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An anti-gay marriage demonstrator lifts a flair as he faces riot police while teargas canisters smoke during clashes in Paris, France, Sunday May 26, 2013. Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday. The law came into force over a week ago, but organizers decided to go ahead with the long-planned demonstration to show their continued opposition as well as their frustration with President Francois Hollande, who had made legalizing gay marriage one of his keynote campaign pledges in last year's election.
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Yes, yes, I know, I'm a bad gia and I missed it again. This is why I'll never win user of the week! Don't worry, I made up for it with a very special video coming later tonight, hopefully.
By the way guys-- feel free to PM me your nominations for User of the Week. I can't always know EVERYthing that happens on the site, so I'd hate to miss the chance to spotlight someone doing something really cool!
I want to note that user HeeroYuy has been actively filling out as much Gundam information as he can. As someone who tried and failed to even just get a completely accurate list of Gundam anime and manga, I salute his efforts!
A few new franchises: Ouran Host Club creator Bisco Hatori's Millennium Snow, and Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, which are both fun. I'm excited to see that you guys are joining me in adding recent and upcoming titles like Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka and Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom. And this week's "I can't believe we didn't already have that" entry? Princess Sapphire.
I've also added a few more concept entries you might be interested in filling out a bit: ball-jointed dolls, pachinko, steampunk, and conventions.
Aaaand pokefans: be aware that we're running a contest for people filling out Pokemon pages. There will be an appropriate prize.
Naruto fans are discussing a confession of love that was long in the coming, while Exillion asks for anime movie recommendations. Black_Rose continues his awesomeness by compiling a list of Anime Vice Twitter users, as well as other twitter accounts of interest, and everyone weighs in on their own personal levels of Japan worship. Whew!
I just wanted to remind you guys to keep an eye out on the Press Releases account's blog, because sometimes I slip those releases in there but never find a time to post about them on the news page!
But of course, there's a lot more interesting stuff out there too. Let's see...to name but a few: MoonStorm ponders Japan's hate for the iPhone, Raiku has a cool idea for Fullmetal Alchemist candy, Shizuki attended a farewell dinner for Broccoli employees (particularly president Kaname), and several of you weighed in on what Tatsunoko vs Marvel matchup you'd most like to see.
And a special note!
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Mention us to your friends again. Sometimes they don't hear the first time! ;)
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West Ham United's outstanding defensive record this season has been a real team effort.
However, when the Hammers' back four has been breached, goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has again proved his pedigree with a series of superb performances.
Fresh from another fine display in the 3-0 Barclays Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur, the No22 sat down for The Big Interview to discuss the victory at Spurs, Saturday's visit of Manchester City and the demands of international football.
The lads must be buzzing still after win at Spurs, Jussi?
JJ: "Yeah, it was a great win at a great time because we were drifting towards that bottom three and we didn't want to stay there for long. It was the first time since I have been at the Club that we have been in that bottom three and it was a great response from the players and a good win, but we need to keep going. But if you look at the Man City game, if we can get anything out of that then it could be a turning point for us and make it a decent start because at the moment it is an iffy start."
How would you assess West Ham's start to the season overall, then?
JJ: "Playing-wise we have done very well, but we have just been missing a little bit of luck and maybe one or two decisions have gone against us. If you look at the Hull City game they got a penalty which was never a penalty and we should have had one. So it just little fractions that have been going against us I think."
Manchester City are a top-quality side but have had some blips, so what sort of chance do we have of recording another victory on Saturday?
JJ: "If City turn up and play their best it is going to be extremely difficult for us to do anything, but we will see. Last season our home form was fantastic, but this season we have had two defeats already so we want to make sure that if we can't win the game, we don't lose it, that is our main aim. I wouldn't take a draw now, but if things don't go our way and City plays a good game, it is going to be hard to beat them, but we have to make sure that we are hard to beat as well."
You are the longest-serving goalkeeper in the Barclays Premier League at the age of 38. What do you put your longevity down to?
JJ: "I think there are a lot of little factors that come together for that. I have been very lucky to have two good goalkeeping coaches. First 13 years at Bolton with Fred Barber and here I am spending a second season with Martyn Margetson. They are both top coaches. Then there are other factors like I really like to work with Big Sam and the way he has brought science into the game. When I came to him at Bolton we were a Championship side then and he built the team up slowly and brought in people to make sure we were looking after ourselves and preparing ourselves properly for the match on a Saturday. Experience as a goalkeeper is important for me and the main aim is to be consistent. You know you are going to make three or four mistakes during a season. Sometimes they go into the back of the net and sometimes they don't. You just have to recover from that and keep focusing on the right things. As long as I work my hardest during the week, whatever happens on Saturday is because I have worked my hardest in preparation."
Unfortunately, you have had to pick three direct free-kicks out of the net already this season?
JJ: "I am disappointed with one of them, but that has been analysed and we have put it behind us. The first Leighton Baines free-kick I think I might have got, but it is always little fractions for what you can do. It is always to say that afterwards. If you look at last season, we only conceded one goal direct from a free-kick and that was at Aston Villa when Charles N'Zogbia scored. Apart from that I don't think there was any, but if you look at this season there seems to be lots flying. I don't know why that is, maybe we have just been a bit unlucky. Baines is not going to hit that free-kick in again, so it is just one of those things. There is no point in trying to change things, it is just a matter of hoping that they are the only three that go in this season."
Do you practice dealing with direct free-kicks on the training ground?
JJ: "We always go through the free-kicks and set-plays every week to make sure we are doing the right things and find out what has happened and where people should be. There is no point in changing things. We have let in three, but they have gone now and unless it starts happening every week then we will have to look at something else. Experience will help me not to get lost in the whole situation and the important thing is to just focus on the next free-kick when it comes along."
With all the attention around FIFA World Cup qualifying this week, do you miss international football with Finland?
JJ: "Maybe a little bit. Those big games are a great experience, but all that travelling and the hotels are the part I don't miss and that is why I made my decision three years ago to retire and it gives me more time to spend with the family and also recover from the games and train and give me more rest."
Finland had a near-impossible job to try to qualify for Brazil 2014 after being grouped with Spain and France, but they drew in Spain and will come third in their group. That's not a bad showing, all things considered?
JJ: "Yes, it seems that every time in qualifying we seem to get one or two massive teams and I think you need a little bit of luck in that draw. I think a few of the older generation like Jari Litmanen have retired now so the younger boys need to come through, so hopefully we can get a nice draw for the European Championship.
Finally, you are 38 now, so how long can you continue playing?
JJ: "As long as I can. The goalkeeping coach and the backroom staff are fantastic and look after me pretty well. They know my needs and give me one or two extra days off now and then when I need them. We still do plenty of work in training, but I am not doing half as much work as I did when I was younger. I used to work extremely hard and maybe that gives you the basis to carry on when you do get older. In the end I will go week by week and game by game and just see how I go. My contract is until the end of the season and that is what my aim is at the moment [to earn a new deal]."


