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The Out Door
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The experimental sides of Lou Reed, the long journey of Lonnie Holley, the selected work of James Plotkin, and a short guide to extra-longform music.
By Marc Masters and Grayson Haver Currin , November 14, 2013
In this edition of the Out Door, we delve into the fascinating journey of artist and musician Lonnie Holley, visit the time-bending world of "extra-longform" releases, and get James Plotkin's personal take on ten records selected from the hundreds that he's worked and played on. But first, we explore Lou Reed's experimentalism through the lens of two albums that bracketed his career. (Remember to follow us on Twitter and Tumblr for all types of experimental music news and information).
I: Lou Reed: Exploring Inner Spaces
"I first composed this music for myself...to play in the background of life…" — Lou Reed, in his press notes for Hudson River Wind Meditations
"[I] made it so I had something to listen to." — Lou Reed, in the liner notes to Metal Machine Music
Lou Reed was an experimental musician. That may seem too obvious to mention, but it's easy to forget how experimentation permeated every part of his career, not just the overtly avant-garde moments. It goes all the way back to his mid-60's days as a staff writer at the song factory Pickwick Records. John Cale and Tony Conrad were chosen to join Reed's backing band, and when Reed showed them how to play his semi-hit "The Ostrich", they were amazed to watch him tune all of his strings to the same note–the very technique they were using in the more overtly-experimental setting of the Theater of Eternal Music.
Reed's experiments continued for five decades, from his clear innovations in the Velvet Underground (check out this legendary tape of his guitar amp to hear his ideas at their purest), through myriad post-VU excursions as a glam maven, a rapper, a gear head, a scooter endorser, a Tai Chi devotee, and many other guises that baffled even his most diehard followers. It's no stretch to say every step along the way was an experiment, a caution-less response to any "what if?" that popped into his head. As writer Alan Licht put it, "He wasn't balancing "The Murder Mystery" with "Afterhours", Transformer with Berlin, or Metal Machine Music with Coney Island Baby, because they don't balance out. He was exploring imbalance as a master plan."
It's ironic, then, that his two most experimental solo albums balance each other perfectly. In fact, they are practically mirror images of each other. Metal Machine Music came out in 1975 on major label RCA to much fanfare and controversy. Provoked by Reed's aggressive liner notes, many saw the album as "fuck you" prank to anyone expecting a new album of songs. Its 64 minutes of confrontational guitar feedback are irritatingly hyperactive, sparking and chipping and stabbing at your ears, and spending much time in the tinny high end of the sonic spectrum. When Metal Machine Music is on, it's pretty hard to concentrate on anything else.
By contrast, 2007's Hudson River Wind Meditations was made explicitly for concentrating on something else–for "exploring inner spaces," as Reed put it. He originally created its long, hypnotic drones just for himself, to accompany his solitary Tai Chi and meditation practices. But when he brought it to his Tai Chi class, colleagues asked to borrow it, so he decided to release it as an album. And he did so without much publicity, via a small label specializing in New Age-style products. As he told Pitchfork's Amanda Petrusich, "I don't want rock people thinking that there are rock'n'roll songs here, like they did with Metal Machine Music. It's for someone who wants it and knows what it is."
That last sentence echoes Reed's description of MMM: "It's for a certain time and place of mind...Most of you won't like this and I don't blame you at all. It's not meant for you." The similarity in sentiment is not coincidental. As different as their presentation and reception were, MMM and HRWM actually have a lot in common. It's right there on the surface: two albums made of four wordless tracks lasting a little over an hour, both with the kind of literal, matter-of-fact titles that Reed rarely used in his solo work. Below the surface lie even stronger connections. Both albums see Reed exploring sound purely as sound, without the encumbrances of literal messages or conventional musical structures.
That's not the only way to experiment with music, as Reed proved through many other projects. But it may be the purest way, and perhaps that's why both records still sound unique given their positions in the history of noise and drone. MMM may not have been the first noise record, but it came out before many noise legends had even begun making music. Yet none of that ensuing work has diluted the undated impact of MMM, which is still a jarring and probing mass of unpredictability. On the opposite end, Hudson River Wind Meditations came after so many decades of innovations in drone and ambient music that it would seem almost impossible for Reed to add anything new to that canon. Yet I can't think of another record that sounds exactly like it. Its repetitive waves are suprisingly personal, like sonic representations of the electrical activity in Reed's brain.
