at the same time. I am also very excited to meet up with some blogging friends, including Glenn, Burger (who has an amazing new video out, which I can't wait to see!) Sara, and maybe even meet some new friends!
So the dilemma of what to wear for this race is upon me. I was planning on wearing shorts and a long sleeve, but the weather report is predicting warm weather. I know the race is at 8 am though so it won't be too warm. I could wear my new running skirt, but I'm somewhat cautious because I've never worn it before. Then I don't know what shirt to wear because it's suppose to be 75 degrees but somewhat windy, so I don't want to be too cold, yet I don't want to be too hot. Gosh! There are so many choices! I guess it will be a great day for a run though, and I'm excited and I know the route well, since I run around there all the time.
I am thankful for all the comments I've gotten regarding the bleeding toes. Though I'm pretty sure it's not the toenail because it's too far down on my toe, I clipped my claws last night so that if that was the case it would be taken care of. I'm also going to stop by the running store tonight and see if I can get a toe cap for the race tomorrow. I will take pictures of those for sure. If not, I'll just put a little tape on it and deal with it, hopefully my shoes won't get any more bloody.
Last night I went to the gym and ran a mile and surprisingly walked a mile on the dreadmill. My cousin was there so while she ran I walked and talked with her. Then I did some weights, crunches and push ups and stretched really well. Whatever this race may bring me, here's a some loose goals.
A: Finish in between 1:50-2:10, but I won't be shocked or super disappointed if it's slower than that. It's a big time span, but I hope to be able to work hard at least in the first few miles to keep a consistent pace.
B: Working on getting out to a good start and being consistent.
C: Working on drinking and staying hydrated during the race and after the race. This includes my shotblox and the cup fiasco that seems to happen during races.
D: Staying relaxed and just racing the race. Continuing to pick people off.
It sounds really competitive and mean of me to pick people off during the race, but I work so hard during the race just to catch the next person. When I pass them I think to myself ha ha sucker! That is so awful and I'm a horrible person. I know. At least the race report will be good on Monday, or at least funny, so stay tuned.
In deal news, Puma is having a sale at the Ruelala boutique. They have tons of cute stuff but it's invitation only, so email me at email@example.com, if you would like to be invited. It's super cute stuff with really great prices too. Including bags and shoes. It's more of the 'foo-foo' puma stuff though.
And of course, photo Friday is back and I'm starting off big with a few pictures below! They are a little old, but oh well!
For Christmas I seriously got my favorite mac and cheese. Wow, and I love it.
Mr. R and I were doing a little after Christmas Shopping in Newport Beach, CA at Fashion Island. We are walking through Urban Outfitters and I see this adorable dog, I decide to sneak a picture, BUT, I take the picture as the dog is PEEING ON THE FLOOR. Yes, in the middle of the store. The owner didn't even notice and left, and I was so in shock that I stood there and waited until someone stepped in it and then I walked away laughing. Wow, I am truly a horrible person. (P.S. those shoes in front of the dog are the ugliest shoes EVER. Wow, who would buy those)
This was Christmas morning before opening our stockings. My baby Cassie loves the fire and her merry red sweater. :)
Good luck to all those ringing in the new year with a race this weekend!


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XIII. How to Test Anaconda
1. anaconda --test -m nfs:/fedora/i386 (you don't need to run an NFS server for this to work, although it is easy to setup NFS and it is easy to do a network installation). When running this test, you need to install the 'fixed' anaconda RPMs, because you are running the anaconda that is currently installed on your machine. More options to anaconda can be found here .
1. Burn the /fedora/i386/images/boot.iso to CD (preferably CD-RW to conserve discs). Install via the network (HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc.).
1. The full Fedora anaconda test plan in use is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/TestPlans/Fedora9Install


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EPA Clean Power Plan: Homerun, Base Hit, or Strikeout?
The world is watching as the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, proposed in June 2014, faces fierce opposition from the coal industry and coal-dependent states. More...
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EPA v. EME Homer City Generation
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Gray Wolf Delisting Overturned
BP Oil Spill 'Gross Negligence' Finding by Federal Court
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RAIT 345 Clinical Practicum for Vascular Sonography • 12 Cr.
Provides the opportunity for ARDMS certified sonographers to develop competencies in vascular sonography in preparation for specialty exam offered by the ARDMS. The course includes 40 hours per week for 11 weeks in the clinical setting. This course is intended to meet the degree requirements of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography concentration of the Radiation & Imaging Sciences program. Prerequisites: Admission into the Radiation & Imaging Sciences program, RAIT 344 within the past 12 months with a B (3.0) or better, AND permission of the instructor. Grading: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
After completing this class, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate interaction with the patients, physicians and staff
- Identify the pertinent clinical questions and the goal of the examination
- Recognize significant clinical information and historical facts from the patient and the medical records, which may impact the diagnostic examination.
- Review data from current and previous examinations to produce a written/oral summary of technical findings, including relevant interval changes, for the interpreting physician's reference.
- Select the correct transducer type and frequency for examination(s) being performed.
- Adjust instrument controls including examination presets, scale size, focal zones(s), overall gain, time gain compensation, and frame rate to optimize image quality.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Doppler ultrasound principles, spectral analysis, and color flow imaging relevant to specialty being assessed.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology and pathophysiology relevant to specialty being assessed.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform sonographic examinations of the appropriate organs and areas of interest according to professional and employing institution protocols.
- Recognize, identify and document the abnormal sonographic patterns of disease processes, pathology, and pathophysiology of the organs and areas of interest. Modify the scanning protocol based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnosis.
- Perform related measurements from sonographic images or data.
- Utilize appropriate examination recording devices to obtain pertinent documentation of examination findings.