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Naruto is a tidal whirlpool in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan.
The strait between Naruto and Awaji Island has a width of about 1.3 km. The strait is one of the connections between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea, a body of water separating Honshū and Shikoku, two of the main islands of Japan. The tide moves large amounts of water into the Inland Sea twice per day, and also removes large amounts of water twice a day. With a range of up to 1.7 m, the tide creates a difference in the water level of up to 1.5 m between the Inland Sea and the Pacific. Due to the narrow strait, the water rushes through the Naruto Channel at a speed of about 13-15 km/hr four times per day, twice flowing in and twice flowing out. During a spring tide, the speed of the water may reach 20 km/hr, creating a vortex up to 20 m in diameter. The current in the strait is the fastest in Japan and the third fastest in the world after Moskstraumen of Norway with a top speed of 27.8 km/hr and the Old Sow between New Brunswick and Maine with a top speed of 27.7 km/hr.
The whirlpools can be observed from ships, or from the Ōnaruto bridge spanning the strait. The suspension bridge has a total length of 1,629 m, with the center span over the strait having a width of 876 m and a height of 41 m above sea level. A good observation is also possible from the shore on Awaji Island.
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Learning Tree International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRE) announced today its revenues and results of operations for its first quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended December 28, 2012.
In its first quarter of fiscal year 2013, Learning Tree reported revenues of $33.3 million, loss from operations of $1.4 million, and net loss of $1.4 million or $0.11 per share. These results compare with revenues of $35.0 million, income from operations of $2.8 million and net income of $1.8 million, or $0.14 per share in its first quarter of fiscal year 2012.
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Yang Xiuyu, 41, is accused of making up information to lure followers on Sina Weibo's microblogging site, the official Xinhua News Agency said, adding that the court had yet to announce a sentence.
Yang and one of his employees were arrested last August soon after authorities launched an intensified campaign to clean up rumors, negativity and unruliness from social media a rare platform for Chinese to express themselves to a large audience in a country where all traditional media are state-controlled. While critics say the campaign has suppressed criticism of the government and ruling Communist Party, commentaries in state media Friday leapt on Yang's case to argue that a cleanup is needed.


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The 2011 theme for the promotion, "Host an Apple Pairing Party," plays up the sweets that complement apples: caramel and peanut butter, according to a news release. The U.S. Apple Association, Vienna, Va., administers the promotion, which was founded in 1904.
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24 October 2004 -- According to preliminary results, interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has won a majority of estimated votes cast in Afghanistan's presidential election.
However, Karzai has not been declared the winner. An expert panel is still reviewing allegations of electoral fraud leveled by other candidates, and it may take another week for the announcement of official results.
According to the results released today, Karzai has won more than half of the estimated valid votes cast in the 9 October vote. He must get more than 50 percent to win the election outright and avoid a runoff against his closest challenger.
Some 7,473,059 valid votes have been counted so far, with Karzai currently at 54.9 percent, 38.5 points ahead of his nearest rival, Mohammad Yunos Qanuni.
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After a rather less than 'first class' overnight sleeper train from Chiang Mai we arrived back in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.
After our 'Ko Sahn Road' experience a week before we decided to steer clear of that tourist trap and found a cute little guest house just a few minutes away from the train station.
Baan huelong guesthouse. A shabby but cheap place to stay down a quiet alleyway. There's a few guesthouses down there with 'Your Guesthouse' opposite. Our double room was huge and while a bed made from concrete probably would have been softer than our mattress, we did enjoy our stay.
We headed in to Chinatown for a look around. The riverside area is currently flooded with waves lapping at shop doorways and Venice style platforms that help you access entrances. We originally looked to stay in this area at the River View Guesthouse but access was almost impossible and rooms relatively expensive for backpackers.
The main drag of Chinatown is bustling with street sellers, jewelery shops and products claiming to be edible. As with most China towns in the world there's an abundance of massive neon signs adorning every shop and hotel.
It's easy to get a tuk tuk in Bangkok but. It's easier, more comfortable and much MUCH cheaper get a metered taxi. Costing one third of the price without the face full of fumes. Tuk Tuks are definitely a tourist trap that, if you're on a budget or just don't like getting ripped off, are worth avoiding.
We grabbed a very tasty lunch at 'The Deck' by the river. A cute little restaurant that wasn't easy to find but was well worth it.
Wat Pho, Bangkok's most famous landmark was next on the agenda. This collection of temples, monuments and Buddha statues is mightily impressive with every building almost blindingly sparkling I'd you're there around midday. Most tours of tourists head straight for the famous 'reclining Buddha' but it's worth taking a walk around the complex where it's much more quiet. Rows and rows of sitting buddhas along with quirky top hat wearing statues are worth checking out.
Of course seeing the reclining Buddha is a must. This enormous statue relaxes against a pillow that stands 15 metres high with the Buddha a whopping 46 metres long. The statue was built before the temple it now resides in. It's gold leaf makes the statue glow under the artificial lighting like a giant jewel.
Bangkok is a great place to visit but we were eager to save money and get back to the more rural life we had enjoyed so much while trekking in Chiang Mai. Bangkok is still cheap for a flying visit but when money is tight it's time to move on.
