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Alex Cora offers a scouting report on Javier Vazquez | 01.03.13 at 10:50 pm ET |
Former big league infielder Alex Cora, who spent 14 years in the big leagues including four with the Red Sox from 2005-08, is now serving as the general manager of the Caguas Criollos of the Puerto Rican Winter League. Cora assembled a team that cruised to the best record in the regular season, giving him the first pick in an end-of-season draft of the players who were on the two teams that didn't qualify for the playoff round robin.
That pick, in turn, offered a fairly obvious prize: veteran big leaguer Javier Vazquez.
The 36-year-old hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2011, choosing to stay at home for the 2012 season. But Vazquez, who sports a career 165-160 record and 4.22 ERA in 14 big league seasons, stayed in shape in 2012 by playing tennis and doing various cross-training activities, putting him in a position to prepare to pitch for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic this spring. As part of that preparation, Vazquez has now pitched in five winter league games, forging a 3.52 ERA with 30 strikeouts and six walks in 23 innings for Ponce before Cora selected him to join Caguas for the playoffs.
In the process, he's looked, according to Cora, like the same pitcher who dominated in the big leagues at the end of 2011. Vazquez was 5-0 with a 0.71 ERA, 36 strikeouts and three walks in 38 innings for the Marlins in September 2011, earning NL Pitcher of the Month honors in his last month in the big leagues. That was the culmination of a stretch of 19 season-ending starts in 2011, during which Vazquez went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA, 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings and just 1.4 walks per nine.¬† Read the rest of this entry »
Red Sox vs. Yankees matchups, 8/6 | 08.06.10 at 2:32 pm ET |
After the Red Sox managed to scrape together a split of a four-game home series against the lowly Indians, it doesn't get any easier as they start another four-game set with the rival Yankees, who enter Friday's game leading the AL East by a half-game over the Rays. The two teams haven't faced each other since May 18, a 7-6 Red Sox win. The Yankees lead the eight-game season series 5-3 and haven't suffered back-to-back losses to the Red Sox all season. The Sox may need to put back-to-back-to-back-to-back wins, in other words a sweep, if they want to play their way back into the middle of the conversation for both the division and the wild card races. Clay Buchholz will try to get the team started on the right foot Thursday when he takes the starting mound against New York's Javier Vazquez.
Buchholz (11-5, 2.59 ERA) might have taken over the title of best Red Sox pitcher this season given Jon Lester's recent struggles. He's second only to Cliff Lee's 2.51 ERA in the American League in that category. His 11 wins are good for sixth. However since he suffered a hamstring injury before the All-Star break, Buchholz hasn't been quite as dominant. In the three games since returning to the rotation, he has a 1-1 record with a 3.32 ERA, solid numbers for sure but a little lackluster when compared to his whole body of work this season. However, batters are hitting just .183 in that time. When Buchholz takes the mound Thursday, he'll do it on the road where his ERA (2.36) is surprisingly nearly half a run better than at home (2.81). That may be good news, but the opponent isn't nearly as much. Buchholz has struggled against the men in pinstripes in the past, going 0-2 with a 6.53 ERA in four starts.
Despite Buchholz'Äôs checkered past against the Yankees, no one would question that the Red Sox have the upper hand in Thursday'Äôs pitching matchup. Vazquez (9-7, 4.61 ERA) simply has not lived up to expectations since the Yankees got him from the Braves in the offseason. He started the season 1-4 with a 8.10 ERA in his first six starts, earning a demotion to bullpen duty in mid-May. It was then that he made his only appearance against the Red Sox this season as he struck out Kevin Youkilis in the ninth inning in his only relief appearance of the season on May 17. (He actually received the win in that game after Jonathan Papelbon blew a 9-7 lead in the ninth.) Since then he has calmed down some, going 7-3 with a 3.36 in 13 starts. However, don'Äôt expect Vazquez to stay in the game for too long; he hasn'Äôt pitched more than seven innings in any outing this season. Read the rest of this entry »
Buster Olney Talks Holliday, Beltre on D&H | 01.06.10 at 4:11 pm ET |
Why did the Cardinals pay as much as they did for a guy (Matt Holliday) that nobody else was bidding for?
That was the question that people around baseball were asking last night, because we know that the Yankees weren't involved. The Mets weren't involved because they signed Jason Bay. The Red Sox weren't involved because they offered Holliday that five-year deal at the beginning of the off-season then they moved off to John Lackey. The Angels weren't involved, the Dodgers weren't involved, the Phillies weren't involved. So who pushed the number to that point?
I really think it probably comes down to this. The Cardinals had a fear that Holliday might decide, look, I'm just going to sign a one-year deal, go back out on the market next fall. If I'm the Cardinals, then I go with that rather than now putting themselves in a position with Albert Pujols set to become a free agent in two years, in order to re-sign him.
As one GM said last night, [Pujols] probably would be justified to ask for $30 million a year. The Cardinals have set themselves up for either A, not re-sign Albert Pujols because he's going to become so expensive, or B, become committed to two players, ages 32-37, somewhere in the range of 42-48 million dollars a year. Those are the type of decisions that you see less and less of in baseball where there's greater concern for flexibility, but the Cardinals obviously decided to go in a different direction.
Before I ask you about the Red Sox, I want to follow up on Holliday. Who do you think had the most influence there? Do you think that was Tony LaRussa, or was that a management call?
I think Tony certainly has a voice, it's an important one in that organization. My guess is they felt some pressure with their fan base to try to put a winning team on the field. I don't know, it surprised me that they would up giving in in a way that even the New York Mets didn't in their negotiations with Jason Bay. Because if you really look at it, if they stood on an $85 million offer or a $90 million offer to [Holliday], who was going to challenge that? Why would they feel compelled to go to $120 million?
