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text: [[quoteright:192:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/293495_2233589151737_1172322785_n_6415.jpg]]''Clara Grace cannot recall the events that brought her to this desolate beach. Cold and alone, dim memories surface: a terrible storm… men swept to their deaths… a final kiss from the man who promised never to leave her.'' ''Captain William [=McTavish=] believed life was best lived alone... until Clara Grace came to work aboard his ship. Something in her eyes... something in the music from her old violin, broke through his hardened heart... at last he'd finally found his kindred spirit.'' ''Torn from each other by a white hurricane that has devastated the Great Lakes, they must pray their hard-won love can somehow lead them home.''''Passage to November'' is an Historical {{Romance Novel}} set against the backdrop of the Great Lakes in 1913, culminating in the worst storm ever to hit the Lakes. The storm, called the ''White Hurricane'' by historians, devastated most of the Great Lakes shipping fleet and caused nearly 300 deaths. Written in 2011 by Phyllis [=DeMarco=], the novel went on to win the 2012 EPIC Award for Best Historical Romance. ''Passage to November'' contains the following tropes:* {{All Love Is Unrequited}}: Firmly believed by Clara and Captain [=McTavish=] [[spoiler:until the very end]].* {{Always on Duty}}: The crew of the ''Longhope''. Especially Clara Grace.** The officers and crew work in shifts. Clara is not so fortunate-- if someone wants a meal, she's got to feed him.* {{Anguished Declaration of Love}}: subverted. Clara and Captain [=McTavish=] go well out of their way to avoid saying the words "I love you."* {{Anyone Can Die}}: And boy howdy do we mean ANYONE.* {{Badass in Charge}}: [=McTavish=], in spades. Retired Royal Navy Commander? Check. Brawny Scotsman with a hair-trigger temper? Check. Shades of {{Crazy Jealous Guy}} who will stop at nothing to protect the young woman in his care? Check and check mate.* {{Banging for Help}}: When [[spoiler:Old Mr. Carew dies]], Clara bangs on the galley bell to attract the crew's attention.* {{Beast and Beauty}}: Particularly in the beginning, before Clara breaks through [=McTavish=]'s hardened heart.* {{Beautiful Dreamer}}: Clara falls asleep before [[spoiler:[=McTavish=] can propose]].* {{Berserk Button}}: Go ahead, try to do something nasty to Clara Grace while Captain [=McTavish=] is around.** Or flirt with her.** Or even make eyes at her, for that matter.* {{Beta Couple}}: Hiram and Flora Miller. Amusingly, he is terrified of her.** Everyone, including Captain [=McTavish=], is terrified of Flora Miller.* {{The Captain}}: William [=McTavish=], a 40-ish, decorated veteran of the Royal Navy who came to America at the request of Cleveland Transport to run their sole "salty," the ''SS Longhope''.* {{Chest of Medals}}: Implied, as [=McTavish=]'s career in the Royal Navy is over and he does not brag about his service, but Clara spots many medals and commendations when she visits [=McTavish=]'s cabin.* {{The Consigliere}}: Hiram Miller.* {{Cool Boat}}: The ''SS Longhope'', a 250-ft canaller originally designed for ocean-going voyages, later outfitted for travel on the Great Lakes. ** She's temperamental at best, with cargo hatches that refuse to close, a Chadburn (engine order telegraph) that rarely works, Spartan crew accommodations, and a crew shower that spews only cold water among other things. Given the time period, it's likely the ship owners bribed the inspectors to deem it seaworthy.** Although the sinking of Titanic a year earlier brought massive changes to the maritime industry (i.e. telegraph machines on all vessels, adequate lifeboats, etc.) the changes only impacted ocean-going vessels. Great Lakes ships were not required to adhere to the new laws. Newer ships were outfitted with the latest communications devices, but older ships such as ''Longhope'' were not refitted with such modern conveniences. The only way shipmasters would have known of impending weather dangers were the weather flags raised at various weather stations (which were always too late to be of much use), and their own intuitions. There was no way for these older ships to communicate with other ships, or with anyone on shore.*** It is stated that the boat's primitive nature is one of the biggest reasons Captain [=McTavish=] and his crew loved sailing her. The ship spoke to their own primal nature.* {{Crazy Jealous Guy}}: [=McTavish=] shows definite shades of this, particularly when he must escort Clara to public places.* {{Curb Stomp Battle}}: [=McTavish=]'s savage beatdown of [[spoiler:Eli]] results in [[spoiler:a broken jaw, broken nose, a mouthful of busted teeth, and Eli's being dumped from the boat in Buffalo]]. Also directly leads to [[spoiler:Eli's spiteful order to overload the boat just before the last critical trip of the season]].