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April 11, 2013
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Should We Start Pitchers Making Their Major-League Debuts?
Sometimes things that we take for granted as gospel are worth investigating. The latest example of this came in the wake of Jose Fernandez's incredible debut for the Marlins this past Sunday. It's not often that we see something that we can say has never been done before, but the 2011 draftee accomplished a truly unique feat. Jose Fernandez was the first-ever 20-year-old to strike out at least eight batters and walk one or fewer in his major-league debut. Yes, the first in major-league history.
So, of course, just over two hours before Fernandez threw his first major-league pitch, I took to Twitter and offered the right-hander's owners this "advice."
My intention there was to be the voice of reason. After all, there have only been two other pitchers in the last 25 years to skip straight from A-ball to the majors at the tender age of 20—and Fernandez's game score of 64 on Sunday was more than the cumulative debut game scores of fellow club members Rick Porcello (36) and Jeremy Bonderman (24).
This led to reexamining a simple question that I thought I knew the answer to: Is it a good idea to start a pitcher in his major-league debut? To try and get to the bottom of this, I examined every debut of pitchers 25 and younger between 2003 and 2012 to see what the results were, and whether any additional factors made it more or less likely that they would be successful. Some of the results were pretty surprising, and we'll examine them in three different sections.
The Overall Results
We're going to lead off with the least surprising result of anything in this post. We all tend to think of starting a pitcher in his major-league debut as something to shy away from when possible—and the raw numbers bear that out. Over the last 10 seasons, 297 pitchers age 25 or younger have made their major-league debuts as starters, and their average start has looked like this:
5.2 innings, 2.9 earned runs, 5.3 hits, 2.4 walks and 3.6 strikeouts
Overall, that's a 5.05 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 1.50 K:BB, which seems about right given the unpredictability and inexperience of rookie pitchers. But, what happens when you start tinkering with the control group? I began thinking about tangible identifiers I would use to potentially decide who to sit and who to start among all 297 possible pitchers, and the two that made the most sense logically were age and prospect status. But neither one bore out quite the way I would have thought.
Debut Starts by Prospect Status
Based on what we know about prospect lists, this is admittedly a relatively rough sketch, as it's based on snapshots. But it does provide some insight into pedigree. Out of the 297 debuts, 85 were made by pitchers who ranked in Baseball America's Top 100 at the time. Here's how they stacked up in the simplest of groups:
Again, the difference between the two groups makes sense, but it's the quality level of the Top 100 prospects that was a little surprising—especially when you consider that this group collectively had an ERA, WHIP and K/9 above league average over that time period. And, speaking of quality, here are the only debuts from that group in which the pitchers topped Fernandez's game score (64) from Sunday:
As you can tell, there are some interesting names sprinkled among the bona fide stars, and soon-to-be stars. I actually remember watching how dominant Johnny Cueto was in his debut—the incredible stat line doesn't even do it justice. But the next logical question is whether better prospects yield better results:
The answer? Not so much. Surprisingly, the quality of the debut is almost inversely related to the quality of the prospect. Of course, the difference is not great, so the best takeaway from this chart is that just because a pitcher is an elite prospect doesn't necessarily mean that he is a better option to start than merely a very good prospect.
Debut Starts by Age
One of the most impressive things about Fernandez's debut was that it came at such a young age. In fact, over the last 10 years, only 15 starting pitchers have made their major-league debuts in a start before they were old enough to drink (Felix Hernandez was the only 19-year-old to do so). Should the fact that Fernandez was only 20 years old have been a deterring factor in whether or not he should have entered fantasy lineups? The following chart says no:
In fact, not only does it say that it should not be a strike against a pitcher, but maybe it should actually be a positive. Some of this likely has to do with the fact that some better pitchers reach the majors at a younger age than ones who take a little longer to develop, but if you peruse the list of underage debuts, it's not exactly a replica of a future Hall of Fame ballot:
I honestly have not thought about the name Hayden Penn in around four or five years, but he was a guy I liked quite a bit (at least comparatively) when he was a prospect. Unfortunately, a career ERA+ of 46 in 82 1/3 career innings didn't exactly do his mild prospect status justice.
After really sitting down to examine the numbers, I'm ready to come out and say that if I had done this research proactively rather than reactively, I might have plugged Fernandez into my active lineup on the teams where I'm fortunate enough to own him. At the very least, I would have made him my #streameroftheday pick* over Lucas Harrell, who was lit up that same day.
But the best part about looking at these numbers is that there's always another train coming. And this means that when Gerrit Cole and Zack Wheeler make their debuts later this season, they will likely be active in all leagues in which I own them. And it also means that the same may very well go for Allen Webster and Kyle Gibson—given the lack of difference between the various ranges of prospect status involved. Maybe they should be in yours, too.
*For those of you who are not aware, I post a #streameroftheday pick every day of the season on Twitter (@dynastyguru) with more stringent requirements than your typical streamer lists. Only pitchers who are owned in fewer than 10 percent of leagues are eligible.
Bret Sayre is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @BretSayreBP
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Cool read. After watching Taillon v US in WBC, I can definetely see how a top 30 SP prospect is closer to a top 5 SP prospect than a top 30 hitter is to a top 5 hitter. I look at a guy like Erlin and can easily see him have better success out the gate bc of his control over a guy like Cole who I read is having a hard time pulling it back to gain movement.
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PFM question: can you add current-season position eligibility to the PFM? As in, my league needs 20 games per season the previous year, but only a single Game Played during 2013. Is that a capability that can be added to see the new "value" for guys like Yonder Alonso, who just gained 2B and 3B eligibility?
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A few years ago, Texas A&M could look at the Rivals 250 and see players on their way to Texas, Oklahoma, LSU or even Oklahoma State or Arkansas.