A quick visit to the famous silk trader, Jim Thompson's house. An American who moved to Bangkok in 1945, fell in love with the place and built up not only an impressive business but also an amazing collection of Thai artifacts and wooden houses, now perfectly preserved and well worth a visit.
I'd recommend Bangkok if you enjoy visiting cities of the world. It's pristine MRT system doesn't have many stops but will get you around the centre at least. Guesthouses are plentiful so you can stay relatively cheaply. The temples and golden palace are a must too but if you get the chance to get out of the city I say go for it!
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The No. 11-ranked LSU softball team collected two victories over Big Ten opponents Saturday at the Diamond Nine Citrus Classic, notching a 6-5 win over Penn State in the morning, followed by a 14-6 win over No. 14 Michigan.
LSU (17-3) is off to its best 20-game start since the 2007 Tigers went 19-1.
Saturday's win over Michigan was the program's second in seven meetings with the Wolverines, and the first since a 3-2 victory in 13 innings at the 2004 Women's College World Series.
"It was a great performance, and a big win for us against a quality opponent like Michigan," coach Beth Torina said. "I was excited to see our offense come out, be so aggressive and do that type of damage. Our players were very selfless. They swung big, swung hard and also did their jobs of taking their walks and moving their runners when those opportunities presented themselves."
LSU's offense posted season highs against Michigan, with 14 runs and 17 hits.
Six players had multi-hit performances for the Tigers. They were led by leadoff hitter A.J. Andrews, who went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Her four hits were a career high.
Allison Falcon went 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
Rikki Alcaraz homered and Kellsi Kloss hit a seventh-inning grand slam, giving her a career-high six RBIs. They were the most by a LSU player since Vanessa Soto had six RBIs against Centenary on Feb. 10, 2007.
"I thought we were relaxed as a unit after coach (Torina) challenged us after the Penn State game," Kloss said. "We knew we were struggling a little bit because we were being passive. That's not who we are as players. Our goal was to be aggressive, especially early in the count. I thought we did a good job of sticking with that plan for the entire game."
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The Franken/Coleman oral arguments this morning: a couple of things to listen for
I asked election law expert Guy-Uriel Charles what to look for this morning in the MN Supreme Court's questioning of the Franken and Coleman lawyers. I thought his advice was smart:
First, is the court asking about remedies. If so, it means that they are taking Coleman's argument seriously. At the most serious, if the justices' questions seem to be based on the premise that Coleman has raised a serious problem with the election results as they now stand, but they are struggling to find the remedy to the problem, then, wrote Charles in his email to me, "they're likely to reverse," which most likely would mean the case will be remanded to the Election Contest Court for more counting.
On the other hand, if their questions to Team Coleman focus on procedural questions (standard of review, clear error by the lower court below etc.,), that is bad for Coleman. (Guy Charles didn't say this, but I will. The state of the evidence, for example the small number of absentee ballots for which Team Coleman proved that the voter was registered, or the late introduction of various claims and arguments, give the court plenty of opportunities to throw out Coleman's case without getting to the meat of the argument.)
Prof. Charles (he's at Duke now but formerly of the U of M Law School) said that if the justices devote much attention to Franken's request that the court should order the governor to sign the certificate, that's "a clear indication of lights out for Coleman."
Lastly, Charles said in his e-mail, he wonders whether the MN Supremes are thinking about the possibility that Coleman will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. "I will be looking for hints that the U.S. Supreme Court is in the back of their minds. Quite frankly, that might be Coleman's best strategic move: 'if you don't resolve the Federal constitutional questions properly, the U.S. Supreme Court will step in and embarrass you nationally." When you know you are not the court of last resort, you tend to be a bit more conservative."
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Addicted to Fluff
Hi, my name's Racket, and I'm an American Idol addict. (Hi, Racket!) I would like to tell you that I have been clean and sober for a while, but as I type this it has only been about 11 hours since I watched an episode, and to be frank, I am furious that I will have to miss tonight's results show because of a stupid little baseball game that, uh, my son is kinda playing in.
Not that I am not always delighted to watch my son play baseball. But it just makes me furious that those sadistic creeps who wrote up this Little League schedule failed to consult Fox's prime-time lineup first. Didn't they know that a 7:30 p.m. start time would wipe out my chance to find out who got the chop this week? Don't they know or care how much that means to me? Don't they know that Bo needs me to watch so I can help him win?
Pardon me, I get a little worked up about this stuff. Idol-itis does that to people.
And let me tell you this, friend: Once, I scoffed at this crap. During the first two or three months of Season I, I avoided A.I. completely. (By the way, referring to the show as "A.I. " or "Idol" is a pretty clear sign that you've got a problem.) I flipped past it a couple of times, sure, but the show just set off my then-keen hipster resistance system. Just a bunch of suburban dweebs crooning crappy pop, I sniffed to my wife, as I headed up the dial to watch quality fare like a Court TV Cops marathon from a great crime city like Memphis or one of the real-deal episodes of Cheaters with the gone-but-never-to-be-forgotten Tommy Grand.
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But soon enough, it sucked me in. It happened gradually. I watched the show moderately at first, but little did I know my resistance had crumbled. I cheered Texas homegirl Kelly to the finish line, but it was no biggie. I was glad she won, but hey, I wasn't gonna let this crap run my life.
