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The baseball community has been trying to understand the defensive value of catchers for some time now. Pitchers, coaches, and front-office types often espouse the value that a backstop brings to the table in running a pitching staff, but it's not something that we've been able to quantify. Without the ability to measure the value of the non-obvious things catchers did (or didn't) accomplish, opinions were split: some felt that it was unquantifiable and that those who thought of game-calling as more than a myth were wasting time, and others believed we just lacked the data to put our proverbial finger on it.
There's still a long way to go to nail down the exact value of what catchers do behind the plate besides the obvious -- throwing out runners, fielding pop-ups and the like -- but the sabermetric community is making significant progress. We've seen perceptions change since Keith Woolner, now with the Cleveland Indians but formerly of Baseball Prospectus, looked at Catcher ERA (CERA) in 1999 and concluded that there was no evidence of catchers influencing pitchers on a large scale. Woolner, ever the forward-thinker, left the door open for better data, though:
...if there is a true game-calling ability, it lies below the threshold of detection. There is no statistical evidence for a large game-calling ability, but that doesn't preclude that [sic] a small ability.
There are other places to look for a catcher's influence beyond the game-calling ability looked for in this study. A catcher might be able to impact the "clutch" performance of the pitcher, helping him focus in high leverage situations. Such a pitcher would surrender fewer runs than expected from his hits & walks allowed. A catcher who senses what his pitcher is throwing well might be more efficient in calling pitches, reducing the pitch count per batter, and thus allowing the starter to go deeper into the game and preserving the bullpen. Nothing in this study precludes any of the possibilities from being true, and this is a promising line for future investigation.
That "promising line for future investigation" is what researchers like Dan Turkenkopf, Mike Fast, Bojan Koprivica, and Max Marchi have worked on over the last few years. Turkenkopf opened the door to analyzing framing pitches -- something Woolner suggested almost 10 years earlier, while lacking the means -- with the use of advanced data at Beyond the Box Score in 2008. Turkenkopf's research couldn't have been further from Woolner's, as it suggested that catchers were earning wins above replacement on a massive scale behind the plate, to the point where he felt his numbers were on to something, but also off-base.
The range narrowed over time, with Bill Letson halving Turkenkopf's results through his own methods in 2010, and then Sean Smith, in the Hardball Times annual later the same year, saying almost the opposite of Woolner a decade before: "catchers have a significant impact on the performance of the pitchers they catch."
Mike Fast -- who, like Smith and Woolner, now works in a front office -- has worked extensively on catcher defense from multiple angles. In 2011, he explained where the "real" strike zone that umpires call is, and as a follow-up months later, released run values for catcher framing. In the results, pulled from 2007 through 2011, the recently-extended Jonathan Lucroy rated fourth in the majors at 38 runs saved -- that's another four wins added to his totals, and that's just from knowing where the right place for his glove to be was. Those 38 runs came from just two seasons, too, meaning Lucroy, per 120 games caught, was worth nearly 2.5 wins extra per year due to framing. His extension makes much more sense in that light then if you just looked at his basic defensive value at, say, Baseball Reference.
Framing isn't the only area in which catcher defense needed advancement. Koprivica focused on pitch blocking in an extensive study from last October. Koprivica's research was so detailed that he even took the time to figure out what the effect knuckleballs had the defensive value of pitch blocking, so we could all feel appropriately bad for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The effects of the knuckler were so great on Salty's ability to block pitches that he might look like a completely different (and far more competent) defensive catcher by the numbers this year, sans Tim Wakefield.
Koprivica saw a spread of nearly a win between the best and worst at blocking pitches. Combine that with Fast pegging framing at about plus or minus two wins in either direction, and a picture is painted in which catchers are shown to be far more valuable than anyone imagined from a statistical point of view in the past. The thing is, that painting is just half finished, as Turkenkopf described to us:
Measuring game calling is probably the last big unknown, at least when it comes to the game on the field. To me, game calling will be the biggest single aspect of catcher defense, and also the hardest to isolate. Without it, we're probably 50-60% of the way to understanding.
