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A body implantable device having at least one physiologic sensor capable of monitoring performance of the device and physiologic indicators of the patient is disclosed. The device is capable of determining whether an event or indicator being monitored is beyond certain threshold levels that indicate an event or indicator may be clinically significant. The device can determine the relative importance of the event or indicator in contrast to other events or indicators for which data have been previously stored. The device is further capable of allocating memory for data relating to the higher priority events or indicators.
1. A method executable by a body-implantable device having at least one physiologic sensor, comprising the steps of:
receiving sensor data from the physiologic sensor;
determining whether said sensor data exceeds a threshold value;
determining for said sensor data which exceeds said threshold value, whether sufficient memory is available to store said sensor data;
determining a priority value for said sensor data;
determining if data with a lower priority value exists in memory, and
overwriting with said sensor data said data with a lower priority value;
wherein said step of determining said priority value involves taking into account the amount of memory required to store said sensor data and a clinical significance value associated with said sensor data.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said body-implantable device is a pacemaker.
3. A method of allocating a limited amount of memory in a body implantable device having at least one implantable physiologic sensor, comprising the steps of:
determining the clinical significance of data received from the at least one physiological sensor;
storing data received from the at least one physiologic sensor that is of clinical significance in a memory as it is received until new data is received from the sensor that is of clinical significance for which there is not enough space in memory for said new data to be stored;
determining whether compression of the data in said memory would create enough memory space for said new data;
compressing the data; and
storing said new data in said memory.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said body implantable device is a pacemaker.
This invention relates to the field of body-implantable devices, and more particularly relates to a method and apparatus for performing diagnostics on the system including the implantable device as well as on physiological conditions, and managing memory within the device so as to store the maximum amount of the most important and comprehensive data for retrieval from the device.
Various types of automatic, body-implantable medical devices such as cardiac pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators, cardioverters, neural stimulators and the like, have been shown in the prior art. The majority of these products offer a full range of diagnostic routines that can be selected by the physician or medical technician. As the diagnostic capabilities of the devices increase the selection process by the physician or technician becomes that much more complicated. Upon implantation, or at any other point when the device is being accessed, the doctor must try to look into the future to determine what may happen so that he or she may determine what diagnostic routines to select. The underlying problem is that devices today have far more ability to capture diagnostic data than they have the memory capacity to store.
Because of the lack of memory, physicians and technicians are forced to select which parameters to track. If the physician has chosen to track the frequency and extent of ventricular tachycardia, then atrial undersensing due to a lead that is rapidly failing may not be detected. What is needed is an implantable device that is capable of selecting at any given time what is most important to track. The device should further be capable of allocating the limited memory available within the device for storage of the most important data collected since the last interface with the device.
In view of the foregoing considerations, the present invention is directed to an implantable medical device that is capable of performing continuous diagnostics, and selecting from those diagnostics the more critical information to store in memory specifically allocated by the device. The implantable device generally could contain a CPU for controlling all aspects of the device's diagnostic operation, a read only memory ("ROM") for storing the various diagnostic or monitoring routines, and random access memory ("RAM") for storing collected data.
Monitoring or diagnostic routines for tracking a variety of system operations are stored in ROM. Examples of system operations that can be monitored are: lead impedance, atrial or ventricular under or over sensing, episodes of atrial tachycardia, onset and cessation of 2:1 block, and changes in p- or r-wave length or amplitude. This list of examples by no means encompasses all possible diagnostics which may be performed on or by a pacemaker, but is given merely to serve as an indication of the types of data that can be monitored.
The CPU is capable of performing all diagnostic routines. In the present invention the CPU performs all monitoring and data collection and from that collected data determines which data takes on clinical significance. Once the CPU determines that an event is clinically significant, the CPU will allocate memory in the RAM for storage of data with respect to that event. If the available memory is full the CPU determines whether the new event is either more important than a previously stored event. If so, then the previously stored event is overwritten by data from the new event or the old, new, or both old and new data are compressed so that both can be stored.
Under the present invention the physician or clinician at the next interface with the implantable device using a body external programmer will receive data on clinically significant events that have occurred since the last interface. This is an improvement over receiving only the data requested from the last interface, because the problems of possibly not capturing the more important events occurring with the patient or the device has been overcome.
The present invention offers tremendous flexibility. The physician for instance may want to set a default that collects data on certain events unless the CPU determines that a more clinically significant event has occurred. The selection of the importance or clinical significance of given events may be standardized across a product line or may be customized for a particular model, physician, or patient.
The foregoing and other aspects of the present invention are best appreciated with reference to the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the invention, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a cross-section of an implantable pacemaker and lead.
FIG. 2 is a cross-section of a patient with the device and lead of FIG. 1 implanted.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of an implantable device.
FIG. 4A is a flow diagram of a preferred method of the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a continuation of the flow diagram of FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an alternative of the preferred method shown FIGS. 4A and 4B.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a body-implantable pacemaker system 10 in accordance with a presently preferred embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, pacemaker system 10 includes a pulse generator housed within a hermetic enclosure 12, and a flexible, elongate lead 14 coupled to a header or connector block assembly 16 associated with pulse generator enclosure 12. In the presently preferred embodiment, enclosure 12 is made of titanium or another suitable biocompatible material, and header 16 is made of polyurethane or the like. In accordance with conventional practice, lead 14 comprises one or more electrical conductors insulated with a flexible outer sheath made of silicone rubber, polyurethane, or the like. Lead 14 has one or more electrodes disposed generally at the distal end thereof, lead 14 in FIG. 1 being shown as a bipolar lead having a tip electrode 18 and a ring electrode 20, further in accordance with conventional practice.
