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Prospects Will Break Your Heart
Boston Red Sox Top 10 Prospects
State of the Farm: "It's a love that lasts forever, it's a love that has no past. Don't let me down, don't let me down."
The Top Ten
1. Xander Bogaerts
What Happened in 2012: You mean, besides hitting for power and average in the Carolina League before moving up to Double-A as a teenager and continuing the offensive onslaught by ripping 15 extra-base hits in only 23 games?
Strengths: Simple, fluid swing mechanics; very natural barrel-to-ball relationship; projects to hit for both plus power and batting average; shows plus-plus bat speed; shows ability to drive the ball all over the park; can square velocity; arm is plus; plays game with feel and instincts; solid glove; could have above-average defensive profile at third base.
Weaknesses: Aggressive in the box; soft and spinning can get him off-balance; will need to expand pitch appetite (fastball eyes); exaggerated swing plane limits stay in the zone; good athlete, but lacks plus speed; physical maturation process could leave speed below-average; limited range at shortstop; fielding actions can be stiff; not ideal profile for middle-of-the-diamond.
Overall Future Potential: 7; all-star
Explanation of Risk: High risk; excellent makeup, but lofty ceiling; still lots of developmental space between present/future.
Fantasy Future: At his peak, Bogaerts could approach a .300 average and 30-plus bombs a year; bat will play anywhere on the diamond, but most likely will find a home at third base.
The Year Ahead: It's hard to imagine Bogaerts taking another step forward in 2013, but it's entirely possible. His swing is full of grace, and the power that flows from the hit tool could make him a very special player if everything goes according to plan. He still needs refinement in all phases of the game, and an extended stay in Double-A could expose some of the weaknesses in his offensive approach. While its possible that he remains at shortstop going forward, his defensive profile isn't ideal at the position at the highest level, and as the 6'3'' 175-lb. 20-year-old continues to grow into his body, his average-at-best speed will tick down and his range at the position will prove to be inadequate. Regardless, his bat has middle-of-the-order potential, and could make him an all-star if he reaches his ceiling.
Major league ETA: 2013
2. Jackie Bradley
What Happened in 2012: In his first full-season, Bradley crushed in High-A, and after a promotion to Double-A, continued to show a mature approach to all phases of the game.
Strengths: Special baseball instincts; plus glove; strong arm; average speed, but preternatural feel for position; moves before ball is put in play; precise routes and angles; plus-plus overall profile at premium position; advanced approach at the plate; good pitch-recognition skills; knows his pitch pocket and attacks; solid-average hit tool; tough out.
Weaknesses: Lacks plus speed; relies on first-step quickness and instincts for range; game power plays below-average; most likely a down-the-lineup offensive threat.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; Bradley is a natural baseball player with now skills; only risk is full development of bat.
Fantasy Future: Should make enough solid contact to hit for average; good on-base skills; potential for doubles, but most likely a single-digit home run threat; could steal some bases despite average speed.
The Year Ahead: Bradley isn't long for the minors, with a glove that is ready for the bright lights. The bat isn't special and could use more reps in the minors, but he's a mature talent that should be ready for a major-league assignment at some point in 2013. Bradley can make every play in center, and he can do so without making it look like a big production. He has Gold Glove potential at the position, and as long as the bat can play in the average range, he's a first-division talent.
Major league ETA: 2013
3. Matt Barnes
What Happened in 2012: The 19th overall pick in 2011 made his professional debut, and looked like the steal of draft, overwhelming the competition in Low-A before a jump to High-A, where his performance was still strong despite tiring some down the stretch.
Strengths: Good size/strength; repeatable delivery; plus-plus fastball; pitch will routinely work 92-95 and touch higher; has shown ability to work as high as 94 mph with consistency; movement is easy plus, with excellent vertical action; command of offering is sharp; can work low in the zone and create steep plane; premium pitch; curveball works in mid-70s with heavy break; solid-average (present) that can get to plus; changeup took big developmental step forward; plays as average offering; plus command profile
Weaknesses: Can be too fastball dependent; curveball lacks consistency; doesn't finish pitch and loses rotation; changeup can get too firm and lack quality action.
Overall Future Potential: High 6; no. 2 starter
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; inherent risk with pitchers; needs more secondary development.
Fantasy Future: Has the body/delivery to log innings; has the stuff to miss bats; has the command to limit hard contact/walks; could develop into high wins/high strikeout starter at the major-league level.
The Year Ahead: Barnes is ready for Double-A, where the utility of his secondary offerings will be put to the test. Even without big jumps from the companion pitches, the fastball is good enough to ride all the way to the majors, as it features not only plus-plus velocity, but also movement and command, making it a near elite offering.
Major league ETA: 2013
4. Allen Webster
What Happened in 2012: After a repeat of the Double-A level saw Webster make developmental progress, the Dodgers included the promising right-hander in a package to the Red Sox in exchange for half of their roster.
Strengths: Prototypical size for a starter; fastball is easy plus, routinely working in the mid-90s with good downward movement; ball is extremely difficult to lift; changeup is near plus-plus; heavily pronated offering that is effective to both lefties/righties; can miss bats and induce weak contact; slider emerged as solid-average offering, working in the 83-87 range with two-plane break.
Weaknesses: Command is below-average and limits full-function of the arsenal; loses his delivery; slips under breaking ball; curveball is fringe-average; could end up in the bullpen without command progress.
Overall Future Potential: 6; no. 3 starter
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; iffy command is limiting, but arsenal features two plus (to plus-plus) now pitches; has impact potential at major-league level.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to be a workhorse arm in a major-league rotation, with two bat-missing pitches and an improving slider that will help complete the arsenal.
The Year Ahead: Webster should slot into the Triple-A rotation, where the Red Sox can get an extended look at the soon to be 23-year-old right-hander. His overall command is the biggest factor in his future success, as the raw stuff is good enough to play effectively wild, but has the potential to thrive with more command/control refinement. He could be a dominating late-inning presence, but with a starter's arsenal and upside, his future role looks brighter in the rotation. Webster is another arm that should taste the major leagues in 2013.
Major league ETA: 2013
5. Blake Swihart
What Happened in 2012: Swihart made the big jump from the complex level to full-season ball, where his development took positive steps despite not producing a slash line that tickles the fancy.
Strengths: Plus athlete; arm is strong; good catch/throw skills; shows quality actions behind the plate; nice swing from both sides of the plate; shows bat speed; potential to drive balls; hands work well; some power potential.
Weaknesses: Still raw as a receiver; body needs to gain physical strength/lower-half strength; approach needs work; still learning what pitches he can handle; big talent jump from facing high-school pitching to Sally League pitching; long developmental road ahead/slow to the show.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: high risk; big gap between present and future; difficult to develop behind the plate and develop solid-avg to plus bat.
Fantasy Future: At maturity, could hit ~.270-plus with 15-plus home runs from a premium defensive position, giving him excellent overall value.
The Year Ahead: Swihart is just getting started as a player, and the developmental process can get ugly before the results start to look pretty, especially for a catcher. He possesses a fluid swing from both sides of the plate and some hittability, with a profile that should produce some power down the line. But it's a tough assignment to take steps forward at a demanding position while taking steps forward at the plate. Some patience is required here, but the payoff could be well worth it, as Swihart has all the necessary ingredients to develop into an above-average player.
Major league ETA: 2016
6. Garin Cecchini
What Happened in 2012: Finally healthy, Cecchini showed a promising offensive attack at the full-season level, hitting over.300 with 38 doubles.
Strengths: Baseball rat; good size/strength; fluid swing; hips and hands work very well; line-drive stroke; shows good bat control; good approach; potential in the profile for 5+ game power; arm is 6; excellent overall feel for the game; game speed plays up with instincts.
Weaknesses: Struggles against arm-side pitching; will expand zone and is susceptible to off-speed offerings; offensive tools lack crazy projection; defense is suspect at third base; stiff actions/hard hands; limited range; fringe 5 run; bat first profile.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; offense needs to carry profile; big grade jumps necessary; big baseball makeup
Fantasy Future: Bat-first third baseman with potential for batting average, 20+ home runs, lots of doubles, and some stolen base ability because of instincts/game awareness.
The Year Ahead: Cecchini will move to High-A, where he needs to continue to tighten his approach and improve against sequence. He can rake against right-handed pitching, and has the necessary bat speed to turn back quality velocity, so he should continue to make hard contact and produce batting average. The power exists, but could take time to manifest itself into over-the-fence production. If the bat steps up, the soon-to-be 22 year-old could finish the year in Double-A, which is the level that separates the men from the boys.
Major league ETA: 2015
7. Henry Owens
What Happened in 2012: Owens made his professional debut by jumping straight to full-season ball, where the projectable lefty missed bats but also struggled with his command and secondary utility.
Strengths: Size and length that can't be taught; fastball works upper-80s to low-90s, touching 94; good arm-side movement and deception in the delivery helps pitch play up; curveball with multiple looks, but flashes plus potential in the 75-76 range with good depth;
Weaknesses: Lots of moving parts limit present command; struggles to stay over the ball/finish his pitches; frame needs to add strength; changeup is below-average at present; deliberate and without much deception; some questions about maturity level.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; no. 3 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; arsenal projection not a given; secondary pitches and command need grade jump.
