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More bad news Philly is absolutely BEASTING tonight...
Melo's really not that good. This isn't knee jerk overreacting to 1 loss either. There's a reason the Nuggets are 9-3 since he got traded. Plenty of smart basketball analysts have been saying for a while that Anthony is a really overrated player.
He's not a very good passer, he's a terrible defender and although he scores a lot of points, he's not even a very efficient scorer.
Put aside all the hype - is Melo really any better than someone like Monta Ellis? Is he a better all-around player than the supposedly overpaid Andre Igodoula?
More bad news Philly is absolutely BEASTING tonight...
I know you say you've watched him plenty but i just think you're wrong in spite of all of the viewing time you've supposedly had... I watched him a good amount when he was w Denver and even more now that he's with the Knicks. Now that I've had the chance to REALLY scrutinize him, I have to say he's better than I originally thought, and I saw him as great before. Give him a little more time in this offense.
No jumpshot?? Seriously??? Carmelo Anthony has the one of the best, most lethal mid-range games in basketball. Period. It's based primarily off of his mid-range jump shot, which is very good so guys have to play him close. He can do alot w that jumpshot.. He can shoot off the dribble.. He can turn and fade, accurately.. He can jab-step and just pull-up over the defender. That you don't see this is somewhat disconcerting. Most players don't have nearly as many options w which to get a shot off. Combine these aspects w his quickness and ability to create off the dribble and your left a player that has a bevy of options whenever he gets the ball 1:1. When you see him pivoting and gyrating before he makes his move, it's almost like he can't decide which move to attack w because he has so many choices at his disposal..
Also, his feel w the ball off the dribble is just.. crazy. The man is really savvy off the dribble for a SF. W his body control it makes him a nightmare for ANY defender. He likes to faint, before he makes his hard dribble move at times; he'll stutter step a bit on the way to the hoop.. He's got the little spin dribble he does off out of his pivot, which is deadly on it's own, but then he can cross back over as a secondary, which is just silly.. He has so many moves and he improvises and mixes them up at will. He's REALLY smart and instinctive w his moves.. His ability to get his own shot in virtually any situation is just uncanny.
The things I used to dislike about him when he was on Denver were his demeanor and his off and on defensive ability. I think he starting to get that he needs to become a better player on the dfensive end. I'm coming to accept his demeanor..
Melo is a legit superstar. He's far from a perfect player, but it was necessary that we acquire him. Some nights he's gonna be off. Specifically tnite, I don't think he got enough touches. I think that offed his rhythm a bit. He seemed to be focusing more tnite defensively. That's one thing about Melo he needs to develop. He needs to learn how to focus consistently at both ends, while maintaining a high level in both facets of the game. When he's going good offensively he tends to take possessions off on the defensive end. When he focuses on D he seems to have difficulty finding a rhythm on offense.. As he gets older and winning becomes more of necessity and drive hopefully he'll grow in this area.
I really miss our old players, especially Gallo, but Melo is just wicked good. Considering the myriad things that could have gone wrong related to the trade and the riskiness of the wait and see approach, I think we're lucky to have him and Amare together on this team.
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lmfao @ TitleTown.
Wow; 9-3 record "after 12 games"; big deal.
Carmelo LED the DEN to the playoffs during his first 7 years in the league. That was in an extremely tough Westen Conf too. 7 consecutive trips to the playoffs BECAUSE of Melo.
Melo led Syracuse to the National Championship during his freshman year. When was the last time Syracuse won a national title before Melo? Thats only college ball though. When was the last time (before Melo) that DEN made the playoffs 7 years in a row...?
''Melo's really not that good''. Whats Melo's head to head record against both LeBron & Wade combined?
Some fans...
C- Howard - Bynum
PF- Stoudemire - P.Gasol
SF- LeBron - Carmelo
SG- Kobe - Wade
PG- Rose - CP3
Or better yet?
C- Hakeem - Ewing
PF- Malone - Barkley
SF- Pippen - Grant Hill
SG- Jordan - Penny Hardaway
PG- Stockton - G.Payton
Some Yankees, I mean... Knicks fans... STILL wouldn't be happy.
Some of you REALLY don't deserve a duo of Amare & Melo. Go back to enjoying the losing days of Curry & Nate...
Of course its Melos turn 2 get blamed. Amare got it when he had bad games by hisself, Dantoni still gets it.... Next it'll be Clyde for wearing a plain suit
Next thing you know it these guys will start blaming andy rautins
Re: gallo/Chandler...
Of course according to me. But I say that bc they are home grown Knicks, were our present and future, and the key pieces in the titantic trade for Melo.
So, if there were threads dedicated to following ex-Knicks from the trade *I'm* surprised it's not either of them, as opposed to half-year trade-bait DNP Randolph.
O well, Randolph's (extreme) benchitus is a big gay mystery, the biggest of the year, given all the factors in play. I can't deny that. I won't roast MDA for it, though, or Walsh -- non issue to me at this pt, unless we WHIFF on bigs this off season and AR shows himself to have been a consistent productive player for MIN on the rise.
OK, Lets Go. what has he done for us beside carry Landry's luggage.
I understand wanting to follow the careers of Gallo & Chandler, for the simple fact their home grown talents, but come on guys... We have our very own home grown Knick talents in Douglas & Fields no?
Douglas is one hell of a defensive player. I'm a huge FSU fan & enjoyed watching TD lead the way for our defense (& offense). Earned ACC defensive player awards. I was more excited when NY drafted TD than when the Jets drafted Leon. We've all seen flashes of greatness; but the best of Douglas has yet to come. He's a special talent. Our future starting PG.
I cant say enough about Fields. This has to be our best overall Knicks rookie since god knows when? What a feeling I had watching this kis play during the rookie-sophmore game. What a freaking steal & honestly... I knew nothing about Fields before the draft. It's not hard to see that he's a great off the ball player, which is huge considering the fact that we have two of the NBA's top 5 scorers in Melo & Amare; doesn't need the ball to impact the game. Love it.
Melo is the real deal, he's just having a rough time atm.
I actually think he's much better when Amar'e is on the bench. Our defense usually gets better aswell when STAT sits. I'm not saying that STAT should be benched lol, but they need time to gel. Melo and Billups had no training camp and no preseason with us. They need time to adapt.
A few solid screens by our big men and some new plays in our playbook designed for Melo wouldn't hurt his offense either.
At the moment we often isolate him while everyone is static and watching him, not the most innovative play.
On a sidenote: What do you guys think about this idea going through my mind?
Let's assume Miami lose in the second round and we lose in the first round. Hell breaks lose in Miami and New York. Both teams feel like they need changes.
We trade STAT for Chris Bosh.
Should we do it?
Bosh is a much better defender than STAT, a better rebounder and less turnover prone.
On the other hand he doesn't posses STAT's offensive arsenal, his swagger and leadership.
Question is: Do we really need STAT's 27 ppg anymore, now that we have Melo who could lead the league in scoring at 30 ppg or 31 ppg next season if he were our number 1 option on offense.
Bosh is a 20 -10 guy with good defense. Imo it would be a good trade for both teams. We could improve our defense (our biggest need!), while only losing about 7 ppg, of which we would get 4 or 5 back by increasing Melo's scoring.
So net:
-2 or -3 points
+ 2 or +3 rebounds
giving up less second chance points
better post defense and team defense
less shot blocking (Bosh is really not a shot blocker)
less leadership
less turnovers (STAT is quite turnover prone)
less glamour/swagger
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Boretta admitted to brandishing a pellet gun in an interview with KITV4, but said she did so only after workers continued to bring down a monkey pod tree after she told them to stop.
"I told them they couldn't touch the tree," said Borreta. "I could've tied myself to the tree if I knew they were going to cut it. "
Boretta's arrest is just the latest salvo in what has been a confrontational relationship between Continental Pacific and some longtime residents of the village.
