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|Posted by shawn cassidy on December 30, 2012 at 6:30 AM
Come on Doc you finally see that the Celtics take too many jumpers? It's been like this all season. Tonight it was just that obvious.
"We had 1,000 open shots tonight. A lot of them were jump shots," Rivers told reporters in Oakland. "And at some point, I thought, you've got to penetrate and take it to the basket. They don't have a lot of shot blocking, and we didn't do that. But it's hard to tell a shooter not to shoot an open shot. So, as a coach, you're kind of stuck. You let them keep taking them and you hope that some go in, and they didn't."
"[The Warriors] made shots. They made a lot of shots that were contested," Rivers said. "You know, but they made a lot of shots that were uncontested, too, and that's what bothered me early on. I think their first four baskets were guys standing there with no hands up."
The Celtics didn't contest sh*t Saturday night in Oakland. Pardon my french. But it felt like the Warriors did what the Celtics wanted to do. They drove the ball , and kicked out to the open shooter. Doc has answers, but are they the right answers. It's easy to bag on Doc right now, and I'm one of them. I feel like Doc is the right guy, but he's stubborn, and I don't know who's listening to Doc anymore.
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So really, for Doc to suddenly notice that this team jacks Js all the time is such a joke. Such a joke. No point guard in the league is better at probing the defense and finding open people, but we never really went to an offense built around that, and we never really had a plan for how to use the new people, beyond trying to shoehorn them into roles created for other people. What a mess.
But don't let Danny off the hook. He started this with The Trade.
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MLS Regular Season
After a morale sapping 2-0 loss in New England last week, the Fire need to pick themselves up for the visit of Eastern Conference table toppers Sporting KC Friday night. There has been no love lost between the sides over the past few seasons and this one promises to be no different. Here are few things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Changes to the Fire defense – who will replace Bakary Soumare
Since the return of Bakary Soumare, the Fire's starting back four has remained virtually unchanged despite some less than stellar performances. Soumare's suspension forces Frank Klopas into making a tough decision.
The two most likely options are moving Jalil Anibaba into the middle and replacing him with Logan Pause/Wells Thompson/Mike Videra or keeping Jalil at right back and drafting Hunter Jumper into the middle.
The latter seems the more likely choice, especially considering Jumper's height and the coaching staff's desire to play big men against Sporting KC in the past. Jumper has had limited playing time this season (just one appearance so far) and will need to adjust to a SKC team who started off so well at Toyota Park last time out.
A strong start and scoring first will be a huge boost to the Fire psychologically.
How to break SKC down – target the outside defenders
Kansas City have the second best defensive record in the East thanks in part to a brilliant goalkeeper and rock solid central defense pairing but it's on the outside of the defensive four that some cracks appear.
In SKC's recent loss against New York, more than one of the goals scored by the Red Bulls came from getting in behind the defense. With players like Mike Magee, who is so good at making runs, the Fire need to be trying to play through balls as much as possible Friday night.
Getting into 1v1 situations with the SKC outside backs is another good tactic. Joel Lindpere has made no secret of his desire to play in the middle and not on the wing, where he feels that his lack of place and ability to take a man on are on show.
With that in mind, switching Alex to the wing is a good option. With Alex and Dilly Duka on the wings, the SKC outside defenders would certainly be on the back foot for most of the night.
SKC wing play – don't allow easy crosses
Just as the Fire should be looking to attack down the wings, the Men in Red must also be wary of SKC's wide play. Normally, SKC rely on U.S. international Graham Zusi to create from midfield but in his absence, more emphasis has been put on getting the ball wide and putting crosses into the box for Bieler, Kamara and Saad.
In Sporting's last match against New England, this tactic worked to perfection, with the first two goals of the night coming from crosses. New England allowed the SKC players far too much room to pick people out with crosses.
The Fire must be quicker to close Kansas City down, especially when they get the ball into the wide areas. It is expected that Zusi will be back in the starting lineup tonight but his presence should not distract the Fire from concentrating, not allowing Sporting players time on the ball.
Prediction: It's a must win for the Fire and I expect them to come out on top: 1-0 Fire with a goal from Mike Magee.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve.
