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May 22, 2009
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NL All-Stars
Today, I'll run through my NL All-Star ballot, again keeping consistent with the idea that I'm trying to pick the very best player at each position, and specifically not giving much weight to the last six weeks relative to the body of work and established level of play. It's pretty clear that many, many people want to see the All-Star Game reward a big six, eight, or 10 weeks, and while it's a popular view, it's a tough one to defend, not least because it would mean that July, August, and September never matter in choosing All-Star teams.
First Base: Albert Pujols, Cardinals. One method of selecting All-Stars that I will give credence to is selecting favorites, whether that's the guys on your team, your favorite players irrespective of laundry, or the guys you want to see play in the All-Star Game for personal reasons. Those kinds of ballots are the only ones for which a vote other than for Albert Pujols as the NL's first baseman is valid. Just because Adrian Gonzalez or someone like that-an All-Star-caliber player-has a higher EqA or VORP or something for six weeks doesn't change Pujols' status as the game's best baseball player.
Don't get me started on Ryan Howard.
Second Base: Chase Utley, Phillies. This is arguably an easier choice than voting for the best player in baseball. Pujols has more worthy competition in most years; Utley has Orlando Hudson and Brandon Phillips, good players who don't reach his level.
Shortstop: Hanley Ramirez, Marlins. He's continued to separate himself from Jose Reyes, a fine player in his own right. Ramirez's power makes up for Reyes' superior defense, and will likely continue to do so through the two players' primes.
Third Base: David Wright, Mets. This has been one of the toughest calls on the ballot for a few seasons now, as Chipper Jones' second, late peak coincides with the meat of Wright's career. I don't think you can go wrong with either player, and to some extent, this pick is me throwing up my hands and flipping a coin. (This is a case where current-season performance served as a tiebreaker.) It will be interesting to see if Ryan Zimmerman makes this more complicated in future seasons.
Catcher: Brian McCann, Braves. There was a debate between him and Russell Martin for a while there. It's not a debate any longer, and even had Martin sustained his 2008 line, there wouldn't be. McCann increasingly reminds me, as much as someone born in 1971 can say this, of Yogi Berra. I wouldn't mind seeing Yadier Molina make the team; he's good enough defensively that he doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone in the league other than McCann.
Outfield: Carlos Beltran, Mets; Manny Ramirez, Dodgers; Adam Dunn, Nationals. It looks like a protest vote, or that I'm making a statement, or what have you. It's not. Even with missing eight weeks due to a suspension for violating the drug policy-a presumed use of steroids-Ramirez keeps this spot for me. I do not see any argument that steroids are the reason for his performance, this year or previously; I also don't see where a suspension makes you ineligible for an All-Star berth. Finally, the NL outfield pool is not what it was a few years back. As in the AL, there's a drop-off after the top two guys to a group of comparably valued players with limited track records or a flaw of some kind. I couldn't take two from the pool ahead of Ramirez. He's just that much better than the field, especially if you want to just look at NL performance.
Looking back, I think Ryan Braun might have been a better choice than Dunn was, though Dunn isn't an unreasonable pick. The two are similar players, Braun growing into a better version of what Dunn has been for the last eight years, with fewer walks, more contact, and a bit better outside the batter's box. Dunn over Braun is the one pick on the ballot that I wouldn't mind having back, and what bugs me is that I missed Braun last year as well. I think I'm mentally overcorrecting for his move from third base to left field, downgrading the value of his performance too much. Ryan Ludwick, Carlos Lee, and Alfonso Soriano all caught my eye here as well.
Joe Sheehan is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Not going to bother with Howard, because we all just laugh at your belief he's a platoon player. Especially when you later put Dunn on your ballot, who is worse than Howard in most ways imaginable.
May 22, 2009 09:52 AM
I recommend you read chapter 9.1 of Baseball Between the Numbers before you so quickly suggest that Manny's drug(s) of choice (or those of anyone else) produce fraudulent numbers.
May 22, 2009 10:18 AM
I never said his numbers were fraudulent. In fact, his numbers are real, facts are facts. HRs don't vanish because you cheated.
May 22, 2009 10:40 AM
Actually, all Manny has an obligation to do for his salary is:
May 22, 2009 11:04 AM
You can have that opinion, I have mine.
May 22, 2009 11:19 AM
Totally true.
