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Tom Luginbill Recaps National Signing Day
After doing an 11-hour Signing Day marathon ESPN's Tom Luginbill joins Mac and Jim to discuss recruiting classes for several schools, but also makes time to poke fun at one of his colleagues and remember his dog, Dumptruck.
Tom Luginbill Previews Rivalry Week
ESPN's Tom Luginbill previews the Iron Bowl, Clemson-South Carolina and the other big college football games this weekend.
Tom Luginbill: No Way Miami Should Be Ranked 10th In The Country
Tom Luginbill from ESPN joined the guys as he does each Wednesday at 745am for the latest in College Football
Tom Luginbill: It's Going To Be Interesting How Paul Johnson And Larry Fedora Make Adjustments
Mac Attack: 09/18/13: Tom Luginbill from ESPN joined the show as he does each Wednesday at 745am for his take on Johnny Manziel, Alabama, the finish in the Wisconson-ASU game, UNC, and more
Tom Luginbill: Alabama Will Expose A&M's Horrible Defense
Mac Attack: 09/11/13: Tom Luginbill from ESPN joined the guys as he does each Wednesday at 745am for the latest in College Football. He also discussed Clowney being criticized for his effort so far this season and what he thinks will happen in the Bama-A&M game
Tom Luginbill: Manziel Doesn't Provide Leadership QB Position Requires
Mac Attack: 09/05/13: Tom Luginbill from ESPN joined the guys in his weekly spot to recap 1 week of the season, for his take on the antics of Johnny Manziel, and UGA not beating a ranked team again,
Tom Luginbill Talks Gamecocks/Heels, UGA/Clemson, And Elijah Hood
Mac Attack: 08/27/13: Tom Luginbill from ESPN joined the guys as he does each Wednesday at 745am during the season to preview this weekend's action and also gave us a scouting report on Charlotte Catholic RB Elijah Hood who committed to UNC yesterday
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Tom Luginbill On The All Coaching Changes In College Football
Mac Attack 11/30/12: ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill joined the guys for the final time in 2012 to discuss all the chaos with the coaching changes in College Football and more.
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So, I have a leak in my keg system somewhere. I sprayed everything down with soapy water, and found no bubbles after close inspection. I know there must be a leak somewhere, I can ever so slightly hear the C02 constantly dispensing, and of course, my C02 is gone after about 2 days. However, before force carbing my beer (the old set it at 30 psi and shaking it), I set it to about 10 psi and let it cool in the kegerator unattached from the C02 canister. The next morning, I released the C02, and it sounded like it was all still in there. I guess I should have reattached the hose and checked the pressure in the regulator, but at the time I didn't know I had a leak.
So, question 1: does this indicate a problem with the regulator or one of the lines, rather than the keg?
question 2: I have a nearly full keg of beer, that was force carbonated about 2 months ago, then lost all pressure, and has been sitting in a cold kegerator. I assume this beer is still good, just needs to be recarbed?
question 3: my O-rings all look alright, but would it be worth while to change them out?
Anyways, thank you all in advance for responses. I am so happy to have found this place, and sincerely appreciate the collective knowledge and kindness of you all.
Make sure everything is tight and is there an o-ring between the regulator and co2 tank attachment?
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Thanks for the reply. There is not an o-ring, but there is a white plastic washer.
hey man, so i've run into this sort of problem a few times where i had really slow leaks.
first time - the large o-ring on the corny lid didn't form a good seal for some reason. taking it off and putting it on again seemed to fix it
second time - make sure the pressure relief valve is screwed onto the lid very tightly.
the last time this happened to me, it was because i wasn't clamping the hose to the gas-in tight enough (i was using plastic push on clamps). i didn't see it by spraying it with water, but had a feeling that was the culprit. so i dunked it in a glass of water, and sure enough there were bubbles. i bought some metal screw on clamps and problem solved.
hope it helps. it always sucks to come home to an empty co2 tank
So what do you all think about the beer, still alright if it is recarbed?
tighten, re-tighten, and then retighten everything again. It's a pain in the ass to find and fix a leaky CO2 connection. but once it's fixed it should not give you any more problems.
So what about the BEER, still good? Keg lost pressure about 2 months ago, with only about 1/2 gallon gone. Once the leak is found, can I recarb it?
Yeah beer should be good. just recarb.


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Like Cilantro it seems that people either love beets or hate them! Tonight I made Beet Burgers (recipe courtesy of Didi Emmons and in my book "Totally Vegetarian") for a couple of friends who swore they would never (ever) develop a liking for this sadly underused root vegetable. Even though I'm seeing beets making more frequent appearances on menus in upscale dining establishments, I find that very simple preparations not only taste better but are more economical for the everyday cook. This particular recipe is really easy to pull together, full of fiber, nutrients and makes enough for a couple of meals worth of burgers. Extra plus is that there is no added fat. I cook my burgers in a cast iron pan with barely a tablespoon of vegetable oil, however in a ceramic non stick pan they can be cooked fat free. Just watch the heat! I served these crisp on the outside warm and crumbly on the inside burgers without a bun, topped with a generous squeeze of Sriracha sauce. I complimented these flavorful and subtly "beety" burgers with a simple side of rosemary roasted potatoes and sweet organic pears. I'm happy to say, much to everyone's surprise, that the entire dish was a hit! Be sure to buy your beets with nice fresh leafy tops. Tomorrow all of those glorious greens are going to find their way into a hearty minestrone.
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Beet Burgers (Didi Emmons)
Didi Emmons came on the show and made these burgers and ever since I was hooked. They're truly spectacular. Note that these must be cooked over low heat, otherwise, the sugars in the beet will burn. But really, even if you're hasty and burn the burgers, they'll still taste fabulous. I recommend eating it bun-less, next to a big salad, with a puddle of hot sauce. You can freeze burgers in individual packages for easy preparation.
Makes approximately 8 burgers
2 T. vegetable oil
3 small beets, scrubbed well (about 1 lb.)
