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Today I wanted to write an entry on the Padres' manager, Harry Ralston "Bud" Black. Buddy doesn't get that much publicity, maybe because he's not a firery guy like a Lou Pinella. But he's a great guy and a great manager.
Buddy was a pitcher in the Major Leagues for 15 years. He played with the Mariners, the Royals, the Indians, the Blue Jays, and the Giants. He was with the 1985 World Champion Kansas City Royals. After he was done pitching, he worked for the Royals as Special Assitant to the GM. After that, he spent seven years as pitching coach for the Anahiem Angels.
He is going into his third year as the Padres' manager. His "rookie" season as a manager in 2007 was a very good one; he led the team to within one game of the playoffs. But 2008 was not so great. In no way do I blame him, though. He did the best he could with the few pieces he had. I believe that Buddy can lead a team to the World Series if he had the talent and players available to him. We saw what he did in 2007. He couldn't control that Trevor blew the two saves at the end of the season. Sure, he could have taken Trevor out of the game in Game 163, but why should he have? That was the all-time saves leader out there. He should have been able to get the job done.
I really don't think you can blame a manager for what's going on with his team, unless it's an obvious mistake on his part. What could Buddy have done last season? We didn't have the money to get the players he needed. A bunch of his best players were getting hurt with freak injuries, like getting hit in the nose with a batted ball. There's no way you can blame that bad season on your manager.
He's a great manager. He doesn't yell, he doesn't get boiling mad at his players. Sometimes that might be a bad thing if the manager doesn't fire up the team. But he can get very hot if he wants to. If there's a bad play called against his players, he will go out there and calmly talk over it with the umpires. The burden of being a manager is huge, but Buddy takes is very well. He talks with the press almost every night, and he's a great mentor to his players. He knows his pitching very well also, as he was a pitcher and a pitching coach. He knows what he's doing out there.
This year is going to be a challenge for him. He's going to have clubhouse full of rookies and young players. He will have a few veterans like Cliff Floyd, Brian Giles (real great role model), and Jody Gerut. But he won't have Trevor Hoffman or Khalil Greene, or even Greg Maddux for that matter. It's going to be a long year, but Buddy's strong enough to handle this terrible team. And hopefully he will be able to get them up again. In a few years, with our new owner coming in, we might be able to get more money. With more money, we can get Buddy some better players. And maybe, someday soon, he will be able to lead us to our World Series.
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He certainly has a lot of experience from when he was with the Angels. I remember him well from his AL days. It'll be interesting to see how he handles the changes in ownership and roster and (sob) not having Trevor.
He sounds like a great manage. I like that he uses words, more then rage, to get his point across.
Hey Kaybe,
Thanks i hope we do great too, Hopefully your skipper can lead you guys to the playoffs
I couldn't help but think of your blog today…did you see ESPN had a chat with Mr. Kevin Towers? If you didn't, here it is: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=24972
Have a great day.
Great post on 'Buddy'. I agree with you that most managers you can't blame for the outcome unless it really is their fault. That being said, what do you think about how the Yankees treated Torre?
Kaybee, excellent post! Buddy's defenitely underated. I love how he treats all of his players fairly and doesn't blow up. Just a random question I thought you could answer: are we required to leave the source of our photos on the post?
Sounds like he'll be able to get the job done and that's what you want in management for sure. Probably the thing they can be blamed for most is poor in game decisions like not pulling a pitcher when he is sturggling and he gives up the game.
I agree. You shouldn't fire a manager if the team is bad. That is the player's problem.
JANE, it is interesting to see how he handles the bullpen without *sob* his star closer.
JULIA, that's probably the best thing about him🙂
SAINTS 20, I think both of our teams will have very good seasons. We'll have to see how it goes…
CARL, thanks so much for sharing that with me! I hadn't seen it, and it was very interesting!
ELIZABETH, the Yankees are a strange organization. I don't think we can afford to treat Buddy that way🙂 I think it's wrong to blame the manager. I just think that the Yankees situation is just so weird, so conflicted, that it's a really bad enviroment for a manager.
ALEX, yeah I love that about Buddy too🙂
TOM, yeah that's true. Bud doesn't make that mistake too often though, as he knows his pitchers and he's got alot of experience with pitching🙂
BOB, yeah, if you can't give the manager good enough players to work with, he's not going to be able to do anything with them!
I have always liked Bud Black. He seems like a good guy and I like his managing style a lot. I like managers who stay calm and cool and don't scream at their players. I grew up with Tony LaRussa who rarely shows any emotion good or bad, unless he is arguing with an umpire.🙂
I have always found it somewhat unfair, too, that the manager always takes the blame when the players don't perform. But I guess it's easier to fire a manager than your players!🙂
I always remember Bud Black when he was with the Giants, and his catcher was Steve Decker (Black & Decker). This always struck me as funny.
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I'm looking forward to what he will do for us this season! I can't wait! It WILL be a challenge for him. I'm sure he's going to take care of it though. He's a very nice manager, but he will have downs as well. Isn't that what all managers have?🙂
Bud Black is an awesome guy! I remember him from his Giants days.
You stay classy San Diego!
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"Simply More Advanced"
Burson Audio has been busy engineering one exceptional component after another proving that a multi-functional 3-in-1 approach doesn't have to involve any compromises. Hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed HA-160D comes another premium-performance DAC/preamp/headphone amp. This one is called the Conductor, and it takes the 3-in-1 design concept to the limit.
"With the Conductor DAC Burson successfully adds air, top-down illumination and lengthier decays to their signature density and meatiness."
"Adding more of everything and in Burson's case brilliance and bite aka treble and transients were needed most is the real trick," notes Srajan Ebaen in his 6moons.com review for October 2012. "It's very recognizably still the Burson sound. Now it's simply more advanced."
"I can say that I was impressed by the new creation of the Burson team. They have raised the bar once again, as Conductor remains a top class 3-in-1 solution," reports Darku in his SoundNews review for November 19, 2012.
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It took over 12 months to perfect this new DAC, but when it was ready, the final audition was gratifying.
To eke out every bit of performance potential from the SABRE32, Burson designed a new FET (Field Effect Transistor) output stage to support its unique sonic characteristics. With only 20 carefully selected and matched components on the signal path, this output stage amplifies every analytical output of the SABRE32 without coloration or loss. Two new low noise power supplies were also developed in combination with a customized transformer. Together they ensure that the digital and analog stages are powered separately with the cleanest power possible.
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The Conductor also features Burson Audio's well regarded Soloist headphone amplifier. Burson had to deploy another 35-watt customized transformer to ensure that the Soloist circuitry is independent and optimized at all times. This is to make sure that its performance is exactly the same as the standalone Soloist.
The Soloist from Burson Audio is a headphone amp with a huge difference over most headphone amplifiers on the market. The great majority of these amps use standard IC opamps in their designs, because they are very cheap and easy to use. However, opamp-based designs are inferior to discrete designs, because they aren't tailored for a particular audio circuitry. They also contain many low quality and unnecessary components that can degrade audio signals.
"The Soloist takes substantial steps forward relative to the already very good Burson Audio HA-160, offering better and more refined sound, greater power, superior versatility, and exceptional build-quality, all at the more-than-fair price," reports Chris Martens in his August 16, 2012 review for Playback.
The input stage of the Soloist is a symmetrical current feedback circuit with only 21 components in its signal path (compared to a typical IC opamp containing over 50 components). The signal path is short and with little blockage, and Burson carefully matches the 21 components. This approach allows the Soloist to achieve amazing sound.
