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Know Thy Enemy
Upton left the game with a
Upton left the game with a right forearm contusion in the 2nd. I imagine if he cant go their RF will be Quentin.
so when are the times for
so when are the times for the NLDS going to be announced? gotta be in the next few hours.....the cubs won't have afternoon games i'm guessing since a) they're the cubs and get big ratings and b) they're playing a west coast team.
i would guess two prime timers for games 1 and 2.
whenever anyone sees this, post for me ASAP, i have some work scheduling to try to change in case the games are at weird times.
Found a typo "Things will
Found a typo
"Things will get considerably more interesting starting with Game 4 as both teams will have the options of going with their "ace" on 3 days rest..."
Wouldn't Ted Lilly only have had 2 days rest and thus be unavailable? I guess he could pitch, he is a Cage Fighter.
rockies win, get out your
rockies win, get out your popcorn and watch the show tomorrow night in denver as half state realizes that they a) have a major league team and that b) their season isn't done even though it's october 1.
We'll have Monday baseball.
We'll have Monday baseball. Rockies hung on against the Snakes. Colorado & San Diego tomorrow for the right to go to Philly.
FYI, tomorrow's one-game
FYI, tomorrow's one-game playoff starts 6:37 central time, according to Rockies' broadcast.
Hurrah to an awesome regular
Hurrah to an awesome regular season! No one wins or loses more than 96.
Now for the greatest possible postseason .....
Boy, I sure missed the boat
Boy, I sure missed the boat on the Phillies, and I'll admit it.
Manuel moved Pat the Bat to the top part of the order and the Phils took off. They went bananas.
Bring on the D-Bags.
Bring on the D-Bags.
Wes, That's because the
That's because the Phillies are all about hitting and you're a pitcher ;)
I've said it before, but MLB
I've said it before, but MLB is really screwing with the integrity of the playoffs with all these off days that they are building in for TV. Lilly and Z can pitch four of the five NLDS games if Z goes on short rest on Sunday!
And the same thing goes for the NLCS, where there would be THREE off days. Lillly and Z could pitch 5 of the 7 games.
A fourth starter simply won't be needed, provided Lou opts to go with Z on three days' rest in Game 4 of the NLDS. Being left off the playoff roster would be a serious gutshot for Marquis, even though he doesn't deserve to be on it based on recent performances. STL had the luxury of leaving Marquis off the playoff roster last year because they knew he was going to be a free agent; the Cubs on the other hand need him to be on board mentally and emotionally for the next two years. I'm not saying they should coddle the guy, but there is a bigger picture than just the 2007 playoffs to worry about. Tough call.
I don't think you can leave
I don't think you can leave Marquis off the roster. He's had some big games and a lot of innings for us this year, and the postseason should be a reward for the guys who got you there.
His recent performances haven't been his best, but he's a gritty pitcher who seems to find ways out of tough innings more often than not. Don't rip his heart out by leaving him off the roster.
the postseason should be a
the postseason should be a reward for the guys who got you there.
Absolutely not.
The post season is about winning. You need to have the players who you think give the best chance of winning games, regardless of "gritty"-ness or what they did early in the season.
With that said... I would probably place Marquis on the playoff roster, but I wouldn't necessarily start him, or even use him unless absolutely necessary.
Could always do the classic
Could always do the classic trick of listing a RH starter, letting him go one batter/inning, then bringing in a LH starter to mess with the other team's platoons.
Can't believe our good
Can't believe our good fortune. Tickets for Game 1 and Game 2 are still available at face value. Two tickets at $30 each. http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com Add in a flight and cheap hotel, it is still cheaper than seeing at home at current stubhub rates!
ok, boys. our magic number
ok, boys. our magic number is 11.
11 wins, and then nhl can open up in hell, where it belongs.
i still think on wednesday a
i still think on wednesday a late afternoon game
and thursday a 9 pm start time
I will be running the
I will be running the Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning. It's a 7:30 start. I'm assuming Game 3 will be at night so there goes any chance of an early night and rest.
The northernmost portion of the course puts me on Addison before turning south on Broadway (miles 7 and 8). Too much to hope for but could you imagine running through Wrigleyville the day after a Cubs sweep? People would still be in the streets . . .
Eamus Catuli!
eat more cacti!
eat more cacti!
I've updated the TCR
I've updated the TCR Predictions page... all except the MVP voting.... Let me know if I have a math error or something....
Help. I (WPZ) tied with
Help. I (WPZ) tied with Silent Towel.
weegi: Game 3 is Saturday.
weegi: Game 3 is Saturday.
Very impressed: Cubs final
Very impressed: Cubs final team NL stats per ESPN:
Team Starters ERA, ranked 2nd (Pads)
K's -Ranked 1
Relievers ERA, ranked 3rd (up from 15 in May!)
BA - 8th
E-Man Race is on Sunday.
Race is on Sunday. Cubs sweep in three.
Am I missing something?
#11 - they're not really
#11 - they're not really screwing with the schedule. They have to leave time for play-in games (what if the Mets had won today as well? A 4-way tie at 89 wins for two spots!) and rain-outs.
It's not unusual for a teams' #1 starter to start games 1, 4, and 7, especially if they start off down 2-1.
mark grace has opinions and
mark grace has opinions and d.v.dyck from the trib wrote it down...
"My dad always taught me to never bite the hand that feeds you," he said. "And right now I'm being fed by the Arizona Diamondbacks. You always want the team you work for to move on, but if they are going to lose, you certainly want it to be the team you have the history with.
"It's a tale of two very polar opposite teams. It should be a very entertaining playoffs; it's going to be rocking. I can't wait to get back to Chicago for it."
Can we trade BB for Gracie.
Can we trade BB for Gracie. I like BB but it makes too much sense.
it appears "twocoffee" is in
it appears "twocoffee" is in the lead...
That would be twcoffee, not
That would be twcoffee, not twocoffee. Anyway... I had forgot all about those... What a great weeked, Cubs win, I win $400 in my Fantasy League world series, now this... Plus, the cubbies are coming here (I live in Chandler, AZ) for the playoffs... I must be doing something right!
im with green lantern, why
im with green lantern, why havent they announce game times yet?