Times have changed. When the Aggies look at this year's Rivals 250, they see four players already committed and a number of other very viable targets on the board. Here's a look at some of the offensive players on the 250 A&M has offered:
Quarterback: Justice Hansen, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe (Number 140). At 6'3" and 200 lbs. Hansen is the only quarterback the Aggies have currently offered. They're not alone; OU, Arkansas and Arizona State have also offered.
Running back: Varshaun Nixon, Lake Travis (220, committed); Leonard Fournette (3), New Orleans St. Augustine; Joe Mixon, Oakley (Ca.) Freedom (82). Nixon is one of, if not the best running backs in Texas for 2014 and a good fit to A&M's loaded backfield. Judged as possibly the best high school back since Adrian Peterson, the 6'1", 225-lb. Fournette already has 15 offers from major programs nationwide. Mixon is another big back and has even more offers than Fournette, with more than 20 already.
Wide receiver: KD Cannon, Mount Pleasant (52); Trey Quinn, Lake Charles (La.) Barbe (102); Speedy Noil, New Orleans Edna Karr (104). Cannon is a speedster with more than 1,000 yards receiving as a sophomore and offers from the likes of Texas, OU and Clemson already under his belt. Quinn is a burner as well (4.39 second 40-yard dash) who runs fluid routes and may have the best hands in the class. Clemson, LSU and Ole Miss are also in pursuit. Listed as an athlete, Noil (a high school quarterback), will likely be a wideout at the next level. He's got offers from Alabama, Texas, LSU and Notre Dame, but the Aggies may have the inside track with him right now.
Tight end: Jacory Washington, Westlake (La.) (110). Committed to LSU, the 6'5", 210-lb. Washington is similar in size to A&M signee Ricky Seals-Jones (slightly less in weight) and would probably be used in a similar fashion had he decided on A&M.
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1. The "Marriage Vow" pledge that a right-wing Iowa group is asking presidential candidates to sign continues to make headlines. Over the weekend, the group, called the Family Leader, removed a portion of the pledge's preamble which suggested blacks were better off during slavery. But this wasn't before GOP candidates Michele Bachmann — who, alarmingly, leads one recent Iowa poll — and Rick Santorum had already signed the pledge, which also says homosexuality is a choice and calls for banning all pornography. Thus far, only one GOP presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, has spoken out against the pledge, although Jon Huntsman has also confirmed he won't sign it.
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PACKAGING: Thanks to the talented team at Hot Toys! Collectors will definitely be surprised with the new design theme for this Watchman Movie Masterpiece series. Silk Spectre II's packaging is mainly black, grey and yellow. The box has an outer layer covering the package, painted with black and white image of actress Malin Akerman as the Silk Spectre II. The two sides of the box feature a bio.
For normal packaging you usually pull the figure out from top, but for Silk Spectre II the packaging is designed where you can only pull out from side just like how you pulled out old fashioned VHS tapes from their casing.
As for the inner/core packaging, you get a full view of the figure sitting in a form-fitting plastic sheet. Just like other MMS figures, the extra plastics for wrapping the hands, neck and belt are there to hold the whole figure securely. The trench coat is also protected with another plastic shell cover sticking at the back of this plastic sheet. It is so much of fun buying a figure which is packed with an outer layer. Besides adding extra protection to the figure inside, it definitely makes the box more interesting to look at.
SCULPT: For this figure, Hot Toys selected a synthetic/implant hair instead of molded hair. It does look not bad on Silk Spectre. You can move the hair around to create a more natural look for it, but you will still need to handle it with care because the hair can easily drop off and end up looking messy if played with too rough.
As for the headsculpt, the likeness of actress Malin Akerman may not be 100% perfect, but Hot Toys has still produced a good feminine headsculpt. On the left side of her face she is also sculpted with a mole, making it to look more like the real character. The only downside I see is that her hands and feet appear a little too small, making the figure's head much larger than it really is.
PAINT: My first impression from the original prototype pictures was that the figure looked very much like a real person. But the final product doesn't come out as real as the one in the prototype. She looks a bit fairer and the paint application is considerably less detailed. The quality controls on her eyes are lips are pretty good, however, but I think the makeup on her face is not sharp enough.
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES: Silk Spectre II is dressed in her movie accurate costume of a black and yellow romper with garters. She is also wearing the black thigh-high boot tops, long black gloves, belt and an interchangeable trench coat. All are mainly tailored with PVC materials.
I'm not sure if the problem is with the material or the tailoring workmanship. Some parts of her clothes look kind of tight, for instance the joint of the shoulder part and the joint on the thigh. The zipper used on the cloth is a bit big too, which looks quite unnatural.
The PVC material on the trench coat is also pretty thin which gives me a feeling that the set of cloth is really not easy to maintain. But when the figure wears the trench coat, it does look very good, probably because the coat covers most of the flaws of the figure.
In some poses, Silk Specte's overall scale looks quite awkward where you need to find a proper pose for her to look good. The good thing is that she has a trench coat to cover her pose. However, the drawback is that wearing the coat also covers her trademark yellow/black costume.
The belt looks like die-cast material, but the fact is that it is not. It is only painted in silver but appears like a very hard material.
On the accessories side, the box set packs very few. Silk Spectre II only comes with a pair of interchangeable gloved hands. As usual, a 12" figure stand is also included.
ARTICULATION: This figure has about 30 articulation points, just like other Hot Toys Female True-Type bodies. Despite having so many articulation points, it is still not easy to bend her for poses due to the fragile material used on her costume.
COST & OVERALL IMPRESSION: Silk Spectre's price can be considered cheap compared to other more recent MMS releases. This figure is also probably the second MMS female figure (the first being Silken Floss) using synthetic/implant hair which turns out pretty well on the final product. At least it does not have the "Barbie doll feel." I am sure Watchmen fans will be very happy with this figure.
