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Nathan's fastball topped out at 92 mph, and manager Brad Ausmus said after the game that it looked good, MLive.com reports.
"I thought the fastball looked good," Ausmus said. "I thought the slider was better out there when he faced hitters (earlier in camp), but I thought the fastball was good."
Nathan said that his fastball felt pretty good but that his breaking stuff moved too laterally and not enough downhill.
"That's pretty simple to feel and get back in," he said. "I could tell that right off the bat where I yanked a curveball during one of the at-bats. Overall, it felt good for the first one. Threw four-seamers, two seamers, some sliders -- some decent, some kind of backed up on me -- but overall good for the first one."
"Those six, it'd be surprising if they weren't on the team," Ausmus said Friday morning. "Something strange would have to happen just based on their performances from the past."
This leaves Alex Wilson, Josh Zeid and Buck Farmer all battling for the final slot in the bullpen.
"You're always concerned about injuries," Ausmus said. "I think that's where the depth comes into play, where, if something unexpected comes up, we have a lot of arms we feel like can produce at the major league level. ... If something happens at any time, we feel that we have a quality arm that we can slide right in."
"I thought he looked good," Ausmus said, per The Detroit News. "Just to see the action on his slider. I have faced Joe Nathan. When he's right, I think of some of the best sliders I've seen – Brad Lidge, Robb Nen, Joe Nathan are at the top of the list. Mostly I was looking to see his fastball command and the action on the slider."
The 40-year-old Nathan is coming off a down season in 2014, but Ausmus doesn't feel Nathan's advanced age will be a problem in him bouncing back in 2015. Ausmus indicated Nathan's struggles last season were a combination of poor mechanics and transitioning to a new team.
"In Joe's case, I look at last year as more of an aberration and less as a result of the aging process," he said. "That's why I'm not as concerned about it.
"The reason I say that I am not concerned is because he was so good in October of 2013. And over the course of four months he didn't age that much. As much as you want to look at an older player when he struggles and point to age, I just don't see Joe's struggles were a result of his age. I couldn't imagine it would be that much of a drop-off."
Nathan admitted that he doesn't want people to think he's washed up after last year. "I don't want people thinking that I'm done," he said. "I think coming into not just the spring, but coming into the season, I want to prove to myself and other people I still have something left in the tank."
In order to get off to a quicker start, Nathan decided to work more on his agility during the offseason. "It's almost like I'm going back to the younger days as far as agility-type stuff and seeing if we can get some more in my legs, keep my spring in my legs, as opposed to just doing squats and squats and squats," he said.
Nathan added that he's lifting more weight than he ever has, and said his range of motion has improved. The 40-year-old Nathan posted a 4.81 ERA over 58 innings last year.
Ausmus said that, in an ideal world, Bruce Rondon would be used in the seventh inning, Joakim Soria would pitch in the eighth and Joe Nathan would close games out. Rondon is a bit of a question mark, as he's coming off March Tommy John Surgery. He's expected to be fully healthy by spring training, but the team will move him along slowly at first.
After a midseason trade brought him to Detroit, Soria was actually a better pitcher than Nathan. Despite that, Nathan managed to hold onto the closer role.
That appears to be the case again heading into 2015. Nathan posted a 4.81 ERA over 58 innings last season. It was his highest ERA since 2011. Nathan still managed to save 35 games with the club.
"I would think he starts as our closer going into it," Dombrowski told MLive.com. "But he has to perform up to the capabilities required of doing it."
Nathan struggled mightily in his first season with Detroit after signing a two-year deal worth $20 million. He converted 35 of 42 save opportunities, but finished with a 4.81 ERA. He did bring it down from 5.61 at the All-Star break, but lost velocity and recorded a 1.56 WHIP in the second half.
Nathan (5-4) threw just two of his seven pitches for strikes, but he was able to get a flyout to end the top of the ninth after his walk loaded the bases. He owns a 4.98 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 52:29 K:BB ratio in 56 innings.
Nathan allowed a pair of one-out singles before a groundout advanced both runners and put the potential tying run just 90 feet away. Nathan was able to get the next batter to ground out to first base and give his team a win, increasing the Tigers' lead to two-and-a-half games over the Royals in the AL Central. Nathan owns a 5.01 ERA and 52:28 K:BB ratio in 55 2/3 innings.
A well-pitched game turned into a wild one in the ninth inning Tuesday, as Nathan (4-4) followed up a blown save on a three-run home run against Glen Perkins with his own troubles in the bottom of the ninth. The Twins delivered the tying run on a one-out double and earned the win with a walkoff infield single. Nathan has given up runs in back-to-back appearances and now owns a 5.10 ERA and 52:28 K:BB ratio in 54 2/3 innings.
Nathan has a 4.83 ERA and is 32 for 38 in save opportunities.
Nathan had managed just two strikeouts in his last eight innings before racking up a pair of them Tuesday. He allowed two infield singles to begin the ninth inning Tuesday but sandwiched the two strikeouts around a caught stealing to escape with no damage done. Nathan owns a 4.85 ERA and 51:25 K:BB ratio in 52 innings.
Nathan entered the game with a two-run lead. After quickly picking up two outs to open the inning, Nathan allowed a single. With the possible scoring run at the plate, Nathan got Carlos Santana to fly out to end the game. Nathan lowered his ERA to 5.04 following the outing.
Nathan entered with a three-run lead, and managed to close the door without any issues. He tossed a perfect inning of work, notching one strikeout. He threw just nine pitches during the inning. Nathan lowered his ERA to 5.25 with the outing.
Nathan entered with a three-run lead, and closed the door after running into some trouble. The leadoff hitter reached on a single, and managed to steal second later in the inning. He would come around to score after Nathan gave up a one-out double. With the tying run at the plate, Nathan inducing two groundouts to end the game.
Nathan was spotted a three-run lead, but managed to make things interesting. With two outs, Nathan gave up a single to Ben Zobrist and then walked the next hitter. Evan Longoria then singled in a run. With the possible tying run at the plate, Nathan was able to strike out Sean Rodriguez to end the game. Nathan's ERA is 5.28 this season.
Nathan entered the game with a three-run lead, but did find himself in some trouble during his one inning of work. Nathan allowed a leadoff single, which would come around to score on another single later in the inning. With the tying run at the plate and only one out, Nathan was able to induce a game-ending double-play. Nathan's ERA jumped to 5.20 ERA after the outing.
Nathan took over with a one-run lead and gave up two walks and two singles, including one by Dioner Navarro that tied it. He was removed after walking the bases full.
Nathan retired the first two batters he faced but then allowed a single and walked two batters to put himself in a precarious situation. He was able to get the next batter to foul out and give his team a win. Nathan owns a 5.18 ERA and 46:19 K:BB ratio in 41 2/3 innings.