That would come on Season II. This time I tuned in early enough to guffaw at all the delusional cases and no-hopers in the regional rounds -- people like the deranged and persistent Edgar Nova. I was savvy enough to pick Kimberly Caldwell as a possible winner just from the preshow ad campaign, but even though she's from Katy, I soon turned on her and her beauty-queen crocodile tears and horrifying stage mom. I was completely livid when Josh Gracin got to stay and Trenyce had to go. ("Don't worry, Trenyce," I said to the TV. "You're too good for this show anyway." Like a lot of addicts, I was ambivalent about my vice.) And what a great night it was when the Alabama Teddy Bear Ruben bested the elfin schlockmeister Clay!
Season III rolled around, and by this time I was hopeless. I went so far as to hang out in line at Minute Maid Park with all the wannabes at the Houston regional ("Cattle Call"). When the season aired (finally!), I was far gone. I started reading the recaps on Televisionwithoutpity.com. I posted my opinions and predictions and spewed my bile and/or gushed my fanboy love on every Web site I could come across. I hooted at the antics of William Hung. I called friends the day before and after the results show. I screamed at the TV when Jon Peter kept hanging around, and I actually wept at Fantasia's stunning take on "Summertime," and I was thrilled when she beat out that plump girl from Georgia.
I should have seen the signs by then. To borrow a Simonism, "if I'm being honest," I would have had to answer "yes" to far too many "are you an addict?" questions like these:
Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable if American Idol is not on TV? Absolutely. I've even tried to get into both Nashville Star and even (shudder) Gimme the Mike. But nothing compares 2 U, Idol!
Have you sometimes failed to keep promises you made to yourself about controlling or cutting down on your American Idol viewing? Many's the time I have sworn off Idol completely, friend, especially after one of my favorite contestants has gotten voted off. I always come back. Always.
Are you having more financial, work, school and/or family problems as a result of your American Idol viewing? Yes. This column is probably Exhibit A for the prosecution on that count.
But I'm not the only one to succumb to this insidious disease. I sent out an American Idol questionnaire to about 50 music contacts in my address book -- all of whom I consider to be pretty hip people. I got about five responses -- a few people said they didn't watch the show at all, and only two (whose responses are below) had stones enough to out themselves as big-time fans. From the rest, a deafening silence. I'll take that nonanswer as confirmation that those people are addicts in denial.
Anyway, the three brave souls were Nightfly columnist and musician Brian McManus, music business veteran and infrequent Press contributor Greg Ellis and local show promoter Jagi Katial, who I'm sure would rather you thought of him as the kind of guy who brings bands like Longwave, Starlight Mints and Clem Snide to town rather than an abject Idol-hound, but he's both.
So without further ado, here's the questionnaire.
1. How long have you been watching?
Katial: Season II, Clay vs. Ruben.
Ellis: Season III, Diana vs. Fantasia. I avoided the first two seasons. I only like shit after it "jumps the shark."
McManus: Just this season and the finale of the last one.
Racket: Started at the tail end of Season I.
2. Who are your favorite performers this season?
Katial: None really, but I still can't stop watching. But if I had to choose, I liked Anwar.
Ellis: I like Bo and Vonzell this year.
McManus: Bo and Carrie. And I like Scott -- not that he had much talent, but I was glad he hung around for some reason.
Racket: Bo! "Free Bird" -- fuckin'-A right, bubba!
3. Which performers do you hate?
Katial: I want to beat Constantine, piss on his face, and then take a crap on his head.
Ellis: I hate Scott Savol.
McManus: I really, really hated Federov. I couldn't stand that little putz. Scott's sob story really affected me for some reason, but Anthony's tracheotomy story just seemed like an excuse.
Racket: My hatred of Constantine equals Katial's -- I wanted to drop him in an active volcano, and I actually jumped in the air when I heard that he had been voted off. This was in public, too. Also, Carrie's kinda bugged me ever since I found out she went to elocution classes to shed her Okie accent.
4. Simon -- brutally honest genius or asshole?
Katial: Both.
Ellis: Brutally honest asshole genius.
McManus: Brutally honest genius.
Racket: Brutally honest asshole genius and the best thing on TV.
5. Paula -- did she or didn't she? And do you care?
Katial: Probably -- midlife crisis. No, I don't care.
Ellis: Of course she did -- so what?
McManus: I don't care, but I think she did because when [Corey Clark] went on Stern, he knew too much. But it would only be a scandal if he had won. Let Paula fuck who she wants.
Racket: [Hank Hill voice] Uuuh, yep. Uh-huh.
6. Paula again -- what do you think she's on?
Katial: Probably some sorta antidepressant, or maybe none.
Ellis: What isn't she on is an easier, shorter answer.
McManus: Mix of Vicodin, OxyContin, Xanax, maybe a 20-bag of coke so she doesn't fall asleep on the set. I think she drinks some, too.
Racket: I think she's "high on life."
7. Who do you think will win?
Katial: Carrie or Vonzell.
Ellis: Bo Bice.
McManus: Carrie. But it's a toss-up -- that's the beauty of it. For a while I thought Constantine had it in the bag.
Racket: Bo.
