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Giampiero Marini (Lodi, 1951. február 25. –) világbajnok olasz labdarúgó, középpályás, edző.

Pályafutása

Klubcsapatban
A AC Fanfulla csapatában kezdte a labdarúgást, ahol 1968-ban mutatkozott be az első csapatban. 1969 és 1971 között a Varese, 1971-ben a Reggina, 1971-72-ben a Triestina labdarúgója volt. 1972-ben három idényre visszatért a Varese együtteséhez. 1976 és 1986 között pályafutása jelentős részében az Internazionale labdarúgója volt, ahol egyszeres bajnok és kétszeres olasz kupa-győztes lett a csapattal. Az aktív labdarúgástól 1986-ban vonult vissza.

A válogatottban
1980 és 1983 között 20 alkalommal szerepelt az olasz válogatottban. 1982-ben Spanyolországban világbajnok lett az olasz válogatottal.

Edzőként
1993–94-ben az Internazionale szakmai munkáját irányította és a csapattal UEFA-kupát nyert. 1997 és 1999 között a Cremonese vezetőedzője volt.

Sikerei, díjai

Játékosként

 Olaszország
 Világbajnokság
 világbajnok: 1982, Spanyolország
 Internazionale
 Olasz bajnokság (Serie A)
 bajnok: 1979–80
 Olasz kupa (Coppa Italia)
 győztes: 1978, 1982

Edzőként
 Internazionale
 UEFA-kupa
 bajnok: 1993–94

Hivatkozások

Források

1951-ben született személyek
Olasz labdarúgók
Labdarúgó-középpályások
A Varese labdarúgói
A Reggina Calcio labdarúgói
Az Internazionale labdarúgói
Az 1982-es világbajnokság labdarúgói
Világbajnok labdarúgók
Olasz labdarúgóedzők
Lodiak
Élő személyek


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Transforming the Paris climate pledges into the achievement of a low-carbon future
Home page/ News and media / News and Press / Transforming the Paris climate pledges into the achievement of a low-carbon future
As the world prepares for December's crucial climate negotiations in Paris, attention has been focussed on whether the plans submitted to date are sufficient to meet the 2 degree target – a new paper published today by Ricardo Energy & Environment highlights the overlooked question of how to ensure that countries turn their plans into a low carbon, climate-resilient future.
In the run up to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), more than 150 countries – representing more than 90% of global emissions – will have submitted 'Intended Nationally Determined Contributions' (INDCs), which comprise the targets, policies and actions that each country will contribute towards the collective goal of limiting dangerous climate impact. The adequacy of these commitments in restricting the worsening effects of climate change has been a contentious issue. However, after Paris the international community must move on from this debate and focus on implementing INDC actions and delivering what countries, and the planet, really want – achievement of their climate goals.
Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: Turning Action Plans into Achievement, published today by Ricardo Energy & Environment, provides a clear framework for countries to follow in delivering their climate ambitions. The paper draws upon the consultancy's experience supporting both developed and developing countries in the formulation and implementation of national climate policies. It highlights five essential and intrinsically linked pillars of INDC implementation that provide a pathway to a low carbon, climate resilient economy, alongside case studies demonstrating how countries are already leading the way in climate response.
"Understandably, there has been a lot of focus on the adequacy of INDCs and whether countries have submitted contributions that are fair and ambitious," explains Ricardo Energy & Environment's international director, Chris Dodwell, who is also the author of the paper. "However, it is essential that we do not take our eye off the key component of these plans – their implementation. Every country faces its own unique challenges in determining how it will tackle climate change. Our experience suggests that this clearly defined framework can help all nations, from developed countries to small island developing states, achieve their INDC ambitions. We hope that the paper that we have published today will provide valuable insight and guidance into this process and support countries in converting the momentum generated ahead of Paris into real climate achievements."
Ultimately, the success of the Paris agreement will be judged on how effectively it supports the achievement of countries' national climate plans. To find out how Ricardo Energy & Environment and its teams are providing support to help countries to develop, implement and monitor the impact of INDC policies and achieve their climate goals, visit: http://ee.ricardo.com/cms/INDC/
To request a download of the paper 'Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: Turning Action Plans into Achievement', visit: http://ee.ricardo.com/cms/action-plans-into-achievement-white-paper/
A full copy of this press release is available from the link at the top right of this page.
Press release text: Transforming the Paris climate pledges into the achievement of a low-carbon future

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Warning: There are spoilers for "Wonder Woman" ahead.
"Wonder Woman" is filled with a lot of great moments, including an improvised scene between the film's lead stars. But its defining moment occurs over an hour into the movie.
Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) approach a war-torn stretch of land embroiled in fighting during World War I. Trevor tells Wonder Woman no one has been able to cross the area — coined "No Man's Land" — since the two opposing forces began fighting over a year ago.
Well, lucky for them, Diana Prince is no man. Unrelenting, Prince steps out of the trenches to cross the bullet-flying battlefield.
The first time we see Wonder Woman's costume in the movie.
What follows is a powerful scene where Wonder Woman's iconic outfit is shown as she slowly moves across No Man's Land. Bullets ricochet off her bracelets like stone pebbles and she begins to move faster and faster across the barren wasteland until she reaches and clears the other side of danger.
Wonder Woman, during the No Man's land scene.
For young girls and women alike, it's a powerful scene to watch. After years of seeing male superheroes on screen taking names, it's refreshing to see an iconic superheroine that's been around for 75 years finally get her due — and from a woman director.
It's one of several scenes that left many women teary-eyed, so it may surprise you to learn that the scene nearly didn't make the final cut. Director Patty Jenkins had to fight for it.
In an interview with Fandango shortly before the film's release, director Patty Jenkins recalled how the No Man's Land scene was a tough sell because Wonder Woman wasn't "fighting anyone or anything."
"It's my favorite scene in the movie and it's the most important scene in the movie," said Jenkins. "It's also the scene that made the least sense to other people going in, which is why it's a wonderful victory for me."
Director Patty Jenkins on set of "Wonder Woman" with Gal Gadot.
"When I started to really hunker in on the significance of No Man's Land, there were a couple people who were deeply confused, wondering, like, 'Well, what is she going to do? How many bullets can she fight?' And I kept saying, 'It's not about that. This is a different scene than that. This is a scene about her becoming Wonder Woman,'" she added.
Jenkins said to convince others at Warner Bros. this would work, she had the scene storyboarded out to show others her vision for Wonder Woman's entrance before they attempted to do the scene in another way.
Her passion worked and the rest of history. The film has now grossed over $435 million worldwide at theaters.


Holiday cooking (for us anyway) involves lots of garlic. To peel it at mach speed, place the flat part of the blade of your heaviest knife over a clove. Holding the knife handle with your dominant hand, smack the flat part of the blade with your fist or palm of your other hand. The peel is instantly loosened and easily removed.
—By Chef Chris Koetke, Dean, Culinary School, Kendall College, Chicago, Ill.


