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The Sam Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton, Houston
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Main amenities
- 97 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Breakfast available
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour fitness center
- Valet parking
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- ATM/banking services
- Laundry service
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- In Downtown Houston
- Downtown Aquarium (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
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- Houston, TX (HOU-William P. Hobby) 21-min drive; 12.8 miles/20.6 km
- Houston, TX (IAH-George Bush Intercontinental) 26-min drive; 21 miles/33.8 km
- Houston, TX (EFD-Ellington Field) 30-min drive; 21 miles/33.7 km
- Houston Station 4-min drive; 0.8 miles/1.3 km
- Preston Station 3-min walk; 0.1 miles/0.2 km
- UH - Downtown Station 10-min walk; 0.5 miles/0.8 km
- Main Street Square Station 12-min walk; 0.5 miles/0.9 km
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Free area shuttle
The Sam Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton, Houston
Hotel Info: 855-239-9397from $125
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (2 Bathrooms)
- Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking (Hearing Impaired)
- Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
- Junior Suite
- Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Deluxe Room
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- Room, Accessible, Non Smoking (Hearing Impaired)
- Suite, Accessible, Non Smoking (Hearing Impaired)
- Standard Room, 1 King Bed
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
- Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 97 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 10 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed (dogs and cats only) *
- Specific rooms only *
- Up to 20 lb
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Valet parking *
- Free area shuttle within 1.5 mi
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Breakfast (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Golfing nearby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 36-inch TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
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Dining17 - This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The Sam Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton, Houston's small print
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- Hotel Sam
- Hotel Sam Houston
- Sam Hotel
- Sam Hotel Houston
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Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
Pet deposit: USD 25 per stay
Optional extras
Valet parking costs USD 32 per day with in/out privileges
Refrigerators are available for USD 10 per day
Breakfast costs between USD 10 and USD 20 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.1 /5 from 353 reviews
Enjoyable. Main restaurant was closed
Walking distance to the Astros game and many bars and restaurants.
No linens. No micro. Toilet broke. No breakfast
First of all, very friendly staff! Felt very comfortable right from the beginning. Hotel is very cozy and welcoming, clean and beds are comfortable. Rooms are on the smaller side, but well appointed. There are no bad views at this hotel, you either see downtown or the old courthouse wherever you are. Close to good restaurants, bars, Symphony etc. Area felt safe when we went. Btw, if you like burgers, the hubcap grill is just next door and is excellent! We will return and we highly recommend this hotel.
good location down town. connecting bar. it was more of a posh vintage modern mix on the décor and done with great taste.
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You may have heard that the right-wing hysteria machine is at screaming level over an MSNBC thirty second promo. I cannot believe the reaction she's receiving from the paranoid right.
If you get a chance check out the comments on Mediaite. Here's just one example:
Esteban Rey Ima Winnah • 31 minutes ago
I thought white conservative southerners used to like it when black women raised their kids for them.
Ima Winnah Esteban Rey • 15 minutes ago
Mammy obviously doesn't know her role.
(D-Ed. note:) Ms. Perry is a Professor of Political Science at Tulane University.
Everything that Melissa Harris-Perry says in her latest "Lean Forward" promo for MSNBC is completely reasonable. And no, that last sentence was not sarcastic.
Since the "controversial" promo first appeared this past weekend, conservatives have been apoplectic over its content. Glenn Beck called the ad "almost a parody." Fox News' Eric Bolling said she "declared war on the American fabric." And, Sarah Palin was so angry she had to invent a completely new word: "unflippingbelievable."
Those three and others across the internet and on TV are utterly outraged that Harris-Perry would suggest that America should take a more "collective" approach to child-rearing. They can't believe she dared to tell them that their children, don't just "belong" to them, but also are part of a larger community. It's those two words–"collective" and "belong"–that are at the root of conservatives' outrage, and also their major misunderstanding.
Starting with "collective," Harris-Perry says "We haven't had a very collective notion of these are our children." As Bob Beckel pointed out on The Five today, that word is often associated with socialism. As in, everyone works together for the collective good and shares the wealth. That's fundamentally not what Harris-Perry is talking about here. As Beckel said, it may not have been the best choice of words for her to use, but she is simply using the word "collective" to describe the way members of a community help each other, while clearly maintaining their own, capitalistic identities.
The issue with the second word, "belong," I believe hinges on two distinct definitions that often get conflated and confused. Someone or something can "belong" to another person in terms of being their property. Or they can "belong" to an organization in terms of being a member. This issue arose during the Democratic National Convention last September when another promotional video featured the phrase "the government is the only thing we all belong to."
Mitt Romney's campaign attempted to turn that innocuous line into the second coming of "you didn't build that" by proudly declaring in response "We don't belong to government, the government belongs to us." Just as Romney seemed to miss the fact that the word "belong" can have two meanings, critics of Harris-Perry do not realize that while a child can be the "property" of their parents, they are a "member" of the community. These are two very different notions that Harris-Perry to tying together using the word "belong" for rhetorical effect.
Obviously, there is something about Harris-Perry and the words that came out of her mouth that have conservatives enraged. But when you break it down, all she was saying is that by attending school every day, and living in the world, children are members of a larger community than just their nuclear families. In no way is she suggesting that the government owns your children and should have the right to take them away or make any other major decisions about how they are raised.
On her MSNBC blog today, Harris-Perry "doubled-down" on her comments, writing, "One thing is for sure: I have no intention of apologizing for saying that our children, all of our children, are part of more than our households, they are part of our communities and deserve to have the care, attention, resources, respect and opportunities of those communities." When she puts it like that, it doesn't sound so crazy, does it?
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Correa and Bryant Win Rookie of the Year Award
The Rookie of the Year award was first handed out in 1947 to Jackie Robinson, after he broke baseball's color barrier and went on to have a great first season of what would become a Hall of Fame career. Given out to a single player again in 1948, the award was expanded in 1949 to include a player from each league, and has been that way ever since.
Voting for the award is fairly straightforward.
Two writers from each city of both the American League and National League make up the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voters for the Rookie of the Year award, making a total of thirty voters for each league (fifteen teams, with two voters per city). A first place vote earns a player five points, a second place vote gets three points, with a third place vote receiving one point. Once added up, the player with the highest overall total wins.
The 2015 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year award winners for both the American League and National League were announced Monday night on MLB Network. Here are the winners, along with my thoughts on each:
Original Pick: Carlos Correa
Finalists: Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor and Miguel Sano
Winner: Carlos Correa
Thoughts On Carlos Correa Winning
For a player who made his MLB debut two full months into the season (June 8th), Carlos Correa put up unbelievable stats in 2015. The former number one overall pick in 2012, Correa batted .279 with 22 home runs and 68 RBI's, all while stealing 14 bags to boot.
Carlos Correa received 17 of the 30 first-place American League Rookie of the Year votes, for a total of 124 points, to edge out runner up Francisco Lindor, with his 109 points, and Twins' slugger Miguel Sano, with a mere 20 points. At just 21 years old, Correa was the youngest position player in the big leagues this season, and with him still learning how to go about life in the big leagues, he will only improve as the years go on.