* {{The Cynic}}: [=McTavish=] again. He believes theirs is a Crapsack World and that [[spoiler: Clara Grace deserves better than a life lived sailing the lakes]].* {{Damsel In Distress}}: Clara, though she is loathe to admit it while working aboard the ''Longhope''. ** [[spoiler: lost, alone, and extremely hypothermic after the storm]] she's a true damsel in distress, [[spoiler:but too weakened to realize it]]* {{Dance of Romance}}: subverted. [=McTavish=] only dances with Clara when his jealousy of Chauncey Ney gets the better of him.* {{The Day of Reckoning}}: November 9, 1913. The day-- and the storm-- [=McTavish=] has long feared.* {{Deliberate Values Dissonance}}: Enforced hard.** [=McTavish=]'s extreme displeasure at having a woman aboard his ship causes him to be unnecessarily cruel to her.** Eli's flagrant sexual harassment of Clara would not be looked too kindly-upon today.*** Or in 1913, for that matter. See {{Berserk Button}} and {{Curb Stomp Battle}} in case you're not sure.** The fact that no "respectable" orchestra would hire Clara Grace, despite her prodigious musical talents, simply because she is a woman.*** Which leads to her penniless existence and her fear [[spoiler:that if she didn't take the job aboard the ''Longhope'', she'd have to turn to prostitution to fend for her survival]].** Miller's exasperation at the possibility of the men fraternizing with each other. {{It Makes Sense in Context}}.* {{Do Not Go Gentle}}: When the Great Storm of 1913 hits, the men of the ''Longhope'' are literally fighting for their lives, and go to extraordinary lengths to keep the ship afloat. It is only when [[spoiler: the boat's steel plates begin to fail that they realize all is lost. See {{Heroic BSOD}}]].* {{Dying Alone}}: Miller promises this will be [=McTavish=]'s end if he doesn't act on his feelings toward Clara.* {{Fallen on Hard Times Job}}: Penniless and newly-homeless, Clara takes the job as ship's cook out of sheer desperation... and then finds herself begging to keep the job.* {{A Father to His Men}}: [=McTavish=]* {{Feminine Women Can Cook}}: Enforced and mildly subverted. Clara Grace is a decent enough cook, but she hates cooking. Especially for a crew of eighteen men who are constantly judging her work.** She gets better as the story progresses, though, and almost views her job as a way to care for men who have no one else to care for them.* Five Man Band: **{{The Leader}}: Captain [=McTavish=] **{{The Lancer}}: Hiram Miller, the First Mate **{{The Smart Guy}}: Jimmy O'Donnell **{{The Big Guy}}: Smitty **{{The Chick}}: Clara Grace (also {{Team Chef}} and a bit of {{Team Mom}}) **{{Token Evil Teammate}}: Eli Filch* {{Florence Nightingale Effect}}: Following the [[spoiler:union riots in Duluth, Clara cares for [=McTavish=]'s brutal injuries]]. Her concern for him catches him off-guard.* {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}: Captain [=McTavish=] pretends to be all sorts of put out by the prospect of escorting Clara to the Cuyahoga County Fair when they put in to Cleveland for a brief stay... but knowing that all she has to wear are work dresses and a pair of hand-me-down trousers, he buys her a beautiful dress and hat for the occasion.* {{Hates Being Alone}}: [=McTavish=] is a loner by nature, but [[spoiler:his growing feelings for Clara Grace]] make him realize he despises his loneliness.* {{Heroic BSOD}}: Happens to [[spoiler: [=McTavish=]]] twice, or may be considered one long BSOD. First, when [[spoiler: the ''Longhope'' tears against the rocky lake bottom and he realizes they are doomed]] and then [[spoiler: when he reaches the beach and surveys the devastation still coming ashore, including his best friend's corpse and Clara's smashed violin. He can't help but believe that Clara is dead, too]].* {{Heroic Neutral}}: [=McTavish=], who firmly believes life is simpler when lived alone. Until [[spoiler: Clara Grace comes along]]... and even then he [[spoiler: fights like hell to protect his heart]].* {{Heterosexual Life Partners}}: [=McTavish=] and Miller.* {{Historical Domain Character}}: Chauncey Ney, a real-life lake boat captain who arranged his sailing schedule around various local dances.* {{I Want My Beloved to Be Happy}}: The reason [=McTavish=] believes he must let Clara go.* {{The Ingenue}}: Clara Grace starts out as this, but as the story progresses she gets better.* {{Jerkass}}: Eli Filch, oh dear God, Eli Filch** Old Mr. Carew, the Steward, had plenty of jerkass moments as well. But being old, he was allowed.* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: [=McTavish=]. All he wants is to do his job and get through life with as little drama as possible. His plan comes to a screeching halt when he's forced to accept a beautiful young woman as the ship's cook. Believing she is a distraction to the crew, he is not nice to her.