In fact, I think MMM and HRWM were Lou Reed's most personal records, if only because they were what he wanted to listen to himself. Of course, he probably wanted to hear his other albums too, but they were more about communication with an audience and all the expectations and filters that come with that. MMM and HRWM were private music, made for an internal conversation. It's easy to imagine Lou creating MMM in a kind of raging trance, letting it blow his mind before he blew everyone else's. And it's even easier to imagine him meditating to HRWM– his last solo album, recorded six years before his passing–since he explicitly said that's why he made it. As his wife Laurie Anderson described in her amazing elegy for Reed, he was doing Tai Chi up until his last breath. I wonder if he was also still hearing in his head the sounds that inspired him to create HRWM.
When Lester Bangs called MMM "The Greateest Album Ever Made", he offered lots of rambling explanations, but one got to the heart of its personal nature: "MMM is Lou's soul. If there is one thing he would like to see buried in a time capsule, this is it." Reed might scoff at my sentimentalism, but now that he's gone, I like to imagine he's got access to that capsule, and it has both Metal Machine Music and Hudson River Wind Meditations in it, and he's still listening. —Marc Masters
Next: The long journey of artist and musician Lonnie Holley
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In an unprecedented move, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee last month recommended cutting $400 million from the VA's proposed information technology budget for 2006, including start-up funds for HealtheVet.
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Today's street style inspiration perfectly balances elements of boho and moto-chic style while attaining that effortlessly wearable look. With winter still lingering on in most of the country, it's a great way to pull in your favorite boho tops for spring a little early, just by adding on a few pieces.
A great way to toughen up a bohemian-inspired look is by simply adding a nice dose of leather. First, top off an airy peasant top or sheer tunic with a sleek leather moto jacket. Pair with skinny black jeans and slip on a pair of black ankle boots to take the look from hippie to full-on hottie! Finish it off with essential accessories like a wide-brim hat (to pull from that boho vibe), a cozy scarf for warmth and leather gloves for braving the last few days of winter.
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Strut your stuff for Valentine's Day (or any day for that matter!) with sexy pumps in playful and utterly feminine hues of pink. These stunners are perfect to pair with a neutral color palette for a bold, distinctive pop!
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We all know her as the eternally-stylish Carrie Bradshaw, but Sarah Jessica Parker is truly a fashion icon all her own. Her innate and enviably chic sense of style has been the subject of much inspiration for fashion editors, style mavens and high-heel fanatics all over the globe.
Incorporating her iconic city-chic style and fashion expertise, the SJP Collection of fine Italian-made footwear and handbags is every shoe lover's dream come true!
The SJP Collection is near and dear to the actress' heart, with every shoe and handbag named after a particular style influence from her life.
With such an impressive lineup of pumps, sandals & flats, the SJP Collection just might make you feel like strutting down some posh NYC street, ready to take on any soirée or dinner date with timeless, envy-worthy style!
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Vehicle Tire Blowouts: Avoiding deadly consequences
The easiest way to remain safe from a tire blow-out is to prevent the occurrence. The proper inflation of tires, monitoring the wear, and routine inspection of tires is the proper course to avoid the occurrence. Regardless of proactive measures, the event can still occur.
The puncture of the tire is the most common cause while hitting a curb, low tire pressure, normal wear out and tire malfunction are some other causes. As a law enforcement driver, it is best to be prepared for the event and have the knowledge to prevent a tragic consequence.
The first indication of a blow-out will be a tremendous, booming sound going throughout the vehicle. This is a critical point for the officer. The first action is to avoid panic and to not overreact. The instinct of many could be to brake hard or steer the vehicle. This could lead to tragic consequences. The sound of a tire blow-out can be scary but that is all. The dynamics of a vehicle will not cause it to crash, the driver's actions could.
Following a blow-out, vehicles have a tendency to pull toward the side of the deflated tire. If the driver reacts by jerking the steering wheel or pressing the brakes to compensate, the loss of control could be disastrous.
The proper action following a blow-out is to slightly accelerate. This will keep the vehicle momentum constant and will compensate for the pulling of the vehicle towards the flat tire. The steering wheel should be held straight and firm. Once the vehicle is under control and away from traffic, the driver should decelerate or brake lightly to stop the vehicle.