I hope Hot Toys releases more Watchmen figures beyond The Comdeian and Silk Spectre II so fans can complete the whole superhero team. For fans, Silk Spectre is a must. Even if she comes with few accessories and limited articulation, she still looks beautiful.
Thanks to the unique storyline of this novel, The Watchmen is indeed a great movie which definitely adds more value to the figure. Collectors won't mind bringing her home if their budget allows.
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Hi Everyone,
Celebrated 4 years cancer free January 2013. Still dealing with stented bile ducts but otherwise o.k.
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Hi Everyone,
Celebrated 4 years cancer free January 2013. Still dealing with stented bile ducts but otherwise o.k.
Hi Betsy,
What great news indeed, congratulations!!! Love hearing news like this and thanks for sharing with us all! And of course I look forward to hearing about the next 4 years from you!
Dear Betsy, HI! So good to see your smiling face but better yet is your fantastic news. I do believe you well deserve a big YIPPEE! But we are kind of selfish here because we want to hear more reports like this one!!! Enjoy and keep us posted!
Betsy...fantastic, - can't believe it has been 4 years since diagnoses. And, you are such a trooper in regards to the stents. Stay well, dear Betsy, and keep sending us the great news. As you know, we thrive on it.
Betsy-Congrats!!! You give HOPE and inspiration to all our new members!!
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Congratulations Betsy! Here's hoping there are many more great goodnews milestones ahead for you.
i love reading these great milestones--
i guess the one thing i would love to know are more details about
each of you.
original staging of your cancer.
what you've done (chemo/surgery/transplant) to treat it.
had the cancer spread originally.
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is there hope for someone like my husband? or all the "success"
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Hi everyone, long time not visit,
my partner, diagnosed 6 years ago April 2007, then chinese treatment, then operation in April 2009, (posted in 2009) everything ok ever since. just had 4th year check report, everything ok.
WONDERFUL news!! Thank you so much for letting us know!
All these milestones give so much hope!!
Hi Lucian, what great news, I am elated. You and your partner sure did something right! Keep the good news coming and ENJOY!
way to go Lucian!! Thank you for sharing. That is an amazing milestone.
Lucian....how wonderful of you to check back in with us and share such exciting news. Congratulations. Is Adri going to China for his yearly check or is it done in the Netherlands?
This is brilliant news Lucian, thanks very much for checking in with us all and sharing that!!
Best wishes,
2 year scan: "Stable Examination. findings are not suspicious for tumor recurrence or metastatic disease." Yeah baby!!! Will post in Good News also with more details...
Derin, astounding news!!!! Keep it coming!!!
Derin, what wonderful news!! So happy, happy, happy to read it!
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31 months and still feeling good!
Entering the 6th (4 week) cycle of this trial, and everything is still stable.
Dear Kris, hip, hip hooray! You go girl!!!
kris, I have forgotton, what trial are you on?
I'm on an inhibitor drug from Lilly. It doesn't have a name yet. Still in phase one.
Kris , I wish you all the best , you are a great fighter and hope source for us
This is not my personal experience---and I don't even have a name,
but in mtg with a 3rd opinion onc. here in our home town who
actually said he sees A LOT of cc--he said he has a patient who
is 8 years out with this cancer and doing well!!
The patient had a resection and after 4 yrs the cancer came back
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Eight yrs seemed FANTASTIC to me. Just thought I would share.
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I love reading these posts. This gives me hope and a reminder that we should never give up the fight. I am 34 dammit and I am not ready to go anywhere anytime soon. I love to see that miracles really do happen!
Very encouraging! It does give us new cc patients lots of hope. It has been 1 year since I was diagnosed.
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text: Election fraud not an abstract concern in W.Va. By Lawrence Messina October 28, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With early and absentee voting already underway, West Virginia and federal officials are hoping to prevent any fraud before it happens as Election Day approaches.Authorities have reason to be wary. As recently as 2010, conspiracies have plotted to sway balloting in the state. The since-resigned sheriff and clerk of Lincoln County, along with one of its commissioners, pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges arising from a scheme to influence the 2010 Democratic primary with absentee ballots.The U.S. attorneys for both of the state's federal court districts have announced stepped-up efforts to guard against election fraud and voting rights abuses. The duties of Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, as West Virginia's elections chief, is also to look out for attempts to corrupt the process, spokesman Jake Glance said."This is something that's been very important to the Department of Justice, certainly since I've been here," said U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin of the state's southern district. "During every election cycle, we try to push out the fact that if there are allegations of voter intimidation or voter fraud, we want to hear about. We want to address them on the front end, before they affect an election."The West Virginia Republican Party plans to send teams of lawyers and volunteers around the state to watch for fraud. Executive Director Chad Holland said GOP concerns include the counting of ballots."If you're going to steal an election, you don't know how many votes you need to make up until you see the vote tally," Holland said. "There have been far too many convictions for voter fraud in the state of West Virginia.Goodwin has helped secure those recent convictions. Besides the recent absentee ballot scheme, that office has landed guilty pleas from now-former officials in Logan and Lincoln counties -- all Democrats -- and others involved in a conspiracy that bought votes with liquor and cash in party primaries dating back to at least 1990."I cannot recall, even going back before my time here, any voting tabulation fraud," Goodwin said. "I don't believe my office has received any such complaints." Tennant's staff is "focusing on the entire process" as it fans across the state to monitor the election, Glance said."We'll be here until 5 in the morning until the last counting is done," Glance said. "We don't leave until the last counting is done, and so we can be working 21 hours. That's part of our focusing on all of the steps of the process."Glance noted that the overwhelming majority of ballots are now tallied electronically. Just two of West Virginia's 55 counties, Braxton and Wyoming, rely on paper ballots. He also cited state law, which limits who can be in voting precincts on Election Day.That law should ease another GOP concern, both in West Virginia and other states, regarding plans by international election observers to watch the U.S. vote. Texas' Republican attorney general has threatened to arrest officials from the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, if they come within 100 feet of polling sites.OSCE observers generally are members of parliament from organization member countries, which include the United States and 55 countries in Europe and Central Asia. The group has sent observers to poll locations across the U.S. since 2002 and stationed some in San Antonio in 2008.Besides the West Virginia law, Glance said the two OSCE officials assigned to the state, from Great Britain and Denmark, visited only to observe such pre-election preparations as the training of poll workers. They are also assigned to Ohio."They're not going to be in any of the [West Virginia] precincts on Election Day," Glance said. State Democratic Party Executive Director Derek Scarbro praised the prior efforts to enforce election law and crack down on fraud, and predicted a clean and fair voting process for West Virginia."We're very confident in our public officials at the secretary of state and in the judicial branch to protect the vote," Scarbro said. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 3 DHHR report: No neglect, criminal charges in death of ResCare client 4 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 5 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County Bulletin board: Oct. 29, 2012 Previous Story Strong winds, heavy snow, blizzard predicted for parts of state Next Story


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A few words about photo captions, or "cutlines" as they are called in the news business, because those loyal readers out there who take photographs and submit them to The Democrat and other newspapers sometimes mess up. Of course, those of us who have being writing cutlines for years mess up as well.
