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The Harrier AV-8B had taken off from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma and was almost at his destination at Naval Air Facility El Centro when it went down Wednesday afternoon, going up in flames and destroying two homes and badly damaging a third. The pilot who was ejected landed in a nearby field and suffered only scrapes and bruises.
There were no injuries in the neighborhood, which is near a county airport and the El Centro training facility.
"We have air traffic every day from big military helicopters to Osprey to Blue Angels flying over us," said resident Leonardo Olmeda Jr., 25, who was racing remote-controlled cars in a street where children were playing when they saw the pilot eject and the jet ignite. "Everybody seems relieved and thankful that the outcome of this was not worse."
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Marine Capt. Anton Semelroth said the military was investigating to determine whether human error, a mechanical failure or some other reason caused the jet to crash. The probe could take months to complete.
It was the second crash in a month of a Harrier jet from the Yuma air base. On May 9, a pilot was able to eject safely before his jet crashed in a remote desert area near the Gila River Indian Community, south of Phoenix. No one was injured.
In July 2012, another AV-8B Harrier crashed in an unpopulated area 15 miles from the air base, which is among the busiest training aviation centers in the world for the Marine Corps.
The Harrier, built by McDonnell Douglas, is a single-engine attack jet that can land and takeoff vertically — hence its nickname, Jump Jet. Military officials say the aircraft is being replaced by the F-35 because it has been in use for more than 40 years and has reached the end of its life cycle.
It also has had a problematic safety record over the years.
In 1999, the planes were grounded after a series of crashes, and in 2003 the Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of reports that found the Harrier was the most accident-prone aircraft in the military at that time.
Over the last five years, the Marine Corps has lost seven Harrier aircraft in crashes and six Hornets, officials said.
"Every time we take off, safety is our biggest concern," Semelroth said. "I'm sure after the previous mishaps we've got a better process now and will take this investigation and do the same thing. We constantly try to improve the process and make it safer."
In 2011, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay $17.8 million to a family that lost four members when a Marine Corps F-18 fighter jet crashed into their San Diego home in 2008.
The Marine Corps has said the plane suffered a mechanical failure and a series of bad decisions led the pilot — a student — to bypass a potentially safe landing at a coastal Navy base.
A few hours after the jet crashed in Imperial on Wednesday, a Navy Hornet went into the sea off San Diego as it prepared to make a late-night landing on an aircraft carrier. The pilot was listed in stable condition after ejecting.
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|January 16, 1999, 03:47 PM
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This will likely spark some kind of dogma war...ah heck, I was never one to shy away from controversy. In CQC applications, how do you mount/shoulder your weapon? There are two schools of thought:
1) The traditional method ("modern technique?"): feet offset, body bladed in Weaver type stance, firing side elbow raised perpendicular to body, toe of stock in pocket, support side arm under weapon, balance neutral or slightly forward.
2) The method most often seen espoused by HK Int'l and others training "new school" methodology: feet and hips almost square to target in a modified isosceles (firing side foot slightly back), shoulders forward in aggressive forward lean, knees bent, both elbows tucked in tight to torso, stock mounted with toe about mid-pectoral.
I submit that method #1 is obsolete for CQC applications for the following reasons:
1) raised firing side elbow makes a "wing" that can hinder rapid movement in close quarters or with team members - the firing side elbow runs into walls or humans.
2) if shouldering weapon with only one hand (non-firing hand otherwise occupied), the tendency will already be for the firing side elbow to drop to support the weapon.
3) when firing full auto or rapidly on semi auto, a bladed stance creates a tendency for the weapon to walk up and to the right (for a right hander), creating poor burst control and slow shot to shot recovery. A squared up stance and aggressive forward lean greatly enhances rapid fire controllability.
Weaver shooters, modern technique proponents, subgun shooters, et al, I welcome civilized discussion.
|January 16, 1999, 08:13 PM
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I [ assume ] you are talking about the use of .223/9MM, and not .308.
My Colt SBR .223, is 29 1/2" overall with stock extended. I use a modification of the H&K psn with butt more in shoulder pocket, high, with gun carried in a close low ready for in building use. Fast into action, gun comes up very quickly, and can be fired with one hand if necessary. Yes, I use sights. Telescoping stock limits where gun can be mounted.
|January 17, 1999, 07:02 PM
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I don't think you should change the mount from situation to situation. There are very effective move and search techniques available for employment from both mounting positions. The most important aspect to CQC with longarms is to know and accept the limitations this weapons system presents - then develop specific techniques to minimize those weaknesses.
I agree the HK version or it's variants gives you better fire control under movement. But I think the normal pocket technique offers better retention possibilities and it is easier to transition down the force continuum in a CQC situation. To summarize I feel the HK technique is better for pure shooting and the regular technique offers more versatility, plus it is how I usually shoulder a longarm.
The main issue is to know a weapon system's strengths and weaknesses and apply it to the majority of the situations in which you will have need of it.
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|January 17, 1999, 08:42 PM
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I'll have to stick with the "HK version". Depending on the long gun (I'm assuming a carbine M4, HK 53 config) the traditional methods do not afford the stability needed when shooting or moving in a CQB environment. Elbows perpendicular will tend to get in the way when you need to maintain a slim/low profile when operating in CQB. As for rural applications where these factors do not necessarily apply the traditional may be more favorable depending on your style. Also in a burst configuration the 5.56 can be controlled almost as good as the MP5. Just my thoughts.
|January 18, 1999, 02:03 AM
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I think you summed it all up very well.
In addition to the short falls that have been pointed out, Elbows perpendicular is also much more tiring during extended (seconds seem like hours.....) operations and training.
I use a more-agressively-than-normal bladed "HK" stance with Carbines in CQC scenarios.
|January 18, 1999, 09:50 AM
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I find that my offhand position for service rifle has changed significantly with the M16/AR15. My position with weapons having a real pistol grip is firing elbow down.