Fantasy Future: Has the size and projectable strength to log innings; profiles as innings-eater with solid-average arsenal from the left-side.
The Year Ahead: Owens will move to High-A, where the projectable southpaw can prove the believers right by showing arsenal progression, with enhanced fastball velocity that he can hold throughout games/season and improved secondary offerings. The doubters aren't as sold on the projection, despite the lengthy body, and without easy plus raw stuff and questionable pitchability, Owens might stumble without an arsenal boost.
Major league ETA: 2015
8. Bryce Brentz
What Happened in 2012: After a big 2011 campaign, Brentz continued to hit well after the promotion to Double-A, where his aggressive approach didn't suffocate his ability to for power and average.
Strengths: Big raw power; torque-heavy swing that produces above-average bat speed; makes good contact despite aggressive approach and vicious hacks; good game power; plus arm in the outfield
Weaknesses: Aggressive approach leaves him vulnerable to off-speed offerings; legit questions about pitch-recognition ability; power plays, but hit tool doesn't offer same projection; fringe run.
Overall Future Potential: 5; second-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; approach and pitch-recognition issues could spoil the power in the bat.
Fantasy Future: Prototypical right field profile; has legit over-the-fence power; hit tool utility and approach will decide how much it plays in games; could hit 25-plus.
The Year Ahead: Brentz avoided exploitation at the Double-A level despite a suspect approach, but he might not fare as well against the craftier arms in Triple-A. Brentz can drive the baseball, but refining his approach will be a must against better pitching. Once the book is out, arms with a plan will be able to exploit the aggressiveness with sequence, and if the pitch-recognition skills aren't up to the task, Brentz could see his prospect status shrink and his progress halt in the upper minors.
Major league ETA: 2013
9. Jose Iglesias
What Happened in 2012: After an inconsistent Triple-A season, Iglesias failed the offensive test at the major-league level, hitting an anemic .118 and only reaching base at a 20 percent clip.
Strengths: Massive defensive skills; wizard; 7 range, with instincts and a quick first-step; big arm; pillow hands; silky smooth actions; flare for the big play; 8 total defensive package; above-average run; some bat control and hittability; smart player.
Weaknesses: Lacks strength in swing; doesn't drive the ball; chewed up by secondary stuff; struggles to turn around velocity; doesn't project as quality hitter; no power.
Overall Future Potential: 5; second-0division regular
Explanation of Risk: High risk; so many questions about the bat; glove is ready
Fantasy Future: Is there a fantasy category for slick plays at shortstop? There should be. That's about all Iglesias is going to produce; some contact is possible; low average; no power; some game speed.
The Year Ahead: Iglesias's offensive production often takes unfair criticism because of the elite nature and major league readiness of his defense. Despite playing in Cuba, Iglesias only has ~1000 minor league plate appearance, and yet has already been pushed to the upper minors with some major league looks. He lacks strength and the approach isn't great, but with more seasoning and developmental patience, he should be able to hit down the lineup on a team without high offensive expectations from the position. He is unlikely to ever hit for a high average or make a pitcher sweat, but his glove is so good that he can provide value to a team with only a minimal offensive presence. He should get another chance at the major league level at some point in 2013.
Major league ETA: 2011
10. Brian Johnson
What Happened in 2012: After a long collegiate season, Johnson dipped his toes into the professional waters, logging just over five innings before taking a line drive to the face, fracturing his orbital bone and effectively ending his season.
Strengths: Strong face; lively low-90s fastball that can touch higher; good arm-side movement and feel for command; curveball shows above-average potential with tight rotation and some depth; changeup should play as a 5; good pitchability
Weaknesses: Lacks elite stuff; changeup can get too firm in the mid-80s; lacks big action; uses slider in addition to CB; slurvy offering that several sources called a show pitch; body looks a little doughy which could affect mechanics/adjustments; limited upside.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 4 starter
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; Johnson will pitch the 2013 season at age 22; arsenal needs to refine, but shows playable now stuff; good overall feel for pitching.
Fantasy Future: Profiles best a back-end starter with a chance for more if secondary pitches grade up. Has size and strength, so should be able to take the ball every fifth day and log innings; won't miss a great deal of bats at highest level.
The Year Ahead: Johnson's arsenal has some room to grow, but the ultimate ceiling is limited. The fastball is the only above-average offering at present, but the curve could get there soon, giving him the foundation for a strong arsenal. Johnson knows his craft, and lefties with at least three pitches and strike-throwing ability have a way of sticking around the game and offering value. Johnson should be set to move quickly, but the development and refinement of his secondary arsenal will set the pace.
Major league ETA: 2014
Prospects on the Rise
1. CF Manuel Margot: 18-year-old Dominican center fielder that projects to stay at the position for the foreseeable future and has a short, quick swing with some power potential. After a very impressive professional debut in the Dominican Summer League, Margot will look to continue the trend stateside in 2013, which could help push his prospect status into the top 10.
2. SS Jose Vinicio: Latin American bonus baby from the 2009 class, Vinicio spent two years at the complex level before making the jump to full-season ball in 2012. The 19-year-old has legit shortstop skills and projects to stay up-the-middle as he develops. The bat is immature at present, but as Vinicio adds strength and refines his approach, he has the type of bat speed to make hard contact and become a solid all-around talent.
3. Deven Marrero: The 24th overall selection in the 2012 draft, Marrero was viewed by many as the best college shortstop available in the class, and a player that had the all-around polish to move quickly through a system. While his bat might lack a sexy ceiling, he should hit enough to stay in a lineup, and his above-average profile on defense should make a major-league regular for a long time.
Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at the ML level in 2013
1. RHP Chris Carpenter: Former hard-throwing Cubs starter turned hard-throwing Cubs reliever turned hard-throwing Red Sox reliever is ready to make an impact at the major-league level in 2013. With elite fastball velocity and below-average command, Carpenter should be able to induce nervous feet in the box, and if the command comes around and the slider finds some consistency, he should be able to offer more than just an unpredictable arm that can throw 100 mph.
2. LHP Chris Hernandez: The Former Miami starter might lack average fastball velocity, but he makes up for that with quality movement, command, and the ability to mix his offerings to keep the hitters off-balance. His margin for error is small, and his ultimate role is yet to be determined, but with a cutting fastball and plus pitchability, he might be able to offer a contribution to the major-league team in 2013.
3. RHP Brandon Workman: Down the queue for a major league look, former Longhorns starter Brandon Workman has the type of mature frame and arsenal to force the issue at some point in '13. Like Hernandez, his ultimate role has yet to be determined, but with a low-90s fastball that can touch higher and a plus cutter that can get in the kitchen of left-handed hitters, Workman could be a good candidate for the bullpen.
Top 10 Talents 25 and Younger (born 4/1/1987 or later)
After two straight disappointing seasons that have ended in turmoil and the late August blockbuster trade that saw Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford shipped to Los Angeles, the organization has entered a retooling phase focused on a combination of more disciplined acquisitions and an infusion of younger talent. The crown jewel of the system, Xander Bogaerts' star shines bright, highlighted by his impact bat potential that will play at any spot on the diamond. Bogaerts' easy bat speed and lightning-quick wrists enable him to consistently barrel offerings up with authority to all fields. The whispers of "future All-Star at the hot corner" continue to get louder. Third baseman Will Middlebrooks continued to build off of the development strides he made in 2011 to push towards fulfilling his potential as an above-average regular during his peak and enters this upcoming season as the everyday starter after showing he was ready for the challenge before his rookie season ended via a broken hand. Will both Middlebrooks and Bogaerts be able to coexist in the same lineup down the road? It's a good potential "problem" for an organization to have.
Jackie Bradley and Matt Barnes, both 2011 draft picks, quickly established themselves within the ranks. Bradley projects as a top-of-the-order hitting center fielder and very likely replacement for Jacoby Ellsbury should Ellsbury move on, while Barnes shows the makings of a potential solid third starter with continued refinement to the crispness of his stuff, capable of competing for a rotation spot in 2014. The key pieces of the trade with the Dodgers, Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster, instantly upgraded the organization's young pitching depth. Both could find themselves cutting their teeth against the AL East as mid-rotation starters or high-leverage relievers in the coming seasons. Blake Swihart, Garin Cecchini, and Henry Owens presently are possible glimpses into the future a handful of seasons from now. All three possess the talent to round into major leaguers, but each have key development needs to continue to track during their progression up the ranks. Lefty Felix Doubront profiles as a back-end starter or later-inning reliever should other talent or performance push him into that role. It's taken a bit for the pipeline to rebound from trades made in prior offseasons, but there are some first-division major leaguers on the way in the near future and a developing secondary wave with the potential to reinforce or be used in deals for areas of need. —Chris Mellen
Special thanks to Nick Faleris, Mark Anderson, and Chris Mellen for their input and influence on this list.
Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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This is not a top 15 farm, right? It seems like the weakest Boston's farm has been in years.
Nov 29, 2012 05:26 AM
Great work JP. Question about the sum of parts... What makes a likely thirdbaseman like Bogaerts grade as a 7 when his individual grades are 6+ hit, 6+ power, 6 arm?
