There are many reasons why I really enjoy Clojure as a software development language. The most important of these is simplicity. Simplicity shines through in the syntax of the language as well as the overall design approach to software.
Clojure encourages a modular approach to software, breaking down complexity to clearly define data structures and composable behaviour. If you think of small packets of behaviour working together to produce something much larger than itself; this is how Clojure libraries and applications are designed.
Constructing things with Clojure reminds me of the Unix design; each aspect of it does one thing really well allowing you to chain them all together easily. The nature of the language encourages developers to create Clojure libraries and applications with a highly modular approach, providing a great way to build complex systems simply.
In Clojure, any function you call returns a value when evaluated, even if that value is null. This means that functions can be used as arguments to other functions, helping you to design some very elegant and modular solutions.
Functions calling functions give the developer a way of dealing with complexity in a simple way. This is achieved by breaking down behaviour into effortless components that work cleanly together. Functions and data structures are represented by the same syntax (homo-iconicity), this helps make your code simpler, more concise and it encourages developers to become productive quickly.
Clojure comes with a dynamic runtime environment called the REPL. This dynamic environment allows you to define and run code as you write it, making the language even easier to learn and experiment with.
Coupled with the dynamic type nature of Clojure language, this makes development really fly. You can quickly define and redefine your functions in the REPL and add them to your codebase if valuable. The REPL can load in your project code and help you discover ways to extend and improve your code quickly without going through a lengthy build cycle.
Having a functional language on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) get projects delivered quickly by using a huge amount of libraries developers are already familiar with.
Clojure does not need to be a huge language because it can use so many tried and tested libraries. This ranges from its own growing set of libraries to the thousands of existing Java, Groovy and JRuby libraries.
Because of the language design, it is often easier to use many Java libraries from Clojure. For example, when doing swing programming, it is simpler using the doto function in Clojure to chain method calls, avoiding lots of plumbing code.
After nearly two decades of compiler and runtime optimisation by some very smart people (including Martin Odersky of Scala and Java Collections fame), the JVM is a very fast environment. In terms of performance, Clojure is up there with a typical C/C++ application, with no noticeable performance difference for most classes of application.
Deploying Clojure is just as easy as deploying Java. Everything is compiled down to byte-code onto the JVM. You create jar or war files and drop them in to the environment just like any other Java bundles. If your environment is not set up for Clojure, then you can create an uberjar, a jar containing your Clojure application and the Clojure libraries themselves. As Clojure is quite small, the uberjars remain a manageable size.
Getting started with Clojure can be as simple as firing up your browser and pointing it to the Try Clojure website, as shown in Figure 1. This website gives you a dynamic runtime environment where you can start writing Clojure straight away. Any code entered is evaluated immediately, giving you instant results from your code. This gives us a very rapid way of learning the language syntax.
As tryclj.com is a project on Github, you can get a copy and run the website locally. The project is written using a Clojure framework called Noir (which in turn uses other Clojure frameworks called Ring, Compojure and Hiccup). It gives you an example of a Clojure web project, which can guide you as you create your own web apps.
TryClj.org is a great learning tool where you can experiment with the syntax of the Clojure language. To write your own applications though, you will want to set up a Clojure development environment on your own machine. Arguably the easiest and most humane way to work with Clojure is to use a tool called Leiningen (pronounced Line – ing – en).
Leiningen is a build tool designed especially for Clojure, allowing you to define your project tasks in Clojure. Absolutely no more files full of XML anywhere! Leiningen also manages all your project dependencies, just like Maven and Ivy. Leiningen is also used to deploy your Clojure project in a live environment, creating standard Java jar files. If the environment does not have Clojure already available, Leiningen can create an UberJar containing your application and Clojure.
Download the latest install script for Leiningen, called lein, from the website.
The lein install script will download a number of jar files that make up the Leiningen project. First add the lein install script to the execution path of your operating system and then run it to download the latest version.
Run the lein script when you are connected to the Internet so it can download the required files lein.
The same script to install Leiningen also runs it. When you run the lein script with no arguments it shows you a list of tasks you can perform.
run Run the project's -main function.
test Run the project's tests.
Now you have Leiningen installed, you can use it to create your own Clojure projects. You can also use Leiningen to run the REPL to give you the dynamic coding environment. Next we will cover Clojure development with Leiningen.
The REPL is a full Clojure environment where you can write code and get instant feedback on what it does. There is no need to fire off a separate compiler or run a build tool and there is no need to wait. Any correct Clojure code you write will run in the REPL.
Using the REPL gives you an opportunity to experiment and test out your assumptions quickly. Developers continue to use the REPL as part of their developer process as it's a highly productive environment.
Once you have Leiningen installed, you can run the REPL using: lein repl as shown in Figure 2.
When the REPL starts, it loads several Clojure libraries, so you can already use the core of the Clojure language. The REPL also loads in the basic Java libraries so you can use some familiar objects and API calls.
Once you have the REPL up and running you can call existing functions in the Clojure language as well as define your own. You can also define your own data structures that functions will act upon.
Here we are using the + function to add up several numbers and when we press return the expression is evaluated. The result of the function is displayed on the line following the code we have entered. We are then prompted to enter more Clojure code.
In Clojure you get the impression that everything is a function, even data structures act like functions. This is a great thing about the language, but can be a source of confusion at first. As we have seen in the previous example, calling a function is simply a matter of putting it in between parenthesis as the first item. Here are some more examples to try. A familiar way to print strings is to use the println command. When used in the REPL, println will output in the REPL window, as shown in Figure 4.
Notice that after the string is printed, the value nil is returned. All functions return a value when evaluated. If no value is generated by the function, then a nil value is returned by default. The list function generates an ordered list of numbers from the arguments given, like in Figure 5.
