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Effects of Mixed Exercise Regime and L-Carnitine Supplementation in HIV Patients on HAART (HIV)
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|HIV Infections Hyperlipidemia Exercise
|Dietary Supplement: l-carnitine
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Mixed Exercise Regime and L-Carnitine Supplementation on Kinetics of Triglyceride-rich Lipoproteins in HIV Patients on HAART
- Exercise and L-carnitine supplementation will reduce blood lactate levels, increase the VO2sub-max and the VLDL to leucine enrichment ratio in HIV/HAART patients, suggesting an overall improvement of muscle and hepatic mitochondrial function. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: A
Dietary Supplement: l-carnitine
3 gram daily dose
Detailed Description:
The introduction of Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy (HAART) for AIDS and HIV has improved survival considerably. However, HIV patients treated with HAART show significant metabolic symptoms, such as lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance. A possible contribution to these dysmetabolic symptoms in HIV/HAART is a decrease in mitochondrial function, resulting in a decreased fatty acid oxidation. Life style modulation such as aerobic exercise and L-carnitine supplementation may be beneficial to mitochondrial function. Aerobic exercise improves the biogenesis and function of mitochondria. A combined regime of aerobic and resistance training has been demonstrated to increase lean body mass and reduce overall fat and truncal fat and the levels of triglyceride and LDL cholesterol. L-Carnitine plays an important role in the transfer of long-chain acyl groups into the mitochondrial matrix and potentially improves energy metabolism. Further, L-carnitine supplementation decreases serum triglyceride levels in HIV/HAART patients with hypertriglyceridemia. However, little is known whether these life style modulations act synergistically in HIV/HAART patients.
We hypothesize that a mixed regimen of exercise (including both resistance and aerobic exercise) and L-carnitine supplementation will improve mitochondrial dysfunction in HIV/HAART patients, and therefore, alleviate dysmetabolic symptoms such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. In this randomized, placebo-controlled study, we will explore whether a mixed regimen of exercise, including both resistance and aerobic exercise, and L-carnitine supplementation affect lipids and remnant lipoproteins, adipokines, insulin resistance; blood lactate levels and VO2max; and kinetics of leucine and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins among African-American and Hispanic HIV-positive subjects undergoing HAART. Effects on muscle mitochondrial function will be assessed using exercise tests and body composition assessment (DEXA and Bioimpedance), while effects on hepatic mitochondrial function will be assessed measuring the relation between leucine and VLDL-apoB metabolism. We believe that the proposed study will help to elucidate underlying mechanisms for metabolic complications and will offer new possibilities for intervention to reduce negative metabolic effects in HIV/HAART patients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- African American, Hispanic and Caucasian adults with HIV on a stable HAART regimen (either PI or NNRTI based) for at least the past 6 months between 18 to 70 years of age.
- Patients taking SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), SNRI's (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake inhibitors) and Tetracyclic antidepressants will be included as the risk of seizure in these patients in combination with the L-Carnitine supplement would be rare. Patients on these medications should be on a stable dose for at least 4-6 months prior to enrollment in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Cushing's syndrome
- Renal disease (i.e. CKD Stages 3-5)
- Unstable liver disease
- Untreated thyroid dysfunction
- Seizure disorder
- Patients with conditions that can lower seizure threshold (i.e. brain tumors) or are taking medication(s) known to lower seizure threshold
- Pregnant or nursing mothers
- Ongoing hormone replacement therapy
- Hemoglobin levels less than 11 g/dl, and fasting triglyceride levels > 500 mg/dl.
- Subjects with ongoing hypolipidemic and warfarin therapy will be excluded. Additionally, patients taking Valproic Acid and / or Zidovudine will be excluded as these have been shown to deplete carnitine.
- Patients taking Venlafaxine and Bupropion will be excluded as these medications have a small risk (0.26% and 0.1-0.4% risk, respectively) of causing seizure in patients without a previous risk of seizure.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00572429
|United States, California
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95814
|Principal Investigator:
|Lars Berglund, MD, PhD
|UC Davis Health System
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, Davis
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00572429 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 11, 2007
|Last Updated:
|December 17, 2012
Keywords provided by University of California, Davis:
high cholesterol
Complimentary therapies
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
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Eovaldi works on curve, changeup in simulated game
JUPITER, Fla. -- Marlins right-hander Nathan Eovaldi used Tuesday's simulated game on a back field at Roger Dean Stadium to change things up a bit.
In four innings during an intrasquad scrimmage, Eovaldi threw 60 pitches before calling it a day. He estimates almost half of them were offspeed, with an emphasis on his curveball and changeup.
"I'm really trying to work on those two," Eovaldi said. "I'm trying to get a feel for those two. I threw the changeup really well today. It was just a good opportunity to work on it."
Projected as the Marlins' No. 2 starter, Eovaldi has an overpowering fastball that he used 70 percent of the time a year ago.
Already in Spring Training, Eovaldi's fastball has ranged between 97-101 mph, making him the hardest-throwing starter in camp.
To reach another level, Eovaldi is looking to be a more balanced pitcher, and not rely so heavily on his fastball. He also throws a slider, which he got a strikeout on Tuesday.
The benefit of pitching in a simulated game, mostly against Marlins' Minor Leaguers, Eovaldi had a chance to experiment. In a Grapefruit League game against big leaguers, there is more adrenaline and it isn't the time to tinker.
"It's nice, you get to come out here and work on certain pitches," Eovaldi said. "When you are facing guys you're going to be facing during the season, you're going to be giving it everything you've got. Out here, you get to work on back-to-back changeups. I haven't really thrown too many of those. I'd throw sliders in fastball counts."
Eovaldi's next start will be on Sunday against the Yankees in Panama.
Also on Tuesday, first baseman Garrett Jones used the simulated game to get about a handful of extra at-bats. Jones led off several innings, and he had a single off Eovaldi.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter

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- 1 cup butter, softened
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- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Additional sugar
- In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Roll dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Shape into logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Pinch center to form peanut shape. Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.
Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.
Originally published as Peanut Cookies in Taste of Home August/September 2003, p21
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"The best . I just shape normal. I always use this recipe now."
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"The cookies didn't have a whole lot if peanut butter flavor to me. I think the next time I make these I will add peanut butter chips to them. However the next day my cookies were hard. I am sure this is something that I did why they turned hard."


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Voddie Baucham is a preacher at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas. On Saturday, he addressed the opening session of the 2011 National Religious Broadcasters, an annual gathering of Christian broadcasters that's taking place in Nashville. According to The Christian Post, Baucham urged them "to not buy into the 'gay is the new black' propaganda, but instead to remain committed to defending biblical marriage on the airwaves." Baucham lamented that some broadcasters have become reluctant to bash gays on the air:
"The reason is the homosexuals have effectively co-opted blackness…to where now, we actually believe gay is the new black and we actually believe homosexual marriage is a civil rights issue," he explained.