During the conduct of military combat matches in Canada a couple of years ago I noticed that in the CQB "run down" phase (100 m, 75 m, 50m, 25m) that most of the really good shooters were mounting the AR15/M16 from the "ready" (a match requirement) in this manner:
The toe of the buttstock was placed high in the pocket of the shoulder (between the deltoid and the pectoral. The weapon is held into the pocket with tension using both arms. (In the "ready" match rules require the weapon be depressed at 45 degress or more acutely to the ground.)
When the rifle/carbine/smg is raised the heel of the stock is above the shoulder, this facilitates a head erect position. The erect head position makes detection of multiple targets much easier. The stance is more opne to the target, but not square on, more boxer like, about half way between bladed and square on, this facilitates a good "pocket" and allow "traverse" to both stron and weak sides, plus it seems faster to me in "search".
I have no real house clearing experience, as in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) we train to breach the building with an explosive charge at other than a door or window, follow with a hand grenade or two, and enter shooting. (This is regular dismounted infantry not HRT training!)
But my experience in martial arts (email me if you have questions/reservations) indicates that depressing the muzzle to a position forward of the forefoot is the right answer. When you are armed with a long arm, do not "lead" the weapon around the corner or through the door. Remain back from portals/corners and pie them!
Otherwise you will wind up in a wrestling match for your weapon if you let the BG inside your "radius".
I would appreciate your evaluation of my comments as I have limited experience in this area and seek your detailed comments/guidance.
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[This message has been edited by Michael Carlin (edited 01-18-99).]
|January 18, 1999, 06:18 PM
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Like Rob, I favor the HK style "low ready", but bladed. This is with a light carbine. I will have to see how an AR15A2 changes my body dynamics.
|January 18, 1999, 11:45 PM
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Elbows in close to the torso I would agree is best overall while upright. However, the stance is fluid, neither weaver nor isosceles. As you clear and a target presents itself you engage regardless of what foot is forward or whether you are square to the BG or not. If training absorbs a great deal of time in only one static stance then you will be unprepared if you need to engage mid stride. Rapid, accurate, controlled fire while moving is best for CQC.
|January 19, 1999, 03:58 PM
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As usual - some really good input.
Lets take a look at some of the key points of the discussions.
First there is a clear difference between the "Long Gun", standing mount and an appropriately configured CQC shoulder fired weapon, standing mount. The two are definitely mission specific and appropriate - given the conditions of deployment.
• Without delving into the esoteric realm let it suffice to say that the, so called, "Modern Technique" described by HILTON in his kick-off posting is the appropriate "Offhand" or standing position for relatively high powered or heavy recoil shoulder fired weapons being deployed for accurate shot placement at relatively distant targets. Missing of course was the application of sling support which is another topic altogether.
• The H&K method described by HILTON probably found it's roots with the tenor of Mr. Singelton who brought his former 22 SAS experience to Law Enforcement training in the US through H&K's MP-5 qualification program. It continues to be improved and disseminated through the likes of Chris Sheperd, former LASO dep., Gene Zink, former Delta type and a litany of very experienced and qualified special operators most of whom I am honored to call shipmate. This method is designed to afford maximum efficiency in a high speed, danger close, environment where need of speed dictates the need for reasonable, rather than extreme, accuracy. Remember balance of speed, accuracy and power - the essence of the "Modern Technique"?
Without stirring too much controversy I think it can be said that the ideal entry shoulder fired weapon, or primary, should be as short as possible, have auto select (although not an absolute must) and be chambered in a controllable caliber so as to facilitate accuracy in multiple shot application. It is important to keep lethality and control balanced in this decision.
Again without too much controversy, one can safely say that the entry weapon will be deployed while moving into and through the unknown, often through small portals and / or small rooms, stairs, halls etc. where the operators ability to rapidly assimilate the environment is a must.
Given the above, the CQC shooting stance should be open, at least in modified weaver, so as to enable the shooter to get as much peripheral view of the upcoming environment as possible and allow for complete flexibility in turreting the weapon and eyes through 90 degrees on either side of the advancing path. The advancing walk should provide a non-oscillating, steady shooting platform such as Graucho, Fencing Step or SAS (another topic), if retreating the fencing step is a must as the weapon and eyes stay aligned with the threat zone as the lead foot feels the path before the shooters balance is committed to the direction of movement. The toe of the stock should be mounted. higher and more centered than normal offhand so as to avoid bringing the head and eyes down to the sights or worse, not seeing the sights. Both elbows are in tight as the low recoil does not require a shoulder pocket and limb extremities should be avoided at all costs to facilitate confined space passage and deny hand holds to a perpetrator seeking to take the weapon. Once the shooter has left the stack the primary should be carried in low ready with the stock remaining in the mount position. While closing on an unknown area the support arm should come up over the barrel and the stance close to a bladed position offering as much retention potential as possible (also another topic).
Again you all have the idea I'm simply giving you reasons why.
|January 24, 1999, 12:58 PM
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Along the same lines as reasoning for the isos. stance when utilizing the handgun, does not the HK stance allow fuller coverage of ones vest/armor when compared to the tradional stance? This would also be a factor to consider if it does have merit. EricO
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As part of a four-part series Perfect Game will highlight the top 10 storylines from the 2012 MLB Draft (Patrick Ebert), from Perfect Game's Showcases and Tournament events as well as those from both College (Kendall Rogers) and High School (Todd Gold) Baseball.
The 38-event 2012 showcase schedule started and finished in Fort Myers, Fla., for the 11th straight year. The 42-event PG tournament schedule began last January in Phoenix and concluded with the 15th annual PG WWBA World Championship in late October in Jupiter, Fla., while Hurricane Sandy churned menacingly out in the Atlantic Ocean.