Nov 29, 2012 06:00 AM
Bogaerts at SS and Middleton at 3B? If the Tigers can pull of Peralta and Cabrera you'd think two younger guys with better D(for now), could as well and enjoy the offensive boost...
Nov 29, 2012 06:59 AM
I'm not sure Kate Middleton has the arm strength to stick at third, but her makeup is fantastic.
Nov 29, 2012 07:11 AM
Sure. That could happen. Middlebrooks has a quality glove. It wouldn't be ideal, especially from the standpoint of range, but it would inject the bats into the lineup. From a Red Sox fan perspective, I would hope Iglesias eventually steps up and claims that role. His defense makes the team better, but his bat isn't going to carry any of the weight. If Iglesias makes it work, Bogaerts has the athleticism and arm to handle a move to RF.
Nov 29, 2012 07:13 AM
I can't see Iglesias keeping Bogaerts out the lineup if the Red Sox feel that Bogaerts can play a passable short - even if it's 40-45 grade. To be honest, I don't see a first division club running out a guy who hits an empty .250 year after year however good his defence is.
Nov 29, 2012 07:33 AM
I think it depends on the offensive structure of the team. If you can get above-average offense elsewhere in the line-up, especially from spots normally viewed as deficient offensive roles (catcher, center), you could put a .230 hitter in the 9-hole if the value of his glove is that legit. I think premium defense up the middle is under-appreciated in a game that often celebrates runs over run prevention. Iglesias might not produce runs, but he would help prevent them.
Nov 29, 2012 07:39 AM
I think all of that is true. I still don't think the Red Sox will settle for such limited offensive production from a regular player - I can't think of any examples of such an extremely defense oriented player holding down a job for a contending team.
Nov 29, 2012 07:54 AM
Starting SS on the 2012 WS champs looks awfully similar to a .250 hitting SS with little to no offensive value and a good glove.
Nov 29, 2012 08:20 AM
Brendan Ryan held down SS for the Cardinals for a couple of years. That's the only recent one to pop into my head. Even guys like Concepcion were nearly average hitters.
Nov 29, 2012 11:10 AM
Why isn't Ryan Kalish in top ten under twenty-five?
Nov 29, 2012 07:41 AM
The great Chris Mellen created the U25 list, so he is better source to ask. But judging by the players on the list, Kalish falls a bit short, at least for me.
Nov 29, 2012 07:47 AM
Ryan Kalish hasn't played much baseball since 2010, dealing with rehabbing from shoulder and neck injuries. That's a two year gap in development for a player that was beginning to make the transition to the major league level. Pretty huge in terms of missed time in my opinion. I was a big backer and believer in Kalish prior to the injuries as the people familiar may remember, but presently I saw better and firmer talents to include in that list.
Nov 29, 2012 08:48 AM
Interested to hear what maturity issues Henry Owens has that could affect his progress. Doesn't work hard at his craft? Attitude issues? Hopefully those can work out with age. I'm worried about the depth of high ceiling arms (#2s or #3s).
Nov 29, 2012 07:48 AM
I don't think its a makeup issue; rather, it's most likely maturity related, which is a very subjective observation to begin with. The expectations placed on these kids are very high, and when teenagers exhibit teenaged behavior, they are often criticized because of their professional [read: adult] occupation.But that's the nature of the beast and the reports have to reflect that.
Nov 29, 2012 07:59 AM
John Douglass
I love the phrase "pitch appetite."
Nov 29, 2012 07:49 AM
Dave Holgado
"Fastball eyes" also another great add to the lexicon. A quick google reveals that it's only been used twice before, both times by the Professor himself (in describing Tigers 3B Francisco Martinez and Rangers SS Luis Marte). Love it.
Nov 29, 2012 14:06 PM
Nov 29, 2012 07:49 AM
I think it all starts with health. It's hard to paint a picture of a player unless you get to see a functioning product. I'd like to say that a healthy Ranaudo is a pitcher that can contribute at the highest level, but in what form I can't say. I would wager that its in relief, but I'd like to see what it looks like at 100% before putting him in that box.
Nov 29, 2012 07:53 AM
Bogaerts' profile looks huge to me, potential top 10 prospect in all of baseball?
Nov 29, 2012 07:53 AM
Curious with Bogaerts if there's still any suggestion that he may have to move further down the defensive spectrum than third (I get that the Sox may move him to the OF if Middlebrooks settles in as the long term solution at third, but that's to get the bat into the lineup)? Last year there were even some suggestions that he could end up as a first baseman.
Nov 29, 2012 07:56 AM
I think he can stay on the left-side of the infield, at least from a scouting perspective, with 3B being the best fit for his skill-set. That's not to say he couldn't hang at SS for a few more years, even if the quality isn't high. He might eventually end up in RF, but that's a destination born from organizational need rather than a tool-based deficiency.
Nov 29, 2012 08:02 AM
Any thoughts on Brandon Jacobs? Seemed to take a step backwards in high A.
Nov 29, 2012 08:09 AM
Legit power, but difficult profile (LF) and the swing has a lot of miss. Without a tighter approach, the upper minors will chew him up. Pitchers with a plan can already get him to expand and follow their lead.
Nov 29, 2012 08:20 AM
Brandon Jacobs dealt with a hand injury for a good chunk of the season that cut into some of his progress. He spent time on the DL and then when he came back the word was things weren't going to be 100% right until the off-season.
Nov 29, 2012 09:13 AM
Nov 29, 2012 08:23 AM
So, Jerry Sands doesn't make the 25-and-under top 10, so conceivably Middlebrooks could be the firstbaseman of the future with Bogaerts at third and Inglesias at shortstop.
Nov 29, 2012 09:29 AM
Jason, what's so magical about 6'3" pitchers? My impression is that if everything else is the same, the taller the pitcher the longer he will take to fully harness his command, but the greater potential down the road. Is that wrong?
Nov 29, 2012 09:33 AM
It depends on the pitcher. Personally, I prefer tall, athletic pitchers because of the leverage involved.
Nov 29, 2012 09:56 AM
Nick Faleris
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Pitching is a really difficult thing to do. It's tough to find someone with the coordination/athleticism to repeat their mechanics such that they can execute MLB quality pitches with MLB quality control/command/consistency.
Nov 29, 2012 10:44 AM
I know the ETA is just a guess (with outside factors playing large roles), but do you really see 5 of those top prospects getting significant playing time in the majors this year? The Barnes and Brentz ETA's surprised me a bit
Nov 29, 2012 09:45 AM
In the player profile, Bradley is called "most likely a down-the-lineup offensive threat," but the summary says he "projects as a top-of-the-order hitting center fielder."
Nov 29, 2012 09:46 AM
I think it has more to do with two different writers and two different evaluations. Chris Melln produced the U25 list/paragraph. His personal evaluation of Bradley's bat might be different than the one expressed in the player report. In all fairness, the difference is slight, as an optimistic assessment of his bat could make him a top-of-the-order type, while the more conservative view would push him down the order a bit. It could go either way.
Nov 29, 2012 09:59 AM
Shaun P.
Not entirely germane, but I'm curious so . . . who is the better defender at SS, Iglesias or Hechavarria? Who is more likely to be able to hit enough to stick at SS for a couple of years at least? Does your answer change if you factor in the home park (Fenway = hitters' haven, Marlins Park = pitcher's park, I think)?
Nov 29, 2012 10:24 AM
Matt Commins
Random question; best overall future potential: Will Middlebrooks, Brett Lawrie or Mike Moustakas?
Nov 29, 2012 18:27 PM
I'd go Moose (glove, power), Lawrie (basically Middlebrooks with a better glove), then Middlebrooks.
Nov 30, 2012 08:12 AM
Defensively, I'd take MIddlebrooks over Lawrie. I never felt comfortable with the metrics that said he was a near-elite defender. He's solid, but spastic, and I have a high opinion of Middlebrooks.
Nov 30, 2012 08:44 AM
I see Middlebrooks' defense rounding into above-average at the major league level. It isn't there yet, but he has the instincts and feel for the position, along with plenty of arm and has maintained the athleticsm as the body went through a lot of physical maturation from 18 to 22 years old. The defense should be one of the strengths of his game in the bigs.
Nov 30, 2012 09:07 AM
Awesome work JP & co. Surprised to see Middlebrooks so high on the under-25, especially given the top 4 in the system. I assume that means his OFP is roughly considered a 6/first division starter?
Nov 29, 2012 18:44 PM
Late to the party, but was Keury De la Cruz close to the list at all? Any thoughts about him on his future?
Nov 30, 2012 13:29 PM
Keury De La Cruz was interesting this season. His body filled out over the off-season and he packed on more muscle. He was always a sturdy body, but noticeably more muscular when I saw him in spring training, especially in the upper body. It helped his bat speed and the thump he got behind the ball, but also pushed him out of center field. With the added bulk in the upper body, he was more stiff and rigid defensively, while his arm wasn't as good as it had been in 2011 when I scouted him in Lowell often.