Call it Fire 2.0 version 2.a. After the Bakary Soumare/Mike Magee stage of the season (the super hot June, Fire 2.0, back in the playoff race) the closing of the transfer window earlier this month saw two more players - Juan Luis Anangono and Arevalo Rios - come in and now we're seeing another shift in the team.
New players came just in time too, because injury and fatigue start to necessitate rotation around this time in August. Last week against Montreal, Frank Klopas switched up his tactics to accommodate his newfound depth. The finishing and creativity of Magee and Patrick Nyarko were replaced by the industry and hold up play of Alex and Anangono, in a sort of fusion 4-5-1/4-4-2. That set up worked in part because Jeff Larentowicz and Logan Pause established a base of control and support in the midfield the whole team could build off, and also because of the way the outside midfielders got forward, Dilly Duka and Joel Lindpere scored both goals.
On Saturday night in New England, Klopas went back to his trusted 4-4-2 and plugged in new Uruguayan signing Rios alongside Larentowicz in Alex's former spot in the center of midfield. In his first MLS game, on turf to boot, Rios showed what we're getting by breaking up play all over the place and springing a few counter attacks. You can see what Klopas is thinking: Always pushing the team to counter swiftly after winning the ball, Klopas must be licking his lips at the idea of Rios looming around and sending Duka, Magee, Angonono, Amarikwa, and Nyarko off into space behind opposing defenses. This ball didn't turn into anything, but look at how quickly the Fire can forward with Rios:
But Saturday night the Fire lacked a little bit of rhythm and cohesion and it was clear that Rios and Larentowicz - having trained together, what, three days at most - have some work to do to provide the base of control and support that Larentowicz and Pause provided last week, or the balance of control and distribution that Larentowicz and Alex had during the Fire's turn-around in June/July.
It's tempting to think that unlocking the code of the center midfield (Laurentowitz/Pause vs. Laurentowitz/Alex vs. Laurentowitz/Rios vs. something else) will unlock the rest of the Fire season. That's probably psychological game playing, because as off-rhythm as it may have looked on Saturday, if Magee's shot off the post in the first half is an inch or two right, or if Duka reads Magee's pass in the second half, the center midfield issues may well have been buried under more stories of Magee's magical season.
Credit to New England, too, who played deep and didn't let Anangono get behind them as much as he'd have liked. But the Fire need a plan for teams that play deep. How will they break them down? On Saturday, the Fire couldn't adjust offensively, and after taking out Duka and Lindpere, they never had the width or chances they created against Montreal.
All year we've loved to break up the season into pieces. There was Fire 1.0, Magee's Fire 2.0, and now the current iteration. I think we've been conceptualizing the season in pieces because we want to see the Fire's poorer displays as merely symptoms of an old version of the Fire, not a sign of what's to come. The bugs have been fixed, we want to think, and when we see a run of bad form followed by some good games, we say "thank God, ok, we're past that".
We know the Fire have the quality to get into the playoffs but then a game like New England comes and they drop points against a playoff challenger. The psychological game we play to convince ourselves that the best is yet to come gets tougher. And all year, for every step the Fire take forward, they take another one back, only to get up and quickly go forward again.
But the season won't be decided by one game. The Fire have to regroup and figure out how to accommodate all the new players, get the rest of the team healthy, and push into the playoff race. Fans and commentators have argued all season about which is the real 2013, is it the one that beat Montreal last week or the one that lost to New England on Saturday?
I think the bipolar character of this team might be exactly where its strength comes from, and I saw enough on Saturday to suggest that, yes, the best is still to come. So let's stick with "Fire 2.0v2a." Next week it'll probably be something completely different.
Ben Schuman-Stoler is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @bsto.
Select shots from the Fire's match vs. New England
CREDIT: USA Today Sports Images
The Fire head east for another six pointer Saturday night, facing a slumping New England Revolution squad in Foxboro. Despite being without key players Mike Magee and Patrick Nyarko, the Men in Red beat Montreal at home last weekend. The Revs got handily beaten 3-0 in KC and are 0-2 in the month of August.
Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
The Magee/Anangonó partnership – how will it fare?
With Chris Rolfe not training this week and Mike Magee back, it appears the Fire will start with Magee and new DP striker Juan Luis Anangonó up front on the turf against New England.
