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So much of what you day MD is precisely why I've liked the APD Original for so long. A unique frame from the b-line. But just to play devil's advocate for a second, ever considered the Juice 100? For me it's (as has been said before) like a cross between the APD and PD.
It hits a similarish basic topspin g/stroke to the Aero (okay, maybe I slightly prefer the APD here, but I prefer the APD to everything in this very particular regard!) - I'd say the J hits more of a stinging ball, whereas the APD hits more of a booming blasting ball. Whatever. For trajectory/loop I find it marginally APD>J100>with PD a way behind these 2. I do think J has better control and accuracy, plus the spin is at least equal to APD. In terms specifically of responsiveness, I find it also better than the Aeropro, equal to PD (this is one area I really thought the PD 2012 shone) - coming in off the backcourt a bit, hitting more angles, nailing winners I'd say Juice/PD tied, APD a bit behind.
It serves, for me, more effectively than the APD (never could quite find my groove with the APD in this dept), and is close up there with the PD (a frame I rank just about at the top for serving). Still formulating serve impressions. Great pop and action.
In my recent dallying with the PD 2012, I found it still to be ultimately a bit jarring and uncomfortable. The Juice 100 however, seems just a bit softer, a bit plusher, the vibes are filtered out a bit better. I found the PD to be to be very solid, a very solid hammer of a frame. But that undoubted solidness doesn't take away from the jarring impact. Feel-wise then, J is softer than the PD, a tad stiffer than my APD Originals. There's also a certain crisp quality that I'm liking more and more. Yes, it's still a tweener absolutely, but the Juice has a bit more of that feeling of 'body' or support or whatever, as with, say, a PST - I think the PWS has something to do with this perception.
Another thing (PED mentioned this recently): the J100 swings very, very fast, faster than the APD Original. It really tears into the ball. I felt the PD also swung mega-quick. Obviously SW/static weight being lowish on these racs has a lot of bearing.
It is also (especially with one of the lead set ups I was looking at last week) surprisingly good for more all court, up in the air stuff - and I'm talking to the extent a reg. hitting partner commented on Friday during a particular drill, he'd never seen me get back so many volleys before... FWIW I've also noted a better conversion rate re droppers with the J (I say "FWIW" as all court isn't really my game).
Anyhow, you get the picture. As was said to me for ages by TTers, if you like the APD, it's seriously worth consideing the J100.
So the J100 did the impossible and topped your APD? Thats awesome. I'm due for a change soon as well. APDGT plays great at the b-line but I've just never felt so disconnected at the net. PDR, 100s, & J100 are still the ones to beat, now I just have to check out the 99s, Extreme 2.0 Pro, and I guess the old BLX Blade & APD2012. I wonder if a new J100 is around the corner.
Ross, do you know any tricky players who hit shots like skidding slices, varying spin and depth, etc., that throw off your timing, the kind of player that you have to be at your best in terms of control to play well against? That's always been a good self-test for me when considering a racket switch.
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No cyber bill has a chance of passing right now, "Especially if it involves NSA," said Jim Lewis, senior fellow and director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "Maybe some vanilla bills on workforce or [research and development], but nothing big."
The most recent proposed cybersecurity legislation came in July, with a bill from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) that aimed to codify the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which currently is working on a cybersecurity framework. That bill was less ambitious in scope than those that previously failed, but even scaled-back efforts face a cyber-political paralysis for the foreseeable future.
Despite the less-than-optimal legislative atmosphere, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) reportedly is working on a new bill that would complement the House's Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act passed in April. Like CISPA, Feinstein's bill would focus on lowering barriers for information-sharing between companies and the government, according to The Hill.
Word of Feinstein's bill came a day before Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, reiterated the need for legislation that allows industry and government to share critical cybersecurity data. Speaking in Washington on Sept. 25, Alexander alluded to a potential cyberattack on Wall Street that could have disastrous consequences.
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"More members of Congress do recognize the need to do something, but the politics are different now in the post-Snowden national security discussion. ... It changed the calculus on the hill in terms of how to legislate cybersecurity," said Matthew Rhoades, legislative affairs director at the Truman Project and Truman Institute. "Behind the scenes the House and Senate may work together to get closer on passing something, but publicly how they respond to the NSA leaks has to be dealt with; only then will there be room to treat cyber legislation as cyber legislation and not connected to the NSA piece."
A crowded legislative calendar only adds to the difficulty. Congress is embroiled in trying to pass a continuing resolution, then will likely take on the debt ceiling, possibly another CR, a defense bill and, perhaps at some point, regular appropriations work before the end of the calendar year.
Still, lawmakers insist cybersecurity remains a priority.
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This comes five days ahead of an anti-government rally organised by the BNP-led 18-party opposition combine, which has threatened to paralyse the capital to press home their demand for a caretaker government to conduct next elections.
Senior BNP leaders warned of "armed resistance" if the government obstructed the rally, also telling that the government will not be allowed to run the country after October 25.
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Hello NetCAT team,
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Ostin heads up DreamWorks Records, along with Lenny Waronker and Michael Ostin. The company, launched in October 1995, is a unit of DreamWorks SKG, founded by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg.
"I wanted something special, a unique way of presenting the image of our company," explains Ostin. "Although I thought it was a long shot, I really wanted a great artist to design our logo. So I went to Lichtenstein's studio, met with him and his staff, told them the DreamWorks story and what we envisioned for the future of our record company and somehow it connected. We're all proud of Roy's work and delighted with how great it looks on a CD. It jumps out, it's simple, minimalist and whimsical."