In 1998, I expected the Cubs
In 1998, I expected the Cubs to lose the first round...it was just great that they got there.
in 2003, while I certainly knew they had an uphill climb, with their pitching rotation set, I expected the Cubs to win the first round.
in 2007, I truly don't have a clue what to expect. sure inside, I hope and pray they'll win it all, and I really do think there is a chance. But in these short series, against a team that we lost two but had mostly competitive games during the regular season, I feel like the cubs could sweep the series...or could get swept.
Game 1 is critical...it all starts there. I can't wait.
Snakes? Bring in on!
Snakes? Bring in on!
As relates to those pathetic
As relates to those pathetic Mets:
I say their unprecedented collapse and those sure to follow should heretofore be attributed to
"THE POPEYE CURSE"!!! Nobody takes down our '89 skipper/hero without repurcusions....and he would have taken him out in the second round.
- Cubs finished with the 6th
- Cubs finished with the 6th best record in the League
- Top 5 teams finished within 2 games of each other
- 6 to 9 teams witing 3 games of each other
- 11-15 within 2 games of each other
- Cubs went 2-6 in season series against teams over .500 (beating Brews and Rockies)
- Cubs went 5-1-1 against teams below .500 (lost to Marlins, tie with Reds)
- Best record vs opponent - 6-1 vs Nationsals
- Worst record vs opponent - 0-6 vs Marlins
My win total included the
My win total included the playoffs!
My post season award
My post season award guesses:
Cy Young: Lackey and Peavy
MVP: Ordonez and Fielder
Roy: Bannister and Braun
Comeback: Pena (though he shouldn't really be elligible) and Rowand
Managers: Indians Manager (is that still Wedge?) and Hurdle - The AL finished how they were expected to almos to a tee, except Boston and the Indians.
Lots of awards up for grabs in my esitmation, should be interesting.
Andy — September 30, 2007
Andy — September 30, 2007 @ 4:09 pm
FYI, tomorrow's one-game playoff starts 6:37 central time, according to Rockies' broadcast.
ANDY: That's correct. And it will be on TBS.
Cy:Peavy and Beckett MVP:
Cy:Peavy and Beckett
MVP: ARod and Holliday
ROY:Dice-K y Braun
Comeback Pena and Oliver Perez
Manager:Wedge and Hurdle
"MVP: Ordonez and
"MVP: Ordonez and Fielder"
C'mon. Really? Really? No, no, really???!?!?!??!
Not the guy who led his team to the playoffs AND led the the majos in home runs and rbis. That is just wrong.
Fielder, i can see as the winning teams best players didn't have as good of a season but Jimmy Rollins really deserves it.
I think the writers will
I think the writers will give it to Ordonez ... actually he could be comeback player of the year too. They like the story better, and they have shown in the past that they don't just make in the HR and RBI award in the AL.
Why would you give the award to Rollins over Howard and Utley if you're so keyed up on Home Runs and RBI's? I think that the being the third best hitter on his own team and the fact that Howard won it last year will both hurt Rollins's chances. He's certainly deserving of being mentioned though. His chances will depend a lot on how heavily the writers weigh in the effect of his home park.
I have had it with these
I have had it with these Mothereffing Snakes in these Mothereffing playoffs!
I think the writers will
I think the writers will give it to Ordonez … actually he could be comeback player of the year too.
I would bet money that A-Rod wins the MVP.
And comeback player of the year?
He played in 155 games last year with a line of .298/.350/.477. I am not really sure how he would be considered for comeback player of the year.
My predictions:
MVP: ARod and Rollins (Holliday will be 2nd)
Cy Young: Becket and Peavy
ROY: Pedroia and Braun
Comeback: Pena and Hamilton
Manager: Torre and Melvin
What? Z will win the Cy
What? Z will win the Cy Young this year. I heard it from a very reliable source.
Doug Davis has an
Doug Davis has an interesting home/road split this season, his first in Arizona.
Doug Davis on road:
3.75 ERA, 6.9 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.7 HR/9, .269/.358/.384 against
Doug Davis at home:
He shut us down at Arizona on Aug 25, but that was without Soriano and before our guys figured out that lefty pitchers simply use the other hand and thus are not by definition sinister or necessarily intimidating.
I like our chances of winning one of the first two games. And I love putting Rich Hill on the mound on Saturday, he is excellent on extra rest--a 0.96 ERA in four starts this year on 6 or more days of rest.
My picks for comeback player
My picks for comeback player award this year would be Carlos Pena in AL and Dmitri Young in NL. Tiger first basemen in 2006 and 2005 respectively! This means that the smart money will be on Sean Casey next year.
DC Tom -- I like our chances
DC Tom -- I like our chances of at least a split of the first 2 games too. And in a 5 game series, with Z and Lilly on the mound in the first 2 games, we better get at least a split or we are in serious trouble...
I think I actually prefer not having home field advantage in a 5 game series. With the top 2 SP's on each team facing off in the first 2 games, you could say that the outcome will be driven largely by which stud SP is having the better night. Games 3 and 4 are a little more of a patchwork crapshoot, where things like a screaming crowd can have more of an impact.
Saturday night in Wrigleyville will be ridiculous. If you are even thinking about making the trip down to the neighborhood to hang out, stop thinking about it and do it! There is no atmosphere like it for playoff baseball, and watching it at a bar is intense and fun as hell. And how many Saturday night games have there ever been at Wrigley? I'd be willing to bet it's three or less, maybe zero. It will be a unique, epic experience.
Wouldn't Josh Hamilton have
Wouldn't Josh Hamilton have Comeback Player wrapped up? Unless he's not eligible because he didn't have a MLB career until this year. Not sure how those rules work.
I don't complerely recall
I don't complerely recall the ordanance about Fri. and Sat. night games. Are they allowed to have night games in the playoffs?
Speaking of Rich Hill -- he
Speaking of Rich Hill -- he finished 5th in the league in strikeouts!
Re: playoff game times, I
Re: playoff game times, I heard on Mike & Mike that times will be announced today, but not before noon eastern, fwiw.
Although I could not find
Although I could not find any particular rule, ccording to this story on MLB.com, Hamilton is not eligible for the NL Comeback award because he is a rookie:
On that MLB.com list (Young, JJ Hardy, Kelly Johnson, Kaz Matsui and Oliver Perez), I would say that Dmitri Young is close to a lock. Although statistically speaking, Oliver Perez's comeback was more impressive--as he went from a pitcher that was below-replacement level to All-Star quality. I just think that when it comes time to case ballots, voters will be hard-pressed to use "comeback" and "Met" in the same sentence.
two typos, duh..."according
two typos, duh..."according to this story" and "time to cast ballots"...
