*This timeline is based on the book "125 Años de Historia" (125 Years of History) written by the former students Denise Baumgarten Muñoz and Carolina Rutllant Feliú.
Santiago College was inaugurated at a decisive time in Chilean history, especially for Chilean women. The country was involved in the Pacific War, which meant that many women had to replace men in different activities.
Despite the advertising campaign and the substantial efforts made by the organizer, Ira Haynes La Fetra, the school started its classes on October 4 with only 7 pupils, most of them foreigners' daughters.
When the school opened its doors, the Santiago society was shocked by the gym lessons for girls. It was difficult to convince the parents about the benefits that these "modern practices" would bring to health, but the founders were firm and true to their mission of marching ahead in the Chilean educational system.
Another innovation that caused a great stir during the opening of the school was the kindergarten, established for the first time in the country according to the revolutionary educational system for children created by the remarkable German educator Friederick Von Froebel. This system intended to make the most of the first years of a child's life, when his mind is much more flexible and trainable to build the basis of his/her future education.
The first years were very difficult times, of great efforts and sacrifices. First, teachers were scarce, so the workload for those who were teaching was often excessive. Additionally, keeping the building at Vergara St. was very costly and the house did not have the necessary facilities to install the so desired boarding school.
On the other hand, the religious tolerance encouraged by the school was considered as a threat by the traditional Chilean families, as it was against the customs of the time. However, all these obstacles only made the Santiago College founders more determined to accept the new challenge, as shown by the considerable increase of students in March 1882. This required moving to a larger building located at 219, Alameda de las Delicias.
In 1886, the Transit and Building Fund Society, formed by Bishop William Taylor for the payment of teachers' and missioners' transportation and led by the school management, acquired a piece of land located at the corner of Agustinas and Brasil for $ 35,000 where a new building would be erected. The building would later shelter Santiago College for 45 years. It was inaugurated at the beginning of the school year of 1887 and, according to documents of that time, it was the best establishment for women in terms of modernity, space and equipment.
Apart from the luxury facilities sheltering the boarding school dorms, the new building had a huge dining room, spacious and illuminated classrooms and special music and painting facilities.
Seven years after its foundation, the school had 184 students, compared to the initial 7 students. Amongst them, the daughters of former President Anibal Pinto, former President Manuel Balmaceda, as well as the children of Captain Arturo Prat and four grandchildren of former President Domingo Santa María, were included.
The consolidation of the girls' school was causing the gradual disappearance of the men's school, which was fully closed in 1884 by the La Fetra couple.
In the beginning of 1904 Adelaide Whitfield announced her departure for the United States with her husband Ira La Fetra. Even though it was a voluntary trip, it was difficult for her to leave her school duties, where she had worked for over 20 years and had seen it grow from scratch. In her farewell letter, Mrs. La Fetra reaffirmed the main qualities that gave the School its reputation while she was the School Principal and then became imprinted forever in the students' minds: academic excellence, moral education, state-of-the-art teaching, highly qualified teachers, obligatory gym and bilingualism.
After Mr. and Mrs. La Fetra left the School, a very nostalgic air filled the corridors. The school had lost the drive of its first decades and the founders' charisma imprinted during the years they were in Chile. The school management changed many times, which was frequently not beneficial for the SC.
Since 1915 until the first years of the 1920's, the school suffered many changes with lots of conflicts and difficulties. Even though this was not reflected in the increasing amount of enrolled students, the prestige reached by SC during the time of the La Fetra Principals was slowly fading. It was at this time when one of the main characters of the Santiago College history arrived in Chile.
Mary Firebaugh Swaney became a widow when her husband struck dead by lightning. 28 years old and in full sorrow, this teacher graduated from Wesleyan College, got on board and departed for South America to begin her life anew.
"In a cold day of July of 1920, Mrs. Mary F. Swaney arrived in Chile. 20 years have passed and I can still see her charming smile when she greeted all of us and spoke about our pretty city and our beautiful mountains, instead of complaining about humidity and coldness. And since then she has always been this way, looking for the best in all things and people, helping everyone to give the best from themselves," one of her pupils described Mrs. Swaney in the College Mirror, the students' school bulletin at the time.
The American colony resident in Santiago was proud of her and the former students were encouraged to return to their Alma Mater after remaining a long time away from it.
Mrs. Swaney was considered as the Transition Principal, because led by her hand the school made the biggest step in its history. It was transferred to a new modern building located at the corner of Lota and Los Leones Streets.
Elisa Parada de Miguel, a member of the 1893 class, was the main benefactor of the new facilities located at Los Leones street. As a wedding present, her husband, the American philanthropist Moses Miguel, offered to sponsor a project in Chile. She travelled from New York to her country of origin and chose to give new appearance to its beloved Santiago College.
The buildings and the equipment of Agustinas did not meet the needs of a state-of-the-art education at the level of American standards, so the school had to move to the east side of the city, where the new residential neighborhoods were located. "Mr. Miguel agreed. We will have the best school in South America. It will be an example of the best education offered in North America… I am already sending 20 thousand dollars as a sign of my commitment to the project," she wrote enthusiastically upon her return to the United States.
According to the plans, the school would have classrooms for 500 students and a boarding school for 150 girls, library, music halls, modern physics and chemistry laboratories, a full department for home economics, gym, ample gardens and facilities for practicing sports in the open air.