The U.S. Open Cup semifinal defeat is the only time both players have been on the pitch together and it will be interesting to see how they combine against a New England team that has given up the second least amount of goals in the East.
Anangonó is very mobile for a target forward and is capable of dropping deep, something that Magee is also comfortable doing. On the turf, it will be important to keep the ball on the ground and retaining possession will also be key and I believe it will be up to both Magee and Anangonó to get other players like Dilly Duka and Joel Lindpere involved in the attack.
Any new strike partnership takes time to gel, but I look for Magee and Anangonó to not stray too far from each other and be heavily involved Saturday night.
The Rios/Larentowicz partnership – another potential central midfield pairing
WATCH: Lindpere, Larentowicz preview Revolution
Last weekend, we saw the return of Logan Pause, partnering Jeff Larentowicz in the middle and allowing the Ginger Ninja to get forward and support the attack.
This week, we could see a debut for Uruguayan midfielder Egidio Arevalo Rios, assumingly partnering the former New England man in the center of the park.
Most observers see Rios as a tough tackling midfielder who breaks up opposition attacks. This is certainly the case, but like Larentowicz, the Uruguayan also likes to get forward.
What will surprise some teams and even some Fire fans is Rios's willingness to get forward when possible. Though he won't score many goals (he had five in 53 matches last season) Rios will certainly start quite a few attacks from breaking up play in the opposition's half, something we've seen Patrick Nyarko do a lot of this season.
What will be very important on Saturday night is that both players must know where the other is and not have a situation where they're caught too high up the field. Communication and discipline from both players will be important, but I have no worries considering the wealth of experience the duo possesses.
New England's Attack – who will get the start on Saturday night?
When people look at the Revs attack, Diego Fagundez and Saer Sene immediately spring to mind. In addition, New England have a couple of American strikers that have the ability to change games, namely Juan Agudelo and Charlie Davies.
Agudelo is back to fitness after missing the last eight matches and is a familiar foe for the Fire, scoring in a 4-1 defeat by Chivas USA at Toyota Park back in March. He scored three goals in five games for the Revs before being injured and is certainly a threat.
Davies is looking to get his career back on track with the Revs and has a point to prove in MLS but he hasn't played a competitive match in a few months.
With the addition of the former U.S. international, the Revs have excellent strength in depth at the forward position and have the luxury of bringing on high quality strikers if need be.
I touched on this issue when the Fire played Philly back to back earlier this season and it will be important that the team is prepared to change midway through the game and adjust to whoever comes off the bench. All four strikers bring different qualities and it will be important for the Frank Klopas to adjust his side accordingly.
Prediction: With so many question marks about who will start and new partnerships on the field, this game is very difficult to predict. I am going with 1-0 Fire (first clean sheet in two months!) with a goal from Juan Luis Anangonó.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.
If you saw this week's MLS save of the week nomination earler, you may have noticed something weird.
Helper to the 'keeper/forward, Chris Rolfe is up for his line clearing header that "saved the day". (VOTE HERE)
But let's not forget that "The Milkman" delivered too.
Sean Johnson made three big saves on Saturday night, and none more stellar than his point blank stop on Justin Mapp in the 39th minute of play. (watch above)
For his performance, MLSsoccer.com has named Sean to the Team of the Week, proving once again that they don't call him "The Milkman" for nothin'!
In the 87th minute on Saturday night at Toyota Park, the Fire were holding on to a 2-1 lead against Montreal, who were seven points and two playoff positions ahead in the table. Daniel Paladini, who had come on for Alex 25 minutes earlier, set up to take a corner, but there were just two Fire players forward against six or so in blue. Jeff Larentowicz and Quincy Amarikwa were moving around, doing their best to make space, but this was all about the chance to have the ball deep in Montreal's half and relieve some pressure.
Paladini saw Amarikwa a half yard away from his marker at the penalty spot and floated a ball in towards him. Judging from how the ball arrived to Amarikwa at about the height of Montreal center back Hassoun Camara, and considering Camara's listed at 6-2 and Amarikwa at 5-9, the Fire forward's insanely acrobatic bicycle attempt got his feet up to a half-foot above his own head.