Dec 02, 2012 08:18 AM
Was hopeful to see Doubront mentioned a little better then back of rotation or late inning reliever. LH SP with 167 K in 161 IP are rare -- I think he faded down the stretch, but this was the most IP he had ever thrown. Maybe splitting hairs, but I was thinking mid-rotation guy for many years.
Nov 30, 2012 13:51 PM
Just a heads up, Jackie Bradley is listed as the top prospect on the BP main page.
Dec 01, 2012 06:38 AM
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Bross, whose complaint triggered an investigation into Wardle, said Wardle made fun of him for losing control of his bowels in a preseason workout, then used demeaning language the rest of the season largely in reference to that incident.
Bross described the workout in which players were asked to run hills on campus, and he got ill as a result. He told the coach that he needed to defecate, and Bross said this was the coach's response:
"Coach Wardle told me to stop being a p---- and to go into the woods," Bross told the newspaper. "So I went into the woods and took a crap. I came back and he was like, 'Are you all done? Are you OK? Are you done being a p---- now, Ryan?' because they thought I was faking it, but I wasn't. So I kept running the hills. I finished one hill. I came back down, and I told them I was not feeling well again, and (Wardle) made me run another hill again because he told me that I was being a baby and that I was letting down the team and I was letting down myself, and that I was letting down everyone."
After Bross continued working out, he lost control of his bowels, and the berating continued.
Wardle issued a statement in response to the story, saying, "I can assure you the well-being of my players is foremost in my mind at all times," Wardle said. "I cannot comment on the specific allegations under federal privacy laws. I can say the version of events you are reporting is inaccurate. I have fully cooperated with the independent investigator, as have our players and coaches. I fully expect the eyewitnesses to these allegations you are reporting will contradict the version you are reporting."
Abusing players at the college basketball level has been big news in the wake of coach Mike Rice's dismissal at Rutgers for verbally and physically abusing some of his players.

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No 'problem solver'
Last November, the voters in District 5 of the Vallecitos Water District voted to elect a "problem solver, not a politician" as their representative on the water district's board of governors. So, how's that been working?
The first problem the "problem solver" addressed was the pressing issue of his pay. He wasn't being paid enough for his sage advice and, after all, the water district is not a nonprofit organization. Therefore, he sought to solve the problem by giving himself a 33 percent raise in per diem stipends.
A politician might have addressed the charge he had made during the election that the previous board had issued an unjustified 200 percent increase in water rates. That, apparently, was no longer a problem the problem solver wanted to fix. His own pay was more important.
The next problem for the problem solver was the lack of media exposure for the board. Again, a politician might have first addressed the charge that the previous board had been gauging developers with fees. Not so the problem solver. Media exposure was a much more pressing problem to be addressed.
One wonders if a politician might not have been a better choice.
John Lauer
San Marcos
Pure politics
Your "An Easter Message" (March 31) had nothing to do with Easter and little to do with religion. Instead, it was pure politics. What the author, Sam Miller, dismissed as "an infinitesimally small number of wayward priests that ... have probably been totally weeded out by now" is an attempt to minimize one of the Roman Catholic Church's greatest bureaucratic failings to date. Even 10 years after this "message" was delivered, new instances of abuse are being uncovered in every corner of the world. Yet, despite the Church's betrayal of trust and its backward-looking agenda, Miller's advice to Catholics is to "walk with your head held high" because "you are better than the rest." Whatever happened to Christian humility? Or is that just a Protestant thing?
Doug Bell
Rancho Peñasquitos
Missing news
With many doubts and second thoughts, I just renewed my subscription to the North County edition of the U-T San Diego for three more months. I don't like this "new" paper at all. I feel I am missing half the news from around San Diego County, the want ads are very limited, the world news is very limited (maybe it's that way in both papers), there seem to be few editorials and the letters to the editor are few and limited in content and subject.
I would like to have the choice of either the regular U-T or the North County edition. We are not your poor country cousins who need to have the "thought police" tell us what edition we can buy.
Virginia Hill
Likes Easter stories
The well-written description of Christianity relating to Easter Sunday by U-T Chairman and Publisher Douglas F. Manchester and Vice Chairman John T. Lynch has me wondering about Christianity in general due to the American trivia question relating to the Salem, Mass. witch hunts posted directly above the Easter message. I would think that a so-called Christian nation could update our Second Amendment to address present times in the same way the Church did when they admitted their logic was in error.
Allen F. Dziuk
Clock is ticking
In regard to the article "Clock is Ticking for Country Club," by David Garrick (March 31): Try to put a Walmart on the old Johnson's furniture location in downtown Escondido and it would be met with a hellacious outcry; it would create too much traffic, be unfair to local merchants, wreck the hometown appeal of Grand Avenue, etc. But if you want to build 400 multifamily homes on the signature country club and only greenbelt left in north Escondido? Not a peep from our political leaders!
I guess they have thrown in the towel and decided construction fees and tax revenue are more import than saving the trademark of what brought us all here in the first place; a resort-style community that is quiet, serene and peaceful. When was the last time the mayor and the Escondido City Council made the right call?
Rick Elkin
Wants different views
This morning, as I read the letters to the editor, I again see that you have chosen only ones with a Republican/conservative opinion. Don't you realize that, in large part, this is what readers with different opinions find so offensive? Isn't it your duty to present various opinions and views in a newspaper? We don't have a real choice in choosing another local paper to read. Please be fair and responsible and present different views.
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LANSING (AP) -- Buoyed by a year of record profits, a Michigan insurance company said Tuesday it is planning a $100 million expansion that could lead to the addition of more than 1,000 jobs at its headquarters.
Lansing-based Jackson National Life Insurance Co. said it is running out of space after adding more than 150 employees to its 2,100-member Lansing workforce in 2012. Since the insurer's headquarters was built in 2000, its workforce has doubled.
Jackson President and CEO Michael Wells said the company decided to expand in Lansing because of its proximity to universities and larger metropolitan areas -- crucial to recruitment efforts -- and because it has called mid-Michigan home for 52 years. The area also is the base for other insurance companies.
Robert Trezise Jr., head of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, credited a 2008 tax-sharing agreement between Lansing and Alaiedon Township as setting the groundwork for the expansion because Jackson is exempted from some property taxes.
The announcement brought both Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and his 2010 Democratic opponent, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, to the same stage.
"By growing a business, by doing it well, by treating your customers right, you continue to grow," Snyder told hundreds of employees gathered in the company's atrium.
"Somebody pinch me," Bernero said of the planned investment and job creation.
Tax and other state and local incentives were still being finalized and were not publicly disclosed. Neither was the salary range for the new jobs, though Wells said the company has been hiring more and more information-technology specialists for good-paying jobs.
Jackson reported net income of $992 million in 2012, a more than $400 million increase driven primarily by higher fee income from variable annuities. The company also has employees in Denver and Nashville, Tenn.
Jackson officials said they want to build a 260,000-square-foot addition adjacent to the headquarters along with an 80,000-square foot data imaging center.


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Clinical Exposures: A true dermoid cyst on a golden retriever's dorsal skull
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A 14-month-old castrated male golden retriever was presented to a referral practice for evaluation of a cystic mass on its dorsal skull, medial and slightly rostral to the left ear.
The owner noticed acute onset of the golf-ball-sized mass three days before presentation, with no known associated trauma. Radiographic examination of the skull and cytologic examination of a fine-needle aspirate of the mass were performed two days earlier by the regular veterinarian. The results revealed a cystic subcutaneous mass over the frontal aspect of the skull and nonspecific suppurative inflammation. Six months before this presentation, the patient had a suspected cyst partially removed from the same location. The removed cystic segment was submitted for histologic examination, revealing a suspected incompletely removed dermoid sinus cyst.DIAGNOSIS
Postoperative analgesia (0.05 mg/kg hydromorphone every four to six hours), antibiotics (30 mg/kg cephalexin given orally every 12 hours), and crystalloid intravenous maintenance fluids were administered. The dog was discharged from the hospital the morning after surgery, and the drains were removed four days after surgery. Skin staples were removed 11 days after surgery, and the patient came in for rechecks one month and 13 months after surgery. The patient healed well from surgery and showed no sign of cyst recurrence.


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No Colts on that damn cover. Please.
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Yep which is why I voted for Jared Allen
This sucks, I like all of those players. Why not we just out Madden's fat *** and a turkey on the cover?
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I see that Madden NFL predcted a 35-31 win by the Saints.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
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Seriously the few times I've spoken to him he didn't come across as the good ole' jovial guy like tv. Now Jaws and Bradshaw were exactly the same as what you see on tv is the same in real life.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
A quick Google search, and it seems that the good folks at EA have used the current version of Madden NFL to run a simulation of the SB each year since 2004. Their simulation has been wrong only once, and that was the year the Giants upset the Pats. It has correctly picked the winner every other year.
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For many travelers, San José del Cabo has become a culinary destination. At least one new and notable eatery opens every high season. Renowned chefs from Baja, mainland Mexico, and the United States are using local foods and, in many cases, organic ingredients to prepare creative interpretations of traditional Mexican cuisine. From the organic farmers market to fresh tortillas and carnitas (braised pork) by the kilo, you can find it all in and around the streets of San José.