Header 16 encases one or more hermetic feedthrough elements (not shown in the Figures) for enabling electrical signals to be communicated between the conductors of lead 14 and electronic stimulation and control circuitry 22 disposed within hermetic enclosure 12. Also disposed within hermetic enclosure 12 is a battery 24 for providing power to the various electronic components of pacemaker system 10.
FIG. 2 shows a conventional lateral transvenous implantation of pacemaker system 10 within the body of a patient 26. Hermetic enclosure 12 is disposed within a small subcutaneous pocket inferior to the patient's clavicle. Lead 14 extends transvenously from enclosure 12 such that its distal end is disposed within the heart 28 of patient 26.
Turning now to FIG. 3, there is shown a functional block diagram of pacemaker system 10 and in particular, the organization of electronic stimulation and control circuitry 22 in accordance with the presently disclosed embodiment of the invention. In accordance with conventional practice, stimulation and control circuitry 22 functions to control the device's pacing and sensing functions. Stimulation and control circuit 22 may be of conventional design, in accordance, for example, with what is disclosed U.S. Pat. No. 5,052,388 to Sivula et al., entitled "Method and Apparatus for Implementing Activity Sensing in a Pulse Generator", which patent is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. To the extent that certain components of pacemaker system 10 are conventional in their design and operation, such components will not be described herein in extensive detail, as it is believed that design and implementation of such components would be a matter of routine to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, stimulation and control circuit 22 in FIG. 3 includes stimulating pulse output circuitry 30, a crystal oscillator 32, a random-access memory and read-only memory (RAM/ROM) unit 34, and a central processing unit (CPU) 36, all of which are well-known in the art.
Pacemaker 10 also includes an internal communication/telemetry circuit 38 so that it is capable communicating with an external programmer/control unit not shown in the Figures. An example of such an external programmer is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,345,362 to Winkler, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Associated with communication circuit 38 is a radio-frequency antenna 40 for facilitating the receipt and transmission of radio-frequency signals, in accordance with conventional practice and as exemplified by the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,382 to Markowitz, entitled "Marker Channel Telemetry System for a Medical Device," of U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,404 to Wyborny et al., entitled "Telemetry Format for Implanted Medical Device," and of U.S. Pat. No. 4,556,063 to Thompson et al., entitled "Telemetry System for a Medical Device." The Markowitz '382, Wyborny et al. '404 and Thompson et al. '063 patents are each hereby incorporated by reference herein in their respective entireties.
In one embodiment of the invention, CPU 36 is a custom microprocessor adapted to fetch and execute instructions stored in RAM/ROM unit 34 in a conventional manner. It is contemplated, however, that other implementations may be suitable for the purposes of practicing the present invention. For example, an off-the-shelf, commercially available microprocessor or microcontroller, or custom application-specific, hardwired logic, or state-machine type circuitry may be utilized to perform the stimulation and control functions of CPU 36. Furthermore, while the present invention is described herein in the context of an automatic, body-implantable pacemaker system, it is contemplated that the present invention may find beneficial applicability in connection with automatic medical device systems other than pacemakers, including, for example, defibrillators, tachycardiac conversion devices, and the like, whether body-implantable or external.
With continued reference to FIG. 3, stimulation and control circuitry 22 is coupled to one or more leads 14 which, when implanted, extend transvenously between the implant site of pulse generator 10 and the patient's heart 28, as previously noted with reference to FIG. 2. Physically, the connections between leads 14 and the various internal components of circuitry 22 are facilitated by means of a conventional connector block assembly 16, shown in FIG. 2 but not shown in FIG. 3. Electrically, the coupling of the conductors of leads and internal electrical circuitry 22 is facilitated by means of a lead interface circuit 42 which functions, in a multiplexer-like manner, to selectively and dynamically establish necessary connections between various conductors in leads 14, including, for example, atrial tip and ring electrode conductors ATIP and ARING and ventricular tip and ring electrode conductors VTIP and VRING, which serve as physiologic sensors, as would be familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. For the sake of clarity, the specific connections between the conductors of lead 14 and the various components of stimulation and control circuitry 22 are not shown in FIG. 3, although it will be clear to those of ordinary skill in the art that, for example, conductors in lead 14 will necessarily be coupled, either directly or indirectly, to sense amplifier circuitry 44 and stimulating pulse output circuit 30, in accordance with common practice, such that cardiac electrical signals may be conveyed to sensing circuitry 44, and such that stimulating pulses may be delivered to cardiac tissue, via lead 14.
As previously noted, stimulation control circuit 22 includes central processing unit 36 which may be an off-the-shelf programmable microprocessor or microcontroller, but in the presently preferred embodiment of the invention is a custom integrated circuit. Although specific connections between CPU 36 and other components of stimulation and control circuit 22 are not shown in FIG. 3, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that CPU 36 functions to control the timed operation of stimulating pulse output circuit 26 and sense amplifier circuit 44 under control of programminig stored in RAM/ROM unit 34. It is believed that those of ordinary skill in the art will be familiar with such an operative arrangement.