Lichtenstein was one of the originators of the American Pop Art movement, which revolutionized painting and sculpture and is widely recognized as one of the most provocative endeavors of twentieth-century art. In 1961, Lichtenstein made his first canvases based on images he found in the media. He chose generic consumer images as well as cartoon panels from serial romance and war comic books because of their value as highly unconventional subject matter and for the friction they suggested between the commonplace and fine art. In the succeeding decades, Lichtenstein's use of reproductions has expanded beyond advertising and comic books to encompass areas such as art history, architecture and the decorative arts. Clare Bell, Assistant Curator of New York City's Guggenheim Museum, has noted: "Lichtenstein's paintings call into question the very essence of perception and expose the complexities implicit in all representations."
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Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie The Dictator opened this weekend to rave reviews. Unlike his last film, Bruno, this one isn't a giant turd sandwich. Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fake Middle Eastern nation of Wadiya. The guy is a bit of a despot and mass murderer. The guy is a total psychopath, but at least you can relax in the knowledge that he isn't real. Alas, General Aladeen is a loving humanitarian compared to these real-life dictators. We all know that Hitler and Mussolini were brutal nutjobs, but unfortunately there are many others. Here are 5 dictators crazier than Cohen's Dictator.
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The Dictator 'Murders' Elisabetta Canalis off the Coast of France
I have to hand it to Sacha Baron Cohen, he's a flipping promotional genius. His various publicity stunts promoting The Dictator, coming out today in theaters have been borderline nuts, but very funny, not the least of which including dumping Kim Jong Il's ashes on a very perturbed Ryan Seacrest at the Oscars.
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Knowing that all peeping paparazzi lenses are in Cannes this week for the annual film festival, and telescopically patrolling the high-end yachts parked off shore, 'The Dictator' staged a scene with uber-hottie Elisabetta Canalis decked out in a hot bikini on her sweet body, but apparently not finding the Dictator to be manly enough for her tastes and mocking his little dictator. At which point The Dictator kills her, wraps her in a bag, and throws her overboard, all while the cameras are snapping from the shoreline and nearby boats.
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Athlete: Chris Spealler
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- Gender:
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- Age:
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- Height:
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- Weight:
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|Clean & Jerk
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How I Eat
I eat quality foods but don't measure the amount
Don't forget the mint shake once a week from Cold Stone... totally necessary.
How I Train
I have a coach who determines my programming
I record my workouts
Getting some help with my programming is one of the best things I could have done... don't think, just do.
My Athletic Background
I played college sports
D1 Wrestler
My Experience With CrossFit
I began CrossFit by trying it alone (without a coach)
I have completed the CrossFit Level 1 certificate course
I have attended one or more specialty courses
I have had a life changing experience due to CrossFit
I train other people
So lucky to have been a part of it from some of the earlier years in CrossFit. Amazing to see the growth and how it has benefitted so many people.
My Work/Rest Schedule
I usually only do 1 workout a day
I strictly schedule my rest days
I typically rest 4 or more days per month
Gotta have recovery if you want to have intensity. Gotta have intensity if you want to see results.
How long have you been doing CrossFit?
4+ years
Started in the fall of 06'
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Geographic Range
Cedar waxwings (Bombycillia cedrorum) are found only in North America. Their breeding range extends throughout the southern half of Canada and the northern half of the United States. The winter range includes the United States, Mexico and Central America as far south as Panama. They also winter in the Caribbean region. Many birds in the northern United States and extreme southern Canada are year-round residents.
Vagrant cedar waxwings are occasionally seen in Iceland and Great Britain. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
Cedar waxwings nest in open woodlands (deciduous, coniferous and mixed) or oldfield habitats. They prefer habitats with numerous small trees and shrubs for nesting and food. They frequently inhabit riparian areas, which provide nesting shrubs and trees, fruits and emerging aquatic insects, but also use farms, orchards, conifer plantations, and suburban gardens. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- savanna or grassland
- forest
- Other Habitat Features
- suburban
- agricultural
- riparian
Physical Description
Cedar waxwings are sleek birds with silky plumage. They are approximately 15.5 cm in length and weigh about 32 g. Adults have a grayish-brown plumage with pale yellow on the breast and belly. The secondary wing feathers are tipped with red wax-like droplets, and the tail is square with a bright yellow band at the tip. Cedar waxwings have a crest and a black mask edged with white.
Male and female waxwings are similar in appearance, but males have a slightly darker chin patch. Females may also be slightly heavier than males during the breeding season. Juvenile cedar waxwings look similar to adults, but are greyer overall, have streaking on their underparts and a much smaller crest and lack the red tips on their secondary feathers. (Robbins, et al., 1966; Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
- ornamentation
- Average mass
- 32 g
- 1.13 oz
- Average mass
- 30 g
- 1.06 oz
- AnAge
- Average length
- 15.5 cm
- 6.10 in
Cedar waxwings are monogamous within each breeding season. Males court females by doing a hopping dance and passing pieces of fruit, flower petals or insects to their potential mate. If the female is interested in the male, she reciprocates the hopping and passes the item back to the male. This sequence may be repeated many times. After pairs form, the female chooses the nest site. Pairs form beginning in spring, and the birds typically nest and breed from June through August. If the first breeding attempt is successful, the pair usually stays together for a second brood. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Mating System
- monogamous
Cedar waxwings breed between June and August. A pair may raise one or two broods during a single breeding season. The female lays 2 to 5 eggs (usually 4 or 5), one per day in early morning. She incubates the eggs for 11 to 13 days (usually 12). The altricial chicks are blind, weak, and naked. They remain in the nest for 14 to 18 days (average 15 days) before venturing out on short flights near the nest. Parents continue to feed the young for 6 to 10 days after they fledge. As early as three or four days after leaving the nest, young waxwings may form flocks with other young from nearby nests. They mature in these flocks and may breed the next summer. (University of Georgia Museum of Natural History, 2000; Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- oviparous
- sperm-storing
- Breeding interval
- Cedar waxwings raise one or two broods each year.
