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London Kings Cross Car Hire
What our customers say
- I've rented from a few companies before and this is by far the best in almost every way. Modern, simple, and great service. The cars are also excellent. | 26.05.2015 09:52
- I thought the adviser at the desk was a breath of fresh air, made the process simple, personal and fair. would 100% book with the branch in Kings Cross as my experience was nothing short of breathtaking. fabulous!!!! I must say it restored my faith in your service compare to the way i was treated at the bow site, it was horrendous and... | 07.05.2015 09:34
- I don't usually fill in feedback forms, but I was so impressed by the staff at the branch, that I wanted to make sure they receive some recognition. They were friendly and helpful, especially when facing the Easter Weekend rush, I was made to feel like a proper customer, not just another number. | 08.04.2015 08:28
- The staff at the branch were both carming and helpful, they were a pleasure to deal with | 06.04.2015 14:57
- Very efficient and straightforward service with no delays. Vehicle was clean and in good condition. | 09.03.2015 11:39
- Very easy to rent very polite people on the front lovely and helpful | 09.02.2015 12:14
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- Good advice and very clean rental. I look forward to using sixt in the future. | 21.01.2015 16:59
- Salesman Junior provided excellent customer services providing me a car matching my needs exceeding my expectations. Will definetely go back to King's Cross Sixt again | 16.01.2015 10:36
- Simply the BEST rental experience I have had in 15 years!The employees at this branch are a real asset to your business - having rented from Europcar before Christmas and having been severely disappointed with every aspect, dealing with Sixt was a welcome and surprising breath of fresh air to my hiring experience!WELL DONE! | 15.01.2015 10:38
- Tremendous service by the staff. Will definitely use you again | 09.01.2015 13:16
- You have a great asset in the chap who helped be at the branch | 08.01.2015 16:27
- The staff were all very helpful and friendly when I picked up the car and when I returned it. | 07.01.2015 12:46
- Everyone in the Brewery Road office was so friendly. | 06.01.2015 14:56
- Nothing to add. I'll probably use you guys again when next hiring a car in the UK. | 31.12.2014 18:30
- Don't normally respond to these things but the staff deserve a mention. They were excellent and extremely helpful. | 30.12.2014 13:08
- Excellent service from Junior Tibby - will recommend others to use Sixt as a result. Will also happily rent again. | 30.09.2014 10:37
- Overall i'm satisfied with the service and condition of the car | 23.09.2014 17:11
- The staff were friendly and helpful and made to whole process of renting a van very easy. | 16.09.2014 10:05
- I would like to leave some positive feedback, because I found the Sixt staff particularly helpful. I made the error of attending the St. Pancreas Sixt store, instead of the King's Cross Sixt store. The staff at Sixt went out of their way to give me a free lift to the correct location. This was greatly appreciated and saved me plenty of... | 11.09.2014 09:31
- Efficient | 28.08.2014 13:49
- Amazing service. 10 out of 10. | 28.08.2014 02:15
- I had left my driving licence at work but because I had rented before and also had other ID your staff ran a DVLA check for me. They were friendly and quick and saved a huge delay that would have been entirely my fault! | 19.08.2014 19:18
- Great, friendly customer service. Really stood out as going above and beyond. | 15.07.2014 09:49
- The rental was incredibly competitvely priced - I have previously used Europcar and a like-for-like deal would have been Ł40 more expensive given my age (23). Well done! | 06.06.2014 16:14
- The manager and the staff at the branch were super helpful and friendly, making the hire of the van very easy, as we were stressed having to help a family member move. | 27.05.2014 13:06
- Good service, the vehicle was in a good condition and clean and the rates were reasonable. | 21.04.2014 19:56
- When booking a car I wanted an a class but got a 1 series. I would like the option to pick one of the car available at one of your locations when I get there. | 19.04.2014 09:58
- 10 out of 10 with all aspects of renting a car for the weekend of my daughters wedding. Will be back soon... | 13.04.2014 22:19
- We brought the car back on Sunday and even though the chap was working on his own and it was very busy, he was unflustered and very friendly. Can't remember his name but was impressed with his atittude and demeanour. | 10.04.2014 09:54
- Cost effective convenient and good customer service from all at the kings cross branch thanks for a great experience will definitely use you again. | 08.04.2014 20:53
- We had just had a terrible time with a National rental who in the end would not let us take the car due to the fact they could not find us on their address system (despite us both being on the voter role and home owners) after an hour of fruitless attempts we cam to your selves and your staff had us sorted and in a car in 10 mins,... | 04.04.2014 09:43
- Just about as good as it gets - easy to book online, easy to pick up the van, all paperwork quick and easy. The only negative was that the previous user of the van had been smoking in it, leaving an unpleasant smell. 99/100 would be my score. | 03.04.2014 16:58
- The staff at this branch were very helpful and professional. | 03.04.2014 14:45
- The staff were exceptionally fair and good to us. HIGHLY recommended and will definitely book again. | 27.03.2014 14:04
- I was serve by Junior who is very friendly and professional manner and this is not first time I always receive this service from him very Offen so I recommend my all friends and everyone in Sixt at kings cross - well done team at kings cross | 24.03.2014 13:47
- The hire was totally straightforward and the van was very good value - much better than one of your by-the-hour competitors I used recently. | 14.03.2014 16:26
- Very simple, friendly staff, and good price. Thank you | 09.03.2014 19:34
- The pricing was the main deciding factor. There was a promotion on for the period I rented the car. The price was significantly cheaper than other rental companies offering the same class of car. | 28.02.2014 15:58
- The Branch manager has always treated me with courtesy and care. He and his staff are very good people. | 11.02.2014 14:10
- a straight forward rental process, done efficiently, at a reasonable price. easy location and access. wots not to like!!?? | 11.02.2014 11:20
- Customer agent Mr. Ratnayake was very helpful and polite. The car I got was a lot smarter than the one I was expecting; this was a nice surprise! Thanks! | 23.01.2014 12:26
- As always, a good experience with Sixt Kings Cross . The prices are great and it's a easy location for me to get to. They even gave me a free upgrade when I realised I'd booked a car in a class too small - now that is service! Good guys, reasonable prices, high-spec cars in good condition and a handy location. I'll always choose... | 16.01.2014 15:07
- I have used cars and vans from sixt and will continue to do so and recommend to friends, colleagues and familyThe set-up at brewery road is excellent | 14.01.2014 07:49
- We are particularly pleased with the employees at the branch. Very helpful and professional. | 09.01.2014 21:16
- Everything was great! I will hire again as it was super fast to collect unlike Practical down at Kings Cross which took me over 1 hour and their van was a mess! | 16.12.2013 13:16
- I have received great service everytime and find it quick and easy. The staff are really helpful. | 16.12.2013 09:09
- The only downside to Sixt compared to the competitors is that SIxt do not allow after hours drop off, which is quite a shame because it is difficult to return by 7pm if renting for the day. We tried, but failed, thus having to fight morning traffic to get there was quite a hassle. The audi A1 was amazing though (should list it as 5... | 15.12.2013 20:08
- I was pleasantly surprised to be offered an upgrade for an additional Ł5 per day. | 13.12.2013 12:27
- A great company to deal with. No nonsense just straight forward booking, confirmation and go! | 13.12.2013 11:17
- Very accommodating and provided a bigger van at very short notice! Very good service all round | 25.11.2013 12:50
- The employees were professional and personable. Normal and genuine people providing a good service. | 21.11.2013 10:40
- Good vehicle, great staff, no hard selling. Good experience. First time I have used SIXT, won't be the last! | 12.11.2013 13:45
- I received brilliant, friendly service and a very reasonably priced up-grade on the day. I will definitely use SixT again. | 03.11.2013 14:19
