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Beat the Streak Report: Weekend, April 30 – May 2
A classic mistake ended the streaks of 7.8 percent of our Beat the Streak family.
The Twins played the Tigers on Thursday. Detroit sent Dontrelle Willis to the mound. Joe Mauer is a really good hitter. This appeared to be a primo matchup. Except that it wasn't.
You see, it was an afternoon game. The Twins and Tigers played the evening before. Mauer is a catcher. Catchers normally sit out day games after night games. And Mauer sat. But then he didn't.
In the top of the eighth inning, Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire summoned his 2009 AL MVP into the batter's box to pinch-hit. Mauer struck out swinging. His day was over, along with the 7.8 percent of users who selected him.
New Beat the Streak Report rule: Don't pick catchers on day games after night games.
Let's move on to the weekend's picks …
Oh, hello there …
- Colby Rasmus: .417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. Reds starter Johnny Cueto
- Alex Rodriguez: .600 AVG (6-for-10) since '05 vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia
- Adrian Gonzalez: .778 AVG (7-for-9) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
- Matt Kemp: .389 AVG (7-for-18) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Zach Duke
- Ryan Howard: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
- Bobby Abreu: .533 AVG (8-for-15) since '05 vs. Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman
- Troy Tulowitzki: .417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez
- Joe Mauer: .429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Indians starter David Huff
- Joey Votto: .455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter
Feeling kinda spicy?
- Tony Abreu: .500 AVG (4-for-8) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Randy Wells. Want to risk it all on the "other" Abreu?
- Greg Dobbs: .538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey. Have you seen Pelfrey's numbers this year???
- Henry Blanco: .625 AVG (5-for-8) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer. Backup catcher, anyone?
You'll thank me later …
- Billy Butler: .000 AVG (0-for-7) lifetime vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann
- Nick Markakis: .000 AVG (0-for-12) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka
- Johnny Damon: .182 AVG (4-for-22) lifetime vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
Hey, look at who's on the leaderboard!
The fab five is still alive, as the following five users sit atop our leaderboard with 26-game streaks and are 45.6 percent on their way to bathing in bottled Voss water for the rest of their lives. Just because they can:
- ALbundy
- djbloom
- dodger_blue
- kot2
- olifante
Top MLB streakers
- Jeff Mathis: 10 games (DL)
- Ryan Doumit: 9 games
- Pablo Sandoval: 9 games
- Ryan Theriot: 9 games
Six players are tied with eight-game streaks.
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I'm going to change to somebody in that Cub-Diamondback game going by what Drag said for HR BTS. I have Ichiro tonight as the numbers MLB have on him aren't accurate against Lewis. He's hitting .400 against Lewis in his career. Got the info from ESPN. He's also hitting righties at a .400 clip so I love my odds and he's hitting .382 at night so tonight is my Ichi night.
Mauer for W5 today.
Professor Pete: Should I Box my Super Perfecta or just bet the nags straight like you have it for those four horses?
Ryan Theriot is my pick of the day. Went outside and the wind is howling from the S in ChiTown. Anyone standing the the batters box today can hit one out. I'm sticking with Cubs Derrek Lee to go yard.
Logic is this game is soemthing that doesn't always pan out. Last season I had a 8 game streak with just John MacDonald and Greg Zaun… makes absolutely no sense.. but anything can happen in this crazy game. Ichiro will never get 57 straight games with a hit.. so people taking him 90% of the time are just gonna be disapointed. Have fun take some chances.. and who knows.. you might get lucky.
Putting my hopes and dreams in Ryan Theriot today lol….good luck to all!!!! Let's see if the Fab 5 can survive another weekend. 🙂 P.S. I like the new "rule", courtesy of the Blog Master.
Putting my hopes and dreams in Ryan Theriot today lol….good luck to all!!!! Let's see if the Fab 5 can survive another weekend. 🙂 P.S. I like the new "rule", courtesy of the Blog Master.
Professor Pete's Silver Bullet Special Lock of a Lifetime:
For Friday, in Saint Petersburg, Fla.: Evan Longoria
For Saturday,* in Louisville, Ky.: 1. Devil May Care; 2. American Lion; 3. Lookin at Lucky; 4. Noble's Promise
*subject to change
I went with Fukudome today in HR BTS. I hope it's a good choice.
I picked Adrian Gonzalez.
I had Adrian in the HR BTS but changed as what Dragbunt was saying swayed me so hopefully it's a good thing I changed.
"Logic is this game is soemthing that doesn't always pan out. Last season I had a 8 game streak with just John MacDonald and Greg Zaun… makes absolutely no sense.. but anything can happen in this crazy game. Ichiro will never get 57 straight games with a hit.. so people taking him 90% of the time are just gonna be disapointed. Have fun take some chances.. and who knows.. you might get lucky."
What you said makes perfect sense. You can't rely on a few people in order to get to 57. People rely on Ichiro most of the time and it makes no sense. People are relying on Kemp a lot and eventually it will bite them. Good luck to the top guys and you have to take chances early. I wouldn't say take a chance if your at 35 and over but you might have to to get to 57. I took a shot on Rasmus yesterday and he was a perfect 2 for 2 but I will go back to him eventually but when I feel the matchup is right.
I got the Cubs-Diamondbacks game on MLB network right now. Good luck to the guys who picked Theriot.
Wow don think I'd have the guts to take Theriot with 20+ streak but all the best. I went with Kemp.
Oh yes!!! Thank you Dragbunt for the advice. Fukudome just hit a home run for the first hit for the Cubs and I'm back at 1 in HR BTS.
I have got Martin Prado today. If he gets a hit my streak will be back to 3 games, ever since Jeter 3 days ago ruined my streak.
vinny1979 – Bold choice with Fukadome pays off for you! He is very streaky and is hitting well lately. He will be starting in RF until AZ pitches a lefty and then he sits.
Theriot is also hitting well and ours streaks advance on him.
450 blankin' channels with ATT and I don't get the Cub game today! Vinny how much does it cost to MLB network?
I'll let you know what weather in Chgo is like in the AM on Sat. Wind may shift and take away our HR potential.
Found the Cub game on Channel 741 bottom of the 8th Cubs' Geovany Soto and Marlon Byrd go yard back to back. Wrigley is rockin' Byrd's HR blast landed on Waveland Ave. which runs behind the LF bleachers!
Derrek Lee now up and he reaches on an error!
Good factoid to know:
Per Cub announcers: AZ relievers are allowing opponents a .350 batting avg this season.
What was with those birds?!?!? 🙂
The HR BTS is actually the easiest to find a decent strategy for, but it requires the most significant time investment and the payoff is not that high.
My strategy consisted of 3 parts, but it normally took about an hour to hour and a half to sift through everything and there are days when the strategy comes up with nothing for that day and then I have to comb the injury reports and press releases looking for a guy who is not going to play that day.
Furcal would be a good guy for that, during the next few days.
That is why any day, I saw a press release that a player was going on the DL, I would dash over to the pick screen and load up on that player for the next 10 days, before he gets removed from the pick screen, because once you have a guy put into the system, they cannot take it away from you.
I'm goin for a 3 game win streak and a 1 game hit streak 2night.
There was one guy though on Survivor that I think could make a run at 57 if he tried his hand at BTS.
That was the guy who recorded the 35-game win streak back in 2008.