May 22, 2009 11:25 AM
You seem to be focused on the results. Even if it never changed the result of a single play he was involved in, it's still cheating, it's still dishonest, and it still violates an ethical code of conduct that I think professional athletes should be held to if they want to play a game for large amounts of cash.
May 22, 2009 11:34 AM
Fair enough. I'm just tired of (a) the histrionic moralizing among so many fans and baseball media types about steroid use, as if that's the worst offense in the sport (how about the sweatshop labor that makes just about every player's shoes? Or guys like Brett Myers who beat their wives?) and (b) the automatic assumption that drug-use enhances performance. This is far from proven.
May 22, 2009 11:46 AM
James Martin Cole
Do people still believe that "study?". They took a small sample size of scrubs who were barely good enough to make the majors. They operated under the assumption that all of the players took the same substances for the same amount of they, they assumed they didn't continue use after getting caught, they assumed that a bunch of borderline players were comprable to star-caliber players, etc. The essay doesn't prove anything; it doesn't even suggest anything. I find it a lot less compelling than common sense and anecdotal evidence. I can't believe people still bring it up.
May 24, 2009 08:33 AM
I've said it before, that has to be the worst study Nate Silver has ever published. And this is from someone who is a very big fan of his work, both at BP and at fivethirtyseven. The sample size, self-selection biases, and quite simply overall methodology of that study are an example of hose how no study is better than a poor study in science.
May 24, 2009 10:09 AM
Ryan Howard's career line against southpaws: .229/.311/.459 for a .771 OPS; 310K:84BB in 870 PA.
May 22, 2009 10:37 AM
It is very obvious that Howard can't hit lefties. So I think your assertion that "all" of us "laugh" at Howard's platoon-player skills is slightly too broad.
May 22, 2009 13:13 PM
Howard's only problem with lefties is the K rate goes way up, and he's been improving that every year. He struck out 36% of the PA against lefties in 2006 and it was down to 33% in 2008. Not nearly good enough, but it's improving. He has a batting average excluding Ks of over .400 vs both RHP and LHP. If he can continue to develop more discipline facing LHP, his splits will improve.
May 22, 2009 13:25 PM
Joe, not to be difficult, because opinions are opinions and everyone's entitled to their own. Cool deal, fair enough.
May 22, 2009 09:56 AM
How did you NOT put Raul Ibanez on this list? Really?
May 22, 2009 10:00 AM
Brian Kopec
I'm guessing you don't know how Joe picks his all star teams.
May 22, 2009 10:04 AM
Can you explain Adam Dunn then? Honestly, I'm not seeing it. I see a guy that hits a lot of HR and nothing else offensively, but is so slow getting to balls in the outfield that he must cost the Reds a couple of bases per series defensively.
May 22, 2009 10:09 AM
If you knew nothing about a player, except this line:
May 22, 2009 12:58 PM
Not necessarily if those are his career numbers.
May 22, 2009 15:25 PM
How about veteran where we can reasonably assess that as his true talent level?
May 22, 2009 20:03 PM
and why not? .380 is above average, and 40HR implies a power that makes up for not having a spectacular .430-.440 OBA ... I'd take him for sure - and I'd know that there aren't 1-2 people better at his position, so I'd vote him an all star. Yes, even at 1B or DH.
May 23, 2009 00:29 AM
Except there are at least 3 people better than Dunn... Manny, Beltran and Braun. That's why they get voted for. Also, keep in mind that All-Star votes are taken with only half the season played, so voters don't get the benefit of seeing such nice round juicy home run totals as 40 home runs.. nor will they know a player's OBP off the top of their head. Let's say Dunn has 15 home runs and Braun has 15 home runs. Braun's team is in first place, riding a recent winning streak, so they are often highlighted in the news. Dunn's on the Nationals... I'd bet dollars to donuts that, assuming their numbers look equal from a superficial aspect (batting average, home runs, etc), the average fan would vote for Braun.
May 23, 2009 08:52 AM
Which is where I fundamentally differ on ASG voting. I would select the player having the best half-season.
Its not a question of play, its a question of start: is it really a bad thing to assert the best 18 players in baseball should start the ASG, and people having amazing seasons/playing at elite levels can come in and play the rest of the game?
May 22, 2009 11:11 AM
Actually, voting for the guys with talent who have the best first half makes for a better All Star Game. They start the game. The guys with the better body of work finish it. It makes for a more balanced game if the last innings aren't exclusively the slots of the Ryan Ludwicks of the world.
