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Annotations are one of the new language features in J2SE 5.0, and allow you to attach metadata onto any Java construct. Meanwhile, Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a fairly new technology that makes it easier for you to encapsulate behavior that is usually messier, harder, or impossible to do with regular object-oriented (OO) techniques. Together, they make a new powerful combination that gives framework developers a more expressive way of providing their APIs. This article dives into combining these technologies using the JBoss AOP framework in various coding examples to show how you can use this combination to actually extend the Java language.
First let's give a brief overview of the two technologies. Annotations are new to JDK 5.0 and are defined in detail in the JSR-175 specification. They allow you to define metadata in a typesafe way and apply it to a class, method, constructor, field, or parameter. For those of you familiar with XDoclet, annotations will be very intuitive to you in that you are used to declaring tags to generate code. The main difference between the two is that annotations are a typed part of the Java language, while XDoclet tags can be mistyped and are harder to create. I like to work with examples, so let's show a simple one.
To define an annotation, all you need to do is declare a special kind of Java interface.
package org.jboss.colors;
public @interface Orange {}
After defining this interface, you can use it to give more description to your Java elements.
package org.jboss.examples;
public class Foo
@Orange void someMethod();
@Orange private int someField;
So what can use use annotations for? Some people envision using annotations for code generation and a replacement for XDoclet. Others, like the J2EE and EJB 3.0 expert groups, see it as a replacement for deployment descriptors. This article talks about how annotations can be used with AOP.
There are many articles and books that explain what AOP actually is, such as Graham O'Regan's ONJava article "Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming." I'll give a quick overview in this article, but I encourage you to do more research online.
AOP is about the clean separation and encapsulation of cross-cutting concerns. Sounds academic, I know, but bear with me for a minute. A cross-cutting concern is the code sprinkled throughout your codebase, code that has structure, but cannot be organized or declared using traditional OO techniques. AOP is best explained by example, so let's walk through one to more clearly understand what AOP actually is.
Let's say you wanted to add code to an application to measure the amount of time it would take to invoke a particular Java method. The code could look something like this:
public class BankAccount
public void withdraw(double amount)
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
// Actual method body...
long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
System.out.println("withdraw took: " + endTime);
While this code works just fine, there are a few problems with this approach:
finally block to each and every method or constructor you want to benchmark.
finally block.
Metrics present a perfect, tiny, small example of what a cross-cutting concern is. JBoss AOP provides a simple way of encapsulating and applying such a concern in an implicit way so that something like metrics code does not pollute your codebase. Let's dive into JBoss AOP a bit to see how you can do this.
To encapsulate metrics functionality using JBoss AOP, you first need to define an aspect that specifies the metrics behavior.
public class Metrics
public Object profile(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
return invocation.invokeNext();
long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
java.lang.reflect.Method m = invocation.getMethod();
System.out.println("method " + m.toString() +
" time: " + endTime + "ms");
An aspect is just a plain Java class that has methods in it that define the behavior you want to attach to your object model. The signature of these methods must return a
java.lang.Object and must have one (and only one) argument of a JBoss AOP invocation object, which is used to encapsulate the method, constructor, or field invocation. The method name can be anything you want and is referenced when you actually bind the aspect to a piece of your code.
The next thing to do is to actually apply the aspect to the points in your program where you want it to profile a method's execution. Most AOP frameworks provide a pointcut expression language where you can define where you want certain aspect behavior to be attached. Here's how to do this in JBoss AOP.
<aspect class="Metrics"/>
<bind pointcut="execution(public void BankAccount->withdraw(double amount))">
<advice name="profile" aspect="Metrics"/>
With the definition of the aspect in
Metrics.java and the pointcut definition within
jboss-aop.xml, the metrics code is now applied implicitly and transparently to the
BankAccount.withdraw() method and can easily be removed when the profiling code is no longer needed by the application.
For more information on JBoss AOP, check out the tutorial that comes with the distribution. It has about 20 example programs that walk you through how to use the JBoss AOP framework.
Phew! Now that we've been through the overviews, let's start diving into the meat of the article. I'm going to throw a lot of examples at you again, as it's the best way I know of to teach a new concept.
As I said before, annotations plus AOP almost give you the ability to extend the Java language. Annotations provide the mechanism for declaring new, compilable, typesafe syntax. AOP provides the mechanism to encapsulate and apply new behavior to a syntactical expression.
Let's take a look at how you can use method annotations with AOP. Using annotations and AOP together and applying this to a method is very analogous to using Java's
synchronized keyword with a method. When you tag a method as
synchronized, you are telling the JVM that you want that method to behave in a special way when it is invoked. Annotations allow you to define new keywords that you want to have trigger your own special custom behavior. AOP gives you the ability to encapsulate this behavior and weave it into the execution of the method. Again, this concept is best described in an example.
Let's say we want to add a new syntax that will allow us to fire
void methods in the background, in another thread, if they are tagged as
@Oneway. Using this new syntax would look like this:
import org.jboss.aspects.Oneway;
public class Foo
@Oneway public static void someMethod() {...}
public static void main(String[] args)
someMethod(); // executes in background
someMethod() is invoked within
main, it will run asynchronously so that the code in
main is free to do other tasks in parallel.
To implement this functionality, the first thing that must be done is to define the new Java syntax for our
@Oneway tag within an annotation.
package org.jboss.aspects;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
public @interface Oneway {}
Simple enough. The
@Target tag allows you to narrow down where the annotation is allowed to be applied. In this case, our
@Oneway annotation can only be applied to a method. Remember, this is all pure 100 percent Java that is available in J2SE 5.0.
The next thing we have to do is to define an aspect class that will encapsulate our
@Oneway behavior.
package org.jboss.aspects;
public OnewayAspect
private static class Task implements Runnable
private MethodInvocation invocation;
public Task(MethodInvocation invocation)
this.invocation = invocation;
public void run()
try { invocation.invokeNext(); }
catch (Throwable ignore) { }
public Object oneway(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable
MethodInvocation copy = invocation.copy();
Thread t = new Thread(new Task(copy));
return null;
The aspect is simple enough. The
oneway() method copies the invocation, creates a thread, fires off the complete invocation in the background, and returns. We could imagine a more sophisticated example using some of the new
Executors within the J2SE 5.0
java.util.concurrent package, but hopefully this code illustrates how you could build on this example to implement more complete implementations.
The last thing that must be done is to specify the pointcut expression that will trigger the application of the
OnewayAspect when the
@Oneway annotation is declared on a method.
<aspect class="org.jboss.aspects.OnewayAspect"/>
<bind pointcut="execution(void *->@org.jboss.Oneway(..))">
<advice name="oneway"
The pointcut expression states that any
void method that is tagged as
@Oneway should have the
OnewayAspect.oneway() method executed before it itself executes. With the annotation, aspect, and pointcut expression now defined, the
@Oneway syntax is now usable in your application. A simple, clean, easy way of extending the Java language!
Let's look at how you could use field annotations and AOP. Using annotations and AOP, you can can actually change how a field is stored by an object or as a static member of a class. What we want to accomplish in this example is that when you tag a field (static or member) as
@ThreadBased, its value will behave as though it were stored in a
java.lang.ThreadLocal. Sure, you could use a
ThreadLocal variable directly, but the problem with
ThreadLocal is that it is untyped and you have to use "verbose" (okay, they're not that verbose)
get() and
set() methods. So what we'll do here is create a typed
ThreadLocal field. Basically, we'll create a new Java field type called the
@Threadbased variable.