With continued reference to FIG. 3, crystal oscillator circuit 32, in the presently preferred embodiment a 32,768-Hz crystal controlled oscillator, provides main timing clock signals to stimulation and control circuit 22. Again, the lines over which such clocking signals are provided to the various timed components of stimulation and control circuitry 22 (e.g., microprocessor 36) are omitted from FIG. 3 for the sake of clarity.
Various other interconnections between individual components of stimulation and control circuit 22 are represented by microprocessor and I/O Bus block 46 in FIG. 3. For example, there is preferably a connection between CPU 36 and pacing output circuit 30, such that CPU 36 can provide triggering or inhibiting signals to output circuit 30 to control the delivery of stimulating pulses to the patient's heart 28. These various interconnections are also omitted from FIG. 3 for the sake of clarity.
It is to be understood that the various components of pacemaker system 10 depicted in FIG. 3 are powered by means of battery 24 (not shown in FIG. 3) which is contained within the hermetic enclosure of pacemaker 10 as depicted in FIG. 1. For the sake of clarity in the Figures, the battery and the connections between it and the other components of pulse generator 10 are not shown other than in FIG. 1.
Stimulating pulse output circuit 30, which functions to generate cardiac stimuli under control of signals issued by CPU 36, may be, for example, of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,476,868 to Thompson, entitled "Body Stimulator Output Circuit," which patent is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Again, however, it is believed that those of ordinary skill in the art could select from among many various types of prior art pacing output circuits which would be suitable for the purposes of practicing the present invention.
Sense amplifier circuit 44, which will be hereinafter described in further detail, functions to receive electrical cardiac signals over lead 14 and to process such signals to derive event signals reflecting the occurrence of specific cardiac electrical events, including atrial contractions (P-waves) and ventricular contractions (R-waves). These event-indicating signals are provided to CPU 36 for use in controlling the synchronous stimulating operations of pulse generator 10 in accordance with common practice in the art. In addition, these event indicating signals may be communicated, via uplink transmission, to an external programming unit for visual display to a physician or clinician.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that pacemaker system 10 may include numerous other components and subsystems, for example, activity sensors and associated circuitry. The presence or absence of such additional components in pacemaker 10, however, is not believed to be pertinent to the present invention, which relates in large part to monitoring the operation of implantable devices as well as memory management of those devices.
In a preferred embodiment the CPU 36 is a microprocessor capable of multitasking monitoring and diagnostic operations. When performing a monitoring or diagnostic routine the microprocessor compares the monitored or sensed data to a range of expected data to determine if a threshold has been exceeded indicating that an event of clinical significance has occurred. The range of expected data may be determined in a variety of ways. One is that the physician may select the range in absolute terms. For example, the physician may program a range of <200 Ω or >3000 Ω to identify a lead impedance problem. A reading of lead impedance that is either too high or too low may act as a threshold event. A threshold event will cause the microprocessor to attempt to save the data that triggered a threshold event and may cause the microprocessor to begin tracking the particular parameter that triggered the threshold event.
Once a threshold event has occurred, i.e. the lead impedance has dropped too low, the microprocessor will first determine whether memory is available to store data regarding lead impedance. If memory is available, the microprocessor will store collected data regarding lead impedance. The microprocessor may also continue to collect lead impedance data to provide further reference data. The historical lead impedance data will then be available to the physician at the next interface with the implantable device.
If no memory is available the microprocessor will determine a priority value for the lead impedance data which triggered the threshold event. The determined priority value can then be compared to equivalent values of the various segments of data already stored in the memory. The priority value (PV) of a segment of data is determined in the preferred embodiment by multiplying the record length (RL) by the assigned clinical significance value (CSV) of the parameter being monitored and inverting that value. The following equation defines the priority value: ##EQU1##
The clinical significance value is assigned so that the parameter with the highest significance has the lowest number and the lowest significance has the highest number. Correspondingly, the priority value is scaled so that even a parameter that has a high clinical significance, but requires a tremendous use of memory may be determined to be lower priority than a parameter of lower clinical significance that requires substantially less memory. The preferred embodiment disclosed herein is only one way to allocate memory, others will be apparent to those skilled in the art with the benefit of this disclosure. By way of example, the data stored in memory may be date-coded to provide additional support for writing over some portions of memory rather than others. For instance, lead impedance data or other physiologic sensor data may be of high priority when an out-of-bounds condition or threshold violation is first noticed. If, over a period of weeks, however, no other out-of-bounds activity occurs, the stored lead impedance data or other physiologic sensor data may become low priority data.
Another advantage of the present invention is the ability to manage memory through the manipulation of the data stored therein. Referring back to the example just discussed a lead impedance threshold value was violated, but that violation occurred some weeks in the past, rather than continuing to save all the impedance data collected after the threshold condition occurred, the microprocessor may compress the data to the point where only an indication that an out-of-bounds condition occurred on a specific date will be retained. In so doing the microprocessor would be greatly increasing the importance of that data by reducing the record length and therefore, increasing the resulting priority value. In other words, the data was of high clinical significance to start with and now it also takes up very little memory resulting in a very high priority value.