I don'Äôt know if you saw the quote, I'Äôm sure you did, from Joe Maddon, where he said Adrian Beltre is the best third baseman he'Äôs ever seen with his own eyes. How do you see Beltre as a player defensively and what you think he'Äôll do for the Red Sox? Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Gammons on Dale & Holley | 12.25.09 at 1:42 am ET |
Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons appeared in studio on WEEI on Wednesday to discuss the state of the offseason and to discuss the upcoming Hot Stove, Cool Music events (on Jan. 9, 2010).
Gammons discussed several offseason topics, among them:
–There'Äôs almost no way that the Red Sox can bring back Jason Bay. The offer that Bay received from the Sox is the best one he'Äôs received, just as the Sox made the best offer (five years, $82.5 million) that Matt Holliday had received before they moved on to sign John Lackey.
–The Sox and Padres haven'Äôt exchanged any names regarding a potential Adrian Gonzalez deal. It will be virtually impossible for the Padres to even think about trading Gonzalez before July.
–The availability of Miguel Cabrera in a trade will likely depend on the Tigers'Äô performance in the early stages of the season. If he does become available, the Sox would be interested, despite the inherent concerns about Cabrera off the field.
–Jacoby Ellsbury could see the majority of his playing time in left field, which would help preserve his legs for offense.
–Daisuke Matsuzaka is in 'Äúunbelievable shape.'ÄĚ
–It remains to be seen how the Mike Lowell situation develops following the failed trade to the Rangers. Lowell could become an important contributor as a first baseman/third baseman/DH and right-handed bat. At the same time, the team believes in Casey Kotchman'Äôs offensive potential.
To listen to complete audio of the session, click here. A transcript of highlights is below. For details of the Hot Stove, Cool Music events, click here.
Any chance Jason Bay ends up back with the Red Sox as opposed to in Queens?
I think he'd rather be playing in Beirut than Queens. The sad part of this is that sometimes there's so much competition between agents that the players become pawns. I think in Jason's case, it would have been really easy to take 4 x 15 [million dollars] in July, which I thought, actually, at the time was a little bit high as an offer. It was clear that the Red Sox just wanted to get him signed and get him out of the way. While the Mets offer is four [years] for 65 [million], it's so backloaded that I've been told by Mets people that it's far less than what the Red Sox were offering in present-day value. And he obviously doesn't want to play there. And they're scared of having him play left field there for four years. It's really a shame it's worked out this way. I don't see any way they're going to add anybody else here. They're not going to go above the luxury tax. They're going to hold some money back to acquire a contract in July for whatever they need. It's too bad. I know he wanted to go the free-agent route. But at the same time, he really found a home here. It's really too bad.
It's the same way with Matt Holliday. Scott Boras is brilliant. But I'm not sure Matt Holliday has anything comparable to the five [years] times 16.5 [million] that the Red Sox offered him at the winter meetings. I don't think he's going to get a Mark Teixeira contract.
Were you surprised that the Sox moved so quickly to sign Mike Cameron, with Bay and Holliday still out there?
I think they basically had spent five months with Jason Bay and Joe Urbon and just said, 'ÄėOkay, you'Äôre not going to move? It'Äôs been five months. We'Äôre going to move on.'Äô The night before they did Cameron, they went to Boras, they had the five times 16.5, and he said it had to be a Mark Teixeira contract, so they moved on.
I know that defense has been the focus of this offseason. If you go to Baseball Prospectus and believe those defensive [efficiency] ratings, they were the second worst defensive team in baseball. Watching them, I would say that they were. However they configure the outfield, it's going to be very good. I know they'd like to find one more right-handed hitting outfielder. And the left side of the infield will theoretically be better. It will be very interesting to see.
My theory is they want to play Ellsbury in left field as much as possible. I thought his improvement, getting to balls inside, I thought he started to make a quantum leap as an offensive player 'Äď not Grady Sizemore, but not far removed. I think he'Äôll be a better offensive player than Curtis Granderson, for instance 'Äď quite a bit better of an offensive player than Granderson.
I remember in 'Äô84 or 'Äô85, when the Yankees got Rickey Henderson in a trade with the A'Äôs, I was doing a story on him in beautiful downtown Winter Haven. He said to me, 'ÄėThe beating you take when you steal 70 to 100 bases a year is incredible.'Äô Now, with Rickey, he went into the bag so hard, head first, he was beating up his hands and legs. He said, 'ÄėIt'Äôs really hard to play centerfield and run 100 times a year.'Äô Barry Bonds has told me the same thing. That'Äôs why he wasn'Äôt playing centerfield in Pittsburgh. He was playing left field.
I think Ellsbury really wants to be a great offensive player. Boras is smart enough to know that a Gold Glove is not going to go to arbitration the same way that hitting .300 and stealing 80 bases will. So I think he'll be open to it. He played left field in the Cape League. They'll play Ellsbury in left field 80-100 games a year, rest his legs a little bit, and maybe it will keep him fresher over the course of the season.
One of the things, people all have their opinion about Boras, and he'Äôs a tough agent, but he will work with teams if he thinks it'Äôs right. Most farm directors will tell you that he'Äôs the best agent because it'Äôs in his interest and the club'Äôs best interest to have his client succeed. So he'Äôll cooperate when it comes to that stuff. Like this year with Oliver Perez, he made Oliver Perez go to Arizona, get the work and lose weight to get in shape. I think he'Äôll understand that with Ellsbury. I think he'Äôll see, 'ÄėOh boy 'Äď he might make $7 million next year in arbitration.'Äô
Boras told Alex Cora after he signed his two-year deal with the Red Sox to work out to set up for his next contract.
He'Äôs very interested in that. More and more agents are realizing that part of their responsibilities back to teams is to get guys in facilities and get them in shape. I know that Vernon Wells is doing it, Carl Crawford, at a training center in Houston. A lot of guys go to Athletes'Äô Performance. My old friend Mike Roberts, who runs the baseball part of API, says that Daisuke [Matsuzaka] is in unbelievable shape and really working hard. He said, 'ÄėDo you think he was embarrassed last summer?'Äô I said, 'ÄėHis criticizing the Red Sox was like his way of saving face in Japan.'Äô But he'Äôs in tremendous shape.
