text: Report: Fatal Bayer blast 'should never have happened' By Ken Ward Jr. January 20, 2011 Story Share More information, the report and a CSB video here.Chemical rule plan creates challenge INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Safety audits by state and local authorities, along with more citizen oversight, could have forced Bayer CropScience to fix longstanding problems that caused an August 2008 explosion that killed two Institute plant workers, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a report issued Thursday.Board investigators blamed the explosion and fire in the plant's methomyl-Larvin pesticide unit on a long string of equipment failures, management lapses, unsafe procedures and poor planning."This accident should never have happened," said board member John Bresland, a longtime chemical plant manager who was chairman of the CSB when the Bayer incident occurred.In a more than two-year probe, CSB officials found that many of the accident's causes were longstanding issues that have previously been identified by the company or by federal regulators -- but still had not been corrected.The board's 169-page report recommends the state and Kanawha County begin new chemical plant safety programs that would include regular government safety audits and requirements for new accident prevention programs by companies.John Vorderbrueggen, the board's investigations manager, said such programs would force companies to allow government reviews before they make major changes to complex chemical-making units, a mandate that "keeps the pencil very sharp" for company and government safety planners. "With the extra set of eyes and the extra-sharp pencil, all of the things that were overlooked would not have occurred," Vorderbrueggen said during a morning press conference at West Virginia State University's campus adjacent to the plant.The board urged the state Department of Health and Human Resources to work with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to start a statewide program, citing existing legal authority for DHHR to "make inspections" and "conduct hearings" concerning "occupational and industrial health hazards.""I believe a state and county-run program like this would go a long way to making chemical operations safer in places like the Kanawha Valley," said board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso. "Local jurisdictions can put together highly effective and targeted inspection and enforcement programs, funded by levies on the plants themselves."Many of the board's findings were previously released at an April 2009 congressional hearing and in a preliminary report, both of which warned that the methomyl-Larvin explosion came dangerously close to damaging a tank of methyl isocyanate. Also known as MIC, the chemical killed thousands of people in a 1984 leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Board officials and congressional investigators also previously reported that Bayer had tried to use an anti-terrorism law to keep confidential many details of the incident to avoid negative publicity and public pressure about its huge MIC stockpile. Safety board investigators blamed the explosion on a "runaway reaction" in a 4,000-gallon tank called the "residue treater," which was used to break down methomyl into wastes that are burned in the plant powerhouse.In their new report, board investigators said plant operators were pressured to restart the unit after a long maintenance shutdown, despite the fact that new operating instructions had not been completed, pre-startup reviews were not performed and equipment examinations not finished.Employees were not properly trained on an entirely different computer control system, and were working large amounts of overtime under a new management structure that left shift workers without proper supervisors on site at all times."The deaths of the workers as a result of this accident were all the more tragic because it could have been prevented had Bayer CropScience provided adequate training, and required a comprehensive pre-startup equipment checkout and strict conformance with appropriate startup procedures," said Moure-Eraso. In the residue treater, other materials were to be heated to a certain temperature and then a tiny amount of methomyl added for decomposition. Bayer was aware that adding too much methomyl would speed up the reaction to the point of generating heat and pressures that would spiral out of control.But CSB investigators believe the residue treater had a heater that was too small, and therefore would not bring the unit to a high enough temperature or took too long to reach that temperature. As a result, workers regularly used -- with management's knowledge -- a workaround that deactivated at least two safety controls that prohibited the methomyl from entering the residue treater before the unit was hot enough."Once the chemical reaction of the highly concentrated methomyl started, it could not be stopped," Vorderbrueggen said, "and the temperature and pressure inside rose rapidly, finally causing an explosion."Investigators warned that the explosion sent the residue treater flying across the plant, and that the vessel could have hit an MIC tank located about 75 feet away. The tank was surrounded by a steel "blast blanket," but the CSB found that the equipment provided only "marginal" protection and might not have stopped the tank from being damaged and causing an MIC release.Board members noted that Bayer has recently announced that it will stop making, using and storing MIC as part of a corporate restructuring, and said the elimination of the chemical inventory is a positive step for the Valley."Any significant MIC release into the atmosphere along the Kanawha Valley could have proven deadly, and that concern has been legitimately expressed for decades in the community," Moure-Eraso said. "Bayer's decision to end pesticide production using MIC was, I understand, done for its own business reasons. But for whatever reason, the eventual elimination of this chemical will enhance safety in the Kanawha Valley, for workers and residents alike, and is a positive development in my view." Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. 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That's what five lucky engineers took home after three days here, Sept. 13-15, part of a the season-long program from Littelfuse designed to get engineers talking to engineers about some of the most advanced vehicles on the planet. During five race events, about two dozen engineers got a chance to spend time in the pits and in the garages, chatting with engineers from KV Racing Technology (sponsored by Mouser, Littelfuse and other technology companies), watching practice and qualifying, and getting up close and personal insights on bleeding-edge automotive technology.
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Dr. Donna S. Bautista, DDS, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego with a bachelor of arts in biochemistry and cell biology. During her time at UC San Diego, she was involved in basic research including studying processes related to DNA transcription in the field of molecular biology. Upon graduation, she went on to attend dental school at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to her formal dental training, she provided dental care for underserved communities in the Bay Area through clinics and health fairs. She also worked toward mentoring high school students interested in the field of dentistry.
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Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
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Pericoronitis is inflammation of the gum tissue surrounding the crown portion of a tooth. Pericoronitis usually affects the lower third molar (wisdom tooth) where gum tissue overlaps the chewing surface of the tooth. Pericoronitis can be either chronic or acute. Chronic pericoronitis is a mild persistent inflammation of the area. Acute pericoronitis is when the symptoms intensify to fever, swelling, and pain, which indicate a spreading infection.
Pericoronitis is differentiated from gum disease (or periodontitis) in that it occurs specifically around a partially erupted tooth where the tooth has not completely emerged from the gum overlying it. The cause of this condition is similar to the formation of a gum abscess in periodontitis by the entrapment of debris under the gum tissue.
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The symptoms are similar to what happens to preteen children as the car Dad is driving gets within eyesight of an amusement park: excess nervous energy, manifested primarily by incessant wiggling of the feet and pumping of the knees; an increased heart rate, resulting in loud, involuntary laughter; and, most telling, a sudden, nonfatal loss of rationality. For those stricken with the most virulent strains of gambling fever, this last symptom usually takes the form of supposedly authoritative--but completely incoherent--dissertations on betting systems, wagering tricks and other "foolproof" schemes to win at otherwise unwinnable casino games.
On most of these Vegas-bound flights, the nonsensical chattering begins about 20 minutes from landing, just as the airplane begins its initial descent. But in extreme cases, the ranting has been known to commence before the flight has even taxied to the runway for takeoff.
For example, on a recent flight to Las Vegas, one could overhear the following conversation between a character we'll call The Expert, a suave, well-dressed older man wearing a diamond pinkie ring, and The Student, an attractive, much younger woman sitting across the aisle. Expert: You gamble much in Vegas? Student: Of course. I love it! Expert: What games do you like? Student: I play the slots a little. But I mostly play blackjack. Expert: Oh, you shouldn't do that. Blackjack is the game where the house has the biggest advantage. Student: Really? Expert: Oh, sure. You're better off playing Caribbean Stud Poker. Much better. Student (wide-eyed): Wow. Tell me about it.