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DATE & TIME: Tuesday, February 18, 9 p.m. (ET)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) -- Knoxville, Tennessee. Television: ESPNU. Home Record: UGA 12-2, UT 11-3. Away Record: UGA 2-5, UT 2-6. Neutral Record: UGA 0-3, UT 2-1. Conference Record: UGA 8-4, UT 6-6. Series Record: Tennessee leads, 93-55.
GAME NOTES: A pair of teams trending in opposite directions in the SEC standings will meet up at Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday night when the Tennessee Volunteers play host to the Georgia Bulldogs.
Georgia is a modest 14-10 overall this season, but it has been arguably the most pleasant surprise in the SEC, as its 8-4 league record places it third in the league standings behind only Florida and Kentucky. The Bulldogs are currently winners of four straight games, including a dramatic 61-60 triumph versus Ole Miss on Saturday, but they are just 2-5 on the road.
Meanwhile, Tennessee has lost back-to-back games and three of its last four to slide to 15-10 overall and 6-6 in SEC action. The Vols most recently fell on the wrong end of a 75-70 final at Missouri on Saturday, but now they return home where they've enjoyed plenty of success (11-3).
The Vols hold a 93-55 advantage over the Bulldogs in the all-time series, but Georgia has won two straight.
The Bulldogs held a 10-point lead with less than nine minutes to play over the weekend but allowed Ole Miss to climb all the way back to tie the game in the final minute, but Charles Mann made 1-of-2 at the free-throw line with 1.5 seconds left to lift them to the thrilling victory. They shot only 32.7 percent from the field on the afternoon, but they were slightly better than Ole Miss (.322) and dominated the rebounding battle, 49-34. Kenny Gaines was potent from beyond the arc (5-of-8) on his way to 21 points. Mann finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Marcus Thornton hauled in 11 boards and blocked three shots.
Georgia has had success this season despite its rather modest year-to-date numbers, as it shoots 44.2 percent from the field for 69.8 ppg while allowing 67.5 ppg on the other end of the court. It's helped by a +5.6 rebounding margin, but a -2.6 turnover margin and a poor free-throw percentage (.672) cancels out that production. Mann paces the squad with 13.9 ppg and 3.0 apg. Gaines (12.0 ppg) is the only other player in double figures, although Nemanja Djurisic (9.7 ppg) and Brandon Morris (9.1 ppg) are right on the doorstep.
Tennessee and Missouri battled over the weekend, playing within five points of each other for most of the game, but after the Vols fell behind by six late in the second half following a 9-3 Mizzou run, they would never recover. They shot only 40 percent from the field, including a dismal 4-of-19 from 3-point range, while Missouri netted greater than 56 percent of its tries from the floor. Jordan McRae poured in a game-high 31 points but was just 3-of-11 from beyond the arc, while Josh Richardson and Jarnell Stokes added 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Despite their recent slide, the Vols boast impressive numbers on both ends of the floor this season, shooting 44.5 percent from the field for 72.4 ppg, while allowing just 63.8 ppg on 42.2 percent shooting. McRae is one of the SEC's top scorers with 19.6 ppg and he's drained 62 3-pointers at a 38.8 percent clip and just shy of 80 percent of his free-throw attempts. Stokes (14.2 ppg, 10.2 ppg, 0.9 bpg) and Jeronne Maymon (10.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg) make up an imposing frontcourt duo, and Richardson brings 9.5 ppg to the table.
Georgia undoubtedly has the hot hand coming into this one and has had a knack for pulling out close victories this season, but it'll face an uphill climb in this one against a more talented Vols squad defending their home floor.
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Fatal error leads TURKTRUST to issue dangerous SSL certificates ...A good article at Heise Security
Is the fact that they are listed, saying they are good cerificates, not important since they are disallowed?
quote:Thursday, January 03, 2013Notes on the TURKTRUST fiascoPosted by Robert David GrahamYet again a Certificate Authority failed, allowing a hacker or government to spy on SSL connections. I thought I'd write up some notes. I'll likely update this post over the next couple days as more info becomes available.The most important thing to remember is there is no evidence of maliciousness. The CA fail appears to have been accidental. More importantly, the MitM may also have been accidental. This incident will be used by those beating the "state sponsored hacking" drum, so I thought I'd point out that as of today (Jan 3 2013) no evidence exists to support that conclusion.
i mentioned this in the mozilla sub-forum..after installing FF 18, i don't see that the certificates in question were added to the list of other untrusted certificates, under "servers", so, as far as i can tell, to me, it looks like mozilla failed to "revoke trust" for the certificates that were suppose to have their trust revoked..like others, i had to manually disable trust for the two "turktrust" certficates that are included in the list of valid certficates, under "authorities"..