- Breeding season
- Breeding occurs in spring and early summer.
- Range eggs per season
- 2 to 5
- Average eggs per season
- 4 or 5
- Average eggs per season
- 4
- AnAge
- Range time to hatching
- 11 to 13 days
- Range fledging age
- 14 to 18 days
- Average fledging age
- 15 days
- Range time to independence
- 6 to 10 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 1 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 1 years
Female cedar waxwings incubate the eggs and brood the chicks for the first 9 days after hatching. During incubation, the male brings food to the female. He also perches in a high exposed place to guard the nest and alert females to the presence of predators. The male and female provide food to the chicks during the hatchling stage and for up to 10 days after fledging. Both parents maintain sanitary conditions in the nest by removing fecal sacks of the chicks and either eating them or dropping them outside the nest. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- provisioning
- female
- male
- female
- protecting
- male
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
- male
- female
- male
- female
- provisioning
The oldest known cedar waxwing lived 7 years in the wild. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Range lifespan
Status: wild
- 8.2 (high) years
- Range lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: wild
- 98 months
- Bird Banding Laboratory
- Average lifespan
Cedar waxwings are nomadic. Flocks of cedar waxwings move from place to place throughout the year, except during the breeding season. Some populations are also migratory. Cedar waxwings are very social. They travel in flocks, and do not defend a territory, even during the breeding season. There may be some social hierarchy within flocks of cedar waxwings, but this has not been studied. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Average territory size
- 0 km^2
Home Range
The home range size of cedar waxwings is unknown. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
Communication and Perception
Cedar waxwings communicate using vocal and physical signals. They produce several calls that are variations of either rapidly repeated buzzy high-pitched notes or high-pitched hissy whistles. These calls can communicate hunger, anxiety, well-being and a number of other messages. They are produced by male and female adults as well as chicks. Cedar waxwings also communicate using physical displays. For example, they may communicate anxiety by raising the crest on their heads. They can signal that they are feeling threatened by opening their mouths and ruffling their feathers. Females usually display this behavior to signal rejection of a male's attempt at courtship. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
Food Habits
During the winter, cedar waxwings eat fruit almost exclusively. They rely heavily on cedar berries, especially in the northern part of their range. The birds take the fruit from the tree by holding on to a branch and plucking it off with their beaks. They do this sitting upright or dangling upside-down. They also can remove the fruit from the tree while hovering. Cedar waxwings also eat the fruits of other shrubs that retain berries in winter, such as hollies.
During the summer months, cedar waxwings switch to eating mostly insects. Often, the waxwings will catch their prey by congregating around ponds and streams and waiting for the insects to emerge from the water. Most of the time, they snatch their prey right out of the air. They also glean bark and forage through tree branches for insects. (University of Georgia Museum of Natural History, 2000; Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Primary Diet
- carnivore
- herbivore
- omnivore
- Animal Foods
- insects
- Plant Foods
- fruit
Known predators of adult cedar waxwings include merlins, sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper's hawks, common grackles and bullfrogs, which attack the waxwings as they drink from stock ponds. Blue jays are known predators of nestlings and house wrens have been observed eating waxwing eggs.
Cedar waxwings may respond to a threat by assuming an erect posture, apparently to make themselves more cryptic. If flying together in a flock, they may crowd together and fly in specific formations to evade pursuers. During the incubation and the nestling periods, males guard the nest and give a warning call when predators approach. Parents whose nest is threatened may try to distract the predator by flying away from the nest in a zig-zag path, or by diving at the predator. Unlike many other small bird species, cedar waxwings are not known to mob large predators. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Known Predators
- merlins (Falco columbarius)
- sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's hawks (Accipiter cooperii)
- common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula)
- bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus)
- blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata)
- house wrens (Troglodytes aedon)
Ecosystem Roles
Cedar waxwings disperse seeds of the plants that they eat while eating the berries and through defecation. They also affect populations of the insects that they eat. Finally, cedar waxwings host external parasites, including feather mites and hippoboscid flies. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Ecosystem Impact
- disperses seeds
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Cedar waxwings eat insects that some people consider to be pests. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- Positive Impacts
- controls pest population
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Cedar waxwings eat some economically valuable fruit crops.
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Cedar waxwings are common throughout their range, and have increased in number over the past several decades. This population increase is probably due in part to the increase in fruiting trees and shrubs as agricultural lands revert to forest.
Cedar waxwings are protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act. They are not protected under CITES or the U.S. Endangered Species Act. (Witmer, et al., 1997)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Migratory Bird Act
- Protected
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
Other Comments
Bombycillia cedrorum is one of only three species of waxwing in the family of Bombycillidae. The other two species are found in North America (Bohemian waxwing) and Japan (Japanese waxwing). ()
Kari Kirschbaum (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Laura Klein (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Kerry Yurewicz (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- arboreal
Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- diurnal
- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- frugivore
an animal that mainly eats fruit
- herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- migratory
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nomadic
generally wanders from place to place, usually within a well-defined range.