Nathan has turned in six straight scoreless outings, giving up just two hits and one walk during that stretch. He finally appears to be settling down after a rocky first half. Nathan owns a 5.31 ERA and 45:17 K:BB ratio in 40 2/3 innings.
Nathan has been working on that pitch recently. That work certainly paid off in that appearance.
"That was as long as I've seen his slider, I think all year possibly," Brad Ausmus told mlbblogs.com. "It was clear that the hitters weren't picking up the rotation on his slider. It looked like a fastball to them and they swung right over the top. That's the slider I remember facing. ... You start your swing and it just drops out of the strike zone. It almost has a split-finger action to it."
Nathan has been coming around after his latest slump. He has pitched scoreless ball in his last three outings with five strikeouts and just one hit allowed in three innings. He has picked up two saves in the process.
Detroit acquired Joakim Soria Wednesday, muddying up the roles in the bullpen. According to general manager Dave Dombrowski, Nathan will proceed as the club's closer. Nathan has a 5.89 ERA over 36 2/3 innings.
Nathan has pitched on three straight days, including giving up three earned runs in a loss Saturday, so he's due for a day off Tuesday. He owns a 5.89 ERA and 39:16 K:BB ratio in 36 2/3 innings.
Nathan gave up a three-run double in the ninth inning of a tie game Saturday against Cleveland. He has yielded at least one run in four his last eight appearances.
"I'm sure there's a possibility I could reach a point sometime," Ausmus said in regard to replacing Nathan. "I'm not near that point. I'll let you know when I am."
Nathan (4-3) had put together four scoreless outings in July before Saturday's meltdown, and the Tigers may expedite their search for bullpen help as a result. He owns a 6.23 ERA and 37:16 K:BB ratio in 34 2/3 innings.
Nathan gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one in a scoreless frame to secure a 2-1 victory. Of his 27 pitches, only 13 were strikes. He is 19 of 24 in save chances, with a 5.61 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP over 33 2/3 innings of relief.
"They did some research and noticed my arm was two inches higher than it's ever been," Nathan said, per MLive.com. "And the only way I can do that is by pulling my head towards first base. That's the only way you're going to get your arm even higher, so I knew my head wasn't going towards the target, going towards the plate and everything was kind of out of whack.
"It was more with the alignment and keeping everything towards the target. It was making me have to work harder than I had to. They say drop the arm angle, but for me it was more keeping my head in position, which will naturally bring your arm out and away from your body, which lowers your arm angle a little bit."
Nathan got to work fixing the flaw in his pitching mechanics and started implementing a few changes, beginning with a June 19 outing against the Royals. Since then, he has a 3.38 ERA and has converted five of six save chances.
"At first, like anything, when you start to change something, it feels awkward," Nathan said. "I knew there was more zip behind (my pitches), I knew there was more whip in my arm and I was locating better. So I knew this was the way to go (since the adjustmant) and if I kept doing it it would get more and more comfortable. Now I'm starting to get a good feel for release point as far as breaking pitches and stuff like that."
Nathan struck out two batters and retired one on a groundball to close out the game, on just 14 pitches. He lowered his ERA to 5.79, while recording his 18th save in 23 chances in a 4-1 win.
Nathan has given up a run in three straight appearances, but despite his shaky numbers, he has converted four of his last five save opportunites. The closer owns a 6.37 ERA and 30:13 K:BB ratio in 29 2/3 innings.
Nathan gave up a double and a single with one out to plate a runner, but he was able to retire the next two batters he faced to finish off the game. After giving up runs in back-to-back appearances, Nathan owns a 6.28 ERA and 29:13 K:BB ratio in 28 2/3 innings.
"Well, we do not need a closer at this point, so we would not look for that," general manager Dave Dombrowski said on MLB Network Radio Wednesday. "We may need a little bit of help in the bullpen, maybe middle relief. But we're not looking for that closer, and that gives you a very comfortable feeling."
Nathan has converted 15 of his 20 save opportunities while posting a 6.18 ERA and 28:13 K:BB ratio in 27 2/3 innings. He's been markedly better over the last two weeks, giving up one earned run in 4 2/3 innings over his last five appearances.
Nathan struck out the first two batters he faced with a one-run lead, but came apart from that point on. He allowed three straight singles to bring the tying run across. The offense would score once in the 10th inning to earn Nathan the win, his fourth of the season.
Nathan's struggles continue, thought he has struck out seven batters in his last three appearances. He is just 15 for 20 on save chances on the season, with an ugly 6.18 ERA in 27 2/3 innings.
Nathan has managed four straight scoreless outings after giving up 10 earned runs in his previous 3 1/3 innings.
Nathan retired the side while allowing one hit for his second save in as many nights. He struck out two batters on 19 pitches for his 15th save of the season, and just second in the month of June.
Nathan struck out Billy Butler, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain in the ninth to allow his team to salvage the finale of a four-game series against a Kansas City team that had wrested first place away from it.
The appearance will quiet the critics for now that had called for Nathan to be removed from the job. He had given up 10 runs on 14 hits and five walks in his previous five innings pitched.
Nathan entered with the game tied 2-2 in the ninth inning. He made things interesting, allowing two singles during the outing, but managed to prevent the Twins from scoring. In the bottom of the inning, the team won on a walkoff hit, giving Nathan the win. Nathan's record improved to 3-2 on the year.
Nathan's latest dud was Friday night in a non-save situation against Minnesota. He walked two and threw a wild pitch in 2/3 of an inning.
"You guys keep bringing the age up," he said via MLive.com. "He's six months older than he was last year and it might have been the best year of his career. I understand that fage is a factor in athleticism, sports. Usually what you see is a decline in velocity, and I haven't really seen that in Joe. He's throwing the same as he was a year ago. Now maybe the location isn't great, but I wouldn't say that's a result of age."
Nathan has surrendered 10 earned runs runs on 12 hits and five walks in his last four innings covering six appearances. He yielded two runs on three hits in his only save during that stretch.
Nathan entered the game in a non-save situation with a four run lead, but ended up having to pitch with the winning run at the plate before the inning was done. He allowed two runs on four hits in the outing, while also uncorking a wild pitch that led to one run scoring.
With the tying run at first base, Nathan ended the game by inducing a fly out by Stephen Drew. The team has tried to keep him away from difficult situations recently, but Nathan has still struggled. He is 13 for 17 in save situations with a 7.04 ERA, having allowed 18 runs in 23 innings of work.
Certainly if it's a deep league and you can't afford to lose your primary source of saves, handcuffing Joe Nathan isn't a terrible idea, but that would have been true even before this stretch in which he's allowed 10 earned runs in his last six appearances.
As manager Brad Ausmus -- the one who makes these decisions -- suggested Wednesday, Nathan's track record gives him a longer leash than most closers. He has consistently been one of the best in the role for more than a decade now, and the Tigers gave him a big contract this offseason because they were convinced he would end their ninth-inning circus once and for all. Are four bad outings really enough for them to re-open Pandora's box, especially after they invested all that money just so they wouldn't have to?