Marchi has explored game calling extensively in his short time at Baseball Prospectus, and as Turkenkopf suggested, the numbers are staggering. Jose Molina, who the Rays signed this off-season, was often considered a positive on defense. The numbers available didn't back it up, though. The research of Marchi, meant to reflect everything a catcher can influence in a plate appearance, suggests that front offices knew what they were doing employing him anyway: from 2008 through 2011, Molina was 103 runs better than expected. That's 10 wins in four years, and in over 10,000 fewer plate appearances fewer than the next-ranked A.J. Pierzynski, who came in at 82 runs. Jason Varitek, whose critics often pointed to the idea of his game calling being important enough to keep him around as misguided, ranked fifth in this stretch -- even with his declining bat and inability to throw out runners, he was a highly-productive backstop in his backup role.
Back in 1999, had Molina been around for more than just 10 games to that point, he would have been derided by the findings in Woolner's look at catcher defense. There just wasn't enough data out there to measure what needed to be measured, though, and advancements like PITCHf/x have helped to change that the last few years. While the work of Marchi, Fast, Koprivica, and others is far from over even with the help of PITCHf/x, we're much closer to understanding what catcher defense is all about. The Brewers, Rays, and others, to their credit and benefit, are already listening.


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If your pit bull attacks someone, don't expect much sympathy in court. An opinion recently released by the Maryland Court of Appeals states that you should have already known the breed was dangerous.
Maryland owners are now facing increased liability in attack cases, following a ruling in Tracey v. Solesky. The case involved a pit bull named Clifford that attacked a minor, causing life-threatening injuries.
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I have seen all of the GOP candidate debates and have followed the candidates in the news on cable and radio as much as possible. Even though Rick Santorum was elected to Congress and I have no knowledge of his campaign, I see and hear a Santorum that is very conservative but is also very inconsistent.
I am also a Roman Catholic, as is Santorum, but if he is so adamant about adhering to faith, condemning current national policies regarding contraception, health care, and unions why doesn't he ascribe to his beliefs and begin to rectify those concerns first and foremost.
Santorum supposedly is a devout Catholic. The Church, as we all know, has been on a crisis mode for over a decade concerning sexual abuse and molestation of children. Where is Santorum? And wasn't this country founded on a principle of separation of church and state. I do not believe that Santorum wants to believe that. As a member of congress, Santorum and his family are covered by government sponsored health insurance. As long as he has his, he is willing to condemn millions who would lose their health benefits.
In regards to contraception, Santorum has long been a proponent of smaller government and keeping government out of our lives. However, if Santorum is elected president, he will not have a problem being in your bedroom and making the use of contraceptions illegal.
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Having absorbed heavy criticism for loosened underwriting standards and aggressive lending practices that helped trigger the subprime market collapse, the mortgage banking industry appears poised to move forward by embracing its more conservative past.
As mortgage banks continue their massive hemorrhaging during the global credit crisis, a recovery is still far from eminent. But a number of people in the business believe the return to basics is already in full swing for the industry.
"I think the rating agencies are very vocal about looking at credit quality and reigning things in a little bit," said Jan Sternin, senior vice president, for the Mortgage Bankers Association. "There has been some movement that would support a move toward more conservative underwriting style."
The housing slump continues unabated, of course, as the credit crunch grows and home prices continue to decline. According to a November reading by the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes is at its lowest point since 1985.
The MBAs own reading showed a 4.3 % drop in applications to buy a home or refinance a loan for the week ending Nov. 23, as compared to the previous week. The National Association of Realtors is reporting its lowest home sales numbers in years. On the commercial side, the MBAs third quarter report showed a 28% decline in CMBS originations from the same quarter in 2006.
Despite the doom and gloom permeating the market, Sternin emphasized the fact that there are still borrowers looking for loans, and the mortgage banks are still around to service them. So the business is still there, its just the nature of the business that is changing, according to Sternin. "The lending cycle does not stop," she said. "Youve got loans that will mature in 08 while the markets are very tight and very quiet and those mortgage bankers are going to be out there trying to find dollars for their borrowers to refinance loans."