Functions can be part of the arguments to another function (and arguments to themselves as well). In the next code example (Figure 6), we first create a list which is ordered but is not arranged in numeric order. By wrapping the list function in a sort function, the value returned from list is sorted before being returned.
There are many functions that work on lists and other collections of data. For example, you can use the function max to find the largest numerical value from a list of numbers, as shown in Figure 7.
You also have functions that explicitly use other functions to process a collection of data, for example map and apply.
map will take the function it has been given and run it with each of the elements in a collection (in this case an array, see Figure 8). So each number in the array has the inc function mapped to it, incrementing each number in turn before returning the result.
If you want to understand what a function does, you can either search for it on clojuredocs.org, or look at the built-in documentation as shown in Figure 9.
Using the doc function you can read the documentation for any function you specify as an argument, even (doc doc).
As you are still discovering the wide range of functions in Clojure, you probably don't know the name of all of them. Using the function find-doc (Figure 10) you can search through all the functions available from the REPL. This is also handy if you are programming on the move and don't have an Internet connection.
So if we want to use a function that iterates over a data structure, we can use find-doc to list those functions that may help us (see Figure 11). The find-doc function returns the descriptions of three functions that relate to the concept of iterate.
To get inspiration as you are learning Clojure and to see common coding approaches, including documentation styles, you can use the source function to look at the Clojure code for any function the environment knows about, like in Figure 12.
Author Bio: John is a Community Developer at Heroku & Salesforce and an active organiser of several communities in London. He runs workshops and speaks on technical topics including open source projects, developer tools, continuous delivery, TDD & BDD practices and declarative (functional) programming (Clojure). John also presents on kanban as a way to help individuals, teams and organisations become more effective. He is a strong advocate of group learning and encourages others to get involved with the community for their own personal growth. In his spare time, John likes to cycle quite a lot (200-400km) on a weekend if he is not too busy learning.
This is an excerpt from John's Developer.Press title 'Clojure Made Simple', priced at $3.99. Developer.Press offers digital format books on Java, PHP, mobile technologies and more at low prices – find out more at the Developer.Press website and check out the new releases.


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Tenet Movie Release Date in India, Tickets, Cast, Review, Trailer, Box Office, and More
Dimple Kapadia and Mumbai star in the Christopher Nolan film.
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 1 December 2020 14:40 IST
Photo Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon/Warner Bros.
Jack Cutmore-Scott, John David Washington, and Robert Pattinson in Tenet
Tenet release date in India is December 4 in cinemas
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson in Tenet cast
Tenet reviews, box office have been quite average
Tenet has finally come to India. More than three months since its global premiere, Christopher Nolan's latest film will finally roll into Indian cinemas this week. Thanks, COVID-19. If you've been waiting to catch Tenet in India, you can finally do so — in English, Hindi, Tamil, or Telugu. The IMAX experience is only available in English though. Tenet is even more special for Nolan fans in India, given that it was shot in India and even stars a couple of veteran Indian actors. But due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we've been unable to see what Nolan does with Mumbai. And even now, it's a gamble.
From Tenet to Durgamati, What to Watch in December
The anticipation for Tenet is so high that some screens have been fully booked — the limit they are allowed to anyway, with a 50 percent cap. Being in an indoor AC environment where social distancing guidelines are meaningless and with strangers who might take off their masks to eat and drink poses a great risk, as we've discussed before. And you shouldn't risk getting COVID (and giving it to others) to watch a movie. Especially now that Tenet's Blu-ray and digital release on international platforms is less than two weeks away. Sure, you will have to pay more, but not getting COVID is priceless.
Yes, you won't get access to local-language dubbed versions at home, but you won't have to wait too long for that either. Warner Bros. India usually does Blu-ray releases two months of the theatrical release. You already waited a few months, what's a couple of months more?
Now that Tenet is around the corner, here's everything you need to know — no spoilers here — about Nolan's latest film.
Tenet release date in India
Christopher Nolan's latest movie, Tenet, is out Friday, December 4 in cinemas across India.
This comes a month after Maharashtra — the state with the most screens in India — allowed cinemas to reopen. Tenet was originally slated to release in July, but was then delayed multiple times due to the pandemic, before settling on a late August bow in many markets. But Indian theatres were still shut then, and Warner Bros. India had to wait before they could bring the Nolan film here.
Tenet will be available in regular 2D and IMAX 2D only. There's no 3D option because Nolan isn't a fan of 3D.
Tenet India tickets
Ticket bookings for Tenet opened last Friday and are now available with all major cinema chains — PVR Cinemas, INOX, Cinepolis, and Carnival Cinemas — in cities across India. Tickets are available on BookMyShow, Paytm, and the official websites of the aforementioned players.
Depending on where you live, which format you opt for, and your show time, you are looking between Rs. 80 – Rs. 750 for Tenet in 2D, and between Rs. 170 – Rs. 750 for an IMAX experience.
Tenet cast
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) is the protagonist in Tenet. The cast also includes Robert Pattinson (The Batman), Elizabeth Debicki (Widows), Clémence Poésy (The Tunnel), Dimple Kapadia (Dil Chahta Hai), Martin Donovan (Weeds), Fiona Dourif (Cult of Chucky), Yuri Kolokolnikov (Game of Thrones), Himesh Patel (Yesterday), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Denzil Smith (The Lunchbox), Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express), and Michael Caine (The Dark Knight).
Tenet movie trailer
The first teaser trailer for Tenet was released in August 2019, and screened only theatrically in front of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw in select theatres in the US. The same teaser was screened in front of Joker IMAX screenings in October 2019 in India.
In December 2019, Warner Bros. released the first Tenet trailer for everyone online, which introduced the marketing tagline ("Time runs out") and set up the film's confusing world (some things move backwards) and stakes (World War III). Later that month, a six-minute prologue was unveiled in front of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in select IMAX theatres in the US, which came to India with Birds of Prey IMAX screenings in February 2020.