On October 1st, 1930, the school became 50 years old. The Golden Years party began with a ceremony where the principal, Mrs. Swaney, officially presented the Santiago College flag donated by Elisa Parada de Miguel. It was light-blue and in the middle it had the symbol of education: a woman seated on a throne, crowned with laurels, surrounded by books and with the motto "Education dignifies" embroidered around her.
From that day on, the school flag has always been present in all school ceremonies and has become emblematic for all former students and future generations.
The celebration lasted three days and the most important ceremony took place on October 3rd, in the Providencia plot, where the first stone of the new school was placed on Lota Street. The President of the time, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, attended the event, also the Minister of Education, general Bartolomé Blanche; the ambassadors of the United States and United Kingdom and other diplomatic authorities.
The construction of the important new building for Santiago College was difficult and full of inconveniences that lasted more than one and a half year. The architects Josué Smith Solar and his son José Tomás Smith Miller were retained. They were the most prestigious duo of the time and had the greatest experience in building educational establishments. They chose the Spanish colonial architectural style of the 16th century, with some modifications, such as larger windows and other modern additions.
"God bless each one of you and always keep the school in His heart. With this phrase, Miss Elizabeth Caton Mason ended each of the ceremonies she presided over. She directed the school during 27 years and knew how to inspire young students to preserve the values that had guided the institution from the start.
Elizabeth C. Mason was trained as teacher and professional in the United States and Europe. She graduated from A. B. Goucher College for girls in Maryland and also studied at the Teachers College of Columbia University in New York where she became Master of Arts. In the latter university she also specialized in "modern education for the youth" and became a true authority in the matter.
For many, the golden age of the school began with her arrival in 1933. With her push and determination she consolidated SC's prestige by giving the school her own spirit. During her governance period, the Santiago College grew and became known as one of the most important educational establishments for girls in Chile.
Miss Mason always worked to make the school become an establishment of excellence. One of her big achievements was to adjust SC education to modernity and progress in order to favor women. Additionally, she gave great importance to culture. She passed on to the students her knowledge of history, theater, literature and art and hired the best singing, dancing and drama teachers. Elizabeth succeeded in causing that SC girls were known everywhere for their great culture.
In terms of religion, Miss Mason encouraged openness and tolerance of creed in SC, and this prevails till today. For ceremonies, she invited representatives from all churches, because school values were most important to her and they were not exclusive to any particular religion.
No doubt Elizabeth Mason left an indelible imprint in the heart of all generations that have graduated from SC. She created many school traditions that are still practiced, such as the Last Chapel and the Commencement ceremony with caps and gowns, and the Evergreen Chain.
Santiago College opened its doors to boys in March 1972, thereby starting a new period in the school history. The first boy students came to school from pre-kinder to fourth grade, and the first co-ed class graduated in 1980 when the school became 100 years old.
It should be noted that in 1881 the founders had opened a section for boys in an adjacent building. This section operated independently from the girls' school and closed some years after due to differences between Ira La Fetra and Fletcher Humphrey, the boys' school principal.
The new co-ed school brought a number of repercussions. At the beginning it was difficult to adjust the spaces and the minds of all involved. The teachers were used to train girls only and used to refer to the group in feminine and had to quickly correct themselves. Likewise, during some time the term for former students was also feminine, even though after the entrance of several former boy students it was changed to Alumni, a positive change in the end.
In an interview published in the Alumni News in 1984, Rebeca Donoso, head of the SC at the time, gave her opinion about the introduction of boys: "Supposedly we live in a mixed society where men and women naturally coexist. Co-ed schools train children better for the future, teaching them daily co-living habits that will help them throughout their lives." she stated.
The centenary of SC was received with joy and emotion by the community, not only because of the amount of years of the institution, but also because it coincided with the fact that the school governance was in the hands of the former student Rebeca Donoso Palacios, 1959 class, trained under the teachings of Miss Elizabeth Mason.
In the beginning of this decade, the Los Leones building began to be limited for the amount of students and there was no further space where it could grow. Additionally, as it was co-ed, it needed more space for the practice of the different sports. Given this reality, the search for a more adequate land started.
On October 29, 1985, a purchase promise agreement was signed between the Trapenses monks and the Santiago College Educational Foundation for a land located beyond Lo Curro. The plot was three times bigger than the Los Leones land and was acquired with the commitment to build sports facilities and classrooms within the next 20 years.
The challenge then was to build a 21st-century school, but without losing the Santiago College traditions and hallmark. The architects decided to use elements from the past and at the same time meet the needs of the new century by introducing all necessary technological advances to implement the most modern educational system. The SC tradition was represented by three elements that would be in the access to the new school: a rose garden, the entry arch and the façade have the same monolithical character of the cloister on Lota Street.
The start of the 21st century brought a period of transcendental changes to the SC. The person who had an important role in this new phase was the Principal designated by the Senior Board in 2004: the former student Lorna Prado Scott, daughter of the well-remembered teacher Lorna Scott.
"Loly", as those close to her call her, graduated from Universidad de Chile as Primary School Teacher with a Major in English and Physical Education. In 1979 she received a Scholarship in Education and Sports and travelled to Germany where she lived for one year. Additionally, she has a Master in Educational Administration and Management and in 1999 she was accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as teacher of the Primary Years Program (PYP) to lead educational workshops in North America and Latin America.
Lorna Prado established important goals when she was designated principal for Santiago College. Her first priority was to create, together with the Senior Board, a strategic plan to define the physical place where the school would be located during the next 100 years: the Los Trapenses land. "The school needs new facilities where we can have more technological advances, more green areas, entertaining places, parking places, safer accesses and exits," explained Lorna.