For the next 10 minutes, as the twinkling lights of the Vegas Strip grew ever closer, The Expert managed to persuade his impressionable listener to quit playing a game (blackjack) that averages less than .5 percent advantage for the House to one (Caribbean Stud Poker) in which the House advantage is a stern 5.25 percent--and sometimes as high as 45 percent. Great advice! The Student could now look forward to spending her weekend playing a game with odds at least 10 times worse than her usual choice.
Most gamblers know the games they like, but they don't know if what they like is going to cost them big money in the long run. Few casino visitors realize that not all the games are created equal, that some bets are truly better--or worse--than others. Believe it or not, some of the best bets actually work in the player's favor; these deserve to be inducted into the casino bettor's Hall of Fame. The worst bets are so larcenous they deserve inclusion in the Hall of Shame.
NO. 5--Craps, The Line Bet: --1.4 percent
Of all the myriad--and sometimes inscrutable--options on the green felt layout, betting on "the line" is the most basic wager on the dice tables. And easily one of the best deals. Players gamble on whether the shooter (the player rolling the dice) will "make his number" (roll a predetermined number) or throw a losing 7. Conversely, you can bet the shooter won't make his number. This option is called "don't pass." Both line bets are paid at even money: bet $10, win $10.
If you bet the shooter will pass, and his very first roll of the dice--the "come out" roll--is a 7 or 11, you win. (After the first roll, any 7 is a loser.) If the dice come up 2, 3 or 12, you lose. The casino gains its small advantage by taking money from "pass" players on the 12 and not paying off the "don't pass" players. Still, when you make a line bet, with its -1.4 percent expectation, in the long run you will lose only $14 for every $1,000 you gamble.
NO. 4--Baccarat, The Bank Bet: --1.15 percent
If you enjoy the challenge of calling heads or tails on a coin flip, baccarat is for you. Though the casinos toil mightily to imbue the game with enough faux glamour--crystal chandeliers, tuxedo-clad dealers, free-flowing Champagne-- to make even the grungiest gambler believe he's the living incarnation of James Bond, the game requires absolutely no decision-making other than picking "heads" or "tails." Or in this case, "Player" or "Bank." (There is a third bet, "Tie"--but more on that nefarious option later.)
Two hands of cards are dealt. The one with a point total closest to 9 wins. Because of some arcane rules involving how and when an extra card may be drawn, the Bank hand has a slight advantage over the Player's. Alas, if you bet on the Bank, you must pay a 5 percent commission on your winnings. Thus the casino's small edge.
Incidentally, the Player bet, with an expectation of -1.37 percent, still less attractive than the Bank bet, qualifies for the casino Hall of Fame.
NO. 3--Blackjack, Basic Strategy: --.5 percent
One of the most popular games in the casino also happens to be one of the best values--if you play Basic Strategy. That's a big "if." Gamblers who make their "hit" or "stand" decisions on hunches, emotions or some farfetched theory their Cousin Jed told them will see their bankroll shrivel faster than a raisin in the sun. Those who master Basic Strategy will enjoy one of the fairest gambles in the casino. Furthermore, if you can find a single-deck game with favorable rules--dealer stands on soft-17, etc.--the casino edge can be reduced to 0 percent. If you learn a simple card-counting system, blackjack becomes a positive expectation gamble: you have the advantage over the House.
Basic Strategy is a set of easily memorized playing decisions based on the dealer's up card and the player's two-card total: Hit your 16 versus the dealer's 7; stand on 13 versus the dealer's 6; double down on your pair of 5s versus the dealer's 8; and so forth. (Reliable Basic Strategy tables can be found in almost any blackjack book written after 1960.) Each play in the Basic Strategy matrix has been tested with billions of computer-simulated hands. Follow the guidelines and you will always be making the unequivocally best decision. You will be playing perfectly. And enjoying a nearly break-even game.
NO. 2--Craps, Maximum Odds: --.018 percent to --.002 percent
After you've made your line bet--No. 5 in the Hall of Fame--you can "back up" your initial wager with a "behind the line" bet, called odds. This secondary bet is paid at true odds; the casino has no advantage on this wager. Many casinos let gamblers bet only twice the amount of their line bet, or "double" odds. The better casinos allow odds bets of 10 times the initial wager ($10 on the line and $100 behind; a .018 percent House advantage).The truly great ones offer 100 times odds. In this case, you are betting $100 at absolutely even money, with no House edge, and $1 at a 1.4 percent disadvantage. The cumulative effect is a bet that in the long run loses only two pennies for every $1,000 you wager.
"If everybody who played dice took the full odds," said Jack Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas, "we couldn't pay our light bill."
NO. 1--Video Poker, Selected Machines: +100.17 percent to +100.7 percent
With perfect play, certain video poker machines return more than $1 for every dollar you wager. That makes them the rarest beast in the casino jungle: a positive expectation bet.
Unlike slot machines, video poker machines are completely random. The casino can't cook the results. In the long run, every video poker machine will produce the correct number of royal flushes, full houses and so on, that the odds say it should. The only way for the House to get an edge, therefore, is to tweak the payout schedule, returning, for example, five coins on a flush instead of the usual six. Savvy gamblers who find "full pay" machines will, in the long run, beat the House.
Dozens of different video poker machines exist, most of which operate with about a 1 percent casino advantage. Two types give the player the advantage: "Deuces Wild" (100.7 percent return) and "Double Bonus Poker" (100.17 percent return).
The casinos can afford to sprinkle these machines throughout their pits, since most gamblers don't play well enough to beat them, even with the built-in edge. To learn expert strategy for beatable forms of video poker, you can consult any number of guidebooks. Some of the best are Bob Dancer's Video Poker Reports, available from Las Vegas-based Huntington Press (800-244-2224).
To find a machine you can beat, you need to examine the pay tables carefully. A "classic" Deuces Wild machine pays as follows: 25 coins for a wild royal flush, 15 for five of a kind, 9 for a straight flush and 5 for four of a kind. Double Bonus machines that give an edge to the player are known as 10-7 machines: 10 coins for a full house, seven for a flush. Play these babies in combination with a slot club rebate and ultimately the casino will be paying you for the pleasure of your company.
Not surprisingly, action-hungry gamblers can find far more bad bets in a casino than good ones. (That's how these places can afford to offer prime rib dinners for $4.95.) Even something as seemingly innocuous as the insurance bet at blackjack (-14.3 percent) is a horrible play. Remember this general caveat: any game that offers a large, sometimes life-changing jackpot, is without exception a terrible bet. Though not quite as kleptomaniacal as state lotteries, which often operate at a 50 percent advantage, most casino games that have an ever-climbing meter attached to them should be avoided. As the "Las Vegas Advisor" newsletter reported not long ago, some of the public's favorite "linked progressive" slot machines (where money from around a state or, in the case of the recently developed MegaBucks, the country, is pooled into a huge jackpot) are among the worst bets in the casino. But not, alas, as bad as our Top Five thieves.
NO. 5--Baccarat, Tie Bet: --14.4 percent
The tuxedo-clad dealers who shill for the tie bet--"Anyone betting a tie? Tie bet, anyone? Place your tie bet!"--are not paid a commission by the House. But they ought to be. This one is a huge moneymaker for the casino.