Using this new type would look like this:
import org.jboss.aspects.Threadbased;
public class Foo
@Threadbased private int counter;
To implement this functionality, we must first define the annotation.
package org.jboss.aspects;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
public @interface Threadbased {}
Simple enough. The
@Target tag allows you to narrow down where the annotation is allowed to be applied. In this case, our
@Threadbased annotation can only be applied to fields.
The next thing to do is to define the aspect that will encapsulate our
ThreadLocal behavior.
package org.jboss.aspects;
import org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.*;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
public class ThreadbasedAspect
private ThreadLocal threadbased = new ThreadLocal();
public Object access(FieldReadInvocation invocation)
throws Throwable
// just in case we have a primitive,
// we can't return null
if (threadbased.get() == null)
return invocation.invokeNext();
return threadbased.get();
public Object access(FieldWriteInvocation invocation)
throws Throwable
return null;
ThreadbasedAspect encapsulates the access to a Java field. It has a dedicated
ThreadLocal variable within it to track threadlocal changes to a particular field. It also has separate
access() methods that are invoked depending upon whether a
get or
set of the field is called. These methods delegate to the
ThreadLocal to obtain the current value of the field.
Finally, we must define a pointcut expression that will trigger the application of the
ThreadbasedAspect when the
@Threadbased annotation is specified on a particular field.
<aspect class="org.jboss.aspects.ThreadbasedAspect"
<bind pointcut="field(* *->@org.jboss.aspects.Threadbased)">
<advice name="access"
Just in case we have multiple
@Threadbased variables defined in one class, we want an instance of
ThreadbasedAspect to be allocated per field for static fields. For member fields, we want an instance of
ThreadbasedAspect to be allocated per field, per object instance. To facilitate this behavior, the aspect definition scopes the instance of when and where the aspect class will be allocated by setting it to
PER_JOINPOINT. If we didn't do this scoping, JBoss AOP would only allocate one instance of
ThreadbasedAspect and different fields would be sharing the same instance of the
ThreadLocal -- something that we don't want.
Well that's it. A clean, easy way of extending Java to specify a new special type. Note: This particular aspect comes bundled with JBoss AOP.
Another interesting place where field annotations and AOP can be used is with dependency injection. Dependency injection is about objects declaring what information, configuration, or service references they need, and having the runtime automagically inject those dependencies rather than having your code do explicit lookups on a registry service. In J2EE-land, getting access to a
javax.transaction.TransactionManager service is not standardized and is actually different per vendor implementation. Many framework developers need to use the
TransactionManager to implement custom transactional services. The use of AOP with field annotations is a great way to provide this dependency injection and to abstract away the details of how a
TransactionManager is referenced by components that need it. Let's define an aspect that will inject a reference to a
TransactionManager into the value of a field.
First, we must again define our annotation.
package org.jboss.aspects;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
public @interface Inject {}
Next we will define the aspect class that will encapsulate the resolving of the
TransactionManager. This aspect will be specific to the JBoss application server, but you could define different implementations per vendor.
package org.jboss.aspects;
import org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.*;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
import org.jboss.tm.TxManager;
public InjectTMAspect
private TransactionManager tm = TxManager.getInstance();
public Object access(FieldReadInvocation invocation)
throws Throwable
return tm;
public Object access(FieldWriteInvocation invocation)
throws Throwable
throw new RuntimeException(
"Setting an @Injected variable is illegal");
Finally, we have to define the XML binding that will trigger the application of the
InjectTMAspect when the
@Inject tag is applied to a field. The pointcut expression basically states that for any field of type
TransactionManager and tagged as
@Inject, apply the
<aspect class="org.jboss.aspects.InjectTMAspect"/>
<bind pointcut="field(javax.transaction.TransactionManager *->@org.jboss.aspects.Inject)">
<advice name="access"
Now that the annotation, aspect class, and XML binding have been defined, we can use it within our code.
import javax.transaction.TransactionManager;
import org.jboss.aspects.Inject;
public class MyTransactionalCache
@Inject private TransactionManager tm;
JBoss AOP is not just about an AOP framework. It also has a rich library of aspects that you can use directly within your applications. Within this library is a set of annotated aspects that are a bit more complex than the examples we've shown in this article. Some of these aspects include asynchronous invocations, transaction demarcation, transactional locking, and role-based security. Let's briefly walk through them to give you an even better idea on how annotations and AOP can work together.
The JBoss AOP asynchronous aspect allows you to define any method as asynchronous so that it can be fired off in the background. It is a bit different from our
@Oneway example, in that it uses the
Executor facilities in the Oswego concurrent package, as well as providing a way to receive responses back asynchronously for those methods that have a return type. To use this aspect, you just tag a method as
public Foo
@Asynchronous public int someMethod(int someArg) {...}
The application of the
@Asynchronous tag does a few things. As in the
@Oneway example in this article, it applies an aspect that runs the method in the background. Also, with the
@Asynchronous tag, you are not limited to
void methods and may interact with methods that actually return a value. When the
@Asynchronous tag is applied, it forces the
Foo class to implement the
AsynchronousFacade interface. In AOP-land, this is called an interface introduction. The
AsynchronousFacade interface allows you to poll for a response, or wait for a response with a timeout. This is best explained with an example.
Foo foo = new Foo();
someMethod(555); // executes in background
AsynchronousFacade facade = (AsynchronousFacade)foo;
AsynchronousResponse response = facde.waitForResponse();
You can fire off multiple invocations to multiple different methods of multiple different objects, and asynchronously accumulate their responses.
Sometimes it may be useful to synchronize an object or class for the duration of a J2EE transaction rather than for just the duration of a method call, constructor invocation, or synchronized block. For this type of transactional synchronization/locking, JBoss AOP has invented the
@TxSynchronized keyword. You can use
@TxSynchronized on any member or static method, as well as on a constructor.
import org.jboss.aspects.txlock.TxSynchronized;
public FooBar
@TxSynchronized public FooBar() {}
@TxSynchronized static void staticMethod() {}
@TxSynchronized public memberMethod() {}
If a constructor or static method that is tagged as
@TxSynchronized is invoked, the lock monitor for the class will be held for the duration of the transaction. If a member method tagged as
@TxSynchronized is called, the lock monitor for the particular object instance will be held until the current transaction commits or rolls back. The aspect that controls this behavior also will do deadlock detection and will throw a
RuntimeException if deadlock is encountered.
EJB 3.0 has defined some annotations to do transaction demarcation. JBoss AOP builds on this so that you can apply transaction demarcation to any method (static or member) and any constructor of any Java class by specifying an annotation.
import org.jboss.aspects.tx.*;
public class Foo
@Tx(TxType.REQUIRED) public Foo {}
@Tx(TxType.REQUIRESNEW) public static createFoo() {
return new Foo();
EJB 3.0 has also defined some annotations to do role-based security. JBoss AOP builds on this so that you can apply role-based security to any field or method (static or member) as well as any constructor.
import org.jboss.aspects.security.*;
@SecurityDomain("LDAP Repository")
public class Foo
@Permissions({"admin"}) public Foo() {}
@Permissions({"developer"}) public static int status;
@Permissions({"anybody"}) public static void doSomething() {...}
As AOP matures along with the EJB specification, what I really hope happens is that the annotations defined in the EJB specification will be usable in any context as new adjectives to the Java language, rather than their limited constricted use within session beans. Imagine a truly stateless bean being just a set of static methods on a plain Java class.
public MySessionBean
@Tx(TxType.REQUIRED) public static doSomething() {...}
Anyways, this talk of AOP and EJB is probably for EJB 4.0.
