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The latest postseason probabilities page update at MLB.com shows the A's at 99.4% chance to take the AL West for a second consecutive year, and a nearly 100% chance to make the playoffs in general.
(Jonah Hill fist pump)
Despite the drubbing last night, the A's are still firmly in control of the division, with their Magic Number at 7. Even if they fell to the wild card spot, they need to set a roster. How might that look?
First, let's decide on a rotation. No easy task! To review, here are the candidates:
Starter |
98 |
109 |
70 |
84 |
67 |
61 |
106 |
108 |
98 |
118 |
108 |
114 |
Remember that the losers of the rotation spot can go to the bullpen, if necessary. Brett Anderson is a theoretical possibility at this point, but is very likely to end up in the bullpen.
In some ways, trying to set a postseason rotation based on projection stats like FIP is hard. Playoffs are a small sample no matter what you do, and to some extent, the team cares more about their likelihood to not give up runs no matter how they do it. In other words, with Straily having relative concordance between his ERA and FIP, it's likely that for his remaining starts, he is likely to be around that performance. With Griffin having some ability or luck to keep his ERA nearer to league average, there is a slightly better chance that despite his sometimes homer-happy ways, he turns in a performance that allows fewer runs.
Given that, my picks would be for the four guys with the lowest ERA-: Parker, Colon, Gray, and Griffin. Anderson would be the go-to guy in the bullpen if one of them got in serious trouble.
Again, here are the candidates:
Brett Anderson
Tommy Milone
Dan Straily
I think we can all agree that despite their seeming inability to all be consistent at the same time, Doolittle, Balfour, and Cook remain the A-team relievers. The B team is a little harder to quantify. Again, in a postseason series, I'm not sure I want to rely on predictive stats so much; I just care that they get outs and keep the ball in the yard. So, let's rank the remaining relievers by BB/9 and HR/9:
Reliever |
Dan Otero |
1.30 |
0.00 |
Jerry Blevins |
2.80 |
1.15 |
Pat Neshek |
3.18 |
1.36 |
Jesse Chavez |
3.29 |
0.52 |
Brett Anderson |
4.58 |
0.92 |
Evan Scribner |
2.55 |
1.09 |
Tommy Milone |
2.30 |
1.45 |
Dan Straily |
3.37 |
1.03 |
So, there is definitely one obvious candidate in Otero. He is in, and has picked up the slack in the second half of the season where Blevins has fallen off. Of the others, though, it starts to split hairs: Blevins allows too many HRs for my liking, but he is also a lefty. Anderson has had control issues, and in general, has not appeared to have adjusted to the bullpen role entirely just yet. Chavez has kept the ball in the park, but also is prone to walks. Neshek allows too many walks AND home runs, but his wOBA against RHB is still .286, .100 less than vs. LHB, which could be useful against potential RH power bats (ahem, Cabrera, ahem) Scribner has middle of the pack stats, but again, going to back to small samples, I don't believe in his stuff over someone like Anderson.
In comparing the two starters, Straily and Milone, Straily allows far too many walks for my liking over someone like Scribner, who is already used to pitching out of the bullpen. The comparison between Milone and Blevins is interesting, though. In facing lefties, Blevins has a 1.95 HR/9, whereas Milone's is 1.16. On the other hand, Milone's 3.29 BB/9 vs. LHB is troubling, as is Blevins' 3.12 BB/9 (if you add in his 3 HBP to the walks). But Blevins is also more of a strikeout pitcher, relatively, than Milione.
Given that, the remaining 4 bullpen spots should go to Blevins, Chavez, Anderson, and Neshek. Scribner and Milone have simply been too inconsistent this year to merit a spot, but are decent options should someone need to be replaced, with preference to Milone.
This is actually pretty simple, as the recent callups are more to allow the regulars to have some rest rather than being starter candidates. Catcher is the one position where it could get interesting.
Crisp CF
Lowrie SS
Donaldson 3B
Moss 1B
Cespedes LF
Reddick RF
Sogard 2B
Smith DH
Vogt C
Catcher is hard. Between the three active catchers, Suzuki is clearly the best defensive receiver. But... that bat... yikes! Vogt, on the other hand, has hit well and throws well, but his receiving skills are not on par with either Suzuki or Norris. Norris is average at both, and hits lefties well.