Before Cameron, they offered the Holliday deal. Did they want Holliday or Lackey more?
I think they looked at it and said it's going to be harder to get a big-time front-line [pitcher], once they knew that the Holliday thing was going to drag out into the middle of January, I think they said, it's going to be easier to find a hitter on the market in June or July than it is to get a frontline pitcher.
I don't think they ever thought he was that interested in coming to Boston. I didn't know the whole thing about his wife going to the University of New Hampshire.
What is the situation with Mike Lowell?
I think Mike got frustrated and it's my understanding he did say, or [agent] Sam Levinson said, it's probably best if he got traded. Okay, that's understandable. But at the same time, Mike wants to play full time. I understand that entirely. I talked to Mike Reinold after he had been down there to see him.
You have to believe a full offseason of rehab will help him. I remember calling Mike after the first of the year last year. He was really worried about being ready for spring training. One of Terry Francona'Äôs great lines was, 'ÄėTell him we don'Äôt need him to be ready for the Boston College game.'Äô I don'Äôt know how this all works out. I really don'Äôt. They'Äôve been looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder. They may not do that now, if he'Äôs coming back.
They want to give Casey Kotchman every chance. I must say, a year ago in spring training, I did a thing on ESPN.com about the five guys I thought would have breakout seasons. Kotchman was one of them.
One of my favorite statistics in looking at young players as they come up, do they have more walks and more extra-base hits than strikeouts? On the major-league level, in the last 50 years, there are only 11 of them 'Äď Pedroia and Pujols are two of them, by the way 'Äď that have that. Kotchman'Äôs numbers were unbelievable in the minor leagues. It'Äôs such a good predictor of guys being really good hitters. Actually, he'Äôs not that far from it on the major-league level. Except for the time, he was hitting .330-something in Anaheim in 2008 and got beaned. He struggled after that. Then, he didn'Äôt play much here.
He's a great first baseman. I get the impression Tito really wants to play him. I can see him, I talked to [Angels hitting coach] Mickey Hatcher about it a lot during the playoffs, he said if he can just relax, this ballpark was made for him. He's Nick Johnson with defensive skills. So it will be interesting to see what happens with him.
The Sox probably don't believe as much as Mike Lowell believes that he's going to be a better, more mobile player.
You just never know who gets hurt, what happens. I remember the year he came over from the Marlins, people saying, writing, scouts saying, he's done. He's lost his bat speed. … And of course it turned out that he played great for them. Playing first, third, being a right-handed DH, maybe he ends up being an important part of the team. Who knows?
The thumb injury isn'Äôt that dramatic 'Äď plenty of guys come back from this. So why did Texas blow this up?
I don't think Max Ramirez is any loss to Red Sox Nation.
I guess [the Rangers] got cold feet, having to spend $3 million. I don't see it. I think they're being a little bit silly here.
He has to be a little bit better in terms of the hip. Alex Rodriguez' operation was really minor. It can't be compared to Lowell's. But Chase Utley's, I still think he's one of the five best players in the National League, but he was not quite the same defensive player this year after having the hip operation. I'm sure he will be this year. He'll be the same guy again.
I think it takes some time. I didn't understand that these operations didn't exist a dozen years ago. It started in Europe and this is a very new technology. Mike's a little bit older and a little different body type than Utley. It's something that's new. I have to believe it will be better.
It was tough at the end. The playoffs, he couldn't move at all. I understand that. But he'd also been playing everyday for a full season.
What can be expected of Mike Cameron at this point in his career?
I think a great deal of energy. He is a really good defender. The only thing that worries me is that he's so fearless that with all the things that jut out in Fenway that he'll run into something. But I think he'll hit 25 home runs, he'll steal 20, 25 bases and be a really good outfielder. He is in great shape and he's completely fearless. He will strike out a lot.
To me, he'Äôll probably hit seventh or eighth in the order. He hits left-handed pitching 'Äď he has in the past 'Äď pretty well. He'Äôs a guy that good teams want him. The Yankees tried to trade Melky Cabrera for him the year before and the Brewers changed their minds on it.
He'll be a good player. It's one of those years, they make the deal with Florida [for Jeremy Hermida], they have Kotchman around, they have a couple of guys who people have loved for years. If all of a sudden one of them breaks out the way David Ortiz did, or even Kevin Millar did really here, then they get one or two pretty good players in terms of depth.
Where do you see the Adrian Gonzalez situation being right now?
I don'Äôt think that Jed will even think about trading him until July. One of the things he found when he went out there, he'Äôd always said all those years when he was with the Red Sox, they didn'Äôt do deals based on how they thought the public would react, as we know 'Äď trading Nomar, some other things. They did what they thought was in the best interests of the team.
They have to think about selling tickets in San Diego. Adrian Gonzalez is from there, he's Mexican-American, he's the most marketable player they have. This is a new ownership. They can't afford for their first move to be trading their most important player. Now, if they're 25 games out on July 1st, that may be a different story.
Another problem they have in making trades is that they played really well the last two months. I'Äôve always likened it to a college basketball game where a team is down 40 points and they rally to lose by 10, so everybody says, 'ÄėWow 'Äď they played great in the last 10 minutes.'Äô But actually, they'Äôre going to be back to losing by 30 the next time they play that team. My guess is that'Äôs what the Padres will be. They have to get much more athletic in the outfield. They'Äôre playing [Kyle] Blanks in left field, which is going to be a problem. I don'Äôt think he'Äôll even think about it for a while. I think they'Äôll go into this next season, then see where they'Äôre at, and then talk.