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Rany on the Royals
...where we're praying for the people of Syria.
Royals Report Card, 2010: Part Four.
Finishing our grades with the relief corps:
Joakim Soria – Expections: High; Grade: A
In the 41-year history of the franchise, the Royals have three relief pitchers who stand almost even with each other, but so far in front of everyone else that it isn't even funny.
Baseball Prospectus has a metric entitled Win Expectation Above Replacement, Lineup-Adjusted (WXRL) – a stat which looks at every game a reliever pitched in and figures out exactly how many wins he saved his team relative to a replacement-level reliever. A closer who throws a scoreless ninth to protect a three-run lead might have only been worth 0.06 wins in that game – almost any pitcher will close that out. A closer who comes in with the bases loaded and nobody out in a one-run game might be worth 0.70 wins – turning a likely loss into a win.
By this metric, here are the 10 best relief seasons in Royals history:
1. Dan Quisenberry, 1980: 8.16
3. Jeff Montgomery, 1993: 6.86
5. Joakim Soria, 2010: 6.53
10. Jeff Montgomery, 1991: 4.79
11. Joakim Soria, 2009: 4.76
Baseball-Reference.com has a similar metric, Win Probability Added, or WPA. The main difference between the two stats appears to be that the BP stat compares a reliever to replacement level, while the B-R stat compares a reliever to an "average" reliever – meaning the BP stat puts more emphasis on quantity, i.e. a reliever with 120 average innings would rate higher than one with 70 above-average innings. (If I'm wrong in my interpretation, please let me know in the comments.)
By WPA, the 10 best relief seasons in Royals history:
10. Dan Quisenberry, 1982: 3.40
There's a lot to take from this list:
1) The best relief season in Royals history is unequivocably Dan Quisenberry's 1980. I found this shocking, and I imagine many of you do to – in 1980, in his first year as the Royals' closer, Quiz had a 3.09 ERA. That would be his highest ERA until 1988, when he was released. He had a lower ERA and threw more innings in 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985.
But for these context-based stats, when the runs were allowed matters as much as how many runs were allowed. Fourteen of the 47 runs Quisenberry allowed that year came in three outings. In one of those games, the Royals were losing 3-1 when Quiz came in; in another, he was taken out with two outs in the ninth and the Royals leading 3-2, and the two runners on base scored after he departed. He pitched in high-leverage situations all season, and while he got burned a few times, his successes were far more common than his failures.
2) The supremacy of Quisenberry, Montgomery, and Soria is unquestioned. By WXRL, Quiz has 5 of the 12 best relief seasons ever, Soria 4, and Monty 3. By WPA, Quiz has 4 of the top 10, Soria 4, and Monty 2.
(The best relief season by a Royals pitcher other than The Big Three? The answer is at the bottom of the column. You'll never guess who.)
3) While Quisenberry holds most of the top spots, no one can match Soria for consistent dominance. Soria has pitched four seasons in the majors – ALL FOUR SEASONS rank among the 10 or 11 best relief seasons in Royals history. And that's despite not throwing even 70 innings in any single season. That's insane.
4) Soria's 2010 was his best season yet. This isn't a surprise, given that he set the franchise record with 36 consecutive successful save opportunities. If he had closed out the save against the Rays on the last day of the season, his 2010 campaign would rank in the top 3 by both metrics.
What's fascinating to me is that the Royals have had three premier closers, and yet each of the three had a very different style – and none of the three fit the traditional flame-throwing, I'll-throw-the-ball-up-your-ass style prototype. In fact, all three of them were so lightly regarded that the Royals acquired EACH ONE for (almost) nothing.
Bill James famously – and accurately – wrote, "There has never been a pitcher who made fewer mistakes than Dan Quisenberry." There simply hasn't been another player like him in major league history. He threw softer than 99% of the pitchers of his era, but had better control than 100% of them. Since 1945, 62 pitchers have thrown 1000 or more career innings with an ERA of 3.20 or less. Quisenberry's strikeout rate of 3.27 per 9 innings is more than half a strikeout less than each of the other 61. No one has been remotely as successful as the Quiz while striking out remotely as few hitters. That's because, in 1043 career innings, Quisenberry walked just 92 batters by accident. He surrendered only 59 homers. He hit just seven batters. He threw just four wild pitches – in his career.
The Royals signed him as a non-drafted free agent.
Jeff Montgomery threw four above-average pitches, and in his time there was almost as much speculation about whether he ought to be moved to the rotation as there is with Soria. He didn't have Quiz's control, but it was good enough, and he never gave into the hitter. He was fearless, throwing any pitch in any count; early in his career he began using his changeup as his out pitch with two strikes, which doesn't sound like a big deal today (Trevor Hoffman has saved 600 games with the same philosophy) but was highly unconventional in that era. The Royals acquired him in a trade with the Reds for the immortal Van Snider.
And then there's Soria, who's simply a f**king magician. I've been watching him for 4 years, and I still have no idea how he gets so many swings and misses on his fastball, a fastball that usually sits at 91-92. More than any pitcher I've ever watched consistently, Soria has mastered the ability to throw to both sides of the plate – his pitches are almost always strikes or just off the plate, but almost never down the middle. There's something about his delivery that gives hitters fits, and he never, ever, EVER gets rattled.
Intellectually, I know that he's wasted on the Royals, and if the Royals could have traded him for someone like Jesus Montero (as was rumored) they should.
Emotionally? There's no one on Earth I'd rather see in the center of the dogpile.
Kyle Farnsworth – Expectations: Pain; Grade: A-
For all the crap we gave the Royals for signing him, it's easy to overlook the fact that since becoming a full-time reliever in 2001, Farnsworth was guilty of mediocrity more than outright badness. Just once in the last 10 years has he had an ERA above 5, that coming back in 2002. It's just that a pitcher with his velocity should have an ERA that lives in the 2s and 3s.
Farnsworth was one of Bob McClure's biggest success this season; McClure got him to finally acknowledge the reality that major-league hitters can catch up to a 100-mph fastball if it's straight enough, and got him to throw more two-seam fastballs and even some changeups. Even so, the Royals spent somewhere around $8 million for Farnsworth, and for their piles of cash they got 82 innings and a 3.40 ERA. That's not a bad performance, but it's hardly worth the money they spent – particularly since most of Farnsworth's worst performances came in high-leverage situations.
Let's hope they get more bang for their buck the next time they go hunting for free agent relievers. Better still, let's hope they have enough faith in their farm system to forego the need for free agent relievers in the first place.
Robinson Tejeda – Expectations: Moderate; Grade: B-
Tejeda was a complete mess to start 2010; he allowed 14 hits and 13 walks in just 9.1 April innings, which comes out to an opponents' OBP of .519. But from May on, he was basically Joakim Soria without the hype. From May 1st until he gave up five runs in one disastrous inning on September 26th, he threw 48 innings with a 1.32 ERA. He always seems to be on the verge of losing the strike zone completely, but when he's on, he's dominant.
(In the Soria comment, I made a reference to the fact that none of the Royals' top closers have been of the overpowering variety. A rough metric for a pitcher's "overpoweringness" would be his ratio of strikeouts to hits. Of all the pitchers in Royals history who have appeared in 100 games, Soria's career ratio of K/H is the highest, at 1.54. But Tejeda is right behind him at 1.53.)
Remember when we all thought Tejeda should be in the rotation? That was barely six months ago.
Remember when Tejeda actually made 6 starts for the Royals, in which he had a 2.84 ERA and allowed just 15 hits in 32 innings? That was barely a year ago.
I bring this up because, with the tentative emergence of Gil Meche as a reliever, the Royals have plenty of relief options for next year's squad, but are at least one starter short of a full rotation. Since joining the Royals – he was claimed off of waivers from the Rangers, remember – Tejeda has thrown 174 innings, allowed just 120 hits, and has a tidy 3.47 ERA. Is there any reason why the Royals shouldn't give the Tejeda-to-the-rotation idea some consideration again this winter?
Last spring, the Rangers moved C.J. Wilson to the rotation. This was considered a highly risky move, given that Wilson had not started a game since his rookie season five years ago, and had only six starts in the majors. Also, Wilson had served as the team's quasi-closer for the last three years, earning 50 saves in that span, so they were messing with one of their most important relievers.
Obviously, the move was an unqualified success. Wilson threw 204 innings this season, struck out 170, and finished 10th in the league with a 3.35 ERA. The Rangers won their first pennant ever.
Aside from the fact that Wilson is a lefty and Tejeda is a righty, there are a lot of similarities between the two. Tejeda actually has considerably more experience starting than Wilson did; He was a starter for his first three seasons in the majors, and while he was awful in 2007, he was actually pretty good in 2005 and 2006. He already made the move once, in September of 2009, and was excellent.