"I got a little carried away," Boretta said apologetically, "but I'm fighting for us, you know, the people of the community."
Purchased in August, 2006 from Campbell Estates, Kahuku Village encompasses 71 rural lots in an area just mauka of the Kahuku Golf Course. In November, Continental Pacific offered residents the opportunity to purchase 10,000 to 15,000 square foot lots, fee simple, for $150,000.
Continental Pacific attorney Lex Smith said 17 families accepted the offer, with two sales completed so far and 15 others in escrow. Smith said the developer rescinded the purchase offer at the end of December.
"We have made every effort to try to be up front with them," Smith said of his client's attempts to reach a compromise with residents. "We offered every lessee out there the chance to buy their home. We offered them for $150,000, which we thought was a very good price."
Continental Pacific successfully divided the village into a condominium property regime, and has 30 lots remaining at a price range of $300,000 to $400,000.
Residents who decided against purchasing their rental properties are now living on month-to-month leases, or like Boretta, have received eviction notices.
"Right now, we're waiting for the sheriff, that's all we can do," said Boretta
Other longtime residents like Valerie Roberts lament the uncertainty the standoff with Continental Pacific has caused, noting that her 96-year-old mother is one of two remaining spouses whose husbands worked at the sugar mill.
"A lot of people have gotten evictions, (and) I'm one of them," said Roberts. "You know, there's generations here, and what they're doing, I think is so wrong."
Residents, particularly those who are native Hawaiian, have also objected to how Continental Pacific has treated iwi discovered during construction activities. However, the developer says it followed every state law and regulation regarding two finds, one last July, and another just last month.
"We had an archeologist on site who made both finds, and everything has been done in coordination with, and at the direction of the State Historic Preservation Division," said Smith.


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You've picked up school supplies, updated the kids' wardrobe and are starting to see that bright yellow bus EVERYWHERE. We are well into back to school time! Many parents agree that one of the most challenging things about getting your kids ready to go back to school is figuring out what to pack for lunch every day. What can you pack for lunch that is not only healthy, but kid-friendly as well (and doesn't end up swapped or in the trash)! Where to begin?
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- Try to pack bite sized foods that kids can easily eat with their hands like veggie crudités, chopped fruit and trail mixes; this makes snacking throughout the day easier as well. Include dips to add different and fun flavors!
- Pick two days a week to pack lunches, such as Sunday and Wednesday and set aside an hour or so to prepare for the days ahead.
- Maximize leftovers by preparing extra servings when cooking dinner and save them, packing the leftovers as you clean up.
- Purchase food in bulk to reduce your costs, but make sure that if you buy something in a package you read the ingredient list carefully to make sure there are only whole foods listed.
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Wrap it Up: In a gluten free tortilla wrap, slice avocado, tomato, carrot, and add romaine lettuce with a touch of Annie's "Goddess" dressing. Wrap it tight and cut up into 4 sections. Serve it with a side Sliced Apple and tablespoon of Almond Butter to dip in.
No Chicken Salad: In a food processor, pulse (just to get it chopped) Nuts (Almonds, Cashews, Pecans, etc), Carrot, Green Apple, Onion, Lemon Juice, Dill. Sprinkle with Hemp Seed and wrap in a Collard Green Leaf. Include a handful of Brad's Raw Chips (all the flavors are great!) and chopped pineapple or Grapefruit slices.
Cold Pasta Salad: This pasta salad is a fan favorite in my house—I use Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta (cooked according to package) and add raw heirloom tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, tri-colored peppers, black olives, jalapeño peppers, and add a can of Garbanzo beans (but really you can add any raw veggies you like). Mix together with Organic Italian Dressing (or sometimes I use Avocado Oil and Lemon Juice combined with Italian Herbs). Make sure to keep refrigerated overnight. Serve with a side of mixed berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries) and raw, unsalted almonds.
South of the Border: Combine Pico de Gallo, Guacamole (Whole Foods in Darien, Westport or Fairfield have excellent prepared, organic versions of both) and serve with Trader Joe's Quinoa and Black Bean Tortilla Chips and Bean Salad: Green Beans, Garbanzo Beans, Kidney Beans, Chopped Red and Green Pepper, Parsley, Green Onion, Jalapeño Pepper combined with Lemon Juice, Avocado Oil, Splash of Bragg's Raw Apple Cider Vinegar and seasoning to taste.
Superfood Trail Mix Super Food Trail Mix: Mix raw, unsalted Almonds, Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds), Cashews, Pistachios, Dried Cranberries, Goji Berries, Raw Cacao Nibs
Veggies and Fruit with Hummus: Sometimes the best lunches are the easiest ones…Chop up a bunch of your little one's favorite fruits (Apple, Pear, Grapefruit, Pineapple etc) and Veggies (Celery, Carrots, Red Pepper, Cucumber, Green Beans, Sugar Snap Peas etc) and serve with homemade Hummus: chickpeas, cloves garlic, lemon juice, water, tahini, chopped coriander, olive oil, salt and paprika all combined in a food processor until creamy; add other ingredients to create different flavors like Spicy Roasted Red Pepper or Pine Nut.


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W.Va's job-killing tax cuts
The West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy is home to a fascinating group of policy wonks who do economic research in the public interest. Call them liberals, call them progressives, call them do-gooders, but by all means call them rigorous because, in an environment of often unsubstantiated rhetoric, the Center's take on economic issues is relentlessly quantitative and evidence-based. And few analyses are more helpful in understanding West Virginia's ongoing economic plight than one contained in a recent blog post by the Center's executive director, Ted Boettner.
In his post Boettner observes that in recent years, West Virginia has reduced its two main business taxes, the Corporate Net Income tax and Business Franchise tax, with the objective of increasing revenue and jobs. He then points out that there's "little evidence" the cuts have led to "significant job gains."
Boettner's measured conclusion reflects the Center's standard that claims should be quantitatively demonstrable. But, because I'm not associated with the Center (despite sharing a name with one of its staffers), I can be more speculative and push Boettner's findings to their logical and more compelling conclusion, which is that, not only have the aforementioned tax cuts not led to significant job gains, they have very likely had the opposite effect and actually reduced the number of jobs in West Virginia. Here's why.
Boettner observes that the Corporate Net Income and Business Franchise taxes, which currently bring in between $180 million and $230 million in any given year, represent less than two-tenths of one percent of the cost of doing business in West Virginia. That's $2 for every $1,000 that companies incur in operating costs – a number so small that, for most companies, the savings resulting from fractional cuts to these taxes are too insignificant to have any impact on decisions about hiring or expansion.
Consider this hypothetical scenario. Let's imagine that the Corporate Net Income and Business Franchise taxes were eliminated altogether. How much of a difference would complete repeal make? To state government, which is already being forced by prior cuts to slash budgets and spending, a $200 million loss of revenue would matter a great deal. But, how many jobs would be created?
Based on annual averages for wages and benefits, full-time jobs in West Virginia cost employers about $55,000 each. That means the $200 million dollars in savings from our hypothetical repeal is enough to fund a little more than 3,600 jobs, which is a nice number, although it represents only about a half of one percent of jobs in the state – not much of an increase. But, the problem is that not all of the $200 million in savings would go toward creating jobs.
Companies spend only about a third of operating expenses on jobs. So, if they allocate the savings from our tax repeal in the same way they allocate other funds, the equivalent number of jobs drops from 3,600 to just more than 1,200.
Also, most of the savings from our hypothetical repeal would flow to firms whose headquarters and shareholders are out-of-state. According to Workforce West Virginia, only four of the state's thirty top private sector, for-profit employers are West Virginia companies. And no West Virginia company is in the top ten. Assuming that out-of-state companies, such as our largest employer, Arkansas-based Walmart, invest their tax savings in the same places they invest their other funds, little is likely to return to West Virginia. Consequently, less than a third of the money that companies save from our repeal is likely to be spent here and, if the experience with similar tax cuts in North Carolina is any guide, the amount could be as little as 10 percent, which drops the equivalent number of jobs to just 300 and change.