"I'm insulted that people equate not just a sinful behavior but a behavior that's a special category of sin called abomination with the level of melanin in my skin," he said.
On a more positive note, the Rev. Cindi Love will appear Tuesday at the National Religious Broadcasters. Love, a former Dallas resident who now serves as executive director of Soulforce, reportedly is the first gay or lesbian leader invited to NRB. According to a press release, Love will participate in a Public Policy Debate on the church's response to the gay rights movement. The panel will be moderated by socially conservative radio host Janet Parshall, and Love will square off with Joe Dallas, "former homosexual" and "ex-gay rights activist" and co-author of The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality.
"I'm grateful that the NRBC has offered me the opportunity to debate a prominent opponent of LGBT rights before an audience of Christian broadcasters," Love said. "Christian media has played a major role in spreading and heightening anti-gay sentiment in the U.S. and around the world. The most recent horrific example has been in Uganda, where the use of media as a tool by American evangelicals to spread misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric about LGBT people and support anti-gay legislation has created a climate of hatred, violence and fear for the country's LGBT population. By participating in this debate, I intend to confront the rhetoric that has cost lives around the world, and attempt to open up an honest dialogue that has been absent for far too long."


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GDB 57: Sharks n Oil
February 17 2009 03:17PM
Yeah, we're mocking small children for their choice of head gear. The game tonight is so intense we are literally starting a war! Can you feel the heat? Is the fire building up within you? Have you purchased an Edmonton Oilers garbage can in the past 72 hours? What kind of fan are you? (end NHL-esque marketing efforts here).
The Sharks aren't that good, Nation. Let's just call a spade a spade here shall we? 37 wins and 8 losses? You call that a hockey squadron? We call it a practice squad that would be throttled at the hands of a team of Oilers WHA Alumni from the late 1970s. How's that home record treating you? 23-2 is it? Good heavens. Let's not forget where one of your overtime losses came from.
Yes, if you are measuring the teams on bygone metrics like skill, winning percentage or past successes, this game is a slam dunk. But fortunately we are Oilers fans, prone to fits of irrational exuberance and bipolar mood swings. An hour ago we would have told you that the Oil were completely screwed. But then we remembered three things. A trio of facts that have been probably overlooked in all of the preparations done by both teams going into tonight's game:
1. The Oilers don't ever win the "gimme games" and often win games they have no business being in.
Example: A Gimme Game
30 Dec 2008: Oilers v Senators (3-2 Oilers loss)
Playing on home ice and having won three in a row, the Oil dropped a 3-2 decision to an awful Senators team that has had more coaches in the past season than the Oilers have had in the last eight years. This is precisely the kind of game that the Oil have no business losing—and yet the results are entered into history as just that.
Example: A no-business-winning game
06 Dec 2008: Oilers v Sharks (3-2 Oilers win)
Did anyone predict that the Oil would fly into San Jose to play a second road game in as many nights and would roll out with a win? We sure didn't. But that is exactly what happened on this fine evening in early December. It could happen again couldn't it? COULDN'T IT?
*falls on floor weeping bitterly*
2. The game is on pay-per-view and that means EXTRA entertainment.
Let's pretend that you're in charge of the Oilers' pay-per-view broadcasts. You sit staring at the season schedule and try to decide what games should be broadcast on normal cable and what games should be on pay per view. Let's review the criteria for tonight's decision to run the game on PPV:
Q: Do the Oilers have a 1/1000 chance of winning the game?
A: Yes. The Sharks crush opponents with startling regularity at home but that won't happen for some reason tonight.
Q: Is the game on an evening that makes sense to go to a sports bar and watch hockey?
A: Yes, nothing says "take me out to the bar" more than a Tuesday night. After a long weekend. In February.
If the Oil think tonight's game is worth $15 dollars on pay per view that must mean that they know something we don't. Like a win is imminent. Sweet.
3. Dwayne Roloson is a champion
How well is this guy playing right now? So well that the heir apparent to the starting job now collects paycheques in Pittsburgh. So well that his backup doesn't even put on his jock strap on most nights so that he can sit more comfortably on the bench. So well that there is talk of *gasp* an extension to his contract in the off-season. Think he is scared of any team in the league?
No Sir. He is not.
February 17 2009, 10:57PM
Billy has it figured out, pretend he can't hear gene
February 17 2009, 11:04PM
lol. Huddy tipped him off.
February 17 2009, 11:08PM
Go hard boys
What's with Cogliano riding pine all night?
February 17 2009, 11:19PM
I don't mind that loss at all. Well played gentlemen. I do however think that JDD should have played. Roli looked a little less than sharp...
Unfortunate result from what I thought was a great team effort. There were some mistakes for sure, but I thought the effort and compete was there.


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Brick Oven: Thursday, March 17. 1 p.m. Thin-crust pizzas from a 100-year-old wood-fired oven.
Location: 1209 Red River Road, near East 12th Street.
Frank & Angie's: Friday, 1 p.m. Thin, chewy crust. Lots of topping choices.
Location: 508 West Avenue, at West 5th Street.
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The impetus for this trip: One of my best friends, Andy, will be playing in this year's extravaganza. His band, A. Graham & the Moment Band, was signed to Sonic Unyon last summer, and he and his gang will be performing under that label's banner.
I'll be acting as a roadie for them, flying into Kansas City this Saturday, driving down to Texas with them, eventually arriving Wednesday afternoon.
Regular Slice readers know I wouldn't miss the opportunity to eat pizza on this trip, and that's exactly what I'll be doing, first in The K.C., then in Denton, Texas (where A. Graham plays at a venue called Rubber Gloves, and then in Texas's capital.
In the spirit of SXSW, I'll be hosting SliceXSW: The Slice Pizza Conferences. Quick research on the Internets helped me find that two of Austin's top-rated pizzerias are within striking distance of the SXSW events downtown. So, on Thursday, March 17, I'll be at Brick Oven at 1 p.m. Any Slice readers who will be in Austin are welcome to stop by. The following day, I'll be at Frank & Angie's at 1 p.m. Feel free to attend one or both SliceXSW events if you can make it. Just be sure to RSVP to adam (at) sliceny (dot) com. And please don't call the pizzerias asking about these "conferences." They don't know about them, and they'll most likely think you're crazy if you ask about "Slice by Southwest."
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LAKEPORT -- Kayla Meadows went 5-for-7 from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal Lower Lake's 46-40 victory over the Clear Lake Cardinals in a North Central League I varsity girls' basketball game on Friday night in Lakeport.