That was a magical 6 weeks with nearly the entire front page going from 25 to 32 in the final week, but the top guy normally had a different pick from everyone else, but his team CONSISTENTLY would win blowouts, with many games being 7-0 by the 3rd inning!
He and many others ended up losing on a blown save by Joe Nathan, when he gave up an unearned run in the 9th and the Twins eventually lost in the 11th.
I don't pay a dime for MLB Network Drag. It's included in my package with Cablevision. I love that channel as I get to see games I otherwise wouldn't. Survivor is easier than HR BTS as you only need to pick the team but that is tricky too since the one you think is a sure bet loses. Anyway I love Ichi but I hate having to wait til 10:10 for the game to start. I have Jeter on my other name to try to get to 5 with that one. I'm loving and I have a lot of different sources I use now but now I need to start my run in BTS.
"I'm goin for a 3 game win streak and a 1 game hit streak 2night."
Joe, who do you have in Survivor tonight? I have the Dodgers as Pirates are bad.
I got Andy Pettitte and the Yankees winning 2night.
Morton who's pitching for the Pirates 2night is 0-4 with a 16.20 ERA, LOL.
Good luck with the Dodgers.
Good choice and Yanks will win but tomorrow stay away from Jeter against Danks.
I had a hard time deciding today between Prado and Theriot. Decided I couldn't go wrong either way and took Theriot. Still think Prado will come through but I'm glad that I already know I'm up to 19 now!! And I just looked back at my streak so far and noticed that I've taken 12 different players during it.
I never really strongly considered Prado, since I think he is at the tail end of his hot streak.
He was hitting well over .400 for much of the front 2/3 of the month, but is now hitting "only" .360.
It just seems to be a matter of time before he actually burns someone.
Jeter came through already on my other name and got a single in his first AB tonight so I'm at 5 on my other name not this one.
Well Longoria just homered with his first at-bat. congrats to two and now the other 3 have to wait till 10pm games
Jeter is killing it at home this year. Was at .500 before tonight's game but that went up. I may switch back to him tomorrow. I switched to Braun in SD.
I love it when my guy hits a home run in his first AB (Longoria). It's like, I only need one but what the hell.
After losing on Pedroia a couple of days ago, I remembered why I hated and had vowed never to pick Yankees/Sox
That's right. Ichiro extended me to 5 with his first inning infield single. It may not be much but it's a single.
Just an FYI – SI.com split stats a bit more comprehensive than MLB. For example – Matt Kemp is a pick for tomorrow but is only hitting .200 in the last 7 days. SI had that stat; MLB did not. Not sure if anyone is using SI.com but I thought that was an interesting find. Good luck to everyone this weekend!!!
vinny1979 – Take a hard look at that Danks v. Jeter matchup. Do you really want to go there? Danks is a crafty lefty, I know Jeter hits well at home and it is a day game too. How about Pedroia v. Bergensen of O's or someone against Reds Homer Bailey?
Nardberg I use ESPN and ESPN has the same stuff that SI has. They have last 7 days as well and Drag I'm not even touching that game. I changed from Jeter to Braun as I know that Danks is pitching fantastic right now and I'm sticking with Braun tomorrow.
Narberg – At the SI.com site – how do you navigate past the home page to get hitting info on the last 7 days?
I feel bad for the person who has a 24 game streak and was riding Pujols tonight. Pujols is officially 0 for 1 and there in a rain delay in the 6th with the Cards trailing. If they call that game a lot of people will lose streaks because of Pujols. Sucky way to lose it but those are the risks of this contest.
wooo Ethier just homered me to 25 game streak. Now I need Kemp and Sandoval to get shutdown. Also pujols is 0-1 in an official game rain delay, wow that would be heartbreaking for cruj. This is now officially exciting, 32 more to go.
vinny – thanks for that info as well. I'm leaning towards Pablo Sandoval. Votto another disaster for the last 7 days. I agree with drag – am not crazy about the Yankee game tomorrow either.
drag – am very gun shy with Pedroia lately. He has burned a lot of us, me included!! I know he hit today, but I think he's just too inconsistent.
Your welcome Nard. If you google quick splits for any player it's either the first or second thing that comes up. ESPN is very good and they update every single night.
drag – go to SI.com; navigate to MLB and then to stats. You'll see the hitting leaders on the left side. Click a player and then go into his seasonal batting splits. Last 7 days is about halfway down right past the innings part. Let me know if you still can't find it. 🙂
Nard, I think that's too much work. At least on ESPN you have all the important stuff on the one page and if you want more info you click on complete splits. I use many sources like I said to make sure I am making the correct pick.
I see what you mean. You can bookmark the page as well. I think your idea of several sources is a good one…. 🙂
Thank you Nardberg and they just showed Kemp's AB on MLB Network and he struck out so he's 0 for 2 so far. They are showing the Padres/Brewers game on MLB Network tomorrow night so I can see how Braun does but he did get another hit tonight.
Drag, I answered your email.
You're welcome!! Hope this helped……
It did help but looks like AL Bundy has one more shot to extend with Kemp as he is 0 for 3 with 3 Ks so far. In the 6th inning.
Look's like A. Gonzalez is going to go 0-3………..
Kemp ended a lot of streaks even a few on the first page like Al Bundy with his 0 for 4 and he won't be batting again. It was a long streak so it was a good one. I think there are 3 left that are still perfect.
Figuring out which team I should pick to win 2morrow.
I had the Twins but switched to the Rays. Price has been pitching great and pitched a Complete game in his last game Joseph.
Roy Halladay, don't let me down 2morrow.
good run AL Bundy. I switched to eithier last night instead of Kemp, shewwww. I thought Phil hellmuth was the only one who could dodge bullets.
Ichiro for my hitter
Phillies on Survivor
"Just an FYI – SI.com split stats a bit more comprehensive than MLB. For example – Matt Kemp is a pick for tomorrow but is only hitting .200 in the last 7 days. SI had that stat; MLB did not. Not sure if anyone is using SI.com but I thought that was an interesting find. Good luck to everyone this weekend!!!"
If you click on a players' name in the box score, you go to a page that gives his last 10 games listed in a box-line format and then a total at the bottom.
I prefer this format, because then you can see how many of those 10 games were successes and see if any 5 for 5's or 0 for 7's are inflating/deflating his average.
Good Morning from Boston…. Second time this year going with a home town pick. Pedroia at O's.. Batting 667 against Bergerson and he has a 12.19 ERA….Back to 3 – Sorry for albundy. Good Luck every one
hi dan – be careful with those high ERAs – twice i fell for that and twice the pitcher wound up taking a no hitter into the 5-6th innings. good luck! 🙂 (OMG did i just help a red sox fan????….ewwwwwww)
Saturday Chicago – Nice weather – 10 – 20 mph wind blowing out toward centerfield today. Will help fly balls but not like yesterday – Also Haren is starter for AZ. Silva starting for Cubs and he is doing well. HR BTS pick of the day, Paul Konerko is hot and it is a day game at the stadium with Vazquez on the bump for NYY. Going with TB in Survivor. BTS is TBA.
Professor Pete – Track is wet at Chruchill Downs – Are you sticking with your picks from yesterday? I havent bet my Tri-box yet.
I have Longoria in HR BTS. I have Tampa in Survivor and I have Braun in BTS. Love all my picks.