Then we have to ask where the state would find savings to offset the revenue loss. Because state governments are more labor-intensive than private employers, a large portion of the savings would probably come from – you guessed it – job reductions. And the budget cuts that don't come from job reductions would mostly come out of purchases of goods and services, much of it from West Virginia companies, which would depress private sector employment as well.
Even now, as the state implements its current 7.5 percent across-the-board budget cut, state hiring has been frozen. Officials emphasize that the freeze is not the same as layoffs. However, economically the difference is immaterial. We're still talking about the loss of jobs that would otherwise be filled. Between those losses and the impact of reduced state purchasing from West Viginia businesses, the number of jobs lost would almost certainly exceed the number created, perhaps by a wide margin.
Of course, this scenario assumes a complete repeal of the Corporate Net Income and Business Franchise taxes. In fact, West Virginia has only chipped away at these taxes, which lessens even further the job-creating potential. Meanwhile, the share of state revenue generated by the two taxes has declined from more than 13 percent in the 1990s to just 5 percent today with more reductions to come. You and I have had to make up that difference with our personal income and sales taxes, which have been growing as share of state revenue.
So, why do we do it? Why do we continue a policy that may satisfy some peoples' ideological vanity, but which is unsupported by data or analysis and which ships money and jobs out of state?
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CORTLAND, N.Y. - Senior Brian Krol (Niskayuna) recorded four goals and two assists and sophomore Mike Tota (Webster/Webster Schroeder) scored four goals as the nationally fourth-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team opened up a 12-0 lead at the half and went on to defeat Clarkson, 18-2, Saturday afternoon at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex.
Junior Chris DeLuca (Sayville) added three goals and an assist for Cortland (3-2) as 10 different players found the back of the net. Sophomore Greg Wright (Irondequoit) contributed a goal and two assists and seniors Tom Burke (Massapequa) and Brandon Misiaszek (New Hartford) each had a goal an assist. Senior Chris Dutkowsky (Vestal) and junior Brian Donahue (Camillus) scored one goal apiece, while freshmen Thomas Casey (Yorktown) and Jordan Rogers (Camillus/West Genesee) each scored his first career goal. Junior Justin Battino (Plainview) won 8-of-13 faceoffs, and junior Eric Parah (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) collected a game-high four ground balls.
Freshman Mike Kaminski (Sayville) started in goal and made three saves while allowing no goals in the first half for the second consecutive game. Sophomore Kyle Gaebel (Deferiet/Carthage) stopped two shots and gave up two goals in the third quarter. Freshman Bobby Whitmarsh (Smithtown/Smithtown East) finished the game between the pipes, making three saves in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore Eric Gollands (Chelmsford, MD) scored his seventh goal of the season for Clarkson (0-5), and freshman Brendon Shearin also scored for the Golden Knights. Freshman Kyle Kasprzyk (Orchard Park) picked up an assist. Freshman Kyle Hohmann (Rochester/Brighton) was the first of four goalies to see action for Clarkson, stopping four shots in the first quarter. Freshman Pat Briggs (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) made three saves in the second quarter, sophomore Pat Sweeney (Canton) registered two saves in the third quarter and freshman Ryan Cole (Orchard Park) turned aside three shots in the final 15 minutes.
Krol netted all four of his goals in the opening half, while DeLuca scored all three of his and Tota scored three before intermission as Cortland led 7-0 after the first quarter and 12-0 at the half. Gollands put Clarkson on the scoreboard 49 seconds into the third quarter, but Tota answered two minutes later with a man-up goal to equal Krol's team-high 11 goals on the season. Shearin made it 13-2 with an unassisted score at 10 minutes, 41 seconds of the third before Cortland closed the game with the last three goals of the third quarter and the only two in the fourth.
The Red Dragons won 14-of-23 faceoffs in the game, out shot the Golden Knights, 44-15, and held a convincing 43-19 advantage in ground balls.


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Nikon D4S Review - The Nikon D4S sits at the top of Nikon's DSLR tree, aiming to offer everything that the professional photographer could need and more. The question is - does it build on its predecessor?
Nikon D4S Review
The Nikon D4S is to the D4 what the Nikon D3S was to the D3 – namely an update that takes all of the best features from its predecessor, while building upon those which are placed at a premium from professional photographers.
With that being said, there's not a great deal of difference between the pair, and at a list price of nearly £5,200 the D4S represents a serious investment even for professional photographers who make a living from their camera.
Let's take a closer look and see if it's a worthy upgrade…
Watch Our First Look Video of the Nikon D4S
Nikon D4S Review – Features
If you're a professional sports photographer, the performance of your camera when shooting at high speeds is always going to be an area of focus.
The is something Nikon is clearly aware of as the D4S features improvement with regards to its continuous shooting speed. The model is now capable of shooting up to 11fps with both metering and continuous AF enabled.
This jump in speed, paired with continuous AF performance is no doubt in some part enabled by under-the-hood tweaks to the camera's AF performance.
The continuous shooting speed is up from the 10fps maximum speed of the D4, although it's worth nothing that it's still 1fps behind that of the Canon EOS 1D X.
What's perhaps more impressive is the camera's processing power. The D4S has the processing power to maintain the 11fps shooting rate for up to 104 14-bit Raw images or 200 fine large JPEG files when shooting with an XQD memory card.
Sensor size
It's not like the D4S compromises on image size to reach these speeds and burst depth either, as the model inherits the same 16.2MP full frame CMOS sensor as found in the D4.
The sensor features an increased base ISO range of 100-25,600, with a new 'Hi4' extended ISO setting of a quite staggering ISO 409,600 – one that will essentially allow you to shoot in near total darkness.
This increase in ISO range, as well as the aforementioned boost in capture speed, is facilitated by the introduction of Nikon's latest Expeed 4 image processor – one which the manufacturer claims offers speeds around 30% faster than its predecessor.
Another welcome improvement for professional photographers concerns the camera's battery life. A new EN-EL18a battery takes the place of the D4's EN-EL14, and with it comes an increase in battery life from 2,600 shots up to 3,020, an improvement that could make the difference between capturing the award winning shot and missing it.
Although the D4S doesn't feature built-in Wi-fi connectivity – a feature not commonly included in a professional DSLR – it can be added through the option Nikon WT-5 wireless connector.
The D4S does feature a new super-fast 1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet socket to allow for fast transfer of images straight from the camera back to press offices.
LCD screen
On the rear of the camera things remain much the same as on the Nikon D4, with the model featuring the same 3.2in, 921k-dot LCD screen, although it does now feature auto brightness adjustment when it's required.
The D4S's video capture, however, has been substantially improved to bring it in line with some of the better DSLRs on the market.
The model now offers 1920 x 1080 video capture at both 60 and 50p frame rates, as well as the 30, 25 and 24p seen on the Nikon D4. As before, the D4S also facilitates separate audio recording through an external stereo microphone socket.
Nikon D4S Review – Design
In terms of the look and feel of the camera, it's very much a case of as you were with the Nikon D4, although there have been a few subtle modifications made.
The buttons on the rear of the camera, for example, are slightly different to those on the D4. Nikon has dispensed with the raised crowns of the joystick controls on the camera's predecessor, with those on the D4S now featuring a more tactile textured finish.
There are a host of other smaller changes to the buttons, all of which Nikon states have been made based upon feedback from professional photographers, with the main focus being improving the handling of the camera when wearing gloves.
Ease of operation
Despite the myriad buttons such an advanced camera necessitates the operation of the D4S is actually rather straight forward, with all of the main functionality featuring dedicated access through designated controls.
This ease of use is further enhanced by the presence of a small LCDs located on both the rear and the top plate of the camera, displaying the current shooting settings selected.
