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|Excellent - 80 reviews
Philadelphia's Cornerstone Bed and Breakfast is an elegant and cozy urban inn located within walking distance to the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Barnes Foundation, and many area restaurants and shops. Guest rooms and suites include luxurious linens, private bathrooms with multi-setting hand held showers...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 80 reviews
|Excellent - 1 reviews
With a stay at Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Philadelphia, steps from Institute of Contemporary Art and minutes from University of Pennsylvania. This family-friendly hotel is close to Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. Make yourself at home in one of the 332 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen tel...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1 reviews
Excellent 9.3
Really fast WiFi and wall mounted AC controls.
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Spruce Hill Manor is an elegant 1879 Victorian mansion located in historic University City, just minutes to Center City and many of Philadelphia's historic attractions. The tree lined residential neighborhood is in walking distance to Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, HUP, Children's, Veterans and Presbyterian Hospitals and a short ride by...
|Excellent - 1 reviews
Enjoy a refreshing and rewarding experience at The Inn at Penn, A Hilton Hotel in University City. In a premier location for hotels in Philadelphia, PA, this AAA Four Diamond hotel is situated on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Stay at this hotel and be near medical and business districts and just 20 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport (PH...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Love the staff and the proximity to UPenn very clean and new rooms are state of the art
Excellent 10.0
wonderful craftsman ambience, restful atmosphere; recommend enthusiastically
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The Penn Tower Hotel Is A Refurbished 89 Room First Class Property Located In The Heart Of Philadelphia*s Education And Medical Districts. Furnished Guest Rooms Offer A Modem Line And Beautifully Appointed Amenities. Club Level Rooms Offer Upgraded Conveniences Including Complimentary Breakfast, Plush Terry Robe, Hot Beverage Maker, Fresh Flowers, Terry Towe...
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|Excellent - 90 reviews
With a stay at South Bridge Bed and Breakfast in Philadelphia, you'll be minutes from H. Hunter Lott Jr. Tennis Courts and close to Liberty Bell Center. This bed & breakfast is within close proximity of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Franklin Field. Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned guestrooms. Your ro...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 90 reviews
Poor 2.0
Great location
Bed smelled like cat urine and there was cat hair everywhere
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|Excellent - 117 reviews
With a stay at The Rittenhouse, you'll be centrally located in Philadelphia, steps from Rittenhouse Square and minutes from Rosenbach Museum and Library. This 4.5-star hotel is close to Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. Make yourself at home in one of the 116 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired a...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 117 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Great location and excellent roomTop tier hotel in a great location on Rittenhouse Square
|Excellent - 9 reviews
With a stay at Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, you'll be centrally located in Philadelphia, steps from Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Academy of Natural Sciences. This 5-star hotel is close to Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. Make yourself at home in one of the 364 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and DVD players. Your pil...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 9 reviews
Good 7.3
The comfort of the bed.
It just felt old, out of date, old school, stuffy. I was also surprised that the only amenity for such an expensive hotel was a tiny little cup of coffee, self-served in the foyer. You had to pay for everything, even WiFi access.
Excellent 9.3
Wife and I had a great time here. The location, staff and food is excellent. I would highly recommend this hotel for adults. With Kayak's website I got a great deal, thank you.
Age is catching up with this hotel, hall carpets, moulding need to be changed and the bathrooms should be modernized. I rate this hotel at 4.3 stars.
|Good - 1 reviews
Our extended stay Homewood Suites by Hilton University City, PA hotel is adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania campus. Stroll through the beautiful area and enjoy the 19th century architecture, exciting restaurants, and an eclectic mix of shops. Whether you are a visiting family, medical professional, or simply here for leisure, you will appreciate our...
Overall Rating - Good - 1 reviews
Good 6.6
Large room. Kitchen was nice to have
Walls had some visible repairs. Sheets had a small hole. For the prices your paying you shouldn't see those kind of issues. Overall very clean. Must have gotten a bad room. But was disappointed in the quality to cost ratio.
|Excellent - 5 reviews
A stay at Sonesta Hotel Philadelphia places you in the heart of Philadelphia, walking distance from Art Institute of Philadelphia and Rittenhouse Square. This family-friendly hotel is close to Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. Make yourself at home in one of the 445 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connect...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 5 reviews
Good 8.0
The fact that, even though the renovation construction is going on, they made a good attempt to overcome it insofar as guests were concerned. I'm looking forward to staying at the Sonesta when renovation if fully complete.
Good 7.0
Liked the staff - very nice. Also liked the reduced price for parking.
Lots of construction. Our recently renovated room was dingy in the bathroom already. Elevators taped up and walls exposed in the public areas (like hallways).
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Stay in a spacious two-room suite at Embassy Suites Philadelphia - Center City, located in the downtown Philadelphia financial district and eight minutes from Philadelphia International Airport. Enjoy excellent suite amenities, such as high-speed internet access, marble bathroom vanities, and comfortable furniture in the separate living area. Our Philadelphi...
Overall Rating - Good - 1 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Nice Room, great breakfast, and excellent location for sightseeing in Philly.
Poor 2.0
They wanted to charge a $7/night fee for parking, even though I had a package deal that included free parking for up to 14 days. I had to speak to a mgr. to waive the charge. Worst of all was when we returned from our trip and had to wait 70 minutes at the airport for the shuttle to pick us up. Very frustrating when you see all of the other hotel shuttles drive by multiple times, and we're waiting and waiting. The best they could do was offer us a free drink at the bar for our trouble. Last thing I wanted to do was to stick around at that point for a drink.
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 180 reviews
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Featuring an on-site fitness centre, Rittenhouse is located in Philadelphia. The building has a 24-hour doorman and offers free WiFi access. The Liberty Bell is 2.2 km away. A seating area with a sofa bed is included in each apartment. There is also a full kitchen equipped with a hob, oven and dishwasher. The bathroom has a hairdryer. Guests at the Philade...