8. Who was your favorite train-wreck early-rounds performer à la William Hung?
Katial: Can't remember I felt sorriest for Sanjev, the accountant who did "Eye of the Tiger."
Ellis: The cracked-up crunk guy who had to watch himself from jail.
McManus: That guy who did the Lion King song in eight different voices. And also the crunk kid.
Racket: That would be Leroy Wells. Maybe Paula hooked up with him after the show -- that would explain a lot of her behavior this season.
9. Have you ever cried, yelled at the TV, jumped up and shouted "Yessss!" or engaged in any other such unstable behavior while watching this show?
Katial: Yes. Probably all of these. I may have been teary watching Fantasia once.
Ellis: Yes, I have cried -- but I cry for commercials too. I'm so easily manipulated I'm surprised I'm not a Republican.
McManus: Not really, but I was like "Yeah! Fuck you! Peace out, bitch!" when Federov got voted off.
Racket: McManus, you big meanie I blubbered when we all got to meet Anthony Federov's sweet little Ukrainian parents. ("They're so proud of him And he almost lost his voice He's not just a dreamer, he's a dream-maker!") And then he started singing that Celine Dion song, and I was crying for a whole 'nother reason, so I do kinda see your point.
10. Are you proud to watch this show?
Katial: No.
Ellis: Of course not!
McManus: Dunno if proud is the word, but I'm not ashamed -- it's a good show.
Racket: Not really proud, no. This whole column has been an attempt to convince myself that there is something worthy and noble about this show, but I remain unconvinced. Totally addicted, but unconvinced.
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Overthinking It
The Plate Discipline-Only Prospect
You know that the strikeout has become a much more common occurrence in the majors. What you might not know is that the story is much the same in the Texas League, whose Double-A history dates back to the mid-1940s. The progression hasn't been quite as steep or as steady, but the end result is the same: this season, Texas League pitchers are striking out 7.6 batters per nine innings, just like the ones in the majors.
But there's one Texas Leaguer whose strikeout rate refuses to rise. He's an outfielder for the Springfield Cardinals, and his name is Mike O'Neill.
"I hate striking out," O'Neill says. "That's my biggest pet peeve in baseball."
A few months ago, the Times' Tyler Kepner interviewed Jeff Keppinger, the big leagues' reigning king of contact. When he was a kid, Keppinger told Kepner, he would cry when he struck out, convinced that he'd done something "horrible." O'Neill takes strikeouts almost as hard, explaining, "If I go 3-for-4, and I have a strikeout, that kind of ruins my day."
Keppinger couldn't shake the feeling that "everyone was laughing" at him in the stands. But O'Neill doesn't worry about what anyone else thinks. He hates strikeouts because of how they make him feel.
"If I strike out, that means the pitcher beat me in a personal battle," O'Neill explains. "I don't like to lose at all. I'm a competitor out there, and I go at-bat to at-bat. If I put the ball in play and I get out, so be it, that's the game of baseball. But if he strikes me out, he won that, and I just do not accept defeat."
He hasn't had to accept it often. O'Neill has struck out only 13 times in 229 plate appearances (5.7 percent), less often than any qualified big-league batter this season save for Norichika Aoki. And that's nothing new. Between High-A and Double-A last season, he struck out even less often: 26 times in 520 plate appearances (5.0 percent). O'Neill has walked three times for every whiff in 2013, which no other minor leaguer (min. 100 PA) can claim. Only two other minor leaguers at any level—Brent Keys of the Florida State League's Jupiter Hammerheads and Will Rhymes, a 30-year-old former Tiger and Ray in the International League—have even topped a two-to-one ratio.
But O'Neill can hit his way on, too. After a 3-for-5 performance on Wednesday, he's batting .330 with a .443 on-base percentage in his first full Double-A season. The lefty ranks second in the Texas league to A's first baseman Anthony Aliotti in both of those categories.
So far, I could be describing a future star. But O'Neill's name appeared nowhere on our Cardinals Top 10 list, and he ranked only 28th on Baseball America's St. Louis top 30, so you know a catch is coming. Actually, in O'Neill's case, there are quite a few catches.
First, there's his age: O'Neill turned 25 in February, so he's old for his league. Second, there's his almost complete lack of power: he's hit only one home run this season, and he's slugging only .399 despite his high average. Third, there's his size—O'Neill is listed at 5'9", 170, but we know that listed weights have a way of adding a few inches or pounds where they're needed most. Fourth, there's his shortage of traditional tools. And fifth, there's the fact that he plays left field, typically a power position.
The lack of power is a problem, and the primary reason why he runs the risk of being labeled a tweener. Here's O'Neill's lone home run of the season (and second as a pro), a 2-2, sixth-inning, three-run shot off Padres pitcher Edwin Carl on May 10th:
The shot barely cleared the fence. O'Neill isn't weak, but he doesn't swing from his heels and generate a massive amount of torque to compensate for his size, like Dustin Pedroia does. He takes a tiny stride and features a compact stroke, quick to the ball but without much force behind it. The Cardinals envision him, he says, as "a leadoff type of hitter, and the guy that gets on base at a really good rate." His strength is "seeing pitches and using the whole field, drawing walks and getting hits a well."