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- riparian
Referring to something living or located adjacent to a waterbody (usually, but not always, a river or stream).
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- sexual ornamentation
one of the sexes (usually males) has special physical structures used in courting the other sex or fighting the same sex. For example: antlers, elongated tails, special spurs.
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- sperm-storing
mature spermatozoa are stored by females following copulation. Male sperm storage also occurs, as sperm are retained in the male epididymes (in mammals) for a period that can, in some cases, extend over several weeks or more, but here we use the term to refer only to sperm storage by females.
- suburban
living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
- savanna
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
- temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
Robbins, C., B. Bruun, H. Zim. 1966. Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Inc.
University of Georgia Museum of Natural History, 2000. "Species Description: Cedar Waxwing" (On-line). Georgia Wildlife Web. Accessed 03/23/08 at http://dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~GMNH/gawildlife/index.php?page=speciespages/species_page&key=bcedrorum.
Witmer, M., D. Mountjoy, L. Elliot. 1997. Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum). Pp. 1-28 in A Poole, F Gill, eds. The Birds of North America, Vol. 309. Philadelphia, PA: The Academy of Natural Sciences and Washington DC: The American Ornithologists Union.


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Lately I've been hearing some talk about how the Pirates bench is a weak spot on the team not only this year but last year. This got me wondering if such a statement was really true so with this season still new I focused on last year and did some research to figure out how each team's bench performed. The most difficult part of this assignment of course is figuring out just what constitutes a bench player. There are many ways to go about this but here at Battling Bucs we like to keep things simple so we created our criteria entirely on games played and plate appearances. Now these criteria may seem somewhat arbitrary but I set a minimum of 50 PA, a maximum of 400 PA and to weed out midseason trade acquisitions and callups I cut anyone who averaged more than 3.1 PA per games played.
The reasoning behind those numbers are quite simple. A player who spent two months with a team getting about a start a week and an occasional pinch hitting appearance would get about 50 PA and a player who spends a whole year on a team starting about half the games and getting frequent pinch hitting appearances would get about 400 PA. The 3.1 PA/G mark is based off the qualification for the batting title and is used to prevent midseason acquisitions liked Marlon Byrd from qualifying. Some other lesser criteria used to determine the list was limiting the players to non-pitchers and focusing solely on National league bench players as AL bench players are used a bit differently.
After filtering the players through this criteria I was left with 98 players and 100 instances (two players qualified for two teams). Using Fangraphs I was able to get the player's fWAR, and his runs above/below average offensively, defensively and running the bases. This group in 16,353 PA worked out to have a -0.5 fWAR and be 437 runs below average offensively, 53.3 runs below average defensively and 4.2 runs below average running the bases. Scaling this down to a full season worth of PA (650) we get: 0.0 fWAR, -17.4 Off, -2.1 Def, -0.2 BsR. Below are the results for the individual 15 NL teams sorted by fWAR/650 PA.
Team: PA, BsR/650, Off/650, Def/650, fWAR/650
Braves: 741 , 0.4 , -3.9, 2.3 , 2.0
Cubs: 901, -4.4, -5.7, -0.7, 1.4
Giants: 1376, 0.0, -19.6, 9.2, 0.9
Cardinals: 1102, 2.3, -7.8, -4.7, 0.7
Reds: 1062, -1.5, -16.6, 3.4, 0.6
Mets: 1284, 0.4, -10.0, -3.7, 0.6
Brewers: 1328, 1.2, -18.5, 3.1, 0.4
Pirates: 1401, 0.0, -17.6, -1.2, 0.1
Dodgers: 1553, -2.1, -20.0, 0.3, -0.1
Phillies: 949, 0.8, -18.9, -8.2, -0.8
Diamondbacks: 798, -1.1, -18.2, -9.8, -1.0
Rockies: 925, 1.4, -22.5, -5.5, -1.0
Marlins: 1009, 3.2, -22.8, -6.1, -1.0
Padres: 1024, -0.7, -21.0, -13.2, -1.6
Nationals: 900, -3.0, -35.3, -5.1, -2.3
What you may or may not notice here is the Pirates come in 8th in terms of fWAR/650 and are almost an exact match for the league average production meaning their bench performance last year really wasn't that bad. Just as a point of reference the players making up the Pirates bench in this exercise are Gaby Sanchez, Clint Barmes, Alex Presley, Josh Harrison, Tony Sanchez, Michael McKenry, Brandon Inge and Travis Snider.
Of note in the above numbers is the difference between plate appearances ranging from the Braves with only 741 PA from their bench all the way up to the Dodgers with 1553 PA. The Pirates ranked 2nd in plate appearances given to bench players coming in at 1,401 and truth be told this probably leads to the belief of the team's bench being poor. On a rate basis the Pirates bench grades out as the sixth best offensively in the National league last year but on when factoring in playing time the Pirates bench ranks the 4th most runs below average.
What the above numbers seem to indicate is that the Pirates bench all in all wasn't too bad last year and was actually right around average but in general benches are bad and having to rely on it as much as the Pirates did has the affect of magnifying the issue. Looking at the top three benches it looks like the Braves and Cubs succeeded in part by limiting the exposure of their bench and the Giants succeeded by stocking it with strong glove men. In fourth the Cardinals appear to have had a legitimately good bench led by the presence of Matt Adams.
My take away from all of this is quite simple: There is a reason a bench player is a bench player and that is because they aren't good enough to start. The Pirates could definitely stand to upgrade their bench some but the truth is the best way to probably do so is to limit the amount of time your bench players receive and that makes sense because after all b definition bench players are the worst players on the team.