** Lampshaded by Hiram Miller, who points out that the only one distracted by Clara Grace is [[spoiler: the captain himself]].*** Even further lampshaded by Miller when he dares [=McTavish=] to fire her. [[spoiler: he balks at the idea, fearing what might become of such an innocent beauty.]]* {{Kid Sidekick}}: Jimmy O'Donnell, a 17-year-old deckhand whom [=McTavish=] is grooming to become an officer.* {{Karma Houdini}}: Having been fired, [[spoiler: Eli Filch]] is not aboard the ''Longhope'' when it [[spoiler: founders in the storm]].* {{Love at First Note}}: Though she's physically quite beautiful, it is Clara's violin-playing that breaks through [=McTavish=]'s hardened heart.* {{Love Hotel}}: The boardinghouse in Duluth.* {{Manic Pixie Dream Girl}}: Clara shows some deep shades of this, particularly when Inspiration strikes.* {{May December Romance}}: Though not terribly out of touch with the times (early 20th century) [=McTavish=] is 17 years older than Clara Grace. He cites this as one of the reasons [[spoiler:he cannot allow their romance to continue]].* {{Moment Killer}}: That dastardly Eli Filch.** And let's not forget Hiram Miller, who [[spoiler: totally killed a very important moment for our beleaguered lovebirds during a stay at the {{Love Hotel}}]].* {{No FEMA Response}}: Enforced, as there was no FEMA in 1913. Subverted by [[spoiler:the arrival of the Canadian Lifesaving Service, which on this particular Canadian beach encompasses all of two men and a horse]].* {{Oh Crap}}: oh so many: ** Clara, in her first moments aboard the ''Longhope''. *** Actually, more like her first few weeks aboard the ship. Several months pass before she is even grudgingly accepted as a member of the crew, and then she's the topic of all the hot gossip.** Clara, after she [[spoiler: innocently plants a grateful kiss on the captain's cheek following his {{Grand Romantic Gesture}}]]. She's terrified the act will scare him away.** [=McTavish=] has an Oh Crap moment before they are due to return to their home port of Cleveland for a brief stay. While the officers talk about their plans for their time off, [=McTavish=] announces his plans to work on upgrades to the boat. He then realizes he's just left the door wide open for one of the other men to swoop in and sweep Clara off her feet by showing her a good time in the city.*** Which Second Mate Travis Whitney promptly attempts to do, [[spoiler: unsuccessfully]].** [=McTavish=], when he realizes that his bosses are ordering him to overload the ''Longhope'' at the worst possible time of the year.** As the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 intensifies, Captain [=McTavish=] and his wheelsman look on in horror as [[spoiler:another lake freighter swings too close to the SS Longhope— they avert the impending collision just in time to see the monstrous waves tear the other boat to pieces and drag it to the bottom of Lake Huron]]. A similar fate awaits them [[spoiler:when their boat's steel plates give way]].** Still believing all will end well, Clara Grace follows Miller to the deck... [[spoiler:only to discover what's left of the crew swinging out the last remaining lifeboat which is ripped from its winches and hurled into the roiling lake]].** Having [[spoiler:survived the wreck of the SS Longhope but likely dying of exposure]], Clara Grace must watch as bits of wrecked ships [[spoiler:and the dead, frozen bodies of her friends]] are violently slammed ashore. *** Also becomes a Break the Cutie moment when she realizes that [[spoiler:the captain's body may be the next corpse to come ashore]].* {{Orphans Ordeal}}: Clara Grace was orphaned at age 6 and makes occasional references to her deceased parents and to her lonely life as the outcast of the orphanage where she was raised.** The death of [[spoiler:Old Man Carew]] hits her hard-- not because he was particularly nice to her, but because his death brings back memories of the loss of her parents.* {{Platonic Life Partners}}: Clara and Jimmy. She even helps him write a marriage proposal to his sweetheart back home.* {{Plucky Girl}}: Clara Grace, whose "Positive Thinking" mantra and generally sunny outlook on life defies her grim circumstances.* {{Relationship Upgrade}}: The relationship between Captain [=McTavish=] and Clara Grace undergoes several upgrades throughout the story:** The boss/employee relationship ends over dinner while docked in Milwaukee, and is upgraded to a sort of secret romance.*** The secret romance is not much of a secret to anyone, though. Nineteen people in as closed a society as a boat are bound to take notice.** The "secret romance" is upgraded to full relationship status following their encounter at the Duluth boardinghouse.