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped (roasted)
1 mediun carrot ( scrubbed and roasted)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
3-4 good quality beet green leaves
½ c. walnut pieces
1 c. raw millet
2 slices of whole wheat bread, lightly toasted
½ c. wheat germ (optional)
¼ cup pumpkin seeds (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the oil on a baking sheet. Cut the beets into quarters and place them on the sheet pan. Add the onion, carrot, and garlic too. Lightly season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Bake until the beets are cooked, about 25-30 minutes, or until a knife enters the beet easily. Let the vegetables cool for at least 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the millet. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, and add the millet. Cook the millet for 30 minutes, over very low heat, and covered. When the millet is finished, put it into a large bowl and let it cool for a few minutes.
In a food processor, combine the walnuts, the bread, the garlic, and the pumpkin seeds, and wheat germ, if using. Process until the bread is a nice fine crumb texture. Add the mixture to the millet.
Now add the vegetables to the processor and process until well chopped. Add the vegetables to the bowl as well. Stir the mixture with a large spoon and season liberally with salt and pepper. When the mixture is thoroughly mixed, chill it for 1 hour.
Form about 8 generously sized burgers with your hands, packing each down into a nice even height.
To cook the burgers, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a sauté pan, over low heat. When the pan is hot, add the burgers. Do not move them once they are in the pan because this will cause them to fall apart. Let the burgers cook for a few minutes, then with a spatula, carefully flip them and continue cooking the other side until nicely browned. You want to develop a nice caramelized crust. Repeat with the remaining burgers, or freeze the extras in individual baggies for a convenient burger meal whenever you need it.


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PUNTA GORDA Fla.- Melissa Harding Jones and her attorney started the day by asking the Judge to throw out the case against her. She is being charged with child neglect that stems around the case of Pilar Rodriguez who went missing while in Jones' care over ten years ago. Early on in the hearing it looked like Jones was ready to accept a plea deal from the state, but at the last minute she balked and backed out.
Jones' attorney argued that since the state doesn't have a body, that they cant tie child neglect to a murder and as such the statue of limitations has run out on that charge. But the state started calling witnesses to prove to why they think Rodriguez is dead. That list included Pilars father and Jones' mother and sister. Early in the evening the judge decided that there was enough evidence to continue and denied the motion to dismiss. Jones is now set to stand trial in September


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The Off Ramp
Stepping away from a responsibility on the world stage is not like abandoning your love child to the welfare system. That's why Obama cannot understand what went wrong. It's a cultural oddity to him.
The Washington ...
I hereby declare that any utterance of the word "white" shall henceforth and forever be an actionable racial slur when spoken by anyone who does not identify themselves as a member of the caucasian race.
Nation Building
The people who should be watching this are the ones that exist on foodstamps, welfare and public housing. One of these days a few motivated zealots are going to get fed up with the central government's incompetence and start another revolution, just like it happened in Iraq.
People who depend upon the support of an incompetent government are bound to suffer.
Obama gave it all back. Blame it on HIM. He OWNS this one, and anybody who does not admit that pulling out let this happen is not able to deal with reality.
Three Little Pigs
I wish all you people had the benefit of an engineering/scientific education. The only way to continue life with alternate energy sources is for everyone to give up a lot, meaning no easy transportation, no air conditioning, no light and no heat.
It's very easy for people who can "do the math" to understand.
Belief in "renewable energy sources" at this point is just about the same as deciding to go home and sing "Jesus Loves Me" over and over until your cancer goes away. Good luck with that.
Three Little Pigs
Oh, okay, I get it. Coal fired plants are being forced to close. Where's the part about the Little Piggy who sat in the dark waiting for the wolf to blow on his windmill?
Three Little Pigs
Not sure what the point is here but it's nice to see a few cartoons that are not strictly political campaign propaganda. Maybe it's like comedians who don't use obscene language; a bit more work to be funny, but more enjoyable overall.
The VA
I have been trying to file a claim for a service-related medical condition using the ebenefits.va.gov website for a month. It just flat DOES NOT WORK.
But, that's not Obama's problem. He's not a VETERAN, and neither is anybody else he cares about.
The Petition Drive
Anybody know the temperature in Hell this morning? Finally, a Clay Bennett cartoon that reflects mostly the truth. He may have underrepresented the African American community in this one, but it's a start.
Too bad he didn't think of this idea when it was disclosed how many people, including election judges, got in multiple lines to vote for President Obama.
How about the G. I. Bill? How about the "part-time job." How about "saving for your kids' education?"
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Did Moffat drop some hints on Smith's final episode?
In the latest issue of DWM, Steven Moffat may have dropped some interesting hints on what we can expect from Matt Smith's final episode this Christmas.
Asked about how the TARDIS exploded back in Series 5, he says:
"Oh, never mind the TARDIS blowing up, what about the endless, bitter war Kovarian was on about? And what's Trenzalore? And the oldest question in the universe? And what exactly do they mean, silence will fall? Anyway, I'm off to a readthrough…"
The readthrough in question being the Christmas episode currently filming.
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Recapping My 2014 MiLB Baseball Season
Last year I did a post at the end of the 16 games I spent out at a baseball park, recapping my 2013 MiLB and MLB season. Unfortunately, this time around, I wasn't able to make it to any MLB games, however, with the 2014 MiLB season now over, I wanted to post an overview of the games and of the autographs I received this year, nonetheless. In all, I managed to make it to 20 baseball games this season. It was a great year, full of fun, and I thought I'd take the time to recap it all:
April 5th – Durham Bulls Vs. Gwinnett Braves
This was my first professional baseball game of 2014 (I attended a college baseball game, with Carlos Rodon on the mound, earlier in the year), and the first since the DBAP underwent a multimillion dollar offseason overhaul. For this particular game, I was looking to get autographs from as many of the visiting Gwinnett Braves as I could, with my hopes being highest that I could get one from their top prospect at the time, Christian Bethancourt.
Not only did I succeed in getting an auto from Bethancourt, but I also got one from Jose Constanza, Tommy La Stella and Joey Terdoslavich as well:
April 9th — Durham Bulls Vs. Charlotte Knights
This particular game was absolutely terrible in terms of autographs. While there were several players I was hoping to get, I was only successful in getting one auto, coming from the White Sox' top prospect, Matt Davidson, as the remainder of the players were all "in a hurry" and didn't sign:
(If I could only get one, Davidson is the one I wanted the most.)