- Very good !! Usually use EUROPCAR but found sist much better and more efficient !! Will use in future and reccomend . | 21.10.2013 10:44
- I always find my visit to the Kings Cross branch simple but effective. Definitely top knotch!!!! :) | 19.10.2013 13:01
- Very nice and friendly and reasonabley priced. | 10.10.2013 19:21
- It's very convenient, within 5 min of registration and process, you can drive it away. | 10.10.2013 12:39
- I've use the brand for years. It's always been good, though pick up can sometimes be slow. Staff at the Kings Cross branch are always decent and helpful.FYI - I recently rented from Europcar/Alamo/National on Pentonville Road, London due to price. I used to go there a long time ago. This time they were inefficient, patronising and... | 07.10.2013 10:11
- The person who checked me in, and her colleague who dealt with me when I returned the van, were both pleasant and efficient.The whole process was simple, quick, and stress-free, which was a pleasant surprise compared to most of the other experiences I've had renting from other firms. | 07.10.2013 09:55
- My main reason for renting was that the price was the lowest for a reputable company. I have used Sixt at home and abroad for car and van rental, the process and staff at the King's cross branch was the best so far.The only critical area was that I thought the van could have been cleaned between rentals, it wasn't filthy but it did... | 19.09.2013 12:21
- Sixt team at kings cross are simply amazing ...Specially Branch Manager and Tibi ... | 10.09.2013 14:42
- Good bunch of folk and happy to do business.Well done | 08.09.2013 13:56
- The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful at the King Cross branch, I would definitely use SIxt again as a result. | 30.08.2013 10:34
- I was very happy with every aspect of renting a vehicle from Sixt. No hidden costs great service and staff. Uncomplicated transaction. I would definately recommend to friends. | 28.08.2013 11:35
- I continue to be contented with the service I always receive from Sixt and their appointed agents every time I rent a vehicle from your company. I am always happy to recommend your company to relatives & friends. | 27.08.2013 17:11
- No queue at rental or return, efficient employees, clean car. At the time of rental, an employee looked over the car for damages thoroughly with me and added some things we found. At return, I didn't feel like Sixt was trying to find an excuse to charge damage fees (like other hire firms do). | 27.08.2013 08:20
- Never had problem and my favourite rental company so far | 25.08.2013 07:03
- Staff on pick up very friendly. I asked for car with large boot space as have baby (and therefore lots of stuff!) and very pleased with size of car received. Booking easy online. | 23.08.2013 10:21
- The rental process and the return were quick and efficient. the presonnel at the branch was friendly and they upgraded me, no fuss. The prices were very reasonnable. All in all, a great experience and a company I would definitely recommend. | 20.08.2013 23:30
- The guys were incredibly organised and very helpful. Especially the guy in the garage who gave me the keys and reviewed the vehicle when I brought it back | 14.08.2013 09:45
- The branch are always willing to find me the vehicle that I need on the day that I require it. | 13.08.2013 14:42
- We used SIXT for van hire. The staff and manager were very helpful, adjusted my booking when I needed to change pick up times and even gave me a lift home at the end as I had a heavy bag. The vehicle we hired was in very good condition and lovely to drive - unexpected for a long wheel base van! I was very pleased overall with the... | 11.08.2013 10:09
- Sixt's rental process, from booking to returning the car, is the most efficient and pleasant I've ever experienced in London. I was especially happy that no unnecessary paperwork was required. | 19.07.2013 10:25
- All the staff at Kings Cross branch are efficient and friendly | 14.07.2013 12:28
- The Citroen DS3 convertible was the ideal car for a long weekend in the sun. Reasonably priced and drove perfectly. Thanks. | 14.07.2013 10:11
- great service overall and a bargain | 13.07.2013 09:41
- The staff were extremely helpful and efficient. I found the service to be excellent. The car was perfect for my needs at the time. I would definitely hire again from SIXT. | 07.07.2013 15:16
- Frusutrated that the radio had a fault, but otherwise was happy enough.the service was no-frills, but so was the price, so will rent again. | 24.06.2013 09:47
- The "full" tank of fuel wasn't actually full at start of rental. However this was quickly resolved by the manager Vasantha who made a refund to cover the excess fuel I paid for when I filled the tank just before returning the van. Many thanks. | 23.06.2013 12:21
- Everything was simple & service was very friendly.Highly recomended. | 17.06.2013 10:26
- Great service would definitely recommend :-) | 17.06.2013 10:18
- very straightforward and easy to deal with | 15.06.2013 19:35
- I was a happy customer,the service and staff were very polite and efficient. | 08.06.2013 12:57
- staff were very friendly, informative, and very professional. they answered all my questions and made it a very pleasant experience. | 06.06.2013 17:43
- Smooth and quick rental process. Thanks a lot. | 28.05.2013 16:59
- The service is absolutly greate :) I gonna use them all the time from now !! | 28.05.2013 14:44
- Excellent customer service, friendly, polite and helpful. Would recommend to others. | 18.05.2013 14:36
- Really chuffed to find a company with nice helpful staff and all went smoothly. | 16.05.2013 23:33
- Really good customer service and great car. | 13.05.2013 10:43
- I very happy customer. Quick and efficient service, a great van, good price. | 07.05.2013 06:22
- The manager and staff at the St. Pancras station were extremely helpful in getting us into a vehicle that worked for us after we forgot to notify them that we needed a vehicle with an automatic transmission. | 06.09.2012 00:00
- Manager is well recommended. | 08.06.2012 00:00
- The manager who helped me at the Kings Cross branch was so so great! He was super helpful and kind and would recommend his service any day! Thank you!!! | 07.06.2012 00:00
- I would appreciate it if you could pass this on: The Manager at Sixt suggested an upgrade on the model of my rental. Not only was it a great deal, it was a fantastic car and made my trip more enjoyable and far, far more comfortable. | 19.04.2012 00:00
- This may not be helpful but....Dealing with the staff at Kings Cross has always been great. The office staff are always nice and act quickly and the guys in the garage dealing with the cars (and truck on this occasion) are helpful and friendly. Please pass on this msg as I would like all of the staff there to know that I go back to... | 16.02.2012 00:00
- The team at Kings Cross were very friendly and proffessional. Very happy with service i got | 09.02.2012 00:00
- I always choose sixt at kings cross - best staff at any hire car location I have found across the world - seriously! | 24.11.2011 00:00
- My only comment would be that I was extremely satisfied with the staff and car I received from your company, all of them, from the front desk on arriving to the guys in the garage on collecting and returning the car, I would most definitely recommend Sixt @ Kings Cross to all my colleagues traveling to the UK and would in fact go out... | 13.10.2011 00:00
- Staff very friendly and helpful. Pleasure to deal with. Will recommend to others as well.Thank you | 29.07.2011 00:00
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|1 Brewery Road
|N7 9QJ London GB +44-844-5760234
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|07:00 - 19:00
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|08:00 - 17:00
|09:00 - 16:00
|Bank holiday
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Welcome to the London Kings Cross Sixt rent a car office
Our car hire services at London Kings Cross
Welcome to our large and comprehensive branch in Kings Cross. We are conveniently situated just a short walk or one stop on the Tube from London's Kings Cross Train Station, just off Caledonian Road on Brewery Road. We are open all day every day so you can choose when to pick up and drop off your hire car based on what's convenient to you. You can browse our services online at any time to explore which car is right for you and then add on any extras or tweak your rental terms such as including a second driver for the hire car. This ensures a personalised service to suit all needs so that we have happy customers. Please note that, although our Kings Cross branch does lie outside the London Congestion Charge Zone, hire cars do need to pay the charge and you will need to arrange this if you drive into the city centre. Chat to our staff in branch to find out more.