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Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash Reviews
AwfulI was exited to try this and all was well until i rinsed it off. I have very oily skin and when i washed this off my skin felt sticky, dry and tight. I will stick to my cheap face cleanser that works for me. — 3 years, 6 months agoelena62 | 169 reviews
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Facial in a bottle!This product is probably one of my favorite products I have ever tried bar none. I have just about the most difficult skin type possible, combination and sensitive, Im no stranger to red blotches, cystic acne, dry patches and all the rest. This transformed my face in just one pea sized amount wash. It took care of the whole laundry list with one powerful, organic shot. The smell is very earthy, li...read moreke wheatgrass or bark, but I don't mind it since I'm used to having to use natural or organic products. I had one pimple next to my nose that cleared up by morning after this wash as well as moisturizing dry problem areas such as around my eyes and the outer rim of my face efficiently and effectively. The best part was that it was so gentle I could use it to rinse my remaining mascara off my eyes and I really felt every pore was deeply cleaned and equally moisturized to reverse damage and balance my face so it doesn't overproduce or underproduce my natural oils. I really cannot say enough about it, I'm obsessed, I actually look foward to washing my face. I have become an Origins fan and customer for life based off of this one product! I am not cheap with my face washes and i happened to have a very good USDA organic facial cleanser that I gave to my husband because all I can see is this in my life from now on! — 2 years, 7 months agoAlisunshine | 143 reviews
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The best for combo skinThis cleanser is great for combo skin, as it doesn't strip your dry spots but effectively removes excess oil from your t-zone, leaving your face feeling clean but not 'tight'. A little goes a long way, as this IS very foamy. It's ophtamologist tested, so if you get any in your eyes you won't go blind. I prefer this one in the summer since it's such a balancing cleanser. — 11 months agoBeautyPirate | 163 reviews
Squeaky CleanGreat cleanser for normal skin. Foamy but creamy too and feels squeaky clean after use. Not a fan of minty smells but I like everything else about it. — 2 years, 5 months agoSunBunnyxxxooo | 174 reviews
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The BEST facial cleanser BY FAR!I love love love this cleanser! You need very little to work up a lather and it smells so fresh and clean. I use it with a face polishing brush and my skin is sooo much better since I've been using my Origins products. I recommend the entire line for thirtysomething women because I've found that my lines have dramatically reduced and the texture and tone of my skin is more youthful. (I'm using United State toner, Youthtopia Lotion, and the Perfect World eye gel. — 3 years, 9 months agoThePolishedCowgirl | 65 reviews
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Perfect ComboI love this face wash! I have been using it ever since my old roomie gave me a sample 5 years ago. It is perfect for combination skin, because it cleans and doesn't over hydrate skin. My skin always feels squeaky clean, but not stretched or parched. Removes makeup great too. — 6 months, 3 weeks agoMs.Mallo | 17 reviews
Creamy, light, and great for everyday use!I love this face wash because it doesn't dry out my skin after cleansing and it definitely works as an effective cleanser. I have sensitive skin that is pretty susceptible to acne breakouts, but this cleanser has never caused any issues. It's great for travel too if you normally use a brush or sponge to exfoliate your face-- the wash feels good on your hands and face! I love Origins :) — 7 months agojustina_ng | 5 reviews
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Amazing cleanserI have combination skin and a lot of cleansers just don't do the job, leaving my skin feeling slippery, not clean. I like that C&B makes my skin feel clean and ready for other products. I don't want my cleanser, or any other skin product, to multitask. I prefer to be free to choose the exact products that do each kind of job with my skin, and I often use different brands for different purposes...read more. This cleanser appears to contain clay along with some gentle surfactants, and clay masks have always done wonderful things for my skin. I like very much that Origins goes for simple and healthy ingredients in their products. Checks and Balances is concentrated and you only have to use a small amount to get the job done. This is the only cleanser I ever use - love it! — 8 months agoBouddicea | 5 reviews
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A bit disappointed ..I must say I am a little disappointed with Checks and Balances because I expected quite a lot of the cleanser after i heard such good reviews of it. I will admit it is great at cleaning my skin and keeping my acne away plus it is nice that it is frothy and gentle. But the product claimed to be able to balance dry AND oily skin and that it wouldn't leave the skin tight. As I did notice that my skin...read more would be oil-free for longer I have to say that it didn't do anything for my dry skin patches plus my skin felt quite tight after I used this face wash. I should probably say that my skin type is pretty complicated and I think that this cleanser would be quite good for a person with the "typical" combination type skin. — 8 months, 3 weeks agoLiseNilsson | 11 reviews
A gentle face wash for oily/combo skin.First impression review----- This is my first Origins cleanser. I'm a face cleanser junkie but most of my cleansers are drugstore except my Dermalogica special cleansing gel cleanser but I only use it with clarisonic mia after I oil cleanse to take off my liquid foundation. I was in a hunt for a face cleanser that is gentle enough for everyday but can take off my mineral makeup. The SA suggested t...read morehis cleanser for my combination skin. I have oily t-zone,normal cheeks but I have dry flaky acne spots. I tried it this morning and I only needed a pea sized amount and it leather in seconds. I have round,wide,chubby face and with other face cleanser I usually need more than a pea size but not with this one. I love how soft and creamy it felt on my skin. The reason why I didn't give this cleanser 10 stars was after I rinse it off my forehead feel squeaky clean but on the rest of my face it feels like there's a film left. Maybe that's what it meant to do? I don't mind it for my morning cleanser but I don't trust it enough for me to use it after I oil cleanse. I'm still unsure if I would repurchase but I will finish the tube. I will give an update if it gives my skin trouble. — 8 months, 3 weeks agoichigocutie | 61 reviews
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Triton X-100
|Triton X-100
Other names
polyethylene glycol p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl ether,
|CAS number
|Molecular formula
4O)n (n = 9-10)
|Molar mass
|647 g mol-1
|viscous colourless liquid
|1.07 g/cm3
|Melting point
|Boiling point
|Solubility in water
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|< 1 mmHg (130 Pa) at 20 °C
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Triton X-100 (C
4O)n) is a nonionic surfactant that has a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain (on average it has 9.5 ethylene oxide units) and an aromatic hydrocarbon lipophilic or hydrophobic group. The hydrocarbon group is a 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenyl group. It is closely related to IGEPAL CA-630 or erstwhile Nonidet P-40, which might differ from it mainly in having slightly shorter ethylene oxide units. Thus Triton X-100 is slightly more hydrophilic than Igepal CA-630; these two detergents may not be considered to be functionally interchangeable for most applications.[2] Triton X-100 was originally a registered trademark of Rohm & Haas Co. It was subsequently purchased by Union Carbide and then acquired by Dow Chemical Company upon the acquisition of Union Carbide. Soon afterward (in 2009), Dow also acquired Rohm & Haas Co. Other trademarks for very similar compounds include Conco NI, Dowfax 9N, Igepal CO, Makon, Neutronyx 600's, Nonipol NO, Plytergent B, Renex 600's, Solar NO, Sterox, Serfonic N, T-DET-N, Tergitol NP, Triton N etc.[3]
Triton X detergents are distantly related to Pluronic range of detergents marketed by BASF. The pluronics are triblock copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with the ethylene oxide segments being more hydrophilic than the propylene oxide.
Physical properties[edit]
Undiluted Triton X-100 is a clear viscous fluid (but less viscous than undiluted glycerol) owing to the hydrogen bonding of its hydrophilic polyethylene oxide parts. Undiluted Triton X-100 has a viscosity of about 270 centipoise at 125 °C which comes down to 30 centipoise at 10 °C. Triton X-100 is soluble at 25 °C in water, toluene, xylene, trichloroethylene, ethylene glycol, ethyl ether, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethylene dichloride, but unless a coupling agent like oleic acid is used, Triton X-100 is insoluble in kerosene, mineral spirits, and naphtha.[4]
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Triton X-100 is a commonly used detergent in laboratories.[5] Some applications include
- Ingredient in influenza vaccine (Fluzone)[6]
- Permeabilizing unfixed (or lightly fixed) eukaryotic cell membranes
- Solubilizing membrane proteins in their native state in conjunction with zwitterionic detergents such as CHAPS
- Part of the lysis buffer (usually in a 5% solution in alkaline lysis buffer) in DNA extraction
- Reducing surface tension of aqueous solutions during immunostaining (usually at a concentration of 0.1-0.5% in TBS or PBS Buffer)
- Dispersion of carbon materials for soft composite materials
- Restricting colony expansion in Aspergillus nidulans in microbiology
- Decellularization of animal-derived tissues
Apart from laboratory use, Triton X-100 can be found in several types of cleaning compounds,[7] ranging from heavy-duty industrial products to gentle detergents. It is also a popular ingredient in homemade vinyl record cleaning fluids together with distilled water and isopropyl alcohol. It is a good micellar catalyst.
- ^ Sigma-Aldrich: Triton® X-100 non-ionic detergent. Accessed 2011-12-05, archived by WebCite®
- ^ Sigma product description
- ^ http://www.guidechem.com/reference/dic-372997.html
- ^ product page from Shun Chia
- ^ "Triton X-100". exactantigen.com. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ List of vaccine ingredients
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The Purple Rose Everlasting
Welcome to The Purple Rose Everlasting, where our mission is to offer women high-quality fashion at affordable prices. We're conveniently located in Schenectady, N.Y., easily accessible to our customers across the Capital Region and beyond. We specialize in womens clothing options and strive to offer women the latest and greatest fashion choices. We are a consignment shop and therefore, sell clothing at consistently low prices. Stop in today and browse our inventory of quality consignment clothing.
Department stores
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our high standards.