April 19th — Myrtle Beach Pelicans Vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks
While the visiting Blue Rocks had several top prospects, the Pelicans had even more at the time I visited Myrtle Beach, and thus, I tried to get autos from their side. I was able to get two autographs from Joey Gallo (he hit 40 home runs last season, and followed that up with an encore of 42 homers this year) and Nick Williams, as well as one auto from Chris Bostick, Hanser Alberto and Cody Buckel:
I also received a game used bat from Nick Williams, which he shattered in half (the break is on the back) during the game:
April 27th — Durham Bulls Vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
I attended this game with the sole purpose of getting autographs from the Durham Bulls, since Scranton wasn't that great of a team at the time, except for a few players. I wound up getting seven total autographs, coming from Kevin Kiermaier (the blank auto card), Mikie Mahtook, Jerry Sands, Wilson Betemit, Hak-Ju Lee, Enny Romero and C.J. Riefenhauser:
May 4th — Durham Bulls Vs. Columbus Clippers
It was Star Wars night, but despite the awesome looking jerseys the Bulls were wearing, I couldn't have cared less (I'm, obviously, not a fan of Star Wars). Unfortunately, autographing wasn't too successful, as I only managed to get a single autograph, coming from Jerry Sands:
(An interesting side note: Trevor Bauer — an Indians' top pitching prospect — was in the stands charting the game, but although I spotted him and was prepared, he didn't sign for anyone.)
May 23rd — Carolina Mudcats Vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Though I'd already seen Myrtle Beach once this season, I attended this game to get another autograph from Joey Gallo, who had 18 home runs on the season heading into the game. I succeeded in getting Gallo three times, as well as a couple of autos from Jorge Alfaro, Nick Williams, Chris Bostick, Cody Buckel, and one from Zach Cone:
In addition, I got a 4×6 photo signed by the Rangers' 2013 number one draft pick, Alex Gonzalez:
May 28th — Carolina Mudcats Vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks
The Royals' prospects on this given team weren't the best, but they were good enough to warrant a trip out to the ballpark. I ended up getting two autographs from Hunter Dozier, Raul Mondesi, Bubba Starling and Zane Evans (the blank auto cards), as well as an autographed 4×6 of Sean Manaea and Christian Binford:
June 2nd — Durham Bulls Vs. Leigh High Valley Ironpigs
I ultimately went to this game because it happened to be a day game, and I love day games, but I also attended it because one of the top prospects in baseball, Maikel Franco, was playing for the visiting Ironpigs. When all was said and done, I succeeded in getting Franco's autograph, as well as an autographed 4×6 from Durham Bulls' pitcher Mike Montgomery:
June 4th — Carolina Mudcats Vs. Winston Salem Dash
This was the second game in three days that I had gone to, but with the talented Dash team visiting, it was worth it. I got two autographs from White Sox' top prospect Courtney Hawkins, as well as a single auto from Keenyn Walker, Tyler Danish, Jacob May, Tim Anderson and Francellis Montas (on a 4×6):
June 6th — Durham Bulls Vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
The third game in a five day time frame — I headed out to this game simply because of the great team the Red Sox had, with six of their top ten prospects as part of the roster, four of which were part of the top 100. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Not too many players signed, and I only got one autograph from Garin Cecchini and Mookie Betts, as well as two from Travis Shaw:
June 22nd — Tennessee Smokies Vs. Chattanooga Lookouts
The original plan was to visit the Smokies for a game as part of a family vacation, regardless of whether or not Cubs' uber prospect Kris Bryant was a part of the team or not. However, when I heard the news mere days before that Bryant had been called up to Triple-A, it was still disappointing. Even so, I had a great time, and got an autograph from both Dustin Geiger (on my ticket) and Corey Black:
July 14th — Triple-A Home Run Derby
For just the second time in my life, and the first time since the MLB home run derby back in 2012, I found myself out at a home run derby. This time the derby saw some of Triple-A baseball's top sluggers, instead of major leaguers, but it was still an impressive event. I didn't do too great in terms of autographs, but I hadn't expected to, really — getting just two autos from Nick Franklin and Andrew Susac, along with three from Elih Villanueva:
July 15th — Triple-A PCL & IL Autograph Session
There was no game played, being that it was merely an autograph session, so I'm not including it in the number of games played statistic in the numbers section down below; but what an enjoyable time it was. I was able to get an auto from pretty much everyone I wanted on both teams, going home with 31 total autographs.
I received a couple of cards signed by Jonathan Galvez, Ben Paulsen and Josh Phegley, along with a single card signed by Kyle Hendricks, Joc Pederson, Stephen Piscotty, Chris Taylor, Wilson Betemit, Matt Hague, Tommy Layne and Steven Souza Jr:
I also got a home run derby program signed by Francisco Pena, Allan Dykstra and Mike Jacobs . . . . :
. . . . in addition to individually autographed 4×6's from Max Stassi and Jesus Aguilar (top two below); along with three All-Star logos collectively signed by Spencer Patton, Paulo Orlando, A.J. Atcher, Phil Gosselin, Andy Oliver, Aaron Laffey, Bobby Korecky, Ivan De Jesus, Ezequiel Carrera, Jose Pirela, Felix Perez and Jhonatan Solano:
July 16th — Triple-A All-Star Game
Due to the numerous autographs I had gotten at the previous day's autograph session, there weren't a lot of players I cared to get an autograph from at the All-Star game itself. So, I didn't really try all that hard to get any. The only player I attempted to get an auto from was Joc Pederson, but apparently he remembered me from the autograph session the day before, because he signed for everyone but me, skipping over me twice.
It was still a fun time, which you can read about HERE.