Warner Bros. gave us a second Tenet trailer back in May — when Nolan was still insisting on a July release date for the film — which revealed that the weird backward moment is because the film deals with time inversion, not time travel. It even came with a tutorial of sorts, as Washington's character "caught" a bullet instead of shooting it.
A final trailer for Tenet followed in August as the film geared up for its release internationally. Set to Travis Scott's new single for the Tenet soundtrack, "The Plan", the final Tenet trailer came up with more explanations for how its world works and teased the movie's endgame.
Tenet movie box office
At the time of writing, Tenet has made over $357.8 million (about Rs. 2,632 crores) globally. That's a far cry from what Nolan's films have made in the past, with the film's $56.9 million-haul in the US — traditionally the single biggest market for Hollywood movies, and around 50 percent of the total gross — considered a major disappointment.
But it's worth noting that there is no context for box office success during a global pandemic. Nolan said as much when he defended the worldwide box office haul. The Tenet writer-director said he was "thrilled" with the $350-million+ take and added: "But I am worried that the studios are drawing the wrong conclusions from our release – that rather than looking at where the film has worked well and how that can provide them with much needed revenue, they're looking at where it hasn't lived up to pre-COVID expectations and will start using that as an excuse to make exhibition take all the losses from the pandemic instead of getting in the game and adapting – or rebuilding our business, in other words."
The latest Nolan film has a 71 percent score and a 6.9/10 average rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on the opinions of 280 critics. On fellow review aggregator Metacritic, Tenet has a "generally favourable" 69 score, based on 47 critic reviews.
Gadgets 360 won't have a Tenet review prior to release as a safe viewing environment or a digital screener was not provided to our critic; only a public screening with several others in an enclosed space.
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Nationals Avoid Arbitration With Michael A. Taylor
The Nationals have avoided arbitration with outfielder Michael A. Taylor, as per reporter Robert Murray (Twitter link). Taylor will make $3.325MM in guaranteed money next season, slightly above the $3.25MM projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Taylor can also make another $25K in bonuses should he reach 300 PA for the Nats next season.
Seen as a top-60 prospect headed into the 2015 season, Taylor has shown some flashes of potential (particularly during an impressive 2017 season) but has struggled to lock down anything beyond a fourth outfield role. Taylor has hit only .240/.294/.393 over 1705 career plate appearances, and the end of his tenure in Washington seemed to be looming in the summer when he was optioned to the minors for over two months.
However, 2019 ended on a great note for both Taylor and the Nationals, as the outfielder re-emerged to make a big contribution to the club's World Series run. Taylor had a 1.010 OPS over 23 postseason plate appearances, including the solo homer that the Nats on the board in their 3-1 win over the Cardinals in Game Two of the NLCS.
Taylor still offers value to Washington as a fourth outfielder capable of solid glovework at all three positions, as well as elite speed. Taylor turns 29 in March but is still controllable through the 2021 season in his fourth and final year of arbitration. This fourth year arose as a result of his lengthy demotion, as Taylor finished the 2019 season with only four years and 129 days of service time.
Trea Turner, Roenis Elias, and Joe Ross are the three remaining arb-eligible Nationals who have yet to reach agreements with the team prior to tomorrow's 11am CT deadline for exchanging arbitration figures. You can follow along with all of the arb dealings on the MLBTR Arbitration Tracker.
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Winter Meetings Preview: Nationals' Trade Chips
By TC Zencka | December 9, 2019 at 4:52am CDT
The World Champion Washington Nationals are waiting with the rest of us for the major free agent dominoes to fall, but in the meantime, there's work to do. One such task might be finding trade partners for any number of current Nationals who are out of minor league options. Michael A. Taylor, Wilmer Difo, Adrian Sanchez, Raudy Read, Erick Fedde, Joe Ross, and Austin Voth are all potential trade candidates, per MASN's Mark Zuckerman.
The players listed above can no longer be shuttled back and forth between the minor leagues without being exposed to waivers – they either make the Opening Day roster, get traded elsewhere, or the Nats will risk losing them for nothing through the waiver claim process. Granted, this isn't exactly Anthony Rendon or Stephen Strasburg. Washington can take their chances and not be overexposed. But if there's value to return, GM Mike Rizzo might do well to look for it this week in San Diego.
On the position player side, there's not much to offer. Taylor has become somewhat of a folklore "postseason specialist," and there's room for him on the roster as a fourth outfielder. But he'll turn 29 in March, and his bygone ceiling as a second division starter has been replaced with legitimate questions about whether he carries enough bat to make the 26-man roster. He's somewhat inexplicably beloved by a large contingent of fans in the DMV, but the Nationals may very well explore finding another option as insurance should Juan Soto, Victor Robles, and Adam Eaton not prove as healthy as they were in 2019. Taylor is a capable defender and baserunner, but he's also due over $3MM, carries a career .240/.294/.393 batting line across over 1700 big league plate appearances, and he's coming off a season spent almost entirely in Double-A (though for Washington, Double-A served as a holding grounds for potential call-ups, since their Triple-A team was located across the country in Fresno).
Difo is of a similar mold, but in the infield and without the postseason heroics. Neither Difo nor Sanchez are likely to bring back anything via trade, nor should they really be relied upon by the Nats. Difo will turn 28 this year, Sanchez 30, and there's just not much upside to mine. Read is a 26-year-old catcher with pop who is out of options despite only 22 big league plate appearances. His power numbers in Triple-A last year (.546 SLG) are enough to crane a neck or two, and the Nats are probably fine with Tres Barrera serving as their emergency third catcher.
Where this gets interesting is with the trio of pitchers who rotated in and out of the Nats' fifth starter spot. Fedde, Ross, and Voth all experienced some degree of success in 2019, though not one is a sure thing to make the roster.