What follows is a 2012 Year in Review, featuring 10 of the top stories to come out of the past year's PG tournaments and showcases:
No. 10: 1st-timers Houston Banditos, Team Georgia win 17u, 16u WWBA National Championships
The Perfect Game WWBA 2013 Grads or 17u National Championship and WWBA 2014 Grads or 16u National Championship ran back-to-back June 6-20, and together brought 502 teams to countless playing fields in the northern Atlanta suburbs, most notably the East Cobb Complex in Marietta, Ga.
When what seemed like a month's worth of rain finally subsided, the Tomball, Texas-based Houston Banditos Black had claimed their first WWBA 17u National Championship. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based Team Georgia 16u Blue took home championship gold at the WWBA 16u National Championship, its first WWBA title.
Led by tournament Most Valuable Pitcher Bryce Welborn, the 16th-seeded Banditos (11-1) blanked the No. 30 Alabama Seminoles 17u, 4-0, in the championship game of the WWBA 17u National Championship.
Welborn, a Texas Tech signee from The Woodlands, Texas, pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball in the rain-shortened championship game, and 9 2/3 scoreless innings of five-hit ball at the tournament. This was a star-studded Banditos roster that included Perfect Game All-Americans Nick Banks, Kacy Clemens and Kohl Stewart, and top 2014s like Stone Garrett and Justin Twine.
The Seminoles' Keegan Thompson, an Auburn signee from Cullman, Ala., ranked the No. 28 national prospect in the 2013 class, was named the MV Player. Thompson hit .500 (17-for-34) with two home runs, 13 RBI and 13 runs in 12 games. He also pitched 11 2/3 innings and struck out 18.
Team Georgia 16u Blue (10-1-1) went into the playoffs as the No. 28 seed but posted upset after upset, including a 1-0 win over the No. 3-seeded South Charlotte Panthers in the championship game. Right-hander Patrick Stone, a 2013 from Decatur, Ga., pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout in the title game. He was named the tournament's MV Pitcher after throwing 13 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits and walking none while striking out six.
Team Georgia's Jack Thompson, a 2014 from Milton, Ga., was named MV Player after 12 games in which he was 12-for-43 (.364) with five home runs, 22 RBI and 11 runs scored. His OPS was an eye-popping 1.401.
No. 9: Excitement surrounds inaugural PG World Series' events
Perfect Game unveiled its inaugural World Series events in 2012, four elite age-group tournaments that brought together the best teams in the country for ultra-competitive five- or six-day extravaganzas. These were exclusive gatherings, with Perfect Game officials inviting only the best of the best from all four corners of the country.
The premier 17u Perfect Game World Series was played July 24-28 at the Peoria (Ariz.) Sports Complex, the spring training home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres. Each of the 16 powerhouse teams invited to the event played seven pool-play games that produced a representative final-four of Team Northwest (Seattle, Wash.) vs. the South Florida Elite Squad (Miami), and the ABD Bulldogs (San Bernardino, Calif.) vs. the East Cobb Braves (Marietta, Ga.). The Squad ultimately beat the Braves, 7-5, in the highly anticipated championship game.
"This has been just an awesome experience," Zack Collins, the tournament MVP from the Elite Squad, said after the title game. "We came in knowing that we had one tournament left that we needed to win, and we came in here and won it. It's definitely a grind out here; it's hot and with two games a day, but we grinded it out and we ended up winning it."
The PG World Series caravan moved to the East Cobb Complex in Marietta, Ga., July 31 through Aug. 5 for the playing of the 14u, 15u and 16u tournaments. The 14u PGWS, with 12 teams, was won by the East Cobb Astros from Marietta; the 16-team 15u PGWS title was won by Gravel Baseball out of Chicago; and the 16-team 16u PGWS championship went to the Florida Burn from Sarasota, Fla.
"It was a terrific experience facing top-notch competition every day," Burn head coach and former big-league pitcher Mark Guthrie said. "I know everybody's been saying this all along, but this shows you a lot about your own kids – things that we might not have even known about our own kids. They really played tough baseball; they are tough kids and they earned every out that they got out here."
No. 8: Inaugural PG Caribbean Showcase a huge hit
The first – and most certainly not the last – Perfect Game Caribbean Showcase was staged at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and proved to be successful beyond anyone's expectations. The event drew 137 participants – nearly twice as many as were initially expected – including all of the top Puerto Rican prospects in the classes of 2013, '14 and '15.
PG national director of scouting David Rawnsley reported that 55 players ran a sub 7-second 60-yard dash and 15 ran it under 6.65 seconds. Twelve prospects threw 90 mph or harder from the outfield and seven topped the 90 mph mark throwing across the infield. Seventeen catchers popped 2.01 seconds or less.
"The only event on the Perfect Game showcase calendar where you expect that type of across-the-board position athleticism is at the National Showcase and perhaps the World Showcase," Rawnsley wrote. "In fact, there were a number of players who ran in the 6.8 range and threw 90 mph from their position who weren't included in the immediate post-showcase Top Prospect List. That's unheard of at a regional showcase."
PG All-American shortstop Jan Alexis Hernandez, a projected first-round selection in the 2013 MLB amateur draft, was ranked the event's top prospect in the class of 2013. Shortstop/outfielder Johneshwy Fargas and outfielder Jacob Cordero Kuilan were identified as the two "biggest revelations" of the showcase by PG's Rawnsley.
No. 7: Big summer at the plate for East Cobb's Michael Chavis
Michael Chavis from Marietta, Ga., the No. 4-ranked third baseman in the 2014 class and a junior at Sprayberry High School, enjoyed a phenomenal summer at the plate while playing for the East Cobb Braves in five PG tournaments.