Prior to the move, Wilson was a reliever with shaky control (4.1 BB per 9) but did a good job of keeping the ball in the park (0.9 HR per 9, despite pitching in Arlington.) Since joining the Royals, Tejeda's control has similarly waxed and waned (4.9 BB per 9), but he has been very difficult to drive, allowing just 0.6 HR per 9. Wilson did a fantastic job of keeping the ball in the park as a starter this season, allowing just 10 homers in 204 innings, which made up for his league-leading 93 walks. Particularly given the large outfield at Kauffman Stadium, I think Tejeda should be similarly able to avoid homers in the rotation, allowing him to weather his occasional control lapses.
Wilson was 29 this season. Tejeda turns 29 next spring.
The more I think about it, the more I think the Royals should commit to Tejeda in the rotation. The downside is minimal; he's already proven he can pitch effectively in middle relief, and can go back to that role if need be. He's a hefty guy who should be more than durable enough to handle a starter's role. The Royals desperately need one more starting pitcher to start 2011, but don't want to commit to a free agent for the long-term given the number of minor league pitchers who may warrant a promotion by season's end.
The decision by the Royals to try Robinson Tejeda in the rotation for 2011 might not be the most bold and exciting thing they can do this winter, but it's probably the most bold, exciting, and inexpensive move they can make. It sure beats the pants out of signing another thirtysomething free agent for two years and too much money.
Kanekoa Texeira – Expectations: Low; Grade: B-
We weren't expecting much – the Texeira acquisition was one of the quietest transactions of the season – and we didn't get much. But we got something: a groundball pitcher who throws strikes. He ruined his final numbers by trying to pitch hurt at the end, and gave up 10 runs in nine innings in his last five appearances, but before that Texeira had thrown 34 innings for the Royals, and had walked just 10 batters and surrendered a single homer.
He's a nice insurance policy as the low man on the bullpen totem, but he's likely to be passed by better, harder-throwing prospects soon. Which makes the decision to keep him dicey, because even if he goes back to the minors, the CBA stipulates that a player on the 40-man roster can't have his salary cut by more than 20% from year to year – even if he's in the minor leagues. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) So Texeira, who made the major-league minimum of $400,000 in 2010, would make no less than $320,000 in 2011 even if he spends the whole year in Omaha.
This is the hidden cost of the Rule 5 draft, and I suspect it's one of the reasons why teams play it more conservatively than you or I would. If you draft a guy, you have to have the confidence that he's not only worth keeping on your roster all year, but that you won't be paying him mid-six figures the following year to continue his development in the minor leagues.
Dusty Hughes – Expectations: Low; Grade: C
Probably the easiest grade on the entire roster. Everything about Dusty Hughes deserves a C grade, starting with the fact that he somehow spent the entire season on the roster without really making an impression on anyone.
He pitched in 57 games for the Royals, but judging from the way they used him, you'd think the only reason he was on the roster was because the Royals were too embarrassed to go without a lefty somewhere in their bullpen, and, well, Hughes was just standing there, so…
He wasn't used in high-leverage situations at all; just eight times in those 57 games did he pitch in a situation where his "Leverage Index" was 2 or more, and just twice after the All-Star Break. He was kinda used as a lefty specialist, but not really – he faced right-handed batters 54% of the time. He was kinda effective against left-handed hitters, but not really – they batted .260/.351/.323 against him.
Hughes wasn't bad, not really – he gave up a ton of baserunners (88 in just 56 innings), but minimized the damage by allowing just three homers. But he wasn't good either. He wasn't really anything. He was just there.
More power to him that he earned a full year's worth of a major-league salary, and got a big contribution to his pension. But unless he takes a significant step forward – the easiest path being that he starts throwing more strikes – his job security is almost non-existent. I don't know what Dusty Hughes really does for the Royals. I sure know what Tim Collins does.
Blake Wood – Expectations: Low to Moderate; Grade: C-
For much of the season, the biggest mystery about Blake Wood was how a pitcher whose fastball averaged 95.4 mph and moved like it ran into a tornado five feet from the plate could miss bats so rarely. In his first 20 innings in the majors, Wood struck out just six batters. But from that point on Wood's strikeout numbers started to catch up to his stuff, as he whiffed 25 batters in his final 30 innings.
If Wood can keep missing bats, and keep getting those bats to beat the ball on the ground when they don't miss (he had a 51% groundball rate this year, which is excellent), he should be effective. I can't say I trust him to do that yet. But he's certainly a cut above the Luis Mendozas and Roman Colons of the world.
Jesse Chavez – Expectations: Low; Grade: D
Getting Gregor Blanco in the Tim Collins trade, I get. Getting Jesse Chavez, though, seems like more of a favor unto the Braves, taking a guy they didn't want off their hands, then anything else. He throws very hard, but unlike Wood his fastball doesn't sink at all – his groundball rate was only 35% - which leads to a bleacher souvenir every four or five innings. This is a bad thing.
I can't completely write Chavez off, because in September the Royals completely changed his delivery to more of a sidearm motion, with the idea of giving him more sink. He didn't pitch long enough with his new motion to say one way or the other. But he certainly can't be any worse than he was before, not if he wants to pitch in the big leagues.
Victor Marte – Expectations: None; Grade: F
Sure, he had a 9.76 ERA in 29 innings, the second-highest in Royals history for any pitcher with 25+ innings. (Scott Elarton, of course, set the record with his 10.46 ERA in 2007.) And sure, opponents batted a cool .319/.404/.597 against him, which is almost a dead ringer for Albert Pujols' line of .312/.414/.596. But hey, Marte went 3-0. That has to count for something.
In the history of major league baseball, going back to when a "veteran" referred to someone who had fought in the Civil War, no pitcher had ever won 3 or more games, while going undefeated, with an ERA above 8. Until now.
And the name of the man who won games despite a never-before-seen level of ineffectiveness? Of course. Victor.
I love baseball.
Incomplete Grades:
Anthony Lerew – Actually not a reliever, as he started in all six of his appearances with the Royals. Somehow I missed him when I was writing my previous column. Given his track record, I'm sure there was some memory repression going on there.
Philip Humber – Like Bryan Bullington, Humber is a former first-round pick who got a last chance from the Royals. Humber pitched considerably better than Bullington – 16 Ks, 5 unintentional walks, and 1 homer in 22 innings – although he had the benefit of working out of the bullpen most of the time. I don't think he's a worth a 40-man roster spot, but he's certainly worth an NRI in spring training to see if his career can be salvaged.
Brad Thompson – Proved that throwing strikes isn't enough. After the Royals cut him, he signed with Houston (of course!) and gave up 41 hits in 23 innings – in Triple-A.
Greg Holland – He'll always be a permanent footnote in the history of the Royals – the first Dayton Moore draft pick to reach the majors – but has done little to give hope that he might be worthy of more than a footnote. He throws very hard (his fastball averaged 95.7 mph) but very straight. He struck out 23 batters in 19 innings – more than a quarter of the 87 batters he faced – and still had a 6.75 ERA.
Josh Rupe – Hey, remember that week when Rupe was the Royals' set-up man? And remember the week that Rupe got called up? And remember how they were the same week? And remember how much that sucked?
Juan Cruz – The greatest case of addition by subtraction on the 2010 Royals. I was told when he was released that his psychological influence on the bullpen was more pernicious than his pitching. I can't prove or disprove that statement, but the facts state that the bullpen, which was on a historically bad pace in April, was no worse than mediocre from the moment he was given the boot.
John Parrish – If anyone thinks that success in baseball is all about heart and desire, consider the case of Parrish, who after missing all of 2009 with a shoulder injury, worked himself back into shape, shocked everyone by making the team out of spring training, threw six decent innings – and then got hurt again and missed the rest of the year. It's hard to succeed when your heart's not into it – but it's harder still when it's your arm that betrays you.
Luis Mendoza – The Royals just re-signed him to a minor-league contract. And you all thought that Dayton Moore was incapable of pity.
Roman Colon – Perhaps the definitive symbol of futility during the Dayton Moore era. At least until Jeff Francoeur signs.
(Oh, and the best relief season by someone other than Quisenberry, Montgomery, or Soria is probably Ron Mahay's 2008, when he threw 65 innings with a 3.48 ERA – his season ranks 14th by WXRL and 11th by WPA. What makes this even more remarkable is that as soon as the trading deadline passed without him being traded, Mahay went into the tank – I think he was pitching on a bum knee or something. He allowed 14 runs in 8 innings in August and September.)