Nathan had a 3.24 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings before this rough patch began -- good enough numbers to have everyone believing nothing is wrong. And all the underlying factors suggest nothing is wrong. His velocity is the same as last year, as is his pitch selection. As long as it continues, the results should follow.
Nathan yielded four earned runs in just 1/3 of an inning in a non-save situation Tuesday against Toronto. The result was a defeat for the Tigers.
"Joe's been very good for a very long time, and I expect him to be very good for the Tigers," Ausmus told the Detroit News. "And he expects himself to be very good. But even the best have rough times."
Nathan has been miserable recently. He has given up 10 earned runs in his last 4 1/3 innings as his ERA has soared from 3.22 to 6.86. He has taken two losses during that stretch.
Nathan (2-2) entered the game in the top of the ninth inning with the teams still scoreless, and he was able to get just one out while watching one runner cross the plate, leaving with the bases loaded. All three runners would eventually score. Nathan has come apart in his last three outing, giving up eight earned runs and recording just four outs. His ERA now sits at 6.86.
Nathan blew the game Wednesday night for teammate Anibal Sanchez by giving up a three-run homer to Josh Donaldson in the ninth. It marked his fourth blown save of the year. He has surrendered four runs in his last three innings pitched.
"It's relatively typical for a closer," Ausmus told MLB.com. "It seems like they blow a couple of saves then have a long run of saves. It always seems to happen that way. I'm not concerned about him."
Nathan is 12 for 16 in save opportunities in 2014, but his 4.58 ERA is the second-highest he's recorded in any full season since entering the majors in 1999.
Nathan entered the game with one out and a runner on second base, holding on to a 1-0 lead. He was unable to do anything right, however, allowing a single to John Jaso, followed by a walkoff home run by Josh Donaldson to end the game.
This was Nathan's fourth blown save of the season, and it raised his ERA to 4.58 in 19 2/3 innings of work. He is 12 for 16 on save chances this season, but has blown two of his last three.
It was Nathan's first save since May 16, as he blew the only opportunity he received since picking up his 11th save. He owns a 3.66 ERA and 19:8 K:BB ratio in 19 2/3 innings.
Nathan surrendered a two-run home run with one out to tie the game at 9-9 before retiring the next two batters to complete the ninth inning. The two runs are the first he's allowed in more than a month. Nathan owns a 4.08 ERA and 16:8 K:BB ratio in 17 2/3 innings.
Nathan has not given up an earned run in his last eight appearances, during which he has recorded seven saves.
Nathan came on after the Tigers offense scored four runs on a pair of homers in the top of the ninth and cruised to his save despite the one hit allowed. He owns a 3.68 ERA and 14:7 K:BB ratio in 14 2/3 innings.
Nathan hasn't given up a hit in three straight appearances or an earned run in his last six. His excellent performance as of late leaves him with a 4.26 ERA and 14:7 K:BB ratio in 12 2/3 innings.
Nathan had a shaky start to the season in early April but has settled down in recent weeks, giving up just one earned run in his last eight appearances. He owns a 4.63 ERA and 12:6 K:BB ratio in 11 2/3 innings.
Nathan retired the White Sox in order easily, with one strikeout to go with a pair of flyball outs. He has now saved four opportunities in a row, while lowering his ERA to 5.06 in 10 2/3 innings of work.
Nathan notched his fourth Thursday against Chicago, though he did have the comfort of a three-run lead. He walked Marcus Semien with one out, but fanned Jose Abreu. The game ended strangely on batter's interference.
The veteran closer has allowed at least one batter to reach base in seven of his eight appearances this season and has surrendered one run or more in four of them.
Nathan entered the game with a one-run lead in the ninth inning. After getting two quick outs, Nathan allowed a single to Howie Kendrick. Raul Ibanez entered the game as a pinch hitter, but struck out on a slider in a seven-pitch at-bat.
Nathan pitched one inning, and gave up one hit, with two strikeouts.
"Today was more how I felt, being able to finish," he said after retiring the Indians in order in the ninth. "My velocity is what it's going to be, but moreso I was locating where I wanted to. But it did feel like it was a lot livelier. There's different 91s, different 92s, but today, at least finishing pitches, it felt like it was jumping out of my hand better."
Nathan had yielded five earned runs, seven hits and four walks in his previous 3 1/3 innings covering four appearances.
"It's not an injury. It's something that every pitcher goes through every year," Nathan said. "It's not even newsworthy. You guys shouldn't even waste your time writing about dead arm, because it's basically like knowing there's second base on the field."
Nathan told MLB.com he is neither in pain nor particularly sore, and will just have to continue pitching until he feels better. He is averaging just 90.2 miles per hour on his fastball, down two MPH from his average last year.
Nathan has blown one of two save opportunities so far, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings of work.
Nathan says he's still "fine-tuning" things. He'll just have to pitch through the dead arm until it feels better. Nathan has given up two earned runs in 2 2/3 innings this season while converting one of his two save opportunities.
He sprayed gasoline on the fire started by his fellow relievers in a nervous ninth inning, which began with his team leading 7-1. He gave up a single and double to cut the lead to 7-5 before settling down to strike out Nelson Cruz and retire Chris Davis and keep his team unbeaten.
Nathan has already blown a save this season and owns a 6.75 ERA.
The 39-year-old Nathan, who retired the Royals in order Monday to snag the win, was not nearly as sharp this time around. He threw only 12 of 22 pitches for strikes. He yielded a one-out single to Omar Infante, successive walks to Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler and a sacrifice fly to Alex Gordon that resulted in a 1-1 tie. He even balked in the inning.
Nathan struck out both B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena for the first two outs in the inning. Ryan Doumit then flew out to center, ending the appearance. Nathan came over from Texas during the offseason. He posted a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings last year.
Nathan will come in at some point after Rick Porcello, who is slated to get the start. It will be Nathan's first spring appearance with his new club. Last season, the veteran posted a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings.
"From the moment [I] became a free agent, this was the No. 1 club we had our eyes set on," Nathan said. "Why would I come here? The question is, 'Why wouldn't I?' This team is ready to win, they're ready to win now. [And] not just win — it's not just about getting to the postseason. For me, it's about getting to the World Series."
Though he just turned 39 in November, Nathan is coming off one of the best seasons of his career. He recorded 43 saves with a 1.39 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings for the Rangers last season.
"I feel as strong as I ever have," Nathan said.
The $20 million figure is approximate, the final figure could be slightly higher or lower. The 39-year-old posted a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings last season.
The club used recently freed up money in the Doug Fister deal to come to an agreement with Nathan. Joaquin Benoit led the team with 24 saves, but is a free-agent. Nathan had a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings. He saved 43 games with the Rangers. The terms of Nathan's deal with the Tigers are not known at this time.