Instead of limiting J2SE 5.0 annotations for use with code generation, annotations and AOP can be combined to give new power to framework developers. The combination allows developers to define new Java syntax that actually has behavior attached to it. Basically, the ability to extend the Java language in a typesafe way is within our grasp.
Bill Burke is a Fellow at the JBoss division of REd Hat Inc. A long time JBoss contributor and architect, his current project is RESTEasy, RESTful Web Services for Java.
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Previously, Dr. Shah served as Undersecretary and Chief Scientist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he created the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, he spent eight years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led efforts in global health, agriculture, and financial services, including the creation of the International Finance Facility for Immunization.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and the Wharton School of Business. He regularly appears in the media and has delivered keynote addresses before the U.S. Military Academy, the National Prayer Breakfast, and diverse audiences across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Dr. Shah was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has served as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40, and has received multiple honorary degrees.
He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Shivam Mallick Shah and three children and has given up mountain climbing for family bicycle rides.
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First, I would like to thank our hosts, Ambassador Lena Nordstrom of Sweden and her entire team at SIDA and the Embassy. The United States and Sweden have a very robust partnership that is helping Africa accelerate growth and eliminate extreme poverty. In August, at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, Sweden committed to provide up to $1 billion in capital to the Power Africa initiative, which is focused on helping provide 30,000 more megawatts of cleaner energy to Africans. And, here in Zambia, SIDA and USAID jointly provide credit guarantees to the Zambia National Commercial Bank ("ZANACO") to generate more than $9 million in lending to individuals and small businesses in the agricultural sector.
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Nearly fifty years ago, when my grandfather in India dreamt of a better life for his children, he only had one choice to make. He emptied his entire retirement account and put my dad on a plane with a one-way ticket to the United States of America. Today, families around the world have more options—and that is a wonderful and hopeful reality.
But we still, as Americans, need to stand for something special. So when successive Republican and Democratic presidents call on us to lead the fight to end extreme poverty or advance our basic democratic values, it is in our national security and economic interest, but it also speaks volumes about who we are. On behalf of the entire team at the U.S. Agency for International Development, thank you for this honor.
I am delighted to be here today to congratulate the Ayala Foundation, the other consortium members, and the participating civil society organizations on this important achievement.
According to the WHO status report on road safety, road traffic accidents result in more than 1 million deaths globally each year. For every 1 person who dies in a road traffic crash, 20 are injured. And 1 in 20 of those injured is left with a disability. At such a scale, this is an issue that impacts each of us. We envision a world where we and our loved ones face fewer risks as we go about our everyday lives.
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God what ever the case my be if this his shift for success let thy will be done. Only you know where or wht LIES for his future. Touch, forgive, and deliver some of these people on here from these racial evil thoughts. So I ask father pardon there foolishness and let them know that you love people of all colors. Also I ask that you give them a reality check that color just might save there life one day.God most of all you show them love and let them know it has no color to it. Thank you for dark Skin and all skins of shades. P,.S Love and forgiving !!!!!!! is the answer never judge a book by it's color even though me make wrong choices. God is a more than a second chance God!!!!!!! Am I my brothers Keeper, Yes I am.
WOW! I am disheartened after reading some comments on here....Is it the kind of society we are becoming, superficial jerks?? THE GUY IS A THUG, A CRIMINAL, A PRISONER, A VILLAIN AND A CONVICT. Never mind his looks, he is a bad member of this society; he is hurting people. I AM SURE THAT IF HE WOULD HURT SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, YOU WOULD NOT FIND HIM SOOOOO HAAAWT! Get a grip people, good looks won't keep you ALIVE!! All of his "good looking genes" have been replaced by his ugly person he has become. UGLY. DISGUSTING.
EXACTLY AGREED! Nobody could say it better, to hell with the fact that hes half black that has nothing to do with it and racism is just as fucked up as whatever this man did to land himself in jail, but on the other hand seriously you women are the only ones who need a reality check, the same girl that says shed lay down for this man is the same chick that would help him commit the crime so in reality you girls are just as much of a skid marks on the panties of society just like this sidewalk sissy lol so carry on bitches. I promise this homo will be snatching some dudes pocket very quickly inside the pin and he will be getting rump raped for breakfast every morning lol
Its pretty easy to judge when you know exactly why hes going to jail lmao fucking ignorant, have you been to the hood? i grew up in the meth capital of the world and i still put in 60+ hours a week pouring concrete and im 23, this mans thirty and hes still playing gangster with his butt buddies cause he watches to much fucking t.v and plays to much grand theft auto lol use the brain god gave you to come up with a better assumption then....''he lives in the ghetto'' lmao probably the most racist thing posted on hear and nobody noticed but myself
and since he is half white typical child molesting, serial killer, mass shooting, and dont forget canabalistic bastard just like you ... so sad for that since white people have always been free..... so maybe you should see why your your young white boys are so insane that do are doing mass shootings and killing little children...
The only form of humiliation for men who have had there manhood taken in prison is where the sagging pants and cool aid on the lips started .... that ive ever heard of with his good looking self and I mean good looking I rather just assume its from a loss or he commited a murder any thing is better than having to know he had to take it and you know what I mean and where ... but yeah definitely a sexy man yoo bad he's a criminal smh.
Is that a tear drop tattoo under his eye? Originally these tatts were placed on men in prison to signify that the bearer was owned by a fellow prisoner. In prison terms "there bitch." The tear drop signifies that pain and humiliation one would feel after being "turned out" in prison. The tattoo is placed on the face to further humiliate the victim and mark them in a place where they could not cover the mark.
Confusion about it's meaning has come from the victim's having to explain the tattoo when they get out of prison and have to explain it to family and loved one's. They would often state that they got the tattoo because they killed a man in prison. This statement was not far from the truth since their submissive act of becoming another man's "bitch" could easily be viewed as the death of their manhood.
Problems arose when men on the outside began to get the tattoos and brag that it signified their killing someone or lost a loved one. Unwittingly they had marked themselves as a target for predators if they ever went to prison.
I wonder what the significance is for this stud?
I second that. I don't know how tall he is, but if he's over 5'11", he could have easily had a high-paying modeling job. Who knows what happened? Maybe he thought he could never "punk out" by doing like something like that for a living. The ghetto culture tells you it's more masculine and respectable to be a criminal in prison than to be a model who women want to sleep with. It's so stupid.


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You Better Eat Your Damn Wheaties, Y'all
So… yeah. I gave mad props to my boyhood hero Ken Griffey, Jr. the other day.
And all that is true. Still. No regrets.
But don't get me wrong… there's only one man who could turn me gay; and that man says you better eat your Wheaties.
Uh… did I just say that?
