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Despite the Arizona Diamondbacks' 4-2 loss to the Rockies, snapping their five game winning streak, D-backs catcher Miguel Montero thinks the team is going good. He caught his 537th game tonight, tying him for the franchise record with former D-back and current member of the Houston Astros, Chris Snyder.
"We're playing pretty good, the last five games, I know we played against last place teams, but I know if we can keep playing like that... we'll have a good chance. We've been playing good ball. It doesn't matter who we're playing, we're just playing good."
Miggy played pretty good himself on Wednesday, hitting 3-3 with two singles, a solo home run and a walk. He recorded three of Arizona's five total hits on the night. When asked if he was seeing something from opposing starting pitcher Jeff Francis that his teammates were not, Miggy didn't seem to think so.
"I am just seeing the ball, hitting the ball, you know? I've been striking out a lot, just trying to see pitchers and slow pitches, it just doesn't work out that way. I'm just going out there now and just see the ball, look for fastballs and hit it."
When he was behind the plate as a catcher, he thought that the pitching of Trevor Cahill looked pretty good as well. "I thought he threw the ball good... He gave up that homer for Rosario which was probably his worst pitch all night; kind of out and over the plate. Other than that, unfortunately I thought we were going to score a lot more runs tonight, but (Jeff) Francis did a good job."
Cahill seemed to mirror Miggy's sentiments, despite giving up four earned runs in 6.2 innings pitched.
"I thought earlier on I was throwing a lot more strikes and I felt better than I have recently. I made a couple mistakes and they made me pay for it, so I am just trying to cut down on that... I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing. My stuff feels good, other than that I don't know what you can do."
Basically, it came down to pitch execution for Cahill. He pitched pretty well throughout the game, but when he made a mistake, the Rockies took advantage of it every time.
Cahill is scheduled to pitch against the Dodgers in Los Angeles next Monday. That could be a rough matchup for him to start cutting down on the mistakes, especially given the new additions L.A. has recently made to their lineup.
But if Montero and manager Kirk Gibson continue to hold faith in Cahill, he should break out of his slump. He spoke of that after his tough loss.
"I'm not where I really want to be, but it's just one of those things. You gotta grind it out. I hit a bump last year about this time of the season. The mechanical stuff felt a lot better today so hopefully I can just take that as a positive and go from there."
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Things didn't start too great for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night against the Rockies and they found themselves in a hole early on that they were unable to climb out of. Manager Kirk Gibson talked before the game about Trevor Cahill and the struggles he has had early in games, hoping that tonight would have been the night he could turn that around. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
Cahill gave up a lead off triple to Dexter Fowler on the second pitch of the game. Marco Scutaro then proceeded to hit a sac fly deep to right field, giving Colorado the 1-0 lead. That didn't last long, however, as Jason Kubel hit a solo home run, his 22nd of the season, in the bottom of the first to tie things up.
Marco Scutaro kept the RBI machine churning by hitting a double down the left field line in the top of the third, sending pitcher Jeff Francis and Dexter Fowler across the plate. Wilin Rosario followed that up with a solo home run in the fourth, making it 4-1.
Miguel Montero hit a solo home run in the seventh, hoping to put his team back in the race, but to no avail.
The offense never really kicked in for Arizona and they failed to score at least six runs for the first time in eight straight games. Jeff Francis pitched six innings of solid baseball, allowing two earned runs and tossing four strikeouts. His counterpart, Trevor Cahill, hurled from the mound for 6.2 innings, allowing four earned runs and two walks. His ERA is now 3.86 on the season.
It was a special night for D-backs catcher Miguel Montero, as he caught his 537th game, tying him for the franchise record with Chris Snyder. He started his outing with a single into right field, followed by another single in the fourth inning. In the seventh, he hit a solo homer giving him a 3-3 batting line on the night.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks seek out their sixth straight victory and their longest win streak tonight as they take on the Colorado Rockies. The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 6:40 PM MST and the roof (thank goodness) will be closed.
The Diamondbacks' pitchers have had plenty of success over the past five games, sans tonight's pitcher, Trevor Cahill, who was pulled after just 5.1 innings against the Astros last Friday night. He will look to correct his errors against a continuously slumping Rockies team that has now lost 8 of their last 10 outings. Manager Kirk Gibson talked about some of Cahill's struggles this season, which have often come early in games.
"He jumps at it sometimes and he doesn't stay back. I think he tries to keep it simple, but for whatever reason he just has not been able to get in a groove early on and usually if he gets through the first inning then he kind of gets on a pretty good roll... I asked him if there was anything we could do differently and if there was anything he could identify that we could try and help him through it, but I mean, he's struggled with that."
Jim Tracy will send Jeff Francis to the mound tonight for the Rocks. Francis holds a 2-2 record with a 5.24 ERA on the season. According to ESPN, Francis has an 0-6 record with a 7.68 ERA over his past seven starts against the D-backs. The way Arizona is progressing right now, that doesn't figure to get any better.
It was also discovered today that rookie Trevor Bauer has been shutdown in Reno. Gibson did not have a ton of information regarding the matter, but it seems to be performance based. "I don't think the ball was coming out of his arm the way it was in spring training," Gibby said. "It's quite different from where he was a year ago and where he is at today and the requirements to consistently be able to throw every fifth day, it's a learning process. My guess is that they're just trying to back him off a little bit, get him straightened out."
There does not seem to be a timetable for his return and it could have something to do with the groin injury that has been nagging him all season as well. We will hopefully know more within the coming days.
Also announced was that Matt Williams, the Diamondbacks' third base coach, will be coaching Salt River in the Arizona Fall League. Gibson was delighted for him and said this was something that they have talked about quite a bit in terms of Williams elevating himself. "It'll be good. He'll be over there at Salt River, he'll be very comfortable and he'll make sure he keeps my office clean," Gibby joked. "He should be excited for that and he will be really good for the kids that he is going to be touching."