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As you might expect, the Conductor isn't your average headphone amp with an added preamp function. Burson didn't simply solder a piece of wire from the headphone output jack to create an unrefined preamp. Instead the preamp output has been extracted from the voltage gain stage before the current gain section to create a preamp that reflects the full potential of Burson's FET output stage. Coupled with the Variable Output Stage (VOS), the results in uncompromising performance and versatility.
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On the digital front, the Conductor features a 24-bit/192 kHz Tenor TE8802 USB receiver working in Asynchronous Transfer Mode. It also accepts coaxial and Toslink inputs supporting 32-bit/192 kHz audio files. The Conductor accepts analog input via RCA and outputs in its 6.35mm headphone jack, line-level output (DAC), and variable output (preamp). With such versatility, The Conductor works perfectly with any audio system.
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The Conductor features a Variable Output Stage (VOS), which enables the Conductor to match well with any type of headphone, from easy-to-drive high sensitivity in-ear monitors, to open-back moving-coil designs, to more difficult-to-drive planar magnetic headphones. It drives them all superbly. From a low level output of 0.18 WPC to a whopping 4 WPC, the Conductor will ensure that there is plenty of fine control for every type of headphone out there.
The new VOS provides three level of gain to the preamp function from 7 dB to 18 dB. With this level of flexibility, the VOS will match with any system from low power tube amp to high power solid state muscle amps, and from low efficiency closed box speaker to high efficiency horn loaded speaker.
For the Conductor, Burson has also redesigned the entire step attenuator volume control. Based on valuable lessons learnt from the HA-160, the company has redesigned a gain curve for the attenuator using what it considered the best instrument in the world, the human ear. Combining this new step attenuator with the new VOS, control is perfect regardless of the situation.
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At the time when an audio signal is passing through the volume control, it is still at its weakest. At this stage, the audio signal is very vulnerable to noise pollution and interference. A major source of such distortion is the commonly used remote volume control adopted by many manufacturers.
Burson has designed a 24-step attenuator specifically for its products. Unlike commonly available step attenuators, Burson's involves just one <0.1% metal film resistor on the signal path. The result is a total elimination of any distortions introduced by the volume control (which can vary up to 7% on a conventional pot).
The Burson step attenuator is built with premium quality components combined with its solid machined aluminum knob. It ensures a smooth and well controlled mechanical movement, giving the user a smooth control over the entire spectrum.
Clean Power
Just like an athlete needs clean air to perform at an optimum standard, audio equipment needs clean power to reproduce transparent and natural music.
The Conductor has taken the already fanatical IC-free power supply of the first generation HA-160 to the next level. The new generation of power supply is built around a new noise-filtering network that employs twice as many filtering stages compared to the previous design resulting in superior noise rejection. The new power supply is fed by a new custom-built low noise transformer which delivers 35W of power to the Conductor. The result is pure music against a pitch-black background.
Resonance-Free Aluminum (RFA) Enclosure
The Conductor is housed in a 6mm case constructed from high precision machined aluminum. This enclosure allows the Conductor to achieve a very high mechanical damping factor, which reduces any microphonic effects that may degrade the clarity of sonic performance. The enclosure was also constructed to act as a giant heat-sink, which allows the Class A circuitry to run cooler and remain optimized at all times.
"With the Conductor DAC Burson successfully adds air, top-down illumination and lengthier decays to their signature density and meatiness."
"What Burson achieved is a very tough balance. Maintaining or adding warmth whilst increasing resolution is perhaps the most difficult task in all of hifi system building. Comparing the Conductor to previous Bursons is the weekend crash course in how. It represents a higher octave of this balance, each side more heavily loaded. There's more mass and gravitas in the left scale, more speed and light in the right. Sweet, bitter, salty and sour. It's easy to add just one. It's just as easy to see how that would ruin a given recipe's balance. Adding more of everything and in Burson's case brilliance and bite aka treble and transients were needed most is the real trick. In Burson's catalogue that's the Conductor. It's very recognizably still the Burson sound. Now it's simply more advanced."
- Srajan Ebaen, 6moons.com, October 2012
"I can say that I was impressed by the new creation of the Burson team. They have raised the bar once again, as Conductor remains a top class 3-in-1 solution."
"Great extraction of details; large soundstage, extended in all directions; airy, uncluttered and liquid sound; black as night background, sounds are coming from nowhere; top class headphone amplification; neutrality, linearity, absence of a sound footprint you listen to music, not the device."
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Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.
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Manufactured in: China
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In my previous article, I introduced some of the benefits to be gained by using a proxy. In today's article, I'd like to concentrate on HTTP proxies. We'll take a look at some of the HTTP proxies available in the ports collection and which proxies are suited for which needs.
If you have any familiarity with HTTP proxies, your first thought is probably Squid, the excellent HTTP proxy. Since there are already many fine articles and tutorials on using and configuring Squid, I won't cover that product in this series. For those that are disappointed, I'll give you with a few URLs:
Squid is an example of a very configurable HTTP proxy that can scale into very large networks. This is great if you are an administrator of a very large network, but overkill if you simply want to surf safely from your FreeBSD box or enforce a policy on a small home network. Thinking as a user, what are some of the irritants that go along with web browsing? The following quickly come to mind:
Depending upon the web browser you use, some of these irritants can be dealt with directly. Others require you to install additional proxy software. Let's start by taking a look at some common browsers, then move onto complementary proxies.
As of this writing, these are the latest (non-forbidden) versions of three popular web browsers:
Keep in mind that new features are added with new versions, so features that are missing now may appear in later versions. Also, every web browser has a "Preferences" section, so if your browser isn't listed here, check it out to see what features are available.
For these browsers, the Preferences section is found under the Edit menu of Netscape and Mozilla, and under the File menu of Opera. You'll find a big difference in the amount of Preferences available between Netscape and Mozilla or Opera. This is because this is an older version of Netscape.
Dealing with popup windows is a newer feature, so it is not found in this version of Netscape. In Opera, click on General to find the setting to disallow popups. Mozilla takes this a step further by either disabling popups entirely or on a site-by-site basis. To disable popups all together, go to Privacy & Security->Popup Windows and read the warning on the ramifications. Alternately, as you encounter a site with an irritating popup, simply right-click the page and choose to "Reject popup windows from this site."
Now, let's see what some of the applications in the ports collection can do
to augment the features already provided by your favorite web browser. I'll
start with
This HTTP proxy not only controls popup windows, it also stops those annoying
flashing ads and promises to disable webbugs. To build this port, become the
superuser and:
# cd /usr/ports/net/bfilter
# make install clean
The port will install an application to /usr/local/bin/bfilter
and a configuration file to /usr/local/etc/bfilter/config. Once
the build is finished, leave the superuser account and type
bfilter in order to start the proxy. Then verify that the proxy is
listening for requests:
$ sockstat -4
dlavigne bfilter 20336 3 tcp4 127.0.0.1:8080 *:*
You'll note that
bfilter listens on port 8080 on the loopback
address. If you read the comments in its configuration file, you'll see that
127.0.0.1 means to listen for HTTP requests on all interfaces. If you wish to
listen only on one interface, specify its IP address in the configuration
bfilter is not a transparent proxy, meaning you will have to
configure your web browser to use the proxy. Go into the Preferences section of
your browser and you should find a setting that deals with Proxies. Type in the
IP address and port number used by
bfilter. In my example,
bfilter is running on the same machine as my web browser, so I use
127.0.0.1 as the IP address and 8080 as the port number. If you are running
bfilter on a separate computer, change the IP address in its
configuration file to reflect the IP address of the NIC attached to your
internal network. Then set the browsers on the computers in your network to
use that IP address in their Proxies section of Preferences.
bfilter also has a rules file, found in
/usr/local/etc/bfilter/rules. However, I found that the default
rules worked flawlessly at catching popup windows and flashing ads. If you're
looking for an easy-to-use proxy that works out of the box,
bfilter is a very nice solution.