How do you describe "style?" If style means expressing yourself in a unique way, with clothing and accessories that make you feel as great as you look, then our boutique was made for you! You won't find row after row of cookie-cutter clothing here. Instead, you'll find everything from the eclectic and artsy, to classic and elegant gently used clothing that will carry you from a day at the office to a night on the town. You won't find department store prices at The Purple Rose Everlasting; as a consignment shop, we offer used clothing and consignment clothing at a fraction of their original cost.
The Purple Rose Everlasting carries a large inventory of consignment clothes for women. The clothes we stock are not typical consignment clothing however. We take items that are in good condition and are slightly used. If you're tired of paying outrageous prices at other stores, come browse our rows of womens clothing. Everything in stock is tasteful and unique.
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Our inventory is constantly changing, so every time you visit, you'll see something new and intriguing. We work with the smartest, most sophisticated consignors who understand their gently used (or never worn) clothing and accessories will make someone else look like a million bucks. If you are looking for a new wardrobe that is stylish and affordable in Schenectady, NY, stop in to see us today!
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• Estate-type jewelry including necklaces, earrings and bracelets, and well-made costume jewelry to accessorize any outfit.
• A wide array of women's fashions in sizes 4 to 20+, from everyday casual to designer wear.
• Purses, pocketbooks and bags, ranging from hobo bags to carry around items you need during the day, to leather pocketbooks for the office, to vintage clutches for an elegant evening out.
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sure to shop with us for this seasons trends.
We'd be happy to talk with you about joining us as a consignor by entering into a contract with us in return for showing and selling your clothing or accessory items. We're always looking for high-fashion, vintage, and in-season clothing, shoes and purses, as well as intriguing, unique jewelry pieces.
At The Purple Rose Everlasting, we understand that women want to look great without breaking the bank, and we're here to help. Come shop with us, and we'll show you how to put together a truly unique outfit that expresses your style, whatever that might be today!
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We specialize in women's clothing, used clothing, consignment clothing, jewelry, shoes and pocketbooks, and remember, our inventory is constantly changing, so every time you visit, you'll see something new and intriguing. We work with the smartest, most sophisticated consigners who understand their gently used (or never worn) clothing and accessories will make someone else look like a million bucks. Estate-type jewelry including necklaces, earrings and bracelets, and well-made costume jewelry to accessorize any outfit. A wide array of women's fashions in sizes 4 to 20+, from everyday casual to designer wear.
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Happy New Year! Resolve to make a few dollars this year by selling to our shop! We will professionally market, advertise, and display your goods.
|Spring Cleaning And Consignment
|Fri Mar 01 14:00:00 EST 2013
Spring is springing! After the seasonal cleaning spree, we will have ideas for fresh home brighteners.
|We Consider Second-hand Anything To Be Better
|Wed Feb 13 12:00:00 EST 2013
"Let us not be too particular; it is better to have...secondhand diamonds than none at all." -Mark Twain
|Shop With Patience
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Shop consignment when you're not in a rush. The best merchandise for your personality takes time to select.
|Big Decisions
|Wed Jan 16 10:00:00 EST 2013
Budget shoppers have it better than they think: "I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now." Cathy Guisewite
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|Tue Dec 25 13:00:00 EST 2012
Consignment brings communities back to their roots and away from homogeny: "When shopping was still connected to the street it was also an intensification and articulation of the street. Now it has become utterly independent - contained, controlled, surveyed." -Rem Koolhaas
|Holiday Shopping
|Tue Dec 11 15:00:00 EST 2012
Give yourself the gift of an more relaxed holiday season: we bundle elusive brands inside one location.
|You Have The Power
|Tue Nov 27 11:00:00 EST 2012
Consignment is responsible accumulation: "Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice." -Anita Roddick
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When you consign, you'll want to do business with a shop that you yourself would want to shop in. We know we run that shop.
|Wisdom In Thrift
|Tue Oct 30 11:00:00 EDT 2012
Shopping consignment is shopping wisely: "Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless." -Thomas A. Edison


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30 September 2014
Story project
Looking back to the group exhibition EH from April this year, some artists from our collective will soon be exhibiting their work at the international exhibition Le Immagini della Fantasia in Sarmede, Italy. This year's exhibition is dedicated to Scotland and as part of this collaboration I had the opportunity to illustrate one piece for a Scottish folk tale. I will be able to post more images soon!
In August I also worked with artists Hadi Mehrpouya and Chris Barker on an installation piece about therecent crisis in Palestine. I created a large drawing, illustrating Palestinian citizens and an olive tree, an important symbol in Palestinian culture. The drawing became part of a piece, which when interacted with printed out personal stories of the people living in Gaze, the Westbank and Jerusalem. The image above shows one part of the drawing. You can view a short video of the installation piece here.
29 September 2014
August was a very busy month! It started with the poster-design for Scottish string-duo Highheels and Horsehair and their current Transplanted tour. The music for this tour is inspired by the diversity of Scotland's plant life and music.
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
In July I created these illustrations for the new programme of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. The artwork was for a variety of workshops for children and their families. The themes of all the different workshops were a lot of fun to illustrate!
15 June 2014
Cyanotype course at Edinburgh Printmakers. What a wonderful technique! Thanks to decent weather we were also able to expose some of our images in the Scottish sun, despite some clouds here and there this worked out rather well. Can't wait to do more!
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Flying Lotus, yet another outstanding cultural accessory to smoking weed. Photo by Timothy SaccentiIn this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla writes the definitive piece on the Hold Steady's newest, Heaven Is Whenever, while Mike Powell explains the omnivorous electronic headphone music of L. ... More >>
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Siesta Key was soooo much fun. Wish I could just live there.
We spent our days getting up early to watch the sunrise, going for early morning bike rides around the island, cooking breakfast together, laying out on the beach & spending time with Chris' parents.
I wish that you didn't worry so much when you have nothing to worry about.
Day 6: Three things that make you happy
(not the top three, just three)
1. Rainy days
2. Ice cream flavored snow cones
3. Making someone laugh
Day 05: A paragraph about yourself
I'm 21
Attending UHD
work 2 jobs and can't wait for the day when I can only work 1
I have amazing friends who make my life worth living
and a guy who puts butterflies in my stomach
and treats me better than I deserve
My family (for the most part) is amazing ;)
I love to cook and try new recipes
I really enjoy getting outside and doing things like running and cycling
Anytime spent with loved ones is time well spent
and I absolutely love to read (when time permits)
…my favorite authors include Emily Giffith and Jodi Picoult
Day 4: Your favorite quote
"Love is something eternal; the aspects may change but never the essence."
-Vincent Van Gough
Day Three: Your favorite place in the world
With the people I love
saw this on thisbemeagan's page and decided to do it as well. :)
Day 01 — A photo of yourself
Day 02 — Your favorite movie/television show
Day 03 — Your favorite place in the world
Day 04 — Your favorite quote
Day 05 — A paragraph about yourself
Day 06 — Three things that make you happy
Day 07 — A photo that defines you
Day 08 — A photo of your best friend/paragraph
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — Favorite song
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — Whatever you want
Day 14 — Something that inspires you
Day 15 — Your celebrity crush
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry
Day 17 — Something you admire
Day 18 — Favorite candy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — Your 3 best friends/about them
Day 22 — Your pet peeves
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Favorite word/definition
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 27 — Something you're afraid of
Day 28 — Something you dearly want
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the year
Day 30 — Your month, in great detail
Home is the person or place you want to return to over and over.
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Baby Blue #5
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Happy Humpday, NHL fans!
I have taken over command of the daily link dump today as a favor for our site founder, Tim, so buckle up! I'm about to kickstart your day with a high-octane shot of NHL-related reading that will blow your mind!
Or keep you mildly entertained as you dodge your actual responsibilities for the day. Onward!