Has anyone posted the
Has anyone posted the playoff team rosters showing who has the most ex-Cubs yet?
Re: playoff night games, I
Re: playoff night games, I recall that while there is a "neighborhood cap" on the number of night home games, that only applies to the regular season. In 2003 the Cubs played an old fashioned doubleheader (i.e. not a day/night split DH) on the last Saturday of the season because they had used their allotment of night games, but then they played a night game in the NLDS on the following Friday vs. the Braves.
Snakes! Why does it always
Snakes! Why does it always have to be *snakes*?
Cubs took 31 to Phoenix with them, Fuld to the AFL and told to stay sharp in case he's needed as an injury replacment
After some research, I find
After some research, I find that the Cubs are allowed 30 home night games per season.
Since that release, the number has been bumped to 30 until 2015. I did not find anything about Friday or Saturday nights, but I swear I remember that from somewhere.
In 2003 both games with
In 2003 both games with Atlanta were day games (Sat& Sunday)
I bet they go the same way with the Dbacks.
Cubs to get Dick
Cubs to get Dick Stockton(cool) and everyone's favorite Hawaiian pitcher Ron Darling doing the Cubs/Dbacks series.
Jacos -- the Prior/Maddux
Jacos -- the Prior/Maddux game (Game 3) was on a Friday night at Wrigley.
433- Clement was
Clement was Saturday?
You are right!!!
Sorry for the mis information, I still think they will get the day games for Sat and Sun
According to TBS's online
According to TBS's online schedule, here are the game time slots (Chicago time) for the days the Cubs play:
SUN: 11am, 2:30, 6:00
I'd say the Cubs are lining up to get the late slot on at least Thursday since all the other games on that day will be in the Eastern time zone.
Yeah Jacos, that was back
Yeah Jacos, that was back when MLB didn't screw with the integrity of the game with the scheduling! Cubs played on Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat Sun. Five games in six days, meaning Prior could only pitch once.
This year the Cubs would play 5 in 7 days, meaning Lilly and Z can pitch twice each. Boston would play its 5 ALDS games over 8 days! Ridiculous.
My vote is for 12:30, 2:30,
My vote is for 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 and 11 AM slots. Do I write my congressman?
Comeback player of the Year, to me it is about coming back to a former level of play. A lot of these guys mentioned would be better qualified for 'breakout' players of the year, and as mentioned Hamiliton doesn't have anything to come back to, he's a rookie. I may go with Perez, I had forgot about him if I had my own vote, but I will stick with Rowand, I think the writers will want to throw the Phillies a bone.
Lots of the votes should be close, and I would 'bet money' that more than one award goes to someone who doesn't get the most first place votes, which means there will be plenty of bitching about the sportswriters politickign for their favorites. Some guy from Philly leaving Fielder off his ballot, or way down on it to give Rollins or Utley a better chance.
AZ Phil -- I got the game
AZ Phil -- I got the game times in #61 off of TBS' online schedule -- do you have different info?
"This year the Cubs would
"This year the Cubs would play 5 in 7 days, meaning Lilly and Z can pitch twice each. Boston would play its 5 ALDS games over 8 days! Ridiculous."
This is one of the things I brought up when Rob G made his 'special sauce' post earlier this year. In the post season your #4 and #5 starters may have no influence on the outcome, so teams with deeper rotations, and the Cubs are one of those, are a disadvantage, compared to a team like the Phils who have one good starter and start their best part, hitters, in every game. One of these days I will do the research, but I suspect that has a lot to do with the playoffs' unpredictability.
Can't believe I hadn't heard
Can't believe I hadn't heard this... Polanco didn't make any errors this year. 141 games. Guess that's some sort of record? What was Sandberg's 89-90 streak, like 123?
i don't think'll play at
i don't think'll play at 12:30 on Wednesday. That'd be 10:30am in Phoenix.
Yeah Neal, it really
Yeah Neal, it really distorts things. Hamels is 20% of the Phils' rotation yet he can pitch 40% of their NLDS games. By the same token, I guess, Z and Lilly are 40% of our rotation yet they can pitch 80% of our NLDS games. As you pointed out, any "deep rotation" advantage goes out the window under the TBS-driven format.
Even in the old days
Even in the old days (pre-divisions) where teams went directly to the World Series, the WS was played with two off days such that a team's ace could start games 1,4, and 7. And that happened many, many times.
It's ALWAYS been true in baseball that a deep bench and a deep rotation can help get you to the post-season by helping win doubleheaders (and MLB clubs used to play about a dozen SCHEDULED doubleheaders every year), but then it's up to your "Big Three" starters and everyday lineup to "close the deal" and win the championship.
This didn't start with TV.
Neal, I think I agree with
Neal, I think I agree with your gut that playoff baseball favors teams with top-heavy pitching staffs and solid hitting line-ups. Although I think it would be more accurate to say that the format favors teams with two top starters out of the three they use, not just one.
All told, of the five NL postseason teams, I'd take the Cubs 1-2-3 over any except the Padres.
After Webb, the D'backs have Doug Davis and Livan. Neither Davis (in AZ) nor Livan give me much reason to worry. I'd still rather have Lilly and Hill.
Similarly for the Phillies, once you get past Hamels, you face Kendrick and Moyer. They are both "only OK" and potentially a liability.
I suspect the Rockies would go with Francis, Morales and Jimenez in that order. It's the most intriguing of the NL top three because Morales and Jimenez are young and have shown flashes.
The Padres rotation will be messed up because they have to throw Peavy today, which means his turn will be Saturday. So they basically would have to invert their rotation. Maddux will go Wednesday, then Young Thursday and Peavy Saturday. Inverting their rotation might actually give them an advantage against the Phillies, if they make it. They would avoid putting Peavy against Hamels and also has you pitching Peavy at home, where he has a career 2.86 ERA (2.51 this year). So why not effectively concede the Hamels start and go Young v. Kendrick and Peavy v. Moyer?
Wes — October 1, 2007 @
Wes — October 1, 2007 @ 10:26 am
i don't think'll play at 12:30 on Wednesday. That'd be 10:30am in Phoenix
WES: Not only that, but playing a day game at Chase Field on Wednesday would interfere with the Cubs Instructional League game versus the Brewers at Maryvale. And then Thursday is Camp Day at Fitch Park, so hopefully the Thursday game will be a night game, too. I can't be two places at once.