Detroit is in the market for a closer, and recently freed up some cash in the Doug Fister deal. Nathan would fill a big need for the team. The team had utilized Joaquin Benoit in the role, but he's a free-agent. Nathan had a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings. He saved 43 games in 46 attempts.
"We do have the ability to be patient, kind of watch how this thing plays out," Nathan said. "We do know the Yankees have a lot of pieces to try and fix, a lot of pieces to fill in. The Yankees do obviously go out there and make moves, so it will be interesting to see how they try to piece their team together and try to fill in some of the holes that they have."
Nathan went 6-2 with a 1.39 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 73:22 K:BB ratio and 43 saves in 64 2/3 innings with the Rangers last season.
Nathan declined a $9 million option to remain with the Rangers, instead choosing to become a free-agent. The Tigers had a tough time finding a consistent closer last season, and were expected to pursue a reliever during the offseason. Nathan finished the year with a 1.39 ERA in 64 2/3 innings.
"My expectation is that there are other teams that maybe have a bigger need in the bullpen and will put in more resources than we are," general manager Jon Daniels said. "We have some other areas that are a higher priority for us to address."
The Rangers have a $9 million option on Nathan for next season, but even if the team exercises it, Nathan can void it and pursue a longer-term contract. He told ESPN.com, "I want at least two years. The last couple of years, I think I've proven that I'm healthy. I think I've proven to lots of skeptics and critics that I can handle a two-year deal or maybe two and an option."
In his second season with Texas, Nathan notched 43 saves while compiling a 1.39 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP.
Nathan is 42 of 45 in save situations, with a 1.44 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP and a 71:21 K:BB ratio over 62 2/3 innings.
Nathan held the tie behind a pair of strikeouts and didn't allow a baserunner. A Jurickson Profar home run sealed the game for Texas in the bottom of the ninth. Nathan has a 6-2 record to go with a 1.46 ERA.
Nathan has delivered an excellent season for the Rangers, blowing just three saves while posting a 1.48 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 69:21 K:BB ratio in 60 2/3 innings.
"The only reason to have that incentive in play is to have a little bit of power in getting a multiyear deal," Nathan told MLB.com. "Other than that, I'm just glad to get to that point and have it over and done with. Not that I was worried about it, but now I don't have to concern myself with it. I can focus on what's important."
The Rangers will not discuss any potential free agents until the end of the season.
Nathan needed just 10 pitches to close out the Angels on three flyballs. He ranks fourth in the American League with 39 saves in 41 chances. Nathan has a 1.46 ERA.
If Nathan finishes five more games, he'll be eligible to decline the team's $9 million option. Nathan could make more money on the free-agent market. Since language in the contract is tied to games "finished," he could get there by pitching in the final inning of games where no save situation is present.
Nathan has a 1.54 ERA in 52 2/3 innings.
Nathan tossed a perfect ninth inning for the save, his 36th of the season. He struck out one batter and picked up two groundball outs to end the inning. Nathan has not allowed a run since blowing his last save July 23, while allowing just two hits and six walks in 7 1/3 innings.
Nathan tossed a perfect inning against the Astros. He struck out one batter. Nathan has a 1.51 ERA after the game.
After walking just 11 batters in 41 2/3 innings over his first 44 appearances, Nathan has issued six walks in five innings over his last five appearances, yet the rare wildness hasn't translated into any runs. He owns a 1.54 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 48:17 K:BB ratio in 46 2/3 innings.
Nathan earned the win to improve to 2-1 on the year as he allowed two walks in a hitless inning. He struck out a batter and needed 19 pitches. His ERA is at 1.69.
The 38-year-old Nathan has 32 saves on the season in 34 chances. He's given up two runs over his last 10 appearances with 12 Ks over that stretch.
With the team in contention, it's somewhat surprising that Nathan would be available. But the team feels good about their late-inning options, and feel like Nathan could bring back a decent young piece. Nathan isn't bothered by the rumors. "I've never had to worry about this stuff before and I'm not going to start now," Nathan said. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm battling with this team all the way."
Nathan has a 1.73 ERA in 41 2/3 innings.
Nathan needed five pitches to record one out for the save after he replaced Neal Cotts in the ninth. Nathan did give up a hit, but lowered his ERA to 1.73.
The closer rebounded from blowing his second save of the season his last time out on Tuesday against the Yankees. He's back on track and has had a fantastic year as he's gone 32 for 34 in save chances.
He then allowed the go-ahead run to score as Brent Lillibridge singled to left to score Nunez and ended up suffering the loss to fall to 1-1 on the year. He gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout over two-thirds of an inning. His ERA is now at 1.74.
Nathan allowed his first runs of any kind to score since notching a save against Oakland back on June 17.
Nathan needed 18 pitches and allowed a double to Paul Goldschmidt. That was only the third hit of the game for the NL. Nathan came back to strike out two batters for the save.
The 38-year-old closer has 30 saves on the season with a 1.36 ERA and 42 strikeouts over 38 2/3 innings.
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Nathan, who has a 1.43 ERA, is a save short of the major-league lead, and he's allowed one earned run in his last 17 1/3 innings dating to May 31.
Nathan struck out two batters over 12 pitches in his inning of work. His ERA is at 1.47 on the year.
The 38-year-old has allowed just one run over his last 10 appearances with seven saves over that span. He's sitting on 27 saves.
Nathan faced the minimum and needed 16 pitches to finish the inning. He struck out one to secure his 11th save in a row and 11th in June. Nathan leads the American League with 27 saves, and has blown just one. He has a 1.51 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 35 2/3 innings.
Nathan struck out a batter and needed only 10 pitches. His ERA is 1.62 on the year.
He has gone five straight scoreless appearances and has saved games in six straight outings. He has 33 strikeouts over 33 1/3 innings.
Nathan, who entered the game in the ninth inning with a one-run lead, worked his way around a pair of one-out singles before forcing a double play to close out a 2-1 win. It is the first time since May of last season that Nathan has pitched in four straight days. He has not allowed a run in each of his last four appearances. The right-hander has a 1.67 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP in 34 appearances.
Nathan issued a two-out walk to Matt Carpenter, but got the next batter out to close out the game. Nathan now has 23 saves in 24 opportunities, good for third in the American League.
Nathan struck out the first two batters but then allowed consecutive singles and watched as Craig Gentry briefly misplayed a ball in center field. Gentry recovered to make an excellent relay throw to nail Josh Donaldson at the plate for the final out of a 4-3 win.
Nathan has 22 saves in 23 chances with a 1.84 ERA on the season.
The veteran reliever gave up a walk and two hits as a sacrifice fly scored a run off him in the ninth. That said, he needed 18 pitches to record three outs to close out the 8-7 win. He struck out one batter and his ERA is at 1.91.
Nathan gave up his first run since May 26.
He's recorded three June saves and has tossed five straight scoreless outings.