May 22, 2009 13:03 PM
Good point. My main sense here is that we should have a more formal guideline as to what sort of process we should be using to consider players for the ASG. We can and should feel free to deviate from such a guideline, but it would be nice if the guideline did exist.
May 22, 2009 13:04 PM
We have a guideline. It's called batting average, home runs, rbis and stolen bases.
May 22, 2009 15:24 PM
Joe D.
He didn't deserve it.
May 22, 2009 23:58 PM
Ryan Howard 2009: 1.072 OPS vs. RHP, .578 OPS vs. LHP
May 22, 2009 10:01 AM
Kindly point out for me all the .770+ OPS guys currently sitting on the bench somewhere that the Phillies could pick up to platoon with Howard.
May 22, 2009 10:07 AM
Dan W.
Seems to me like this isn't really the point. The point is (1) this DQs Howard from all-star consideration under Joe's metrics, which isn't unreasonable; and/or (2) what you need is someone who can put up better than a 770 OPS against LHP, not against everyone, which would be the point of a platoon. Whether that's worth devoting a roster spot to is colorably debatable.
May 22, 2009 10:20 AM
OK, that's fair. I'm still guessing that once you came up with a list of available people that are 770+ against LHP, you'll still be left with a pretty short list.
I don't know. Without digging for it (I'm doing that right now), I'd guess that one could find a player who could a) play first base, and b) put up a .770 OPS against lefties, rather easily. It strikes me as something that specific replacement-level players could do. I bet you could find a lot of right-handed, AAAA hitters who could put up that OPS against lefties (and also be lousy against righties).
May 22, 2009 10:37 AM
May 22, 2009 10:49 AM
By the time Ryan Howard is off contract, anything that encourages him to sign elsewhere for more money is good news for the Phillies, who would do well to avoid the trap of paying a player who was good, but overrated, during his peak for his decline years (note Howard's age already and how quickly big, fat, slow sluggers of his type crater out).
May 22, 2009 11:07 AM
Replacement level (or slightly greater) lefty mashing 1b, limited at bats caveats apply, but they exist:
May 22, 2009 13:22 PM
Thanks for this. I ran out of time before I could research this.
May 22, 2009 13:29 PM
Mike V.
How about Mark DeRosa? Career 307/372/481 against lefties. He even has a 317/349/610 this year even though he sucks. Plus he's on the block, and wouldn't be a backup-1B load on the bench.
May 22, 2009 14:16 PM
For example: Ty Wigginton career v LHP 286/360/505 865 OPS
May 22, 2009 12:58 PM
Most of the selection are very defensible, other than Ramirez. Even if you wish to turn a blind eye to PEDs and naively take Manny's excuse at face value, you still have to keep him off this year's team. The guy is going to miss 1/3rd of the season, got caught red-handed cheating (whether you accept it or not) and you are going to reward him with an all-star berth??
May 22, 2009 10:11 AM
I have to agree here, Joe. I've listened to and mostly supported your refusal to rush to judgment on PED's, but if the All-Star game is a celebration of the game itself as well as its best players, it seems absurd to honor someone who almost certainly and knowingly cheated. The issue as to whether the PED's have helped his performance is of very little consequence in this context. The drug(s) were very clearly and publicly banned, and Manny knew beyond a reasonable doubt that he was taking them. Missing an All-Star game is a far cry from an outsized penalty given the crime.
May 22, 2009 10:46 AM
Based on the arguments I've read, shouldn't Barry Bonds be on this All Star team?
May 22, 2009 12:38 PM
There is, of course, no "right way" to pick an All Star team. Fans love to debate it anyway.
May 22, 2009 13:12 PM
You're missing the point. You're supposed to pick the best baseball players alive. No one is better at 1B than Albert Pujols, so even if Adrian Gonzalez were to outhit him for a couple months we could safely still say "If I had to win ONE game tomorrow, I'd pick Pujols."
May 24, 2009 20:10 PM
How do you compare Ryan Braun to Adam Dunn? How?! In the history of comps, that seems like one of the strangest I've read in my time following BP. It makes absolutely no sense, and you practically had to qualify it in every stat category. Weird, Joe. Just weird.