On the other hand, given the probable matchup with Detroit's all right-handed rotation, having Norris around is only for Phil Coke or Drew Smyly coming out of the bullpen. What's more, I think the A's made a critical mistake last year in leaving both Gomes and Carter on the roster where Detroit is so heavily right-handed in their staff. Given the above, leaving Norris off the roster is tough but Suzuki's defensive edge at blocking balls in the dirt will come into play in the late innings. Indeed, I would like to see the defensive switch that the A's have been doing recently when Balfour comes in become standard earlier, perhaps in the seventh inning and later.
What do you think the postseason roster should be? Explain yourself in the comments below.
The A's will attempt to start a new winning streak against Garrett Richards and the Angels tomorrow. Sonny Gray gets the assignment of stopping the Angels suddenly red-hot offense. It's going to be really funny when the Angels make it to .500 then realize that they could have used a higher draft pick.


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FCLF's first support came from the Campaign for Human Development, which provided a grant to facilitate planning and outreach to civic activists, bankers, religious leaders, housing and community development experts. Led by Sister Mary Heyser of the Sacred Heart of Mary, agreement was reached to form a board of directors and embark on efforts to capitalize "the Loan Fund." This Florida-based board of directors, then and today, is made up of one-third borrowers, one-third investors, and one-third technical experts. Today, FCLF staff and board is a well-established team of highly experienced community leaders and industry professionals, and our core management team has been in place for nearly a decade.
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Customer service is arguably THE most important facet of your sales cycle. If you think of the process by which you sell your product or service as a crown, customer service is your largest gem. You have to figure out how to address customer concerns, including product related questions, billing, and technical support. How are you going to handle customer service questions and issues that arise? Inevitably, many issues will revolve around billing or getting a refund for a defective product. If you can sell your wares online, working with an established player like Amazon or Yahoo can help take the burden off of you, but realize that you do pay a percentage of the sales revenue typically for this service. When I owned a gourmet meal delivery service, NuKitchen, I had to offer perfect customer service as part of the valuable proposition because customers expect to be pampered with that type of door-to-door service. Consider what "kind" of customer service your customers would demand, expect or be impressed with.
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In his 'melodramma tragico' Semiramide, Rossini, the grand master of opera buffa, created a fascinating operatic tragedy with an eastern atmosphere. This eastern tragedy presents us with the infamous Semiramis, builder of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, who becomes entangled in the power machinations of her state, which comprises four peoples.
We are transported to ancient Babylon, where Queen Semiramide finds herself in a moral dilemma caused by the murder of her husband King Nino and the loss of her son Ninia. For many years she has denied Prince Assur, the brain behind the murder plot, the promised marriage and with it a place on the royal throne. Semiramide's love for the young general Arsace impels her to undertake new action. She plans to announce her wedding at the inauguration of the new temple of Baal and so thwart Assur's bid for the throne. However, the voice of Nino and the high priest Oronte defeat Semiramide's plan; they reveal the rift between love, intrigue, politics and faith. In the end, Semiramide acknowledges that Arsace is her missing son Ninia, who has returned home seeking revenge. Despite insights and repentance, the tragedy of the Babylonian Oedipus takes its catastrophic turn in a melodramatic confrontation at the grave of the murdered Nino. Rossini wrote Semiramide in 1829 before moving to Paris. He was only 37 years old and it was his last great Italian opera. With musical sensitivity and sporadic exotic sounds, Rossini paints psychologically motivated coloraturas and ensembles. In Semiramide Rossini reaches the height of his creative operatic powers; none of his other opera scores are richer or more perfect.
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Nigel Lowery, who delighted audiences last season with his production of Candide, now directs his favourite opera, Semiramide, and once again does so in his own style. The legendary Rossini expert and conductor Alberto Zedda is musical director, conducting a young international ensemble of singers led by Myrtò Papatanasiù as Semiramide and Ann Hallenberg as Arsace.
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I'm having an issue I was hoping could be solved here. Let me start out with system specs first. Mac OSX 10.6.8 / Windows XP Pro (bootcamp) Macbook Pro (2006 Aluminum body) 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM I've noticed NoScript (firefox addon) has been notifying me of sites like "smartsuggestor.net", "dealply.com", and a few others on ALL websites I go to. I've tried the following: - Scanning with Clam Xav 2. No viruses. - Reinstalling NoScript - Turned on built in Firewall in OSX (is it really needed with NoScript + Little Snitch?) Let me say this: I KNOW VIRUSES AND SPYWARE FOR MACS ARE REALLY RARE, but it is not impossible for them to get it. I'm concerned maybe it picked up something from my Windows XP. My Windows XP is in NTFS format, so I don't transfer files back and forth directly - I go through an external HDD. I have not pirated any programs. So, my question is simply this: Are there any anti-spyware programs for Mac? Or, if its not malware, does anybody know what the problem could be? |
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Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any since it was released over 10 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect Mac OS X is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided by practicing safe computing (see below). Also, Mac OS X 10.6 and later versions have anti-malware protection built in, further reducing the need for 3rd party antivirus apps. Mac Virus/Malware FAQ
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I already knew all of that after reading up on it. But prevention is worthless if your computer is already infected.
