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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171479013075921072017-11-11T08:40:29.752-06:00Mississippi State Baseball (0-0) SEC (0-0)Please like my new FaceBook page. MS State Baseball Fan. I will use FB more next year.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-75332829837797734352015-12-25T16:44:00.001-06:002015-12-25T16:44:11.634-06:00MovedI have moved all my info to Facebook. Please follow me there. MS State Baseball FanBloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-6853716951527490752015-07-27T18:09:00.001-05:002015-07-27T18:09:38.296-05:00Updated projected 2016 lineup1 - Jacob Robson, Junior RS
Returning CF starter. Having a great summer, expect another big year in 2016.
2 - Luke Reynolds, Junior
I am putting him at 3B. Started 10-20 games in 2015. Came on late offensively and having a great summer hitting too.
3 - Gavin Collins, Junior
Starting catcher. Was hurt most of 2015. Had another hand operation in June and is now healthy. Expect big 2016.
4 - Brent Rooker, Sophomore RS
Can play LF but I'm starting him at DH. Huge summer offensively. Fast and big.
5 - Cole Gordon, Freshman RS
I have changed my mind, Gordon needs to play 1B. He just keeps getting better. Will pitch an inning here and there.
6 - John Holland, Senior
Returning starting 2B. Having a nice summer in California.
7 - Reid Humphreys, Junior
I am putting Hump back in LF. He is struggling some this summer.
8 - Michael Smith, Senior
Starter in RF. Was hurt most of 2015 but expect huge 2016. He just needs to play everyday. Power and speed.
9 - Ryan Gridley, Sophomore
Returning starting SS. Very smooth fielder. Can really handle the bat. Only gets better.

Backups

1B
Right now I am putting JC transfer Nate Lowe.

MIF
Right now the back up spots will be true freshmen. This is up in the air until fall ball is over. Delvin Zinn, Hunter Stovall and Luke Alexander.

3B
Matt Spruill does return. JC transfer Jacob Barfield is new but may only bat.

C
Josh Lovelady is a superb backup. A great defender and quality hitter.

OF

Brent Rooker will be the 4th OF and play some in the field. Reid Humphreys can play LF if 1B doesn't work out. We have 3 new players, 1 JC and 2 Fr. Tanner Poole, Jake Mangum and Brant Blaylock. Swinarski isn't returning so we need 1 of the new players to step up and play.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-64699545019325638182015-07-27T18:07:00.001-05:002015-07-27T18:07:52.119-05:00Updated projected 2016 rotationFriday Starter - RHP Dakota Hudson, Junior
He is very talented and its his time. He has greatly improved his pitching motion. Dominant this summer. His role to lose.

Saturday Starter - RHP Austin Sexton, Junior
He had several good SEC starts in 2015. Inning eater. When he is on, he is untouchable.

Sunday Starter - LHP Vance Tatum, Junior
He did very well in a few starts then not so well toward the end. I think he can go a whole year and be good.

Weekend Starter - RHP Zac Houston, Junior
I'm going to put him here because he wants the ball on the weekends and he's having a great summer.

This is what I would do. Start 3 of the 4 I listed above. If one of the them struggle then put the 4th guy in as a long starter. Do this the entire SEC season. I think we will win a lot of games. All four of these guys are pitching very well.

Did you notice one theme? These guys are all Juniors. It is their time to shine and I think they will.

Tuesday Starter - this should be occupied by the best freshman starting pitcher we have. Whoever that might be.

Bullpen

I think we need 4 guys who will consistently go out and get it done in the 7-9th innings. I am assuming the starters go 6. These 4 guys are very, very important to a great season. I think we have good enough starters to go 5-7 innings each time. In 2015, most of the time, we were ahead when the starter was pulled. Got to be better in 2016, I think these guys are the key.

LHP Daniel Brown, Junior
He went up to Cape Cod and has done really well. Has been a starter most of his college career and struggled out of the pen in 2015 but we need him in the pen. I think he is the long reliever/set up man - lefty.

RHP Jesse McCord, Freshman RS
I just thought of this. Brilliant. McCord is coming off arm surgery. He will toss some in the fall. He will pitch very slowly starting in the spring. I would think he wouldn't pitch but an inning here and there. He is perfect for the bullpen in 2016. He is a shut down pitcher. Just use him for an inning or two and then rest him until the next weekend. Then in 2017, he will be back at starter.

RHP Ryan Rigby, Sophomore
A JC newcomer but has been lights out in his first year of JC and during summer ball. He is a side armer that can throw 90 mph. His stats indicate no hitter can get a good lick on the ball. It has movement. I consider him the closer.

RHP Logan Elliot, Junior
I am putting Logan in the 4th spot. He came on late in the season and this summer his stats look terrific. He can get outs. He is another side armer.

Others

We need two other starters. The first month of the season we need 5 starters maybe more. The two spots can come from numerous guys. I won't speculate now. A few guys were operated on in the spring and are working their way back to full health. Fall ball will primarily be seeing what the new guys can do, where they fit in, starter or bullpen.

This pitching staff is the most talented in the Cohen era. Once the new guys get used to D1 play, they will be very good.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-9120866977836234072015-07-21T20:13:00.001-05:002015-07-21T20:13:08.578-05:00Summer NotesMore than half of the players in summer leagues are an all-star in their respective leagues. Several players are having outstanding summers.

Most of the freshman signees have been on campus since July 5. They are working out and getting used to college.

In a couple of weeks, the team will come together and get ready for fall ball.

I will be going to some scrimmages and report what I find out. I believe this team will play a lot better next spring.

I am now on Facebook. Search for Ms State Baseball Fan.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-82699719427815346662015-07-08T13:05:00.000-05:002015-07-08T13:05:00.787-05:002016 commit Elliott AndersonA writeup at the PG WWBA 17U tournament at Lakepoint.

Elliott Anderson (2016, Cartersville, Ga.) was not listed on the original East Cobb Astros Scout Team roster included in the program, but he had scouts and coaches scrambling to find out who was on the mound on Tuesday afternoon. Anderson, a Mississippi State commit, owns a 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame and he has broad shoulders and good build with present strength in his body. The southpaw has a pretty clean arm stroke and path through to his high three-quarters arm slot, and he consistently worked in the 87-89 mph range with his fastball over the course of his 5 2/3 innings pitched. Anderson also has some slight deception in his delivery which features a mild hip turn at the apex of his leg lift, and he has a later hand break. He did a pretty good job of repeating his delivery, although he started to labor a bit in the later innings. Despite a head snap at release and some spine tilt, Anderson was able to throw strikes with his fastball for much of the outing. He also showed some feel for spinning a curveball in the mid-70s. The offering had varied tilt, showing either 1-to-7 or 12-to-6 shape, but both varieites flashed solid bite and finish at or below the knees. Anderson also worked in a few changeups in the upper-70s, and while they were often thrown out of the strike zone, he showed developing feel for the offering with similar fastball arm speed.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-61483261596157456112015-07-03T18:18:00.001-05:002015-07-03T18:18:55.164-05:002017 commits (updated rankings per PG)College baseball is an ongoing recruiting process. Coaches see a HS or tournament team and they have 3 grades playing with each other. A sophomore could be better than a senior. So, guess what? Offer him a scholarship. Happens all the time. It happens to 8th and 9th graders too. You can tell when a player that young will be better than everyone else he is playing with.

With that in mind, let's look at the current 2017 commits. All 5 are from out of state.

22 - LHP Hunter Milligan 6-4 200

This will be the 3rd year in a row we get a stud LHP that is 6-4 200 or better. It's what championship teams need. He is the 1# player in Arkansas in this class.

24 - OF Jacob Pearson 6-0 185 L/R

What we need every year! Pearson has climbed 200 spots because of his play lately. He hits well, steals bases, bats left throws right. And he is a big Ms State fan. From West Monroe, La.

96 - C Tyler Lasch 5-10 180 L/R

Another bat left throw right. His travel team played at Dudy during the summer and we jumped on him. He is from California.

108 - LHP Jack Owen 6-1 180

On the same team as Lasch from California. He really keeps hitters off stride. Of course, he is a lefty.

290 - RHP Chad Bryant 6-1 180

Hails from Alabama. He can already touch mid-90's with his fastball. Has played at Dudy before on travel team East Coast Baseball.