Zobee Miller's double-double of 15 points and 18 rebounds powered the Trojans (3-1 league, 7-9 overall), winners of three straight.
"They had no one to match up with her," Lower Lake coach Jim Salmina said of Miller.
Camry Richardson added 14 points and Meadows had eight for the Trojans, who took a 37-27 lead into the fourth quarter.
"It was a barnburner," Salmina said. "We got up by 11 but they kept coming back on us ... they wouldn't quit. We're pretty evenly matched teams."
"If we had played in the first half like we played in the second, the outcome probably would have been different," Clear Lake coach Kory Reynolds said. "We were right there with them at the end."
Morgan Psalmonds scored 12 points and Joleca Augustine had 11 to lead the Cardinals (1-3, 6-10), who lost guard Kelcie Reynolds to a sprained ankle. She finished with six points.
Lower Lake led 25-18 at halftime.
"It was a hard-fought game that was a lot of fun to watch. We had our chances," Reynolds said. "Jim runs such a classy program over there."
In other girls' action Friday:
Middletown 31, St. Helena 22
At Middletown, on a night when the Middletown offense struggled, Ashley Hart hit a 3-pointer from just across the mid-court stripe to end the first half and propel the Mustangs to a league win over the St. Helena Saints.
"That gave us a five-point lead (18-13) at the half and we held that pretty much the rest of the game," Middletown coach Tony Hart said.
Middletown (3-1, 10-6) took a 24-17 lead into the fourth quarter.
"We didn't play that great of basketball," Hart said. "We were never able to get in sync offensively or take complete control of the game. We're going to have to play better basketball next week when we play Cloverdale (next Friday in Cloverdale)."
Brooke Jackson's 10 points led the Mustangs, Hart added seven and Kristiana Outen had six.
Roseland Prep 52, Upper Lake 31
At Upper Lake, the Upper Lake Cougars scored two points in each of the first two quarters and fell to Roseland Prep in NCL II action.
Roseland Prep held a 7-2 lead late in the first quarter when things went south for the Cougars (1-5, 6-12).
"They hit three big shots in the last minute (to go up 13-2)," Upper Lake coach Mike Smith said.
Upper Lake's res-ponse?
"We did not play with pride in the second quarter. It was kind of embarrassing," Smith said.
Trailing 23-4 at halftime, Smith went to Plan B, using a mix of starters and reserves to open the second half.
"We finally started to play some basketball," he said.
Roseland Prep added only two points to its lead in the second half, outscoring Upper Lake 29-27.
Ashley Lovrin's 10 points paced the Cougars.
Fort Bragg 53, Kelseyville 16
At Fort Bragg, in a battle of winless teams in the NCL I standings, the Fort Bragg Timberwolves rolled past the Kelseyville Knights, who dropped to 0-3 in league and 3-11 overall.
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March 11-17
"Of course I owe it to the Mets to be honest with them, and I was. Ultimately when I started going in and getting treatment for it, the Mets saw that and they called me. I was honest with how I was feeling. So I was on board 100 percent with the decision that they made. ... Once it got to the point where I started not being able to sleep, or when it was painful to lounge around, that's when obviously I started going to get treatment and talking to [trainer] Ray [Ramirez] and [general manager] Sandy [Alderson] and those guys."
—Reds skipper Dusty Baker, encouraging more dialogue from one of his team's off-season acquisitions.
—Let's hope there's nothing in Sean Burnett's contract about pickup basketball games... (Alden Gonzalez, @Alden_Gonzalez, MLB.com)
—Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez hopes he can play up to the three-year, $24 million extension he signed this week. (MLB official Twitter account, @MLB)
—Twins catcher Joe Mauer was also happy with his experience in the World Baseball Classic.
—With so many players satisfied with their time at the WBC this year, will attendance among star players be better next time around? (Marc Topkin, @TBTimes_Rays, Tampa Bay Times)
—While Cardinals fans might be uneasy about the state of the rotation, GM John Mozeliak isn't concerned. (Drew Silva, @drewsilv, NBC Sports)
—Pirates catching prospect Tony Sanchez earned an extra fifteen minutes of sleep. (Tony Sanchez, @Tony26Montana, Pittsburgh Pirates)
"They did me a favor, and it goes without saying that I'm thankful for them to have done that. They could have done a lot of other different things probably, but here I am now in a Yankee uniform. It couldn't have turned out better for me."
—Brennan Boesch, grateful that the Tigers opted to release him on Wednesday instead of optioning him to the minors. The Yankees, increasingly beset with injury, picked up the 27-year-old, who posted a .240/.286/.372 line with 12 home runs in 2012. (Bob Bellone and Jim Hawkins, MLB.com)
"It makes me more comfortable having those guys back knowing I can see them every day. We're thin, so we can't overcome a lot of nicks and bruises."
—Marlins skipper Mike Redmond on Mike Stanton and Steve Cishek returning to Marlins camp without injury.
"I understand the window. An organization tries to put the best players together at their peak moments and they go out and win. But if you look at it in recent years, the people who keep winning the World Series are people who weren't even in that window."
—Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels, on the Phillies' chances of winning even after some of their players are past their prime. (Scott Miller, CBSSports.com)
"It will be interesting to see when it gets proven whether it works or proven it doesn't do anything. I saw a Kardashian got it in her face, though."
—Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke, on a PRP injection that apparently made his elbow feel significantly better. (Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times)
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Almost any global happening can spur you to sell investment positions or put off investing new dollars. Yet no spooky event affected markets during the last several months. Sounds great – and it is, if you keep a level head in both bad times and good.
While we all remain concerned about the terrorist groups such as ISIS, saber-ratting from North Korea and Iran and seemingly endless fighting in Afghanistan, we haven't recently suffered any negative political event to send the stock market into a tailspin. The latest international news with potential investing implications is America's increased cooperation with Cuba, potentially a positive.
Global economic situations can also intensify volatility in the stock market. International markets are enjoying investment good news thus far in 2015, with Europe, Asia and emerging markets outperforming U.S. stocks.
Domestic social unrest can move markets. Stories of potential racism and excessive police violence are shocking and unfortunate but not usually detrimental to investment markets.
Relatively few natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes or tornados damaged a big geographic area or the nation as a whole. In fact, the Weather Channel announced that the tornado count is 59% below average year-to-date. Blizzards in the Northeast earlier this year only nominally influenced Wall Street's direction.
Even the U.S. economy offers little that's particularly frightening. You must look all the way back in October, when the Federal Reserve announced the ending of quantitative easing (QE) – its bond-buying program, meant to keep interest rates low – for even a hint of disturbing news (which ultimately also didn't affect the market at all). Concerns about rising interest rates in the wake of QE are old and familiar news; investors also seem less convinced these days that higher rates might stall economic growth.