Here are tonight's lineups for the game:
Dexter Fowler (CF)
Marco Scutaro (2B)
Michael Cuddyer (1B)
Andrew Brown (LF)
Tyler Colvin (RF)
Jordan Pacheco (3B)
Wilin Rosario (C)
Josh Rutledge (SS)
Jeff Francis (P)
Stephen Drew (SS)
Willie Bloomquist (3B)
Jason Kubel (LF)
Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
Justin Upton (RF)
Miguel Montero (C)
Chris Young (CF)
John McDonald (2B)
Trevor Cahill (P)
As you can see, Aaron Hill will finally be getting a night off for the Diamondbacks.
The Valley of the Sun will host first-round games of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Arizona Diamondbacks, World Baseball Classic Inc. and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday morning. Games will be held at Chase Field and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the Diamondbacks' still sparkly-new spring training stadium, in March of next year.
The area hosted games during the inaugural WBC in 2006, at Chase Field and Scottsdale Stadium. It makes complete sense, with spring training here and the Phoenix area having done this before plus having credentials with MLB from the All-Star Game last summer.
Salt River Fields will be an upgrade from Scottsdale Stadium -- no disrespect to one of the best spring training sites in the nation -- because it seats fans more comfortably, it has more up-to-date amenities and it won't be as big a challenge as far as traffic flow and parking.
This will be the third World Baseball Classic. The tournament brings together the top 16 (four from earlier qualifying) baseball-playing nations in the world for a month-long event with pool play, second round, semifinals and finals. After 2013, the WBC will be held every four years.
Japan is the two-time defending champion. The United States, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, South Korea and Australia are among the countries that will participate.
Joe Saunders pitched seven innings of almost perfect baseball to help the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2. He struck out a career-tying nine batters, while giving up three hits and walking just one batter. The last time Saunders struck out nine batters in a game was September 28, 2008 against the Texas Rangers, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. Saunders faced 26 batters on the night, and other than giving up back-to-back home runs to Michael Cuddyer in the fourth and sixth innings, Saunders was pretty much lights out. The only other blemish on the night was a single by relief pitcher Josh Roenicke in the fifth inning, which just so happened to be the first major league hit of his career.
Saunders was pretty satisfied with his outing, saying that he "was getting ahead of guys" all night. This was his third outing since being put on the disabled list on June 23, after suffering a strained throwing shoulder. In regards to being put on the DL, Saunders said, "I was not pleased. Nobody likes to be put on the DL." Diamondbacks Manager Kirk Gibson said that taking the time off would help "strengthen him (Saunders) for the rest of the season."
After being pulled from tonight's game in the seventh inning, Saunders also said that nobody wants to be pulled from the game, but understood that everyone has a role on the team, and he played his role tonight. Saunders has started three games since coming back from the DL, and has given up a total of eight earned runs in 19 innings. He has a total of 18 strikeouts while giving up 15 hits in those three outings. The Diamondbacks, who stand at (49-48), have now won five games in a row, and will be looking for a sweep against the Colorado Rockies tomorrow night.
The Arizona Diamondbacks win their fifth home game in a row, as they hope their ten-game home stand propels them towards a late season playoff run. The scoring parade continued for the D-backs, as they defeated the Rockies 6-2, for their second win of the three game series.
The Rockies hit several long balls early in the game against Joe Saunders, but it wasn't until the fourth inning that they were able to put a hit on the board. With two outs and full count, Michael Cuddyer drilled his 13th home run into the left field bleachers, giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. Up to that point, Saunders had struck out six of the 11 Rockies he faced.
Chris Young walked to lead off the bottom of fourth for the D-backs, and stole second for his sixth stolen base of the season. Stephen Drew followed with a line drive double to left center, scoring Young and tying the score. After Joe Saunders struck out on a foul bunt, the Rockies pulled starter Edwar Cabrera for reliever Josh Roenicke. Willie Bloomquist hit a ground-rule double to left center, as a fan reached over the outfield wall to catch the ball in flight. The hit was ruled fan interference, and not a home run, but the double scored Drew from second, giving the D-backs a 2-1 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth, Justin Upton walked for the second time in the game, and Chris Young homered (11) on the first pitch he saw from Roenicke. The Diamondbacks stretched their lead to 4-1.
With two outs in the sixth inning Michael Cuddyer, who was the only Rockies player who seemed to be able to hit Saunders on the night, hit his second home run of the game, and his 14th of the season.
Jason Kubel led off the seventh with a line drive double into the left center gap. Paul Goldschmidt advanced Kubel to third on a deep fly to right field, then Justin Upton was intentionally walked for the second time in the game, putting runners on first and third. Upton got his twelfth steal on the season, and Miguel Montero placed a line drive double to center field that scored Kubel and Upton, giving the D-backs a 6-2 lead, and the win.
The Diamondbacks haven't scored less than six runs since July 17, a span that has lasted seven consecutive games. This is also the eighth consecutive home game the D-backs have won. The Diamondbacks will try to sweep their second consecutive series when they take on the Rockies tomorrow night. They will take on the Mets in a four game series at Chase Field beginning July 26.
Word came on Tuesday afternoon that the Arizona Diamondbacks had designated Ryan Roberts for assignment. News then arose of a deal in the works, and that's exactly what transpired this evening. The D-backs have trade Roberts to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for second baseman Tyler Bortnick. The official MLB Twitter feed has confirmed the news.
It has been quite the year for Roberts. He was a key member of the 2011 NL West championship team, ranking among the team leaders in home runs (19), steals (18) and runs batted in (65). Despite this success, Roberts has struggled mightily this season and was a member of a struggling (and crowded) infield. In 2012, he's batted just .250 with an OPS of .663.
Bortnick, 25, has spent the last three seasons with the Rays and their minor league system. He is currently in Double-A ball, hitting .252/.349/.384. He has 19 steals and is regarded as an average defender. As for his career projections, it looks like the D-backs have acquired a guy capable of being a utility player down the road.
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Prior to tonight's game against the Colorado Rockies, it was announced that "Tatman" Ryan Roberts was designated for assignment. Diamondbacks Executive Vice President and General Manager, Kevin Towers, said that the decision was necessary for a couple of different reasons. One being that John McDonald was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list after his rehabilitation assignment with rookie-level AZL D-backs, where he played in three games. McDonald, who was placed on the disabled list on July 2 with a strained left oblique, is hitting .267 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI in 33 games for the Diamondbacks this season.