I was talking to Jed a couple days ago. He said he was amazed reading some of the names that they supposedly exchanged. Because they hadn't. The Padres now have the Red Sox' assistant general manager and their scouting director. They know the difference between Casey Kotchman and Michael Bowden.
Are you surprised the Sox went five years with John Lackey, and how do you think it affects the Josh Beckett situation?
I was surprised. I understand that one of the things they really felt about Lackey the last year and a half is that he really developed feel 'Äď changing speeds a lot better than he used to. He used to be a head-on guy. But I think it'Äôs going to make it difficult.
I can come up with, okay, Beckett's career ERA in Boston is 4.05. The last two years in the postseason he's allowed 18 runs in 30 innings. Blah, blah. But the staff views Josh Beckett as the captain of the pitching staff. He's a model guy who's a leader, he cares about whether the team wins or loses. I think that's going to be a tough negotiation. I do think they'll make every effort to keep him. I really do.
If he has a normal season, the negotiations will start at five years.
I think that will provide for some interesting negotiations.
For Beckett, it'Äôs a win-win 'Äď Beckett is now clearly the top guy in next year'Äôs free-agent market.
My guess is that Cliff Lee goes out on the market, but yeah, [Beckett] should be the No. 1 guy after Lee. If he has a really good year, and in fairness, I understand part of his reputation was that he was a great October pitcher, and he hasn't been a good October pitcher the last two years, but he's also been hurt. Okay, now, like A.J. Burnett, he has a history of some injuries.
At the same time, if he comes back and is healthy for a whole year, puts up 33 starts, doesn't have a pull or a shoulder problem or hip problem, whatever different things he'Äôs had, then in my mind, there'Äôs no reason he won't win 18-20 games, and as we've seen with Lackey and Burnett, that'Äôs $16, $17, $18 million a year.
Who won the Halladay trade?
I think Seattle did really well. They'Äôve built that team up. Jack Zduriencik has done a great job with the defense. But I love Halladay pitching in Philadelphia. Jayson Stark, I don'Äôt remember the numbers, but he had some great numbers on what the Toronto Blue Jays have been the last two years without Roy Halladay starting. It'Äôs incredible. They have been like a .430 winning percentage team. In Philadelphia, with pretty good defense, a team that scores a lot of runs and a team that'Äôs a lot of fun to play for 'Äď that team, it'Äôs crazy, they'Äôre really fun 'Äď he'Äôs in the National League, I think that helps.
I'm a big Javy Vazquez guy. It's hard not to like him. He's one of the most likeable people. I know that Ozzie Guillen felt he was a National League pitcher, he wasn't tough. I think that kind of drove him out of New York, although he did have some shoulder problems that he never talked about that one year with the Yankees. I know the Red Sox really wanted him before the Wagner signing. That will be very interesting to see, too.
One thing I'm impressed about by the Yankees is by bringing in Granderson and Vazquez, they've gone out to add to Rivera and Jeter, they've added incredible people. There's nothing wrong with that. I think the character of the team has really evolved. To me, Melky Cabrera is a nice fourth outfielder. I understand Liberty Broadcasting, or whoever owns the Braves, in getting rid of Soriano and Vazquez, they've taken $16 million off their payroll. That deal wasn't about getting players. I read today on MLBtraderumors.com, there was talk about Frank Wren yesterday saying we're going to get a major bat. It turns out to be Troy Glaus.
Will Miguel Cabrera be out there?
I think a lot of it will depend on how the Tigers play for the first couple of months. It'Äôs a different situation, because the owner there loves his city and he'Äôs watched it die. He doesn'Äôt really care about how much money he loses. It'Äôs not just the pizzas 'Äď he'Äôs got casinos around Detroit. There was a lot of talk about a fire sale in Detroit this year. Jim Leyland called me [to say], 'ÄėThere'Äôs not going to be a fire sale. The owner'Äôs not going to allow that.'Äô
But, if they get off to a bad start, they're not going to be able to move Dontrelle Willis. They're not going to be able to move a couple of other pitchers. If they're 12 games out on June 15, I could see Cabrera getting moved, and I could see the Red Sox being very interested. He's got a huge contract, but he's also a monster bat. Just don't put him at third.
No reservations about bringing him to Boston, on or off the field?
I think there are always going to be issues off the field with Miguel. He's a great kid. He just gets into these issues. But there are a lot of people who were with the Marlins who will tell you Miguel Cabrera was nowhere near the problem that Dontrelle Willis was. Dontrelle is a great guy.
The Marlins, there was a couple times when he was confronted by other players, but they really liked him. They traded him because they got Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller.
Reports: Yankees Deal for Javier Vazquez | 12.22.09 at 11:20 am ET |
The Red Sox made their move to add rotation depth when they acquired John Lackey last week. This morning, the Yankees appear ready to make a comparably significant splash, adding a strikeout-an-inning starter to a rotation that already includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte.
According to several reports, the New York has acquired starter Javier Vazquez and reliever Boone Logan from the Braves in exchange for outfielder Melky Cabrera, prospect Mike Dunn and a player to be named, reportedly Arodys Vizcaino. News of the Yankees' pursuit of Vazquez was first reported by Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Vazquez went 15-10 with a career-low 2.87 ERA and 238 strikeouts in 219.1 innings in 2009. He's thrown at least 198 innings in each of the last 10 years, reaching double digits in wins in each of those seasons. While he finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting in 2009, he has been more dominant in the NL than in two separate stints in the American League.
Vazquez, ,33, has spent eight seasons in the NL, going 90-93 with a 4.02 ERA. In four seasons in the AL (one with the Yankees in 2004, and three more with the White Sox from 2006-08), he had a 52-46 record and 4.52 ERA. As a member of the Yankees in 2004, he went 14-10 with a 4.91 ERA, and he gave up a grand slam to Johnny Damon in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Red Sox.
