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Manufacturing's Most Outstanding Leaders and Projects Receive Industry's Most Prestigious Awards
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Four manufacturing leaders who are driving the transformation of manufacturing as a sustainable, safe, and responsible source of global economic growth and innovation were recognized last night with top honors at the 10th annual Manufacturing Leadership Awards, presented by the Manufacturing Leadership Community, part of Frost & Sullivan.
At a gala awards ceremony at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL, attended by winners of the ML Awards, Dean Bartles, executive director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, and Susan Lewis of The Dow Chemical Company, were named Manufacturing Leaders of the Year.
Also receiving top honors were The Boeing Company and Plastic Molding Technology, Inc. Named Manufacturers of the Year, both companies were recognized by the ML Awards distinguished panel of industry judges for having accomplished the most transformative projects of the year. Plastic Molding Technology was selected for having carried out the top overall project from among all 2014 ML Award winners with annual revenues of under $1 billion. Boeing was honored for accomplishing the top overall project from among all 2014 ML Award winners with annual revenues of more than $1 billion.
The Manufacturing Leadership Awards also announced its first-ever recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, Richard E. Dauch, the late co-founder and chairman of American Axle and Manufacturing and a force in the automotive manufacturing industry for nearly half a century. Dauch died last year. Dauch's family members, David C. Dauch, Richard Dauch, and Sandy Dauch, accepted the award posthumously.
Eleven winners of ML High Achiever Awards and one winner of the ML Editors' Choice Awards were also announced. The High Achiever Awards are presented to a select group of ML Award-winning projects announced earlier this year. High Achievers received the most votes from the judges in each of the nine ML Award categories. Winners of the Editors' Choice Awards were selected by members of the Manufacturing Leadership Community editorial staff which found them to be projects that represented great potential and captured the spirit of the ML Awards.
Also honored were winners of the ML Technology Partner Awards and President's Awards. These technology providers played key roles in enabling ML Award winners to achieve outstanding performance.
"Once again this year, ML Award winners exemplify a rising spirit in the manufacturing industry to 'break the egg' – to re-think assumptions, transform business models, employ game-changing technologies, and aggressively move ahead to a better future," said David R. Brousell, Global Vice President & Editorial Director, Manufacturing Leadership Community. "Innovation has truly become the driving force in the industry today."
Bartles, a longtime leader in the defense manufacturing industry and a member of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, was recognized for his tireless advocacy for the education of manufacturing's future leaders and many other accomplishments.
Lewis was honored for her success in making environmental health and safety a number one priority at Dow and beyond.
Boeing was selected as the Large Manufacturer of the Year for its ThreatNavigator project, a system that taps into data feeds from around the globe to provide a real-time situational operating picture with visual analytics. Boeing uses ThreatNavigator to protect its supply chain and its most valuable asset: its people.
Plastic Molding Technology was honored as the Small/Medium Manufacturer of the Year for two transformational projects, a comprehensive lean continuous improvement initiative and a multi-dimensional, integrated sustainability project that, together, produced significant and ongoing savings and resulted in record earnings for PMT.
Other top 2014 ML Awards honors and their recipients were:
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Also honored at the ML Awards Gala event were Technology Partner and President's Award winners that helped winners achieve outstanding performance. Winners of the Technology Partner Award were: AeroScout Industrial, AT&T, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Dassault Systemes, Durr Assembly Products GmbH, E2open, Inc., Google, Inc., IBM Corporation, IQMS, Inc., Librestream Technologies, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., Motorola Solutions, Inc., Oracle Corp., PTC, Corp., Resolution Tube, Schenck RoTec Corporation, SheerTrans Solutions, Siemens PLM Software, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., and Teradata Corp.
Winners of the President's Award were honored for having enabled customers to win ML Awards for five years in a row. They are AT&T Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., and IQMS, Inc.
Nominations for the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Summit will open in August 2014 at http://mlawards.gilcommunity.com/
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Newstalgia Mid-Week Concert - Gunther Herbig Conducts The RTVE Symphony In Music Of Ravel, Debussy And Beethoven.
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Newstalgia Mid-Week Concert - Orquesta Sinfonica y Coro de RTVE conducted by Gunther Herbig in music of Rave, Debussy and Beethoven, live from Madrid, February 4, 2011
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The St. Louis Rams came into the game short handed and without starting quarterback Sam Bradford, but that's no excuse for Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray doing whatever he wanted to the Rams defense. Murray hit the ground running, ripping off a 91-yard touchdown run to put the Cowboys up an early 7-0 lead.
Murray didn't stop with just the 91-yard run, he wound up breaking Emmitt Smith's single-game rushing record. Murray ended the day with 253 rushing yards on 25 carries with one rushing touchdown. The Cowboys offense as a whole had an easy go of it, as Tony Romo wasn't asked to do a whole lot. Romo still passed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, hitting wide receiver Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Witten on touchdown passes.
The Rams offense was nearly as poor as their rush defense. The Cowboys loaded up and limited Steven Jackson to just 70 rushing yards while back up quarterback A.J. Feeley threw for 196 yards, including an interception. Jackson rushed for a touchdown in the second quarter, looking like the Rams would make a game of it down only 14-7, but then the Cowboys rattled off 20 unanswered points to hand the Rams their sixth straight loss.
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Hundreds of people walked one mile Saturday to raise awareness for special needs children.
It was the first annual Buddy Walk at Legacy Park for Down Syndrome. Over 150 people came out to enjoy carnival games, jump houses, and music.
The event organizers has a son with down syndrome and says even though Albany may be a small town, there are many resources available for people with special needs.
"It was tough, we actually didn't find out until after he was born, he had a pretty severe heart condition, so we found out after the fact, he was born in Atlanta so we had access to all the resources in Atlanta," says Kayla Luckie, Organizer.
She hopes to continue this Buddy Walk for years to come and help raise money for down syndrome research.
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What exactly are we celebrating today?
Presidents Day? Presidents' Day? President's Day? Wandering Apostrophe Day?
And whom exactly does it honor?
Is it just one president (Washington)? Or two (Washington and Lincoln)? Or the whole lot (including Warren G. Harding)? The apostrophe's placement, assuming an apostrophe is used, depends on whether we're celebrating more than one president today, right?
Officials should have the official word. In Campbell, the calendar on the city's website declares it "Presidents' Day," acknowledging the celebration of more than one president.
Campbell Union School District calls it "Presidents Week" break while Campbell Union High School District calls it "Presidents' Week" break.
Perhaps higher authorities in Sacramento, government of the nation's largest state, have a consistent approach? The California Senate observes "President's Day," while the state Employment Development Department celebrates " Presidents' Day." And the state Board of Equalization? You guessed it: " Presidents Day."
So, what do they say at the top of U.S. officialdom – the federal government? In the eyes of Uncle Sam, the answer is — none of the above.
Today's federal holiday is officially called "Washington's Birthday."
It was signed into law in 1879, to be observed annually on Feb. 22, Washington's birthday. In 1968, with the passage of Public Law 90-363, Congress moved it to the third Monday of February but retained the name "Washington's Birthday."
"This holiday is designated as 'Washington's Birthday' in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees," intones the "Federal Holidays" Web page of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, official keeper of federal employee holiday entitlements. "Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law."
A holiday guide, Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary, offers further explanation:
"The passage of Public Law 90-363 in 1968, also known as the 'Monday Holiday Law,' changed the observance of Washington's Birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February. Because it occurs so soon after Lincoln's Birthday, many states — such as Hawaii, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Wyoming — combine the two holidays and call it Presidents' Day or Washington-Lincoln Day. Some regard it as a day to honor all former presidents of the United States."