I'll finish up with grades on the coaching staff and front office soon. I imagine those grades will stir up more controversy than the ones so far.
Posted by Rany at Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Clearly the problem with the Royals is not enough of their pitchers are named Victor.
sm7600 said...
I would be interested in knowing how Ted Abernathy and Tom Burgmeier stack up relative to Quiz, Monty and Soria, particularly in 1971. It seemed like once those two entered a game that year, it was all over but the shouting
Is a bullpen of Soria, Tejeda, Meche, Collins a good start? I think so! If they can shorten the game to 6 innings every night, I think there could be a few more wins in line for the Royals. Then you can pick three from Texeira, Wood, Chavez, Hughes, Coleman, Hardy, and Holland to round out the pen.
Then Replace McClure with a better pitching coach. I know that can't happen in 2011 now, but maybe before 2012. 2012 might start to look like a really good baseball team.
1. Kyle I like everything you said except for about McClure. McClure seems to be pretty well liked, and for what I can tell he has taken on some projects and produced results. Maybe there is a better candidate out there, but from my vantage point he is what this team needs.
2. I know this is will be considered foolhardy, but why write off 2011? The young talent will start to emerge and I don't see any reason why this team can't be a .500 team. A few breaks and 90 wins is a possibility. "Do you know what the difference is between 80 and 90 wins? A few gorks faling, a few groundballs with legs, a dying quail reaching the outfield..." Not the exact quote, but I think you get what I mean. And anyone who is still a Royals fan has to think that way, don't we?
3. I had totally forgotten about Tejeda as a starter, but I love that idea. Completely better than throwing some money at a free agent. There is not a free agent worth throwing money at. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. And Tejeda has had some success.
4. Overpay a bit for Chen for one year. The rotation of Greinke, Hochevar, one of the kids, Tejeda and Chen could win some games. Slowly move Chen to the bullpen when another of the kids is ready.
5. Meche at 11 mill is a horrible price to pay, but he solidifies the bullpen. Just throwing all the kids out there would be a horible idea. But with Meche and with Soria, I think that could really work.
6. Holland, Wood, Collins, Hardy and Coleman along with Hughes or maybe Tex or someone else could be fun to watch. Some youthful errors along the way. But better than watching some retread you just know in your gut is not pitching to win for the Royals but is auditioning to get a chance somewhere else.
7. I apologize for being so optimistic, but pitching is the currency, and we have it coming in spades. Time to get excited.
B, you make some really good points. McClure has had a couple of success stories in Meche and Tejeda, but he has also failed Davies and others. Davies has all the talent in the world, but he just can't put it all together.
I am right there with you on the 2011 season. We may be the only to "real" Royals fans. If you are a true fan, you can't write off any season.
The pitching is coming along, and I think there is a good chance that Collins, Coleman, and Hardy could start in the bullpen in 2011. Monty, Duffy, Lamb, and Dwyer are on the cusp, but I think they may be close to a year away. Let's hope they start trickling in during the year. Build the rotation around a renewed Greinke, and they could along ways.
McClure isn't the only one who hasn't been able to figure out Davies. At some point, you just have to wonder if Davies just doesn't take well to coaching.
Under McClure, Meche jumped up from disappointment (like Davies) into a solid #2 starter on a good team (#1 for us, obviously). We even got a couple useful seasons out of Brian Bannister, whose stuff would suggest he had no business being a major leaguer. Tejeda and Texiera are a couple relievers we got off the scrap heap that performed well under McClure. And while it took a year, he even got some quality innings out of Farnsworth.
Overall, I'd say his body of work is quite good, and he should stay here as long as he wants.
ScottM said...
Michael is right that McClure is not the only one that couldn't "figure" Davies out. Neither could a guy of Leo Mazzone's stature. You know the same Leo Mazzone that got one or more good seasons out of guys like: Denny Neagle, Steve Avery, and a host of others that flamed out every where but under his tutelage.
Of course, there is the camp (to which I belong) that believes that Davies just ain't that good. He has had countless (read 700+ IP at the MLB level) to prove that he is a good, consistent pitcher. He has failed to do so in almost every measurable way (xFIP, FIP, ERA, etc.), but the FO disregard any statistical analysis makes all of these things not matter.
I will go one further and speak to them in a language they do understand. Back when I was coming up, I tried out for the Royals. There was a pitcher at that try out that was almost a perfect clone of Kyle Davies. He was 6'2" 200+ lbs and threw upper 80's to low 90's. Here is what the scout to him:
"Son, I can fill a stadium with 6'2" RHP that throw low's 90's. You just ain't good enough, sorry."
The thing is Davies throws mid 90s, not upper 80s. He has 4 above avg pitches, and had about 17 QS of his 32 starts. He has the stuff to be a #5 starter in MLB. That is what he is.
I am not really here to bash on McClure. Some might think that he is a good coach, I just think he is okay, and replaceable. All I am saying is something's got to give. There is alot of talent coming through the pipeline, and is about to explode onto the seen. If McClure can't performance out of any of these kids coming up, he might be the problem.
Feel free to go on drinking the Front Office's Kool Aid about Davies. I mean I understand that you seem like him, probably because he shares the same name as you, but facts are facts. He does not have 4 above average pitches. Heck he really only has ONE. He now has thrown five pitches in his MLB career, and I will break each down for you so you don't have to go to FanGraphs yourself (although I will provide that link as well).
Fastball 2010 -13.1 runs below average, career -66.7. Oh and btw his average speed is 91.8 MPH which is pretty much an upper 80's to low 90's type of pitcher. I am sure he can crank it up to mid 90's on occasion, but we judge based on consistency not the rare occasion.
Slider 2010 NR, career 1.7 runs above average. A couple of runs better then average over 700 IP isn't much, but I guess I will amend it to he has two above average pitches. Then again he didn't throw a single one in 2010 so that is at best a wash.
Curveball 2010 -2.4, career -5.3. This pitch is some what interesting as it seems to bounce back and forth between below and above average. It makes one look a little further. The normal correlation is present here. When he throws it less often, it is more effective. Typically that means that hitters are caught off guard by the pitch which is what makes it effective.
Change Up 2010 0.8, -1.6 career. This is the most interesting pitch because it defies the normal correlation between usage and effectiveness. Since it is defying that correlation, it might actually be a decent (read on the top side of or possibly better then average). Of course this could be skewed by one really good run as well (since nearly all his positive results were in one season).
Cutter 2010 4.2, career 4.4. A new pitch in his arsenal but does seem that he has a good handle on it. The sample size is pretty small on this one, but so far it looks like a winner. Beings that he will be given at a long look at somebody's rotation next year, chances are we will see if it really is a plus pitch or not.
Oh and here is the link to FanGraphs on Davies. It is probably the premier site for pitching statistics that are free:
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=3642&position=P
Jacob G. said...
Guys I do appreciate the bullpen optimism and agree we should have a very solid 'pen when Collins/Coleman/Hardy join the current crop of relievers.
But there is no way I see us having enough starting pitching to be a .500 team next year, even is 2009 Greinke shows up in Surprise, Arizona instead of 2010 Greinke.
Even if Hochevar suddenly puts it ALL together (not just part of the way together), I don't see Chen/O'Sullivan/5th starter to be named later getting enough games to that bullpen after six innings.
Antonio. said...
Before we give Farnsy some quality innings, can we at least get a look at his WPA or WXRL?
I think McClure's only real victory is Meche. And I also think he's wrongly given credit for the drastic turn around between the '06 and '07 seasons, when anyone can clearly point out that the man was simply working with superior talent.
Also, cool it on Mazzone not being able to turn around Davies. Davies' pitched 87.67 major league innings under Mazzone...as a 21-year old. He didn't do great, but he was a 21-year old.
I'm still holding out hope that Moore steers clear of Francoeur. Until he signs a contract, I will not consider him a Royal! If he does sign with us, it'd better be a minor league deal. That's the only way it makes any sense.
Unless they don't count because he usually made a handful of spot starts, I would think three of Steve Farr's seasons were better than that one by Mahay.
In 1990, Farr was 13-7, 1.98, in 127 innings over 57 games. He did make six starts, though.
In 1988, he was 5-4, 2.50, with 20 saves, and started only one game.
In his 1986 season, Farr was 8-4, 3.13 with eight saves over 109.1 innings, with all 56 appearances in relief.
Jim M said...