That said, Vazquez has virtually identical numbers in the two leagues in hits per nine innings (8.9 in both leagues), homers (1.1 per nine innings in the NL, 1.2 per nine innings in the AL), walks (2.3 in NL, 2.5 in AL) and strikeouts (8.1 per nine innings in both leagues).
Logan, 24, had a 5.19 ERA in 20 games for the Braves last year. He held lefties to a .231 average and .626 OPS.
The switch-hitting Cabrera, 25, hit .274 with a .752 OPS and 13 homers for the Yankees as their everyday centerfielder in 2009. He became expendable when the Yankees acquired Curtis Granderson, though the Yankees will now be in the market for a starting left-fielder.
Dunn, a 24-year-old southpaw, pitched in four games for the Yankees last year after forging a 3.31 ERA in 38 minor-league games at two levels last year. Dunn punched out 99 in 73.1 innings while walking 46.
Vizcaino, 19, went 2-4 with a 2.13 ERA in the short-season New York Penn League last year, punching out 11.1 batters per nine innings.
Rumor Mill at this hour: 12 a.m. | 12.08.09 at 12:02 am ET |
Ivan Rodriguez has agreed to a two-year deal with the Nationals worth $6 million, according to Yahoo's Tim Brown.
Fernando Rodney has also turned down arbitration according to MLB.com's Jason Beck. The 32-year-old had 37 saves and a 1.47 WHIP in 2009.
Jon Heyman is tweeting that the Braves will now attempt to trade Soriano after losing out on the draft pick payoff of a departure via free agency.
Yahoo's Tim Brown is tweeting that Adrian Beltre and Mike Gonzalez have declined arbitration from the Mariners and Braves, respectively. As was expected, Gonzalez' teammate Rafael Soriano accepted arbitration from the Braves, according to Ken Rosenthal.
Dave O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution thinks the Braves are trying hard to unload Derek Lowe's $45 million over the next three years. O'Brien says the team would rather keep Javier Vazquez.
Rumor Mill at this hour: 1 p.m. | 12.07.09 at 12:59 pm ET |
Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News is tweeting that former Red Sox starter Brad Penny is closing in a deal with the Cardinals. Terms of the deal are not yet known.
After earlier reports that Andy Pettitte had rejected an offer from the Yankees, Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News is tweeting that the team never made an offer but is planning to today. Buster Olney says the deal will be worth more than $11 million.
Derek Lowe and Javier Vazquez could both be available, tweets Steve Henson, but the Braves won't part with Kenshin Kawakami.
SI's Jon Paul Morosi is reporting the Pirates and Tigers have both expressed interest in free agent shortstop Adam Everett. The 32-year-old is reportedly seeking a one-year deal for "around $3 million," according to Morosi.
After an earlier report suggested Brian Bruney was on his way to Atlanta, Joel Sherman is tweeting that the Yankees have sent the right-handed reliever to the Nationals for a player to be named later.
Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star names the Giants, Mariners, and Rockies as the teams that are pursuing 31-year-old free agent catcher Miguel Olivo.
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Practical Jewelry-Making Techniques
Problem Solving
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144 pages, 8 1/2" X 11" X 7/16" | |||||
363 full color photos, 13 diagrams, ring and wire sizing tables, glossary, index | |||||
Hands-on guidance on solving problems in jewelry-making. Jewelry-Making Techniques: Problem Solving departs from tradition by offering serious instruction to jewelry makers without assuming an advanced degree of prior knowledge. It presents a comprehensive survey of the core jewelry-making techniques while providing easier alternative solutions that get the same results as traditional methods. Each chapter is packed with unique ideas on how the jewelry artist can make tasks simpler, quicker or less expensive and still produce beautiful pieces. There are instructions for adapting and making problem-solving tools and jigs from everyday items, and tips on identifying potential pitfalls in a project and avoiding costly mistakes. Step-by-step lessons in jewelry technique accompany over 50 projects designed to put the skills in practice while creating beautiful pieces. Thorough explanations and hundreds of close-up photographs with detailed captions ensure the book will become a well-used reference for the jewelry maker. "You Will Need" boxes keep track of tools and materials, and "Tip" inserts offer sound advice born of experience. Where needed, there are design sketches with measurements. The chapters are:
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"What do they call it in football? The spy game?" joked coach Wayne Gretzky. "It's top secret. I'm not gonna decide until Wednesday. All three of them have played pretty hard, all three of them have been strong, all three of them really worked hard in practice each and every day. I know who we're gonna start. I'm just gonna keep it close to the vest until Wednesday."
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The seven story office building will be used for county offices, vehicle and computer storage, and as a base for facility maintenance operations. A homeless services center will occupy two floors, replacing the antiquated emergency winter shelter a block away.
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The new iPad is off to a great start, and across the year youre going to see a lot more of the kind of innovation that only Apple can deliver, said Apple CEO Tim Cook during the company's earnings conference call.
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Coordinates: 38°39′46″N 9°08′50″W / 38.66271°N 9.14717°W
Naval School | |
Escola Naval | |
Motto | Talant de bien faire |
Motto in English | The talent of doing well |
Established | 1796 (Royal Academy of the Midshipmen) 1823 (Portuguese and Brazilian midshipmen academies separation) 1845 (Naval School) |
Type | Naval academy |
Commander | Rear-admiral Edgar Marcos de Bastos Ribeiro |
Academic staff | 127 |
Students | 270 |
Location | Alfeite (Almada), District of Setúbal, Portugal |
Campus | Lisbon Naval Base |
Website | Naval School |
The Portuguese Naval School (Portuguese: Escola Naval) is an higher education level naval academy in Alfeite, Portugal.
The School offers university and polytechnical graduate programmes intended to train the future officers of the Portuguese Navy. It also offers postgraduate programmes, these being open to civilians, as well to naval and other military personnel.
The Naval School is located in the Lisbon Naval Base premises, located on the south bank of the Tagus river, in front of the city of Lisbon.