Another HTTP proxy I enjoy using is
bfilter, it works as is, but what makes this proxy
interesting are the additional features that provide an enticing way to learn
more about HTTP and what is happening behind the scenes every time you visit a
web site.
First, let's build the port:
# cd /usr/ports/www/middleman
# make install clean
Note that the name of the installed application will be
/usr/local/bin/mman. You also need to know the name of the
default configuration file in order to start the application. If you just type
mman, you'll receive the help file. Instead, use the
c or config-file switch to start the proxy:
# mman -c /usr/local/etc/mman.xml
I found that the proxy needs to be started as the superuser. Don't forget to
check the port
mman is listening on and set the Proxies section of
your browser accordingly:
sockstat -4
root mman 575 0 tcp4 127.0.0.1:8080 *:*
If you plan on using
middleman, take the time to read
/usr/local/share/doc/middleman/README.html. This is the only
documentation on the product, but it is very thorough and full of interesting
ideas on how to use a proxy.
Although the default configuration will probably suit your needs, you should
check out the included web interface by typing
mman into your
browser. This will allow you to view:
If you've never managed an HTTP server or HTTP proxy before, you may be amazed at the amount of interaction that occurs whenever a web browser connects to a web server. I mentioned in the last article that we would be referring to the HTTP RFC (2616). Let's do a very quick rundown on how the HTTP protocol works; I'll leave it to you to refer to the RFC to fill in the details that interest you.
Whenever you browse a web site, your browser must make a separate request for
every item on that page. For example, if I type
slashdot.org into
my browser, I'll see the following entries in my
mman cache:
Note that every GIF or image is a separate request, as each is stored as a
separate file on the web server. In order for my web browser to display the
main page of Slashdot's site, it had to individually request each of the 11
.gifs, the one
.ico, and the HTML page that
explained how to format everything together.
In HTTP, there are two types of packets: request packets and response packets. The request packet always comes from the web browser. This makes sense, as a web browser is a client and the job of a client is to make requests. Not surprisingly, the response packets always come from the web server.
A web browser's request packet has three components:
The method indicates what the client is requesting. The methods are all
listed and explained in the RFC and typically are written in uppercase. The
most common method is the
GET method, as typically your web
browser wants to "get" a particular page or image from the web browser. If you
take a look at your
mman log, or for that matter, the log from any
HTTP proxy or HTTP server, you'll see
GET requests:
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] request: GET
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] cache: create:
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] request: GET http://images.slashdot.org:80/pix.gif
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] cache: create: http://images.slashdot.org:80/pix.gif
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] request: GET
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] cache: create:
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] request: GET
Sat 21 16:04:43 [575] cache: create:
mman issued the
GET request on behalf of my
browser, then placed a copy of the requested item into its cache.
A web server's response packet also has three components:
That is, the request packet sends a method, and the web server responds with
a status message. Status messages are numerical, and again are listed in the
RFC. You've probably run across a "404 error," as
404 is the status
number representing "not found." The most common status is
200 or
OK. If a web browser issues a
GET request and the
server finds the requested resource, it will send it back along with a status
200. If it can't find the requested file, it will instead send
a status of
You probably noticed that both request and response packets contain headers
and a body. The body usually contains the requested page or image. So, when my
web browser made a
GET request for
http://images.slashdot.org:80/greendot.gif, the web server found
the GIF and sent a response packet with a status of
200 and the
GIF itself in the body of that packet.
Headers are the interesting part of HTTP packets. They contain useful
information that help the web browser and web server to communicate
effectively. They also contain sensitive information about both the web server
and web browser. Here are the results of my clicking on Show Headers in
mman's web interface:
Type Value
Host mman
User-Agent Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.3.1)Gecko/20030619
Accept text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;
Accept-Language en-us,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding gzip,deflate,compress;q=0.9
Accept-Charset ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7
Keep-Alive 300
Proxy-Connection keep-alive
Referer http://mman/headers
Type Value
Host mman
Accept text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html;
Accept-Language en-us,en;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding gzip,deflate,compress;q=0.9
Accept-Charset ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7
Referer http://mman/headers
User-Agent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; Q312461)
Remember, every HTTP packet includes headers. Here you are seeing the
values that are sent by my web browser. The
Unfiltered section
contains the defaults used by my web browser. It clearly shows my operating
system and the version and type of web browser I am using. The
Filtered section shows that
mman changed some of
those headers before sending them to the web server. If I don't like those new
values, I can simply click on Config, select
and edit, say, the
User-Agent. This configuration section is quite
powerful, as you can add, delete, and modify the contents of headers. Don't do
this just for kicks, however. Make sure you've read the RFC and understand the
ramifications of the particular header value you have the urge to muck about
It's also interesting to see the headers being sent by a web server. If I type this URL into my browser and remember to use two periods between the word "headers" and the URL:
I'll see this:
*Server header:*
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:17:43 GMT
Server: Apache/1.3.12m1 (Unix) yasl/2.25 sw/1.7 mod_rdbcookie/1.2
mod_mp3idver/0.12 rwh/1.1 bw/3.37 rewrite/3.3 include/3.6
Connection: close
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Content-Type: text/html
Notice that there aren't any secrets on the server end either. The header clearly indicates the type and version of web server software in use. If you are responsible for maintaining a web server, remember that every HTTP packet leaving your server reveals whether or not you've kept up with your web server patches!
mman also supports features that can be very useful in a
networked environment. One, it can force users to authenticate before they are
allowed to use the Internet. I'll click on
config then select
access and add a policy. I'll then be presented with a form.
If I leave the IP address section empty, the access policy will affect every IP address that connects to the proxy. I can then set values in the username and password fields. Before saving the policy, I need to configure what access users will be allowed once they input the correct username and password. My choices are:
CONNECT requests:
CONNECT is an HTTP
method that is often disabled due to its associated security
mman has keywords that can be
included with an URL to bypass restrictions for a particular site. For example,
if I wanted to see the popups for a site, I could type this in my browser:
bypass[f]..www.mp3.com. If you don't want users bypassing your
filters, don't select this option.
If you decide to create your own policy, remember to create a second policy
that will allow you as an administrator to configure
mman. If you
plan on configuring
mman on the same computer that is running the
proxy software, keep the default policy, but place it below your new policy
that affects your users.
Now, when users open up their web browsers, the browser itself will prompt them for the username and password you created in your policy. If they type it in correctly, they will be able to access the Internet, according to the parameters you set in your policy.
Also in FreeBSD Basics:
The last feature I wish to mention is
limits. This
configuration allows you to control Internet access according to month, day,
and time. For example, you could configure a policy that limits Internet
access to the hours of 9:00 to 17:00 on Monday to Friday.
It seems that I've barely scratched the surface of the
middleman proxy
server. Perhaps I've piqued your interest and you will try this application for
In the next article, I'd like to finish the proxy series by taking a look at SMTP proxies.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Wow! After less than two weeks of blogging, I just found out that I made my Leader List debut at number 44. I didn't realize so many of you were reading my little missives! A big "thank you" to everyone who's stopped by to visit – I hope I can keep up the good work.
In keeping with the MLBlog tradition of dedicating an entry to a famous, or maybe not-so-famous, number 44, I began by compiling a list of Phillies who have worn that number. Hmm. No one name jumped right out at me.