Even though Amarikwa whiffed, it was one of those athletic, confident, creative, and opportunistic moments that can define a soccer game because generally, the team that comes out the most athletic, confident, creative, and opportunistic is going to win the games. (Also, Amarikwa made up for the whiff by converting an equally impressive bike in the reserve match on Sunday morning.) It said more, too, that it was a substitute that was making this sort of tone-setting play.
Amarikwa has impressed Fire fans in his cameos this season because of his work rate, willingness to take defenders on, and his creative spontaneity on the ball (even if that means sometimes he holds onto it for a bit too long). Those were exactly the traits the Fire needed to get maximum points at home on Saturday, a critical result that leaves the team now just two points out of a playoff spot. Even though he didn't have the impact on the game, Amarikwa's work was symbolic of that of the whole team.
In the third game in eight days, with Mike Magee and Chris Rolfe day-to-day, Patrick Nyarko out, Dilly Duka picking up a new knock every game, new DP Juan Luis Anangono acclimating to MLS, Logan Pause coming back from injury, and the pressure for points greater than it's been all season following Wednesday's Open Cup exit, the Fire came out on Saturday with a new look to them.
BTL: Fire 2.0 earns key point in Houston
As two deeper lying midfielders, Pause and Larentowicz haven't found their rhythm together this season, but this time Frank Klopas put them out with Alex (who took the spot when Pause got injured) pushed forward with Anangono. The wide players were the same (Joel Lindpere and Duka), but the seemingly minor adjustment of adding Pause and pushing Alex farther forward actually provided the Fire the first fresh tactical look seen since the spring.
And it was a solid system, too, because it morphed from a 4-5-1 with Alex dropping deeper during periods of Montreal possession, into the usual Fire 4-4-2 when the Fire won the ball, with Alex pushing on into space with Anangono. They worked well together on certain fast breaks; Anangono showed that he's not afraid to make lung-busting runs to clear out space for others. But as much as the system provided some necessary defensive support without sacrificing the slingshot counterattacking Klopas loves, the game was always going to be decided by the players stepping up into the spaces left by Nyarko, Magee, and Rolfe.
Klopas couldn't have asked for a better response from Lindpere and Duka, the two creative wide players who have fought for their playing time all season, and who scored the two goals. They took their chances (and a bit of luck), but they also held the ball, moved the team forward, tracked back, and generally kept the pace of the game far above the revolting one we saw on Wednesday night.
Saturday night showed the Fire's depth and flexibility in personnel, tactics, and mindset, and it was Amarikwa's bike that showed the Fire's potential for style and spontaneity. If this team is going to complete this massive comeback into playoff contention, it's as much the creativity as it is the grit that's going to take them there and it'll have to come not just from the superstars and leaders, but from everyone on the team.
Ben Schuman-Stoler is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @bsto.
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Select shots from the Fire's 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact
CREDIT: Brian Kersey Chicago Fire
After a lackluster performance in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss earlier this week, the Fire must pick themselves up for Saturday's crucial Eastern Conference match against Montreal on Saturday evening at Toyota Park (LIVE 7pm CT on My50). The Impact are still sitting pretty in third place in the East and also played at midweek, beating San Jose 1-0 in CONCACAF Champions League play.
Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Starting stronger – better tempo from the Fire
Jeff Larentowicz summed up the game against D.C. well when asked how it compared to the 4-1 loss against the same opponent just weeks ago. He astutely observed, "The difference between this game and the last time we played them is that we scored early."
This might sound overly simplistic, but an early goal and a good start is extremely important.
In Wednesday's match, the team were positive in the opening exchanges but then allowed D.C. to set the tempo. Against Montreal this weekend, the Fire must come out of the gates quickly and play a very high-tempo game.
In Montreal's last game against D.C., the Red and Black had a very good opening 30 minutes and created a lot of chances. D.C.'s high-tempo start clearly caught Montreal off guard and it took the Canadian team a while to find their rhythm.
The Fire had a great start against Philly last weekend, scoring in the ninth minute. A repeat of that could put the Fire on course to picking up three more precious points Saturday night.
Attacking Montreal on the outside – wide play important
Against D.C. last weekend, Montreal looked vulnerable in the wide areas, especially when United got their wingbacks forward.
WATCH: Athletico Coaching Corner
The Fire are very good at allowing Gonzalo Segares and Jalil Anibaba to get forward and help in the attack, especially at home. I look for this to happen as often as possible against the Impact.