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OK so Kleims and Chuck Hayes are old news and most people have not had success in zone 6 despite the nursery hype. So let's turn the page and discuss Frostproof and Diamond's Fragrant Delight. These are supposed to be the hardiest to date. I have a Frostproof planted out last spring which has made nice growth and will endure it's first winter soon. It's against a south facing stone wall and I plan to mulch lightly and lean an old window against the wall to protect and warm slightly. Yesterday I bought a Diamond's, which will winter in a pot in an unheated sunroom. Surprised by it's HUGE leaves! I walked right by it in the greenhouse the first time! Anyone have any success (or failures) with either of these? |
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Hines collapsed, supposedly due to gross mismanagement so if you are interested in the Frostproof buy it while you can. |
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So for a frame with a 3:1 leverage ratio, that 6mm would translate to lifting the rear wheel 18mm (3 x 6 = [EDIT: "18"], capisce?) -- which on level ground translates to a slacker headtube angle—as much as 1.5 degrees, claims Burgtec.
The Burgtec kits are [EDIT: just slightly more expensive] at 46 Euros (About $65)/PER SET, which makes them a hell of a deal considering they're made from grade 5 Titanium, and a damn sight cheaper than a Cane Creek AngleSet.
Yes, Ti is obviously lighter than steel, but Burgtec says the reason for the choice was durability and and material tolerances, and that the bushings will last three times longer than stock aluminum shock reducers. The hardware comes supplied with a proprietary o-ring seals and new DU bushings, and works with all half-inch shock eyelets—which means Fox, Marzocchi, Rock Shox from '08 and on.
The first batch of Burgtec bushings will fit the following bikes, and if there's demand the company will up production to more models:
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
World-class microscope is nirvana for scientists
The Department of Geosciences has acquired a new microscope that Chair Bryan Tapp said will allow faculty and graduate students to conduct significantly better research into the composition, development and textures of natural and man-made materials. "It's an awe-inspiring thing," Dr. Tapp said of the new equipment, which was installed in the Microscopy Lab in early October. "You can look at it for its sheer grandeur." The world-class Nikon refracted microscope is intended for microscopy and photomicrography of thin-sections of rocks, minerals, and man-made materials using a polarized light illumination, as well as reflected light illumination. "The new optics on the scope have a pure optical path with zero to minimal distortion. That means that image you see in the oculars is as good as light microscopy can be, and the image that you can capture with the digital camera is as good as it can be," Tapp said. "The system allows for detailed visual observation and analysis of materials in transmitted and reflected light." The new equipment eclipses the department's older microscopes, which have seen thousands of hours of use. The Nikon has a heavier frame - perfect for multiple users - as well as crisp optics, a 12-megapixel camera, multiple-use objectives. "The advances in optics in the past 15 years have been phenomenal," Tapp said. "This will push our research forward. It will push our graduate students forward." One example of research would be image analysis of minute gas bubbles in basaltic glasses from the sea floor. The size and distribution minute gas bubbles can be used to determine the cooling rate of the sea-floor basalts. The image analysis part of the microscope system will allow for rapid measurements of size distributions of these bubbles, and greatly facilitate this type of research. "The microscope will be used by a range of disciplines where high-power, clear imaging is needed," Tapp noted. The Chemistry Department, for instance, could use the scope to analyze and image nano-battery components.
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As expected, Ndamukong Suh has been suspended for an incident that involved him shoving a player's head into the ground and then stomping on his arm. And as many assumed, he'll have to sit out two games.
The infraction itself, which has been compared to the infamous Albert Haynesworth stomping incident of 2006, wasn't all that bad. Haynesworth stomped on a player's head in '06, injuring him in the process. For that, he received five games. While still blatantly malicious, the Suh shove and stomp was innocent compared to that. And the victim was not hurt.
Still, Suh had crossed the line too many times in the past to escape a suspension this week. He was suspended because he's a recidivist, not because of the immensity of the event that took place on Thanksgiving Thursday. Since Roger Goodell took over as commissioner in 2006, this is the second longest suspension his office has issued for an on-field incident, with only the Haynesworth blow-up drawing a more severe punishment.
Assuming Suh doesn't appeal the suspension (and based on the fact he reportedly had a phone conversation with Goodell on Monday night, I have a strong feeling he won't), he'll have to miss two crucial games for a team that is locked in a three-way tie in the NFC wild-card race.
UPDATE: Suh is appealing the suspension, and apparently Goodell encouraged him to do so.
The good news (scratching and clawing to find a bright side here) is that the Lions are expected to go 1-1 in their next two games, with or without Suh. They were already an 8.5-point underdog in New Orleans this weekend, going up against a Saints team that is 5-0 at home and hasn't surrendered a sack in three games. And in Week 14, they get to host a depleted Vikings team that may still be without Adrian Peterson.
So long as the Lions beat the Vikes, they'll technically survive this suspension. And then they won't be able to use that as an excuse if they still fail to make the playoffs.


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Medical Reserve Corps Holds Boot Camp Trainings
February 15, 2012
The Fairfax County Health Department is recognizing the 10th anniversary of the national Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program at a series of "boot camp" trainings being held throughout the community to encourage residents to volunteer. MRC volunteers are not required to have a medical background—Fairfax MRC volunteers include medical and non-medical professionals, such as physicians, nurses, office workers, and teachers. Fairfax MRC volunteers train and prepare to assist the Health Department if they are called upon to assist during a public health emergency. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/MRC to learn more about the program and eligibility.
Residents of Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church are encouraged to join the MRC and attend an orientation session. The trainings below are open to new and current Fairfax MRC volunteers. The three sessions—scheduled in March and April—include training on emergency preparedness and response:
March 3, 2012
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, Va.)
New Volunteers: MRC Orientation
Current Fairfax MRC Volunteers: ICS-100, Introduction to Incident Command System; ICS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS) introduction; and Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) Response Training
March 31, 2012
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Chantilly High School (4201 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly, Va.)
New Volunteers: MRC Orientation
Current Fairfax MRC Volunteers: ICS-100, Introduction to Incident Command System; ICS-700, NIMS introduction; and Safety Officer Training
April 21, 2012
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Robinson Secondary School (5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, Va.)
New Volunteers: MRC Orientation
Current Fairfax MRC Volunteers: ICS-100, Introduction to Incident Command; ICS-700, NIMS introduction; Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) Response; and Safety Officer Training
The national MRC program was created following the 2002 State of the Union address which called for establishing the Citizen Corps. In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, and the subsequent anthrax attack involving the U.S. Postal Service, volunteer programs—including the MRC—were designed to provide volunteer opportunities for people to make their families, homes, and communities safer from the threats of crime, terrorism, and disasters.
Since its inception ten years ago, the national Medical Reserve Corps program has grown from 42 units in 2002 to 974 individual units located across the United States. The more than 203,000 volunteers work collectively to build strong, healthy, and prepared communities.