In those five tournaments – the 17u/18u PG-EC Invitational; the 16u PG BCS Finals in Fort Myers, Fla.; the PG WWBA 2013 Grads or 17u National Championship in Marietta; the PG WWBA 2014 Grads or 16u National Championship, also in Marietta; and finally at the 17u Perfect Game World Series in Peoria, Ariz. – Chavis hit a combined .452 (33-for-73) with seven doubles, four triples, six home runs, 28 RBI and 35 runs scored.
Thanks to 15 walks, he posted a .545 OBP and managed to hit at least one homer in all five tourneys. He was named to the all-tournament team at four of those events and was also named to the Louisville Slugger MLB Prime Nine select honor squad at the 17u PG World Series, joining an elite group that included 2012 PG All-Americans Zack Collins, A.J. Puk and Justin Williams. He was the only 2014 on the MLB Prime Nine team.
"I think I had a pretty solid summer," Chavis said in late August. "I mainly just played to have fun and enjoy the game and that's when I play my best. As long as I'm having fun, that's when I feel like I'm doing my job."
He continued to tear it up at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship in early October when he hit .500 (11-for-22) with two doubles, two triples, one home run, eight RBI and eight runs, with a .522 OBP, .909 SLG and 1.431 OPS while helping the Braves to a third-place finish. He was once again named to the all-tournament team.
Chavis' season of sizzle came to an end at the PG WWBA World Championship in late October. Playing for East Cobb Baseball – which won the championship – Chavis went 3-for-16 (.188) with a double, an RBI and three runs.
PG All-American Dominic Smith, playing primarily with Yak Baseball West-GBG, enjoyed one of the better summers at the plate among the top 2013 prospects. In 16 games played at the PG WWBA World Championship, PG WWBA 17u National Championship, the PG National Showcase and the PG All-American Classic, Smith was 23-for-43 (.469) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, 19 RBI and 15 runs. His final "slash" numbers were .469/.571/.735.
No. 6: Workhorse right-hander Tyler Danish excels for Chet Lemon's Juice
Valrico, Fla., righty and University of Florida signee Tyler Danish proved to be the "Iron Man of the Mound" at four PG WWBA tournaments in 2012, including two of the most prestigious events within a two-week stretch in late October.
Pitching in his second straight PG season for Chet Lemon's Juice, Danish – a 6-foot, 170-pound right-hander whose fastball reached 94 mph this summer – was good all year but perhaps saved his best while leading Chet's to a runner-up finish at the PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., in late October.
Danish, ranked the nation's No. 26 overall prospect and No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Florida in the high school class of 2013, made four appearances in four days and picked up a pair of wins. He worked 13 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and three earned runs (1.57 ERA) while striking out 20 and walking four. He was named the PG WWBA World Championship MV Pitcher.
"It's a great experience down here. I've played with this team for two years; we're like family," Danish said after accepting his award. "Compared to last year's experience down here when we didn't even make it out of our pool, none of us will forget this. We were so close, and just seeing us lose the last game that we'll ever play here is rough, but it was a fun experience for sure."
Danish was previously named to all-tournament teams at three other PG WWBA tournaments: the 18u PG WWBA East Memorial Day Classic in Fort Myers in late May; the PG WWBA 2013 Grads or 17u National Championship in Marietta, Ga., in early July; and the PG WWBA Florida Qualifier in Fort Myers in mid-October, all while pitching for the Juice.
He made three appearances at the East Memorial Day Classic, gave up two earned runs on five hits in 13 innings (1.08 ERA), struck out 13 and walked four.
At the WWBA 17u National Championship, he pitched nine innings over three appearances, and allowed just one earned run (0.78 ERA) while striking out 11 and walking six. He pitched nine shutout innings allowing three hits and striking out seven in a couple of appearances at the WWBA Florida Qualifier.
Danish pitched in nine PG WWBA tournaments the last two years. He was also the MV Pitcher at the 2011 PG WWBA Underclass World Championship.
"I wouldn't be where I am right now without Perfect Game and I just want to tell everyone (at PG) I appreciate everything that they've done for me," he said in October. "They've made me better by who we played and all the kids we've played against. I've become so much better as a pitcher than I was two years ago before I started Perfect Game."
No. 5: Teams flying East Cobb banner win seven PG championships
With seven championships, five runner-ups and seven third-place finishes, teams playing under the expansive East Cobb Baseball umbrella posted 19 podium (top-three) finishes at a combined 14 Perfect Game tournaments in 2012.
The most prestigious championship was captured by East Cobb Baseball at the PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., in late October. The East Cobb Astros 15u won the PG WWBA 15u National Championship and the 15u PG BCS Finals national championships in a two-week stretch in July in Marietta, Ga., and Fort Myers.
It was the second straight year the East Cobb Astros 15u won both PG 15u national championships.
"We try to take guys who compete very well and who are athletic and play very good defense," head coach Dennis Jordan said after his squad won the 15u PG BCS Finals title. "It is two different groups but they're a lot alike; they never quit playing, they play hard and that's our philosophy – we come every day to play as hard as we possibly can."
Led by a tournament Most Valuable Player performance from Wesley Jones and an eye-popping championship game performance from Travis Demeritte, East Cobb Baseball won the title at the 15th annual PG WWBA World Championship. It was the first WWBA World Championship for the elite East Cobb organization since the East Cobb Astros won it in 2005.
East Cobb Baseball, with PG All-Americans Demeritte and Josh Hart on the roster, entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed and whipped No. 4 Chet Lemon's Juice, 8-2, in the title game. Demeritte wrapped up a brilliant four-year PG tournament and showcase career by going 3-for-3 with a double and four RBI in the championship game as ECB plowed through the stellar 85-team field with an 8-0 record.