July 26th — Durham Bulls Vs. Toledo Mud Hens
After Mike Hessman broke the all-time International League home run record back in late June, hitting his 259th IL homer, and 404th career minor league home run, I really wanted to get his auto. Thankfully, I was successful in getting Hessman's autograph on a 4×6, in addition to getting a single auto from Danny Worth and Leon Durham, along with three autographs from former big league slugger Larry Parrish:
August 10th — Durham Bulls Vs. Buffalo Bisons
With Wil Myers rehabbing in Durham, I was looking to get an autograph from him, and ended up getting him on a card and a 4×6 photo:
Then, after game one of the double header — which was being played due to rain the night before — I got Daniel Norris on a card (Norris pitched a 10 strikeout game in his Triple-A debut that day), as well as Kevin Pillar (on two cards), Brett Wallace and A.J. Jimenez:
August 12th — Winston-Salem Dash Vs. Lynchburg Hillcats
I went to this game with one purpose in mind — getting Carlos Rodon's autograph. After being unsuccessful twice earlier in the year while he was still a member of N.C. State, I wanted to get the 2014 draft's third overall pick to sign a card for me. Despite a threat of rain, I was able to get Rodon like I had hoped, in addition to a couple of autographs from former big leaguers Luis Salazar and Gary Ward; along with a 4×6 photo signed by Keon Barnum:
August 13th — Greensboro Grasshoppers Vs. Lakewood Blue Claws
There wasn't nearly as much talent at this game as there was the night before, but with it being a day game, I headed out to a ballgame (this time in Greensboro) for the second time in around 17 hours. Though I wasn't really targeting anyone in particular, I was able to get three decent players to sign for me, being Domingo German, J.T. Riddle and Sean Townsley:
August 17th — Durham Bulls Vs. Charlotte Knights
This was the second time this season that I had seen the Knights play, but after doing so poorly with them back in April (only getting one autograph) I was looking to redeem myself. Although I didn't get White Sox' top prospect Micah Johnson like I wanted, I managed to get seven total autographs, including two from Michael Taylor and one from Andre Rienzo, Richard Dotson, Chris Beck, Carlos Sanchez and Marcus Semien:
August 20th — Carolina Mudcats Vs. Frederick Keys
Around a week before this game, I was looking forward to seeing highly ranked pitching prospect Dylan Bundy. However, Bundy unfortunately injured himself shortly before the Frederick Keys came to town, and therefore didn't make the trip. To make matters worse, most of the few players I wanted an autograph from were not there either, for whatever reason. Thankfully, though, one of the biggest reasons I attended the game was to pick up a previously promised bat from Orioles' prospect Adrian Marin, which I was able to get after the game had concluded:
(It's hard to see, since there happens to be a baseball mark in the location, but Marin signed the bat in silver sharpie.)
September 5th — Durham Bulls Vs. Columbus Clippers
This was the second time I had seen the Clippers play this season, but after doing so poorly the last time, I wanted to try for a few players again. In addition to trying to get some players that I had missed before, both Francisco Lindor and James Ramsey were newcomers to the team since the last time I saw them, so I was looking to get an autograph from them as well. Unfortunately, Lindor only signed autographs for a few people, myself not included. Even so, I got an autographed card from James Ramsey and Nick Maronde, as well as an autographed 4×6 photo of Giovanny Urshela:
September 11th — Durham Bulls Vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
In what was going to be my final game of the season, I was really looking to make this game a memorable one. With six of the Red Sox' top ten prospects on the team, and with Cuban phenom Rusney Castillo also a part of the roster, it was sure to be a great chance to grab some great players' autographs. Mere minutes after entering the stadium I was able to get Castillo to sign a photo for me, and before the game began I got Blake Swihart, Garin Cecchini and Deven Marrero to autograph a card for me as well.
After the game, I did something I'd never done before, and — after it took a tremendous amount of time — will likely never do again: I stuck around outside the ballpark to try for a few more autographs as the players left. Despite the frustration from the extremely long wait, I ended up getting Brian Johnson to sign a couple cards, as well as Bryce Brentz to sign one, before leaving the ballpark for the last time until next season:
By the Numbers
Though you could take the time for yourself to add it all up, I figured I'd make things a bit easier. Here's a numbers recap of my 2014 MiLB season:
Games attended: 20
Win-loss record for the home team: 14-6
Total runs scored (Home Team-Visitor): 99-77
Top 100 prospects seen in person: 20
Autographs from top 100 prospects: 16
Total autographs: 136
Game used gear: Nick Williams broken bat & Adrian Marin unbroken bat
Total miles traveled to & from games: 3,170
Jacob deGrom Dominates, Adds to His R.O.Y. Case
Although it didn't result in a victory for the Mets, Jacob deGrom — given a no decision in a 6-5 Mets loss — was as good Monday night as he's been all season long. Striking out the first eight batters he faced to start the game, deGrom was not only dominant, but he also made some history, setting the Mets' franchise record for most consecutive batters struck out to begin a game.
Unfortunately, deGrom didn't surpass the MLB modern day record of eight straight batters retired to kick off an outing, set back in 1986, merely tying it. But even so, deGrom showed why he's regarded by many as one of the top young up-and-coming pitching stars in the game today.
Now with a season ERA of 2.68 over the course of 21 starts — 7 of which were scoreless outings — and 134 strikeouts on the year, the 26-year-old deGrom is quickly becoming a household name.
Once the Mets get their ace, Matt Harvey, back in 2015 — who reportedly topped out at 95 on his fastball with great movement on his curveball in a simulated game at Citi Field on Monday — they should have a very formidable rotation, with deGrom as their strong number two starter behind Harvey.
But before all of that happens, people are focusing their attention on the present, placing Jacob deGrom as a top candidate for 2014 National League Rookie of the Year. However, while deGrom has been good and should be good for years to come, I'm not fully convinced the award will be his by a landslide as some are suggesting.
The stats deGrom has posted this season have been impressive, racking up a 28 inning scoreless streak before allowing three earned runs in the seventh inning on Monday, but an outfielder for the Reds by the name of Billy Hamilton is sure to give deGrom a run (no pun intended) for his money.
Though Hamilton is batting in the mid .200's — not something you want out of your leadoff hitter — he's really been a big part of an otherwise struggling Reds team.