Meanwhile, unemployment continues to decline.
In the stock market itself, the Standard & Poor's 500 now boasts a positive return for every year since 2008. Aside from a dip last fall, the index hasn't seen even a temporary pullback of more than some 7% since 2011, even though the market at large averages a minus-10% correction about annually.
Last year's biggest worry was that small-capitalization and international stocks didn't do as well as large caps. This meant that most diversified portfolios with these holdings lagged behind large indexes such as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Your takeaways:
- The stock market is not always such a smooth ride.
- Any investor can fall for recency bias, the bad habit of assuming that recent financial trends will continue well.
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25 July 2011
Without fail, as late July comes around names of players are tossed around as "trade rumors." Often times teams have no intention of trading such players, but sometimes they do in fact pull the trigger. Two fantastic pitchers are victim of that this year- as Ubaldo Jimenez and James Shields are reportedly on the trading block. Whether either of these pitchers actually does get traded remains to be seen, but it remains an interesting thought to think of either of them wearing the Old English D. But which one should the Tigers pursue more aggressively?
Let's start with Jimenez. Last year for the Colorado Rockies Jimenez finished the season with 19-8 with an ERA of 2.88 with 214 SO in 221.2 innings. That was good enough for 3rd in the NL CY Young Award voting, behind Roy Halladay and Adam Wainwright. This year however, he started very slowly, losing on Opening Day then landing on the DL. His return was not spectacular- through his first 9 games (Opening Day included), he was 0-5 with a 5.86 ERA. Yuck. In his last 11 games he has turned his season around, going 6-4 with a 3.03 ERA. Unfortunately for Jimenez the Rockies are underperforming, and underperforming teams trade away players. And because Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez both signed outrageous contracts before the season, Jimenez is the one on the chopping block. Teams are looking at Jimenez's track record and realize that this may just be a down year and that demolishing the farm for him may not be such a bad idea.
The Tigers have been connected with Jimenez, and reportedly had scouts at yesterday's start in Arizona. Now so did 19 other teams, and the Tigers may just be paying their due diligence, but what if they were serious? Let's think of the implications that Ubaldo Jimenez would have on the Tigers' postseason hopes. As I stated in an earlier article, the Tigers are going to need a number two pitcher to get past the Rangers, Yankees, or (as it appears they match up against in the division series) Red Sox*. Justin Verlander is an ace among aces, so no concern there. Just think of how good a playoff rotation featuring Verlander, Jimenez, and Max Scherzer could be. Not much as far as contrasting styles (which will be addressed with Shields), but those three could more than hold their own against Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and Clay Buchholtz.
But what would it take to acquire a pitcher of Jimenez's caliber? A lot. The Rockies would undoubtedly ask for young, power pitching to replace their star hurler. Luckily, the Tigers have a lot of that. Here's a list of what the Rockies may want- Jacob Turner, Rick Porcello, Andy Oliver, Charlie Furbush, and a lower level pitching prospect to be included in any deal. Now as Tigers fan, I am a little apprehensive about this. I think Turner will be better than Jimenez so I don't like the idea of including him, especially considering Jimenez's shaky start, there's no guarantee of productivity. Remember his second half collapse last year. I really don't like trading Porcello either, as even though he hasn't done much since his rookie year, his upside his still there. So basically- don't trade for Jimenez. Go get Shields.
James Anthony Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays is currently experiencing a breakout year. I listed him as the 6th best pitcher in baseball, and I am firm in that ranking. Shields is a tremendous pitcher. And within the last few weeks I have been hoping the Rays would experience a Seattle Mariners type slide, so they would be more inclined to trade him. 9-8, 2.53 ERA, 7 CG and 3 shutouts, and 151 SO in 156.1 innings. I broke him down in an earlier article so I'll save you the time and link you to it here. As with Jimenez, the Rays have little incentive to move him. He is very cheap for the next few years, as he is controlled by three team options for 2012-2014, totaling $28M over those three years. If Shields is indeed available, the Tigers should not get off the phone with the Rays until; a deal is made, and here's why.
The Tigers need a number two pitcher. I've mentioned this a few times and still consider it their glaring weakness. No offense Mr. Scherzer, as I am elated to have you has a number three in a playoff series, but just imagine Shields in that mix. In addition to the terrific pitcher that Shields is, you get a different style. Verlander and Scherzer both overpower hitters with a blazing upper 90's fastball. Verlander then goes to a changeup or curveball, where Scherzer goes with an electric slider. Shields is a more methodical starter (not to say that JV and Max aren't, but bear with me). The average speed on Shields' fastball is 91 MPH, and then he goes to a curveball. The finesse style of Shields bookended by fireballers would help to keep opposing hitters from getting into a rhythm in a short series.
What would it take to get Shields? Honestly if I would pay more for Shields than Jimenez. Once again Jacob Turner would most likely be the head of any deal, which may be a sticking point for Detroit. But if the Tigers were willing to trade the crown jewel of their farm system, a deal could be worked out. I'd call the Rays and offer Turner, Oliver, and Furbush. They may be more interested in a position player like Francisco Martinez or Avisail Garcia, but I'm not the GM, so I'll leave it to Dave Dombrowski to make this work. But he needs to make it work.
ALDS Gm 1- Verlander vs. Lester
Gm 2- Shields vs. Beckett
Gm 3- Buchholtz vs. Scherzer
I like our odds.
*As it stands the 4 playoff teams are Rangers, Tigers, Red Sox, and Yankees (WC). The wild card team faces the tem with the best record unless they are in the same division in which case they would face the team with the second best record. That would mean the Yankees go to Arlington to face the Rangers and the Tigers to the Fenway for the Red Sox.
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Lance at point certainly will not help turnovers. George Hill although quiet is the Glue for this team in the backcourt.
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Lance at point certainly will not help turnovers. George Hill although quiet is the Glue for this team in the backcourt.
Wow what a game.
It has been touched on already, but I will add that Lance is the total X factor for this team right now. He apparently knocked Lefraud and Dewanda off their "focus" with his swagger and trash talking, and his ability to back it up. I dont' think Wade's athleticism and strength works against Lance, as he probably has a good 20 lbs on Wade and is every bit as strong as Wade. Lance is just a plain fun to watch, he that killer type of player who is relentless.
PG had an all around good game, but I wish he was a bit more aggressive against Lebron. Though they were bringing the double team on George above the arc. So he did the right thing most of the night and passed it up.
We had a handful of possessions where our wings got trapped above the 3pt line and we end up just chucking a terrible shot or getting a shot clock violation. I do not understand this team's inability to drive the ball. Infact I'd garner to say that if we ever need to just get a shot it should be given to West every time. He knows how to make a move to get himself a shot.