This class are the upcoming juniors in HS, so I expect a few more commits before Christmas. Remember, these rankings will fluctuate over the next 2 years.

Again, I expect to sign 15-20 and lose a couple to draft. Nature of the beast now.

Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-34009787979411910152015-07-03T16:53:00.001-05:002015-07-03T16:55:13.614-05:00Two newcomers with summer statsRHP Ryan Rigby and OF Tanner Poole are playing with the Piedmont (SC) Pride of the Southern Collegiate League. Team is coached by Joe Hudak. Rigby is untouchable while Poole has nice stats.

Rigby

2-0 0.54 ERA

11 G 8 Saves

16.2 IP 16 K 9 W

3 hits given up, wow!

Poole

.333 Avg in 78 ABs

26 H 1 HR

His best stat..17 stolen bases!
Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-5389802423925785692015-07-02T15:06:00.001-05:002015-07-03T17:30:53.913-05:002016 lineup/pitching rotation---(updated) summer editionJust because. Based on summer ball.

1 - Jacob Robson CF L Jr.R
2 - Luke Reynolds 3B L Jr.
3 - Gavin Collins C R Jr.
4 - Reid Humphreys 1B R Jr.
5 - Brent Rooker DH R So.R
6 - John Holland 2B L Sr.
7 - Michael Smith RF R Sr.
8 - Ryan Gridley SS R So.
9 - Cody Brown LF L Jr.R

Friday - Dakota Hudson RHP Jr.
Saturday - Austin Sexton RHP Jr.
Sunday - Moonlight Tatum LHP Jr.

Long or 7th/8th inning - Daniel Brown LHP Jr.
Long or 7th/8th inning - Zac Houston RHP Jr.
Closer - Ryan Rigby RHP So.

I posted this and someone said but it's the same players as last year and we had a bad year. Yes, that is true. Remember this, most of these guys saw their first significant playing time in 2015. Reynolds, Holland, Smith and Gridley were brand new to the program. Gavin Collins and Cody Brown were really the only ones that had played a lot the year before.

All these players have immense talent. They lived and learned last year. I do know after all my years of being a fan of college baseball is players get better, they adjust.

ALL these guys are playing summer ball and doing pretty good. They are working on their game. They will come back in August and get after it in the weight room.

I like to be positive not negative. I believe these players will turn it around and we will get back to our winning ways in 2016.

I have listed above ONLY 15 of the 35 man roster. The other players will contribute and push for playing time too.

Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-14901526622186744772015-07-02T09:43:00.000-05:002015-07-02T09:43:07.166-05:002016 commits (updated rankings by Perfect Game)Right now we have 9 commits for the 2016 school year. We have 3 ranked in the top 100. PG will re-rank players in each class several more times up until MLB Draft of that year. For example, the 2015 class was ranked for the last time a couple of days prior to the draft this past June.

These individual rankings will fluctuate depending on how many events a player goes to and of course, how well they did at the event. Usually by late spring the Top 300 won't move that much. Austin Riley was last ranked at 61 and he was taken as the 41st pick of the draft.

Here are the rankings as of 6/30.

13 - RHP Alex Speas
50 - LHP/1B Walker Robbins
70 - LHP Mitchell Miller
222 - C Dustin Skelton
238 - RHP Riley Self
288 - LHP Elliot Anderson
388 - OF Hagan Severance
429 - LHP Cole Whitman
477 - MIF/OF Will Brooks

I really think we will sign at least 8 more players. I would like to see 2 more RHP's and 6 position players. I also think we have to over sign each year because we will take a hit on the draft every year. This is bad for our team but good too, it means we are signing elite talent.

This year we kept 1 of our Top 100 players in RHP Parker Ford. Two others, LHP Ethan Small and C Elih Marrero were ranked in the Top 100 for a few months but were dropped into the low 100's prior to the draft. We had 6 but ended up with 4 by draft day. Riley, Fenter and Pickett were Top 100 but they signed professional contracts.

As for the 2016 class, it looks like Alex Speas will be a high draft pick. He is a tall RHP that throws mid to upper 90's fastball. No one knows what will happen next June, so we will have to wait and see. The high riser is Mississippian Walker Robbins. He is an excellent defender at 1B and swings a mean bat. He is also a good pitcher. He is Mitch Moreland esque. Georgian Mitchell Miller also made a jump in the rankings. He is 6-5 LHP and did well at the PG National event.

Over the last few years, we have been bitten by the draft much more so on position players than pitchers. So we need to keep position players. These guys are the very good hitters and we need those at this point.

Keep it here on my blog for more recruiting info. Players will be committing over the next few months leading up to the November signing day.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-30247418891645051812015-06-30T14:14:00.002-05:002015-06-30T14:14:56.754-05:00Thoughts on the 2016 SEC scheduleOnly 1 word describes it: toughest.

It has to be the toughest in the SEC. We play the usually tough West opponents plus the top 2 in the East. And by the way, those 2 were very close from playing for the National Championship against each other.

And we play both of them at their place, at Vanderbilt and at Florida.

LSU, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Florida made the Omaha field in 2015 and Texas A & M was very, very close to going to Omaha.

In 2016, I expect LSU, Vanderbilt, Florida and TAMU to be highly ranked by the time we play them. Missouri and Georgia have been struggling lately. OM, Alabama and Auburn are usually competitive with us.

I can't wait to see the other West teams schedule but I dare say no one will be playing the top 2 teams from the East away.

I can't wait to see how the non-conference schedule shapes up. I still hope we play Oregon at home and go to Los Angeles to play in the Dodgertown Classic against UCLA and USC both teams expected to be ranked in the top 15 in 2016.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-67729533283786907752015-06-30T09:45:00.000-05:002015-07-01T09:04:15.238-05:002016 SEC Schedule full release (Update)As noted from twitter, Bob Carskadon tweeted out the home SEC schedule.

We play at home: Georgia, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A & M and Missouri. LSU has already released their entire 2016 schedule and we play them at Baton Rouge in late April. This puts us going to Auburn and Alabama next year also. So that makes 8 of 10 series known.

Since it is very doubtful we play the same team away in back to back years, this will eliminate Kentucky and Tennessee.

So my best guess is the final two AWAY series is either to the following 3 teams: Florida, South Carolina or Vanderbilt. We played Florida and South Carolina at home in 2015.

I would also bet this years Super Bulldog Weekend opponent will be Texas A & M. Just a guess.

UPDATE: The rest of the schedule was released and we do play Florida and Vanderbilt. This schedule date wise anyway is tentative.

RECAP:

Home

March 25-27: Georgia
April 1-3: Ole Miss
April 15-17: Texas A & M
May 6-8: Missouri
May 19-21: Arkansas

Away

March 18-20: Vanderbilt
April 8-10: Florida
April 22-24: LSU
April 29-M1: Alabama
May 12-14: AuburnBloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-87653673343961201772015-06-24T18:43:00.000-05:002015-06-24T18:43:35.961-05:002017 commit updates at PG NationalTyler Lasch - C - 2017 - Lake Forest, CA
Lasch showed solid defensive tools behind the plate throughout the weekend popping a 1.95 with a top throw of 75 mph down to second showing nice carry with projectable actions. A left-handed hitter, the Mississippi State commit showed nice strength and lift to his pull side with consistent feel for the barrel.

Jack Owen - LHP - 2017 - Coto De Caza, CA
Jack Owen impressed during his time on the mound, pounding the strike zone with solid extension out front. Topping out at 85 mph, Owen showed a fast left arm while spotting his late fading changeup and solid 1-7 curveball with big depth throughout the zone. He showed solid actions in the outfield topping out at 91 mph with repeatable actions.

Jacob Pearson - OF - 2017 - West Monroe, LA
Pearson is a strong and physically built outfielder who showed off high level athleticism. Running an impressive 6.58 60-yard dash, the Mississippi State commit is able to generate loud and hard line drive contact to all fields both during batting practice and while facing live pitching.

Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-89612501876715259002015-06-24T10:47:00.001-05:002015-06-24T10:47:25.069-05:00Papelbon and StrattonI do look for Jonathan Papelbon, current closer for the lowly Phillies, to be traded to a contender before August. Let's hope he finishes his career on a high note.