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Raised a Muslim but increasingly outraged by her religion's hostility towards women, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has now become one of today's most talked-about, admired and controversial political figures because of her desire to free women from an oppressive Muslim culture. Her bestselling collection of essays, THE CAGED VIRGIN, now available in English for the first time, brings together some of her most passionate and compelling writing on a wide range of issues concerning Islam. Drawing on her own first-hand experience and cultural background, she assesses the role of women in Islam both in practice and in theory; the rights of the individual; fanaticism; and Western policies towards immigrant communities.
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Looking for a parts diagram for a FastAttach Twin Bagger
I have nursed along a old twin bagger system (model 190-063) for years. Modifying it when necessary to fit replacement MTD mowers through the years and buying parts for it (welding & modifying other times). I live in Hawaii so getting parts is a pain.
Finally the Hinge bracket assymb rusted out and I couldn't bear to pay so much including shipping. I noticed a new twin bagger system for sale with a reasonable shipping cost - 190-180 Fast Attach. The 2 pictures provided showed what looked like the MTD twin bagger - so I ordered it.
Lately I have attempted to find a Parts Digram for the "Fast Attach" model and it appears to be a Arnold product?? Who are these guys and are they related to MTD?
I can't find a parts diagram and it appears from what I see in the 2 pictures - this is not what I ordered. The "Fast Attach" from Arnold has different mounting brackets and a side chute entering the bagger - while the MTD has the chute entering the front of the bagger.
I was hoping that I could use some parts from my current bagger system - but it appears that what I will be getting is not that was depicted in the photos.
1 - Anyone know who Arnold is? Is it related to MTD?
2 - Anyone know where I can find a parts diagram?
Thanks for any information,
Arnold is a "trade name" used by MTD for many of it's accessories, parts, supplies, etc.... as I understand it.
dunno about a parts diagram for the OEM-190-180A (that's mtd's current model # for the bagger you're talking about), but here's a link to the owners manual for that attachment.
Here is a link that might be useful: Arnold/MTD Fast Attach Bagger


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Happy New Year Aki-kun! :DD
Hey ghost dude, wishing ya a merry one I know you still visit here, lol
Hey , so i send you a friend request on Steam so keep an eye out for it.
Quote by akiranyo Alienware is insanely overpriced. If you want a good gaming PC, join on Steam, best make a post on Steam Hardware forum and ask there the folks to build you a PC.
I make you sure that the outcome will be far cheaper, will have longer lasting components and probably even more powerful as any Alienware
Yeah i have notice that some Alien-ware PC are ridicules expensive to the
point were you might have to sell your body for the money lol
Thank you :)
..uhm is that free game offer still available?
Quote by akiranyo If you want daily dose of me - DA or Steam. I quit MT and entirely using it as a scan source. Sorry, I just couldn't handle this facade anymore.
im sorry to hear that. mT will miss your art! (And btw, I find it appalling that you were warned for talking about Ecchi. I have a suspicion about who it was, and if I'm right, said Staffer Is already in a lot of trouble currently.)
Was missing my daily dose of aki so I came back. ^_~ <3
Hope that you've been doing well!
Quote by akiranyo Anyways, if anything, Im on DA or Steam. The 10 million limit for indy art is also choking me here assuming now I pretty much submit everything in 4k. I just submitted today my Lynette Bishop vector.
I still am working on making my
account on Steam. So 4k is this new resolution thing right, i been hearing that word being thrown a lot around on video
games discussions about PC games.
Have you heard of this http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/22/alienware-alpha-ships/ you think it's worth it?
I just saw it a few hours ago and faved it , also drooped a comment :)
Quote by akiranyo Of course I talk about that. I have seen it in progress from the first drawn line. Me and him are chat buddies who also help each other in art.
And 7 hours? Hah. I cannot remember even one wallpaper where I spent less as 30.
Yeah i kinda figure
you meant that one, yeah that wall did have a lot of detail on it and the colors were awesome but could it really be
that it didn't get that gummy thing because ecchi ?