** Ultimately upgraded to [[spoiler:engagement and finally marriage]] by the end of the story.* {{Secret Relationship}}: What [=McTavish=] hopes his relationship with Clara will be. Knowing the men on his boat, he feels this is more for her sake-- but when [[spoiler:their relationship becomes fodder for gossip amongst the crew, [=McTavish=] uses it as a reason to push Clara away]].* {{Shipper On Deck}}: Despite being a {{Moment Killer}}, Hiram Miller is bound and determined to make sure Clara Grace and Captain McTavish end up together.* {{Smug Snake}}: Eli, dear Lord, Eli. Gets away with doing as little work as possible, agitates for the unions to sow discord amongst the crew and officers, and sexually harasses Clara throughout the story... knowing full well he'll get away with it because his uncle owns the shipping company they all work for.* {{Sneaky Departure}}: Averted. Clara tries this when the ''Longhope'' reaches her first destination, only to be thwarted by [[spoiler: a riot between unionists and the Duluth police]].* {{Starving Artist}}: Clara. No respectable orchestra will hire a woman, no matter how talented a musician she might be.* {{Survivor Guilt}}: [[spoiler:Clara]] shows shades of this in the epilogue.* {{Thinks Like a Romance Novel}}: Clara, who believes Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters to be the Great Triumvirate of English authors. She even goes so far as to accuse [=McTavish=] of secretly having an insane wife (insane because, of course he'd ''driven'' her insane) hidden away somewhere in Scotland.** A {{Shout Out}} to ''Jane Eyre'', which Clara claims is her all-time favorite book, aside from the Bible.* {{Through His Stomach}}: Subverted, inverted, and later enforced. His officers and crew love the meals she makes for them, but [=McTavish=] is loath to admit that Clara is a very good cook. "Adequate," is the word he initially uses to describe her cooking. His estimation of her skill improves as the story (and their relationship) progresses.* WillTheyOrWontThey: They [[spoiler: don't]]** [[spoiler: It's not for a lack of trying, though. See {{Moment Killer}} above]].* {{You Are Better Than You Think You Are}}: Miller's sort-of pep talk to the drunken and heartsick [=McTavish=]. It doesn't work. [[spoiler: Until nearly the end.]]----

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Do you feel trapped in the machine of excess? Jen Hatmaker was. Her friends were. And some might say that our culture is. Jen once considered herself unmotivated by the lure of prosperity, but upon being called "rich" by an undeniably poor child, evidence to the contrary mounted, and a social experiment turned spiritual journey was born. 7 is the true story of how Jen took seven months, identified seven areas of excess, and made seven simple choices to fight back against the modern-day diseases of greed, materialism, and overindulgence.
Food. Clothes. Spending. Media. Possessions. Waste. Stress. Jen and her family would spend 30 days on each topic, boiling it down to the number seven. Only eat seven foods, wear seven articles of clothing, and spend money in seven places. Eliminate use of seven media types, give away seven things each day for one month, adopt seven green habits, and observe "seven sacred pauses".
So, what's the payoff from living a deeply reduced life? It's the discovery of a greatly increased God - a call toward Christlike simplicity and generosity that transcends a social experiment to become a radically better existence. 7 is funny, raw, and not a guilt trip in the making, so come along and consider what Jesus' version of rich, blessed, and generous might look like in your life.
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"Wish the author had narrated the book herself."
Jen Hatmaker is an incredible speaker. I wish the author had narrated the book herself. This narration has mispronunciations in a few places that are ridiculous. If the author is an amazing, successful speaker, why on earth not have the author narrate themselves?
Made me rethink many things about the way we live.
Mispronunciations. Her sarcasm is forced when the writer so clearly has an ease and comfort in her writing style. She's not Jen Hatmaker.
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I've heard Jen Hatmaker in person recently, and the narration captured her style to a "T". This book was incredibly thought-provoking as it untangled the tension around the idea of the excess we find ourselves swimming through daily. I will listen to this book again, if not many times.
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I'm a busy, working mom of two so if I can listen while driving around or cleaning the house, I'm always in favor of the audiobook.
There were many tidbits that I took away from this book. Listening to how Jen applied these to her own busy life was helpful.