The closer earned his 18th save of the season as he went 1-2-3 in the ninth. He needed just six pitches and lowered his ERA to 1.85 in the process.
Nathan has recorded back-to-back saves now after he'd not had one since May 25 previously. He's back on track now and has 18 saves in 19 chances.
Nathan had five strikeouts in his previous 7 1/3 innings.
"One thing about Joe, it may not always be as easy as it was [against the Royals], but he does know how to get three outs," manager Ron Washington said, per The Dallas Morning News. "He's been doing it for a long time."
Nathan needed just 11 pitches as he retired the side in order to secure a 5-2 win. His ERA improved to 1.86 after making his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance. He has converted his last 17 save opportunities dating back to last season.
Nathan hasn't allowed a hit in his previous four appearances while lowering his ERA to 1.96.
Nathan topped out at 92 mph Wednesday against the Brewers, but he managed his ninth save in nine opportunities. Nathan said his effectiveness has remained because of his command of his pitches.
"I've got a really good feel for both of my breaking balls," Nathan said. "I've gotten a really good feel for a changeup even though I haven't used it. I'm really comfortable with it, throw it a lot down in the 'pen. I just haven't gotten to a spot where I'm like, 'Let's go with a changeup here.' And I've got a really good feel for a two-seamer. That's been a huge pitch for me, especially behind in the count, being able to throw something up there with a little more movement, not just lay a fastball that may be 91, 92, 93. A lot of these hitters see that velocity quite often. So I just try to give them a different look."
Nathan owns a 1.08 ERA and 9:1 K:BB ratio in 8 1/3 innings this season.
The inning began with the Rangers up 4-0 and Michael Kirkman on the mound. After getting two relatively easy outs, Kirkman gave up a single and walked a batter. On came Nathan.
The usually sure-handed closer gave up an infield single and a double that plated two runs to make the score 4-2. He then loaded the bases after hitting a batter. In the end, however, Nathan got Darwin Barney to line out on a diving play by the center fielder for the save.
He threw 20 pitches and recorded just one out. His ERA remains solid at 1.42 as both runs allowed were charged to Kirkman.
Nathan didn't make things easy, allowing a run on two hits but struck out Ben Zobrist on a questionable call to end the game and earn his 300th career save. Rays manager Joe Maddon and Zobrist argued, but the Rangers won 5-4 and Nathan earned the milestone save. It's his second save in as many chances.
He has allowed three hits and a run over four innings with four strikeouts.
Nathan, who would become the 24th major league player to reach 300 career saves, wants to reach 400 before he hangs 'em up.
"I'm still going out there, grinding and competing," Nathan said. "It's one closer to 400. It's all about competing and helping get us closer to where we want to be and that's back to the postseason."
Nathan has pitched two scoreless and hitless innings this season with three strikeouts and one walk.
Nathan had not appeared yet in the Rangers' season-opening series against Houston, as the club hadn't faced a save situation. Nathan sat down Chris Carter, Jason Castro and Justin Maxwell on 11 pitches in an impressive 2013 debut outing.


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The CPUC said a typical electric customer's bill could increase about 12.2 percent, or $9.95 per month, while households that receive natural gas would have to pay an extra 9.6 percent per month, or around $3.55. The CPUC estimates are based on use of 500 kilowatt hours per month of electricity and 33 therms of gas per month. SDG&E said in a statement that because of the way the rates are being structured, customers who use more than 500 kilowatt hours per month will pay higher increases. The rate hike was $116 million less than SDG&E requested, the agency reported. The utility will be allowed $1.73 billion in revenue annually through 2015. "Because regulators delayed a decision for nearly a year and a half, SDG&E now is required to start collecting 20 months of additional revenue that should have been collected starting in 2012," the company said in its statement. "These 'catch-up' costs mean customers will see a larger bill impact than if the rates had been adjusted on schedule." SDG&E also said, "Today's decision by state regulators will allow us to continue to operate our natural gas and electricity systems safely and reliably and to increase system efficiencies and customer benefits through technology enhancements." Increases were also authorized for the Southern California Gas Company, which, like SDG&E, is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy. A statement from the regulating agency said the increases will allow the utilities to maintain, replace, and improve aging infrastructure, and to operate their systems in a safe and reliable manner. "Safety and reliability do not come free," said Commissioner Mark Ferron. "While we must do our best to contain costs, we do have to spend some more on safety and reliability." The utilities will be required to invest $170.5 million in gas transmission and distribution integrity management systems, according to the CPUC. The agency recently recommended a record $2.25 billion fine for a natural gas explosion in 2010 in San Bruno, near San Francisco. Eight people died as a result of that explosion. The CPUC said that if the utilities don't need to spend all $170.5 million, the savings will be returned to customers. The commissioners established financial incentives to SDG&E to exceed target levels for electric reliability and monetary punishment if the utility falls short of the goals. They also voted to reduce authorized pension contributions by more than $15 million for SDG&E and by more than $32 million for SoCalGas. County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, a bitter foe of the utility, also issued a statement, in which she said she was "disappointed that state regulators put the needs of the utility above the consumer." "The bigger bills will not only hurt ratepayers, but are a reminder of SDG&E's stranglehold on the local energy market," Jacob said. "Consumers need more choices on where and how they get their energy so they're not at the mercy of the utility giant every time it wants to boost its bottom line." 20 comments
This is just the beginning folks. You can expect large rate increases every year from now on. It's all part of the plan. With them shutting down San Onofre and charging for CO2, expect the CPUC to pass all those costs on to us consumers.
This is pathetic and just makes me sick!
We already pay too much for trash service, rising water bills, and now higher electric and gas bills. We use less and they just increase the price to keep revenues up.
LED lighting has recently become more affordable and is a mere fraction of the cost and much easier to install than a Solar System. As it becomes more popular the price will come down. Start by replacing the lighting you use most often and you will see a reduction in your bill. The only way I know to beat SDG&E is to use less of their power.
Why do they keep raising the rates every other month? I thought they had a limit as to how many times they could increase rates in any given year. I got an automated call the other day from SDG&E saying they needed to schedule an appt. with me to install a new "smart" meter. Yeah right, it's just another dumb meter to increase the already high rates. What a joke.
We reduce power use, we get solar, so to make sure the bottom line stays, they raise rates. The power/water companies will ensure they get the same amount of money each month no matter how little of thier service we use.
We are off the grid.....water & electricity! If interested,I have the contacts for the best solar package out there!!! Comment Continued : The comment above was written from the same location.
"The bigger bills will not only hurt ratepayers, but are a reminder of SDG&E's stranglehold on the local energy market," Jacob said. "Consumers need more choices on where and how they get their energy so they're not at the mercy of the utility giant every time it wants to boost its bottom line."
Large utilities should be nationalized!
"The CPUC said that if the utilities don't need to spend all $170.5 million, the savings will be returned to customers." What a joke, they will definitely find a way to blow this budget out of the water and pass the expense to us...never ending...