While Hamilton has cooled off drastically as of late after hitting at a fairly high clip for a portion of the season, his 56 stolen bases and fantastic defense in center are sure to earn him a number of votes for the Rookie of the Year in the National League.
Citing the fact that Hamilton wouldn't be a candidate if not for his stolen bases, it's certainly understandable to find yourself thinking deGrom has the edge in the race for the award. Neither side is truly the right or wrong answer, as both Hamilton and deGrom have good arguments both for and against.
In the end, however, the final handful of games of the season will tell the tale. Whichever player has the stronger finish will likely gain the edge when it comes to the voting for who deserves the title of Rookie of the Year.
Yankees Blow Win & Chances of Making the Playoffs
Any shot the New York Yankees had of making the playoffs this season — however small a shot it may have been — was all but officially eliminated on Sunday night at Camden Yards. A blown save by their recently "overused" closer, David Robertson, resulted in a walk off hit by former Yankee, Kelly Johnson, trimming the Orioles' magic number to win the division down to three, and the Yankees' elimination number down to a mere two.
While the Yankees are technically still in the race, with their Wild Card elimination number standing at ten games, it's going to take an unprecedented run like baseball has never seen before for the Yankees to pull off the near miracle of making the postseason.
Just 2.5 games back of the second Wild Card as recently as August 27th, things have simply gone downhill for them ever since.
Now five games back of the second Wild Card, which the Royals currently hold, the Yankees surely aren't going to have an easy finish to the season that would allow for a possible push at the Wild Card, especially with the struggling team they possess.
Playing all American League east teams for their remaining fourteen games — Rays for three, Blue Jays for four, Orioles for four, and Red Sox for three — it's still going to be fun to watch how they finish out 2014.
It certainly would have been nice for Derek Jeter to be able to play in one final playoff run, having won five career World Championships, but it's unfortunately not the way his career will end. With the Yankees losing three of four games in their recent series against the Orioles, the Bronx Bombers currently hold just over a one percent chance of making the playoffs, according to MLB.com; further securing the fact that Jeter's amazing career will come to an end September 28th at Fenway Park, and not sometime in October as was once hoped.
But while the Yankees aren't seemingly playoff bound, and although they're somewhat of an overall disaster, and overlooking the subpar numbers that Derek Jeter has been posting this season, make sure you take the time to watch a Yankees game or two before the end of the season rolls around. The Yankees will be back in 2015, likely stronger than ever, with some offseason additions that will once again make them competitive in the division. But the one thing they're guaranteed not to have is Derek Jeter.
That's one element of the Yankees that you need to enjoy right now.
There's not much more time left to do so.
Jose Altuve Records His 200th Hit of 2014
With a sharply hit ground ball that bounced its way into left field, Jose Altuve notched his name into the record books on Wednesday night, recording his 200th hit of the 2014 season. Just the second Astros player to ever reach that mark, and the first player in Major League Baseball to do so since 2009, Altuve is undeniably having a career season that many players only dream about.
Altuve leads all of the majors in hits (27 more hits than the next closest player), batting average (.336) and multi hit games. In addition, with his 52nd stolen base on Wednesday, Altuve also leads the American League in steals, and joins a rather elite group of players to have recorded 200 or more hits to go along with 50 or more stolen bases in a season, with Jose Reyes being the last to accomplish that feat back in 2008.
Although the Astros' playoff drought continues, having not made the playoffs since 2005, Altuve has been one of the many bright spots on the team, with several players having standout years. While Altuve is having the best all around season of them all, players such as Chris Carter and George Springer are also having great years for the Astros, despite holding low batting averages.
However, low batting average is a major issue with the entire Astros team, with only two other players besides Altuve batting over .250 on the season. That's something that will need to be addressed for next year, but with this being the first year since 2010 that the Astros are going to finish with a record of fewer than 100 losses, things are definitely moving in the right direction.
Jose Altuve reflected that in his comments on Wednesday, stating, "We win this game and get 200 hits and the momentum we're having right now, it's pretty special for me. The team is playing great. I couldn't ask for more. We're going outside, playing hard, we're winning, and I think that makes me feel really good."
While I don't see a playoff push anytime soon for the Astros — playing in the difficult American League west division that includes a good Mariners, Angels, Athletics, and Rangers team (once they return to full health) — they could definitely make things interesting next season. With their offense clicking fairly efficiently, and their pitching doing terrific (Astros starters are now 6-0 with a 1.95 ERA in the team's past 10 games), the Astros are certainly a team to watch.
Having won eight of their last ten games, over which Altuve has recorded 16 hits to make for a .390 average, the Astros are giving their fans something to get excited about for the first time in quite awhile. With Jose Altuve approaching the Astros' all-time hit leader for a season, Craig Biggio, who recorded 210 hits in 1998, Astros fans should be excited about where this team is headed.
Though they may not be raising a World Series trophy anytime soon, they're slowly but surely finding a way to win games against good teams. That's something to look forward to seeing more and more as the seasons go on, with Jose Altuve leading the way.
My Final Baseball Game of 2014
On Thursday, for the 20th and final time of 2014, I'm heading out to a baseball game.
More specifically, a minor league playoff game, which just so happens to be a rematch of last year's International League finals, with the hometown Durham Bulls set to take on the visiting Pawtucket Red Sox. Both teams are very evenly matched in numerous ways, however, while I'll surely be rooting for the Bulls to win the game, and subsequently take three of the five games against Pawtucket to head to the Triple-A National Championship like they did last season, I'm going to be attempting to snag a few autographs from the Red Sox.
Although I saw the Red Sox earlier in the year, back in June, they're an even better team than they were then, which is truly saying something. While they're now without Mookie Betts, Allen Webster and Matt Barnes, who were with the team back when I previously saw them, the Red Sox now have six of their organization's top ten prospects on the team, with Garin Cecchini being the only one who was with the team in June.
The biggest addition to the team since I last saw them is their top pitching prospect, Henry Owens. Going 17-5 with a 2.94 ERA in the regular season, Owens looks to be a big part of the Red Sox' future down the road, and is at the top of my list for players I want an autograph of.