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Wow! This book filled me with questions, forced me to reflect, and pushed me in ways I didn't expect. Jen perfectly balances her narrative with humorous vignettes, shocking statistics, and non-judgemental questions. I chose this book on a whim, but I am certain God wanted me to hear it. Like many, I am exhausted with excess and this book helped put it all into context. I know what my next steps will be. This book has forever changed my way of thinking.
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"This isn't the type of book that I would usually really read"
This isn't the type of book that I would usually really read and so parts of it were hard to get into. But I love her testimony and hearing her humanness. The chapters on church and prayer were my favorite and made the whole book worth it. I was even inspired to start purging and yes, it makes a difference.
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Love it! Jen has blown me away once again, inspired, refreshed, and trying to figure out if my husband might attempt this with me.
so inspiring, I looked for a local community garden program. I always love Jen Hatmaker!
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I really liked this book. I also really liked the person reading it, and I'm picky about the readers voice.. hers was great.
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An amazing book! I listened to it twice already and will surely review it aria some time down the road. I am excited to get rid of the excess in my life and live a freer, happier, and more productive meaningful life for the Kingdom! Highly recommend it!
"Perfect message, delivered perfectly!"
The message of 7 would be difficult to swallow if it weren't for Jen's whit and fun loving spirit! It's like taking a spoon full of sugar to help the medicine go down. The medicine is so necessary and can be life changing if we let it be!
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Newcastle have only two senior recognized strikers available in Manu Riviere and Ayoze Perez, who scored a brace against the fourth division side in the EFL Cup, but there are others who can come in.
Riviere is surplus to requirements at Newcastle and will likely be sent out on loan this season.
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Subs: Selz Gamez Hanley Clark Colback Riviere Armstrong
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Editor and Professor of English, she is the author of the novel Beauties, winner of the USA Book Award, and finalist for Forewords Book of the Year Award. Her previous three books are collections of short stories: Cookie Lily (winner of the Devil's Kitchen Award); The Alibi Café and other stories; and Joe Baker Is Dead. Her stories and essays have appeared in many anthologies, and among her awards is a Nelson Algren.
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By David Goldman, AP
The thought of the stolen base being back in vogue makes the eyes of New York Mets first base coach Mookie Wilson light up.
"Basestealing has become one of the forgotten arts," says Wilson, who swiped 327 bases in his 12-year major league career.
"I think there's been too much emphasis placed on the long ball. Years ago, guys were at 80, 90 stolen bases. Now, if you get 60, you lead the league. But I do see a trend. I see it coming back, and I'm looking forward to seeing it continue."
One might argue the golden age of the running game was a three-decade stretch beginning in 1962 when Maury Wills became the postwar poster boy for the stolen base with 104 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
AMERICAN LEAGUE: Stolen base leaders
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Stolen base leaders
Since 1930, no National League player had stolen as many as 40 bases until Willie Mays swiped 40 in 1956. Dom DiMaggio led the American League with 15 steals in 1950, and the AL went 15 seasons without a player stealing 40 bases until Luis Aparicio stole 56 for the 1959 Chicago White Sox.
Lou Brock claimed the modern record of 118 stolen bases for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974. Rickey Henderson began his march toward the all-time record of 1,406 steals when he stole 100 or more three times between 1980 and 1983 (including 130 in 1982 to top Brock).
Vince Coleman had three 100-plus-steal seasons for the Cardinals in the 1980s. In 1985, when Willie McGee stole 56 and three other players stole more than 30, the Cardinals racked up 314 steals, 132 more than any other NL team that season (the New York Yankees led the AL with 155).
But since 1988, when Coleman led the NL with 81 steals and Henderson had 93, no player has stolen as many as 80 bases in either league. Only seven active players (including job-hunting Luis Castillo) rank among the top 100 basestealers of all time. Only Juan Pierre, 30th with 527 steals to start the season, was in the top 50.
That theme could begin to change as teams focus more on creating offense on the bases and less on raw power at the plate.
In 2010, 4,613 homers were hit in the majors. That's 1,080 fewer than in 2000, when homers peaked at 5,693. But there were 2,959 stolen bases last season, a 15% rise from the 2,565 steals in 2005.