Phillies and whoever they
Phillies and whoever they play will get the bad times.
No way TV gives bad times to NY,BOS, LA, Chicago.
AZ Phil -- that's very true.
AZ Phil -- that's very true. My point was that this year there are some significant scheduling changes from how things have been recently been scheduled, and these changes were evidently prompted by the TBS deal, which bugs me.
As an example, in the 2003 NLDS the Cubs could only start Wood and Prior in 3 of the 5 games. This year, they can start Z and Lilly in 4 of the 5. (I don't mean to compare Wood & Prior to Z & Lilly, but you see my point.) It's a subtle but huge difference, especially in the Red Sox/Angels series, where short rest won't even be required to get the top 2 pitchers on each team 2 starts each.
I'd say that this gives a new advantage to teams whose top 2 starters are head and shoulders above the rest of their rotation.
Most of it is behind the
Most of it is behind the wall, but ESPN has its series preview up.
Wow, 8 of 10 "experts"
Wow, 8 of 10 "experts" picking the Cubs to win the series, including Gammons, Stark, Phillips, Neyer, Olney, Kurkjian.
the AZ series, that is.
the AZ series, that is.
"Wow, 8 of 10 "experts"
"Wow, 8 of 10 "experts" picking the Cubs to win the series, including Gammons, Stark, Phillips, Neyer, Olney, Kurkjian."
Well based upon the stats, the Cubs offense, defense and pitching are all better than the D-Backs. On top of this, the D-Backs have given up more runs then they have scored, which makes me think that they aren't as good as their record.
Except, 433, that in the
Except, 433, that in the "old" way, in a 5-game series, the top two starter would work Game 5 on four days rest. A team could have gotten its top two guys to pitch four games of a five game series simply by throwing Games 4 and 5 and three days rest. That is, in fact, what the Braves did against us in 2003, with Ortiz and Hampton.
The current way, to get four starts out of the top two starters, only one one start (Game 4) needs to be on three days rest. The difference is in Game 5--before, you would need to throw your No. 2 starter on four days rest, now he can rest an extra day. While that is clearly a difference, it's not clear to me that it is a tremendous difference from last year. Basically, the "old" way stood to reward teams with two marquis starters that could pitch on short rest.
Check out tbs.com... They
Check out tbs.com... They have a pic of Tom Glavine as their poster boy for the mlb postseason page... Classic!
"...with two marquis
"...with two marquis starters..."
You mean two bums that can't handle last place teams when their team needs wins??
DC Tom — October 1, 2007 @
DC Tom — October 1, 2007 @ 11:13 am
Basically, the "old" way stood to reward teams with two marquis starters that could pitch on short rest.
DC TOM: A team with two "marquis starters" would be lucky to win two games in the post-season. Marquis starters usually pitch fairly well the first half of the season, and then generally fade at the end.
Thanks for catching my typo,
Thanks for catching my typo, Chermo. I'm projecting, apparently.
The extra off day would seem to have more advantage to teams with a strong late-inning bullpen. The Yankees can use Jaba and Rivera just about every game, as can the Cubs with Marmol and Howry. (And yes, I intentionally did not mention our other guy.)
"Wow, 8 of 10 "experts"
"Wow, 8 of 10 "experts" picking the Cubs to win the series, including Gammons, Stark, Phillips, Neyer, Olney, Kurkjian"
If you go to Neyer, then audio...he makes the Cubs favorites to win the NL pennant.
"All told, of the five NL
"All told, of the five NL postseason teams, I'd take the Cubs 1-2-3 over any except the Padres."
Chris Young is not the Chris Young that out dueled Zambrano AND Derrek Lee. He's hurt and not throwing well at all. Right now Z, Lilly and Hill are the class of the NL playoff teams.
Didn't FOX actually mandate
Didn't FOX actually mandate many of the changes?
The whole reason WS game 7 wouldn't be played until November 1 is because FOX wanted the games to start and end mid-week, instead of the Sat/Sun, Tues/Wed/Thurs, Sat/Sun that has been used recently. I think that's the change that elongated the other series brackets.
Chris Young is not the
Chris Young is not the Chris Young that out dueled Zambrano AND Derrek Lee. He's hurt and not throwing well at all. Right now Z, Lilly and Hill are the class of the NL playoff teams.
I tell you what, everything put together, I still like the Padres a little bit better than the Cubs as far as a complete pitching staff (starters + late-inning pen) goes. But, we could knock them all over Wrigley if they beat the Phightin's. I don't like their lineup very much.
If they don't get by the Rockies, I really think we've got the best staff (Z, Lilly, Hill, Wood, Marmol, Howry, Dempster) of any team in these here playoffs on either side.
I don't know, AZ Phil, I
I don't know, AZ Phil, I remember Clement pitching game 4 in '03.
It seems like the playoffs used to start on Tuesday, not Wednesday. That makes less an advantage to setting up your rotation by clinching early than their used to be.
Although Young hasn't been pitchin lights out lately, the Cubs big 3 have all been inconsistant this year.
Also, just got a phone call
Also, just got a phone call from a friend in Chicago who was listening to The Score (Better him than me. Poor sap).
Said they interviewed Lou, and Lou said Marquis would not start Game 4. He'll throw Z on 3 days if it comes to that.
From The Trib's blog,
From The Trib's blog, Hardball, a few minutes ago:
According to Major League Baseball sources, the Cubs games at Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday are likely to start around 9:30 p.m. For the Cubs one guaranteed game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, sources said it was likely to be a 5 p.m. first pitch. Should they play on Sunday, that start is undetermined.
Thanks for the update, Ann
Thanks for the update, Ann Marie .... screwed by the Cubs' popularity!
new thread up for debate...
new thread up for debate...
Good info Ann Marie -- that
Good info Ann Marie -- that calls into question the game slot information from the TBS website. According to that, there wasn't going to be a late late game on Wednesday, but who knows.
Dbacks will be the only West
Dbacks will be the only West Coast team hosting the first 2 games I believe hence the late start time.