Photo captions are so important the Associated Press Stylebook devoted five full pages to how they should be written. Don't worry, I won't be that wordy.
Here are the basics: Identify (first and last names) of all people in the photograph from left to right, as well as the position titles immediately following those people pictured if relevant, and a description of what is taking place, as well as the name of the photographer.
That wasn't so difficult was it?
Yet, all of us who take photographs and then write the captions get lazy or careless. My admonition about getting the names of people in a photograph (as long as there are five or fewer people) is violated continually by yours truly. I got so bad at one point, I wrote myself a memo and tapped it to my computer screen.
Names are critical in any photograph of people, otherwise don't bother submitting it (unless, of course, it's of a major news-breaking event) and then forget the rules.
I received a nice photograph of four 4-H kids last week, for example, which didn't provide their names. I asked and was told that policy prohibits releasing the names of children in photographs. OK. Seems like a silly policy to me, but that's the group's policy. However, the story listed the names of four students involved in the project being promoted -- which is Saturday's tree planting in Woodland. That inconsistency aside, there was no reason to publish the photograph. What would you write: "Four 4-H students consider trees to be planted on Saturday, March 9."? So much for that.
Another person turned in six color photographs (actual photos by the way, not emailed digitized versions) for a story on a Pioneer High School play. Information included on the typed release stated that the "pencil writing is for the picture caption. Any of the photos will work with the caption." Because I got behind in my work I didn't check the "pencil writing" until the day before placing the story and photographs in the paper. Big mistake. The caption submitted: "PHS actors rehearsing for their upcoming spring musical." No names were provided and I was out of time, so no names made it into the paper.
Here's what the AP has to say (in brief) about captions:
The first sentence describes what the photo shows, in the present tense, and states where and when the photo was made.
The second sentence of the caption gives background on the news event or describes why the photo is significant.
Whenever possible, try to keep captions to no more than two concise sentence, while including the relevant information.
Good advice. I'll try and follow it if you all will as well.


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Turso is an ox of a man, that's why he throws so long.pask2155 wrote:How do you train for more distance???turso wrote:pask2155 wrote:turso wrote:It's not really that much to do with "normal" and "pro". I max out around 500' on good days and I'm far from being a pro, my putting is shit and directional consistency far from satisfactory. Throwing far doesn't make one a good golfer, it's just fun to do. I'd guess being able to consistently max at around 400' should do just fine if one has accuracy and good putts.
These are great numbers. How long have you been playing disc golf? And how long did it take you to get up to 500'?
This was my third summer of disc golf. I got up to 400' distance in 3-5 months or so of active training when I started. Got up to 430' on first year, but quit active training after that and stayed there for the second year as well. This summer I started gaining distance again, and I didn't get to practice that much of driving, just did a lot of golfing on a short 9-hole course near the place I worked this summer. Did wonders for my approach game.
Shittiest thing is that winter's closing in again, and I'll probably be struggling to reach 400' when the spring comes.
Well, not really. What he has done is practice, almost to the point of being obsessive compulsive about it at times, try to figure out what went wrong whenever discs don't fly out there like they should, and especially what went right when they do. It's pretty much all technique, muscle strength can help but only so far as you can keep it all together with technique. Finding a good rhythm, accelerating through the hit properly, timing everything right and gripping on that mofo like you're trying to crush it (but only at the hit) are all things you need to figure out when learning to throw long.


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Chevy enthusiasts unite! This upcoming weekend marks a first since Super Chevy Shows came to be in the early '80s. We are doing the impossible. That's right; we're staffing two events in one weekend - one at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, Texas, and another at Bristol Dragway in Tennessee. Staff from Super Chevy will be on hand at both events and there will be two Amsoil Best of the Best competitions at our website beginning Monday.
Voting will begin first thing on Monday, September 30th and will run until October 7th. Remember, only one vote is allowed per e-mail address! Winners will be announced on the Best of the Best website and in Super Chevy magazine along with the coverage of each show. Event winners will each receive a special personalized Amsoil Best of the Best award certificate from the editors of Super Chevy magazine and a free Preferred Customer membership from Amsoil, enabling them to purchase Amsoil products at wholesale prices for up to one year.
At the end of the Super Chevy show season, remember to stop back and vote for your favorites again to choose who should be the overall champion in each category from the winners of each of the 12 events.