You've got to love the blog guys! Yankee fans helping Red Sox fans, nest thing you know Cub fans will be helping ChiSox fans!
Great info on this site:
You can see whose very hot as it shows batting averages during the longest hitting streaks.
Baseball Musings Day By Day Database, Current Hit Streaks
Through Games of 04/30/2010
Player Games At Bats Runs Hits HR RBI BB K BA OBA Slug%
Ryan Theriot 10 47 9 22 0 8 2 5 .468 .490 .553
Pablo Sandoval 10 39 4 17 1 5 4 1 .436 .488 .590
Ryan Doumit 10 34 4 16 2 8 2 7 .471 .514 .765
Jeff Mathis 10 34 5 11 1 3 2 7 .324 .351 .500
Robinson Cano 9 36 10 18 4 8 1 3 .500 .526 .917
Chris Snyder 9 34 7 11 3 7 5 8 .324 .410 .647
Corey Hart 9 35 4 10 2 6 4 5 .286 .350 .514
Mike Fontenot 8 31 3 9 0 3 1 2 .290 .324 .355
Orlando Hudson 7 33 7 13 0 4 3 4 .394 .444 .424
Adrian Beltre 7 26 3 13 0 3 4 3 .500 .567 .577
Evan Longoria 7 28 8 13 2 5 2 6 .464 .484 .786
Kevin Kouzmanoff 7 28 3 10 0 7 1 4 .357 .379 .393
Jason Bay 7 25 6 9 1 5 4 4 .360 .448 .760
Carlos Guillen 7 25 2 9 0 3 4 2 .360 .448 .480
Conor Jackson 7 30 2 9 0 2 3 4 .300 .364 .333
Ryan Sweeney 7 29 7 9 0 2 1 5 .310 .333 .379
Carlos Gonzalez 6 25 5 10 2 10 2 2 .400 .429 .760
Christopher Coghlan 6 25 5 9 0 1 2 9 .360 .407 .360
David Eckstein 6 26 3 9 0 4 0 1 .346 .370 .385
Bengie Molina 6 23 2 9 0 0 3 1 .391 .462 .391
Player Games At Bats Runs Hits HR RBI BB K BA OBA Slug%
Mitch Maier 6 19 1 8 0 5 4 2 .421 .522 .737
Milton Bradley 6 20 3 7 0 3 3 5 .350 .435 .550
Ichiro Suzuki 5 24 2 11 0 1 0 1 .458 .458 .500
Albert Pujols 5 18 4 11 1 3 3 0 .611 .667 .889
Jacoby Ellsbury 5 25 6 10 0 1 0 3 .400 .400 .560
Jorge Cantu 5 18 3 8 1 3 2 4 .444 .476 .722
Ryan Braun 5 22 5 7 0 0 4 2 .318 .423 .409
Ronny Paulino 5 21 2 7 1 3 0 3 .333 .333 .524
Jerry Hairston 5 23 3 6 0 4 1 4 .261 .292 .304
Erick Aybar 5 22 4 6 1 1 0 0 .273 .273 .455
Eric Young Jr. 5 14 5 6 0 3 2 2 .429 .500 .500
Craig Counsell 5 14 0 6 0 1 1 2 .429 .467 .714
Jose Reyes 5 21 5 5 0 2 0 1 .238 .238 .238
Adam Moore 5 18 2 5 0 1 1 5 .278 .316 .389
Sticking with Pedroia today –
Professor Pete's Sloppy Second Thoughts:
In Cleveland; Orlando Hudson.
In Miami; Jorge Cantu.
In Louisville, Ky.; 1. American Lion; 2. Ice Box; 3. Lookin at Lucky; 4. Devil May Care.
Hmm, HanRam's only hitting .200 in the last 10. Podsednik has some crazy splits but only .162 at night. Kung-fu Panda time against one of those new guys that so often likes to torment us…? Unless someone wants to take on Pudge and his ridiculous numbers…
Professor Pete:
Brutal weather forcast for the Derby! Severe t-Storms and hail!
In Louisville: My Tri Boxes are locked in, missed you last post!
Tri Box – Super Saver, American Lion, Paddy OPrado, Devil May Care (I like the baseball reference with O'Prado!)
Tri Box #2 – Nobel's Promise, American Lion, Devil May Care
To Win: Super Saver by a nose.
On the West Coast: Pablo Sandoval
On the East Coast: Dustin Pedroia
My picks for today –
Beat The Streak: Ichiro Suzuki
Survivor: Philadelphia Phillies
Lesson on the "Man From Japan"
1. He is now age 36.
2. Played Friday in a night game and Sat in a day game.
3. Faced a lefty on Sat.
Result = 0-4 for Ichirio
Professor PetePerkins – I had the Derby winner. Tri was 4-2-10 no go there! Maybe I'll break even!
Pedroia goes deep in first v. Bergensen (I hope!)
Mauer not starting, might not even PH, with bruised heel ( not a good injury for a catcher)
wowww Joe Maurer is out with a bruised heel, Ive picked him tonight with a 25 gamer on the line. Does anyone know if he is available to pinch hit tonight or is the injury to bad, any Twins fans wanna speak up?
Ichiro 0-for4. i am back to flipping Zero again.
I swear this is the 2nd or 3rd time he has killed me already this year
Ichiro just killed 10% of ppl, damn walks in the 9th. Good luck to all and here's hoping Mauer doesnt pinch hit tonight. I've got Braun to start me again.
Naturally I went to switch from Sandoval to Cantu with a minute to go… my internet stops working and Panda goes 0-4, only starter without a hit!
I hate life. I really do.
Phillies won 10-0, I now got my season high 4 game win streak !
Did anyone see that hanley ramirez ground ball. they called it an error even though the guy never touched the ball just slipped on a routine grounder. Good for me I need to catch the guys at the top, but if I were them I'd be pissed.
announcers said it was called an error, but cbs sportsline has hanley 1-1 hmmmm controversy.
well hanley doubles in 2nd ab there goes the controversy about the error call in the 1st
pedroia now 0-3 ut oh
And Pedroia strikes out in the 9th. There goes my 19-gamer. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
I'm taking Jeter on Sunday in BTS. Have a 6 gamer and looking to keep it going with Buerhle.
Nardberg… How right you are ! Second time that I went with the ERA and got killed…Imagine 12 hits by the Sox and Pedroia goes 0-5. Back to ZERO again. Maybe I should join the Yanks for a while…
I banked on Pedroia because I was thinking too much on the numbers. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut. I almost picked Kemp yesterday when he went 0-4 but thought the GM media attention might be wearing on him. The 5-year avg stat is overrated IMO. I'm sticking with righty vs lefty matchups, visiting players only, night games only, and 1 to 4 in the batting order. . . . and pitcher's opponent's BA over .300 for pitchers ERA over 5.00 for games played in sunny cities.
lol, if you are going to stick to night games only, then you will have to pick in the Mets / Phillies game tonight, of which I see no good picks.
What bothers me the most is that I had a system going strong for the last 7 days that churned out another winning pick yesterday, but I threw it out, because I kept looking at all of this talk about splits here and he had really bad splits.
Even if you wanted to throw that out because there is a bug in the system sometimes that overinflates the values of some picks, the next level down had 3 more picks and they went 3 for 3.
But no, I went to the 3rd level to pluck Abreu, because he had perfect splits.
And now, I just threw an 8-game hit streak out the window for that.