And, before anybody suggests it, reformatting is not an option, I have no time do so right now. |
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If you already knew all of that, you wouldn't be asking if your Mac was infected with spyware. I encourage you to go through the numbered steps in my post.
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I read up on it after I figured out my computer may have a problem, not before. If I would have known about this stuff before, I wouldn't have had a problem.
If it is not spyware, what do you think is causing these scripts to repeatedly come up on NoScript? Again, they are on ALL sites, not just a select few. I read online they may be a type of shopping or information 'stealing' thing. Are they even a concern if I block them using NoScript? (Little Snitch doesn't detect anything out of the ordinary) EDIT: I also emptied my cache and ran the 'automated feature' using Onyx. Didn't help. |
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I was going to simply place them in a small pot with the Miracle-Gro® Cactus, Palm and Citrus Soil bag mix. Would this be good to use? Any other thoughts on this miracle grow mix? Any other advice for growing citrus, as i would like to try a lemon tree as well. |
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I believe that kumquats do come true from seed (meaning they can produce fruit from planted seeds). As containerized trees, kumquats are not difficult on LI or anywhere else for that matter. Not true citrus, Fortunella (their genus), includes varieties with rounded and oblong fruit. The oblong ones (Nagami variety) are the ones you generally see sold in fruit markets. Kumquats, as smaller, containerized plants/trees, offer several advantages over Citrus (relatively small size, fruit stays on the tree for long periods, more insect/pest resistant, drought tolerance, less prone to leaf drop, more tolerant of indoor life, and good cold resistance). Rather than being described as "difficult", kumquats are actually very EASY. I haven't grown them from seed but that shouldn't pose any special challenges either. Make sure you don't let the potting medium for the seeds dry out but don't saturate either. Fortunella and Citrus all like full sun. I like to start moving the adult tree out of their winter quarters (a chilly/cold garage) some time in March (watch the weather), usually by mid April I can relax about heavy frost. They stay out in full sun from then until the end of November. Right now they are actually in a period of setting heavy fruit. You mentioned lemons, I would suggest the Meyer's lemon as a great containerized plant. Kumquats also hybridize with true Citrus and these plants also make good container trees (limequat, Calamondin, and supposedly now lemonquat). Be warned, citrus can be highly addictive. Good luck! |
- Posted by californian 10 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 11, 09 at 1:35
I have a Meiwa Kumquat (in my opinion the best tasting) and eat the fruit right off the bush and spit the seeds on the ground. In over ten years not a single seed voluntarily sprouted, and I must have spit thousands of them in my back yard. If you can grow one from seed please post how you did it. BTW, my Kumquat bush is now about five feet tall and wide, and makes hundreds of Kumquats a year. The main pest is scale insects, but I can't spray the tree because it is continuously producing fruit and I don't want any pesticides on it. If you eat too many kumquats at one time they will give you heartburn, so better to eat just two or three every time you walk past the bush while you are working in the yard. |
I have a kumquat that was from a seed from a yummy store bought fruit growing in Maine. I have no idea what kind it is but I will say that its stem is wimpy. In FL at a nursery I asked about a heathy and sturdy kumquat that was loaded with fruit and the man told me it was growing on a graft root stock. It was in a 2 gal. pot. Mine is about 8 years old. During winters when we traveled it and several citrus trees were in foster care. The kumquat was pruned a whole lot--a shocking amount to me, as the keeper thought it looked spindly. Well, several years later I say it is still spindly even after growing a few new branches. If you really want a nice citrus tree for an inside pot and do not really care about getting fruit, grapefruit trees are great. Mine just came from a nice tasting store bought fruit and the tree is pretty, strong and grows nicely. Leasa |
- Posted by islandmanmitch z 8/9 FL (My Page) on Sat, Feb 14, 09 at 20:14
Keep in mind it can take up to 15 years for a citrus to fruit from a seed. |
- Posted by Mitch 4(email@example.com) onTue, May 24, 11 at 10:08
If I am not mistaken, the kumquat fruit we get at the store are from hybrid plants, so their seeds may not yield the same quality plant. Grafting will provide you with the same genetic tree. If anyone knows I am mistaken, please post information. Mitch |