Ross' overall numbers (5.48 ERA/4.59 FIP) are ugly, but they're largely attributable to a horrid run in the bullpen. As a starter in the second half, Ross went 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA, showing signs of finally returning to the mid-rotation form he flashed as a younger player. Though high heat is in vogue, Ross hit his stride when his sinker became a primary offering as it had been before injuries derailed his career. Call me crazy – and this brand of breakout is hardly normative enough to form an archetype – but there's hints of Jake Arrieta here. Ross is just two years from free agency, and even his second half performance is probably more than should be expected moving forward – but after a 1.05 ERA across five starts in August, Ross certainly became a guy a front office can dream on.
There was a time when those within the Nats' organization were aligned on Voth as nothing more than organizational filler, and he was the last guy on the Nats' 40-man roster to get a look in the show last year, but he added a couple ticks to his fastball and pitched to a 3.30 ERA/3.70 FIP across 43 2/3 inning worth 1.2 bWAR. Should Strasburg return to Washington, Voth and Ross are probably dueling for the fifth starter spot. It's also hard to imagine the Nats defending their title with both in the rotation even if Strasburg departs. Still, given the strides shown by Ross and Voth last season, it's not inconceivable.
Fedde could be the odd man out, but there's enough of a pedigree to at least explore his value on the trade market. The 26-year-old right-hander was a top-4 Nationals prospect by Baseball America from 2014 to 2017, topping out as the #82 prospect in baseball following the 2015 season. He's a former first round pick with a Tommy John surgery already in the rearview. The results the last few seasons have been mixed (4.50 ERA in 2019), but there's no major trauma, and speculatively speaking, he'd be a good fit every fifth day for a younger team like the Blue Jays or Orioles.
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Nationals Notes: Rendon, Robles, Taylor
By Mark Polishuk | October 13, 2019 at 9:45pm CDT
Here's the latest from the Nationals, who take a 2-0 series lead into tomorrow's Game Three of the NLCS….
Could Anthony Rendon be open to the idea of a relatively short-term contract for a high average annual average? "Some friends of Rendon believe that he's more interested in a shorter-term deal…because he might not be devoted to the idea of playing for as long as he possibly can," ESPN's Buster Olney writes, which Olney feels could make Rendon even more of an attractive target for a team like the Dodgers. Los Angeles reportedly had interest in such a short-term deal with Bryce Harper last winter, though such efforts fell short since Harper was specifically looking for a very long-term contract. A premium free agent like Rendon showing interest in only a very pricey deal of four or five years would be a fascinating wrinkle, as clubs would no longer have to worry about a late-30's decline if Rendon is only under contract through his age-33 or age-34 season. (The third baseman turns 30 next June.) It could also create a ripple effect for future superstar free agents around the game, and the players' union may also not be pleased at one of its top names taking what teams would certainly adopt as a precedent-setting model. Then again, Rendon's agent Scott Boras has long aimed to garner maximum money at maximum years for his clients, and Rendon reportedly already turned down a seven-year extension offer from the Nats worth $210-$215MM.
Victor Robles is expected to take part in batting practice and some running drills on Monday, manager Davey Martinez told reporters (including MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr). Robles also did some running today and underwent treatment on his bothersome right hamstring, which was tweaked in Game Two of the NLDS. The injury has kept Robles out of action, though there is some optimism he will be able to return for Monday's game. "I'm not going to anticipate anything until he comes in tomorrow. But he's progressing and hopefully he will be ready tomorrow," Martinez said.
Robles will regain the regular center field job when he is ready to play, Martinez noted. This will send Michael A. Taylor back to the Nats' bench, though Taylor has performed well (.300/.333/.450) in 21 plate appearances since filling in for Robles. It marked a nice turn-around for Taylor, the Washington Post's Sam Fortier writes, as Taylor's early-season struggles led to a demotion to Double-A, before he finally got his swing back on track in the final days of his minor league assignment. "I was finally able to get that feeling. I just tried to repeat over and over," Taylor said about a hot streak that saw him post a 1.191 OPS over his last 52 PA in the minors. Though he was at one point a top prospect and seemed to be breaking out at the MLB level as recently as the 2017 season, Taylor has been inconsistent over his six big league seasons, but now stands as a very valuable bench asset as the Nationals continue their postseason run.
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Nationals Option Michael A. Taylor, Activate Ryan Zimmerman
By Steve Adams | June 28, 2019 at 1:55pm CDT
1:55pm: The Nationals have announced the moves.
12:06pm: The Nationals will activate Ryan Zimmerman from the injured list today and open a spot on the active roster by optioning outfielder Michael A. Taylor to Double-A Harrisburg, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports.
Taylor, 28, has been a fixture on the Nationals' roster since 2017, when he hit .271/.320/.486 with 19 homers, 23 doubles, three triples and 17 steals in 432 plate appearances. He'd entered that season projected to be a fourth outfielder but wound up logging significant outfield innings when Adam Eaton went down with an ACL tear in April. His followup campaign in 2018, however, saw Taylor bat just .227/.287/.357 in 385 trips to the plate. He did manage a career-best 24 steals in 30 attempts last year.
Despite Bryce Harper's departure in free agency, a regular spot in the outfield for Taylor hasn't opened up. Washington has seen vaunted prospects Juan Soto and Victor Robles emerge as productive big leaguers over the past two seasons, and the veteran Eaton is still under contract and controlled through the 2021 season via a pair of club options. Taylor was already in line for a reserve role due to the presence of that trio, but he's seen his playing time reduced even further by the team's signing of Gerardo Parra.
The option is of note on many levels for Taylor, who agreed to a $3.25MM salary this offseason in arbitration. He entered 2019 with four years and 10 days of Major League service time, meaning he needed another 162 days at the MLB level to cross the five-year threshold in service time and remain on track for free agency following the 2020 season. Presently, he's only accrued 91 days of service, so he still needs another 71 days in the Majors to reach that level. There are only 95 days between now and the end of the season, and Taylor will need to stay down for a minimum of 10 days unless he returns in place of an injured player. That creates a real possibility that this optional assignment could push back his free agency by a year. The move will also burn his final minor league option.