Explore London and beyond with car hire Kings Cross
When renting a car from Sixt Kings Cross, every customer receives unlimited mileage and third party insurance as standard. Perfect for tourists: while Kings Cross is a thriving transport hub with a cosmopolitan vibe, there are many other places to explore just a short drive away; such as Hyde Park and London's historic Docklands area. Further afield, the A1 runs close to Kings Cross, affording customers easy access to Watford, home of the world famous Harry Potter studio tour. Those living in Kings Cross looking for van hire London, perhaps to move home or transport furniture, can also turn to the local Sixt offices for great customer service at an affordable price.
Car Rental Branch Details
Opening Hours
|07:00 - 19:00
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|08:00 - 19:00
|08:00 - 20:00
|08:00 - 17:00
|09:00 - 16:00
|Bank holiday
|09:00 - 16:00
Contacts / Lost & Found
SIXT Num. London Kings Cross LONC04
|1 Brewery Road
|N7 9QJ London
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Location Plan - How to Find us
The nearest tube station to this branch is Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line). Directions from the station: 1. Exit the station turning right onto Caledonian Road 2. Continue down the road for 0.1 mile then cross over Market Road 3. Take the first right onto Brewery Road, you will then see the Sixt branch on the left hand side.
The nearest overgrounds station to this branch are Caledonian Road and Barnsbury. Directions from the station: 1. Exit the station turning right onto Caledonian Road 2. Turn right and cross the road at the zebra crossing 3. Continue to walk up Caledonian Road until you meet Brewery Road which is the third road on the left 4. Sixt is located on the left hand side.
Bus routes located near our site are: - 274 - 17 - 91 - 259 These stop on Caledonian Road at HM Prison Pentoville bus stop. Our branch is situated on the road opposite.
From Kings Cross 1. From Kings Cross Station head north onto York Way. 2. Follow the road for approximately 1 mile until you arrive at a set of traffic lights at a cross junction then turn right onto Brewery Road. 3. Continue all the way down Brewery Road, the branch is located at the end of the road on the right hand side.
From Holloway Road 1. Enter Camden Road from Holloway Road 2. immediately bare to your left onto Caledonian Road. 3. Continue on Caledonian Road for approximately ľ of a mile whilst passing three sets of traffic lights then take your first right onto Brewery Road 4. Sixt branch Kings Cross will be on your left.
Rent a Car Services at this Branch
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- Choose a car with your smartphone when picking up
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We offer a team of sports medicine specialists who have specialized training and skills. Our team includes: sports medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, certified athletic trainers, sport nutritionists, and exercise physiologists.
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How does a pastor prepare a church for suffering?
This was one question addressed at the recent T4G conference in Louisville. Jointly, C.J. and Matt Chandler provided answers to this often-neglected pastoral topic.
C.J. opened the session with a brief explanation of why this topic is critical in the life of the local church. He then invited Matt to share the story of the Thanksgiving Day seizure that led to his hospitalization, the discovery of a mass in his brain, and his surgery eight days later to remove a portion of his right frontal lobe. Before the 7,000 attendees Chandler recounted this unexpected and frightening time of his life and looked back at God's grace in the midst of his recent suffering.
What sustained me through it all? Where did I find my feet landing over and over again? In the doctrines, in the theology, and in the beauty and magnificence of Christ and his salvation. There my feet could rest and there I had the ability to put my confidence in him and him alone. This has had ripple effects in the Village Church, which has had ripple effects in the evangelical community at large, where men and women who have not theologically lined up with necessarily where I am and where my heart is, all of the sudden are drawn in and want to have discussions around the beauty of God's sovereign will.
What sustained me through it all? Where did I find my feet landing over and over again? In the doctrines, in the theology, and in the beauty and magnificence of Christ and his salvation. There my feet could rest and there I had the ability to put my confidence in him and him alone. This has had ripple effects in the Village Church, which has had ripple effects in the evangelical community at large, where men and women who have not theologically lined up with necessarily where I am and where my heart is, all of the sudden are drawn in and want to have discussions around the beauty of God's sovereign will.
Matt's testimony and example were moving. Later, when reflecting on Matt's role at the conference, C.J. said, "God's grace is evident in Matt's life in a profound way. His personal example of trusting God in the midst of severe suffering is compelling. I experienced this with Matt in private conversation at the conference and I think everyone experienced it as he shared publicly. His time with us was unforgettable and it will serve conference participants in an enduring way, long after the other conference messages are only a distant memory."
C.J. followed Matt's segment, briefly addressing an important question: How do pastors provide this foundation for their people before suffering arrives? In the remaining time allotted for the session, C.J. encouraged pastors to consider five points:
The 50-minute session is available as an mp3 download and a video on Vimeo. You can watch the entire session here:
What constitutes suffering for the name of Christ? Often we recall the most severe examples of suffering—Stephen crying out to the Lord as enraged Jewish leaders hurled rocks at his body; Paul and Silas with feet shackled to a Philippian prison, still feeling the pain of their earlier beating; Jim Elliot and his four missionary friends rushed by armed Huaorani Indians. These are all graphic examples of Christians enduring great sacrifices for the advance of the gospel.
Scripture teaches (even promises) that all Christians will suffer, but these graphic examples are not the norm for faithful Christians in the West today. So what does suffering for the name of Christ look like in twenty-first century America?
During one panel discussion at the Together for the Gospel conference, Ligon Duncan and I interviewed our friend John Piper on this issue.