Often you'll see big baccarat players studying their charts, trying to discern a pattern in the past results, forgetting, of course, that these results have no bearing on the future. You can almost see the epiphany flashing across their minds: "My god, there hasn't been a tie for twelve hands! I should bet the tie." Well, actually they shouldn't. Ever. This bet is 11 times worse than wagering on Player or Bank.
NO. 4--Craps, "Any Seven": --16.7 percent
As good as the "line" and "odds" bets are, that's how rotten the proposition bets are on a dice table. You'll find an array of these come-ons in the middle of the table. The worst of these one-roll wagers is the "Any Seven," in which a gambler bets that the next roll of the bones will produce a total seven.
Anybody with a grade-school aptitude for math should see that this bet only pays 5 for 1, when the true odds should be 6 for 1. But gambling fever tends to affect eyesight as well.
NO. 3--The Big Wheel, Average Bet: --19.1 percent
The Big Wheel, or Big Six as it is often called, looks like a salvage job from a long-shuttered carnival: "Spin the wheel, win a prize!" Casinos frequently employ their peppiest "people" persons at the Big Wheel, where, management hopes, ignorant gamblers will get caught up in the simulated carnival atmosphere.
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a lot of people have been discussing the vibe around this team being better - the jack quote is definitely another example. ultimately, it's just refreshing to not have drama at PG so far this season.November 12, 2008
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Jamaal who?
T.J. Ford has made Jamaal Tinsley an afterthought in less time than it took the Indiana Pacers to box up and ship Tinsley's belongings to him this summer.
Ford's early play has given fans a reason to believe the team has solved its recent instability at point guard. The Pacers are 3-3 heading into tonight's game at New Jersey. Win, and they climb above .500 for the first time since late last December.
"I don't want to jump the gun, but this guy has to be one of the top point guards in the East right now at this point," said Jarrett Jack, Ford's backup. "I don't see too many people playing better than him right now. The All-Star thing crept in my mind with him and how nice it would be for him because it's his third go-around.
"People kind of write you off after your third go-around. He's been persistent with it and he's playing good basketball."
Ford started his career with Milwaukee and was traded from Toronto to the Pacers in the offseason. Injuries were an issue, not skill.
This season, he's been healthy. He also has beaten opponents with his scoring (17.0 points) and his drive-and-dish ability (6.0 assists per game). He has flirted with a triple-double in each of the past two games.
After last season, coach Jim O'Brien said the Pacers had to have better point guard play. Ford and Jack have accepted that challenge.
"It's so important to have toughness at the point guard spot," O'Brien said. "Mental toughness, physical toughness. I think Larry (Bird) being able to get both of those guys on our team has really changed our whole psyche because everything offensively and defensively starts at the point guard position."
It would be easy for Ford to play with a chip on his shoulder after Toronto basically showed him the door and put its offense in Jose Calderon's hands.
Ford doesn't see it that way, though. He's more concerned about continuing his trend of leading his team to the playoffs in his first season.
"I've got the mentality and mindset of coming and trying to get the team back to the status it should be," Ford said. "I think it's a challenge and it allows me to be more focused and get the job done. (We) want to prove people wrong and show people that we are a good team. We have a lot of different weapons and we're going to play hard every night."
Success aside, adjusting to O'Brien's offense hasn't been easy.
O'Brien likes constant ball movement. Ford likes to constantly have the ball in his hands.
Something had to give and the Pacers coach won out.
"I told him in the first meeting we had that he has a tendency to sometimes over-dribble," O'Brien said. "I thought it would take him some time to understand that passing is what keys everything.
"It doesn't mean we're taking the basketball out of his hands. We want him to penetrate, but we don't want him to penetrate into traffic. I think he's done an exceptional job."
O'Brien wanted the ball in Ford's hands late in the game against Oklahoma City on Monday.
With O'Brien calling a play -- a pick and roll -- for Ford every time down the court, Ford played a part in the Pacers' final 11 points. He finished with 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in 40 minutes.
"He wants to show he can run a basketball team and be that guy for however long he wants to be there," Jack said. "I think he's doing a great job at the present time."


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The TReatment with ADP receptor iNhibitorS: Longitudinal Assessment of Treatment Patterns and Events after Acute Coronary Syndrome (TRANSLATE-ACS) study is a prospective, observational longitudinal study to evaluate the real world effectiveness and use of prasugrel and other ADP receptor inhibitor therapies among myocardial infarction (MI) participants treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during the index hospitalization. Participant management and treatment decisions are at the discretion of the care team per routine clinical practice. Approximately 17,000 participants will be enrolled at approximately 350 sites in the United States. Follow-up will be conducted through 15 months in approximately 15,650 participants.
TRANSLATE-ACS will complement the results of both randomized controlled clinical trials and current registries in addressing the real world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for MI participants managed with PCI and initiated on ADP receptor inhibitor therapy. In addition to determining the effectiveness of prasugrel in comparison to other ADP receptor inhibitors, the study will also determine factors associated with initial ADP receptor inhibitor selection and longitudinal patterns of use, evaluate the safety, and describe and compare resource use and medical costs associated with ADP receptor inhibitors. Additionally, this study will generate a continuum of information from the inpatient to outpatient settings to provide a comprehensive picture of participant treatment and outcomes not currently available for novel ADP receptor inhibitors.
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I know dude :) But I'm a persistent mf and if I see something that I disagree with I'll argue it.
But I'm starting to think my time could be better spent.
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I know dude :) But I'm a persistent mf and if I see something that I disagree with I'll argue it.
But I'm starting to think my time could be better spent.
I agree! Except for pretty-boy A-Rod (who we REALLY wanted in Boston) the Yankees are not particularly hateable. Well, maybe add in the 'roided up duo of Sheffield and Giambi.Quote:
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It's the Yankees FANS that really irk me and other Red Sox fans. Maybe not you, and certainly not all of them.
We work with them. They live among us. They believe in a certain entitilement. They will win because they always win and that fact improves their own sense of self-worth.
I can respect any Yankees fan who was as avid a fan in the doldrums of the 80's, when Don Mattingly and company could never win anything.
I can't respect the hangers-on, who glom onto them because they are likely to win.
In that respect they are the opposite of Red Sox fans. There is no bandwagon. It's the anti-bandwagon. Come root for the team that is ALWAYS one of the 5 best teams in the league but nevertheless always loses in bizarre, disasterous, even Shakespearian ways.
Pacertom, I agree with you! It's like the lakers/bulls fans of the 90's that climbed on so to speak.
It's just "hard" being a yankee fan because you're always the target of people who claim you're a bandwagoner and so forth.
I just like the yankees because Jeter is my favorite baseball player. It's as simple as that. Just like I became a Pacer fan because of Reggie. I would not be less of a fan if either of these aforementioned teams lost.
And being a pacer fan I'm sure we all can relate to that!
But you make a good point.
Imagine that, a yankee and a red sox fan having a civilized discussion! :D
Let's roll with that and just enjoy sports for what it is. Entertainment.
I don't dislike NY fans or teams whatso ever. I also didn't say I hated the yankees. I said their is a certain cockiness that I seemed to sense in them.
Being a baseball outsider, thats just what I've witnessed in the last couple days of watching.