Angels, Rockies/Padres would all start on the road.
the mets can beat the
the mets can beat the diamondbacks easy, philly easy, cubs easy, and the rockies easy. they are definatley gonna make some good changes over offseason and stomp some phills. and o yea, they got swept 3 games to the rockies in the alds. also, the mets got rid of ricky henderson. which is the reason why jose reyes was in a slump for semtember. watch out next year.
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bless your heart. *pinches cheeks*
real shame I missed this week's episode of The Crunch Reporter.
It's highly unusual.
It does matter a little.
It matters much less than you think.
four winds field is awesome. it's crazy how minor league parks have "grown up" since the 80s/90s and that park was one of the late-80s models that showed a low-capacity ballpark could look like you're at something other than a highschool baseball game.
On another topic....I returned to South Bend last night for the 2nd time this season (still haven't tried either the deep-fried mac & cheese sandwich nor "The Porknado", as the drive home is over an hour and that could get ugly), and was pleasantly surprised to find D. Underwood pitching in a rehab start. He looked good -- although, to be fair, these are low-A hitters -- fastball consistently at 94-95 (if the SB scoreboard is to be believed -- several pitches were clocked in the 30s...) and with good location.
he gains nothing, no advantage, no saving of resources, nothing...there is not a cost/benefit tradeoff...him letting the running game go on around him for others to control isn't gaining him an advantage elsewhere. it's putting him at a disadvantage even if it's not cashed in with a run.
And out of respect for the rest of TCR, I'm done on this. I'm sure I'm not the only one in the other camp, but time to let it go. (Until the next Lester start. I kid.)
He is putting himself at a disadvanage. But how much of one relative to the rest of his game? He's not Justin Germano -- he's inarguably one of the best SPs in baseball, issue or not. It would be more of thing to discuss ad nauseum if it constantly caused him to give up runs and lose games. But it doesn't.
shouting down my points about lester with "well, it didn't hurt" is like saying it doesn't matter if a guy starts out walking 3 guys every inning as long it's followed by a K and a double play.
it's like elevating ERA and wins to a high level while ignoring what it took to get there.
I'm asking how much it has hurt Lester and the Cubs this year. Do you have that answer?
I legitimately don't recall you answering that quesion, apart from the condescending silliness you just posted. So if you did answer specifically about the impact of Lester's issue, I'd like to re-read it. Thanks.
if runner = on base and pitcher = j.lester then lead = large
if lead = large then probability of extra base on following hit > average of mean
okay, enough of that silliness...
...you can read more on the thread i copy/pasted this from the last time you decided you needed to talk to me about me.
Thank you for your answer.
bless your heart.
I don't recall you answering my question about quantifying how it has hurt Lester and the Cubs this season, apart from one guy scoring on a sac fly. Can you direct me to your answer? Thanks.
Lester's personal catcher has an .809 OPS.
we already has this asinine discussion. you didn't like the answer. there's already an answer above you can apply about how a guy goes from 1st base to home on a sac fly that included him stealing 3rd while lester watched from the mound. the fact that the cubs bats, 100% independent of that situation, scored some runs invalidates it as an issue to you. i find that stupid. we will not get anywhere with this. you know we will not get anywhere with this...because we already had this asinine discussion.
it's not about SB...it never was.
jake arrieta being slow to the plate isn't comparable to jon lester not throwing to any base. how the runners read off arrieta isn't anything similar to what a runner is reading off lester.
maybe arrieta could use a personal catcher solely to control his running game...but i doubt it's that important.


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THINGS have not looked good for the future business for some time now, ever since the Walt Disney Company dismantled the Monsanto ''House of the Future'' in Disneyland three decades ago. More recently, Disney started the company town of Celebration in Florida, a comfy enclave brimming with sweet blandishments of the architectural past -- clapboard, gingerbread and picket fences. The future, so optimistically anticipated at Disneyland and in other fantasies before and after the war, never really roared into America's cities and suburbs, perhaps because visionaries and builders lacked the technical capacity to travel to the wilder shores of their imaginations.
Ever greater amounts of computer RAM, however, have arrived and are delivering the future to the present. The computer that outplayed Garry Kasparov can now -- with a little help from an architect -- design.
''Welcome to Cleopatra's submarine,'' said Beatrix Ost, artist, film maker and resident muse of a two-bedroom Upper West Side of Manhattan pied-a-terre with a definite bathospheric cast. She opens the door to a molten environment where fiberglass walls undulate from shower to bath to bed frame with hypnotic fluidity, as if a computer had morphed one fixture into another. The surfaces flow every which way, like a clown's elasticized smile. A three-dimensional space modeled by computer has been lifted off the screen and deposited into her apartment -- virtual space made real.
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70 year old white male, smoking for 40 years, diagnosed with mild COPD. Biggest problem is trapping of air (can't get exhaled). I have to sleep part of the time in a recliner, because of extreme coughing (have passed out). Difficulty walking because of angina and shortness of breath. Scheduled for echocardiograph and chemical stress test, and have had CT scan of lung with no tumors present. Will have a repeat pulmonary function in 3 months. Doctor stated the reason for test is to rule out pulmonary hypertension. I wonder if this seems familiar to anyone.
Comment from: Confused, 45-54 Female (Caregiver) Published: October 07
My sister is 50 years old and suffered many complications from having gastric by-pass surgery. Pulmonary hypertension is her latest diagnosis after complaining to the physicians for more than a year that she was having chest pains and shortness of breathe. She is still being passed from the lung doctor to the heart doctor and she is very afraid. The gastric surgeon is totally out of the picture. My sister has been reading and researching this disease and is afraid that she is not getting the help that she needs.
Comment from: Anonymous , 25-34 Male (Patient) Published: August 18
My pulmonary hypertension symptoms are: unable to urinate, sweating profusely with any type of exertion, cramping of muscles, swelling of hands and legs, headaches, nausea, dehydration, chest pain, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Comment from: mema in nc, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: August 04
Four years ago, I started having severe shortness of breath, fatigue, and a huge weight gain. Tests showed pulmonary hypertension. My symptoms were not as severe for two years and now it seems to be back aggressively. I've had more tests, more fatigue, and I am breathless after very little exertion. I just turned 50, and I feel so old.