So while some jurisdictions may call it Presidents Day (with or without an apostrophe on either side of the "s"), it is devoted solely to George Washington in its role as an official federal holiday.
But lest you feel George's birthday is getting unfair preferential treatment, consider this: since the holiday was moved to the third Monday of the month, it can never fall on his birthday.


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BART planning to eliminate non-stop Pleasanton line connection to SFO
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I don't think this is the first time that BART has reconfigured the lines to the SFO Airport. They have had the Dublin-Pleasanton line a transfer line and a direct line in the past, just as they have had the Millbrae station parallel and at the end of the line in the past. If you look at the system maps in the BART train cars, you will see that they have been edited with overlays to reflect the periodic changes to routing. As far as the impact is concerned, Pleasanton travelers will need to add a safety buffer of 20 minutes to their journey, effectively taking one earlier train out of Pleasanton than before. Instead of using Daly City as the transfer point, I would suggest using downtown SFO or Balboa Park station.


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This past offseason, the Yankees signed their five arbitration-eligible players to one-year contracts totaling $16.4875M. Next winter's class figures to be pricey as well, mostly because Michael Pineda will qualify for arbitration for the first time and Ivan Nova will be eligible a second time. Shawn Kelley will also be due a nice raise in his final year of eligibility.
Kelley is a Super Two, meaning he will go through arbitration four times instead of the usual three. The full explanation is here, but the short version is that some players (the top 22% in service time, specifically) with more than two years but less than three years of service time qualify as Super Twos and get four years of arbitration. It puts some more money in their pocket in exchange for teams manipulating their service time, basically.
According to agent Ryan Galla at CAA Baseball (h/t MLBTR), the projected Super Two cutoff for this coming offseason is two years and 128 days of service time, which is typically written as 2.128. David Phelps came into the season with 1.156 years of service time, so unless he gets shipped to the minors for about four weeks, he will qualify as a Super Two and go through arbitration four times instead of three. He will still not be eligible for free agency until after the 2018 season.
Phelps will get a nice raise through arbitration but nothing crazy. He'd have to move into the rotation and pitch very well (and do it soon) for that. Phelps came into the season with ten wins and a 4.11 ERA in 186.1 career innings, and that's the stuff that matters in arbitration. Not his FIP or his WAR. Old school stats reign supreme in arbitration. Tyson Ross went to arbitration with nine wins and a 4.34 ERA in 273.2 career innings last winter, which earned him $1.98M in his first year as a Super Two. That seems like a decent comparable for Phelps at this point.
The only other Yankee on the Super Two bubble is Austin Romine, who came into the year at 1.143 years of service time. He collected a bunch of service time while on the DL two years ago, in case you're wondering why that number seems so high. Romine will reportedly not get the call to replace Frankie Cervelli today, which hurts his Super Two chances. He needs to get called up very soon and remain on the MLB roster (or the DL) for the rest of the season to have a shot at qualifying. That seems unlikely, but who knows. Even if does qualify, his 2015 salary should be a six-figure sum.
Nova and especially Pineda will be the Yankees' big arbitration cases after this season. If Pineda keeps pitching like he has in his first two starts, he'll be due a huge raise even after missing all that time to shoulder surgery. Kelley could get a nice salary bump depending on how many saves he picks up as well. Phelps will likely be a Super Two, and while he isn't due a huge raise for next season, it does carry over and affect his future salaries.
4/17-4/20 Series Preview: Tampa Bay RaysBy · Comments
After spending close to two months in Tampa for Spring Training, the Yankees return to the area for a four-game series against the Rays this weekend. Well, technically Tropicana Field is in St. Petersburg, so I guess they aren't actually in Tampa again. Whatever. With any luck, this series will go as well as the four-gamer against the Red Sox last weekend.
What Have They Done Lately?
The Rays have lost three games in the last four days with a rainout mixed in. They've lost six of their last nine games overall. Tampa Bay is 7-8 with a -8 run differential on the season.
Manager Joe Maddon's ball club comes into this series averaging only three runs per game with a team 94 wRC+, so they're getting some guys on base but can't bring them home. They have scored 14 runs total in their last nine games. Yikes. Tampa is perfectly healthy on the position player side with no one on the DL. The same can not be said of their pitching staff.
As usual, Maddon's lineup is anchored by 3B Evan Longoria (118 wRC+), who remains annoyingly great. 2B Ben Zobrist (158 wRC+) has had a better year than Longoria to date, and OF Desmond Jennings (149 wRC+) is doing a fine job in a supporting roles. Reigning Rookie of the Year OF Wil Myers (47 wRC+) is off to a slow start and 1B James Loney (91 wRC+) has not yet carried over last summer's surprising success.
OF Matt Joyce (198 wRC+) and OF David DeJesus (56 wRC+) split time in left field, though Joyce is seeing more at-bats lately due to his hot start. SS Yunel Escobar (54 wRC+) isn't doing much of anything, ditto the catching platoon of C Ryan Hanigan (73 wRC+) and C Jose Molina (-48 wRC+). OF Brandon Guyer (11 wRC+), UTIL Sean Rodriguez (146 wRC+), and UTIL Logan Forsythe (46 wRC+) round out the bench. This year's club features fewer platoons than what Tampa has employed in recent years.
Pitching Matchups
Injuries have hit the Rays' rotation really hard this year, so their staff is not nearly as strong as we're used to seeing. Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery), Jeremy Hellickson (elbow), and Alex Cobb (oblique) are all on the DL and not particularly close to returning. The pitching prospect pipeline has dried up too, so Tampa has had to scramble to cobble together a rotation over the last ten days or so.
Thursday: LHP CC Sabathia vs. LHP David Price (Career vs. NYY) (Pitcher GIFs)
Had Tuesday night's Rays-Orioles game not been rained out, the Yankees would have missed Price in this four-game series. Instead, it rained, and he was pushed back a day. It's because I opened by big mouth earlier that afternoon. Anyway, the 28-year-old Price had a 3.33 ERA (3.03 FIP) in 186.2 innings last season, which almost constitutes a down year for him. His strikeout rate dropped (7.28 K/9 and 20.4 K%), but so did his walk rate (1.30 BB/9 and 3.7 BB%). Price's ground ball rate (44.9%) was down from 2012 but in line with his career norms, and as usual he crushed left-handed batters (.220 wOBA). Righties had a little more success (.311 wOBA). Price is still a fastball-first pitcher, throwing his low-to-mid-90s four-seamer and mid-to-upper-80s cutter roughly 70% of the time combined. When right, he backdoors the cutter to righties and it is just unhittable. It looks like a ball right up until darts over the outside corner. A low-80s changeup and upper-70s curveball are his secondary offerings. Price is throwing the ball as well as he ever has right now, and last time out he struck out ten Reds in 8.1 innings of one-run ball.
Friday: RHP Hiroki Kuroda vs. LHP Erik Bedard (Career vs. NYY) (No Pitcher GIFs)
Bedard, 35, opened the season in Triple-A before getting the call to help cover for injuries. This will be his first start for Tampa. Last season, the veteran southpaw had a 4.59 ERA (4.38 FIP) in 151 innings for the Astros, with a strong strikeout rate (8.23 K/9 and 20.8 K%) but poor walk (4.47 BB/9 and 11.3 BB%) and ground ball (36.4%) rates. He also had a reverse split, holding righties to a .333 wOBA while lefties tagged him for a .368 wOBA. Bedard's fastball is mostly upper-80s these days, and he backs it up with his trademark big-breaking mid-70s curveball. He'll also throw a low-70s changeup. Bedard allowed one run in four innings in his only Triple-A start, and one run in two relief innings for the Rays a few days ago.