Note: I know my selection method wasn't perfect but it was meant to give a quick snapshot of every team's bench. Chances are it missed out on some backup catchers who rarely pinch hit and it included a few players who earned starting jobs later in the year but I think overall it gives a quick and mostly accurate picture.


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"Wanaka! My fav town in South Island!" Top 5 Page for this destination Wanaka by imstress
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Wanaka is rated as the best town of my South Island trip.
Very beautiful secneries here. There are mountains, lakes and clear blue sky and nice weather. What else could I ask for?
In winter, you could go for skiing as there are many good skiing slopes around here.
It has a unique cinema Paradiso located at Ardmore Street near the Caltex Station. Go there early and select your favourite seat.
I didnt get a chance to visit the Warbirds Museum at the Lake Wanaka Airport. Do so if you have the time.
Take a scenic helicopter ride and see the awesome Mt Aspiring, Wanaka and also the Fiordland.
I would love to spend a day at The Puzzling World by Stuart Landsborough. This is a very interesting place for all ages. You wil be fascinated by all the Illusions. It is like a mini Science Centre back home.
You will come across a fence with all the bras hanging under the bright sunshine.
I think it started with one traveller who donated her bras on the fences and every other travller alos did likewise.
This amazing sight is not far from Wanaka and very near Cardrona.
- In a nutshell:I dream of migrating to this beautiful town
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Hi Jen! Interesting page on Wanaka, never thought that there would be so much to see in the Puzzling World. We just stopped at the gates to take some photos. Happy birthday from Finland!
Hey Jen, well done. Love your write-ups on your trip. You are blessed to be in such a beautiful country!
Hiya Jen I live 90 minutes from Wanaka....cool place isnt it? Wwe just came back from a jet boat ride up one of the rivers, the Matukituku, near Wanaka. Awesome! The bra fence has struck trouble with the regional council asking that it be removed!!
Wanaka & Mt Aspiring National Park are indeed very nice places in NZ! Lovely photos & tips. Btw, I am building my Newfoundland & St John's pages, do drop by when you are free :)
Jen... you're in the gents! Watch out... the fence is a booby trap!
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Schools 'officials,' are in the know. See: Lou Dobbs regarding a treaty Bush signed in 2005 that dissolved the soveriegnity of the United States as we 'knew," it.
[5] October 10, 2014 at 5:37pm
Four years ago the handwriting was on the for Hollywood. Who wants to see their
agenda PC stories. No more heros. Hollywood serves up vegetables to a red meat audience.
[3] October 5, 2014 at 6:11pm
Someone asked, Bleach kills the virus. Also there is a pin ***** blood test that gives results in fifteen minutes by Dr. Gary Turner. Could be used at airports. And the nursing student saved 3/4 of her own family using home made gear and supplied meds. Britain, France and Saudi Arabia are stopping flights from stricken areas. England quarantines dogs for 21 days.. etc., etc. Why can't the airlines do it on their own? One flight a week presently from the epicenter.
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Off Topic: Many health care workers are contracting the disease due to poor handling of "protective gear." One person a studying nurse used four sets of gloves and plastic garbage bags, eye protection
when caring for her four charges. Using meds provided, she cured all but her fourteen year old cousin.
Pails laced with disinfectant should be at the ready in ambulances, elevators and under gurneys, etc. Gloves, etc. should be cleansed before attempting to remove them. Pans for stepping in w/ bleach at points of egress, etc.
Faced shaped sneeze cups provided at airlines and public buildings, schools, etc…..This is germ w@rfare. Add your thoughts.
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Too late Monk. I was up early, 4 A.M. and caught rev Jessie saying more than that. He declared that they were treating Duncan as a criminal and he's facing charges! (failed to mention it's Liberia because he lied on his exit card,) And the hospital turned him away due to his skin color and his accent! Really?
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Like everything else these days you have to bring your own and prepare to pay twice.
In this case BYOCleanng materials….
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Try going to public school without your proper vaccines….
October 3, 2014 at 9:31pm
Britain quarantines traveling dogs for 21 days. Britain, France and Saudi Arabia have stopped incoming flights from stricken areas. Can't the (only one weekly) airlines do it on their own?
October 3, 2014 at 9:27pm
Health care workers need to wash their germ laden gloved hands BEFORE they attempt to remove them. Gurneys need to be equipped with vomit pails that have disinfectant in place. Boots need to go into buckets laced with bleach.
Washing PRIOR to removing the 'protective," gear. And face shaped sneeze cups with disinfectant present and lids produced.
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As a youth i briefly met a lovely woman whose hands were scared. I asked her why and she told me as a child she was a prisoner in a German death camp. At night when she had no food she would cut her hands between her fingers (to conceal the fact,) and suck on the blood to appease her hunger pangs. I'll never forget her story…she had no reason to make it up.
[2] May 6, 2014 at 6:31pm
We'd all be better off if the GOP had voted no on almost everything that's transpired in the last six years.
…How about don't know? Vote NO….!
May 6, 2014 at 6:18pm
This quote seems to make the most sense here…"At this point, what difference does it make?"
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Obama has it ALL WRONG. I once met D. S. He's not prejudice, he'll offend anyone, of regardless of pigment…Individually, or a whole room full at a time.
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…It's the "No Child Left Behind," program for adults.
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Interestingly, the Chinese character for 'ship,' is an ark-like symbol with eight mouths aboard…Some say Noah and his three sons and their wives.
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Warning Luc! Look up Polonium Halos and prepare to have your theories go like a big bang!