The advancement of the wing-backs also allows the Fire wingers to come into the middle and provide support to the strikers.
With the potential absence to Patrick Nyarko after Wednesday's head injury, the team will be relying on Joel Lindpere and Dilly Duka to have big games Saturday night.
Keeping an eye on Justin Mapp – former Fire player finding his groove in Canada
Like Dominic Oduro, many Chicago Fire fans are torn over former winger Justin Mapp. He is certainly one of the most frustrating players to ever wear the badge but his skill and talent was there for all to see.
After leaving the Fire, Mapp had two quiet years in Philly but has flourished in Montreal's 4-3-3 system, playing in one of the advanced wide positions, tallying two goals and four assists for the Impact this season.
Mapp is comfortable on both wings and is a very good crosser of the ball. He also likes to cut inside from the wing and combine with Patrice Bernier, Davy Arnaud and Felipe.
Though he might not be the fastest player on the field, Mapp is also very dangerous in the open field, often starting counter attacks for the Impact or looking for through balls to Marco Di Vaio.
Fire fans will also remember that the 28-year-old is very good in 1v1 situations and it will be up to players like Alex and Larentowicz to support the outside defenders and double team him whenever possible.
Mapp is not a physical player and can sometimes be "kicked" out of a game. Limiting the amount of time he has on the ball will be important for the Fire and a physical approach might be the answer.
Prediction: 1-0 Fire with a goal from Joel Lindpere.


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VICTORVILLE • A 25-year-old Adelanto man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for killing a Vietnam veteran.
Stephen Gilbert Wilson Jr. accepted the prosecution's offer and pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Steve Don Boone, 59. Victorville Superior Court Judge Jules Fleuret sentenced him immediately Friday upon Wilson's request.
The victim was found dead with upper body trauma inside his mobile home in the 11100 block of Bartlett Avenue in July 2008, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials.
Bill Cheney, Wilson's attorney, said he was surprised to hear Wilson's decision Friday morning and protested the plea bargain.
"I did not agree, nor did I sign my name on Mr. Wilson's agreement," Cheney said. "I think that investigation on this case brought up facts that he wasn't guilty of murder and anyone who thinks that the deceased is a poor innocent victim is simply ignorant of facts in this case. In the interest of justice, we were very poorly served in this case."
"Justice was done in this case based on the circumstance," Deputy District Attorney Donna Kauffman said.
Wilson had already served about four years and four months in jail awaiting trial. He will not earn any credit for good conduct in prison.
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Waddell can envision Kovalchuk re-signing with Devils
Atlanta Thrashers general manager Don Waddell wasn't able to re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk, so he traded him to the Devils on Feb. 4.
He doesn't see a reason why Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello won't be able to re-sign him, though.
"There is no reason why (not)," Waddell said this morning. "New Jersey is a good franchise. They're very professionally run. Lou does a tremendous job and they have chance to win every year. So, I don't see why it couldn't happen."
Kovalchuk, who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, turned down one offer from the Thrashers of 12 seasons for more than $101 million and another of seven years, $70 million.
Waddell said he would not be surprised if Kovalchuk ended up signing elsewhere for less money than that.
"Not at all," he said. "That happens all the time in this business. Kovie is comfortable in his situation. He's a good person. I watched him grow up here, get married, have kids. He's a very mature person. So, if he finds a situation that he likes and he feels like he can win, I don't see that being an issue."
Waddell said he mad every effort to re-sign Kovalchuk before deciding to trade him.
"We had exhausted every opportunity to sign him," he said. "He's played all of these years to become an unrestricted free agent and I understand that. When we realized as an organization that we weren't going to sign him, we thought it was in our best interest to move him along. That's the decision that had to be made and then from there we went and made the deal."
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These are only some of the words regional business leaders used to describe the economy in the Greater Reno-Tahoe Economic Outlook business survey.
The survey, conducted by the Center for Regional Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, showed mixed results for businesses across northern Nevada with many saying economic conditions are poor but more people saying this year that they are optimistic.
In the 2009 survey, nearly one-third of respondents (31 percent) indicated they expected overall economic conditions in the Reno-Tahoe area to improve in the next 12 months, up from 19 percent in 2008 who anticipated improvement.