Between SDGE, CPUC and FPUD it's going to be too expensive to live in Fallbrook for the working stiff............ I'll cut down my avocado trees to save water, turn the appliances off and turn out the lights and see if I have enough money to buy gas to go to work.....wait I need to ask my boss for a raise since I haven't had one since 2008 which is when SDGE tried to burn down the county then tried to increase rates to make us pay for their bad engineering. They win again.
I see this problem as SDG&E having a monopoly. I remember way back when Pacific Bell was the one and only landline home phone provider here. Now there are choices. Not everyone (especially if you rent) can go the solar route. Wish the CPUC would allow more than one electricity provider.
I agree with Fallbrook Blues, and while I absolutely disagree with Carla about Nationalization (as bad as it is now, just imagine how much the government would screw it up) I also do not believe in monopolies. In free enterprise there should always be a choice. SDG&E is using the debacle at San Onofre to raise their rates. I said it would happen, and it did.
The PUC refused SDGEs request to charge us for the Rice Fire settlements supposedly. This rate increase is Rice Fire costs in disguise. Dirty PUC dirty SDGE.
One thing I have always noticed is that people that complain the most are often the biggest abusers of what they complain about. I have neighbors that go on about their $400 + electric bill but notice they have every light in the house on and tons of outside lighting burning all night. My home is similar in size to theirs, has way more lighting but my average bill is $114. I just spent the last two weeks converting all the outside motion sensor 150 watt halogen security lighting to 15 watt LED and now working on replacing the most often used inside lights to LED. I'm hoping to cut m bill in half so I can give SDG&E the second Phalanges every month. Comment Continued : The comment above was written from the same location.
My total cost to convert to LED -- $1500. I will never have to change a bulb again and have better light from the outdoor 15 watt LED than the 150 watt halogens and most importantly my wife can't tell the difference between the 17 watt (dimmable) soft white BR40's vs the 100-120 watt BR40's that go in the 6" cans.
Welcome to deregulation, folks, welcome to deregulation.
@Preston- The complaint I have is not the bill itself, it's the fact that you cannot get a different electric provider. It's SDG&E or sit in the dark. I don't even use 500KwH a month in my apartment so my bill shouldn't go up much. As for the changing of the bulbs to LED. I fully agree, My bill went down about $20.00 when I swapped out each and every regular bulb and put in LED.
So does everyone here know about the company ENRON? If you dont, they pulled off the greatest fraud in american history, literally sucking California dry and raising Californians energy prices ten-fold. Here is how they did it. Enron spent years before ever commiting fraud studying all the of loopholes in the DEREGULATED market of energy First was to create a false energy demand allowing Enron to sell electricity at a premium, known as the 2001 California Energy Crisis Step1. Enron calls various major power plant and requests that it shuts down, ordering the plant to inform the public that is for "maintenance repairs". Power then was resorted to hydro which would be sold at a premium and also resorting to natural gas which is the most ineffecient and exensive power producer Step 2. Power outages, and a major blackout. Enron would send more power down the lines then nearby stations had requested, causing a sort of phantom congestion. Enron then profited off the excess power and also charged a tax to have California send the excess power back. Faulty equipment started failing under these loads as well as poor distribution of consistent energy, as well as having to pay a premium to quickly replace the equipment. Overall there was no energy crisis, infact California had been using less electricity that year then the two years before. Doesn't this sound too familiar, Do some research, look up all the recent power outages and most of them are still "under investigation", or look up BC hydro and NRG and there recent bookkeeping and price raises. Sure these companies are not on the scale that ENRON was but they all know that Shutdown power plant + power outages= Higher prices and as explained through ENRON every aspect of energy from how its produced to how its maintained will benefit from it. Of course these major corporation aren't going to even attempt to lower prices, but dont blame them, its every businesspersons job to recognize that higher demand=premium prices. Its our job as the consumers to control their energy market unless they WILL take advantage of it.
@Fallbrook Blues Once you get your bill down by changing to efficient appliances and lighting then you only need a few Solar Panels and you no longer have to be concerned with the SDG&E monopoly. The Solar Companies don't want to talk to you unless your bill is over $150 because they want to sell you a system and finance it getting you to believe its a good deal because the payment is less than your electric bill. The solution is to cut them out too -- There is not much to the system (panels on a framework) so you just need to install yourself and get a good electrician to do the final hook up. All the information you need to determine the size system you need and to do the install is on the web.
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What year is your DH? That's a pretty good jump board actually and a good size for you.
If you really want to try some other stuff I'd look at the Flow Quantum 155, Arbor Del Rey 155, Signal OG Flat 155, Nitro Rook 156, Ride Buckwild 155, K2 Happy Hour 157, Forum Destoyer Doubledog 155, Bataleon Goliath 156 or ET 157, Rome Mod Rocker 156, Echelon Ribbons or Franken (whatever the next size up from the 154 is for both) or a 2013 Yes Great Dudes in 155-157 depending on what sizes it comes in (I think 155). I can narrow it down some if you tell us what you don't like about your DH Also there is a board section on this forum, see if a mod will move this there.
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My board is a 2011 model. I actually really like the board. I'm using K2 cinch bindings though, and they are super heavy. I'll probably switch those up this year. Basically, was just checking to see if I was using the right board...sounds like I am.
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MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Contact lenses that deliver glaucoma medication over long periods are getting closer to reality, say researchers working with laboratory animals.
In their study, the lenses delivered the glaucoma drug latanoprost (brand name Xalatan) continuously to animals for a month. It's hoped that some day such lenses will replace eye drops now used to treat the eye disease, the researchers said.
"In general, eye drops are an inefficient method of drug delivery that has notoriously poor patient adherence," study lead author Dr. Joseph Ciolino, a cornea specialist at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, said in an infirmary news release. "This contact lens design can potentially be used as a treatment for glaucoma and as a platform for other [eye] drug delivery applications."
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.
The lenses, which appeared safe in cell culture and animal studies, are the first to be shown to release drugs for this long in animals, according to the researchers. The study appears online and in the January print issue of the journal Biomaterials.
The lens the research team developed "is capable of delivering large amounts of drug at substantially constant rates over weeks to months," Daniel Kohane, director of the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery at Boston Children's Hospital, said in the news release.
Ciolino said a noninvasive method of sustained eye-drug delivery could save millions of people from blindness if it helps them comply with their medication regimen.
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Former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal (3/27/02) condemning "scientific fraud" by environmentalists. His first example: "The December revelation that employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service had planted fake wild lynx hair in states where there were no lynx, so that the areas could be labeled critical habitat, and thus off limits to human use."
Unfortunately, du Pont garbled virtually every aspect of the story. Perhaps he made the mistake of believing what he read in the newspapers--particularly right-wing ones.