Correa became the 14th shortstop in history to win the award, and is just the second Astros player to earn the honor, joining Jeff Bagwell who won back in 1991.
Although some players have posted great rookie seasons only to go onto have poor MLB careers, it's safe to say that Carlos Correa is bound for many more historic seasons moving forward.
Original Pick: Kris Bryant
Finalists: Kris Bryant, Matt Duffy and Jung Ho Kang
Winner: Kris Bryant
Thoughts On Kris Bryant Winning
Kris Bryant's journey to the major leagues was a short one, going from first round draft pick in 2013 to MLB All-Star this past season (Joc Pederson was the only other rookie in the Midsummer Classic). Furthermore, in the minds of many, it was Bryant's performance all season long was one of the many key factors that helped carry the Cubs to the postseason.
Winning the National League Rookie of the Year by a unanimous vote (just the 20th such player in history), Bryant follows in the footsteps of fellow Chicago slugger Jose Abreu, who won the American League Rookie of the Year last season, earning all 30 first-place votes.
Bryant batted .275 with 26 homers and 99 RBI's this season (breaking both the homers and RBI's mark for a Cubs' rookie), and, despite his league-leading 199 strikeouts, was truly the only logical choice for the award. He was consistent for the most part throughout 2015, and came up big each and every time the Cubs needed him to.
Picking up each of the 30 first-place votes, Bryant's 150 points overall easily carry him past the runner up, Matt Duffy, who picked up 70 points, and Jung Ho Kang, who placed third, with his 28 overall points from the BBWAA.
As with Carlos Correa, the newest Chicago Cubs' superstar, Kris Bryant, will likely only get better as time goes on. It should be interesting to see how Correa and Bryant, and their respective teams, fare over the next decade or so.
My Vote for 2015 A.L. Rookie of the Year
Watching young players succeed upon their first year in the majors is always fun. Though it never guarantees that any given player will carry that early success throughout their career, it's always a good indication of which players are going to be stars for years to come. We certainly had a fair share of those type of players in the American League this season, with players such as Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Miguel Sano, Lance McCullers Jr., and Carson Smith all having seasons worthy of recognition. However, in the end, only one player can win the coveted Rookie of the Year award.
Carson Smith had a terrific rookie season as a reliever with the Mariners. Posting a 2.31 ERA over the course of 70 innings pitched, all while striking out 92, Smith will likely have many more years to come as a top notch relief pitcher. But although his year was great, it's no where near good enough for the Rookie of the Year.
Lance McCullers Jr., like Smith, is a pitcher who had a good season, making 22 starts for the Astros and striking out more batters than innings pitched. However, also like Carson Smith, McCullers won't be taking home any hardware in 2015.
Miguel Sano is a solid candidate for the top rookie honor, but he didn't quite do enough to receive it in my mind. His 18 homers and 52 RBI's over just 79 games with the Twins is very impressive, but the numbers just aren't there for him. Even so, Sano is going to be a force to be reckoned with for the next decade or so.
It came down to Carlos Correa and Francisco Lindor for me, but Lindor just misses out. He really exploded onto the scene with the Indians back in June and is cementing himself as a future Gold Glove winner. Lindor's .356 on base percentage and 12 homers as a shortstop are impressive, but not as impressive as another fellow rookie shortstop.
For me, while it was close between Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa, there's no other choice for 2015 American League Rookie of the Year over Correa. Hyped ever since he was selected as the number one overall draft pick in 2012, Correa burst into the Astros lineup and never looked back. Blasting 22 home runs (an Astros rookie record) and knocking in 68 runs, Correa is sure to be a future All-Star shortstop for Houston.
Top Prospects Who Could Make Impacts Right Now
Over the past several seasons, teams around Major League Baseball have been looking more and more towards their top prospects to make it to the big leagues and make an immediate impact on their club. The most recent examples of that being Kris Bryant, Joey Gallo and Carlos Correa, who all made it to the bigs within three years of getting drafted and are all now beginning to make a difference with their team. With that in mind, there are several players ranked in the top 100 prospects right now who could be making impacts but haven't been called up for one reason or another.
Francisco Lindor is the first player on my list, as although he hasn't been dominating offensively in the minors, he has been heating up as of late. His defense is already big league ready, but it's his bat that has been developing in the minors. But now that he is batting in the upper .200's, I feel he is ready. He may not get the call for a few more weeks, but I expect to see him up before the All-Star break, as the last place Indians could use his presence at shortstop.
Henry Owens is another prospect who would really help out his big league team. Currently with an ERA just over 3.50, Owens is the type of player who could spark the Red Sox' struggling rotation. After making several offseason moves, it appeared that the Sox would be bound for another great season, but things aren't panning out that way, thanks in large to their underperforming rotation. Owens could play a big role in helping that.
Despite having just three games started above Double-A, Luis Severino is a pitcher who could help the Yankees out a lot. Admittedly, they are doing just fine without him, as they are currently in first place, but they could always use another good arm in their rotation to help get them into October. In reality, it is more realistic to wait until closer to the end of the season to move up Severino, but he would definitely be an impact even now.
The second Red Sox pitching prospect on my list, Brian Johnson could also bolster the Red Sox rotation along with Henry Owens. While there is the issue of where to place them with the rotation the Sox already have, the Sox' rotation is horrible at the moment. Of their four starters with 12 starts, the lowest ERA is 4.07, with the other three with an ERA above 5.00. That isn't getting the job done, and I feel that the addition of Johnson would help them out.
Some honorable mentions that didn't make my list include Byron Buxton, Corey Seager, Jose Peraza and Steven Matz. All of them are having great seasons down in the minors, but I feel they each need a little more time before they get called up to the big leagues and begin to help their teams. In the end, however, they will all likely have impacts at the major league level for many years to come.
2014 Top 100 Prospects List Released
I'm not sure what it is about prospects that intrigues me so much, but I absolutely love studying over, and basically memorizing, the top 100 prospects list — the stars of tomorrow. I didn't really get into it until 2012, as that's when I began to get serious about autograph collecting, and I had to keep up with the prospects to know when a particularly talented player was coming to town. I suppose that's why I love it so much, as I can't get autographs from MLB players all that often — living 250 miles from the nearest MLB team — so I have to get them on their way up.
In this blog post, I'm going to tackle the prospects list in chunks (10 prospects at a time), but I'm not going to be talking about them all. That would take far too long, and besides, not every player of the top 100 is going to make an impact at the Major League level in 2014. Therefore, I'm only going to cover the prospects who will likely make it to the big leagues this year; including those who don't make it out of Spring Training, but have a chance of a call up later in the season.