So let's see what that looks like. Earlier in the same game, O'Neill singled:
That's more like it. O'Neill often slaps or lines the ball to left field; 56 of his 62 hits are singles. (Some left fielders play him way in to take away some of the hits he drops in over the shortstop's head; so far, O'Neill hasn't adopted a different approach depending on the defensive alignment he's facing.) When he's not going the other way, he's working his way on via the walk. Here's O'Neill leading off that May 10th game by taking two pitches:
The second one was ruled a strike, but O'Neill didn't like the call, so he turned around so the ump could clarify where it was:
Armed with that information, he then proceeded to take the next four pitches before taking his base:
Six pitches, zero swings, one walk. It doesn't hurt that O'Neill's strike zone is small to begin with, and smaller still after he sinks into his stance.
O'Neill does swing sometimes, but he picks his pitches. "He very rarely chases," says an AL scout who's covered him since 2010, when he was drafted by St. Louis in the 31st round out of USC. "The contact is really more because of the plate discipline in general and the exceptional hand-eye."
But O'Neill's run tool, according to the same scout, is "mostly below average…maybe average down the line, but really it's pretty fringy." As a result, he doesn't steal bases—in 263 games, he's swiped only 32 bags, getting caught 14 times. And that lack of speed hurts him on both sides of the ball, since he can't cover enough ground to play center. In left, he has "very good instincts, has good reads, and takes good routes," which makes him "serviceable." But he's barred from right field by what the scout calls "one of the worst arms I've seen in Minor League Baseball."
Still there's that preternatural approach at the plate. "I'm selective and aggressive at the same time," O'Neill says. "I'm looking for one pitch in one zone, and I'm taking until I get that pitch." He gives me a hypothetical. "Say I'm looking away in that specific at-bat and he throws inside, I'm not going to swing at it because I can't cover the whole plate at once. If I can zone in on that one pitch in that one zone I can pinpoint it, and as soon as I get it I can recognize it early and put the ball in play."
Plenty of players espouse similar sentiments, but few put their plans into practice as effectively as O'Neill, who credits his karate training for improving his mental focus. (He holds a first-degree black belt.) Whatever the source of his success, O'Neill's performance prompted the scout to call his consistency of approach and quality of at-bats the best in the minors.
One pro scouting executive I spoke to makes O'Neill sound like a superhero. "I've heard his plate discipline is so good that he can actually see through time at the plate," he says.
That's not that far from the truth. O'Neill can't see through time, but he seems to need less of it than everyone else. "He recognizes pitches very early out of pitchers' hands," says the scout. "When I see the ball out of the pitcher's hand I'm pretty good at recognizing whether it's going to be a ball or strike and whether it's going to be a fastball, changeup, or curveball right away," O'Neill confirms. "That's the reason why I have a pretty good contact rate, and that's probably my biggest tool."
There isn't much statistical precedent for a player of O'Neill's offensive profile; the scout couldn't come up with a comp for him, noting that "anyone you would comp his approach to is a monster at the big league level." There's even less precedent for a player of O'Neill's offensive profile succeeding. Our minor league database goes back to the late 1970s. Here's a list of everyone since then who A) made at least 1000 plate appearances at Double-A or below; B) walked at least twice as often as he struck out, and C) had an Isolated Power as low or lower than O'Neill's career .085. (Dave Magadan came very close to qualifying.)
Of those 13 players, five (Bryan Little, Oscar Robles, Jody Reed, Brian Raabe, Mark Carreon) made the majors. Only Reed and Carreon stuck around for any significant length of time. Reed was a shortstop/second baseman, and Carreon developed power later, since he was a high school draftee who was much younger than O'Neill at the lower levels. Of course, O'Neill has hit for a higher average and a higher OBP than anyone else on the list, though this isn't adjusted for park or era. (Springfield favors hitters, and O'Neill has hit much better there than he has on the road.)
Usually, the outlook for a player whose game hinges heavily on plate discipline without any accompanying power is pretty bleak. (The list of recent players who've maintained high OBPs with low ISOs is a short one, without many left fielders). The expectation is that as the player approaches or makes the majors, pitchers won't respect his power enough to pitch him carefully, and the walks will dry up. According to the scout, O'Neill can't do much with hard inside stuff except foul it off, and he's susceptible to pitchers who keep the ball down, since he doesn't have the speed to beat out many base hits when he pounds the ball into the ground.
But O'Neill, with his customary confidence, isn't worried that his game will stop working. "I actually think I'll be more successful at the higher levels because the strike zone is smaller with the umpires," he says. "The pitchers nibble at the plate." But will they nibble when they have little to fear from throwing inside? "Even major leaguers miss their spots," he points out. He also observes that his walk-to-strikeout ratio has held steady or risen with each promotion, and that he held his own in the Arizona Fall League last year, where he hit .368/.463/.397. He's right. And with only 33-year-old Justin Christian and 27-year-old Jamie Romak ahead of him in left field for Memphis, he might get a chance to try his luck in Triple-A as soon as this season.
So will O'Neill add his name to the list of five disciplined big leaguers above? "In any other org, probably not," says the exec. "The way the Cardinals do it…I have to give him a chance."
