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Posted on: August 2, 2011 1:17 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Two-homer edition
By Matt Snyder
Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians. What a night and what a season for the now-star shortstop. He went yard twice, including a tie-breaking two-run shot in the eighth inning. On the night, Cabrera was 3-5 with three runs, four RBI and the two homers. The Indians won 9-6 and crawled within two games of the idle Tigers in the AL Central.
Derrek Lee, Pirates. Quite a debut for Lee as a Pirate. He homered off former teammates Carlos Zambrano and Kerry Wood en route to driving in all three Pirates runs. Alas, it was all for naught, as the Pirates dropped their fourth straight, this time 5-3. They're now 5 1/2 games out and just one game over .500.
Dan Uggla, Braves and Rick Ankiel, Nationals. We'll combo these two in order to fit everyone who hit two homers in a game Monday night. These two played in the same game, so it works, right? Uggla is absolutely scorching hot, as he hit his 21st and 22nd homers of the season while also extending his hitting streak to 23. But his team came up short, while Ankiel helped his club prevail. Ankiel took All-Star pitcher Jair Jurrjens deep twice as the Nats won 5-3.
Adam Dunn, White Sox. The White Sox lost 3-2 to CC Sabathia and the Yankees Monday night and fell 4 1/2 games back in the AL Central. Maybe if Ozzie Guillen didn't insist on a hole in the middle of the lineup against lefties, they'd have found a way to score at least one more run. Dunn hit cleanup and went 0-4 with three strikeouts. Put his full season totals aside -- as ugly as they are -- and consider Dunn against lefties. He's now 3-77 (.038) with 35 strikeouts against lefties. If you figure around 650 at-bats is a full season, he'd be on pace to be punched out nearly 300 times in a full season of left-handed pitching at this pace. If Guillen absolutely insists on playing Dunn against left-handers, he should probably at least bump him down toward the bottom of the order.
Trevor Cahill, Athletics. The Mariners had failed to score at least five runs 80 times this season heading into Monday night. Cahill coughed up five to the Mariners in the second inning alone Monday. We're talking about an offense with Mike Carp and Adam Kennedy hitting fourth and fifth. We're talking about a team that ranked dead last in the majors in runs, average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage heading into the game. And Cahill -- an All-Star and fringe Cy Young contender last season -- allowed six earned runs, two walks and a career-high 12 hits in just four innings. The A's lost 8-4 and are only 2 1/2 games ahead of the Mariners, who just had a historic losing streak.
Craig Counsell, Brewers. It may be time for the 40-year-old veteran of nearly 1,600 career games to hang it up. He hasn't had a hit since June 10, as he's zero for his last 45. The Brewers can't continue to give him opportunities much longer, especially as the pennant race heats up even more. On the other hand, the Brew Crew did pull through again Monday evening, 6-2, have won seven straight and own a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL Central.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: July 31, 2011 11:19 pm
3 Up, 3 Down: Cueto takes MLB lead in ERA
By Evan Brunell
Johnny Cueto, Reds: Cueto spun a gem on Sunday, finally qualifying for MLB leaderboards. Now that he's qualified, he boasts baseball's lowest ERA at at a scant 1.74, going the distance for a complete-game shutout, allowing three hits and one walk, while striking out six. People have been waiting for a breakout for Cueto for years, and while he's putting together the best season of his career, he's also been inordinately lucky, limiting home runs and allowing just 23 percent of batted balls to fall in for hits, compared to the league average of 29 percent. Not that his fantasy owners (me) are complaining.
Raul Ibanez, Phillies: Ibanez is an incredibly streaky hitter, being a valued member of the Philadelphia lineup in both May and July, but an albatross in the other two months. That doesn't bode well for August, does it? Anyways, Ibanez blasted two home runs against the Pirates, the latter blow tying the game in the bottom eighth before Philly walked off in the 10th. His four RBI were 2/3s of Philadelphia's total, and boosted his overall line to .247/.293/.434 which tells you how anemic he was in April and June.
Joe Saunders, Diamondbacks: Saunders is on fire, throwing 7 2/3 innings of a victory to even his record up at 8-8. He allowed just two runs, walking none and striking out three. This is part of a larger pattern for Saunders, who was roundly criticized upon his trade to Arizona last season for Dan Haren. Saunders has found the senior circuit to his liking, posting a 3.56 ERA despite pitching in a hitter's park and has pitched 16 2/3 innings of a possible 18 in his last two starts. In July, Saunders didn't allow more than three earned runs in his six starts, a big reason why Arizona has stayed in playoff contention.
Honorable mention: Justin Verlander came oh-so-close to his second no-hitter of the season, not his first flirtation with that honor. Instead, he ended up holding on for the win in what turned into a crazy game.
Tommy Hanson, Braves: Hanson didn't exactly get hit hard, but he give up three runs in six innings. Good enough for a quality start, but despite striking out seven, he also walked three. The start means Hanson has given up 18 runs in his last 23 1/3 innings, comprised of four starts. For comparison, prior to July, the most runs Hanson had ever given up in one month alone, never mind four starts, was 10, accomplished twice in April and May before dropping to six earned in June over four starts. So that should illustrate both how good Hanson has been and the rough stretch he's entered, which has spiked his ERA to 3.13.
Jake Westbrook, Cardinals: Westbrook took a perfect game into the sixth inning, but coughed up a walk to Koyie Hill -- the No. 8 hitter -- with one out in the sixth. The wheels came off after that, and when it was all said and done, Westbrook had given up three hits, three walks and struck out three in six innings, allowing four earned runs. Every single one of those hits, walks and runs came in the sixth. That's one way to blow up a no-no.