Traditional and Contemporary Mexican
One of the trailblazers in this gourmet trend was Tequila Restaurant (Doblado 1011, west of Mijares, tel. 624/142-1155, dinner daily, mains US$20 and up). The setting is cozy, and the menu suggests Asian, Mexican, and Mediterranean influences—a fusion that food writers now call "BajaMed." Popular dishes include tequila shrimp, beef tenderloin guajillo, and lobster deep-fried in a wonton skin. The restaurant cooks with organic produce, and the tequila menu is, of course, top-notch. Cigar aficionados will appreciate the walk-in humidor.
Next to the plaza, La Panga Antigua (Zaragoza 20, tel. 624/142-4041, lunch and dinner daily, mains US$20) offers colonial ambience, with a courtyard, lounge bar, and wine cellar. Chef Jacabo Turquie is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and he prepares a menu of contemporary Mexican cuisine with a focus on seafood. Sample dishes include seared scallops with dry chile oil saffron risotto, asparagus tips, and bell peppers. The catch of the day comes drizzled with cilantro oil over mashed potatoes with huitlacoche (corn truffle). Enjoy the attentive service of an experienced staff.
In the art district, Restaurant Bar Jazmín (Zaragoza and Obregón, tel. 624/142-1760, 7am-10pm daily, mains US$13-40) serves huachinango (whole red snapper) and carne asada a la tampiqueña (grilled beef "Tampico" style) on sizzling hot platters. The atmosphere is casual, and the menu includes licuados (fruit smoothies) and chilaquiles (salsa or mole over crisp tortilla triangles) for breakfast and tortas (Mexican sandwiches), tacos, and fajitas for lunch and dinner. Credit cards, including American Express, are accepted. We've heard complaints of incorrect charges at check time. Take a second look at the bill before you pay.
If you don't mind the strip-mall setting, Habaneros Gastro Grill and Tequila Bar (Mijares in Plaza La Misión, tel. 624/142-2626, 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat., lunch mains US$7-15, dinner mains US$10-30) has some creative Mexican fusion dishes in store. Try the chipotle tequila barbecue baby-back ribs or Cajun filet mignon with grilled prickly pear ratatouille. The Shrimp Extravaganza consists of seven different preparations, including coconut, Parmesan, gingered tequila tamarind, and "frazzled." The Sushizza blends the flavors of sushi rice, cream cheese, and tamarind. Choose from 120 different kinds of tequila to go with your meal.
Chef Tadd Chapman has opened Don Sanchez Restaurant (Blvd. Mijares s/n, Edificio Eclipse Loc. 1 and 3, tel. 624/142-2444, 11am-11pm daily, mains US$15-35) on Boulevard Mijares, a few doors down from the Tropicana. Fresh salsa is made to order at your table, so you can get it as spicy, or not, as you like it. Main dishes fuse together a variety of flavors from around the world. Start with the Organic Aztec Salad of baby greens, strawberry chipotle vinaigrette, strawberries, grilled quince, pine nuts, goat cheese, quinoa, and fresh herbs. Or try the tempura oysters, served with a mango relish, ginger, and tamarind ponzu sauce. For main courses, the Baja Cioppino is a seafood lover's delight. And the filet sous vide is a six-ounce cut of grass-fed beef from Sonora seasoned with garlic, rosemary, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. Gluten-free dishes are labeled on the menu. Aside from the creative cuisine, the real reason to visit is the wine. The cellar at Don Sanchez is stocked with more than 300 labels, many of them from small-production vineyards in the wine country of Northern Baja.
An art district option for straightforward Mexican is Salsita Cocina y Cantina (Obregón 1732, tel. 624/142-6787, 7:30am-11pm daily, mains US$10-20), in a pretty aqua and white building just behind the plaza and a block from the Cultural Center. Order shrimp tacos, tamales, enchiladas, carne en su jugo (beef slow-cooked in its juice), and chiles rellenos.
The owner of Salsita Cocina y Cantina has opened another eatery across the street with a tapas theme that's aimed to appeal to local residents. La Osteria (Obregón 1907, tel. 624/146-9696) opened its courtyard doors in October 2012, serving small plates such as a crostini platter, Mexican cheese plate, and chopped salad for US$7-10.
New American and contemporary Mexican themes shape the menu at H Restaurant (Obregón 1505, tel. 624/105-2974), a small eatery with just 10 tables, located in a two-story colonial in the historic art district. That translates into starters such as tortilla chowder and entrées such as seafood cannelloni and flounder encrusted in sunflower seeds. Chef Luis Herrera Thatcher is originally from Mexico City, trained at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and has recent experience as executive chef at Club Golf de Querencia and the Club Ninety Six beach club.
Also in the art district, a long-popular Cabo San Lucas restaurant, Mi Casa (Obregón 19, tel. 624/146-9263, mains US$20), runs a second location in San José. Start with stuffed clams or the traditional tortilla soup and then move on to cochinita pibil (pork marinated in a strongly acidic citrus juice and roasted while wrapped in banana leaves) or the signature mole poblano (a complex Mexican sauce made of more than 20 ingredients, featuring a combination of ancho, pasilla, mulato, or chipotle peppers). The courtyard setting is a plus. Wines are generally overpriced here.
First-time visitors to San José del Cabo often grab a sidewalk table at the Tropicana Bar and Grill (Mijares 30, tel. 624/142-1580, 8am-10:30pm daily, mains US$10-23) for their first meal. They can take in the scene on Boulevard Mijares as they down their first limonada (lemonade), cerveza, or margarita. Inside and in the garden dining area behind the building, a regular clientele visits the restaurant for Americanstyle fare and nightly live music and dancing. The menu is vast; the prices are for tourists.
Other Food in Centro Historico
American and International
Named for the large tulip tree growing in the center of the restaurant, El Tulipán (The Tulip Tree, Doblado at Mijares, tel. 624/146-9900, lunch and dinner daily, mains US$10-20), below Shooters Bar, serves casual fare such as burgers, steaks, salads, and pasta dishes. Booth seating and the varied menu make it a good place for kids.
Regulars praise the lamb dishes at Baan Thai (Morelos and Comonfort, tel. 624/142-3344, noon-10pm Mon.-Sat., 4pm-10pm Sun., mains US$10-25). You can also order pad thai, wok-tossed salmon, and an assortment of curries. In business for many years, this restaurant draws patrons from the East Cape and beyond for a refreshing change from everyday Mexican cooking.
Dinner at Morgan's Restaurant and Cellar (Hidalgo and Doblado, tel. 624/143-3825, email@example.com, 6pm-midnight daily, dinner till 10pm only, closed Sept., mains US$20 and up) begins with a basket of homemade bread. Wines from around the world complement the menu of Mediterranean entrées. Steaks come with heirloom veggies and foie gras butter. Coconut shrimp are as tasty as the red meat. A meal here is about sitting around the flaming grill in a warm and rustic patio setting.
Morgan's Encore (Morelos and Obregón, tel. 624/142-4737, 6pm-11pm daily, dinner till 10pm only, closed Sept., mains US$20-40), near the El Encanto Inn, is more intimate, but it can accommodate large groups in its main open-air dining area. The menu includes lobster ravioli, seared scallops, grilled fish, shrimp fettuccine, and spaghetti and meatballs. Consider ordering a couple of creative starters for your main meal.
In the plaza behind the Casa Paulina interior design store, Voila! Bistro (Plaza Paulina on Morelos and Comonfort, tel. 624/130-7569, lunch and dinner daily, mains US$10-30) serves a few wines by the glass as well as soup, salads, and entrées like halibut in a mussel sauce and sea bass encrusted with pistachio and macadamia nuts. The jalapeno margarita is a memory-maker.
You can watch the staff make your personal, thin-crust pizza from a patio table at La Dolce Ristorante Italiano & Pizzeria (Plaza Mijares, Hidalgo and Zaragoza, tel. 624/142-6621, 1pm-11pm Tues.-Sun., mains US$10-20). The menu includes bruschetta to start and tiramisu to finish. This place has been around for years and continues to please with friendly service and reasonable prices.
In Plaza La Misión, chef/owner Pasquale Matera and his wife, Alicia, serve thin-crust pizza, osso buco, and other Italian delights at Pasquales Pizzeria and Ristorante (Plaza La Misión, Loc. 6, tel. 624/142-0496, noon-11pm Mon.-Fri., 2pm-11pm Sat.-Sun., mains US$9-18). Many restaurants in San José serve excellent seafood. Pier 19 Seafood & Bar (Zaragoza s/n, btwn. Morelos and Guerrero, tel. 624/130-7453, 11am-5pm lunch, 6pm- 11pm dinner) is one that stakes its reputation on it. The owners were brave enough to open during the depths of the global recession. The raw oyster bar is reason enough to give it a try. Ceviche and aguachile (ceviche in a watery, chile-based broth) are not to be missed. Live music plays on Wednesday nights.
Breakfast, Ice Cream, and Cafés
It's hard to resist the strong coffee and sweet pastries once you've discovered the French Riviera (corner of Hidalgo and Doblado, tel. 624/142-3350, 8am-11pm daily, breakfast mains US$5-10, lunch mains US$10-15). Order to go from the counter or grab a table for a full breakfast. Early risers note: Though the posted hours say the place opens at 7:30am and the staff will let you wander in and take a seat, you likely won't get served even a cup of coffee until they are fully ready, closer to 8am.