Keep in mind, I'm by no means guaranteeing the players I discuss below will make the major leagues this year; they could get delayed for whatever reason. In addition, there might end up being a few players I don't mention that end up making it to the big leagues this season. I'm merely giving my own personal opinions as to which players I feel will make it to the bigs in 2014. With that said, let the debating begin:
Prospects 100-91
Pierce Johnson (100), Rosell Herrera (99), Stephen Piscotty (98), Robbie Ray (97),
Trey Ball (96), Edwin Escobar (95), Taylor Guerrieri (94), Roberto Osuna (93),
Joey Gallo (92) and Jorge Bonifacio (91).
There really aren't any players from the 100-91 spots that I feel have a good shot at making it to the big leagues in 2014. If any of them made it, it would likely be Jorge Bonifacio and/or Robbie Ray, as both have a shot at beginning the year in Triple-A and therefore could potentially be a September call up. It's more likely, however, that all these players will have to wait until at least 2015.
Prospects 90-81
Jose Berrios (90), Arismendy Alcantara (89), D.J. Peterson (88), Casey Kelly (87),
Matt Barnes (86), Rafael Montero (85), Hak-Ju Lee (84), Jimmy Nelson (83),
Christian Bethancourt (82) and Justin Nicolino (81).
Casey Kelly is the only one of these players that I feel has a chance at starting with the major league club out of Spring Training. Kelly made his MLB debut in 2012, where he was fairly good, but due to Tommy John surgery last season, he missed all of 2013. If healthy, Kelly has the potential to be a major asset to the Padres in their starting rotation, and should be able to show what he's capable of this season.
While Jimmy Nelson is a player who is on the fence — possibly making the big leagues out of camp in late March — I feel he will likely pitch a month or two in the minors before getting called back up sometime midseason. Matt Barnes, Rafael Montero and Hak-Ju Lee (who spent 2013 injured) should also all see big league time in 2014, and have the potential to become impact players for their respective clubs.
Prospects 80-71
Matt Davidson (80), Braden Shipley (79), Matthew Wisler (78), Chris Owings (77),
Luis Sardinas (76), Mason Williams (75), Josh Bell (74), Trevor Bauer (73),
Michael Choice (72) and David Dahl (71).
Matt Davidson — recently traded to the White Sox from the Diamondback's — Chris Owings, Trevor Bauer and Michael Choice could all potentially start the year in the majors, but there's also the chance that they could spend a few games in Triple-A. They all played in the big leagues at some point in 2013 and will each get their chance to shine on the big stage at some point in 2014, possibly right off the bat.
Matthew Wisler isn't going to begin the season the Padres, however, it is likely that he could see a few games with them as a late season call up. They could always use pitching help, and Wisler, going 10-6 with a 2.78 ERA last year, could certainly go a long way for the Padres in 2014.
Prospects 70-61
Erik Johnson (70), A.J. Cole (69), Eduardo Rodriguez (68), Alen Hanson (67),
Delino De Shields (66), Jake Marisnick (65), Julio Urias (64), Zach Lee (63),
Mookie Betts (62) and Blake Swihart (61).
Jake Marisnick spent a good bit of time (40 games) with the Marlin in 2013, and there's a good shot at him starting off the year with them. Marisnick didn't perform particularly well, but he's still young and would make a good outfielder for them in 2014. Erik Johnson, who also made his MLB debut last season, has the potential to break camp with the White Sox, but it's going to come down to how he performs in Spring Training. Either way, he'll see time in the majors this season.
Eduardo Rodriguez, Zach Lee and Alen Hanson all could make it to the bigs in 2014, but for Hanson that may have to wait another season. Rodriguez and Lee should begin the 2014 season with Triple-A, and depending on how they do, they could possibly be September call ups. Hanson also holds that chance, but it will likely be 2015 for him.
Prospects 60-51
Lucas Sims (60), Rougned Odor (59), Kolten Wong (58), Garin Cecchini (57),
Jake Odorizzi (56), Marcus Stroman (55), Mike Foltynewicz (54), Jesse Biddle (53),
Lance McCullers (52) and Colin Moran (51).
Kolten Wong, despite forever holding the distinction of being picked off to end the game during the 2013 World Series, should begin the season where he left off. As a late season call up last year, Wong did decently, and many feel he is going to turn into a very special player. Jake Odorizzi also has the talent to begin 2014 at the big league level, but the big difference between Wong and Odorizzi is team room. The Rays' rotation is packed, and therefore it's likely Odorizzi will be back with Triple-A to begin the season.
Garin Cecchini, Marcus Stroman, Mike Foltynewicz and Jesse Biddle all have the chance to make their MLB debuts this season, as they all should begin in Triple-A. Of them, Stroman has the potential to be called up the quickest, as many people feel he is the most ready, and the Blue Jays really could use some pitching. But all of them should help out their respective clubs at some point this year.
Prospects 50-41
Jonathan Singleton (50), Jorge Soler (49), Clint Frazier (48), Gary Sanchez (47),
Allen Webster (46), Austin Meadows (45), Lucas Giolito (44), Max Fried (43),
C.J. Edwards (42) and Eddie Butler (41).
Allen Webster is the only player of this group that stands any shot at making the majors to start the year, but even so, it's not a good shot. Despite making the Red Sox rotation in 2013, Webster performed somewhat poorly, and it's likely that that bad showing could land him back in Triple-A to begin 2014.
Jonathan Singleton, Gary Sanchez and Eddie Butler all could begin 2014 in Triple-A, and all three could make the majors this season. Of them, Singleton is the only player with Triple-A experience, but they each have the talent to make their respective clubs at some point this year. The only thing that would hold Sanchez back would possibly be Brian McCann, whom the Yankees signed to a major contract earlier this offseason, and is blocking Sanchez's spot as the Bronx Bombers' catcher.
Prospects 40-31
Kohl Stewart (40), Jorge Alfaro (39), Adalberto Mondesi (38), Billy Hamilton (37),
Joc Pederson (36), Yordano Ventura (35), Corey Seager (34), Jackie Bradley Jr. (33),
Kyle Crick (32) and Kevin Gausman (31).
Billy Hamilton, Yordano Ventura, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Kevin Gausman all should begin the season in the majors, as all four of them spent time there last season. Though they all have some things to work on, they each have a ton of natural talent, and could be helping out their big league club from day one of the 2014 season, with Bradley having to compete for his outfield spot against the newly acquired Grady Sizemore.
Joc Pederson was debated over by the Dodgers last season as to whether or not they wanted to call him up or choose another talented outfielder by the name of Yasiel Puig instead. (We all know what happened — with Puig going on a tear with the Dodgers — so I won't talk a lot about it.) Though he doesn't have the power that Puig possesses, Pederson is going to be a great player for the Dodgers, and should see a few games in the majors in 2014. The only question being, is there room for him in the already crowded outfield? (A possible trade isn't out of the question.)
Prospects 30-21
Henry Owens (30), Andrew Heaney (29), Alex Meyer (28), Tyler Glasnow (27),
Maikel Franco(26), Kyle Zimmer (25), Austin Hedges (24), Aaron Sanchez (23),
Travis d'Arnaud (22) and George Springer.