There was Vicente Padilla. Word always was that he had great stuff, but just couldn't quite get it together. While with the Phillies, he had a fan group known as "Padilla's Flotilla".
There was Mike Maddux, brother of Greg, mentioned in my recent post, The Other Brother.
There were quite a few who toiled in relative anonymity, like Amalio Carreno, Steve Comer, Yoel Hernandez, and most recently Les Walrond.
There was Steve Fireovid, whose name brought to mind images of flaming Latin poets.
There was Dick Ruthven, who was a member of the 1980 World Champs, and twice an All-Star.
But to me the most interesting number 44 was Eddie Waitkus. Waitkus had two stints with the Phillies, from 1949-1953, during which he wore the number 4, and then for 33 games in 1955, during which he wore the number 44.
Waitkus, a first-baseman, began his career with the Cubs, playing briefly in 1941 (12 games), then playing full-time from 1946-1948. He was named an All-Star in 1948. While in Chicago, Waitkus became a favorite, especially among female fans. One young fan, Ruth Ann Steinhagen, became particularly obsessed.
Then, before the 1949 season, he was traded to the Phillies. Steinhagen, upset that Waitkus was no longer a Cub, concocted a scheme to lure him to her hotel room during a Phillies road trip to Chicago. She left a note for him using an alias, asking him to meet with her. Once he had entered the room, she pulled a rifle out of the closet and shot him in the chest.
Amazingly, he survived, and was named an honorary member of the 1949 All-Star team, as he had been leading the voting for first base at the time of the shooting.
He returned the next season to play 154 games for the 1950 "Whiz Kids", compiling a .284 batting average. However, his numbers declined the next two seasons, and the Phillies were looking to trade him. By 1953, he appeared in only 81 games, splitting time at first base with Earl Torgeson.
At the beginning of the 1954 season, Waitkus was sold to the Baltimore Orioles. Always known as a slick fielder, he had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage that year.
After playing in 38 games for the Orioles in 1955, he was released, and a few days later signed with the Phillies. He appeared in 33 games before being released after the end of the season.
After leaving baseball, Waitkus battled depression stemming from the shooting, which in turn led to problems with alcohol. Towards the end of his life, he found some solace working with young ballplayers at the Ted Williams Baseball Camp in Massachusetts. He died of cancer in 1972, at the age of 53.
Waitkus' story inspired, in part, the Bernard Malamud book "The Natural". Anyone interested in a more thorough telling of his career and life should read "Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus" by John Theodore. We will never know what his career might have been like had it not been for one crazed fan.
(photo from www.waitkus.org)
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A great blog! I had never heard of Eddie Waitkus. You kn0w the more we do these dedication blogs, the more I learn that some of these players had some pretty sad lives. I guess anyone in the public eye is always at risk from some crazed fan.
Thanks, Julia! It does make you realize that fame is not always the wonderful life the rest of us might imagine. Just look at all the celebrities that have to put up with stalkers, and those like John Lennon or Phil Hartman who end up losing their lives to a crazed fan. Makes it easy to see why "fan" is short for "fanatic".
Yeah! Congrats!!! I had a feeling you'd be a natural at this :O) Just did my blog on #13…less baseball related though, but fun!
Congrats on making the list. That means, if I'm not wrong, that there were at least three Phillies' fan blogs among the list: yours, mines (42) and Phillies Phollowers (13). Maybe we can start to give the Yankess and Red Sox bloggers a run for their money. LOL!
He wasn't a Phillie, but don't forget Hank Aaron! And I have up some assignments if you still want to do the big project.
Thanks Jenn and P.R.P. – let's see, that's 3 out of 50, 6% if I'm doing my math right (never my strong point). Yay us!
Metsmainman – Hank Aaron is a great #44! I did try to focus on Phillies, but if I hit 44 again Hank will get my nod. I just started reading a biography of Hank, called "I Had a Hammer". He is a true gentleman.
Wow. What a sad story, Sue. I thought I was a crazed fan, but I'm relieved to know I'm not THAT crazed. I didn't realize he was the partial inspiration for "The Natural." Very interesting.
Jane – I'm also relieved to know you're not THAT crazed🙂.
Kathy – thanks, and congrats to you as well!


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Righty hurler Roy Halladay, who was slated to appear in another rehab outing for Double-A Reading on Sunday will return to the big league club instead, following a marathon of baseball Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.
In Saturday night's (Sunday morning's?) 12-7 defeat at the hands of the Diamondbacks, the Phillies sent nine pitchers and two position players to the mound to make it through the lengthy affair. Starter Ethan Martin could not escape the opening frame, as he allowed three hits, three walks and three earned runs. Over the 4 2/3 innings that followed, Luis Garcia and Zach Miner allowed a combined four earned runs. The remainder of the relief corps including Cesar Jimenez, Justin De Fratus, Jonathan Papelbon, Jake Diekman and B.J Rosenberg combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings while Sunday's originally scheduled starter Tyler Cloyd was called upon to toss five scoreless frames.
As the need to use Cloyd approached, the Phillies dugout got in touch with general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. to consult him on the possibility of having Halladay return to Philly, instead of taking the mound in Reading on Sunday. The GM obliged and Cloyd was used in relief to begin the 12th inning with no end in sight.
In Halladay's most recent rehab effort on Tuesday, the 36-year-old, who has been out of action since May following shoulder surgery, allowed seven hits while striking out four and walking three in six innings for Class A Lakewood. He threw 90 pitches, 52 of which were strikes, in that effort and gave up two runs, although only one was earned.
In his nightly press conference Phils manager Ryne Sandberg confirmed that with the taxed bullpen, the team anticipated adding a rested relief pitcher to the mix on Sunday prior to the team's 1:35 PM series finale against Arizona. Cloyd, who threw 91 pitches, and Rosenberg, who pitched three straight days, are the likely candidates to be demoted.
Out of arms, the Phillies resorted to using Casper Wells, who started the game in right field, to pitch the 18th inning. The right-hander yielded five runs after retiring the first two batters he faced. Utility man John McDonald was called upon to close out the inning.
Wells, who took the loss, registered 90-91 MPH regularly on the stadium radar gun, which is velocity that would be welcome for Halladay on Sunday, as he was mainly clocked at 87 MPH in Lakewood last week.
At seven hours and six minutes, Saturday's game was the longest in Phillies history. The two clubs combined to use 20 pitchers, tying the big league record.
Bonus notes:
Darin Ruf slammed his ninth homer of the month on Saturday, which is tops in the National League for August.
Carlos Ruiz is 15-for-29 (.517 avg) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI in his last seven games.
Righty hurler J.C. Ramirez has a 0.00 ERA in seven outings (11 2/3 innings) since returning to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 25-year-old threw one inning on Saturday, his first outing since August 19th.
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What a fantastic, exhilarating, and frustrating game! I don't know specifics, but under Sandberg there is fire and life in the Phight'ins. I'm loving the increased number Of walks the past few stints and the working of deeper counts. What frustrates me is the team the Amaro left Cholly, Sandberg, and the fans. Kudos to them for even winning and fighting like they have been the past few games with guys like Mini, Old McDonald, etc. on the team with their under .200 averages! Ruben, you need to go! I dont know who would replace you you smug, classless fool, but anyone would be great. And When Mayberry fanned with them loaded, angered me so much! He really has been an extreme let down these past two seasons. He also needs to go in the offseason. Can't wait to see Doc and how the team rebounds today. I loved the short hook on Martin – sends him a message. Sorry for the stream of conscienceness rant, but after watching that marathon my emotions poured out, most likely devoid of logic. : )
This is a whole new season. I wish it had started right after the All-Star Break, because then we might have a chance of getting the wild card. As it stands now, I think we have a slim chance of having a winning season.