Hate me. Just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Ok, so that got to be THE MAN Pujols but I can't see it (security at work). Your team is in town! I am glad I finished putting up all the 70's pictures from last Friday before I head to the stadium in a couple of hours.
Ditto on the turning gay for Pujols…Awkward moment aside though, Have you ever eaten those Wheaties Fuel. They are de-freaking-liscious, so you better go get a box cuz me and El Hombre say so http://stlcardinals06.mlblogs.com/
Funny, because I just saw the commercial during the draft tonight. Threw up a little in my mouth. Then again, I am sure you felt the same way when Sammy Soso was pimping Pepsi. I'll eat my Wheaties, but only because Peyton tells me so…
You know eating Wheaties still wont enable him to hit a ball from a Phillies pitcher right…… don't shoot the messenger, would hate for someone to turn gay over a less than perfect hitter…LOL🙂
The fantastic Pujols couldn't hit against Monasterios tonight. What a nice surprise for Dodger fans.
Please go easy on us, Emma. We're a streaky bunch.
Isaac — Never tried 'em, but now I feel like I ought to!
RFB — Haha. Sammy Soso. I like that.
Peter — Hmmm. I seem to remember a moonshot at the Juice Box off Lidge…and many, many more.
Cat — I know. Don't remind me he's part human😉
My favorite part of this post is one that you listed "hyperbole" as one of your tags. Lol.
That's a…persuasive commercial.
I used to eat Wheaties with Tiger Woods on the box. Pujols is a much better spokesman.
Jane — Thanks for noticing😉 One of my favorite subtle jokes.
Matt — Me too!
Cici — I'd hafta agree.


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At the core of "First at Hiram" is an education truly geared toward the individual. No two Hiram College students are the same, and we treat them as such. So it's not surprising that students, faculty and alumni had such a range of stories to tell about being "First at Hiram."
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International Women's Day 2012: Town Hall meeting to present FAO's new Policy on Gender Equality
FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva and Marcela Villarreal, Director, Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, present FAO's Policy on Gender Equality. The Policy provides FAO with a framework to guide its efforts to achieve gender equality in all its technical work and to assess results.
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A Look Ahead…In My Head
1-28-11 Blogging in the Year 2015
The Year is 2015. Mark the father of MLBlogs has just taken a position as an assistant to Bud Selig. The powers that be decided that my ideas for the Blogosphere were so cutting edge that I should succeed Mark.
I accepted the job as Top Dog of MLBlogs.com under the condition that I be allowed to stay in Colorado and work from home as often as possible.
They agreed and I devoted myself full-time to changing the way the MLBlogosphere operates.
Some of my new ideas for the MLBlogosphere include:
MLB Media passes for MLBlogs who have reached a certain pre-established level. I believe once you've earned it you should be able to step up your game. A MLB Media pass would certainly give a blogger the ability to do that. Promote from within just like the Rockies.
I believe the front page of MLBlogs.com should change frequently. In 2015 a new blogger is featured daily. I remember seeing myself as the "Featured Blog" for the first time and it blew me away. I swear I told everyone on the planet I knew and had them check it out.
Little inspirational stuff like that can spark interest in your blog and really gets your creative juices flowing when you realize you have new readers.
I would change the "Latest Leaders List" and split it into two categories, American and National League.
Every January there would be an online MLBlogs awards ceremony in which winners for the previous year awards would be announced.
There would be awards for:
"Blog of the Year"… One for the National League and one for the American League as voted on by MLBloggers.
Best Creative use of a Blog
Most improved blogger.
Best Pictures
Best Writing
Best Family Blog
Best Blogger under Eighteen
I believe in rewarding hard work and I believe supporting the blogging community. Giving MLBloggers some recognition and inspiration is an investment in the future of sports writing/blogging.
Since we're visiting the year 2015, here are some highlights.
Zack Hample has become the first person to construct a home built entirely of baseballs. When asked about retiring Zack laughed and said "Are you kidding I still need a garage".
The Happy Youngster had to switch careers because he was recruited by Major League Baseball as an official Baseball Authenticator.
The Ray Renegade moves from Florida to Cooperstown and fulfills his lifelong dream to be the "Director of Storytelling" at the Baseball Hall of Fame. He couldn't be happier.
Anyone caught trying to incite "The Wave" is arrested, removed from the stadium and fined $1000.00 .
Rockies mascot Dinger's suit is destroyed in an "accidental" fire.
Shortly thereafter "REX" the new Rockies mascot is born. Yep he's a dinosaur like Dinger…only cool.
Coors Field becomes home to the first medical marijuana dispensary in Major League Baseball.
The "Purple Row Mile High Seats" inside Coors are now more popular than ever 🙂
There are lots more changes in 2015.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter…Just giving you a peek inside my crystal balls.
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Hey D,
Luv all your ideas but think the change from Dinger to Rex is a must. And on the note of Lookin' Ahead ": RLuv, long time fan of the Rockies and supporter of the Rockpile Rant gets hired on to do Public Relations with the fans attending the games. Her role is to make sure everyone is having a good time and hands out "Special" souvenirs, such as autographed baseballs, tickets to "sold-out" games, and invitations to special Meet and Greets with members of the team.
OK, that's my fantasy anyways🙂
R-LUV-I love the way you rolled with it…This entry was fun to write and yes it's time for "REX"…D
congrats on the new promo D!Missy
I wish it was a promo Missy…This was written in fun as if it were the year 2015..D
This is fantastic! A future free from the annoyance of the wave at ballparks – that thought is so beautiful it almost brings a tear to my eye. The rest of your future vision is great too, especially a larger role for the best of the bloggers (not that I even think of counting myself in their number, but it would be great for all of us to read the end results!), but the wave part seriously takes the cake.


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Participants must turn in their logos to the Joe Barnhart-Bee County Library by or before March 8 and write their name and contact information on the back of the logo. Submissions with contact information on the front with logo will be disqualified.
The entry fee to participate is $10 per entry. The winner will be determined by the public. Logo submissions will be displayed at Prosperity Bank during banking hours March 12-25. The public is invited to vote on their favorite logo. There will be voting ballots and a ballot box that the public will use to cast their vote.
The winner will be announced on April 6 at 1 p.m. in front of the McClanahan House and will be awarded $100. Plus, their logo will be used as the brand for the Bee County Living History Celebration, and the designer and design will be part of Bee County's living history. For more information, contact Shirley O'Neil at 361-343-3119.


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The publication of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium caelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) caused a stir among both scientific and religious communities in the mid 16th century. Postulating that the earth turned on its axis and with the other planets orbited the sun, Copernicus's work challenged the long-held theories of Ptolemy that claimed the earth was the center of the universe. Likewise, De revolutionibus was condemned by the Church for challenging the centrality of man and the literalness of the Bible. Haverford's copy includes underlinings and marginal annotations in two hands, including passages to be censured. This volume is part of the William Pyle Philips Collection of Rare Books, which contains many fine volumes representative of Western humanistic thought.
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Edition Six
Greetings Yankee Fans!
And welcome to the sixth installment of Yankee Yapping.
Away we go!
My thoughts on…
Boston Massacre
In the last edition of the blog I said the Yankees had the potential to be 6 and ½ games in front of the Red Sox after this past weekend. Little did I know that would be the case and that the Yankees would meet that potential. I thought for sure the Yankees and Red Sox might split the series, simply by looking at the pitching match-ups.