George Springer and Travis d'Arnaud each have a chance to begin 2014 with their big league team, but d'Arnaud is the more likely of the two. He spent the last month of the 2013 season with the Mets, and should begin with them out of Spring Training. Springer on the other hand — while he hit 37 home runs between Double-A and Triple-A last year — will likely spend a month or two in the minors before finally getting a chance to showcase his talents on the biggest stage possible.
Henry Owens, Andrew Heaney, Alex Meyer and Maikel Franco will likely be sent to Triple-A out of Spring Training, however, they should all reach the major league level this season. They all have a ton of talent, and will be fun to watch this season. If any of them get called up early enough, they could become an immediate everyday impact player for their club.
Prospects 20-11
Dylan Bundy (20), Robert Stephenson (19), Albert Almora (18), Mark Appel (17),
Jameson Taillon (16), Nick Castellanos (15), Jonathan Gray (14), Gregory Polanco (13),
Addison Russell (12) and Noah Syndergaard (11).
Nick Castellanos finally has a spot available for him on the Tigers and it's likely that he'll claim it right out of Spring Training. Castellanos spent the final games of 2013 in the big leagues, but with Miguel Cabrera at third — his normal position — Castellanos was forced to the outfield. Now that Prince Fielder is with the Rangers, Cabrera can return to his original spot at first, and Castellanos can play a full season at third base, where he should do extremely well.
There are a ton of players from the 20-11 spots that will likely see big league time in 2014. Dylan Bundy, Robert Stephenson, Mark Appel, Jameson Taillon, Gregory Polanco, Addison Russell and Noah Syndergaard all stand a decent shot — some better than others — with Bundy, Taillon and Syndergaard likely being the three with the best shot of a call up earlier than September. We'll have to see exactly what happens, but this group of players in particular will be a fun one to watch.
Prospects 10-1
Francisco Lindor (10), Kris Bryant (9), Carlos Correa (8), Javier Baez (7),
Taijuan Walker (6), Archie Bradley (5), Miguel Sano (4), Oscar Taveras (3),
Xander Bogaerts (2) and Byron Buxton (1).
Taijuan Walker, Xander Bogaerts and Archie Bradley will all spend a good chunk of time in the big leagues in 2014, but it's likely that they will begin the year with their major league teams. Admittedly, Bradley is a bit of a stretch — likely starting the year in Triple-A — but if he performs exceptionally well in Spring Training, it's not completely out of the question. All of these players, if they can remain healthy and subsequently play enough games at the major league level, all have the potential to be Rookie of the Year caliber players.
Francisco Lindor, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Oscar Taveras could each play games in the majors this season, but it's possible that Bryant will have to wait until 2015, depending on how he performs and how quickly the Cubs want to bring him along. Regardless, all of these players, as with the previously named players in this group, have the potential to be Rookie of the Year finalist in 2015, assuming they don't exceed the stats in 2014 needed to still qualify as a rookie the next season.
I can honestly say that I agree with the top 100 prospects list for the most part, though there were a few players that I feel should've ranked higher/lower than they were. But I didn't form the list, so I can't complain. Now that the top prospects going into the 2014 season have been announced, I pose the following question: Which of the top ten prospects (although a couple of them may not even make the major leagues) do you feel will have the biggest impact at the major league level in 2014? Cast your vote below:
Feel free to leave a comment below with your overall thoughts on the top 100 prospects list heading into this season.
Recapping My 2013 MiLB & MLB Baseball Season
Now that the 2013 Minor League Baseball season is over, and with no shot at attending any more MLB games this year, I can finally post a blog entry recapping my season out at the ballpark.
I managed to make it to 16 baseball games this season. Two of those were major league games — one up in Baltimore and one in Seattle — with the remaining fourteen being minor league games. In those minor league games, I saw numerous top prospects, as well as future Hall of Famer, Chipper Jones, on August 20th, at his number retirement ceremony in Durham. It was a great season, full of fun, and I thought I'd take the time to recap it all:
April 5th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Winston Salem Dash
I went into this game looking forward to seeing Indians' top prospect, Francisco Lindor, and White Sox' top prospect, Courtney Hawkins. Both are sure to be future MLB stars, and both are exciting players to keep an eye on. I didn't get an autograph from Lindor at this particular game, but I did receive the bat that Hawkins cracked during his second at-bat of the game, in which he got a bloop-single:
(The bat is signed, but the auto is around the other side. It was done very hastily.)
April 9th – Durham Bulls Vs. Gwinnett Braves
Having one of the best opening day Bulls lineups ever — including Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Chris Archer, and Hak-Ju Lee — I was excited to attend this game. I didn't get Myers, but I ended up with an autograph from both Lee and Brandon Guyer….:
….as well as a game home run ball hit by the Braves' Ernesto Mejia:
(This was my first ever home run ball.)
April 24th – Durham Bulls Vs. Toledo Mud Hens
I was hoping to get an autograph from Wil Myers at this game, since I was unsuccessful the last time, but I failed, once again. I did, however, get an auto from Mike Fontenot….:
….as well as a game homer from Tigers' number one prospect, Nick Castellanos:
(Castellanos was a September call-up by the Tigers.)
May 9th – Durham Bulls Vs. Syracuse Chiefs
Not much to say about this game. Just that I finally got Wil Myers to sign for me; once on a program, and once on a card:
(Myers is a top candidate for 2013 American League Rookie of the Year.)
May 14th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Salem Red Sox
I didn't have the chance to get an autograph from Indians' top prospects, Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin, as I was too busy getting autos from all the Red Sox' top prospects. Salem was loaded with great players when I saw them in May, and I ended up getting an auto from Garin Cecchini, Blake Swihart and Brandon Jacobs:
Then, after the game, I picked up a game used, unbroken bat from Deven Marrero:
(Great guy — actually took the time to sign nicely, unlike Hawkins.)
May 30th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks
I was able to get an autograph from Cheslor Cuthbert, however, due to a mistake on my part, I missed out on Royals' top prospect, Kyle Zimmer. Although, I did manage to finally get an autograph from Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin after the game — both are super-nice guys. I was happy to finally get those:
(Lindor would go on to take part in the 2013 Futures game, up in New York City.)
June 3rd – Durham Bulls Vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
I was really hoping to get an autograph from Chien-Ming Wang, but I never saw him in the dugout before the game, so I figured he wasn't there. But after the game, I ended up running into him on my way out of the ballpark. Turns out, Wang had been in the stands, charting the game. So I was thankfully able to get him:
I also got a game home run ball hit by Ronnier Mustelier:
(Chasing down home run balls never gets old.)
June 15th – Durham Bulls Vs. Indianapolis Indians
With the great year he was having, I was looking to get an autograph from Vince Belnome, since I had finally gotten his card. Not only did I get Belnome, but I also got Jake Odorizzi; as well as Wil Myers, for the third time:
(Little did I know that this would be the last time I'd ever see Myers with the Bulls, as he was called up the next day.)