Thus, the new educational establishment was inaugurated on May 8, 2013. A very modern architectural project that validates the past and looks to the future while preserving tradition.
The ceremony was attended by the main school authorities, such as, Colette Saieg, Chairman of the Senior Board; Arturo Valenzuela, member of the Board of Trustees; and Lorna Prado Scott, Principal.
"From us to those who follow us: an inheritance full of responsibilities that, protected by these new walls, leaves behind the huge task of progressing with an intact memory of history, with the perfect compass of the present times and, especially, walking to the future supported on the deep roots of the Santiago College legacy. These roots cannot be cut and cannot be negotiated; instead they are passed from generation to generation through the centuries without losing the Alma Mater," emphasized Lorna Prado Scott in the inauguration speech for these new building that would be the new 21st century school house.
Another important objective for this new Principal was to emphasize the significance of the values taught in SC to its students throughout its long history: responsibility, honesty, respect, tolerance, integrity, loyalty, courtesy, solidarity, leadership, commitment with a high academic level and joy of life.
Feeling profound love for her school, Lorna wants to emphasize SC traditions and roots. Her progressive mission is one of the fundamental pillars that will help her keep the academic excellence that has prevailed at Santiago College since its foundation and has placed it amongst the Chilean educational leaders.
More than 100 years have passed since Ira and Adelaide La Fetra started with the challenge of founding the SC and making it the school of excellence it is today. The passing of the years and the development of a more globalized, competitive and technological world have not been obstacles to continue to deliver highest educational ideals, a Christian education -but without narrow-mindedness-, and bilingual teaching marked by firm values and principles.
SC ceremonies are part of a tradition that has over one century of history and give a special imprint to Santiago College spirit. They characterize by their formality and mark important moments in the school life, while distinguishing the different phases seniors have to go through in their last year as students of this school.
This is a day for giving thanks. In this ceremony the SC community remembers the pilgrims who came to North America and after one year of hard work gave thanks to God for the fruits they had collected. The act is commemorated with an assembly held during the fall season. In this opportunity, students make a symbolic delivery of the collected nonperishables that are given to charity institutions. The celebration takes place in the school auditorium where the stage is decorated with the whole lot of collected products.
With this ceremony, the school celebrates the Independence of the United States of America, country of origin of the SC. The different school levels organize their assemblies with songs, dances, typical outfits and speeches related to this date.
This date is also celebrated with the corresponding solemnity. Teachers choose different subjects related to the historic events that marked the Chilean Independence process, ramadas are built and speeches are given on the spiritual values of our nation.
The School celebrates its anniversary in October and the Student Council is responsible for its organization. During these days, the alliances or houses parade on the SC sport fields in floats representing the different themes chosen by the students.
At the beginning of the school year, 12th-graders are anxious to receive the tie that distinguishes them as new seniors and start to enjoy the privileges they have as such. Amongst these new advantages they can stroll around the School singing the melody: "So we are seniors, seniors are we, singing together, happy are we", in a way to show their joy for having reached the end of a period. Additionally, and given their condition as seniors, the students can go out of school to have lunch and use a cardigan designed by them that identifies them as members of the senior class. However, all these privileges carry a responsibility the students cannot forget, which is that they must behave at the level of the circumstances and prove that both the tie they wear and the special treat they receive are the result of years of respect and fidelity to the principles and values taught by the School.
In November, the School hands in rings and medals to its seniors. These items were introduced in 1980, the year when the first boys' class was created in SC.
These distinctions refer to the cycle of the school life as a vital period that determines the students' future. Both the rings and the medals are engraved with the school seal which shows a female laureate figure together with the motto: "La educación ennoblece" (Education dignifies). They symbolize the commitment acquired by the students with the School and distinguish them wherever they go as members of Santiago College.
At the end of November or first days in December, the Alumni Association officially receives the senior class of the year as the new members of its institution. This ceremony takes place annually with a dinner in the School gardens and is attended by former students of all years. In this occasion, generations of alumni will meet celebrating 25, 40 and even 50 or more years since they graduated.
Last Chapel is a farewell given by the School to its seniors at a ceremony where the three religions taught at school are present: Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. Attended by twelfth-graders' parents and guardians, teachers and eleventh-grade students, this ceremony is characterized by its deep spiritual sense.
Traditionally, seniors enter the auditorium dressed in their caps and gowns and singing Father Almighty. Then, first-grade students give a flower bouquet to the girls and a school banner to the boys while the "The Sweetest Flower" is sung. This moment emphasizes the cycle and continuity of the new generations that replace those who leave the school.
Once the Last Chapel is over, juniors invite seniors to a picnic somewhere in the open air. There they enjoy an afternoon by the pool accompanied by their homeroom teachers. As a souvenir of this day, each senior receives a small present from his junior (an 11th-grade student who has been chosen based on kinship or affinity).
This word refers to the end of a phase and at the same time the beginning of a new life. Traditionally, a special person is invited to give a speech to seniors. It is always an outstanding person, either the chancellor of a university, an ambassador, a religious authority, or a distinguished member of the national community. This solemn act takes place at the school in the Rose Garden, where everything is organized to receive the seniors' families and friends.
Commencement starts with seniors coming in wearing their caps and gowns and escorted by the juniors who carry the "evergreen chain". This chain is made of pine wood and represents the future of new generations. In previous years, Pomp and Circumstancewas played as background music by the Police Corps band, but nowadays this march is played by the school band.