Jones, who picked up the win as ECB's starting pitcher in the championship game, was 11-for-21 (.524) with four doubles, 10 RBI and four runs scored with a OBP of 542, SLG of .714 and OPS of 1.256.
"It's been a pretty good ride," said Jones, a University of Georgia recruit. "We played a lot of tough teams and we had good pitchers that came along with it, and we did a great job with that."
It was ECB's pitching that led it to the championship. Over eight games, 12 pitchers combined to work 56 innings, and gave up 29 hits and five earned runs (0.62) while striking out 59.
Three members of this team – South Carolina signee Demeritte, Georgia Tech recruit Keenan Innis and Clemson signee Dalton Ewing – were on the East Cobb Braves 17u team that won the 18u PG BCS Finals, and seven were on the Braves' team that finished second at the inaugural 17u PG World Series.
Other PG tournament titles this year came from the East Cobb Braves 12u (12u PG BCS Finals); East Cobb Astros 14u (14u PG World Series); and East Cobb Yankees 18u (PG WWBA 18u National Championship).
No. 4: Florida Burn wins three elite PG tournaments
A group of high-profile prospects from in and around the Sarasota, Fla., area – the core underclassmen from Venice Senior High School – were brought together by former big-leaguers Mark Guthrie and Craig Faulkner to form the Florida Burn organization two years ago. The Burn wasted little time in becoming the sensation of the 2012 PG tournament season.
The run of podium finishes started with a runner-up finish at the 16u PG WWBA East Memorial Day Classic in late May and kept rolling with a third-place showing at the 16u PG BCS finals in Fort Myers in early July. It was after that tournament Coach Guthrie and a group led by his son, top 2014 shortstop prospect Dalton Guthrie, decided just reaching the podium wasn't enough. They wanted the top spot.
The team responded by winning the inaugural 16u Perfect Game World Series in Marietta, Ga., in early August. Next up was a second PG national championship at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship at jetBlue Park in early October, followed immediately by a title at the PG WWBA Florida Qualifier at jetBlue one week later.
The Florida Qualifier championship earned the team a paid invitation to the PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., Oct. 25-29, where the Burn advanced out of pool-play only to lose a first-round playoff game.
Eleven players – including Dalton Guthrie, a Florida commit ranked No. 87 nationally in the class of 2014 – played on all three championship teams. Among the others were right-hander Chris Hopkins (2014, Deland, Fla.), the MV Pitcher at the 16u PG World Series; catcher/utility Kyle Gilbert (2014, Lake Mary, Fla.), MV Player at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship; and catcher Michael Rivera (2014, Venice, Fla.), MV Player at the PG WWBA Florida Qualifier.
Left-hander Zeke Pietrzyk, who was not on the Burn's 16u PGWS roster, was named the MV Pitcher at the Underclass World. Gilbert and Pietrzyk have committed to Florida Gulf Coast and Rivera to Florida.
"This is the first time it's happened for me and my teammates, and all I can say is it's a real good feeling," Rivera said of winning the multiple championships. "I knew we had the players that weren't selfish and they're all scrappy players, and we played as a team. Whenever you play as a team you can always win, no matter what."
With the core of this multi-championship team returning, the Burn will have to be considered one of the premier 17u teams in the country in 2013. Coach Guthrie likes what he'll be bringing to the table.
"We don't have 90 mph throwers but we have (pitchers) that miss bats," he said. "We have guys that know how to pitch; we have guys that get outs outside of the strike zone. We have hitters that don't strike out and we have hitters that hit the ball out of the park. Our lineup up and down gives you tough outs … and for us coaches it's fun to watch."
No. 3: Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican prospects have big impact on PG World Showcase
Before the start of the season-opening 2012 Perfect Game World Showcase Jan.7-8 in Fort Myers, PG President Jerry Ford made this observation: "I think this is the best Puerto Rican draft class in decades."
Right on cue, more than a dozen of the top Puerto Rican prospects from the class of 2012 converged on Terry Park, and when PG national scouting director David Rawnsley compiled his list of top prospects from the event, three of the top four and four of the top seven were Puerto Ricans.
The group was led by top-ranked shortstop Carlos Correa, whose performance Rawnsley described as "one of the best ever seen at a Perfect Game showcase, or any other for that matter." The highlight was his record-setting 97 mph throw across the infield; the Houston Astros made Correa the No. 1 overall selection in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Puerto Rican right-hander Edwin Diaz was named the event's No. 2 top prospect and catcher Bryan De La Rosa came in at No. 4 (Corpus Christi, Texas, catcher Wyatt Mathisen squeezed in between Diaz and De La Rosa at No. 3). Puerto Rican right-hander Jose Orlando Berrios was ranked No. 7.
Diaz was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round, De La Rosa was a third-round pick of the Atlanta Braves and Berrios was a first-round compensation pick by the Minnesota Twins. Mathisen went to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round.
No. 2: Perfect Game National Showcase maintains blockbuster status
The Perfect Game National Showcase, the standard-bearer for every other showcase event in all of amateur baseball, invited just more than 300 of the top prospects from the high school class of 2013 to the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis for its 12th annual performance, and the event proceeded to make history.
Perfect Game partnered with the eCoach Sports Network and iHigh to provide free of charge a live Internet stream of the National's entire five-day run. The live broadcasts gave family and friends that remained at home an opportunity to watch those close to them perform with their peers on a national stage. And, while there were more than 300 scouts in attendance each day of the event, the live stream gave those who could not attend the opportunity to tune in and observe the elite prospects perform.
They were able to view some truly remarkable performances. Left-hander and PG All-American Robert Kaminsky from Engelwood Cliffs, N.J., provided the biggest highlight from the hill when he used a 94 mph fastball and a mind-bending upper-70s curveball to strikeout all seven batters he faced in the Showcase's 10th game.