30 hours! D: fuuu no i feel like shit for saying 7.
You should post your work on DA,MT, Thumblr and so on that way it would be appreciated more.
Quote by akiranyo Is not just about that. The quality of submissions dropped extremly in last 3-4 months. Just look the wallpaper before mine. The quality is terrible, its grainy, offers much lower resolution and doesn't has on even the mandatory signature. Yet is there like nothing wrong and people are faving it. More as works which actually have some effort in.
My best friend made probably the best wallpaper on MT in this year. Yet it doesnt got even elite while it deserved highlighted. Now comes the question, why. Because it was ecchi?
Yeah when you mention that you spend
7+ hours on your wall i was pretty shocked because i never knew that you put so much work on it not saying your walls
don't show that, it's just so much time put on that for just some one to view it for 5 minutes sucks but i get it you
like doing it and yeah here on MT we don't have the best critics but i still find it cool how you guys keep posting
Are you talking about the Wall SUPER ROBOT WARS - Cross Ange x MazinkaiseR?
Quote by akiranyo You just don't get it my friend. I could care a big damn about random haters.
We got a warning from staff to not TALK about ecchi - ever heard the freedom of speech? Obviously MT doesn't did.
They talk about some kind of "age protection". Assuming they act like 8 years olds in off-topic, maybe thats the core of the whole problem.
And I can save those 30 favs per wall, when I get five times more on DeviantArt and additional thousand of views on Reddit.
MT just cannot offer anything anymore what others can do and they do it far better.
PS. I'm making preparations for my first absolutely naked vector. Nipples, vagina 100% visible. Just imagine that on MT, lol.
You actually got a warning just for talking about ecchi , MT is pretty strict about that huh. What
about on forums can you not make a topic to talk about it there?
Yeah i did notice that your art dose have more freedom on DA and i notice that about your art as well, never used Reddit.
I also notice that about MT but that's why i also visit other websites but i still doesn't hurt to come here once in a while.
%100 bare Vag will break MT xD
So you gonna make Hentai now or in between (don't know what's that's called) wait i think that's echhi right?
Quote by akiranyo To answer your question from DA - I don't really plan to associate myself with MT anymore as long I feel too many people here work a way too much to discouarge ecchi artists.
But I might answer you back on DA or you can directly chat with me here http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198038632029/
Akira there's always gonna be hater's don't let them discourage you! Plus i feel like you were the only ecchi wall source MT has lol


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Lost Opportunity
The Phillies went 4-2 on their six-game road trip through Toronto and Florida, but who would have thought they would have scored a combined 10 runs in their two losses?
You'd think it would be a 3-1 loss and a 1-0 loss.
A couple things from last night:
- Domonic Brown did not touch second base. He said so. I thought it was strange he had no reaction when Kerwin Danley called him out. I mean, if he knew he touched second he would have reacted in some way. I'm not saying he would have gone Jon Rauch on Danley, but he certainly would have expressed some shock or looked into the dugout or at Juan Samuel like, "Hey, what the heck just happened here? That is the wrong call." But he just walked back to the dugout.
- Kyle Kendrick wasn't happy about being pulled after five innings. Asked if he thought he had gotten enough from Kendrick, Charlie Manuel said, "I pulled him didn't I?" I can't read Manuel's mind, but I'm guessing he had flashbacks to Kendrick's previous start in Toronto. Manuel had Kendrick start the seventh with a one-run lead only to watch him allow a two-run homer to Jose Bautista.
Big series before the All-Star break. The Phillies have the best record in baseball, but guess who is just three games behind them in the National League East? Since the Braves started the season 8-12, they have the best record in the National League (44-24). The Phillies are second (43-27).
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Victorino Activated, Mayberry Optioned
Earlier this week I thought the Phillies might place Michael Martinez on waivers to make room for Shane Victorino, but it became more obvious they would option John Mayberry Jr. instead.
It became official today.
I'm not in Pittsburgh this weekend, but I'm guessing the reasoning is close to what I wrote yesterday: Mayberry will get very little playing time with Raul Ibanez in left field, Victorino in center field and Domonic Brown and Ben Francisco in right field. Mayberry might be the team' second-best defensive outfielder (and one of the team's better runners, too), but he has hit just .187 with three doubles, two homers and nine RBIs since April. He also has hit just .172 against left-handers in that stretch, which hurts his case to platoon in left or right field. Yes, Francisco has struggled. He has hit just .192 against left-handers this season. But here is the reality of the situation: Francisco is making $1.175 million. If Mayberry were hitting .300 against left-handers, I think it would have been a much more difficult decision. But unfortunately for Mayberry, his lack of production at the plate over the last month hurt him.