A different measure of baserunning skill
According to Baseball Prospectus, Equivalent Base Running Runs (EqBRR) is a statistic that measures the number of runs contributed by a player's or team's advancement on the bases above what would be expected. This includes efficiency in stealing bases and advancing on batted balls. The best and worst players and teams from 2010:
Best players
Player, team, EqBRR
Michael Bourn, Astros, 13.0
Juan Pierre, White Sox, 9.6
Brett Gardner, Yankees, 9.4
Angel Pagan, Mets, 8.8
Elvis Andrus, Rangers, 8.2
Carl Crawford, Rays, 7.5
Andres Torres, Giants, 7.0
Emilio Bonifacio, Marlins, 6.9
Austin Jackson, Tigers, 6.9
Shane Victorino, Phillies, 5.8
Worst players
Player, team, EqBRR
Torii Hunter, Angels, -8.5
Adam LaRoche, Diamondbacks, -8.1
Nick Hundley, Padres, -6.4
Ryan Howard, Phillies, -5.8
Jorge Posada, Yankees, -5.7
Alex Gordon, Royals, -5.3
Ivan Rodriguez, Nationals, -5.2
Hideki Matsui, Angels, -5.0
Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers, -4.9
Brian McCann, Braves, -4.7
Best teams
Team, EqBRR
Rays, 12.7
Marlins, 10.6
Rangers, 10.4
Athletics, 9.8
Mets, 7.2
Worst teams
Team, EqBRR
Royals, -18.3
Angels, -17.5
Diamondbacks, -17.0
Nationals, -12.9
Pirates, -9.6
"Let's be honest," Detroit Tigers first-base coach Tom Brookens says. "The steroid era led to (the attitude), 'Let's sit back and wait for the runs to be driven in by the long ball.' I believe the game is more speed-oriented now."
Royals on the run
With four consecutive victories in their last at-bat, the Kansas City Royals literally were off and running in 2011.
In close games, taking an extra base here or there can be all the difference. The Royals were successful on 11 of 12 attempts during their hot start, stealing six bases in a game for the first time since 2002 in a 13-inning win against the Los Angeles Angels on April 3.
Through Sunday's games, the Royals had six players (Jarrod Dyson, Mike Aviles, Alcides Escobar, Jeff Francoeur, Wilson Betemit and Chris Getz) with two or more steals.
The Royals' reliance on speed and baserunning is by design. Manager Ned Yost looked at the numbers of the team he inherited in mid-2010 and decided that improving the running game would be a priority.
"We looked at our club last year," Yost says. "Our batting average (.274) was near the top of the league all year, but we were near the bottom (20th) in runs scored."
Moreover, the Royals ranked last in the majors in Equivalent Baserunning Runs (EqBRR), a measure of baserunning proficiency developed by Baseball Prospectus that factors in stolen bases as well as advancement on hits, ground balls and fly balls.
"We have to find more ways to create opportunities to score," Yost says. "We had to revamp our baserunning, our style, our technique."
Doug Sisson, promoted from minor league coordinator to the major league coaching staff, wanted to see his Royals players take the extra base whenever possible this spring.
"There's no such thing as an aggressive mistake," Sisson says. "You have to push the envelope. Yes, you have to be highly successful in your attempts. You have to teach (runners) what to be looking for. They have to learn to fundamentally make good jumps, be efficient with (their) movement, eliminate unnecessary steps."
The Royals led the majors in steals during spring training, succeeding on 55 of 77 attempts (opponents were 27-for-39). The efforts were reflected on the scoreboard. They led all teams in runs, averaging 7.1 a game.
"We started from scratch," Yost says of the offseason. "We made it a priority, a focus, an attitude all spring. We did our baserunning first every day instead of last when guys were tired.
"You can create an attitude. We may give up more outs as we learn, (but) that's what we attempted to accomplish this spring. We wanted the players to test their limits, find out when they should and shouldn't run.
"To a man, everybody understands that this is important. They're learning their baserunning ability is far more than they ever dreamed."
Crawford turns tables
Carl Crawford used to torment the Boston Red Sox on the bases. During his nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Crawford was successful on 62 of 66 steal attempts against Boston, at one point swiping 35 in a row. On May 3, 2009, Crawford became the fourth player since 1900 to steal six bases in a game — and he did it against the Red Sox.
Crawford is part of the shifting dynamics of speed in the AL East, having signed a seven-year free agent contract with the Red Sox.
Crawford's Rays led all of baseball in steals for a third consecutive year with 172 in 2010. The Red Sox, by comparison, stole 68 bases last season. But Boston not only added Crawford to its lineup, it added speed with two-time AL steals champ Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia returning to health after injury-filled 2010 seasons.
"Nothing (changes)," manager Terry Francona says. "We want our guys to use their strengths. If they can run, run. If they can't run, don't. If you have guys that are good at something, you want them to do it. You always want to maximize your strengths and diminish the things you can't do."