Another of these slight modifications is found on the handgrip of the Nikon D4S. The handgrip's contours have been altered so as to offer a marginally better grip of the camera – a modification which is welcome when you consider the 1350g weight of the model.
As before, and as you would expect from a flagship DSLR, the Nikon D4S is fully weather sealed thanks to a magnesium alloy construction, and as such it should be more than capable to facing all professional photographers will throw at it.
Nikon D4S Review – Performance
As well as the lightning fast continuous shooting speed, one of the major demands from professional photographers is that the camera's AF system is both reliable and able to cope with fast moving subjects.
The D4S utilises the same Advanced Multi-CAM 3500FX system as seen on its predecessor and its 51 AF point and 3D tracking once again offers an impressive level of performance.
When shooting moving targets at the highest 11fps continuous shooting speed, the D4S copes effortlessly and delivers a burst of shots which are all in focus. A nice touch is that the viewfinder displays the AF point as its moving around the frame.
AF modes
There's also a pleasing amount of different AF modes – including an impressive new 'Group Optimised AF' setting – so if you want to customise the settings even more to suit your subject there is that option.
One previous complaint, or concern, with the Nikon D4 was the presence of a slight green cast on the model's LCD screen. Thankfully the D4S now offers the option to fine tune the colours on the rear display, and as such any issues with colour reproduction should be avoidable.
Much like the model's predecessor, the D4S is also pleasingly reliable when it comes to the camera's metering system. It features a 91k pixel RGB set-up featuring scene recognition capabilities and in general use it exhibits an almost second sense in terms of picking the right exposure on a scene.
Nikon D4S Review – Image Quality
Colour and white balance
Nikon DSLRs can be said to have quite a specific colour palette and way of capturing the colours in a scene. The Nikon D4S – as you would expect for a camera at the top of the range – exhibits all of these hallmarks in delivering a natural and realistic set of colours.
If you're looking for a more vibrant set of colours, it could be an idea to switch to the 'Vivid' colour mode for certain settings.
In terms of white balance, you can rely upon the D4S's auto white balance system to deliver an accurate setting in most scenes. As well as a host of presets, professional photographers will no doubt welcome the 6 customisable white balance settings which accompany them.
As mentioned previously, the camera's metering system and scene recognition set-up works fantastically well, delivering accurate exposures in a range of different settings.
The D4S is intelligent enough to take highlights right to the point of clipping in a scene, and thus allow for a great deal of detail to be captured in shadow areas, and as a result the balance between highlights and shadows is almost perfect.
As you might expect for a camera with a 16.2MP resolution, the Nikon D4S doesn't particularly excel in this regard, resolving at around 28lpmm in our test charts at base ISO.
The fact is, however, that for most professional photographers high resolution isn't the key concern – it's speed. Most images will either be used in newspapers or online, rather than large scale reproductions, and as a result the 16.2MP images offer more than enough scope for cropping where needed.
While resolution might not be a pressing concern, one area that certainly is is noise at higher ISO settings, and the good news is that this is an area where the D4S excels.
Throughout the ISO range there's very little sign of noise, with a key reference point for this being that the model resolves almost the same amount of detail at ISO 12,800 as it does at ISO 100.
Raw vs. JPEG
It's worth noting that the D4S delivers excellent JPEG files straight out of the camera, a fact worth noting as a lot of professional photographers will rely upon JPEGs so they can get their images to their employers as fast as possible.
Nikon D4S Review – Verdict
While the D4S is be no means a major overhaul of its predecessor – the Nikon D4, there are certainly a host of refinements.
The jump in continuous shooting speed of a frame a second might not sound like much, but it will certainly be good news for professionals, while the similar improvement in AF performance will also be welcome.
Although there's no huge upgrade in image quality on its predecessor, the D4S does deliver improved images at lower to mid ISO settings.
So while at £5000 the Nikon D4S is very much a camera out of the price range of the enthusiast photographer, it offers a complete package for the professional.
Nikon D4S Review – Sample Image Gallery
This is just a small selection of images captured with the Nikon D4S. For more images, head on over to the Nikon D4S review sample image gallery.
First Look
The camera announcement that received the most interest at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was undoubtably Nikon's new flagship model – the Nikon D4S, which was showcased in the centre of the manufacturers stand for all to see.
Successor to the Nikon D4 in the company's DSLR lineup, details of the camera were thin on the ground at the time of announcement, however Nikon promises that the D4S will utilise a new image processing engine, presumably the EXPEED 4 image processor as found within the recent Nikon D5300 and Nikon D3300 – an entry-level DSLR also unveiled to the press for the first time at CES.
As well as a new image processor, Nikon claim that the D4S will feature a more advanced autofocus performance to ensure it's the first choice for professional sports, nature, and event photographers who demand nothing but the best.
A close study of the Nikon D4S in the glass cabinet at CES revealed very subtle differences to the Nikon D4. Other than the 'S' in the model name, we could only spot minor changes to the body, including what appeared to be renewed AF target controls at the rear with improved grip. Despite our efforts and request to view the Nikon D4S out of the cabinet, Nikon refused any press to get hands on with the product until the specification is officially released – expected in the next few weeks.
As stated in the official statement, as released by Nikon USA on 6th January, The Nikon D4S represents a concentration of Nikon's advanced camera development technologies and legacy as a leader in imaging. The D4S will further expand the possibilities for professional photographers who demand the best possible performance and image quality in challenging environments. The Nikon D4S will build upon the success of the acclaimed Nikon D4, a camera highly regarded for its speed, unrivaled low-light ability and amazing image quality that made it the choice of professionals and advanced amateurs around the world.
Pricing and availabilty of the Nikon D4S was still to be announced at the time of writing (14th Jan 2014).


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Meeting to spotlight positive impact on youth through golf
Nashville, Tenn., (February 27, 2013) - The First Tee, a youth development organization that provides character education through golf, is hosting the 2013 Network Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 28 through March 2. The biennial educational gathering will bring together a record-setting 700-plus leaders from The First Tees 187 chapters with a focus on ways to enhance and maximize the organizations ability to positively impact young people.
The attendees will participate in educational classes, share best practices and hear from distinguished speakers including Tim King, founder, president and CEO of Chicagos Urban Prep Academies; Dr. Shari Barkin, head of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University; and a panel discussion on philanthropy with representatives from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Southern Company, USGA and a longtime individual donor. World Golf Hall of Fame member and spokesperson for The First Tee Nine Healthy Habits, Annika Sorenstam, will participate as well.
The meeting will conclude on Saturday, March 2 with a Gala Dinner featuring Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member, Vince Gill, serving as host and entertainer.
This meeting promises to be both educational and inspiring, said Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., chief executive officer of The First Tee. The stage is set for continued growth and impact in communities reached by The First Tee. We know our chapters are ready to expand their efforts as our network strives to reach an additional 10 million young people by 2017. I look forward to the energy and stimulus the Network Meeting will provide.
Held in conjunction with the meeting is The First Tees first-ever Outstanding Participant Summit. Thirty-two teens selected from a national pool of The First Tee chapters have been selected to attend the interactive and educational event in which they will have the opportunity to develop and hone skills to become leaders in their chapters, schools and communities.
Sessions during the Summit will cover a variety of topics including college preparedness, the importance of community service and volunteerism, and environmental sustainability. Of the 32 participants in attendance, eight have been named semifinalists for The First Tee Outstanding Participant Award and will receive $40,000 in scholarships from Founding Corporate Partner Shell Oil Company.
For more information about The First Tee, visit www.thefirsttee.org.
About The First Tee
The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. With its home office at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., The First Tee reaches young people on golf courses, in elementary schools, at other youth-serving locations and on military installations.
Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and its values to more than 7.6 million young people in all 50 United States and four international locations. The First Tee is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation and its Founding Partners are LPGA, the Masters Tournament, PGA of America, PGA TOUR and the USGA. Shell Oil Company is The First Tees Founding Corporate Partner and Johnson & Johnson is its Legacy Partner. Former President George W. Bush serves as honorary chair.