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I was forced to spray 3 of my orange trees for scale. How can I tell if the spraying was effective? They still look the same as before spraying. |
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How about telling us what you sprayed with. That might help us determine the effectiveness of your efforts. Adult scale insects can keep their exoskeletons for a long time after they are dead, depending upon the species, of course. Later on the season, see if the 'shells' come off readily with a quick flick. If so....dead. |
I used some Malathion I bought at an estate sale. |
Malathion has limited usefulness as a control for scale insects. It is a contact pesticide, meaning that it has to come into contact with the insect in order to kill it. Scale insects are protected by their waxy exoskeleton, making contact poisons extremely inefficient. Sadly, it is a broad spectrum contact pesticide, meaning that this particular pesticide kills all manner of organisms. It's one of the many chemicals blamed for an upsurge in pest population after its use, due to the killing of essential beneficials. Also, suspected of being a possible carcinogen and a problem for endocrine systems of mammals, it IS a cholinesterase inhibitor, making it highly hazardous for use unless some pretty serious precautions are taken. It is an organophosphate, a class of chemicals that should be handled with upmost care. Malathion can be taken into the body by the inhalation of the fumes, splashing of the chemical on any part of the body, etc. |
I will dispose of it. I really didnt want to spray in the first place. Help me out on what to do. Thank you for your help. |
How big and old is your tree. How bad is the infestation? It'll help if you identify the insect via the net. I had a moderate infestation on several 3 year old trees purchased from Costco late in the season (enerally a bad move, I don't advise that). I got rid of my scale by forceful water spraying and manual labor -- but of course the trees were only 6 feet tall with a small canopy and branches were sturdy. The forceful water only took about 25% off. Then I went around and picked and wiped a bunch off. Waited a couple days, new ones formed and sprayed and wiped off. Rinse and Repeat once every few days for a few weeks until they don't come back ( you have to outlast the life cycles). The ones I had were immobile as adults and were too hard to spot as nymphs and if I recall correctly were San Jose scale. |
tim, the most most common suggestion regarding scale insects will always be some sort of horticultural oil. If you do a bit of internet research on that topic, you will see that you have many options. (Let me know if you need help, okay?) Horticultural oil options should be readily available at your local garden centers, farm supply stores, nurseries, and/or big box outlets. Oils work because they can smother the insects in all stages of development. Oils even work to smother the eggs of aphids, whitefly, and other overwintering pests. Horticultural oils are also considered quite safe for you, for the environment, for beneficial critters, etc. They've been used to prevent (as in smothering eggs) and 'fix' scale infestations for generations. Be sure to read about and understand that the timing for the control of citrus scale is important, as oils should not be applied at certain times of the year (for fear of damage to flowers, fruit, etc.). Call your City or County waste disposal department to find out how to dispose of your malathion. It is against Federal laws to pour it down a drain, put it in the trash, etc. Municipalities have a way to help us dispose of hazardous waste. |
I will chase down an oil. Thank you for your help. |
I am a certified organic gardner and a chemist. I I have been usung malathion since 1954 and it is much safer than many "organics" no matter what the crazies say. I have a lot of trees and have not sprayed for over What is the infestion rate? Which scale? A 10x triplet hand lens is best for small insects, |
I'll agree that there are many 'organic' products on the market that are far from safe. I do not agree that malathion should be considered safe. Tim, it IS very much worth while talking about your scale insect population. Any reasonably healthy plant can tolerate a mild infestation. Once you feel that the scales are tipped in their favor, however, it's good to have your horticultural oil on hand. Be sure to read and follow the directions on whatever product you purchase. Always. |
Did your oil work? I used 10oz water, dish soap 1 t. and a llittle olive oil. Sprayed on cloud cover cold day. Now all leaves dropping on outdoor Valencia orange. Is this normal do you think? |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 10, 10 at 12:52
If you can't find Kneem oil, a good horicultral dormant oil would work wonders. thay make some safe for indoors use. Make sure it says that. There is a thing called Cedoflora that Logees sells that kills them remarkably..Safe for indoor use.Stinks like mad though. Watch out for home made concoctions, especially certain oils that can burn your plant days after applied. That may be the reason they sell certain oils for our plants. Some oils specifaclly use for plants leave little residue that hurts the leaves long after it is applied. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 10, 10 at 13:18
"Some oils specifaclly use for plants leave little residue that hurts the leaves long after it is applied". Worded better than that... Professional oils made specifically for plants leave little residue that hurts any leaves long after applied. |
- Posted by annie46-grower (My Page) on Wed, Apr 28, 10 at 11:00
I found this blog while checking to see if there might be anything new for organic control. I am a leukemia survivor, so I now avoid chemicals as much as possible in my nursery and greenhouse. Oil sprays, dish detergent and water sprays will all work ..separatly or together to control scales, aphids and white flies. But, you have to work with the life cycles of these nasty little suckers for long term control. Their life cycles are as short as one week. Aphids are Asexual reproducers...so it only takes one to start thousands...and very quickly. Scale and whitefly are also short cycle reproducers, so daily scouting of your plants and frequent water, oil and/or soap sprayings are essental for continued control. For those who want long term control, chemicals do work, but do not use them on anything you plan to eat produce off of. Chemicals that are systemic, that contain active ingredients like Acephate, will be absorbed into the plant and remain active a month per application. This breaks the life cycle as the insects are killed while feeding off the sap. My scale came in through plants I allowed a friend to overwinter in my greenhouse, even though I applied granulated systemic to all her plants as an attempt to protect my own crops. So, always check any new plants for insects before bringing into your home or garden. I would further suggest beneficial insects that will feed on the pest insects. Encourage spiders (ugh), lady bugs, praying mantus, lizards.... use yellow sticky cards to help monitor white flies or fungus knats... I am off to do some serious scale removial off my meyer lemon! |
- Posted by annie46-grower (My Page) on Fri, Apr 30, 10 at 10:39
A hard mist of soapy water knocked the scale right off! Took a bit of work finding the angles, had to go back and pick some off, but the majority were gone when I finished spraying. There are several gagets on the market to mix whatever you are spraying through your hose. One is called Hozone which mixes at a rate of 17/1, that is what I used this time. I mixed a mild fertilizer concentrate with about three cups of dish detergent in a five gallone bucket and watered the entire greenhouse first with the mixture and then did the high pressure sray using a little trick I learned from a commercial grower.... There are several brands of shut off attachments for the hose, the one I used was a plastic Gilmore. Simply partially close off the valve and you get a fine hard mist that will knock off aphids, white flies and scale. One doing my morning scouting, I had less fungus knats, found 90% less aphids on my greenhouse plants and only a few remaining scale on my lemon. I do hope this will be of some use to others. |
Spray twice with dormant oil spaced two weeks apart and no more scale for sure. Dormant oil is about as non-toxic as you can get except for scale insects. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 30, 10 at 12:16
Annie, just spraying off pests never worked for me..Some how they always manage to find their way back up my trees, and attack again...Many just fall right back on top of the soil or around the pots.. I also use oil as suggested by Rhizzo, and this has done trick! I have to keep up with the their life cycles to rid them all once and for good.. I was bad and did use Bayer insect control systemic on many in the past that I did not plan on eating when I stuck them outdoors, and boy did they disappear that way too. But I have been sticking with the oils since I have friends here that care about me and my health that tell me to avoid the chemicals..Thanks..:-) Mike..:-) |
- Posted by waterouzel (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 13:53
Scale on citrus is in the areas that are hard to spray, or remove by hand. Most are under leaves and between branch and leaf stem. My little hand sprayer does not work upside down. And if I lift the leaves they often come off. Do I need to get a hand pumped sprayer? If so what brands have you all found to be good |
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On a very frigid night in January 1864 the wood hotel blazed away with fire until it burned itself out. The fire was believed to be caused by a stove overheating and was the only item saved in the blaze. The same year Mr. Goetter replaced it with the only brick building in West Bend complete with a natural well in the basement, a fine stable, a vegetable garden, and a "wine hass".
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D.J. Peterson selected to Fall Stars Game
D.J. Peterson, the Mariners first-round Draft pick in 2013, has been selected to play in the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game this Saturday in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Peterson will be Seattle's lone representative on the West team in the ninth-annual game that features many of Major League Baseball's top prospects who are competing in the 32-game AFL season.