Chris Stratton, moved up to triple A not too long ago, has done exceptionally well there. He is primed to be moved up to San Francisco again before August. The Giants need fresh pitchers in their stretch run toward the playoffs.
Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-54525043754434762772015-06-20T18:15:00.000-05:002015-06-20T18:15:11.039-05:00MLB draft updateWe have lost the top 3 draftees of the 2015 class. Austin Riley signed with the Braves, Greg Pickett signed with the Phillies and Gray Fenter signed with the Orioles. Riley and Fenter signed for 1 million dollars or more. Pickett signed for a lot less which apparently tells us he wanted to go pro in the first place.

Two of the three other drafted players have said they are going to college. Delvin Zinn and Jared Padgett have said publicly they are enrolling in college. Elih Marrero hasn't said anything but sources around him say he is going to college.

Losing Fenter really didn't hurt because we have plenty of pitching in this class. But Riley and Pickett are elite power hitters and that did hurt us. Plus Riley would have been a closer type of pitcher.

But losing 50 percent is not bad. It could have been worse is the way I look at it.

Now it is on to the 2016 class and wrapping up any roster moves or additions to the 2015 entering the fall.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-48195602883491643252015-06-09T08:02:00.001-05:002015-06-09T08:02:07.827-05:00Signee Austin Riley taken in 1st roundRiley was taken by the Braves at number 41 in the compensation round A. The slotted value is a little over 1.5 million dollars.

Is this life changing money that Riley said he will take?

If he signs it's a huge blow to our class. The Braves took him as a third baseman so he might not pitch anymore. But if he goes to college, he will do both for 3 more years. And he could improve his status and get drafted even higher in 3 years and at least double his signing bonus. What will he do? Stay tuned.

Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-16030816488843350412015-06-02T19:06:00.003-05:002015-06-02T19:15:42.832-05:00John Cohen's June 2nd Press Conference
I really was expecting more information than what John gave. His answers were very generalized. Again, one of my post season points was that he is too secretive to the fans. I am sure he has very good reasons for holding back certain information. I will try and glean what I thought he means.

Officially, we haven't been notified of roster players that have left the program. When asked about the numbers of roster players and signees combined (between 45-50, squad is supposed to be 35), he said we will know more next week. Next week is the MLB Draft. What I take from this is two fold. One, if we lose more than expected than current players on the bubble will have a chance to come back. Two, obviously, if we keep the signees, then those guys on the bubble won't be back. Those players he said are still being discussed.

Again, with being ultra secretive, he mentioned the injury situation was worse than we the fans thought. A few other players were battling through it. He said he didn't want the media to know or anyone outside the locker room. This is not right to me. If a kid (some may be fan favorites) that is out for an extended time or lost for the season than he needs to tell us. We are in the dark about our own players. I totally understand if you are not wanting to let the opponent know if a certain player is hurt, so that the opponent can prepare for them. I am talking about an extended period or lost for the year. Please inform our fan base.

I doubt any writer will be asking about the roster, etc after the Draft (they will be occupied with football) so now we are in the dark on the roster until the Fall roster is released in late September or early October. That's unbelievable to me (but this makes me popular!). LSU, for instance, releases their roster in late July (after the MLB signing period is expired, usually July 15). Even though this roster is not the final one, the LSU fan base is totally informed. I believe the schedule is released at the same time.

By not giving us fans any information or little, then we are here to speculate on basic information that ALL college baseball programs go through and that is kids leaving for whatever reason, the biggest being more playing time.

Several questions that most of us wanted to know the answer to, weren't asked.

1) Will the 2016 non-conference schedule have better teams and will we play more away games to enhance the RPI which helps bubble teams getting into the NCAA Regionals?

2) Several of you fans along with me, noticed how bad the infield grass looked this year. I know the tarp failed but last year it didn't look great either. You, the fans, informed me how other schools looked so good. We should be a lot better at this.

3) The offensive philosophy was touched on, some of this has to do with talent. The bat issue was discussed and that seems to be a non issue.

4) Cohen said the whole program was being looked at for change but again, why can't he give us specifics. Again, we are in the dark.

5) Lastly, I would have asked John about himself, how he has changed over the past year due to the season. Why? This was such a horrible season and turn of events. When you are the leader, the first thing you do is look at yourself and how you can change and get better.

I think that is all I had to say.

Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-23225994811213615982015-05-25T13:21:00.002-05:002015-05-25T13:21:20.730-05:00NCAA Regionals 2015It is always sad not to see Ms State baseball in an NCAA Regional. It surely is like a death in the family. We look around dumb founded as to what to do now.

Good luck to those SEC teams in the postseason.

I just have this feeling we will have 3 SEC teams going to Omaha but I think a non SEC team will win the National Championship.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-91718859003860126972015-05-17T09:11:00.002-05:002015-05-17T09:11:26.604-05:00The 2015 Season - Part 9: The good stuff!Junior college catcher Josh Lovelady played great. He was a nice pickup. He was solid, if not spectacular at times, throwing out runners. Once Gavin Collins came back his PT lessened. We needed Collins offense really bad. Those two returning will be the best one two punch in the SEC.

Freshman shortstop Ryan Gridley whose hero is Dustin Pedrioa won the job half way through the season. He might be small but he excelled at short. He had some big hits through out the season too.

Freshman pitcher Jesse McCord although he struggled when he pitched, I saw some great signs that he is an elite pitcher. Even Butch Thompson was calling him a preseason All-American. He can throw it low 90's with great movement. Hopefully, his surgery corrected what was wrong and he will be full speed next spring.

The 4 big sophomore pitchers: Dakota Hudson, Moonlight Tatum, Austin Sexton and Zac Houston each improved over their freshman seasons. Sexton really had some great starts but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Hudson and Houston out of the pen really flashed mid 90's fastballs. Tatum started and relieved and had spots where he was untouchable. All 4 will have significant roles in 2016.

The other sophomores: Jacob Robson, Reid Humphreys and Cody Brown each had solid years. All three were up and down sometimes. Robson started out on fire. Hump had a stretch where he was scorching the ball. Brown had some huge hits throughout the year. All 3 should be starters in 2016.

The other junior college players that made an impact besides Lovelady are Michael Smith, Luke Reynolds and John Holland. All three had up and down years, with injuries or slumps but these guys are solid and should have a good in 2016.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-7439025731753271802015-05-17T08:44:00.003-05:002015-05-17T08:44:50.618-05:00The 2015 Season - Part 8: more thoughts and concerns1) Why was freshman 1B/RHP Cole Gordon redshirted? He had hit 2-3 HRs in the fall, then in preseason scrimmages, he was striking out guys. He is 6-6 240, throws right, bats left. I was expecting him to play. Turns out we really needed him. We needed his power bat and we needed another arm in the bullpen. Love to find out what happened to him.

2) OF Joey Swinarski came to us as a good hitter. He left HS early, reason he was RS last year. But this year he didn't play much at all. I know we had plenty of OF's but Joey is a good hitter and we needed that.

3) Did the new baseball really have that much affect on us? The pitchers we have couldn't throw it as good?

4) Confidence was a huge factor down the stretch. We just didn't have it. Like I alluded to earlier, once we started the downward spiral, we couldn't get out of it. Confidence was lost.

Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-80712690434545725632015-05-16T22:17:00.003-05:002015-05-16T22:17:40.053-05:002016 Season: What do we have, pitching.I got between 25-30 on my 2016 roster but that will be whittled down to around 20. This is the position with the most turnover. Lots of hard throwing premium arms (hopefully) coming to campus in July and August. This will push some to move on.

The age of throwing in the mid 80s is gone. We have got with the program and are bringing in guys who throw in low to mid 90's. This will be the norm in recruiting now.

I would think our rotation will have either have Dakota Hudson, Austin Sexton or Moonlight Tatum has two if not all 3 spots.

Of course, our star studded in coming class will push these guys. Way too early to tell right now.

Like I have said they past year, I think we have the best LHP class in the nation. These guys can bring it.

I will have more on the pitching as he summer progresses.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-68157792525090696402015-05-16T21:29:00.000-05:002015-05-16T21:29:01.099-05:00Recruiting: what do we have, what do we need2015 Class: Loaded, any questions. The best LHP group in the nation, I think. Ranked 3rd by Perfect Game. We have 4 top 100 players. We have hard throwers, starters and relievers. We have big powerful hitters. We have middle infielders and a catcher. Three switch hitters. 22 total signees, 3 junior college. Nathan Lowe, a 1B, is big (6-3 230) and has hit over 14 HR's in JC ball. I will comment much more after the draft. I really hope we don't lose more than 2 to pro baseball.