Trade deadline losers: The Dodgers, Orioles and Cubs were colossal losers at the trade deadline. The Dodgers traded away a potential high-impact bat for three organizational guys. The Orioles' entire season is officially a loss, and the Cubs incomprehensibly stood pat. Read more here, as well as who won the trade deadline.
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Posted on: July 31, 2011 1:24 am
Edited on: July 31, 2011 1:26 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Dutch deals in Toronto
By Matt Snyder
Derek Holland, Rangers. The man they call "Dutch" in Rangers country -- Dutch_Oven45 is his Twitter handle -- was absolutely magnificent Saturday afternoon in Toronto. He held the Blue Jays to just four hits in his complete-game shutout, and three of those didn't even make it to the outfield. The one line drive to the outfield was courtesy of Jose Bautista, too, which is completely forgivable. Holland is now 10-4 with a 4.14 ERA and has thrown a shutout in three of his past five outings. In fact, he's tied with Cliff Lee for the major-league lead with four shutouts.
Yunesky Maya, Nationals. He wasn't even supposed to start. Just a few hours before the game, the Nationals traded scheduled starter Jason Marquis to the Diamondbacks, thrusting Maya into the starting role. He entered the game with a 6.31 ERA in nine career starts and was facing a red hot Mets team. Maya went out and worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings, spreading out five hits. The Nationals went on to win 3-0 and ended their six-game losing streak.
Dan Uggla, Braves. Perhaps only Adam Dunn was more of a disaster in the majors for most of the 2011 season. But Uggla has picked things up for the Braves of late. Saturday, he clubbed a three-run homer in the Braves' 5-1 win over the Marlins. Since July 4, Uggla is hitting .338 with eight homers, 18 RBI and an OPS north of 1.100. It couldn't be happening at a better time, either, with Brian McCann on the shelf and Chipper Jones struggling to stay healthy.
Joakim Soria, Royals. The Royals handed their closer the ball with a 2-1 lead over the Indians in the bottom of the ninth. He got two outs before Matt LaPorta's three-run walkoff bomb nestled into the left field stands. Soria finished with a line of 2/3 innings, two hits, a walk, a hit batsman, four earned runs, a loss and a blown save. Needless to say, that's not a very good day at the office.
Zach Britton and Jason Berken, Orioles. This was about as ugly as it gets. In the second game of a double-header, the Orioles could have used a deep start by Britton to save the bullpen. Instead, he was awful. He only recorded one out while walking one, allowing seven hits and nine runs (six earned). Berken came on in relief and wasn't much better. He made it through 2 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits, two walks and seven earned runs. Yes, the Orioles trailed 16-1 through three innings. They lost 17-3. Also, for the first time in their storied history, the Yankees scored 12 runs in the first inning.
Colby Rasmus, Blue Jays. He's now 0-12 with five strikeouts since coming over in a trade from the Cardinals. As I reminded someone on Twitter Saturday afternoon, it's definitely a small sample size, but a bad start for the kid trying to win over Toronto fans.
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Posted on: July 30, 2011 1:53 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Renteria stings old team
By C. Trent Rosecrans
Edgar Renteria, Reds: The reigning World Series MVP stuck it to his old team with an RBI single in the 13th inning, ending Cincinnati's four-game losing skid. Renteria hasn't been very good this year -- hitting .238/.305/.298 -- but he came up big against Giants closer Brian Wilson, lining a single down the right-field line to score Jay Bruce from second for a 4-3 Reds win. It was his second walk-off RBI of the year in extras and he's now 5 for 9 in extra innings. A little extra praise here for Reds reliever Jose Arredondo, who not only picked up the victory, but also singled off Wilson in his first big-league plate appearance after the Reds had run out of position players.
Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles: With several teams scouting Baltimore's right-hander, the 32-year-old impressed, holding the Yankees to just four hits and one run in seven innings. The Cardinals, Tigers, Brewers, Rangers and Red Sox have all expressed interest in Guthrie, who lowered his ERA from 4.33 to 4.18 and improved his record to 5-14.
A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox: In a washing machine, the red socks will overpower the white ones -- but recently it's been the other way around on the baseball field. Pierzynski's two-run homer in the seventh inning led to Chicago's seventh straight victory over Boston and its 14th win in the last 16 battles of the Sox. Both teams managed just three hits, but Pierzynski made his lone hit count, homering off of Tim Wakefield to break a 1-1 tie in the seventh to deny Wakefield his 200th career victory.
Hitting streaks: Florida's Emilio Bonifacio and Boston's Dustin Pedroia both went 0 for 4 on Friday, ending a 26-game hitting streak for Bonifacio and a 25-game hitting streak for Pedroia. Both of their teams also lost while managing just three hits -- the Marlins 5-0 in Atlanta and the Red Sox 3-1 to the White Sox.
Charlie Morton, Pirates: Much has been made of the similarities between Morton and Roy Halladay -- their motions do look awfully similar. But on Friday, the results couldn't be more different. Morton allowed eight runs on nine hits in four innings, while Halladay allowed just a single hit over seven innings in Philadelphia's 10-3 victory over the Pirates.
Carlos Carrasco, Indians: After giving up his third homer of the game -- a fourth-inning grand slam by Melky Cabrera (that Cabrera admired for way too long) -- the Indians right-hander threw at the head of Royals DH Billy Butler, who had homered in the first. Carrasco was immediately ejected by home plate umpire Scott Barry. Butler was restrained by Indians catcher Lou Marson and both dugouts and benches cleared. Not to be outdone, Carrasco yelled back at Royals players as he exited the field. Carrasco took his ninth loss of the season and allowed seven runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Butler added his second homer later in the game.For more baseball news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsmlb on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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Posted on: July 28, 2011 11:47 pm
3 Up, 3 Down: Wright powering Mets
By Matt Snyder
David Wright, Mets. The Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Reds with a 10-9 victory Thursday afternoon, and Wright went 3-5 with two runs and an RBI. Since coming off the disabled list, Wright is scorching hot, as he's gone 15-33 (.455) with three doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI. The Mets are 5-2 in that seven-game span and -- don't look now -- trail the Braves by 6 1/2 games in the Wild Card race. Maybe they should've kept Carlos Beltran?