Ligon Duncan: John, you have done a pretty extended exposition on kinds of suffering, available on the Desiring God website. You have done it in different forms. You are addressing this very question that, that suffering just means taking a bullet or getting your head hacked off. You make a great point in that message about how any kind of suffering can become suffering for Christ if you will embrace it that way.
John Piper: If you pick a text on suffering and you try to apply it to cancer, when it is dealing with persecution, a lot of people will say, "I don't think that applies to me, because that is really applying to getting suffering from somebody hurting you or saying something evil." So I have developed an argument: All suffering that a Christian endures in the path of obedience is suffering with Christ and for Christ (though not in the same way).
And there are a couple of reasons for that.
One is that in suffering, the temptation is the same whether it is coming from cancer or slander. And the temptation is to say, "God is not good and it is not worth serving him, and escaping from this suffering in some sinful way is to be preferred." Those are the same. And so the real battle is the same, whether it is coming from a physical thing or another.
Secondly, I don't think historically you can draw a line between suffering from persecution and physical suffering. Just try to imagine a particular kind of Pauline persecution, like being whipped 39 lashes, five times (2 Corinthians 11:24). Well, let's just take the third time. You can imagine what his back must have looked like—39 times five is a lot—and it healed five times. So the third time his back is turned into jelly again.
Now they don't know anything about antibiotics. When they are done with him, they throw him on the floor and his back is now covered with dirt. What happens when your back is lacerated and it is covered with dirt? I'll tell you what happens: infection happens. What happens when you get an infection? Fever happens.
Now which is the physical suffering here and which is the persecution suffering? Where are you going to draw that line between the fever and the lashes? Which is why I say that any fever experienced in the path of obedience—getting my sermon ready, making hard calls, staying up late with the suicide situation, and not enough rest and I have got this awful sore throat—tell me these are not the same suffering as being criticized for your ministry. It is the same essential suffering.
And so I think I can develop textual and thoughtful arguments for why almost all texts on suffering can help our people, whether their pain is coming from a difficult marriage, coming from slander, coming from cancer, or coming from wherever.
The issue is in all suffering, when we trust him and keep trusting him, we will find some evidences of his sovereign mercy toward me. And the source of it is a very minor part when it comes to the real battle down here of "Will I trust him? Will I hold on to him or not?"
C.J. Mahaney: Knowing you, John, and knowing your church, you have devoted much time to addressing the topic of suffering and to preparing your church for suffering. Why and how would you recommend that local pastors here do the same?
JP: Well, the why is because the Bible promises, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22, ESV). It is a given that to come to Jesus is to compound your suffering, not minimize your suffering. Certain kinds of sufferings get minimized. The suffering that comes from drunkenness will probably go down. So don't hear me saying nothing changes or is beneficial. That is not true. There are amazing releases for conscience. A lot of psychological things will improve, but others will get worse.
So, if you are now in a marriage where one of you is a believer and one is not, that is this sort of thing. They will suffer.
And the second is because you see it out there. You see the little Down-syndrome kids, and you see the people in the wheelchair, and you see the painful marriages that are out there. You see it, and you either are going to just ignore it, or you are going to give them something to help.
Third, I don't think Christ is glorified anywhere more than when suffering people rejoice in him as their treasure. If everything is going rosy for all my people, the possibilities of us making a name for Jesus in the city is smaller than if things are going hard for our folks. Then the possibility of making a name for Jesus is greater. What the world wants to see is not for you to tell them, "Jesus makes things go well for me." Things are going well for them, too, probably better than for you, and it is money and doctors that are doing it for them. So that argument has teeny-weeny effectiveness.
Rather, when neighbors know that the baby in your womb has a liver outside his body, no spinal column, and you have carried this baby to the end and they watch you, the possibilities of making much of Jesus are staggering.
Not many people see life that way. My job as a preacher is to help that mom, way before the pregnancy, get ready for it so that she has some resources. And one of the most satisfying things in ministry, guys, is to do this long enough so that you get a steady stream of testimonies that come to you at funerals and in hospitals and other places where a mom or a son or a relative just takes you by the hand and says, "So glad we have been at Bethlehem. We would be insane if we didn't have a big God, if we didn't have a strong God, if we didn't have a sovereign God, if we didn't have a holy God."
I love those testimonies and I get a lot of mileage of late-night work out of testimonies like that, and they are pretty common stream.
We have got a lot of strong women at our church. They bear a lot of things. They endure pain through marriages and through kids that are disabled…Strong women are magnificent testimonies to Christ because, if they are complementarian, they are combining things the world can't explain. They are combining a sweet, tender, kind, loving, submissive, feminine beauty with this massive steel in their backs and theology in their brains.
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September 11, 2001 was, for me, memorable. It marked the first morning of a very special trip with my wife to the quaint town of Chatham on Cape Cod. Carolyn and I had just finished breakfast at the Wayside Inn and were eager to begin this relaxing and romantic day together. And the day could not have been more inviting.
But while preparing to pay for breakfast, I noticed a gathering of people in the adjoining bar area, studying a television screen. Curious, I took a place among them and learned what they already knew: Two jet airplanes had crashed into the World Trade Center towers, both the apparent attacks of terrorists.
We made our way back to our hotel room stunned and perplexed by the images we had briefly viewed. Just yesterday we had flown into Logan International Airport in Boston, now the airport of origin for the two flights that slammed into the towers.
I had no category for what had taken place. Like the rest of the world, we stared in disbelief at the television, immediately aware that our trip would not end as planned. I called home to talk with the pastors to begin altering the message for the Sunday meeting and assembling the church that evening for the purpose of prayer. It was important to return home to serve the church with a message providing biblical perspective to the events. I was one of countless pastors whose plans were altered that week by the crisis.
Years ago I came across an article with the title "When the News Intrudes: What Do You Say from the Pulpit about National Crises and Tragedies?". Though I would give the article a mixed review, I like the title and the idea behind it. Pastors have a unique responsibility and opportunity during a national or local crisis. How are pastors to effectively serve and lead those they care for "when the news intrudes"?
Hopefully nothing like 9/11 will ever happen again. But events that capture the attention of the world and broadly affect the world will happen again. So how should a pastor serve and lead the church during these times?
I'm no expert on this topic, but the following is what I learned in leading Covenant Life Church through experiences like 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Beltway sniper attacks....
[Download the full article, titled "9/11, Crisis, and the Pastor," as a PDF document here.]
Rejoicing in the Lord is a lesson often best learned in trials. In this excerpt from the upcoming Sovereign Grace Leadership Interview Series podcast ("The Pastor + Joy"), C.J. describes a trial that God used to shift the ground of his joy.
Joshua Harris: C.J., I am wondering if there is a personal story in your own life where you experienced—whether it is a trial or a difficulty—a shift where God was helping you realize your joy wasn't grounded enough in the work that he had done for you?