Other additions to the team that I'm looking to get an auto from include Eduardo Rodriguez and Edwin Escobar, both of which came over as part of a trade from another team; Cuban phenom Rusney Castillo, who signed a record breaking contract with the Red Sox earlier this year; and Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson and Deven Marrero, who are also a few top prospects who look to be headed for bright big league futures.
As I did last season, I'm planning to post a recap of my year out at the ballpark sometime in the week following Thursday's game, so be sure to check back for that. With all of the talent that's going to be there on Thursday, it's sure to make for an exciting conclusion to an amazing minor league season.
Brewers' Downhill Fall Continues Into September
After 150 days spent this season with at least a share of the first place spot in the National League central division, the Milwaukee Brewers are experiencing their first big struggle of the year. In fact, having lost a National League best nine straight games — the most for them since 2010 — the Brewers not only find themselves fighting for the division title, but more importantly they're struggling to keep their playoff hopes alive.
With Thursday night's 3-2 loss to the Cardinals — a team that is a must beat for the Brewers — Milwaukee is currently tied with the Braves for the second Wild Card spot, but they could quickly lose it to the Braves if they don't begin to play any better than they have lately.
The Brewers kicked off 2014 with one of the best starts in franchise history, posting a five game lead in the division after the first month of the season. Things looked to be headed in the right direction in Milwaukee, however, although the Brewers were able to play decent baseball through the All-Star break as well as much of August, the Brewers finally collapsed to the surging Cardinals on September 1st, when the Cards took a one game lead in the division and haven't looked back since.
With a four game lead over the now second place Brewers, the Cardinals have gone from 1 and 1/2 games back of first to four games up on the Brewers in the span of a week, having won six games in a row.
To put into perspective how quickly things have gone south for the Brewers, back on August 19th they held their best chance of making the playoffs according to MLB.com of a great 94 percent chance, with a 63 percent chance of holding on to win the division. Now, after struggling for so long, the Brewers hold around a 50 percent chance of making it to the playoffs, with a mere 16 percent chance of coming back to take the division title. A near 50 percent drop in their chances of winning the division in the matter of a few weeks is pretty remarkable.
With the start of the 2014 postseason quickly approaching on September 30th, this four game series against the Cardinals is absolutely crucial for the Brewers. With three games remaining in the series, the Brewers could either finish things out against the Cardinals seven games back of first place — taking away most of the remaining hope of them making the playoffs — or they could find themselves back in contention just a single game out of first. It all depends on how well they can play.
Being one of the worst teams in the National League since the All-Star break, sitting in 11th place for runs scored, and near the middle of the pack in runs allowed by their pitchers, the Brewers are facing a major battle if they want to keep their postseason dreams alive.
What they need is a player or two to step up and begin to transform this team back into the group it was before the All-Star break.
The only problem being that Ryan Braun, who has been out for a bit of time but is respected to return soon, and Carlos Gomez, who is out with an injury, haven't been doing too well as of late even when they were in the lineup. In addition, Jonathan Lucroy, who at one point in time was on people's radar for a possible National League MVP, has been performing poorly over the past couple of weeks. Without those player carrying the team, it can be very difficult to get an offense going, not to mention a sinking pitching staff. But, as history has shown, nothing is impossible.
With 22 games left in the Brewers' regular season, they still have time to turn things around. However, they have to start the turnaround now. After they finish out this series against their division rival Cardinals, the Brewers go on to play the Marlins and Reds, both of which can always make things difficult to pick up a win.
Following that, the Brewers head on the road to face the Cardinals, in what could once again be pivotal games, as well as the Pirates and Reds, before returning home to finish out the year with a three-game series against the Cubs.
Depending on how the Brewers fare between now and their final home series, the fans in Milwaukee could either be cheering on a playoff bound team in the final days of September, or they could be watching on television from afar, with aspirations of postseason glory in 2015.
Latest MLB Leaders (March 22nd – August 31st)
With the first five months of the 2014 MLB season in the books, I thought I'd take the first day of the new month to recap the season thus far. It's been exciting, as well as disappointing — depending on how you look at it, and who you're rooting for.
But instead of talking about the events that have taken place so far this year, I decided to make a list of different categories and beside them name the player(s) that leads that particular category.
The following lists are categorized into hitting and pitching, but not AL or NL:
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – HITTING
Most Games Played – Freddie Freeman, Evan Longoria and Hunter Pence (137).
Most At-Bats – Ian Kinsler (572)
Most Hits – Jose Altuve (189)
Highest Average – Jose Altuve (.336)
Highest OBP – Andrew McCutchen (.402)
Highest SLG – Jose Abreu (.602)
Most Runs – Brian Dozier and Anthony Rendon (97)
Most Doubles – Jonathan Lucroy (46)
Most Triples – Dee Gordon (12)
Most Home Runs – Nelson Cruz (35)
Most RBI's – Jose Abreu (99)
Most Base On Balls – Carlos Santana (94)
Most Strikeouts – Marlon Byrd (161)
Most Stolen Bases – Dee Gordon (58)
Most Caught Stealing – Billy Hamilton (20)
Most Intentional Base On Balls – Victor Martinez and Giancarlo Stanton (23).
Most Hit By Pitch – Jon Jay (16)
Most Sacrifice Flies – Adrian Gonzalez (11)
Most Total Bases – Mike Trout (290)
Most Extra Base Hits – Mike Trout (72)
Most Grounded Into Double Plays – Casey McGehee (25)
Most Ground Outs – Ben Revere (231)
Most Number Of Pitches Faced – Mike Trout (2,664)
Most Plate Appearances – Nick Markakis (621)
MLB LEADERS (AL and NL) – PITCHING
Most Wins – Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto and Clayton Kershaw (16).
Most Losses – A.J. Burnett, Kevin Correia and Eric Stults (15).
Best ERA – Clayton Kershaw (1.73)
Most Games Started – Seven players tied for most (29).