I admit that they have one hell of a team and organization, I just said I equate it to the same general feeling that I get when watching the Lakers.
And personally no, I have not noticed while Ihave been watching in the last 6 games that feeling of cockiness from the sox. Its not to say it isn't there, maybe I just don't know the players weel enough to see it. As I said, these are the ONLY baseball games I have watched all year.
I will say the one yankee that I am impressed with is Matsuei. It just looks like to me that he comes to go to work. Seems like everytime you see him, he's just emotionless and there to do his job, and he seems to do it well.
Jeter and A Rod I am not as impressed. They are both great players, its just something in how they hold themselves. Don't know....Oh well, I'm definitely not going to argue any further over a sport I don't know a lot about.
And as for the Anti New York Bias, thats BS. Yes I do not care for the Knicks, and I just expressed a little bit of a feeling about the yankees, but it is defnitely not just because they are from New York.
My Dad is from New York, and as funny as this maybe, if there was one team in NY that I would cheer for, it would be the buffalo bills. I grew up watching my dad obsess over that team, through the good and the bad(always seems there is more bad with that team, HAHA).
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What can you say? What can you say about Curt Schilling? How many words are enough? 500? 2,000? 10,000? This wasn't just an ankle sprain. His right sock was covered in blood, thanks to three sutures (!?!?!?!) holding together his dislocated ankle tendon. In Game 1, that same tendon was popping. This time it was leaking blood. He didn't care. The team needed him.
So Schilling kept pitching. Put his career on the line. Gritted through the next three hours at Yankee Stadium -- seven innings, 25 batters, 99 pitches in all. Won the game. Kept the team alive. Hugged everyone in the dugout when he was cooked. Stuck in a dip, sat back and waited for the ESPN Classic royalties to start pouring in.
It was that good. Win or lose on Wednesday night, the Schilling Game takes its place alongside the Willis Reed Game, MJ's Flu Game, Bird banging his head against the Pacers and everything else in the Sheer Guts Pantheon. Sitting in the dugout between innings, he threw a towel over his head and stared at the ground, hands pressed against his ears, looking like someone who just finished a harrowing plane flight. All he needed was a barf bag and the cast of "Lost" standing behind him.
It might be hard to believe -- but we've got another Sox-Yanks Game 7 on our hands. And this one could change everything.
I don't know how he did it. There was nothing different about his situation from Game 1, other than the O.J. sock, the sutures and the hands of God (his words, not mine). The Red Sox made a big deal about this "emergency boot" from Reebok, a device that would stabilize Schilling's damaged ankle tendon, but I'm starting to wonder if they bought that device on eBay from Sidd Finch and the Easter Bunny. Schilling didn't even wear it. This was about heart. This was about coming through when it mattered most. This was about choosing to pitch for a tortured franchise, promising that things would be different, and then perservering only because you gave your word.
Over the next few days, everyone will make a big deal about Schilling's Game 6, only some for the right reasons. We live in a sports world where every good moment gets beaten into the ground. It isn't enough for something to happen anymore. You have to vote. You have to watch two guys screaming on a split-screen. You have to read 400 columns, then columns by people reviewing those columns. You have to hear sports radio hosts screaming, and once the subject becomes exhausted, one of them takes a crazy angle on the topic just to keep the phone lines ringing for another hour. It keeps going and going, a vicious little snowball. When it runs out of steam, something else replaces it, and the whole cycle starts all over again.
Schilling's recipe for success: A lot of heart, some sutures and the hand of God.
I don't want the Schilling Game to fall into that. I don't want to hear someone claiming that he "wasn't that hurt," or that it "doesn't matter if they don't win Game 7," or even that Schilling was "milking the moment." You're not taking this away from me. This was even better than Pedro coming out of the bullpen five years ago in Cleveland, and I never thought I would say that about any Red Sox pitcher.
In my three decades of following Boston sports, my favorite underrated performance belongs to Kevin McHale, who limped around on a broken foot for two straight months in the 1987 playoffs. The doctors explained the risks to him: If he kept playing, there was a chance his foot would never be the same. He would never get the same lift again. That's what they told him. He didn't care. They were the defending champs. They needed him. So he played. He was never quite the same. Years later, when he was asked about the decision, McHale explained that you only have so many chances to win a championship, so you do what you have to do. It's that simple.
Even though Schilling was at a different point of his career, the mindset remains the same. After you win one, you just want to get back there .. even with a popping ankle tendon, with a suture leaking blood, with 46-degree weather making your legs quiver, with the hopes of an entire region resting on your back. Schilling risked his career and came through. Sometimes in sports, we have a tendency to remember the scarring moments and forget the great ones. I just hope we don't forget this one. Even when people are screamingon a split-screen.
(We'll be back on the "Sports Reporters" after this.)
So what happens Wednesday night? I'm probably the wrong person to ask. I haven't slept in four days. My back feels like Schilling rammed his protective shoe against it. Even my jaw is sore -- from chewing gum like a madman during Game 5. The classic move would be for the Sox to come back, win three games in a row, then lose the climactic 7th game. But this isn't a classic Red Sox team. The old Red Sox would have blown Game 4 or Game 5, and they definitely would have choked in Game 6. With the old Red Sox, Bellhorn's homer gets ruled a double, A-Rod definitely gets called safe at first base, and Miguel Cairo clears the bases for the game-winner in the ninth.
Here's the point: Those things haven't been happening. Sometimes you pass a point where history becomes a factor -- like with the Patriots three years ago, when the diehards kept waiting for the Other Shoe to drop, and we were waiting and waiting, and suddenly Vinatieri's final kick split the uprights, the most liberating feeling you can imagine. That's the thing about baggage as a sports fan -- you can shed this stuff. You just need a few breaks. This Boston team is getting them.
I'm not making any predictions. I'm not even trying to be coherent. Just remember the following things heading into the game:
1. In less than 24 hours, you could be hearing someone say the following sentence: "So the Red Sox completed the most dramatic comeback in baseball history rallying from three games to zero to defeat the New York Yankees and make the World Series, where they'll be facing off against Roger Clemens and the Houston Astros in Game 1."
2. If the roles were reversed, Red Sox Nation would be having a collective coronary right now. Repeat: Coronary. I can't imagine what New York is like. And the thought of Steinbrenner's potential reaction to the biggest choke in sports history ... I mean, even if you're NOT a Red Sox fan, you have to be rooting for this, right? Couldn't you see him having Cashman drawn and quartered before the Winter Meetings?
3. You could make a case that this Yankee team has more pressure tonight than any baseball team in recent memory -- not only will they be the guys who finally lost to the Red Sox, they will be the guys who choked away a 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, this Red Sox team is still playing with the house's money. It's an interesting role reversal, although the end result is that I'm still peeing blood either way.
4. My editor Brick points this out: If the Sox pull this off, for the foreseeable future, every time you're watching a playoff series (in any sport) where someone's up 3-0 and they show the "Teams that have come back from 3-0" graphic, they will feel obliged to mention the 2004 Red Sox. The moment will live on. And on. And on.
The t-shirt guys in Boston are printing up "A-Fraud" as we speak.
5. This isn't the 1996-1999 Yankees. Only four guys remain from that team. You can only get away with relying on so many Tanyon Sturtze- and Tony Clark-types before it catches up with you. I keep telling myself this.