The preferred embodiment can be described in greater detail through the use of the flow chart shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. The microprocessor 36 accesses the next diagnostic or monitoring routine selected to be executed from ROM 34 as shown in box 102. By way of example, the next routine may be to simply monitor the atrial sensor. The microprocessor 36 performs the routine and compares the data that was collected against threshold values stored in memory 34 as shown in box 104. From that comparison the microprocessor 36 determines if a threshold event occurred, 106. If not, the microprocessor selects the next diagnostic routine to be executed and starts the process over again. If a threshold event occurred, the microprocessor 36 determines the record length that will be necessary to store the data related to the threshold event, 108. Once the record length is determined the microprocessor 36 can assess whether the available memory is sufficient to store that record length, 112. If so, the microprocessor 36 stores the data associated with the threshold event in memory 34, as shown in step 110. If not, the microprocessor goes on to determine the clinical significance value of the particular diagnostic threshold event, step 114. Preferably, the microprocessor 36 accesses a clinical significance value stored in memory 34 associated with the particular diagnostic routine selected in step 102. With the record length and the clinical significance value the microprocessor 36 then calculates the priority value, step 116. The clinical significance value determined in step 114 may range from 0 to 10 or any other range selected by the programmer. If the clinical significance is selected so high as to be 0, the record length will have no effect on the calculated priority value. The record length simply identifies the number of bytes that will be required to store the data.
Once the priority value is calculated in step 116, the microprocessor then determines if there is memory allocated to data with a lower associated priority value. If not, the latest threshold event data is not stored because the memory is already filled with data which has higher priority values and therefore higher priority data. At that point the microprocessor will return to step 102 and select the next diagnostic routine to begin again. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that another level of complexity could be inserted here. For instance, the data that is contained in the allocated memory may be viewed as having two levels of priority. It may be absolutely critical for the physician to know that a ventricular fibrillation (VF) occurred and when. The physician may also desire to examine Electrocardiogram (ECG) data from around the time of the VF event. However, the physician may be willing to forego the ECG data in lieu of receiving data concerning a later occurring lead impedance problem. As such the ECG and other data surrounding the VF threshold event could be compressed to contain only the very essential data to make room for the also significant lead impedance data.
The flow chart of FIGS. 4A and 4B could be enhanced as demonstrated in FIG. 5 to account for the two level priority system. If no memory is allocated to a higher priority value from step 118 the microprocessor would then determine if compression of data could provide enough memory to store the new threshold event data, step 124. The compression could be either of the new threshold event data or of any of the data stored in memory. As described in a previous example compression as one extreme could consist of storing only an indication that a particular threshold was breached at a particular date and time. Alternatively, compression may consist of eliminating all but the data collected in the two days following the threshold event, i.e., rather than the last two weeks. As can be seen from these examples, compression is simply a process of overwriting data that the physician might like to see in favor of data the physician needs to have stored.
If compression of data will not provide enough memory space the microprocessor will return to step 102. If the compression will provide the needed space the microprocessor compresses the data which is compressible in step 126. In the step of compressing, the compression need only be performed up to the point where the needed space is then available. After compression, the microprocessor will then add the new threshold event data to the memory in step 128. Once the threshold event data is stored the microprocessor returns to step 102 to execute the next diagnostic routine.
In the preferred embodiment, the diagnostic routines are unchanging and are therefore stored in ROM 34. The parameters which determine whether data collected during the diagnostic routine violates a threshold are generally fixed, but in some limited circumstances may need to be adjusted to customize the system to a particular application. The initial threshold values may be set in a variety of ways. First the threshold values may be specific default values which are contained either in ROM 34 or in the memory of an external programnmer. Upon initialization of the system, the default values stored either internally in ROM 34 or externally in the programmer may be transferred into the RAM 34 for further manipulation and use.
Another alternative for setting threshold values is to allow an implantable device having a physiologic sensor to begin steady state operation and then collect baseline data. The baseline data could then be used to determine threshold events by looking for deviation from baseline by a certain fixed amount or by a certain percentage. A possible hybrid alternative is to use preset default values until enough time has passed to allow true baseline sampling to have occurred. There are any number of equivalent alternatives that one skilled in the art may choose from to select the parameters that will be used by the CPU 36 to determine whether a threshold event has occurred.
The process of setting the clinical significance values for particular threshold events will preferably entail a consideration of the application, a particular patient's medical history, the physician or clinical technician's personal preferences and beliefs, etc. Therefore, while default priority values may be stored internally in ROM 34 or externally in the programmer it is envisioned that once those defaults are copied to the RAM 34, substantial modification may occur.
Determining the record length is performed by the microprocessor 36. The microprocessor 36 assesses the amount of data to be stored immediately as well as the amount of data that will need to be added from future monitoring of the data which originally caused the threshold event.