The work of Dr. Robert Gentry peer reviewed scientist, explains the halos formed in rocks
while the granite went from a plastic to a solid state. The halos were captured due to instant rock formation, as they are as stable as bubbles in sparkling water. Without instant creation they would not appear. You can go to any rock of granite and using a piece of scotch tape to collect matter from the surface, observe these halos under a high school lab grade microscope. I need Kickagramdma to tell me the scripture that relates here…from the foundations (granite) etc., I will…Genesis.
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It's clear what God did regarding the subject, He nuked a whole city, sprinkling it with brimstone.
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For the most part Jesus' beard was plucked out…missing, by the Roman soldiers.
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In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (twintail or twin tail in England; in British-English) shows considerable variation.[1] In British English the term "pigtail" or "pigtails" refers specifically to bunched hair that has been plaited (braided). In places where this usage is common, unplaited pairs are called bunches and a single bunch, regardless of position on the head, is called a ponytail.
Word origin and usage[edit]
The term pigtail appears in English in the American colonies in the 17th century to describe a twist of chewing tobacco. One of the steps in processing the tobacco was to twist a handful of leaves together to form a compact bunch that would then be cured (dried, either with or without smoking). The term "pigtail" was applied to the bunch based on its resemblance to a twisted pig's tail.
From the later 17th century through the 19th century, the term came to be applied to any braided ("plaited", in British parlance) hairstyle. The British army also adopted a single pigtail or "queue" as its standard dress for long hair. British barristers continue to wear a wig with pigtails as a sign of their authority.
Robert Louis Stevenson mentions "pigtail" referring to hair and then to "pigtail tobacco" in the first and fourth chapters of Treasure Island, respectively.[2]
Most dictionaries still define "pigtail" as a single tight braid. However, many American English speakers use the term to describe two symmetrical bunches of hair on either side of the head, braided or not.[citation needed] In some cases, the term applies to unbraided hair.
There are numerous styles of pigtails in which a person may wear their hair. They may be braided, straightened, beaded, ribboned, in buns, fishtailed, and even French braided. Pigtails can be placed on different parts of a person's head: high, low, or to the side.
In some regions of China, traditional culture related the wearing of pigtails to a girl's marital status. A young, unmarried, Chinese girl would often wear two buns, or bundles of hair on either side of the head to display her availability to prospective husbands. This style of pigtails is sometimes referred to as "ox horns." However, when this girl would marry, the two pigtails, or buns, would be replaced with just one, thus indicating her marriage.
The Manchu and later Qing dynasty men's coiffe called the "queue" is sometimes described incorrectly as a pigtail.
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are preliminary results of a pilot project to monitor changes in the
ephemerides of northern hemisphere Cepheid's using an SBIG camera attached to
the 0.4-m telescope of the campus obversatory at Saint Mary's University.
Epochs of maximum light for fifteen Cepheid's have been derived using published
light curves for each variable as templates, and the results are being used to
update the O-C ephemerides for the program stars. Results for BB Her are
presented here. Period changes for Cepheid variables are demonstrated to be an
excellent means of pinpointing their evolutionary status, as well as for
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Crash investigators turn to cockpit decisions
They had gotten everyone off the craft except one elderly man, who was in his seat, moaning and unable to move.
"We were running out of time," San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Dave Monteverdi recalled Monday at a news conference. "The smoke was starting to get thicker and thicker. So we had no choice. We stood him up and amazingly, he started shuffling his feet. That was a good sign...we were able to get him out and he was pretty much the last person off the plane."
The two dead passengers were identified as 16-year-old students from China who were scheduled to attend summer camp in California with dozens of classmates.
One of their bodies was found on the tarmac near where the plane's tail broke off when it slammed into the runway, the other was found on the left side of the plane about 30 feet (10 meters) away from where the jetliner came to rest after it skidded down the runway.
The flight originated in Shanghai, China, and stopped over in Seoul, South Korea, before making the nearly 11-hour trip to San Francisco.
NTSB investigators are also sure to examine whether pilot fatigue played a role in the accident, which occurred after a 10-hour nighttime flight. As is typical for long flights, four pilots were aboard, allowing the crew to take turns flying and resting. But pilots who regularly fly long routes say it's difficult to get restful sleep on planes.
The accident occurred in the late morning in San Francisco, but in Seoul it was 3:37 a.m.
"Fatigue is there. It is a factor," said Kevin Hiatt, a former Delta Air Lines chief international pilot. "At the end of a 10-hour flight, regardless of whether you have had a two-hour nap or not, it has been a long flight."
The two teenagers killed in the crash were close friends and top students.
Wang Linjia showed talent in physics and calligraphy; Ye Mengyuan was a champion gymnast who excelled in literature. Both were part of a trend among affluent Chinese families willing to spend thousands of dollars to send their children to the U.S. for a few weeks in the summer to practice English and hopefully boost their chances of attending a U.S. college - considered better than China's alternatives by many Chinese families.
The girls posted their last messages on their microblog accounts Thursday and Friday. The last posting from Wang said simply, "Go."
Lowy reported from Washington.
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Dillon Galanski -- who goes by the stage name Dillon James -- represented Bakersfield last week against some fierce competition at Knott's Berry Farm for the Texaco Country Showdown state finals.
He didn't win -- that honor goes to Suzanne Harper of San Diego -- but he gave it his all before a crowd of 300-plus country music fans.
"I was very nervous," Galanski said in an email Wednesday while he was killing time in an airport en route to Nashville, Tenn. "It was the first time to play at such a large venue with a live band. (The winner) had great songs and sang her butt off."