There were 90 games in the NHL last night – sorry, that should be 9. Eh – it's still enough. Get caught up! [TSN]
Checked out the latest Power Rankings lately? Don't be surprised at where Buffalo is listed; rejoice in where you will find the Toronto Maple Leafs! [TSN]
The story surrounding the proposed arena in Markham is quite amusing. Check out this piece, which describes the project as risky at best, downright insane at worst. [National Post]
Wondering how Ilya Kovalchuk is doing in the KHL? Of course you are! [nj.com]
The Flyers are enjoying a bit of a resurgence – but is it real, or a mirage? Hmmm. [Bleacher Report]
I know I was one of the writers here who argued that Steve Ott deserved to wear the C this season. Well,now he's got it – but is he the same Steve Ott he was before? [Hockey Buzz]
Finally: GM search update! The Buffalo Sabres now have a new candidate. [WGR 550]
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Nearby schools include Aboite Elementary School, Keystone School of Early Learning and Keystone Schools - Homestead.
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Jeter Undergoes Surgery On Fractured Left Ankle
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NEW YORK, NY (CBSNEWYORK) – New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter underwent surgery on his fractured left ankle.
Jeter injured his right ankle fielding a ground ball up the middle in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the ALCS against the Detroit Lions, the Yankees lost Game 1 6-4.
This season Jeter, hit .316 and led the league with 216 hits.
The procedure was performed by Robert Anderson in Charlotte, and is expected to need four to five months to completely recover.
When asked before Game 4 of the ALCS if Jeter will be back by Opening Day 2013, Cashman said, "he'll be ready when he's ready. I believe that Dr. Anderson just put in a more conservative time frame on it, as explained to me. So there's no new information — nothing seen worse than what our team doctor saw."
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People are Always diggin around in my personal Life trying to find out who Im with....Well My Boyfriend Has been away in The Navy and Came home to me after Christmas and I am so HAPPY!!!! He has been all around the world at sea eating the different fruits, meats and spices of different countries and cultures and just couldnt wait to get home to get that familiar taste of SOUL FOOD that my SHE MEAT has on it! when he rang the bell I came to the door in my red lace dress and red heels with my lips painted red just the way he likes it...my dick was so hard and ready and i could not wait to feed him this Good ole sweet Pork sausage from the south HOTTTT just the way he likes it! My sailor husband has the purest whitest cum that i ever seen shoot from a dick and it just drives me crazy! I dont know everything but i know this....My Man is back! and there aint NO OTHER HEAD...BOOTY OR DICK that can change my love from him......unless they can do it better than him....if thats the case just hit me on the low...I mite play with you!
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i didn't know what to call this entry haha, um wellllll yesterday i got my fall ball schedule, which is exciting aanndd i ran a 6:50 mile today so, good start to the day. woop woop. Still can't believe nike tweeted my blog, followers.. stay motivated!!
This is one of the nicest things i've ever heard! I love love love that people are feeling inspired by my blog and things that inspire me! I can't believe nike thought my fitblr was impressive enough to share with their followers, i seriously looooveeee to hear people saying how much they feel inspired though this, and your words inspire me!
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The results of this careful handling is a wine with a deep nose, intense reddish-purple color and a concentrated nose of plum and blackberry fruit, laced with essence of hazelnut and nuances of cedar, cigar box and chocolate. The palate is medium to full bodied, with mature tannins and a long finish. Ready to drink now and over the next 2-5 years. -José Galante, Chief Winemaker
From the vineyard to the winery, the Alamos wines are made to emphasize varietal fruit character. The cool evening temperatures in Catena's high altitude vineyards allow for prolonged hang time, preserving the fruit's full spectrum of aromas and flavors.
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A poll of NFL players performed by the Sporting News labeled Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh the dirtiest player in the league. The label conjures up negative thoughts but the Sporting News article revealed a quote from Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington that indicates the opposite:
Suh. I'm not necessarily saying dirty but just aggressive and intense. I'm on the defensive side of the ball. I like the way he plays. I wouldn't mind having a guy like that in front of me.
OK, so dirty might not be such a bad thing after all.
Forbes recently published an article detailing the results of a recent Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research poll that used public sentiments to define the most disliked players in the NFL. The top ten:
1. Michael Vick (60% dislike)
2. Plaxico Burress (56%)
3. Ben Roethlisberger (49%)
4. Albert Haynesworth (46%)
5. Jay Cutler (38%)
6. Chad Ochocinco (35%)
7. Vince Young (32%)
8. Carson Palmer (31%)
9. Tony Romo (29%)
10. Jeremy Schockey (29%)
Whether or not Ndamukong Suh is actually a dirty player is a topic for another time but what is interesting to see is that there is no correlation between the list of dirtiest players and the top ten most disliked players. The general public makes villains out of players with legal trouble or prima donna attitudes, not players that get reputations for being mean or nasty on the field.
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Symphony of the Soil is a 104-minute documentary feature film that explores the complexity and mystery of soil. Filmed on four continents and sharing the voices of some of the world's most esteemed soil scientists, farmers and activists, the film portrays soil as a protagonist of our planetary story. Using a captivating mix of art and science, the film shows that soil is a complex living organism, the foundation of life on earth. Yet most people are soil-blind and "treat soil like dirt."
Our lovely Getty was interviewed by Kevin Rollason, and here is what appeared in the paper! Enjoy!
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Kuroda dazzles as Yanks take opener from JaysPosted by: | Comments
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The Yankees dropped their last two games to the Mariners, but Hiroki Kuroda made sure his team avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season. The right-hander allowed just two hits and one walk across eight scoreless innings on Friday night, leading the Yankees to their seventh win in eight games against the new-look (but still-awful) Blue Jays. Let's recap…
- #HIROK: After former Yankee Melky Cabrera doubled to leadoff the game, not a single Toronto hitter made it beyond first base against Kuroda. He sat down 19 of the next 20 men he faced and threw only 20 of his 108 pitches from the stretch. This was Kuroda at his best — lots of weak contact and easy outs. When the Yankees needed a strong outing to spare their short bullpen and pickup a weak lineup, he was up to the task and then some. Love this guy.
- Early Runs: Mark Buehrle has had a rough go of it in the AL East, and Yankees jumped on him early for a one-run lead. Brett Gardner saw Melky's leadoff double and raised him a leadoff triple, then came in to score on Robinson Cano's ground out. Jayson Nix plated an insurance run with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the fifth, then the Bombers blew it open with a three-run seventh. Austin Romine's two-strike double opened the floodgates, plating one run and setting up two more. That third time through the order did in Buehrle.
- Leftovers: Preston Claiborne finished things off with a scoreless ninth, though he did put men at second and third before recording the final out … David Adams continued to impress with a 2-for-4 night that included a ground-rule double and two runs scored … Romine and Gardner had two knocks apiece while Nix didn't have an official at-bat, instead walking twice and hitting two sac flies … the 3-6 hitters went a combined 1-for-16 with a walk and five strikeouts … for the fifth time in the last six games, the Yankees did not hit a homer … in case you're wondering, the Rangers are the only other team in baseball without a three-game losing streak.
MLB.com has the box score and video highlights, FanGraphs the other stats, and ESPN the updated standings. The Yankees remain atop the AL East by one game over the Red Sox and two over the Orioles. They'll send David Phelps to the mound on Saturday afternoon against Brandon Morrow. Check out RAB Tickets for last minute … well, tickets.
Kuroda twirls shutout as Yanks take series from OriolesPosted by: | Comments
As much as I love homers and lots of offense, there is nothing quite like a dominant pitching performance. The Yankees got an absolute gem from their number two starter in an important early-season game on Sunday, shutting out the division rival Orioles 3-0.
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This says all you need to know about Hiroki Kuroda's outing: the Orioles didn't get a man to second base until there were two outs in the ninth, and that was the result of an error. The veteran right-hander showed no lingering effects of the line drive he took to his finger tips two starts ago, keeping the Fightin' Showalters off balance with a two-seamer that was running all over the place and offspeed pitches that were dotting the edges of the zone. Kuroda threw 54 fastballs and 59 offspeed pitches (32 splits, 23 sliders, four curves), so yeah, good luck figuring out what was coming next.