I think there will be another thread about this so I wont' get into it here, but we had probably a 40% Heat crowd on a Friday night sell out game with no other major events going on. Pathetic for this city and it was talked about on the post game radio show.
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
did you all see Gerald Greene late in the 4th. he was cheering so enthusiastically i believe he inspired the team onto victory! great game tonight by Greene
** guess i should add this is litterally green
what a dissappointment.. and we coulda had delfino. OJ has really stepped up
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I don't get to many games, but pizza gal and I were there for this one. First half, I was frustrated by the Heat fans and their noise. But, second half, they shut up, and about halfway through the fourth quarter they started filing out.
Miami never had any rhythm, while the Pacers were never rattled by anything. Roy maybe didn't have a big stat line, but I thought he made a couple big plays. DWest, obviously, owned this game. PaulStar was tough, impressive as usual.
Our homecourt advantage is amazing. We own Miami at home. Gotta find a way to continue that on the road.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
As good as lance played he could of had another 4-6 points. Quite a few times he had his guy isolated and you could tell he wanted to take him but played within the offense. Once he gets the green light to start to take his man baseline he is going to really shine.
i dont know if it has been touched on but what a very solid game by hansbrough. really good role player off the bench. I would really not like to see us lose him. i dont know what he expects to be paid but the cat is a winner. and gives it all. he played solid tonight.
I was reading the Heat's game thread in RealGM and here's a post that I loved.
It's an interesting thread. It's big (49 pages) but it's always nice to see what the opposing fans think of your team
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Hansbrough is perplexing. He is a good back up but chances are that he will not develop into a great starter. But he plays with all his heart and you have to love that.
He is also an excellent FT shooter for a big. I just wish that he is going to be able to find his jump shot once more
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Random, but I was looking at the Heat RealGM boards and I saw some dude post this:
"I keep hearing the Pacer players yell "And 1" on jumpshots..."
David West>>
Yeah. Well, he's right
I think that Lance does it sometimes as well.
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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Favorite part of the game....asking the massive douche bag in the heat shirt in front of me to read me the score board to me half way through the fourth 'cause my old eyes couldn't quite make out the numbers.
I brought my friend who's a Bulls fan and he would not stop cheering for the Pacers. Surprisingly he said it had more to do with his love of the way the Pacers play than it was just rooting against the Heat.
That's not surprising at all. Most Bulls fans I have talked with in the Internet have a great deal of respect for the style that we play. Great defensive teams tend to respect each other.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
picture caption time
haha, that picture is classic. Innocent Lance cannot just believe the words that are being spewed from Chris Bosh's mouth.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Is it me or is Bosh spitting in every other picture?
That's quite the salivation, Chris. Go see a doctor.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Can you repost the tweet, and tell me anything else about this Lance in their head stuff? I didn't catch any of it.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
My favourite Jon Barry moment was when LeBron flat ran over one of our guys with no call, starting the boos and on the same play was then rewarded with a touch foul when he continued for the shot. Jon was absolutely perplexed on the replay, saying "I don't know why they're upset, it's obviously foul."
Hand to God, I didn't see any promo's or anything and picked up the game mid-first quarter on the DVR later in the evening, and I thought I was watching a Miami feed, thinking to myself, 'these Heat announcers are homers.'
My other favorite moment was that double-tech when West just threw Battier to the ground.
And how big of a smile do you thin Larry Lengend had when Lance was not only shutting Wade down but running his mouth the whole time. I saw LeBron and Wade 'grabbing' the ref at halftime and thought they should gotten a T then. Grady's tweet confirms it.
"I mean, you'd walk into our dressing room and run into Mel Daniels holding a .45 -- it makes you wonder."
Bob Netolicky
Speaking of Larry, wonder how he feels about S-O-F-T these days
Lebron got his calls and no-calls, i'm just happy we got the win
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck


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The Chile international has hailed his side's desire to continue to challenge for silverware, and added that he believes 2013 will be an important year in his career
The Old Lady hold an eight-point advantage in Serie A, and are through to the next stage of both the Coppa Italia and the Champions League.
While Vidal has stressed that a successful defence of their Scudetto crown is the main objective, he believes the side are capable of achieving even more.
"The intention is to get back to winning the title. And then we'll try with the Champions League and the Italian Cup," he was quoted as saying by Tuttosport.
"We are well prepared for the three competitions. I have many positive feelings about this season, and a lot of confidence that everything will be realized."
Vidal, who joined Juventus from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2011, has been linked with a host of top sides in Europe in the past year, but stressed that he is happy with life in Turin.
"I am happy at Juventus and with everything I'm doing. In my first year here I won the Scudetto and the Italian Supercoppa. Two titles, not bad at all. And the team continues to play well.
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Hawker Beechcraft is moving ahead with restructuring during Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and in a press conference here yesterday HBC chairman Bill Boisture made it clear the new Beechcraft Corp. that emerges in the first quarter of next year will focus on the turboprop and piston aircraft lines.
The future for the business jet line is somewhere between murky at best and grim at worst, with production already shut down. Negotiations came apart in early October that might have seen the jet line, reportedly along with the rest of HBC's civil aircraft assets, sold to Superior Aviation Beijing.
Boisture attributed the failed acquisition to a number of factors, including the challenges of conducting negotiations across cultural and language barriers, as well as a requirement for approval of the deal by both the Chinese and U.S. governments. While Superior Aviation Beijing's $1.79 billion bid has fallen through, Boisture said HBC is now revisiting half a dozen other bids that came in at the same time with an eye to selling the business jet line.
With the new Beechcraft Corp. exiting the jet business, the company sought to clarify its position with regard to warranties. Regarding the Hawker 4000 and Premier IA, HBC will ask the bankruptcy court for "permission to cancel certain warranties and factory-sponsored programs, including our guaranteed maintenance program SupportPlus and the Hawker 4000 Upgrade and Enhancement program." Engine warranties will be unaffected and will remain the responsibility of the respective suppliers.
HBC said it is in discussions with several third-party companies regarding alternatives that will provide continued services and maintenance for Hawker 4000 and Premier IA operators.
During the restructuring, Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support will remain available to provide service, maintenance and technical support for aircraft via Hawker Beechcraft Services facilities and the Hawker Beechcraft Parts and Distribution network.
As for the Hawker 900XP, Hawker 750 and Hawker 400XP, "All warranties, including those for engines, avionics, airframe and systems, will continue to be honored in the ordinary course of business."
The company said it plans to replace existing SupportPlus agreements with an amended agreement tailored to out-of-production aircraft, "details of which are still being evaluated." But there will be no lapse in coverage during the transition.