Comment from: need2listen, 45-54 Female (Caregiver) Published: January 05
Having been the caregiver to someone who suffered from pulmonary hypertension the best advice that I can offer someone who thinks they may be suffering from this is please seek care. If your doctor is not moving along with ruling this out, seek a second opinion. My mother started to have symptoms at the age of 52, the doctor was unaware of pulmonary hypertension. She lost time while he ran several other tests to the point of testing for mental health issues before she left him and went to a different clinic. Sadly by that time she had progressed so quickly downhill that there was not much they could do. She went from having moderate symptoms to seeking care at a local clinic for some stomach pain, and within 3 days she had passed away. My point is not to scare anyone, but to say trust your body, if it is telling you something is wrong, don't give up just because you doctor isn't sure that you have this illness.
Comment from: shauny, 19-24 Male (Patient) Published: July 16
I have been suffering with shortness of breath for a while and it's getting really bad especially when I eat, all I eat is a small meal then I can't breath. I have put on a lot of weight around my lung and chest area. I have been to doctors so many times and they keep saying its anxiety, but I know it's not. I know my body what I'm going through is not anxiety.
Comment from: jules11, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: June 12
Very swollen and painful ankles numb and tingling feeling from forearms down and knees down, face and hands swollen (even with furosemide 40 mg bid) shortness of breath upon just a little movement. Feeling of anxiety, headache, tightness of chest, as in a large wrap is around chest and it has been tightened.
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A & A Driving School AA Drivers, A and A Driving School Owner rips off DMV and his students Richmond Hill, New York
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He also claims he is active in his Masjid, but several times I got complaints from my young nieces and daughters that he is very inappropriate during the lessons, making suggestive comments, touching their arm or leg, flirting, or when he's not doing that, talking on his cell phone during the lessons. He is very interested in the money but once he is paid, he would cancel lessons or cut the time down, or have students drive him to do his personal errands. I would not recommend him, especially after my neighbor stated as well, that he flirted with her, and made inappropriate comments to her younger sister.
I am very surprised his school has been around so long, considering he doesn't do anything the right way. He also use to do the defensive course, taking up to $80 for the 6 hour class but only having a student come in and sign the roster, pay and leave. No one ever sat for 6 hrs. But he got busted with that and the took his DDC license away since then. You would think DMV would continue to investigate him.
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This is one of the best Driving School in Queens. Great and friendly Customer Service. My entire family got their driver's license with the school. Great instructors, makes you feel confident and comfortable with every step of the way.
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A woman who police say stole another identity to buy a car is behind bars.
Investigators say 27-year-old Latanya Bouie of Callaway, Florida tried to use another woman's social security number to get a car from a local dealership.
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The understudy becomes a star and more tickets are released as James D Smith wins the role of Billy Kostecki for the Adelaide season of Dirty Dancing. Lesley Reed reports.
Dreams do come true it seems. A long-held wish of actor and singer James D Smith has come true today with the announcement by Australian theatre producer John Frost that Smith will play Billy in the Adelaide season of the hit musical Dirty Dancing.
Jonathan Church will succeed Andrew Upton as Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company (STC), it was announced today, 25 August 2015. The British artist has been Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre since 2006 and is credited with completely transforming the much-loved UK institution.
He is a Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony Award winner and now master showman and worldwide performing sensation Hugh Jackman is returning home to Australia in November and December for a five-city arena concert tour - BROADWAY TO OZ - which is based on his smash hit and sold out Broadway show, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway.
The Australian cast of the brand new production, Georgy Girl - the Seekers Musical, has been announced with members of The Seekers in attendance. The cast announcement was made at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the scene of The Seekers' record-breaking concert in 1967 that drew a mammoth crowd of more than 200,000 people!
Have you ever had a teacher you adored? Elise McCann has, and now she has the chance to play one in the Australian premiere of Matilda the Musical, now playing in Sydney. It has been a stellar time for the performer, who toured Australia in a cabaret based on the life of Lucille Ball and is soon to appear as Peter Allen's sister in the tele-movie about his life. David Spicer reports.
Elise Brennan talks to Coral Drouyn about her new one woman show, Vamp, featuring the songs of Kander and Ebb.
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Gold Logie Winner John Wood talks to Coral Drouyn about his role in a brand new Gershwin Musical opening at The State Theatre on Saturday 15th August, 2015.
It's fair to say that for 20 years or so John Wood was a household name all around the country; first for his role as the irascible magistrate Rafferty in Rafferty's Rules and then as Mt Thomas' sergeant Tom Croydon in Blue Heelers. No actor has made a bigger impact in TV drama than John. But it's also fair to say that theatre was his first love.
Over the last 60 years Opera Australia has grown to become Australia's largest and busiest arts company.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary year, and in tribute to one of the world's great buildings, Opera Australia will present Sydney Opera House - The Opera (The Eighth Wonder), outside on the Opera House forecourt with Utzon's renowned white sails as the background.
2016 is the first season of plays chosen solely by Ensemble Theatre's Artistic Director, Mark Kilmurry as Sandra Bates prepares for her retirement in January 2016.
"I am enormously pleased and proud to present the Ensemble's new season. As ever, we bring you the best of new Australian plays, international plays and cherished classics, plus an exciting new co-production with ATYP," says Mark Kilmurry.
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Hertford Museum
The newly refurbished Hertford Museum opened in February 2010, thanks to the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, and many other kind donations. It was established in 1903 and is located in a 17th century town house with an attractive Jacobean style garden.
The displays on the ground floor tell the story of the early days of the museum, where objects from all over the world where collected, including exotic animals, Japanese armour and fossils. The whole of the first floor of the museum is dedicated to telling the story of the town and the townsfolk. A ring of Hertford faces shows Hertford's famous and good. Visitors can find out about these people by dialling an old phone.
Find out all about childhood in Hertford, free time, health and wellbeing, shopping and the many industries that have shaped the town. See how big Hertford Castle really was with our model of the building in 1550. Find out all about the Hertfordshire Regiment and the stories of local men and women who fought and worked for their country.
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Extensive collections from Hertford, Hertfordshire and beyond. Local archaeology, social history, photographs, paintings and prints, plus ethnographic collection and Hertfordshire regiment collection.
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Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Natural Sciences, Photography, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures
Paint the Town!
- 3 September — 1 October 2016
Saturday 3rd September – Saturday 1st October 2016
Discover our fabulous collection of paintings of Hertford and the diverse ways in which local artists have depicted our beautiful town over the last 200 years!
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm It's Free!