I dont think we really need to respond to this thread in 2011. This thread was last bumped in '09, so I doubt anyone is monitoring it anymore. :P Still... As noted above, the kind of Kumquat usually sold in stores is the Nagami variety, which does (usually) come true from seed. Most citrus can come true from seed, including hybrids, though there are some exceptions. In fact, most common citrus (grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime) are believed to be ancient hybrids of older species like citron and papeada. That said, Mitch is correct that grafting is the best way to be 100% certain that you will get the same genetic plant, and is by far the best choice if you want fruit from your plants due to citrus species' long juvenility. |
"If I am not mistaken, the kumquat fruit we get at the store are from hybrid plants, so their seeds may not yield the same quality plant. Grafting will provide you with the same genetic tree. If anyone knows I am mistaken, please post information" You are mistaken |
Here is a link that might be useful: mrtexas
- Posted by poncirusguy none (My Page) on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 10:24
I have a 10 month old Meiwa kumquat tree from seed that is doing very well, I think. It is the only one with a robust trunk. The other two died one by drought and the light to close to the other. Both of the dead ones had lighter but not spindly stems. If other are growing kumquats from seed could you posts pictures and the age of the plant. I would like to get an idea of what really works. This is my Meiwa as of 1-8-13 Thanks Steve |
- Posted by poncirusguy none (My Page) on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 23:01
He's still around. Check the forum at citrus dot forumup dot org |
I have a Nagami Kumquat and the leaves are droopy. I just moved it to a sunnier spot and put it on a regular watering schedule. How long before my leaves perk back up? I haven't killed any plants in a long time and I don't want to start now! |
Rescueme, I live on Long Island, grow my meiwa kumquat tree in a western window, and I never put the tree outside at all! Love it! Mary |
I live in PNW. The plants in the photo are Meiwa Kumquat grown from seeds. They are 6 weeks old. I tried two different methods. Immersed the seeds in warm water for two days and planted them. Other method straight into soil. I kept them near a heater. Started to get them germinated in 2 to 3 weeks time. |
- Posted by poncirusguy 6.8 micro zone (My Page) on Wed, Mar 27, 13 at 15:50
- Posted by poncirusguy (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 20:22
here is my nagami as of this entry |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/wreristhechimney/slideshow/fig8citrus 6-14-13
This post was edited by poncirusguy on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 19:31
Now you're digging up 2 year old threads to post the same damn pictures over and over again? Really? |
- Posted by poncirusguy none (My Page) on Mon, Jun 17, 13 at 17:18
JoppaRich YOU ARE WRONG The rules state ,that I am to use existing threads rather than start new ones. Also others have responded with their own stories and pictures. furthermore this thread is Steve |
- Posted by baconquest MA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 8:32
I too find your posts off-topic and redundant. Its not about forum rules or etiquette either, you do just seem to dig up old threads and post the exact same pictures over and over again. We get it. I'm really sorry, I try to stay positive and grateful for all the help on these forums (and YES the FIRST time you posted your carbon copy post I did find it interesting and insightful), but its getting annoying! -Mike B |
- Posted by poncirusguy micro(zone-6.8,ahs-8 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 8:49
I'll tone it down. My reason for old threads was to see what success others had after a few years from seed. I am finding that its not much. I mam going to refrain from refrain from answering question, but post if I have a problem. I really like picture over short descriptive writings. I however have my own thread on kumquats where i am keeping track of my own stuff good and bad. I will continue to use that. I do appreciate the advice as I am unable to tell that I am off track or topic line. Steve |
- Posted by CalamondinKid none (My Page) on Sun, Jun 23, 13 at 16:26
Hi all, Hi Steve, I let the Kumquat seeds I got go dry and lost them all. Nagami, I think. I am a calamondin grower but have been interested in Kumquat growing so I am searching all threads, new and old. MeyerMike got me started again a few years ago. Nice chap. Is he still here on the forum? I am going to find some seeds as soon as I can find some. |
- Posted by poncirusguy micro(zone-6.8,ahs-8 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 13 at 18:53
CalamondinKid Meyer mike is very active on the citrus forum I have done a lot of research on this suject and have a list of successes and failure to kumquat growing with descriptive pictures |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/citrus/msg0320572518736.html
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 13 at 19:09
Hey Mike from good ole Mass!!! Calamondinkid, how can I help you? Thanks for your kind word. Mike:-) |
- Posted by poncirusguy none (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 13 at 21:23
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15-year-old Olivia O'Neil has been forced to return her Miss Teen Wanganui crown after a pageant organizer saw her Facebook photos with her newly-dyed brown hair, reports the New Zealand Herald.