2016 Class: 9 commits so far with 4 premium LHP's. BUT, we need hitters in a big way. This class must be 50/50 pitchers and hitters. Must get more premium hitters.

2017 Class: These guys will be juniors in 2015-16. Ripe for the picking. We have 5 so far, two hitters.

Like many people have said on twitter and on message boards, our roster needs to get better. Bigger and better players. Well, they 2015 class has that. As I have said before, we need elite players every year coming to Starkville. They make a huge difference.

The best way to keep up with commits is to see my blog. I keep up with it and put them on the list.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-47905984968324809902015-05-16T21:17:00.003-05:002015-05-16T21:17:39.718-05:00The 2016 Season: What do we have?I am going to go ahead and give the lineup, etc, even though its way too early and we don't know who is coming back, etc.

Catcher-Gavin Collins, Jr. He will come back healthy and hungry. Huge year ahead.
1B-Reid Humphreys, Jr. My money is on Reid playing 1B. This is his draft year and he needs to play in the field. He just can't DH and get drafted.
2B-John Holland, Sr. I wish he would come back for his senior year. He was so steady at 2B. His offense really came around.
SS-Ryan Gridley, So. He had a great freshman season. Only will get better and better.
3B-Luke Reynolds, Jr. This may be a platoon position but Luke got better as the season went. He just needs to play summer ball at 3B and get better defensively.
LF-Brent Rooker, So.RS He is a big powerful kid that should play some in the field in 2016.
CF-Michael Smith, Sr. He is such a great player, I think. If he wouldn't have gotten hurt, he may have been drafted in June. Jacob Robson could factor in here but I think he will be drafted.
RF-Cody Brown, Jr.RS Such a great competitor and hustler. Had some huge hits in 2015.

This is my way too early lineup. I will update this as time goes by. MLB draft will have a say in this.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-43542272995639306472015-05-16T21:02:00.001-05:002015-05-16T21:02:06.151-05:00The 2016 Season: What needs to change1) Non-conference schedule: yes sir. We are slated to play Oregon Ducks at home and go on the road to Los Angeles to play in the Dodgertown Classic and play USC, UCLA, etc. We better play these teams. Don't back out bc we had a bad season. We must play these teams. The thinking about the nc schedule needs to change. We need to play teams we know will have higher RPI's. We need to play away (like in Houston or Los Angeles). We need to stop playing Ms Valley, Alcorn St, etc, whose RPI is way over 200. It is embarrassing to have our 2015 RPI over 100 when all other SEC teams are under 100. We just didn't play a good non-conference schedule.

2) The grass. No not that grass... The infield turf needs new life. It looked like my back yard. I don't care if the tarp leaked and it messed up. It looked bad last year. Also, I would go back to dirt around home plate and leave it plastic around the field.

3) John Cohen: he needs to stop keeping secrets. We had two guys to have surgery and will miss the remainder of the year. He should have said it in his presser. But reporters saw the players and asked. Why not say? We heard two players got suspended. Why not let us know?

4) The offensive philosophy has got to change. We must be bashers and hit home runs and doubles. Singles and bunting is not going to work at all. This will change because it has to. And it will change, if the coaches can get bigger, stronger, heavy hitters.

5) Pitching is simple, to throw strikes. Here again, the pitchers must throw harder now. The pitcher that pitches to contact and hopes for a ground ball is gone. We need hard throwers that strike batters out.

6) John Cohen: lastly, he is the manager. He is the leader. His way needs to change also. If he is calling on bunts in the 4th inning, he has to change it. If he is solely responsible for the lineup, he needs to change his ways. I know he was trying to do anything to jolt the offense this year but a set lineup is the way to go. Leadoff hitters in the front, big burly guys in the middle.Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-62016006999917460862015-05-16T20:44:00.003-05:002015-05-16T20:44:32.472-05:00The 2015 Season - Part 7: What now?The players that will be with us in 2016 need to heal up if they are injured, if not, go to summer ball and let it fly. Get better in everything you think you need to. Come back in July and August and get ready to be winners.

The coaches after their meetings will hit the road recruiting. The 2015 class is pretty much in the can. We shall see after the draft. But the 2016 class needs a lot. Needs a lot of big hitters period.

June 4th is D Day. Draft Day. We have 22 signees and half might be drafted. Roughly 5 could very well be drafted high. I will do my best to keep you updated on this. This is where the rubber meets the road. This is where we do a lot better in 2016 or struggle again.

July 1 is another day to remember. It is the first day to offer a scholarship to the 2016 players. We better be getting some high profile hitters in July.

July 15 is the last day a draftee can sign with a MLB club.

July 5 (I think) is when signees can show up for workouts and summer school.

All the players and signees need to show up and work their tails off. Go out with beautiful women and enjoy football games. When they come back in January, it will be time to get it on again. No more losing like we did.Bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117147901307592107.post-67713346079244868742015-05-16T20:34:00.002-05:002015-05-16T20:34:30.262-05:00The 2015 Season - Part 6: The ReckoningWhat is the fall out of such a horrendous year? In my view, if the teams doesn't win 35 its a bad year. John Cohen, as he does yearly, and every head coach for that matter, has to meet with the athletic director. The AD is the boss and Cohen has to explain this season to him. If Cohen stays, and I think he should, he will then deal with his coaches. Again, I don't think any of them leave. But I will say this, the way they do things must change. I will expound on that later.

Then the coaches will have exit interviews with the players. They will say goodbye to the seniors and wish them luck in pro ball or in life. The remaining roster is another question. Lots of speculation abounds of course in a bad year.

There have been reports of players suspended, players not showing up for workouts, pretending to be hurt and not working out. I don't know this for sure, just what I read.

The only way to find out if a player will be back in 2016 is when they report to a summer team and they say they play at Ms State. Unless they come out and say they won't be back. This is nothing new to them. Travel ball is reeked with players switching teams, dads don't like each other, etc. They know the drill. I will try to glean what I can and update my 2016 roster on my blog.

If a player decides to leave early for the draft, or moves on to a junior college or whatever, then good luck to them.

There is bound to be a pretty good change to the roster. John Cohen has said he wants players to compete. I think he means, players that battle in an at bat and pitchers that throw strikes and attack the hitters. We will see.Bloghttp://email@example.com