Even with his struggles at the plate over the past two seasons, Taylor seems likely to be tendered a contract in the offseason. He's a well-regarded defensive outfielder who can handle all three spots and offers some of the best speed in the game. His forthcoming arbitration raise won't be especially large, either, and his excellent 2017 season is not yet that far in the rear-view mirror. As such, the potential delay of his free agency is all the more noteworthy. Taylor has also been a speculative trade asset in the past, and this demotion could prompt some outfield-needy clubs to inquire about his availability (if they haven't already).
As for Zimmerman, he'll step back into a lineup that has seen Matt Adams enjoy a recent homer binge while Howie Kendrick has hit well all season long in part-time duty at first base. Brian Dozier has heated up recently as well, further crowding the mix on the right side of the infield. Zimmerman wasn't hitting well when he was placed on the injured list due to plantar fasciitis in late April, but he was quite productive in 2017-18, so he should give manager Dave Martinez another solid bat to add to the mix.
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NL Injury Notes: Cain, Matz, Vargas, Taylor
By Mark Polishuk | May 5, 2019 at 8:48pm CDT
X-rays were negative on Lorenzo Cain's left hand after the Brewers outfielder was hit by a Tim Peterson pitch during the sixth inning of today's 3-2 win over the Mets. Cain was removed from the game after his HBP, though told reporters (including MLB.com's Adam McCalvy) that he is hopeful of playing on Tuesday, when Milwaukee hosts the Nationals. Cain has hit .259/.316/.406 through 158 plate appearances this season, though he has made up for that slow start at the plate with his usual excellent center field defense. It doesn't seem like this injury will require a DL stint or perhaps even an absence whatsoever, though it's still worth monitoring, as the Brewers can ill-afford to lose any of their stars amidst a tightly-contested NL Central race.
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The Mets have sent Steven Matz back to New York for tests on his left forearm, manager Mickey Callaway told the New York Post's Mike Puma and other reporters. As per Callaway, Matz has a "nerve issue" and has been dealing with a sore forearm "for about two weeks now." Matz hasn't been ruled out of his next scheduled start on Wednesday, though one would think the Mets would sit him out simply as a precautionary measure, given the inherent seriousness of forearm problems. (Callaway noted that Matz's current injury isn't related to the elbow procedure he underwent in 2017.) Losing Matz to the IL would be a blow to a New York rotation that has struggled this season, and also just generally been lacking in quality results. Matz has posted a 3.86 ERA, 3.56 K/BB rate, and 8.2 K/9 over 35 innings, and his numbers would look better apart from a singularly disastrous outing on April 16 against the Phillies that saw him allow six earned runs without recording an out.
In more unfortunate injury news for the Mets, Jason Vargas left today's game due to tightness in his left hamstring. As Puma notes, Vargas' spot in the rotation wouldn't necessarily need to be filled immediately, as the Mets have enough upcoming off-days that a fifth starter isn't required until May 18. Vargas allowed three runs in four innings today to give him a 5.92 ERA over 24 1/3 frames in what has been a rough beginning for the veteran southpaw.
The Nationals have yet to receive MRI results on Michael A. Taylor after the outfielder suffered a jammed wrist on Saturday. (MLB.com's Jamal Collier was among those to report the news.) Taylor already missed some time at the start of the season due to a left knee and hip sprain, and he has yet to get on track — the outfielder has a meager .111/.226/.148 slash line over 32 plate appearances. Despite Taylor's struggles, Washington can hardly afford to lose any more players to the IL at this point, given that Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman, and Matt Adams are all currently sidelined. Rendon, at least, is expected to return on Tuesday.
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Rehab Notes: Polanco, Kershaw, Taylor
By Ty Bradley | April 6, 2019 at 4:09pm CDT
A grueling seven-month rehab process is finally nearing its end for Gregory Polanco, reports MLB.com's Adam Berry, as the Pirates outfielder is set to begin a rehab assignment tomorrow for High-A Bradenton. The initial rehab outlook for the torn labrum on Polanco's left shoulder was seven to nine months, so even a full 20-day rehab stay will have him set to return on the short end of the timeframe. The 27-year-old's imminent return will be manna from the proverbial heaven for the run-starved Pirates, who've already lost outfielders Corey Dickerson and Lonnie Chisenhall to injuries at the season's outset. Polanco's status as a perennial breakout candidate finally came to fruition last year, as the big lefty slashed a career-best .254/.340/.499 (123 wRC+) in 130 games before suffering the injury in early September. His hard-hit rate, which had dipped to a shockingly pedestrian 25.9% in 2017, jumped nearly nine percentage points, and the newfound plate discipline he exhibited reaped huge benefits.
In further rehab news from around the game…
Clayton Kershaw's dominant rehab performance on minor-league Opening Night doesn't mean he's ready for the show, writes Bill Plunkett of the OC Register. The three-time Cy Young award winner will need at least another rehab outing – this one in the 75-80 pitch range – before rejoining the big club in the coming weeks. Dampening the much-needed flames throughout the outing were the stadium's radar gun readouts, which reportedly had the seven-time all-star sitting at a frightening 88-91 MPH with the fastball. A career-low 90.9 MPH average fastball velocity in '18 led to the lefty's lowest strikeout rate since his rookie season of 2008, and the once-untouchable ace was again vulnerable to the longball. The club may not need a halcyon Kershaw to contend for the pennant, and may not need him at all to run through a sloppy NL West. Still, even a compromised version of the lefty should be quite effective, and the Dodgers, who doubled down on their substantial investment this offseason, will continue to hold out out hope for the ace of seasons past.