The other reason for Roberts' departure was to provide Ryan Wheeler, who was just brought up from Triple-A Reno July 20, an opportunity for more playing time at third. Wheeler, at the time of his promotion, led the Minors with 90 RBI, was ranked fifth with 127 hits, was tied for ninth with a .351 batting average, and had 15 home runs in 93 games for the Aces. The Diamondbacks have been looking to lock down a permanent third baseman all season. With Wheeler being only 24 years old, the Diamondbacks felt it was a good opportunity to see what Wheeler could do the rest of the season, as well as possibly locking down that position for the future, like Paul Goldschmidt has seem to done at first base.
Ryan Roberts, whose batting average of .250 is almost exactly the same as what it was last season, struggled in April, but has been hot recently, hitting .344 in limited play in July. Roberts overall power is down, and he has also been more inconsistent defensively this season. Roberts, who is 31, has appeared in 82 games for the D-backs this season, and has hit 9 doubles, 6 home runs, and 33 RBI. In 2011, Roberts played in 143 games and batted .249 with 25 doubles and 19 home runs. Roberts had a .427 slugging percentage with a .768 OPS, and played an integral part of the D-backs playoff run last season.
There are still rumors that the Diamondbacks may be in the market to trade Justin Upton or Stephen Drew before the July 31 trade deadline. Kevin Towers said "I'll listen to anyone" when it comes to negotiation a deal, but that doesn't mean the Diamondbacks are shopping Upton or Drew. Towers is satisfied with the D-backs pitching staff and said if there were a trade to be made, it would probably be for a position player. He also said that he puts "Stephen in the same place as Upton" regarding a trade. Right now he doesn't see anybody out there that would make the Diamondbacks a better team by losing either one of them.
Here are tonight's starting lineups:
Dexter Fowler (CF)
Marco Scutaro (2B)
Carlos Gonzalez (LF)
Michael Cuddyer (1B)
Andrew Brown (RF)
Wilin Rosario (C)
Josh Rutledge (SS)
DJ LeMahieu (3B)
Edwar Cabrera (P, 0-1, 19.92 ERA)
Willie Bloomquist (3B)
Aaron Hill (2B)
Jason Kubel (LF)
Paul Goldschmidt (1B)
Justin Upton (RF)
Miguel Montero (C)
Chris Young (CF)
Stephen Drew (SS)
Joe Saunders (P, 4-6, 3.58, 5.01 ERA at home)
The Arizona Diamondbacks have designated Ryan Roberts for assignment, and that might not be the end for Roberts's moving. There are many indications that this is the earliest step in the process toward a trade being completed.
#Dbacks Ryan Roberts says he was told a trade is on the one yard line.— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) July 24, 2012
Roberts has been batting .250 in Arizona this season, knocking in six home runs and 34 RBI, although he's well off his averages. Roberts played very well in the majors last year. The infielder has played as a utility man most of the early part of his sting with Arizona, but became the everyday .249, but set career-highs with 19 home runs, 65 RBI and 18 stolen bases. However, it's clear Arizona is ready to move on to try and get better players and improve their squad.
Roberts probably wouldn't fetch all that much in a trade, but he could be part of the precursor toward a larger trade package for the Diamondbacks that would help alleivate some of their bigger needs.
The Diamondbacks have brought John McDonald back from the disabled list with a vacant spot on their roster.
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With the trade deadline only one week away, it still isn't clear if they D-backs are buyers or sellers. So perhaps a brief history lesson is in order to reevaluate their priorities.
Despite Ian Kennedy's struggles during 2012, he has seemingly turned a new leaf. During the Diamondbacks' 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, Kennedy notched his first career triple. All the while, he pitched through eight innings for his second consecutive outing.
"I haven't hit the ball very good at all this year and I just saw the ball and tried to make contact, to make solid contact. It felt good to actually do something in that situation," Kennedy said of his big hit in the fourth inning.
Paul Goldschmidt was just glad that his teammate could pick up his slack after a weird play that he misread held him on base instead of scoring him.
"Obviously, Ian did a good job right there," Goldschmidt said while laughing. "It's nice to have a mistake and somebody else picks you up. He's a good hitter. It's funny how he hasn't had that many hits this year. But he always has good at-bats, so hopefully he can continue to find some holes like that."
The hit was huge, as it helped put three more runs on the board for Arizona, which were necessary by the end of the game. The funny thing is, his pitching was just as extraordinary as his base clearing triple. Kennedy's line was 8.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs and seven strikeouts. When asked about his game from the mound, Kennedy found it all somewhat amusing.
"The pitching gets overshadowed when you get a triple like that. It's good, I just wanted to go out there and do what we (Miguel Montero and himself) did last time, try to pound the zone. And once again, kind of like last year and the year before, we worked well together. It felt good just to go out there and pound the zone like that."
Kennedy noted that his fastball command has improved greatly over the past couple of weeks, which has really lent itself to much of his success. His manager, Kirk Gibson, praised his pitching line as well.
"He threw the ball good, he didn't walk anybody. He gave us eight innings which was important as we were trying to get our bullpen rested. He struck seven guys out and in the eighth inning he had to dig a little bit and he did a great job... It's just good to see him throw back to back games with consistency."
It was a special night for Ian in every aspect of the game, which was something that third base coach Matt Williams recognized. Kennedy told the media that Williams made a funny point to him. "He said, 'when you hit in more runs than you gave up it's a good day.'"
Let's hope Kennedy can continue his roll and have a 'good day' more often.
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When it was announced that Jonathan Sanchez would be taking the mound for the Rockies on Monday night, the prevailing thought was that it might be a long night for the defense of the Rockies. The Diamondbacks had scored 33 total runs in their last three games and it was a hot streak they did not plan on letting a division rival end.
The night started off swell for Arizona as Paul Goldschmidt continued his dominance against first pitches in at-bats by smoking a ball to left field in the second inning. Ian Kennedy held that one run lead until something bizarre occurred in the fourth.
A pivotal point in the game came during the bottom of the fourth inning when Goldschmidt was on second base and Justin Upton was right behind him on first with no outs. Miguel Montero proceeded to hit what seemed to be a double off of the right field wall. There was a mass amount of confusion on the base pads, causing Goldschmidt to halt between second and third. That allowed the Rockies to get Montero out at first and no runs scored.