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Link: http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/08/29/conductor-ethan-sperry-talks-about-his-first-season-with-the-oregon-repertory-singers-and-the-choral-explosion-at-portland-state-university/
One of the most exciting people on the choral scene in Portland is Ethan Sperry, who just completed his first year as director of choral activities at Portland State University. Sperry's first year included exceptional concerts of music by Morten Lauridsen with Lauridsen in attendance (and on stage) plus a first-ever PSU choral alumni concert that drew over 100 singers. In April, Sperry was named as the new artistic director of the Oregon Repertory Singers, making him only the third AD, since the Rep Singers began in 1974.
Sperry has a very impressive background in choral conducting. From 2000 to 2010, he served on the faculty at Miami University in Ohio where he conducted three vocal ensembles. From 2000 to 2006, Sperry was the artistic administrator of the Arad Philharmonic Chorus in Arad, Romania, and from 2001-2003 he was the principal conductor of the Choeur Regional de Guadeloupe, which is the only symphonic choir in the French West Indies. Sperry has his Masters and Doctorate degrees for the University of Southern California and a Bachelors (in Philosophy from Harvard.
I met with Sperry at Cafe Destino last week to find out more about his debut season with the Oregon Repertory Singers and how things are going at Portland State.
Where do the Rep Singers rehearse?
Sperry: We are moving the group's rehearsals to PSU's newly renovated Lincoln Hall. We are in a room on the ground floor. It has huge windows and curtains that you can use to acoustically treat the room.
How many people are in the choir?
Sperry: We had an amazing round of auditions, and the size of the group will be increasing from 60 to 80.
Wow. You've really beefed up the choir!
Sperry: That wasn't my plan, but we had a fine group of returning singers who re-auditioned, plus a large number of auditionees that were talented enough that I couldn't say no to them. I think that a total of almost 140 singers auditioned for the choir. So the choir will have roughly 20 singers in each section with a few more men than women.
You've got your first season all planned out?
Sperry: Yes. The season is called "Renewal, Glory, and Sin." With a group like the Oregon Repertory Singers, we should be able to cover a wide variety of music from the entire choral repertoire. So, the first concert, which will take place on October 15th and 16th, is called Renewal. Its program is divided into three parts: entering darkness, the transitions that happen there, and then renewal. The music covers a big range from Josquin and Gabrieli to modern pieces from Latvia, Russia, and Norway. We'll have Native American music, music from India and three Night Songs by Brahms plus the final movement of Mozart's Requiem. A personal favorite of my are Samuel Barber'sReincarnations – 3 truly amazing works which are surprisingly non-religious considering the title. I'm also excited to work with Gil Seeley, now ORS's Artistic Director Emeritus, who will be conducting several pieces on the concert.
During the Christmas season, we will do our Glory concert, which will have substantial, serious pieces on the first half of the program and lighter numbers, mostly carols, on the second. We'll do sacred works by Bruckner, Britten, Wilan, Howells, Gorecki, and Joan Szymko, who lives in Portland, on the first half. The second half will have fun works, including a parody of Hannukah music that I've arranged. I'm Jewish, but I've never been a fan of Hanukkah music, so my arrangement pokes fun at the Hannukah songs most of us were forced to sing in school. It's for double choir and Klezmer clarinet, and even though it's essentially a joke, it'll be one of the harder pieces that we will sing in that concert. We will perform the Glory program on December 11th, and the 16th through the 18th.
For our last concert, called Sin, we will perform Orff's Carmina Burana in the original version for choir, two pianos, and percussion. Richard Zeller will be our soloist. I loved the benefit recital that he gave earlier this year, and he is a master of the solos in the Carmina. If we can fit it in, I'll also have the ORS women sing the witches chorus from Verdi's Macbeth. It should be a great concert, and we will do two performances of it on April 22nd.
Sounds like a great season for the Rep Singers. What do you have planned for your groups at Portland State?
Sperry: At PSU, I've revised the entire choral program; so it is now more ambitious in scope. Over the past year, the core of the choral program involved the Chamber Choir, which is our high-level choir, and the University Choir, which is a non-auditioned choir. During the course of the school year, the University Choir grew very rapidly, and at one point had more than 120 people in it.
What a terrific problem!
Sperry: But the problem wasn't the size. It turned out that many of our best singers were in that group because of their class schedule, or they didn't get into the Chamber Choir, or they were singing in the PSU opera program, or something else. Whatever the reason, they were in the University Choir with singers who couldn't match pitch and everything in between. I had to pick challenging pieces for the voice majors who were in that group, but those weren't the best pieces for many of the novice singers.
So I've decided that between the Chamber Choir and the University Choir, I'll start an auditioned men's group and an auditioned women's group. Those groups will rehearse and perform less often than the Chamber Choir, but the level to get into either group will be quite high. We should be able to fill the demands on all these choirs, because we have over 100 students taking voice lessons at PSU.
A hundred students taking voice lessons; that's amazing!
Sperry: I think that we've become the largest vocal program in the Pacific Northwest, and it's not surprising considering the amazing voice faculty we have at PSU. Also, we do have the largest music department in the Pacific Northwest overall. Part of the reason is the growth at PSU in general. We now have over 30,000 students, and we're still growing.
So you will still be the director of the Chamber Choir?
Sperry: Yes. That's our top-level group. I'll also co-direct the new men's and women's groups with my graduate assistants. The University Choir will be a real beginners' choir, and the GAs will conduct it. We also have a madrigal choir that Debbie Glaze conducts. It's primarily for music education majors so that they can learn about Early Music. That group got too big last year also. It had 32 singers, but madrigals are supposed to be sung by a small group of people.