The game will be played at 5:08 p.m. PT at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick and will be televised by MLB Network and online on MLB.com, as well as on the MLB Radio Network on Sirius/XM satellite radio.
Peterson is one of 14 players selected who are ranked in MLB.com's current Top 100 prospects list. The former New Mexico standout is ranked 49th on the MLB.com list after hitting .297 with 31 home runs and 111 RBIs while splitting last season between High-A High Desert and Double-A Jackson.
Peterson, 22, has played mostly third base in the AFL this fall while hitting .214/.353/.357 with three doubles, one home run and six RBIs in his first 12 games for the Surprise Saguaros.
Shortstop Corey Seager, the Dodgers top prospect and younger brother of Mariners All-Star third baseman Kyle Seager, was also selected for the West team. Seager is hitting .255/.345/.412 with six doubles, a triple and seven RBIs in 13 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs.
Here's an MLB.com story detailing the game, with complete rosters.
Three Mariners finalists for Gold Glove awards
Kyle Seager and Felix Hernandez have been better known for their hitting and pitching prowess in their Mariners careers, but the two Seattle All-Stars were named top-three finalists for Rawlings Gold Gloves at their positions on Thursday.
Second baseman Robinson Cano, a two-time Gold Glove winner while with the Yankees, was the third Mariners player named as a finalist for the Rawlings awards, which will be announced on Nov. 4 in a 4 p.m. PT televised presentation on ESPN2.
Here's a link to all the AL and NL Gold Glove finalists.
Seattle didn't have any finalists last year, while shortstop Brendan Ryan and second baseman Dustin Ackley were top-three finalists in 2012. The Mariners haven't had a Gold Glove winner since 2010, when outfielders Ichiro Suzuki and Franklin Gutierrez both were honored.
When no Seattle players were selected in 2011, it broke a string of 24 straight years with a Mariners Gold Glove winner, a streak helped by 10 straight selections by Ken Griffey Jr. from 1990-99 and 10 more by Ichiro from 2001-10.
Cano was an AL Gold Glove winner in 2010 and '12, with Boston's Dustin Pedroia taking the second base honors in 2011 and '13. Pedroia and Cano are finalists again this year at second, along with Detroit's Ian Kinsler.
The third base finalists are Seager, Josh Donaldson of the A's and Adrian Beltre of the Rangers, while Hernandez is joined in the final three for pitchers by Dallas Keuchel of the Astros and Mark Buehrle of the Blue Jays, who was a three-time Gold Glove winner for the White Sox from 2009-11.
Baltimore's Manny Machado won the 2013 AL Gold Glove at third base, but the 22-year-old played just 82 games in an injury-plagued season this year. Beltre is a four-time Gold Glove winner, including twice with the Mariners in 2007 and '08.
Seager had a big year offensively, earning his first AL All-Star berth while leading the Mariners with 25 home runs and 96 RBIs. But he quietly took a big step forward with the glove as well and now has been recognized for that effort in the Gold Glove nominations, which are based about 75 percent on voting by AL managers and coaches and 25 percent on defensive metrics.
Hernandez's nomination can be added to an outstanding season in which he went 15-6 with an AL-leading 2.14 ERA and a career-high 246 strikeouts. The 28-year-old is also a leading contender for his second AL Cy Young Award, which is voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and will be announced Nov. 12.
Felix named AL Pitcher of Year by Sporting News
Felix Hernandez has been named the American League's top pitcher in 2014 as part of The Sporting News AL All-Star team selected by a vote of baseball executives, becoming the first Mariners player honored since 2010.
Hernandez was also named The Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year in 2010, which was the year he went on to win his first AL Cy Young Award. This year's Cy Young, which is chosen in a vote by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, will be announced Nov. 12.
The Sporting News All-Star team selects one player at each position, plus one starting pitcher and one reliever in each league. The Mariners haven't had a position player named to the AL All-Star squad since outfielder Ichiro Suzuki in 2009.
Robinson Cano was the AL second baseman on The Sporting News All-Star team the past four years for the Yankees, but saw that run end this year when the Astros' Jose Altuve was selected at that position.
Hernandez finished the season with a 15-6 record while leading the AL with a 2.14 ERA in 34 starts. He also posted a league-low 0.915 WHIP while racking up a career-best 248 strikeouts in 236 innings. Hernandez started the AL All-Star Game after being selected to his fifth Midsummer Classic.
The only previous AL Pitchers of the Year for the Mariners as selected by The Sporting News were Randy Johnson in 1995 and Hernandez in 2010.
This year's Sporting News AL All-Star team: catcher Salvador Perez (Royals); first baseman Jose Abreu (White Sox); second baseman Altuve (Astros); shortstop Erick Aybar (Angels); third baseman Adrian Beltre (Rangers); outfielders Mike Trout (Angels), Michael Brantley (Indians) and Jose Bautista (Blue Jays); designated hitter Victor Martinez (Tigers); pitcher Hernandez (Mariners); and reliever Dellin Betances (Yankees).
The NL All-Star team: catcher Jonathan Lucroy (Brewers); first baseman Anthony Rizzo (Cubs); second baseman Dee Gordon (Dodgers); shortstop Jhonny Peralta (Cardinals); third baseman Anthony Rendon (Nationals); outfielders Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins), Andrew McCutchen (Pirates) and Justin Upton (Braves); pitcher Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers); and reliever Craig Kimbrel (Braves).
Young named AL Comeback Player of Year
Feeling he'd finally overcome a series of shoulder issues that had hindered much of his career, Chris Young just wanted a chance to pitch every fifth day and be part of a Major League rotation again after being released by the Nationals at the end of Spring Training.
But the 35-year-old right-hander did far more than that, putting together a strong 2014 season for the Mariners that resulted in Young being named The Sporting News American League Comeback Player of the Year on Monday.
"I am extremely honored," said Young, who went 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA in 30 games (29 starts). "There are many deserving players who have demonstrated the commitment, dedication and perseverance to overcome similar obstacles and I am humbled to be recognized amongst them. The life lessons I have learned throughout this experience are invaluable and will stay with me the rest of my career.
"I hope that I can serve as inspiration to other players in the same manner in which I was inspired to pursue my comeback. I am extremely grateful to my teammates, coaches, the Seattle Mariners organization and my family, as each and every member contributed to my success."
Young is the fifth Mariners player ever to earn the award and first since pitcher Gil Meche in 2003. Previous Seattle winners were Gorman Thomas (1985), Richie Zisk (1981) and Willie Horton (1979). The Sporting News has been selecting AL and NL Comeback Players since 1965.
MLB and the Players Choice Awards also name a Comeback Player of the Year, but those honors haven't been announced yet for this past season.
Young provided a classic comeback story, having not pitched in the Majors at all in 2013 and finally solving shoulder issues that prevented him from pitching a full season since 2007, when he was an NL All-Star with the Padres.
"Chris was a big part of our success in 2014, really solidifying our rotation," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "To think he won as many games as he did, and made 29 starts, coming off the type of surgery and the injuries that he had, I think it's just tremendous. He is a tireless worker and showed his determination with his performance. This is a very deserving award for him in every way possible."
Young went 1-2 with a 6.81 ERA in nine Minor League starts for the Nationals in 2013, then was released by that club on the final roster cut this spring.