When an event like the subprime collapse happens, Sternin noted, the industry responds with a flight to quality. This means lower loan to value and an emphasis on stronger properties will likely lead to higher quality loans. "It's kind of where the conduit was when it first started," said Sternin. "It used to be very vanilla loans, very simple structures, and you didnt have the highly leveraged products. I think that's what you're going back to as the markets continue to readjust."
One California-based market participant predicts lower purchase originations and a drastic drop in available affordability products. He also sees an increase in fix-to-fix and fix-to-ARM refinancing. "It's going back to an industry of very straightforward underwriting standards," he said. "It's just going to be very expensive or impossible to get anything other than a full-doc, 80% LTV loan for someone with a 700 FICO score."
Jamie Woodwell, senior director of research and business development for the MBA, said that even as the markets have suffered, the fundamentals of loans and bonds remain very strong, delinquency rates are at historic lows and the ratio of upgrades to downgrades was favorably balanced to upgrades. The most significant change over the last quarter has been a return to more traditional lenders-life companies, portfolio lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-as the CMBS conduit market has slowed.
Woodwell said a lot of the mortgage banks have diversified their capital sources and more mortgage banking firms that have outlets across the different investor groups and can originate loans for the life companies, for the conduits and for commercial banks. "[The mortgage banks] have the ability to help the borrower pick the capital source that best fits their needs. That's one of the fundamentals of mortgage banking," he said.
While some are touting a return to fundamentals, others in the industry argue that the mortgage banks never drastically changed in the first place. Lou Barnes, an owner of Boulder West Financial Services, said that "nothing unusual" has happened in mortgage banking. "It should be becoming clearer every day that this was a Wall Street event," he said. "This whole 2006-2007 escapade in mortgage finances is one of those rare moments where investors are sucking investment products out of lenders' hands."
Barnes added that the credit panic, the suspect values of securities and the murky worth of portfolios are tied to the "dysfunction" of investors. "None of that has anything to do with mortgage banking as we have known it for more than a half century," he said.
While the mortgage banks return to more conservative, tighter underwriting standards for their lending practices, chances are they will also seek out more traditional avenues for securitizing their loans. The market participant from California said that "back to basics" ultimately means that three quarters of the banks' production is going to be made to the GSEs.
"You can originate to the capital markets very narrowly when you are originating towards the GSEs," he said. "This is assuming the GSEs continue to have enough capital and wherewithal to continue to securitize loans at the pace that we're talking about."
Other market observers agree that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will see increased business, but Freddie's recent $2 billion third quarter loss has been a jolt. "Their crucial role is as a guarantor of mortgages and securities, not as an owner," said Barnes. "In the last week as their portfolio quality has fallen into question, their credit has come into question. If their credit is in question that their guarantees are not as good as they were."
Barnes expects to see changes in securitization, arguing that "a colossal credit regulatory failure" happened over the last 10 years as credit creation in the U.S. left the banks for Wall Street. "The deepest flaw in the nouveau securitization since 2000 is a breach in the merit of securitization," he said. "Securities are designed to make things more liquid and more transparent. The individual home loan is neither liquid nor with apparent value."
As the industry increases its risk controls, it will continue to rely heavily on the credit-rating agencies for data analysis. Moody's Investor Service is looking at "how the data can be improved and how the volume of data can be enhanced and disseminated so there is greater integrity and greater transparency," according to one of the rating agency's analysts. This improvement could include expanding the number of data fields it requests on loans to enhance its risk assessment analysis.
Another Moody's analyst believes the increased data will coincide with the bank's greater focus on risk. "I think it's going to be a return to basics," he said. "You're going to have stronger risk management tools across the board for everybody. It's going to be more of a reliance on the three C's of lending: credit, collateral and capacity."
As the big mortgage banks become more conservative in their underwriting and more risk averse with securitizations, perhaps going unnoticed has been the ability of smaller community banks to thrive even as the markets have tumbled. According to Ann Grochala, director of lending and accounting for the Independent Community Bankers of America, their success is tied to the conservative lending practices they have maintained all along.
"They have always had very conservative underwriting standards and when the real estate market started to take off, they saw their business going down," said Grochala. "But now the pendulum has swung more the other way. They have plenty of capital and they see this as an opportunity to shine in the current mortgage environment."