Sticking to the system today.
Morning gents, going with Mourneau today. GL to all
And Min in survivor.
Taking Jeter against Buehrle today. 0.333 5 year avg, daygame, L/R matchup, and Buehrle simply hasn't had his good stuff outside of opening day. From a WSox fan.
Ryan Theriot in the 1st at Wrigley Field.
Good Luck to all today.
Buherle of ChiSox can bring his A game on any given day.
Yippy, Morneau is already good( upto 2) and Min (survivor) already up 2-0.
Jeter. First AB single (surprise). Streak finally to double digits.
My picks for 2day –
Survivor: Minnesota Twins
Beat the streak: Joe Mauer ( Out of line up )
Ryan Theriot singles in the first at Wrigley Field – Some days you get lucky. Wow Alfonso Soriano who is freaky-streaky just went deep to put me on the board in HR BTS too.
Professor Pete – We had the derby trifecta when combining our picks = Super Saver, Ice Box and Paddy O'Prado but you know horse racing cudda', wudda and shudda'. I'm assuming the Levi Ghetto cats are eating dry food from the bag today and not feasting on canned tuna.
I remember a blog comment from last week: Magglio Ordonez owns Scott Baker of MN – guess whose pitching for MN v. Tigers on Monday.
Twins win !
I finally got my season high 5 game win streak.
I have Cano tomorrow as he killed the Orioles last weekend and I see a repeat happening over the next three days. You want to hear something funny. I picked Fukudome to start my HR BTS on Friday and he came through. I had Longoria yesterday and he failed and today I had Cano and he came through. If Longoria would of hit a HR yesterday I would have a 3 game streak in HR BTS but I'm hoping to continue with my one.
Dragbunt, Ichiro has hit lefties all year and those performances proved it. I'm staying away from him when he faces lefties. I'm at 7 but going with Cano who hit Baltimore great last week so I'm hoping for the same again.
Lesson from the Far East:
Sunday – Day game – Lefty v. Ichirio and he goes 0-5. The Man from Japan goes 0-9 in back to back day games v. lefties. My advise to Seattle manager: Sit him once and a while it's a long season. Monday: Locked and loaded with Magglio Ordonez who was hitless on Sat and Sunday. When your streak is at one you can roll the dice freely.
Tuesday – Watch for Cubs at Pittsburg. Soriano is on a major roll and would be a good choice in HR BTS. Bucs starter Malholm is a lefty and Soriano has 3 career HR's v. Malholm in 18 at bats. Also Ryan Theriot is still on a roll for BTS or Soriano for BTS too.
I like your thinking on Cano. I'm going with him on Monday.
Ordonez was 0-fer the weekend and Professor peteperkins would say something like – momentum is not going in Ordonez's favor stay away.
I meant to put Ichiro HASN'T hit lefties all year. LOL. My bad!!
Can someone please clarify to this newbie? Why didn't the current streaks with Joe Mauer picks end on Sat, and why would 13% pick him again for Sun when he didn"t play? I thought part of the edge to this BTS was keeping alert on the rosters up to 5 mins prior to first MLB game. Please enlighten me, thanks!
Ok Drag. I'm hoping I can keep this up and get to 20, 30, 40 or more but I'm going to take it one day at a time.
Lala, if the person you pick doesn't play at all your streak will not end. If he doesn't start and comes in and pinch hits and goes 0 for 1 your streak ends. I'm staying away from Mauer as I had him on May 6th but switched since I don't even know if he is going to be playing.
Vinny – thanks for clarification. . . . I re-read the rules and understand the distinction is being alert when a player is removed from an active team roster due to injury. . . . not day-to-day injury.
CC Sabathia and the Yankees tomorrow for my 6th straight win in a row, hopefully !
Right now it's drizzling in NY but it could get worse as the day goes on so I'm going to watch it closely about that Yankee game tonight. So watch the new blog when it goes up later for my update.
READ yesterday on ESPN story that said Mauer is Week to Week


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Erika Sax
Erika Sax received a significant part of her training at the Conservatory of Music in Trondheim and the Stockholm University College of Opera.
She has performed on stages such as The Göteborg Opera, Wermland Opera, Folkoperan, Norrlandsoperan, Läckö Castle Opera, Vasateatern and Berwaldhallen. The roles she has performed include the title role in Cinderella, Clarice in La Pietra del Paragone, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Mother in Mavra, Gertrude in Romeo and Juliet, Mary in The Flying Dutchman and Pauline in The Queen of Spades.
At The Göteborg Opera she has sung the parts of Pauline in The Queen of Spades, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Amman in Boris Godunov, Rudolf Nurejev in Die Fledermaus and the double role of Liselott/Maria-Lucia in Carl Unander-Scharin's opera, Sömnkliniken, Myrtale in Thaïs, Zulma in L'italiana in Algeri, Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Larina in Eugen Onegin, Herodia's Page in Salome and Sonjetka in Lady Macbeth of Mzensk, and the Third Nymph in Rusalka. She has also performed as a soloist at numerous concerts at the Göteborg Opera.
In autumn 2009 she had her debut at The Swedish Royal Opera as Pauline in The Queen of Spades and then on the same stage as Annina in Der Rosenkavalier during season 15/16.
As a concert singer Erika Sax has performed with the Helsinborg Symphony Orchestra, the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, the Dala Chamber Orchestra, the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble and others.
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-Kathy has officially been blacklisted and things are not going well....
-After her tour is done she has ZERO gigs lined up.
-Has been asked to perform at some of her old stomping grounds for free but she is not about that life.
-Everyone refuses to hire her.
-No celebrity scandal has had as big of an impact on someone's career as it has to her.
-She can't afford to donate any money to charities due to legal bills out the roof and of course no income...
-She knows her social media is getting a bit....loony....
-This is allegedly the reason why she is having to sell her mansion.
So I'm hearing from my pals who know social media far better than I do that in fact simply the words "Kathy" and "Griffin" are trigger words for these groups. So no matter what I post, whether it's about Trump or not they mobilize— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 22, 2017
1/ Thread. First of four parts. I hope this image disgusts you but entices you to continue reading the thread. pic.twitter.com/3fek5r20hW— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 21, 2017
2/ Proof pic.twitter.com/uPytlfpBEh— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 21, 2017
3/ Facebook message. Proof #2. My response to follow... pic.twitter.com/uLPEBqNoXa— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 21, 2017
4/ my response. Oh, as if you needed that part explained to you;) pic.twitter.com/OgCulzsoUB— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 21, 2017
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Martyrs Africanus, Terence, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others, of Carthage - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 3
Bound together by natural bonds / and clothed with the might of faith, / you walked the path of martyrdom with your seven children. / O holy Martyrs Terence and Neonilla, / pray that those who honor your contest may receive forgiveness of their sins.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Today the memory of the martyrs / is bringing gladness to all the faithful. / Let us fervently ask them for healing, / for they received this grace from the Spirit / to heal the infirmities and sickness of our souls.


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Creating a Range Rover to fit within your life has never been easier. 37 exterior paint finishes (including 22 exclusive autobiography colors), 17 different interior themes, 3 exclusive interior veneers (more to follow), 3 headlining colors and 8 alloy wheel designs (ranging from 19-22 in). We suppose that with the infinite ways a Range Rover could look many dealerships will have to extend their operating hours.