Saturday: RHP Ivan Nova vs. RHP Chris Archer (Career vs. NYY) (Pitcher GIFs)
Archer finished third in the AL Rookie of the Year voting last season thanks in part to his success against the Yankees. He dominated them, allowing just three runs on 12 hits and three walks in 22 innings across three starts. The righty also threw a two-hit, 97-pitch shutout in Yankee Stadium. Archer, 25, had a 3.22 ERA (4.07 FIP) in 128.2 innings last season with good peripherals: 7.06 K/9 (19.2 K%), 2.66 BB/9 (7.2 BB%), and 46.8% grounders. He is mostly a two-pitch pitcher, living off his mid-90s fastball and mid-80s slider. He'll mix in the occasional mid-80s changeup, but only a handful per start. Unsurprisingly, he has a huge platoon split with that pitch mix, dominating righties (.227 wOBA) but getting dominated by lefties (.343 wOBA) in his short big league career. Archer got knocked around pretty good last time out (seven runs in five innings against the Orioles) but had two very strong starts to open the year.
Sunday: TBA vs. LHP Cesar Ramos (Career vs. NYY) (Pitcher GIFs)
After losing out on the fifth starter's job in Spring Training, the 29-year-old Ramos moved into the rotation following Moore's injury. He has been a reliever the past four years, throwing 67.1 innings of 4.14 ERA (3.70 FIP) ball for Tampa Bay last year. His strikeout (7.08 K/9 and 18.4 K%), walk (2.94 BB/9 and 7.6 BB%), and ground ball (40.9%) rates were solid but unspectacular. Ramos sits right around 90 mph with his fastball as a starter, and he has the usual complement of offspeed pitches: mid-80s changeup, low-80s slider, low-70s curveball. He got demolished during his first start a few days ago, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks in only two innings against the Reds.
As for the Yankees, they need a spot starter for Sunday because of Tuesday's rainout and Wednesday's doubleheader. Since Shane Greene can not be called back up yet and there are no other realistic options on the 40-man roster, it seems like Vidal Nuno is the best candidate. Nothing has been officially announced, of course. The Yankees are off on Monday and can afford to go nuts with their bullpen on Sunday if need be.
Bullpen Status
Closer Fernando Rodney joined Robinson Cano in Seattle, so Maddon now hands the ball off the RHP Grant Balfour (4.85 FIP) in the ninth inning. He returned to the Rays this offseason after his deal with the Orioles fell through. RHP Joel Peralta (6.36 FIP) is his primary setup man, and with Ramos now in the rotation, LHP Jake McGee (1.75 FIP) is the only southpaw.
The middle relief crew is a parade of right-handers, including RHP Josh Lueke (6.00 FIP), RHP Brad Boxberger (1.13 FIP), RHP Brandon Gomes (4.90 FIP), and whatever's left of RHP Heath Bell's (4.48 FIP) career. Boxberger, Peralta, and Gomes all pitched yesterday afternoon, but none threw more than 17 pitches. As for the Yankees, check out our Bullpen Workload page to see who has thrown what and when. For the best Rays analysis, head to The Process Report and DRays Bay.
The new, shifty YankeesBy · Comments
I'm not sure there has been a more discussed topic this year than infield shifts. The YES booth talks about them all the time, pointing out who is playing where and wondering why hitters don't just bunt (so easy!). Same conversation, game after game, night after night. Shifts are the hot topic right now and they aren't going away anytime soon.
The Yankees are no stranger to using infield shifts. We've seen them shift over the last two or three seasons from time to time, but this year they have cranked it up a notch and are among the leaders in shifts. During Sunday night's game, the ESPN broadcast put up a graphic showing that the Yankees had used 79 shifts in their first dozen games, second only to the Astros (127). The Brewers were a distant third with 48 shifts. Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi, and others told Pete Caldera they were planning to use more shifts this season back in Spring Training and they weren't joking.
Using the shift requires quite a bit of data. You need to know the hitter's tendencies, the pitcher's tendencies (and preferences), your infielders, all sorts of stuff. It's not as simple as telling the third baseman to mosey on over into shallow right field. At least not if you want to do it correctly. Buster Olney explained all the work and preparation the Yankees put into their new shift-happy ways earlier this week:
In order for this to happen, there needs to be a complete buy-in, from the front office to the last relievers in the bullpen, and as Yankees manager Joe Girardi explained it, the numbers were presented to the field staff during the winter — and the field staff embraced the idea. Then, early in spring training, the Yankees talked about the changes to come in a team meeting, and some of the most important voices in that first conversation were players who had been on teams that had used defensive shifts — Kelly Johnson, who had played with Toronto and Tampa Bay, and Brian Roberts, who played with the Orioles.
The Yankees practiced the shifts they would use in their daily workouts during spring training, and in the second half of the exhibition season, they began employing them in games. Yangervis Solarte has been the moving part in a lot of cases, shifting from third base to the right side of the infield against a lot of left-handed hitters, and the Yankees have shifted a lot against right-handed hitters as well.
The moment that may have demonstrated the Yankees' complete devotion to defensive shifts happened early in the series against Boston, when Mick Kelleher — who oversees the coordination of the Yankees' infield defense — employed a redesigned alignment against the speedy [Jackie Bradley Jr.], who doesn't have a lot of track record in the big leagues. [Red Sox manager John Farrell] said before Sunday's game that it's not often you check the spray charts of your own hitters, but the Yankees' decision to shift against Bradley made him wonder what data they had seen, and he had gone back and checked the direction of where Bradley had hit the ball in the past.
The Yankees used the shift the eighth most times in baseball last season according to Jeff Zimmerman, or, rather, they had the eighth most balls put in play while the shift was in use, if that makes sense. When the infield was aligned normally, opponents had a .307 BABIP against New York. When the Yankees used a shift, opponents had a … .325 BABIP. More hits were falling in whenever the Yankees shifted, which is the exact opposite of what's supposed to happen. That agreed with the anecdotal evidence, that's for sure.
Shift data is not yet available for this season, so we don't know how effective they have been early in 2014. It seems like they are working more often than not — as with every defensive alignment, shifts will simply not work sometimes, with Mike Carp's two-run single on Saturday standing out (video) — but there is no real way to confirm that right now. For what it's worth, opposing teams had a .255 BABIP on ground balls against the Yankees prior to yesterday's games, which is way worse than the AL average (.236) and identical to last season (.255). The shift is about more than ground balls though; Dean Anna was perfectly positioned to field some line drives on Sunday night.
"You're going to be burned on it. You just want to have more instances of run-saving circumstances than run-yielding circumstances," said assistant GM Billy Eppler to Ken Davidoff. "If you had a crystal ball, if you could conceive of what happens before it happens — if you could jump in your DeLorean and go back in time — you could turn every ball in play into an out. A perfect opponents' BABIP is .000. The average is between .302 and .305. You want to beat that. If you beat that, you're going to be pleased."
The Yankees have held opponents to a .296 BABIP on all balls in play prior to yesterday's doubleheader, down from .302 last year and their lowest since 2010 (.281 BABIP). The AL average prior to yesterday's doubleheader was actually a .294 BABIP, down a bit from the number Eppler mentioned. The Yankees are right there — the difference between a .294 and .296 BABIP is one extra hit every 20 games or so — at the league average. Average isn't bad! Especially not with a range-challenged infield. For what it's worth, Davidoff cites data showing the Yankees are tied for the MLB lead with two runs saved via shifts in 2014.