Well, it's not like Ibanez is Marco Scutaro or someone random just having an incredible 200 at-bat streak. He's been a quite solid .290/.355/.480 type hitter in a pitcher's ballpark for the last few years. Now he's leading the NL in SLG and OPS. I don't think it's insane that he would merit consideration.
May 22, 2009 10:32 AM
It's worth pointing out that the pitcher's park benefit of Safeco is generally to CF and LF only, as pointed out in this year's book. The expectation is that Ibanez would only be slightly helped by PNC.
May 22, 2009 10:40 AM
Dan W.
It's also worth pointing out, at some level, that Ibanez is only disqualified from consideration through a combination of the "career all-star" and the "advanced statistical metrics" criteria. The guy has averaged 26 HR and 112 RBI the last 3 years, and while this is far from a defense of RBI as a stat, it's obviously one used by the MSM and, thus, by most all-star voters, whether in direct analysis of a player or just in terms of coming to a vague idea of who is/isn't having a good season. So Joe's criteria may be right for his purposes (maybe mine, too), but there are two fronts on which Ibanez has a strong all-star case, if not a compelling one.
May 22, 2009 10:53 AM
Joe, be careful if you ever make a visit to Great American Ballpark this summer; Marty Brennaman will hunt you down for daring to include Adam Dunn in an All-Star conversation. Doesn't heart and a love for the game count for anything anymore?
May 22, 2009 10:38 AM
Where's the love for Bengie Molina???
May 22, 2009 10:42 AM
Bill N
Awesome McKickAss .286 8 hr 30 rbi
May 22, 2009 15:15 PM
I just want to say I feel very much like Joe's criteria for picking ASG starters is totally relevant and guys like Ibanez, Hudson and Zimmerman are entirely entitled to be on the All-Star team .. as reserves. That's why the managers pick the reserves, after all, and I think its entirely justified: starting the ASG should be a sign that you are either the best or most widely loved player at your position (eg, the Jeters, Ripkens and Pujolses of the world)and guys having great/elite partial seasons or career peaks can come in in the 3rd inning.
May 22, 2009 10:51 AM
Also, I find it hard to believe that it's even much of a competition between Hanley Ramirez and Reyes. Reyes has always gotten credit for being young, but he's 26 now, in the prime of his career, and still is only getting on base at a .355 clip essentially (which Jimmy Rollins always gets knocked for). He's a good defensive SS, but not great, and he continually makes boneheaded plays and errors. He gives you decent power, but nothing special.
May 22, 2009 10:51 AM
Matt Kory
And Reyes is .337. Just sayin.
May 22, 2009 11:14 AM
I'd like to dispute the "barely mentioned" part about recent MVP winner Jimmy Rollins. I think people have noticed him.
May 22, 2009 12:34 PM
"Ryan Ludwick, Carlos Lee, and Alfonso Soriano all caught my eye here as well."
May 22, 2009 11:04 AM
are you serious?
May 22, 2009 11:16 AM
given that Pence is:
May 23, 2009 15:53 PM
Can't reply because IE 8 doesn't like the page format, but what about the other 1st basemen not named Pujols?
May 22, 2009 11:09 AM
Considering that Howard's defense has been much improved so far this year, I think it's clear that platoonig Howard would be a serious mistake. Especially if you're not going to argue to platoon all the rest of those guys.
May 22, 2009 11:39 AM
Granted, he hasn't made an error yet (even completing 5 straight throws to 2nd, something he had 5 errors on 20 tries last year), but let's see where he ends up this year defensively before turning that into a positive. [Albert has 5 errors so far this year, just for completeness.]
May 22, 2009 12:02 PM
jkaplow21, I think I love you.
May 22, 2009 14:43 PM
In addition to those splits you mention, Howard has hit 46 HRs against lefties from '06-'08. No other 1B really comes close. Fielder has 31 and Pujols has 30. The notion that Howard loses a lot of value against lefties is undeniable, but the overall argument for a platoon arrangement here is underwhelming.
May 22, 2009 23:18 PM
Ramirez gets caught cheating, is forcing his team to play Juan Pierre for 50 games, and you think he should be rewarded with an all-star berth?
May 22, 2009 11:10 AM
Ramirez got caught cheating during spring training... we don't know if it affected his past numbers and because he has been suspended, it hasn't affected his current numbers. The All-Star game does have a habit, too, of electing players who have missed the first half of the season because of injury. Also consider that, if Ramirez using PEDs disqualifies him in the mind of the voter, then Alex Rodriguez should also be disqualified. Joe doesn't use PEDs in his criteria though, just a simple "who is the best player" from his point of view.