Galanski said he's headed to Music City to perform in a showcase before industry professionals and to record two of his original compositions. He sang one of his own songs, "I'm a Changed Man," for the Showdown finals, which featured seven performers. Nervous or not, one local fan said Galanski had the audience in the palm of his hand.
"In my opinion, Dillon did great," said Melanie Rutledge, a radio personality with 92.1 KIX Country, which sponsored the Bakersfield leg of the national competition.
"He did perform right after the girl who ended up winning. You could tell he was nervous, but once he got in the zone, he was just fine. Lots of applause, whistles and screams. It was great to have Bakersfield there to represent him. Every seat in the house was full."
Rutledge said that judging by the buzz surrounding the 20-year-old singer, he'll probably be popping up on the radar from time to time.
"I was able to go backstage before and after the competition to see Dillon. The vibe was so awesome. All the musicians were talking with each other, joking around, having fun. I was so proud of Dillon making it that far. He definitely has a bright future in music."
The success of the Texaco Country Showdown in Bakersfield benefited local artists and helped introduce KIX FM as the new kid on the Bakersfield radio dial, Rutledge said. The station has plans for the competition to return next year.
"We can't wait to do it again. I feel that it was a big success because we focused on local talented musicians who feel that they actually have a chance to go somewhere if they just get a chance to be heard. We like to be that platform. This competition definitely helped to get the word out about us."
As for Galanski, he's grateful for the opportunities that have come his way and hope this is the beginning of big things.
"I want to thank the fans that I have for their support now and in the future. I hope they all know how much I appreciate them."
Grant Langston & The Supermodels
After a successful pair of live music offerings at the new Gardens at Mill Creek facility in downtown Bakersfield, singer-songwriter Grant Langston will make his return Saturday -- this time with his full band, the Supermodels.
When you're born and raised in a small town in Alabama, chances are you're fed on a strict diet of deep-fried turkey and country music. So what do you do? Embrace it and strap your bulging belly into a tight pair of Wranglers, or do you get the hell out of dodge to discover your inner vegan and rock 'n' roll?
Well, Langston may not have discovered the joys of tofu and soy, but he knew he loved a good power chord when he heard one, and headed out west to make his name in Los Angeles.
"Growing up where I did I was force-fed a steady diet of very slick Nashville stuff. As a result, I hated country music, or at least I thought I hated it until I heard the real deal," said Langston, 47. "I didn't want to make music that was formulaic. I wanted to step outside that and have lyrics that are sassy and written from a modern perspective. I wanted to be free to throw in a Led Zep riff if I wanted to, to poke some fun at the genre, but at the same time pay homage to that style."
The "real deal" was Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard -- country artists who were busy upsetting the Nashville elite while Langston was still in diapers. The music resonated with Grant, and he set about fusing it with his love of contemporary rock music.
Langston has been a visitor to Bakersfield many times over the years, making several appearances at the legendary venue Fishlips, where in 2007 he made a live record, appropriately titled "Live in Bakersfield." Langston's shows became such a popular draw he was invited to perform for the club's final blow-out in December 2011.
Langston's latest release, "Working Until I Die," is an album steeped in Bakersfield Sound tradition that should easily translate well in a live setting. Backed by the Supermodels, Langston puts on a show guaranteed to please the crowds, offering an interesting glimpse into the Southern California country scene.
"The crowd there had a good time for the last show," said property manager Edith Gibson, of the new outdoor venue downtown. "It is forecast to be a lovely evening, so hopefully people will remember that the Garden is completely shaded and breezy. It is truly lovely to be there in the evening for a concert, even on a hot day."
All proceeds from the event will benefit Bakersfield Garden Pathways mentoring and education programs. Food and drink vendors will be selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Doors open Saturday at 7 p.m., showtime at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at Gardenpathways.org, Metro Galleries in Bakersfield or at the door. Also appearing is country troubadour Vince Galindo.The Gardens at Mill Creek is located at 712 19th St. All ages admitted. For more information visit gardenpathways.org or grantlangston.com.
According to the show's organizers, anyone who "likes" the Garden Pathways Bakersfield Facebook page will be given free admittance. A list with your name will be available at the door.
No Bako Blues Fest in 2013
Bad news for local blues fans: The B-Town Blues Festival will be taking a year off.
"It is with great reluctance that we are taking a year off from the blues fest so we can put all our energy into the Dream Theater," said World Records owner Pat Evans in an email blast this week. "The 19th annual B-Town Blues Fest will be Saturday September 13, 2014."
Evans' Dream Theater is a community-oriented "brick-by-brick" project being constructed inside World Records. Upon its completion, the Dream Theater will host regular concerts and programs with an emphasis on music education and history. We'll have more information on the status of the project in an upcoming column.
World Records is located at 2815 F St. For more information, call 831-3100.


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If you had been near Paul Smith during his 30-day expedition facilitated by the goodwill of fellow 'Twitter'ing social networkers, you would have known. He was wearing 'the same pair of underpants.' For the rest of us, here is his book 'Twitchhiker: How one man travelled the world by Twitter' (www.jaicobooks.com), which tells a tale about 'an adventure wrapped in nonsense,' with travel and accommodation offered by people on Twitter.
"My rules didn't restrict my means of transport, but accepting long-haul flights at every step didn't sit easy with the spirit of my challenge… Both the US and Canada were teeming with Twitter users. I wanted to experience the hospitality of strangers and embrace the spirit of Twitter, rather than fly 9 kilometres above it at 900 km per hour," he reminisces on day three.