One thing Francona knows: Crawford and Ellsbury, who combined to steal 130 bases in 2009, can run.
"It should be fun," says Crawford, who has led the AL in steals four times and was second to Pierre among active players with 411 career steals. "When Jacoby's stealing, that makes me want to steal more, and when he sees me steal, it's probably the same for him. The more pressure we can put on an opposing pitcher, the better. I hope I can add to that element of speed the Red Sox already had with Jacoby."
With decades of teams suited to homer-friendly Fenway Park, steal threats were somewhat of a novelty in Boston. The only Red Sox player with a 30-steal season between 1974 and 1994 was second baseman Jerry Remy, now a Red Sox broadcaster.
"It seems like the stolen base is making a comeback, and it's coming back in a big way with Crawford and Ellsbury," Remy says. "We're going to see a Red Sox team probably like we've never seen before as far as running the bases."
But Francona understands that stealing bases in not all about the raw numbers. It's about choosing the right time. Boston stole 68 bases in 2010; Red Sox runners were caught 17 times. Their 80% success rate was best in the AL. Only the Philadelphia Phillies, 108-for-129 (83.7%) under baserunning guru Davey Lopes (now with the Los Angeles Dodgers), had a higher success rate in the majors.
"That's what we care about more than anything," says Francona, who doesn't want Adrian Gonzalez, Kevin Youkilis or David Ortiz coming up with the bases empty. "We don't like making outs on the bases, so the percentage is way more important than the number. For the year, if you're at 75(%), you're doing a pretty good job. I think some situations dictate you might gamble a little bit more. But if (a player) is going to steal 70 bases, you're going to get picked off. It's impossible for that not to happen."
Ellsbury, sidelined for all but 18 games by rib injuries in 2010, led the AL with 70 steals in 2009. Among active players with at least 150 steal attempts, only the New York Mets' Carlos Beltran (88.1%) has a better success rate than Ellsbury (85.1%). At 82%, Crawford is fifth on the list behind the Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins (83.1%) and Houston Astros' Michael Bourn (82.4%).
"My playing style has been the same since I was a little kid," Ellsbury says. "It's something that's always come pretty natural to me. I'll watch (the pitcher). But all I need is a couple pitches to see what he has. It's about relying on your instincts."
Pedroia, who doesn't have Ellsbury's speed, is more selective.
"I'm not as fast as Carl or Jacoby or Michael Bourn or all the guys that are basestealers," says Pedroia, who was 20-for-21 on steal attempts in 2008. "It's about going on certain counts and depends who's up. If we have David (Ortiz) or Adrian (Gonzalez) up, I'm not going to run that much in order to let them hit with that hole (on the right side of the infield).
"I just try to pick and choose to get myself in scoring position. I try to take the least risk possible by running on offspeed counts. But it's not like I sit in the video room (studying pitchers). I watch them during the game. There are no secrets about it. You just try to play the game, and hopefully you guess right."
Rays still on the run
The Rays no longer have Crawford, but don't expect them to stop stealing. As a team, Tampa Bay topped the Baseball Prospectus Baserunning Equivalency rankings last season.
Although Crawford had the sixth-highest individual ranking in the majors (trailing Bourn, Pierre, the Yankees' Brett Gardner, the Mets' Angel Pagan and the Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus), a culture of running remains around the club.
Tampa Bay has led the majors in stolen bases each of the last three seasons. Manager Joe Maddon expects his team might be challenged in that category in 2011 because he says baseball is witnessing a "dramatic comeback" of the stolen base.
"With the absence of power that occurred for the last two decades in an abnormal way kind of going away, teams are going to look for different ways to be creative on the bases and put pressure on the opposition," Maddon says. "I think you're going to see a resurgence in basestealing, and, in general, I think you're going to see more teams be more aggressive on the bases.
"We're going to run as much. But our bags are going to come with more guys stealing 15-20 as opposed to one guy stealing 60."
Rays bench coach Dave Martinez, who has worked with Crawford and B.J. Upton, says the Rays encourage everyone to steal.
"We want everybody who gets (on) thinking about going to second," he says. "Don't worry about getting back (safely). Let's worry about getting to the next base."
Martinez, who had 183 steals in a 16-year big-league career, says the Rays consider stealing as a way to become a better teammate. You do so by getting to third base — and giving another Ray an RBI opportunity — with less than two outs. And, Martinez says, if you don't get picked off now and then, you're probably not trying hard enough.
The aggressive mentality also was efficient for the Rays last season, when they were fourth in the majors with a 79% success rate on steal attempts. The team won 96 games and the AL East title.