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(Pocket-lint) - There are big changes afoot in the TV biz. With nothing to be made from selling Plasma and LED LCDs, television manufacturers have been scrabbling to find the next big thing. Eighteen months ago that looked to be OLED, but insurmountable manufacturing problems have led to a rethink. The future now appears to belong to 4K ultra HD.
Unlike 1080p OLED, 4K offers a measurable jump in performance and more importantly can be made using tried and tested production techniques. Even the fact that there's no commercial 4K content available to watch doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm.
The first 4K TV out of the gate and into mass distribution is the LG 84LM960V, an 84-inch giant with a double-take price tag. For those who can dig deep enough, it promises a mind-blowing viewing experience.
Despite weighing the best part of 80kg and standing 1.2m tall, this monstrous edifice still manages to look svelte. The brushed-aluminium bezel is relatively slim while the set itself is a mere 39.9mm deep. Connectivity is in line with other top-flight TVs. There are four HDMIs, three USBs - one of which can be designated for recordings to an external HDD - PC VGA and component via an adaptor. Wi-Fi is on board too if you don't want to use Ethernet.
The set has two tuner options, Freeview HD and European-style DVB-S2 satellite. You can use the latter with a Sky dish, opening up the same number of channels you'd get from a Freesat tuner. Accessories include four passive 3D glasses, clip-ons to go over prescription glasses and two dual-play polarised glasses which can be used for simultaneous two-player gaming.
Two remotes are supplied. A regular infra-red job and LG's Magic Remote RF wand, designed as a cursor replacement for web surfing and casual gameplay.
Smart TV
As expected, the 84LM960V comes well connected, offering plenty of internet-delivered TV via LG's bustling Smart TV portal.
BBC iPlayer, Netflix, LoveFilm, YouTube and DailyMotion head the list of desirable catch-up and on-demand services available, and there's a broad selection of madcap apps and games to download should you feel the need - we didn't. Remember, on a screen this size you'll find yourself less tolerant of low-bitrate fare.
Picture quality
The obvious problem facing any 4K TVs at present is that there's no commercially available material to watch. Currently 4K file sizes are prohibitively big. This will change in 2013 when a new codec, HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), is formally standardised. HEVC enables 4K to be distributed by satellite and cable and stored on physical media. Indeed, it's so efficient that NHK says it will use it for 8K transmissions too.
Consequently, we evaluated the LG set with a UHD media server preloaded with a selection of 2D and 3D 4K test footage, consisting principally of time-lapse photography and CG animations. The level of detail able to be resolved by the screen is extraordinary: native 4K footage left raw Full HD looking positively Jurassic.
Thankfully, the screen does a solid job upscaling regular HD. Content from Blu-ray and the BBC HD channels looks remarkably fine (in every sense). The colour vibrancy of the 84LM960V is off the chart, making light entertainment shows appear almost hallucinogenic. There's a good black level performance too. Watching movies on this giant LG is like having your own personal IMAX - 84-inches transpires to be a very comfortable size indeed and it's alarming how quickly you get used to it.
There are caveats, of course. The screen uses LED edge lighting, which is prone to backlight uniformity errors. Care also needs to be taken with the picture set-up. LG's TruMotion picture processing may improve motion resolution clarity but it does tend to introduce artefacts. When viewed on a screen of this size, these smudgy blurs can look quite horrible. The solution is to turn TruMotion off or set DeBlur to zero in the TruMotion user menu.
3D picture quality
3D on the 84LM960V is a wow, effectively setting a new standard for consumer stereoscopy.
Passive FPR panels have always been more comfortable to watch than Active Shutter solutions, thanks to a combination of low crosstalk and no-flicker, but when used on full HD TVs they suffer a drop in definition that's painfully obvious. That's not the case here. The extra resolution offered by UHD means that Full HD 3D Blu-rays maintain their clarity; the result is deep, immersive dimensionality.
Sound quality
The 84LM960V has a kick-ass sound system too. Unlike Sony's rival Sony KD-84X9005 4K screen, speakers are fully integrated rather than hung separately either side, which makes for a slicker overall design. There are two 15w woofers on the rear panel, giving meaningful mid-bass, and a 20w downward-firing stereo pair. The resulting din is far more pleasing than you might hope to get from a flatpanel TV, even one this large.
The price may preclude ownership for all but the super-rich, but LG's 84LM960V is a thrilling example of where TV technology is heading.
Representing a significant advance over Full HD, 4K will surely usher in a new era of extra-large screens - a trend we can certainly get behind.
There are some niggles. In addition to the aforementioned image flibbles, we noted a clear lag when navigating the set's menus and when gaming, most likely caused by the resolution upscaler used by the set. Still, the sheer impact of this 4K king has left us eager for more.


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CollabNet has announced the release of Version 2.0 of CUBiT, a web-based tool that lets distributed development teams access on-demand build and test services. With CUBiT 2.0, teams can manage their own library of continuous build software stack profiles, provision that configuration onto available machines, and version control the profile throughout development, build, and QA testing according to pre-defined build-and-test configurations.
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Built in 1946, Beijing No. 9 High School is located in the Moshikou Ancient Cultural Zone in Shijingshan District. It is an exemplary high school in Beijing.
Beijing No.9 High School has some 40 classes, 2,000 students and 186 staff members.
Covering an area of 57,000 square meters, the school's grounds are attractive and its facilities are well designed. Every classroom has computers with Internet access, while the laboratories are equipped with high-quality and up-to-date equipment. Teaching and other activities are integrated into the school's comprehensive information system.
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The short story was once famously defined as fiction that could be read in a single sitting. When we look back today at the stories that definition was meant to describe — the "short story" of a century or two ago — we notice at once that the world has changed since then. Many a supernatural tale by Hawthorne, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, Edith Wharton, Lovecraft — even Poe, the "Father of the Short Story" — seems anything but short by current standards.
I wonder what the readers and writers of those classic stories would have made of the shortest stories on the market today. Would they have been shocked, perhaps even a little offended, like many in the crowd hearing the Gettysburg Address? President Lincoln's speech — arguably the most powerful and enduring in our country's history — seemed on the day of its delivery to be hardly a speech at all. "He can't be finished speaking already!" some thought.
So we might wonder about these short, short stories that have become such a large part of the literary landscape in the 21st century. Microfiction . . . flash fiction. Do such a few words really constitute a story? Not that we should carry the Gettysburg analogy too far; but the writing principle exemplified in Mr. Lincoln's words is the same ideal that flash fictionists strive for. They seek to arrange a very few purposeful words to get a job done . . . a "job" that will continue to resonate with readers for a long time after the story is told.
Since this type of writing is most definitely not my area of expertise, I thought this would be an excellent time to let you hear a voice other than mine. For this posting, we have a guest author!
Nicholas Ozment is a long-time friend. I met him indirectly through Dragonfly. A particular reviewer, though overall quite positive, had taken my book to task for its Christian elements. In the letters section of the well-known genre magazine in which the review had appeared, I noticed a response defending Dragonfly on this issue by the co-editors of a magazine called Mooreeffoc — one Nicholas Ozment and one G. N. Dybing. I quickly tracked down an address for them, wrote to thank them, and checked out their magazine; and we quickly discovered that all three of us were very much on the same wavelength regarding what delighted us in the world of speculative fiction. We were friends for several years before we met face-to-face. (I collected every issue of Mooreeffoc [and yes, even read it, not just collected!], which was the sort of magazine I'd always wished had existed — and which, incidentally, received an official mention in Writer's Digest as one of the most promising new small-press magazines. I commend to you Ozment's House of Twilight, the current successor of Mooreeffoc, which picked up where the former magazine left off.)