Per Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic, Nationals outfielder Michael A. Taylor will play seven innings in a rehab game today. It's good news for the Nationals, who expected the extra OF to miss "significant time" after he sprained his knee and hip mid-March. There seems to be precious little playing time in the Nats outfield for Taylor, who followed up a solid 2017 season with a .227/.287/.357 stinker last year. Strikeouts have long been an issue for the speedy centerfielder, who's posted a K rate of 30% or higher in each of his four major-league seasons.
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Michael A. Taylor Diagnosed With Sprained Knee, Hip
By Jeff Todd | March 15, 2019 at 3:19pm CDT
Nationals outfielder Michael A. Taylor has been diagnosed with a sprained left knee and hip, manager Dave Martinez tells reporters including Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post (Twitter link). Taylor is expected to "miss a significant amount of time," per Martinez.
That's rather unwelcome news for the Nats, who were slated to utilize Taylor quite often to spell the oft-injured Adam Eaton and youngster Victor Robles. With Howie Kendrick also still on the mend, the team now has a yawning gap in its bench mix.
Looking to the 40-man roster, the left-handed-hitting Andrew Stevenson is the only option. He has struggled at the plate in limited MLB opportunities and has not impressed in Grapefruit League action this spring. Hunter Jones is the only non-roster outfielder in camp. The 27-year-old had a nice season last year in the upper minors but has also not produced much offense in spring action. It's also possible the team could trust Wilmer Difo with some innings on the grass, though he has little experience there and carries a light bat.
It stands to reason that the Nationals will consider outside options, though Taylor's precise timeline will help dictate the approach. Veteran center fielder Austin Jackson remains unsigned and could potentially step into Taylor's role. He's nowhere near the fielder that Taylor is at this stage of his career — in fact, metrics graded him quite poorly last year — but is an amply experienced option who was a productive hitter as recently as 2017. Old friend Denard Span is also on the market, as is Carlos Gonzalez, though both players hit from the left side and neither would really present an option up the middle. The trade market may also present some possibilities, particularly as late-spring roster decisions are made.
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Nationals Win Arbitration Case Against Michael A. Taylor
By Steve Adams | February 1, 2019 at 11:04am CDT
The Nationals won their arbitration case against outfielder Michael A. Taylor reports MLB Network's Jon Heyman (via Twitter). He'll earn the $3.25MM figure that the team submitted rather than the $3.5MM figure at which he filed. Taylor was arbitration-eligible for the second time this winter and will be eligible once more next offseason before reaching free agent in the 2020-21 offseason.
Taylor, 28 in March, will receive a $725K raise over last year's $2.525MM salary on the heels of a down season in which he hit just .227/.287/.357 with six homers, 22 doubles and three triples in 385 plate appearances. That marked a noted drop-off from his solid 2017 output: a .271/.20/.486 slash with 19 home runs, 23 doubles and three triples.
At present, Taylor will have an expanded role with the Nationals early in the 2019 campaign. The potential departure of Bryce Harper could put Taylor in line for increased at-bats alongside fellow outfielders Juan Soto and Adam Eaton, though the looming presence of top prospect Victor Robles casts a shadow over Taylor's playing time. Whether it's Opening Day or later in the upcoming season, Robles will get a shot at cementing himself as Washington's everyday center fielder, at which point Taylor will again revert to a more limited role. And, of course, if the Nationals do bring Harper back to the organization, playing time will be all the more difficult to come by for Taylor.
As always, you can keep up to date with this year's ongoing arbitration hearings and settlements in MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker. With Taylor, Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner, Joe Ross and Sammy Solis out of the way, Washington's lone remaining unsettled case is that of reliever Kyle Barraclough.
Unresolved 2019 Arbitration Cases
By Jeff Todd and TC Zencka | January 12, 2019 at 9:15am CDT
Yesterday's arbitration deadline wasn't a firm date for agreeing to terms. Rather, it was the end of the period to negotiate before submitting numbers for possible hearings. Negotiations can continue thereafter, but teams and players will now have to defend their submission numbers if they can't bridge the gap before a hearing. Baseball arb panels simply pick one side's number; that aspect of the process is designed to force the parties to the bargaining table.
[RELATED: MLBTR Arbitration Projections; MLBTR Arbitration Tracker]
Here's what we know thus far about the still-unresolved cases:
Today's Updates
The Yankees have yet to come to a deal with ace starter Luis Severino, and they may be heading to arbitration. The Yanks have submitted their bid at $4.4MM, while Severino has asked for $5.25MM, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale (via Twitter).
Tommy Pham and the Rays have submitted their numbers for arbitration, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale (via Twitter). Pham filed at $4.1MM while the Rays submitted a bid of $3.5MM. Pham has had no problem expressing his honest opinion about the Rays fanbase of late, and it will be interesting to see if he gets an equal portion of honest feedback in return in his arbitration hearing.
The Oakland A's and their closer Blake Treinen have both submitted their numbers, with the team coming in at $5.6MM while Treinen files for $6.4MM, per Fancred's Jon Heyman (via Twitter). It's not a shock to see these sides far apart, given Treinen's remarkable 2018 and how far above his usual standard of production last season's numbers fell.
Washington Nationals filed at $1.725MM for newcomer Kyle Barraclough, who counters at $2MM, per Nightengale (via Twitter). The former Marlin was acquired in an uncommonly early offseason trade that sent international bonus pool money the Marlins' way.
The Diamondbacks have only one player they did not reach an agreement with, lefty reliever T.J. McFarland. The Dbacks submitted a bid of $1.275MM, while McFarland is asking for $1.675MM, per Nightengale (via Twitter).
Alex Wood submitted $9.65MM for his 2019 salary, while his new club the Cincinnati Reds countered at $8.7MM, per Nightengale (via Twitter). Wood will be a free agent at season's end.