"I promise you, get out there with your lead and your reaction will get you back to first," Martinez says. "Lots of guys are so worried about getting picked off. I tell them, 'I don't care if you get picked off. What I do care about is you taking it to second base.' It's definitely an advantage when you've got guys, and everybody is aggressive, trying to take the next base. Anytime we get a chance to steal a base or take an extra base, we're going to do that."
A Rays player opponents especially must watch is rookie Elliot Johnson, a utility player in the mold of Ben Zobrist. Johnson led the majors with 12 stolen bases this spring.
"Our motto is, 'Get to third with less than two outs as fast as you can,' " says Johnson, who had gotten into five games this season through Sunday. "This spring, they let me go whenever I wanted, and if I didn't, they were pretty much asking me why I didn't go."
Unlike the Rays, however, some teams won't run as much because they don't feel they have the personnel. The Tigers, for example, have a fast leadoff hitter in Austin Jackson (27-for-33 in steal attempts last year), but not many other basestealers, so they won't be as quick to run.
"You can outrun mistakes," Brookens says. "But how fast you are has nothing to do with how good a baserunner you are. Runners have to be aware of pitchers' times to the plate, who's slow moving to first base. A lot of it comes down to (keeping) track of a pitcher, his speeds and how good he is at varying his delivery."
Learning process
Even young legs and outright speed aren't necessarily enough to steal bases consistently. As a Mets rookie in 1980, Wilson was successful on seven of 14 steal attempts. He learned to hone his craft by harnessing his abilities.
"Your first year, you're just tying to feel your way through and see what teams are going to allow you to do," Wilson says. "It's a matter of having that confidence and understanding yourself. I let the game dictate when I ran. I never ran just to run up numbers. I didn't believe in running unless it really meant something."
Beltran has balky knees, but the Mets have Jose Reyes — who led the NL with 78 steals in 2007 — and Pagan, giving Wilson and manager Terry Collins a fleet-footed team. Like Wilson, Pagan says he's improved his ability to steal with playing time.
"When you're a rookie, you're trying to impress people," says Pagan, who stole 37 bases and was the fourth most effective baserunner in the game last season according to EqBRR. "You're trying to see how many you can steal. Then, you become a veteran, and you have to understand the situation — when you can go. The scoreboard dictates whether you can go or not. It's about picking the right situations to help the team."
If a team hasn't adopted the Rays' steal-at-all-costs mentality, factors such as the score, pitch counts and an opposing team's attention to baserunners can make picking when to run a chess match.
"You steal on the pitcher," Pagan says. "The catcher is just trying to recover from the pitcher's mistake. Sometimes it might be a 1-2 count, and (the pitcher) is trying to bounce a curveball at the plate. That's a good pitch for you to go. If the ball gets away, you might get two bases."
Few pick their spots better than Rollins, whose 83.1% success rate on steal attempts trails only Beltran and Ellsbury among active players.
"Some guys are just blessed with the ability to run," Rollins says. "They're fast, and they (still) get caught. You have to do your homework. You can't be just a baserunner.
"You have to become a basestealer by learning counts, situations, anything you can pick up from the pitcher. I'm a basestealer."
Rollins calls basestealing a science that is rooted in simple math.
"If I can get from first base to second in 3.2 seconds and the fastest you can get the ball there is 3.4, I'm going to beat you every time," he says. "You can't argue that. Now, I can do things (incorrectly) that will make myself slower.
"First move is very big. So is accelerating, then knowing what side of the bag to slide to because you can read the shortstop or second baseman as they're getting ready to move to the ball."
Even when everything goes right, there are no guarantees.
"Sometimes, if the (throw) is right on the money, I have to hope I'm fast enough," Rollins says. "But all those other little things, from the beginning to the end of the process that can get overlooked, are very important."
Preventing the steal is a whole other game. Although his team has been one to thwart opponents on the bases, Maddon looks at the rest of the AL East and understands the importance of keeping runners close.
"You look at the Red Sox with Carl and Ellsbury," Maddon says. "You look at Baltimore with (Brian) Roberts, one of the best basestealers in the game right now. You're going to see a lot out of Toronto and the Yankees. (Gardner) is already there, and (Curtis) Granderson has become more aggressive.
"We've been spending a lot of time in an attempt to hopefully discourage teams from doing to us what we do to them."
It could be like trying to stop a speeding train.
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Red Corvettes were coming and going on Woodward
Chevys young and old – a '64 and a late-model Corvette – cruise famous Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Woodward is heating up, which is just the way this flame-painted 1940 Ford street rod likes it.
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