Because PSU is a commuter college, we will probably always have a lot of turnover in the choirs because students need to work the rehearsal times into their commuting and work schedules as well as their academic schedules. If we offer more choral opportunities, there are more chances that one will fit their schedules. The athletics department has already geared itself that way. They offer all sorts of classes like weight lifting and yoga that are only one credit hour. We can do that as well. We could start a gospel choir, a glee club-styled choir, or something else.
I've read a number of articles that discuss how singing is good for you.
Sperry: Especially singing with other people. One of the problems that we are having in America these days is the lack of a community. As you know, a choir can provide you with a community, and that can help you throughout your life.
I've been trying to collect stories about why people sing. I'm especially interested when someone starts singing, but not through the normal channels. The most powerful story that I've heard is of a guy in Montana who wrote to me. He started singing when he was in prison. Someone was brave, and came to that prison where he started a men's chorus. People there thought that this kind of chorus would help to rehabilitate the men. The fellow who wrote to me believes that he has not gone back to prison is because as soon as he got out he joined a choir. The choir gave him what he never had in his life before: a community.


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If you want to help build up your child's SAT scores, tutoring is the solution many are turning to.
Pop quiz: Take some of the public high schools in the Greater Philadelphia area that, according to a 2012 Pennsylvania Department of Education report, have the highest average for combined SAT scores: Masterman at 1925, Harriton at 1769 and Lower Merion at 1739. Then take the average SAT score of the current freshmen class at the University of Pennsylvania (2170) and at Penn State's University Park (1855). Calculate the difference — then find a way to make up for it.
Tutoring is the solution for a rising number of students.
"SAT prep is now standard and not only is there no stigma, but having a tutor is almost a status symbol," says Penny Kardon, director of career strategies at JEVS Human Services, a nonprofit organization that provides educational tutoring, college counseling and career guidance at sliding scale rates. "Tutoring is so common among families with means that, when we appeal to funders, we explain that we are trying to even the playing field for at-risk kids."
Kardon's point is illustrated in a 2012 report from the National Center for Education Statistics that shows a correlation between household income and SAT scores. In households with incomes of $80,000-$100,000, the average score is 1552. Parents earning $200,000 or more have children scoring an average of 1721.
However, not all tutoring costs money. In addition to JEVS, many public and private schools offer tutoring. For example, the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr offers academic support services, and Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Merion Station offers tutoring from both teachers and peers.
And it's not limited to preparing for college entrance exams. "We work with students as young as 8th and 9th grade to prepare them for the entrance exams to private high schools, explains Mitch Blatstein, who has owned and operated Education Plus, Inc. for more than 35 years. "We also work with B+ students who want to be A students. And of course, we help students who have Cs and Ds. These days, I really feel that parents look at tutoring not just for students who are struggling, but even for kids who want a competitive edge in any academic area and certainly with standardized tests."
While money can buy tutoring, it can't buy academic success. "No amount of money in the world can teach a kid who doesn't want to learn," Blatstein says. "The most important things are finding the right tutor for that student and having that tutor understand the psychology of helping students succeed."
Rob Stoller, the Greater Philadelphia area regional education adviser for Aristotle Circle, which offers an array of tutoring services, agrees. "No matter the subject area — SATs, physics, calculus — what comes first is the relationship between the tutor and the student. It's really like matchmaking."
How can parents and students find that right tutor? The experts suggest several steps.
Start with the school
"The teacher is the first one to check with," Kardon advises. "Don't just assume that the problem is academic. There may be a new social dynamic that is interfering with the student's performance."
If the problem is academic, there might be several factors in play. "For example, the student might not be turning in homework," Blatstein says, "or he could be having a tough time on tests or quizzes. He might need help learning good time management or good study skills. Did the student miss key concepts or key skills in the classroom and is the lack of that knowledge preventing the student from advancing? Ask the teacher for insight into a specific reason for the student's difficulties. That information can inform the parent and the tutor."
Focus on process, not promises
"Companies often have glossy advertising without the track record to back up their claims," Kardon cautions. "Ask exactly how the tutors are trained and what their academic backgrounds are. Be skeptical about outsized promises. I'd be suspicious if someone told me that, in four weeks, my kid would be reading at a certain level, or promised any increase in SAT scores. Parents want to believe that will happen, but they should really inquire about the process that the tutor will use to get that success."
Interview the tutor
"See if the tutor's personality will mesh with your kid's," Stoller says. "For example, if your kid doesn't work well under pressure, then he won't respond well to a pressure style. If your kid slacks off, he may need that pressure. Also, ask what happens if the first tutor isn't a good match for your child. Will the company supply another?"
Understand the psychology of tutoring
"It's really important to get the student in the right frame of mind," Blatstein says. "We are asking a student to work harder at something in which he is not having success, so he may be resistant to that. His self-esteem may have taken a hit. He may have erected barriers or a false bravado to protect himself. We recognize that and understand his frustration. But we quickly set him on a new path because we need the student to commit to doing the work. My approach is to empower, then inspire the student. It's about acting as a coach, so the student feels supported and encouraged. In that frame of mind, they will work hard, then be successful and own that success."
Schedule it
"To be successful, tutoring should not be set up like a punishment," Kardon says. "Don't take away something social to make time for the tutoring. If the tutor can only do 4-6 p.m. and the kid will have to give up basketball, you're setting that up for failure."
And, keep a regularly scheduled meeting time, Blatstein says. For example, Blatstein's tutors work on weekdays and weekends, afternoons and evenings, and meet students at home or other locations, depending on what is the easiest place for them to reach if they don't yet drive.
Ask the tutor how parents can help
"Parents need to create a positive environment at home," Blatstein says. "Sometimes, that means providing a quiet area in which the student can do homework. Other times, parents may have to create or enforce a schedule or structure. It might be that during this time, other activities, like Facebook or video games, are limited. Sometimes we ask parents to participate by quizzing the kids. Sometimes we ask them not to, if that will create WWIII. Maybe also mom is the one to handle some tasks and dad is better at others. Whatever the case, the parents have an important role to play. Students of all ages need academic support but also emotional support, and that comes from the parents." l
Melissa Jacobs is a frequent contributor to Special Sections. This article originally appeared in The Next Step, a Jewish Exponent special section.