But after having surgery in June of 2013 to repair a nerve blockage in his chest and shoulder called thoracic outlet syndrome, Young said he finally felt at full strength for the first time in years. The Mariners signed him to one-year, $1.5 million base deal just four days before the start of the regular season and he wound up earning another $2.975 million in incentive bonuses by staying healthy and performing so well through the year.
The 6-foot-10 right-hander had the eighth-lowest opponents batting average in the AL at .234, was 21st in the league in WHIP at 1.230 and his 165 innings pitched were his most since 2007.
When healthy, Young has always been an effective Major League pitcher, owning a 65-52 record and 3.77 ERA over 10 seasons. But his shoulder problems have led to three surgeries and allowed him to make just 28 starts over the previous four seasons combined.
He exceeded that number for Seattle this year alone with his 29 starts, helping solidify the rotation for a club that finished first in the AL in ERA and improved by 16 wins to 87-75 in McClendon's first season at the helm.
Though the increased workload finally seemed to catch up with Young at the end of the season when he went 0-3 with an 8.35 ERA over his last five outings, the 35-year-old finished third on the Mariners in wins and innings pitched behind Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma and his 12 victories equaled his career high set in 2005 with the Padres.
"This is a tremendous and well-deserving honor for Chris," said Mariners pitching coach Rick Waits. "He worked tirelessly and stuck to his routine to keep himself healthy and on the mound throughout the season. He had a breakthrough year making a comeback, but it wasn't really that surprising to me. This is a testament to his resolve, patience, determination, hard work, his routine and his tireless study of opposing hitters."
Young earned 49 votes from AL players to easily beat runner-up J.D. Martinez of the Tigers for the honor. Martinez had 22 votes, Scott Kazmir of the A's was third with 14, followed by the Yankees' Derek Jeter (11) and Toronto's Melky Cabrera (6).
Miami's Casey McGehee was the NL Comeback Player of the Year.
Taijuan Walker shuts it down after two AFL starts
Taijuan Walker was scratched from his scheduled Arizona Fall League start Saturday night and has decided not to pitch any more this offseason, though he is completely healthy, general manager Jack Zduriencik said Sunday.
The 22-year-old right-hander had been slated to pitch his third AFL game for the Surprise Saguaros on Saturday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, but fellow Mariners prospect Stephen Landazuri replaced him and wound up allowing five hits and three runs in three innings to take the loss in a 9-4 loss to the Glendale Desert Dogs.
Walker had posted a 2.00 ERA in his first two AFL starts, allowing two runs and seven hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts in nine innings of work.
"Taijuan is completely healthy and was very impressive in his two outings, but made a personal decision that he needed to return home at this time," Zduriencik said in a statement released by the club. "He will continue with his off-season program and we look forward to seeing him at Spring Training in February."
Walker is regarded as one of the top young pitchers in baseball and was 2-3 with a 2.61 ERA in eight games for the Mariners this season. But he missed the first two months of the year with shoulder issues and Seattle officials had suggested they wanted him to throw about 25 innings in the AFL to increase his workload before shutting things down until next spring.
Landazuri is one of six other Mariners prospects on the Surprise squad. The 22-year-old right-hander had previously thrown three games in relief in AFL action and is now 1-3 with a 10.29 ERA in seven innings of work. Landazuri went 6-5 with a 4.33 ERA in 19 starts for Double-A Jackson this year.
Two of Seattle's top position prospects, first baseman Patrick Kivlehan and third baseman D.J. Peterson, each had doubles in Saturday's game. Kivlehan went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs, while Peterson was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Taijuan Walker sharp again in second AFL start
Mariners right-hander Taijuan Walker made his second straight strong start in the Arizona Fall League with five innings of one-run ball as the Surprise Saguaros lost a 7-4 decision to Salt River on Monday in Surprise, Ariz.
Walker, regarded as one of the top young pitchers in baseball, allowed just two hits with two walks, a hit batter and six strikeouts while throwing 77 pitches.
Walker outpitched Salt River's Archie Bradley, the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2011 Draft, as the 22-year-old Diamondbacks right-hander gave up five hits and three runs in three innings.
Walker, also 22, was the 43rd overall pick in 2010 as a compensation-round selection by the Mariners. He is expected to start six games and pitch about 25-30 innings in the AFL as the Mariners look to get him some extra work after missing the first two months of the season with shoulder issues.
Walker has a 2.00 ERA in two AFL starts (two earned runs in nine innings) after going 2-3 with a 2.61 ERA in eight appearances for Seattle this past season and 7-4 with a 4.37 ERA in 16 Minor League outings.
Just as in his first AFL game, Walker wound up with a no-decision after turning a lead over to his bullpen. This time Surprise coughed up a 4-1 advantage as Salt River scored six times in the top of the seventh off Padres prospect Tayron Guerrero.
Surprise is now 3-3 after the first week of the 32-game season. Mariners position prospects D.J. Peterson, Patrick Kivlehan and John Hicks all played in Monday's outing as well. Peterson was 0-for-4 and is now batting .231 as the team's primary third baseman. Kivlehan played first base again and went 1-for-4 with a walk to put his average at .238, while Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored as the young catcher is hitting .273.
Matt Brazis, one of three Mariners relievers on the staff, replaced Guerrero with two outs in the seventh and gave up a hit and Guerrero's final run before ending the six-run uprising with a strikeout. Brazis then retired the side in order in the eighth with two more strikeouts.
Center fielder Rusney Castillo, who signed a seven-year, $72 million deal with the Red Sox out of Cuba in August, went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and leads Surprise with a .350 batting average in his first four games. Each team in the AFL is made up of top prospects from five Major League franchises.
Qualifying offer price for 2015 increases to $15.3M
While MLB narrows its focus on the field this week, with the American League Championship Series now set between the Orioles and Royals and the NLCS down to the Cardinals against the winner of the Giants-Nationals series, the business of business of baseball continues for all 30 teams as the offseason gets underway.
And one of the first orders of business was determining the new qualifying offer figure, which will be $15.3 million, as announced Tuesday, based on the average salary of the top 125 paid players in the game.
That's another significant hike from the original $13.3 million after the new Collective Bargaining Agreement introduced the qualifying offer plan in 2013 and the $14.1 million from last year. What will be interesting now is to see how players — and teams — deal with qualifying offers this offseason after Kendrys Morales and Stephen Drew turned down the $14.1M last year and then wound up having to sit out the first two months of the season before struggling upon their late arrivals.
Of the 22 players who received qualifying offers in the first two years of the system, all 22 have rejected the guaranteed one-year deal and pursued free agency. But with the Draft pick compensation tied to those players, the lower tier of those qualified free agents have discovered a tough market and Morales and Drew both paid a pretty good price for rejecting the one-year deals.
Thus it will be interesting to see how things play out this offseason, with clubs having until the fifth day after the completion of the World Series to extend qualifying offers.
This isn't a scenario that will impact the Mariners as directly this winter, however. Offering Morales a qualifying offer last year was a no-brainer. With Scott Boras as his agent, the veteran DH made it clear he was setting a high market for himself by turning down multi-year deals with Seattle in the three-year, $30 million range. The Mariners knew he would turn down a qualifying offer, so it was an easy choice to make him that offer and give themselves a chance to recoup a high draft pick in return if he signed elsewhere.
As it turned out, Morales and Boras misread the market, he didn't sign anywhere else until after the June Draft and Seattle wound up with no draft pick compensation. In the ultimate twist, they wound up acquiring Morales by trade from the Twins for reliever Stephen Pryor six weeks later, a move that didn't pay great dividends when Morales hit just .207 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs in 59 games with Seattle.