C.J. Mahaney: Many stories come to mind (and the lessons continue to this day). I wouldn't want anybody to perceive me as some kind of compelling model of joyfulness on a daily basis. It is a fight I seek to wage on a daily basis. And I can certainly look back and discern instances, circumstances, and periods of time where there was a transfer underway in my life, helping me to shift the ground of my joy from created things to the Creator, a shift from temporary to the eternal.
A pronounced one for me was a ten-year period where I contracted a particular virus that had a debilitating effect on my body and mind on a daily basis. I am reluctant to speak of this and rarely do speak of this, because I don't want to be misunderstood as I make reference to this period. Though it was challenging, there was nothing life-threatening about this, and I don't even consider this experience to be suffering, per se. I know people who have suffered. I know people who presently are genuinely, severely suffering.
But for me it was prolonged. It was chronic. It was wearying. It was challenging. And it did remove any sense of happiness or joy, as derived from circumstances, from my life on a daily basis over those years.
So the fight was a particular challenge during that ten-year period. From the wonderful care I have received from my friends and fellow pastors, from the wonderful books that I have read in relation to suffering, from the wonderful examples that I have observed in and throughout Covenant Life Church over the years, and primarily from the clear teaching of Scripture, I was able to see, early on, the many ways God was working. This was intended to be a sanctifying work in my soul.
So one aspect of my sanctification was to be weaned from emotional dependence and weaned from any dependence on circumstances.
Throughout those numerous years, by God's grace I was able to experience this transition from the ground of my joy being in any way a personality, emotion, or circumstantial, to an appreciation for the person and work of Jesus Christ on my behalf. And I would argue the trial left a purer form of joy.
The audio recording of C.J.'s first message delivered at the New Attitude conference is now online. The Troubled Soul: God's Word and Our Feelings C.J. Mahaney Psalm 42:1-11 Sunday, May 25, 2008 Louisville, KY Download here. Listen here:
Throughout the gospel of Mark, the Savior has been forgiving sin, healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead, walking on water, calming storms, feeding thousands with a few loaves and fish, was briefly transfigured, amazing all with his teaching, boldly confronting the religious authorities; he was compassionate, authoritative, fearless. But in the Garden of Gethsemane everything changes. Something dramatic takes place in this garden. Here we encounter a Savior we are unfamiliar with. Here we discover what it meant to him, the Holy One, to bear away our sin. Here in this garden, he contemplates God's wrath and resolves to endure God's righteous wrath through the experience of human weakness.
I was listening very carefully when C.J. preached. Sometimes at a conference like this people are very enthusiastic and demonstrative in their response to the preaching. But tonight as C.J. preached, there was a holy silence in this room. There was not much stirring because we were standing on holy ground. I'll never, ever look at the Garden of Gethsemane the same again.
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Dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10
This is the second article on dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 on a computer with one hard disk. The first, how to dual-boot Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7, showed how to accomplish the task with GRUB 2, the boot loader used by Ubuntu, installed on the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the hard disk. That is, GRUB is responsible for the dual-booting task. The problem with that configuration is that GRUB files tend to be overwritten when you upgrade Windows. To get around that problem, the recommended method is to install GRUB not on the MBR, but on the boot partition of Ubuntu.
That is the purpose of this tutorial. To show how to dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 where the Windows Boot Manager is responsible for dual-booting both Operating systems.
Note that this tutorial assumes installation on a computer with an existing installation of Windows 7. Here are the tasks involved:
- Download Ubuntu – Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop edition is used for this tutorial
- Install Ubuntu – the key point at this step is to remember to install GRUB in the boot partition
- After installation, boot into Windows and download and install EasyBCD. Use EasyBCD to add an entry for Ubuntu in the Windows boot menu
The result is shown below. Any time you reboot the computer, the Windows boot menu will give you the option to boot into either Windows 7 or Ubuntu 10.10. Note that with this configuration, you will still have access to the GRUB menu, if you decide to boot into Ubuntu.
Now, lets start. To reduce the number of images used, the tutorial begins at the disk partitioning step. You have three options. The first might seem like the best option, but if you select that, you will have no say on where GRUB is installed. The installer will actually install GRUB in the MBR, overwriting the Windows boot files. The second option is obviously out of the question. That leaves the last option, and that is the option you want to select. So, select it and click Forward.
The images used in this tutorial were obtained from a test installation in a virtual environment with about 100 GB of disk space. The default partitions created by Windows are shown below. The first, /dev/sda1, is the system partition. The second, /dev/sda2, is the data partition. To install Ubuntu, we are going to resize this data partition, and install Ubuntu in the reclaimed space. How much space can we reclaim? It depends on the amount of space used by Windows (the last column in the image gives you that figure). For this installation, you can see that I can reclaim a sizable chunk of the space left. To resize the partition, select it and click the Change button.
For this tutorial, I am going to reduce the partition's size by about 56 GB. The remaining space should be more than enough for Windows 7. By how much you reduce your own partition will, of course, depend on the size of the disk you are working with.
This is the final cut. Note that the size is the only thing you change. Do not change any other thing or you will likely hose your Windows installation. OK.
This is just a friendly warning. Continue.
With the free space reclaimed from the Windows partition, now you can start creating partitions for Ubuntu. Select the free space as shown and click Add. Note that you will have to repeat this step for all the partitions you will be creating.
For this tutorial, four partitions will be created. These will be used for /boot, /, swap, and /home file system directories. You can create as many partitions as you need, but for a typical desktop, these will be sufficient.
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After editing the partition, i dont get any "Free space" partition. But i get Unusable under "Device" column. When i select unusable, i cannot create any partitions for Ubunutu. Any idea why i dont see "Free Space" but i see "Unusable?
Any responses are appreciated.
Hey Man,
Back in February, I left the second comment on this excellent guide, and it seems like its popularity has been gaining momentum since then.
I ran into a small problem recently:
Got some additional RAM, and my workstation began to crash in an arbitrary manner, when it used to be airtight and ironclad.
Used memtest86+ on the Grub2 boot-loader to determine which RAM sticks were causing the problem, and after I hard reset the machine a couple of times, the Ubuntu boot menu stopped working the way it used to.
Found the bad sticks, and took them out, my machine is Mr. Dependable again, but with 4 instead on 8 gigs RAM.
Now this happens when I choose Ubuntu 11.04 from the Windows boot-loader menu:
Try (hd0,0): NTFS5 No Ang0
…. a minute or two later Grub2 pops up and everything looks normal.
The partition layout appears to be the same, so:
What happened?
Where is the problem located?
How do I get it back to normal?
Thank you, and all the very best,
JohnPaul Adamovsky
Swap area should be equal to twice the installed RAM.
In this guide it is simply mentioned as 2GB.
For 8GB RAM re-partition the swap area to 16GB and see if that works.
Very nice walkthrough over dual booting windows 7 and ubuntu. Much better than the ubuntu documentation itself.


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Windhoek — In light of the adverse effects of climate change, the logical route for Namibia is to embark on adaptation strategies such as changing from conventional ways of ploughing to environmentally friendly ways, or to practise conservation agriculture.