As recently as a week ago, if the Phils had a four-run lead, I was still worried that they were going to blow it. If they were down even one run late in the game, I was convinced that the game was over. Last night, when the Phils were down four runs early in the game, I still felt like the Phils could come back and win it. No, they didn't win it last night, but they went from a 4-run deficit to a tie in the 8th inning, and then prevented the other team from scoring for another 9 innings.
The Phils finally have the Phight back in them!
The Phillies would need to go 23-10 the rest of the way in order to go 81-81. I would say those are pretty slim chances of having a winning season (which would technically be 82-80, requiring a 24-9 finish). I don't see that happening.
Watched till the end. Sandberg made the same move as chilly. Cloud leads off with a double instead of bunting he let's chooch hit away. It was going to take two hits to score a slow cloud. Should have bunted. Very frustrating. Good news Phil only play one team(braves) with a winning record the rest of the way
At the end of it all, while you always play to win, and appreciate the exhiliration of Darin's game tying shot, to some degree, it's a fine example of be careful what you wish for. I mean what a mess BOTH pitching staffs are.
Days are rare in basball history where teams should have been as patient as the Dbacks should be today against Doc. As if location and command aen't challenges enough, there's the issue of being economic with his throws today. 100 pitches over 7 innings might not even be good enough, although who wouldn't take that? And as if pitching and the quick turn weren't problematic enough, both clubs face the issue of if D Brown and A Hill can play today.
Here's the way the 2 pens have 'em off their individual number of pitches the last 3 days.
Heath Bell (R) 17 26 0
Trevor Cahill (R) 53 0 97
Josh Collmenter (R) 60 0 0
Eury De La Rosa (L) 4 6 16
Will Harris (R) 15 0 13
Chaz Roe (R) 18 0 0
Joe Thatcher (L) 21 6 0
Brad Ziegler (R) 38 0 0
For the Phils…..
Tyler Cloyd (R) 91 0 0
Justin De Fratus (R) 31 0 0
Jake Diekman (L) 27 0 0
Luis Garcia (R) 47 0 0
Cesar Jimenez (L) 25 0 12
Zach Miner (R) 43 0 18
Jonathan Papelbon (R) 15 16 0
B.J. Rosenberg (R) 20 11 15
16 pitches, 10 strikes, 1 swing and miss on a curveball.
Never had shoulder surgery. If I did, after 3.5 months, I figure I could do the following…
1/ make a bed
2/ sign my name
3/ slap a good high 5
4/ watch Doc pitch
Certainly didn't expect a 3 (so far) run barrage off Corbin, pluys, he'll finish the inning over 20 pitches. Very nice surprise, and still roiling.
Not that we're overreacting to Doc's results today, as in very little reaction this early, but in what's been about as good as expected, still only 1 swing and miss through 2.
Nice to have a lead though. Be fun to get him a W.
What a f$&king catch by Bernadina to save a homerun! I'm loving the way the Phight'ins are playing since Ryne took over. Doc is really giving his all today. Keep it up boys. Go phillies!
The Bernadina catch was maybe not as outstanding as reaction seemed, but largely because he made it look a lot easier than it probably was. Played it terrifically from the start. He's got a good arm, too.
Wonder whereDoc goes in his next 50pitches. Typical Doc is to take it higher. Thatd's be sweet.
Albeit I was very excited, buy with the tremendous outfield gaffes we have had this season, it made me happy!
should be. It was theway he made it look easier than it was that made it exciting. Great jump on it, perfect route, it was an exciting play, and a great one, just made to look a little less great thana homer take away can look.
That's called a vintage inning by Doc. I mean, he was good. I bet Cliff and Cole are enjoying the hell out of watching him compete. Now if he can just keep it going, relative to where he's at in his coming back, but that was rock solid.
More vintage, and on track to go 7. And wait til Ryno gets stared down when he says that's enough.
Doc still has work to do, but unfortunately, I could easily see a pattern fill out to where his method of exit will be getting yanked for a pinch hitter.
It'd be awesome for his exit to be where the crowd can show their appreciation for his valiant effort today.
7 in a row, as we head to the 6th, with each inning looking a little better than the last one. More thana maximum pleasure to witness this sucker.
I was shocked Goldschmuidt took 2-0 like there was no way he had a green light. HUGE out.
Have to remember the 82 pitches are probably very stressful ones, too. The guy has to apply max concentration, and all that.
Just an excellent effort, if by chance that's it.
Who the hellk cares about iof they re-sign him. It has like nothing to do with what he did today. That's a larger picture evaluation than the 24 hours assigned to August 25 allows for in the way of intelligent, relavant discussion. But so many yahoos will take that rouyte. Soooo besides the point.
With you Ken..shoulder surgery just a fewonths ago. Amazing..what a competitor!
I know nothing about surgeries, but from what I read, it wasn't a deep surgery, and I actually thought he'd be pitching sooner, but believe me, I haven't lost sight of it being a short time. I mean, we're talking about a shoulder.
One thing for sure, he's in the rotation the rest of the way, and it's painful to watch himstruggle, but what a complete joy to watch him compete. He's got a lot of Mike Jordan in him. Or maybe Mike's got a lot of Doc in him.
Chase Utley, you are the Man!
Couldn't have asked for a better outing from a 36 year old pitcher who had massive shoulder surgery three months ago- Kudos, Doc!
source on the word "massive"?
I;'d pinch hit Revere here. Against what has to be an exhausted armed Heath Bell, he'd have his best shot ever at his 1st MLB dinger ever. Even on 1 foot,
Did NOT expect to see Heath today. Lotsa credit for trying, but I expect he's just shot.
Phils just released this statement….
Dear Phillies Fan,
My apologies for no comeback win today. I thought my team was boring yous with it, so we played a different tune.
Thank you for your support this week.
I am,
Ryne Sandberg
Hall of Famer
P.s. Come root us on in The Apple this week.
Bernadina pick up paying early dividends!
Maybe he is worth a shot just based on defense. It's nice that he is hitting okay.
It can never be easy with this bullpen…
Word. Hey guys there's jobs available for next year..would be a good idea to get somebody out.
The 9th will be curious, assuming we stay at 4 runs separation..
3 or less, they'd use Papelbon a 3rd straight, but up 4, I wonder who gets the call.
Tough to guess because the price of taking Jake out for tomorrow's pretty expensivem but you do have to live for today.
But, Jake's warming up, and I doubt he's just getting hois work in.
See how fast he gets it after 2 innings last night. If he can even control his pitches off last night.
Shadows creeping in at the plate would make Jake even harder to hit. Maybe offset a little would be fatigue.
Is Diekman still hitting 98 on the gun?
Excellent outing for Roy, well done. Feels likes seeing a completely new team these past few series
Velocity isn't the big concern for the Phillies bullpen. They have a lot of guys who can really throw hard. Diekman has really been sharp lately and has been throwing strikes.


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The Printed Image in Enamel
Course No. MET 248/348/448 Credits: 3.0
The focus of this course will be on the use of the printed image with the medium of enamel. Photographs, photocopies and digitally produced and enhanced images will be transferred to the medium through acid etching, silk-screening, decals and photographic transfers. The emphasis will be on the use of enamel on the two-dimensional surface, although those with metal forming experience may explore three-dimensional forms in combination with the processes above.