Most Games Pitched – Bryan Shaw (68)
Most Saves – Craig Kimbrel (41)
Most Innings Pitched – Johnny Cueto (207)
Most Hits Allowed – James Shields (198)
Most Runs Allowed – A.J. Burnett (102)
Most Earned Runs Allowed – Edwin Jackson (94)
Most Home Runs Allowed – Marco Estrada (29)
Most Strikeouts – David Price (224)
Most Walks – A.J. Burnett (78)
Most Complete Games – Clayton Kershaw (6)
Most Shutouts – Henderson Alvarez and Rick Porcello (3).
Best Opponent Avg. – Johnny Cueto and Clayton Kershaw (.195)
Most Games Finished – Francisco Rodriguez (58)
Most Double Plays Achieved – Dallas Keuchel (30)
Most Wild Pitches – Garrett Richards (22)
Most Balks – Roenis Elias (4)
Most Stolen Bases Allowed – A.J. Burnett and Scott Feldman (29).
Most Pickoffs – Drew Smyly (7)
Most Batters Faced – David Price (822)
Most Pitches Thrown – Johnny Cueto (3,122)
Heading into the Final Month of the 2014 MLB Season
It's hard to believe, but the 2014 Major League Baseball regular season is almost over. Today marks exactly one month until the final games of the season, on September 28th, and teams are making their final push towards the postseason, with every player doing their best to finish out the season strong. With all of this going on, I thought I'd post an entry on the five main storylines I plan to watch throughout the final stretch.
200 Hits for Jose Altuve
Leading all of baseball in batting average (.332) and with 14 more hits on the season than the player with the second most hits, Jose Altuve is well on his way to recording his first 200 hit season of his career. With 181 hits this year, Altuve should easily make it to what has become a somewhat rare achievement.
The last time any player recorded 200 or more hits in a season was back in 2009, when Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, Ryan Braun and Robinson Cano all did it. For Altuve, he's set to become only the second Astros player to ever record 200 hits in a season, with Craig Biggio, doing so in 1998, being the other.
Though Altuve is too far back to break Ichiro Suzuki's all-time hit record for a season of 262 hits, it should be interesting to see how many hits he can amass in this final month.
Race for Stolen Base Lead
After Billy Hamilton set the all-time single season stolen base record for the minor leagues back in 2012, stealing 155 bases that year, many people began to proclaim Hamilton as the next Rickey Henderson. Those are some lofty expectations that Hamilton hasn't quite been able to live up to, with Hamilton sitting on 50 stolen bases (the youngest Reds player to ever reach 50 stolen bases in a season) for the season and Rickey Henderson having stolen 100 bags in his first full year.
Hamilton currently sits eight stolen bases back of the leader, Dee Gordon, so he definitely has some work to do if he wants to finish out the year on top. But despite not running away in the stolen bases category like many people initially believed he would, Hamilton has done a phenomenal job of making adjustments this year. After a horrid start to the season, Hamilton has really turned things around, and if he can continue to get on base, he has the potential to rack up a ton of stolen bases in a short period of time.
How Jose Abreu Finishes the Year
Proving to have been one of the most valuable offseason pickups, Jose Abreu is posting one of the best rookie seasons we've seen in years.
Currently sitting on 33 home runs (he has a good shot at winning the home run crown, tied with Chris Carter and Giancarlo Stanton, and one back of only Nelson Cruz), 96 RBI's and a .312 batting average, Abreu has done nothing but produce all season long, leading many to believe that he has the American League Rookie of the Year award completely locked up.
At one point in time, there was a good chance that Abreu would break the all-time home run record for a rookie, set by Mark McGwire back in 1987, when he blasted 49 home runs. But Abreu will inevitably come up just short of that mark, due in part to a brief stint on the disabled list earlier in the year.
Even so, Abeu will likely wind up with around 40 home runs for the season, and will be a major asset for the White Sox for years to come.
American League West Division
It can't much tighter than it currently is in the American League West, as the Angels lead the Athletics by a mere game in the standings. With just a few more weeks of games, this is undoubtedly the division to watch most closely throughout the rest of the season. However, the wild card spots are looking to be just as intriguing, in both leagues.
On the American League side of things, whichever team doesn't win the AL west between the Angels and A's will end up taking the first wild card spot, but the Mariners, Tigers and even the Yankees are going to be fighting hard for that second wild card spot. In the National League, the Cardinals hold a slight lead for the first wild card, but the second one is anyone's for the taking between the Giants, Braves, Pirates and Marlins, if they can keep pace through the month of September. It should be interesting to see which teams get the job done.
Derek Jeter's Final Month of His Career
After having a disastrous 2013 season, in which he was injured and posted measly stats, Derek Jeter announced at the beginning of the year that 2014 would be his last. Therefore, all eyes are on Jeter to see how he performs in the final month of his farewell season. So far, Jeter isn't doing terrible, but he's not doing all that great either, batting just .267 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI's.
But although Jeter isn't producing all that much, he will still go down as one of baseball's all-time greats, with over 3,400 career hits.
The one thing on everyone's mind, however, is whether or not the Yankees can make the playoffs to give Jeter the chance at a sixth career World Series title.
Sitting 2.5 games back of the second wild card, there's still a shot that the Yankees make it in, but it's going to take a good amount of terrific play for them to reach the postseason.
Blogging Plans for Remainder of 2014 Regular Season
We're quickly approaching the final month of the 2014 Major League Baseball regular season, and that means that the playoffs are just around the corner. With only a few dozen more days until the end of the season on September 28th, I figured I'd do a blog post — as I do from time to time — covering what I'm planning to write about over the course of the next month or so.
First up, on August 28th, I'm going to be publishing an entry on the top five story lines worth keeping an eye on in the final month. There are several dozen potential points of interest that people around the baseball world will be keeping an eye on throughout September, but I'll do my best to narrow it down to a mere five topics.
Once that's up, I'll, obviously, post an entry on the first day of September with the latest statistical leaders (something I've done every first day of the month throughout this season) from around baseball, and will likely do the same toward the end of September, or, perhaps, on the first day of October. I haven't decided yet.