Anyway, Nick is our featured guest this week, and he has a lot of insights to offer, whether microfiction is your thing or not. I'll start by giving you a partial list of his qualifications and literary accomplishments — a list that is anything but "micro" — and then the interview follows. I'm very grateful to Nick for agreeing to do this interview, and for his well-considered responses.
First, here's his weblog: Ozmentality, at http://ozment.livejournal.com. (It includes his complete bibliography, links to on-line publications, and regular updates.)
Nick recently debuted as a featured cover author in the May issue (#3) of Arkham Tales (www.arkhamtales.com) with his chilling story "The House on Waterloo Lane."
He is the co-editor of Every Day Poets (www.everydaypoets.com), which provides readers with a new poem every single day.
And he is a regular contributor of flash fiction to Every Day Fiction (www.everydayfiction.com). (Like its companion site, this one will fix you up with a new story every day, short enough to read on your lunch break, or over your morning coffee, or while you're supposed to be stirring the soup, or whenever.)
Nick's humorous fantasy novel, Knight Terrors: The (Mis)Adventures of Smoke the Dragon, is even now being serialized on-line at http://knighterrors.blogspot.com. This nifty tome is slated to be published as a book, with illustrations — probably early in 2010 — by Cyberwizard Productions. (I suggested the title! MY idea! — but Nick claims he'd already come up with the "Knight Terrors" part himself.)
In February 2009, one story from that book, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," finished in the top ten in the 2008 Preditors and Editors Readers Poll for the category fantasy short story.
Nick's story "Cat Got Your Tongue, Evil Got Your Eye" placed third in the 2008 SFReader Fiction contest (www.sfreader.com).
His story "The Wrong Blue" placed second in the 2005 Dylan Days Creative Writing Contest, fiction—general division. (This is one of my favorites of his stories.)
He received an Honorable Mention in the eighteenth annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, for "The Prairie Whales Are All Extinct," published in Mythic Delirium #11.
This one particularly relates to our interview: his flash piece "The Only Difference Between Men and Boys" was published on Every Day Fiction, July 21, 2008. To date, it has been the most-read EDF story. It was anthologized in Best of Every Day Fiction 2008 (November 2008). As of July 30, 2009 it had 51,516 hits on EDF.
Nick's stories have been widely published on-line, anthologized, and recorded for podcasts. He's had work in Weird Tales. He has published academic essays on Tolkien, Shakespeare, and Frank Belknap Long, he's a reviewer of books and movies — and somehow in all that, he finds time to teach a full load of university courses — and to be a family man (most recently a proud father).
So — are we all agreed he knows some things about writing in today's world? Without further adieu, here's the 'view — I'm FSD and he's OZ.
FSD: One genre in which you've had great success is flash fiction. Would you briefly define flash fiction for our readers?
OZ: I really couldn't define it better than Camille Gooderham Campbell does in her introduction to The Best of Every Day Fiction 2008 anthology, so if you don't mind my quoting from her:
"Despite its appeal as a quick read, flash fiction is not simplistic. Quite the opposite; it can and should be one of the most demanding literary forms, with a need for perfectly crafted prose, a complete story arc in a tight space, and an immediately engaging hook. [. . .] The defining characteristic of flash, beyond the number of words, is that it has a plot structure, with an introductory situation, rising action or tension, a climax, and a resolution. Because of the word-count restraint, some parts of the structure are often implied, hinted at, or sketched in, but the reader should be able to make a guess at the whole story arc."
FSD: Do you regard a flash story to be a conventional short story condensed to a microcosm, or is flash an entirely different form?
OZ: Following Campbell's definition, I'd lean toward the former: a conventional short story condensed to a microcosm. If it does not contain (or at least imply) each element of the traditional narrative arc—beginning, conflict, rising action, climax, resolution—then it becomes something else: a vignette or a prose poem or a character sketch.
FSD: Can you describe the process you go through from conception to the finished flash piece?
OZ: When I'm hit with an idea that turns into a flash, I usually think right away "This could probably be expressed in a very short form." So I'm aware that what I'm writing is potentially a flash piece; however, I still write the story out as I see it unfolding—all the details, all the dialogue. That first draft almost always comes in over the 1,000-word maximum. And sometimes I discover that to tell the story right, it really needs more space, in which case I expand on it and it just becomes a short story.
But if I'm only off the mark by 200 words or so, then I go through and start paring. Just as with poetry, I look for extraneous words—descriptions or bits of dialogue that don't really add much to the essential story—and I take the scalpel to them. What can be left unsaid? What can the reader infer? Most adverbs and adjectives die at this stage, too. Then, when I'm down to, say, 1,002 words and I really don't see how the piece could sacrifice another word, I get really nitpicky: Is there an article or a conjunction that won't really be missed? Slice out a "the" here and an "and" there, and it's there. That's why some of my flash fiction comes in at 1,000 words exactly.
There are times, though, when I set out to trim 200 words and, in the trimming, find that more can go—here is a whole paragraph that isn't really necessary—and then the piece (about which I was originally thinking "How could I possibly cut 1/6 of this and still retain its impact?") ends up being 970 words. I like getting that wiggle room at the end—because then I can go back in and restore an adjective or two that it really pained me to lose.
FSD: What makes an outstanding flash story? When you've really gotten a piece right, what is it that you notice or recognize about the story?
OZ: It packs an emotional punch without recourse to the build-up one has in a longer story. That is why it is essential that your reader identify with the character(s) immediately: you don't have time to draw the reader in gradually, filling in back-story. You're throwing them into the action with strangers and asking them to empathize with these people. It's a tough challenge: like convincing them to get married on a first date.
FSD: Do you know anything about the origins of flash fiction? Is it primarily a product of the Internet, which typically requires everything to be bite-sized and easy to take in at a glance . . . or does it have more of a relationship to, say, Asian poetic forms such as the haiku . . . or does it come from somewhere else?
OZ: The "microfiction" movement predates the Internet. I've seen collections from the 80s, but I'm not terribly knowledgeable about its roots before that. Hemingway is often credited with having written the shortest story ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and one could point to works before that which would meet the criteria of flash. The Internet has certainly taken what was really a novelty subgenre and put it on the map, though. There are now dozens of web-magazines dedicated solely to flash fiction, and they are some of the more popular fiction sites on the Net. Probably for the reasons you articulated: a person on Digg or Stumble can click on the link to "The Only Difference Between Men and Boys" and read it in a couple minutes. Immediate gratification.
FSD: What mistakes are commonly made by beginning writers of flash? Are there gimmicks or story patterns that flash editors are seeing way too much of?
OZ: The first, which has been alluded to before, is not really telling a story: what you've written does not have a narrative arc. It's an amusing character sketch, or an interesting vignette, but it's a snapshot, without the complicating action or change that a true story requires. Then it's not flash.
The second is overreliance on the Twilight Zone-type twist ending. There is a lot of that in flash, including some of the very best, but if the readers have not come on board with the characters, the most clever twist will lack impact. If the twist is amusing but there is no investment in the characters, then what you've written is really just a dressed-up joke. If the twist is frightening or tragic but the reader has no involvement with the characters, then the reader's response to their fate is "Who cares?"