Seven distinctions granted by the school at the end of the school life are awarded during this ceremony, namely: Finer Humankind Award (the most significant one), followed by Valedictorian Award, Salutatorian Award, Sportsmanship Award, Creativity Award and ECIS Award.
Upon finishing the Commencement ceremony, juniors attend the so-called Junior Prom. Girls wear the white dress had worn when they escorted the seniors, and boys, in turn, wear the official school uniform. The dining-room is decorated with flowers and balloons and juniors happily celebrate their coming closer to the goal: the senior class.
In recent years, the Junior Prom celebration has taken place in the school dining-room.
This is the last party attended by the entire graduated class accompanied by their parents and guardians. Girls wear party dresses and boys wear a suit. It usually takes place in a large hall with room for many people and especially decorated for a great occasion. Music is also an important item. The event is organized by the parents, and the Headmaster (headmistress) and each homeroom teacher are invited as special guests.
The party begins with a cocktail followed by a father-daughter or mother-son waltz. The parents and guests leave before dinner is served. The party and the dancing go on until early hours and end with a nice breakfast.
The Senior Ball is the last opportunity when the entire senior class can share and say good bye to their school life.
This award is the maximum distinction conferred on the student that best represents our school values.
It is awarded to the student who has achieved the best average during the years in the Upper and High School, demonstrating high academic commitment and responsibility.
It is awarded to the student who has achieved the second best average during the years in the Upper and High School, demonstrating high academic commitment and responsibility.
This award is given to a girl and a boy of the graduating class who is not necessarily the best athlete, but the one who has demonstrated a high commitment in the field of sports, giving the best of him or herself for their team and the school.
It is awarded to a student who, throughout the school years, has demonstrated a creative spirit in academic and extracurricular activities.
Awarded to a student who is a good representative of their own country, with a positive attitude toward the life and culture of others, able to converse in at least two languages, a contributing force in the life of the school, with the ability to bring differing people together into a sense of community, thus furthering the cause of international understanding.


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Abstract: Cytokinins (CKs) are plant hormones affecting numerous developmental processes. Zeatin and its derivatives are the most important group of isoprenoid CKs. Zeatin occurs as two isomers: while trans-zeatin (transZ) was found to be a bioactive substance, cis-zeatin (cisZ) was reported to have a weak biological impact. Even though cisZ derivatives are abundant in various plant materials their biological role is still unknown. The comprehensive screen of land plants presented here suggests that cisZ-type CKs occur ubiquitously in the plant kingdom but their abundance might correlate with a strategy of life rather than with evolutionary complexity. Changing levels of transZ and cisZ during Arabidopsis ontogenesis show that levels of the two zeatin isomers can differ significantly during the life span of the plant, with cisZ-type CKs prevalent in the developmental stages associated with limited growth. A survey of the bioassays employed illustrates mild activity of cisZ and its derivatives. No cis↔trans isomerization, which would account for the effects of cisZ, was observed in tobacco cells and oat leaves. Differences in uptake between the two isomers resulting in distinct bioactivity have not been detected. In contrast, cisZ and transZ have a different metabolic fate in oat and tobacco. Analysis of a CK-degrading enzyme, cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX), reveals that Arabidopsis possesses two isoforms, AtCKX1 expressed in stages of active growth, and AtCKX7, both of which have the highest affinity for the cisZ isomer. Based on the present results, the conceivable function of cisZ-type CKs as delicate regulators of CK responses in plants under growth-limiting conditions is hypothesized.


When trials come, and often they are many–reflecting on the words of Christ can bring us through to the other side. For whatever thorns we suffer, it pales to what HE did for all of us.
In my humanness, I feel feel frail and vulnerable, but Christ is here, by my side, giving me strength and courage to carry on. We are to be servants, we are to love despite persecution and condemnation and we are called to suffer and carry our own cross.
Why then, if I know that–is it so difficult to do?
The passage from Isaiah below is a favorite one of mine and of my husband; it brings into perspective, the servants heart-and the openness of Our Lord to endure so much suffering without opening his mouth in protest.
Lord forgive my failure to see the greater picture and thank you for the grace to endure our daily suffering.
and his form beyond that of the sons of men so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has not been told them they shall see, and that which they have not heard they shall understand.
For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.


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Q: Breaking a loop once the first value is found I have the current code used to complete one of the Project Euler tasks:
 public static void mod(int value){
     int[] modValues = {11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20};
     int y = 0;
     for(int x = 0; x < 10; x++){
         int originalValue = value;
         int modSum = value % modValues[x];
         if(modSum == 0){
             y += 1;
             if(y == 10){
               System.out.println(originalValue);
               break;
             }
          }
     }
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
   final long startTime = System.nanoTime(); //<<<ignore//
   int x;

   for(x = 0; x < Integer.MAX_VALUE; x++){
       mod(x);
   }
}

Now my question is how can I get the whole program to break once the first value (232792560) is found from the method. My current break at the if(y == 10){ break;} does not do this.

A:  public static int mod(int value){
        int[] modValues = {11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20};
        int y = 0;
         for(int x = 0; x < 10; x++){
            int originalValue = value;
            int modSum = value % modValues[x];
            if(modSum == 0){
                y += 1;
                if(y == 10){
                    System.out.println(originalValue);
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               }
            }
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     public static void main(String[] args) {
            final long startTime = System.nanoTime(); //<<<ignore//
            int x;
             for(x = 0; x < Integer.MAX_VALUE; x++){
if(mod(x)==232792560){
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break;
}

}
     }
}

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       y += 1;
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9 Innings of Nightmares: The Scariest Baseball Moments of 2015
by Eric Roseberry | October 30, 2015
Halloween is coming up on Saturday, so we decided to ask the other writers at Banished to the Pen, "What were some of the scariest moments in MLB this season?" To put it another way, "What people, events, or outcomes caused the most nightmares over the course of the year?"