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The lighthouse activities in developing countries either help to curb greenhouse gas emissions or help people adapt to climate change, while at the same time benefiting the urban poor.
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The method also minimises soil disturbance to avoid soil erosion. A tractor-mounted ripper-furrower equipped with wings is used to break up the soil.
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Rare Late-State 1804 14 Stars Quarter Eagle, BD-2, MS611804 $2 1/2 14 Star Reverse MS61 PCGS. BD-2, R.4. BD Obverse State c/Reverse State a. A late obverse die state, apparently only the second known along with the ANS coin. The top 12 stars appear as intersecting grids of seven stars each, and as Bass-Dannreuther puts it, "The only [Robert] Scot quarter eagle reverse with an obvious cross pattern of stars." The authors estimate that of the recorded 3,327-piece mintage, from 2,300 to 2,800 pieces were of the R.4 14 Star reverse (est. 150-200 pieces existing), with the remaining 250 to 1,000 pieces the R.6 13 Star reverse (12 to 14 pieces believed extant). The two reverses shared a common obverse. On the 14 Star reverse, the leftmost top star is partially tucked away behind the eagle's left (facing) wing. John Dannreuther writes, "The reverse die of this pairing was used to strike the slightly rarer variety of 1804 dimes. Although the extra star may have been noticed by Mint personnel, a perfectly good die would not have been thrown away while it was serviceable. Thus, we have another cross-denominational use of a die."
In this die state, a faint crack runs from the rim to the bust, just right of the date. A second crack runs vertically upward in the left field to near star 7. The BD reference notes of this state, "... the only example seen is the ANS coin, likely ex-Brock, from the J.P. Morgan donation, museum number 1908.93.414)." If this remains so since that was written, the present coin represents only the second known occurrence of this die state. A few trivial adjustment marks are noted at the obverse rim above stars 4-7, and there is considerable weakness on much of the reverse dentilation. Much luster radiates from the apricot-gold surfaces, and there are no individually distracting abrasions.(Registry values: P6) (NGC ID# 25F8, PCGS# 7652)
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VATICAN CITY - While Catholics believe the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and that it is true, one cannot take individual biblical quotes or passages and say each one is literally true, Pope Benedict said.
"It is possible to perceive the Sacred Scriptures as the word of God" only by looking at the Bible as a whole, the pope wrote in a message to the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
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VATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council's renewal of the liturgy aimed at changing Catholics' attitude toward the Mass and helping the liturgy change their lives, Pope Benedict said.
"Unfortunately, the liturgy was seen, perhaps even by us pastors and experts, more as an object to reform than as a subject capable of renewing Christian life," the pope said May 6.
WASHINGTON — Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum continues to offer lessons to society, said panellists at a conference marking the 120th anniversary of the landmark document.
Workers continue to struggle for decent wages and rights, a struggle not all that different from when the encyclical was published in 1891, said those taking part in the May 2 event at The Catholic University of America.
VATICAN CITY - People of every epoch and in every culture have prayed because people have always recognized there is something greater than themselves in the universe, Pope Benedict said.
"Human life is a mix of good and bad, of undeserved suffering and of joy and beauty, which spontaneously and irresistibly push us to ask God for light and interior strength," the pope said May 4 at his weekly general audience.
VENICE, ITALY — In the city of gondolas and canals, Pope Benedict said Christians must make sure their lives as individuals and communities reflect the life-giving qualities of water and not the chaos and destruction it can bring.
"Water is an ambivalent symbol: of life, but also death; the populations struck by flooding and tsunamis know this," the pope said May 8 at the end of a two-day visit to Aquileia and Venice.
VATICAN CITY - Catholics must be more courageous in highlighting and fostering vocations, Pope Benedict said.
"Every Christian community, every member of the Church needs consciously to feel responsibility for promoting vocations," he said in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
When Matthew Morden Durham was working as assistant to the mayor of Windsor, Ont., he was on top of the world. The money was good and he had a great social network.
So when he decided to leave that world to join a religious order, his acquaintances and friends were in total shock. "Are you giving all of this up to join religious life?' they asked. "What are you doing?"
WASHINGTON — This year's World Day of Prayer for Vocations points to the important role Catholic home life plays in promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life, said Archbishop Robert Carlson.
The theme for this year — Proposing Vocations in the Local Church - places the responsibility for encouraging vocations on the local Church, said Carlson, who is archbishop of St. Louis.
EDMONTON — Whether through a ministry of presence, feeding the hungry or housing battered women, several orders of sisters have a readiness to lend a hand for Edmonton's most underprivileged inner city residents.
The Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement have been providing services in Edmonton since 1928.
Nine years after his ordination, Father Joselito Cantal remains enamoured with his vocation.
"I'm happy as a priest because I'm doing what God wants me to do," he says. "God knew my weaknesses and still chose me to serve his people."


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Starkville Police Department detectives are urging local senior citizens to be wary of so-called home repairmen who are going door-to-door to solicit work.
The warning comes in the wake of an incident earlier this month in which a 79-year-old woman saw her wallet taken from her purse by two men posing as home repair contractors, said SPD Detective William Durr on Monday.
The incident occurred around midday Nov. 1 at the woman's home on Canal Street, Durr said.
Two men — one about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and the other a bit taller — pulled up to the woman's home in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup — got out and were seen apparently measuring a section of the woman's home. No other description of the two suspects was provided to police.
They knocked on the woman's door, claiming to have come to the house to do repair work, Durr said.
The woman let them in the house, and while one of the men distracted her, the other went and found her purse, removing her wallet, which did contain money and several important cards, Durr said.
The two then left her home, and it was some time later that the woman discovered her wallet missing from her purse, Durr said.
"Unfortunately, this type of incident is not uncommon. This is a common con that many elderly people often fall for," said Durr, who noted that no other incidents had been reported since the initial report.
Residents — particularly senior citizens — should be suspicious if they know they have not contacted anyone about doing repair work on their homes, Durr said.
If a contractor is legitimate, they will be licensed and be carrying proper identification, he said.
"Always ask to see a license or ID," Durr said. "People should be wary of anyone going door-to-door offering to do home repairs."
Though the suspects in the Nov. 1 incident will only face a petit larceny charge, which is a misdemeanor, there is the possibility that another incident could be a felony, depending on the monetary value of any items taken or any money paid to a false contractor, Durr said.
Anyone with information about any similar home repair scams should contact the Police Department at 323-4131 or any other local law enforcement agency.
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A concrete crushing machine fell from a lorry, knocking over a lamp-post which hit two parked cars in Aylestone Road, Leicester, just before lunchtime today. The incident, at the junction with Lothair Road at 11.36am, caused major traffic hold-ups in the area. Leicestershire Police said: "Luckily, there were no injuries."
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"Michelle Hoover's fine debut novel recreates for us a way of life and a set of personalities that have vanished from our current scene, and she does so with a solidity of detail that will impress these people and these places forever on your memory."