6. The Buckner-Armbrister flashback play in Game 6 clearly exposed A-Rod as a liar and cheater of the highest order -- the kind who would turn over an "R" in Scrabble and pretend it's a blank letter. Warrants mentioning.
7. If the Yankees are down by two runs in the ninth inning, and somebody walks -- like Matsui did in Game 6 -- apparently it's as good as a home run. That's how Tim McCarver explained it last night. I'm not sure if just the Yankees are immune to double plays, or if it's everyone in the league. But it's an interesting development.
8. I'm thinking that All-Star Game rules apply tonight -- everyone pitches a couple of innings for the Sox, nobody stays on the mound for too long. Eighteen years ago in Shea Stadium, faced with a similar situation, the always-incompetent John McNamara screwed things up, relieving Bruce Hurst with Calvin Schiraldi and Al Nipper when he could have used Oil Can Boyd and even Roger Clemens. Things will be different this time around. Say what you want about Terry Francona -- and I have -- but he's certainly been willing to bend the standard bullpen rules during this series, for better and worse.
9. If the Red Sox prevail against the Yankees and win the World Series, you will never have to read me whining about the travails of Red Sox fans again.
10. Read that last sentence again.
Bill Simmons is a columnist for Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. His Sports Guy's World site is updated every day Monday through Friday.
Tom, what's she going to do if the Sox win tonight? :o
Actually, Jay, she would have fit in nicely with last year's "COWBOY UP" theme.
Maybe she will cowboy up.
She can do anything she wants to, actually.
Crackers in bed? No problem.


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Rollins' hits pinch-hit solo HR; Bullpen allows five-run seventh inning
NEW YORK -- The Phillies left Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon with the same group that arrived Monday.
Trades? Not yet.
Less than 24 hours remain before Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline, so there is still time to pull the trigger on a deal, but the reality is less than promising. In the meantime, the Phillies lost an opportunity to win consecutive series for the first time since late April with an 11-2 loss to the Mets.
"I'm just going to wait and see what happens with the process, then go from there," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said about the impending Deadline. "If we stay together as a group, like I said, there are games to be played and there are teams we can try to catch by playing better baseball and putting wins together."
But it would seem change would benefit the team in some form, right?
"I don't know," Ryan Howard said. "Really, I don't know. I really hadn't thought too much about it right now. I probably have to think about that a little bit and get back to you."
"I don't know, I don't know," starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick said when asked what needs to be done to improve. "Just win ballgames. Find a way to win."
Kendrick has not found that terribly easy for the past year. From July 31, 2013, through Wednesday, he is 6-17 with a 5.41 ERA in 31 starts. He allowed seven hits, four runs, two walks, one home run and struck out four in six innings Wednesday as he fell to 5-11 with a 4.92 ERA this season.
Kendrick will be a free agent after the season, but he said free agency isn't on his mind.
"I haven't been thinking about it much," Kendrick said. "I think I worried about it more last year than this year, honestly. This year, the first innings were tough there, got past that. And now it's seems like it's one inning here, one inning there.
"I felt pretty good about how I threw today. It was just one bad inning. That's kind of how I've got to put it. Just got to hang with it. I want to stay healthy, get some innings and let next year happen next year."
The Phillies have been looking to trade starting pitchers Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett before the Trade Deadline. If Kendrick had been pitching better, the Phillies likely could have spun him to a contending team because he is owed a little more than $2.5 million the remainder of the season, a more-than-comfortable price for teams.
But again, the results have not been there.
The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Ben Revere doubled, stole third with two outs and scored on Howard's double to left-center field. It snapped a 0-for-12 slump for Howard.
But Kendrick immediately gave back the one-run lead in the bottom of the inning. He allowed back-to-back singles to Juan Lagares and Ruben Tejada to start the frame. A sacrifice bunt advanced the runners to second and third, and Kendrick then walked Curtis Granderson to load the bases.
A wild pitch scored Lagares to tie the game, and Daniel Murphy broke the tie when he ripped a 2-1 sinker to left field for a three-run home run to make it 4-1.
Pinch-hitter Jimmy Rollins hit a solo homer to right in the seventh to cut into the Phillies' deficit and make it 4-2. It was his 15th homer of the season. But things got worse from there as Mario Hollands, Justin De Fratus and Phillippe Aumont allowed seven runs in two innings to turn the game into a rout.
The Phillies' bullpen had a 4.86 ERA in 43 appearances through May 22. It had a 2.29 ERA in 48 appearances from May 23-July 11, but has regressed recently, posting a 6.70 ERA in its last 15 appearances.
"Guys just aren't producing," Kendrick said about the team's overall struggles. "Guys just are having tough years, bad years. It's baseball. Obviously, you want to have a good year every year, but hopefully we can find a way to get better. Like I said, I've just got to go out and do my job. That's all I can worry about."
The front office is worrying about the entire puzzle, which is missing numerous pieces.
And if everything remains the same? What can be gained from the status quo?
"Just continue to battle," Sandberg said. "It's fun to win games. Putting wins together, that's even more fun. When you have a schedule, you continue to battle. There come goals of catching the teams in front of you, and you need to play better baseball to do that."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Silly Brit: How Diva's Can Main Event Again
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Hey there guys and gals! Sorry, it's been a whole while since I've posted here. I'm currently in the middle of hardcore studies in England, training to be a primary school teacher, so the workload has picked up tremendously since I visited the States.
I've been avidly following (albeit offline) the events of the passing months and, whilst The Shield have made an explosive impact, Cena's still going with the 5-moves-and-win scenario and The Rock's great stunt-casting still rolling on, something caught my eye recently that has excited me to no end. And, surprisingly, it was with the women.
Kaitlyn is, by all accounts, a great wrestler: technically gifted and enjoys a supreme ring presence. But recently she's encountered a rather intense rival in Tamina Snuka. I'm all for next generation athletes coming through, but not on their past. I love to see these athletes mould themselves on their own perceptions of their legacy, whilst incorporating their own brand of skills to their set. Their match at Elimination Chamber was, dare I say it, one of the only ones I didn't zone out on. In fact, it was one of my highlights of the night.
I haven't been this excited by a diva rivalry since the days of Trish, Victoria, Molly Holly, Lita and Jazz all took turns (careful now...) fighting for the belt (formerly known as the Women's Championship). Just a fact: the last diva's match to main event either a RAW or SmackDown! show was Trish's last competitive match, way back in 2006/2007. That is a hell of a gap to just leave women's wrestling in the lurch, when there have been some incredibly women's wrestlers in that time (namely Layla, Maryse and Beth Phoenix, to name a few).
This is purely a work of fiction. It's what I would like to happen, but this depends on whether there are any other major storylines going on with more significant wrestlers.
So here's how I would build Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka's rivalry to main event status...
1) Kaitlyn vs Tamina Snuka at WM29
Here me out, please. Their PPV match at Elimination Chamber wasn't perfect. But it was a damn sight better than the World Heavyweight Championship Match. They told a captivating story of aggression, ruthlessness and a heart to win, which, if you read into a bit closer, was the kind of controlled frenzy that Jimmy Snuka used to fight with. Kaitlyn picked up the win with a great spear and retained. That match lasted 8 minutes. To give you an indication of how much that match might have been valued by management, the average diva's match length on RAW since Summerslam has been just over 3 minutes.