While HBC is moving toward its resurrection as Beechcraft Corp., it has not ignored research and development and yesterday announced plans for three new turboprop airplanes. The company provided some detail about two of the projects. One is a twin occupying a market niche between the King Air 250 and King Air 90. Another might be a pleasant surprise to King Air fans who have long hoped for a single-engine variant.
The other turboprop described would mate a single turboprop engine with the fuselage of the Premier IA twinjet. Performance expectations and a rendering proposal offered by HBC executive v-p of customers Shawn Vick showed an airplane seating one pilot and 8 to 11 passengers in a cabin 5.5 feet wide, 5.4 feet high and 20.4 feet long. The max range (IFR NBAA) with four passengers would be 1,750 nm and high-speed cruise 302 knots at FL250. The airplane would have a max payload of 2,800 pounds and a full-fuel payload of 1,650 pounds.
Also listed, but with no additional details, was a new piston single between the Bonanza and Baron.
Continuing, Vick said that HBC expects to come through the bankruptcy process with a new company that is "strong, resolute, focused" and that might be producing 600 aircraft a year. He concluded by inviting attendees at the convention to stop by the HBC exhibit, or the static line at Orlando Executive Airport, where the entire aircraft line is on display.
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After 25,000 flight hours, many hours in king airs and large airliners, God I would love to fly this airplane.
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Waiting the new single turboprop...with EASA compliance!
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Bush League: Gerrit Cole and Danny Hultzen
The advances of the 21st century are truly remarkable. We can hold 10,000 songs in the palm of our hand, we can pause live television, and with the click of a mouse, we can access every major-league game played in the past few years. We can track the events on the field pitch-by-pitch and play-by-play, and PITCHf/x technology allows us to record the velocity, location, and even the movement of every pitch thrown on a big-league diamond. Advanced systems such as HITf/x and high-speed motion capture have opened the floodgates of practical measurement, yielding new revelations about the physical intricacies of the sport.
Absolutely nothing can replicate the experience of watching a player with trained eyes from the dugout or the bullpen, a vantage point that affords the opportunity to weave context into the evaluation of a player's skill set. It is exactly this nuanced perspective that compels scouts to drive thousands of miles across the back-roads of America while searching the diamonds for talent, and what brings a flood of men with notebooks and radar guns to the Arizona Fall League this time each year. However, while we can't capture the full spectrum of the scouting experience through the prism of an LCD screen, the latest gadgets have brought us closer to bridging that gap.
The sheer volume of players that can be evaluated through the powerful lens of MLB.tv has made sofa-scouting a valid option for those with a day job yet an unquenchable thirst to study the sport. There are also advantages to video scouting, since pausing, replaying, and sharing images of a pitcher's delivery are skills that my mind has not yet mastered. Clever use of a stopwatch allows one to measure the game from thousands of miles away, and a wealth of information can be unearthed by trained eyeballs, as anyone who has had the pleasure of watching a game with Dan Evans can surely attest.
Pitchers, who offer a full view of their baseline stuff and mechanics in almost every outing, are much easier to diagnose in single-game samples than hitters, who have only so many opportunities in a given game to show off their skills. The difficulty in evaluating young pitchers based on a snapshot is the extreme level of volatility they display from one start to the next. Players who are still growing and have yet to master their deliveries demonstrate very different skills at various points of the season. Further complicating the picture is the possibility that a pitcher is following specific instructions to focus on a particular mechanic or pitch type, a caveat that further clouds one's ability to analyze from afar.
Disclaimers aside, I will attempt to diagnose the skills of pitchers with high ceilings who are climbing the minor-league ladder, using the archives at MiLB.tv to break down a couple of games on the farm. Today's subjects are the top two picks from the historic 2011 draft, the Pirates' Gerrit Cole and the Mariners' Danny Hultzen, a duo of pitchers I examined in a piece about the Futures Game this past July.
Gerrit Cole
Cole had a rough introduction to Triple-A, watching five consecutive batters knock his fastball around the yard to the tune of four hits and three runs in the first inning, with the only out coming on a sacrifice fly to deep left field. The damage hit a critical point when Danny Dorn knocked a triple deep into the gap in left-center, scoring a pair of runners to put Cole at a 3-0 disadvantage with one out on the board. Cole found out the hard way that Triple-A hitters can square up a plus-plus fastball, as the right-hander tossed nine heaters out of 10 pitches to those first five batters, a low pitch count that underscored the eagerness with which the Toledo batters pounced on Cole's heater.
Cole registered just a single punchout the first time through the order, as batters continued to sit on heat that the right-hander insisted on establishing with authority, but on his second trip through the lineup, Cole began to mix in his sharp slider with greater regularity. The results are evident in the pitch counts per batter—after the quick hits of the three-run first inning, Cole went at least three pitches deep with each of the next 11 hitters. The only potential issue was a repeated usage pattern, with Cole throwing second-pitch fastballs followed by third-pitch sliders to seven of the eight hitters he faced after the fire was doused in the first. In the fourth inning, the right-hander started going to the slider earlier in the count, evolving in his approach on his way to seven strikeouts and just a single walk over six innings.
Mechanics Report Card
The mechanical baselines for Cole's delivery are impressive, particularly the incredible hip-shoulder separation that fuels his high-octane heat. The 2011 top pick relies on hip-heavy torque, in the sense that he uses minimal upper-body load but instead utilizes a late trigger of trunk rotation that allows his hips to rotate to a greater degree before the shoulders fire. This technique is in contrast to another type of "hip-heavy" torque, in which a pitcher delays the rotation of the hips until after foot strike, and rather than allow for separation, instead fires hips and shoulders in near unison, using violent hip-rotation to whip the shoulders and throwing arm into release point.
Cole has very stable posture with minimal head movement, and his balance is nearly ideal in the vertical plane. He displays some minor head-lag prior to foot strike, but the more worrisome imbalance occurs as his drag-foot prematurely lifts off the ground prior to pitch release, indicating that his head drifts too far in front of his body. As mentioned in the Futures Game article, Cole has a disrupted timing pattern to his momentum. His first move is directed at the target, but he slows down after maximum leg lift to greatly hinder his overall stride length. Cole then bursts forward just as he approaches foot strike and prepares for trunk rotation, though he plants the front foot before the body has had the opportunity to take advantage of any uptick in momentum. The issue is magnified when pitching from the stretch: while Cole avoids the slide step, he continues to limit his release distance with the slow momentum and abbreviated stride.