The organizer in question is Barbara Osborne, who saw the pictures and asked if it was a wig. "I hope it is, don't give me heart failure," Osborne said to O'Neil.
When O'Neil replied that it was not a wig and that if it wasn't "pageant worthy" to have brown hair, then maybe pageants were not for her, Osborne said, "Well, you better decide, miss. Hand over your crown with an attitude like that. I'm sure someone will step into your place with manners."
When Olivia handed over the crown, she said Osborne told her she "would not go far in this world." New pageant spokesman Jevan Goulter onfirmed that Olivia was stripped of her crown because she did not "maintain the image she had when she won it." He also confirmed that Osborne was removed from the organization.
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Put Assborne under solitary confinement, she has gone nuts!
You dont strip a 15 yr old beauty queen of her title, just because of her hair, and tell her that she is not going to go far in life, maybe she is about to flip over. Ha ha ha
No worries, Olivia, If you are beautiful, you are beautiful. And, Assborne has given you worldwide publicity. Should thank her. Ha ha ha
American here, and I call on all you sane thinking New Zealanders to grab some eggs and make sure Mrs Osborne gets what she deserves.
What a terrible thing to do to a 15yr. old...She is beautiful no matter what her haircolor is...Mz.Azzborne is a terrible person to tell a 15yr. old that she won't gto far in life because she colored her hair...Whatta putz...!!!
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ok i get that beauty contests are based primarily on a narrow definition of superficial beauty and if, like me, that doesn't fly right with you, to just steer clear of them, or in olivia's case, to remove yourself from that lifestyle once you know the truth. but i'd been under the presumption that many pageants, while mainly focusing on appearance, do look a little beyond skin-deep measures of beauty (a supermodel lookalike with a big heart is going to be more apt to win than one with an ugly heart).
i also get that it would be only following the guidelines to have olivia hand back her crown for dyeing her hair *if* and only if such a thing was clearly stated as being against the rules. if that were the case that would be one thing. to have her hand back her crown if she were never told that dyeing her hair was a no-no, that's reflects sub-par communication from the pageant officials to the contestants.
but the fact that this woman reacted with such quotes as "don't give me heart failure," and that this girl would "not go far in life," and that she had an attitude problem is horrendous behavior. from what i've read, all olivia said was that if she weren't allowed to do what she wanted with her hair maybe pageant life wasn't for her, and subsequently handed back her crown. how is that a bad attitude? that's politely but firmly standing up for what you believe in. i give her props because i don't think i would have been able to do that at age 15. it doesn't sound like olivia insulted the pageant officials or anything like that. she just made the personal decision that such things were not for her anymore. i tell you that kind of ability to stand her ground firmly but diplomatically is going to get her much further in this world than the woman who essentially makes a living off of being hypercritical of teen girls.
wow she was very cute but too bad about her crown! big mistake then!


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Photographs of the suspects obtained by video surveillance at those businesses where the stolen credit cards were used.
Morrison Police are investigating a Burglary that occurred at the Dollar General in Morrison on Thursday, January 3, 2013. At approximately 4:45 p.m., at least two suspects entered the Dollar General. As one suspect distracted employees, the other suspect entered the break room, stole employees' wallets, and then left the store. The employees' credit cards were later used in businesses in Clinton, Iowa and possibly the Quad City Area.
Suspect 1 is a white female, approx. 5 ft. 2 in. and 120-130 lbs, in her mid-late 40's, wearing a long trench coat. She appears to always have her hair pulled back.
Suspect 2 in an Asian male, approx. 5 ft. 8 in., 140-150 lbs. in his mid-late 30's. He wears a black dress jacket and glasses.
This Burglary may be connected to other similar Dollar General Burglaries that occurred in Fulton on December 31, 2012 and in Port Byron on January 3, 2013.
Chief Brian Melton is asking for the public's help. If anyone has any information regarding these Burglaries, please contact the Morrison Police at 815-772-7659, your local law enforcement agency, or by calling the Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at (877) 625-7867. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $1,000 to anyone with information that leads to an arrest(s). Remember, you may remain anonymous!