100 Drawings
Course No. DRG 216M Credits: 3.0
Faculty Amber Kempthorn | Sarah Kabot
In creating 100 drawings within a single semester, students will move through many forms of drawing, from direct observation to work from photographic sources, from abstraction to the idiosyncratic. Assignments are sequenced to encourage experimentation and play with a wide range of drawing materials and methods. At the conclusion of the course, students will have begun to develop their own point of view, style, and approach to drawing. Required for Sophomore Drawing Majors. Offered spring.
2D/3D Compositing for Animation
Course No. ANIM 400 Credits: 3.0
The course is designed to instruct students in the process and concepts of integrating 2D and 3D images from multiple digital sources into a single, seamless whole composite. The course will be examining tools, techniques and concepts which help to augment and compose digital space for sequences of images (still images, animations & video). Digital compositing is the manipulated combination of at least 2 or more sources of images to produce an integrated result. The course will use the process of compositing to demonstrate the following advanced concepts & techniques: digital compositing concepts, motion graphics integration, post production special effects, matte painting/masking, basic 2D rotoscoping and animation of different composited layers, depth and 2D space composites, 3D generated render passes, lighting and color correction for image synthesis and rendering with correct frame rate and aspect ratios. The fundamental concepts, principles and practices of time based digital compositing and rendering in order to establish a common aesthetic and technical language necessary to develop quality professional visual communications. Based primarily in the software program Adobe After Effects, students will immerse themselves in the making of integrated 2D works that are driven by medical/scientific, socially, culturally and research connected narratives. Offered spring.
3-Dimensional Drawing: The Psychology of Space
Course No. DRG 38X-39X Credits: 3.0
Through a theoretical understanding of drawing as mapping students will be asked to deal with problems of three-dimensionality in relationship to movement and time through space. Of particular interest will be concerns of mapping, spatial location and relative positioning and the ideas fourth dimensionality or the ÒhiddenÓ. Students will be asked to consider ideas of trace, residue, and rhizomatic or non-linear vs. linear progressions. Questions will include: How does the student navigate both three-dimensional and conceptual spaces? How can space be explored, mapped, studied both as a physical location and a spatial event.
3D Bioforms: Intro to 3D Modeling
Course No. BMA 345 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Hal Lewis
This course is designed to cover concepts in digital 3D organic and device model construction, whereby the virtual models designed are rendered and composited for 2D illustration purposes to solve specific visual communication problems. The subject matter within the Biomedical Art curriculum reflects the subject matter of natural science, medicine, and biotechnology. Students outside the Biomedical Art Major, are required to work with subjects appropriate to their major field of study for concept development and for long term portfolio objectives. Projects include concepts and workflow for constructing a virtual 3D surface by: (1) defining the visual problem within a concept drawing in pre-production, (2) utilizing specific introductory modeling methods to build the 3D illustration components, (3) the use of basic lighting and rendered materials, (4) export methods into Adobe Photoshop for illustrated compositing with digital illustration techniques and layout. Projects require the student to gain and improve upon research methods, visual communication skills, problem-solving in specific media (digital 2D & 3D) and technical proficiency at an introductory level in 3D modeling.
3D Modeling 1.1
Course No. IND 303 Credits: 3.0
Faculty D. Ed Covert
This course focused on introducing students to 3D digital modeling for the industrial design profession. It employs a surface modeling approach using Auto Desk Alias Design software to create multiple class driven projects. Study consists of a lecture/demo format in a computer lab environment. In class work will emphasize key modeling concepts and will be supplemented with student-driven projects intended to develop practical application strategies and skills. Junior standing is required for registration of this class. Offered junior fall.
3D Modeling 1.2
Course No. IND 304 Credits: 3.0
Faculty D. Ed Covert
Prerequisite(s) 3D Modeling 1.1
This course is a continuation of the fall 3D Modeling (IND303) course with an emphasis on an expanded knowledge of surface modeling techniques. An emphasis will be placed on surface continuity and transition, in addition to exploration of organic forms. Students will acquaint themselves with the process of preparing and exporting files for output. Rapid prototyping will be introduced with and opportunity to created physical parts using an on site three-dimensional printer. Additional methods and resources for rapid prototyping will also be introduced. (prerequisite: 3D Modeling 1.1). Offered junior spring.
3D Modeling 2.1
Course No. IND 403 Credits: 3.0
Faculty D. Ed Covert
Prerequisite(s) 3D Modeling 1.2
This advanced digital modeling course offers the option to continue surface modeling using Auto Desk ALIAS (for students interested in automotive design) or Solid Works to for those interested in gaining exposure to solid modeling (for students interested in product design). The ALIAS option will include advanced methods for exterior surfacing, while the Solid Works option will focus on the user interface and basic solid modeling procedures. (prerequisite: 3D Modeling 1.2). Offered senior fall.
While at CIA, you'll learn from the masters through our rigorous, world-class curriculum and connect with working professionals to begin your career.


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KINDLER, Dr. Dorsey
KNDLER, Dr. Dorsey B. Jr., passed away January 9, 2013.
He was born August 31, 1951 in Oakland, California to Dorsey and Jane Kindler.
He grew up in St. Clairsville, OH, along with his older sister, Karen and two younger brothers, Dean and Doug.
He graduated from St. Clairsville High School in 1969 and attended Ohio State University where he obtained his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in June 1976. He married his college sweetheart, Jennifer, and they returned to the Ohio Valley to open his own practice, The Kindler Animal Hospital.
As well as a wonderful veterinarian, Dorsey was a devoted husband, father, son and son-in-law. He was selfless in his love of his family and had an incredible sense of humor that will be missed by all that knew him. He was a man of exceptional integrity in both his personal and professional life. He enjoyed being outdoors on his family farm, horseback riding, reading, swimming, and spending time with his family.
He retired in 2011 to Prescott Valley, AZ, where he enjoyed volunteering for Horses With Heart, an organization to helped disabled children and adults ride horses. He obtained his Arizona Veterinary license to volunteer at the local animal shelter.
Dorsey is preceded in death by his mother, Jane Kindler and is survived by his wife Jennifer of Prescott Valley; son, Dorsey of Davis, CA; daughter, Kerry and husband, John Tarr of Phoenix, AZ; father, Dorsey B. Kindler Sr. and mother-in-law, Mary George of St. Clairsville.
His family will be spreading his ashes on the family farm later this year.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Belmont County Animal Rescue League, 45244 National Road West, St. Clairsville, OH 43950.


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"Whatever they planned on doing, they haven't done it yet. I sense no magic coming from it. As for the decapitation, it's probably unnecessary, but as long as the head is intact, probably won't hurt us either." Pravlox relaxes as he fails to detect a magical aura.
|Felgar Stoutaxe
|Aardvark DM
I was going to say yes, with a real easy DC, and then decided that based on your attack bonus your rolls would make it pointless.
Felgar sets about making grisly work of removing the disproportionate limbs from their mismatched body. The heavy thunk of his axe against the table, resonates loudly through the cavern. There is very little spatter, though, as each limb has been dead and empty for some time. Among those removed you recover the head of the Shoanti youth you've come for.
Everyone make a perception check.
|Felgar Stoutaxe
|Neva Vallastoi
|Copper Fratello
|Aardvark DM
Not sure why I did it that way, I just didn't want the DC labeled spoiler. In the future, for rolls which may not have visible results, do any of you mind if I roll (eg. sense motives, perceptions, or some saves)? Also, as a reminder, the Nat 20 by Pravlox gave him an additional +5 on the roll.
Spellcraft DC's 23 and 22 (added 5 for distance)
|Felgar Stoutaxe
Felgar immediately lifts his head in the direction of the East tunnel and strides purposefully in that direction.
By all means, Aardvark, I am comfortable with you making such rolls.
Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Initiative 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
I'm okay with you doing the rolls, too.