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July 26, 2012 —
This past week turned out to be educational, informative and entertaining as I careened through the Upper Delaware valley discovering something old and something new (thankfully, borrowed and blue were nowhere to be seen). Although it's frightening to conceive, the 1990s are already considered something old, and my iffy memory of the "Eco Boomer" generation was put to the test at the Summerland Tour (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [2]) on Friday, as Marcy Playground ("Sex and Candy"), Lit ("My own Worst Enemy"), the Gin Blossoms ("Hey, Jealousy"), Sugar Ray ("Every Morning") and headliners Everclear ("Father of Mine") took to the stage for more than a couple of hours, belting out their hits for a crowd that spilled out of the pavilion and onto the lawn.
Of the five bands that performed, there were clearly fans of each in the house, but (IMHO) Sugar Ray was the obvious favorite. With their roots based in "alternative metal" rock form, Sugar Ray morphed over the years into a more palatable sound, and the band found its groove, but the road has been considered "rocky" by virtue of low album sales and few bona fide hits. That said, their performance was electric, the vocals appealing and I found myself a (Johnny come lately) convert before the end of the night. Plans for a new album are in the works, and it's likely that their 2009 release "Music for Cougars" will be eclipsed by the fresher material.
Long associated with Sugar Ray, on again/off again lead singer Mark McGrath, who has also served as co-host of television's "Extra" and "Don't forget the Lyrics!" in past seasons, is an obvious choice to be emceeing the Summerland Tour, and did a swell job of working the crowd in between each act. McGrath has a cross-platform expertise that comes in handy for this tour, and his charming demeanor also serves him well.
With one history lesson under my belt, I fastened in and took the scenic route along the Delaware, through Barryville, NY to take a seat with friends, neighbors and countrymen at the Minisink Battleground Park, as Sullivan County historian John Conway joined antique munitions expert Tony Domingo and costumed re-enactors Kai Moessle and Jim Macarille in a presentation describing the battle in vivid detail. Fought at Minisink Ford on July 22, 1779, the battle of Minisink was the only major skirmish fought in the northern Delaware Valley, and was a "decisive British victory, as the colonial militia was hastily assembled, ill-equipped and inexperienced" (www.wikipedia.org [3]). Prior to the annual ceremony of prayer and dedications held on site, the lecture and Q & A session that followed included hands-on artifact display, and included some fascinating weapons demonstrations by Domingo. Barryville's Debra Conway and Livingston Manor's Iris Gillingham participated in the re-enacting portion of the ceremony, joined by a dozen or so others, including several kids and young adults, who really helped make the entire story come alive.
I spent a few hours at the park, and was awestruck by its beauty (had never been before). Chatting with the Conways, I couldn't help but remark on that, and the sheer delight that I feel when discovering yet another incredible gem here in the neighborhood that may be old to many, but is "something new" for others like me. As I made my way home I debated with myself over the pros and cons of taking Dharma (the wonder dog) along for the ride over to Narrowsburg for perennial favorite RiverFest. She cocked her head and chided me, reminding me that there would be (as always) a canine parade and that her presence would be sorely missed. Feeling properly chastised, I scooped her up and off we went. While it could be perceived as slightly biased (The River Reporter calls Narrowsburg home), my love affair with this picturesque, historical town (and festival) is genuine. Main Street was decked out in all its glory, and teeming with activity.
Vendors' tents lined both sides of the street, and local artists, authors and crafts people displayed their wares as music filled the air. Excitement mounted (as it always does) in anticipation of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance's (www.artsalliancesite.org [4]) annual RiverFest poster auction. Dozens of entries covered a wide range of artistic expression, and the bidding hands flew up throughout the auction, raising much-needed funds for the DVAA. For more photos of RiverFest, see page 20, and for further details, see Narrowsburg News on page 9.
This tradition grows in popularity every year, and it was swell to see the community out in full force, celebrating together in a convivial manner that causes me to rejoice once more, loving the spirit of the country life that has come to mean so much, to so many. The daily battles that sometimes arise, even here in the mountains, fade away as I reflect on how rich our lives are and how much remains to be learned. I know that many of our friends and neighbors join me in thanks, as I attempt to express my gratitude for the many that serve our community with these lessons, historical, musical and otherwise.


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As you already know… WJFF is in crisis.
Just like anything painful, crisis can be a good thing if we are willing to find purpose in it.
In that regard, I would like to offer some thoughts and proposals to consider:
In the case of WJFF, what has been festering for quite a while has now erupted, which means we have an opportunity to re-form in a way that aligns us with our true purpose—that of a community radio station. For me, the way we do that is crucial to its success and healing.
As we all have witnessed, there is a growing polarization in our country and in our politics reflected in the fact that even Democrats and Republicans no longer sit near each other in the congressional cafeteria. So they don't get to rub shoulders in a relaxed way which would allow for a friendly exchange of ideas, so essential to finding common ground and moving forward with respect for the other's point of view.
Aside from three paid staff members at WJFF (the station manager, the assistant station manager and the volunteer coordinator), everyone is a volunteer—those who create the programs, members of committees and of the Board of Trustees and those who help in a myriad of small and big ways. All give out of the love of the station and the community. And everyone is flawed. We each have our strengths and weaknesses and like any good sports team, it's important that we know and accept that, support each other in our strengths and cover for each other in our weaknesses, without judgment.
Proposal: Opportunities be created for the board, committee members and all other volunteers to spend time together at regular and planned occasions for the purpose of getting to know each other in a relaxed and social atmosphere. That could happen in small or large groups—perhaps a few people having dinner together or a large picnic where everyone is invited. This would help to alleviate the reliance on any one person as the source of information.
Proposal: That an outside professional "mediator" be hired to help us through this difficult time.
I do know someone who was recommended… who is very qualified and dedicated to community radio. In his covering letter… which accompanied his vita he said:
"My central interest and life work is to bring peace to individuals, to couples and families, and to organizations. The purpose of the workshop would not be to rehash decisions already made or to provide a forum for continued conflict, but to connect participants to the mission of the station and to each other in laying the foundation for cooperation in fulfilling that mission."
Finally, and once again, we have an opportunity here to move into a more evolved, conscious and kind community radio station if we choose. It will take work and time and patience and forgiveness. But we can do it.
Beverly Sterner
Milanville, PA
[These comments are excerpted from a posting on the Upper Delaware Community Network, an online bulletin board dedicated to building community by fulfilling both individual and community needs. Sterner is the founder and moderator.]


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Snow and moe. bring crowds to KillingtonVyto Starinskas / Staff Photo
Members of the band moe. gravitated to on-stage heaters as they performed through the snow and chilly temperatures at a free concert Saturday at the Killington Ski Resort. The band took off its ski boots but wore ski clothing and hats and used hand warmers.
KILLINGTON Whether the draw was the intermittent snow or the music of the snoe.down festival, young people flocked to Bear Mountain on Saturday where a free concert by moe. headlined the days events.
Along with opening band Eastbound Jesus, moe. played on the outdoor stage at Bear Mountain during the day and returned for a ticketed show at the Spartan Arena in Rutland with opening act Strangefolk.
The band has developed a following of fans who will travel to hear them play and enjoy the festival experience.
Saturday morning, Kyle Fisher, Brenna Coulson and Nora Wynter, all Vermonters, set up a tailgate in the parking lot to wait for friends so they could socialize while waiting for the concert.
Fisher, who said hes probably been to 20 moe. shows, said he came to Killington more to see the band again than to visit a music festival.
The thing is, Im not really into other jam (bands) like Phish or anything like that, he said. I think Phish and other bands like that are really pretentious and moe.s atmosphere is more family-oriented. Between this festival and the one they do in New York, you always have a good, safe feeling when youre there.