June 17th – Durham Bulls Vs. Louisville Bats
I had been planning on attending this game since before the season even started. The record holder for most stolen bases in a single season, with 155, Billy Hamilton, was set to be there, and I was looking to get his autograph. I was able to get it, as well as an auto from Reds' prospect Henry Rodriguez:
(Two things: Hamilton is now in the majors, and Rodriguez needs to work on his auto.)
June 25th – Carolina Mudcats Vs. Frederick Keys
I didn't think I'd be going to this game, but I got an offer from Orioles' prospect, Nick Delmonico, for free tickets, and I couldn't pass it up. I was able to thank him in person, as well as get him to sign a card, making it a great time:
(Delmonico is now part of the Brewers' organization.)
June 29th – Baltimore Orioles Vs. New York Yankees
Didn't get any autographs, but had a great time.
Check out my recap HERE.
July 26th – Seattle Mariners Vs. Minnesota Twins
As with the Baltimore game, nothing too exciting.
Check out my recap HERE.
August 20th – Durham Bulls Vs. Charlotte Knights
Third straight game without an auto, but Chipper Jones was there, so it was fun anyway.
Check out my recap HERE.
August 24th – Durham Bulls Vs. Norfolk Tides
This game turned out to be the most successful game of the season; as I got four out of the five guys I wanted an autograph from to sign for me. Those players include Orioles' top prospects, Kevin Gausman and Jonathan Schoop, as well as Alex Liddi and Eric Thames. All were extremely nice about it, and I was surprised with the number of autos I got:
(As with Rodriguez, some of these autographs need work.)
September 3rd – Durham Bulls Vs. Indianapolis Indians
As if this game wasn't exciting enough, being a playoff game, I was able to get autos from Pirates' number one and two prospects, Jameson Taillon and Gregory Polanco:
(Both are expected to do big things in the majors as soon as next season.)
September 10th – Durham Bulls Vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
Didn't get any autographs or home run balls — bad way to end the season.
But what a season it was.
I can't wait for next year; when the auto collecting, home run chasing, and prospect scouting can start all over again.
By the Numbers
Though you could take the time for yourself to add it all up, I figured I'd make things a bit easier. Here's a numbers recap of my 2013 MiLB & MLB season:
Games attended: 16
Win-loss record for the home team: 12-4
Total runs scored (Home Team-Visitor): 102-44
Top 100 prospects seen in person: 16
Autographs from top 100 prospects: 8
Total autographs: 26
Game used gear: 2 bats (Courtney Hawkins & Deven Marrero — both signed.)
Game homers: 3 (Ernesto Mejia, Nick Castellanos & Ronnier Mustelier)
Total miles traveled to & from games: 7,740 (Including Baltimore & Seattle)
My First Two MiLB Games of the 2013 Season
Opening Day for Major League Baseball took place on Monday, however, Opening Day for the Carolina Mudcats (A+ affiliates of the Indians), of the Carolina League, is taking place later tonight. For the second season in a row, I'm attending tonight's game, once again versus the Winston Salem Dash (A+ affiliates of the White Sox), and I'm extremely excited. This year's Opening Day game is packed with top notch talent.
For the Carolina Mudcats, while their pitching staff isn't too fantastic, their position players include the organization's number one prospect, Francisco Lindor, 2012 1st round draft pick, Tyler Naquin, along with top prospect, Tony Wolters, who is making the transition this season from short stop to catcher. Wolters played with the Mudcats last season, and I really enjoyed watching him play. I'm looking forward to seeing how the move to behind the plate plays out.
As far as the Dash go, the highlight of the team is undoubtedly Courtney Hawkins, who was drafted 13th overall in last year's draft; doing a backflip afterwards. Though Hawkins won't be doing any backflips (as far as I know), I'm looking forward to seeing the White Sox' number one prospect in action–maybe he'll even blast a home run. If nothing else, I'm certainly going to try for his autograph, as I'm also planning to do from the Mudcats' Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin.
But when it comes to autograph collecting, no other game throughout the entire rest of the season will have more highly ranked prospects than the April 9th Durham Bulls game I'm planning to attend. Having been traded from the Royals' organization to the Rays, in the 2012 offseason, the number four prospect in all of baseball, Wil Myers, will be there and is sure to draw a huge crowd, so autographs may be hard to come by. I'll just have wait and see how it goes.
A few other Bulls' players worth mentioning, that I'm hoping to get autographs from on Tuesday night, include Jake Odorizzi, Chris Archer and Hak-Ju Lee, who are the Rays' third, fourth and fifth ranked prospects, respectively. In all, the Bulls are beginning the season with 7 of the top 20 prospects in the organization. I can't think of a team in all of minor league baseball with more talent, which is why I'm going to be blogging about the game. It will likely be posted on Wednesday afternoon.
So that's the basic plan for my first two minor league games of the year. I'm not sure when, or where, the rest of the year will have me going to games; the only game set in stone is the June 3rd Bulls day game, when they take on the Red Barons (Yankees affiliate). But one of the games during the series when Billy Hamilton comes to Durham with Louisville is almost a sure bet, as well. Other than that, I don't know.


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Property rates in the Cooloola Shire will rise on average by 4 per cent in this year's $85 million budget.
Topics: local-government, hervey-bay-4655, maroochydore-4558
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The lawyer for one of the eight men of interest at the Dianne Brimble inquest in Sydney has been unsuccessful with an application to have the rest of his client's evidence suppressed.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000
Talks are continuing between the Victorian Government and Hancock Plantations for a buyback of a section of forest in the Strzelecki Ranges in the state's south-east.
Topics: industry, states-and-territories, forestry, sale-3850
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Australian grade cricket could be a real boost for Andrew Flintoff in helping him return from an ankle injury for this winter's Ashes series, England bowler Matthew Hoggard says.
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The Wallabies have recalled inexperienced prop Rodney Blake for the Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on Saturday.
Topics: rugby-union, australia, brisbane-4000
Gas company Alinta is holding a meeting in Korumburra tonight for landowners affected by its gas pipeline project in South Gippsland.
Topics: oil-and-gas, pipelines, sale-3850
Police Minister Tim Holding will officially open five new police stations in Gippsland today and tomorrow.
Topics: states-and-territories, police, sale-3850
Queensland federal MP Bruce Scott is calling on the electoral commission to hold a public inquiry before a decision to change federal electoral boundaries is made.
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The Chinchilla Shire Mayor says the improvement of the shire's roads will be a focus this financial year.
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Police are beginning a recovery operation to find a missing fisherman, but say the chances of finding the man alive are slim.
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Police in the Kimberley, in northern Western Australia, are preparing to reopen missing persons cases after the discovery of human remains.
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The Wallabies have recalled inexperienced prop Rodney Blake for the Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Four central Queensland councils have begun a voluntary review of their size and sustainability.
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Nick Davis is expected to be left out of Sydney's side for a third week straight when the team takes on Port Adelaide at Football Park on Saturday.