Twenty-two of the 32 Orioles batters saw a first pitch strike and 24 of 27 outs were recorded on the infield (five strikeouts, 18 ground balls, one pop-up). Five singles, no walks, no hit-batsmen, and because no runners made it as far as second until the game was basically over, Kuroda was never really in much trouble and never once did it feel like Baltimore was on the verge of putting together something big. He was in complete control from start to finish. It was Kuroda at his finest. Just a joy to watch. I wish he was five years younger so they could give him a five-year contract. Seriously.
First The Small Ball, Then The Long Ball
Kuroda and Wei-Yin Chen matched zeroes for the first four and a half innings, but the Yankees finally broke through for three runs in the fifth. Brennan Boesch and Frankie Cervelli opened the inning with singles, and Boesch moved to third on Lyle Overbay's sacrifice fly. Backup backup shortstop Jayson Nix has been pretty terrible this year — came into the game 3-for-19 (.158) with eight strikeouts — but he plated the first run of the game with a sac fly to right. A run was sufficiently manufactured.
Of course, the Yankees are the Bronx Bombers are it's only a matter of time before they get back to hitting the ball out of the park. One pitch after Nix's sac fly, Brett Gardner (!) muscled up on a high fastball and clubbed a two-run homer high off the right field foul pole. It wasn't a Yankee Stadium cheapie, that thing was long gone. The only question was fair or foul. Two singles, two sac flies, and one really long homer resulted in a three-run lead. That was all Kuroda needed.
It's not that easy to win a game when your 3-4-5 hitters combine to go 0-for-11 with one walk and four strikeouts, but that's exactly what the Yankees did on Sunday. Heck, add in Vernon Wells and it's still 1-for-15 with a walk from the 2-3-4-5 hitters. The rest of the lineup went a combined 6-for-14 with a walk. The middle of the order has been carrying the offense early on, so it was good to see the rest of the guys pick them up when they had their first real bad game.
It's not easy to out-bad defense Eduardo Nunez, but Nix has certainly done it thus far this year. He fumbled the exchange on a double play pivot and then muffed a ground ball in this game, but thankfully neither came back to bite the team. Considering the injuries to Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez as well as Nunez's general shakiness, the Yankees need to find themselves a more reliable utility infielder at some point.
In other offense news, Gardner's dinger was only his third career homer off a lefty, and his first against a southpaw since taking Ricky Romero deep in July 2010. That one was his only career grand slam, as you surely remember.
Oh by the way, Kuroda has now recorded the last three Yankees complete-game shutouts. He did it on July 18th (seven innings, rain-shortened) and August 14th (two-hit the Rangers) of last year. Remember when everyone was worried how he would transition to the AL East? Good times.
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Hiroki Kuroda talks about returning to the Yankees and preparing for 2013Posted by: | Comments
The Yankees reportedly operated with a very straight-forward approach this winter, tackling one priority at a time without deviating from their set path. It's a very odd way for a baseball team to proceed with the offseason, but so be it. The top priority on New York's winter agenda was the pitching staff, specifically re-signing their own veteran arms. They checked the first item off the list in mid-November, when Hiroki Kuroda turned down more lucrative offers to return to the club on a one-year, $15M deal.
"It was a good decision, but it was hard," said Kuroda to Bryan Hoch about re-signing with the Yankees. "There were options that I had. There were offers from other teams, but I ended up making the decision to stay with the Yankees … I'm in that stage where I want to play for a team that I really love to play for, and hopefully when I retire, I'll have time with my family."
Kuroda, who turned 38 earlier this month, acknowledged the team's veteran-laden clubhouse was "really appealing" and swayed his decision, saying "especially with the fact that there are players like (Andy Pettitte) and (Mariano Rivera), who are older than me, and who I can look up to … I absorb a lot from them."
It's not the first time we've heard about a player signing with the Yankees because of their veteran clubhouse, which in some ways is a market inefficiency the team is exploiting. Guys like Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Pettitte, and Rivera are very well-respected veterans who other veterans want to play alongside. If that helps the Yankees sign these players to address a need on favorable contract terms, great. I'm not sure any other club can pull that off.
As we learned last summer, Kuroda is pretty much a perfect fit for the Yankees. He's tough and savvy on the mound, and about as reliable a pitcher as you'll find. He also comes off as a total pro, taking the blame for losses and crediting his teammates for wins. It's easy and fun to root for someone like that, and it helped Kuroda fit right in as soon as he put on the pinstripes. "You know if a guy is cut out of the same mold as you are," said Pettitte to Hoch. "We are."
Because of the hit the offense took this winter, the Yankees are going to have to rely on their pitching staff more than any other point in the last ten years or so, specifically the veterans Sabathia, Kuroda, and Pettitte. Phil Hughes is already having back trouble and who knows what Ivan Nova and David Phelps can contribute, so it's those three veterans Joe Girardi & Co. will lean on. Kuroda is coming off a career-high 35 starts and 235.2 innings (including playoffs), and it's fair to worry about his ability to hold up at that age.
"You're always a little bit concerned as they put a little bit of age on themselves, but right now he looks good to us," said Girardi to Hoch. Kuroda ran into a wall of fatigue in early-September last year, so much so that he stopped throwing his regular between-starts bullpen sessions. He told Hoch that he's adjusted his offseason training program in an effort to stay fresher late in the season and is working closely with strength and conditioning coach Dana Cavalea. Whether it actually works remains to be seen.
Pettitte has always given off this vibe that no matter how much the odds are stacked against him, he'll figure out a way to get the job done. He's human and doesn't always come through, but he's built up enough good will throughout the years and earned everyone's confidence. Kuroda gives off a similar vibe, at least to me, which is why I'm confident he'll overcome that workload to again be a very effective starter for the Yankees in 2013. It's possible he won't, but it definitely would surprise me.
Marchand: Kuroda left money on the table to re-sign with YankeesPosted by: | Comments
Via Andrew Marchand: Hiroki Kuroda turned down offers with multiple guaranteed years and/or more total money to re-sign with the Yankees for one-year and $15M earlier this week. The Dodgers, Red Sox, and Angels were among the clubs courting the veteran right-hander. Ken Rosenthal notes that Kuroda has signed four contracts in his MLB career, and he left money on the table each time. Most guys (understandably) take the biggest payday, but comfort has obviously been a major factor for Hiroki.
Yankees re-sign Hiroki KurodaPosted by: | Comments
Last offseason the Yankees didn't sign Hiroki Kuroda until mid-January. They didn't wait that long this winter. Kuroda has officially signed a new contract with New York, the team announced. Buster Olney says it's a one-year deal worth $15M plus incentives that total less than $1M. Pretty sweet deal.
"I am very happy and excited to re-sign with the Yankees," said Kuroda in a statement. "I am very grateful for all of the interest and all of the offers that I received from the various teams that courted me. It was a tough decision for me to make, but at the end of the day, I wanted to try to win a championship with the teammates that I went to battle with last season."
Kuroda, 38 in February, pitched to a 3.32 ERA (3.86 FIP) in a career-high 33 starts and 219.2 innings with the Yankees in 2012, his first season in pinstripes. He also tacked on two stellar postseason starts for good measure, bringing his season total to 235.2 innings. That workload is a bit of a concern heading into next year, but at the end of the day, bringing Kuroda back for a year was far too good to pass up.
The one-year contract works well for both sides. The Yankees are trying to get under the $189M luxury tax threshold in 2014 and this deal won't impact future payroll. It also limits risk stemming from that career-high workload. Kuroda maintains he will finish his playing career back in Japan, so he has the flexibility to go back home after the season. The Yankees made the right-hander a qualifying offer a few weeks ago and would have received draft pick compensation had he signed with a different MLB team.
With Kuroda back in the fold, the next order of business for Brian Cashman & Co. is to re-sign Mariano Rivera and hopefully do the same with Andy Pettitte should he decide to keep playing. Right field and catcher must also be addressed, but shoring up the rotation was a more pressing matter. The Yankees can now move forward with their offseason plan knowing they have a reliable innings guy to slot between CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes in the rotation.