But with two outs, who would have known that the Diamondbacks' ace, Ian Kennedy, would have come to the plate and hit a huge triple, scoring Goldschmidt, Upton and the previously intentionally walked, Ryan Roberts. Willie Bloomquist then hit a double, knocking in Kennedy and making the score 5-0. Kennedy recorded his first career triple and became the first ever Diamondbacks pitcher to get a triple with the bases loaded.
A sacrifice fly by Ryan Roberts in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded put the dagger in the Rockies, making the score 6-3. Carlos Gonzalez hit a single home run in the top of the ninth off of reliever Mike Zagurski, but the Rockies' comeback fell short.
As for Kennedy's pitching line, well, that was pretty good, too. He gave up a home run and a double to Josh Rutledge, giving Rutledge his first career homer. Other than that, he allowed five total hits in 8 innings of work with seven strikeouts. His ERA is now 4.20 on the year and his record improves to 8-8.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to continue their miniature hot streak they have going right now by hosting the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field for a three game series. The Rockies have lost six of their last ten games and find themselves in last place in the NL West.
Although he isn't in the lineup tonight, the recently called up rookie, Ryan Wheeler, was taking some ground balls at the third base side. It appeared that John McDonald was with him, talking with him and giving him some tips on how to play the position. When the D-backs re-signed McDonald this past offseason, this was one of the roles he was expected to bring to the clubhouse.
Before the game, manager Kirk Gibson talked about some of the issues he has seen with tonight's starter Ian Kennedy throughout the season. As a contender for the Cy Young award last season, Kennedy has failed to meet the same expectations this year. Gibson mentioned that catcher Miguel Montero has noticed some differences in his pitching as well.
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Jason Kubel will also look to continue his torrid pace tonight, as he is starting in left field. Gibson cannot really afford to take him out of the lineup the way he is hitting. He acknowledged the way he is swinging the bat right now, but noted that it isn't something he expects him to continue forever.
"You get in streaks like this and hopefully it continues," Gibson said of Kubel. "But realistically, it's not going to continue and somebody else is going to have to pick up the pace. He's on a good run for us right now and it doesn't matter whether it's lefty or righty (the pitcher). He's just not missing pitches that are reachable for him... It's just barrel on the ball, he's seeing it well and he's executing very good."
Lastly, Gibby mentioned that he is going to try and get everyone a night off, but is unsure as to whether or not Aaron Hill will get one. He stated that Hill takes good care of his body and that he will just have to keep an eye on him and make sure he is going to stay durable.
Here are tonight's lineups:
Dexter Fowler (CF)
Marco Scutaro (2B)
Carlos Gonzalez (LF)
Michael Cuddyer (1B)
Tyler Colvin (RF)
Ramon Hernandez (C)
Josh Rutledge (SS)
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Justin Upton (RF)
Miguel Montero (C)
Chris Young (CF)
Ryan Roberts (3B)
Ian Kennedy (P, 7-8, 4.33, 5.26 ERA at home)
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New York
4.18/5 rDev -6.7%
On the road for hours now, the scenic tour of Vermont the long way around, jagged, cut and cut back down into Massachusetts. Down rte 7 forever, to this packed house on the side of the road; I landed a not spot out back, the last in the lot. Dinnering, we're going to eat and drink too much, and then come in on fumes to Pittsfield Brewing 5 miles down the road; wasn't the plan, just kind of worked out that way...
The place is basically split down the middle, seating to the left and bar area to the right, tight, and difficult to maneuver. 13 seat straight wood bar stained dark; 2 deep to get a beer, sucky for the people winging there seated, being pressed on and reached over. Glassware on the barback counter and more on a rack over a center nook with taps & booze, the unit lined above with figurines, bottles and some other pieces. A pair of doublewide glass front coolers housing bottled selections sit at both ends. 8 taps on a tower on the bar, another 8 from a barrel end in the barback nook, and another 3 on a smaller barrel end next to the other. Pewter mugs hanging and a rack with them twisty bar puzzles over the bar. TV's in the corners and boards listing the tap selections. Wood slat floors, plank side walls decorated with wing fling awards from the local "Y", brewery mirrors & signage, and the areas up high, lined with pieces of whiskey cases and beer coasters all the way around the room, and on the crossbeams. The front & back walls are brick with arched cut throughs, and above, wood shingled looking exterior rooflike. Mug club plaques for completed members line the rafters above. Golf clubs & snowboards hang over the bar, and a pulley system with ropes extending from here to there and back again. Colored lanterns over the bar, some strung Xmas lighting, and wagon wheel chandeliers over the adjacent seating area.
Bar/dining divider lined with faux spruce & white Xmas lighting. 10 tables here, pleasantly candle lit, flowered & clothed, a room to the rear with about a dozen tables and there's a banquet room downstairs apparently. We put our name in for a table with the guy you do that with, and then he totally spaced it, yeah, that's my favorite thing, waiting around for a table that ain't. Some remindin' got him back on track and us eventually seated.
Starter soup was beef barley, the champion of all soups, very good, tasty, veggies hooray, sturdy, and then the Atlantic Salmon with garlic onion spinach rice 'o crazy, and a 'lil thing of vegetables. And unlike Ben, I was awarded access to the salad bar, a privilege, I feel. I may be able to bring you back some bread, I don't know how it's going to play, don't get your hopes up. Food was very good. Ben claims the wings here to be the best wings ever, "Legendary", he said, starting with them and then moving on to the fish & chips.
19 taps, more than ½ of them imports mostly blah (Old Specklen Hen & Scaldis being the best of the lot), and the remainder being American craft (Fisherman's Ale, Cisco Bailey's Blonde Ale, Long Trail Blackberry Wheat, Rogue Chipotle, Stone Imperial Stout, Ballast Point Big Eye PA, Sixpoint Hollow White), and Capt'n Eli's Root Beer from Shipyard. We both started with the Ballast Point Big Eye IPA (yummy), and then thought "Sixpoint Hollow White? Does Sixpoint make a Wit? How did we not know that?" We both ordered it up, not a Wit. "You know what this is?" says Ben, "It's the Apollo Wheat". Yeah, 'cause if you say "Hollow White" enough times fast, "Hollow, Apollo", you know. The beers were fresh anyway, they seem to be moving things pretty well. They've got some wah taps, and a large, and probably dusty in places, bottle collection. 90+ micros, more than ½ of them regional, with some in state unexpectedities (a couple from Berkshire Brewing, Opa Opa Red Rock, and Pretty Things Saint Botolph's Town, which we split). And another 90+ Belgian, UK & Euro combined. The remainder being cheese imports, macros, maltos, ciders, sodas, N/A's and stray unnecessary beers of the world. Roughly 250 bottles in all, questionably compiled on a 7 page list (which I confiscated for dissection, as is my right).