FSD: In many ways you are the present-day counterpart of, say, Ray Bradbury or Harlan Ellison — the writers who turned out story after story and made their living at it during the pulp era. To what degree is the business different now? How is the life of a short-fiction writer different than it was even a generation ago?
OZ: Well, the biggest difference now is that a Bradbury or Ellison could not make a living doing what they did. No one—not even a Stephen King—can pay the bills on short fiction. That's why they've all gone to writing novels. I think the present-day counterparts to the pulp writers may be freelance television scriptwriters. If one can break in, then one can just squeeze out a living at it (twenty or thirty grand a year, I've heard). I've never tried. I've gone the other time-honored and respectable route of writers whose avocation is not profitable enough to be their vocation: I teach. (And I love teaching. Even if I could make a living writing full-time, I'd probably still teach.)
FSD: Your on-line story "The Only Difference Between Men and Boys" had 52,000 hits at the latest count. That's an amazing number by anyone's estimation. How do you account for the story's runaway success? What is it that resonates with so many readers?
OZ: From what I understand, Star Wars and action-figure-collectibles communities embraced the story. A few people "Stumbled" or "Digged" it, gave it a thumbs up on the social network sites; it rose in the rankings on those sites so more people saw it and passed the link around. Eventually it "went viral," to use the Net slang for something taking off and being seen by tens of thousands of people. Usually this happens with video clips from sites like Youtube, but here's proof it can happen with fiction.
As to what resonates with those readers, I think it's just nostalgia, pure and simple. Nostalgia for our childhood, forgetting about cares-of-life for a while and just playing. That's something that really resonates in our overworked, overstressed, profit-driven society.
FSD: Is there anything you'd like to say about EDF, EDP, or anything else?
OZ: Welcome to the wave of the future. To quote Dylan, "The times they are a-changin'."
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The 2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class lineup has been revised and streamlined, but the C-Class remains the most accessible of all Mercedes cars sold in the United States.
The C-Class hatchback coupes and wagons have been eliminated, and only the sedans remain. No problem here, in our view, because the sedans have always represented the C-Class best. Moreover, the 2006 C-Class is powered by an all-new line of V6 engines, with more horsepower and more advanced technology than before. The luxury models feature a high-tech seven-speed automatic transmission, and the C350 Luxury sedan has the classic Mercedes balance of ride quality and handling. The line also includes sport models for those who want a sportier driving experience, and that's what Mercedes has been emphasizing in its advertising.
Inside, the C-Class cars look and feel like a Mercedes-Benz, with firm, supportive seats and mostly high-quality materials. The C-Class delivers Mercedes engineering and safety technology, with optional all-wheel-drive that will improve traction in wet or wintry conditions.
In short, the C-Class brings the three-pointed Mercedes star to the rest of us, with sedans starting below $30,000, or about the same price as a loaded Honda Accord or Toyota Camry.
New engines for 2006 complement the substantial C-Class updates made just a year ago. Mercedes redesigned the C-Class interior for 2005, freshened the exterior styling and further distinguished the sport models from the standard luxury sedans. A new six-speed manual transmission greatly improved shift action. New paint technology imbeds microscopic ceramic flakes in the clear coat finish, increasing its resistance to chipping and degradation over time.
At the top of the C-Class line, Mercedes introduced the new C55 AMG, an extreme sports sedan that can knock your socks off when you floor the accelerator then pull them back up when you hit the brakes. (Or is it the other way around?)
Mercedes C-Class sales have increased four fold over the past decade, and it doesn't take a degree in marketing to understand why. For those seeking Mercedes-Benz engineering, design strengths and mystique in a mainstream sedan, it doesn't get any easier than the C-Class.
Most of the C-Class is divided into Sport and Luxury models. The Sport models have firmer suspensions, lower ride height and more powerful brakes than the Luxury models. The Sport sedans also have a thick, three-spoke steering wheel, more thickly bolstered front seats and aluminum trim, and are trimmed with aggressive lower body cladding previously reserved for expensive AMG models.
The least-expensive C-Class car is the C230 Sport sedan ($29,200). The C230 is powered by a 2.5-liter version of the new V6, generating 201 horsepower (considerably more than the least powerful C-Class in 2005). It comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission and 17-inch wheels with high-performance tires.
Standard equipment on the C230 Sport sedan includes dual-zone automatic climate control with interior air filtration, leather-faced seats with 10-way power adjustment for driver and front passenger, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering wheel with redundant audio controls, one-touch power windows and automatic headlamps.
The C280 Luxury sedan ($32,950) comes with the same comfort and convenience items included in the C230. The primary difference is the C280's engine: a 3.0-liter version of the new V6 rated at 228 horsepower. The C280 also comes standard with the industry's first seven-speed automatic transmission, 16-inch wheels and all-season tires, and wood interior trim rather than aluminum.
The C350 Sport sedan ($37,550) and C350 Luxury sedan ($38,150) are both powered by a 3.5-liter V6 generating 268 horsepower. The Sport gets the six-speed manual and larger performance tires; the Luxury version gets the seven-speed automatic and all-season tires. Both add position memory for the seats and mirrors.
Sport models can be equipped with the seven-speed automatic transmission as an option ($1,410). All-wheel drive, which Mercedes calls 4MATIC ($1,800), is available on the C280 and C350 Luxury sedans; 4MATIC comes packaged with heated front seats.
Options for C-Class models include the Sunroof Package ($1,790), which includes a power sunroof, auto-dimming mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, and a universal garage-door. The DVD Navigation system ($2,200) includes a stereo upgrade. Individually priced options include a CD changer ($420), heated front seats ($680), and Tele Aid emergency communications hardware ($820).
The limited-production C55 AMG sedan ($54,450) tops the C-Class line. Powered by a hand-built 5.5-liter V8 rated at 362 horsepower. The C55's Speed Shift five-speed automatic, brakes and suspension are improved to match its prodigious horsepower.
Safety technology is a key component of the Mercedes brand, and every C-Class is equipped with world-class safety features. Among them: Active front head restraints. In the event of a rear collision exceeding the system's deployment threshold, the front head restraints move forward nearly two inches and upward by more than an inch, helping to support the head and reduce whiplash injuries. The C-Class has side-impact airbags for front passengers as well as curtain-style head-protection airbags for front and rear passengers. Rear passenger side-impact airbags ($385) are optional.
The 2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans have been improved across the board, thanks to a new family of V6 engines.
The least powerful of the new C-Class engines, the 2.5-liter V6 in the C230 Sport sedan, rated at 201 horsepower, offers more power than the supercharged four-cylinder engine it replaces. As important, it is far smoother at all speeds and generally less course in feel, sound or the amount of vibration it generates.
The 228-hp 3.0-liter V6 in the C280 Luxury sedan is much more powerful and satisfying than the anemic 2.6-liter V6 in the 2005 C240 (previously the best selling C-Class).