In the art district, Casa Dahlia Gallery (Morelos btwn. Obregón and Zaragoza, tel. 624/142-2129, 10am-3pm and 6pm-9pm Mon.-Fri., 10am-3pm Sat.) serves coffee and tea in a pleasant garden behind a 100-year-old adobe building and has wireless Internet.
Next to the store of the same name, El Armario Café (corner of Morelos and Obregón, tel. 624/105-2989, firstname.lastname@example.com, 10am-8pm Mon.-Sat.) offers reasonably priced light fare, such as yogurt with fresh fruit and granola for US$2 and a baguette sandwich with chips and limonada for US$5.
Breakfast is a good value at the understated Posada Terranova (Degollado, south of Zaragoza, tel. 624/142-0534, 7am-10pm daily, mains US$5-18), a family-run restaurant inside the hotel of the same name. It has indoor and outdoor tables, and the menu covers all the basics of Mexican food.
Roughly across from the Casa de la Cultura, Café Calafia (Blvd. Mijares 2, tel. 624/130-7145, firstname.lastname@example.com, Mon.-Sat. 7:30am-9:30pm, breakfast mains $2-5) is an espresso and coffee bar that also prepares fresh fruit juices, frappes, homemade granola, salads, panini, and desserts.
La Michoacana, on Zaragoza opposite the church, is the place to go for paletas (popsicles) and other frozen treats. There is another location on Doblado at the intersection with the highway.
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Lenny Kravitz is a throwback to musicians of old. He writes and sings his own stuff as well as plays all the instruments on his albums. Bottom line: He's a very talented guy, and his records sell millions.
AppealWomen love Lenny Kravitz. His concerts feature some of the most beautiful women in the world (hint: this is a great place to meet a supermodel). Whatever mojo he has, women are drawn to him like a moth to a flame. In late 2004, Kravitz dated superstar actress Nicole Kidman and reportedly dedicated his hit song "Lady" to her. They split in 2005.
SuccessLenny Kravitz has never sold albums at Michael Jackson's capacity, but he has had some great success in his own right. He won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and most consecutive wins in one category.
Kravitz's 1998 album 5 sold over two million copies. His song American Woman topped the charts while Fly Away went to No.1 in Europe. But Kravitz's Greatest Hits album in 2000 proved to be his most successful, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and selling nearly 11 million copies worldwide. The single from the album, "Again," earned Kravitz his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in 2001. His 2004 album, Baptism, included his final hit single "Lady," which made the U.S. Top 30 and propelled Baptism to gold status.
Kravitz released his eighth album, It Is Time for a Love Revolution, in 2008. His most recent album, Black and White America, is set for a summer 2011 release. Kravitz also made his feature film-acting debut in 2009's Precious.
Lenny Kravitz BiographyBorn in Brooklyn on May 26th 1964 to an interracial couple - father Sy Kravitz, a TV news producer, and mother Roxie Roker, actress who starred on the hit television comedy series The Jeffersons -- Lenny Kravitz has transformed his style and music to fit his own genre.
Lenny Kravitz Has A Taste For MusicWhen he began attending grade school, Lenny Kravitz quickly realized that his parents were of different races, but it didn't seem to affect him in the least -- even though some students weren't as fair minded.
Even as a child, Kravitz had a strong desire for music. He would surround himself with his mom's pots and pans and pound on them as though they were drums. Considering his parents were both in the entertainment industry, they encouraged their then 8-year-old son to delve into his desire to play music.
By age 10, Kravitz had already seen performances by Sarah Vaughn, James Brown, the Jackson 5, and Duke Ellington. And that same year, the Kravitz's relocated to Los Angeles because of Lenny's mom's role on The Jeffersons.
Lenny Kravitz Tries Out For The ChoirBecause his mom urged him to, Kravitz tried out for the prestigious California Boys Choir and was selected to sing. Determined to make it as a musician, Lenny began acquainting himself with different musical instruments. By 1978, he was playing so well that he got accepted into the music program at Beverly Hills High School.
A year later, however, Lenny fell upon Prince's music and felt that that was the music genre he was interested in, and soon after that, his academic standing began to suffer. Lenny renamed himself "Romeo Blue" and began displaying somewhat eccentric behavior.
Luckily, Lenny did graduate from high school in 1982, but nevertheless, music had become his life and nothing was going to stop him from realizing his dream. His father, Sy, agreed to finance Lenny's musical attempts. Things weren't easy at first, since many record companies were complaining to Kravitz that his music was not "black" enough.
Determined not to change his musical integrity, Lenny continued to shop around for a record deal for three years. By 1985, Lenny's parents decided to get a divorce, and though this affected Kravitz very much, it seemed that his career, as well as his love life, were on the up and up.
Lenny Kravitz Makes His DebutStill going by the name Romeo Blue, Lenny ended up meeting Lisa Bonet at a New Edition concert. Although they were both involved in other relationships, they ended become good friends and, ultimately, lovers.
By 1986, the two lovebirds were living together and decided to move New York. While Lisa continued working on The Cosby Show, Lenny met Henry Hirsch, a recording engineer who liked Lenny's musical ingenuity. The two ended up working on his debut album Let Love Rule, together.
In November 1987, Kravitz and Bonet trekked off to Las Vegas and got married. One year later, their daughter, Zoe, was born. At the same time, Kravitz and Hirsch were still working on the tracks for his debut album Let Love Rule. Kravitz ended up meeting and signing with the executives at Virgin Records, and soon after, he dropped the "Romeo Blue" name and reverted back to his real name.
The album was released in autumn 1989, and although critics ridiculed it, the public embraced Kravitz with open arms and found his diverse blend of rock and soul refreshing. As is the case with most musicians, Kravitz began living the fast life, and rumors about his infidelities began to fly.
Lenny Kravitz Works With MadonnaAfter he produced Madonna's video for "Justify My Love," word had it that the two were involved in a heated love affair. Ultimately, Lisa Bonet couldn't bear the infidelity, and the couple split up in 1991. In 1993, the divorce was finalized.
Kravitz's second album, Mama Said, which was released in 1991, was much more reflective and became a platinum-selling hit almost overnight thanks to his top 10 hit "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" .
But it wasn't until his third album, Are You Gonna Go My Way, that critics and reviewers began giving Kravitz any critical acclaim. Released in 1993, the title track ended up earning Lenny an MTV Video Award for Best Male Video.
Kravitz soon learned that his mother, Roxie, had terminal cancer. As he already began working on his next album, Circus, Lenny's emotions poured into his music and the album was completed and released in the summer of 1995. His mother died on December 2, 1995.
Lenny Kravitz Releases 5Retreating to the Bahamas with his daughter and grandmother, Kravitz needed some time to deal with his emotions and decide where he wanted to head next in his musical career. His album, simply entitled 5, included hit singles "Fly Away" (which earned him a 1999 Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance), "Thinking Of You" (written for his mother) and "Little Girl's Eyes" (written for his daughter).
In 1999, Kravitz decided to tour Europe over the summer, giving fans a taste of his diverse and eccentric performances. Because of the amazing success that his album incurred, later editions were marketed with two bonus tracks including a remake of "American Woman," which also appears on the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack.
Lenny Kravitz's Greatest Hits
Lenny Kravitz's Greatest Hits album in 2000 proved to be his most successful to date, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and selling nearly 11 million copies worldwide. The single from the album, "Again," earned him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in 2001. His 2004 album Baptism included his final hit single "Lady," which made the US Top 30 and propelled Baptism to gold status.
Kravitz was recently cast In 2012's highly anticipated The Hunger Games alongside Oscar-nominated Jennifer Lawrence. Obviously, Kravitz has enough musical talent to keep us on our toes for years to come. Let's just hope that his film career reaps similar success.
Lenny Kravitz's Film Career Takes OffLenny Kravitz released his eighth album, It Is Time for a Love Revolution, in 2008. His most recent album, Black and White America, is set for a summer 2011 release. Kravitz also made his feature film acting debut in 2009's Precious.
Kravitz was recently cast In 2012's highly anticipated The Hunger Games alongside Oscar-nominated Jennifer Lawrence. Obviously, Kravitz has enough musical talent to keep us on our toes for years to come. Let's just hope that his film career reaps similar success.
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Looking for a last-minute stocking-stuffer? Perhaps one of these books will fit the bill:
Hanford Dixon: Day of the Dawg - A football memoir
by Hanford Dixon with Randy Nyerges
Published by Gray & Company, Publishers
Cost: $14.95
Former Cleveland Browns star cornerback Hanford Dixon, who played with the team from 1981-1989, provides details about his memorable career.
Dixon is credited with naming the Browns' "Dawg Pound" at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium and for inspiring his teammates, especially fellow cornerback Frank Minnifield -- along with Browns fans -- to bark.
Dixon's inspiration came because he wanted his defensive teammates to pursue opposing ball carriers like a dog chasing a cat.