What follows is a list of the most terrifying things in baseball.
Full disclosure, I'm probably not the best person to write an article with a horror theme. I haven't watched a horror move in sixteen years. I just can't handle them. What I find terrifying, most people find moderately scary, so let's keep those expectations low.
Here are some honorable mentions to start out: Jimmy Nelson surviving a comebacker to the head (one of several scary close calls). Jimmy Blevins re-fracturing his arm by slipping on a curb. Despondent Wilmer Flores after the trade that never was. Kris Bryant leaving a game early before trade deadline day (it was just flu-like symptoms). Jon Lester with a runner on first. While the 2015 Rockies were pretty scary, they had a horror all-star team in 1994. Lastly, Alex Crisafulli offers this treat: "Howard 'Howie' Joseph Kendrick III – If you use his full name (and pretend two of the Roman numerals from 'III' are 'Ls') you can spell out 'Halloween.'"
1. Nationals fans' nightmare: Matt Williams is your manager
This season started with so much promise for Nationals fans. PECOTA projected the team to win 92 games. Almost every baseball writer thought they would run away with the NL East. They'd signed Max Scherzer, and their pitching staff was quickly dubbed a "super rotation." The offense was loaded. What could possibly go wrong?
Usually in horror movies, the person you should fear is the person you least suspect. How much damage could a manager really do? Heck, Ned Yost has shown how successful a team can be when a manager does practically nothing. But as the season wore on, the stories started to creep out. There were complaints about his bullpen usage. There were questions about his tactical acumen. Reports emerged about a disconnect between the manager and his players.
Toward the end of the year the problems became more pronounced. Jayson Werth was screaming at Williams, "When exactly do you think you lost this team?" Jonathan Papelbon pitched the 9th inning of a game after HE TRIED TO CHOKE HIS OWN TEAM'S BEST PLAYER. Why? "He's our closer." Williams had Nationals fans daydreaming about how great life would be if Dusty Baker was in the dugout. It's a pretty big accomplishment to get a fan base to fawn over Baker.
To be fair, you can't pin all of Washington's problems on Williams. Injuries set the team back. A number of offensive players underperformed. But we can't let those things stand in the way of narrative, can we?
2. Red Sox fans' nightmare: Hanley Ramirez is your left fielder
After the Red Sox finished last in the AL East in 2014 it was clear that they were looking to make upgrades. Many expected they would take a look at Hanley Ramirez. The Red Sox already had Xander Bogaerts at shortstop, but Ramirez's offensive prowess was too tantalizing to pass on. He could easily transition to third. A right-handed power bat in Fenway seemed like an easy decision..
But the Red Sox decided to add Pablo Sandoval too. So what would they do with Hanley? Ramirez had played shortstop for over ten years at this point. He had done one of the hardest things for a defender to do in baseball. Surely he could figure out left field. How could it not work? His offense would easily overshadow any of his defensive liabilities. Right???
I present to you without further comment, the highlight reel that still makes Sox fans wake up in a cold sweat:
https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/623703088638111744
3. Bobblehead enthusiasts' nightmare:
Hunter Pence & Garden Gnome Hunter Pence
I don't want either of those things on my shelf. Or on my desk. Fans had a lot of fun this season reminding us of things that Hunter Pence can and can't do. "Hunter Pence's bobblehead comes to life" isn't something I'm willing to take a chance on.
4. Bill Welke's nightmare: Joey Votto has that look in his eye After an injury-plagued 2014 some were wondering if Votto was beginning his decline. He responded with one of the best offensive seasons in baseball. Votto hit .314/.459/.541 with 29 HR and 80 RBI. He was one of the few bright spots on a Reds team that tanked after the All-Star break. Not only is Joey Votto good at baseball, but who doesn't love him? He's calm. He's reserved. Sure he's a little robotic, but he plays the game in a way that stat heads can admire. On top of all that, he's Canadian for crying out loud. Why would you ever be scared of a Canadian that didn't have the last name Hart? Well… on September 10th Bill Welke found out exactly why. It was becoming clear that Votto wasn't thrilled with a few of Welke's strike calls. The two had a few short discussions, and then Joey Votto lost his ever loving mind. They say that in a fight you shouldn't worry about the guy who runs his mouth… you should worry about the guy who never says anything. Joey… we're scared.
5. Rangers fans' nightmare: Jose Bautista Game 5 of the ALDS between the Blue Jays and Rangers was one of the best games I've ever seen. In what has been dubbed "the 7th inning," an incredible sequence of events led to the Rangers taking a one-run lead. It looked like Texas was going to shock the heavily favored Blue Jays. And then… it happened. Rangers fans, I know the wound is still fresh so I'll keep the descriptions to a minimum.
There's a moment after Bautista hits the home run when he just stands there… staring. That, followed by a vicious batflip, led Sam Miller to call it "one of the most psychologically violent things I've ever seen." How long will Bautista's face haunt the dreams of Rangers fans? Only time will tell.
6. The playoff audience's nightmare: You never know where Pete Rose is coming from Oh hey it's C.J. Nitkowski. I like that guy. I wouldn't mind hearing from him during a rain delay. And then out of nowhere….