The Detroit Tigers reached agreements with all of their arbitration eligible players except for right-handed starter Michael Fulmer. Fulmer comes in at $3.4MM with the team countering at $2.8MM, the difference being 600K, per Nightengale (via Twitter).
Ryan Tepera has filed for $1.8MM while the Blue Jays submitted their bid at $1.525MM, per Nightengale (via Twitter). Tepera has been a reliable bullpen arm for the Jays through his first four seasons. He has two more seasons of arbitration remaining, set to reach free agency in advance of the 2022 season.
Reserve outfielder Michael A. Taylor and the Washington Nationals are a 250K apart, per Nightengale (via Twitter). Seems like a rather small sum to quibble over in the grand scheme of things, but every cent counts right now in Washington, it seems. Taylor submitted a bid of $3.5MM, with the Nats countering at $3.25MM.
Earlier Updates
Rockies star Nolan Arenado is headed for a record arb salary, unsurprisingly. The question is by how much. He has filed at a whopping $30MM, with the club countering at $24MM, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). Even the lower figure would represent a record. It doesn't seem as if the sides will go to a high-stakes hearing on this one; Jeff Passan of ESPN.com tweets that the odds are good they'll find common ground. MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz projected Arenado to earn $26.1MM, though he also explained that it's not hard to see that number swaying in either direction based upon a close examination of the (few relevant) comps.
Despite a monster 2018 season, Phillies righty Aaron Nola isn't seeking to set a record first-year arb starter salary. (That belongs to Dallas Keuchel, at $7.25MM, when he was coming off of a Cy Young season.) Nola did file at a hefty $6.75MM, per Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia (via Twitter), while the club entered just $4.5MM. It'll be interesting to see how this one plays out. The Keuchel salary represented a sea change for young starters, but few others have tested the process since. MLBTR's projection system spit out a $6.6MM figure for Nola.
Righty Gerrit Cole filed at $13.5MM, while the Astros countered at $11.425MM, according to Jon Heyman of Fancred (Twitter link). Teammates Carlos Correa and Chris Devenski have also yet to agree to terms. MLBTR projected Cole to earn $13.1MM in his final arb season, Correa to check in at $5.1MM in his first arb year, and Devenski to take home $1.4MM his first time through the process.
Indians righty Trevor Bauer is seeking a $13MM payday, while the club will argue instead for $11MM, per Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer (via Twitter). The Cleveland org has long utilized a file-and-trial approach on a case-by-case basis. It's not totally clear whether that'll be the approach here, but as Hoynes notes, the sides did go to a hearing already last year. (Bauer won.) MLBTR projected a $11.6MM payday; Swartz also explained why he thought the model was likely in the right ballpark for Bauer in a detailed post.
Passan provides a list of other players who have yet to agree to terms and who could therefore still end up before a panel. There are fifteen in total, including those already noted above as well as Kyle Barraclough and Michael Taylor (Nationals), Michael Fulmer (Tigers), T.J. McFarland (Diamondbacks), Tommy Pham (Rays), Luis Severino (Yankees), Ryan Tepera (Blue Jays), Blake Treinen (Athletics), and Alex Wood (Reds).
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Quick Hits: Realmuto, Nats, Taylor, Rangers, Young, Beltre
By Connor Byrne | September 22, 2018 at 10:23pm CDT
Sunday's game could be the final home contest of Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto's tenure with the team, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald observes. Spencer's the latest to note that the Fish will likely trade Realmuto in the offseason if they're unable to extend him, as they're rebuilding and he's only under control through 2020. Asked about the potential of Sunday being his last Marlins home game, the 27-year-old Realmuto said: "You never know what's going to happen, so I don't try to think too much about that. We'll see if that ends up being the case." Thanks to both the state of the Miami franchise and Realmuto's standing as an elite catcher, he has frequented trade rumors dating back to last season. Barring an extension, Realmuto will once again be popular on MLBTR's pages during the winter, especially considering he has been the majors' best catcher and the Marlins' main bright spot this year. Not only has Realmuto slashed a stellar .284/.348/.498 with 21 home runs in 516 plate appearances, but he has also offered tremendous defense.
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As part of an outfield that features Bryce Harper, Juan Soto and Adam Eaton, Michael A. Taylor has seen his playing time diminish, Elliott Smith of MLB.com points out. Taylor has only started four times since Aug. 24 and taken a mere seven PAs this month, per Smith. One reason Taylor has been on the bench lately is his lack of production, as the 27-year-old has followed up a strong 2017 by hitting a meager .224/.286/.355 with six home runs in 376 PAs. But Taylor's "working with [hitting coach] Kevin [Long] to change his swing a little bit and hopefully he comes into Spring Training with a different swing — putting the ball in play a little bit more," according to manager Dave Martinez. Putting the ball in play has been a struggle for Taylor, who has logged unappealing strikeout and contact rates of 29.8 percent and 71.1 percent, respectively. Taylor's an asset on the bases and in the field, though, and he also comes with two more years of arbitration control. He could be an offseason trade chip for the Nationals, then, Smith writes. Taylor has considered the possibility, saying: "It's hard this late in the season not to think about it, and with the way things have been going lately, it looks like other people are thinking about it." Regardless, Taylor's focused on "continuing to work and get better every day." His situation will be an interesting one to monitor over the winter, given that the Nationals will have at least three other high-profile outfield options (Soto, Eaton and Victor Robles) even if they don't re-sign Harper.