There'll be no repeat scenario of the qualifying offer to Morales this winter and not just because he played poorly in 2014. Players traded in-season can't be extended qualifying offers. So Morales, one of seven Mariners headed to free agency upon conclusion of the World Series, will be free to go wherever he wants.
Morales has expressed interest in staying in Seattle, but he said the same thing last season and then turned down some pretty good offers. This time I find it extremely unlikely the Mariners will pursue Morales' return unless his price drops dramatically and other options fall through.
The Mariners certainly will have interest in retaining some of their other pending free agents, but none fall anywhere near the salary structure that would call for a qualifying offer. Reliever Joe Beimel is a solid bet to return, but he made the team as a non-roster invitee on a Minor League deal last spring and won't break the bank. Same story with outfielder Endy Chavez, who has made the team on Minor League deals the past two seasons.
Veteran right-hander Chris Young figures to be the most-pursued of Seattle's free agents after his strong comeback season, going 12-7 with a 3.85 ERA in 30 outings. Young certainly improved his negotiating strength with his first healthy season since 2007 and will cost a lot more than the $1.5 million base salary he played on this year, but he's certainly not a $15.3 million qualifying offer candidate with his injury history.
Seattle's other free agents are outfielder Chris Denorfia, catcher Humberto Quintero and outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, who spent the year on the restricted list. Again, none of those three are big-money targets, nor was DH Corey Hart, who already became a free agent after being designated for assignment.
So the Mariners won't play the qualifying offer game with their own players, though it's possible they'll pursue other teams qualified free agents. They did it last year with Robinson Cano, sacrificing their own top non-protected Draft pick to land the biggest free agent on the market.
Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez (pictured) figures to be in that boat this winter and surely the Mariners will be one of the many pursuers for his right-handed bat, though that competition — and price — figure to be steep. Do the Mariners have a chance? Sure. After seeing Cano come to Seattle a year ago, it would be foolish to think otherwise. But Martinez will have lots of options, including staying in Detroit, so its extremely premature to even speculate on those possibilities.
Who else figures to be in the qualifying offer category? It seems likely that starting pitchers James Shields from the Royals, Max Scherzer of the Tigers and Ervin Santana of the Braves will draw the one-year guaranteed offer of $15.3 million, along with outfielders Nelson Cruz of the Orioles and Melky Cabrera of the Blue Jays, shortstops Hanley Ramirez of the Dodgers and J.J. Hardy of the Orioles, Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, Pirates catcher Russell Martin and Yankees closer David Robertson.
Others may join that list, but those 11 are a pretty solid starting point for discussion. Cruz turned down a $14.1 million qualifying offer last year from the Rangers, wound up settling for an $8 million deal with the Orioles and then put up an AL-leading 40 home runs with 108 RBIs for Baltimore.
So, yeah, it's an interesting game within the game to watch this winter. And the price of business was set at $15.3 million.
Walker throws well, Kivlehan homers in AFL opener
Taijuan Walker threw four innings of one-run ball and fellow Mariners prospect Patrick Kivlehan homered as the Surprise Saguaros opened the Arizona Fall League with a 5-4 loss to the Peoria Javelinas on Tuesday in Surprise, Ariz.
Walker, one of the top young arms in baseball, allowed five hits with no walks and five strikeouts in a 57-pitch start and left with a 3-1 lead. The Mariners would like the 22-year-old to get 20-25 innings of work in the AFL after missing the first half of this past season with shoulder problems that limited him to 120 1/3 innings overall, including 38 with Seattle.
Walker was 2-3 with a 2.61 ERA in eight appearances for Seattle and 7-4 with a 4.37 ERA in 16 Minor League starts, with 14 of those coming with Triple-A Tacoma.
Kivlehan, a 24-year-old infielder who played football at Rutgers before getting drafted by the Mariners in the fourth-round in 2012, opened his second AFL season with a 1-for-4 outing that included a solo home run in the third inning off Royals prospect Kyle Zimmer, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 Draft.
Kivlehan split this past season between Class-A High Desert and Double-A Jackson, hitting .293 with 20 home runs and 103 RBIs, with 104 of his 138 games coming at Jackson. Kivlehan played first base in Tuesday's game, with fellow Mariners prospect D.J. Peterson opening at third base and going 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk.
Peterson, Seattle's first-round Draft pick in 2013, is the No. 49 rated prospect in baseball by MLB.com and was named Seattle's co-Minor League Hitter of the Year after putting up a .297 average with 31 homers and 111 RBIs in 123 games with High Desert and Jackson.
Catcher John Hicks, the Mariners other position player on the Saguaros squad, went 1-for-3 with a walk and picked a runner off first base. Hicks, 25, split last season between Jackson and Triple-A Tacoma and hit a combined .290 with five homers and 47 RBIs in 81 games.
Right-hander Stephen Landazuri, one of three other Mariners prospects on the pitching staff, took the loss after giving up four hits and three runs in the eighth inning. The 22-year-old was 6-5 with a 4.33 ERA in 19 starts for Jackson this year.
The AFL consists of six teams with each squad made up of prospects from five different Major League clubs, with each team playing 32 games from now through Nov. 13.
Hultzen on the mend, plus other postseason news
Left-hander Danny Hultzen, who missed all of this past season following rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder, threw well in his third Instructional League outing in the last few weeks on Tuesday and now will be shut down until next spring, Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said.
Hultzen, the second overall pick in the 2011 Draft, had major shoulder surgery exactly one year ago on Oct. 1 and spent all this season building his arm back up and rehabbing at the Mariners facility in Peoria, Ariz. He capped off that effort with a 25-pitch outing in a game against young prospects in front of many of the Mariners top baseball people and reports were positive.
"They said it was really impressive," Zduriencik said. "He feels really good and is now shut down. He's finished for the fall. He showed an average fastball, really good curve and changeup. He was confident and his delivery is sound. So he'll go home and come back in January and be ready for Spring Training."
Will the 24-year-old be full go at that point?
"He should be," Zduriencik said. "We were real cautions. There was some talk of putting him in the Fall League, but we're going to back off a little. This kid has been through a lot this year. The fact he's been on the mound in Instructional League is enough. There'll be a challenge for him next year regardless of how he reports physically, where is he going to be innings-wise after missing a whole year like this."
Manager Lloyd McClendon is maintaining a conservative approach, knowing the youngsters threw just 35 2/3 innings in 2013 and then missed all of this season. But he's encouraged by the news as well.
"I'm excited about him," McClendon said. "And we'll see going into spring. Listen, is he going to make this club next year? Probably not. But is he on his way back? Yeah. And that's exciting because this young man is as good as any of them when he's healthy. We just have to get him back to that point where he can go out and compete every five days.
"We're not counting on him, no," said McClendon. "But having said that, it's going to be pretty exciting to see him out there on that mound, no question."
Zduriencik and McClendon met with the media in a postseason wrapup session Tuesday and talked at length about their offseason plans and needs and a bigger budget to work with in 2015. I have a full story on that up now here on Mariners.com, which of course is where you can always go for your Mariners news.
In the meantime, here's some other newsy nuggets to come out today:
— None of the club's Major League players are expected to need any surgeries heading into the offseason, though outfielder Dustin Ackley will be seeing a specialist to determine what might be done to help his troublesome left ankle. McClendon said outfield coach Andy Van Slyke will be having surgery to repair a knee issue that forced him to the bench in the final months as Chris Woodward took over as first-base coach.