The scout concurs. "If he had any tools at all, he would be probably in the big leagues right now hitting .300 somewhere," he says. But as it is, "I would not be surprised at all if he shows up and has a little bit of success off the bench. I just don't know if his profile is really there to stick very long." Since O'Neill is stretched in center, lacks the arm for right, can't hit homers, and doesn't possess the speed for pinch running, he doesn't offer the kind of versatility a team typically looks for in a fourth outfielder. But the scout also cited the Cardinals' loyalty to their players, and team's developmental track record, as factors in his favor.
"The Cardinals have been promoting from within for some time now," says O'Neill. "They give their prospects a good chance at the major league level. They stick to playing the game right as well. I do the little things well, and they encourage that."
"The way he goes about the game, you can just tell that every single ounce of his tools are all out there on the field," the scout adds. "He has the instincts, just the feel for the game…it's just kind of refreshing to see a guy with an advanced mind on the field." Between O'Neill's stature, his history as an underdog, his earnest way of addressing reporters, and his professed affection for Darin Erstad, his arrival in the majors would make for a perfect storm of scrappiness—David Eckstein all over again. Eckstein, of course, was a pretty good player, while it remains to be seen whether O'Neill can fashion any kind of career. But even if he doesn't, he's already given us plenty to talk about.
Thanks to Andrew Koo for research assistance and Chris Mosch for transcription help.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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JB Shuck comes to mind as a player who made it to the big leagues with a somewhat similar profile.
Jun 06, 2013 07:38 AM
Shuck is pretty fast, though.
Jun 06, 2013 17:32 PM
If he wasn't a southpaw, I would call for trying O'Neill at the keystone. I'm half a mind to try it out anyway. If his arm is as raggedy as they say, maybe he can learn to throw with his right arm.
Jun 06, 2013 08:41 AM
Daric Barton is pretty much a discipline only guy these days. Probably too much ISO for this list.
Jun 06, 2013 09:33 AM
If the Cards are truly thinking ahead, they keep this guy on the field, any field where he can help them, as long as they can. One day he might well be coach/manager material. The Extreme Plate Discipline might not be completely teachable, but it sounds like he's really tuned into the whole game.
Jun 06, 2013 13:23 PM
It doesn't sound like the Cards are being bluntly honest with the guy. I don't see a spot on the diamond for him, even in STL. He won't get any faster, but hopefully they have him in the weight room every day.
Jun 09, 2013 07:53 AM
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Parties tussle over names of panels in Legislature
DENVER — Traditionally, opening day of the Colorado Legislature is filled with speeches, handshakes and back slapping between state lawmakers, all vowing to maintain a bipartisan spirit throughout the annual 120-day session that kicked off Wednesday.
But a decision by Republicans who took a slim majority in the Colorado House to change names of several committees took some of the air out of their bipartisan balloon when Democrats immediately complained.
Before those speeches even took place, four Democrats went to the podium one by one to complain about the Republicans' decision to take the words energy, human services and labor out of the transportation, health and business affairs committees, respectively.
The Democrats said the changes send a message to voters that those things aren't important, adding that newly named House Majority Leader Amy Stephens, R-Monument, made matters worse when she disrespected their concerns. To each, she repeated the same thing:
"As in past history, we've had committee name changes," she said on the floor of the House. "We changed committee names for efficiency. We're here to do the work of the people, and I would suggest that we do so today."
That response raised the ire of several Democrats, some of whom called it disrespectful and demeaning.
"Are we saying we're only concerned about the business side of it and not the labor side," asked Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton. "Where are those bills going to go? Are we not going to discuss labor? In order to have good business, you need good workers."
Republicans, however, called it much ado about nothing, saying such issues will be discussed.
"We're going to have energy in ag (committee). They know that, so I don't know why they're making such a big deal out of it," said Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction. "The bills will move appropriately to the right spot. It's a little grandstanding."
Despite all of the talk about bipartisanship in the day's speeches, Republicans applauded when GOP ideas were hawked by Republican leaders, and Democrats did the same for theirs.
During his speech, House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, said the Legislature won't deal with a $1 billion budget shortfall the way it was in years when Democrats controlled the chamber.
"On this, let me be clear," McNulty said. "The days of balancing the budget on the backs of working families and small businesses are over. We cannot treat the state budget differently than families across Colorado treat their own budgets."
That comment drew a standing ovation from the Republican side of the House, while crickets chirped on the Democratic side.
The same thing happened when House Minority Leader Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, delivered his message.
"To neglect programs or slash services without method, to penalize hardworking state workers and teachers to score political points, to demonize people because of their skin color or national origins, and to balance our budget on the backs of the poor, the elderly, the sick and the young, these are not acceptable solutions to the people of Colorado," he said.
Lawmakers introduced 95 bills on the first day of the session, but only about a dozen of them deal with jobs, the economy or the state's budget.
They include a measure introduced by Scott to allow homeowners to sell their properties by financing them themselves, and another one by Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, to create a rainy-day fund. Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, and Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, also introduced a bill to bar the Legislature from using severance tax and federal mineral lease funds from being used for anything other then their intended purpose: to fund local government projects.
Other measures, however, deal with such things as barring rodeo participants from pulling the tails of cows, allowing the "honor and remember" flag to be flown along with other flags on state property, and letting unaffiliated voters cast ballots in primary elections without joining a political party.