"Good evening, C.J."
I'm aware that most people would have gotten this reference if I had written "Hello, C.J.," but that line isn't in Silence of the Lambs. It's a misquotation. Yes, I will sacrifice you understanding the reference for getting the quote right. Lets have some journalistic integrity. This is Banished to the Pen after all.
7. The playoff audience's nightmare, part II: the announce team that came back from the dead
Can I tell everyone a secret? I don't mind Joe Buck. However, if you've ever been on Twitter during a World Series game then you know there are a lot of people who really really don't like Joe Buck. Throw Harold Reynolds in the mix and the criticism of that booth is all you're going to hear for hours.
But a weird thing happened during Game 1 of the World Series. For a few minutes during the fourth inning, people were left with this image.
Apparently Fox lost power to its broadcast truck. So what was going to happen? MLB couldn't continue the game because this also affected the use of replay. Then out of nowhere, MLB switched over to their international feed.
What was this strange gift? All of a sudden Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz were calling the game. Twitter rejoiced. The understated tone was a welcome change of pace. Harold Reynolds was gone!
In every good horror movie there is that moment where the protagonist thinks they have defeated the enemy, and then predictably, whatever they had been facing makes a sudden surprise return.
"We head to the bottom of the 5th… as John and I are joined by Joe Buck, Tom Verducci, and Harold Reynolds. To whom we will throw it… for a while."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
8. At Bat app user's nightmare: the entire league is a triple short of the cycle
If you love baseball you probably have the At Bat app. I love being able to listen to radio broadcasts while I'm in the car. Having the opportunity to watch live baseball from my phone during the course of my day is great. It's also helpful for getting notified of big news that breaks.
I don't remember the first time it happened, and I don't remember the player it was referencing. However, one summer day I received this notification, "________ is a triple shy of the cycle." Huh. That's interesting. A triple is probably a long shot, but I'll keep an eye on it.
Then the next day it happened.
Then again.
And every day from that moment on someone seemed to be a triple shy of the cycle. The notifications never seemed to stop. They were unrelenting. At any moment someone could be a hit away from the cycle, and I'd get another notification. The end of the baseball season is the only thing that brought sweet relief. Just in case you've missed them…
9. People who actually watch commercials' nightmare:
If you've spent any time watching this year's playoffs, then you could probably quote these commercials from memory:
Sometimes when I close my eyes the commercials just play. They play over and over and over and over.
A Bonus 10th Nightmare for Effectively Wild Fans: Sam Miller has a dark side
If you've listened to Effectively Wild for any length of time, then you know Sam Miller has a dark side. He's not shy of making us face the reality of our mortality. But this year something was different…. From episode 744: we present "Sam's dark analogy."
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(In other Sam news this postseason, his absence from the podcast for travel left EW fans understandably assuming the worst: he was either missing or dead).
So what do you say? What were some of the most terrifying things in baseball this year?
We leave you with a sample of the silent, haunting, interminable moment familiar to any MLB.tv subscriber:
Thanks to the following BTTP contributors for their suggestions: Ryan Sullivan, Ben Suissa, Nathan White, Tyler Baber, Nick Strangis, Brandon Lee, Ken Maeda, Scott Kramer, Alex Crisafulli, and Mick Reinhard.
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14 new contestants are joined by 4 kind of meh returnees.
They are split into tribes and given two minutes to toss whatever they can into the water and into their boats. Keith practically needs to be rescued during the brief swim. In the mad dash, somebody's going to accidentally randomly trip over the envelope marked secret advantage. That dumb luck belongs to Ron.
Wendy has mild Tourette's and audible ticks. She wants to have a good social game, but she knows she's awkward.
Joe makes fire early and quickly. That's not something you see very often on this show. On the other end of the spectrum is Julie, who seems to be completely inept.
When he can first get away, Ron opens his envelope, which directs him to the advantage menu. He has a list of choices, which he must use by the third Tribal Council.
Eric and Gavin want to target the returning players. Joe's out, so that leaves Aubry.
Reem is the helpful mom. They don't want a mom, except for Keith.
For the immunity challenge, they will maneuver through an obstacle, have one person climb a rope and ring a bell, one person cross a balance beam (more if they can make it), and then six solve a giant sliding puzzle. They are even after the obstacle and rope. Joe takes the lead on the balance beam, and he can now untie knots to widen the beam and make crossing it easy. After multiple people fall for Manu, David finally makes it across. Kama has a big lead but not insurmountable if they can't do a puzzle. Kama wins immunity.
Wendy and Reem seemed to bond with Keith earlier while they were giving him swimming lessons. That doesn't last long. He sees the writing on the wall and bails as soon as they start pushing a Kelley or Lauren boot. This may work if they were coming from a stronger position, but being among the weakest gives them little say. When told that Reem is the target, Wendy doesn't want to listen.
Reem protests at Tribal Council. This is age discrimination. It's hard to start off that low and go downhill, but she's doing a remarkable job of irritating people the more she talks. It's rare that it's this obvious. She eventually comes to the point of just acknowledging she'll be the first to go.
With 4 votes, Reem has been voted off the island. She does not depart with any sort of grace.
She is given a choice. She can either choose to quit right now, or she can take the other path for another presumably short-lived chance. Kind of silly. I don't think anybody is going to just leave.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Edge of Extinction Episode 2, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.
They finally managed to get rid of Christian in Survivor: David Vs. Goliath Episode 13, leaving Alison, Davie, Nick, Mike, Kara, and Angelina to battle it out in the final episode.