I am assuming that we are not addressing the 2 new pickups because it is too depressing... they mean that we leave 2 younger, higher upside guys unprotected? can somebody comment? thanx (and I am pleased to have something to read in the offseason this year--thank you)
Jim, As Rany pointed out in an earlier article, most of the Royals talent is not yet available in the Rule 5 draft. So there's not a lot to worry about there. And it's the beginning of free agency, so they have some roster spots open. If they end up signing someone or trading for someone better than these guys, then Moore can waive them just like their previous teams did. But I honestly expect a quiet offseason from the Royals, although MLBTR predicts them signing......Jorge De La Rosa.
Good lord, I hope not. He's a waste of big money waiting to happen...
Most of the Royals talent isn't available to the Rule V yet, but I'd still rather take my chances on the guys he mentioned in that article than on some of the guys they've added since the article. Arias? The Guillen PTBNL? Zawadzki?
Like who Antonio?
People Rany mentioned in that column...
Ed Lucas
David Lough
Clint Robinson
Paulo Orlando
Everett Teaford
Nicolas Francis
Bryan Paukovits
All of those Teaford and above interest me more than those three I mentioned. Not that I'm interested in them on the level of the Moose/Hosmer/Myers/Montgomery/Lamb quintet, but definitely more so than the guys they've added since the end of the season. And, of course, it's not like above seven will all be taken if exposed, but seriously, more no-stick, ish-glove guys?
yeah, the only ones on there that MIGHT be taken are Lough (IF he's available, I'm not sure on him) and Teaford. I just don't see anyone else being taken.
I guess Robinson could be taken by an AL team looking for a cheap DH, but I doubt it.
These guys aren't blocking anybody special. I would say there's a 90% chance we don't lose anyone worth anything in the Rule 5. And when it comes time for Spring Training and roster cuts, if there is someone that breaks camp (Moustakas?), any of these guys can be waived and then its no harm, no foul.
Two other names some of the guys over at MLBTR think the Royals may go after...
Kevin Millwood-Only one guy picked KC as his prediction for where Millwood would end up. I'm 50-50 on this. I think in a spacious ballpark like Kauffman, he could be serviceable. Nothing special though, just someone to come in and chew up 190-210 innings.
Johnny Damon-Wow, that's a stretch. But 2 guys picked KC as his landing spot. I guess he could play left field, move Gordon to right, and put DeJesus back in center, or put Damon in center and leave Gordon and DeJesus where they are, but either way, that's not a very good defensive outfield. I don't see Damon DH'ing here unless they decide to either cut ties with Kila or send him back down. I'd prefer they sign a defense first centerfielder myself.
Well scratch that part on Dejesus. He was just traded to the A's for Vin Mazzaro and a minor leaguer. I'm not thrilled with the return myself.
Does anyone feel good about this Dejesus trade? I mean I know, as Royals fans, we're probably inclined to overvalue Dejesus since we've been so starved of any above average everyday players since the days of Damon/Beltran/Dye/Sweeney but this return is so UNDERwhelming its kind of hard to swallow.
I mean, it appears to be the same kind of return we got for Callaspo and I dont think there is any doubt that Dejesus is a much more proven commodity and a much better player overall. I think Mazarro will prove to be a better player than O'Sullivan who sucks and will amount to absolutely nothing but I dont think Marks is the level of prospect that Will Smith was in the Callaspo trade, hence my evaluation as virtually equal hauls. Thoughts?
I agree that Mazzaro is better than O'Sullivan, but I think the jury is still out on Marks. Obviously, someone in the Royals scouting department liked him. Last year wasn't a good year, but he was also coming off injury. He's going to High A this year, with a nice spacious ballpark, so maybe year 2 after surgery will prove to be a breakout year.
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Kansas Jewish Center Shooting Suspect Identified as Former KKK Leader
Three people were killed in shootings at two separate locations.
ByGILLIAN MOHNEY and DEAN SCHABNER
A Kansas State Trooper stands near the location of a shooting at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan., April 13, 2014.
Orlin Wagner/AP Photo
April 13, 2014 — -- The 73-year-old man charged with murder in the shooting at a Jewish community center and retirement community in Overland Park, Kansas, that left three people dead is reportedly the former Grand Dragon of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Fraiser Glenn Cross Jr., of Aurora, Mo., was taken into custody in the parking lot of an elementary school near the scene of the shootings, and was booked on a charge of first degree murder, according to the Johnson County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office.
Cross is an alias for Frasier Glenn Miller, the former KKK leader, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
In a statement released Sunday night, the SPLC said it was able to identify Cross as Miller after a phone conversation with Miller's wife, Marge, in which she told them police had come to her home and told her that her husband had been arrested in the shootings.
The address listed by the sheriff's office for Cross is the same address Frazier Glenn Miller used when filing candidate papers to run for Congress in Missouri in 2006 and when he sued the secretary of state for refusing to let him on the ballot.
Among the three people killed in the shootings were a 14-year-old Eagle Scout and his grandfather, according to the family of the two.
"It is with deep sadness that we confirm the tragic loss of Dr. William Lewis Corporon and Reat Griffin Underwood (Losen) who died as a result of the injuries they sustained in today's shooting at the Jewish Community Center. Dr. Corporon was Reat's Grandfather, whom he loved very much," said a statement signed "Will Corporon, Son and Uncle."
The two were shot at the town's Jewish Community Center, Overland Park Police Chief John Douglass said. One died at the scene and the other died after being taken to a hospital, he said.
The third victim was a woman who was shot at Village Shalom retirement community, Douglass said. She died on the scene.
It was believed the shooter fired at two other people, but neither was hit, the police chief said.
"We have no indication that he knew the victims," Douglass said.
"We're investigating it as a hate crime, we're investigating it as a criminal act, we haven't ruled out anything," Overland Park Police Chief John Douglass said.
"There was a shotgun that was involved," he said. "We are exploring the possibility that a handgun was involved in the shooting at the two persons that he missed, and we are looking at the possibility of an assault rifle."
According to the family statement, Underwood was a freshman at Blue Valley High School, and participated in debate, theatre "and had a beautiful voice. Reat had a passion for life, and touched so many people in his young age." He was an Eagle Scout and "loved spending time camping and hunting with his Grandfather, Father, and brother," the statement said.
Corporon practiced family medicine in Marlow and Duncan, Okla., from 1976 through 2003, before moving with his wife to the Kansas City area to be closer to their grandchildren, the statement said.
Police had still not released the identities of the victims late this evening, but Rev. Adam Hamilton of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood said the two male victims were members of the church.
Hamilton led prayers for the victims' family this afternoon during Palm Sunday services.
The Jewish Community Center confirmed the shooting on its Facebook page and said it occurred near the Lewis and Shirley White Theater entrance and that the building was put on lockdown. According to the center's website, a production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" was scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
The center released a statement explaining that the shooting occurred in the parking lot.
"Our hearts go out to the families who have suffered loss on this tragic day," read the statement in part. "Our heartfelt gratitude as well to all those in Kansas City and around the world who have expressed sympathy, concern and support."
With the play scheduled to start, and being the eve of Passover, which starts Monday, the community center was busy when the shooting broke out.
Edward Dannewitz, who said his child was in the center when the attack happened, was shocked to hear what happened.
"We dropped our daughter off for dance practice and took our other daughter to Chuck E Cheese. The next thing you know, we're seeing updates on the phone saying that there's a shooting at the JCC," he said. "I figured this was one of the safest places I could drop my kid off at, and apparently it's not."
Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff, senior rabbi at The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah, located about a mile from the Jewish Community Center told ABC News that police arrived after the shooting around 1:45 p.m. and have stationed a police car there as a precautionary measure.
Kansas Rep. Kevin Yoder said he was "heartbroken" over the shootings.
"Brooke and I send our prayers and thoughts to the families and victims of this tragedy and our office stands ready to provide any needed assistance," Yoder said in a statement.
As a matter of protocol the Los Angeles Police Department has stepped up patrols around Jewish-oriented locations. The New York Police Department said it was already in a heightened state of alert due to Passover holiday.