Coulson said she was new to the experience, having only been introduced to their music over the summer but has since become a big fan.
They have a really good feel about them. Theyre a great jam band, she said.
Before Saturdays free concerts started, Jeff Alexander, events and sponsorship manager for Killington Resort, said the festival was already a strong event with good attendance since it opened Thursday.
He agreed that it was hard to tell whether it was the music or the slopes that were the strongest draw Saturday. Either way, he said, people seemed to be having fun.
Benjamin Jaehne, vice-president of Great Northeast Productions, which produced the festival, said there was great energy on the events return to Killington. The snoe.down event last came to the area in 2011.
moe. is just really, really happy to be here, Jaehne said. They said from the stage (Friday) night, to the whole audience, they said, Were going to put in our contract with the producer, that theyre going to have to provide a foot and half of snow the week of the show every year for us.
While snow was still blowing around Saturday, Jaehne said the band members didnt mind.
This is a band that enjoys skiing, he said. They play in Colorado just so they can go skiing and this is their winter stop on the East Coast.
Some people take their enjoyment of moe. very seriously. There was an area between the stage and the sound and light controls for fans like Michael Salvo, of Burlington, to set up their recording equipment. Salvo said he had been to almost 200 moe. concerts, traveling as far as California to see them.
You get a different experience every night, Salvo said. Thats how it started out and over 10 years of seeing them, its become a community thing where I definitely have a large group of friends, who I wouldnt have otherwise, that Ive met from seeing them over the years in so many different places.
He added, Really, its a spectacular thing. Its so much fun.
Hannah Weller, a Green Mountain College student, said she came out Saturday with a group of friends from the college and her home state of Pennsylvania to hear moe. She said that like Salvo, she enjoyed the community aspect of the band and said Killington should do more music festivals.
Her friend, Kali Rosenberry, a Penn State student, said it had been a weekend of music and skiing, which she called two really good natural highs.
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Assignment: Education - Logan Investment Club
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- "I don't know anything about finance," said Krista Greengrass, Logan High School senior.
"I had no idea how to budget or write a check even," said Charlie Bakalars, Logan High School senior.
So, these students decided to invest some time in learning about their money by taking an elective Personal Finance class. As a part of this class, students will now get to take part in the new Investment Club.
"We thought what better way to get a great number of students involved in this by keeping it as part of the curriculum which is tied right into what we do anyway," said Rick Klein, Logan High School business education teacher.
The students in personal finance have always been taught short-term investing skills.
"We've always had these short term games that the students love," said Klein, but I always felt weird. It was almost like it was day trading; like a student would buy a stock and they'd see it go up and they'd want to quick sell it. And I felt that really wasn't what we should be educating our students on."
So now, thanks to a 15-hundred dollar grant, the Investment Club is teaching students how to prepare for retirement by showing them how to research and invest real money in stocks and mutual funds.
"We're doing, of course, earnings per share," said Klein. "We're talking about dividends. We're talking about the one year target price. But more importantly we want them to do some research . So, we have them looking up different articles to find out from top stock brokers around the nation is this a good buy in the long term, and why?"
The students in the investment club started by researching 50 different stocks. Their findings will help them determine how many shares and which stocks to buy with their $1,500 dollars.
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I know, I know, it is only Spring Training and it means nothing once April hits. But regardless, it is worth pointing out after another one run effort today against Atlanta, that the Phillies are still lacking incredibly at the plate.
Apart from an 11-run outburst against Houston on Saturday, the Phillies have scored just 16 runs in their other nine games since March 1- an average of less than two per game. Today, seven different Braves' pitchers combined to allow just a run on six hits, and the run didn't even come across for the Phillies until the eighth inning. Five of their six hits were singles.
Currently, the Phillies are in dead last place in all of Major League Baseball in batting average, and by a hefty margin. The 29th place Dodgers are hitting .228, more than 30 points more than the sub-Mendoza line .194 from the Phillies. They also rank dead last in on-base percentage, and are in the bottom third in baseball in runs and RBI.
The big guns-Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins, who they will so desperately count on this season, have combined to go 9-for-56. Marlon Byrd, one of the only players producing this spring, has the same number of hits in almost half the at bats.
What does it mean? Maybe nothing. But it is certainly not good. As the minor league pitchers start to get weeded out, the talent they will be facing is only going to get harder throughout the spring and especially into the regular season. Something needs to change, because .194 is not going to score a whole lot of runs.
On a different note…
The starting pitching has been great the last couple of days. Jeff Manship, who could be an important piece in the injury ravaged rotation, made his first start of the spring Sunday and was lights out. He allowed just a run on two hits in three innings of work. It was the only run he has allowed the spring so far.
Today, Cliff Lee pitched well despite taking the loss, tossing 3 2/3 innings while striking out five. He gave up two earned runs on three hits, but one run was a leadoff homer from Jason Heyward and the other was a runner that was his responsibility who came around to score after he was lifted. Twenty of his first 26 pitches were thrown for strikes, and he walked just one in the outing.
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This is a team with ownership nearly as old and inept as the players. Time to clean house from top to bottom. While doing this, they should fire their entire farm team scouts and look there for new management. If they win as many as 60 games this year, it will be a success, and don't expect improvement next year or soon thereafter.
60 is possible. 90 is at least as possible.
I'm making a note of that right now.
You really need to get over the negativity. I know it is what Philly is about. But to make such obnoxious statements 2-3 weeks into spring training is no only annoying but totally rediculous
It's actually kind of amusing that that is "what Philly is about" (although you're right).
Since baseball expanded in 1969 (i.e. the majority of the lifetime of most fans):
– only 7 of the other 29 teams have a better record than the Phillies
– only 6 of the 29 have more postseason appearances
Whether some fans accept it or not, recent Phillies history is a winning tradition, not a losing one.
You're absolutely right about the team's modern success, especially in recent years.
Of course, that's still not enough to overcome being the losingest major professional sports team in history, but to be fair, the Phightin's been around longer than most franchises and have a largely dreadful past.
The Sixers haven't won a championship in 31 year despite multiple rebuilding efforts and high draft picks. The Flyers have the second highest winning percentage of any hockey franchise (after the Habs) but haven't won a Stanley cup in 39 years. The Eagles recently fired their winningest coach in franchise history but haven't won a championship in 54 years.
Speaking as someone who has survived through 8 decades of Phillies baseball, modern Phils fans you young whippersnappers out there) have much for which to be grateful.
Count your blessings – and trust that, sooner or later, they will return to greatness.
That said, while I believe the Phillies have the bats (if healthy) to outperform last year's anemic runs per game average, I doubt it will be a significant improvement and probably more than offset by a shaky starting five staff and still questionable pen.
Additionally,most observers give high grades to the Nats, Braves and Mets for their off-season acquisitions while the Phillies have received low grades. If things play out as widely predicted, that too may weigh heavily against the Phillies' chances of improving over last year's performance.
So if I were a betting man, I'd say they drop to 68 wins, low enough to be in a pitched battle with the Marlins for sole possession of 4th place. They could fall apart and win just 60 with a few key injuries but also win as many as 78 if they stay healthy and experience a few positive surprises. But as Hogey suggested, I just wouldn't hold my breath for an encore of 1993.
Maybe next year – or next decade. I've waited longer.
"Of course, that's still not enough to overcome being the losingest major professional sports team in history, but to be fair, the Phightin's been around longer than most franchises and have a largely dreadful past."
Teams with similar franchise W-L%'s to the Phillies (within 5 points): Mets, Brewers, Rangers, Orioles, Rockies, and Marlins. Teams more than 5 points worse: Mariners, Padres, Rays.
And while they had a 30-year period (1919-48) with an incomprehensible .371 W-L% (i.e. like going 60-102 every year for 30 straight years), in the other 101 years of their history they have a winning record.
Good idea Art. We have not developed the players that we should have. The Cardinals are the team to model.