The Goliaths have recovered from their atrocious post-merge gameplay and by numbers have the advantage, but that whole David Vs. Goliath twist was completely silly when they swapped tribes after three episodes. It was David Vs. Goliath… for a little while. None of those who remain seem to take their original tribes very seriously.
With the idols burned, now everybody goes searching. Angelina is the one to find the clue. She follows the first step of the clue and digs up the ladder by the well. During this, she drops the clue, which she apparently did not read completely. How do you… how?
For the immunity challenge, they will race over a series of obstacles, use a ball to unlock a trap, build a staircase, and solve a 63 piece puzzle of the season logo. Kara's in the lead after the target and even further in the lead after the stairs, but she's not very far ahead of Davie, Angelina, and Mike. Nick seemed out of it, but he's closing the gap. Nick wins immunity. He also wins spaghetti and cake and chooses Angelina to share with him. Davie says he doesn't need to pick him again. He chooses Mike.
As the reward people plot Alison's demise, they start talking about whether she has an idol. Angelina knows she doesn't have it and decides to share her half clue with them. Mike finds it in the sand, and they let her climb to get it.
Nick agrees with Angelina about the Alison vote, but Mike would rather get rid of Davie. Alison knows it's him or her, making her an easy sell. Kara likes the plan as well. He's going to have to convince Angelina that Davie's a threat and they need to split up that pair of him and Nick. Mike's plan is that if he splits them up, he gets Nick all to himself. I'm sure he will enjoy being lied to. That worked so well for Christian.
With 4 votes, Davie has been voted off the island. Before he leaves, he tells them whoever orchestrated that now has his vote. Mike openly takes credit. That's one reason to vote him out.
Angelina blames Mike, which is an easy story to believe because Mike's been playing harder than he likes to let on. He's very loud about his disapproval.
For the immunity challenge, they will stand on a pole, raise a bucket to fill a chute with water, grab a key, and solve a block puzzle. Alison can't even balance to start the challenge, but she only needs to hold that for a few seconds. She is the first to get her key. Nick is behind her. Considering his performance in the last challenge, he's a big threat for this one. Nick wins immunity.
He may have needed that, too, because he was so overly out of control about what happened at Tribal Council that he was making himself a target.
Oh, and next time, we are doing the stupid fire making thing again. At least they know about it this time.
There was a simple plan. Just get rid of Alison because apparently she's a threat. Angelina doesn't like that. She wants them to vote for her so she can get some votes but then use her idol correctly and send Alison home anyway. That way, she can brag to the jury that she finally did something right. And she tells Mike and Nick that's her plan. What is this nonsense? Not done there, she makes a fake idol for Alison. Mike tells Kara, who thinks that maybe they should get rid of him instead. Alison will do that because Angelina's safe despite her ridiculousness. Nick's made it clear like he did with Christian that they're done.
Mike makes some weird comments about Alison at Tribal. I'm not sure what he's trying to do here by telling her she's leaving without her dignity.
Alison plays her fake idol, which she knows is fake because it's a shell with a rope around it. At least it's not just a stick. Angelina plays her real idol.
With 3 votes, Alison has been voted off the island.
For the final immunity challenge, they will have one hand tied behind their backs, drop a ball down the chute and catch it at the bottom, adding more balls as they go. Meh for a final challenge. Angelina drops after they get to three balls. Mike is next. The other two add a fourth ball. Kara drops during the transition, forgetting that she has to keep pace with the other three balls, not just add another. Nick wins immunity.
He pretty much has to take Angelina. Not only are they allies, but anyone would want to drag her to the end. I'm not sure what Kara has done either, but people at least like her.
That leaves Mike and Kara to practice creating fire because they know there is no need for any strategy discussion because whatever Nick says goes. Lame. Don't bring this twist back again please. I don't suspect either of them as being that great at this.
As expected from the practice, Kara gets flame first, but it goes out. Struggling to even get a spark, Mike does light a sustainable fire of sorts, just one that isn't going very high. Kara's flame goes out again. Mike is getting somewhere. As she aimlessly fails to create fire, Mike's is slowly building. Mike wins a spot in the final three.
Thanks for changing the outcome based on a fire making challenge again. No way he survived that vote if there were one since he is the biggest threat.
Christian asks them to highlight how they outwitted. Nick talks about all the alliances he had and how that allowed him to know everything. John asks Mike a question, but Angelina interrupts and asks to go first. She points out her social game and how she secured rice for the tribe. It's not a selfless act if she keeps bring it up over and over again. When Angelina finally stops talking, Mike discusses his final two deals. Then he apologizes for being mean to Alison for no good reason.
Gabby complains about how this game is sexist. Ugh. This is the same broken record we have been hearing from Angelina as well. You lost because you played an emotional and bad game. Nobody cared about your gender. If you played like Amber, Parvati, or Sandra (twice), you would have had a shot. You're not going to vote for Angelina either, nor will anyone else.
After the cringe is done, Nick tells a very compelling story about how he was the underdog eventually outnumbered 4-1 by Goliaths and how he played the game like he lives. If you're still alive, you can still fight, which is why his job is to help people with drug addictions.
By a vote of 7-3, Nick Wilson is the Survivor: David Vs. Goliath winner. There's certainly an argument for Mike here, but Nick is a solid winner who played a mostly good game.
Christian was again saved by an idol in Survivor: David Vs. Goliath Episode 12, leaving his closest ally who tried to turn on him so she could prove a point Gabby as the casualty.