Mark Trumbo, Angels. The Angels roughed up the Tigers' pitching staff to the tune of 12 runs on 17 hits. The rookie Trumbo got things started in the second with a two-run homer and ended the game with five RBI. He ended up a single shy of the cycle on his 3-5 day. The Angels kept pace with the Rangers and are still just two games out in the AL West.
Wandy Rodriguez, Astros. Granted, the Cardinals were missing Lance Berkman, but Rodriguez likely upped his trade value a bit in his last start before the non-waiver deadline. He worked seven innings in a 5-3 win, allowing just five hits and one earned run. He struck out six and walked only one. The best part? He worked on top. He threw a first-pitch strike to 22 of the 26 batters he faced (Alyson Footer via Twitter).
A's bullpen. The A's got five runs in the first inning from their anemic offense and also received a quality start from Rich Harden. Yet they still ended up losing 10-8 to the Rays. Craig Breslow, Brad Ziegler and Brian Fuentes had a pretty big hand in the loss. The trio combined to allow five hits, three walks and seven earned runs in the top of the seventh inning. It's pretty tough to win a game when the bullpen coughs up a seven-spot.
Mark Reynolds, Orioles. He's got loads of power, but it comes at quite the price. Reynolds went 0-3 with a strikeout Thursday, while also committing an error at third base when he was unable to haul in an attempted pickoff throw. Only four players in the majors have struck out more often than Reynolds, but he's now the league leader in errors. It's probably time to move him to DH, so only his strikeouts are an issue -- and you can live with those from a guy hitting lots of home runs.
Davey Johnson, Nationals. Was Jim Riggleman really doing that great a job managing? It's probably a mere coincidence -- though the Marlins managerial change has made them into a different team -- but Johnson is 9-17 now as manager of the Nats. They were 39-37 when he took over. After a 5-2 loss to Jack McKeon's Marlins Thursday, the Nats have now lost five in a row and seven of eight. They're 3-9 since the All-Star break and are now in last place by 2 1/2 games.
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Posted on: July 28, 2011 1:28 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Mauer power on display
By Evan Brunell
Joe Mauer, Twins: The first home run of the season for Joe Mauer came Wednesday night in the first inning. With two out, he launched a solo home run to right field, a 383-footer. He had a 2-for-4 night with three runs, two RBI and a walk. Now hitting .288/.357/.350, Mauer is heating up, and has been for some time. With this new power, he might be ready to carry Minnesota to a shocking first-place finish. (At six games back, it really might happen.)
Zack Greinke, Brewers: Greinke's appeared in the 3 Down space more than once this season, but we always talked about his astounding strikeout-to-walk rate, now at an impressive 123-21, and said that his ERA -- which was 5.56 four starts ago -- would have to drop. It has, all the way to 4.50, as he's pitched 25 2/3 innings over those starts, giving up four unearned runs and none on Wednesday to the Cubs.
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox: Have you noticed what Ellsbury's up to lately? He's hit eight home runs in his last 17 games and now has 17 on the year, tying him with Adrian Gonzalez for second most on the team. The leader? David Ortiz, who banged his 20th on the night, adding Boston's first grand slam of the year. Ellsbury scored three, drove in two and was 3-for-4 with a walk, pushing his line to .325/.383/.528 on the year. He also stole his 29th stolen base, which is rather low for him but with the added power, the Sox don't mind. Boston's never had a 25 HR/25 SB player, by the way.
James Shields, Rays: We're going to spend this edition of 3 Down yelling at pitchers who made poor starts. Let's kick things off with Shields, who somehow gave up 10 earned runs to the Athletics -- yes, the Oakland Athletics -- in four innings, with his ERA going from 2.53 to 3.03. The A's scored one in the third but it all exploded in the fourth with nine scored, with Hideki Matsui's three-run home run the biggest blow. He walked and struck out two apiece and will now attempt to banish this game from his mind as he tries to stay in the AL Cy Young race.
Bronson Arroyo, Reds: Arroyo hasn't been doing great lately, accentuating Cincinnati's need for starting pitchers that much more acute. Arroyo, usually as steady as they come for over 200 innings and an average ERA of 4.00, has the ERA all the way up to 5.58 after allowing five runs (one unearned) in six innings. Arroyo has been shockingly consistent as to giving up four or five runs over six innings, but he's given up an inordinate amount of home runs this season, giving up his 30th on Wednesday to Lucas Duda. He's usually good for 30 an entire season.
Colby Lewis, Rangers: Lewis wasn't bad like Shields, but he wasn't great either. He danced around danger, giving up eight hits and two walks, allowing four earned runs. He gave up two homers, one each to Mauer and Michael Cuddyer. Lewis has actually been trying to come back from a very up-and-down season, his ERA resting at 5.70 after April, driving it down to 3.48 over the next month, then getting rocked in two starts to send it way back up to 4.97. And on it went, him working it down to 3.93, before this latest outing has him an even 4.00.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: July 27, 2011 2:00 am
Edited on: July 27, 2011 2:18 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Who needs Joe?
By Matt Snyder
Vance Worley, Phillies. On the day the Phillies learned they'd be losing No. 5 starter Joe Blanton for the season, rookie phenom Worley showed -- once again -- that Blanton's spot is more than covered. The 23 year old has been sensational this season and came up big once again Tuesday night. He allowed only three hits and two runs in his first career complete game and is now 7-1 with a 2.02 ERA. If Roy Oswalt comes back as strong as he's capable, the Phillies have an absurdly scary rotation.