The present Portuguese Naval School was created in the 18th century as the Royal Academy of the Midshipmen (Academia Real dos Guardas-Marinhas).
In 1782, the Company of Midshipmen (Companhia dos Guardas-Marinhas) was created to frame and train the midshipmen (naval officer candidates) of the Portuguese Navy. The Company of Midshipmen was installed in the building of the Naval Arsenal of Lisbon.
The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen was created in 1792, as an university-level naval academy. This Academy integrated the already existing Company of Midshipmen as its student corps.
In 1807, the Army of Napoleon invaded Portugal. In order not to be captured by the Napoleonic forces and maintain the independence of the Kingdom, the Portuguese Royal Court and government are transferred to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, continuing to rule from there. The Royal Academy of the Midshipmen and its Company of Midshipmen also embark in the naval fleet that carries the Royal Court to Brazil and are installed in Rio de Janeiro, in 1808.
In 1823, one year following the independence of Brazil, the faculty and the students of the Academy of the Midshipmen had to chose either the Brazilian or the Portuguese nationality. Those that choosed the Portuguese nationality returned to Portugal and the others remained in Brazil. Then, two academies come into existence: the Imperial Academy of Midshipmen (Academia Imperial dos Guardas-Marinhas) in the Empire of Brazil (that would become the present Brazilian Naval School) and the Royal Academy of Midshipmen in the Kingdom of Portugal.
The Portuguese Royal Academy of Midshipment was reorganized in 1845, becoming the Naval School (Escola Naval).
The Portuguese Naval School includes:
- Commanding officer - a rear-admiral;
- Deputy commanding officer - a naval captain;
- Scientific Council;
- Pedagogical Council;
- Board of School Discipline;
- Naval Research Center (CINAV);
- Office for the Coordination of Evaluation;
- Directorate of Teaching;
- Student Corps - a battalion composed of five cadet companies;
- Support services.
University graduate programmes[edit]
- Master in naval military sciences, Navy speciality (5 years)
- Master in naval military sciences, Naval administration speciality (5 years)
- Master in naval military sciences, Marines speciality (5 years)
- Master in naval military sciences, Naval engineering (mechanics) speciality (5 years)
- Master in naval military sciences, Naval engineering (weapons and electronics) speciality (5 years)
- Master in naval military sciences, Naval medicine speciality (only the part of naval training, the medicine studies being done in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon)
Polytechnical graduate programmes[edit]
- Bachelor, Administration and secretariat (3 years)
- Bachelor, Weapons and electronics (3 years)
- Bachelor, Mechanics (3 years)
- Bachelor, Marines (3 years)
- Bachelor, Computer science (3 years)
- Bachelor, Divers (3 years)
- Bachelor, Hydrograpy (3 years)
- Bachelor, Communications (3 years)
Postgraduate programmes[edit]
- Postgraduate in hyperbaric medicine
- Postgraduate in law and cybersecurity
- Master in maritime history
- Master in military history
Other programmes[edit]
- Training program for special duty officers
- Training program for limited duty Officers
- Basic training program for officers
Research and development[edit]
The Portuguese Naval School includes the Naval Research Center (CINAV, Centro de Investigação Naval) that has the responsibility of coordinating, developing and supporting naval research activities. Some research projects being developed at the CINAV are:
- Submarine acoustics;
- Light weapons;
- Electroencephalogram analysis;
- Georeferenced data analysis;
- Naval unmanned air vehicles;
- Marine machines maintenance.
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The floods of 2011 and 2012 were one of the worst ever experienced in Pakistan since its independence in 1947. It resulted in extensive damage to crops, livestock, infrastructure and human settlements which nearly crippled the country's economy. In this tragedy nearly 4,000 schools were either destroyed completely or had become dysfunctional for teaching. [i]
After a preliminary damage assessment by a team from the Fatima Memorial Hospital (NUR-FMH) of the worst hit areas such as Dera Ghazi Khan in Southern Punjab, 400 families in flood hit areas were resettled by the NUR-FMH team. The team also provided medical relief, food, shelter and clothing to the flood affected people
Fatima Memorial Hospital than opened a formal school in Habit Mastui – DG Khan in Southern Punjab to address the severe need of an educational structure in in the flood affected areas. Today 200 students attend our school for free from Nursery to Grade 5. Five teachers qualified in the area of primary education have been inducted to provide quality education with instructional standards based on the latest national curriculum.
Teacher's workshops are conducted 3 times a year for quality control in competencies such as communication skills, conflict management and curriculum planning.
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The following charts detail project progression statistics such as teacher qualifications, textbook distribution, and
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Our Mission Continues
The children being educated at Habit Mastui are extremely thankful to their donors who made schooling in a devastated area possible again. We need your help to carry this mission forward and request that you come forward and become a part of this initiative through your donations to educate, empower and to create a better future.
It is our aim that one day these children will stand shoulder to shoulder with children from developed areas and feel
empowered by the quality of education provided to them through our humble endeavors.
Education plays a vital role in human capital formation. It raises an individual's productivity and efficiency, consequently producing skilled manpower that is capable of leading the path to sustainable economic development. Currently Pakistan's literacy rate is ranked at 113th among 120 nations[i] which has hampered growth in all sectors of society.
Several factors have been identified as responsible for the education problems plaguing Pakistan. These include insufficient funding, lack of adequate implementation programs and teaching methods. This has in turn led to Pakistan showing one of the lowest literacy rates in the world.
Education is a fundamental human right and through the support of our donors in this quarter Fatima Memorial Hospital continues to spread this light amongst those who were deprived of this in the peri-urban areas of Lahore.
Recent glimpses of non-formal educational activities are available with this report
The support of our patrons has made it possible for us to educate over 18,000 children in Pakistan. Today, we request that you come forward and become a part of this initiative through your donations to educate, empower and to create a better future.
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Global Literacy rate, Posted by Imaduddin on Wednesday, 24 October, 2012,
http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/87662-global-literacy-rate-pakistan-ranks-113th-among-120-nations-.html, Accessed on March, 2013.
Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, self-improvement, increased devotion and worship to Allah for all Muslims. Charity and generosity is especially urged during Ramadan. The act of fasting makes us relate closely with the suffering of others, and it makes us remember the blessings of life which we normally take for granted. The fast begins at dawn and ends at sunset with the fast-breaking meal known as Iftar. This is a time of strengthening our
bonds with family, friends and surrounding community.
Fatima Memorial Hospital (FMH) shared this time of peace and harmony by providing Iftar to over 300 families of non-paying patients admitted at Fatima Memorial Hospital. The meal comprised of nutritional items such as
dates, fruits, juices, and a rice meal for dinner. This meal providing activity enabled us to stand by those families in times of distress and pain. The happiness experienced through this sharing is inconceivable.
The Hospital
Fatima Memorial is a Third Sector, Not for Profit, Non-Government Organization working in the field of Social Development, Health Care, Education, Research & Community Development. It is today one of Pakistan's largest and oldest Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the healthcare sector.
Fatima Memorial Hospital has an active Community Outreach Programme, registered with the Social Welfare Department as Anjuman Behbood-e-Niswan-O-Itfal (ABNI), which caters to the health, educational and vocational needs of men, women and children in the rural and peri-urban areas around Lahore. Initiated in 1985, by Fatima Memorial Hospital and partially supported by the Women's Voluntary Service, this programme has provided medical relief to over half a million people. Focusing on communities such as Nainsukh, Malikpur, Lakhoder, and Talwara, where people often live without access to clean drinking water, sewerage, educational facilities, or health care, the team from Fatima Memorial Hospital is welcomed by the community members.[i]
Distinctively FMH has a 35 years record of selfless service to humanity, during which FMH has answered the silent cry of over 5.88 Million patients, out of which 85% were provided medication, diagnostic & surgical facilities, either free or at highly subsidized rates.
In the year 2011-12, free and subsidized health care worth more than Rs. 270 million was provided to deserving patients at the Fatima Memorial Hospital. The income generated from 15% of the private patients is used to cover the cost of treatment of the less privileged members of society.
Iftar to Families of Hospital Patients
Many Muslims believe that feeding someone Iftar is a form of charity and a very rewarding gesture. Indeed it was practiced by Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, (peace and blessings be upon him) himself as is evident from below Hadith:
Whoever offers meal to his/her Muslim
brother/sister at the time of iftar (the meal eaten by Muslims breaking their
fast after sunset during the month of Ramadan), s/he receives as much reward as
s/he has earned. Nothing becomes less of the reward of those s/he offered meal
to. (Tirmidhî, Sawm: 82; Ibn-i Majah, Siyam: 40)[ii]
It is very gratifying to feed people. Feeding a fasting person in particular is much more fruitful. Offering food to
people should be believed a blessing. It is declared in hadith-i sharifs:
The most virtuous of deeds is
to cover the fault of a Believer, to feed him, and to make him happy by meeting
a need of his. [Bayhaqi].
Most indoor patients under treatment at FMH have attendants (from family and friends) with them who look after them in addition to hospital staff deputed for their care. Through this project we provide Iftar to 850 fasting people who are attending to their loved ones admitted in our hospital yet are unable to afford a proper Iftar meal.
Our Mission Continues
To give you an idea of the size and volume of patients we are catering for free and subsidized rates we have
developed a pie chart below in figure 1. As you can see close to 1.42 Million patients have been treated for free. This is indeed a monumental achievement!
We continue to strive and struggle for such humanitarian acts. At the same time we are also thankful for your precious donations from the previous years that have made our dream possible. But alas this will all go to waste if we are not able to maintain our momentum.
So we request you to come forward and become a part of a noble deed. Your donations will go a long way towards the fulfillment of our collective mission. We need all the help we can get from socially responsible individuals like you to provide iftar to a person who otherwise couldn't afford that. Your additional donations will mean a lot to us and
even more to the poor who will be at sooth because of such effort.
We have developed a pictorial collage to showcase the poor attendants with indoor patients.
[i]Fatima Memorial System,
Company Website: http://www.fmsystem.org/fms/index.php
accessed March 2013.
[ii] Quotations on Rewards
of Offering Iftar, Questions on Islam Website, http://www.questionsonislam.com/article/reward-offering-iftar,
accessed March 2013.
[iii] Providing Iftar to
Families of Hospital Patients, Report by Mehr Manzoor,
posted December 11th, 2012 http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/iftar-meals-pakistan/updates/,
accessed March 2013.


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Omar Abdulwahab Sunday, 24 March 2013 9:28 AM - United Arab EmiratesI have owned properties from Nakheel and must say the service, build quality, and maintenance are horrendous.
Currently my investments are purely Emaar Properties. They are very well organised, professional, courteous, and take very good initiatives in providing a truly relaxed experience in Dubai. The qualities of the interiors and common areas are quite exceptional and i feel it is worth every penny to invest in an Emaar property.
I hope Emaar and Nakheel DO NOT merge together as my worry would be the level of customer service and organisation etc from Emaar would drop. Let's just say my perception of Nakeel is as a toxic form of cancer...sorry Nakheel, but the truth hurts...
Impressed Thursday, 14 February 2013 10:45 AM - UAEI have been working in Real estate advisory and research for 8 years in Dubai. Nakheel had the most arrogant and distastefull company culture. They are cleaning their act but there is still some way to go.
The idea is not a bad one. I am sure you will get some people thinking within Emaar and Nakheel, I will certainly ask the people I know in both firms to read this article.... Nakheel has got a lot of plots back through swaps and settlements. I am sure they could at least ring fence an area to get something going.