However, in the same breath, 52 percent of business owners characterized the overall economic conditions in northern Nevada as poor. About 33 percent said the economic conditions were fair.
These and many other regional answers are contained in the 38-page survey, compiled and released in January. The UNR center plans to do another mid-year survey in July to once again take the pulse of regional business.
"We want to see the community benefit and see the community be stronger," said Brian Bonnenfant, project manager for the UNR Center for Regional Studies.
With a legislative session on the new year's horizon and businesses looking to do battle with an ever-raging economy, Bonnenfant believes the survey answers may be more important than ever.
"Primary data collection is really lacking in this area," he said.
The study itself has gone through a new birth in the past year, changing not only how often the survey is conducted, but also who is conducting it.
According to Bonnenfant, the survey was originally designed jointly by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, InfoSearch International and The Glenn Group.
In 2009, the sponsorship of the survey shifted to the Center for Regional Studies at the University of Nevada's College of Business in partnership with InfoSearch. It has been conducted since 2004.
The survey was previously released at the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce and EDAWN's Directions Business Conference.
However, after 2008, with dwindling staff and economic challenges of their own, the entities relinquished the survey and the UNR center took over responsibility.
"We jumped on it in December and conducted and released it in January," Bonnenfant said.
The survey took in the answers of more than 500 senior-level business leaders from across northern Nevada. The original e-mail asking for survey responses was sent to 1,990 people, who were e-mail blasted through their respective chambers of commerce.
"We keep the information very confidential," Bonnenfant said of convincing area chambers of commerce and business groups to give up their memberships e-mails. "We know these people and they know us. They know we house a lot of very confidential databases … we have many years of not abusing them."
The Sparks Chamber of Commerce along with EDAWN, Nevada Business Connections, UNR Summit economic attendees and city and county government department heads all submitted their e-mail lists to glean survey takers.
The survey costs little to produce: Data collection and processing is handled by InfoSearch at no cost and the UNR Center expends only staff time to generate questions and populate survey respondent lists.
"It's like herding cats," Bonnenfant said of putting the survey together. "It's a lot of work."
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For 150,000+ words of additional content on historical baseball, real and "alternative", google all or some of the words "Entirety of Baseball History Replayed" or visit Delphi Forums and type in that title
A common theme in baseball commentary is how big and strong and fast and generally awesome the modern day baseball player is versus his predecessors. This was a common topic in the 1950's when I first started following baseball -- and is even more pervasive and exaggerated now. The huge media expenditures and costly tickets probably have a lot to do with it, because if the players now are only as good as the old-timers, what's the big deal? There would go the hype...
It's almost like the guys from, say, the 1920's were a bunch of relative weaklings with very limited talent -- except for a few giants like Babe Ruth.
To some degree, this perception superficially seems to be supported by statistical information. But this support is almost totally invalid.
Granted, the players were physically smaller in, say, 1925. Part of this was because the Deadball era, which put a premium on speed/coordination/agility, had just ended five years previously. Part of this was that people were smaller in general because of nutritional factors.
On the other hand, the case could be made that young men in the 1920's were much more rugged and likely to be involved in physically demanding manual labor (lack of labor-saving devices, smaller white collar class) and probably were just as strong or stronger on average. Also, the day-to-day playing of baseball was far more universal in the 1920's than it is today, where so many other sports and activities (including watching hundreds of HD TV channels, many of them with sports programming) compete for the time once spent actually playing the "National Pastime". And baseball may have been a more attractive career path then compared to now, with limited white collar opportunities in the 1920's for many and few if any sports effectively competing with baseball for athletes.
Most importantly, the home run "numbers" of the 1920's cannot be compared to todays' "numbers" since there was a huge variance from ballpark to ballpark in the ease of hitting homers -- and some of the parks had gargantuan dimensions that would be unconscionable in this age of "arena baseball". There were a number of parks in both leagues where home run hitting was so difficult that it would be illogical for players to even try to knock one out. For example, 15 homers (both sides) were hit in Cincinnati home games in 1925 and 29 in Boston (N.L.) in 1925 -- compared to say 146 in Philadelphia's Baker Bowl. Counting both home and away games, 26 of the 85 homers that the Reds and Braves hit were of the inside-the-park variety.