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- Family friendly
Stay & Play at Hertford Museum
- 3 September 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 1 October 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 5 November 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 3 December 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
First Saturday of the month: 3rd September, 1st October, 5th November, 3rd December. 10.30 am – 4.30 pm (last entry 4pm)
On the first Saturday of each month, The Andrews Room at Hertford Museum will be open for families to enjoy a free play session. Come along and play with traditional wooden toys, make something crafty and read a book. Whilst you are here why not use the discovery station toys to explore the galleries too?
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Knit & Natter
- 8 September 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 13 October 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 10 November 2016 10:30am-4:30pm
- 8 December 2016 1:30-4:30pm
Second Thursday of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm
Whether you're a seasoned knitter or just a beginner bring your projects along to Hertford Museum. This is a chance to share ideas and patterns in a comfortable setting over a cup of tea of coffee. £1 per person
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Heritage Open Weekend: Pub Memory Day at Hertford Museum!
- 10 September 2016 2-4pm
Saturday 10th September 2pm – 4pm Drop in! It's Free!
Help us record Hertford's pub heritage by sharing your memories and images of the town's pubs. We will be scanning your images on the day and chatting about YOUR memories of local pub life over a cup of tea. We are particularly keen to collect images of pub interiors and beer gardens.
Museum Stores Open Day at The Seed Warehouse, Maidenhead Yard, The Wash, Hertford
- 22 October 2016 11am-3pm
Saturday 22nd October 11am – 3pm
Go behind the scenes at Hertford Museum's offsite stores. Discover how we care for in excess of 100,000 objects, visit the Roman corn dryer and see our conservation volunteers in action. Tea and cake and family crafts in the Millbridge rooms! Drop in! It's Free!
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The Big Draw at Hertford Museum!
- 25 — 27 October 2016
Tuesday 25th October – Thursday 27th October, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm (last entry 3.00pm), £1.50 per child.
Join us at Hertford Museum for the Big Draw! The theme this year is: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths). Contact us on 01992 582686 or visit our website www.hertfordmuseum.org for more information.
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- US supreme court judge Ruth Ginsburg regrets Donald Trump criticisms
US supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she regrets making critical comments about Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. In a CNN interview, Ginsburg called the presumptive Republican nominee "a faker", reacting to which, Trump tweeted Ginsburg's "mind is shot".
- US supreme court judge Ruth Ginsburg regrets Donald Trump criticisms
US supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she regrets making critical comments about Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. In a CNN interview, Ginsburg called the presumptive Republican nominee "a faker", reacting to which, Trump tweeted Ginsburg's "mind is shot".
ObituaryMRS. RUTH C. CHANDRAN(94 years)Slept in the arms of our Lord on 17th Oct, 2015, and was interred the same day.M/o David, (Late) Elizabeth Pasha, (Mary) Veena Roye, Sadique, Dr. Hameed, Ashfaque.Deeply mourned by family and friendsWe sincerely thank all our friends and well wishers for their condolences and prayers.
- Cremation of sacrilege accused denied in village
Ludhiana: With villagers refusing permission for her last rites in her native Kawadhi village, Balwinder Kaur -- who was accused of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and shot dead on Tuesday morning -- was cremated after a post-mortem examination at the ground near grain market, Gill Road, on Wednesday morning. "Police and family of Kaur had come to take permission from us for the cremation, but we refused as it could create tension in the village. Though villagers had excommunicated her after she was booked for the desecration, her two sons, Ranjodh Singh and Ranjeet Singh, still lived in the village," said sarpanch Jagdeep Singh Gill. He said villagers were angry with Kaur and they didn't want to take a chance. No one from the village attended the cremation. Dehlon police station SHO inspector Amandeep Singh Brar said, "The cremation was not done in her village to avoid any untoward incident. She was not living in the village ever since she was booked. Her daughter lived in Dugri and sister in Shimlapuri of Ludhiana." Balwinder Kaur, 45, was booked in Kawadhi village on October 19 last year and was on bail. She was called by two men outside Gurdwara Alamgir on Tuesday on the pretext of sorting out the matter related to her case and shot dead. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, the body was brought to Ludhiana civil hospital, where the bullet was removed. One of the doctors from the team said the bullet, after piercing the heart was stuck near her backbone, from where it was extracted after locating its position through an x-ray.
- Denying gallantry award is betrayal: HC
New Delhi: Denying gallantry awards to deserving soldiers is akin to betrayal by the society which owes a debt of gratitude towards them, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said while setting aside the Centre's order not to give a medal to a CRPF personnel who sustained bullet injuries in an encounter with a dreaded Khalistani terrorist. Noting that "a nation which honours the sacrifice and bravery honours itself", a bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani said a brave soldier needs to be recognised for his commitment to serve with dignity. The court, while quashing the July 15, 2014 order of the Centre denying award to petitioner Rajesh Shukla, referred to his claim for a gallantry award to the competent authority asking it to take into account recommendation by the then SSP, who was a part of the encounter team, as well as the case diary of the 1992 events. The bench noted that Shukla had engaged the terrorist in the encounter despite receiving four bullet injuries and forced then deputy chief of Khalistan Commando Force (Zaffarwal), Khajan Singh, to retreat into a house where he was cornered. and killed by the forces. It observed that as per the case diary, if the petitioner had not engaged the terrorist, he would have escaped and "undaunted" by the injuries Shukla continued to bravely fight. "Such commitment by an armed officer who displays unwavering readiness in the hour of the need and who remains undeterred by the fear of losing his life while defending the nation against enemies is truly representative of a conspicuous devotion to duty," the bench said. The encounter had taken place when the police team had gone to a village in Punjab to search for terrorists on the basis of a tip off, when they came under heavy fire. Two terrorists were killed during the encounter and AK-47 rifles and stock bomb was recovered from them.
- Court denies bail to Asaram's follower
A city sessions court on Friday rejected bail application filed by Asaram's follower KD Patel, who is facing charges in the 2009 Raju Chandak assault case. Chandak, a former follower of Asaram, was fired upon in Chandkheda area after he started speaking out against the self-styled godman.


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NFC: 49ers (12-4) at Packers (8-7-1)
When/where: 4:40; Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.