Ash Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:33 PM - DubaiConsidering that Emaar cannot finish off projects that it has already started (Downtown Dubai and the Marina are full of half built and abandoned projects) starting another 'mega project' would be an act of insanity.
keenobzerver Wednesday, 13 February 2013 1:53 PM - UKYou are referring to private plots of land sold by Emaar to independant developers who bear sole reponsibility for financing and constructing their projects.
ALL of Emaar buildings in Marina have been completed and handed over.
Kaz Monday, 11 February 2013 4:07 PM - UAENakheel build all their land out at sea, (The Palm, The World, The Universe) and Emaar brings the sea Inland (The new Busines Bay Creek, The Fountains, The Marina - so it would probably never work!!!
N.S. Wednesday, 6 February 2013 10:26 AM - UAEGod forbid! I own an Emaar property and I am totally satisfied in regards to time delivery, quality, community fees, transparency. I don't hear similar comments from Nakheel clients. A possible merge could be good but there's a strong risk of being also a bad decision which may affect the developer with, so far, the best reputation in UAE.
Geoffrey Sunday, 3 February 2013 9:38 PM - DubaiBig flaw in argument. Nakheel sold all the land already. I should know I still own two plots. Unless you carried out compulsory purchase orders on all existing buyers, money from where? Then there is nothing in it for Emaar, Emaar make their money through development. E.g. buying the land, developing the land and selling units. As they can't own the land here, you are either asking them to bear all the HUGE cost for the infrastructure in return for the very few subprime plots left - not worth it. Or get them to act solely as a DMA but then they are having to deal with all the history and the mess that is the Waterfront, just for a development fee. And why take on the risk of having your name sullied when you can't deliver the basic infrastructure because your client (Nakheel) doesn't have the money to deliver the basics? And why would Nakheel pay a development fee and give away all control over the whole project, when they still have the ability to do it in all in house?
PJA Owner Sunday, 3 February 2013 9:35 PM - UKI bought a villa on Palm Jebel Ali directly from Nakheel in 2003 - I'm still waiting for it 10 years later and wonder how long I will have to wait before they will even tell me what their plans are. The way they treat their customers is nothing short of disgusting.
Skinky Sunday, 3 February 2013 3:23 PM - UAEWhere is the Competition in this Free Market ?!
No one special Sunday, 3 February 2013 3:23 PM - UAEThis may be a possibility... look at the new projects with Dubai Holdings and Emaar... get ready share holders...
Raymond Sunday, 3 February 2013 12:50 PM - Dubai, UAEAssessing this possibility purely on its own merit as a single project ? albeit a very big one does make sense all round providing always that Nakheel?s role is limited to just the landowner who will enjoy the spot light of being associated with a fantastic beach front development by a credible developer like Emaar.
A key point to note is that Emaar to date has no beach front properties and would, in my opinion, relish the idea to show demonstrate its full capabilities.
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By Bill Beckner Jr.
Published: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, 10:33 p.m.
There is no wheel of fortune on the Apollo-Ridge sideline or in the coaches' box that determines who gets the football on the next play.
The Vikings (8-2) have plenty of offensive options — a good problem to have, especially two rounds into the WPIAL playoffs — but there are times when coach John Skiba is faced with a blinking switchboard of choices.
That'll likely be the case Friday night, particularly if it's a close game, when Apollo-Ridge (8-2) faces No. 1 seed Sto-Rox (10-0) in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals at Deer Lakes.
Sto-Rox coach Dan Bradley has an idea of where Apollo-Ridge is located — "It's out there, way out there," he said. But he's more certain about what type of players his opponents have.
"They have a lot of talent at the skill positions," he said.
With no free spins or do-overs in the playoffs, where one play can make or break a season, Skiba might have to make a split-second decision that doesn't come from an ear-marked page in the playbook.
Do they throw on first down? Do they run on third? Who gets the ball on a key fourth-down play?
When and how much do they use the three-pronged stable of running backs Jonah Casella, Ben Gemballa and Lonny Wells?
Do Tre Tipton or Duane Brown get into the mix as wildcat quarterbacks or break to the edges on reverses?
Skiba isn't getting worked up. He rarely does. He said he has learned to rely on a softly blended combination of instinct and situational thinking when it comes to choosing his weapons.
"You try to get people touches," Skiba said. "Sometimes it's based on mismatches. We have a bunch of guys we can use."
Quarterback Jesse Zelonka is a hazard to run or throw, and his targets are plentiful. Tipton has 37 catches for 610 yards and 12 touchdowns, Alex Smith has 26 receptions for 549 yards and seven scores, and Duane Brown, a rising freshman, has 14 grabs for 211 yards and a pair of TDs.
Apollo-Ridge has used 10 different ball carriers and seven different receivers. Some have been backups who appeared in mercy-ruled games, but nonetheless, the wealth's been spread.
"You look at a Duane Brown; he is a threat anytime he has the ball," Skiba said. "You get him in space, he's ridiculous. And Tre, you want to make sure he gets touches. People want to take him away so much. A lot of times he is a decoy. He knows that and understands that."
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There is less decision making on the defensive side of the ball. The message there is clear.
"We have to be nasty," defensive coordinator Bruce Yard told the team this week.
Apollo-Ridge's fate could lie in its defense play. A somewhat unheralded unit has 35 tackles for losses. It played strong in a 22-21 season-opening loss to North Catholic in double-overtime. North Catholic is the No. 2 seed.
Its secondary, though, allowed plenty of short catch-and-runs in a 35-27 loss to Avonworth. That is something Sto-Rox does well behind standout quarterback Lenny Williams.
Apollo-Ridge was strong on both sides of the ball in a 42-28 win over previously unbeaten Beth-Center in the first round.
"We weren't very sharp early on," Skiba said. "But once we got our feet underneath us, we were fine."
Zelonka hopes his team sets the tone early, but he enters the game thinking realistically.
"If we come out and play like we did against Beth-Center (last week), I think we can hang with them," Zelonka said. "But if we come out sluggish and lethargic, we'll get our butts handed to us."
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