I was worried about the infield defense before the season, especially considering the team's generally ground ball heavy pitching staff. The infield defense has been a problem at times, no doubt about it — Ivan Nova's start against the Orioles stands out in particular — but I expected it to be a lot worse, honestly. Shifts appear to have helped compensate for the lack of range, and, really, using them is more of a necessity than anything for this team. This isn't a fad. Shifts are here to stay like specialized relievers and pitch counts. The Yankees have aggressively adjusted their defensive approach and are a better team for it.
Every day should be like this. A few hours after shutting out the Cubs in the first game of the doubleheader, the Yankees did it again on Wednesday night, blanking Chicago by the score of 2-0 to sweep the quick two-game series.
Blanked By Big Mike
Even though he threw six shutout innings, I thought this was Michael Pineda's worst start of the season so far. He fastball velocity was down a tick or two and his stuff just wasn't as crisp as it has been. There were a few cement-mixer sliders throughout the night. The career-low five swings and misses wasn't much of an accident. Pineda was not as sharp as he was in his first two starts and Wednesday was more of a grind.
And yet, six shutout innings. Four hits, one walk, three strikeouts, and a bunch of weakly hit fly balls. That's Pineda's thing. He allows a lot of fly balls but they are usually popped up, not well-struck. With this outfield defense, those are close to automatic outs. Pineda's biggest jam came in the fifth, when the Cubs put runners on second and third with one out. He stranded both with a strikeout and a weak fly ball. A runner was also stranded at third in the sixth.
Here is the PitchFX data from Brooks Baseball. I think it's worth noting Pineda threw the same number of changeups as sliders (17 each) and also got the same number of swings and misses with each pitch (two). He's really been using that changeup quite a bit so far, and some of them have been really good too. There are still a few hangers though. Pineda threw only 89 pitches in his six innings as the Yankees continue to take it easy on him following shoulder surgery. That this was his worst start of the season so far tells you how dominant he was the first two times out.
Two-Out Runs
The Yankees did not have a great offensive game — they left 12 runners on base, including five in the first three innings– but they did come through with two big two-out hits to score their only runs. Brett Gardner did the honors in the fourth inning, pulling a single through the right side to score Scott Sizemore from second base. Sizemore beat out an infield single earlier in the inning, then moved up on John Ryan Murphy's single to left. They were the first hits of the season for Sizemore and Murphy, both of whom were added to the roster just yesterday.
One inning later, Sizemore drove in the second run of the game with a soft little bloop single to left. I thought he broke his bat on the play. Alfonso Soriano scored from second after reaching on a single earlier in the inning. Yangervis Solarte also picked up a base hit in the inning to help things along. The Yankees really scattered their 12 hits — I was surprised to see it was that many after the game, to be honest — and they only struck out three times as a team. This could have been a real frustrating loss if the pitching hadn't been so good.
Three Shutout Innings
Even with David Robertson on the DL, the bullpen has not allowed a run in the last six games now. The trio of David Phelps (1.1 innings), Matt Thornton (0.2 innings), and Adam Warren (one inning) chucked the final three frames on Wednesday, though they weren't the easiest innings. Phelps put the first two men he faced on base before retiring the next three, then two of the first three batters in the ninth reached base. The tying run moved into scoring position on Warren's wild pitch. Thankfully, the Cubs are just too futile and they were unable to capitalize.
This was the first time a team was shut out in both ends of the doubleheader since June 1988, when the Twins did it to the Athletics. The Yankees threw their first back-to-back shutouts since August 7th and 8th in 2009, against the Red Sox. I think that was the four-game series with the 15-inning game and the back-to-back homers off Daniel Bard. You remember that, right? Of course you do.
Carlos Beltran, Soriano, Ichiro Suzuki, and Sizemore all had two hits, though Beltran picked up the only extra-base hit of the night (a double). Gardner, Derek Jeter, and Solarte all had one hit apiece. Kelly Johnson went 0-for-4 and was the the only starter who failed to reach base. He's still slugging .533, by the way.
The Yankees have won four straight games and five of their last six. Since dropping those first two games of the season to Astros, they've won eight of 12. Only the Athletics have a better record in the AL right now.
Box Score, WPA Graph & Standings
For the video highlights and box score, go to MLB.com. FanGraphs has some other stats and the updated standings are at ESPN.
Source: FanGraphs
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The Yankees are heading out on a seven-game, eight-day road trip, which will begin in Tampa on Thursday. Former Cy Young winning left-handers CC Sabathia and David Price will meet in the first of four games.
Mark Teixeira to begin minor league rehab assignment tomorrow
Mark Teixeira will play three innings in Tampa tomorrow according to Bryan Hoch. He is on track to be activated off the DL on Sunday, the first day he is eligible. Tomorrow will be Teixeira's first game action since he hurt his hamstring roughly two weeks ago, though I don't know if he'll play in Extended Spring Training or with High-A Tampa. I guess we'll find out soon enough. · (14) ·
Bichette homers, DePaula fans seven in lossBy · Comments
As expected, both RHP Chris Leroux and UTIL Ronnie Mustelier were activated and added to the Triple-A Scranton roster, according to Chad Jennings. Leroux was getting stretched out in Extended Spring Training and Mustelier was out with a hamstring injury. C Luis Torrens was transferred to the Short Season Staten Island roster according to Josh Norris. That's a paper move. He's reportedly under the weather and this allows them to replace him on the roster without putting him on the DL for a week. Torrens is not actually going to Staten Island or anything.
Triple-A Scranton (8-2 loss to Buffalo)
- CF Ramon Flores: 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K
- 2B Jose Pirela: 1-5, 1 K
- RF Zoilo Almonte: 2-5, 1 E (fielding) — threw a runner out at second … 8-for-17 (.471) in his last four games
- 1B Corban Joseph: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
- LF Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 1 K
- C Austin Romine: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K, 2 PB
- RHP Chris Leroux: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 4/0 GB/FB — 34 of 61 pitches were strikes (56%)
- LHP Fred Lewis: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 10 of 18 pitches were strikes (56%)
- RHP Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 11 of 14 pitches were strikes (79%)
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The Yankees shut out the Cubs in the first game of today's doubleheader earlier this afternoon, and now they will try to finish off the quick two-game sweep before hitting the road for a seven-game, eight-day road trip through Tampa and Boston. The Yankees have played seven doubleheaders at the new Yankee Stadium and they've swept five, splitting the other two.
Derek Jeter and his sore quad return to the lineup tonight, and Michael Pineda returns to the mound for the first time since his whole pine tar incident. It's a no-win situation. If he pitches well, it's because he's hiding the pine tar somewhere else. If he pitches poorly, it's because he wasn't able to use the pine tar. The columns and blog posts practically write themselves. Once again, here is the Cubs lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- CF Brett Gardner
- SS Derek Jeter
- DH Carlos Beltran
- LF Alfonso Soriano
- 2B Yangervis Solarte
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
- 3B Scott Sizemore
- 1B Kelly Johnson
- C John Ryan Murphy
RHP Michael Pineda
It was sunny but cold for this afternoon's game and it'll be even colder tonight. Clear skies, otherwise. Both the Yankees and Cubs will wear #42 jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson tonight since yesterday's game (when everyone else wore #42) was rained out. There will be a little pregame ceremony honoring Robinson and Nelson Mandela as well. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm ET and you can watch on My9 locally and MLB Network nationally. First My9 game of 2014. It's officially baseball season. Enjoy the game.