What Went Right: Hiroki KurodaPosted by: | Comments
The American League East is not for every pitcher. The division features four hitter's parks and four powerful lineups, and over the last five years it's produced a dozen of baseball's 40 90-win teams (30%). A pitcher needs to be outstanding at something to pitch there. Outstanding stuff, outstanding command, outstanding know-how, something. Guys with less than stellar stuff who can't locate well or set hitters up usually don't last long in this division.
When the Yankees agreed to sign Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10M in January, no one was really sure what he brought to the table. We knew they needed pitching help and we looked at the stats and watched the MLB.com highlights clips, but what made the 37-year-old Kuroda different than all of the other career NL pitchers who failed in the AL East? What was the outstanding trait that he brought to the table? As it turned out, it was pretty much everything.
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When Spring Training opened, eyes seemed to be on everyone but Kuroda. Michael Pineda — who was acquired about an hour before the news of Kuroda's signing broke — grabbed headlines with his missing velocity. Phil Hughes garnered attention for being in better shape and pitching better than anyone else in camp. CC Sabathia was coming off knee surgery and Andy Pettitte stole headlines by un-retiring. Heck, even former Yankee A.J. Burnett drew more attention than Kuroda after bunting a ball off his face in Pirates camp. Kuroda went about his business and was just kind of there.
The regular season opened and Joe Girardi tabbed Kuroda as his number two starter behind Sabathia, replacing the departed Burnett. His first start in pinstripes didn't go well at all — he allowed six runs (four earned) in 5.2 innings against the Rays in the eventual loss. Six days later he started the team's home opener and was brilliant, dominating the Angels with eight shutout innings. Considering all the preseason hype surrounding the Halos, that start was huge. Five days after that, the Twins hung ten hits and six runs on Kuroda in just 4.1 innings. Three starts into his Yankees career, Kuroda was dubbed "inconsistent."
The tag stuck for a few weeks has Kuroda pitched well (two runs in 6.2 innings) but was outdone by countryman Yu Darvish in his fourth start, then didn't make it out of the fifth inning against the Royals in his sixth start. Two starts later he allowed seven runs in five innings to the Blue Jays. After his first nine starts, Kuroda owned a 4.53 ERA (4.39 FIP) and was averaging fewer than six innings per start with a sub-2.0 K/BB. He showed outstanding staff at times, outstanding command at times, and outstanding know-how pretty much at all times, but things had yet to really come together for him. Start number ten was when it all started to click.
The Yankees were out on the West Coast in Oakland, the same venue where they started their turn-around and run to the division title in 2011. They took the first two games against the Athletics and Kuroda was brilliant in the finale, twirling eight shutout innings while allowing just four singles and a walk. Five days later he held the Tigers to two runs in seven innings and six days after that he one-hit the Mets across seven scoreless innings. The stuff, command, and know-how had all come together. From late-May through mid-August, a span of 16 starts, Kuroda pitched to a 2.22 ERA (2.77 FIP) in 113.2 innings.
During that 16-start stretch, Kuroda struck out eleven White Sox in seven scoreless innings, threw a complete-game two-hit shutout against the Rangers, and held the pre-blockbuster Red Sox to one run on four hits in eight innings. He allowed one run or less nine times in those 16 starts and allowed three or more runs just four times. Only once did he fail to complete at least six innings and 12 times he threw at least seven full. Following his run of dominance, Kuroda owned a 2.96 ERA (3.61 FIP) in his first 25 starts and 167 inning as a Yankee. He had taken over the role of staff ace as CC Sabathia battled groin and elbow injuries and Andy Pettitte went down with a fractured leg.
Despite Kuroda's pitching brilliance, the Yankees were stuck in a tight race with the Orioles for the division title in the season's final month. The workload — Kuroda threw 183.2 innings before the calendar turned to September, more then he'd thrown in two of his four years with the Dodgers overall — started to take a toll on him and his performance suffered. The Rays tagged him for four runs in six innings twice in the season's final month and the Athletics got him for five runs in 5.2 innings. He held the Blue Jays to just two runs in 5.2 innings in his second-to-last start of the year, but they had ten hits off him.
In seven late-season starts following that great run, Kuroda pitched to a 4.73 ERA (4.43 FIP) in 45.2 innings. He stopped throwing his usual between-starts bullpen session in an effort to stay fresh in September, but the fatigue still effected him. It didn't show up in his velocity as you'd expect (he actually threw harder at the end of the season), it was in his command. He'd miss out over the plate and get pounded. Kuroda curtained some concern with a strong effort in Game 162, when he held the post-blockbuster Red Sox to two runs in seven innings, but the Yankees still decided to use him as their number three starter in the postseason just to give him two extra days of rest.
The decision worked out very well. Kuroda held the Orioles to two solo homers in 8.1 innings in Game Three, which was good enough to keep the struggling offense in the game long enough for Raul Ibanez to come out of the phone booth wearing his Superman cape to save the day in the eventual win. The Yankees decided to roll the dice and started Kuroda on three days' rest in Game Two of the ALCS because the playoff schedule was wacky and the only other alternative was to pull David Phelps out of the bullpen and start him. Kuroda responded by striking out eleven Tigers while allowing three runs in 7.2 innings, though it would have been eight innings of one-run ball had second base umpire Jeff Nelson not blown a call. That would have been the final out of the inning and Boone Logan/Joba Chamberlain tag-team never would have allowed the two inherited runners to score.
The season came to an end when Detroit swept the Yankees out of the ALCS, but 2012 was still a smashing success for Kuroda. He logged a career-high 219.2 innings (sixth most in baseball) and pitched to a 3.32 ERA (3.86 FIP). He posted his best walk rate (2.09 BB/9 and 5.7 BB%) in three seasons and saw his ground ball rate jump back over 50% (52.3% to be exact). The strikeout rate (6.84 K/9 and 18.7 K%) dropped just a touch from 2010-2011 (7.23 K/9 and 19.4 K%) and is easily explained by not facing being able to face a pitcher two or three times a game anymore. Perhaps being reunited with former Dodgers batterymate Russell Martin, who got Kuroda to throw more sinkers and sliders and fewer four-seamers as the season progressed, explains the improved walk and ground ball rates despite moving to the tougher league.
Kuroda won't win the award but we'll likely learn that he has received a handful of Cy Young votes when the awards are announced tonight. He might even grab a few down-ballot MVP votes. At 3.9 fWAR and 5.2 bWAR, Kuroda was the Yankees best non-Sabathia pitcher since either 2008 Mike Mussina (5.3 fWAR) or 2005 Randy Johnson (5.5 bWAR). Take your pick. He was a stabilizing presence in the rotation from mid-May through the end of the season and regardless of whether he comes back in 2013 — the Yankees made Kuroda a qualifying offer that he rejected, so he will bring draft pick compensation if he signs elsewhere — that one-year, $10M pact will go down as one of the best one-year contracts in Yankees history.
What Went Right: Postseason PitchingPosted by: | Comments
Over the next few weeks we're going to spend some time reviewing the entire 2012 season, which featured another division title and unfortunately another disappointing playoff exit.
As we discussed earlier today, the Yankees as a team basically hit like a pitcher in the postseason. They put together a collective .188/.254/.303 batting line in their nine postseason games and scored just two runs in the final three games of the ALCS. It was tough to watch and just flat out pathetic, there's really no other way to describe it.
The pitching staff, on the other hand, was absolutely stellar up until ALCS Game Four. The starters churned out quality start after quality start, and the bullpen did all it could to preserve leads and keep deficits close. After posting a 3.86 ERA (3.98 FIP) during the regular season, the Yankees received a 2.76 ERA (~3.45 FIP) in 88 postseason innings from the pitching staff.