— Left-hander Roenis Elias is doing fine after being shut down late in the season with some elbow soreness. He'll spend the offseason at his home in Texas and do the normal offseason throwing program before reporting to camp next spring.
— Taijuan Walker will pitch a few games in the Arizona Fall League, but James Paxton won't throw competitively this offseason after returning for the season's final two months, Zduriencik said.
— McClendon said his entire coaching staff will be returning next year. John Stearns, who stepped down as third-base coach just prior to the start of Spring Training after having hiatal hernia surgery, will remain in the organization in a scouting role, according to Zduriencik.
— Butch Baccala, the national cross checker involved in the Jesus Montero incident in September, has been dismissed by the club. Devitt Moore, who was working as an area scout for the Mariners this season, will be promoted to take Baccala's position.
— Montero returned to the Mariners 40-man roster on Monday as he was taken off the suspended list. Zduriencik said he'll spend the offseason in Arizona with his wife and child.
"He's there now going through a program that should help him in many areas, on the field and off," Zduriencik said. "He'll be at the complex every day. He's working out twice a day right now and will be under our supervision most of the winter. Hopefully the negative here turns out to be a positive."
Zduriencik said about 10 young Mariners will likely play Winter Ball in Venezuela. He doesn't expect Montero to be one of those at this time, "but let's wait and see. There's other issues we need to deal with there first.
— Outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, who spent the past year on the Mariners restricted list, has expressed some interest in returning.
"He's in Florida, working out. He has some interest in coming back next year. We're going to talk to him and we'll see what happens," Zduriencik said. "He left in a good frame of mind. We'll have to see where it's at, but he's spoken to our guys more than once about his desire in coming back next year. It would be as a non-roster player."
Hart DFA'd to make room on 40-man for Montero
Veteran designated hitter Corey Hart was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Monday in a move necessitated by the activation of first baseman Jesus Montero off the suspended list.
Montero had to be returned to the 40-man roster the day after the end of the regular season following his suspension by the club on Sept. 1. That put the Mariners at 41 players on their Major League roster, so Hart was designated for assignment.
Hart would have become a free agent after the end of the World Series, along with Seattle's other pending free agents, so the move just speeds up his process of being able to negotiate with teams.
Seattle's other free agents will be pitchers Joe Beimel and Chris Young, outfielders Endy Chavez and Chris Denorfia, catcher Humberto Quintero and designated hitter Kendrys Morales. Outfielder Franklin Gutierrez also becomes a free agent after spending the year on Seattle's restricted list following his decision to not report to camp last February.
Hart, 32, hit .203 with six home runs and 21 RBIs in 68 games after signing a one-year deal. The two-time National League All-Star spent a good part of the season on the disabled list with a hamstring strain and then knee issues after missing all of 2013 with the Brewers following microfracture surgeries on both knees.
Montero, 24, was on an injury rehab assignment with Class-A Everett for a strained oblique muscle when he got into a verbal altercation with Mariners scout Butch Baccala at a Northwest League game. The Mariners then placed him on the suspended list for the remainder of the season.
Baccala was pulled off his scouting duties at that time by general manager Jack Zduriencik and has since been dismissed by the organization.
Montero spent most of the season with Triple-A Tacoma where he batted .286 with 16 home runs and 74 RBIs in 364 at-bats in 97 games. He played six games for the Mariners and had one home run and two RBIs with a .235 average in 17 at-bats.


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After Friday night's hotly-contested win over town rival Providence, the Class 2A No. 5 Clarksville Generals were looking for things to be a little more comfortable against another county opponent as they took on New Washington at home Saturday.
The Generals and Coach Jason Connell got the result they wanted, an impressive, 73-35 win over the 2-8 Mustangs.
Clarksville dominated from the opening tip, jumping out to a 22-5 lead at the end of the first quarter before extending the advantage over the remainder of the contest.
"Saturday games are tough," said Clarksville coach Jason Connell, whose squad improved to 9-1 with the win. "You spend a lot of your week preparing for Friday nights, and sometimes you don't know as much about the team you're going to play Saturday. One thing I was looking for: Can we come out tonight and play hard? I think we did that."
Senior guards Andrew Jones and D.J. Coleman led Clarksville with 15 points apiece, and point guard Calvin McEwen added 14. Clarksville, which has won four straight, ratcheted up the defensive intensity against the Mustangs during the first quarter, forcing them into nine of their 19 turnovers over the first eight minutes.
"I thought defensively we played pretty well," Connell said. "Again, you're looking for your team to play as hard as it can so you can keep improving."
The statistics slanted favorably across the board for the Generals in virtually every category last night. Clarksville out-rebounded New Washington 29-16, and won the turnover battle with a plus-11 margin.
The Mustangs had three players finish in double figures. Junior guard James Clemons led New Wash with 13 points. Devin Harron added 12 and freshman forward Zach Moore, who gave them a potent inside presence, finished with 10 points to go along with six rebounds.
The next few weeks will show what kind of mettle Generals have as they head towards the postseason. Clarksville travels to Class 3A No. 4 Corydon Central Friday night in what should be one of the most highly-anticipated games of the week.
That contest is one of four consecutive road games Clarksville will play before returning home Feb. 7 to face Class 3A No. 8 Brownstown Central.
The games against Corydon and Brownstown, in particular, will go a long way in helping determine a champion in the highly competitive Mid-Southern Conference.
"Earlier in the year, when we won against Jeff [63-45 on Dec. 21] and played [Class 3A No. 2 Bowman Academy to within 79-76 on Dec. 23], I thought that was a good test for us," Connell said. "There's no question the next few weeks are going to be tough. But we've got experienced players, and a lot of seniors. I think we'll be okay."
The Mustangs host Henryville in a Southern Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night.
Clarksville 22 11 19 21—73
New Washington 5 7 4 19—35
Clarksville (9-1): A. Jones 15, McEwen 14, Fetz 0, Parrish 6, Coleman 15, Yennes 2, Guenthner 9, N. Jones 4, Kissel 8.
New Washington (2-8): Ellison 0, Clemons 13, Miles 0, Zimmerman 0, Moore 10, Herron 12, Hudnall 0, Matthews 0, Horton 0.
Rebounds: Clarksville 29 (A. Jones 7), New Washington 16 (Moore 6).
Free throws: Clarksville 7-9, New Washington 7-10.
3-point field goals: Clarksville 8 (A. Jones 3, Guenthner 2, Coleman 2, McEwen), New Washington 4 (Herron 3, Clemons).
Turnovers: Clarksville 8, New Washington 19.


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The FIFA series may have comfortably edged ahead of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer both in commercial and critical terms in the past three years - but that doesn't mean EA's Vancouver team are any less wary of their No.1 competitor.
Speaking exclusively to CVG, FIFA senior producer David Rutter said that the "intensity of rivalry" between Konami and EA Sports' Vancouver studio "hasn't gone anywhere" - showing a healthy respect for his team's Auld Enemy.
FIFA 11 currently enjoys an 89 per cent average score on Xbox 360 and PS3 on Metacritic, whilst FIFA 10 boasts a rating over 90. Meanwhile, PES 2011 shows a 78 percent average on the two formats - exactly the same as PES 2010.