Build those two up with Tamina sitting ringside and studying Kaitlyn's matches. I see Kaitlyn as a 'pride of the south' gal who can bring up NXT diva's to her level, despite her youthful age. Reverse it as Tamina fights the same wrestlers but gets the job done faster.
The week before Wrestlemania, have one of them run interference on the other AFTER the match (let them wrestle, women don't just make sandwiches. From the Zeb Colter school of methdology). Let Kaitlyn help up the stricken superstar and shake their hand and then let Tamina beat them up. Give Tamina a different wrestler and NOT a squash job. Have her try to decimate the wrestler after and have Kaitlyn run in and send her to the ramp. Have Kaitlyn hold up the belt. Cut to Wrestlemania.
The Match - Give them at least 10 minutes, focus on ground techniques and quick counters. A high intensity match should keep the audience interested. Tamina to pin Kaitlyn after Kaitlyn's spear is dodged and she rams her head into the turnbuckle and a quick superfly splash later, Tamina reigns.
The Night After - Tamina gloats backstage. Kaitlyn gives a heartfelt promo in the ring telling the audience she will rise to the top again and get the championship back.
2) During The Course of several RAWs...
Have Kaitlyn talk to Vickie Guerrero, asking for a rematch. Get Kaitlyn to prove to Vicky she deserves it by wrestling against NXT divas. Tamina wrestles too, the champion getting to face the likes of Aksana and Rosa Mendes, not in a squash fashion but dominant enough to show that Tamina is rejuvenated and angry.
Have Kaitlyn talk to several top superstars about her belief. Start off mid card with the likes of Daniel Bryan, talking about how they both came through NXT and to give her usage of the NO! Lock. You could even have a funny segment with Kane, whereby he comes in and goes 'if that doesn't work, group therapy might help...'. Build her up with other top line talent like Sheamus, with him telling her to fight fire with fire (another Kane appearance maybe?) and match her fighting style.
All the while as this is happening, Tamina is getting help from other superstars on the heel side: Dolph Ziggler telling her that she is the champion, she should have some swagger (cue Jack and Zeb to try and enlist her to stop Mexicans from working, I mean, crossing our borders illegally), get her to talk to Big Show and tell her to utilise her strength. Hell, even put her with the Shield with the simple message 'serve justice'. If Brock is still around, get Sable on TV with him and get her to talk about bitchiness and making a statement.
3) Vickie's Part
Have Vicky Guerrero announce that, after weeks of proving herself to Vickie, that Kaitlyn gets her rematch against Tamina. Set it for the next week of RAW and build up the promo-set that night. Tamina comes out, disgusted that someone as weak at Kaitlyn gets a shot. Enter Kaitlyn (with maybe an NXT rookie or two) and speak from the heart. No scripts Kaitlyn!
4) SmackDown... do your thing.
Kaitlyn/Tamina tapes are shown of the rivalry heading to RAW next week. Have the main event being Kaitlyn and Sheamus vs Tamina and Big Show. Finish with Sheamus and Big Show fighting to the back (the sign of any great rivalry is that is creates others: Sheamus and Big Show was heated and great until they stopped it) leaving Kaitlyn and Tamina together in the ring. They brawl it out together and have a good back and forth that lasts roughly 5 minutes. Finish with Tamina sneaking a roll up on Kaitlyn for 3 whilst holding the ropes. Sneaky smile from Tamina as Kaitlyn protests. End show there.
5) Kaitlyn vs Tamina (C) on RAW as the Main Event
Huge. Massive. The biggest diva rivalry in years. Go on Michael Cole, build it up! Go on Jerry Lawler, comment on their cup sizes! The biggest diva main event in years is upon us.
This match should be at least 15 minutes. Whilst I think these two have the power to captivate, they should have someone run interference. Maybe Big Show, who was pummeled by an insiguri by Kaitlyn and wants revenge. Surely he wouldn't hurt Kaitlyn? Have Sheamus run in to make the save. Back and forth as Tamina tries to roll up Kaitlyn again using the ropes, but this time the ref spots it. Go to the outside, ram Kaitlyn into the ring post. Go brutal. Then maybe have Kaitlyn show the battle-back qualities a good babyface has, counter the splash and level the field. Tamina should try for a Samoan Drop but have Kaitlyn counter, ram Tamina into the turnbuckle face first and then spear for the victory. New Champion... Kaitlyn!
It's important to note that this intensity shouldn't drop, but it nearly always does. They did Victoria an injustice to wrestling by having her squashed as her last match in WWE. Don't do the same with these fine women wrestlers. Have them compete alongside men and, for goodness sake WWE... don't align any of then with Zeb! I like him and all but... don't make them too extreme.


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Actually, I think you probably would be better for the job. I'm a good test taker as well, but this is limited to the classic multiple choice tests where the elimination strategy works 80% of the time. The sort of test discussed here is a little different: if you can sit down with a manual of a language never seen and whip out a working and correct program then you can probably pick up everything you need about the language to get your job done. Yeah, you're missing idioms and other features you can really only get through experience, but it's a good bet you can pick those up quickly too.
I agree 100% about pen/paper
But I'm still really concerned that you'd be missing out on some fantastic programmers that have a different psychology.
I can almost see your point, but the nature of the questions that we pose to candidates are so basic (e.g.: what's the potential performance impact of nested loops?) that I am very concerned about someone's inability to respond to them. In contrast, in the Perlmonks thread I started on this topic, someone mentioned writing a routine to go through a binary tree without recursion. While this was described as simple, I find that I encounter nested loops far more frequently than binary trees. I could easily


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Fairfax County Deputy County Executive Verdia Haywood has been named the Individual Who Has Done the Most to Promote Human Services in Northern Virginia by the Human Services Coalition of Northern Virginia. Haywood was honored at a luncheon on Oct. 18.
The Human Services Coalition of Northern Virginia brings together the chief executive officers of numerous nonprofit organizations that provide human services to the residents of the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park, and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
"I am both honored and humbled by this award," said Haywood. "It takes all of us coming together – local governments, community-based nonprofits, the private sector, the community itself – to address and resolve challenges faced by our neighbors living in our communities. The Human Services Coalition of Northern Virginia helps provide critical coordination, collaboration, leadership and inspiration to all of us."
ICMA Award
County officials also were notified last month by the International City/County Management Association, or ICMA, that Fairfax County earned that organization's highest performance measurement award, the Certificate of Distinction. The award was presented recently in Minneapolis at ICMA's annual conference and recognizes the county's efforts to incorporate performance data into decision-making, nurture the program through training and process improvement, and share its successes via networking with others.
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STANFORD — Serena Williams still has her 61st career title to win Sunday, but any questions about her health, stamina and resolve after her much-dissected Wimbledon wilt a month ago already have been answered.
Serena's not only back, but she's back with a vengeance and a point to prove.
Playing her second tough match in a span of 20 hours at Taube Family Tennis Center, Williams withstood a stiff early challenge from No. 8 seed Andrea Petkovic of Germany and ultimately cruised to a 7-5, 6-0 victory in the Bank of the West Classic semifinals Saturday.
Angelique Kerber, the third-seeded German who had to rally from near straights-set defeat to oust Varvara Lepchenko 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the other Saturday semifinal, stands in the way of Williams winning for the third time in a row at this event in which she's appeared (she skipped 2013) and No. 61 all-time as a professional.