May 22, 2009 15:28 PM
Yeah, but my problem with is Joe's comment "I do not see any argument that steroids are the reason for his performance, this year or previously."
May 26, 2009 11:51 AM
Joe D.
Fair enough.
May 23, 2009 00:08 AM
Mike W
Gotta agree with Bodhizefa. How on earth do you compare Braun to Dunn? Braun hits for a much higher average, walks a lot less, plays much better defense, has much more speed, and hits with the other hand. Other than that, though . . .
May 22, 2009 11:13 AM
Very solid list.
May 22, 2009 11:26 AM
If Joe evaluates players based on their body of work and not the current season's performance, and if he feels PEDs do not disqualify Alex Rodriguez for his vote, then similarly, he has to vote for Manny Ramirez. His OPS over the last three years, even in his "declining" phase, is still better than any other outfielder in the NL. I may not agree with Joe's criteria, but I can applaud him for remaining consistent with that criteria.
May 22, 2009 11:35 AM
1) David Wright has been essentially as good as or better than Chipper Jones every year since 2005 according to WAR and WARP. I think Joe is overstating how close the two are.
May 22, 2009 12:33 PM
Werth deserves to be in consideration for a reserve berth, no question. He's quietly one of the better players in the league, a 20-20 plus guy with good OBP and great defense in RF. In the AL, that gets called Nick Markakis.
May 22, 2009 12:56 PM
The only difference is that Werth ain't durable, which means he almost never puts up the requisite counting stats. So I wouldn't put Werth in Markakis' territory--as is often pointed out here, health is a skill, and a vital one at that.
May 22, 2009 13:06 PM
Nick Markakis career 302/377/482
May 22, 2009 13:06 PM
RE #1: I don't know what you're talking about. Wright in WARP over the past 3 years= 20.8; Chipper=20.9
May 24, 2009 20:25 PM
Based on the arguments I've read, shouldn't Barry Bonds be on this All Star team?
May 22, 2009 12:39 PM
Why people get twisted into knots over a popularity contest is beyond me. The ASG is an exhibition game that has gotten blown out of proportion due to a trend by ASG managers to mismanage their rosters. Which is of course nothing new in baseball.
May 22, 2009 12:46 PM
Yes. Every year too, you get all the snub articles after the selections are made. I really dislike this part of the ASG thing. No one gets "snubbed." Guys get selected for various reasons and for good reasons almost always. Other guys don't. That's the way things like this work and always will.
May 22, 2009 14:29 PM
Is this article a retrospective or something? I don't understand the "looking back" part; if you wanted to switch Dunn out for Braun, why didn't you just do it?
May 22, 2009 12:56 PM
Platoon Ryan Howard talk is pretty silly unless you also advocate platooning Adrian Gonzales who has a .738 OPS vs. lefties.
May 22, 2009 14:14 PM
Bill N
I'm thinking about UZR here, because I admittedly don't know how Dewan measures it, but... is Howard helped at all by All-World 2B Chase Utley gobbling up grounders next to him in these stats?
May 22, 2009 15:20 PM
Utley is way down statistically so far this season. Dewan's system uses video review and it's supposed to be more sophisticated this season.
May 22, 2009 15:31 PM
Oh crud. I meant to add to the second paragraph that while it wouldn't be bad to get a Willingham type to occasionally sit Howard vs. a lefty starter, platooning him makes little sense.
May 22, 2009 14:16 PM
Mike V.
I think if the opponent brings in a lefty, the Phillies should pinch-hit for Howard, and then put him back in the next time through the lineup like in volleyball. Are they not allowed to do that?
May 22, 2009 14:23 PM
Actually, when teams bring in those often not-that-great lefty pitcher in to pitch to the lefty heavy Phillies, it's not a bad thing sometimes. Utley hits lefties pretty well. Werth crushes them. The Philies, as a team, have done very well vs. lefties in recent years. So if Howard's presence in the lineup encourages teams to use more kinda-lousy lefties vs, them that's a good thing.
May 22, 2009 14:34 PM
My main question, in all this, is why vote in May? Are you not attending any games in June? I recognize that you feel this season is too short for the statistics to factor much into your voting, and I can respect that. But by waiting until June, you do get a better gauge on who would be healthy for the All-Star game.