But that wasn't what happened.
It was a great weekend to be a Yankee fan as the Bronx Bombers were all over the Red Sox, sweeping them right out of Yankee Stadium. It was the first time since 1985 the Yankees swept the Red Sox in four games at home.
If you don't think the Yankees were playing at their best, consider the numbers: The Yankees outscored the Red Sox 25-8 this past weekend. The Yankees averaged .299 at the plate while the Red Sox batted .174. The Yankees left the yard nine times while Boston only did so three times.
And it wasn't just the hitting.
New York out-pitched Boston, posting an ERA of 1.71 this past weekend. Boston's ERA was 5.82. Not only did New York have that stat over Boston, but the Yankee pitching kept the Red Sox off the board for 31 and 1/3 consecutive innings.
The Yanks had not kept Boston's bats that quiet since 1952, and it was the longest streak of scoreless innings by the Red Sox since 1974.
Derek Jeter said after the game that the pitching for the Yanks has just been unbelievable. "I can't say enough good about them," were the words he used when speaking to the media.
If you look at each game individually, you can see just how great the Yankees were playing. They outdid the Red Sox in every facet of the game; hitting with runners in scoring position, pitching, defense–the Yankees had it all going for them this past weekend.
Coming into this series the Yanks were playing well and Boston wasn't. The Yanks had just swept Toronto while Boston had just been swept by Tampa Bay, so while the Yankees were riding a winning streak into the series, Boston was coming off a few poor games.
It's safe to say that in New England right now it must be like a funeral while here in New York everyone is all smiles.
Not only did Boston get swept by their most hated rivals, they fell to 6 and ½ games out of first place in the AL East Division and are now tied with the Texas Rangers for the lead in the AL Wild Card.
Overall it was not a great weekend to be a Boston Red Sox fan.
A.J. Burnett
When the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett, most Yankee fans were somewhat skeptical. He has a history of being injured, and he had Tommy John surgery early in his career.
But I was happy when he signed, and not just because he and I share the same initials (well…sure, that was part of it). But the way he pitched against the Yankees in 2008 was the reason why I was thrilled.
We couldn't beat him, so we joined him.
A free agent at the end of last year, Burnett signed for five years and $82.5 million. So far he's earning it.
I think the best term that can be used to describe Burnett is clutch. He has been the Yankees best clutch pitcher this year and probably the most consistent. He may not lead the team with wins (he is second with 10 while CC Sabathia has 12) but if you look at performance, he's been better than anyone else on the staff.
When he out-dueled his former teammate Josh Beckett on Friday night (a game the Yankees won in the 15th inning on a walk-off two-run home run by Alex Rodriguez) that was when I thought "clutch" to myself. He went out there and went head-to-head with Beckett (who currently leads the majors in wins with 13) and matched him pitch-for-pitch.
Burnett went 7 and 2/3 vs. Boston, giving up no runs on just one hit. He walked six and struck out six
Not trying to knock any of the rest of the pitchers on the Yankees' staff, because all of them have been excellent–they proved that this weekend. But Burnett has been the best of the Yankee pitchers all year.
In his last 10 games, Burnett is 6-2 with two no-decisions. Both no-decisions were games the Yankees won, and he's racked up 57 of his 123 total strikeouts over those 10 games.
If he continues to pitch the way he has been going down the stretch, the Yankees are in for a good run and most likely in good shape for October.
At press time Burnett boasts a 10-5 record with a 3.67 ERA. His next scheduled start is Wednesday afternoon at home against his former team, the Blue Jays.
Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira
I really didn't get Joe Girardi's reasoning for switching Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter in the batting order this year, but now I'm starting to see why it was a good move.
The strategy of Jeter hitting lead-off and Damon batting in front of Mark Teixeira seems to be paying off. Damon and Teixeira compliment each other well in the lineup, and the numbers indicate that statement.
In last night's thrilling 5-2 win over Boston, Damon and Teixeira hit back-to-back home runs for the sixth time this season. That sets a franchise record for back-to-back home runs, and the terrific tandem beat out a very elite group of Yankee players.
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went back-to-back five times in 1927, and Gehrig later did it again with Joe DiMaggio in 1936. Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also matched the total of five in 2005 while Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris went back-to-back four times in the 1961 season.
Teixeira actually didn't realize he and Damon had set the record until Damon told him, and both players were excited about what they have been able to do this year.
"Me and Johnny hit strikes," Teixeira told the press about his round-tripper last night.
"He told me we have the record, and it's unbelievable."
While Teixeira is leading the American League in home runs with 29, Damon is tearing the cover off the ball. He has 21 homers with 65 RBIs and is batting .281. Six of those 21 long balls have come against the Red Sox.
Simply looking at his last 10 games, Damon is 15-for-46 with four homers, eight RBIs, and eight runs scored. In the final year of his contract, he is putting together a season that can earn him more time with the Yankees.
I predicted Damon to hit 26 homers this year. He might even hit more than that, the way he's been playing.
As for Teixeira, he'll certainly be in the MVP discussion. He is proving he can play in New York and play big time.
Hopefully these two will provide more exciting moments for the Yankee fans, and they have a chance to put their back-to-back home runs record so far out of reach that no other tandem of players will be able to touch it.
The 2009 Season to This Point
I don't think anyone really expected the Yankees to be in this position right now.
With the Tampa Bay Rays coming off their AL Pennant-winning season and the Red Sox making additions to their club, I think a lot of baseball fans expected the Yanks to flop again this year.
But look at what they've done. They struggled early on, playing without Alex Rodriguez and with a pitching staff that had yet to be acclimated to the new Yankee Stadium and the madness of the Bronx. But they just kept on battling and willing themselves all the way up to first place where they are now.
If you look at the last time the Yanks made the playoffs in 2007, it was (for the most part) one player's responsibility. Rodriguez basically said, "Get on my back, guys. I'll carry us." And he did. Without Rodriguez in 2007, the Yankees would have been nowhere.
Rodriguez did it all in '07–walk-off grand slams, walk-off homers, and ninth inning RBIs that were so unreal no one could believe what they were seeing. He finished the season with 54 home runs, 156 RBIs, and averaged .314.
2007 was pretty much "The Alex Rodriguez Show." 2009 is proving to be "The New York Yankees Team Show."
If you look back at how the Yankees handled themselves in 1998, everyone on the team contributed. That was why they won 114 games during the regular season and 125 games overall.
One night it might be Jeter, the next night Paul O'Neill, maybe the game after that Tino Martinez or Bernie Williams, and so on.
We are getting that same formula this year; one night it might be Damon, the next game Teixeira, another night it could be Jeter or Rodriguez, or Melky Cabrera. They are displaying excellent teamwork, like the 1990s Championship teams. They don't beat themselves and they play every inning.
They've also been able to provide game-winning mystique, similar to the old Stadium. Cabrera has been clutch (as noted in the last edition of the blog; three walk-off hits this year) Jorge Posada has had a good year (two walk-offs to this point) and Rodriguez has even provided some walk-off magic (he has two game-winning hits this year)
Girardi described the team as "very resilient," and they certainly are. They bounce back from things quickly, as demonstrated last night; Victor Martinez hit a two-run shot to give Boston a 2-1 lead in the seventh. In the bottom of the inning, Damon and Teixeira get the lead right back (to back…OK, bad joke)
The point is that if they are able to keep on doing what they are doing and playing the way they've been playing, they will go an awfully long way down the stretch and into the post-season.