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GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The political impasse and subsequent violence in the Ivory Coast are getting worse by the day, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said.
"People are very afraid," UNHCR head Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
Incumbent President Laurent Gbabgo has refused to hand power over to former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara, who is widely recognized as the winner of presidential elections last year. The contest was meant to unite a country divided by civil war but instead led to escalated political violence.
The UNHCR said at least 35,000 Ivorians have fled the country to neighboring Liberia, which is still recovering from its own internal conflicts.
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Gbagbo reportedly banned broadcasts by the United Nations on Thursday, though a U.N. spokesman said the radio station run by the U.N. peacekeeping mission there was still on the air.
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Zincwarrior, can you or anyone else give me an ideal what "YOU" consider a "mimimual Competence test"??
Sure thing. I'm not particularly inventive so I'll go with the Texas test.
1. A passing score on a shooting test of fity rounds at 3 yards, 10 yards, and 15 yards. Passing is 70% based on normal shooting scoring.
2. A demonstrated knowledge of "range rules."
-hand off trigger unless ready to fire.
-weapon always kept downrange and not pointed at any one.
-demonstrated ability to load/unload a weapon, and clear a jam or misfire.
-demonstrated ability to use safeties if any.
These are literally things I taught my then 8 year old daughter in the space of 30 minutes, including shoot time (and required complements and encouragement).
We're hitting stupidity level in thinking this can't bew achieved. Frankly if you can't do that, you shouldn't be able to breed much less be able to carry a concealed firearm.
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Raylan Givens once gave a man a day to leave town; then shot him on site when he didn't obey. Raylan Givens shot his boyhood friend. Raylan Givens was once knocked out and locked up in a freezer, but more offended the crook stole his hat. Raylan Givens isn't afraid to publicly threaten Harlan County's local meth kingpin. Raylan Givens is the angriest man alive. Raylan Givens is a man born in the century. Timothy Olyphant brings life to Elmore Leonard's creation of Deputy US Marshall, Raylan Givens, a modern day cowboy in a world civilized in appearance only. "Justified" the newest action/drama series from FX strives to do two things what few have done before: adapt an Elmore Leonard story successfully and then continue to explore those characters with original stories. Running 13, one-hour long episodes, "Justified" starts at a sprint, adapting Leonard's original short story "Fire in the Hole" as the pilot episode. An extremely faithful adaptation, with a few notable changes, "Fire in the Hole" sets a very high bar for this freshman series to live up to, and while "Justified" does exactly tell viewers where its headed, by the time the season finale, the aptly titled "Bulletville" rolls around, the only sure bet I'd make is Raylan's coming back for a second season.
"Justified" is the brainchild of Graham Yost, a man whose career highlights include work on "From the Earth to the Moon," "Band of Brothers," and "The Pacific." For Leonard fans, Yost is saint, as he strives to keep that unique Leonard style going through the remaining 12 episodes, succeeding where others have failed. I'll fully admit, I wasn't sure where "Justified" was headed in its first few episodes, and while the series does tease a larger story arc, many of the episodes in the first half of the season are solid standalone efforts. The focus is on our hero, Raylan, who would likely strike viewers as more of an antihero, if it weren't for his old fashioned manners. Olyphant is a brilliant casting choice, brining the Old West style he perfected on "Deadwood," but finally getting to bring his natural talent for sly humor to the table. Having been an Olyphant fan for years, even arguing his villain in "Live Free or Die Hard" was a solid character (a nerd with a bruised ego is infinitely more unpredictable and dangerous than any thief), "Justified" is finally something I can show people how talented and, frankly underrated Olyphant is.
Raylan is a complex man: a modern day gunslinger, whose frustration with protocols and policies are easily understandable. He's a man thrown back into his hometown to deal with white supremacists, thieves, unhinged ex-convicts, and an absentee father, Arlo (Raymond J. Barry) whose run afoul of the recently released Harlan meth kingpin, Bo Crowder (M.C. Gainey). If that weren't enough, Bo's son, Boyd (Walton Goggins) is the childhood friend Raylan shoots in the pilot, and Boyd's husband shooting sister-in-law, Ava (Joelle Carter), is quick to strike up an unethical romance with Raylan. On paper it sounds very soap opera-ish, but the slower pace "Justified" takes to take some of these arcs to conclusion as well as build some for further expansion in later seasons, ends up being a smart move in hindsight. The biggest treat for viewers is the way Walton Goggins upstages the entire cast in the acting department, Olyphant included. Initially introduced as a one-note bigot, Yost and company send Boyd down the path of the Good Book and evolving him into a complex character that no one, viewer or character alike, can read. His "I have been saved" routine is easy to dismiss as a not-so-clever ruse, but through solid writing and Goggins' amazing talents, Boyd becomes the series' most grey character; at war with himself, his former ways, and at times Raylan, a man who claims he holds no ill will for.
"Justified" isn't without its missteps. At least three episodes are entertaining, but lacking in the grand scheme of the things, with the second episode "Riverbrook" being the worst offender. A pure standalone tale, it feels like it was made when the creators weren't entirely sure they had the larger supporting cast locked down. It gives a little insight into Raylan as a character, but is very much a by-the-books affair, sending Raylan after an escaped connected with a string of serial burglaries. Likewise "The Collection" falls into the same category, but the powerful final scene alone leaves the episode with a bit of a shine. Last but not least, "The Hammer" is just plain weak and disengaging, despite a fun guest spot from Stephen Root . What all three episode do so well, is the same thing many of the standalone episodes do: allow Raylan to interact with those close in his life, most importantly, boss and obvious father figure, Art Mullen (Nick Searcy). Mullen is a man caught in the middle of toeing the line between the law and his close friend Raylan, who despite unconventional methods, gets things done and will stop at nothing to uphold the law. Like any stubborn child, Raylan often ends up following Mullen's advice, episodes later, but not after getting into a bit of trouble first. The perfect encapsulation of Raylan as a character comes when challenged to a duel by a third-rate, wannabe thug. Raylan verbally explains everything that could go wrong a in a gunfight, revealing just how deadly he is with a gun; however, not content to stop there and let the freshly wary crook back out, Raylan demonstrates his draw, re-holstering his gun with a chuckle. There is an arrogant, cocky child trapped in Raylan that gets him into many of the series' situations, but we the viewer love him for it all the same.
"Justified" has a bright future on FX, filling the void left by "The Shield." If this season is an indication of how Yost plans to run the show from a big picture point of view, then Season Two is going to be mind-blowing. Nothing is rushed and the focus of this series is wisely on characters, an approach that the creators of "LOST" and "Deadwood" employed. The result is a rich, collection of real people, whose problems are all very similar and ultimately intertwined, with Raylan Givens, one angry, charming, no nonsense US Marshall at the center of it all, struggling to ensure everyone gets what's coming to them.
The 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer features strong color reproduction (compare the bright primary colors of the pilot's opening scene in Florida to the rural tones of Harlan) and great contrast levels. Detail is striking and the often-troublesome edge enhancement is not an issue, nor is digital noise. Not quite reference quality (the image can be softer than desired at times) but very close.
The Audio
The English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track is an impressive offering, balancing the sometimes low-key, low volume dialogue scenes with bouts of big, noisy action. There are some solid uses of the surrounds, particularly in busy offices and rowdy bars. A Portuguese 5.1 track and Spanish Dolby Surround track is included as well as English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the hearing impaired are included as well.
The Extras
Four commentaries turn up on the first season set. First up are Graham Yost, Nick Searcy, Gregg Sutter (an Elmore Leonard expert), and Michael Dinner on the pilot "Fire in the Hole." Graham Yost and respective writers, Ben Cavell and Fred Golan turn up on the episodes "Blowback" and "Bulletville," while Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, and writer Dave Andron chat about "Hatless." All in all, solid commentaries that gives a range of viewpoints regarding the series.
"What Would Elmore Do" is a roughly 20-minute featurette on the man responsible for creating Raylan, Elmore Leonard. It's praise heavy and justifiably (minor pun intended) so for Leonard's work. Leonard himself is interviewed and discusses the character and some of his writing. "The Story of Justified" and "Justified: Meet the Characters" run around five-minutes a piece and are your standard promotional style segments. "Shooting for Kentucky" runs a hair over 15-minutes and is both promotional and informative, going into some behind-the-scenes aspects. "The Marshals" gives a retired Marshall a chance to talk about the authenticity of the series. A very brief "look" at season two is included and last but not least, there is music video for the show's theme song; avoid it at all costs, please.
Final Thoughts
"Justified" is a sharply written, near-expertly acted, highly engaging series. While like any freshman season it has a few stumbles, it never fails to entertain, even if at a slightly reduced level. Graham Yost has set up a wonderful little world of colorful characters and makes the thought of a more polished second season a very welcome notion. The DVD release is pleasing on the technical side of things, making this must-have release. Highly Recommended.


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Today, I found myself replaying this trailer over and over again because of the way it made me feel.
Fear is a psychological barrier that inhibits and cripples you from acting. Most importantly, fear is a CHOICE. "Don't misunderstand me," danger is real, so be aware of it. There's a right way and a wrong way to deal with fear. And if you succumb to it, don't be afraid to try again. The wrong way to deal with fear is to deny it and push it back, because it will just trying coming back at you. The right way to deal with fear is to let it take its course, follow the sensation as it takes its course through your body. Once you understand how fear makes you feel, it'll be easier to act despite its presence. Choose to make fear irrelevant.
This trailer shows that the place where fear thrives is in our origin. I find that to be true. There is a fear in finding our origin, more specifically, finding our purpose. We wonder why we have been given a chance, why we exist, and we question the point of our origin…
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It is declared U.S. policy, relative to the Arctic region, to meet national security and homeland security needs, protect the environment, ensure sustainable natural resource management and development, strengthen institutions for cooperation among Arctic nations, involve indigenous communities in decision-making, and enhance scientific monitoring and research. For implementation of U.S. policy in the Arctic, the Department of Homeland Security/Coast Guard is the designated lead federal agency for implementing the most objectives.
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Since Korea restarted its nuclear program there have been many sanctions imposed on it by the UN and the USA. Wheat and rice have been sanctioned along side chocolate. However none of these has had a greater effect than the banned import of marmite into Korea.
To the Koreans it is an essential part of daily life. For marmite is the staple food of the mules and donkeys used on farms throughout the country.
Without it many farms have gone out of business like monkeys on a tree of poisoned bananas placed in the rainforest by an overenthusiastic naturalist who was eager to find a new species but at the same time accidentally managing to wipe it out, until seventeen years later when one morning a fisher woman hanging her produce on a neighbouring banana tree when she sees the monkey which she immediately recognises as a species thought extinct and becomes rich and famous.
It is therefore necessary to send immediate simile aid in order to quench this torrent of metaphor which has poured fourth from the Asian country in question like vomit from a drunk in Scotland after tripping over a stray cat and landing stomach first on a large bollard.
The consequences of a failure by the global community could be catastrophic to everyone.