J.J. Hardy and Derrek Lee, Orioles. The O's busted out with 12 runs -- a season high -- on 16 hits Tuesday night in a resounding victory over the Blue Jays. The entire offense hit the ball well, but Hardy and Lee were the obvious stars. Hardy clubbed two home runs and drove home four. Lee went 4-5 with a double, home run and five RBI.
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox and Emilio Bonifacio, Marlins. Both of these guys are getting close to making us pay attention daily to their hitting streaks. Bonifacio went 2-4 with a double in a Marlins victory to extend his streak to 24 games. Pedroia went 4-5 with a double and triple in a Red Sox win and is currently sitting with a 23-game hitting streak. The magic number for when streaks deserve our full attention is debatable, but with the trade deadline this week and lots of other stuff going on, 28 -- halfway to Joe DiMaggio's record 56 -- seems about right. Still, both of these guys deserve no less than a tip of the cap.
Neftali Feliz, Rangers. The 2010 AL Rookie of the Year hasn't been near as effective this season, and it showed once again Tuesday night. He closed 40 of 43 save opportunities last season, but Tuesday he blew his fifth save in 25 tries in 2011. He's already surpassed last season's walk total in a little more than half the innings. A crucial fielding error didn't help Feliz Tuesday, but he still allowed a single, two doubles and a walk. If the Rangers do acquire Heath Bell, they should seriously consider dropping Feliz to eighth-inning duties. Bell is much more a sure thing.
Reds defense. We could call the division the NL Comedy Central when it comes to defense, but the Reds are actually a really good defensive team. Tuesday night, they tried to emulate their Central bretheren. Three errors -- including from the normally sure-handed Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips -- cost the Reds six runs in an 8-6 loss to the Mets. That's right, only two of the eight allowed runs were earned. That's pretty rough on the pitching staff. Chalk it up as a bad day, but the Reds need not make mistakes like this in the NL Central battle, as they've fallen five games back.
Offense in Pirates-Braves game. It was 3-3 after three innings. It was 3-3 after nine innings. It was 3-3 after 18 innings. Cristhian Martinez worked six scoreless innings from the bullpen for the Braves. Martin Prado went 0-9. Andrew McCutchen went 0-6. It was so bad the Pirates elected to sac-bunt against Scott Proctor -- whose ERA is over 7.00. Oh, speaking of Proctor ....
BONUS DOWN: Umpire Jerry Meals. OK, we understand that was a long night behind home plate, but you cannot end a game with such a ridiculous call. The Braves beat the Pirates 4-3 in 19 innings after receiving an absolute gift at home plate (click here for a post with video and photo evidence). Braves baserunner Julio Lugo pretty clearly exhibited the type of body language that he knew he was out at home plate on Scott Proctor's ground ball -- which became a game-winning fielder's choice. Meals just called Lugo safe. Lugo even popped up several feet shy of home plate and was tagged on both the arm and the leg before stepping on home plate and being called safe. We're bound to discuss instant replay a bit the rest of the week, as this was an embarrassing way to end a 19-inning game. I'd even guess most Braves fans agreed (the Braves broadcast team most certainly did). Oh, by the way, there had already been a few ejections due to arguing Meals' strike zone.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: July 26, 2011 2:19 am
Edited on: July 26, 2011 2:19 am
3 Up, 3 Down: Kipnis' first hit one to remember
By C. Trent Rosecrans
Jason Kipnis, Indians: In the sixth plate appearance of his young career, the Cleveland rookie delivered his first hit -- a single to right. That's great and all, but the fact that it was done with two outs and bases loaded in the ninth inning of a tie game is what lands him here. It overshadowed the play with bases loaded and one out when Travis Buck grounded into a 9-2 putout -- Torii Hunter was playing in the infield to try to cut down the winning run at home, which he did. Temporarily.
Chris Denorfia, Padres: There are few plays as awesome as a steal of home. In the span of two days, Denrofia gave us one of the season's best defensive plays -- robbing Raul Ibanez of a home run on Sunday -- and then following that up with a great offensive play Monday. In the second inning of the Padres' 5-4 victory over the Phillies, Denorfia was on third with a runner at first and as soon as Cliff Lee lobbed a throw over to first, Denorfia broke toward the plate and beat the throw home for San Diego's first steal of home since Mark Sweeney did it in 2005.
James McDonald, Pirates: The Pittsburgh right-hander recorded a career-high nine strikeouts and picked up his seventh win of the season in a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Pittsburgh has now started seven of the last eight McDonald has started. McDonald lasted just 5 1/3 innings -- and has yet to complete seven innings in any start -- but that's good enough with the Pirates' bullpen. McDonald left the game with bases loaded and one out in the sixth inning, but Chris Resop got a popup to the catcher and a strikeout to end the threat. Joel Hanrahan worked a perfect ninth for his 29th save.
Twins pitchers: The most successful Twins pitcher on Monday started the game at first base before moving to right field and then the mound. Michael Cuddyer was the only Twin to take the mound and leave unscathed. His scoreless ninth was one of just two scoreless innings tossed by the Twins in their 20-6 loss to the Rangers. Left-hander Phil Dumatrait wasn't charged with a run, but came into the game in the fifth inning and allowed a two-run double to Elvis Andrus, but both runs were charged to Chuck James. Starter Nick Blackburn allowed 11 hits and nine runs (six earned) in 2 2/3 innings. Jose Mijares was charged with five runs (four earned) in 2/3 of an inning. James allowed four runs in one inning and Alex Burnett allowed two runs. Cuddyer gave up two hits and a walk, but no runs in the eighth inning.