Either way, around a week or two into the month, after the Minor League Baseball season has ended, I'm going to be publishing a recap of sorts from my time spent this past season out at local minor league ballparks. I did the same things last year, going over each game briefly and displaying the autographs/game used items I picked up, but I did remarkably better this time around, so I'm looking forward to publishing that.
When the playoff teams have been finalized at the end of the season, I'll be giving my postseason predictions, starting with the Wild Card games and working my way all the way down to the World Series. Though I was extremely far off yet again this year with my preseason predictions, I was able to successfully pick the World Series matchup in 2013 — unfortunately, I had the Cardinals winning instead of the Red Sox — so hopefully I'll be able to do it again.
Other than that, it's all up in the air.
Are the Tigers On the Verge of Disaster?
Heading into the 2014 Major League Baseball season, there weren't very many people around the baseball world who didn't have the Tigers winning the American League Central division. Citing the fact that the Tigers have one of the best starting rotations in all of baseball, in addition to a really good lineup that includes, arguably, the best hitter in all of baseball, Miguel Cabrera, a lot of pre season predictions had the Tigers completely running away with the division. But with around five weeks of games remaining in the season, the Tigers finishing in first place isn't a lock, as it was once viewed.
A game and a half back of the division leading Royals, the Tigers have some work to do to retake their lead in the Central.
Back on July 31st, the Tigers made a move that seemed certain to help them pull away from the Royals. In a three team trade with the Rays and Mariners, the Tigers sent Austin Jackson to Seattle, who in return sent Nick Franklin to the Rays, with the Tigers sending Drew Smyly and a prospect to the Rays in exchange for David Price.
Though Price hadn't been overly dominant before the trade went down, a team with David Price is much better off than a team without David Price. And that has proven to be true in his few starts since the trade.
In Price's most recent outing at his long time home, Tropicana Field, Price had one of his best games of the season. Going eight innings, giving up just a single hit, Price was fantastic on Thursday afternoon. However, Alex Cobb, who was on the mound for the opposing team, was just as good. In the end, despite the amazing pitching performance by Price, he was handed the loss, as the Tigers failed to provide any run support whatsoever.
If the Tigers want to win the division and not be faced with a one-game playoff that comes with a Wild Card spot — a spot that isn't guaranteed by any means, as the Mariners currently sit just a half game back of the second Wild Card — they're, obviously, going to have to start playing better as a team than they have been recently.
The day the David Price trade occurred, the Tigers were in a great spot. Sitting in first place, four games ahead of the Royals, the acquisition of Price looked to only improve their team, which was already seemingly on the way to another division title.
But while Price has done his job for the most part, as has the always terrific Max Scherzer, the remainder of the pitching staff, along with the lineup, has been hit and miss from one night to the next, with their entire bullpen being subpar at best.
Justin Verlander hasn't been the same caliber pitcher he once was in quite some time; Joe Nathan, who they acquired to strengthen their bullpen, hasn't been that great; and although Miguel Cabrera is having a good year, he's currently on pace to finish out the season around 20 home runs and 30 RBI's shy of the unbelievable numbers of 44 home runs and 137 RBI's he posted in 2013.
Those three players are going to have to catch fire for the Tigers to take off in any major way.
With the entire Tigers team underperforming for the most part at the moment, and with the Mariners right behind them, threatening to overtake their playoff chances, the Tigers are experiencing quite a bit of struggles. Though they'll likely find some sort of groove at some point in September, the Tigers are doing extremely poor in comparison to where they should be with the talent they have. If, somehow, the Tigers miss the postseason altogether, it would be nothing short of a disastrous season on their part.


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The latest Percona Server release has one new feature: now MEMORY tables can have BLOB and TEXT columns, and VARCHAR columns will not waste space due to implicit extension to CHAR.
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MySQL caching methods and tips
"The least expensive query is the query you never run." Data access is expensive for your application. It often requires CPU, network and disk access, all of which can take a lot of time. Using less computing resources, particularly in the cloud, results in decreased overall operational costs, so caches provide real value by avoiding […]
MySQL on Amazon RDS part 1: insert performance
Amazon's Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-hosted MySQL solution. I've had some clients hitting performance limitations on standard EC2 servers with EBS volumes (see SSD versus EBS death match), and one of them wanted to evaluate RDS as a replacement. It is built on the same technologies, but the hardware and networking are supposed […]
Modeling MySQL Capacity by Measuring Resource Consumptions
There are many angles you can look at the system to predict in performance, the model baron has published for example is good for measuring scalability of the system as concurrency growths. In many cases however we're facing a need to answer a question how much load a given system can handle when load is […]
MySQL Limitations Part 4: One thread per connection
This is the third in a series on what's seriously limiting MySQL in core use cases (links: part 1, 2, 3). This post is about the way MySQL handles connections, allocating one thread per connection to the server.
3 ways MySQL uses indexes
I often see people confuse different ways MySQL can use indexing, getting wrong ideas on what query performance they should expect. There are 3 main ways how MySQL can use the indexes for query execution, which are not mutually exclusive, in fact some queries will use indexes for all 3 purposes listed here.
When would you use SAN with MySQL ?
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How much memory can MySQL use in the worst case?
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New SpecJAppServer results at MySQL and Sun.
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Integrate stencils into your projects in a way that takes your love of texture to new heights! Using stencils, fiber paste, and easy-to-use tools and household products, you can create stunning artwork in no time. In this step-by-step project download, you'll combine stencils and layers that will take your artwork to a whole new level.
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EA might have stopped the presses of NBA Elite 11 console discs, but the iPhone version is still on track for release this month, according to EA Mobile. The division announced its fall lineup today, with FIFA 11 and EA Sports MMA rounding out the sports titles for iPhone (and iPod Touch) in Octobe...
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You wake up in the middle of the night feverish, your lower back hurts, and your abdomen is painfully swollen and tender. What's worse; when you get up to use the bathroom, it's so painful to urinate that you think you might die.
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This excruciating condition occurs when a small speck of calcium (from your urine) forms in the kidney or the ureter (the passageway from your kidney to your bladder) and more minerals stick to it to form a tiny stone that many patients describe as so terrible its "more agonizing than giving birth".
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