Roster Move: The Yankees have recalled right-hander Shane Greene as the 26th man for today's doubleheader, the team announced. I didn't think they were allowed to call anyone up because the doubleheader was not scheduled 48 hours in advance. Whatever. By rule, Greene has to go back to Triple-A following the game.
That was worth the wait. After Tuesday night's game was rained out, the Yankees won the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cubs by the score of 3-0 thanks to a dominant pitching performance and some timely hitting. Pretty much a textbook win.
He's Ours And You Can't Have Him
The Cubs reportedly pursued Masahiro Tanaka very aggressively this winter, and at times it appeared they were the front-runner to sign him. Instead, Tanaka wound up in New York with the Yankees, and on Wednesday afternoon he faced the team that tried so desperately to sign him.
In his third big league start, Tanaka held the admittedly unimpressive Chicago lineup to two bunt singles in eight scoreless innings. The first had to be reviewed because it was a bang-bang play, the second was a bunt to beat the shift by Anthony Rizzo. Tanaka struck out ten, walked one (his second walk of the season), and at one point he retired 14 batters in a row from the second through seventh innings. This was pretty clearly the best we've seen him in his three starts.
Of his 107 pitches, Tanaka threw 76 strikes (71%), including 16 swings and misses. Twenty of 27 batters saw a first pitch strike and only two saw a three-ball count. Just dominant. Here is his PitchFX breakdown from Brooks Baseball, though it appears to be missing eight pitches somewhere. I do want to point out that of the 29 splitters Tanaka threw, the Cubs swing at 17. They missed ten times. That is pretty nuts.
The Yankees limited Tanaka to 97 pitches and 101 pitches in his first two starts, though they sent him back out for the eighth inning with his pitch count at 97 on Wednesday. He only threw ten more pitches in that inning, but even if he had thrown 15-20 more, I don't think it would have been a big deal at all. Tanaka was pitching on two extra days of rest — he was scheduled to start on one day of rest on Tuesday, but the rainout pushed him back another day — and his next start will be on an extra day as well. He was on cruise control all afternoon. Basically a no stress outing. What a stud.
A Swing And A Slide
Thanks to Monday's off-day and the rainout, the hot-hitting Carlos Beltran had two straight days off. If there was any concern about him losing his swing during the longer than usual layoff, he put it to bed right in the very first inning, clubbing a hanging changeup from Jason Hammel out to right field for a solo homer. His swing is just so, so sweet. From both sides of the plate too. The quick strike gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.
The team nursed that lead until the fourth inning, when they loaded the bases on a single (Brian McCann, over the shift), a walk (Yangervis Solarte), and another single (Kelly Johnson) with one out. The not-so-fearsome duo of Dean Anna and Scott Sizemore were due up, and Anna took care of business with a sacrifice fly to shallow right-center field. McCann chugged home and slide under the tag. I think he would have been awarded the plate anyway because catcher John Baker was pretty clearly blocking it, which is now against the rules. One homer, one extended rally. Something for everyone.
Wait, How Did That Run Score?
I've watched an embarrassing amount of baseball in my life, but I have never before seen what happened in the fifth inning of this game. With Brett Gardner on third and one out, Baker was called for catcher's interference on Jacoby Ellsbury's swing. The ball bounced off the plate and into the infield, allowing Gardner to score while Ellsbury was tagged out. However, because of the catcher's interference, Gardner had to stay at third and Ellsbury was awarded first base. Except that's not what happened.
Apparently managers are allowed to decline a catcher's interference call and accept the outcome of the play. Yeah, I didn't know that either. Here is the applicable rule, Rule 6.08(c):
The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when — The catcher or any fielder interferes with him. If a play follows the interference, the manager of the offense may advise the plate umpire that he elects to decline the interference penalty and accept the play. Such election shall be made immediately at the end of the play. However, if the batter reaches first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit batsman, or otherwise, and all other runners advance at least one base, the play proceeds without reference to the interference.
Since Gardner scored on the play, Joe Girardi declined the catcher's interference and took the run. Instead of having men on the corners with one out, the bases were empty with two outs and a run in. I'd make that trade too. Give me the sure run in a reasonably close game every time. That's so weird though. Who knew you could decline penalties in baseball? Here's the video.
Tanaka's eight innings spared the bullpen for the second game of the doubleheader. Shawn Kelley was the only reliever used and he allowed a soft single to right in an otherwise uneventful ninth, throwing 22 pitches. No idea if he'll be available for tonight's game. Worry about that when the time comes, I guess. Kelley has somehow saved four games already.
The Yankees only had five hits themselves, one each by Gardner (double), Beltran (homer), Ellsbury (double), McCann (single), and Johnson (single). Beltran and Ellsbury drew walks — Ellsbury stole second after his walk in the eighth — while Solarte drew two. Alfonso Soriano and Sizemore were the only guys to not do anything productive at the plate. The bases loaded situation in the fourth inning was the only time they had multiple runners on base at the same time.
The ten strikeouts give Tanaka 28 strikeouts in his first three starts, breaking Al Leiter's old franchise record of 25 strikeouts. Believe it or not, Tanaka is the only pitcher in history to throw at least seven innings and record at least eight strikeouts in each of his first three starts. Pretty cool.
Box Score, WPA Graph & Standings
MLB.com has the box score and video highlights, FanGraphs some other stats, and ESPN the updated standings. Those standings will change in a few hours.
Source: FanGraphs
Up Next
Let's play two! The Yankees will look to complete the doubleheader sweep in a few hours. First pitch is scheduled for a little after 7pm ET and will feature Michael Pineda against lefty Travis Wood. Derek Jeter and his sore quad will return to the lineup in that game.
Hal Steinbrenner is "pretty content" with current roster
Via Christian Red: Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he is "pretty content" with the team's current roster situation, though that doesn't mean he is unwilling to consider adding players. "You know me, I will consider anything … I will always analyze options," he said. "Right now, I think I'm pretty content with where we're sitting. So far so good."
The Yankees have received excellent production from their outfield (136 wRC+) so far, plus Kelly Johnson (161 wRC+) and Yangervis Solarte (162 wRC+) have been insanely productive. Derek Jeter's been solid as well (110 wRC+). With Brian McCann starting to coming around and Mark Teixeira due back from the 15-day DL relatively soon, the only obvious area in need of an upgrade right now is second base. I wish they'd just sign Stephen Drew, but aside from second base and maybe another reliever, the Yankees don't have many needs right now. · (28) ·
Game 14: One of TwoBy · Comments
The Yankees and Cubs were rained out last night, so they will play both games of their two-game series today. There's something about these little two-game interleague series getting rained out, it seems. Remember last season when the first game against the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium was rained out and they played a doubleheader the next day? Weird. The Yankees will be visiting Wrigley Field later this summer, if you're wondering.
Derek Jeter is not in this afternoon's lineup, but don't worry. He and his sore quad are fine. Joe Girardi confirmed the Cap'n will play the second game of the doubleheader against left-hander Travis Wood. They weren't going to play Jeter in both games today, so playing him against the southpaw makes sense. Both Girardi and Jeter said the quad is a non-issue at this point. I guess four straight days off really helped. Here is the Cubs lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- RF Carlos Beltran
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- DH Alfonso Soriano
- C Brian McCann
- 2B Yangervis Solarte
- 1B Kelly Johnson
- SS Dean Anna
- 3B Scott Sizemore
RHP Masahiro Tanaka
With Tanaka starting today and Michael Pineda starting tonight, I'm not sure we're going to see a more exciting pitching day all season. It's like baseball Christmas morning.