Contrary to most news reports, the biologists did not "plant" fur in national forests, and they were not trying to--nor could they have--use the Endangered Species Act to "shut down" the forests for human use. The actual story, according to a U.S. Forest Service investigation, is that biologists for the U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and the state of Washington--studying where (not whether) lynx live in the state's national forests--sent unauthorized "control samples" of hair obtained from captive lynx and a stuffed bobcat to a DNA lab in 1999 and 2000. The biologists were skeptical that the lab would produce accurate results; they were suspicious of test results, ironically enough, because another lab had found more lynx than the biologists thought was likely.
Many studies use known control samples to check the accuracy of laboratories; the biologists documented their use of non-wild samples in their official lab books, so the results could not have been used to fool anyone. However, these controls were not authorized under the lynx survey guidelines, and thus were a violation of protocol. For breaking the rules, the biologists were internally disciplined and removed from the national lynx survey.
The Washington Times turned this incident into a crusade, dedicating 10 articles, two editorials and an opinion piece to this "biofraud" over the course of a month after breaking the story on December 17. Lynxgate illustrates the power of the Times--a newspaper founded in 1982 as a vehicle to promote the right-wing views of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church--to promote a conservative agenda and feed it into the mainstream media environment.
Owl-bashing time
The Endangered Species Act has become a favorite target of conservative Western lawmakers in recent years. Property rights organizations and extractive industries that rely on access to federal lands have become increasingly critical of the law, which they say protects critters (most famously the spotted owl) at the expense of jobs. Republican congressmen with an avowed dislike of the Endangered Species Act fed the Washington Times' coverage by calling the actions of the biologists a scandal and repeatedly misstating the facts.
The Times' Audrey Hudson broke Lynxgate with a front-page piece headlined "Rare Lynx Hairs Found in Forests Exposed as Hoax" (12/17/01), citing "officials" as the source for her allegation that biologists had planted lynx fur. "Had the deception not been discovered, the government likely would have banned many forms of recreation and use of natural resources in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state," her story falsely asserted. The one-sided article quoted a variety of conservative government and non-governmental officials, many with a dislike of the Endangered Species Act or federal land management policy. To give the appearance of balance, Hudson quoted the National Wilderness Institute, a think tank with an anti-environmentalist bent.
On December 19, the Times followed up with a story that led with Western Republicans demanding that the federal biologists be fired for trying to influence land-use policy. A quote from Sen. Larry Craig (R.-Idaho) typified how the Times allowed critics of the Endangered Species Act to misstate the facts: "If they hadn't been caught, you might have seen entire forests shut down on a false premise," said Craig.
The "false premise," actually, is that a few fur samples could "shut down" forests--a claim repeated throughout Times coverage. In truth, the existence of lynx would have to be verified by live trapping and other measures before any changes in management would take place, a process that could take years. Even the proven presence of lynx would not close the forests; recreation and even logging goes on in forests inhabited by lynx. But presenting such facts does not serve the conspiratorial storyline.
Fueling the flames
The Washington Times kept running more stories (12/20/01, 12/22/01, 1/3/02), featuring Interior Secretary Gale Norton and others demanding investigations. On its editorial pages, the Times (1/8/02) wrote about the "extremist environmental ideology" the case illustrated, and an opinion piece (1/17/02) decried Lynxgate as evidence that "government scientists fake studies in order to control environmental policy." Only on January 18, one month into its coverage, did the Times finally quote several individuals who tried to defend the biologists.
In a bizarre twist, two groups that defended the biologists--Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics--said they were contacted by a Times advertising salesperson who offered to sell them full-page ads for $9,450 to rebut the editorial staff's critical stories. Times general manager Richard Amberg described the call as "a mistake that shouldn't have happened" (Washington Post, 2/4/02).
But the paper kept up its drumbeat, fueling the flames with this December 21 report: "The admission that employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service and Washington State falsified data confirmed what many rural Westerners believe: Agencies are doctoring species and habitat studies to stop logging, ranching and mining on the federal government's vast land holdings."
Actually, the use of unauthorized control samples "confirmed" nothing more than the fact that scientists don't always follow procedures properly--and that federal agencies have procedures for disciplining those who don't. But the Washington Times' stories, widely circulated in the West, helped to increase mistrust of the Endangered Species Act and federal wildlife officials. One individual who saw the Times series became suspicious when wildlife officials asked for a fur sample from a grizzly bear pelt. He reported this incident to a state lawmaker, who reported it to the Times (1/7/02) as evidence that biologists were trying to falsify a grizzly study. The accusation was false--and retracted by the Times on January 16--but it showed that the bogus accusations were having an impact.
Jumping for juice
Lynxgate also shows the media's pack-like penchant for jumping on the first juicy storyline to appear in print. Associated Press picked up the story (12/18/02), leading with the accurate information that Western lawmakers were calling for investigations. But by citing the erroneous accusations of representatives like Scott McInnis of Colorado and James Hansen of Utah without skepticism, the news service helped spread the myth that biologists had "planted" fur in the forest and that public lands had nearly been closed.
Newspapers across the West repeated the allegation that the biologists "planted" lynx fur: "Norton Wants Fur-Fakery Probe," trumpeted the Rocky Mountain News (12/21/01). The Seattle Times ran an angry editorial condemning "Lynx hairs, lies and spin" (12/19/01). "When the stakes are high, some people will be tempted to cheat," scolded the Rocky Mountain News (12/28/01).
Opinion writers for national publications used Lynxgate to bash environmentalists and the Endangered Species Act. Kimberley Strassel, editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal (1/24/02), opined that Lynxgate illustrates how environmental laws can be twisted to further a political agenda. The Weekly Standard (1/28/02) and U.S. News and World Report's website (1/19/02) also ran commentaries that bashed this misuse of science for political ends.
While many got the details wrong, Lynda Mapes of the Seattle Times (12/30/01) and Daniel Glick in Outside magazine (4/1/02) accurately deconstructed the story and what it shows about the politics of federal land management decisions. Clearly, there is great mistrust of federal land managers and the Endangered Species Act by many Westerners, and the causes for that mistrust deserve investigation. But the institution that has earned the most mistrust from the Lynxgate fiasco is the U.S. press.
Paul Tolme is a freelance environmental journalist who writes from Colorado. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Willard W. Hughes, 87, Oakley, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013.
He was born Sept. 2, 1926, in Gove County to Harry and Hazel (Barritt) Hughes. He earned his master plumbers license.
He married Rose Lager on April 9, 1951 in Oakley. He worked in and later owned the family business, Hughes Plumbing, from 1948 to 1996. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1944 to 1946.
He was a member of Kansas State Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors; Oakley Lions Club, serving as a former president; and a former member of Oakley City Council.