She noted that community banks are looking for the whole relationship with their customers and want to sell other banking products beyond home loans. So maintaining the long-term business is crucial. "They are going to ask for a much bigger down payment and take a closer look at the customer's financial situation, and what product really works for them," said Grochala.
The bigger mortgage banks appear to be following suit, according the MBA's Sternin. "You can take a look at the market today and all the information coming out of the market from analysts, rating agencies, lenders is there will be a move to a more conservative lending landscape," she said.
In other words, after all is said and done, it could be back to business as usual, say sources. "People are going to want to buy property and sell property," said Sternin. "And that's been the traditional role of the mortgage banker.
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New Jersey
4/5 rDev -0.2%
08-24-2014 12:03:58 | More by mbeerdino21
4.25/5 rDev +6%
Acquired the beer... Poured the beer... Drank the beer... Reviewed the beer...
Wasn't horrible, or I wouldn't have even bothered to review it...
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08-24-2014 01:07:08 | More by NSXAG
North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +6%
08-15-2014 03:29:03 | More by KevinGordon
North Carolina
4/5 rDev -0.2%
the brett is huge
08-15-2014 00:44:44 | More by Axnjxn
4.25/5 rDev +6%
08-07-2014 23:41:44 | More by breakingbland
District of Columbia
4.75/5 rDev +18.5%
07-28-2014 22:00:30 | More by Vaandga
4/5 rDev -0.2%
07-25-2014 12:50:35 | More by Eprice30
4.25/5 rDev +6%
07-22-2014 23:34:26 | More by afsdan
2.25/5 rDev -43.9%
07-20-2014 23:28:33 | More by kustard
4.25/5 rDev +6%
07-20-2014 03:54:23 | More by Jmitchell3
New Jersey
4/5 rDev -0.2%
07-17-2014 17:01:23 | More by Belittle
4.25/5 rDev +6%
07-07-2014 00:42:19 | More by cheah
New Jersey
4/5 rDev -0.2%
07-05-2014 11:48:36 | More by huysmans
4.25/5 rDev +6%
06-30-2014 12:39:05 | More by Gotti311
4.28/5 rDev +6.7%
22 oz poured into a tulip glass. Release #4 9.1% abv. Thin white head which fades quickly. Nice light golden color. Aroma of brett funk, lactic tart and citrus. Taste is tart with nicely balanced brett funk and subtle spice. Finish is dry with lingering tartness and spice with a slight alcohol burn. Very effervescent. Good beer not terribly complex. Drinkable. Happy to get ahold of a crooked stave beer in the Seattle market.
06-30-2014 01:27:38 | More by crankdatank
3.75/5 rDev -6.5%
06-29-2014 18:05:48 | More by KG710
4.25/5 rDev +6%
06-29-2014 15:03:59 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life
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06-27-2014 19:04:21 | More by sammyg832
4/5 rDev -0.2%
06-26-2014 23:28:34 | More by JimmyFlatRock
4.25/5 rDev +6%
06-17-2014 23:19:44 | More by DaftPatrick
4.25/5 rDev +6%
I picked up a bottle of Epic Brewing Company's Elder Brett: Saison-Brett Golden Ale a couple months ago for $11.99 at Cork N Ale. I've never had this beer, but I've always wanted to try a beer from Crooked Stave and since they don't make it to Michigan I figure this will be the closest I can get to it at the moment and I thought I would give it a shot, so lets see how it goes. Bottled November 19th 2013 Batch #3 9.3%abv. Poured from a brown 22oz bottle into a snifter.
A- The label looks nice, it's similar to the other beers in this series, but it's got drawing of what looks like a businessman wearing bike helmet, I think it's a little eye catching. It poured a fairly hazy bright yellow color that took more of a golden color when held to the light and it had just about two fingers worth of bubbly and slightly creamy white head that died down to a thin ring that stayed till the end and it left some nice rings of patchy lacing behind. This was a very nice looking beer, I have no complaints at all.
S- The aroma starts off with a higher amount of medium sweetness and it's followed by a lighter amount of medium tartness that's followed by the brett being the first to show up and imparts a nice funky aroma that's just slightly vinegar like with some lighter wet straw and horse blanket aromas coming through along with a slight musty aroma. Up next comes the fruits which are like a combination of lemon and apple cider like aromas that mix together pretty well. Towards the end comes the barrel which imparts some light woody aromas with some white wine aromas sticking out the most. This beer had a very nice aroma, all the different aspects worked really nice with each other.