At press time the Yankees sport the best record in baseball at 69-42. Last year they were 61-50 after 111 games, so as you can see by that statistic, they have greatly improved since 2008.
Yet they have to continue to play hard throughout the rest of the season. They will see division rivals Boston and Baltimore six more times this year, Tampa Bay seven more times, and Toronto nine more times, beginning a three-game set with them tonight.
They'll also have to face the likes of the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Kansas City Royals along the way.
If any team can do it, it's the Yankees. In their last 41 games they have gone an absolutely ridiculous 31-10. The Yankees are showing that they are for real.
Well, that does it for this week's edition of Yankee Yapping. Join me next week for more topics, highlights, and analysis.
Until then, Go Yankees!
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Nice stuff man! Congratulation for your awards. I find you pretty lucky to have all those teams to report on as I am from Montreal and lost my only baseball I team I had. I always followed the Yankees as a kid and now have to blog on it. I'll keep an eye on your blog. See ya!
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy my blog. Yeah, living in Montreal must be difficult as a baseball fan, I'd imagine. The Expos high-tailed it for Washington. But thanks again for the support!
Nice job with this entry, very well put. The sweep of the Red Sox was the icing of the cake for this weekend, I hope the Yankees keep on this streak. You must be happy with the winning streak the Yankees have been on since losing three straight to the White Sox in Chicago.
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The Yankees pitching staff is doing a great job, and yes, it does hurt to be a Sox fan right now, especially after this weekend. Enjoy it!!!
Thank you ALL for the kind words! The Yankees lost their first game vs. Toronto tonight, but the feeling in Yankee Universe is still good. Thanks for reading everyone, and it is good to be the featured blog on the homepage!🙂
I'm telling you, man, this looks like our season. This looks like the team that can at least make it to the World Series, if not claim the world championship title. It'd be so sweet to hang a 27th World Championship banner in the first year in the new ballpark. Some people would call it poetic justice that the Bombers, after not playing in October baseball last year in the old park's last year, to win it all this year. Other people would say it's just downright unfair for the Yanks to win it all for an American sports leading 27th time. I guess we just gotta wait and see.
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Congrats on being featured on mlblogs homepage. That's how I found you🙂 Nice job! I'll check back for future installments. Go Yanks!! p.s. Are you coming to blogger outing at Scranton on Aug. 30? Check Pete Abraham's blog for info. or email me.
Thanks Yankee Rose. I'll definitely consider the outing. If you'd like to keep up with Yankee Yapping on Facebook you can become a fan here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Yankee-Yapping/108447142404?ref=nf
The party may be over for the Sox in the East but they may still be able to pull it out for the wild card. The way they played last night in the final inning showed that they may be able to do it.
Just wanted to say congrats on getting featured! Fun stuff, huh? Nice blog but I'd be lying if I said go Yankees at least within the last 2 days and the next 2… ;] xoxo http://diamondgirl55.mlblogs.com
I too found you via the featured blog. Very nice blog! Congratulations!
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Good luck and congrats being the featured blog!🙂 You should be proud. Not many people at all get it. Keep blogging, and good luck with the Yanks,


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DD is now 6 months and the pediatrician wants us to start solids (rice cereal). We want to do a baby led approach and give DD bananas or avocados when the time is right. How do you handle things when the pediatrician is telling you one thing and your heart is telling you another?
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His eyes had to light up. After Scott Boras realized the Nationals were going to give Jayson Werth a seven-year, $126 million contract, it became clear one of his other clients, Magglio Ordonez, would be getting paid as well.
Prior to that deal, many were unsure how the market would unfold for the talented, yet aging, hitter. Ordonez, soon-to-be 37, is coming off a fractured ankle that ended his 2010 season prematurely. With Detroit last year, he batted .303 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI in 84 games. His .852 OPS was slightly below his career average, although his .378 on-base percentage was slightly above his usual levels.
Boras understands the free agent crop of outfielders is thin and he'll do his best to cash in on that, even though Ordonez is slowly headed toward being at least a part-time DH. In '10, he played 71 of his 84 games in the field, however, his age will soon make him a liability with the glove. Ordonez has never been flashy out there, anyway. And, in three of the last five seasons, his UZR has been a negative number.
Now, to that contract he and his agent will be angling for. Early word is, the Ordonez/Boras team want somewhere in the two-year, $20 million neighborhood. The Tigers are considered the front runner, but the Phillies absolutely have to make an inquiry. An issue moving forward for the Phillies would be their surrendering of a first round draft pick due to Ordonez's type-A status. Is Ruben Amaro willing to give that up for a 36-year old outfielder that has a slowly fading bat and isn't all that great in the outfield? Seems unlikely at this point. Still, don't count them out entirely.
The need for a right-handed bat is fairly high after Jayson Werth defected to Washington. Is it high enough to spend $10 million per season, plus bring in another older player? Ordonez could very well have two more solid seasons left in him, especially playing in a smaller park than in Detroit and in a very good offense.
It's not an easy decision. Ordonez could bring them middle of the order stability on a short-term contract. After all, he has hit .300 or better in each of the last four seasons and hasn't hit less than .290 since his rookie year of 1998.
On the other hand, Ordonez could easily age quickly like Raul Ibanez, leaving two obstacles to overcome in the outfield. Basically, it all comes down to the asking price and the loss of a draft pick.
Chances: He's one of the better, more talented hitters on the market, but his age is clearly an issue. So is the contract he wants. We'll settle for 4/10 Ruben Head's just because Ordonez is so potent with the bat.
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he could be like Raul Ibanez and help the Phillies get to the postseason 2 years in a row.
I would sacrifice the so-so glove for that bat of his. Of all the options still out there not named Ben Francisco, Maggs probably is the one guy that COULD make enough of a difference. Ruben will probably have to overpay a bit….although 2/20 is too much. And I would imagine that he would have to give him 2 years guaranteed. I wonder if 2/15 gets it done??
I think you have to be somewhat assertive here and no let the opportunity go by easily. But if it doesn't work out I'm ok with starting the season with Raul, Vic, Brown(?), Francisco and Gload.
Chuck, I dont get how he helped the team make the playoffs? He was a shade above being a replacement level player last season, meaning any Joe Schmoe could have stepped in there and done his job.
And in 2009, he had an incredible first half and a really bad second half. I wouldn't exactly put him on my shoulders and say he was the reason. I will say in '09 he had his hand in it a little more than a year ago.
Anyway, if Maggs takes 2/15, it won't be here. I'd think he might take that to go back to DET, but that's just an educated guess. Plus it's tough to bring him in making this outfield super old.
Pat, with all due respect, this year when Howard, Utley, Rollins, Vic were all flirting with the DL and/or struggling….Raul stepped up in a big way after the AS break.
I think I said in an earlier thread last week that he "carried the team". Maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but over his last 70 games he had a .309 BA/ .375 OBP/.494 SLG/.869 OPS.