One application of the present invention is an implantable pacemaker designed to assist a patient suffering from a bradycardia condition. The pacemaker may have some data that is stored continuously, some data that it stores periodically, and some data that gets stored only when a threshold event occurs. One threshold event could be lack of atrial capture. In other words, the pacemaker initiated a paced event in the atrial chamber but sensed no response. The CPU 36 would then follow through with the steps shown in FIG. 1 to eventually store the data. At the next interface the programmer would receive the data concerning loss of atrial capture and would provide an indication to the physician of what the problem may be. For instance, if the data shows that atrial capture has been lost all together the lead may be loose or damaged. If capture is lost only intermittently, the atrial pulse amplitude or atrial pulse width may be set too low for consistent capture.
A further variation on the above example is to provide the capability within the implanted device to make modifications to certain of its own operating parameters to attempt to solve a detected problem. In the example, where intermittent loss of capture occurs, the microprocessor 36 may be programmed to not only identify that data related to loss of capture should be stored, but may also be programmed to identify the potential problem and begin to take remedial action. The microprocessor 36 could begin increasing the atrial pulse amplitude or width to either achieve capture 100% of the time, or in the alternative determine that the problem is not with the atrial pulse amplitude or width settings but instead may be an intermittently faulty lead. The microprocessor 36 would then store not only data associated with the threshold event, but would store data concerning attempted remedial action for access by the programmer at the next interface.
The specific examples set out herein are not intended to limit the present invention in any way, but rather are intended to assist in a complete understanding of the present invention as it is set out in the claims below.
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I had too much trouble trying to figure out a top 15 so I just did a top five.
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Lynch: Zeus' pet eagle, favorite enforcer soars above our heads
There are a number of bird constellations winging their way onto the celestial stage we call our night sky over North Texas. One of the more than 60 constellations we can see is Aquila the Eagle. According to Greek mythology, Aquila was the favorite pet of Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus. Like most of the members in the hierarchy of Greek gods, let's just say he wasn't exactly warm and fuzzy with his supreme power. You wouldn't see him kiss any babies at political rallies and there certainly wouldn't be any fireside chats.
Before I continue with Zeus's ruthless legacy, let me tell you how to find the constellation. Right now in the early evening, about 8 p.m., Aquila is soaring in the southern sky, about halfway from the horizon to the overhead zenith right in the Milky Way Band, the thickest part of our home galaxy. The main part of Aquila resembles a sideways diamond that basically outlines the wingspan of the eagle. Unfortunately there aren't any real stars that make up the eagle's head. You need to use your full imagination to see that. On the lower right side of the diamond is a faint crooked line of stars that allegedly outlines the tail of the attacking eagle.
Just to the lower right of the tail, in a very faint and nondescript constellation called Scutum the Shield, is a cute little open star cluster of young stars. It's formally known as Messier Object 11 or M11, but its nickname is the "The Wild Duck Cluster." You should be able to easily see it with a small to moderate telescope or even with a good pair of binoculars, and some claim it resembles a duck landing on a lake. Unfortunately I'm not one of them though. I've tried to see the ducky in that cluster but I'm afraid it's lost to me. Astronomically M11 is a young cluster of about 500 stars only about 220 million years old, which believe it or not makes them toddler stars. The Wild duck lies a little over 6,000 light years away, with just one year equaling nearly 6 trillion miles.
The brightest star of Aquila is Altair, marking Aquila's heart. Altair is easy to find because it is one of three bright "Summer Triangle" stars, which even though we're just about at midautumn is presently hanging nearly overhead in the high southern sky. The Summer Triangle isn't an official constellation, but its stars Altair, Vega, and Deneb are the brightest stars in that part of the sky, and each one of them is the brightest star in its own constellation. Altair is the moderately bright star on the lower right corner of the triangle.
Let's getback to Aquila's story, although I should warn you that eating your breakfast may not go well with reading this story. Better finish it up first. Before he became Zeus' favorite pet, the king of the gods commissioned Aquila the Eagle to seek out a servant boy for the gods of Mount Olympus, someone who would tidy up the place, change their sheets, and be a highly skilled bartender to the gods. So one day Aquila was swooping and came upon a shepherd named Ganymede who was tending his sheep. Aquila studied how hard and dedicated the young shepherd was and promptly plucked him away from the sheep and flew him up to Mount Olympus. At first Ganymede missed his family and his sheep, but in time the job grew on him. He became buddies with many of the gods and, being a growing boy, he sure didn't mind being around all of the beautiful goddesses!
Zeus couldn't be more grateful to Aquila and soon the king of the gods adopted the faithful eagle as a pet. After a little training he trusted Aquila with noble duties, such as occasionally delivering Zeus' thunderbolts to Earth. After a few short years Aquila became Zeus' personal messenger as well as Zeus' diabolical "hit bird." Anytime Zeus felt it necessary to enforce or punish he called on Aquila with his razor sharp beak to carve the violator up. The evil eagle would punish mortals and gods alike with great dispatch and no mercy.
There's one story about how Zeus wanted to punish Prometheus, one of the old gods of the Titan family, because he gave humans the gift of fire. Zeus thought this was too great of a gift to bestow on mere mortals. Zeus was so enraged that he had Prometheus chained naked to a pillar, and every single day from dawn to dusk Aquila tore through his flesh and chewed up his liver. Since Prometheus was a god and immortal, his liver healed up every night, only to be pecked and chewed by the razor beak of Aquila the very next day. This went on day after day until the great Greek hero Hercules finally shot the evil eagle in the heart.