PG scouting coordinator Todd Gold, speaking of Kaminsky's outing, noted that "This is the kind of stage where players go from being good prospects to very high level prospects, and he just did that."
Kaminsky said just pitching in front of so many scouts enabled him to reach his maximum potential: "It gets you hyped up. It's easy to perform in these situations because you don't have to amp yourself up. It's just an awesome experience."
Cavan Biggio, a PG All-American from Houston and the son of likely first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Craig Biggio, was one of the event's hitting stars. He hit a long, three-run blast over the right field wall in Texas Orange's first game at the event, doubled in the second game and drilled an opposite field run-scoring double to left-center in the event's last at-bat.
"This has been a great opportunity (for Cavan)," Craig Biggio said. "(We teach him that) you have to work hard, practice hard and try to be the best possible player you can be. He's seen this … and he know what it takes to get to the big league level."
Perfect Game was also able to help a pair of talented young prospects from the Dominican Republic to the National Showcase for the first time. Then 16-year-old Richard Urena and 15-year-old Leury Vargas were at the event with Dominican Prospect League founder and president Brian Mejia and managed to perform quite capably on the huge stage.
"I thank God for allowing me to be here and giving me the opportunity to be a part of the PG National," Urena said in Spanish while Mejia translated it to English. "I'm happy to be watching the better players in the United States and to be a part of all of it."
No. 1: PG All-American Classic celebrates 10th year; Clint Frazier wins Jackie Robinson Award
The Perfect Game All-American Classic presented by Rawlings celebrated its 10th birthday with its fourth straight appearance at the San Diego Padres' PETCO Park.
A crowd of 7,638 fans – the fourth straight year the game has drawn more than 7,600 – and a national television audience watching on the CBS Sports Network saw the West top the East, 7-6. The outcome gave West a 5-4-1 series advantage dating back to the inaugural game in 2003.
West outfielder Ryan Boldt from Red Wing, Minn., a University of Nebraska signee, went 2-for-3 with a triple and was named Most Valuable Player.
"This was just a dream come true," Boldt said after the game. "It was just a great opportunity to be able to come out and play with all these great players. It was a lot of fun down here, first of all, and you've got to have fun at these kinds of events. Hanging out with the guys has just really been a good time."
Seventeen of the 18 pitchers that worked during the game reached 90 mph with their fastballs. West right-hander Kohl Stewart, committed to Texas A&M for both baseball and football, topped-out at an event-high 95 mph, and the East right-handers Chris Oakley (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) and Brett Morales (Tampa, Fla.) each reached 94 mph. East slugger Justin Williams (Houma, La.) won the Rawlings Home Run Challenge.
The teams were coached by already legendary high school hall of fame coaches: the East's Clyde Metcalf from Sarasota (Fla.) High School and the West's Marc Johnson from Cherry Creek (Colo.) High School.
"In coaching, you always look for that new experience and this is the first time I've experienced something like this," Metcalf said the day of the game. "To be able to be around kids like this – and that's what it's about is these young men – it really makes you feel good about what you're doing. It puts a stamp on what you're trying to do and it's been a thrill for me to be here; it's something that I'll never forget."
Clint Frazier, an exciting five-tool prospect out of Loganville, Ga., and a standout for Georgia-based Team Elite, jumped to the top of the PG 2013 prospect rankings after an electrifying performance at the PG National Showcase in mid-June. Frazier ran a 6.46-second 60-yard dash and threw 98 mph from the outfield in addition to finishing as runner-up in the Rawlings Home Run Challenge.
Frazier ultimately received the PG Jackie Robinson Player of the Year Award at the annual All-American Classic Awards Banquet. He remains the No. 1-ranked 2013 prospect going into this senior season at Loganville, Ga., and is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect (college or high school) in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft class.
"Hours and hours and hours of practice and getting up and working out early in the morning to try to beat the competition," Frazier said of the key to his success. "Not being complacent about where I am and wanting to get better every single day, and giving all the glory to my coaches, my family and my friends."
First baseman Dominic Smith (from Los Angeles), left-hander Robert Kaminsky (Englewood Cliffs, N.Y.), outfielder Justin Williams (Houma, La.), catcher Zack Collins (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and infielder Cavan Biggio (Houston) joined Frazier as finalists for the award.
In other annual awards presented at the Awards Banquet the night before the Classic, Smith was named the New Balance Prospect of the Year; Biggio received the EvoShield SWAG Award; Kaminsky was awarded Baseball America Pitcher of the Year honors; shortstop Oscar Mercado (Tampa, Fla.) received the Rawlings Defensive Player of the Year Award; and infielder Jan Hernandez (San Lorenzo, P.R.) was given the coveted Perfect Game Nick Adenhart Award.


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I'm late! I'm late!
As usual.
Wow, July has been a busy month for us.
3 camping trips and numerous other activities plus 3 birthdays all crammed into it.
Hold on, here we go!
For the 4th of July weekend we went up near Moon Lake for a camping trip. We had a great time and there were lots of kids and friends that went up. We played in the lake and went on a few 4 wheeler rides, we found a baby snake to play with, and in general we got some R&R!
We also went to Youth Camp and had a great time! Again we were at Moon Lake but this time we were in the campground. Elevation....8,100 ft. So much fun and such wonderful kids!!!
Elyssa's art this month.
This horse sold at the family reunion auction for $40
She created this little baby fox for a baby shower gift. Ink and watercolor.
Then she made a baby raccoon to match and she was working on a baby skunk as well.
Our third trip was at Palisade State Park. It is one of my most favorite campgrounds. We have come here nearly every year for the last 20 years.
We came here for Justin's annual family reunion.
I also hosted my first ever baby shower at a campground. That was fun! Logistically we had to be very creative and also keep it somewhat low key. But it was a great success.