In the A.L., there were 26 homers hit in Washington (the A.L. champs) and 38 in Boston -- compared to say 146 in St.Louis' Sportsman Park.
Why this discrepancy? Well, for example, it was 424' down the LF line in Washington's Griffith Stadium in 1925, while only 328' to RF -- but with a 30' concrete wall!! Boston's Fenway Park was configured a bit differently in 1925 as well -- 321' down the LF line, but 550' to CF!! In Cincinnati's Redland Field (later renamed Crosley Field), it was 384' down the RF line and 420' to CF. Braves' Field featured a "friendly" 402' distance down the LF line, over 500' to CF, and 365' down the RF line!! And the Dodgers' Ebbets Field was not the bandbox of the 1950's, with a 419' LF foul line in 1925!
Back in those days, the occasional overflow crowd would fill these deep outfield pastures.
St. Louis' Sportsmans' Park is a very interesting "laboratory", the one configured most like the new breed of modern day "retro" ballparks. The LF foul line distance was a formidable but still reachable 356' feet, dead CF was 430', and the RF line was a mere 315'. Twelve-foot walls were found all around from LF foul pole to RF foul pole. Averaging the two foul lines, we have a 336' distance and a CF where home runs, while not frequent, were possible.
Sportsmans' Park is also statistically interesting since two teams played there until the 1950's -- the Cardinals and the Browns -- thereby any information from this stadium is more stable and applies to both leagues.
In 1925, there were 107 N.L. homers and 146 A.L. homers hit in Sportsmans', for an average of 127 -- a modern-looking albeit somewhat modest production, befitting the spacious LF and CF distances. Although the Browns' and Cards' HR production was further stifled by playing in road parks where homers might be impossible to attain, the Browns had a modern-looking six of their 8 starters hitting 10+ homers:
1B George Sisler 12HR/105RBI (20HR?)
2B Marty McManus 13HR/90RBI (16HR?)
3B Gene Robertson 14HR/76RBI (22HR?)
LF Harry Rice 11HR/47RBI in 354 at bats (16HR?)
CF Baby Doll Jacobson 15HR/76RBI (14HR?)
RF Ken Williams 25HR/105RBI in just 102 games (34HR?)
Also, part -time C Pinky Hargrave had 8HR/43RBI (12HR?) in just 67 games.
The St. Louis Cardinals featured four players with double-digit HR power:
1B Jim Bottomley 21HR/128RBI (32HR?)
2B Rogers Hornsby 39HR/143RBI (48HR?)
3B Les Bell 11HR/88RBI (8HR?)
RF Ray Blades 12HR/57RBI in 122 games (14HR?)
Another Cardinal OF, Ralph Shinners, had 7HR/36RBI in 251 at bats (8HR?).
Again, modest, but modern-enough looking. Also take a look at the home run estimates in parentheses that were calculated by just doubling the player's HRs in Sportsmans' park -- thereby eliminating the effect of the gargantuan dimensions of some of the non-modern-configuration road ballparks.
So, to repeat, we have an average of 127 homers hit in Sportsmans' Park by the two teams and their opponents in 1925. Let's fast forward now to 1966, the last year this stadium was in use, albeit renamed Busch Stadium, and only used by the Cards. The park dimensions were nearly identical, except that a) the walls were about 5' closer, i.e. easier to reach, than in 1925 from LF to CF to RF and b) the RF to RCF wall (out to the 354' mark) was 37' high rather than 12' high.
In this final 1966 season at the old park, the Cardinals and their opponents hit 112 homers (the Browns having moved to Baltimore in the 1950's) compared to the average of 127 in 1925. Given the RF screen (partly offset by the closer fences all around) let's just say -- no change from 1925 to 1966. No evidence in this data of the 1966 players being stronger, more powerful than the 1925 ones.
But maybe the Cards and Browns of 1925 were exceptionally hard-hitting squads, ahead of their time? The evidence clearly says no, as the number of away homers hit by the Cardinals (88) and Browns (63) in 1925 were unexceptional, average for the year.
(A case could also be made that in general a "home run swing" would be a bad habit in 1925 given all of the cavernous ballparks, deterring players from falling into this modern-day habit, and further depressing home run totals in the 1920's.)