Rutter draws his second kukri as he moves toward the indicated threat.
Moves to D15, or near-abouts.
|Copper Fratello
|Neva Vallastoi
Neva moved forward and touched Felgar on the shoulder. "See magic with Pharasma's eyes, friend."
Cast resistance on Felgar; +1 to saves for 1 minute. And Aardvaark, please feel free to roll sense, percep and saves...anything to increase suspense, keep the game moving, and make best use of your available posting time.
|Aardvark DM
Sorry, I said East when I meant West, so I adjusted based off the way you responded in how you moved.
Copper 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Neva 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Pravlox 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Other 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
From the tunnel you can see that the chamber ahead holds a large four-poster bed. The rest, however, lies in darkness until you can get a better angle.
Order of Initiative
|Copper Fratello
Copper mutters a few words and touches the shaft of his currently loaded crossbow bolt, making it glow like a magical lamp. He moves into the tunnel to H8 to try to find a target.
|Felgar Stoutaxe
|Aardvark DM
As the group moves in and brings the room into view, there remains no sign of an enemy.
Just a quick update post, "Other" has gone, continue with Rutter's and Neva's turns.
|Neva Vallastoi
Rutter moves in and starts searching the room (either for valuables or for anyone that made the noise Pravlox heard). He starts by checking under the bed(s).
Perception 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Round 2
The spider moves to block the other hallway (C-12), ready to attack if he encounters hostile creatures. Pravlox will move up to the spider's previous location (F-8), also readying an action to attack with his spear should the caster show themself nearby.
|Copper Fratello
Perception aid check 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
+2 to Rutter's Perception check.
Copper stays where he is, but offers up suggestions for places Rutter could try looking in the room.
|Aardvark DM
The rest of the first room also holds a simple writing desk, along with a full-length mirror propped up against one earthen wall. As Rutter starts investigating the room more thoroughly, he hears what may be nervous breathing covered lightly by a periodic soft rattle of furniture, coming from the next room.
As Pravlox's summoned pet enters the other doorway, it stops and rises up presenting it's forelegs in a threatening manner, ready to strike if whatever it spotted acts threateningly. It faces the south wall of the next room, and steps onto the wall itself to effectively threaten something near the ceiling.
Other -
Rutter -
Neva -
Copper - Aids in Rutter's search
Pravlox - Move in, and directs the spider to do the same.
|Felgar Stoutaxe
Round 2, HP: 32/33, AC: 18, Furious Focus, Power ATT, Overhand Chop.
Felgar rushes to C11 (C12 if the spider is up on the wall and I can occupy that space) and peers down the hallway and up, readying his attack for whatever the spider is threatening, if he can reach it.
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
If he can attack the enemy.
Axe ATT: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Axe DAM: 1d10 + 4 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 + 3 = 15
|Copper Fratello
|Felgar Stoutaxe
@Copper: That is what I said. Based on the GM description above, the spider (our ally) is threatening something. I just cannot end my movement in the same square as the ally spider. Hence, my description of a potential attack if something becomes visible when I approach and the ally spider is on the wall. :-)
|Copper Fratello
|Aardvark DM
Felgar moves into the room's opening, and peers in with his weapon at the ready. Looking up toward where the spider threatens he sees another derro, except this one is is flying just shy of the ceiling. He wears a ruddy brown robe festooned with decorative patterns stitched in bone.
On the small work bench to the north lies a torso with one arm still attached, and covered in tribal tattoos. The arm periodically twitches, swinging and grasping at nothing.
As the dwarf enters, the flying derro pulls something from off his robe, and drops it to the floor in front of the spider. Afterwards, he flies to the north side of the room, as the thing he dropped grows to form a zombie born of the remains of a small creature, like a halfling or goblin.
I'm assuming it works just like a summoned monster in that it can act the round it is created.
The small zombie swings at the nearest thing to it, taking its usual hatred of the living out on the spider. It manages to do no more than graze one of its legs however.
Small Zombie attacks the Giant Spider twice
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15, damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2,
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11, missed
Now that it has an obvious threat, the spider can take its attack.
Rutter -
Neva -
Copper - Aids in Rutter's search
Pravlox - Move in, and directs the spider to do the same.
Felgar - Moves in, looks for enemy
Derro - Places zombie, flies from D13 to B15
Zombie - attacks spider
Is the flying derro visible to all now? (Was he even invisible, or just behind cover before?) If he is visible:
Unable to enter the room, Rutter sheathes a kukri and draws a throwing dagger. He moves closer to the hallway, but out of the line of fire in case the spellcaster has more tricks.
Move to B10.
|Aardvark DM
The spider hesitantly bites at the zombie, but it is its hesitation that causes it to miss.
Seeing the true enemy near the ceiling Rutter adapts to the situation by preparing to attack from a distance.
He is visible. He was just behind cover, at the ceiling, in the dark (light is on Felgar's axe). The spider's tremorsense didn't 'see' him due to flight.
Copper - Aids in Rutter's search
Pravlox - Move in, and directs the spider to do the same.
Felgar - Moves in, looks for enemy
Derro - Places zombie, flies from D13 to B15
Zombie - attacks spider
Spider - Misses zombie
Rutter - Switches weapons, moves to cover
The map is saved at work, so just imagine Rutter is in B10 ;)
|Copper Fratello
Round 2, 24/24hp, 16 AC (Mage Armor)
If Felgar can already reach the derro on the ceiling...
Copper moves so he can take aim at the summoned monster, and fires.
Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage 1d8 ⇒ 5
If Felgar cannot already reach trhe derro on the ceiling..
Copper moves into the room, drawing his wand of Enlarge Person as he moves, and waits for Felgar to advance to a large enough space. Once in position, Copper uses the wand to give Felgar the reach he needs to deal with the menace.
I have another con to attend this weekend. Be back online Sunday night. Feel free to bot me if needed. :)
|Felgar Stoutaxe
|Neva Vallastoi
While the sound of combat from the north tugged mightily at her attention, Neva could tell from the shouts and curses that the hallways were already clogged. She forced herself to stay focused on any threats from their rear, and took up a defensive position.
Move to H10 and ready my crossbow to fire on any enemy that enters D11.
Round 3
spider attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
spider damage 1d6 ⇒ 3
The spider tries once more to slash at the zombie as Pravlox moves into the room to get a better view of what is happening (C-8).
|Felgar Stoutaxe
Round 3, HP: 32/33, AC: 18, Furious Focus, Power ATT, Overhand Chop.
Felgar moves past the spider to B13, taking an AoA if possible, and attacks the zombie.
@Aardvark: In my last post I readied an attack. Why was it never resolved, just curious.
Attack on Zombie.
Axe ATT: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Axe DAM: 1d10 + 4 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 4 + 3 = 21
|Aardvark DM
The spider once again strikes at the zombie, but seems reluctant to actually bite it. Felgar squeezes past the spider and cuts the corner beside the zombie to push on into the room. The undead creature swats at him, but his armor soaks the hit. Unexpectedly, the spasming torso on the table beside the dwarf swats at him, but isn't even close.
Once in the room Felgar levels an amazing chop into the zombie, which crumples under the blow. Given the additional space allowed by the zombie's demise, Copper lets loose with his ready wand, and Felgar expands to fill much of the chamber.
Given Felgar's size, proximity, and reach, the derro draws a wand from his belt and tries to touch it to the oversized dwarf. Felgar feels the energy of necrotic filth flowing through him, trying to shut down his motor functions. The derro floats safely back away but not enough to escape the new reach.
@Felgar, there was nothing you could attack. The Derro is flying near the ceiling, out of reach.