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It's not so much a celebration as it is an awareness campaign.
Throughout the state and all across the country, this week – March 13-19 – is Sunshine Week. The week has nothing to do with weather conditions but everything to do with how the country is weathering a constant chipping away of its rights to be served by a transparent government in which public information flows readily into the hands of the people served by those they elect and appoint. This applies to the grassroots level, the state level and, certainly, the federal level.
I use this word every time I am in a meeting with an S.C. lawmaker here in Columbia. I can't avoid it.
When I'm lobbying on behalf of the S.C. Press Association, these legislators will nod their heads when I mention that transparency is vital to democracy.
One of the most interesting things about writing this column is all the feedback I get from folks. I especially like the good ideas to improve our state that people send me.
Here are five of those ideas – in no particular order – that could make South Carolina a better place.
◆ Lifelong scholarships for college athletes – Most every college and university in the state gives athletic scholarships. For many of these student athletes, dreams of professional success propel them every day and not dreams of good grades or graduating on time.
Foundation integrity is essential for the strength and stability of whatever is built upon it. A building might appear to be sound structurally, but if the foundation is faulty, the building will eventually deteriorate.
The United States was built on a foundation of Christian principles. Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th century French statesman and philosopher, traveled to America in the 1830s and observed:
"Religion in America…must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions of that country….
We are destroying ourselves. As long as we stay as divided as we are and only think about our partys' political agendas, we will stay weak and vulnerable.
To those of you that say, "I'm not like that," I say you are fooling yourself.
We must be Americans first, not political parties. Where did we lose ourselves and become so split that we can't even have a civil dialogue between Republicans and Democrats? When did we develop this "us or them" mentality? And why?
At Sunday's Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich., Hillary Clinton played fast and loose with the facts.
"Giving immunity to gunmakers and sellers was a terrible mistake," she said. "No other industry in America has absolute immunity."
The firearms industry, of which Hillary is not a fan, does not have absolute immunity. However, the vaccine industry, of which she is a fan, does have absolute immunity.
The Trump phenomenon has been the biggest story in this election cycle, and there are so many who shake their heads in disbelief and can't understand how he is still in the running.
Unlike a lot of other states, in South Carolina we don't have voter registration by party affiliation, so the only way to really know who is a Democrat and who is a Republican is to either ask them or look at primary elections.
This month, we have had the rare circumstance of having both a Democratic and Republican presidential primary one week apart. And because they were primary elections and far fewer people vote than in a general election, we get a look at who are the most hard-core partisan voters.
I would like to respond to Dr. Frankie Melton, my respected friend and colleague, concerning his Feb. 28 column "Donald Trump the antithesis of the Sermon on the Mount."
Dr. Melton opined that evangelicals who voted for Trump in the S.C. primary are either lost, carnal, ignorant or not paying attention to politics. I disagree.
When did POTUS come to be an acronym for Pastor of the United States?
Millions of Americans have lost confidence in those individuals whom we have elected as our representatives of Washington. The adage that we love our representative or senator, but hate what all those others in Congress are doing, has long since passed. In truth, there now is little difference between Republicans and Democrats in our nation's capital.
Oh sure, the philosophies, the talk and the issues are starkly different between the two. But self-interest and reelection rhetoric is what really compels their actions.
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Rome, Italy, 2007/02/20 - As Italys rugby union team gears up for the RBS Six Nations Championship, fans from around the world prepare for a week of thrill and excitement, resulting in a 233 percent jump in Rome hotel bookings in recent weeks.
Though Rome is famous for its historically rich architecture, it is something else that is has crowds planning to swarm the Italian city in March. With two important Rugby RBS Six Nations Championship games just a few weeks away, daily interest in Rome hotels has increased 233% between the months of January and February on EuroBookings.coms discount hotel booking site.
Rome is always a popular tourist destination because of the citys history and charm, but with the games next month, the increase interest in Rome hotels has spiked dramaticallywhich is not uncommon for such a culturally important event, says EuroBookings.com co-owner Marcel Stillekens.
Stillekens says that analysis of EuroBookings.coms website statistics provides a fascinating insight into the collective consciousness of European travelers. With such a large number of visitors from around the world, Stillekens says the website offers a heads up on which events throughout Europe will draw the largest crowds.
Compared with 2 of Italys most popular events, the Birth of Rome Celebrations in April and the RomaEuropa Festival starting in September, the RBS Six Nations Championship is driving more interest in Rome hotels and resulting in a greater number of on-site booking conversions. Second only in Rome hotel bookings to the Palio of Rome Final, the annual mega football tournament in April, the buzz suggests that the RBS Six Nations will become one of the hottest events of the year for Rome.
On March 10, Italys rugby union team will face off against Wales at the Stadio Flaminio and then will go head to head with Ireland on March 17th. With just 7 days between the two heated games, EuroBookings.com web statistics suggest that many travelers will stay in the city to watch both challenges.
EuroBooking.com is designed around the philosophy that by tapping into the collective consciousness of the world traveling community, that business and pleasure travelers can maximize the enjoyment of their experiences. By incorporating consumer critical information and unedited customer reviews into each of its Rome hotels listing, the popular discount European hotel booking website has attracted a large share of the traveling audience.