Marco Scutaro, Red Sox: Several Red Sox hitters failed to help their cause late in the team's 3-1 loss to the Royals in 14 innings on Monday night and Tuesday morning, but Scutaro was the worst offender. In the 12th inning, Scutaro missed the sign for the suicide squeeze, allowing the Royals to easily get Josh Reddick in a rundown. He then singled and was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. He then ended the game in the 14th looking at a called third strike from Joakim Soria. The Red Sox put runners in scoring position with less than two outs in three of the five innings from the ninth to the 13th and failed to capitalize.
J.P. Howell, Rays: Howell gave up two singles and a walk to help bring Oakland to within a run of the Rays in the seventh inning before being pulled for Joel Peralta, who allowed a two-run double to Conor Jackson to give Oakland the lead for good. In 17 2/3 innings this season, Howell has allowed 21 runs and 18 earned runs.For more baseball news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsmlb on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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Creed Aventus
second sample wearing.
GIT 75ml tester: A3209P01
Stamped/etched into back ridge glass
Himalaya 75ml tester: FP3908K02 (9 digits)
Printed on back ridge in dotted ink
SMW 30ml: A3508G01
Printed on back ridge in...
Serge Lutens Chergui
layered Creed Green Irish Tweed & Himalaya
When I post in the SOTD thread myself, I will usually read a few posts before my own.
Green Irish Tweed
This smells even better when you've had a bit to drink.
The latest formulation is coloured like the picture on the right. Notice how this bottle has a light-coloured label, whereas older formulations have a black label. Some people say that these older...
Habit Rouge
Dior Homme
Bois du Portugal
Bulgari Black
Creed Himalaya, Creed Green Irish Tweed, Dior Homme
Habit Rouge or Bois du Portugal
I think SMW has one of the warmer drydowns in the Millésime line, therefore it works well in cold weather.
Creed Bois du Portugal
You can tell the one on the right is fake, because the label doesn't line up neatly with the 'crossed swords' of the Creed logo. Also the letters in the logo seem less well defined than in the real...
Serge Lutens - Pêcheuses
Guerlain - Une Poubelle Apres l'Ondee
Guerlain - Habit Bleu
Hermes - Chèvre Samarcande
Serge Lutens - Chergui Sport
Serge Lutens - Tripes et Lavande
Bois du Portugal
Silver Mountain Water
Grey Flannel is quite a bit older than I am, but I can certainly appreciate the scent. It's a powerhouse that is still very wearable in the present day. Modern mainstream fragrances are just too...
Overrated: Millésime Imperial
Underrated: Himalaya
GIT. Lasts longer and has more depth.
Tauer's Incense Rose
I don't think '03' means the bottle is from 2003. This looks like the most recent version of packaging, which I don't think has been around that long. Older packages didn't have the Creed logo...
Yes, they pronounce Oger like it's a french word.
I'd say go for Silver Mountain Water.
I haven't personally smelled Douce Amère, but from what I've experienced from other Lutens frags, I know that they can be too dense and sweet for regular day...
Odd, I hardly detect any vanilla in Chergui. The vanilla in LdDM makes it seem like a very 'foody' scent to me.
So it is still available? Hmm, surprising! Maybe someone should host a split.
It's real. Oger carries part of the Creed collection in their store. They had Creed develop an exclusive fragrance to celebrate the owner's 60th birthday, I believe. I don't think the fragrance was...
To me LdDM becomes too much of a cloying vanilla scent after a while. Chergui is better balanced with its sugary, resinous sweetness and smoky tobacco & incense.
Don't remember the website anymore, sorry. I had it saved on my PC.
Creed Silver Mountain Water
You could be smelling all of these!
I've tried both, and own a bottle of GIT, so it should be no surprise that my vote goes to GIT.
Terre d'Hermes has a nice smell, but is a bit one-sided. It's a very fresh and fruity, ethereal...
Apparently VC&A pour homme was his signature scent, so it could be the same today.
Same for me. The opening is very sharp, and quickly causes olfactory fatigue. Spraying on fabric helps as well.
I was wearing my sample of Erolfa today.
I often change my opinion on this scent. Today it worked really well on my skin. I think of it as a fruity aquatic. It is one of the smoothest scents I...
+1 Ormonde Jayne Isfarkand
Very peppery throughout top and middle notes. Pyramid lists the middle note as being solely 'pink pepper'.
Minotaure was the first that came to my mind.
Creed Green Irish Tweed
I sample 20 fragrances, then end up blind buying a completely different fragrance because I run into a good deal or win an eBay auction. Inevitably, I will then end up liking the blind bought...
I find the wax samples to be very one-dimensional compared to the actual juice.
I recently received a card with 4 wax samples from Serge Lutens. One of the scents on this card, Encens et Lavande,...
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed Himalaya
SotN (Scent of the Night):
Serge Lutens Chergui
Creed Green Irish Tweed
It mixes so nicely with the SMW I put on earlier today.
Creed Silver Mountain Water
To date I've tested maybe a dozen Lutens fragrances. I can appreciate most of them for their artistic value, but only a few of them are wearable to me. Here's my list.
Sweet but airy...
Sometimes I decant powerhouse frags from their spray bottles into sample vials, so I can then dab the fragrance on my skin with the vial's applicator. This makes the sillage much more controllable.
Creed Himalaya
C&S was one of the first houses I sampled, thanks to their convenient sample pack.
Out of this line I like Cuba, Citrus Paradisi and No. 88 the most. These three do have a slight foul note to...
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed Royal Water
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Serge Lutens Chergui
SotD: L'eau Serge Lutens (from sample)
SotE: Serge Lutens Chergui
Creed Royal Water
I think Chergui works equally well in winter frost and summer heat, but it really blooms in summer.