After retirement, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends and took up woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, of 62 years, Oakley; three sons, Walter Hughes and wife, Leann, Oakley, Keith Hughes and wife, Renae, Hutchinson, and Roger Hughes and wife, Leigh, Yellville, Alaska; two daughters, Nancy Dietz and husband, Darrell, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Sharon Hughes and Jerry Conroy, Minneapolis; six grandchildren, Craig Dietz, Sean Hughes, Logan Hughes, Nolan Hughes, Cori Dietz-Hughes and Sage Hughes; and two great-grandchildren, Cole Hughes and Brooklynn Hughes.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Marjorie Hoth.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oakley; cremation has taken place.
Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Baalmann Mortuary, Oakley.
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Chobani will be the official yogurt served to children across the state in a new pilot program to offer healthier options to students.
The Chenango County-based yogurt producer will be the yogurt of choice in the USDA pilot program to serve Greek yogurt in school lunches.
Earlier this month, New York was chosen as a test state. Students will start seeing Chobani yogurt in the lunch line in the fall.
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Turkey PM Erdogan warns protesters of 'limited patience'
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned his patience "has a limit" as anti-government protests continued for a 10th day.
Mr Erdogan dismissed the protesters as "looters", in a defiant address to supporters in the capital, Ankara.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Istanbul's central Taksim Square and Ankara's Kizilay Square on Sunday.
The anti-government unrest was sparked by a police crackdown on a local protest over an Istanbul park.
The initial protest has since spiralled into nationwide demonstrations, with protesters accusing Mr Erdogan's government of becoming increasingly authoritarian and trying to impose conservative Islamic values on a secular state.
For a second night in a row, riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the demonstrators in the centre of Ankara on Sunday.
In Taksim Square there has been one of the largest demonstrations since this unrest began over a week ago. Thousands came for concerts and speeches, chanting for the prime minister to resign.
But Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rallied his troops too. He told his supporters in Ankara that his patience was running out, that the protesters were "looters" and "marginal elements", warning them: "You have started this fight against us, you will pay the price very heavily."
Turkey is becoming ever more polarised. While the prime minister has lost control of the centre of Istanbul, his supporters now plan large rallies in the days to come. The divisions here are deepening, which could lead Turkey into paralysis and dangerous waters.
"If you look in the dictionary, you will see how right a description this is,'' Mr Erdogan said addressing cheering supporters as he arrived at Ankara airport. "Those who burn and destroy are called 'capulcu' (looters or vandals). Those who back them are of the same family.''
"We remained patient, we are still patient but there's a limit to our patience," he continued.
The prime minister also told supporters to prepare for pro-government rallies in Istanbul and Ankara next weekend, Reuters news agency reports.
'Restraint'As Mr Erdogan spoke, some of the largest crowds gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square - near to where the original protest took place over the planned demolition of a park.
As well as two nights of unrest in Ankara, clashes reportedly erupted on Saturday in the southern city of Adana, between pro-Erdogan supporters and anti-government protesters.
In a statement on Sunday, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged the need for restraint on all sides.
"Open and sustained engagement of the authorities is essential to reinforcing democracy, building confidence and avoiding escalation," she said.
The nationwide protests were sparked by claims of police brutality against an environmental protest over plans to redevelop Gezi Park, near Taksim Square.
However, the prime minister has vowed to push ahead with the redevelopment of the park, a rare green space in Istanbul's densely built-up core.
He has also ruled out early local and presidential elections, saying they would go ahead next year as scheduled.
Four people - including a police officer - are reported to have died, thousands have been wounded and hundreds arrested in the unrest which began on 31 May.


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Chip n' Dale to Hit the Big Screen
By Lenny Pierce on February 1, 2014
Award-winning commercial director Robert Rugan has successfully pitched a live action version of the former TV hit Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers to Disney for the big screen. Mandeville Films/TV (The Muppets, 2011) is set to produce the feature.
The Chip n' Dale concept originally appeared in a 1943 cartoon starring Pluto. The duo continued to appear in various Disney platforms from that point forward until 1989, when they finally received their own show on the Disney Channel and then in broadcast syndication.
For those of you who don't remember, Chip and Dale are two chipmunks who start a detective agency called "Rescue Rangers". (Stay with me…) The twosome prided themselves on solving crimes too small for standard law enforcement agencies. Accompanying them on their mystery missions were the dreamy "Gadget" and the portly "Monterey Jack." The recurring nemeses of these mini-heroes included a Corleone-esque tabby cat named Fat Cat, a mad scientist named Norton Nimnul, and presumably d-Con rodent poison pellets.
From left to right – Dale, Gadget, Chip, Monterey Jack, and Zipper the fly. (Disney)
I suspect one cha-cha-cha-challege will be casting Zipper, the house fly who also accompanied the Rescue Rangers on their missions.
Zipper. (Disney)
The project will be a live action/CG hybrid, a format which has proven successful with such films as Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), The Smurfs (2011) and that movie about the dinosaurs.
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I was perusing Old Navy's site the other day. I have been watching for a certain sweater for Baby Girl to go on sale. I looked through women's clearance and was shocked! I saw sweaters that I'm pretty sure my sister wore in the 80's. Now, no offense to my sister, she was just wearing the current trends, but I am not a fan. I wore the slouched socks (two colors, worn opposite), the boat shoes (with laces spiraled around), and huge scrunchies. Oh, I also had one of those plastic things to make the "knot" in your t-shirts. Anyway, I was only in elementary school, but I wore some 80's fashion. Looking back, though, I'm not a fan. Neon colors, big hair, weird prints. It's just not my thing. I couldn't tell you my style for sure, but I would guess it's more "classic". I wear jeans and t-shirts or sweaters. Sometimes I can be convinced to get the latest fashion, but it usually takes me awhile. I finally bought a pair of skinny jeans, but I was later than most. I still don't have ballet flats.
This sweater, with the buttons on the back, I'm pretty sure my sister had one like it. I don't love it.
The sweater with the cap sleeves. I did wear this sweater. I'm pretty sure it was passed down from my sister. Maybe it's cute, but I feel like this sweater needs big hair, slouched socks, and a scrunchie.
My brother had shorts in this print. Different colors, (his were neon colors) but this print.
So, I didn't really see much that I liked during this "shopping trip". I might wear some of these someday, but it's gonna take awhile to get the childhood images out of my head. But this coat? Yes, please. I love it!
Again, I know I can't really claim any style sense, but here's my opinion, for what it's worth.
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The 2014-15 season will be Jason Swiney's third as the TFC Head Women's Basketball Coach.
Jason's previous coaching experience includes nine years at Adairsville High School (Adairsville, GA), where he spent three years as a varsity assistant and his final six as the varsity boys head coach.
Jason played collegiality at Sewanee: The University of the South and was a member of the 1997 S.C.A.C. championship team. Coach Swiney was a member of two NCAA Division III national tournament teams.
Jason is currently employed with the Stephens County School System and is the author of Called Upon, a Christian suspense novel. He lives in Toccoa with his wife Katie and their two children: Adria and William.