– Charles Baxter, author of The Feast of Love
"Hoover paints stormy scenes of individuals and communities at odds with one another and with their own dark histories in a vivid, pastoral panorama. Ultimately, this is the story of survival—how life quickens and is borne on through turmoil, pain and perseverance… imbued throughout with a careful and evenly wrought lyricism." — Kirkus Reviews
"Hoover drew on a 15-page recollection left by her great-grandmother for this novel set in rural Iowa early in the last century. . . . [and] succeeds in creating a sense of what life was like for women in that time and place." —Booklist
Loosely based on her own family's history, THE QUICKENING tells the fictional story of the bitter feud that emerges between two Iowa farming families. Years ago, Hoover discovered an old family document—the fifteen pages were poorly typed, with her great-grandmother's name and date of birth, 1880, at the top. Perhaps my life, it read, and that of my dear husband has meant little or nothing to anyone except to us and our immediate family. Written during the last year of her great-grandmother's life, it was a reflection on a long life of hardship and loss on the family's Iowa farm, and covered more than seventy years.
In THE QUICKENING, hard-worn Enidina Current and passionate Mary Morrow live on neighboring farms in the flat, hard country of the upper Midwest. Drawn together out of loneliness, female companionship, and necessity, Enidina and Mary forge a profound bond soon challenged by a series of disquieting events. As conflict simmers between their two families and the Great Depression threatens their livelihoods, Mary struggles with her conscience over a secret she keeps from her abusive husband, and Enidina fights to hold her marriage, family, and farm together. Told in their two voices in lyrical prose, within a landscape that binds and challenges them all, THE QUICKENING is a story of survival and hardship, violence and betrayal, and the discovery and loss of lifelong love.
Michelle Hoover was born in Ames, Iowa, and is descended from four generations of Iowa farmers. She teaches writing at Boston University and Grub Street. Her fiction has been published inConfrontation, The Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner,StoryQuarterly, and Best New American Voices. She is a finalist for New Letter's Dorothy Churchill Cappon Essay Prize and has been a Bread Loaf Writer's Conference scholar, the Philip Roth Writer-in-Residence at Bucknell University, a MacDowell Fellow, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and in 2005 the winner of the PEN/New England Discovery Award for Fiction. For more information visit www.michellehoover.net


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Spanking the Cow- The continuing saga of an R100GSPD at the Races
This space held for future updates regarding my ongoing tribulations with racing a 1990 BMW R100GSPD... many of you might have seen it at one point or another--
I'll start off with a list of things that have been done, maybe with pics to bring you all up to speed, and then a list of things that need to be done and a list of things that I want to do.
This will take a while I'm sure, but I'm open to and appreciate all your suggestions and gracious input- I can sure use all the help I can get.
As of right now, I am headed again for the Sandblast Rally in SOuth Carolina in two weeks. Everything should be relatively ready to go... I need to put some fresh knobby tires on, but have in the last two weeks changes all the fluids except front brake. (rear diff, trans, engine and fork oil) and also done the small oil press. and neutral safety switch plus the small sub-harness that feeds them.
Mostly I can get through the day with just new tires, I think, but I am -><- this close to throwing down a grand on the Siebenrock replacement piston/cyl kit.
Not that I'm going to install it before the race (not doing that again :hmph) but I also need to change from an Omega system to an Enduralast, and also pic myself up an Odyessy PC680 battery.
Thanks for all your help in advance.
Go ahead and pull up to the starting line. :evil
I'm IN!!!!
Good luck at Sandblast. Forget the bike...buy a helmet cam so I can live through your eyes!!
edit - Wait, I think you have one...carry on.
Still in Burrrrrlington, Vt
1990 GSPD (Totaled - But will live again)
Completely in.
What will you be doing to the suspension, rear in particular, to make the R100 more raceworthy?
Thanks Russ- Glad youre still on the East Coast, hopefully we'll get a chance to go riding this spring :freaky
If you were really hard-core you'd run points :D I've got 60k on my Enduralast an I've never touched it. My Odyssey is over 5 years old and has more than that since the PO pulled it off another bike.
I ought to be able to make it to the Sandblast Rally this year. I'll see ya there!
I have simply a Wilbers rear shock. Recently had it rebuilt by Ted Porter out in Cali. (The Beemershop) I have some numbers on it, will try to fill you in on those.
Its a great shock, reasonably priced... this one was originally put on about 25-30K miles ago.
I also have a HPM GUy driveshaft that has the hard, off-road urethane coupler. He spec's greasing the cardans at 10K mile intervals... Anton tells me that is an unrealistic number, and I am now at about 15K... Not willing to open it up just yet. Everything feels fine back there, so I'm leaving it alone for a while longer.
Otherwise, the rear is stock!
Points eh? :evil Ive got one of those Motorrad Electric Alpha cans up front. Points are pretty hard core, you bad ass. :freaky You'll have to teach me.
Plus I need a new front end on my bike.
IN :evil
I think you need to put together some "Stagehand Racing Team" Tee-shirts to fund this year's events...
Sign me up for one if you!
But, it's gotta have an airehead reference on it somewhere!
In. We need a good Paralever thread. Those monolever guys are strange. :D
Thanks. :D
You guys know I dont win anything, ever, right? :lol3
Its definitely all about the fun of pretending to be a racer guy and my own mechanic.
To the Finish, and beyond!
and Solo- I'm all over it already:
Airhead Rally Team!
Sponsored by Virginia Motorrad, BMWRA's OTL, and MAxBMW :D and my wonerful girlfriend.
Lets make that Sponsored by MY Wonderful Girlfriend, V.M. Werkstatt and OTL and Max. :muchbetter
I dont need funding, but I'd be happy to send you a sticker. What I could use is some competition. You know they stick me in the Heavy class with the HP2's and KTM 990's :lol I am by far the only one riding an airhead GS.
This year Rallymoto is introducing Teams. :wink remind me to remind you about that soon
OK Stage, now I do want one of your shirts... how do I (we) order??????
And like I tell my kids, If you had fun, you won.
Agreed, you paralevers need all the help you can get....I want one of those stickers. :deal
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Bonus: Top 12 prospects for 2012: #13-20
Well I've finished the top 12 prospects, but I've decided to extend the list a little so here are the official UpAlongFirst.com top #13-20 prospects in the Met organization.
13.Cory Mazzoni- P
Mazzoni was named one of the biggest breakout prospects of 2011 by Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus. He appeared in 13 pro innings in 2011, but it was his college career that go scouts talking. At North Carolina State, despite his small frame, managed to eat innings better than any other pitcher on the college staff. Coming out of college, nobody really knows exactly how your skill set translates to the pros, and this is particularly true with Mazzoni, so I'm just going to write what I know about him for sure and nothing more.
Mazzoni possesses a fastball that is as straight as an arrow, but can touch 97 miles per hour on occasion. He is also supposed to be very aggressive when going after hitters, throwing strike after strike. How this will translate remains to be seen. He may be rocked in the minors, but at least we know from this that Mazzoni has very good command, arguably his greatest asset. We will get more information on Mazzoni in 2012, and we will be better able to gauge his talent level. For now, we look at the potential, and right now, it's looking really good for Mazzoni.