It rained all day yesterday and I even saw some snow flurries last night, but it is sunny out today. Just really cold. There is no threat of rain or anything, so they'll get both games in without a problem. The first game of the doubleheader is scheduled to start at 1:05pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
David Robertson Update: Robertson (groin) is scheduled to throw off a mound on Thursday, his first time doing so since getting hurt. He still plans on being activated when eligible next Tuesday. [Sweeny Murti]
Mark Teixeira Update: Teixeira (hamstring) has left the team and is rehabbing in Tampa. Girardi said he isn't sure when he will get into minor league rehab games, however. [Anthony McCarron]
Brian Roberts Update: Roberts has a lower back strain and is on medication. He feels better and could play today if needed, but Girardi said he will try to stay away from him. [Bryan Hoch]


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Droaam is a region ruled by monsters. Few of the civilized races dare to test its borders. Their connection with the rest of Khorvaire is limited to a single House Orien roadway that passes through Graywall and into The Great Crag.
Location Edit
Droaam shares a tenuous border with The Shadow Marches to the west while the Byeshk Mountains keep it from expanding into the Eldeen Reaches to the north and the Graywall Mountains keep Breland safe from monstrous invasion, while the Thunder Sea borders the nation to the south.
Society Edit
The Daughters of Sora Kell have changed the land of Droaam with will, intelligence, and a small army of ogres. The ogres have created roads that link the few major communities. The Daughters have also created racial diversity that you would not think could work in a kingdom of monsters. You can find harpies, ogres, and orcs in the same street going about their own business but you could only find these in the major cities. The rule of the land is the strong rule the weak. The Hags only care about major threats like: raids and battle between monsters communities, raids on caravans, or anything that will look bad to the other kingdoms. Lesser crimes are mostly ignored, unless you are doing something to one of the warlords or their minions. A rare few, mostly the followers of the Queen of Stone, look at law with a sophisticated view. Government is a form of despotic feudalism, the most powerful warlords give tribute to the Daughters of Sora Kell and they get to rule sections of Droaam. The tribute is paid in gold, goods, or soldiers and laborers. This works because the Daughters have an army of ogres and mass magical abilities at their beck and call.
Power Groups Edit
- The Dark Pack
- Daughters of Sora Kell
- Gnoll Brotherhood
- Gorodan Ashlord
- The Harpy Flights
- House Deneith
- House Tharashk
- The ir'Igthorn Family
- Mordain the Fleshweaver
- Queen of Stone
- Tzaryan Rrac
- Venomous Demesne
- Xor'chlic
- Znir Pact
- Horned Prince - revered by the minotaurs of northern Droaam
- Song of Passion and Rage (Fury) - venerated by the harpies of the Last Dirge
- Stormsong (Devourer) - revered by the Stormsinger harpies
- The Traveler - especially revered by changelings and doppelgangers of Droaam
- Znir idols - a form of ancestor worship, the gnolls raise piles of stones to reflect their ancestor's choice of freedom
- Voices of the Shadow (Shadow) - among the most popular of Droaam's deities, the Shadow is especially worshipped by medusas and oni
- Skinners (Mockery)
History Edit
Under Galifar Edit
During the time of Galifar, current day Droaam was claimed by Breland. It was never truly settled by humans, elves, dwarves or other civilized folk, instead remaining a land of savage monsters. Knights were known to enter Droaam and make their name by slaying monsters.
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The Last War Edit
During the Last War bands of monsters raided across the border into Breland seeking spoils and slaves. In 987 YK King Boranel pulled settlers away from the border and from in Droaam. That same year the Daughters of Sora Kell used their monstrous army to declare the nation of Droaam. Droaam was never recognized as a nation. Most Khorvairians believed that the alliance of monstrous humanoids would crumble to in-fighting and treachery. The Daughters of Sora Kell have manage to keep the warlords united under their banner for the last decade though.
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Cities and Settlements Edit
|Cities of Droaam
| Cazhaak Draal · Graywall · Graywall Outpost · The Great Crag · Grimstone Keep · Karthoon Tor · Mordain's Hall
Shaarat Kol · Stonejaw Keep · Suthar Draal · Thrakelorn · Turakbar's Fist · Tzaryan Keep · Vralkek · Znir
Other Notable Features Edit
- Barren Sea
- Byeshk Mountains
- Cazhaak Draal
- The Fallen Demesne
- Graywall Mountains
- Scar River
- Suthar Draal
- The Watching Wood
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References Edit
- Keith Baker (09/05/2006). The Medusas of Droam. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- Keith Baker (10/1/2008). Backdrop: Graywall. Backdrop. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 11/4/2008.
Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, and James Wyatt (2004). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
James Wyatt, Keith Baker, Luke Johnson, Steven Brown (2006). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3912-5.
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|Aundair | Breland | Darguun | The Demon Wastes | Droaam | The Eldeen Reaches | Karrnath | The Lhazaar Principalities | The Mournland | The Mror Holds | Q'Barra | The Shadow Marches | The Talenta Plains | Thrane | Valenar | Zilargo


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Former California Rep. Pete McCloskey says the need to defend the environment is behind his decision to run against Richard Pombo in the Republican primaryby Patrick Farrell, Apr 17, 2006
Columbia River dams revived
In Washington, tribes have been shut out of a plan for new Columbia River dams that are being touted as good for salmon as well as farmersby Matt Jenkins, Apr 03, 2006
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Although logging has declined drastically in the Pacific Northwest, it's not necessarily the fault of the Endangered Species Act or the northern spotted owl.by Kathie Durban, Mar 20, 2006
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It's going to be tough to top the staggering array of high-quality TV shows that aired in 2013, which included Netflix's aggressive forays into original programming, top-tier dramas from England, and the triumphant end of AMC's Breaking Bad. It's been said time and time again, but it bears repeating: We're in the midst of a golden age of television — and fortunately, 2014's lineup is just as promising.
With so many new and returning TV shows hitting the air, which ones are your best bets? A guide:
1. Game of Thrones (HBO, April 6)
Game of Thrones fans have spent the past nine months poring over every minor update from the set of the fantasy drama. To be fair, there's plenty to obsess over; after a third season that included several of the series' most memorable moments — including the long-anticipated Red Wedding — Game of Thrones has set the bar very high. Fortunately, George R.R. Martin's source material lives up to the task; with major storylines ahead for characters like Tyrion, Jon Snow, and Daenerys, fans have more reason to be excited than ever.
2. Veep (HBO, April 6)
HBO's terrific satirical sitcom returns for a third season following protagonist Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) as she aims for the presidency. Veep's bleak vision of contemporary American politics is both darker and funnier than anything House of Cards can offer, and the stacked supporting cast — which includes Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale — manages to nail every comedic beat the writers throw at them.
3. Silicon Valley (HBO, April 6)
King of the Hill creator Mike Judge returns to television with a series about a group of young programmers attempting to strike it rich with their own tech startup. With Silicon Valley, Judge delivers the same incisive look at soul-deadening corporate culture that turned Office Space into a cult classic — but with companies like Google and Apple serving as an even more pointed target.
4. Mad Men (AMC, April 13)
Mad Men is set to premiere the first half of its seventh and final season on April 13. Series creator Matt Weiner is notoriously secretive, but it's safe to report that the very strong season premiere picks up sometime after the events of the season six finale, which found series protagonist Don Draper (Jon Hamm) at a personal and professional crossroads. Despite AMC's irritating, mercenary decision to split Mad Men's final season over two years — the final seven episodes, which are being called "The End of an Era," will air in 2015 — Mad Men remains one of TV's most gorgeous and best-acted dramas, and no fan should miss the beginning of the end.