Based on the evidence from the game on September 1st, batters appear to be getting a long look at Cole's fastball, such that they were able to square up the pitch better than one might expect for a pitcher with such potent velocity. The pattern underscores the under-appreciated dimension of release distance, as the added flight distance required for the ball to reach home plate allows batters to key in on the pitch as if it were thrown a couple of ticks slower. In order to fix the problem, Cole could increase his momentum and lengthen his stride by ironing out the inconsistencies in his charge toward the plate. In conjunction with a higher leg kick, the uptick in momentum would allow Cole to greatly extend his stride while adding kinetic energy to the system. The only drawback is the ripple effect on timing, as Cole will need to learn a new timing pattern in order to master the delivery, though I should note that his current time signature is less than ideal.
Danny Hultzen
I watched Hultzen's final start of the minor-league season, a September 3rd outing against the Fresno Grizzlies, and the visual evidence made it abundantly clear that the southpaw was suffering from a serious case of the yips. Hultzen wasn't just missing targets, he was sailing pitches like Nook LaLoosh in a bar fight with his catcher, with deliveries that were so badly mistimed as to dent the backstop. He actually had a no-hitter going in the fifth inning, as batters couldn't reach the majority of Hultzen's pitches with any semblance of solid contact. On multiple occasions, Hultzen missed so wide to the arm-side that it looked as if he was aiming at a completely different target.
Hultzen's fastball has some natural movement, but he is going to need to command the pitch in order for it to play on the big stage. His approach was far more sophisticated than Cole's, with a healthy mix of fastballs, changeups, and breaking pitches that he employed early and often, though a complete inability to hit targets sapped the advanced-sequencing strategy of most of its value. Hultzen's mechanics were a complete mess, with timing patterns that hit both extremes of the release-point spectrum, from heavily under-rotated pitches that sailed arm-side to completely-over-rotated pitches that found more shoe-black than borders of home plate. Hultzen was clearly off-kilter, with repetition that paled in comparison to his performance in the Futures Game. His ultimate ceiling is higher than what the following grades will suggest, but the southpaw has some mechanical deficiencies that need to be addressed in order for him to regain his top-prospect status.
Mechanics Report Card
The command issues proved to be mechanical in nature. Hultzen's repetition is the easiest element to blame, as his complete disarray of mechanical timing and positioning earned him the lowest score on the scouting scale. Complicating matters, timing and repetition are factors of the entire pitch cycle that result from the preceding links in the kinetic chain. Hultzen's struggles to repeat his release point could stem from any combination of elements in his delivery, though the other grades on his mechanics report card suggest a solid mechanical profile. He does have some potential issues with balance: while I like the fact that he starts with some bend in the knees to find an early balance-point, Hultzen has a tendency to bend the knees suddenly, which causes him to bounce into his motion on occasion.
The most distinctive aspect of Hultzen's delivery is an extremely closed stride, with which he directs his energy on a line that leads behind the left-hand batter's box. The extreme stride-angle would make a LOOGY proud, but with aspirations to start, Hultzen would be best served by a strategy that was designed to retire hitters on both sides of the plate. In that respect, disaster pitches like the one in the first GIF actually traveled exactly where he had directed them. Throwing strikes like the one in the above GIF requires Hultzen to over-rotate his shoulders and execute a very late release of the baseball.
The consequence of the closed stride is that Hultzen rarely has the opportunity to square his shoulders to the target as the throwing arm begins to fire into internal rotation. A potential solution is to have Hultzen play catch from his knees in order to find a natural alignment of the hips that brings his shoulders square to the target, and then anchor on that position when establishing his set-up position on the mound. The technique would allow the Mariners to take advantage of his natural delivery along a trajectory that is easier for the southpaw to repeat consistently.
Much has changed since the Futures Game, when Hultzen sported his signature closed stride but still managed to repeat his delivery and hit targets with surprising ease. Hultzen's rapid skill degradation underscores a couple of general rules about pitching prospects, the first of which is that young players are different creatures each time they take the mound, with wild swings in performance that can crop up throughout their development. The second takeaway is the repeated implications for mechanical timing, an element that is so critical to pitch execution and yet so sensitive to changes in the kinetic chain that a mere rush of adrenaline can throw a delivery completely out of whack.
Doug Thorburn is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @doug_thorburn
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Thanks for the detailed Hultzen analysis. Of the 6 components on the report card which is the easiest to correct, in your opinion ? I would think repeatability is correctable in and of itself unless some physical factor, such as the closed stride you refer to, gets in the way.
Oct 12, 2012 07:24 AM
Great question.
Oct 12, 2012 14:17 PM
Love the weekly articles, feel like I learn something new to look for while watching a game after each article.
Oct 12, 2012 19:52 PM
I enjoy these comparisons of teammates. For your next one, how about some of the stable of flame-throwing youngsters that St. Louis has accumulated and is now beginning to put into important post-season innings? I'd particularly love to see what you think of the 101-mph heat that's generating buzz for recent arrival Trevor Rosenthal, and how it compares to a more "established" mega-prospect like Shelby Miller.
Oct 13, 2012 13:35 PM
Excellent suggestion, Bill. I am kicking off a series of these "Bush League" articles, and players like Miller and Rosenthal are right up my alley.
Oct 13, 2012 14:20 PM
If you're going teammates, I would love (LOVE) to read your work on the Blue Jays' big three of Nicolino, Sanchez and Syndergaard. If you even have access to footage.
Oct 13, 2012 18:46 PM
I'd also be interested in your taken on Carlos Martinez if you are looking at Cardinals prospects. At the big league level I'd like to request Josh Johnson.
Oct 14, 2012 02:05 AM
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Four curl experts share their curl mistakes, so you can avoid making the same ones.
The life of a stylist is fraught with trials, triumphs and many tribulations, especially if you choose to specialize in textured tresses. Yes, some mistakes are inevitable no matter how savvy you are as a stylist—but you may be surprised how many common faux pas are avoidable. And you don't need years of experience to gure it out, if you're willing to learn from the wisdom of those who spent decades creating a brave (and curly) new world.
Texture! turned to leading curl experts, and asked: "If you knew then what you know now, what nostalgic texture advice would you share with up-and-coming stylists?" Read on for the top six lessons of curl-centric veterans— lessons they learned the hard way, so you don't have to.
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Experimentation in Place of Education
Becoming a curl pro means adopting a whole new language, new services, and new skills, and the best way to do that is through professional education. Seek out the best possible knowledge before practicing your skills. Take it from Philip Pelusi, founder of Philip Pelusi Salons and Tela Beauty Organics. "When I first wanted to learn how to relax hair, I decided to try it on myself," he says. "The biggest mistake I made was leaving the relaxer in my hair overnight! The good news is I did it to myself and not a client, and it was a miracle my hair didn't fall out. But I had to take Excedrine for the pain, and it took two weeks for my scalp to clear." The moral of his story: "Be responsible with a chemical!"
mistake 2:
Setting Unrealistic Expectations
When Ouidad, the "Queen of Curls," first started cutting curly hair, she acknowledges that her idealism took over. "I wanted to change the world with the hair cut I gave them. I wanted to fix it all and change it all," says Ouidad, who is a stylist, salon owner, author, curl educator and manufacturer. "What I learned is to really look at the hair, study all the curl patterns, and learn exactly how much curls shrink, and how they fit within each other when you cut. It's not like cutting straight hair, you can't just change it all at once." So, before conjuring an image of what you think you're going to do with the client, Ouidad encourages up-and-coming stylists to examine the different hair textures—really study them and understand them— first.
mistake 3:
Not Listening to Your Client.