Zombie AoO on Felgar 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Torso attack on Felgar 1d20 ⇒ 9
Derro, melee touch attack on Felgar 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24, Felgar needs to make a DC 15 Fort save, or be paralyzed for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 rounds. (I know, dwarf warrior, fort save vs spell, so he'd have to darn near fumble to fail.)
Neva - Backs into the tunnel
Pravlox - Move in to get a better view
Spider - Misses zombie
Felgar - Moves in, kills zombie
Copper - His Enlarge Person wand goes off
Derro - Draws wand, attacks Felgar with it, 5' step to B16
|Felgar Stoutaxe
|Aardvark DM
Oh, ok, wow. In that case, he also exudes a carrion stench. All living creatures (except the caster) in a 10' radius spread become sickened DC 15 Fort save negates.
|Neva Vallastoi
|Aardvark DM
Round 3, 18 HP, AC 17
Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Rutter follows Felgar into the room, letting him draw the attention of the zombie (and torso - he didn't expect that). He smells something unusual from the enlarged dwarf as he passes, but he feels no ill effects. He takes relative cover behind the bed, and looks back to Felgar, finally recognizing that he isn't moving. "Something's wrong with the dwarf!" he calls back to the others, if they can hear him.
Double move to D17.
|Neva Vallastoi
"Oh, Felgar", Neva sighed with an exasperation she didn't feel. With rising worry, she moved quickly north through the small passage, trying to get close to the dwarf and see what was wrong.
Double move to D13, if I can make it.
Round 4
Starting to get more than a bit annoyed with this caster, Pravlox waves the spider away as he moves forward to the edge of the first room (C-10), where he stops and summons forth 1d3 ⇒ 1 celestial eagle at the far end of the other room (B-17) to harass the flying derro. As the newly summoned creature appears, it attacks with full fury.
eagle talon 1 attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
eagle talon 1 damage 1d4 ⇒ 1 + 1(smite evil)
eagle talon 2 attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
eagle talon 2 damage 1d4 ⇒ 3 + 1(smite evil)
eagle bite attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
eagle bite damage 1d4 ⇒ 3 + 1(smite evil)
|Aardvark DM
Rutter makes his way in past the, overly foul-smelling, large, immobile dwarf to find a spot in the corner from which to target the enemy. He calls out to the midwife to come see what the problem may be.
As Neva nears, she rushes in to get a better look at what is proving to cause Felgar to be in his current state. The smell of death coming off him is unmistakeable. Don't forget to make the DC 15 Fort save or be sickened.
Dismissing his spider in the hopes of getting a small flock of fliers to harrass the airborne derro, Pravlox is given the aid of a single eagle. The craeture goes after the derro with enough zeal for a half flock, but the small man seems to have an unseen barrier protecting him from the attacks.
Derro - Draws wand, attacks Felgar with it, 5' step to B16
Rutter - Moves deeper into the room
Neva - Moves in beside Felgar
Pravlox - Move closer, dismisses spider, summons eagle
Felgar - Paralyzed until round 11
|Copper Fratello
Not seeing anything effective to do at the moment, Copper bides his time, trying to come up with a course of action.
Delay. Is the zombie destroyed? What about the Shoanti arm that lashed out at Felgar? I'm open to suggestions for what to do.
|Aardvark DM
The zombie was destroyed by Felgar, the single-limbed torso will go on the derro's turn.
|Copper Fratello
Round 4, 24/24HP, 16 AC (Mage Armor) Undelaying
Seeing the arm still twitching on the table, Copper draws his wand of Magic Missile, speaking the command word as he aims at the dismembered flesh.
Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Force damage shouldnt actually destroy the body parts, right? Bruise them , maybe, but not outright destroy it?


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Craig's List
nynewcomer.net, 10.26.2003
Must Sell: Used Sofa, Strokes Tix, My Ass
Time Out NY, 10.16-23.2003
Craig's Here
The Patriot Ledger, 10.13.2003
Website of the Week
The Tech (MIT), 09.09.2003
One list fits all
The Record, 08.12.2003
Craig's List brings humanity to Internet
Honolulu Advertiser, 07.22.2003
Help Wanted
In These Times, 07.21.2003
Naked City : You've Got Tail
New York Magazine, 05.26.2003
Close Encounters
Time Out NY, 01.30-02.06.2003
The New Public Offerings
New York Magazine, 11.11.2002
The Cyber Scene in San Francisco
The Cyber Scene, 05.24.2002
Craigslist founder committed outsider
Oakland Tribune, 04.04.2002
The Web He Weaves
CWRU Magazine, Spring 2002
Dot-survivors find luck, fortune aren't the same
SF Chronicle, 02.12.2002
Web's wonder boy
SF Chronicle, 07.29.2001
Craigslist Looking for New Revenue Streams
SV Daily, 06.13.2001
Dot-orgs surviving in wake of dot-com failures
SF Examiner, 02.08.2001
The Nerd's Revenge
California CEO, 02.2001
One on One with Craig Newmark
SF Business Times, 01.26.2001
A Vision for Creating Online Communities
Student Affairs Online, Summer.2000
Popular Craig's List refuses to sell out
Oakland Tribune, 07.10.2000
New Offices Worldwide are on Top of Craigslist
SF Business Times, 06.26.2000
SF Bay Guardian, 06.17.2000
Encounters with Hope
SF Chronicle, 04.27.2000
don't believe everything you hear
Mayoral transition team gets to work
SF Examiner, 12.22.2003
Get yourself a blindm@te
The Sun (UK), 10.23.2003
Women log on for one-night stands
The Observer (UK), 10.19.2003
PageSix - Get Serious
NY Post, 10.10.2003
...Eligible Singles...
SF Chronicle, 02.09.2003
What Would You Offer for World Series Tickets?
...trade almost everything for World Series tix
San Jose Mercury News, 10.16.2002
San Francisco Business Times, 04.08.2002
In on the joke in Silicon Valley
San Jose Mercury News, 04.01.2002
His life was nice...then he became "Gorgeous Guy"
USA Today, 06.19.2001
Craig's dead, baby
SF Bay Guardian, 04.11.2001
Top Ten Bachelors of Silicon Valley, Women.com, 2000
awards and accolades
Best Community Website - Jury Prize, Best Community Website - People's Voice
, Webby Awards, 07.2001
Partying like it's 1999
Salon.com, 07.19.2001
Webby Awards Push the Envelope
The Industry Standard, 07.19.2001
#4 - Highest Internet Traffic - Career Sites, #117 - Highest Internet Traffic - All Sites
, Alexa Research Report, 05.2001
Best Community Website - Nominee
, Webby Awards, 06.2000
#1 - Most Efficient U.S Job Site
, Forrester Research Report, Wall Street Journal, 04.2000
craigslist community work
Teachers hope [for] classroom supplies
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08.22.2002
Growing from the Grassroots
onPhilanthropy.com, 04.18.2002
"...a wonderful opportunity..."
SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com, 11.2001
Craigslist branches out
Silicon Valley Business Ink, 09.07.2001
...Forums Bring Funders to Nonprofits
The NonProfit Times, 04.15.2001
Non-profits simplify their grant-seeking... San Jose Mercury News, 03.23.2001
Craig's List Helps With Class Supplies
SF Chronicle, 02.09.2001
Teacher's wish list is Craigslist's command
USA Today, 02.08.2001
Charity begins on the Net
The Boston Herald, 10.26.2000
Nonprofits' Start-up Tactics
SF Examiner, 07.29.2000
Non-profits venture a pitch to angel investors
San Jose Mercury News, 05.05.2000