5. Fargo (FX, April 15)
FX's adaptation of the Coen brothers' Oscar-winning 1996 noir Fargo inspired a fair amount of skepticism. But in the months since the project was announced, there have been more than a few heartening signs that the network could actually pull this off. First, the Coen brothers themselves signed on as executive producers. Next, Fargo assembled a top-tier cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, and Colin Hanks. Finally, FX revealed that Fargo would be a 10-part limited series — which, like the network's American Horror Story, will allow for a story with a definitive beginning, middle, and end.
6. Orphan Black (BBC America, April 19)
There were plenty of snubs at the Emmys last year, but none stung more than the omission of Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, who played seven different characters over the course of the sci-fi drama's serpentine first season. Fortunately, Orphan Black's second season, which promises to double down on the first season's brainy thrills, will give everyone who missed Maslany's remarkable performance another chance to see her range.
7. Salem (WGN America, April 20)
WGN America is aiming high with Salem, its first original scripted series and a surprisingly graphic supernatural drama set during the witch trials that earned Salem its infamy. Salem is shot on an impressive recreation of 17th century Salem in Louisiana, and populated with a cast that includes Shane West as a roguish war veteran and Janet Montgomery as an icy villager with a seriously freaky secret.
8. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, April 27)
Since taking over in 1999, Jon Stewart has become inseparable from his role as host on The Daily Show — but it was still hard not to feel a twinge of disappointment when John Oliver's three-month stint as guest host ended last summer. Fortunately, HBO has provided a win-win situation by offering Oliver his own weekly talk show. Expect more of Oliver's zany, political, distinctly British take on news and culture — but with HBO's total lack of censorship.
9. 24: Live Another Day (Fox, May 5)
Four years after it went off the air, Fox's hit thriller 24 is back for a limited "event series" that drops the original series' real-time format and moves the action over to London. 24 didn't end with the strength or inventiveness with which it began, but the idea of seeing Jack Bauer in a modern political context — alongside new actors like Game of Thrones' Michelle Fairley and Chuck's Yvonne Strahovski — is too intriguing to pass up.
10. Penny Dreadful (Showtime, May 11)
Showtime's upcoming horror series — which combines the origin stories of horror icons like Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein, and Dorian Gray into a single narrative — is still largely shrouded in mystery. But between The Walking Dead and American Horror Story, the genre is having a bit of a renaissance on television, and it's long past time for Showtime to get some skin in the game. Also intriguing: Penny Dreadful's eclectic cast, which includes Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, and Timothy Dalton.
11. Halt and Catch Fire, (AMC, June 1)
AMC's enigmatic new drama aims to do for the 1980s what Mad Men has done for the 1960s. Pushing Daisies' Lee Pace stars as Joe MacMillan, an early innovator in the burgeoning personal computer market whose success threatens the stability of giants like IBM.
12. Orange is the New Black (Netflix, June 6)
House of Cards got all the early buzz, but Netflix's sharpest and most groundbreaking original series turned out to be last summer's Orange is the New Black, which uses its women's prison setting to tell a story that's far more diverse than you'd normally see on television. Anticipation is at a fever pitch for the next batch of OITNB episodes, which pick up after the eventful finale of the first season. If you haven't yet succumbed to the show's charms, it's not too late to start binge-watching season one — what are you waiting for?
13. The Leftovers (HBO, June 15)
HBO's newest original drama, which is based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name, chronicles the fallout of a "Rapture-like event" in which two percent of the Earth's population suddenly disappears. The Leftovers follows the people who didn't disappear as they attempt to figure out what the inexplicable event means for their own lives. It's a rich, intriguing concept, and showrunner Damon Lindelof — who co-created Lost — is no stranger to crafting a sprawling TV mystery.
14. Rectify (SundanceTV, June 19)
After a brief and highly acclaimed six-episode run last year, SundanceTV's first original series — which tells the story of a Georgia man who was exonerated in the rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend after spending 19 years on death row — returns in June. Despite its CSI-worthy premise, Rectify isn't just another police drama; it's a quiet, thoughtful exploration of the unexpected and far-reaching consequences that one terrible crime can have for an entire community.
15. The Strain (FX, July)
FX's other big project comes with a similarly impressive pedigree. The Strain is based on Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's co-written vampire novel of the same name, but the project actually began life as a TV proposal. The story, which follows a group of humans attempting to combat a vampiric epidemic, will be carried over to the small screen by creator del Toro and a host of veteran TV actors that include House of Cards' Corey Stoll, Game of Thrones' David Bradley, Alias' Mia Maestro, and Veronica Mars' Francis Capra.
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16. Justified (FX, Jan. 7)
FX's stellar Justified is one of TV's most unjustly overlooked dramas, and the series returns for a fifth season in characteristically riveting fashion. Dim-witted criminal Dewey Crowe (Damon Herriman) is thrilled when a settlement with the government leaves him $300,000 richer. But his lucky break also attracts the attention of several shady family members, who come to roost in Harlan County. As protagonist Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) deals with this feast for Crowes, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) mounts an increasingly desperate campaign to free his fiancee Ava from prison, bringing him to as as dark a place as we've seen him since Justified's first season.
UPDATE: Justified's fifth season has been unusually uneven, but as always, it's impossible to turn away from the perfectly pitched performances of the series' central cast. Here's hoping the writing is back up to snuff when Justified returns for its sixth and final season next year.
17. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox, Jan. 7)
If you haven't caught up on the best new sitcom that premiered in 2013, this is your chance. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which follows the officers of a dysfunctional New York police department, boasts a first-rate ensemble cast that includes Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Joe Lo Truglio, and Chelsea Peretti. It's always a good sign when a new sitcom manages to find its footing early, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine has dramatically improved on an already strong pilot with just 11 episodes under its belt. Let's hope it maintains that upward momentum in the back half of its freshman season.
UPDATE: Brooklyn Nine-Nine finished as strong as it started, and ended with a few intriguing cliffhangers that set up for a promising second season. Along the way, it picked up a couple of Golden Globes, including Best Actor in a Comedy TV Series (Andy Samberg) and Best Comedy TV Series. Not bad for a freshman sitcom.
18. Parks & Recreation (NBC, Jan. 9)
Fans were disappointed when NBC delayed Parks & Recreation's sixth season, but look on the bright side — at least we'll have more episodes to watch in 2014. The back half of the season will pick up where we left off, as Leslie Knope seeks a way to hold on to her City Council seat while preparing herself for the departure of her friends Anne (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe). Parks & Recreation's sixth season hasn't been quite as sharp as the all-time great seasons that came before it — but even off its A-game, it shouldn't be missed.
UPDATE: Parks still feels a little aimless this year, but the show has managed a run of solid episodes even without Jones and Lowe, and has smartly moved underutilized characters like Donna (Retta) to the forefront. The latest overarching story sees Leslie contemplating a job that would take her to Chicago — a smart way to raise the stakes in the aging sitcom.
19. True Detective (HBO, Jan. 12)
HBO's stunning new series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two mismatched cops investigating a possible serial killer in rural Louisiana. On paper, the premise is pure cop-show cliche — but the execution is unlike anything you've seen before. True Detective alternates between 1995, when the crime took place, and 2012, as the two detectives reflect on what happened. It's clear that the case took a significant toll on both detectives — in particular, the physical change in McConaughey's character from 1995 to 2012 is startling — but the series unspools its secrets gradually, lingering in the meantime on questions of philosophy and morality. True Detective is less about investigating a crime than what happens to the people who investigate it.