The Phil's lineup is awful.
On a separate note, whoever at Comcast hired Matt Stairs ought to be fired. Not only is it hard to understand what he is saying because he doesn't annunciation well, but he talks incredibly fast. Talking that fast is typical of someone that doesn't have enough experience. If you're going to hire stairs, at least get him a coach. The 1st message should be speak clearly and slow down. Less talking is better. Don't be afraid of some silence, let the game breathe.
There is not a lot right with the phillies,
They need to cleAn house.
Keep the faith, Fan74.
If the Phillies' Grapefruit League performance spills over to the regular season, Moyer and Stairs may be suiting up, again.
By scoring 6 runs today to the Phillies' 1, the Red Sox passed the Phils to move out of last place in runs per game this Spring (3.58 to the Phils 3.46).
The Phils' offense is going to be average at best this year, and that's regardless of what they do in the Spring.
One bright spot from these first 13 games:
After being near the bottom in walking the last two years, they have the 7th highest walk rate in MLB so far. That's still not enough to get their OBP out of last place though, thanks to that .194 batting average.
One other ray of hope, which goes along with the fact that a 13-game sample is miniscule, and produces results like the Red Sox being next to last in scoring:
A major reason the Phils' batting average is so low is that their batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is a miniscule .219, indicating that in addition to poor hitting, balls just haven't been finding many holes so far. The next lowest in baseball so far is .264. The lowest any MLB team had in 2013 was .275 (the Phils' BABIP last year was .293).
A BABIP of .219 is simply not sustainable, no matter how badly a team hits, and the Phils' batting average cannot help but improve. The high walk rate on the other hand, is less susceptible to statistical blips, and might be more sustainable. Sure, pitchers are still finding their command, but ALL teams are facing pitchers like that.
While I agree with you that a .219 BABIP is unsustainable, hitters definitely have more control over their BABIP than pitchers do. I'd be interested in seeing the spring training batted ball profile of the phillies. Remember that line drives land for hits around 70% of the time, followed by ground balls at 20% and fly balls at 12%. Maybe they aren't hitting many line drives, or hitting too many fly balls (though more fly balls tend to lead to more HR, hence being 8th in HR).
All true, but we don't have batted ball profiles for spring training.
In any case, the .219 will rise to the .260+ range during the season.
Schmenk I have determined that the Phils should skip the rest of ST. Because they are already in mid season form. No hitting, injured pitching staff, bench still up in the air, and last but not least Amaro is upbeat! He thinks we have the talent. Actually so do I! With a couple of caveats. One everybody has to stay perfectly healthy, Two everybody has to have some semblance of at least an ave. stat year. So with that said. we're good to go. Lets get this moving. Every day will bring us closer to a top five draft pick next year.
Schmenk – with all due respect, I don't think 90 wins is possible. Maybe as much as possible as 60, but certainly not very likely. I'm thinking somewhere closer to 90 than to 60… say 78-82 wins. If they can be a .500 ball club I will consider it a successful enough year.
I didn't say either extreme was very likely 🙂
Maybe they will surprise us all and perform unexpectedly well like the '93 team.
Just don't hold your breath
The '93 team had a lot of help from pharmaceuticals.
Just the fact that we have to rely on Manship is scary thought on its own. Im aware of reclamation projects going well but well…..
Manship may be two aging arms away from being the Phils' ace this year.
If he wins 20 I'm bidding on the film rights.
I actually think O'Sullivan might be a better choice. Though they will go with whomever has the best Spring Train.
I don't know which would be better, but I would hope they don't base the decision on 15-20 innings of pitching against a mix of major and minor leaguers. Surely there is a track record and scouting reports for each one that should count way more than how they do in Spring Training.
Other than hitting, starting pitching and relief pitching, the Phillies really don't have any holes.
Kris Medlen exited his game with what is being called a forearm strain… he grabbed his elbow after feeling something grab after throwing a pitch and walked off the mound. You never want to see a player get injured but that's the guy pegged to be the ace of the Braves…
You really can't read into spring training stats… we'd all love to see these guys ripping the cover off the ball but there is little (if any) correlation between spring training stats and actual in-season production. I think it's more important to "see" the player… does he look in shape? Is he running well? Does he appear to be focused? And, of course, getting through ST healthy is of utmost importance.
According to Jimmy Rollins this morning, who cares about spring training.
Amen, Jimmy.
That's a stupid comment by Jimmy, but not surprising considering the source. He should care since he's coming off the worst year of his career. Plus, even if he doesn't care, he shouldn't say that to the media as he knows how that comment will play in Philadelphia.
Maybe he shouldn't say it, but he's right. As OCP pointed out above, there's very little correlation between Spring Training stats and "real life".
>>…What are we talking about? Practice? We're talking about practice, man.<<
Here is a question: If Phils want a LH bat off the bench does Abreu qualify? He gets on base but does not get hits. He has one of the best all time OBP so this is no fluke. On the other hand his batting average was already going down the last few years he played so it is indeed possible that he could bat .200. Do the Phils want someone to mash or walk off the bench?
Jayson Stark wrote a piece on Bowa/Rollins "Bringing Out the Best in Rollins." Good stuff… I hope Bowa can stoke the fire with Jimmy because we do need him to be better.
I actually hope Bowa manages to stay out of the way and not screw up the team too much.
Yes, because the team is doing so well right now.
Imagine losing with the team pulling together to turn things around, vs. losing with Bowa throwing people under the bus in the media. Should be entertaining at least.
I see Bowa's comments differently. He's trying to motivate Rollins – not throw him under the bus. Bowa speaks the truth and that's why people in Philly love him.
He's trying to motivate Rollins by bad mouthing him to the media. What could go wrong?
By the way, Bowa seems mostly concerned with running out every sure out (something only a rare few do all of the time), which is about #355 on the Phillies list of problems for 2014.
Your boy is out of the lineup for the second day in a row after his "who cares" comment…coincidence?
Ask me on opening day 🙂
Also, it's not unusual for veterans to not make the hour-plus bus trips. Maybe Ryno is rewarding him, but more likely it actually is a coincidence.
"By the way, Bowa seems mostly concerned with running out every sure out (something only a rare few do all of the time)."
Exactly how much does a multimillionaire player have to be paid before he'll run 90 feet?
Actually, the more they're paid, the less they should run on sure outs. If an expensive and important player gets injured roaring down the line and misses a month or two, maybe people would realize that that one time in ninety he could have reached on an infielder's bobble isn't going to win as many games as that player would have had he stayed in the lineup.
Maybe there should be a new rule allowing millionaire players to have pinch runners standing right in the matter's box with them. That way the high-priced players wouldn't risk getting hurt at 2nd, 3rd or home, either.
Sorry, but I only see a lack of hustle (or a lack of discipline) from players who don't run out grounders – and on a team that' sucks and is near the bottom in scoring, walking towards 1st base on ground balls is that much less becoming. At best, it reflects a total lack of spark ,sets a lousy example says to some fans (like me).that they're really not very into the game.
I really couldn't care less about the statistical chances of a batter running out a routine grounder and forcing a bad throw as opposed to the infielder who can take his time because the batter is begrudgingly walking towards 1st. If these tender players are pulling a groin muscle every time they run the bases then maybe they should practice running more often.
Why not just pull up at 2nd on a sure double play rather than risk a slide to break up the DP? Should we expect big money players to walk around every base since they're all potentially hazardous? Maybe teams should allow fans to pinch run by lottery draw. I'd risk injury for the league minimum salary.
Pete Rose managed to avoid getting injured running to first and the guy even ran out walks.
Guys…here's an article in today's Inquirer. I knew something was up when Rollins was benched. For a team that's looking to get back on track…Sandberg is definitely sending a message.
I agree, Rollins is in his doghouse. But who is Sandberg sending a message to? The media? The fans? Because he doesn't seem to be communicating with Rollins very well. As usual, we don't know the whole story, but I question whether a 1950s hard a** management style is the most effective tool here.