In the book, Dixon said the barking began in 1985 after Dixon and Minnifield painted the words "Dog Pound" on a large banner and hung it in front of the stadium bleachers prior to a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"Even though the game was a bust, the Dawg Pound was born," Dixon wrote.
Although they originally spelled it "dog," Dixon said the nickname "Dawg" evolved in the media.
And Dixon became known as the "Top Dawg."
-- Mike Lesko, reporter
Tales of the Clam Club -- Turtle Soup
by Robert Raun
$6.95 Kindle-Nook
RELAR Publishing, LLC
Hudsonite Robert Raun recently published his first fantasy-adventure novel -- Tales of the Clam Club -- Turtle Soup. The first in a series of fantasy- adventure books, Turtle Soup follows teenager Alex as he yearns for more excitement in life. Alex's beliefs and familiar relationships are challenged when he and his friend Amy must learn to survive in an unfamiliar place.
Tales of the Clam Club -- Turtle Soup is for those ages 11 to 111. The book also is targeted to Christian youth groups and book clubs. The cover design and inside illustrations were done by Haley Pickard of Wadsworth, Ohio.
-- Stephanie Fellenstein, Hudson Magazine editor
The Serpent-Sea
by Linda Lehmann Masek
Fireside Publications
Northfield author Linda Lehmann Masek recently published her fourth novel, "The Serpent-Sea," what she describes as a romantic-suspense work.
The story, set in Florida, centers on Anne Gordon, who receives a letter from her estranged grandfather summoning her to Islamorada. She arrives to find that the wreck of a Spanish galleon has been discovered directly off the coast and a movie company from Hollywood is looking to make a film on location. Things have been complicated by a string of fatalities, and the police, led by Alex Stryker, are trying to figure out who has committed the crimes.
Masek's three previous novels are Mag-ni-fi-cat, a children's book, The Poison Tree and Soul Dance.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
It Came From Ohio
by James Renner
Gray and Co. Publishers
Readers who enjoy stories on UFOs, Bigfoot and other strange and unexplained phenomenon may like James Renner's "It Came from Ohio," which has several short and creepy stories with Ohio roots. Many people may be familiar with the story of The Mothman because of the movie "The Mothman Prophecies," and movie buffs might be aware that a reported UFO encounter here inspired a scene from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." But the tale of the Loveland Frog or the Melon Heads of Kirtland may not be as well known. The short, highly entertaining stories range from plausible and documented to at least one campfire myth. Also throughout the book are little asides with other related facts and notes.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Damn Right I'm From Cleveland
by Mike Polk
Gray and Co. Publishers
If you are looking for a straightforward guide that waxes eloquent on Cleveland's cultural attractions -- look elsewhere. But if you are looking for a funny tongue in cheek view of the nation's 47th largest city, you've found the right book. Polk's book is more for the residents of Cleveland, who can appreciate the humor of this often-beleaguered area, with its recommendation for a better Cleveland flag, cheap places to take a date, advice on what streets to avoid (by using rap song lyrics as reference), and a listing of favorite pubs. The funniest section was Polk's reenactments of the various Cleveland sports teams' major mistakes (like The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot and 10 Cent Beer Night). Fair warning: keep this one out of the reach of the small fry; the humor is adult (and often sophomoric) in nature.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Faith and You: Vol. 2
by Terry Pluto
Gray and Co. Publishers
Fans of columnist Terry Pluto's first book, Faith and You, will be happy to hear that a second installment of Pluto's reflections on his faith are now out. Faith and You, Vol. 2" contains several short essays on Pluto's personal thoughts, and where he thinks he can do better, as well as thoughts on family ties, relationships and friendships. The book never comes across as preachy, and Pluto states that his aim is not to convert someone, but rather to make them think and reflect on life's various issues. Pluto has an easy-to-read writing style, and his essays are an honest reflection of his thoughts and feelings. The book also quotes from several local religious leaders and former religious leaders in the Akron and Cleveland area.
- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Young and Courageous: American Girls Who Made History
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
Branden Publishing Co.
A young schoolteacher who risked her life to save her students when a freak snowstorm hits. A Confederate supporter who risked imprisonment - and even getting shot -- to support the Confederate cause. Two sisters, and slaves, who make a dangerous journey by boat for the chance to live as free women. Nearly a century earlier, two other sisters work together to fool an approaching British army.
Cuyahoga Falls resident Marilyn Weymouth Seguin has compiled these stories and more in a quick and easy read for gradeschool age and for history fans. Most readers will have heard the story of Sacagawea, who lead Lewis and Clark across the American continent. But the stories of Minnie Freeman, Belle Boyd and Abbie and Rebecca Bates are not as well known. The individual stories are fictionalized but based on documented historical events, Seguin said. Each story has an afterwards, which relates the lives of the young women after the events that put them in the record books.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
His Date for the Dance Was His Science Project
by David Kenneth Mull
Royal Fireworks Press
Former Akron City School district teacher David Kenneth Mull has penned another book in his Charlie Cliche series, "His Date for the Dance was His Science Project." In this story, Elmo Burfoot II, otherwise known as Charlie Cliche, strikes up a friendship with Gilbert O'Shay, a science genius who seems to lack the social graces needed to navigate school. Gilbert is mercilessly teased by the others -- until he shows up at a school dance with a stunningly beautiful date.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Sister Said
by Lee a. friend
Xulon Press
Cuyahoga Falls resident Lee a friend penned her memories of growing up with the Catholic schools, starting from her first grade year with Sister Stella Marie through her senior year in high school. Throughout the book are friend's interpretations of what "sister said."
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
The Heart of Religion
by Matthew T. Lee, Margaret M. Poloma, and Stephen G. Post
Oxford University Press
Drawing on an extensive random survey of 1,200 men and women across the United States, Matthew Lee, Margaret Poloma of Silver Lake, and Stephen Post here shed new light on how Americans wake up to the reality of divine love and how that transformative experience expresses itself in concrete acts of benevolence.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
The Rancher's Wife
by Sharon Hunter
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Streetsboro resident Sharon Hunter recently debuted her novel, "The Rancher's Wife." In this contemporary romance, top rated culinary chef Aubrey Hunter steps outside her comfort zone of the kitchen and asks the rugged rancher Nic Ravenwood for a dance. With the back drop of the Big Easy a week-long wildfire of a romance quickly brews. By week's end, Aubrey is presented with a marriage proposal. But swapping the glitz, glam, and convenience of city life for the wilds of a Wyoming ranch comes with difficulties. Aubrey relished her life of privacy, but now finds herself the center of attention on the ranch.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Sarah's Secret: Civil War Deserter at Fredricksburg
by Shawneen Orzechowski
White Mane Kids
Sagamore Hills resident Shawneen Orzechowski has penned her second book, "Sarah's Secret: Civil War Deserter at Fredricksburg." The book takes place in 1862, when the Civil War is raging. The Civil War battle at Fredericksburg looms too close to home for Sarah, a teenage farm girl who has lost her twin brothers in the war. Frightened and angry, Sarah wonders how much closer the fighting will get and how much more her family will lose before the Yankees finally leave Virginia. Then Sarah discovers Matthew, a young Union soldier who reminds her of her own brothers, sleeping in her hayloft. Sarah faces a big dilemma: Should she tell her parents about the enemy deserter or keep this dangerous secret to herself?
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
The Seneca Scourge
by Carrie Rubin
Whiskey Creek Press
Hudson resident recently debuted her novel, "The Seneca Scourge." In this book, Dr. Sydney McKnight, a young physician, is battling the deadliest influenza pandemic of all time. She joins forces with Dr. Casper Jones, an odd new research virologist whose arrival coincides with the virus's advent, and whose presence raises more questions than answers. As scientists around the world search for an explanation for the virus's high mortality rate, Sydney's distrust of Casper grows, especially after she discovers him injecting an unidentified substance into her patient. Despite a heavy patient load, rebuttals from her boss, and an increasingly strained relationship with her boyfriend, Sydney is determined to learn the truth.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor
Syria and Summer
by Samar Nouri
Tate Publishing
Samar Nouri, a Syrian refugee who now resides in Ravenna, sets her story in Damascus, where she had always dreamed of a life of freedom; free from the oppression of her people, her father, even her husband. She dreams of the day when she and her children can live in peace, far from the flying bullets, crashing car bombs, and the weight of a man's hand. Samar shows the true spirit of motherhood: protecting her children, preserving her family, and trying to create a happy life. However, she is doing so on the backdrop of the war-torn Syrian city of Damascus.
-- April Helms, Special Products Editor


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Nominal Rolls
50th Battalion 1914-1915
These Canadian Expeditionary Force data were compiled by AFHS member Lt Col W. van der Schee and were published by the AFHS in two volumes in 1994. These and other publications are available for purchase from the AFHS. For details, see our Publications webpage. AFHS does not have further information on the individuals listed in the Nominal Rolls, unless a name appears in one of our on-line resources such as the cemetery indexes. For additional information, you may view the online resources of the National Archives of Canada
At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Minister of Militia, Sam Hughes, organized an overseas army, the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) completely separated from Canada's existing military structure. The infantry Militia of the day was organized into 110 regiments, each with roots in its community, and with a structure suited for expansion upon mobilisation. Instead of making use of this structure, Hughes called for drafts of volunteers to report to Valcartier Camp, near Québec City. These drafts were ultimately organized into numbered battalions with only minimal connection to their Militia and regional origins.