That's well above the team's numbers for that same period: .266/.342/.413/.755
I think he's a major reason that the Phillies had that hot period late in the season. "Carried" the team?? Not exactly. Major contributor and a major reason they got to to the playoffs? Yes.
Just my opinion.
He certainly looked better in the 2nd half, but those splits were closer to his career average than the 1st half numbers. I think his first half was so bad, anything he did in the 2nd half would have been incredible.
But alas…do you think it makes sense to add another older outfielder like Ordonez?
Chuck, not just respected, but beloved poster, your perceived worth of Ibanez is somewhat inflated. He tore it up the first half of '09. What a player. Then he played very well the last half of last year. I don't think you can go as far as to say that we wouldn't have made the playoffs without him. Ibanez is a grinder and and a veteran and a good dude and I have respect for him. I also have a lot of respect for the fact that he knows that his bat is slowing down and he is taking walks and he is very often just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere as opposed to trying to hit a homer. He is not a good fielder no matter how hard he tries. Bottom line: Raul is getting older and becoming more limited and makes too much money (which is not his fault). While he has inadequacies, perhaps you, like me, find it very hard to dislike him because of how solid a guy he his.
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I don't know. I've sort of wrestled with that thought in my mind quite a bit. On the one hand, the Phillies need to get younger. Adding someone like Ordonez goes against that idea. But IF he can make a real difference in that lineup, I'm all for it for 2 years while D Brown develops.
And I'm ok with Ben Fran, too. Given enough playing time, I would certainly think he can produce. It just seems to me like he's almost chomping at the bit to play more. Would a .275 avg, 20 HR and 70-80 RBI be enough to say that Francisco is the best option?
And putting Gload in the mix wouldn't be bad from an offensive standpoint, but I worry about HIS defense in the outfield. There were a few plays last year that he downright butchered out there.
Pat – I don't think adding an older player is a big deal for this team. It makes sense. The hired gun to rip some line drives. This is especially true if its just a one year deal or a one with an option. I think this is our man.
The Dipsy
I may be the only one, but I think adding Ordonez would be a stupid move. He'll want too much money and too many years (even two would be too many given his age). I wouldn't risk any more money on antiques; a Victorian cane chair might look really good, but you also might fall through the seat. He'll cost a draft pick, too, and that's something the Phils can definitely not afford with all their aging stars.
Dipsy, ABSOLUTELY beloved contributor and poster….I have retracted my statement from last week that basically said that Raul "carried the team" the second half of last year. That's probably a bit of an inflated opinion, saying that he all by himself lifted the team on his back for 2 months.
BUT…is it not true that while a lot of the rest of the team was either injured or struggling that he was consistent at the plate? Would we have made the playoffs without him?? Maybe. Or maybe not. Maybe Ben Fran could have put up the same…or better… numbers over those last 70 games. I don't know. But what I DO know is that he was a MAJOR contributor to the Phillies surge.
Maggs' numbers are exactly the kind of figures I'd love to see in RF next year… I just wish it didn't require signing a 36 year old to get them. While a .300+ hitter with a .375+ OBP would do amazing things in this lineup, I'm not willing to give up the cash, draft pick, or multiple years for someone of that age. Though, if we didn't have a similar aged player in left field, my tune would be different.
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Chucky Baby Chucky baby Chucky baby. Yes, you and I can agree that he was a model of consistency, stability, and performance for the second half of last year. I could see his approach at the plate start to change and it paid off. I rip the fact that Raul is our left fielder because of how he fits into our payroll scheme (how's that for diplomacy?) but he is a quality guy. Believe it or not, in the solitude of my own home, I actually root for Raul when's he's up.
The Dipsy
Do you think his approach at the plate changed because a) it was just a normal adjustment period that all hitters go through?….or….b) that he was maybe more fully healed from his injury in 2009?…..or…c) both?
First off – money. Every year since 2006, the Phils have picked up an impact player who contributed to a strong finish. Having some payroll flexibility is key.
2nd – defense. Shane is a good defensive center fielder (his lines are getting better, and his wheels often make up for bad first steps). He can't play the whole field. We've got 4 starting rhp – we're mostly going to see the left handed platoon players. The next right fielder should at least be decent.
3rd – bat. What are you really looking for? If you could get a BA of 275, on base about 330, 20+ homers with a rh bat, you're doing pretty well. Turn the line-up over, get a big hit here and there.
4th – while young would be nice, we need at least a durable player.
While his bat is better, Mags is bad on d, will be expensive (he'll go to the AL for less, with a chance to dl at least part time), and hasn't been particularly durable the last 5 years. personally, I don't think his potential at the plate makes up for his downside.
I haven't seen a suggestion that is an improvement over Ben Fran. Sure, he doesn't carry that big stick, but the offense will run on guys getting on base for Howard and Utley.
Start the season with Ben Fran, platoon with Brown when/if he's ready, and keep your eyes open for a cheap rh bat who plays decent defense (I still like Milledge).
d – his bat speed is slower, he became healthy enough to compensate.
I think Raul will hit his share of doubles this year (many to the alley in left), but will just creep into double digit home runs. Like his whole career, he'll have streaks when he can't buy a hit, other periods where he'll crush the ball into the gaps. Unless he's going up against a pure power pitcher (where he can guess on pitches), his days of being a pull hitter are likely gone.
I do not see the love affair with this guy, he defense is not much better then Raul, if at all, and with the Rotation they have on paper, defense is going to be huge factor in the out come of many games. All of the top three inn Doc/Cole/Little Roy are more likly to pitch to contact. They do strike out their fair share, especially for Doc he likes to keep his pitch count down and that means that means balls in play. If you have an outfield of Mags, Raul, and Vic no matter how good the that might be offensivly will not be the best for the team. Maybe for the regular season a team like that would be really good, but you win playoff games with pitching and defense.
I have said it before if you are looking for a one year stop gap you have you have it in Ben Fran, and not Gload he is worse then any one in RF. If you can find some 3/4 year solution then you can pay them, lose a draft pick. But a year fix with a poor defensive fielder is not an option I would like them go with
I don't think Magglio is worth the money or the draft pick. His health and age are also concerns. I think the best option is internal. Among all the many candidates to play rightfield- Werth, Diaz, Fransisco, Gload, Francouer- the best option is Brown. That spot is his to lose as far as I'm concerned. If he has a good spring pair him up with Ben in a platoon. If he has a bad spring, let Ben and Ross play right or shift Vic to right and let Mike Martinez play center. Keep an eye on Brown and when he puts together 3 or 4 solid weeks for Sandberg, call him up. Give him 2 or 3 years to prove that he's the man. If he fails, then you turn elsewhere. If he succeeds, then you have another member of your core and the possibilty of being able to navigate the phasing out process of the older stars currently on the roster.
There really arent many good options at all. They kind of look like they dont have a plan whatsoever. The only thing that will prove they have a plan is WHEN they pull some big slick move out of nowhere which is what I expect.
Hey all… been a while (due to reasons out of my control).
Have always loved Maggs (he's a likeable player) but you have to understand that he has no power at this point and his tools/skillset is somewhat limited. Hit 9 HR in 2009 and 12 HR in 2010. He's still quite capable of hitting .300 but the power is gone and he has no speed so where does he bat in this lineup? He's also an average defender (at best). Benny Fresh would be a better stop gap.