T- The taste seems to be pretty similar to the aroma and it starts off with a higher amount of medium sweetness and it's followed by a lighter amount of medium tartness that seems to be at just the right level and it lead right in the brett which imparts the same aspects that it did in the aroma and it's not overpowering at all. Up next comes the fruits which impart the same aspects that they did in the aroma and they seem to show up just as much, but this time there's also a little pear showing up and it seems a little juicer than it was in the aroma. Towards the end comes the wine barrels which impart the same aspects that they did in the aroma with the white wine still sticking out the most and it had just a little bitterness at the end that lead to a tart, fruity and slightly funky aftertaste. This was a very nice tasting beer, all the different aspects worked very well with each other and the balance was really good.
M- Smooth, fairly crisp, a little refreshing, a little dry on the finish, not too acidic, on the lighter side of being medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. This beer had a really nice mouthfeel that worked really well with this beer.
Overall I thought this was a really nice beer and I thought it was a great example of a brett beer and it had all the aspects that i look for in the style and the wine barrel worked really well with this beer and they kind of helped tie everything together and it made for one tasty yet easy drinking beer. This beer had good drinkability, it was smooth, fairly crisp, a little refreshing, a little dry on the finish, not too acidic, not filling at all and the taste did a great job at holding my attention and I think the full bomber would be the perfect amount for me, I would have no problem drinking a full bottle and I think that may be my limit and I think it would make for a great beer to enjoy during the warmer months of the year. What I like the most about this beer was the balance, each aspect worked really well with each other and no aspect was too overpowering, they were all at the right level. What I liked the least about this beer was nothing, there isn't a single thing that I disliked or would change, it's great just the way it is. I would buy this beer again and I wouldn't mind keeping some in the cellar to see how it develops with more time. I would recommend this beer to anyone who likes brett beers, I would say it's a must try. All in i was impressed with this beer, I've had a couple disappointing beers from Epic, so I was a little leery about spending over $10 on a bottle, but this one turned out to be a great beer and I'm glad I took a chance on it. It's now my favorite beer from Epic and it's one of the better brett beers I've had. This makes me really want to try some beers from Crooked Stave and I think this made for a good collaboration beer and I hope they get together for another collaboration in the future. . Great job guys, this is one hell of a beer, keep up the great work.
06-17-2014 03:52:59 | More by StoutHunter
New York
4.26/5 rDev +6.2%
Bottle shared at Nathaniel Square Corner store today.
Pours a murky peachy yellow, with a small quarter inch fizzy head, and a little bit of lacing.
Smells slightly tart and funky, with some hay and lemon, and dry apple cider.
The taste is similar. This one's great because there are a lot of great wild Brett flavors, but it's subtle and doesn't bang you over the head. The tart fruit flavors are really nice, evoking green apple, lemon, white wine, and lime.
Light bodied, crisp, dry mouthfeel, very dry, and very tasty. Medium carbonation. Very drinkable.
This one wasn't on my radar, and I'm very glad to have tried it.
06-14-2014 23:05:52 | More by GreesyFizeek
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A breezy, beautiful film about people crazy enough to believe in something, "Safety Not Guaranteed" is a film that rests on the shoulders of its cast, and thankfully so.
R rated mostly for language and sexual dialogue, but an easy PG-13 if it weren't for use of the f-word.January 8th, 2013 · Details
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...crazy in the best possible way, with the acting and the real heart overcoming the occasionally trying-too-hard indie quirks that might have lessened its impact. "Safety Not Guaranteed" is a charming movie that blends comedy, romance and science fiction... You never know what the future holds -- or the past. "Safety Not Guaranteed" is a winning journey in both directions... Read full review here
It's equally endearing as a sweetly funny romance between two likable oddballs and as a low-tech time-travel thriller, and has something profound to say about making the most of the present. A low-budget independent film that enthralls just as powerfully as any long-awaited blockbuster, it could well become a cult classic... a fresh, funny, multilayered, character-driven story about hope, regret, overcoming fear and the redemption that comes from human connection... It's worth seeing this inspired tale to find out... Read full review here
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Des Moines, IA (Sports Network) - In the final day of wrestling at the Wells Fargo Arena, the Penn State Nittany Lions won their third consecutive team title in a thrilling final night of action.