Thus Calgary's first battalion, the 10th, was formed at Valcartier in September 1914 from the 846 men furnished by the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles), the city's Militia infantry regiment; they were joined by another 665 from the 106th Regiment (Winnipeg Light Infantry). A second battalion, the 31st, began recruiting in Calgary in November 1914, and then extended its efforts throughout the province of Alberta.
The 50th Infantry Battalion (Calgary Regiment) CEF, was organized hard on the heels of the 31st. It was authorized on 15 December 1914, and began recruiting in earnest in January 1915. Its organization would have been complete much earlier had it not been required to send two drafts of 255 men each to England in June and September 1915 as reinforcements for the 10th Battalion. That Battalion had been in action since February 1915, and had suffered losses of nearly 600 killed and wounded in only one battle, Second Ypres in mid-April 1915. The reinforcements would see no further service with the 50th.
The 50th Battalion sailed from Halifax on 27 October 1915, arriving in England on 4 November. It was allocated to the 10th Brigade, 4th Canadian Division, and served in the trenches of France and Flanders from 11 August 1916 until the Armistice on 11 November 1918.
What follows is the nominal roll or "sailing list" of the 50th Battalion, including the rolls of the two reinforcement drafts. A sailing list was published for each unit proceeding overseas, and included information about every member, including regimental number, rank, and name as well as details about his next of kin, country of birth and date and place of enlistment. They contain a wealth of information for the genealogist. However, a certain measure of caution is advised, for the information was supplied by the individual, usually from memory, and recorded by a clerk who was writing what he heard, sometimes in chaotic conditions, and who may not have been familiar with the spelling of the name of every locality in Great Britain and Canada.
The errors that were obvious to me were corrected, but there are doubtless many others that remain undetected, and I leave it to the researcher to find them. One error I found but was unable to correct was a duplication of regimental numbers; either a clerk's or a printer's errors have resulted in five pairs of duplicates. The rolls were copied from the originals by means of a computerized optical character reader programme, which did not read the documents with complete accuracy. Errors had to be detected by the time-honoured method of proof reading, and it is hoped that most of them were found and corrected. The cover pages of the documents have been reproduced, rather than copied, with some minor alterations.
This is by no means a complete roll of all those who served in the 50th Battalion from the time it left Calgary until it returned in 1919. During its more than two years in battle, the Battalion incurred casualties continuously, and received replacements for them. I would estimate that another 3,000 men served in the Battalion in addition to the 1076 and two reinforcing drafts listed here. The replacements were supplied by the infantry battalions subsequently raised in Calgary, and the rest of Alberta. There were 17 of them, and all were broken up in England to provide reinforcements for the four Alberta battalions in France and Flanders, the 10th, 31st, 49th (from Edmonton) and 50th. A complete roll of the 50th Battalion is planned, but it awaits the availability of Part II Orders, or personnel transactions, from the National Archives.
In October 1914, when the 1st Canadian Division had barely left Canada for service in the First World War, the Canadian offer to raise a second contingent of 20,000 men was accepted by the British War Office. Included in the second mobilization, whose numbers ultimately far exceeded the original offer, were 13 regiments of mounted rifles, the first four of which were accepted by the War Office for service in Egypt. But the Australian Light Horse were more readily available, and neither these four regiments, nor the other nine, ever served in the Middle East. The first six were converted and amalgamated to form four infantry battalions, while the others were broken up as reinforcements. It was an infantryman's war, and there was little use for horsemen in the mud, craters and barbed wire of the Western Front.
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (3 CMR) was authorized on 5 November 1914 to mobilize at Medicine Hat and to draw its recruits from Calgary, Edmonton and Medicine Hat. The Regiment actually began recruiting in mid-December 1914 and had obtained the majority of its men by the end of January 1915, although the last two recruits were attested on 7 and 8 June respectively at Sewell Camp, Manitoba en route to the embarkation port of Montreal. The Regiment sailed for England on 12 June 1915 and arrived in England seven days later as part of 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade, along with 1 CMR recruited in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and 2 CMR from Vernon and Victoria, British Columbia. The Brigade went to France as infantry on 22 September 1915 but mounted rifles regiments had an establishment that amounted to about 60% of the strength of infantry battalions, and were therefore a poor fit in the tactical situation. Consequently, on 1 January 1916, 3 CMR was disbanded and its men apportioned to 1 and 2 CMR to increase the strengths of those regiments to that of infantry battalions.
12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (12 CMR) was authorized on 1 December 1914 to mobilize at Calgary and to recruit in that city and in Red Deer and district. By the end of January 1915 the Regiment had recruited 337 men, and it continued enlistments almost until sailing for England on 12 October 1915. The Regiment had already dispatched a reinforcing draft that sailed from Montréal on 23 August 1915 to replace casualties incurred by 1st Canadian Division since it first went into battle in April. All of 12 CMR's soldiers were dispersed as reinforcements for other units by early February 1916.
13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (13 CMR) was authorized on 1 December 1914 to mobilize at Pincher Creek and to recruit in the southwestern part of Alberta. Recruiting was slow among the farmers, ranchers and miners of the district, and dispatch of two 50-man reinforcement drafts in June and August 1915 further delayed completion of the establishment. The recruiting base was expanded to include Calgary and Medicine Hat, even though these two centres had just raised a regiment of mounted rifles each, and were mobilizing infantry battalions as well. By January 1916, the strength of about 600 needed for a regiment of mounted rifles had still not been achieved, but by that time the CMR regiments serving at the front had been converted to infantry battalions. It appears a decision was taken to continue recruiting to something approaching infantry battalion strength, and 13 CMR sailed on 29 June 1916 with a roster of 970 all ranks. The Regiment was disbanded and used to reinforce other Alberta units when it arrived in England.
One of the notable features of 13 CMR was the 42 men born in Japan in its ranks. By the early part of 1916, there was a shortage of volunteers for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and the solutions included conscription and removal of impediments to enlisting what had earlier been considered undesirable nationalities. The appearance of not only Japanese, but also eastern Europeans born in countries on the Allied side, in the nominal rolls marked a decided change in recruiting policy. Many of the Japanese names found in the roster of 13 CMR can be found in to-day's telephone directories of Calgary and southern Alberta.


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Since embarking on a map making project for 2011 Pro Worlds, I've been thinking further about what kinds of things make for a good course map, and trying to break the old molds and try new ideas. One of the things I've done is access the USGS topography database, and plotting elevation contours on maps so that people can see what the topography is like, and count contour lines to estimate altitude changes along fairways.
Below is my latest attempt, for my home course, DeLaveaga. The intended audience is newer or visiting players (since the locals don't need a map). One of the things that comes up in a course this busy with so many holes and pin positions is the difficulty of labeling all the pin positions and listing distances for all of them, so instead of doing that I put a scale bar in the upper corner and let the map user figure it out for themselves. I think the spaghetti makes it clear when there are multiple pin positions, and where they should find them.
Anyways, I would love to hear any critiques, suggestions, or ideas you might have to improve upon this format. For example, if you were a visiting player coming to DeLaveaga for the first time, what would you like to see on this kind of map? Is there any critical information missing? Do you have any other ideas that can be used in course maps?


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Fugard Studio Theatre Presents SAME TIME NEXT YEAR, 6/17-28
SAME TIME NEXT YEAR is a classic love story, with a twist. It tells the story of Doris and George who meet by chance at a country inn, have an affair and fall in love. They are both married to other people, so agree to meet at the same time, same place, once a year. A genuinely romantic story, they discover they are the loves of each others' lives, and twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out, with a delicious wit, compassion, poignancy, sense of humor and nostalgia.
The play first opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for more than three years. It was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New American Play. Ellen Burstyn won both the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. Charles Grodin was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Gene Saks was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play. In 1978, a film adaptation directed by Robert Mulligan starred Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda.
Paul du Toit is one of South Africa's best known performers, having been seen on South African TV screens in BINNELAND and the documentary series ROUGH OR SMOOTH, which he also co-produced, and on stage in productions such as OFFBEAT BROADWAY and the Fugard Theatre's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, for which he received a Fleur du Cap nomination for his role as Brad. He will reprise the role in the highly anticipated return season at the Fugard Theatre, opening in July 2014.
Julie Hartley has enjoyed 26 years of a varied career on stage, television and on the big screen, including shows such as GREASE and CAMELOT and she is probably most remembered in South Africa for her role in the naughty all South African comedy LIPSTICK DIPSTIEK.
SAME TIME NEXT YEAR is at the Fugard Studio Theatre from 17-28 June 2014 on Tuesdays to Fridays at 8pm and on Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm with tickets from R100 (Tuesdays) to R150 (Wed- Sat) through Computicket or the Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461 4554. Block bookings and special discounts are available for the Friends of the Fugard, pensioners and learners via 021 461 4554. The production will also be performed as part of Cape Town Edge at the 2014 National Arts Festival.
Photo credit: Jesse Kramer