May 22, 2009 15:29 PM
Charlie Manuel better pick a ground ball pitcher to start if Ramirez and Dunn (or Braun) are starting out there. Watching Dunn play RF in the WBC was bad enough and I feel bad for Nationals fans having to endure 15 starts there so far this year. Beltran is pretty great, but he's not THAT great and I would say Soriano might be a better choice over one of Ramirez, Dunn or Braun for that reason.
May 22, 2009 15:42 PM
Christopher Miller
my guess is that Joe's blind spot about Dunn has a signficant correlation to his longstanding tendency to over-pick the Reds over the past few years. Braun is an altogether better ballplayer--a better hitter (though some more patience would help) and a better fielder. Braun is also a better athelete and better on the basepaths. Top it off with intangibles, and the complete package is an order of magnitude better. Do I like Adam Dunn? absolutely, but if he's hitting 3rd for my team, I'm in trouble.
May 22, 2009 15:55 PM
I think Joe picked Adam Dunn because, over the last few years, his last name has been consistently shorter than Ryan Braun.
May 22, 2009 16:17 PM
For someone who agrees with Sheehan on a vast majority of topics, some of these All-Star picks are just mind boggling. Choices just to make a point?
May 23, 2009 15:26 PM
Ryan Braun is the 2nd best hitter in the NL, behind Pujols. It is funny that the stats crowd and Joe Sheehan will take 6 years to see this.
May 25, 2009 10:07 AM
I really cannot even begin to understand how some people do not have any idea as to the effects of steroids on the human body. I really do not get it at all. Especially people who make a living off analyzing numbers. By no means am I saying all people, but some just choose to ignore it all together.
May 26, 2009 07:21 AM
Will the Nationals get two all-stars this year, or will Zimmerman or Dunn be snubbed because of how bad the pitchers are? Alternately, for minimum logic the NL could use the time-honored heuristic 'if a team is really bad, take a random reliever and stuff him in the back of the pen' and honor hanrahan.
May 26, 2009 11:41 AM
Do people really not understand the difference between "body of work" voting, which is pretty stupid, and "best estimate of current true talent" voting, which is what Joe is clearly doing? Randy Johnson has far and away the best "body of work" of any pitcher in baseball today, and no one is advocating his making the all-star game.
May 29, 2009 13:51 PM
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After an extensive search, Interbike, a division of VNU Expositions and producers of the OutDoor demo, Interbike International Expo and Winterbike bicycling tradeshow events, today announced it has signed a three-year agreement with SOAR Communications, a full-service strategic marketing communications agency to develop and execute public relations campaigns serving all of Interbikes annual events.
After 25 years of producing successful trade events, finding the right company that could appropriately handle Interbikes numerous and important communication needs was a tall order, said Lance Camisasca, Interbikes group show director. We are very pleased to begin working with SOAR Communications - spearheaded by an old friend of Interbike's, Chip Smith.
Smith is the president of SOAR Communications and previously spent 10 years with bicycle industry leaders Shimano and Specialized in various sales and marketing communication positions before joining SOAR in 2005.
Ultimately, were eager to launch our strategic approach to promote Interbike and its events, Smith said. However, Lance also told us he wants SOAR to help Interbike, along with its industry partners, promote cycling beyond the current core audience. We are excited to help do that, especially this year, since Interbike is celebrating its 25th year of serving the industry.
SOAR Communications is a leading sports marketing communications agency in the Rocky Mountain region and was founded by David Politis, who is a long-time public relations guru with extensive experience in the high-tech space. Politis formed SOAR communications as a subsidiary of POLITIS, LLC in 2004 to provide marketing communications services to the sports, outdoor, athletics and recreation industries, thus the moniker SOAR.
David and Chip fully understand our events, our strengths, our challenges and the enormous media spotlight that exists, Camisasca said. We are looking forward to working together with SOAR in growing the events and continuing to bring increased media exposure to Interbike and the bike industry in 2006 and beyond.
About Interbike
Interbike, a division of VNU Expositions, is a full-service tradeshow company whose goal is to create, market and produce high-quality expos and educational conferences. Producers of the OutDoor demo, Interbike International Expo and Winterbike, Interbike is the leading bicycle industry business-to-business event management company, bringing together top manufacturers, retailers, industry advocates and media to conduct the business of cycling. Now in its 25th successful year, Interbike gathers more than 1,000 cycling-related brands and approximately 21,000 attendees annually.