Zeus memorialized his faithful hit bird by placing his body among the stars, soaring in the heavens and reminding all not to mess with the king of the gods!!!
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The Mossberg 800 series was made from 1967-1979. This one in 22-250 has a 22" barrel, fold down open rear sight, factory drilled and tapped receiver, top tang safety, and a Mannlicher-Schoenauer spoon type bolt handle. Bluing on barrel and receiver would be about 85%. The bore is good to very good,but not excellent.The uncheckered, oil finished, Walnut stock is 95% with a little color. Shoots fine. This is a shooter, not a pristine collector. Shipping is $16.00. FFL needed.
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Discussion: Lefty Relief Options For The Mets
In December of 2010 (gosh, it seems like so long ago) the Mets lost two left-handed relievers to free agency when Hisanori Takahashi signed with the Angels and Pedro Feliciano hooked on with the Yankees. Since then, as Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com notes, the Mets haven't signed any lefty bullpen help to offset those losses. We've heard plenty about the club's plans to search through the bargain bin for a starting pitcher, but what southpaw relief options do the Mets have?
The Mets have been linked to Brian Fuentes who would certainly go a long way to help bolster their 'pen. The tall left-hander turned in a 2.81 ERA last season with 8.8 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9 in his walk year. However, unless the Mets plan on expanding their budget, they likely won't have room to sign Fuentes and the starter that they're after.
Veterans such as Joe Beimel, Will Ohman, and Ron Mahay could probably be had on the cheap. We know that Dennys Reyes will come at a reasonable price after he almost inked a one-year, $1.1MM deal with the Phillies. Rubin also floats the names of Tim Byrdak and Randy Flores as possibilities. While none of these players would be a particularly flashy acquisition, all of the Mets' in-house options are surrounded with question marks. Trying Oliver Perez in relief is one such option, but his recent play in the Mexican winter league has been less-than-impressive. If you were in Sandy Alderson's position, what direction would you go in?
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Discussion: Yankees Possible Middle Infielder Options
Yesterday we learned that talks between the Astros and Yankees about Jeff Keppinger didn't get very far. The 30-year-old utility player appeared to be a fine fit for a team in need of bench help, but New York could instead turn to rookie Eduardo Nunez to fill the role. That, however, seems like a Plan B more than anything right now.
If the Yankees want to sift through other options on the open market they'll find that there isn't much left to choose from. Former Yankee prospect Cristian Guzman is still available after posting a less-than-stellar .648 OPS with the Nationals and Rangers. Despite a solid body of work throughout his career, Julio Lugo disappointed in Baltimore last season, hitting .249/.298/.282 in 93 games. Both players offer average defense at shortstop (-0.2 and -0.4 career UZR/150, respectively) but Lugo has more experience playing second base. Those two are essentially the cream of the free agent utility infielder crop.
The Yankees have had trouble signing bench players in recent years in part because no free agent in their right mind would join the Yanks only to sit on the bench behind their impressive cast of regulars. They've had to trade for bench help as a result, grabbing the likes of Wilson Betemit, Jerry Hairston Jr., Eric Hinske, and Austin Kearns at the deadline in recent years. John Hickey of Sportspress Northwest writes that the Mariners need to make a deal if they hope to free up spending cash this winter, so perhaps a deal involving Jack Wilson and the $5MM left on his contract deal could make sense for both sides.
GM Brian Cashman has started each of the last two seasons with young gloveman Ramiro Pena on his bench, so the team could go with him again if they feel Nunez needs more minor league seasoning. The Yankees have money to spend after missing out on Cliff Lee, but quality reserve players are tough to find these days. Overpaying for bench players is a good way to waste money, so don't be surprised if New York starts the season with Pena before making yet another in-season trade. What do MLBTR's readers think the Yankees will do with their bench during before Spring Training?
Mike Axisa contributed to this post.
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Discussion: The Nats' First Base Backup Plan
After shocking the world by signing Jayson Werth, the Nats have been looking to make a second, albeit smaller, splash to fill their first base vacancy. The club has talked extensively with Adam LaRoche but the two sides seem to have hit a wall as the SFX client seeks $21MM over three years. They've also been linked to 35-year-old Derrek Lee who is willing to take a one-year deal. Lee hit just .260/.347/.428 with 19 HRs in 2010 but finished out the year in solid fashion with the Braves. Like LaRoche, Lee is also being looked at by the Orioles.
It seems likely that Washington will end up with either Lee or LaRoche at first base but they do have other options. It has been said that the Nationals could look into signing Casey Kotchman as a Plan B. The M's let the 27-year-old hit free agency back in November after he turned in a .217/.280/.336 slash line in 2010. Kotchman made a shade over $3.5MM last season and can probably be had for less in '11. His bat may be suspect but his career 8.8 UZR/150 at first base helps to offset his recent offensive shortcomings.
Kotchman might not be a real upgrade over Mike Morse at first base but he could be a nice complement to the burly slugger. While Kotchman has always performed better against right-handed pitching, Morse has shown that he has a knack for hitting against lefties. While he only made 99 plate appearances against southpaws in 2010, the 28-year-old impressed by hitting .295/.374/.625 with eight homers.