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Relax for a Second
The Phillies have played seven consecutive games with six or fewer hits and three or fewer runs.
Gotta get a bat, right?
Hold on just a second. Actually, hold on for a month. I'm not ready to start trading prospects or key players on the 25-man roster for a few reasons:
- Chase Utley hasn't played yet.
- Domonic Brown hasn't played yet.
- Shane Victorino is on the DL.
- A couple key hitters are slumping.
The Phillies have not played one game this year, including Spring Training, with their everyday lineup. I want to see what happens when everybody is back. I want to see how Utley plays. I want to see how Brown handles right-handed pitching on a regular basis. If they play like the Phillies expect, their lineup just got a whole lot better. The Phillies are in the perfect storm of slumps right now. They're missing two of their everyday players, and their other everyday players are in a deep funk. Ryan Howard is in the worst slump of his career (0-for-23). Placido Polanco is hitting .231 this month. Jimmy Rollins is hitting .233. Carlos Ruiz is hitting .211. We know about Ben Francisco's struggles, which is a big reason why Brown is here. We know Wilson Valdez and Pete Orr have not been productive offensively at second base. The .567 OPS for Phillies second basemen is 15th in the National League.
Raul Ibanez is the only hitter in the lineup hitting right now. He is hitting .344 this month.
You have to assume Howard, Polanco, Rollins and Ruiz turn things around, although Ruiz has struggled offensively the entire season. If Utley and Brown do their things they should be OK. But if things don't work out like the Phillies hope, realistically, they don't seem to have a lot of options. They basically only can improve in the corner outfield spots or second base, if Utley gets hurt again.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. It's May 21. Tell me the last time a team made a blockbuster trade before June 1? If the Phillies make a move it's much more likely to happen closer to July 31. That is more than two months away. A lot can happen in two months.
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Surprise, surprise: Brown Called Up
Asked last night why the Phillies would not promote Domonic Brown from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Ruben Amaro Jr. said, "We don't think he's ready to do it."
His opinion changed over night.
The Phillies recalled Brown to replace Shane Victorino, who went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. They also optioned Scott Mathieson and recalled David Herndon. I'm guessing the Phillies needed a fresh arm following a bullpen game last night against the Rockies, which is why Mathieson is out and Herndon is in. When the Phillies place Joe Blanton on the DL next week, I think Herndon goes back down and Vance Worley comes back up.
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Returning Home Limping
A few thoughts before the Phillies open a nine-game homestand tonight against the Rockies:
- The Phillies have a four-game losing streak, exactly the thing Charlie Manuel thought he wouldn't have before the season started. But when the offense hits .142 (17-for-120) with a .224 on-base percentage and a .200 slugging percentage over four games you're going to lose, no matter how good the pitching is.
- The Phillies could use a jolt, but Chase Utley won't provide it tonight. He'll be in Clearwater getting at-bats for the Threshers. But this nine-game homestand runs through May 26. Utley has to be activated no later than May 30, if the Phillies think he is healthy, which means there is a good chance we see him before the Phillies hit the road again.
- Shane Victorino thought his injured hamstring would be fine by tonight, but it sounds like it isn't there yet if the Phillies are talking about a MRI.
- Domonic Brown returned to the lineup last night with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks. Like I've said, if Brown keeps hitting the ball like he has and the Phillies' corner outfielders continue to struggle, I think we'll see Brown sooner rather than later.
- Not that it will make you feel any better, but according to Elias Sports Bureau, Cardinals pitcher Jamie Garcia is the first pitcher to throw 30 or more innings and allow no more than one earned run in his first four home starts in a season since Roger Clemens in 1991. Clemens allowed just one earned run through his first 32 innings at Fenway Park.
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Updates on Contreras, Lidge, Utley and More
Chatted with Ruben Amaro Jr. for nearly 20 minutes this morning in the visitor's dugout at Turner Field.
Here's the latest on the Phillies' injured.
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MLB.com's Top 10 Phillies Prospects
I wanted to post this last weekend, but things are crazy the final few days of Spring Training. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo recently wrote about his top 10 Phillies prospects.