"I think that anyone that would underestimate the quality of a passionate game developer [like Konami] who really wants to make the best game in a battle like the one we have would be somewhat short-sighted," said Rutter.
"We pay a great deal of attention to what those guys do because we want to make sure we're not caught up to by complacency.
"One of the brilliant things about this team here near Vancouver is that there's a lot of different nationalities on this team, we've all been imported pretty much into Canada because we're the best at what we do in the world.
"We're all mad football fans and gamers so I think those two things plus the fact that we're good and moved overseas makes us naturally competitive regardless of what the competition is; be it Konami or Call of Duty or watching TV, we want to be the thing that more people in the whole world want to do than anything else. I don't think you'll see that motivation drop because everyone here is super-competitive."
Check out our latest hands-on preview of FIFA 12, in which we note that the title has "made significant steps forward in three key areas".
The game is due for release in the autumn on a range of formats including PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, NGP, PC and 3DS. An iOs version is also being developed.
One of the title's flagship new features is its "impact engine", which has been built to improve the variety, accuracy and momentum preservation of on-pitch collisions.


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..........have gone to WDW. Why do I feel so depressed? I've only been home 41 hours.
Have a good time Gae Lynn and THINK about poor little me!
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..........have gone to WDW. Why do I feel so depressed? I've only been home 41 hours.
Have a good time Gae Lynn and THINK about poor little me!
It's a form of Disney depression that we all go through when we first get home. It always helps me to start planning my next trip!!! :yes:
I'm depress and I haven't even got back down there yet.:lol: I wish her a lot of fun though.
Well, I am back and I had a very wonderful time. It was very relaxing to go without children. We just smiled whenever we heard the tired cries of kids and parents telling their kids to come back, wait up, and trying to keep everyone together. Next trip the kids have to go and I will look forward to seeing their eyes. We just walked at a much slower pace and looked at all of the little stuff that we miss otherwise.
I did miss the kids and brought them stuff back. They were pleased to see us but enjoyed being spoiled by the grandparents. So it was a good trip for everyone.
Glad you had a good time....now back to terrorizing the neighbors :evil:
Originally Posted by iwannabeminnie
I went through it in May when I got back...I guess you sorta feel like you are losing all the magic. What helped me was playing the music from all the rides and stuff when I'm working. Hope this helps...:) :)
I totally agree:yes: I went without my two last nov. and it was sheer heaven. But you still do miss having them around and seeing the pure joy in their faces but only a little:lol: Yeah it just the girls and me this Dec. Welcome back.:wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by SnwhtNdwrfs
The DH is hooked. Usually after a trip he just jumps back into life. Yesterday, he was asking how much we would have to save to take the kids, have I learned anything from Disney on a Dime (just got the book when we got back-only read chapter one so far), and did I think we should take the kids out of school and go this time of year (YES ). The kicker was this morning. He was sitting in a chair looking over a MK map we had brought back! HA! We may get to go back before he really plans.
If anyone has ideas to help feed this new obsession of his, let me know. I have the DVDs in the car the kids are listening to and I have my new CD that I got at WDW playing. It is a start!


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Much has been written on Philly rapper Meek Mill's burning desire to get battle rapping again and then there was his $100K challenge that was taken up by Cassidy. It later ranspired that Meek Mill was not keen participating in a rap battle himself but would pay that much to watch Murda Mook and Cassidy do battle. And the issue soon acquired the status of a beef, a Philly beef no less.
So, when All Hip Hop got a chance to sit with Philly native Tone Trump to get some local perspective on the issue, this is what he had to say – "Ni**as love negativy. If Meek Mill and Cassidy was on Twitter shouting each other out and showing each other love, nobody would say nothing about it," "Because their having a disagreement, people try to instigate it and pipe it up. I'm not taking no part of it, I got respect for both of them. For what they are doing and did for the city and opening up lanes an creating opportunities for ni**as like me to get money."
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Some pros and cons regarding OW vs BC and other systems.
1. Scatter back to the old rule. - Yay shotguns are usable again, but why only 1d10+3 for pump action?
2. Twin-linked back to the old rule - Double yay
3. Regiment creation rules are ok,
4. Eviscerator is back! - a little nerfed but still ok, a real can opener.
5. All weapon modifications! - back to weapon porn! And with their own availibilty too. All the best stuff from other systems collected. Very nice. I would also write one sentence that some more complicated modification cannot be freely switched between weapons.
6. Cybernetics - same as mods - all the good stuff.
7. Orks! And Dark eldar with all their fancy deadly weapons. Very nice. Also - lances are IMBA OP deadly ass hell. (not that they shouldn't) Maybe too much initial damage, but only little.
1. Plasma weapons back to being weak. Or usable every other turn. Why? Were plasma guns too powerfull in BC? They were finally better than boltguns.
2. No power armours
3. Heavy flamer nerfed too much. No real difference between normal flamer= leave it at home.
4. Triplex pattern lasgun availability rare = same as hellgun (hot shot lasgun). Now compare stats.
5. Needle weapons very toxic, but still very weak - they are very rare, and need weapon talent. I'd pick long las with mods every time.
6. No utility powers - All powers ported directly from 6ed 40k. I understand this is only war and grimm dark. But psyker still should be able to send toughts or read mind. Or set up imperial tarot to divine his future. Lift a simple object with telekinesis or light a lho stick with piromancy. This things make this game less rpg and more dumb shooter.
7. Endurance power too weak. Change number of recovered wound to PR and should be ok. Or instead have it remove points of fatigue.
8. Tanks are too tough. Armour should be reduced. AV 10 = 20, Av 11=25, AV 12-30 etc.


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This is one of the first of a new breed of phone headset - designed to deliver decent music performance first, then decent mobile calls second
Bluetooth stereo is one of the buzziest buzzwords out there at the moment and Sony is one of the few companies charging in there with all guns blazing.
Sony DR-BT30QBT
The DR-BT30QBTs can't compete with the top headphones in the dedicated stereo market, but as an all-in-one compromise they're a good option. Pity there's so few players to use them with...


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'Nat' sound shines in PRI award winner on green buildings
Jason Margolis of PRI's "The World" radio program won a first-place award from the Society of Environmental Journalists for his segment on green commercial buildings.
In announcing his winning entry for Outstanding Beat/In-Depth Reporting, Radio, SEJ said, "This piece stood head and shoulders above the competition for the reporter's skill in taking a simple and increasingly familiar concept — greenhouse-gas emissions — and helping the listener understand it in terms of the spaces so many of us inhabit during our workdays."
The segment takes readers to Toronto and Mexico City, using "descriptive audio" to help the audience see what these changes mean.
The audience hears the machinery as Jason goes into a building under construction, and the street noise during an interview and on what he calls the longest avenue in the world.
Today's Tip: Use natural sound in your audio segments.
Along with using "nat," or ambient, sound to appeal to listeners' ears, "writing to the five senses is important," says Mel Coffee, assistant professor of journalism at University of Kentucky in Lexington, who teaches a radio and television reporting class. "Write and put it out there in such a way as to let the listeners experience what the reporter experienced on site.
"It's not so much about use of adjectives, but descriptive writing without adjectives."
For more tips on creating audio reports, see this self-guided training by Mark Moran, news director of public radio station KJZZ in Phoenix, on how to produce a podcast.
Also, check out the tutorials at the Knight Digital Media Center on the nuts and bolts of creating a variety of multimedia.
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