Even the biggest V6, which was our favorite engine on the 2005 models, is much better for 2006. The 3.5-liter V6 in the C350 generates 268 horsepower, 20 percent more than the 3.2 in the 2005 C320, which improves acceleration performance considerably. Matched with either the six-speed manual or the high-tech seven-speed automatic, the new engine makes the C350 more responsive than the 2005 C320. The 3.5-liter V6 has fully variable valve timing to deliver an impressive amount of torque from idle all the way to the redline. The C350 responds more immediately than the C320, no matter how fast it's already traveling when the driver presses the accelerator. The new engine is also noticeably smoother, particularly at high rpm. And thanks the seven-speed automatic, the improved performance comes without a corresponding decrease in fuel mileage.
All of the C-Class cars offer nice steering, effective brakes and a good balance between ride and handling. Before choosing between a Luxury or Sport model, C-Class buyers should carefully consider whether a smooth ride or sharper handling is preferred because the trade-off between comfort and response changes with the model. The Sport models are more firmly sprung than the standard Luxury models.
The Luxury models most closely replicate traditional Mercedes ride quality. Their ride is almost cushy, but it's well damped, so there's no floaty, sea-craft feeling over dips in the road. The Luxury models won't wilt if you push them a bit, but they're never stiff. We think the Luxury models best suit the tastes of most buyers and were surprised when a spokesperson for Mercedes told us the Sport models are expected to comprise the larger share of the C-Class volume.
The Sport models are livelier and turn into corners more responsively. The nicely weighted power steering, sports seats and beefy steering wheel all contribute to a feeling of better control. Indeed, if you enjoy spirited driving, the C230 Sport sedan may be the most enjoyable C-Class yet (short of the AMG). It's a bit less nose heavy and bit more spry than the C350 Sport, and its revised six-speed manual transmission contributes considerably to the fun.
All C-Class models are quiet inside, even when blasting along at 80 mph. These sedans are aerodynamically slippery cars, and very little wind noise penetrates the cabin.
As mentioned, the C-Class offers a choice of transmissions. The seven-speed automatic that comes on the C280 and C350 Luxury sedans is superior to five-speed automatics that come on most cars (to say nothing of an old-fashioned four-speed automatic). With more gears, it offers better acceleration performance and responsiveness around town as well as enhanced fuel efficiency. Gear changes are barely noticeable in normal driving, especially in the higher gears. This transmission allows significantly quicker acceleration for highway passing situations, and it doesn't have to go through every gear. Step on the gas and the transmission will skip down to the appropriate gear, switching from seventh to fifth, for example, and from there directly to third, meaning two downshifts instead of four.
As for the manual transmission, Mercedes has lowered the ratio for first gear for quicker acceleration off the line, but kept an overdrive sixth gear for quiet, low-rev highway cruising and be
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class delivers Mercedes engineering, design and safety features starting at the price of loaded mass-market, midsize sedans. The good things behind the Mercedes brand get no more accessible than they are in the C-Class. For 2006, a new line of variable-valve-timing V6 engines improves the C-Class across to board. The C230 Sport sedan with six-speed manual transmission may be the most fun of all. The new seven-speed automatic in the C280 and C350 luxury sedans is ultra responsive. The C350 may represent the best of the line, but can easily surpass $40,000 and diminish some of the appeal in the C-Class's accessibility. The C55 AMG is strictly for the serious enthusiast.
NewCarTestDrive.com editor Mitch McCullough reported from Los Angeles, with Jeff Vettraino reporting from Detroit.


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I found a piece of paper scrawled over with the brain zap of my 19 year old self falling in love for the first time. The first part was romantic as all hell. The usual treacle drenched musings of a teen in love. The last part made me realise that I've lost something important.
The first time I read it, the words sounded like someone else's. Reading over it again I recalled those feeling from over 16 years ago. Sharp and hazy at the same time. I became aware that I held my breath as I read. I've always found the process of falling in love terrifying. But that very first time… I can feel that memory. Eyes open. Cheeks flushed by the cold, fast air against my face as we fell into the abyss together. Reckless. With a faith that I don't think I ever had before or since. And today I am doing my own head in because I realize that I haven't let go of all that pain, still harboring sadness from the actions of a boy who didn't know what he was doing any more than I did.
It's times like this I wonder how much damage I'm doing to myself walking into the doors at work? How many encounters can this little heart take? One after the other, with men who just by being who they are, no intent or malice, provide countless exhibits in the case against faith.
We almost got married. I was 19. I still have my wedding ring somewhere. We eloped to Rome, but I bailed 3 days before the wedding. I didn't want to have that day without my family there. It didn't feel right. I remember when I told him, we were sitting in the hot sun together, sweat running down the back of my calves as our legs dangled in unison over the stone blocks of ancient ruins in a park near the Colosseum. All he said was, "I feel like someone just cancelled Christmas." His face was upturned and he squinted into the sun, before lowering his gaze to stare at the ground and take my clammy little hand in his. He was adorable. He loved me so very much.
Turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.
My first love chose liquor and lies in the end. Let me travel 32 hours back to Australia alone, to have the jelly bean we made on the bottom bunk of a hostel bed in Dublin, vacuumed out of my uterus. Abortion was illegal in Ireland in January 2001. I had no option but to come home. He stayed over there to drink himself into oblivion, and didn't come back until one year later when I said I knew he'd been banging someone else and that it was over between he and I. That slap in the face. It's the slap in the face that reminds someone that they have something to lose. Sometimes too late.
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HELENA, Mont. -- An icy blast of arctic air sent temperatures plunging as much as 40 degrees below normal Tuesday across the western half of the nation soon after a storm snarled roadways in the Rockies and threatened citrus crops in California.
The cold snap was expected to spread as far south as Texas by the weekend before turning east, AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines said.
"It's a pretty impressive air mass that's coming down out of Canada," he said. "Everybody affected will see temperatures 20, 30 degrees below normal. Some areas will be 40 below normal."
The storm hit the northern Rockies on Monday and Tuesday, dumping up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains and in Yellowstone National Park.
Temperatures were expected to fall below zero with wind chills dropping below minus 20 degrees, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Bernhardt in Great Falls, Mont. Such cold weather over a prolonged period of time has not been seen in Montana since the late 1990s, he said.
"The duration is probably what caught most people's eye," Bernhardt said. "It looks like this could last a week."
The weather has created frostbite dangers for anybody staying outside for any length of time, and officials warned residents to take precautions.
Snow and ice created hazardous driving conditions throughout the West, and were a factor in a four-vehicle crash in central Montana that killed 21-year-old Chelsea Stanfield of Great Falls. Authorities said Stanfield was driving too fast for the conditions.
The weather also closed a stretch of Interstate 90 on Tuesday between Sheridan and Buffalo, Wyo. In eastern Oregon, authorities closed much of Interstate 84 as trucks jackknifed in the snow. In Utah, transportation authorities reported dozens of crashes.
In the Dakotas, cattle ranchers who lost thousands of animals in an October blizzard were bracing for the latest wintry weather, with wind chills of 40 degrees below zero expected by week's end.
Cattle should be able to withstand the harsh conditions better than they did the Oct. 4 blizzard, said Julie Ellingson, executive vice president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association.
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The cold was expected to keep pushing south and bring near-record low temperatures to parts of California. Citrus famers in the Central Valley checked wind machines and ran water through their fields in anticipation of temperatures at or below freezing Tuesday night, followed by even colder weather on Saturday.
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The jet stream is much farther south than normal, allowing the cold air to push in from the Arctic, Kines said. Areas such as Palm Springs, Calif., which typically has high temperatures in the low 70s at this time of year, could see highs in the 50s and lows in the 20s.
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