I agree with you wbramh. Rollins has not learned and it doesn't seem like he will ever learn. There is a reason why this has constantly been an issue with him. I watch all the Phillies run to first base and he is the only one i see dogging it. Heck, even Howard runs harder to first and he's been hurt the last 2 years!
Rollins is far from the only player not running all out on every ball. I'm not even sure he's in the minority. And again, to me it's a matter of style vs. substance. It makes zero (or close to 0) difference in winning games, but it doesn't look good.
Schmenk: I think the statistically low chance of beating out a throw to first is irrelevant for four reasons:
1. A hustling player changes those odds if only by occasionally forcing a throw to first when the fielder sees the guy running at full speed.
2. Playing "no quit" ball in every possible aspect of the game lifts the overall output and spirit of the team. It's what winners are all about.
3. If only one player's hustle to first in 162 games turns out to be the winning run, that one forced throw or bobbled ball by the fielder can mean the difference in October between an also ran and a pennant winner. In fact, there are probably enough lackadaisical plays and players all over the field to collectively cause an uninspired team multiple wins in any given season.
4. While it may be impossible to quantify the importance, fans love a hustling team even if said team is not championship caliber. If fans love a team, they support a team and the the club makes more money. Clubs that make money can afford to accumulate better players. Personally, I'm turned off by players who don't hustle and managers who are too gun shy to complain. When a player gets away with dogging it, I stop watching – and certainly don't reward the team by buying tickets and spending hundreds of dollars per game between gas, parking fees, seats and food. tI'd sooner buy Sixers tickets because even in losing they've continued to play hard – and that's all a true fan really asks for, isn't it?
Under the influences of Sandberg and Bowa this clubhouse will be tighter than a drum. Nothing good will happen under those circumstances. Sandberg can't even communicate to a player in spring training?? There will be a clubhouse implosion at some point this season.
Sandberg did communicate with his player – he benched him. Sandberg already laid out his philosophy for doing things when he took over. Rollins knows exactly what he did wrong. He just plays that "too cool for school" attitude like he has no idea. Sandberg is trying to fix something that's broken and in doing so he is asking for his players to be positive. "Who cares" is not a positive statement.
Benching him is NOT the problem. Not saying a word to him about why he was benched IS the problem. Management is all about communication. Sandberg won't get far using this method of management.
wbramh, you are carrying your argument to the ridiculous. Breakintg up a double play is entirely different than not running out a routine g5rounder, and I've yet to seer Rollins or anybody else meander into second when the batter is rushing down the line. A DP CAN be broken up, and many times is. A routine grounder rarely results in an error. And your comment about delicate players pulling muscles because they don't run enough is nothing short of idiotic. Even a well conditioned athlete can strain anything no matter how much he runs; all it takes is a slight bump in the baseline to throw a runner's timing off, ruin his stride, and if he's going full bore, breaking stride can be disastrous. By this kind of logic, maybe pitchers should throw a thousand pitches between starts so they have less chance of needing Tommy John surgery; they're obviously too delicate or too overpaid or underpracticed and need more pitching exercise.
In response to Dave saying Sandberg DID communicate by benching Rollins:
Obviously, if Rollins doesn't know why he was benched, Sandberg didn't communicate anything whatsoever, except maybe his own s tupidity in managing. There is absolutely no way in the world that ANY player learns from being benched if he's never given a reason why. To me, it's like the man who comes home to a pissed off wife, asks why she's upset, and she refuses to tell him, saying instead "You ought to know."
It's no way to accomplish anything except disgust and ill-will. Thankfully, Rollins has been pretty decent about this whole thing so far. Personally, I'd have gone to Sandberg and asked why, and if he still refused to say, I'd have told him where he could shove his lineup card.
Some of you guys are such fans of Rollins you stick up for him no matter what, but most of us have long grown tired of his antics. The poll results on Comcast.sportsnet tonight have 70% for Sandberg and 30% for Rollins – 47,000 votes.
Ouch! Tell us how you really feel schmenk…
I'm sort of there with you schmenk but I also believe that the core of this team did need a reality check.
This is the preseason. We should be looking forward to big things. So far, the performance has been so depressing!
I have been calling for Ruben to go away for years.
Here it is 2014 and heres Rollins and Howard still inhabiting 50% of your top 4 spots in your batting order.
Gee guess what? No shot.
For me this will be a tough season because I believe until Ruben is gone there is no chance.
So the sooner the team tanks enough for him to be fired the better.
I am hoping the empty seats may make it happen faster.
The guy has ruined the franchise for years to come most likely.
You still have a top 3 pay roll in a sport without a salary cap so it may be able to fix it faster.
But there can be no fix until Ruben is gone.
The incompetence level is truly spectacular.


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By Kevin Wilson: Freedom New Mexico
When the Greyhound football team lost 45-20 last Saturday at Abilene Christian, it meant Eastern New Mexico University would again be just outside the Division II rankings.
But it meant something else for Eastern New Mexico University (4-1). When this Mark Ribaudo-led Greyhounds squad suffered its first loss, it added another year to the legacy of the 1957 squad, ENMU's last undefeated team.
Members of the 1957 team, which went 9-0-1 under Carl Richardson and assistant B.B. Lees, are gathering tonight at the Portales Country Club to celebrate the golden anniversary.
The fields were still 100 yards and it was 10 yards for a first down, but smaller participation numbers for college athletics put a premium on talented, hard-working players.
"At that time, we only had 44 on squad, and we only had two coaches and one graduate assistant," Richardson said. "Everybody had a job and everybody had to do it."
The season started with a 14-0 win at New Mexico Western, and it was pretty early in the season when Richardson realized the Greyhounds hit a little too hard for their own good.
"To be honest, after the first two or three weeks, we didn't dare scrimmage because they'd just end up killing each other," said Richardson, who credited avoiding the injury bug as part of the team's success. "We'd just let them out on Saturday, so to speak."
Buck Wilson, a 1960 ENMU graduate who practices dentistry in Portales, was the team's backup quarterback, but could concentrate on playing safety while starting quarterback Curtis Blair earned one of the team's four All-American nods.
The other three All-Americans were tackle Gerald "Fuzz" Moore, guard Wayne Bailey and defensive end Jerry Bailey. All four were seniors.
The team was strong on defense, allowing 103 points, but played a lot of close games. There was the 14-14 tie with Southwestern Oklahoma that put the team at 8-0-1, and five of the team's wins were by a touchdown or less.
Lees said there was plenty of reason to be nervous all year.
"All you've got to do is look at the scores and know we were worried until the end (most weeks)," Lees said with a laugh. "But they found a way to win."
It was one of the not-so-close games, a 27-0 win Oct. 19 over Los Angeles State, that surprised some.
"They were big, fast and ranked," Wilson said. "We won that game, and it was almost unbelievable. It seemed like (our players) were playing way above their head, but they pulled that thing off."
Richardson said he would end most games by writing down the percentage of effort he felt the team gave. He said if they gave 100 percent, they'd win; in some close games, Wilson said the grade would be in the mid-90s.
Future Greyhound squads gave similar efforts, Richardson said, but small schools with undefeated seasons are usually loaded with seniors. That was the case in 1957, and the 1958 squad finished 3-6-1. Richardson didn't have another winning season until 1961, three years before Lees took over as head coach.
The coaches and players from the 1957 squad are still Greyhound fans, and hold out hope another team will join them and the inaugural 1934 squad, which went 9-0-1 against mostly junior college and freshman squads, in the ranks of the school's unbeaten football teams.
"We had some Bud Elliott teams that coulda gone, we had a Don Carthel team or two," Wilson said. "There's got to be some skill, but you've got to be in the right place in the right time.
"A lot of time, there's not a nickel's worth of difference between the (1957 team and other ENMU squads)."