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Firearms Part II... if you could only have one weapon which would you choose and why
Pretend the world went to sh_t today, and you could only choose one weapon for everyday life in what's left of civilization. Which weapon would you choose and why?
I'll start:
This was a tough choice. I was torn between a pistol and a shotgun. I went with the pistol because:
1) I can conceal a pistol. The above mentioned situation would make guns highly sought-after & I'd be a target if I'm visably toting a rifle or shotgun.
2) Pistol ammo is more compact, thus I can carry more.
I would choose a NON-MATCH GRADE 1911 .45acp made by Para Ordinance, Springfield Armory or a similar in quality manufacturer.
I want a quality piece, but not one with specs so tight it risks malfunction or being picky on the ammo I feed it, (since ammo will probably be scarce, I have to use what I find).
I choose the .45acp round because it's quite common and easy to find, plus it's big enough to have stopping power for defense or hunting. I know a rifle or shotgun would be a much better choice for hunting, but I think it's more important to be able to conceal the weapon for the reasons mentioned above.
I choose the 1911 because I want the resilience and durability of less moving parts, and all metal construction. Also, ergonomically speaking, nothing feels better in my hand (I've got more range time with a 1911 than any other). I just like the weight of the metal frame, it absorbs more of the kick, which makes it more accurate for my shooting style. I know polymer-frame guys will tell me to work on my grip and not rely on the weight of the piece, but I just like feel of cold metal! Plus, I give you the George Forman Guarantee that I'm one of the most accurate shooters you'll find on the range, if I have my 1911!
I'm not saying my choice is right... in fact I want to read what you would choose and why:)... I just think it's an interesting topic and makes for great discussion/debate.
Anyway... that's my 2 cents...
Ok since having weapons over here are a no no, i dont know much about them. However i did spend 6 years in the armed forces so i can only go by the weapons ive used. They were GPMG 7.62, SA80 5.56, BROWNING PISTOL 9, LAW 80, MILAN, and a 66. Since the last 3 are for taking out tanks, light armor and bunkers it wont be one of them.
I would have to settle for the SA80, its light and reliable. The magazine holds 30 rounds which are 5.56mm so there small enough to carry shit loads. You can fire single shot or have it auto, the sights are SUSAT, which make them hard to miss your target. The only down side is the round is relatively small so to kill someone it would have to be a head or heart shot. This said if i could have a Warrior tank then that would be my choice:biglaugh:
I would also have to go with the tried and true 1911. had 2 of them and really liked them both
.22 Ruger Mark III w/ bull barrel. Unlimited ammo, reliable, accurate.
Man those squirrels must be hard to kill.
There's really no choice in my mind other than a .22. It's killed more deer than any other caliber in history. It got a lot of families through the Great Depression.
the railroad spike gun from fallout 3.
sounds like choo choo train when you shoot it and you can do this to guys heads.
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Investment and Consumption with Regime-Switching Discount Rates
This paper considers the problem of consumption and investment in a financial market within a continuous time stochastic economy. The investor exhibits a change in the discount rate. The investment opportunities are a stock and a riskless account. The market coefficients and discount factor switch according to a finite state Markov chain. The change in the discount rate leads to time inconsistencies of the investor's decisions. The randomness in our model is driven by a Brownian motion and a Markov chain. Following Ekeland and Pirvu we introduce and characterize the subgame perfect strategies. Numerical experiments show the effect of time preference on subgame perfect strategies and the pre-commitment strategies.
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The latest version of 2K Sports' basketball series, NBA 2K12, will be the next high-profile sports game to feature motion controls that are slick enough that basketball superstar can learn them on the fly.
2K Sports demonstrated the new game at Sony's press conference today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Calif. The new version of 2K Sports' NBA 2K12 features motion controls with the PlayStation Move, a Wii-remote-like wand that the PlayStation 3 tracks with a camera. Instead of using a typical controller with analog sticks, players point the controller at the screen and interact with the game by moving a cursor around.
It goes to show how prominent motion-controlled gaming has become as sports games are now regularly adopting motion controls. Some of the current console generation's most popular games were sports games — like Wii Sports and Kinect Sports — that don't try to mimic the experience of playing a sport, but emulate it with a type of swing or a simple motion.
If the player wants to pass the ball, they point at the player they want to pass to and press a button. If they want to steal the ball or guard someone, the gamer points at the player controlling the ball and presses a few buttons to try to steal the ball. The controls seem simple enough — even for a basketball player that's already mastered the game in the real world.
Kobe Bryant, a superstar shooting guard with the Los Angeles Lakers, even came on stage to try the game out and see how well it stood up against his own knack for basketball. After all, the goal is to make the game more realistic and more intuitive — and make gamers feel more like they are playing basketball, even if it's a few levels of abstraction away.
He had a little bit of trouble controlling his Lakers at first, but soon enough he was able to run and gun with the Miami Heat, which are now in the NBA finals. The Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the NBA playoffs during the semifinals series against the Dallas Mavericks, but would have faced off against the Miami Heat had they advanced to the finals.
You can see a full video of the presentation below. Stay tuned to VentureBeat for full coverage of E3 this week.
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RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Sounders FC announced today the free Windows Phone app is now available for download in the Windows Phone Marketplace.
The free application will provide fans real-time access to the club in a mobile form including: traditional non-match day information, i.e., team alerts, scores, rosters, schedule and access to social media feeds. Match day features include statistics, access to the live blog commentary provided by club insider Matt Gaschk and access to live audio streams featuring team broadcaster Arlo White.
Sample features of Sounders FC Windows Phone app include the following:
- The Windows Phone Sounders FC app was developed specifically for the Windows Phone's unique Metro interface and latest Mango software.
- The phone's notable panorama functionality allows users to see a wealth of content in one screen.
- The "Live Tiles" feature of the Windows Phone enables "glance and go" information. The Sounders FC Live Tile will display upcoming match information so users can get information about the next match including the opponent, date and time, and continue using their phone without the need to launch another app.
- The Mango platform for Windows Phone allows audio to run in the background while users are engaged with other apps. For instance, users can listen to a Sounders FC match uninterrupted while they check Facebook, Tweet, etc.
- The Pulse – a real-time measurement of the confidence of fans through micro-polling.
- A digital membership card for season ticket holders.
- Access to digital yellow and red cards.
"Our research focused on understanding how fans wanted to use a mobile device to interact with the team," said Bill Predmore, POP's founder and president. "Windows Phone offered a unique, innovative platform that allowed us to transform fan feedback into a useful and engaging experience."
The Sounders FC launched their first mobile app for iPhone in early April. The app was recognized by Seattle Weekly as "Best Sports/Fitness App" and FWA Featured App. The Windows Phone app is the second released by the team. Other mobile platforms are being evaluated for future release.
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Watch These Dogs Who Are Great at Playing Dead — Daily Distraction
Well, perhaps "great" at playing dead is overstating it.
Well, perhaps "great" at playing dead is overstating it.
In some ways the life of a zoo animal is great: you're safe, you get fed regularly, doctors will take care of you if you get sick. But there are some major annoyances, too.
One thing you don't often see in nature documentaries about lions and leopards and cheetahs is boxing matches.
Cats are known for always landing on their feet, but apparently they aren't born with that gift.
Ever had a monkey bring you a beer?
It's hard to say exactly why puppies have it in for dandelions, but they definitely do.
One of the most endearing characteristics of dogs is their resilience, and that's never clearer than when you see a dog moving around with a bit of wheeled help.
Sometimes, you just gotta dance.
Anyone who's watched NBA stars like LeBron James or Kevin Durant sail through the air and throw down a magnificent dunk has dreamed of one day being able to do the same. The thing is, almost none of us can.
Have you ever seen a baby? Did it scare you?
Lately, highly complex alley-alley-alley-alley-alley-oop-style dunks executed in swimming pools seems to be all the rage on this here Internet.
We'd probably think twice before letting our newborn roll around on the floor with a giant snake, or let our adorable pooches wrassle with an enormous tiger. But hey, that's just us.