Other recommendations:
Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien - Beautiful sprakling citrus. The hotter the...
Creed Himalaya
Himalaya 9/10
Virgin Island Water - Haven't tried
Millesime Imperial 8/10
Erolfa 8/10
Original Santal 7/10
I wear mine often. I find that I don't easily get bored Creed fragrances as I do with most other fragrances.
Creed Erolfa
I agree, give Himalaya a try.
If you want something heavier and very woody, try Bois du Portugal.
Creed Himalaya
Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene
Thanks, you have a nice collection there too.
After you upload a picture on imageshack there should be a 'direct link to image'. Put that between tags and you'll get the full size picture.
Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien - Fresh and juicy, closely resembles the smell of actual lemons.
Creed Royal Water - Smooth, soft lemon combined with peppermint and herbal notes.
Green Irish Tweed and Himalaya are my go-to fragrances for regular use.
Green Irish Tweed by Creed
SotE: Millésime Impérial by Creed
Bois du Portugal by Creed
Creed Himalaya
Creed Royal Water
Creed Silver Mountain Water
After testing Himalaya, SMW and MI, I chose to purchase a bottle of Himalaya. SMW is nice enough, the blackcurrant note works well, but I find it a little too 'stoney'. It also did not last on me at...
Creed Himalaya
This isn't on your list, but:
Rive Gauche pour Homme.
Loved it out of the sample, bought a 125ml / 4.2oz bottle straight away, now it gives me a headache! Still looking to offload it.
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed Royal Water
layered with Creed Himalaya
Creed Bois du Portugal
I can recommend Essenza Nobile. They're based in Germany and deliver worldwide. The samples they sell are 2.5ml sprays, which is plenty to wear a fragrance for a number of days and decide if you like...
^ Hey, you too? :)
Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar
Creed Himalaya
Himalaya is my favourite Creed at the moment. Yes, it is a safe scent and I can see why it might be considered 'bland'. I like how it starts out fresh and citrusy and gradually turns into a warm,...
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Royal Delight could be considered romantic, but also in a kind of dirty way. Some compare it to Habit Rouge, in that it's rich, leathery and vanillic. There's a distinguished jasmine note in Royal...
I guess the colour of the label is a pretty good indication of whether you're dealing with the reformulated or the original version. I suppose the black label (original) version is discontinued, but...
There are still many I haven't tried, but so far I think it would be:
1. Himalaya
2. Green Irish Tweed
3. Royal Delight
4. Erolfa
5. Bois du Portugal
Creed Himalaya
SotE: Creed Himalaya
I believe all Lutens fragrances are EDPs. The black labels are "EDP Haute Concentrée" (highly concentrated). These are more expensive and supposedly more powerful than the rest of the lineup. I find...
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT
Creed Himalaya
Day: Creed Himalaya
Evening: Aramis Etruscan
If you don't mind going without a box and cap, you could go for tester bottles. These are usually authentic, although you do run a chance of not getting fresh juice. I recently got testers of G.I.T....
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed Himalaya
Creed Himalaya
Green Irish Tweed & Himalaya
I have a sample vial of Chergui which is a green coloured juice. I have no idea which formulation it is since I've never tried Chergui from any other source. I think it smells sweet and smoky but it...


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Showkat Shafi | 13 Dec 2013 09:28 GMT | India
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar played his last innings at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on November 17, 2013, the ground where he started his international cricketing journey 24 years ago. Tens of thousands of people inside the stadium and a population of a billion plus outside had mixed emotions as their "Cricket God" played his last match.
Showkat Shafi spoke to a cross-section of Indians to find out what Tendulkar's achievements and and retirement meant to them.
God sent a gift to the Indian cricket in form of Sachin Tendulkar. We will never have anybody like him.
There is nobody like Sachin and nobody can ever be like him. If the Indian team will be fortunate enough to even get two players half his caliber then we will never lose a match.
His retirement is a big blow to every Indian. We have had great players but nobody like him.
To me, cricket has always meant Sachin. He is a tremendous player and will always be that for me... his retirement is a nightmare for all his fans, but we cannot change this fact and we need to accept it as soon as possible.
The biggest grief is that I couldn't get a chance to see him live and will never get that chance again.
In the end, its his own decision we cannot change it but I wish him good luck for his future.
Sachin Tendulkar is not just a simple human like all of us. People call him "the God of Cricket" and it's very true - because of his infinite achievements and the amount of happiness and joy he has provided to a country which is divided on basis of color, caste, religion, status, and etc.
For 24 years he has carried the burden of our expectations but now it is the time when Master has decided to hang his boots and cricket will not be the same again, as some say "if cricket is religion, then Sachin is God" and God is retiring so it will surely leave some effect on its worshippers.
In India, Sachin doesn't mean cricket, but in fact cricket means Sachin.
I have played cricket as a child and my hero used to be Sachin Tendulkar. It has always been my dream to watch him play in a stadium but now I won't be able to.
I am his big fan and I am going to miss listening to his name when I hear cricket matches on the radio. He was God of the Indian cricket team.
Hope we will get someone as great as Sachin in our team.
I have seen cricket ever since International cricket started and I must say that his popularity is just hype. There have been so many players who were much better batsmen than Sachin. Last few years his form has not been that great but he still retained his position in the Indian cricket team whereas there were so many great players who were forced to leave the moment they would lose form.
I agree he is a good player but it's not as if the Indian cricket will die in his absence.
I can think of better players in the current Indian team.
I rarely watch cricket but when Sachin comes to the ground to bat I ensure that I watch the innings.
I love the way he plays and how the crowd gets excited when he comes to bat. There have been situations when we lose wickets early and we know that till the time Sachin in around there are chances that we will pull through and win the match.