CC Sabathia
Unfortunately, Sabathia's season will be remembered for ending on a sour note as the Tigers battered him for six runs on eleven hits (!) in just 3.2 innings in ALCS Game Four. It was an ugly start in a generally ugly postseason showing by the Yankees as whole, but it was also the exception rather than the rule for the pitching staff.
Sabathia, of course, helped get the Yankees to the ALCS with a pair of dominant outings against the Orioles in the ALDS. He allowed two runs in 8.2 innings in Game One against Baltimore, then followed it up by allowing just one run in the decisive Game Five win. All told, Sabathia struck out 19 batters and walked just five in 21.1 playoff innings including the ALCS disaster. He set a new ALDS record with 17.2 innings pitches, nearly two full innings more than the previous record.
Andy Pettitte
A year ago Pettitte was retired back home, but he got the itch to pitch and came back to the Yankees early in the season. He slotted in as their number two starter in the postseason due in large part to the schedule, as the club tried to optimize the amount of rest for each of their starters. Pettitte made two playoff starts, one in each round, and he tossed up a quality start in each. He held the Orioles to three runs in seven innings in ALDS Game Two and the Tigers to two runs in 6.2 innings in ALCS Game One. As per his norm, Andy did allow a lot of baserunners but continually pitched out of jams. For a guy who was out of baseball a year ago, allowing five runs in 13.2 postseason innings is a minor miracle.
Hiroki Kuroda
Kuroda was New York's best starting pitcher from Opening Day through the end of the season, and he turned in a pair of gems in the postseason. Following Sabathia and Pettitte, the first-year Yankee held the Orioles to two runs in 8.1 innings in ALDS Game One before allowing three runs in 7.2 innings in ALCS Game Two. That second start came on three days' rest, the first time he'd ever done that in his career. Kuroda struck out a season-high eleven in that game, and it would have been eight innings of one-run ball had second base ump Jeff Nelson not blown an obvious out call on Omar Infante at second base. The bullpen allowed two inherited runners to score (charged to Kuroda) after the error. Sixteen innings (really 16.1) of five-run (really three-run) ball from the number three starter? Sign me up for that every day of the week.
Phil Hughes
Like Sabathia, Hughes ended his season on a down note as a stiff back forced him out of ALCS Game Three after just three innings of work. That shouldn't erase his ALDS effort however, as he held the Orioles to one run in 6.2 innings while striking out eight in Game Four. Hughes only allowed one run in the ALCS start before exiting with the injury as well, so all told his postseason performance featured just two runs in 9.2 inning of work. As far as number four starters go, you can't do much better.
The Bullpen
Eight of the nine postseason games were very close into the late innings, and the bullpen stepped up in support of the starters in a big way. They allowed just eight runs (seven earned) in 27.1 total innings (2.30 ERA) while walking just four (!), including one intentionally. The late-inning duo of Rafael Soriano and David Robertson allowed just one run in 9.2 combined innings, striking out seven against zero walks and five hits. The lone run was a solo homer off Robertson in ALCS Game Five, when the game was already out of reach. Boone Logan and Clay Rapada combined to retire 11 of 12 left-handed batters faced, with the one exception being a walk by Prince Fielder. David Phelps, who allowed four runs (three earned) in 3.1 total innings, was the only clear negative on a pitching staff who was absolutely dynamite overall in the postseason.
Lifeless: Tigers shut Yankees out in Game TwoPosted by: | Comments
The Yankees have become a broken record of great pitching and abysmal offense. Sunday afternoon's Game Two loss put them in a 2-0 hole in the best-of-seven ALCS as things now shift to Detroit. Not for nothing, but getting out of Yankee Stadium is probably a good thing.
#HIROKtober Doesn't Need Rest
The decision to start Hiroki Kuroda on short rest in Game Two was anything but a slam dunk as valid concerns about the 37-year-old's workload were abound for the last month or so. Instead of wilting under the innings total and struggling as many expected, Kuroda turned in a masterpiece. He took a perfect game into the sixth and ultimately lasted 7.2 innings that should have been a full eight had second base ump Jeff Nelson not blown a call — Nick Swisher threw behind the runner at second on Austin Jackson's single and Robinson Cano applied the tag for the third out with ease. Nelson blew the call — here's proof he was out — and Kuroda's night was over.
All told, the veteran right-hander allowed three runs in those 7.2 innings, but two of those runs scored after he left the game and the B-relievers took over. Boone Logan allowed a hit to a righty (surprise surprise) and Joba Chamberlain allowed a hit to Miguel Cabrera. Kuroda allowed just five hits (four singles), didn't walk anyone, and struck out a season-high eleven. Ten of his 12 ball-in-play outs were on the ground. He was dominant, looking more like the midseason version of himself than a guy pushing 240 innings. It's unbelievable that the Yankees haven't converted these pitching performances into wins.
This Offense Creates The Wrong Kind Of Runs
Three singles, three walks (one intentional), and a double. That was the New York offense on Sunday. Mark Teixeira (double) and Raul Ibanez (walk) reached base with two outs in the first and Ichiro Suzuki made it to third base with two outs in the seventh, but no runs crossed the plate. Ibanez singled to leadoff the fourth but was erased on a botched hit-and-run with Russell Martin at the plate, a clear sign that the Yankees are getting desperate to generate offense.
The futility, as you know, runs up and down the lineup. Cano took an 0-for-4 and is now hitless since the first inning of Game Two of the ALDS, a span of 26 at-bats. That is the longest playoff hitless streak in team history. The bottom four hitters in the order went a combined 2-for-17 (singles by Alex Rodriguez and Swisher) with a walk (Curtis Granderson) and nine strikeouts. Ichiro reached base on an error once in four plate appearances in his first day as Derek Jeter's replacement in the leadoff spot. Joe Girardi semi-tore into his club for not making adjustments after the game, a problem that they simply may not have enough time to fix.
Girardi got ejected for arguing with Nelson following the blown call at second — his fifth ejection of 2012 and fourth in a game against the Tigers — and went a big instant reply rant after the game. He basically said what most fans have been thinking, that it's ridiculous that the technology exists and is not being used. That said, Girardi made it clear that he does not blame the call (or yesterday's blown call on Cano at first base) for the two losses to open the series. He was just stating the obvious.
Detroit scored their first run in the seventh after Kuroda nearly pitched his way out of a first and third situation with no outs. The speedy Quintin Berry was on third, the slow-footed Cabrera on third. He threw five straight splitters to Prince Fielder to strike the lefty slugger out, then Delmon Young bounced a routine double play ball to short. Fill-in shortstop Jayson Nix shuffled the ball to Cano for the first out, but he bobbled the transfer and that was that. Young was safe at first without a throw and Berry scored. Kuroda was so close to escaping the jam unscathed, but his defense betrayed him. Between that and the utter lack of run support this season, the guy must hate his teammates.
The Yankees have scored a total of 20 runs in their seven playoff games, including just eleven in the five games at home. The scored four runs in the two games against the Tigers this weekend, and all four came in one inning off the combustible Jose Valverde. In fact, non-Valverde pitchers have thrown 40.1 consecutive scoreless innings for Detroit, which is ridiculous. And I thought the Yankees were getting great pitching.
Box Score & WPA Graph
MLB.com has the box score and video highlights. I suppose the good news is that the Yankees have been down 2-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series eight times in their history, and they've rebounded to win the series four times. The most recent was, of course, the 1996 World Series against the Braves. Who will be the 2012 Jim Leyritz? For some reason Martin seems too obvious, so I'll say Nix. Anyway, the last team to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-seven was (sadface) the 2004 Red Sox.
Source: FanGraphs
Up Next
Monday is a travel day, so the Yankees (and their fans) will get a much needed day off. These two teams will reconvene at Comerica Park for Game Three on Tuesday night at 8pm ET. Phil Hughes is scheduled to get the ball against Justin Verlander in a mismatch that already went New York's way once this season. Check out RAB Tickets if you want to catch the game.