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Cech: Our UCL 'obsession' is healthy
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech believes the club's "obsession" with winning the Champions League is a healthy one.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has seen his club lift the Premier League title and FA Cup on three occasions apiece while the side have also claimed Carling Cup glory twice during his tenure - but Europe's top prize has so far been elusive.
The Blues were runners-up in the Champions League in 2008, when they lost to Manchester United on penalties, and the task falls on current boss Andre Villas-Boas, who took over in the summer, to try and match Abramovich's ambitions this season.
Ahead of Wednesday's meeting with Valencia, Cech said: "Show me a team of the stature of Chelsea, Man United, Real Madrid or Barcelona who is not obsessed with winning the Champions League. If they are not, I'd be surprised why they play in it.
"Even if you have won it before, you just want to keep winning the Champions League. Every season, the ambition is to win the competition. People always use the word 'obsession' in a negative way, which I'm amazed by.
"We are not obsessed in the way that, if we don't win it, we'll just go and shoot ourselves. That's not the case. We are obsessed with the Champions League because this is a great competition to win.
"In a positive way, we try to search for the victory. I think it's very good to have this 'obsession' because, if you're not hungry to win, you shouldn't play."
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Website Clutter
Do you put Crap on Your Website?
My Dad, bless his heart, has been saying for the past 20 years that he really needs to learn how to use the computer. To this day, I don't think he really knows how to use email very well, but he has learned how to use the Reply button. Then early this summer, I received a card from him. I opened it up and saw a graphic image of an easel that looked like the early days of clip art, and lo and behold, on the easel was a poor quality picture of my dad, embedded in the clip art. Inside the card, it said, Hope you have a good summer. Considering that he doesn't even remember to send me a birthday card (and that's ok because I love him anyway), why in the world would he send this card?
Stay with me here - I really am going to make a point about relevant content and marketing your campground or RV Park...
I called my sister and brother, and they received the same card. A cousin called from out of state and said, "I received this really weird card from your dad". Suffice it to say, it created a lot of conversation and dialog, and we concluded that he printed the cards and mailed them out because he figured out how to embed a photo in the clip art, even though everybody else in the world has moved on from that old clip art technology 10 years ago. So, we think he prepared the card because he was proud of the fact that he could….. and actually we are proud of him for learning …… although he still sent it regular mail instead of email, and he hasn't figured out how to make his photo wink. But hey, he's learning to use the technology and he's making progress.
The sad news is that somewhere in all our dialog and phone calls and even the occasional giggle, the message was lost….nobody remembers "Hope you have a good Summer!". As I thought about this lost message, my attention turned to many industry websites with cute little dancing bears and music playing in the background. My question is why? Are you adding stuff to your website because you can, or are you adding content that helps you make the sale. I see websites with cute animated graphics but really bad photos or poor marketing text. I see promotional messages that create more confusion than they solve. For example, I came across a website with a message similar to "my wife Martha and I want you to feel at home", but the website contained no indication of what "feel at home" really means. Does "feel at home" mean words like relaxing, fun, luxury, convenience, entertainment, or is the consumer's idea of home mean work, loud noise, annoying neighbors, or maybe even a shack in the middle of a snake infested swamp. With no photos or additional content, who could tell. And consider the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) value of the words "Martha and I want you to feel at home"……. There is not a single word in the message that will be picked up as a relevant keyword by the search engine spiders and elevate the webpage when consumers are searching for terms such as RV Parks near XXXX or Campgrounds with Senior Activities. But, if you search for "Marth and I want you to feel at home", you will probably find it in the number 1 spot. The problem is that nobody is looking for campsites by searching for the phrases "Martha and I" or "Martha and I want you" or "feel at home".
As our staff talked about why some websites don't produce results very well and how some websites can actually drive guests away, our VP of Consulting and Support told me a story that made me laugh. He said, one of the top online booking periods is over the lunch hour, but people also book throughout the day and the traffic really picks up in the evening. Now consider an employee working in a cubicle at 2:00 in the afternoon who thinks she can quickly book a reservation for next weekend in her favorite mountains because she won't be able to go online during the evening. So she secretly searches for a campground and opens the website. The bears start dancing and the music blares out, grabbing the attention of her supervisor who now knows she is not working on company business. Have you ever seen somebody scramble to quickly close the browser window, turn off the speaker volume, and hide their face at the same time? Not only has the website immediately driven her away (losing the reservation), but the experience has also ticked off her boss ("ticked off" is not really the word Ron used, but I already used the word Crap and I want to maintain my blog's PG rating).
So what do I mean when I refer to something as "Crap" on your website? ..... basically, anything that takes attention away from your products, services, and experience you provide, and prevents your prospective guest from making the immediate purchase. In the early days of the internet, web pages were primarily marketing tools to give you exposure or build name recognition. They were a cost effective alternative to print of media advertising, but like print or media advertising, the consumer had to do something else or go somewhere else to buy. Like media and print advertising, consumers often got distracted, and a large percentage of interested guests get side-tracked once they leave your site, and never get to the phone or location page needed to make the purchase.
Today, websites are a combination of marketing exposure, online brochures, interactive guestbooks, and places to share experiences, and most important, they are your sales agents. It is no longer enough to simply get a potential guest interested in your property. You want to secure the sale at the moment they decide to buy, or risk the opportunity for them to get distracted by someone or something else. The benefit of your website being both your marketing agent and your sales agent is that they work for you 24 hours a day, 365 days a week, and secure the sale at the moment the guest is ready to buy, eliminating the risk of distraction. The problem is that the distraction you want to avoid can also be generated by your own website, thereby producting the same results of having the guest leave your website and be sidetracked elsewhere. In other words, if you have a guest who is ready to buy, the smart website will not throw a lot of distraction at them that potentially delays or changes their decision and keeps them from buying now. This distraction is what I call "Crap".
Here are some examples of "Crap" on your website? .....
Flash Introductions ..... they may look cool, but many consumers will consider them a waste of time and click away rather than sitting through the intro. This can especially be a critical mistake if you make your repeat customers sit through the same intro over and over without the ability to skip it ..... Do you really want to drive away your repeat customers because they get tired of sitting through the same introduction? So many websites outside the industry have abused the flash introduction concept so much that there is even a parody site dedicated to meaningless flash introductions ..... take a look at ..... www.skipintros.com ..... and be sure to turn up your speakers. I'm not completely opposed to flash introductions but I am one of the impatient surfers who clicks away when I experience one that is a wast of time .... So if you have to have one, make sure it is brief and sell your experience rather than meaningless movement and techno gimicks.
Dancing Animation with Background Music ….. I'm not against the use of animation, but you need to make sure it is contributing to your intended message and supports the level of professionalism you may or may not be trying to achieve. Music on the other hand is problematic for the working professionals who want to quietly make a reservation while at work. Also, there are lots of different music styles and tastes. What might be attractive to you, may turn off some prospective guests. To prove my point, try putting the latest rap song on your website ..... some of the kids will think it's cool but you will drive away their parents in masses.
Bad Videos ..... Make sure any video you place on your website is exciting and presents the experience your guests will actually have. The worst thing you can do is insert a video with the excitement or enthusiasm of Ben Stein reading his class attendance roll call on Ferris Buhler's Day Off ..... "Buhler, Buhler, Buhler, Buhler, Buhler ......" While everybody and their cousin recommends adding video to your web site, very few can create "good" video. A bad video can be worse than no video.
360 degree Photo Tours ..... this was quite the rage a few years ago and is still being added to a lot of websites. Like Flash and Video, it can be effective or can drive people away. Some of the organizations producing the media are not very good at creating excitement, and others place the large media file on undersized servers, causing really long load times. You could end up spending a lot of money and then drive away your visitors because they become impatient waiting for the 360 Show to load. Beware when someone says they have a nephew or a cousin who can save you money ..... you'll probably get "crap".
Aged Content….. In other words, old content becomes "crap" ..... People are now used to, up-to-the-minute changes in content, and some visitors will be so turned of by old content that they will simply leave the website. ..... "Hey honey, let's go stay at this park because it would have only cost us $26 per night, THREE YEARS AGO."
Using the Wrong Photos ..... Use the best photos you can find or create, and make sure the photos demonstrate the fun and experience your guests will receive at your park. While the photo of your frontage sign might be useful in helping your guests spot your park from the road, don't use that photo of your sign as the primary photo representing your park…..."Hey honey, let's go visit this sign."
Not Matching Your Written Text to Keywords .....Plan your content carefully and use Keywords in your text that matches keywords in the metadata section of each page. Search engine spiders read the keyword metadata, and then read the content on your page to makes sure the page is relevant to the keywords indicated. If you do a poor job of planning, and the text and metadata are not relevant, the page may be penalized as spam ..... which means the search engines consider your page ..... "crap".
Reciprocal Links that are Not Relevant ..... A lot of websites have figured out that more inbound links elevate search engine ranking. So a whole bunch of businesses make a living by contacting you and asking if you want to trade links. The problem is, that when you devise a scheme to trick the search engines, pretty soon the search engines figure it out and make you pay for the trickery. Search engine spiders now consider the relevance of websites links and if they find a lot of non-relevant links to or from your website, they consider you a participant of a spamming scheme and you get penalized. So the lessen here is stop trying to trick the spiders because they will eventually catch-on to the latest schemes. Focus on good content, use a balanced and relevant mix of keywords in your text, attract inbound links that are relevant to your content and create reasons for loyal customers to visit your website frequently. The best search engine optimization scheme is good old fashion hard work.
Over the years we have seen that some of the most productive websites are sometimes the least flashy; And some of the most flashy websites are often the least productive. The trick is to continually work at it, track your results, seek honest feedback, and try to achieve a decent look while you focus on visitor conversion. If you need professional help with your website design or search engine optimization, some of our customers have been happy with the services from these organizations:
On the east coast – www.pelland.com - Peter Pelland
On the west coast - www.bigrigmedia.com – Jeff Beyer
So, my challenge to you is to ask someone you trust to give you honest feedback about what is good about your website and what is not good or possibly "really bad". Nobody wants to tell somebody that their baby is "Ugly", so you may have to work hard to remove the risk and allow someone to be brutally honest ..... but that is what we all need from time to time . Then ask yourself these questions: Are you putting things on your website that you think is cute but may be a distraction from your message or drives people away? ..... or ..... Are you putting cute technical crap on the website just because you can? ..... or ..... Are you letting your content age and become crap? Loading up your website with non-productive content might make you feel good about your technical achievement skills, but like my dad, your well intended message could get lost in all the commotion and the unnecessary clutter.