14. Jordany Valdespin- INF
Valdespin, a n athletic middle infielder, has as much raw athleticism as any of the Mets prospects on this list. Valdespin has so much raw ability. However, there are two major problems with Valdespin. One is as I mentioned, the fact that he is a raw, unrefined talent. Even when you look higher on this list at a player like Jeurys, you can see that this refinement is imperative in a player's success. At some point in their careers, every major leaguer had to make strides past that "undeveloped" state that they have been in all of their lives and move into the category of Major League Ballplayer. That has not happened yet with Valdespin, or many of these prospects for that matter.
The second major problem with Valdespin is his attitude. Valdespin has been suspended multiple times for not hustling. A baseball player is a professional and he needs to act like one. Valdespin hasn't been able to mature enough yet to bring his game together and be ready for the majors.
You cannot look past this guy's natural talent, however. He broke out last year in Buffalo and Binghamton, really drawing major attention to himself for the first time in his career. Valdespin showed power with his 17 home runs in Binghamton and Buffalo, as well as speed with his 34 stolen bases. He wasn't too impressive in the field, making 35 total errors at second and shortstop combined, but you can't ignore his raw talent at the plate. Hopefully, Valdespin will continue the season he had last year and contribute to the MEts when he reaches the big leagues for good in 2013.
15. Collin McHugh- P
McHugh has pitched solidly in every professional season since being taken in the 18th round of the 2007 draft. After an 8-2 2009 with Brooklyn, McHugh got his first taste of long-season ball in 2010 and didn't seem too phased. He pitched to a 3.33 ERA in the South Atlantic League. After a short stint in St. Lucie in 2010, McHugh was called up to Double-A Binghamton. In Binghamton, he had the best stretch of his career in the minors, going an astounding 8-2 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.179 WHIP.
Collin boasts a fastball that tops out around 93, as well as a slider and cutter around 84-85. McHugh also has a slow,looping, curve ball around 71-74 MPH. McHugh also has a changeup, but has been moving away from it lately.
It's great to see McHugh making strides. He added a few miles per hour to his fastball last season, and hopefully can develop his changeup this season. I am always a big fan of pitchers with changeups. It's a big weapon. McHugh isn't too far off from the majors and could earn a start or two this summer.
Check out my interview with Collin here.
McHugh keeps a blog that you can read here. He's got some very interesting stories.
16. Juan Lagares- OF
Lagares has been in the spotlight since he was said to be better than Jose Reyes was at age 16 by the scout that signed Jose. However, Lagares made even more headlines in 2011 with what he did on the field. He tore up FSL pitching, hitting .338 in 82 games before finally earning the call to Binghamton. When he got to Binghamton, Lagares hit even better, ending with a Double-A batting average of .370. Although some may argue that it was just pure luck, it's pretty hard to go from .279 to .349 just by luck. Plus, Lagares played in the AFL, and hit .302 with two homers and 18 RBI. This was no fluke.
In the field, Lagares is still adjusting. After making 40– count 'em– 40 errors in the South Atlantic League in just 82 games (yep), the Mets decided to move him to the outfield. He has played some at each of the three positions in the outfield, but is better at the corner spots. Eventually, it may be better for him to utilize his speed and move him to center field in the future because his skill set fits that of a center fielder. Lagares will look to continue transitioning in the field, as well as continue raking at the plate, before making a debut in late 2013 or early 2014.
17. Juan Urbina- P
Urbina is a pitching coaches's dream. He is young, mature, and a lefty with a whole lot of talent. Urbina, the son of former major leaguer Ugueth Urbina, signed with a bonus of a cool $1 million in 2009. Since then, he hasn't been spectacular down in Rookie ball, but the sample size has been very small. He has shown some glimpses of what he could become in the future, but those have been few and far between. We will really have to wait and see with Urbina. It's so early.
18. Phillip Evans- 2B, SS
Evans was a 15th round pick out of La Costa Canyon (Ca.) High School in 2011 and signed for a massive bonus of $600,000. What we know for sure about Evans is his toughness. He plays a nitty-gritty style of baseball–fighting for every ground ball in the field as well as every base hit when at the plate. Here's what Michael Diaz of MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com had to say about Evans after watching him play in the Aflac All–American High School Baseball Classic:
- Smallish frame, but there is room to add bulk.
- Very athletic defensively with smooth clean actions; arm is average for a ML SS; may need to move to 2nd base down the road due to lack of arm strength.
- Good hands with very good feet. A natural middle infielder.
- Advanced approach at the plate. Very quiet and disciplined hitter. Did not chase out of the zone (walked twice)
- Short compact swing. Uses the whole field well. Line drive hitter.
- Average raw power at best.
- An average runner (4.3 sec. home to first-base)
- Instinctive ball player. Plays the game hard and with a confident but not cocky attitude. Tough as nails.
-Michael Diaz
Doesn't sound like a bad ballplayer at all to me.
19. Akeel Morris- P
Morris, a 10th round pick in 2010, had a very unique high school baseball experience. Morris grew up in the Virgin Islands and played high school ball there. The Mets took heat for taking such a risk in drafting Morris. Many speculate that the competition in the Virgin Islands isn't experienced enough and that Morris was not facing quality hitters. At 19, Morris has already pitched two impressive seasons at the short-season level, racking up 76 innings between Kingsport and the GCL. He has an ERA of 3.32. He struck out a promising 10.7 per nine, but he had a huge walk rate of 6.7.
Morris is a long, long way from the majors. He likely won't even move up to full-season baseball until 2013.
20. Jefry Marte- INF
Marte has been slowly brought through the minors and after four seasons, he could finally make his move to Binghamton in 2012. Marte is a third baseman who many were calling the net David Wright after hitting an impressive .325 in the GCL at 17 years of age. He has really developed his plate discipline to the point where pitchers need to go after him instead of him coming to them. He is becoming more patient, not chasing outside breaking balls as much. He is still a work in progress in that department, but with an emphasis on the progress.
In the field, Marte is an average player. There is no need to muve him unlike some of these other prospects. He has a very strong arm at this point.
Marte will look to continue to make little strides and hopefully, will be called up to Binghamton sometime in 2012.
Thanks for reading my top prospect list. Here is the complete list:
- Matt Harvey
- Zack Wheeler
- Brandon Nimmo
- Jeurys Familia
- Jenrry Mejia
- Wilmer Flores
- Reese Havens
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis
- Cesar Puello
- Darin Gorski
- Michael Fulmer
- Cory Vaughn
- Cory Mazzoni
- Jordany Valdespin
- Collin McHugh
- Juan Lagares
- Juan Urbina
- Phillip Evans
- Akeel Morris
- Jefry Marte
Next spring, we will have an all-new prospects list, hopefully bigger and better. Can't wait. Thank you to those of you who have read all of these. It's been a real pleasure for me creating this list and I hope it's been the same for you reading it.