Waitress was fun & playful. When Ben asked for the bathroom, she told him to go outside, down the path into the woods (Ben is not civilized folk and should always have to do his bidness in the woods, she sized him up well). And she knew what beers had just gone on tap, the draft list boards not being updated and all. They've been playing a whole lot of Neil.
Do you think anyeverybody will mind my singing harmony? Oh, okay. You could've just said "Stop fucking singing". Food was great, beers were fresh, service was very good (table service that is, the bar service was of the suck), and vibewise, I imagine the place would be a pretty cool Colonialesque hang any other time than the late on a Saturday night when we showed up. Good wings, too
06-30-2009 16:10:52 | More by slander
4.4/5 rDev -1.8%
I stopped here while in Pittsfield on business, after a recommendation from a guy who lives in the area (I had mentioned I like to go to the BBC when I'm in town). He was right, this is the best spot in the area so far.
The atmosphere was good, lots of wood floors and wood walls, plenty of tables and seats, nice aroma of good food (from chicken wings to steaks), and some outdoor seating with a view of wooded hills. There were maybe 15 beers on tap (including Old Speckled Hen, Blue Point Hoptical Illusion, Twisted Thistle IPA, Smuttynose IPA, Tucher hefeweizen, Special Rauchbier, Hop Rod Rye, and others I can't remember). Very nice. The bottle list is over 100, probably close to 200. You can see many of the bottles on display behind the bar, making ordering a pleasant chore.
I recommend a stop here, but it's a bit of a drive from anywhere that I'm familiar with.
08-15-2007 11:15:45 | More by TurdFurgison
4.33/5 rDev -3.3%
I actually had the rehearsal dinner for my wedding here. After almost three years we made it back!
The bar itself has lots of wood and things hung up to make it feel pretty cozy, especially after a day of skiiing which is when this place really gets packed. In the back is a nice eating area as well as an outdoor deck with a great view.
Beer selection is pretty damn sweet here, lots of local micros and imports both on draft and in bottles. I had a glass of Aventinus (on draft) and a pint of Pretty Things Jack D'or when we were there and both were excellent. The bottle selection is quite big and there is an extensive listing in the beer menu book.
Service was fine, waitress was young and took care of us without any problems. She didn't know anything about beer but whatever.
Food is pretty standard pub fare, nothing over the top but very filling.
I wish that Ye Olde Forge would carry some beers from Pittsfield Brew Works on tap, its so close by and it would be nice to see them throw some kegs around the area so people could get to know them.
Definitely worth a visit if you are in the Berkshires...
06-12-2009 17:36:00 | More by indiapaleale
New York
4.4/5 rDev -1.8%
A fantastic place that you have to know about -- it's off the beaten path a bit, so you don't just end up there. On Route 7 in Western Mass., about 5 miles north of Pittsfield, and maybe 10 miles south of Williamstown. Because of the latter, this is a big Williams college hangout, replete with beer club mugs hanging all over the place to canonize the personal acheivements of so many drunk college students.
Kind of a weird parking situation -- there is some parking just off the road next to the place, which is a bit precarious due to its proximity to the 55-MPH highway. There is a large lot down a small driveway and behind the building, though, and on Friday and Saturday nights, it's typically packed.
Upon entering, you see about a 14-person bar running the right length of the place, a dining area with about a dozen or so tables running the length to the right, and a divider in the middle kind of like a picket fence. A narrow walkway at the back leads you to a back room with about 8 more tables, some for larger groups. There is an outdoor deck that is open in the summer, which here lasts from about late June to early Sept.
Behind the bar is the wall of coolers, containing a fairly impressive bottled selection -- I think they claim 200 or so. There are also a few towers scattered about housing a total of 8-10 drafts. The bottled list is divided out by brewery name, and while it contains a few gems, it is mostly three or four decent selections from regional micros and the like. They are particularly strong on Unibroue beers for some reason, and featured the usual suspects, plus the new 15 Anniversary, Chambly Noir, Blanche de Chambly, as well as a $9.99 closeout on the Unibroue Edition 2004. The tap selection is a nicely chosen array of styles and breweries. Standouts included Clipper City's Loose Cannon Hop Ale, Geary's Winter Ale, Lindeman's Framboise, Corsendonk Pale Ale (you often see the brown, but not so much the pale), Sea Dog Blueberry, and Berkshire Brewing Steel Rail Pale. I didn't take notes, so I can't remember the rest, but suffice to say there weren't really too many clunkers -- maybe a Guinness and Magic Hat #9 were the closest.
I had a Clipper City, Geary's Winter, and a Corsendonk Pale the last time I visited, and all were outstanding and fresh. The really great thing about this place is the food. It's slightly inventive pub grub, but large portions, fair prices, and well done. The cajun etoufee with shrimp, chicken, and andouille over rice is outstanding, as are the wings (pretty much all the wings around here are good -- but these are truly outstanding. As good as any in Buffalo). The beer gal had a "Vienna" sandwich, which was open faced roast beef, caramelized onions, swiss, and au jus, served with fries, and it was also delicious. I've had the burgers before, and can vouch for those as well, and they have an array of interesting appeteizers such as butternut squash quesadillas, shrimp and smoked sausages, etc. The fish and chips plate is the size of my head and delicious.
A very convivial atmosphere and friendly, attentive, and fairly knowledgeable bartenders put a cherry on top. If you are ever in the area, you must visit. Makes a fine one-two punch with Pittsfield Brew Works just down the road.