Leading Oklahoma State by only three points heading into the finals, the Nittany Lions got wins from Ed Ruth (by major decision) and Quentin Wright to outpace the second place Cowboys, who crowned two champions of their own, by four points. Rounding out the top five teams were Minnesota, Iowa and Cornell. Approximately 100,000 fans attended the three-day tournament, selling out the Wells Fargo Arena for all six sessions.
125 LBS: In the 125-pound battle, Jesse Delgado (Illinois) captured his first NCAA championship with an exciting 7-4 victory over two-time runner-up, Nico Megaludis (Penn State). In a 1-1 match in the third period, Delgado caught the game Megaludis in a cradle to secure his victory.
The other All Americans at 125 pounds were:
Third: Nahshon Garrett, Cornell Fourth: Alan Waters, Missouri Fifth: Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State Sixth: Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech Seventh: David Thorn, Minnesota Eighth: Tyler Cox, Wyoming
133 LBS: In one of the night's marquee matchups, defending champion Logan Stieber (Ohio State) squared off against number two seed Tony Ramos (Iowa), whose only loss on the season was to Stieber in overtime at the Big Ten finals. Stieber extended his lifetime record against Ramos to 5-0 by winning his second straight NCAA title in a thrilling 7-4 match. The match was not without controversy as Iowa coaches felt Ramos had secured a takedown and back points to go ahead in the second period, but their challenge was denied.
The other All Americans at 133 pounds were:
Third: Tyler Graff, Wisconsin Fourth: A.J. Schopp, Edinboro Fifth: Jonathan Morrison, Oklahoma State Sixth: Chris Dardanes, Minnesota Seventh: Cody Brewer, Oklahoma Eighth: Nathan McCormick, Missouri
141 LBS: Oklahoma's Kendrick Maple completed his undefeated season with his first NCAA championship, beating Mitchell Port (Edinboro) 4-3 by virtue of riding time. Maple secured over two minutes of riding time and did just enough to fend off a frustrated Port.
The other All Americans at 141 pounds were:
Third: Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) Fourth: Undrakhbayar Khishignyam, Citadel Fifth: Michael Nevinger, Cornell Sixth: Evan Henderson, North Carolina Seventh: Nick Dardanes, Minnesota Eighth: Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech
149 LBS: Four time All-American and three time NCAA finalist, Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State), won his second championship, outlasting Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) 3-2 in a defensive battle, with a last second slide-by takedown.
The other All Americans at 149 pounds were:
Third: Steve Santos, Columbia Fourth: Dylan Ness, Minnesota Fifth: Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State Sixth: Drake Houdashelt, Missouri Seventh: Ivan Lopouchanski, Purdue Eighth: Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech
157 LBS: In a battle of the top two seeds in the weight class, Derek St. John (Iowa) survived a mad scramble at the end of the third period to hold on for a narrow 3-2 victory over Jason Welch (Northwestern). St. John adds the national championship to his prior second and fourth place finishes.
The other All Americans at 157 pounds were:
Third: Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State Fourth: David Bonin, Northern Iowa Fifth: Roger Pena, Oregon State Sixth: Jedd Moore, Virginia Seventh: James Green, Nebraska Eighth: James Fleming, Clarion
165 LBS: In one of the most anticipated NCAA finals in years, Kyle Dake (Cornell) set a record which can never be broken, claiming his fourth consecutive national championship in four different weight classes. Rarely does a match live up to its hype, but when David Taylor (Penn State) scored the first takedown, Dake knew he was in for a battle. Dake's riding time advantage turned out to be the difference in the match which ended 5-4.