For cricket lovers he is God!
Sachin Tendulkar has to be one of those milestones left by the greats defining the evolution of Cricket.
Hats off to this icon who gave us the best display of sport throughout his tenure facing the furry of Imran Khan, Glen McGrath, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Muttiah Muralidharan, Alan Donald and Courtney Walsh among others.
He has taken the game to a new level by setting up the highest standards for the times to come.
Sachin has done a great service to the future of the game.
Without Sachin Tendulkar, cricket is going to be incomplete for me. It has always been wonderful watching him play.
Nevertheless, he has all credentials in his hand and has given new dimensions to this game. He is a legendary player and is undoubtedly the "God of Cricket".
But one of my wishes was to watch him play live. I am going to miss him badly...all the very best Sachin!
Source: Al Jazeera
Highlights of the 'Little Master's' 24-year career, leading up to his final test match.
Fans across India and abroad give cricketing genius a befitting farewell as he hangs up his boots.
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- 6 pounds medium potatoes
- 2 cups chopped green pepper
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- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1. Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender but still firm. Cool slightly; peel and shred.
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first i have made an desktop AIR app with drag and drop functions to view the tiles image, but because of some issues, i've tryed to make the same in C#. what do you think is the better choice ? ( i know for this little programm performance is not the question, but i mean the dufficulty and complexity of both )
I was building a simple TileViewer, so a picture is selected in openFileDialog and set as tiled BackgroundImage of the Form.
My problem is:
I've been using a timer ( interval = 500 ) to reload the image, so if i edit the image in photoshop, the TileViewer will automaticaly reload the updated image ( as i save it in photoshop ).
BUT the problem is that photoshop doesnt have premissions to do so, cuz the image is opened in an other programm ( my TileViewer )
I removed the Timer and made a refresh button instead. but its the same problem.
I thought of making a copy of the bitmap data, but then I get an error that I dont have enought memory for a 32px x 32px img.
My code :
private string FileName;
public Form1() {
FileName = "";
// OPEN FILE btn
private void button1_Click( object sender, EventArgs e ) {
openFileDialog1.Filter = "PNG Files (*.png)|*.png|JPG Files (*.jpg)|*.jpg";
if(openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
button2.Enabled = true;
FileName = openFileDialog1.FileName;
// REFRESH btn
private void button2_Click( object sender, EventArgs e ) {
if( FileName != "" ) {
private void setImage() {
Bitmap tempImg = new Bitmap( FileName );
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100);
PixelFormat format = tempImg.PixelFormat;
this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap( FileName ).Clone( rect, format );
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Throughout the whole Lucian Alliance tries to take Destiny storyline, the Lucian Alliance themselves come off as cartoony bad guys. Randomly killing minions for not being competent enough, brutally torturing their prisoners, Kiva with her "I'm not really a bad person, I just do bad things for my people" routine, the whole thing was pretty damn silly.
And why do the Lucian Alliance care so much about Destiny? Yeah, I know there's supposed to be legends and myths about the great treasures and rewards to be found at the other end of the Stargate when you dial the nine chevron address. But based on the conversation between Rush and Varo, the Alliance know damn well that the other end of the ninth chevron leads to a run-down starship on the ass-end of the universe. Yet they still want to make a play for it since it means getting an Ancient starship. If having an Ancient ship is so damn important, wouldn't it be easier to find a way over to the Pegasus galaxy and take one of the dozens that are drifting over there?
You still need an intergalactic hyperdrive to get there.
On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.
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Bill Pullman, Paul Winfield
Wes Craven
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Dennis Allan is a scientist who visits Haiti on the strength of a rumour of a drug which renders the recipient totally paralyzed but conscious. The drug's effects often fool doctors, who declare the victims dead. Could this be the origin of the "zombie" legend? Alan embarks on a surprising and often surreal investigation of the turbulent social chaos that is Haiti during the revolution which ousted hated dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Often a pawn in a greater game, Alan must decide what is science, what is superstition, and what is the unknown in a anarchistic society where police corruption and witch-doctory are commonplace...


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A new advocacy program may be a catalyst for green schools and healthier students nationwide. As members of the U.S. Green Buildings Council's (USGBC) "Green School Advocates," dozens of architects, PTA presidents, school board members, school superintendents, and others from across the country are joining a grassroots effort to further the vision of green schools.
Sixty-four (64) Green School Advocates from USGBC chapters nationwide met in Washington, D.C., this fall to receive training to go back to their communities and organize green school committees. Local chapter Green Schools Advocacy Committees will work with decision-makers, parents, teachers, and others who are passionate about giving children the healthiest, safest places to learn and grow - all while saving school districts money, contributing toward mitigating climate change, and improving our environment.
"The local USGBC chapters are a critical component in the council's vision of green schools for every child within a generation," says Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC president, CEO, and founding chair. "There are now chapter members from across America who are engaging in local outreach and education."
A 2006 study sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, the American Institute of Architects, the American Lung Association, the Federation of American Scientists, and the USGBC found that building green would save an average school $100,000 each year in energy costs along - enough to hire two new full-time teachers, purchase 5,000 new textbooks, or buy 500 new computers.
In addition to superior IAQ, say USGBC officials, green schools, on average, use 33-percent less energy and 32-percent less water than conventional schools, which would bring the United States closer to reducing reliance on imported energy.
According to the USGBC, green schools' better lighting, temperature control, ventilation, and IAQ contribute to reduced asthma, colds, flu, and absenteeism, helping improve learning, test scores, and lifetime student earnings. Greening all school construction would also create more than 2,000 new jobs each year from increased use of energy-efficient technologies. Green schools also improve teacher retention. To get involved, or to find more information about the Green School Advocates program, visit (www.usgbc.org).