11-27-2006 23:02:18 | More by bultrey
4.33/5 rDev -3.3%
I loved the Ode Forge. Went there after a bad start at the Pittsfield Brew Works. On a Friday night, they were extremely crowded. We stood at the busy bar while we waited for a table. The patrons opened a lane for me to get in and order. Top notch! The selection is huge! There are two big fridges with hundreds of bottles. Everything you would expect is there. They have 10-15 taps going. I had a Fullers ESB from the tap. Nice. While dining, the girlfriend and I split a 750 of Ommegang Cave-aged Abbey Ale. It was great. The food was ok, but not great. The menu is large and might take a while to discover its highlights. Beyond the beer selection, the real bonus here is the service. The hostess, bartender and waitress were all great. I would come back here in a second.
05-18-2008 23:18:37 | More by citrusjim
New York
4.2/5 rDev -6.3%
I've been up in Pittsfield many times for Beer Visits, but only recently heard of this place. My next return trip warranted a visit to Ye Old Forge.
I was told the wings were really good so I diverged from my typical burger order. I had the "original" and my friend had another variety of which the name escapes me. Well, they were both very tasty and quite worthwhile.
The beer selection was quite spectacular. On tap there was a nice mix of styles and country-of-origin beers available. I immediately gravitated to the Sebago IPA. This brewery is not yet available in NY State, and I remember from some New England beer fests that they do a fantastic job with their beers-to-style. There was an English IPA that I was anxious to try; unfortunately, my request kicked the keg and so I am left with the mystery.
The bar nicely displays their extensive bottled selection in two tall glass-door coolers located on opposite ends of the bar. It's a great way to showcase what's available and surpasses the need for a beer bottle menu.
I hope to come back soon.
01-30-2009 18:14:10 | More by madmanjf
4.58/5 rDev +2.2%
Hiked Mount Greylock with the wife and kids and when done, we took the short ride to the Olde Forge.
Found it opens @ 5 PM on weekdays and waited. Real nice deck in the back (but folks, can you please put up those umbrellas, it was like dining on Mercury). Nice people running the place. Food was very good, but the highpoint was beer selection. Couple of Dogfish heads, couple of Belgiums on tap, Beamish, Wexford....top notch selection. Well worth the trip.
Not a very big place from what we saw, but with the aforementioned deck, a pretty big back room and a front bar area I would have to say I liked the set up. And important to us...it's pretty kid friendly.
Stopped back on 8/20/08 (one of quite a few return trips) and found the place to be just as good. Arrogant Bastard, 60 Minute IPA, on tap just to name a few. The only down side was the hamburger which starts at $9.50, bit expensive. I guess it must cost alot to ship out to the middle of nowhere. Still the worlds best wings and still great for kids.
04-23-2004 05:53:17 | More by Flashy
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10-10-2013 20:46:01 | More by MattXT
4.25/5 rDev -5.1%
the forge is in a lot of ways what every pub in the united states should be. they have a great selection of ever rotating beers on tap supplemented by a very nice selection of bottled beers (probably a few hundred.) the waitstaff is very knowledgeable about beer and can steer you to a choice that you will enjoy. the bar also has tons of regulars (drawn in to fill their beercards--i used to be one before i moved) a lot of whom are also very knowledgeable about beer and who will not hesitate to get into very interesting beer conversations with you.
the pub grub is absolutely excellent. not to be missed are the burger, the wings (which have won about a thousand awards and also come in a few not so usual but delicious flavors) and the french onion soup. these alone get the food a 4.0. However, the 'fancier' options like the pastas or seafood can be a little pricey and dissapointing.
ultimately this is still the best pub i have ever frequented and well worth going out of the way for a visit.
11-09-2007 15:30:20 | More by hoegaardenhero
New York
4.6/5 rDev +2.7%
This place is unreal!!! Went for the first time this past Friday and was blown away. I understand that we were lucky to have been able to just walk in and get 4 seats at the bar. I guess it is usually packed but with the holiday weekend not so bad. the beer selection was so impressive, i didn't know where to start. I started with the BBC Coffeehouse Porter on a nitro pour, followed with a Guinness 250th on tap(could of done without), and get this finished with a couple STONE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT ON TAP!!!
Let not forget about the food, The chicken wings are as good as i have ever had. We had the hot and the garlic. The garlic were just amazing. We also had a special house extra hot sauce on the side. My friend got the foccia pizza that just looked amazing and i got the shrimp and smokies in a house ale sauce.
Overall I am glad this place is 40 minutes away because it is to good. if it was close i would be there all to often. This is a must if your in the area. I plan on going back and just working on that stone ris while it is available.
05-26-2009 01:31:34 | More by nopucophop
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The 9:30 PM concert showcases original music from Lyons and Pakchar's pop/R&B catalogue.
Performers include White (The Life, Fela), Platt ("Pitch Perfect," The Book of Mormon), Naughton (3LW, "Notorious," "Fame"), Thompson (Giant), De Jesus (In the Heights), Christine Dwyer (Wicked), Mykal Kilgore (Motown), Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), Felicia Boswell (Memphis), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Tamika Sonja Lawrence (If/Then), Daniel Torres (Evita), John Brink (Les Misérables), Nik Alexander (Priscilla Queen of the Desert national tour), Bradley Greer (Altar Boyz national tour), Melody Madarasz (Mr. Chickees Funny Money), J. Hoard and more.
Backup vocals are provided by Rashidra Scott (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Olithea Anglin (Something Major) and Darius Harper (The Book of Mormon national tour).
Lyons and Pakchar began collaborating while touring with The Book of Mormon. Lyons, who handles lyrics and music, is a Broadway actor who currently appears in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and has performed in Rent and Dreamgirls. Pakchar, a guitarist and composer who has played for the Broadway productions of Wicked, Book of Mormon and Newsies, provides orchestration and additional music. The two are developing a musical entitled '79, inspired by the score of "#LOVE."
54 Below is located at 254 West 54th Street. There is a $25-$35 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. For more information and tickets, call (646) 476-3551 or visit 54Below.com.
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10:48am Tuesday 13th December 2011 in Beauty By Lydia Johnson, Reporter
CHRISTMAS is a time when anything could go wrong – presents arriving late, running out of wrapping paper, burning the turkey – here's how to stay off the naughty list this Christmas.
If you've been looking after yourself all year round then Christmas is the time to relax a little.