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Butera breaks hand in Triple-A game
BALTIMORE -- Catcher Drew Butera, who was among the Twins' final Spring Training cuts, broke his left hand while playing for Triple-A Rochester on Friday and was placed on the Minor League disabled list.
Butera, who is expected to be out three to four weeks, was hit on the hand on a pitch from Ramon Ortiz in the second inning of Friday's home opener for the Red Wings.
He played in 42 games with the Twins last year, hitting .198 with a homer and five RBIs, and entered the year third on Minnesota's catching depth chart behind Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit.
"It's sad," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Drew is a very good catcher. He doesn't belong in Triple-A. He's a Major Leaguer. He's one of the best defensive catchers we have hitting and throwing."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SESSAY will be "underdogs" as they look to continue their march towards Lord's on Sunday (1pm) against Davidstow National Village Cup holders Cleator.
The Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division one side host the Cumbrian side in the last 32 in a repeat of last season's quarter-final.
This season's form bodes well for Sessay captain Stephen Langstaff and his team as they have won three out of a possible five so far.
Langstaff said: "Cleator are a well organised side and we know that we will be up against it on Sunday.
"We start as underdogs but we are building momentum this season and the boys will go out with no fear."
Having lost to Cleator by eight wickets in the last eight last year, the prize of a return to Lord's is a huge incentive for 2010 winners Sessay.
Despite the honour of a potential Lord's outing later in the year, Langstaff admitted the club's main focus remains the league.
He said: "The focus has been and will remain to be aimed at the league and any positive result that happens in the cup is a bonus.
Cleator are widely recognised as a tough outfit, with a strong all-round bowling attack, but home advantage could be crucial for the North Yorkshire side.
Langstaff said: "Yes, they have a strong attack and are a well drilled side, but our home wicket and surroundings is a massive bonus."
Sessay will be at full strength, subject to injuries in tomorrow's league game against Folkton & Flixton, and Langstaff said it was important to keep their good form going.
The Main Street side's captain said: "If we win tomorrow, we can just hope that we will still be in the cup at the end of Sunday too."
Meanwhile, Sutton-on-Derwent-based Woodhouse Grange travel to Central Yorkshire League side Oulton, based between Wakefield and Leeds, at the same stage of the competition, also on Sunday (1pm).
York & District Senior League premier division champions Grange, five times Lord's finalists and winners in 1995 and 2007, have beaten top flight rivals Sheriff Hutton Bridge and Studley Royal en route to the last 32.


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Father knows best: Dad helps Cruz get on track
SAN DIEGO -- All winter and spring Luis Cruz tried to ignore the skeptics who wondered if he was the career Minor Leaguer he had been or the late bloomer who won the Dodgers' starting third-base job over the second half of 2012.
Then Cruz started the season 0-for-17 and, he admits, one thing might have had something to do with the other.
"I wanted to prove too much that what I did last year was real and I overtried to do things," said Cruz, who broke out with a pair of hits Wednesday night. "My dad got me to relax and have fun. I'm not the first or last to go 0-for-17. Now I'm 2-for-5. I'm not counting the 17."
Cruz credits his father, a hitting coach in the Mexican League, for spotting his flaws physical and mental, and for providing just enough needling to keep his son loose.
"He told me that he couldn't make [the Major Leagues], so I see myself in you," Cruz said. "The other day he asked me if he should go to bat for me. Last night after the game he said he thought I'd go 0-for-400. Thank you, Dad. He always gives me a hard time, in a good way."
Cruz's father told his son he was "jumpy" at the plate and the son tried to explain why.
"You go to the plate and it's like you want to get two hits in one at-bat," he said. "You want it so bad. I wasn't nervous, just too excited. When I'm pulling balls, that's not me. I just wanted to get one hit to right field. I know that's me. I was almost as excited as my first hit."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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PHILADELPHIA -- Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon confirmed that veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma will move ahead in the rotation later this week and start Sunday's series finale in Boston, which will push rookie Roenis Elias back a day to open a the next home series in Seattle on Monday against Texas.
The move allows Elias to get an extra day of rest while keeping Iwakuma on his normal five-day rotation after starting Tuesday against the Phillies. The Mariners have an off-day on Thursday in the middle of their current nine-game road trip.
McClendon said the reasoning to flip Iwakuma and Elias was two-fold.
"I want Kuma against Boston, but we also have to watch Elias any time we can," McClendon said. "An extra day just makes sense. He's going into uncharted territory."
Elias is second among Major League rookies in innings thrown going into Monday's start against the Phillies and the Mariners are just bringing him back after a 10-day respite with Triple-A Tacoma to lighten his workload.
Iwakuma and James Paxton will pitch the final two games of the Phillies series on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Felix Hernandez, Chris Young and Iwakuma now set to face the Red Sox on Friday through Sunday. McClendon lined up his pitching the same way last week against the Blue Jays and swept that crucial three-game series in Seattle.
Hernandez, Iwakuma and Young have combined to go 36-15 with a 2.54 ERA in 71 games so far this season. That's the lowest ERA of any starting trio in the AL. The rest of Seattle's starters are a combined 15-23.
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The nonprofit network had asked the Planning Commission for a special exception permit to move its Visions clubhouse.
The clubhouse is currently located in a leased space on Montcalm Street near Baldwin Avenue, but the network wants to move it to a smaller building on Elizabeth Lake Road at the corner of Murphy Street, near the Indian Village neighborhood.