TV/radio: Ch. 13; 98.7-FM, 1010-AM
Line: 49ers by 2½, 46
Notes: Should division champions be guaranteed a home playoff game even if they have a worse record than their wild-card opponent? San Francisco is the lone road favorite this weekend, and it beat Green Bay at home 34-28 in Week 1, getting 208 receiving yards and a touchdown from Anquan Boldin. How well can quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Colin Kaepernick play in the brutal cold of Lambeau in January? The 49ers knocked out the Packers 45-31 in last year's playoffs, but that was in San Francisco. The 49ers played only two road games against playoff teams this season and lost both, to Seattle and New Orleans.
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This shows the link categories ok, but... the link font sizes are SMALLER than the link font sizes of the other items on the sidebar (which looks wrong). If I REMOVE the UL tags, the font size is correct but each link category shows a bullet next to it. I have tried putting both "list-style: none" and "list-style-type: none" in about every place imaginable in the style.css but the bullets will not go away. Very frustrating. I want the links to be the same size as every other link on the sidebar, with no bullets.
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How to ensure data security on mobile health apps?
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Changing the world isn't easy, working for me isn't easy, and learning new and foreign topics isn't easy. I think I found the team that makes things that aren't easy, at least seem easy :) Thank you for being an amazing team.
Vinfotech designed the Responsive Website for FamousBirthdays.com. Our website has grown to reach over 4 million visitors monthly, and Vinfotech has continued to exceed our expectations. Here's how:
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ok - here's the deal - i think. i have the beginnings of a blog/website using Spun which I really love. i don't know code or anything, biblical hebrew yes, html its greek to me, okay enough.
so, i have six circles on the homepage with pictures that i like and across the top the name of site on top left and then "contact", "all about Art" (that's me), "home". this is all good. so if i understand correctly the circle are really links to posts ? now, these six are all i want!! so when if someone comes to the blogsite they will see the services i offer or the topics. so far so good.
but when i want to add content if i understand correctly if I add a "post" then I am adding a new circle which will move to the top left and move all the others across and down.
so if i don't want this happen when i want to add more content would i just go into each "circle" and write a new "post" above the previous content!! ????
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Two-day summit teaches youth about wetlands
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A two-day summit next month will educate high school students about the challenges and solutions to save Louisiana's wetlands.
The Wetlands Discovery Center's 2014 Wetlands Youth Summit is scheduled for Aug. 22-23 at the Duhe Building, 235 Civic Center Blvd., Houma.
"The Wetlands Discovery Center has always done a great job of teaching students about the science of restoration," said Wetlands Discovery Center Executive Director Jonathan Foret. "Through the Wetlands Youth Summit, we are teaching students about the politics of restoration, which is as equally valuable to understand."
Students who live in Gulf Coast communities will watch "My Louisiana Love," a documentary of love, loss and resilience in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 22, followed by a question-and-answer program with the film's co-producer, Monique Verdin.
The summit will feature various guest speakers, including Dr. Gary LaFluer from Nicholls State Sniversity's Bayou Studies and Biology departments and Dr. Barb Kleiss from the Army Corps of Engineers. The summit also features sessions where students can learn about specific topics. Partners for these sessions include LSU's Coastal Sustainability Studio, T. Baker Smith Civil Engineers, CWPPRA and Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's department of Coastal Restoration and Preservation.
Students will develop action plans that address local concerns that can be implemented in their communities. The summit will end with the Wetlands Olympics!
The Wetlands Youth Summit is supported by grants from BHB Billiton, BTNEP, the Bayou Community Foundation, the Buquet Family Foundation, the Fourchon Oilman's Association and the Gray Foundation.
The registration fee costs $25 per student, however, scholarships are available and all meals are included. The fee is due by Aug. 15.
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Dissolving Images is a great introduction to Mark Gustavson's compositional aesthetic, one which seamlessly blends heady structural rigor with emotional intensity and humor. Although each of these five pieces—two solos and three chamber works—is strictly notated, some of the material hints at the musical vocabulary of improvisatory traditions ranging from early jazz to Middle Eastern maqam and other non-Western idioms.
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This edition of the NewMusicBox Mix contains a sampling of the many different sound worlds of jazz in 2013.
August 27, 2013Alexandra Gardner
This week, three unique keyboard albums caught my attention: Phyllis Chen's Little Things, Jim Fox's Black Water, and Timo Andres's Home Stretch.
August 20, 2013Molly Sheridan
It's refreshing to hear the bassoon edging it's way towards the sonic foreground in contemporary music. Anyone with doubts about how cool the instrument can be has not yet heard bassoonist Rebekah Heller perform; in her hands, the oft-underappreciated instrument is transformed into a fierce creature that cannot be ignored onstage.
August 13, 2013Alexandra Gardner
Brooklyn Rider thrives in the realm of world music and folk traditions, yet they've always sought to tie this impulse into their considerable classical chops—all while at the same time cultivating the ensemble as a kind of composer collective led by violinist/composer Colin Jacobsen.
August 6, 2013Dan Visconti
While Jacqueline Humbert and David Rosenboom's Daytime Viewing is a by-product of that brief window in the late 1970s and early 1980s when a fusion of experimental music and New Wave created numerous uncategorizable hybrids, it is also very much a harbinger of our own much longer-lasting "indie-classical" zeitgeist.
August 1, 2013Frank J. Oteri
The music included on this nine-track album showcases a seamless marriage of acoustic instruments and electronics that opens its mouth and sings, up close and personal, in a language that retains its vibrant human energy even while being processed and polished by Wohl's electronic hand.
July 23, 2013Molly Sheridan
This lovely new recording by the Eclipse Quartet and percussionist William Winant is, primarily, united by the relatively unusual, pleasantly mad scientist-ish combination of string quartet and percussion. But it also presents three works that wear their respective approaches to marking the time on their sleeves.
July 16, 2013Matthew Guerrieri
A couple of months ago, I came across a new disc devoted to Christine Southworth's music with an immediately identifiable title, String Quartets. But after hearing the truly new sound world she created in her earlier disc—called Zap! Music for Van de Graaff Generator, Tesla Coils, Instruments & Voices—I was quite sure she'd create something totally unusual despite using the most popular instrumental combination in all of chamber music. She did not disappoint!
July 9, 2013Frank J. Oteri
Who is Luke Cissell? It sounds like the name of a character from either a Louis L'Amour or Flannery O'Connor novel, or perhaps the protagonist in something published in Astounding Stories magazine. Fittingly, the press release that accompanied a CD of his music described it as "bluegrass on a distant planet."
July 2, 2013Frank J. Oteri