Although it will be impossible to relax when your eye catches the eye of the person you've been staring at all night, and they finally meet you beneath the mistletoe. Just make sure that you're never without LUSH's Pow Wow festive lip scrub, for £4.75. This delicious treat crackles and pops on the lips, is filled with nourishing oils and tastes good enough to eat, so that special someone won't be disappointed even if your lips have been out of action all year. Or if you really want to spice things up, apply a blast of Chilli Tingle lip tint, from LUSH for £4.75, to really blow them away.
If you've been cooped up in the kitchen all day and enter the party smelling like turkey and Christmas pud (which is no bad thing), then be sure to keep a sneaky scent handy at all times. Versace Versus Red Jeans, with its freesia, red current and lily perfume, will fit neatly in your handbag for those sly sprays, for £14.99, from Superdrug. For men, there's the Police Original, with hints of bergamot, grapefruit and sandalwood and small enough to slip in to a pocket, it is a brilliant tool to keep around this Christmas, for £12.99, also from Superdrug.
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Hey Lumberjack fans, be sure to keep your eyes open for the 2011 NAU Football Mini Schedules. These will be going out in the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce mailer September 1st and will be hung up in local business around town. Be sure to keep your eyes open for them and grab one if you can. Larger posters, magnets, and pocket schedules are soon to follow!
These mini posters focus and emphasize:
- The ongoing Sky Dome Rennovation
- NAU Football Alumni Weekend which is scheduled for September 10th, 2011, against Ft. Lewis and is also the Dome Reopening. (More details about this to come!!!)
- The fact that there are 6 home games this year; One against the defending National Champion Eastern Washington Eagles and another against the rival Grizzlies from the University of Montana
- And NAU Football's excellence in Community Service & Academics
Previews are below & feel free to click the links at the bottom of the article and print the PDF's off yourself!
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Duck and cover people, its happening again In a move likely to incite gamers to either rally to vocal outcry or roll their eyes and yawn, a group of US senators is still campaigning against Rockstars Manhunt 2, nearly a month after the game was passed and released.
The group of four, consisting of Joe Lieberman, Sam Brownback, Evan Bayh and Hillary Clinton (surprise!) is now gunning for the games rating to be upgraded to the effective banning of an AO, even after its previous censorship has seen the ESRB happily pass it with an M. The form of their action? Erm, a letter
Says they to the ESRB:
We ask your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of 'ultraviolent' video games and the advances in game controllers. We have consistently urged parents to pay attention to the ESRB rating system. We must ensure that parents can rely on the consistency and accuracy of those ratings
While this reaction may seem a bit too late/desperate/heavy-handed/out of touch/all of the above, it does of course set alarm bells ringing when you consider Clintons presidential aspirations and preoccupation with media ratings. Is the ESRB set to have to deal with this sort of thing a lot more should she be successful? The wording of the above letter extract could certainly be interpreted as having a threatening tone.
But while this is all well and good, is it not time that we had some evidence to back up the idea of violent games as a corrupting influence? You know, that evidence we've been waiting for since Mortal Kombat...
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I'll be posting photos from Fashion and Finance later this week. In the meantime, I wanted to share this great TED talk.
In the video from the conference in Edmonton earlier this year, entrepreneur Cameron Herold argues schools are stifling, rather than nurturing, entrepreneurialism and offers some solutions. Follow the discussion on this TED talk or share your opinions below.


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Surbiton's Sarah Haycroft has insisted her side fear no-one after returning to the top of the Women's Hockey League Premier Division table.
Sister act Vicky and Amy Bryant scored the goals that gave the Sugden Road outfit a 2-1 win at Olton & West Warwick on Saturday to make it three wins from three games in the top flight.
"The scoreline did not really reflect how we dominated play," said Haycroft, who has been captain for the last two games in Chloe Strong's absence.
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"I remember when I heard about the bus bombing, I immediately worried about my parents... They went through a lot when I was in Cairo between not having a way to contact me during some of the most dangerous days of protesting and calling me in the middle of the night only to find out that I could hear looters and gunshots in the distance. The last thing that they needed was to hear that there was a bus bombing.
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"At this point, though, I think they might be getting used to me living in dangerous places, and I did see the irony (it was pretty great)."
Shepherd, a 21-year-old undergraduate at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania and a New York native, was enrolled in a study abroad program at the American University of Cairo when she and 11 other students were evacuated during the rioting in early February and given refuge at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
A little over a month later, a bus bombing rocked their newfound home, killing a 59-yearold British woman and wounding more than 30 others.
Shepherd said that after the bombing she cast away her reluctance to take Jerusalem's public transportation. "I certainly had no qualms with riding the bus after I heard about the bombing. If Israelis can face the danger and not allow terrorism to interfere with their lives, then I can too."
At the Hebrew University in February, Shepherd recalled how one night a mob in Cairo had accused her and her friends of being Israeli spies, and how on other occasions they listened to the sounds of looting nearby. In addition, she said she was taken aback by what she said were the racist attitudes she encountered from Israelis in her initial days in the country.
Their study abroad program came to a close on Thursday.
Shepherd took the time to describe how the experience of becoming an accidental study abroad student in Jerusalem has been memorable, with its share of ups and downs.
"My semester in Jerusalem has been a roller-coaster ride: one minute I hate it here the next I love it. There's always something new to learn from the people here, but I became very weary of political debate, especially regarding Israel, because sometimes it seemed like the only thing people wanted to ask you about as an outsider," she said.
"What I missed most about Egypt was that everyday was an adventure because it is so different from what I'm used to, while here often times it felt like I was in Europe, which is not what I was aiming for in my study abroad experience."
She said that as an outside, non-Jewish student in a study abroad program in Jerusalem she didn't run into any hostility from her fellow students, though she felt that there was a climate that left out people like her.
"The worst thing was probably the exclusionary atmosphere that I sometimes ran into especially in Jerusalem since I am not Jewish. My friend and I call it the three questions – "What's your name? Where are you from? Are you Jewish?" And sometimes that third question can end the conversation."