The multi-purpose stadium that the Cardinals moved to in 1967 (also called Busch Stadium) was, like most other stadiums of its type, not particularly slugger-friendly because of deeper power alleys, in spite of foul line and CF dimensions that seem reasonable. Thus the number of homers hit at the new Busch Stadium was typically far below what was seen in Sportsmans' Park in 1925 (usually less than 100 homers per season) -- until, after a particularly anemic 1991 season, the team decided to move the fences in significantly.
In 1991, only 73 homers were hit in Busch Stadium (compared to 127 two-team average in 1925), and the Cards as a team hit only 68 home and away, with only Todd Zeile (11HR in 155 games) reaching double figures in circuit shots.
Today's players are bigger, faster, stronger?? Bigger, definitely. Faster... that's separate research. Stronger? Where's the real evidence?
Of course, the culmination of the recent power frenzy was Mark McGwire's 70 homers as a Cardinal in 1998. In fact, as many Cards that year had double-figures in homers in 1998 as on the Cards and Browns in 1925 -- five:
1B McGwire 70HR/147RBI
3B Gary Gaetti 11HR/43RBI in 308 at bats
LF Brian Jordan 25HR/91RBI
CF Ray Lankford 31HR/105RBI
RF Ron Gant 26HR/67RBI in 383 at bats
For three of the five players, these home run totals were career high levels, never surpassed before or after.
With mid-1990's to current home run statistics distorted by the new ultra-bandbox ballparks (e.g., Citizen's Bank), moved-in fences (U.S. Cellular the most egregious example), and complicated by questions about the possible widespread use of performance-enhancing chemicals, I am betting that a time machine shipment of 1925 ballplayers to modern baseball would include plenty of hard-hitting modern-day-type home run sluggers!!


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Maybe a thermal overload switch?
A few days ago I noticed that my well pump was short cycling. It would run for 15 seconds then stop for 30 seconds then run for 15 seconds, ect. until 50 psi was reached. I assumed that the air pressure in my tank needed to be adjusted because of the drastic drop in temperature this week. Tonight I shut off the breaker to the well pump and opened up a few faucets until the water pressure was 0. I checked the tank pressure and it was at 23psi, right where it has been for the last 7 years. The switch turn on pressure is 30 psi but if I set the tank to 28 (where it should be) the pump never kicks back on, I set the pressure at 23 and it has worked fine up until this week.
I removed the pressure switch and made sure the inlet pipe was clean and free of buildup (it was clean) I cleaned the contact on the switch and reinstalled it. On the side of the switch there is a lever with 3 positions AUTO, START, and OFF. I set the switch to start and the pump will only run for 15 seconds even though the contacts on the switch stay engaged. after about 30 seconds the pump will come on and run for another 15 seconds. this continues until the 50psi cut off pressure is reached.
Since the pressure switch is cheap I plan on replacing it as soon as Lowes opens up in the morning, I'm hoping that it fixes my problem but I'm doubtful. has anyone had a similar problem or have any suggestions?
Some back ground on my system.
Submersible pump (unsure of hp)
cistern (not well) water is clean and tank is more than halfway full
entire system is only 7 years old, same as the house.
Thanks in advance,
Maybe a thermal overload switch?
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Important note - I'm not a pro
Retired Defense Industry Engineer; Schluter 2.5-day Workshop Completed 2013, 2014
I replaced the switch today because the contacts were looking pretty bad anyway, no surprise I still have the same problem. I assume the thermal overload is on the pump itself?
I'm going to Ohm out the well pump wires, I'm hoping its the control box and not the pump though. Thanks for the replies.
All the wires checked out okay (no shorts) but when I opened up the control box I noticed that the capacitor was popped open on one end. I ran into town and got a new control box ($67) I swapped it out and now the pump runs smoother and quieter then I ever remember. It made it through the whole cycle without an issue so hopefully that was it.
Sounds like you resolved the immediate problem. Hopefully the pump didn't suffer too much from it. Given the average lifespan for one is about 7 years, you are now on borrowed time.
Really? Only 7 years for a pump. I thought they lasted much longer. It's a 1/2 gallon pump in a cistern so it's only pumping about 15' to the house.