ESPN's Jason A. Churchhill suggests a different platoon option: ex-National Nick Johnson. The oft-injured 32-year-old missed the bulk of 2010 with a wrist injury and predictably had his '11 option declined. It's hard to say what kind of contract Nicky J will fetch on the open market but it's safe to say it'll be for less than the $5.5MM he made last season. There isn't a great disparity in how Johnson hits against lefties and righties but he tends to hit for a little more power against right-handers.
There's obviously a significant drop-off in talent after LaRoche and Lee in what remains of this year's free agent class but the Nats could fill their gap at first cheaply while addressing other needs.
Discussion: Phillies' Search For A Lefty Reliever
The Phillies appeared to have their bullpen all squared away for 2011 when they agreed to a one-year, $1.1MM deal with 33-year-old Dennys Reyes. However, the deal fell apart roughly a week later for unknown reasons. While Ruben Amaro has already landed the biggest item on his Christmas wish list, a reunion with Cliff Lee, he is still looking to add a reasonably-priced left-handed reliever.
On Monday, J.C. Romero made it known that he would like to return to Philadelphia. The left-hander would likely have to take a pay cut however, as he earned $4.5MM in 2010. Hideki Okajima is another attractive available relief option but with strong interest from the Mets and other clubs, he could be too pricey for the Phillies.
Recently, Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer identified four relievers who would sign for a deal similar to the one Reyes and the Phillies (initially) agreed upon. Joe Beimel, Randy Flores, Ron Mahay, and Will Ohman would all fall into that price range. With those options available, Gelb argues that the Phillies would be better off rounding out their bullpen from within. If you were in Ruben Amaro's position, what would you do?
Discussion: The Orioles' First Base Vacancy
At the start of this month, the Orioles began their pursuit of Adam LaRoche in earnest. The two sides have been talking frequently but earlier this week it was said that talks had reached an impasse. The 31-year-old has been looking for a three-year deal and despite reports to the contrary, skipper Buck Showalter says that he club has not put a three-year, $21MM offer on the table.
As they hit a wall with LaRoche's representation, the O's rekindled talks with free agent Derrek Lee. While Lee's offensive production was flat during the early portion of the 2010 campaign, he started to rebound in July for the Cubs and Braves. Lee is also just one year removed from a brilliant 2009 season in which he hit .306/.393/.579 and 35 homers. Perhaps the most important "pro" in the Orioles' t-chart is the fact that Lee seems willing to sign a one-year deal for $8MM, while LaRoche continues to seek a multi-year agreement.
However, the Orioles are not confined to these two options. On Wednesday, ESPN's Buster Olney suggested that the club could put together a platoon at first base. For example, Jason Giambi or Russell Branyan could hit from the left side of the plate while someone like Troy Glaus could provide a right-handed bat. While those names aren't necessarily glamorous, they would allow the O's to patch up their hole at first without breaking the bank. How do you envision Baltimore rounding out their revamped infield?
Discussion: George Sherrill
Dodgers reliever George Sherrill, who earned $4.5MM in 2010, might not be offered arbitration this winter. In other news, I might not receive consideration for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize.
With all due respect to Sherrill and his past accomplishments, which include a fantastic second half of 2009 in Los Angeles, his 2010 numbers indicate that he's not worth another year at a similar rate. However, Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times offered up a defense of the left-hander earlier this week in which he pointed out that Joe Torre often used him in the wrong situations. Sherrill, who shines against lefties, faced 85 left-handed batters and 95 right-handed batters. His stat line for the year was a 6.69 ERA with 6.2 K/9 and 5.9 BB/9, though lefties batted just .192/.286/.288 against him.
Sherrill won't be offered arbitration but he could certainly be a solid value for the Dodgers or another club looking to take a small gamble on a strong left-handed specialist. Dilbeck predicts a "serious pay cut" and perhaps even a minor league deal in the 33-year-old's near future. When utilized properly, however, one has to think that Sherrill can deliver results worthy of a guaranteed deal. The only question is, will the market force a team to offer one?
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Discussion: Ryan Ludwick
Earlier today, Padres GM Jed Hoyer all but guaranteed that Ryan Ludwick would return to the Padres next season, as MLB.com's Corey Brock tweeted. Given the Padres' lack of middle-of-the-order pop around Adrian Gonzalez, bringing back Ludwick appears to be the right call. However, it's not the team's only option.
Ludwick, 32, earned $5.45MM in 2010 and will enter his final year of arbitration eligibility. While his overall numbers (.251/.325/.418, 17 HR) were slightly disappointing, he should still be a line for a small bump in salary, making him one of the highest-paid Padres heading into next season. While $6MM+ will be well-spent on stars like Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell, Ludwick's stock isn't quite as high. After coming over from St. Louis, the outfielder hit just .211/.301/.330 in 239 plate appearances as a Padre. The sample size is small and the change in home park has to be taken into account, but San Diego will clearly be expecting improvement from Ludwick if he's on next year's roster.