Still, living in Israel, even for a short time, did have an effect on Shepherd. She said that the moment of silence on Remembrance Day was "very moving. I was on the bus and when all of Jerusalem stopped I just remember thinking that Americans need to learn this kind of respect for everyone in the history of our country that has made a sacrifice to maintain our freedoms. I was especially moved because my brother is serving in Afghanistan and every day I worry that one day the moment of silence might be for him."
Also, she said that being in Jerusalem has taught her the virtue of not picking a side when observing an intractable conflict.
"Living here definitely gave me a different perspective on the conflict and changed the way I feel about it. I have met so many wonderful Israelis who hate Palestinians, and awesome Palestinians that hate Israelis, and I've realized that the two will never get along, but that taking a side certainly doesn't help the two achieve peace. So after three months in Israel I've become neutral on the subject, and I think that's the best place to be."
Jeremy Hodge, a 22-year-old Jewish Los Angeles native, said this week that while he had been sad to leave Cairo, "overall I enjoyed it [Jerusalem] a lot, and although I probably would have preferred to stay in Cairo, I do not regret coming here and really enjoyed myself. The other students and I who got evacuated from Cairo all became very close and it wasn't long before we became known around campus as 'the Cairo kids.'" Hodge has been interning as a research assistant at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University, where he has helped translate archived articles from the Arab press for a book that institute fellow Hillel Cohen is writing on the 1929 Arab riots.
Hodge had some complaints about the "very weak" level of Arabic classes that he enrolled in at Hebrew U, following three years of Arabic study in the United States and fulltime language classes at the American University of Cairo's Arabic Language Institute, and about Hebrew U's restrictions on students' travel to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which he said made it difficult to work on his Arabic.
He also said he missed the camaraderie he had with study abroad students in Egypt.
"Obviously the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very polarizing issue, and as a result people who choose to study in an Arab country are going to be different in many ways from those who choose to study in Israel. Although I wouldn't label what the Cairo kids encountered as outright hostility, some elements of the student body here at Hebrew University speculated (sometimes in a negative light) about our motivations for coming to the Middle East and where our sympathies lie, often times in a way that caused us to feel like we had to defend ourselves in ways that became tiring. Being surrounded by more like-minded individuals in Cairo was one thing I think we all missed," he said.
Hodge said he never felt threatened in Israel, though like Shepherd he was struck by the randomness of political violence inside Israel, the way it can strike without warning.
"In my opinion, even during the revolution Cairo was a safer place, as staying inside and avoiding certain neighborhoods was a pretty good guarantee of safety, whereas in Israel, you can literally be blown up in what is considered an upscale safe area without having any way of knowing or preparing for it ahead of time. The extent to which this random violence is applicable to everyone here, even relatively protected study abroad students, is emphasized by the fact that the woman who died in the recent bombing [near] the Jerusalem central bus station was a student at the Rothberg Institute of Hebrew University; several of my friends had class with her. It could have very well as easily been me or someone I was close to who died instead of her."
Unlike Shepherd, Hodge was familiar with many aspects of Israeli culture and Judaism, but still he found himself learning how different the Israeli experience is from that of American Jews.
"Living in Jerusalem really exposed me in a way that only living here can as to how living in a constant state of war affects your train of thought and how one conducts one's life. I really began to notice that there is in fact a difference between American Jews and Israelis. For example, I remember the day after the central bus station bombing I was in a bank which had Jewish and Arab customers.
Although I do not consider myself a racist person, in fact on the contrary, one who sympathizes very much with Palestinian calls for self-determination in addition to other issues regarding the Arab world, I remember thinking that it was odd that Arabs could be allowed to openly mix with Jews in such public places 24 hours after a terrorist attack occurred which was rooted entirely in hatred between those two groups.
"I caught myself immediately, and rationally reminded myself as to why this was obviously the case, that to segregate Arabs and Jews would be racist and morally wrong.
However, this was probably the first time in my life where my gut reaction and biological need to preserve my own safety so strongly contradicted my morals and ideals in a way that caused me, even for a split second, to go back on what I believe."
Hodge said that while being in Jerusalem "didn't really overturn any pre-conceived ideas I had regarding Israel, it absolutely shed light, in a more emotional, entirely nonacademic way, as to why and how the conflict has gotten where it has."
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Over the past 8 years, we have learned alot about the candlemaking industry, and we have learned the essentials of running a successful business. It is our desire to share what we have learned with our customers so that our customers do not make the very same mistakes that we have made.
1. Take Baby Steps- When you start your own candle making business, start by buying a small candle kit. Nature's Garden sells candle kits for only $25 each, and the kits will teach you how to make candles, and will allow you to see if you like making candles without spending much money. You may find that candlemaking is not for you, or you may find that candlemaking is the perfect business for you. The important thing is that you don't invest alot of money in the beginning.
2. Watch Your Overhead- We always made candles in the basement of our home, as opposed to renting a place for production. The money that we saved on rent expenses was more wisely spent on inventory. Simply put, inventory is an asset; Expenses dwindle away at your profit margin. Another good thing about making candles in your home as opposed to making them in a commercial building is that your utility bills will be approximately 1/2 the amount. Although this may appear to be very cheap, we also initially spent very little money on equipment. We used clean coffee cans for mixing and heating our wax mixtures, and eventually purchased electric roasters for about $50 a piece at a discount store. The point we would like to make here is that you will find expensive melters on the market for $500-$600 a piece, but you can save money by using the electric roasters. One of our customers made a wax melter out of an old hot water tank. We have seen customers use their own innovation to create equipment without spending any money. If you are innovative, or you know someone innovative, see if they can help you save money on your equipment costs.
3. Limited Product Line- When you start your business, be careful not to over-extend yourself on your product line. You will have customers ask you to carry every fragrance under the sun, but be careful not to carry too many all at once. We started with 10 fragrances, and we offered 10 oz. apothecary container candles, 16 oz. apothecary container candles, flowerpot container candles, and votives. Until you have a good clientele, be careful not to spend too much money on your inventory supplies. You should also know that fragrance oil does have a shelf life (until they are used in candles). In order to be certain that your candles will be the strongest, you should buy just enough fragrance that you will be able to use within 3-4 months. The average shelf life of fragrance oils is 6 months to 1 year. At this point, the fragrance oil may become rancid or lose potency. The main purpose of starting off with a small product line is so that you can notice a profit earlier.
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