UPDATE: True Detective's finale didn't quite live up to the promise of its early episodes, but the series set high ratings and earned mammoth buzz on the strength of its top-notch acting, strong direction, and twisty storytelling. It'll be fascinating to see what creator Nic Pizzolato has learned when season two premieres next year.
20. Shameless (Showtime, Jan. 19)
It may be based on a popular U.K. series, but Showtime's U.S. version of Shameless has gradually carved out its own unique identity, and largely on the strengths of its talented lead actors, William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. The fourth season begins with the dysfunctional Gallaghers finally approaching the middle-class lifestyle to which they've always aspired — even as forces both internal and external threaten to tear them down.
UPDATE: Shameless' recently concluded fourth season was darker, more effective, and more acclaimed than ever. Expect more of the same when it returns next year.
21. Looking (HBO, Jan. 19)
HBO's new dramedy has been described by many critics as "the gay Girls," but that's an unfairly glib and dismissive way to approach a series that's clearly attempting to do its own thing. Jonathan Groff (recently of Frozen fame) leads an ensemble of young men adjusting to changing attitudes about homosexuality in both the cultural and political landscape as they navigate life in San Francisco.
UPDATE: Looking is lower key than virtually anything else on HBO (and perhaps a little too meandering), but there's still promise in the honest, human-sized adventures of Patrick Murray and his friends. Production on season two begins later this year.
22. Sherlock (PBS, Jan. 19)
The BBC's modern riff on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson, has already premiered across the pond. But U.S. viewers won't get the chance to see how Sherlock Holmes managed to come back from the dead until Jan. 19. The third-season premiere earned series-high ratings and strong reviews in the U.K., and there's no reason to believe this twisty, clever thriller won't be just as much of a smash in the United States.
UPDATE: Sherlock's latest run of episodes offered exactly what fans wanted: Twisty mysteries, winking references, and no shortage of the prickly chemistry between Sherlock and Watson. Scripts for a fourth season have been officially commissioned, and a fifth season is also reportedly in the works.
23. Black Sails (Starz, Jan. 25)
Despite the billion-dollar success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, we landlubbers have been denied a pirates TV show for a variety of reasons: The production expense, the difficulty of filming on water, the challenge of conceiving an extended storyline. But Starz is attempting to right that wrong with Black Sails, an adult-oriented drama that introduces viewers to a band of pirates hunting down a massive treasure trove. The pilot is intriguing, and Starz clearly has a lot of faith in the drama's ability to find both its audience and sea legs; the network has already ordered a second season of 10 episodes.
UPDATE: Despite a solid premise and a gorgeous production, Black Sails failed to establish a clear identity for itself. Still, season one is only half of the story that Starz commissioned, and the long-in-the-works second season will be a fresh chance for a new impression.
24. Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (BBC America, Jan. 29)
What kind of man creates a a character as indelible as James Bond? That's the question behind BBC America's enjoyably goofy-looking miniseries Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. Dominic Cooper takes the title role in this (perhaps slightly exaggerated) life story of James Bond author Ian Fleming, who joined Naval Intelligence during World War II, an experience that eventually led him to create his legendary superspy.
UPDATE: Fleming turned out to be a fizzy, silly, utterly inessential project that was notable primarily for Cooper's lead performance. Still, Bond fans are probably better off watching Goldfinger again.
25. The Walking Dead (AMC, Feb. 9)
Every time it seems like AMC's zombie drama has hit a ratings ceiling, it manages to smash through again. Last year's season four premiere earned a towering 16.1 million viewers, which makes it the highest-rated cable episode in history. The Walking Dead is in the middle of its midseason break, leaving off with a cliffhanger that saw the death of both a longstanding hero and a longstanding villain. As always, the show remains frustratingly uneven — and as always, there's the hope it can lurch back to life this year.
UPDATE: The Walking Dead has left our heroes in characteristically dire straits, with a new threat that will surely make up the bulk of the show's story when it returns for a fifth season — and as the show's ratings keep climbing, get ready for AMC to double down with a spin-off, which will likely debut in 2015.
26. House of Cards (Netflix, Feb. 14)
Netflix's first big gamble on original programming debuts its second season on Valentine's Day, as newly appointed Vice President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) sets his sights on the Oval Office. As with the first season, Netflix plans to drop all 13 episodes at once, so anyone attuned to the show's relentlessly cynical view of politics should plan their binge-watch accordingly.
UPDATE: After a big shocker in its first episode, House of Cards' second season settled into a groove that saw Frank Underwood steamrolling all his enemies in his inevitable rise to power. The real question: What will be left for him to conquer in season three?
27. About a Boy (NBC, Feb 22)
Nick Hornby's novel — which was later adapted into a Hugh Grant-starring movie of the same name — has made its way to the small-screen courtesy of Jason Katims, the man behind both Friday Night Lights and Parenthood. David Walton steps in as Will, an unrepentant manchild who finds himself unexpectedly affected by a new neighbor (Minnie Driver) and her young son (Benjamin Stockham).
UPDATE: About a Boy has turned out to be a breezy, solid performer for NBC's typically beleaguered sitcom lineup. Expect a season two.
28. The Americans (FX, Feb. 26)
FX's tense Cold War-era drama, which follows two Russian spies posing as American citizens (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys), earned stellar reviews but middling ratings. So if you want to find out what the fuss is about, now's your chance to get in ahead of the curve. In the wake of the high-stakes events from its season one finale, The Americans is poised to offer a similarly tense blend of espionage, political intrigue, and betrayal.
UPDATE: The Americans has remained every bit as nail-bitingly tense in its ongoing second season — though the ratings still aren't what they need to be to ensure its long-term future. Start watching now, before it's too late.
29. Vikings (History Channel, Feb. 27)
After a freshman season that earned impressively solid ratings and a loyal fan following, History's Vikings is returning for a second season that takes some impressively dramatic steps toward shaking up the show's status quo. Vikings returns as protagonist Ragnar Lodbrok (Travis Fimmel) adjusts to a position of leadership, setting a course for expanding his civilization's reach while juggling relationships with both his strong-willed wife and his pregnant mistress.
UPDATE: Vikings' second season is smarter and deeper than its first, and History is clearly thrilled to have found its flagship franchise — a third season has already been ordered.
30. The Red Road (SundanceTV, Feb. 27)
Last year, the Sundance Channel (which has since been re-christened SundanceTV) made a strong case for being the next great home for TV drama with Rectify, Top of the Lake, and The Returned. The Red Road — the network's second original drama — is similarly ambitious, with a story that simultaneously follows a troubled small-town cop (Martin Henderson) and a dangerous member of a federally unrecognized Indian tribe (Jason Momoa, best known as Game of Thrones' Khal Drogo).
UPDATE: The Red Road has its moments, but it doesn't stack up next to SundanceTV's earlier, more successful series. No word on a second season yet.
31. Hannibal (NBC, Feb. 28)
Just when it seemed like legendary Silence of the Lambs baddie Hannibal Lecter had overstayed his welcome, Bryan Fuller managed to breathe new life into the franchise with Hannibal, an impressively original take on the material that casts Mads Mikkelson as the titular cannibal in the years before he gets caught. The second season picks up after the dark coda to season one, which left Special Agent Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) in unexpectedly dire straits.
UPDATE: Hannibal has come back with a second season that's every bit as dark and distinguished as its first. Bryan Fuller has described a long-term plan for the series that sounds fascinating, so let's hope its passionate fans are enough to earn Hannibal a long-term home on NBC.
This article was originally published on Jan. 8, 2014 and last updated on April 7, 2014.
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