Williams made no bones about the fact that winning the Bank of the West, her first tournament since her Wimbledon woes, would be special in light of all the whispers and speculation about what might have happened to her in England, which she has maintained was the result of a viral infection.
"It would mean a lot to me because of that and just trying to get back on the right track," Williams said.
She looks as if she's already there. She survived a grueling three-set battle with Ana Ivanovic on Friday night but played some of her best tennis at the end of that match. That pattern was even more dramatic Saturday afternoon, when Williams and Petkovic held serve for the first 11 games against each other, but Serena found a higher gear and broke her opponent to win the first set, then registered a bagel in the second.
Williams' only test in the second set came while serving the third game ahead 2-0. She engaged in a wild, exhausting 19-stroke rally with Petkovic and lost the point when she slammed a fairly easy overhead into the net. Both players bent over to grab their breath.
"The point was crazy," Petkovic said. "I don't know how she felt, but I really felt my hamstrings afterward."
"I was so distraught, because I really should have won that point," Williams said. "I was on the defensive and somehow managed to come back, then I finally got an easy shot, and I missed it. But it still felt good. I like playing long points like that, because it really tests your fitness and where you are and how you will react after that."
Williams reacted by overcoming Petkovic's only break point chance of the match and pulling out the game for a 3-0 lead. From there, it was only a question whether Serena would pitch the second-set shutout, which she did.
Petkovic, 26, beat Venus Williams in the semifinals Friday and was trying to become the ninth woman to beat both Williams sisters in the same tournament. She knew she was in trouble when she was broken to end the first set, and despite her second-set thumping, still walked away smiling that she got to play her two idols while growing up.
"Playing one of them is a lot, but playing two of them in a row, it was so weird," she said. "I had a laughing fit yesterday just thinking about playing them both in a row. For me, it was like a video game, because they are two of the best tennis players ever."
In the other semifinal, the unseeded Lepchenko, a 28-year-old Uzbek-American ranked 59th in the world, had a golden chance to reach a WTA final for the first time in 170 events since turning pro in 2001. She won a hard-fought first set and was leading 5-2 in the second set. But Lepchenko couldn't close the deal, even though she had match point serving at 5-4 and led the tiebreaker 4-2 before Kerber reeled off five straight points to force a third set.
The 26-year-old Kerber, ranked eighth in the world with one win over Serena in four career meetings, finally took control of the 2 hour, 39 minute match in the third set by holding all of her service games while breaking Lepchenko twice, including the final game.
Kerber, who has three career WTA titles, will be playing in her fourth final this year but is still looking for her first victory.
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Saturday's semifinals
No. 1 Serena Williams d. No. 8 Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-0
Angelique Kerber d. Varvara Lepchenko 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
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Southpaw allows six walks and three runs in four-inning stint
CINCINNATI -- A long "first-half" of the season for the Pirates -- the 95 games prior to the All-Star break matched the franchise high -- got just a little longer on Sunday, when a mid-game, 56-minute rain delay interrupted the game with the Reds.
So by the time Game No. 95 ended in defeat No. 46, manager Clint Hurdle had to welcome the hiatus with open arms.
"The break is coming at a real good time for us to catch our breath, and get ready for the second half," Hurdle said following the Bucs' curtain-lowering 6-3 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Todd Frazier's two-run homer off Vance Worley in the sixth warded off Pittsburgh's comeback attempts against Cincinnati ace Johnny Cueto, and made sure the sting would remain from Francisco Liriano's long-awaited return.
Liriano's first start following a month on the DL with a strained left oblique only added to his puzzling season. The Bucs had hoped a strong start from their '13 ace would heighten anticipation for the season's second half. Instead, the lefty just remained an enigma by staying stuck on one win in his last 18 starts.
"Had to get him back in a big league game to find out. A Triple-A game is not always the thermometer you're looking for," said Hurdle, alluding to Liriano's one rehab start for Indianapolis, six scoreless innings on Monday. "He was rusty. His command will improve."
That is why Liriano had already been given the starting assignment to launch the season's second half on Friday against Colorado at PNC Park. Making the starts on regular rest will make it easier for him to get locked in.
"We're trying to get him in rhythm," Hurdle said, nodding, "give him every opportunity to get out of the blocks, to get going and create some momentum -- to see what we got."
That's a comment with potentially a powerful message behind it. That next start will come on July 18 -- less than two weeks before the non-waiver Trade Deadline. The Bucs may need to determine what they can expect from Liriano before deciding whether to look for a veteran starter on the market.
Liriano needed 94 pitches on Sunday to make it through four innings, allowing only three hits but six walks. Last season, Liriano pitched a complete game in St. Louis on a total of 94 pitches.
The lefty's stint ended right before the rain delay -- he departed for a pinch-hitter in the fifth. It was a mixed bag, for certain. He had all sorts of command issues, being surrounded by baserunners the whole time. Yet, he was only hurt by an unknown's three-run homer -- Kristopher Negron went deep in the second, on his second big league at-bat since 2012.
"I was told to throw [him] the change down and away," Liriano said of his approach to someone he'd not faced before. "It stayed up the middle, a mistake pitch, and he got it pretty good."
Said Negron, "[Liriano] sinks the ball away, changeup away, so anything up in the zone on the outer half of the plate, I was looking to drive that way."
Liriano was at his best with the bases loaded, putting an 0-for-3 on the Reds in those situations, including strikeouts of the last two men he faced -- Frazier and Chris Heisey.
"I tried to make good pitches when I needed to, to give the guys a chance to stay in the ballgame," Liriano said. "I was too excited [at the outset], and it was not easy to stay focused on hitting my spots."
The Reds' lead from Negron's homer dissipated slowly -- like rain water down a drain -- but never completely emptied, thanks to Frazier's "corner kick" off Worley.
With Billy Hamilton aboard via a single, Frazier sliced a shot down the right-field line just inside the foul pole -- a homer measured at 331 feet.
"Frazier ... he continues to show up," said Hurdle, clearly impressed. "That pitch he ended up hitting ... we looked at it again, that's really good hitting. To take that ball with that body position, keep it fair inside the pole and out of the park, is pretty impressive."
Andrew McCutchen's fourth-inning triple, followed by Neil Walker's RBI groundout and Josh Harrison's RBI single in the fifth had made it 3-2.
The Reds got one back in their fifth, on Devin Mesoraco's double off Stolmy Pimentel, then Walker led off the sixth with his 13th homer to make it 4-3.
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Like its award-winning predecessor T 50 p* the focus for design of the T 51 p is delivering unrivalled sound quality. With new and improved drivers the headphones deliver in an inspiring way – right from the first moment. A particularly deep bass response and transparent, clear highs are apparent from the T 51 p due to the common properties that make all Tesla headphones so special: high efficiency and low distortion. The result: a clear, powerful sound across the entire frequency range, even at low levels. The closed design of the T 51 p also isolates external noise very effectively.Further information about Tesla Technology Completely re-engineered transducers (drivers) based on a neodymium ring magnet with optimized magnetic field characteristics. This combination creates a magnetic field inside the transducer which is far stronger (> 1,2 Tesla - measuring unit for magnetic flux density - with current headphones the strength of the magnetic field is < 0,65 Tesla) than in standard headphones. Because of this increased magnetic field, the voice coil is more compact but still provides a very high degree of efficiency. The membrane, consisting of a 3 layer "compound foil", delivers an extremely precise frequency response and guarantees, in collaboration with the strong magnet, a transparent and distortion free sound..