Lastly a picture of Japanese style Cheesecake.
It was so yummy and light. I fell in love! I will never go back to the old fashioned cheese cake.
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Jamie Lee Curtis was injured in a car accident Thursday and reportedly called Jodie Foster, who showed up before Curtis was taken away by ambulance to a hospital, according to TMZ.
Curtis wasn't seriously injured in the crash, which took place in Venice on Thursday morning. Curtis was a passenger in a black Yukon SUV, which hit a BMW. The driver was not dentified.
Curtis and another unidentified person were taken to a nearby hospital. The actress's injuries weren't serious enough to keep her overnight. The other person reportedly had more serious injuries, the nature of which TMZ didn't provide details.


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So Sexy! Free People Itimates Look Book Starring Camille Rowe Is All Kinds of Pretty
Free People Knows Our Love of Pretty Underthings, Expands Lingerie
Free People Knows Our Love of Pretty Underthings, Expands Lingerie
If you're particularly fond of Free People's intimates — the kind that look as if you might have just stumbled upon them at your favourite vintage store — you're in luck: the US retailer unveiled its second ebook of intimates as part of its expanding lingerie collection, which will now also include wholesaling to American retailers like Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and Macy's next year. You may not be the underwear-as-outerwear kind of girl, but even if you're just planning to slip into (Free People's first-ever) pjs or lacy bralettes around the house, the whole collection is worth a look — and a little shopping, especially since bra styles have expanded to include three new styles and cup sizes have been expanded to DD. Suggested retail prices for bras will start at around $28, and underwear will run for around $10. Click on to get a glimpse of the gorgeous Camille Rowe in all of Free People's pretty, new underthings.


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A new report by the American Benefits Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates has found that curtailing the current tax treatment of contributions that workers and their employers make to 401(k) plans will "significantly reduce" employers' willingness to sponsor plans. The survey comes after 11 senators signed onto a resolution calling for the protection of retirement benefits in the tax code in any deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
The survey of more than 500 companies, which was conducted by Greenwald & Associates in partnership with the American Benefits Institute, which is the educational and research arm of the American Benefits Council, found that "virtually all employers polled (91%) believe the exclusion of 401(k) contributions from current income taxation is important to their workers' decision to contribute to the plan and seven in ten employers (72%) think their workers contribute more than they otherwise would as a result of the exclusion," noted James Klein, president of ABC.
"Without a robust private employer-sponsored retirement system, Americans will be less well prepared for retirement, and pressure on public programs like Social Security will grow. That is a lose-lose situation for both retirees and the government and is completely contrary of the goals of deficit reduction," Klein said.
Even if retirement tax incentives are spared in fiscal cliff talks, Klein noted during a conference call with reporters on Tuesday that "these ideas will likely be part of the larger comprehensive tax reform and deficit reduction" efforts next year.
"As part of a deal to avoid the 'fiscal cliff', or in the context of broader deficit reduction next year, the current tax-deferred treatment of 401(k) contributions could be changed to generate short-term federal revenue," Klein said. "This survey demonstrates that it would be short-sighted and ill-advised for Congress and the President to do so. Retirement plan contributions are not 'tax breaks' or 'loopholes.' Retirees pay income tax on the benefits they receive."
The survey also solicited employer reactions to specific tax proposals:
- the "20-20" proposal, in which total contributions would be limited to the lesser of $20,000 or 20% of compensation;
- the refundable tax credit proposal, in which total contributions would no longer be excluded from income tax, but employees would receive a tax credit equal to some percentage of their yearly contributions;
- the 28% proposal, whereby the tax exclusion of plan contributions for workers in the 35% tax bracket would be limited to 28%–effectively imposing a 7% tax on employee and employer contributions.
Employer opinion strongly suggests that such measures would be extremely counterproductive. "Between one-third and one-half of employers think these proposals would cause them to drop or consider dropping their 401(k) plan. Quite remarkably, the likelihood an employer would drop or consider dropping its plan, or eliminate or reduce features like matching contributions or auto-escalation of contributions actually increases among larger employers. Among smaller companies not yet sponsoring plans, as many as 48% would be less likely to start one in the next two years," Klein said.
The survey also found that employers believe that their employees would save less under these proposals. "Between 4% and 60% of employers feel these proposals would reduce the value of a retirement savings plan for employees and think their employees would be likely to decrease or eliminate their plan contributions if such proposals were enacted," Klein said.
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Beleaguered retailers weathered the snowstorms that swept Britain last month after sales were boosted by shoppers tempted out with new year offers and promotions, figures showed today.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said like-for-like January retail sales grew at the fastest rate since December 2011, up 1.9% on the previous year, as shoppers also bought televisions, tablet computers and smartphones.
BRC director general Helen Dickinson said that while sales suffered during the cold snap, this was short-lived and failed to cancel out the positive showing across the month.
She said: "People were tempted out by offers and promotions but also treated themselves to full-priced and premium products early in January, particularly 'must-have' technology items.
"These factors, coupled with recovering consumer confidence, have added up to a more successful January than we saw last year."
The BRC also said demand for footwear was strong, with Wellington boot sales boosted by the snow.
But demand for cold weather gear including knitwear hats and scarves failed to prevent the overall clothing sector posting its worst performance for 14 months, as sales of spring and summer collections suffered and shoppers turned to supermarket ranges.
The surge in online sales growth over Christmas slowed to 10% last month, with the benefits of shopping from home in the snow outweighed by concerns about collecting in-store.
Signs that sales held up in January will be a relief to the retail sector after a troubled few weeks with the collapse of high-profile chains HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster.
It will also boost hopes that the UK can avoid a triple-dip recession, after gross domestic product figures showed the economy contracted in the final three months of last year.
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said the January sales figures gave retailers reasons to be cheerful and were a strong start to what is anticipated to be a tough year.