Frankly, I think that we're all a little stir crazed with the RH OF thing. More than anything, we just need our guys to get (and stay) healthy. We also have to focus on getting Dom Brown right in time for September. We're going to make it into the postseason with our pitching; the big picture is that we need Brown in September.
He has all of the tools to fill the void that we lose with the departure of Werth.
It would be nice if we had a RH OF but I think that it's more important that we have a RH bench bat that is capable. I don't think that player has to be an outfielder. I think that we have enough OF to manage.
Let's assume we don't make any major additions – maybe we consider moving Vic or J-Roll down into the 5 spot (J-Roll, Polly, Utley, Howard, Vic, Brown, Ibanez, Chooch). I know that people don't love Jimmy in that leadoff spot but I still think that his base running ability makes it tough not to put him there. If he gets on base and steals second, all Polly has to do is hit one into the gap and Jimmy's coming home.
Juan Rivera?
signing magglio ordonez would be a terrible idea. can you imagine all the ground out there that victorino would have to cover being sandwiched in between two 37 year olds??
One year deal-maybe. But then we lose a first round pick for a one night stand. Two years-and we risk being stuck with a problem bigger than ibanez
Welcome back OCP – agree that the need for a RH super bat is overstated, and am fine with Ben Fran or an equivalent. Rivera is kind of like Mags without the bat control – might have a little more power, but will probably bat around 0.260, and is a disaster in the field (makes Ibanez look good).
At the plate, Jimmy or Vic seem pretty much interchangeable – both awful against rhp, pretty good against lefties. Vic may have a slightly better obp, but I think he will suffer more on the base paths from losing Lopes. Start Jimmy there unless the calf isn't fully healed.
Question: IF the Phillies go after Magglio, would we lose OUR first round pick? Or would we give up the pick we would've gotten from losing Werth (supposed to be first-round but ended up being lower because of the Nats' protection).
I think we lose our pick, Manny. We get a pick from the Nationals and then we lose ours…
I think that Maggs is a good guy but given the limited role that he would play and the question marks surrounding what Boras might be asking for (and what he can actually give us at this stage in his career), it's tough to envision this one happening.
I believe you lose your own pick, not the pick from the team that signed Werth.
a little late to the party, but .. in the minority, like Chuck, I always feel the need to defend Ibanez because that signing was WIDELY criticized at the time . . . . then people shut up about it when he had an MVP first half … then it started again when he was hurt . . . then people wanted to release him?.. then people shut up about it last year when he started driving in runs in bunches when others weren't . . . then people wanted to trade him again, etc..
He basically gets a bad rap, and doesn't deserve it..
That said.. if Magglio can be had at 2 years, $20 Million … i'd sign him today. Ibanez's contract comes off the books next year (so too might Oswalt). Magglio is one of the very few options that could hit #5 …and depending on who we have besides Francisco.. we might be able to jump to big leads this year, and do the defensive subs routine
I'm a big fan of Ordonez being worth the gamble, but my gut is telling me that Ben Francisco/ Ross Gload are our RFs to start next year.. Francisco should ultimately win that job outright. and he could be the next rags-to-riches (Werth)…earning the starting LF job in 2012 while D.Brown patrolls RF fulltime . . . and we have $20 M leftover for other needs
To me, losing that draft pick would be the real nail in the coffin on this one. Being a perennial winner, the Phils already draft low, and have drafted low for several seasons now. They've been shut out on players like Strasburg and others of his level. It's hard to build the system that way, and if your farm has less-than-stellar prospects, there's nothing to trade for the ML talent you might wish to get. As the core of the Phils ages, having those prospects/trade bait becomes more and more important. I'm surprised the Phils have people like Brown, Cosart, and others. I think that's a credit to the Phils' scouting staff.
The phillies don't draft high . . . but have one of the best scouting/talent- development teams in all of baseball
I am absolutely on board with the Ordonez option….but equally just as satisfied if the Phillies decide to start with Francisco/Gload out there. And….if Brown tears it up in the Spring…then there's no discussion. Something tells me though that RAJ isn't sold on the thought that Brown will be ready, thus the continued pursuit for another bat.
I didnt see the Phillies on the latest MLBTR list of teams interested in Magglio …. so I think this is just us wishing for a #5 hitter
…a role that I definitely think Rollins can handle
Victorino is one of the fastest players in the game.. and if he can use the mindset that Juan Pierre used to – to just put the ball in play, on the ground, and use your speed .. he would be a great leadoff hitter. If Victorino bats 5th-or-6th, he tries to hit HRs and that's not what he should do
the less you run Rollins, the healthier his legs stay… the longer he can play a productive SS, with greater range, etc . I definitely see Rollins as the #5 hitter if the roster stays as is
That all makes sense to you, to me and to probably 99% of this site….but the question is does Charlie Manuel see it that way? If he can convince himself and Rollins that batting 5th is the answer I will be surprised.
I don't see Maggs as a viable #5 hitter… 21 HR over the past two seasons and he's injury prone. He's a decent 2-3 hitter and could fill in 6-8 but I don't know if I would slot him in the 5 hole.
Here's a different RHB outfield option which would cost absolutely nothing in trade or salary. This is a very small sample size from Baseball Reference, but it's all there is, and IMO worth looking into further.
AB H 2b HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
10 3 2 1 2 .300 .364 .800 1.164
These are Shane Victorino's 2010 numbers batting RH v RHP. We know he hits well batting RH v LHP. His career numbers are not this good.
But maybe he should try learning to bat RH full time in spring training just to see if it would work. Assuming Jimmy is healthy, Shane could bat 5 to break up the LLL's. There is no risk in trying it in Florida next March.
If Dominic Brown is ready, this would help. If RAJ is just going to wait it out for a year with BenFran/Gload anyway, why not try it?
Meant to say "His career numbers RHB v RHP are not this good".
Lefty, I am a huge believer that Vic needs to give up batting from the left side, even if it is only so I never have to see that swing again (his swing from the right is kind of ugly, from the left, looks like a blindfolded 3 yr old trying to hit a pinata) – but 1 big clarification on those numbers – all are against knuckleballers.
If it saves Rollins in the field, I guess Vic at lead off is the better option, but he has hasn't been able to consistently perform in the role (goes 4/5, then 0/15). Probably not a whole lot different than Jimmy, though. There really aren't a whole lot of good lead off hitters – like choking up with 2 strikes, it's a lost art (Brett Gardner was the only guy in the majors to have an OBP over 0.380 and more than 40 sb – all the rest are power guys).
bfo- How do you know all 10 AB's were against knucklers? Is there a split for that? Or did you just remember that he stayed on the right side when facing a knuckleballer?
"blindfolded 3 yr old trying to hit a pinata" – LOL!
Going off memory there – like the rest of the squad, he looked terrible when he faced Wakefield and Dickey back to back (in June?). The next time 2xs he faced Dickey, he batted from the right (and had 2 nice games).
I've always been taught that when facing junkballers (either knucklers or Moyer types), either stand way up in the box, or if a switch hitter, bat from the opposite side you normally would. This will slow your reactions down to the pitch speed.
Oops – put in a name of a certain Mets pitcher, got flagged. lefty – that was from memory.
nice stat there, bfo…
I could definitely live with a lineup of:
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Putting J-roll in the 5th spot consistently would be the big step Charlie would need to make…