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A committee working towards establishing a business group in Charlton says it needs more feedback from local companies.
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The Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister, Syd Stirling, says he has supported overturning the 'three uranium mine' policy since 1990.
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The case involving nine Sydney men accused of planning a terrorist attack has been adjourned to give defence lawyers more time to prepare their cases.
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Plans to increase the output of a Mallee biodiesel plant have been delayed.
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Australian soldiers in East Timor have arrested former rebel leader Alfredo Reinhado over firearms offences.
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Farmers and farming businesses have been given some help to improve their land management and production techniques.
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Lake Macquarie police believe a fire which destroyed a boat and damaged two others at Valentine last night is linked to an attempt to set a car alight at Eleebana.
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A man has been sentenced in the Darwin Magistrates Court to 14 months in jail for his part in two riots at the Top End community of Wadeye.
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Newcastle City Council will proceed to the next stage of the city's art gallery redevelopment, by committing $3.5 million for further design and management works.
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Newcastle councillor Paul Scobie has taken a swipe at his Labor colleague on the council, Sonia Hornery, over her political ambitions for the state seat of Wallsend.
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Former Australian captain Richie Benaud has insisted England can mount a successful defence of the Ashes when they travel to Australia later this year, despite their growing injury crisis.


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Ellison Puts Price on SAP Acts
Chief Testifies Oracle Has a $4 Billion Infringement Case Against Software Rival
OAKLAND, Calif.— Oracle Corp. ORCL -0.42 % Chief Executive Larry Ellison said a discontinued SAP AG unit stole intellectual property that was worth about $4 billion, during a closely watched copyright-infringement trial between the business-software giants.
Mr. Ellison's testimony Monday kicked off the second week of the proceedings in federal court here, which are meant to determine how much SAP owes Oracle for copyright infringement by SAP's former TomorrowNow unit.
SAP isn't contesting allegations that TomorrowNow illegally downloaded Oracle software and customer-support documents. But the two sides are butting heads over how much SAP owes Oracle in damages. An expert witness called by Oracle on Monday said SAP owes at least $1.5 billion, while an attorney for SAP last week put the figure at around $40 million.
Mr. Ellison testified that if Oracle had negotiated a license with SAP for the intellectual property that TomorrowNow illegally accessed, the value of that hypothetical agreement would have been around $4 billion.
"If they could get that software for nothing, we'd have a hard time paying 100,000 employees," Mr. Ellison said, in response to questions from David Boies, a high-profile litigator who is representing Oracle. With access to all Oracle's intellectual property, he added, SAP "could make a very credible offer to all of our customers."
Under cross-examination, Mr. Ellison said he was "very concerned" about SAP's acquisition of TomorrowNow in January 2005 and its potential impact on Oracle's business, even as an attorney for SAP showed email exchanges between top Oracle executives, including Co-President Safra Catz, who played down the threat TomorrowNow posed to Oracle.
Pressed on why he couldn't point to emails or other materials documenting the early concerns Mr. Ellison said he had about TomorrowNow, the software mogul said: "I do not write those kinds of things down."
Ms. Catz also testified Monday. "They stole the software, now they don't want to pay for it," she said after her testimony. "They took a $2,000 watch and hocked it for $20. Now they want to pay us $20," she added.
SAP, which has not begun putting on its own case yet, discounted the Oracle testimony. Bill Wohl, a spokesman for the German software company, said TomorrowNow's 358 customers represented "a very small fraction of the 20% to 30% that Mr. Ellison said he thought" Oracle could lose—a point the CEO conceded during his cross-examination.
Mr. Wohl also said TomorrowNow didn't inappropriately download all of the PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel software, as Mr. Ellison's testimony suggested—just maintenance tools and other support materials for those software lines. "There's potential for confusion about what actually occurred," said Mr. Wohl.
An attorney for Oracle said TomorrowNow downloaded more than just maintenance tools and customer-support documents. It had "12 terabytes worth of" illegally acquired software and materials, the attorney said. "That may not be quite all, but it's a lot."
Mr. Ellison didn't discuss the role of former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker— Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ -2.13 % 's new CEO—despite past statements by Mr. Ellison alleging that Mr. Apotheker was culpable in the TomorrowNow affair and suggesting that H-P might attempt to prevent him from testifying.
On Monday, an attorney for Oracle told the judge that the company hasn't yet been able to serve Mr. Apotheker with a subpoena to appear in court. The H-P chief "was supposed to be in California by Nov. 1 but apparently isn't," the attorney said. An Oracle spokeswoman said the company has hired people to attempt to find Mr. Apotheker and serve him with a subpoena.
Last week she said H-P had refused to accept the subpoena on its CEO's behalf. Oracle has said the court will hear testimony from Mr. Apotheker, either in person or from a video deposition taken in October 2008.
An H-P spokeswoman reiterated a prior statement that questioned what the company says is Oracle's belated attempt to call its new chief executive as a witness. "Oracle's last-minute effort to require him to appear live at trial is no more than an effort to harass him and interfere with his duties and responsibilities as H-P's CEO," she said.
—Jeanette Borzo
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The Gators' success is fueled by six SEC Championships in the past school year. The Gators took top honors in Football, Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. Florida also got solid performances in swimming and diving (Men 2nd, women 3rd) Women's Golf and Men's Cross Country (2nd) and softball (4th). It's the kind of balance throughout the program that Florida aims for every year.
The Tennessee Vols claimed second in all three categories while the Georgia Bulldogs were third with LSU and Auburn rounding out the top five.
SEC Needs to Get Involved
I've been doing this for long enough to remember when the SEC awarded an All-Sports trophy and it was a big deal. The league presented the trophy at the annual May meetings and the winning athletic director would preen around like a peacock. But just a few years after the Gators began winning the trophy, the league stopped awarding it. That left it up to former Gainesville Sun Publisher John Fitzwater to create a scoring system and purchase trophies to be presented by the "New York Times Regional Newspaper Group". While it's good that someone kept the award going, the SEC should step back in. The league could create a better scoring system for openers, but it could and should also do something to acknowledge the best all-around programs in the league. There's no excuse for not doing so.
The current system scores the average of your placing in the sports you compete in with 12 points to the champ and one for 12th place. It's a poor system in my view, because it rewards schools for not fielding teams in certain sports, thus focusing their resources on fewer teams. It also needs to do a better job of rewarding championships. I squawked about that shortcoming in the national rankings for years until they finally made changes that made sense.
For the SEC it should be something like this:
|1st.......25 points
|7th.......6 points
|2nd.......20 points
|8th.......5 points
|3rd.......17 points
|9th.......4 points
|4th.......14 points
|10th.......3 points
|5th.......11 points
|11th.......2 points
|6th.......8 points
|12th.......1 point
There needs to be a calculation for track/cross country that makes sense. You could go with the highest finish or average the finishes with 50 percent allocated towards outdoor and 25percent each for indoor and cross country.