"Let the client talk, don't talk over them. Just observe them," says Denis DaSilva, co-owner of New York's Devachan Salon. "If you try to disagree, you'll never win. Agree with them and then change them a little to the right or left according to what needs to be done, but never say 'no.'" "No" is not a word your clients are going to accept easily. So, experts say, be certain you understand what they want before you react. "You're going to have to really listen," adds curl expert Christo, of Christo Fifth Avenue. "You're going to have to analyze their hair, so you can give them options and ideas."
mistake 4:
Not Communicating Well
Curl experts say your words matter—a lot—when working with curly clients. "If you say, 'I know exactly what I need to do,' it just blows up in your face. Even if you do know, it just puts [the curly client] on the defense," Ouidad says. "It's essential to talk about how you're going to work with the hair, what kind of movement you want to put in. You want to be able to verbalize and explain how it's going to t and what it's going to look like when the hair is dry." Ouidad says you can ease a curly's fear by saying things like, "I know layers would be too rough for your hair or it would shrink too much." You really want to make sure curly clients know you're not going to give them ledges, a pyramid or some other shape they dread. You need to reassure them you do understand their texture. "Make your client as comfortable and trusting as possible by saying things that resonate with them," Ouidad advises.
mistake 5:
Letting your Curl-Phobia Get the Best of You
Although you may feel fear when first approaching curly clients, don't give in to it. "The first 10 years as a stylist, you're so afraid of clients. When they want what they want, they make you concerned about that. The second 10 years, you learn how to present what is better for them, but the end result is they will push you, even though you gave them whatever they wanted," DaSilva says. "The third 10 years, now you're smarter. You listen, but learn how strategically to put them in a spot where you can always give them more." Especially when it comes to color—DaSilva warns if you give the client too much control, it will be hard to get it back. "I don't have confrontations with any clients, but if they say I want a lot of blonde highlights, I'll put the blonde strategically in places where they will see more blonde, but not necessarily do more blonde," he explains. "If they say I want a little red, I may know that warm brown for them is red." DaSilva says it's all about understanding how to interpret and balance a client's wants and needs.
mistake 6:
Treating Curly Clients Like You Would Straight-Haired clients
Curl experts say you cannot treat curly clients the same way you treat clients with straight hair. "Most of the time, people with straight hair will let you do whatever you want," Christo says. "But with curly clients, you have to take into consideration she has already tried many things and ended up in your chair because you claim you specialize in curly hair. So you have to live up to those expectations." And that can mean a much longer consultation for new clients. For example, Christo blocks out an hour for new clients. "We want to make sure the client is going to stay with us because we know we have all the solutions," he says. He suggests stylists ask themselves if they really know how to deal with curly hair. "Anyone can say they do curly hair, but can they really? Or, are they making disasters for us to x?" Christo asks.


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August 14, 2012
Another Look
Wilton Lopez: Closer Sleeper
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting a BP Ballpark Event with my podcast co-host Paul Sporer and fellow BPer Jason Parks in Houston. Attendees peppered us with questions for 45 minutes before we gave way to the honored guests of the day: former Baseball Prospectus writer Mike Fast and Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow. I have known Fast for a long time, dating back to our days conversing at RotoJunkie.com (now rjbullpen.com), but it was my first interaction with Luhnow. As a child that grew up in Houston, I still follow the team from my Florida home, and it was enjoyable to listen to a strong communicator like Luhnow talk about both the process and the vision that he is cultivating for his organization right now. I left the room truly feeling that the downtrodden franchise was headed in the right direction and things were not as bad as they seem in the midst of a 4-34 stretch.
Things may indeed seem bad in Houston these days, but Jose Altuve is not the only fantasy asset worth owning in Houston. Even though the team does not win many games, their newly anointed closer Wilton Lopez is definitely one to watch as you keep one eye on the final weeks of the 2012 season and the other on your 2013 draft prep.
Lopez was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees in 2002 and was released early in 2007, at which time he was picked up by the Padres. The Padres placed Lopez on waivers in 2009, and the Astros claimed him and put him in a swing role at Double-A Corpus Christi, where he started 15 of the 29 games, allowed many more hits than innings pitched, and struck out just 69 hitters in 110 innings. His player profile in Baseball Prospectus 2012 had this to say:
Despite having ulner nerve irritation, 2009 waiver find Lopez turned in another very good season of relief for the Astros. He actually improved on his strikeout rate, and after his arm returned to normal, he walked just five batters in his final 47 innings of work. His four-seam fastball tops out over 95 mph, but he's at his best working down in the zone, generating ground ball rates over 50 percent. Easily among the most overlooked relievers in baseball.
In his three season s as a major league reliever, he has been effective as a strike-thrower who keeps the ball in the ballpark with a very strong groundball rate, but he had just two saves in 194 games with the Astros. Still, his numbers during that time have been rather impressive for a middle reliever:
His player card shows that he has maintained low-90s velocity throughout his career on a fastball he has thrown 75 percent of the time. This season, he has maintained that ratio while continuing to pound the lower regions of the strike zone.
In Lopez, we see a pitcher with an increasing strikeout rate who has kept a steady groundball rate, thus limiting his home runs and consistently posting a low opponents' batting average. In fact, look at how he lines up against someone like Fernando Rodney from a numbers perspective this season:
The dominating strikeout rate is the one skill that Lopez lacks when compared to other closers in baseball, but it is tough to argue against his track record and his success in 2012. Should Lopez remain the team's ninth-inning man next season, Lopez could be a late-round selection that could bring back a nice return on investment. If you play in a keeper league right now, it would be prudent to check on his availability while his owners are frustrated with the lack of saves.
Jason Collette is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Would the stats that are shown in the tables be considered the key stats when judging a reliever? If not which ones would be? Thanks!
Aug 14, 2012 09:31 AM
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For me, I want high groundball rates, low walk rates, low batting average, and good (not great) strikeout rates. Lopez meets all of my requirements
Aug 14, 2012 10:40 AM
Do you pay any attention to ERA or FIP? I know ERA isn't the kindest on relievers. And also I mean to ask this from a general POV not a fantasy POV. Thanks!
Aug 14, 2012 18:19 PM
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