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MIL-compliant, ruggedized COTS computing subsystems target military ground vehicles
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A new class of high-performance distributed computing subsystems meets the U.S. militarys goals for increasing the use of low-cost open-standards base commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics in military ground vehicles. The Packaged COTS (PCOTS) Systems from Curtiss-Wright Controls provide military system integrators with a Modular Open Standards Approach (MOSA)-compliant and scalable range of rugged systems designed to meet the open standards for the integration of C4ISR and related items of equipment on Army platforms.
The small, high-performance x86 computers are available in a range of packaged solutions from 150 in³ to 778 in³ in volume and from one to five processing modules. With an IEEE 802-based, high-capacity network infrastructure, they offer low latency, high-speed application-to-application data transfers.
The family features OpenVPX computer modules in a 3U form factor, but accommodates alternate 3U VPX modules to change system functionality (video processing, etc.) Users have the option of PCOTS Switch solutions in a variety of form factors including PMC, XMC, 3U OpenVPX, 6U OpenVPX, and stand-alone, platform-ready subsystems. The platform accommodates technology refresh with future 6U VPX Switch modules and supports DMA-controlled diagnostics utilities and tools. Computer and switch implementations leverage a patent-pending cooling method to optimize thermal path from card to vehicle cold plate or atmosphere.
Designed for reliable operation in harsh ground vehicle environments:
- Operating Temp.: -40°C to +49°C
- Storage Temp: -46°C to +72°C
- Humidity: +5 to +95% Induced
- Altitude: 15,000 ft (Operating) 35,000 (Storage)
- Shock: 40g, 11ms Sawtooth
- Ballistic Shock: 50g, 10ms Half-Sinewave
- MIL-STD-461F Compliant EMI/EMC
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'Speaking of draining the swamp': Chris Wallace perfectly destroys Pence for backing Chris Christie
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday grilled Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence about how he could rail against political corruption while standing behind Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), who has been tainted by his own corruption scandal.
During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Wallace called out Pence for pushing the baseless claim that Hillary Clinton faced an indictment.
"Trump has no hard evidence," Wallace said. "That's overstatement."
For his part, Pence cited a thinly-sourced New York Post report, which claims Clinton "routinely asked her maid to print out sensitive government e-mails and documents."
"I think this is part of the way the American people need to count the costs in this election," Pence said. "Do we want more of the fast and loose ethics of the Clintons over the last 30 years or do we want a clean break, do we want to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C., have fundamental ethics reform and rebuild our military, revive our economy, repeal Obamacare and have appointments to the Supreme Court that will uphold our Constitution?"
Wallace took advantage of Pence's talking points to set up his next question.
"Speaking of criminal investigations and draining the swamp," Wallace replied, "two of Governor Chris Christie's top aides were convicted of fraud and conspiracy Friday in the Bridgegate case. And given the fact that there was repeated testimony in that trial Christie knew all about the effort to close the lanes to the George Washington Bridge to punish a political opponent, are you comfortable with Christie as the chairman of the Trump transition team if he's elected?"
Pence, however, defended Christie: "Chris Christie has continued to strongly state his position that he had no knowledge of those actions."
"What those convictions prove is that he was right to immediately fire those people," Pence insisted. "All of our focus is on election day, I promise you. And we're grateful for Chris Christie's role in the campaign."
"So governor, no chance that he'll be replaced after the election?" Wallace pressed. "I mean, you're standing by Chris Christie despite all of this evidence."
"There's no changing in personnel here," Pence replied. "We're 100 percent focused on bringing home a great victory for the American people."
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Four injured in Richmond as rash of shootings continues
Police taped off an entire street corner Thursday so investigators could comb through bushes and around the outside of the Riverside Banquet Hall in Richmond. One man is in custody after four people were shot Wednesday night. (CARMINE MARINELLI/ 24 HOURS)
Metro Vancouver's spate of shootings to start 2013 continued Wednesday night as four people were wounded at a longshoreman's celebration in Richmond.
Fresh off four murders last weekend in Surrey, shots rang out at 9 p.m. inside the Riverside Banquet Hall on River Road as 150 people gathered to welcome new longshoreman's union members. RCMP arrived on scene within five minutes of the shooting and minutes after that one adult male was arrested near the hall, RCMP spokesman Sgt. Peter Thiessen said.
The man, who is known to police, was in custody Thursday but had not been charged as of the 24 hours deadline. Four adult males were shot and were in stable condition in area hospitals.
No motive was released by police, but Thiessen called it a "targeted" shooting. Police haven't ruled out it being related to gang activity, but it isn't believed to be related to the recent murders to hit the region.
Thiessen said he understood the public is concerned about the recent shootings, but added it happened at a private function.
"The risks are somewhat minimized to the broader community."
Mark Gordienko, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada president, said he was "shocked and saddened" by the shootings, adding it was a party, not a union-sanctioned event.
"It's a pretty horrific event."
A banquet-hall manager, who didn't want his name used, said staff normally used to hosting fun events were shaken by the incident.
"We do family events," he said. "We can't control this."
The Richmond Serious Crime Section is leading the investigation.
Thiessen said police are looking to interview more witnesses who were at the event. If you were there and haven't spoken with police, you should call Cpl. Rodier of Richmond RCMP at 604-207-4726 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.