The other All Americans at 165 pounds were:
Third: Tyler Caldwell, Oklahoma State Fourth: Peter Yates, Virginia Tech Fifth: Conrad Polz, Illinois Sixth: Mike Moreno, Iowa State Seventh: Cody Yohn, Minnesota Eighth: Nick Sulzer, Virginia
174 LBS: With the tournament starting at the 174-pound weight class, the match between Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) and Matt Brown (Penn State) had team title implications in addition to the individual championship. Perry's 2-1 victory in overtime gave the Cowboys the first champion of the evening and temporarily moved them ahead of Penn State in the team standings.
The other All Americans at 174 pounds were:
Third: Robert Kokesh, Nebraska Fourth: Logan Storley, Minnesota Fifth: Nick Heflin, Ohio State Sixth: Mike Evans, Iowa Seventh: Jordan Blanton, Illinois Eighth: Cody Walters, Ohio
184 LBS: Ed Ruth (Penn State) put the Nittany Lions back in front in the team race with a convincing 12-4 win over Robert Hamlin (Lehigh). This was Ruth's second national title. Ruth's major decision victory added important bonus points to the Penn State team score.
The other All Americans at 184 pounds were:
Third: Steve Bosak, Cornell Fourth: Ben Bennett, Central Michigan Fifth: Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa Sixth: Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland Seventh: Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa Eighth: Mike Larson, Missouri
197 LBS: In an action packed match, Quentin Wright (Penn State) beat number one seed, Dustin Kilgore (Kent State), 8-6 to claim his second national championship. Kilgore, who had not been taken down the entire season, surrendered three takedowns to Wright in the match. Wright's victory also cemented the team title for the Nittany Lions.
The other All Americans at 197 pounds were:
Third: Matt Wilps, Pitt Fourth: Tyler Meeks, Oregon State Fifth: Scott Schiller, Minnesota Sixth: Kyven Gadson, Iowa State Seventh: Alfonso Hernandez, Wyoming Eighth: Blake Rosholt, Oklahoma State
HWT: In a rematch of the Big Ten championship, Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) again defeated Mike McMullen (Northwestern) to win his second NCAA title in as many years. McMullen was the lowest seeded wrestler to appear in the finals, but Nelson dashed McMullen's underdog dreams with a 6-2 win.
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: Sclerotherapy is a non-surgical procedure to remove small- to medium-sized varicose veins through the use of a chemical, a sclerosant, usually a salt solution. The sclerosant is injected into the affected vein to irritate it and cause it to close. Sclerotherapy is the most widely used varicose vein removal procedure.
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: This is an older surgical procedure to remove veins through incisions in the groin, knee and ankle. This procedure is mostly used for long varicose vein removal.
Endovenous Thermal Ablation
: This procedure is a newer procedure, an alternative to vein stripping, to remove large veins. A thin catheter (tube) is inserted into the vein, heat is applied to the tip and the heat causes the vein to collapse and close. The heat is supplied by a laser or radiofrequency waves.
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The duration of the varicose vein removal procedure varies depending on the size of the affected vein and the number of veins involved in the procedure. The sclerotherapy procedure takes around 1
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Almost all varicose vein removal procedures, apart from advanced cases which involve leg ulcers, are carried out on an outpatient basis, performed in a doctor's office with no overnight stay required.
Most varicose vein removal procedures are carried out using local anesthesia. Sclerotherapy doesn't need anesthesia.
Depending on which method of varicose vein removal the patient undergoes, recovery time will vary. Patients are often able to return to work the same day, or after a few days. Patients who have sclerotherapy will be back to full levels of activity after 1 or 2 days. Following laser or radiofrequency treatment, patients can resume full activities after a few days. Patients can resume all normal activities within 2 weeks after vein stripping surgery.
Varicose vein removal is a relatively simple procedure, carried out under local anesthesia, with few major risks. Risks include: - Lasers used in endovenous thermal ablation for varicose vein removal may cause bruising, blistering or discoloration of the skin. - Vein stripping may cause scarring. Endovenous thermal ablation is a less invasive alternative technique to treat large veins with fewer risks. - Larger veins that are injected during the sclerotherapy varicose vein removal procedure may become excessively hard or lumpy. - Allergic reaction to the sclerosing agent injected into the vein. - Itching or raised red patches of skin around the injection site. - Bruising. - Emergence of fine red blood vessels around the injection site that disappear after a few weeks.
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