He said: "While technology advances may have hastened the demise of HMV, Blockbuster and Jessops, many retailers will look back at the last two months with pride after implementing successful seasonal campaigns where they have served the customer well."
But he warned that sales were only one side of the equation and only time would tell about the true cost of promotions and margin squeezes used to drive sales.
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Alumni Profile: All in the Family
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Dan Nagle, B.A. '11; Susan O' Neill, B.A. '91, M.P.A. '93; Kathleen Skullney, B.A. '91, J.D. '93
Blame it on Kathleen Skullney, B.A. '91, J.D. '93. She started the University of Baltimore ball rolling for two of her four children, and given the family's positive reactions to their experiences here, there may very well be another generation enrolled as students in the not-too-distant future.
Originally from Illinois, Skullney moved to Baltimore as a single mother primarily because of an extensive network of aunts, uncles, grandparents and other relatives in the area. After earning her undergraduate degree in jurisprudence in 1991 and her J.D. in 1993, both from UB, she spent a number of years working for nonprofit Maryland Legal Aid before retiring. Today, she is of counsel at Williams & Santoni in Towson, Md.
"My current husband and I met when we were living in the same townhome community and my children used to play with his dog," Skullney says. "Bill, who had a career as an aerospace engineer, asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I thought about that and said [that] I wanted to finish my college degree."
Working with a UB admission counselor, Skullney was able to transfer credits she had received from Loyola University Chicago and from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and she began at UB as a junior. After completing her jurisprudence degree, she marched right on to the UB School of Law.
While Kathleen was in law school, her teenage son, Dan Nagle, B.A. '11, now the University's associate director of auxiliary enterprises, grabbed the bus from his high school to UB and waited for his mom to finish classes so they could carpool home to western Baltimore County.
"Although I started at Howard Community College before transferring here, UB had me hooked from the start," says Nagle, who earned his undergraduate degree at UB in government and public policy. "I used to wait for my mom in Poe's Publick House (the former cafeteria in the basement of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center) where I would often have a burger and fries. Even though I was a bit younger than most [of the students around], no one seemed to mind, and I just remember feeling comfortable."
Although her time at UB did not overlap with her brother's, Susan O'Neill, B.A. '91, M.P.A. '93, and her mother were on campus together for a good part of their college education. "I was not happy with the school I was attending, so my mother suggested transferring to UB," says O'Neill, who is now the economic development manager for the town of Perryville, Md. "I instantly fell in love with the school."
She cites the faculty's enthusiasm, attentiveness and knowledge and UB's manageable campus and small class sizes as motivation. "In spite of everyone being older, I could really understand my fellow students," says O'Neill, who began at UB when she was 20; at the time, UB's average student age was higher because it offered upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses only. "Because the classes were held in the evenings and people were working during the day, the students had work experience and they were focused on their education, not on partying."


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First Look: Fried Chicken and Doughnuts at GBD, Washington DC
The Neighborhood Restaurant Group has been taunting Washingtonians with small morsels of fried chicken and doughnuts for years at Birch & Barley and ChurchKey. On Sundays you could grab Birch & Barley's fried chicken and waffles or doughnuts for brunch or head upstairs for ChurchKey's legendary fried chicken Luther. Or if you were lucky enough to grab one of the few spots available on Wednesdays, you could have a full fried chicken dinner. Any other day and you'd be out of luck.
Mercifully, the NRG has changed all of that with the opening of GBD earlier this month in Dupont Circle. GBD (kitchen shorthand for golden, brown, and delicious) is an all day, all night, one stop shop for fried chicken, doughnuts, and beer steps away from the Dupont metro stop.
The brainchild of NRG husband and wife duo chef Kyle Bailey and pastry chef Tiffany MacIsaac, GBD offers pretty much anything you could want out of fried foods and desserts. Breakfast offerings consist of a fried chicken on a sweet potato biscuit with spicy honey ($3.25) and a variety of scones and muffins. Lunch brings lunch boxes ($8) of a drum and thigh or chicken "tendies" with slaw and a biscuit. At dinner, chicken can be had by the piece, bucket ($25), or a full dinner for four ($40). This is also where you can branch out from fried fowl and opt for a chicken fried steak ($10) or fish and chips ($10). And fear not, fans of the Luther ($10) can rejoice because it is now a permanent fixture at GBD. There's even a fried chicken bao bun ($3.50) that was added to the menu last minute when it was discovered that one of Birch & Barley's cooks could make kick ass bao.
Meanwhile, Tiffany MacIsaac's brioche and cake confections are available all day. From fan favorites like the bourbon-butterscotch glazed doughnut with bacon and fritters, which are basically the doughnut equivalent of BBQ burnt ends—scraps of doughnuts cobbled together with more surface area for glaze to form another flavor Frankenstein doughnut—to more inventive numbers like a grapefruit-Campari cake doughnut. Doughnuts can be ordered from their own designated counter up front.
And to round it out, NRG's resident beer guru, Greg Engert, is curating a 19 draft beer list with special sections of "fried chicken beers," "doughnut beers," and "drinking beers." Each is carefully selected to balance the savory, salty chicken or rich, sweet doughnuts. A selection of house punches ($8 each)—like a the Smooth Ambler bourbon, grapefruit juice, ginger-sage honey, and lemon "Scout It Out"—help the nostalgia hit home of a sunny day with KFC and punch, just much better.
Not only is GBD a long anticipated realization of something NRG fans have been hoping for for years, but it's also open until 2 to 3 a.m. most nights, so you can get your fried chicken, doughnuts, and beer fix basically anytime you want. Need more convincing? Head to the slideshow to check out a sample of all the fried food you'll be able to eat at GBD.
1323 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (map) 202-524-5210; www.gbdchickendoughnuts.com
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