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Rumor Mill - Eric Bischoff Suing TNA, Alleging Missed And Late Payments, TNA Responds, More Details
According to ProWrestling.net Eric Bischoff, his son Garett and business partner Jason Hervey have filed a lawsuit against TNA for breach of contract. PW.net reports that the suit was filed on May 15th in Davidson County, Tennessee and claims that the company owes them $114,500.02.
The report says that Eric Bischoff and Hervey are listed under their production company, and are alleging that they were hired on a "pay or play" deal. They, and Garett say that TNA paid them on time until the end of September, and that Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment informed TNA of a breach in the contract on November 4th due to a failure to pay in October. A second notice was issued on November 24th. TNA eventually paid $101,500 before 2015, but the company is still looking for the same amount for the last three months of their contract, which expired on March 31st.
Garett Bischoff was a part of the company's first deal with the company before signing his own contract with TNA on October 24th. His contract included $2,166.67 monthly on what was called a "pay or play" deal, in addition to $500 for paid performances. His deal also expired on March 21st and claims that TNA still owes him over $13,000.
TNA supposedly issued a response on January 12th, claiming that they had paid Bischoff-Hervey in full, which Bischoff-Hervey disagreed with. Bischoff-Hervey's attorney Bryan Lewis told TNA's attorney, "When the money was sent, you did not make it clear whether it was in connection with the settlement offer that was on the table or a reinstatement by TNA," reads the letter from Lewis. "TNA did not make a request that Bischoff-Hervey perform services when the money was sent. Bischoff-Hervery Entertainment stands ready, willing, and able to perform under the agreement in the event TNA is reinstating that agreement."
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NCAA changes 'Rich Paul Rule,' removes degree requirement
The NCAA created a great deal of controversy recently when it implemented new criteria for agents who are representing student-athletes who want to test the NBA Draft waters, and the rule has already been changed.
On Monday, the NCAA amended a key portion of the new guidelines. Whereas before it was mandatory that any agent representing a player who is testing the NBA Draft must have a college degree, agents now have to either have a bachelor's degree or be certified by the NBA Players Association.
BREAKING: The NCAA has amended its controversial agent certification requirements. A bachelor's degree is no longer required to represent players testing the process as long as the agent is certified by the NBPA. https://t.co/VgsdzEE4o9
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) August 12, 2019
That is a key distinction, and it was almost certainly added because of the backlash the NCAA received for supposedly targeting NBA superagent Rich Paul. Paul, who represents LeBron James and numerous other star players, has quickly become one of the most powerful agents in sports. He does not have a college degree.
Paul wrote a guest column for The Athletic on Monday in which he criticized the NCAA for creating barriers for young people who do not have the means or desire to attend college. He also said he supported the part of the new rule that requires agents to have three years of experience.
Many believe the situation with Paul and former Syracuse recruit Darius Bazley was part of the inspiration behind the NCAA introducing new criteria, but removing the college degree requirement changes things quite a bit.