Total points settles the competition, not averages so if you don't compete in a sport the SEC sanctions a championship in, you get nada, squat, bupkus.
Coming up, we'll update where the Gators and their chief rivals stand in the national all-sports standings.


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Restland Cemetery
LaSalle County, Illinois
204 11th St
Mendota, IL 61342
Lat: 41°34'02"N, Lon: 89°07'34"W
This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Total records = 12.
Contributor's Index:
Brady, Edna, d. 1924, [AG]
- [AG] Anne Giddings [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Brady, Fred S., d. 1945, [AG]
Brady, Howard, d. 1901, [AG]
Cavell, Allen, 1913, [AG]
Cavell, Amelia, 1973, [AG]
Cavell, Ann E., 1889, [AG]
Cavell, Fred E., 1927, [AG]
Cavell, Gertrude, Sep 14, 1999, [AG]
Cavell, Katherine, 1942, [AG]
Cavell, Robert F., 1963, [AG]
Morrell, Mabel, 1980, [AG]
Tower, Myra, 1971, [AG]
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We REALLY like squash - they're easy to grow and really filling.
So we continue our search for squash that mature quickly,
taste great, and keep a long time for you to eat over the winter.
An easily-grown favourite with all the family!
In our squash trials, we have found several
varieties that
we think are quite simply amazing
in terms of earliness, yield, and flavour.
Our pumpkin patch may be a bit bigger than yours . . .
Sow squashes in May in small pots with some heat, and plant out when the third true leaf is just starting to open. Harvest in autumn
when they are fully mature - how long they will store after that depends on the variety.
Blue Hungarian NEW VARIETY
We released a few packets last year as a trial variety - it received quite good feedback (thanks to all those who emailed in) and so it is staying in the catalogue.
Its a rounded squash, with blue-grey skin. We've grown nice squash from this family before and think they should do really well in most parts of the UK.
We got fruit with an average weight of 2.5kg / 5 lb here in Wales, and the skin is quite thin and easily peeled, with very pretty greeny-yellow flesh inside. Tastes great!
Stays together & doesn't go mushy when cooked, so really good for curries, stews, roasts etc.
Order SqBH - 12 seed £
Boston Squash
This is an very nice, widely adapted, ultra-early yellow hubbard squash for short-season areas. It makes beautiful large (sometimes very large) fruit, often with a slightly crooked shape.
The original seed was given to a Mr J M Ives in 1831 by a friend, so we can see that it has stood the test of time well.
It is a good big hubbard, with beautiful yellow-orange skin. The skin helps it keep for a long time, starting out yellow and then turning golden orange after midsummer. Vigorous vines and very productive, even in cooler parts of the country.
Order SqBo - 12 seed £
Baby Blue Hubbard
A hubbard squash smaller than the Boston above, for those of you who don't want to use a wheelbarrow to bring each fruit into the kitchen! This is a productive vine that makes several blue fruit about 1 kg in weight, perfect for 2 or 3 people.
Order SqBa - 12 seed £
This is a well-travelled squash - originally from Japan - but grown in Europe for many years, in the process being reselected for our northern climate, so it does well here.
It is from the 'hubbard' family of squashes, which is the earliest and easiest group of squash to grow in the UK.
The flesh is dense, with a good flavour, and it keeps well. Always popular!
Order SqHo - 12 seed £
Zucca Piacentina
From the pleasant* and fertile valleys around Piachenza in Northern Italy, where this traditional squash has been cultivated since Roman times.
The grey-blue fruit are large and ribbed with a bumpy surface, and dense orange flesh inside.
Well known for its long storage and sweet dense flesh.
NOTE: Our current batch of this very rare squash doesn't germinate as we would normally like, so we have packed extra seed (14) to make up for it. Please sow the entire packet to be sure of getting enough plants.
Order SqZP - 10 seed £
*hence the old name for this region of 'Plaisance'
Waltham Butternut
'Waltham' is an improved version of the common Butternut squash: It has very little seed cavity, thicker & straighter necks, fruits earlier, and produces more flesh per fruit.
It was bred by the Massachusetts Ag. Extension Service in the 1960's by crossing 'New Hampshire Butternut' with a wild African squash.
When growing Butternut squash, you need to be sure you have an early strain. This one is great! The orange flesh stays firm when cooked, and it stores very well too.
Reliable, productive. Long-keeper.
Order SqWB - 12 seed £
Note: Traditionally, Butternut is one of the main squash types used to make pumpkin pie.
But in fact any dry-fleshed, dense squash works well. You can also
make very nice pumpkin tartlets using a muffin tray! Here are some Kate
and Josie made for Halloween.
Burgess Vine Buttercup
Considered by many to be one of the best eating squashes ever, this vine produces heavy, 9 inch, round, dark-green squash with a lighter green 'button' underneath.
We like it because it keeps well but is easy to peel. All buttercups have dense rich flesh but the Burgess strain is even sweeter than normal.
This is a good choice for those with smaller plots as the vines are not too huge, but still make lots of squash just the right size for two or three people.
Excellent flavour, green squash, very dense with good tetxure.
Order SqVB- 12 seed £
Galeuse d'Eysines
An unusual and beautiful French squash variety. Quick to germinate and produces vigorous plants that set smooth yellow fruit. At this point they look nothing special, but as they ripen they turn a glowing orangey-pink, & then in storage they grow an amazing warty surface to the skin.
We find this one of the easiest varieties to grow in the UK, even in cooler summers, producing a good yield of sensibly sized tasty squashes.
Order SqGE - 14 seed £
"Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato"
This is a great Acorn Squash we have added. Acorn squash have a good flavour, and we have been trying various types to find one suitable for the UK climate.
We are really pleased to have come up with this one which is much earlier than the others, producing lots of squash even in short summers.
The pale heart-shaped fruit are pointy and have gentle fluting down the sides. When mature, you can simply cut them in half and bake in the oven. (Though of course there are other options for the experts - Kate's mother once made a very fine acorn-squash soufflé!)
Originally collected by Tom & Sue Knoche in Ohio, USA.
Very productive. Remarkably long-keeping too.
"Just had to let you know that I cooked one of my Thelma Sanders squash to serve with the Boxing Day dinner and everyone remarked on the delicious flavour and one squash was enough to serve 5 easily. They are the best squash I have ever grown and in West Wales wet summer of 2012 I still had a huge crop that is storing well and cooking even better." - Sally Ann Reeves
Order SqTS- 12 seed £
Blue Banana VERY RARE
This incredible squash makes attractive, two-foot-long fruit rather like a pale blue zeppelin! This is an American heirloom (originally from Guatemala). The vine is quite large, but not enormous - and grows rapidly, producing lots of fruit early in the season.
The grey-blue fruit have a waxy skin that keeps it fresh for ages, but is very thin and easily peeled. This is the best of the three 'banana squash' varieties still in existence.
It is really easy to cook - just slice across it and you get handy rings of squash - easy to deseed and quick to trim off the skin. And it is very nice in a risotto, see the picture.