The shiny beyerdynamic logo on the housing caps stands in sharp contrast with the brushed metal surfaces of the ear-cups. The cable has also been improved to be more stable and has a satin finish which results in less cable noise. A light champagne tone lends the headphones a very elegant appearance and raises the T 51 p above the plastic monotony of most – even more expensive – headphones with its all-metal construction.
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www.audio.de 07/2014Title: On-Ear Headphones / Beyerdynamic T-51p TestAuthor: Fritz I. SchwertfegerTranslated from the original German article[...]
At first sight the beyerdynamic T 51 p looks like a derivative of a military cyber research object which came to the public by chance. The metal design demonstrates a powerful appearance and tough strength. The smooth design combines functionality with almost artistic-looking elements such as the curved shape of the yokes. [...]The champagne-coloured shimmering ear cup can rotate which allows, with the additional vertical movement, an excellent comfortable adjustment to the ear. Due to this, the T 51 p fits perfectly to the ear, attenuates ambient noise and due to the closed design nothing can penetrate to the outside. The relatively low impedance makes the beyerdynamic headphone ideal for low voltage outputs which dominate with smartphones and tablets.
[...](...) The T 51 p played so well that the testers had to check if they were actually wearing an on-ear headphone on their head. Bill Callahan's "Ride My Arrow" (from the album "Dream River") sounded so full-bodied and earthy. Especially the intonation of Callahan's sonorous voice appeared very authentic and although the very last ounce of airiness was heard, you could not state missing highs completely. The T 51 p gave the music a lot of space so that even detailed information such as background noise or Callahan's daring Wah-Wah variants were not lost.
Hifi-News 07/2014Title: beyerdynamic T 51 pAuthor: unknown
Translated from the original German articles
[...]"(...) sensitivity is good rather than exceptional – but plenty high enough to provide ample loudness capability and good battery life with portable music sources."[...]"This track appeared clean, clear, controlled, with good percussion, a solid Russ Ballard guitar, and a distinctive Hammond timbre."
www.amazona.de 05/2014Title: What on earth is Tesla?Autor: Felix Thoma
With the T 51 p beyerdynamic, the manufacturer from Heilbronn, Germany launches a new headphone of the Tesla series. A very attractive and noble look combined with a good and precise sound make the T 51 p a good headphone. For a beyerdynamic headphone you have to spend a lot of money, but you will receive a noble headphone of an excellent workmanship.
Plus +Very good soundVery good workmanshipNoble look
Audio Test 04/2014Title: High fidelity to go Author: Tobias Häußler
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The balanced and rich sound is one of the basic characteristics attracting attention from the very first moment when starting the track. A powerful bass reaches deep sounds and is reproduced clean, being quite vibrant. Contrabasses show a deep warmth and in the rock and pop area impulsive sounds such as bass drums and a briefly stopped bass are convincing.
[...]Instruments clearly stand out from one another and do not compete with each other. The highs are drawn brilliantly and give the sound enough air. (...)."[...]"Result: Very good"
Guter Rat 04/2014Title: Back to the good soundAuthor: unknownTranslated from the original German article[...]
The decision was very close. The stylish T 51 p from beyerdynamic achieved the second place with the overall rating of 1.8. In the hearing test beyerdynamic was a little bit better. [...]For this reason, the handcrafted headphone from Heilbronn has missed the victory only just.
www.headfonia.com 03/2014Title: The amazing beyerdynamic T 51 pAuthor: Lieven[...]"Without hesitation or shame I can easily call this the best on ear portable headphone I have had the pleasure to listen to since a long time. "[...]
Audio 02/2014Title: Urban residentAuthor: Fritz I. SchwertfegerThe robust metal material implies a powerful appearance and tough resistance. The sophisticated design combines functionality with an almost artistic, elegantly curved form of the yoke of the ear cup. [...]The champagne-coloured ear cup can be swivelled giving additional vertical flexibility to ensure an excellent and comfortable adaption to the ear.[...](...) The T 51 p sounded so balanced that the testers forgot they were wearing only an on-ear headphone. Bill Callahan's "Ride My Arrow" sounded so grandiose and rich. [...]The T 51 p gave the music enough room so that even subtle information such as background noise was heard. The same applies to "Amen" by Leonhard Cohen ("Old Ideas"): Here the T 51 p painted a calm and gentle "picture" of the music. The mids were balanced and clean, the bass dry and the highs calm and relaxed. The T 51 p always reproduced Cohen's striking voice and the vocals of the female background singers neutrally and precisely.
Price/performance ratio: Very good
Hifi-Vision 03/2014 and Ear-In 1/2014Title: Dynamic BeyerAuthor: Martin Mertens
Translated from the original German test report
[...]For the money spent you receive good value. The design alone, which somehow appears to be classic, but when you look at it closer, it is very modern. Plus the solid quality. Even when you do not put the T 51 p on your head, you do not want to put it aside, because its metal feels so strong, its pads feel so soft and its yokes move so smoothly. Nevertheless, you will not hold the T 51 p in your hands that often, because it fits perfectly on the head. The soft ear pads attach gently to the ears and remain comfortable even when wearing for a longer period of time. The light weight of just 174 g helps that the small beyerdynamic headphone always sits comfortably. [...]And when you listen with this small T-model, you will hardly put it down. It really is astonishing how much of the sound of beyerdynamic's big models can be achieved with the small T 51 p. It sounds really great and opens up a large stage. Typical for beyerdynamic: the headphone acts very dynamic with a fine resolution and provides a deep bass which is quite remarkable for a headphone of this brand. Although this tuning is very rich and full for beyerdynamic, even the lowest frequencies remain extremely agile and outlined. Despite the closed design, the impressive depth and the very regular volume levels, it is remarkable that the T 51 p does not build up unpleasant pressure in the bass response.Rating: Silver class, good-very good
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 11/2013Title: More room for the depthsAuthor: Marco DettweilerTested: The Momentum on-ear headphone from Sennheiser and the T 51 p from beyerdynamic.
[...]We have found two current models, both have much of what you wish for: High-quality workmanship, trendy looks, superb sound and excellent manufacturers. [...](...) and the T 51 p differentiate from the mass of on-ear headphones not only because of their very good sound, but also because of the excellent workmanship and high-quality materials. The headband is made of flexible yet sturdy metal and leather pads ensure a pleasant comfort of wearing. The ear pads are also made of soft leather. The ear cups can swivel and adapt optimally to the ear.
http://www.whathifi.com Nov, 6th 2013
Title: Delivering superb levels of subtlety and rhythm in its portable build, the T51ps are one of the best sounding headphones in its classAutor: unknown"The Beyerdynamic T51p headphones are the best-sounding over-ear headphones that we've heard in a while at this price – that's obvious from the moment you put them on."
www.news.cnet.com Nov, 2nd 2013Title: Straight out of Germany: Beyerdynamic T 51 P headphonesAuthor: Steve Guttenberg"The T 51 P is the best on-ear headphone I've heard in quite some time, and it's highly recommended."


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