Hoyer has said he's open at least to listening on trade offers for Gonzalez and Bell, but there are a few factors working against dealing Ludwick. Not only could Ludwick's second-half struggles scare away interested teams, but the 32-year-old means more to the Padres than he would to most other clubs. Given San Diego's pitcher's park and limited payroll, they'll have trouble bringing any big free agent bats to town; plus, the club's outfield and lineup would become even thinner if non-tender candidate Scott Hairston isn't retained.
As Brock notes in a separate tweet, the Padres acquired Ludwick from St. Louis this summer in part because the outfielder had an additional year of team control. So it seems San Diego's best plan of action is bringing back Ludwick and hoping that he helps the team contend for the postseason in 2011. If things aren't going well by next year's trade deadline, the club could consider cutting their losses by moving the former Cardinal at that point. What do you think? Is retaining Ludwick the right move for the Padres?
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Discussion: The Nationals' 2011 First Baseman
Adam Dunn's defensive limitations are under scrutiny again today after a pair of plays he failed to make in last night's 1-0 loss to Philadelphia, writes Ben Goessling of MASN.com. It's "no secret," according to Goessling, that as the Nationals decide whether or not to extend Dunn past this season, his defense is one of their primary concerns.
Dunn's prowess at the plate is undisputed; with 31 home runs and a slash line of .266/.354/.557 this year, The 30-year-old is poised to match or top last year's .267/.398/.529, 38-homer campaign. And his defense at first base has actually improved, according to UZR. Playing the infield on a full-time basis for the first time this season, Dunn's UZR/150 is only slightly below average, at -1.3. Still, UZR is a statistic best evaluated over multiple seasons, and Dunn's career numbers aren't flattering.
It could cost Washington in excess of $40MM to lock up Dunn to a multi-year extension, and it's unclear whether they'd want to commit that money to a player some observers feel is more suited to DHing. Additionally, Dunn projects as a Type A free agent and could net the Nats compensation picks if he signs elsewhere. As MLBTR's Tim Dierkes noted, the club figures to offer Dunn arbitration even if they think he may accept, since they could live with having him for one year at around $15MM.
Goessling indicates that the Nats would have some interest in Carlos Pena, who will also be a free agent this winter. Pena isn't as dangerous offensively as Dunn, but he has a similar power stroke and is more adept in the field. Other above-average defensive players available this offseason in an overcrowded first base market include Derrek Lee and Lyle Overbay. Both players have struggled offensively at times this year, but are still helping their teams defensively.
Will concerns about Dunn's defense mean the Nats let him walk this winter? How much money and how many years would you commit to the slugger if you were running the organization? Or would you elect to pursue another corner infielder instead?
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Discussion: Ted Lilly
The Dodgers picked up Cubs lefty Ted Lilly at the trade deadline with the hopes of making a run at the postseason. As they host the Reds at home tonight, they sit 12 games back of the Padres for the NL West crown and seven games back in the wild card chase. Their playoff hopes aren't quite dashed at this point but with Manny Ramirez and Rafael Furcal still sidelined with injuries, things do not look good for Los Angeles.
Earlier today, ESPN's Buster Olney wondered if the Dodgers might try to flip the two-time All-Star to a playoff contender. He notes that Lilly would not clear waivers as he would have several teams interested and points to Philadelphia and St. Louis as possible candidates. With a 1.29 ERA with 8.4 K/9 and 1.3 BB/9 in four starts thus far for the Dodgers, it's no surprise to hear that he is highly sought after.
Lilly becomes a free agent at season's end and based on the Dodgers' actions last season, many observers believe that they will not offer him arbitration. If you were in GM Ned Colletti's position, would you hang on to the hurler to keep your playoff hopes alive or would you ship him to his seventh career major league destination?
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Discussion: Manny Ramirez
After being unable to land Nationals slugger Adam Dunn, the White Sox turned their attention to another target in the hours leading up to the Trade Deadline: Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez. The conversation reportedly didn't last long as Dodgers GM Ned Colletti essentially told White Sox GM Kenny Williams, "Thanks, but no thanks." Reportedly, the Rays made an inquiry of their own as well.
As they sit a surmountable seven games back in the NL West, the Dodgers made moves at the deadline to improve themselves in the short-term. Octavio Dotel and Ted Lilly were brought aboard and younger players with upside and team-friendly contracts like Blake DeWitt, James McDonald, and prospect Andrew Lambo were shipped out. However, the club's goals can change very quickly if they are unable to make up ground or even tread water in the coming weeks.
The enigmatic superstar has spent a good deal of time on the disabled list this season but has still managed to put forward a .317/.409/.516 slash line and eight homers in 61 games. For a team still in the playoff hunt, the 38-year-old could be very attractive, even for the roughly $7MM he is owed for the rest of the year. If the Dodgers can't keep their playoff dreams alive, one has to imagine that Ramirez will be an August trade target. The White Sox, Rays, and other contenders will certainly be keeping an eye on the club.
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Hybrid Making - New Work from Australia, Canada & Scotland
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AboutWith Glasgow's forthcoming Commonwealth Games Festival 2014, this exhibition sits within a year-long strand of associated events happening throughout the city to celebrate Scotland's cultural heritage. Artists from three nations, Australia, Canada and Scotland, will be showing works exploring language, community and the relationship between three organisations with a shared objective working in different parts of the world. Works by Arts Project Australia, Garth Homer Society (Canada) and Project Ability.
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