I don't know, if i should post this in the wmd-forum, but i think here are more active developer so i used this forum.
I have 2 bugs. The bug on the R8 GT3 i reported already in the wmd-forum, but i didn't get any reaction from an developer.
The best thing is, to take a look on these videos. The bug on the R8 V10 is more noticeable than the on R8 GT3.
It sounds like an short warning sound.
1x in the 1st second and 1x in the 5th second.
Noting out of the norm? Maybe u should watch the videos more times. I can hear both bugs when i watch the videos on my smartphone. So it couldn't be a bug of my pc hardware/software. They are not really loud.
What a stupid answer. Do you think that these cars have a wistle or warning sound when drive them with 100% throttle. I'm not crazy. I've got an answer from another member in wmd-forum which could allready hear the sound at the GT3.
The topic isn't stupid. I have an annoying soundbug which i hear 15 times per round. That is stupid!
Well, I listened several times and could not really hear anything special that should not be there. At least nothing that would bother me.
I think I may know what you're talking about re the R8. At around 6500 - 7500 revs in certain gears there is an odd sound that is louder than the engine itself and only appears for a split second but enough to be noticed and annoying. It almost sounds like a bad sound loop where the end and the start doesn't match up.
Ps. I play soley on Astro A40 headphones. Maybe the sound is more prominent with headphones???
I don't hear anything out of the ordinary at all.
Can you point to the second where it is in those vids.
I use a X-FI Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro + 400W Technics with the volume turned way up as well.
Some mates told me, that they also couldn't hear that. Is it maybe an frequenzy thing or someting like that? I'm no audio specialist.
In the R8 Roadcar video it's near 2,5 seconds. The rpm is about 7800.
Nope, sorry can't hear it at all.
I listened again and I can hear it, Ive noticed it my self at times and its as though theres a strange interferance type sound (best way I can describe it). The way you worded your post made it sound like there was a distinct sound at certain points where as to me I could here it for the entireity of your clip. Its a kinda whistlie mettalicy sort of sound.
Yes I hear it too, first one sounds like a phase shift effect, second one sounds like EQ isolating out some of the upper spectrum frequencies – Tried reproducing it on my system (Soundblaster Recon, external USB card + Headphones); not at all there with the Ruf (again: this is on my system), but yes, I can hear the phase shift on the Audi V10 (not as pronounced as in the video example, though).
Now whether we can call it a 'bug' or not I'm not so sure, depends on how/why the phase shift effect got there, and since I've not driven any of these cars IRL I have no reference. All I can suggest is doing the obvious, i.e. adding some filtering and messing around with EQ if your audio control panel allows this, made a lot of difference to the balance of the overall sound, hardly audible over the gruff growl of the engine on my system.
You guys sure it's not just transmission sounds?
Ok then please describe which part of the transmission do sounds like that?
..it's also set off my tinnitus... !
But why would I do that? as it sounds OK the way I have it set up now.
Also I don't want to make my tinnitus any worse than it already is!
And I also except it's there when coming from you.
Transmission should just be a whine, the issue the OP talks about is nothing like gearbox whine. It sounds a bit like some interference you might get when using a CB radio or some such.
"This is not a bug"...that is all what you can say? What else?
What are your audio settings? All sliders set to max?
No. But i tried out all sliders at max and the bugs already exist.
Like i said. I just can hear these bugs with every hardware (5.1 speaker, hifi headphone and also my smartphone) on every youtube recording with these both cars.
Please make a You Tube clip of this with all sounds at maximum; please also turn off ANY DSP on your sound card, and that includes EQ settings.
I don't use any kind of DSP or EQ settings.
Well I tried my hardest to hear the sounds you are on about and cant hear a bloody thing.... strange.
It just sounds normal to me.
:heart-borken: crazy. Can't explain that.
The only thing I can hear is a short sort of 'flanging' effect (for those who know electric guitar effects). So not a specific noise/sound but a distortion of the sound. Is that what you mean?
im driving mainly with the r8 gt3 and i can't hear anything, doesn't matter how often i watch "hear" it.
It must be really short then.
You must have a cheap audio chip or something like that.
I don't hear anything strange either.
Not on my pc surround set, not on my phone, and not on my tablet.
I have an Beyerdynamic DT990 Headphone and a creative x-fi platinium soundcard. Like i said. I can watch every video from youtube with the R8's and i can hear these sound. It doesn't depend which audiosystem i 'm using.
I have to say, that the sound from the R8 GT3 is really quiet. Thats the thing why much people can't hear it. But i don't know why you don't can hear the sound on the R8 Roadcar. I don't find an sample which could describe this sound.
I have cut out the sounds.
The only thing I can hear is a little bit of transmission noise in your very last You Tube clip. This is not a bug. Sorry.
Those .wav's just sound like normal engine sounds to me, and not whistles.
Did you check the 2 cut audio files?
If you are refering to me then yes, thats what I said.
And it seems like even our Audio Director can't even hear them.
I don't hear anything in those clips nor have I noticed any weird noises in the R8 LMS GT3 car.
Have you tried listening to the same youtube clips through a different computer with different speakers?
I don't know how often i should repeat myself.
Young people can hear much higher pitch sounds than older ones. I can't hear any high-pitched whistle in those clips, but being over 21 I wouldn't expect to... someone needs to ask a young person to listen.
If that is the case then I'll leave this thread alone.
Stop then. It's not a bug - not sure how many times I need to say, it's not a bug before you get it. Actually, I'll say it one more time with feeling, it's not a bug. Move on, nothing to see (or hear) here etc.
I did not expect anything else from you. That's WMD. If its not a bug, please show me a car which sounds like that. Maybe you should clean your ears.
3 User could hear this sound and just because you can not hear it, it is not a bug. Its no wonder if the sounds are so bad when people like you are working on it.
Maybe you should clean your ears.
mOnsta, that's enough of that.. You got an answer, so please move on.
:D yes great answer. The easiest i could get.
Its no wonder if the sounds are so bad when people like you are working on it.
Oh please. How do you expect them to fix an audio "bug" that no one can hear?
Dude, who do you think you are? Nobody has to jump just because you say so. You have no right whatsoever to insult other members or the developers for not agreeing with you that sound being a 'bug'.
The only issue I see here is mOnsta's attitude.
"3 user could hear this Sound" wow and prolly 30 can't.
You didn't answer my question. How do you propose to fix a bug that can't be heard by the guy that's supposed to fix it?
I also could say, ok i have no graphicproblems, so there is no bug. But maybe 100 other people have graphicproblems and need a solution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVxfFGG8uAw watch this video at 5:36. I didn't record it and i also could hear the same problem. Im using standardsettings on my headphone with several soundcards. I can hear this on my smartphone...so what can i do?
Can't hear anything at 5:36, but I can hear a whistle at 5:45.
Was this what the old forum was like? Whether your'e right or wrong, and not speaking in you're native language, that doesn't excuse your plain rudeness, and to several people,what an unpleasant person you are. And all about a perceived minor sound bug.
If it's ruining your life that much to give you ao much attitude just drive a different car ffs.
A discussion about a sound which 95% can't hear....and also, why it is soooo annoying for you? It must be so damn little this problem and it is just at 1-2 cars (where i think it is absolute not importand).....just ignore this little "whisper" and all is good.......you must concentrate for the road and not for a little "whisper".
On the second clip I do hear some extra sound.
But I guess that's just the wind.
I do also hear in my own car in real life when I'm driving on the highway.
Why make such a big problem of it?
What I do hear at 5:45 is something like body creak/suspension creak (which is built in by the way), but you really have to listen very hard to even pick it up.
No thats not the sound i mean. And no at the R8 Roadcar its not an whistle noise. Its more an warning bep.
Can't explain why some people could hear it and many not. Maybe its really an biological reason.
I drove the Audi v10+ just to hear what the sound is. I think it is tire noise and it changes depending on the tires you have mounted. On Le Mans I can here the gear box between 6000 and 8000 rpm in 5th, 6th, and 7th gear. It all sounds normal to me but I have never driven an $100k Audi down the La Sarthe at 165 mph.
The gear box noise at 6000 to 8000 rpm does have a fast manufacturing machine type noise that sounds kind of like a warning horn or beep. It is kind of hyptnotizing but I adjusted my volume until it wasn't so distracting.
I cannot hear these these extra sounds, i feel I am missing out on some noise, so can we fix this bug so i can listen please.
No sound expert here but people CAN hear different frequencies, regardless of age, damaged, clean or dirty ears. For example my girlfriend hates the cat deterrent alarms as she can hear the high pitched noise they give off, but I cannot hear them. She also does not like the gearbox whine in race cars but it doesn't bother me.
I may just be able to make out the noise being talked about but at one point you said it was a whistle and then later on that it isn't a whistle. Turbo whistle?
I don't know how they apply the sounds in a racing game or if its the same across the industry, but I remember a dev diary for Codmasters F1 series and the challenges of getting accurate and clean sound samples. Again not sure how the sound has been done in P/Cars but I guess what you could be hearing is a resonance or something at certain rpm's present in the samples, so not really classed as a bug.
There is definately an r8 gt3 audio bug. Sometimes the car loads quiet and with a hissing noise.
I think you need to chill out young man and fast. I have taken the time to listen to your you tube clips and your WAV files and I have duly read your posts as have others on this thread. There is absolutely no need to be abusive just because people do not agree with your conclusions; this is what spoiled children do and you are I have to say coming across like a 12 year old having a tantrum at the moment. These ad hominem attacks must stop now.
Sorry for that. I got angry because i got the feeling that you think im am stupid and i just imagening these sounds. There are other Audio Directors which could check these files? I hear these sounds and they are not natural.
If Mr. Baysted says there isn't a problem, no one else needs to check. That's his role for SMS. Now let's move on.
And why he says there isn't a problem? Just because he can't hear it! And why? I don't know. But i and some other people could hear it!
I hear a distinct sound at 5:45 in that video just before/during the shift, but I have no earthly idea how to identify it as bug vs. non-bug. to my ears, it sounds like it's supposed to be there.
Yes it's crowd cheering and i don't mean that sound.
I think it's time you gave up on this one as you have been told numerous times that it's not a bug.
So to keep going on about it will get you nowhere.
Just to add my two cents, having listened to all the youtube clips you posted multiple times, I absolutely cannot hear the sound you are talking about either.
I am struggling to hear anything if I am honest, and I am REALLY sensitive to high pitched sounds, although I have noticed a distinct rumbling sound from the R8 V10 when using it, at high RPM, on my PS4.
That said, there are many cars in PCars that suffer from a fair bit of phasing of the sound, bad enough in some cases to set off my tinnitus!!.
Have you tried slowing the audio down to half speed and seeing if that makes it more detectable?, either that or running it through an spectrum analyser?
^^^ I have permanent tinnitus 24/7 in both ears and that's one reason I cannot drive the F1 cars, because it makes it 10 times worse!
I have had issues with the Genetta gt3 since i got the ps4 version of the game. I just parked that car on blocks and use the other cars. Great car but can't stand the constant crackling noises it produces.
I'm going to close this as it's been stated there is no bug. With that, there is no need to continue to bash on this report.