Kuroda will start Game Two on short restPosted by: | Comments
4:39pm: Girardi confirmed that Kuroda will indeed start Game Two tomorrow, and he'll be followed by Phil Hughes in Game Three and CC Sabathia in Game Four (on normal rest) regardless of the series score. If there's a Game Seven, I assume Sabathia would start on short rest.
4:19pm: Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda will start Game Two of the ALCS tomorrow night according to various reports. Joe Girardi has not confirmed the news, for what it's worth.
Kuroda, 37, will be starting on three days' rest for the first time in his career after throwing 105 pitches in Game Three of the ALDS on Wednesday. Pretty much the only other option was pulling long man David Phelps out of the bullpen. The Yankees added an extra reliever (Cody Eppley) to the roster today and will have Monday off, so there will be a full complement of relievers backing Kuroda up.
Ibanez comes off the bench, carries Yankees to Game Three winPosted by: | Comments
This was shaping up to be a very bad night. The Yankees looked lifeless for the first eight innings of Game Three and were two outs away from a 2-1 series deficit … but Raul Ibanez. Baseball has a way of making your jaw drop, and Ibanez provided not one, but two jaw-dropping moments on Wednesday night.
There Is Only One #HIROKtober
As hideous as the offense has been, the Yankees have been getting some absolutely stellar work from their pitching staff this series. Hiroki Kuroda followed the lead of CC Sabathia (8.2 innings and two runs in Game One) and Andy Pettitte (seven innings and three runs in Game Two) with 8.1 strong innings in Game Three, allowing just two solo homers and five total hits. Both homers came on first pitch sliders, the first by number eight hitter Ryan Flaherty in the third and the second by number nine hitter Manny Machado in the fifth. Machado hit a hanger up in the zone, but the pitch to Flaherty wasn't bad at all. It was at the knees and he golfed it out.
Outside of the two homers, Kuroda was pretty dynamite. He pitched out of a defense-created bases loaded jam in the fourth and retired 12 of the final 13 men he faced after Machado's dinger. Command, especially of the splitter, was a bit of an issue early on, but Kuroda figured things out later on and wound up throwing 65 of his 105 pitches were strikes (62%). That's usually nothing special, but after the first few innings it was pretty damn good. All told, the Yankees have gotten a 2.63 ERA out of their top three starters in the series. These guys have been brilliant and it seems to be flying under the radar.
Mr. Big Hit
The Yankees plated their first run in the third inning, when Derek Jeter tripled in Russell Martin with two outs. Center fielder Adam Jones deserves a huge assist for the play, I have no idea what the hell he was doing going after the ball. That ball was very catchable and Jones just seemed to be moving in slow motion as he went back to the wall. Whatever, I'm not complaining.
Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez stymied the Yankees after that though, as he retired 13 of the final 15 batters he faced following the triple. After pitching very well in Yankee Stadium during the regular season, the 28-year-old rookie carried it over into the playoffs and held the Bombers to just the one run in seven innings with his fastball-changeup-slider mix. He pitched very well and deserves some credit, but the Yankees looked rather feeble at times.
After Darren O'Day breezed through the eighth inning, closer Jim Johnson entered the game in the ninth and promptly retired Ichiro Suzuki on a fly ball to left. Alex Rodriguez, 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on the night and 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts in the series, was due up next, but Joe Girardi instead pinch-hit with Ibanez. There's been a lot of talk about moving A-Rod down in the lineup given his lack of production, but the skipper again batted him third to start the game. Down a run with two outs to play, Girardi said told Alex he had been struggling and he wanted to give Raul a shot with the short porch. "My gut told me to make the move … (it) was the best thing to do," said Joe after the game.
Just like Martin in Game One, Johnson fell behind in the count to Ibanez and left a sinker up the zone. Raul did what he does best, and lately that's been come up with enormous homers. He tied a game in the 13th inning against the Athletics three weeks ago, tied a game against the Red Sox last week, and tied up Game Three of the ALDS with a solo shot to right. It wasn't hit particularly deep but it wasn't a Yankee Stadium cheapie either. The game was tied and the first one to greet Raul with a high five in the dugout was A-Rod. I love and hate that guy so much.
Beat Them At Their Own Game
The Orioles have been lauded for their dominant bullpen all season and rightfully so, as their relief corps have been nailing down one-run wins since Opening Day. The Yankees turned the tables a bit on Wednesday, as three relievers — Boone Logan, Rafael Soriano, and David Robertson — combined to allow just two baserunners in 3.1 innings of work following Kuroda. Logan struck out the only man he faced (Jim Thome), Rafael Soriano finished the ninth and handled the tenth, then David Robertson tossed up zeroes in the 11th and 12th. It'll be long forgotten come the morning, but the bullpen deserves major props for holding down the fort.
Just Get It To Raul
"Just get it to A-Rod" is a phrase I've muttered many, many times through the years whenever the Yankees were losing in the late innings. Just get Alex another at-bat and he could make it alright with one swing. After being lifted in Game Three — A-Rod joked after the game that it was the first time he was pinch-hit for since high school, and I can only assume that coach was fired soon thereafter — things had shifted to "just get it to Raul."
The bullpen allowed Ibanez to come to bat again in the 12th, an inning he led off against the left-hander Brian Matusz. I've been crushing Girardi for leaving Ibanez in against tough southpaws in the late innings of tight games all season, but I am very glad to look like an idiot now. Raul hammered the first pitch of the inning, a high fastball on the outer third, into the second deck in right for a walk-off solo homer. You could see his True Yankee™ wings sprout as he rounded the bases with Yankee Stadium rocking and his teammates waiting at home plate.
At +.827 WPA, Ibanez just had the fifth biggest playoff game in baseball history, and all he saw was three pitches in two at-bats. He also became the first player in baseball history to homer twice in a playoff game he didn't start. That goes back to 1903. The Orioles had gone 76-0 when leading after seven innings during the regular season, so this was their first loss of 2012 in those situations. Baltimore is also 0-3 against the Yankees in extra innings this year and 16-0 against everyone else. Ibanez made some big things happen in Game Three. Big, big things.
The Yankees only had seven baserunners in the 12 innings … well, eleven innings and one batter. Jeter went 2-for-4 with a triple, Russell Martin went 2-for-4 with a double, and Nick Swisher went 1-for-4 with a single. Ibanez's two dingers account for the other two baserunners. The Yankees didn't draw a single walk, so the rest of the team went a combined 0-for-25. Not good, Raul really bailed them out.
Jeter left the game in the ninth inning after fouling a ball off the top of his left foot in the very first inning. He played through it for the next eight innings, but he was clearly hobbled and having a hard time running. For the Cap'n to leave a playoff game, it had to be pretty bad. Jeter was diagnosed with a bone bruise and is day-to-day. I'm sure he'll be in the lineup in Game Four, even if he's just the DH. Jayson Nix replaced him at short and made a nice grab on an inning-ending line drive double play in the tenth.
Two very weird random moments in the game worth mentioning. First Nate McLouth got caught stealing second in the first inning, but he made it to the base safely only to over-slide and get tagged out on the shortstop side of the bag. Robertson and Mark Teixeira had a mini-collision in front of the mound on a pop-up in the 12th, which allowed Mark Reynolds to reach base. Baseball, I guess.
Box Score & WPA Graph
The WPA graph doesn't do this game justice. Nope, not at all. MLB.com has the box score and video highlights, and you should totally watch the highlights even if you saw the entire game.
Source: FanGraphs
Up Next
It'll be Game Four on Thursday night, as the Yankees will have a chance to eliminate the Orioles and advance to the ALCS for the third time in four years. Phil Hughes will get the ball for New York while the left-hander Joe Saunders will start for Baltimore. That game will start at 7:37pm ET because the Athletics pulled an Ibanez and walked off against the Tigers, forcing a Game Five.


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