The Planning Commission denied that request at its May 1 meeting and the nonprofit appealed the decision. Community Network Services President Michael Garrett told the council he thought the clubhouse had been misunderstood as a halfway house. At its July 1 meeting, the council approved the permit, allowing the nonprofit to move to Elizabeth Lake Road.
"It was just a fundamental lack of understanding of what a clubhouse is," Garrett told the council at a June 27 meeting of the commission's denial.
Pontiac City Planning Commission Chairman Dayne Thomas said: "The Planning Commission understood exactly, without equivocation, the nature of the petitioner's business before we denied their request, and contrary to comments and characterizations put forth by members of City Council, we were not confused as to the nature of the petitioner's business."
The commission's opinion was that the nonprofit's petition failed to meet the standards for a special exception, Thomas said.
"The neighbors who attended the public hearing were specific and vocal that they did not wish for the subject petitioner to conduct business within the environs of their neighborhood," he said.
District 3 Councilwoman Mary Pietila said: "Why take something that's providing such a service to us and tell them they're not welcome?" The Visions clubhouse on Montcalm is in Pietila's district.
On Monday, Garrett said he's pleased the council made the nonprofit's move possible.
"I was thrilled, and it was really, really good to see the City of Pontiac support a clubhouse that's best for our consumers and the citizens," Garrett said. "I think it'll be a great place for consumers to come and learn life skills, and I'm glad the City of Pontiac continues to embrace our people."
Garrett said the target date for the opening of the new clubhouse is Oct. 1. The nonprofit is investing $300,000 in the building, last occupied by a title company.
At a June 27 council meeting, Garrett said Community Network Services is the largest provider of mental health services in Oakland County and has been in the Montcalm Street location for seven years.
Mental health "affects our community in a way a lot of people don't particularly want to pay attention to," he said.
The Visions facility isn't a 24-hour operation, and 98 percent of its 60 daily customers receive transportation to and from the building, where they learn life skills, Garrett said.
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Council President Lee Jones pointed out that there are no beds and no overnight stays at the Visions clubhouse.
Mayor Leon Jukowski said he thought there was a misunderstanding by the Planning Commission, and noted that District 2 Councilman George Williams supports the move. The Elizabeth Lake Road building is in Williams' district.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Every spring, Travis Hafner receives a shipment that packs in a couple of first basemen's gloves, sent to his team just in case. He hasn't needed to break one in lately.
"Usually people that need first-base mitts will call me, because they know," Hafner said.
An arthritic right elbow has kept Hafner out of the field since 2007, and the 35-year-old said that he has not done much throwing over the past five seasons.
While Hafner said that he felt "great" physically as he reported for his first day as a Yankee, manager Joe Girardi made it clear that the only equipment required of the left-handed slugger will be his bats.
"He's a DH," said Girardi, who then twice spelled out emphatically, "D ... H."
Hafner has been limited to an average of 86 games over the past five seasons due to injuries. The Yankees will try to keep Hafner healthy by using him as a DH against right-handed pitching, with hopes of having his lefty stroke do serious damage in Yankee Stadium.
"I think that's a really good fit," Hafner said. "I think it was the best spot for me."
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"I've only been to the playoffs once in the last 10 years," Hafner said. "I know here we have a great chance, and I'm very excited about that and looking forward to the opportunity. That was probably No. 1 on the list, just having a great chance to win."


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Reckless, wild, and beautiful, Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society – and now she is determined to rescue her sister from an unwanted impending marriage to the notorious Alex, Lord Raiford, by fair means or foul. But while she succeeds outrageously, Alex is a master gamesman who is not to be undone.
Alex has lost one bride, yet he is enchanted by this remarkable lady who is willing to break any rule to flaunt her independence. When Lily offers him only scorn, he counters with kindness, and he parries her blistering barbs with gentle words and a soft, tender touch. The spirited miss will pay dearly for her interference – with her body, her soul, and her stubborn, unyielding heart. But will Alex's own heart be the prize to be won in this sensuous game of love?
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Lisa Kleypas is addictive. I found Ms. Kleypas's work when the first Wallflowers book was on sale and I have been hooked ever since. But as you go back through her work, all her characters seem connected in a history that will make since to readers that follow her work but you don't necessary have to read them all to enjoy each novel. Then Came You seems to be the beginning of the history and is a beautiful love story that appeals to all romance lovers. And the story only continues in each novel that Lisa Kleypas writes. The only thing that makes her work better is the narrator, that gives every character a unique voice that is so amazing, it's made it impossible for me to read a book if I know there is a production out there that she has performed. I have yet to be disappointed by the combination of Ms. Kleypas and Ms. Landor's work. I have however, had sleepless nights since I can't seem to shut my IPOD off! If you love historical romance, you will love anything written by Lisa Kleypas, but I would start with Then Came You and then Dreaming of You. You won't be disappointed!
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I enjoy Lisa Kleypas books a lot, though they do seem "formula" written (many of the books have the same plot arcs, though different plots). That doesn't take away from the enjoyable characters and the good narration. Worth the credit.
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Great characters and storyline. Loved the narration except for how Derek Craven is portrayed. The male lead is about the best I've come across. Quite credit worthy!
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I loved this book and the continuation with Derek Craven's story in "Dreaming of You"! I only wish there had been more books in this series - like Henry's story (Alex's younger brother).
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This is one of my favorite Lisa Kleypas books. It is one of those books that was hard for me to put down, even to go to sleep. The story was engrossing, and I loved all the characters. I highly recommend it!
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This book hits all the notes in tune likeable characters, mistakes, tragic pasts misunderstandings, romance then happily ever after. My only itch is that it dwelt in the misery of Lily's loss in a less than excellent way. It seems to me she would've been able to figure out a solution long before the time it finally was resolved. Overall this one was well worth the credit.
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