Towards the conclusion of the book and the project, Smith declares that Twitter proved without a shadow of doubt that it is much more than a social network, but a user-defined infrastructure that can be harnessed to change lives and expectations, to share and enhance unique experiences and viewpoints. His key messages are that kindness is universal, that the whole can be infinitely greater than the sum of its parts, and that social media may begin online but it will converge with the real world whenever and wherever we let it.
This is a book that can tempt you to launch something similar through a decisive tweet.
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Exactly, a 1200 player online is a lot worse than a 1200 blitz.
They probably even play worse moves despite the relative time controls, so it just gives you longer to play at a similar or worse standard.
Did everyone start off much, much better than I am right now? I can't believe I'm so bad. Where are all the players who haven't already spent thousands of hours on the game?
I assure you you're nothing special when it comes to horrible beginnings. When I first started on this site around 6 or 7 months ago, i got thrashed and ripped apart every game, i ended up settling at some ungodly three digit rating for months, but sitting around feeling sorry for myself didn't do anything, go over your games, see where you went wrong, and make a concerned effort to not make the same mistake twice in a row, just to start off. Oh and the most important thing, until you get to around 1300-1500, do not resign at all, seriously, I've played people around my level who didn't know basic king and pawn endings, even if you know you are completely lost, at least you will start to see how to convert winning positions into won games, and keep playing
everyone lost their first 20 games of chess on chess.com, but i think almost everyobody (that hasn't already quit) started of better than you, you try to lose which makes you a loser (literly) we all try to win againsst better players and to improve at chess not get worse at it.
You seem to be very unhappy about losing so many games, which is understandable, but what is your strategy for improving? As far as I can tell, your strategy is to keep playing as many games as possible in the hopes that you will somehow improve.
I am not a very good player and I have lost a lot of games, but I am actually a better player than I was a few years ago. I started reading up on strategy, opening theory and general principles. I don't play any live chess shorter than 30 minutes and I don't make moves without at least a few seconds of thought.
You don't need to memorize thousands of opening lines but you do need to have some idea of why you are making the moves that you are. You tend to play the same opening for White that I do (e4, Nf3, Bc4) but do you know why you are making those moves? Could you explain to me your reasoning behind those moves?
There is a plethora of (free!) information out there that can help you to improve. All you have to do is accept that it will take some time and some effort.
Good luck!
Stupaud makes a lot of good points! When I began playing chess I had the attitude that I should try to figure everything out myself without studying books and other resources. I felt this way because I wanted to prove to myself that I was naturally a great chess player. After only a few weeks I realized how flawed this thought process was. Very few chess players are able to teach themselves how to play just by thinking about the game without any outside help (I would imagine only true prodigies can do this, the same people that go on to be in the top .001 percent of chess players).
The best way to improve is to play lots of games and find a good source that teaches basic chess strategies. Yasser Seirawan has a great book called "Playing Winning Chess" which is full of great strategic and tactical advice for someone starting to study chess.
I felt the same way you did when starting, but after reading a few books, studying tactics, and playing lots of games, my rating started to improve :)
You don't need the books. There's lots of free stuff on the net.
Seriously, playing against a computer is not a waste of time. Footballers, fighters, swimmers, skiers all spend a lot of time practising without competing. And it doesn't feel so bad to lose. Even Kasparov got beaten once or twice
Is that what you think?
IMO online players who have huge ratings compared to regular play are likely to be using computers to get their moves, or, at least checking their moves using a computer before making them (which is not actually cheating, but how can you call it fair play)
If that is what they are doing then it's cheating, plain and simple.
My opening are sending pieces out to control the center of the board, and defend the pieces out there. I didn't know why I was doing these openings at first, but I've read up on tactics.
It doesn't feel too bad losing sometimes, even 3/4 times, but every single time is just too much.
Do you want to play some online 1-day games with me? We can talk about your moves and your thinking behind them.
It doesn't have to be with me of course, but I think you need to give the live chess a rest for a while and play some slow games (1-3 days) with people who will give you feedback on your moves.
What is your opinion based on? If you go to http://www.chess.com/echess/players you can see that the average online rating is about 200 points higher than the average live rating. If you take a game from live standard where the players are rated ~1200 and compare it to an online game where the players are rated ~1200, you will see way more blunders in the online game.
I keep seeing advice like "learn openings" or "learn pawn structure." What? If you learn the rules, and how the pieces move, that should put you in the 1000s range. If you learn basic tactics, that should put you in the 1200s range.
/end thread
NOPENOPENOPE. I am sure that I know the rules. Or is it just me?
Especially for blitz ratings, that doesn't seem right. Just knowing the rules doesn't mean you'll be 1000 right away. And while some people below 1000 make seemingly random or bizarre moves, some of them actually open the game reasonably and know some tactics.
completely disagreed !
When I started here, my online rating dropped into the 900's, though I knew the rules. I just made too many stupid mistakes. With some basic tactics and a little practice I'm into the 1200's. In blitz & bullet, the time pressure really changes the situation for an inexperienced player.
I just started with a rank of around 1200, and even at 600 after getting destroyed quickly 10 times, I'm getting annihilated. Is there a way to put my rank in a proper place so I get fair matches?
You lowered your rank by just asking this question.
In blitz, I suppose that doesn't apply. I have only ever played online, and that's what I refer to here, and perhaps I've simply had a different experience than others, but I genuinely don't ever remember being below 1000. And I learned the rules recently enough to remember.
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