The next chance to see the future of the bicycle industry will be at OutDoor Demo in Bootleg Canyon, Nevada, September 25-26, 2006 and the Interbike Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 27-29, 2006.
About SOAR Communications
Utah-based SOAR Communications is an innovative strategic marketing communications agency focused on the sports, outdoor, athletics, recreation and sporting goods industries. A subsidiary of POLITIS, LLC, SOAR Communications was formed in 2004 and provides its clients with a variety of communications disciplines including advertising, collateral development, database-marketing, graphic/web design, public/media relations, investor/financial/analyst relations and sales support programs.
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He's been around for so long that it is difficult to believe that Harbhajan Singh celebrated only his 30th birthday on July 3. Not yet 18 when he made his Test debut against Australia at Bangalore in March 1998 he has been around for a dozen years and over the first decade of the new millennium he along with Anil Kumble formed the most successful spin attack in the contemporary game. And in the last couple of years since the senior man's retirement Harbhajan has continued as the kingpin and in his own way has been an inspiration to a new generation of spin bowlers.
There was always some concern as to how the temperamental sardar would perform on his own. After all he and Kumble complimented each other admirably with one happily egging the other on. Kumble openly welcomed a bowler like Harbhajan in the new millennium as for most of the 90s he had to virtually attack on his own with limited support. The two were the most effective spin bowling combination in the cricketing world since the heady days of the Indian spin quartet in the sixties and seventies.
It is always difficult to accept that a long time bowling partner will no longer be around and as a result it was thought that Harbhajan's bowling would suffer. But the ultra competitive Harbhajan has lived up to his responsibilities as the spin spearhead. It's not exactly a new role for he handled the role with aplomb during the time Kumble was out of the side through injury or whenever the team management decided to field only one spinner which was sometimes the case particularly when playing abroad.
Indeed Harbhajan's greatest triumph came about in 2001 when Kumble was nursing an injury. Even if he is around for another decade it is difficult to see him topping the dream feat he achieved against Steve Waugh's all conquering Australian side. Not only did he take 32 wickets in the three matches – including becoming the first Indian to take a hat trick in Tests - but he also helped turn the tide as India from 0-1 down went on to register a memorable 2-1 triumph in arguably the most thrilling Test series in this country.
And to think that Harbhajan very nearly did not make that Test side! The selectors almost plumped for Sarandeep Singh before skipper Sourav Ganguly and coach John Wright were instrumental in opting for Harbhajan. In a way Harbhajan played a major role in reviving the falling standards of Indian spin bowling. I well remember the scenario in early 2001. Kumble was out through injury and those who had bowled alongside him in the nineties like Venkatpathi Raju, Narendra Hirwani and Rajesh Chauhan were past their best. The newer bowlers like Sunil Joshi, Rahul Sanghvi, Sairaj Bahutule, Nilesh Kulkarni and Sarandeep were clearly not up to the mark. In desperation the selectors called up nine spinners for the camp prior to the series against Australia. None seemed to impress and the downbeat mood turned gloomier. With an inadequate spin attack it would be impossible to take on the Australians on level terms. Moreover spin bowling was Indian cricket's traditional strength and one found it hard to come to terms with the fact that there was a steep decline.
And then Harbhajan came up with his magical performance and it was clear that India had unearthed a world class bowler, one who would help maintain Indian supremacy in the art of giving the ball a healthy tweak and one who with Kumble would form a spin duo to match the best in the game. That's how it has been during the decade with Harbhajan being one of the few to live up to his early promise. It is a tribute to his durability that he has remained for so many years a dangerous bowler capable of running through sides on almost any surface.
With a bag of 355 wickets from 83 Tests Harbhajan is third on the list of all time Indian wicket takers behind Kumble and Kapil Dev. The more cynical followers of the game will shake their heads at an average of almost 31 as well as his declining strike rate in ODIs. The fact however is that he remains the country's No 1 bowler in all three formats of the game, his aggression and experience making him quite irreplaceable. The good thing from the Indian viewpoint is that the end is nowhere in sight and with age on his side the unadulterated bowling skills of Harbhajan Singh could well be admired till almost the end of the second decade of the new millennium. And if the theory that a spin bowler is at his best in his 30s holds good then great times are ahead for the Indian team.


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