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A look at some of the achievements and ideas from the 2017 Parent Group of the Year category winners.
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Good parent groups know their communities, and they do what it takes to help them feel welcome. For the P.S. 139Q Rego Park (N.Y.) School Parents Association, that means having American Sign Language interpreters at each meeting as well as recruiting parent volunteers to act as informal interpreters for attendees who don't speak English.
The Mark Newbie Elementary PTA in Collingswood, N.J., truly put the "fun" in fundraising for a new playground with its Monster Mash family event, where parents, students, and teachers from all grades decorated the blacktop—the only place where kids older than kindergarten currently can play during recess—with a Halloween theme complete with haunted houses, ghosts, skeletons, and witches. The creative effort proved such a catalyst to building awareness about the importance of play that the PTA decided to make the Monster Mash an annual event and part of its multiyear fundraising campaign for a new playground.
Many groups struggle with how to have mother-son or father-daughter dances without leaving out kids who don't have a parent to bring. The Polaris Educational Foundation, the parent group at Polaris Charter School in Manchester, N.H., solved this issue by holding a North Star Dance—kids were allowed to invite any adult who means a lot to them and serves as a "North Star" in their life. Attendees were encouraged to "dress how you feel best together," whether that meant fancy clothing or sweatpants. Other family members and siblings were welcome, too.
Spread the word—schools thrive because of hard-working parent groups
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The Fair Grove (Mo.) R-X PTO partners with local businesses to hold a back-to-school event at which students are provided with school supplies, shoes, clothes, haircuts, dental checks, library cards, and more so that each child starts the year with these basic needs accounted for. Many informational and safety organizations also attend the special event, which is held at little cost to the PTO due to community donations and resources.
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Progress can take time, a concept the George Crothers Memorial School Parents Group in Swarthmore, Pa., learned firsthand. The special education school housed at Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services (CADES) has just 120 students. The Parents Group formed in 2012 and wasn't an overnight success—in fact, it was slow going for a while. But rather than becoming discouraged, the group took the time to figure out its path and build its base, learning to sidestep obstacles and work with the resources on hand. Today the group's leaders hold successful fundraisers and events as well as appreciate new friends they have made and how far they have come together.
With only 50 students and about the same number of staff members, parent participation is critical at the Jacksonville (Fla.) School for Autism, where members of the Parent Action Committee apply their skills in a way that works for them: Some take a hands-on approach within the school, while others collect donations, identify community resources, and build partnerships. This past year, such efforts helped minimize parents' stress as well as reduced operating expenses so that school funds could be spent on enrichment instead.
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Nominations opportunity to highlight true North Sea spirit
The leading representative body for the UK's offshore oil and gas industry has hailed the grit and resilience of the thousands of people working for the critical sector as it opened nominations for its annual awards today.
22/09/2020, 8:23 pm Updated: 23/09/2020, 7:48 am
Oil and Gas UK chief executive Deirdre Michie
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, key workers both on and offshore continued to safely operate installations around the UK Continental Shelf, supporting the UK's security of energy supply. While seeking to deal with the economic fall-out of the low oil and gas prices brought about by the pandemic, the industry continued with its work on Roadmap 2035, making major commitments to halve emissions from the production of oil and gas in the next decade as well as progressing its plans to support carbon cutting solutions including carbon capture usage and storage and hydrogen.
Industry body OGUK will hold its annual awards, sponsored by Shell, on 10 December this year, with hopes that its virtual format will make it more accessible not only to the industry workforce, but to family, friends and anyone with an interest in how the sector is shaping up as part of a low carbon future.
Commenting as nominations open, OGUK chief executive Deirdre Michie said: "This has been extraordinary year in which our industry, only just beginning to recover from the last downturn, finds itself facing more dark days ahead. Yet, in spite of the personal and professional challenges the coronavirus pandemic brought on all industries, companies and people, our key workers ensured our critical industry never stopped operating.
"This is the North Sea spirit and grit we are known for, working in tough circumstances to provide affordable energy to millions across the UK. It is this same resilience which should give confidence that our changing industry is and will continue to step forward by cutting its emissions and in using its skills and expertise to develop the solutions needed to meet our country's climate ambitions. We remain on track to deliver our ambitious plan to realise the full potential of our sector through the energy transition, Roadmap 2035.
"With a new virtual format, OGUK's annual awards are an opportunity to tell our positive story to more people than ever before. Whether it's family, friends, or you want to know more about how our industry is changing and about the people who make this sector the amazing industry that it is, we hope everyone will enjoy taking part in acknowledging and celebrating inspirational and impressive contributions."
Nominations close on 2 October and companies are being encouraged to champion talent and innovation, with nine awards up for grabs this year.
Shell UK upstream vice president Steve Phimister said: "2020 has thrown down challenge after challenge for the sector. But our people have stepped up and met it, maintaining the critical energy supplies that the UK relies on, as well as starting to address the all-important subject of Energy Transition. We can all be proud of our huge efforts right across the industry, and I look forward to seeing our most important asset – our people – celebrated at these awards."
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