Here they are:
- Domonic Brown, OF
- Jonathan Singleton, 1B/OF
- Jarred Cosart, RHP
- Brody Colvin, RHP
- Sebastian Valle, C
- Jesse Biddle, LHP
- Trevor May, RHP
- Aaron Altherr, OF
- Cesar Hernandez, 2B
- Justin De Fratus, RHP
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Brown Going Back to What Got Him Here
Domonic Brown made a significant change before he broke his right hand fouling off a pitch Saturday.
He returned his hands to where they were when he crushed pitching in the Minor Leagues.
Brown had fiddled with the positioning of his hands in his stance since Spring Training started last month. He had held them high in the past, but lowered them this spring because the Phillies felt it would shorten his swing and allow him to better handle certain pitches. But Brown never felt comfortable and the positioning changed game to game, occasionally at-bat to at-bat. He went hitless with nine strikeouts in his first 15 Grapefruit League at-bats before singling up the middle Saturday.
"I just said, 'Forget it. I'm going back to what got me here,'" Brown said this morning at Bright House Field. "That's the key for me. The other thing did not work with the hands down. That's going to take time, and I really don't have time to spare like that, especially coming from Winter Ball. I didn't have enough time to prepare myself with the lower hand angle."
Brown had surgery on his hand Tuesday. He could be back in four to six weeks.
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No Word on Utley
The silence is deafening.
Chase Utley received a cortisone injection into his right knee Friday for his patellar tendinitis. So far the Phillies and Utley have said nothing about the shot's effectiveness — still hoping for an update later today — although the Phillies initially said they should know something before the end of last weekend. They adjusted that timetable Sunday, when they said they should know something by Monday or Tuesday.
So how much has the shot helped?
"I've got nothing new for you guys," Utley said as he walked off the field following batting practice this morning at Bright House Field. "When I do, I'll let you know."
Ruben Amaro Jr. was unavailable to comment in the morning. Head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan provided an update on Domonic Brown's hand surgery, but did not field questions on Utley's knee.
Utley took batting practice as normal today, but remains unable to run or take fielding practice. He has missed the team's first 12 Grapefruit League games, and there are no indications he is close to playing anytime soon.
As soon as I hear something on Utley's condition I will let you know.
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Utley, Brown (Not Really) News
Ruben Amaro Jr. had nothing to report today about Chase Utley's right knee.
Hopefully we'll learn something tomorrow.
Utley had a cortisone shot Friday. The shot can take a few days to work. If the shot does not work, I'm not sure what happens next, but it certainly would not be good news. Talked to a few teammates today who expressed their concerns about Utley's health.
"That's what worries me," Placido Polanco said. "I was talking to my wife the other day. I said, 'Man, that guy is a gamer. He's tough. He's got to be really hurting to not be playing.' That's why I'm a little worried. But I'm not a doctor. I don't know how bad it is. I just hope it's nothing bad."
"Chase is a guy who's out there every day and wants to play," Ryan Howard said. "You hope it's not something that is overly serious. You hope it's something that goes away, so he come in here and get some work to get ready for the season."
Domonic Brown will have surgery tomorrow to repair his broken right hand. Recovery is expected to be four to six weeks.
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Description: Photograph of a printed broadside, Public Order No. 1., issued by The Committee of Safety. The first order appears to be addressing some kind of dangerous...
Date: 1959-05-26
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at a fund-raising event for SCEF, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, held at the Hotel Delmonico. She praised SCEF particul...
Date: 1941 ca.
Description: Poster promoting fair hiring practices. Produced by the National CIO Committee to Abolish Discrimination, 718 Jackson Place, Washington 6, D.C. Prepared by...
Date: 1879-11-01
Description: A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler of South Carolina in fine clothing standing next to an African American on his knees, surrounded by bulls. The capt...
Date: date unknown
Description: Emzie Watkins, a delegate from United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 33 and an employee of the Armour Company in Birmingham, at a union convention....
Date: 1940
Description: A barbed wire fence in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw constructed to quarantine people infected with lice. At this point the wall around the entire ghetto had...
Date: 1966-08-29
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
Description: Cover design of a pamphlet entitled "America for Americans," featuring a Ku Klux Klansman (KKK) wearing a conic mask and white robes on a rearing horse hol...
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