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One of the coaches observed that "soccer imitates life" and then corrected himself. No, that's wrong, he said: "Life imitates soccer." Even if the Italian player insulted both his mother and his sister, as Zizou claims, it shouldn't have provoked violence. Gertrude Stein might have observed that "a rule is a rule is a rule." That's elemental. But it's also simplistic. In making icons of star athletes we gloss over the human vulnerabilities -- there are plenty of them -- that opposing players know how to take advantage of, and often.
"The truth is that it is perhaps not so easy to stay in the skin of an icon, demigod, hero, legend," writes Bernard-Henri Levy in the Wall Street Journal. He describes Zizou's violence as "the man's insurrection against the saint." When the player apologized for setting a bad example, he correctly noted that "I'm a man before anything else."
The instruction here for children and parents who encourage boys and girls to make it in the real world of sports (or business, politics or whatever) is that games have rules that require physical and emotional discipline. A good athlete has to learn how to keep his cool. He has to see himself in relation to his humanity, not his celebrity. Homer introduces us to the legendary Achilles in the opening scene of the Iliad behaving like a sulking adolescent, a poor sport indulging a jealous temper tantrum, not the towering warrior. His weakness lies not only in his heel.
Psychologists describe Zizou's head-butt as the equivalent of road rage. Others see it rooted in the hard knocks he took on the streets of Marseilles where his Algerian origins provoked bigotry and prejudice. But he overcame great obstacles to get where he was, probably because of those great obstacles. Hence that's no excuse. Like a recovering alcoholic or drug addict who talks to kids about the ravages of self-destruction, Zizou can now talk about self-control as the most important element of character. That's the way anyone can keep from becoming a bum.
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PAC seeks to support bearded candidates
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Columbia school board member is rallying for his fellow hirsute politicians in need of more campaign cash.
Jonathan Sessions and a friend have created a political action committee known as Bearded Entrepreneurs for the Advancement of a Responsible Democracy. That's BEARD, for short.
Sessions was coy as to whether the independent expenditure committee is an act of satire or a legitimate super PAC created to raise unlimited donations, the Columbia Missourian reported this week . The group recently registered with the Federal Elections Committee.
"We're as serious as the opportunity to raise unlimited funds and spend them toward campaigning with little accountability," he said with a laugh.
The 30-year-old information technology specialist said he's worn a beard continuously for the past eight years. So do many of his peers — just not the ones in elected office, he said.
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The Wanted have just nabbed themselves the lead single on the "Ice Age: Continental Drift" soundtrack. They tweeted that their current track, "Chasing the Sun," was hand-picked for the family-friendly summer release.
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Shortly after tweeting the news, fans began re-tweeting the hashtag again and again to help spread the message.
The fourth film in the "Ice Age" franchise will hit theaters on July 13 and is already busting with pop-star swag thanks to several key castings. Everyone from Nicki Minaj to Drake to Jennifer Lopez has a part in the animated feature, which also stars Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer, Peter Dinklage, Aziz Ansari, Heather Morris and others.
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Though its release is less than two months away, we don't yet know a whole lot about [artist id="502642″]Eminem's[/artist] Recovery album . Well, we do know one thing now: The first single will be called "Not Afraid."
In his inimitably cryptic way, Slim Shady dropped that nugget of knowledge late on Monday night, tweeting simply, "I'm 'Not Afraid.' "
The song is reportedly due to debut on radio this Friday, though a spokesperson for the rapper could not be reached for comment on its release schedule at press time.
It was also not clear who produced the song, but one of the men behind the boards for the album, Jim Jonsin, recently told MTV News that he was heavily involved in Eminem's latest effort, due out June 22.
"He was open to ideas," Jonsin recalled of working with Em on Recovery. "He was real respectful to my craft. He let me do what I do. He asked me ideas on some of the lyrics. We had ideas for lyric changes. Certain words may or may not work on radio. We talked about that. He had a setup outside of the room to do production, but I'd rather be in the room where he was at, and he was cool with that. And I knocked out a couple of joints in there while he was in there with me. He was pretty open and he let me do my thing. He did his thing. It was a pretty good experience."
After working exclusively with longtime foil and mentor Dr. Dre on last year's comeback album, Relapse, Eminem reached out to a number of different producers for Recovery, including Jonsin, DJ Khalil, Just Blaze and Boi-1da. And without revealing much, Jonsin said he and Marshall Mathers went to a new place with some of the tracks they laid down together.
"We touched on something that I haven't done anything like that before," Jonsin revealed. "It's unique in a way for myself. It's a place I've been wanting to go, and I'm so happy he allowed it to go down. He played a huge part in the record. Without him on it, it's not the same. I don't wanna give up too much about what it is and what direction."
Earlier this month, Em announced that he had scrapped plans for a Relapse sequel, Relapse 2, after spending much of last year finishing it. "As I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album," he said. "The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title."
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There were any number of kick-in-the-teeth moments for Kansas State fans -- too many to count -- but the sequence that perhaps most neatly summed up Baylor 52, Wildcats 24, came with 7:51 left in the nightmare. The Bears' quarterback, Nick Florence, faces a 2nd-and-10 from inside his end zone. He drops the snap. In his end zone. Any number of things can happen at this point, most of them undesirable for the offense. But this is what happens: In an instant, Baylor running back Glasco Martin scoops up the ball, tucks it to his chest, spots a hole, and sprints out of the end zone -- all the way to the Bears' 16-yard-line. Sometimes, it's just not your night. You just don't want those nights to be in November, in prime time, on national television, when everyone's waiting to see you blink. In the crazy, illogical world of the Bowl Championship Series, timing is everything. After Halloween, uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. Oregon, the BCS No. 2, falls hard. K-State, the BCS ...
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