Easily peeled with good yellow flesh, it keeps well - stored from October, we cooked the last one in April!
Grey-blue, easy to peel, long keeping.
Feedback? Always popular. Well known for being prolific - one person in London wrote in to say "But what on earth shall I do with all these squash everywhere?"
Order SqBL - 10 seed £
Musquee de Provence NEW
This is a proper Cinderella-style of pumpkin , back in the catalogue at last - an heirloom from the 1800's with very dense sweet flesh.
It's a large vine - it rambles all over the place, with big fruit up to 10 lbs, deeply ribbed, starting out green and later ripening to orange.
The ribs divide the squash up into neat sections that can be sliced off on at a time, and the skin is very thin - so it is easily peeled!
Although it was traditionally used in pies and pastries we actually prefer to use it savoury - roasted or fried, as the flesh keeps a good texture when cooked.
Large deeply ribbed fruit. Sweet dense orange flesh
Order SqMP - 12 seed £
Sibley NEW FOR 2016
This is a great old variety from the 'Hiram Sibley & Co' seed catalogue of 1850. We trialled this in 2015 and it did really well for us in Wales.
It ripens nice and early, making lots of grey pear-shaped squash weighing about 3kg / 6lb . They have a very dry dense yellow flesh, and keep well overwinter and into the spring.
We've been eating ours from the first harvest in September , but its worth saving some in storage as they become noticably sweeter after the New Year. Good for pies, roasting etc, but particularly excellent for warming winter soups and stews.
Keeps its shape when diced & roasted, and makes a very hearty thick soup.
Order SqSi - 12 seed £
'Anna Swartz' Hubbard Squash
The best of our 2006 squash trials, and very popular ever since.
In the 1950's this nice green squash was passed to a woman called Anna Swartz by a friend. She kept it going, and passed it on to a seed-saving group, from where ultimately we got a few seeds to try, as it was highly recommended.
It lived up to its reputation! The plants had hardly germinated before they were off and making a bid for freedom - the vines are big and very fast-growing. All of a sudden they were covered in fruit, too!
These then filled out nicely , with several full size by the end of July (even though we're in Wales).
The fruit, like most hubbards, have a very hard skin, which is - in all honesty - a bit tricky to open, but on the other hand means that they keep exceptionally well. The flesh is very sweet and dense - all in all an excellent squash.
Order SqAS - 12 seed £
Winter Luxury Pumpkin NEW FOR 2016
This is a super-early Jack O'Lantern type pumpkin. It took a good search to find one that does well in the short summers we have in the UK - but this one is great.
It is a very prolific and productive pumpkin, with a particularly good flavour. We got a huge number of fruit in our trials this summer from only 12 plants, pictured here in our new barn.
We would call this a medium sized pumpkin - the fruit average about 2kg / 4lb , and are a really nice colour - orange with a slight netting. Like most Jack o'lantern types, it will store for a few months but needs using before Christmas.
The special thing about this variety is that as well as being early, and the perfect pumpkin for Halloween, it tastes really good - ideal for roasting and pies as well as soups.
Early, round orange pumpkin, with a particularly good flavour. Pictured in our new barn.
Order SqLu - 12 seed £
Queensland Blue NEW TRIAL SQUASH FOR 2016
This is a new squash we have for you to try out in 2016. It is large, ribbed blue squash first introduced in the 1932 Arthur Yates & Co Seed Catalogue.
We're adding this one to our seed list because it has particularly rich sweet orange flesh, is quite early to set fruit, and even stores well overwinter too.We think it should do well in most parts of the UK (if it ever stops raining!) , but please do email us to let us know what you think of it.
Order SqQu - 10 seed £
A note on . . . . the Harvest and Storage of Winter Squash
If handled correctly, they will keep for a long time. For biggest and densest fruit, leave the squash as long as possible on the vine, even after the leaves start to die down, unless there is danger of frost.
Harvest by cutting the vine either side of the stem, not cutting the stem itself. Bring inside and store in the warm for 10 days for them to cure. Ideally this is 80F / 25C, but we just keep ours in the kitchen where is is reasonably warm.
Curing like this makes lets the skin dry out and lets minor damage heal. It really makes them much longer-keeping and they can then be stored at a cool temperature (experiments prove that 55F / 12C gives the longest keeping) .
We use a spare
(unheated) bedroom which is perfect in our not-very centrally heated house; but a frost-free garage will do
at a pinch. A shed will probably get too cold overnight and too hot during the day. This storage temperature is important to get right - check with a thermometer - too cold and they will rot, too hot and they will shrivel.
Saving Squash Seed:
It's no good just keeping some seed from any old squash
you have grown.
Squash are very promiscuous! You have to hand-pollinate the flowers to keep them true to type.
Simple, but really necessary. (The rubber bands are to stop the insects getting in and crossing them!)
There is a trick to this and you should check out the free instructions we supply.
Here we are a couple of months later, scooping out the seed. Wash in lots of cold water until not sticky, pick out any duds, and tap out onto a plate to dry.
There's more detail in our free seed-saving leaflets that you can find in the sidebar on the left.
There are more detailed home-seed saving guides (printable) over to the left of this page,
in the box titled 'SeedSaving', with sheets on drying and storing your seed too.
And of course, seed-saving is only possible because these are all real, non-hybrid varieties.


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I received a lot of e-mails from subscribers on Monday after the collapse of Wachovia, asking me which bank I believe will be the next to fail. Most investors are afraid they will wake up next Monday morning with a worthless financial stock, whose deposits have been sold to another institution.
I think that the answer to that question is to simply follow the money. Most of the financial institutions which ended up with stock prices rapidly approaching gravity were in terrible financial condition and as a result their management scrambled to find ways to fund the ongoing operations and cut expenses to the bone. One of the most difficult decisions that most boards had to make was cut the dividends.
Typically most US companies pride themselves for having an uninterrupted record of paying dividends or even better, a long period of uninterrupted increases in their annual payments to stockholders. Thus cutting the dividends to shareholders is usually one of the last resorts to action.
If you look at the records of the financial institutions in the S&P 500 that cut their payments this year, you will find an interesting pattern of dividend cuts and then massive failures. Examples like this include FNM, FRE, LEH, WB and WM. In most cases the dividend cut gave shareholders a warning signal at least several months before the failure. Just for the record this strategy isn't foolproof so don't bet the bank on it – there will surely be financials which cut their dividends and most probably prosper in the coming good times. It would be interesting to note how the companies in this list perform over the next few years.
So should you be worried about the next bank failure? I think that as long as your portfolio is well diversified you shouldn't worry too much about day to day news but focus on the big picture and your long term financial goals. Historically it has paid off well to pick up distressed assets at bargain prices during bear markets. In addition to that dollar cost averaging your way into a position is the perfect strategy in a bear market. Check this chart out for the average durations of previous bear markets for reference as well.
Full Disclosure: I do not have any positions in the companies mentioned in this article.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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