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Hi Savage99.
Well, you are absolutely right.
It's just that I will be doing all the reloading for my Dad's .260 Savage (the most his shoulder injury allows) and I'll soon be getting in dies/bullets for that. Thus I will have these components on hand anyway and could test the same loads in my own rifle when he tries them in his.
It's silly logic I guess. I just have so many dies in so many calibers - for guns I don't even own anymore - that I almost hate to buy any more if I can avoid it. Unrealistic I suppose, and honestly they aren't that expensive. Brass, on the other hand, now that is hard to come by right now. I already have a BUNCH of new, unused .243 brass I'm gonna neck up to .260 for him.
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Mud Creek Swimming hole located in Tupelo.
A ceremony was held June 6th 2013 to mark the site. Mayor Jack Reed and Elvis' childhood friend, Guy Harris, spoke at the ceremony, which was hosted by musician Memphis Jones. Harris recalled of when the he and Elvis would play in the creek before Elvis moved to Memphis. You can visit the site at 99 North Veterans Blvd by walking the short Music Bend Nature Trail. The trail is located next to the Eastwood Softball Complex. In addition to the marker there is a very nice observation deck where you can stand and admire the creek.
The plaque commemorating Elvis Presley's, Mud Creek Swimming hole located in Tupelo.
Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville, President Caroline Pratt visited the site on Saturday, June 6th and captured the photos seen in this article. Article and photos by Caroline Pratt - Elvis Presley Fans of Nashville Fan Club.
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Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.


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Baggage Tags Arrived (To dance or not to dance???) Hmmmm?
Our Xmas Panama cruise is official, I guess!
Our baggage tags have arrived from Princess with a mound of paperwork and pre-cruise "homework." Ugh!
I miss the days of real cruise documents in all of their clear plastic glory!
We cannot help but think this cost cutting approach regarding pre-cruise information is a mistake on the part of Princess, especially when trying to attract repeat business from first time cruisers should be a priority.
So do we do a baggage tag dance (formerly doc dance) or just nuzzle up real close to the computer to do our pre-cruise homework assignment?
I'm starting to have greater appreciation for those dark blue travel pouches, of which I have a drawer full, one receives from Holland America with the docs and other cruise info filed appropriately. They make the cruise seem a bit more official, or so it seems to me.
Well I guess I'll go work on my homework now!
Do a little dance for the tags......then after you fill out online....dance some more.........you've got things in hand that makes it official......go for it!!!! Enjoy........the cruise will be great............
I LOVE my HAL Docs when they arrive! The latest is a blue fabric with the HAL logo woven into it--very classy! It's such a milestone in the lead up to the cruise
Cruise homework is the best kind of homework :D I don't have a cruise booked :cry: so Dance for the rest of us trying to put together the money for our next cruise. :wink:
Baggage Tags Arrived (To Dance or not to Dance) HMMMM?
I'd do both, Chuck. Enjoy yourself!
Dance for those tags, Chuck!
So what does Princess send besides the tags?
Congratulations on receiving your documents!
But you think this is bad? Just wait until the cruise lines start sending your documents via e-mail..........
But whatever the case, you guys are going to have a great time! Hoist a pint for all of back here!
Always choose to dance!
I just show them to Kramer, the dog, and he does "The Tag Wag". LOL
I do miss the days when the docs showed up in a nice travel wallet. Then it turned into a plastic thing, then a paper thing and now you receive some luggage tags.
Then again, most of it goes into the recycle bin and the luggage tags, passenger info, cc document and maybe an immigration form are all that you take with you, so it is somewhat of a waste. You really don't "need" the documents.
I have to admit that there were a few "document wallets" sold at my last garage sale. I won't say the prices. :roll:
Take care,
Mike (Who will now be keel hauled.)
You can do the Bag Tag Tango! LOL
Chuck, I have something for you! E-mail me please?
Dorothy, They sent a list of "to dos" which included immigration data, passport information, excursion options, & stuff they wanted to sell.
Basically they just want you to do your own data entry. It probably saves Princess a ton of money when they add up the costs on each passenger.
I guess the only constant is change.
RD I sent you my e-mail address, I can't wait.
Maybe more to it Chuck. If you do the paperwork at home you will need to pull your docs. Have seen passengers actually left at the docks because they never bothered to pull their passports (or certified birth certificates in the good ol' days). When HAL sends out the "Know Before You Go" brochure and immigration questionnaire I think they are preempting possible problems at the dock. You have not lived until you have seen folks who paid several thousands of dollars for a cruise get stuck watching their ship sail away for lack of a piece of paper. :cry:
We ALWAYS fly with a passport, even on domestic flights. It seems to make things go more smoothly. I too have seen horrible delays, especially at U.S. customs/immigration, on the part of passengers using drivers licenses, birth certificates, etc.
However having the customer do all the data entry is the ultimate outsource, or so it seems to me. We can hope thst this cost cutting will be reflected in the cruise fare, which may be the case. Of that I'm not so sure.
Actually, its more like my experience in Canada where customs made all the passengers on our bus grab, standby, and declare their bags in person. If you go straight to the source the potential for errors is reduced and accountability can be defined?
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