Christian says he's suspected Nick's motives for quite a bit because he's not really being honest. He's not being honest? He isn't the one who started this.
Nick finds the idol in front of Angelina, Christian, and Mike. It's fake. Davie doesn't believe his ploy… much. He continues to search.
For the reward challenge, they will be tied to ropes and must maneuver through obstacles to make their way to toss bags at blocks. Reward is a helicopter ride for lunch. Davie is first to start tossing, but he hasn't left himself enough rope to get to more than a couple of his bags when he has to retrieve them to throw again. Angelina's even worse off, unable to reach anything. Ditto for Kara. It comes down to a battle between Nick and Davie. Davie wins reward.
He chooses Nick to go with him, repaying him for choosing him on the family visit. Angelina complains that they both chose him. Would have been easier to say that he picked the person who almost just beat him. Does anyone have a final plea? Yes, Angelina does. She got the rice for them by giving up the immunity that she never would have won. So Davie's second choice is Kara.
When they are alone, Davie warns Kara that Nick has two idols. Upon her return to camp, Kara warns Alison. Her plan was to keep Mike and Angelina in the dark. Kara has no such plan, promptly telling Mike.
Davie's still not done searching, despite his belief that Nick may have actually found a second idol. He does not find an idol, but he does find an advantage. Also known as an idol. This idol is only good at the next Tribal Council, unless he is willing to risk his next vote. He's got 50/50 odds. He chooses not to partake, taking guaranteed safety for next time (unless he wants to waste it again, saving someone who he now cannot get rid of) but also keeping his vote.
For the immunity challenge, they will stand on a narrow perch while balancing balls on a wooden disc. Everybody survives to the second round and a second ball. Kara and Angelina drop. Davie drops, and Christian follows. Nick drops. Alison and Mike move to the third round. Mike wins immunity.
Christian was the target who almost everybody tried to get rid of, but so far we have heard plans to target Nick and now Alison. Mike would like to revisit the Christian plan.
Nick comes clean to Davie. He only has one idol. With that honesty, Davie no longer wants to get rid of Nick, someone who's proving trustworthy.
There's a problem with that. He already told everybody that he wants to get rid of Nick. That's the part that Mike tells him because that's the only part anyone knows. Now Nick's against Davie. I don't think that's what he wanted, but perhaps if Mike splinters the vote enough, he can still get rid of Christian.
Davie plays his idol for himself. Nick also plays an idol, the fake one he made. He played the fake one to get a read on them. So then he plays his real idol for himself.
With 3 votes, Christian has been voted off the island. He was the biggest threat to win. I don't get why Alison is such a big target. Meanwhile, Davie was forced to burn his idol, and Nick wasted his, though his name was coming up an awful lot. Interesting strategy he used to fish up reactions, but obviously he misread them.
Mike and Alison ended up going after Davie. Davie and Christian went for Alison. The deciding votes were Angelina, Kara, and Nick for Christian.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: David Vs. Goliath Episode 14, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.
An oddly united merged tribe joined together to get rid of Elizabeth in Survivor: David Vs. Goliath Episode 7.
Angelina has damage control to do after what she privately admits was indeed jury management. Nobody believes her that she wasn't trying to get Elizabeth's vote by warning her that she was the target.
There's supposed to be an alliance of six, but Mike is concerned about the very emotional Gabby not really being with him.
Davie and Nick go idol hunting, and Davie finds what they think is a clue. On the way back, they are joined by Carl. For whatever reason, they say come join the search, and Davie lets Nick go find the advantage, the ability to steal a vote.
For the reward challenge, they will be divided into two teams of six and hold sandbags above their heads. Reward is pizza. Gabby selects Christian, Alison, John, Alec, and Nick. Mike selects Carl, Kara, Davie, Dan, and Angelina. Every 15 minutes, one person must drop out from each team and pass their bags to someone else. Gabby leaves her team behind, and Angelina also drops out. Christian and Carl are next. Dan's being a cocky idiot and fumbles one of his bags, handing the win to the other team. This wasn't even about someone not being able to handle it anymore. It was someone flaunting that he could do it one handed.
They ignored Angelina last week when she said that Christian is a threat. Now it's Mike's turn to bring up his name. Angelina pretends they are listening to him because he's a man. No, they are listening to him because he's talking with them, not at them.
For the immunity challenge, they will hold a buoy with two poles. Kara falls quickly. Christian, Alison, Davie, John, Gabby, and Carl are right behind. Alec is next. Then Mike. And Nick. None of these people lasted long at all, and then there were two. Angelina drops. Dan wins immunity.
Angelina's going to have to trust people who she knows have no reason to trust her. If Christian isn't the one going home, the next most likely is Angelina.
The other wrinkle in the plan is that Alec doesn't want to blindside Nick, so he reveals the plan to him. Nick in turn warns Christian. He doesn't outright say who the target is, but he does tell him they are lying to him.
Then Nick goes to Davie and asks about using the advantage to save Christian.
Nick doesn't use his advantage. However, Davie plays his idol for Christian. The perfect plan and the right target, blown up because they trusted someone who already proved untrustworthy during the first vote after the swap. Angelina asks Dan to play his idol as well. Then she begs. He agrees. So who's going home?
With 2 votes, John has been voted off the island. The people who shouldn't have had the numbers split the votes and still get their way. This was not a useful use of Dan's idol. He'd have been better off with John than Angelina. That was the problem with playing the idol. Unlike the other side, they didn't create a contingency plan.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: David Vs. Goliath Episode 9, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.


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