With the Rangers searching for a new manager, Jeff Wilson of the Star-Telegram goes through potential replacements for the fired Jeff Banister. One thing's clear, Wilson writes: Rangers great Michael Young won't get the job, even though he'd be president/general manager Jon Daniels' "dream hire." The soon-to-be 42-year-old Young is content in his current role as a special assistant to Daniels, Wilson suggests.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre reacted to Banister's ouster Friday, saying (via T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com) the dugout shakeup won't play a role in whether he'll continue his career in 2019. And Beltre, a pending free agent who will turn 40 next April, seems prepared to go through another lean year with Texas. The Rangers' non-contender status isn't "ideal," Beltre admitted, but he noted: "I'm here for whatever they want me to do, that's the bottom line. I think I'm old enough to understand everything that's going on, and I'm old enough to understand that over the last couple of years, the clubhouse is getting younger and younger, and there's been a different situation where – yes, we're probably not going to be competing with the Astros and those guys, we're going to be developing players." Beltre's words jibe with his actions from this past summer's trade deadline, when he elected against pushing for a trade to a better team. Assuming he re-signs with the Rangers in 2019, the future Hall of Famer will play his ninth season with the club.
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Delhi: In yet another incident of road rage and show of power, former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan was beaten up by around five people, reportedly attached to the security of the Haryana CM. Allegedly, the cricketer was beaten up because he tried to overtake the car of the accused.
The incident took place at the toll bridge of NH on Wednesday night. The victim, a Gurgaon resident, complained in this regard at the Vasant Kunj police station.
A police official said, "The area falls under the Gurgaon police jurisdiction. We have told Wassan to contact them." Wassan was on his way to home when he overtook the security personnel's car. He then stopped at the toll bridge. Meanwhile, the accused also appeared there and pulled Wassan outside.
"Wassan told cops that they then scolded him. When he objected, they beat him up and fled from the spot. Wassan was taken to the Safdarjung hospital for the medical examination," said the police.


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Congratulations to Lt. Bobby Mills for being selected as recipient of the Florida Highway Patrol Trooper of the Month Award for January 2004 for his life saving actions of pulling a motorist from a burning vehicle.
On January 23rd, Lieutenant Bobby Mills heard a zone trooper being dispatched to respond to a head-on collision involving an overturned vehicle on fire. Being in close proximity, Lt. Mills advised the duty officer that he would assist. Upon arriving on the scene, Lt. Mills noticed smoke coming from an overturned vehicle. He immediately retrieved his fire extinguisher and ran toward the vehicle. As he got closer, he heard the voice of a female crying for help. The door of the overturned vehicle was jammed because of damages sustained in the crash. The fire quickly started to spread.
Lt. Mills used his fire extinguisher to try to keep the fire from burning the female victim. Another motorist arrived with a pick axe and began prying the car door open. After several attempts, the rear door was finally opened. While the motorist held the door open, Lt. Mills pulled the female passenger from the burning vehicle–only seconds before the car became fully engulfed in flames. Soon, the local Fire Department arrived on scene and extinguished the fire. The female victim, who was airlifted to the hospital with severe burns from her waist down, survived the crash thanks to the heroic efforts of Lt. Mills and a fellow motorist. Unfortunately, the two occupants in the other vehicle died from their crash injuries.


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— Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was among the prominent white supremacists who celebrated President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Stephen Bannon, the former head of a so-called alt-right news site, as his chief strategist.
"I think that's excellent," Duke said, according to CNN. "I think that anyone that helps complete the program and the policies that President-elect Trump has developed during the campaign is a very good thing, obviously.
Will Steve Bannon Be the Anti-Semitic Firebrand in Donald Trump's Inner Circle?
Forward StaffNovember 14, 2016
"You have an individual, Mr. Bannon, who's basically creating the ideological aspects of where we're going. And ideology ultimately is the most important aspect of any government."
Bannon's White House appointment was announced Sunday. Before joining Trump's presidential campaign, Bannon was the chairman of Breitbart News, a site steeped in conspiracy theories that has featured the white supremacist, anti-Semitic ideologies of some on the alt-right. Breitbart ran multiple columns accused of anti-Semitism, including one that called anti-Trump conservative writer Bill Kristol a "renegade Jew."
The Anti-Defamation League and several other Jewish groups have slammed Bannon's appointment.
Steve Bannon Signals Coming Storm for Jews in Age of Donald Trump
Chemi Shalev (Haaretz)November 14, 2016
Joining Duke in applauding the Bannon choice was American Nazi Party Chairman Rocky Suhayda, who wrote in an email to CNN that choosing Bannon shows that "Perhaps The Donald IS for 'REAL' and is not going to be another controlled puppet directed by the usual 'Wire Pullers,' and does indeed intend to ROCK the BOAT? Time will tell."
Peter Brimelow, who heads VDRARE, a white supremacist website, called the Bannon appointment "awesome," according to CNN.
Brad Griffin, head of the white supremacist site Occidental Dissent, told CNN that Bannon will hold Trump to the promises Griffin endorses, such as building a border wall with Mexico, ending refugee resettlement, protecting gun rights and deporting undocumented immigrants.
Richard Spencer, who runs a white nationalist think tank, told CNN that "Steve Bannon might even push Trump in the right direction."
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Thursday's bike ride took me out in the city's first Code Red Heat Alert day of the summer. Code Red means it's going to be really, really hot, and you should probably just stay inside in a place with some ac. It also means that if you use less energy you get credits on your utility bill, so I was pretty excited to spend the day in somebody else's air conditioning while the nickels rolled in at home. Sure, paying you to not use energy when you need it the most is sort of a scam to cover over weak infrastructure, but I'm a sucker.
Wednesday's ride took me down the hill really early so I could hop the 7am bus out to campus. It was my turn to send Greetings From the Faculty at new student orientation, and when you don't have a car, that means you've got to leave your house at 6:45 am to get there on time. That early it's still a little bit cool out, and it was a pleasant roll down Guilford with the early bird cars and buses, until I got downtown. There's just no way around the unpleasantness that is gridlock in a downtown core, but until we agree to move work all over so we don't all have to pass through here to get where we're going, we're stuck with it.
Today's bike ride took me on my usual route down the hill and to the right to the bike racks next to the ER at University of Maryland Medical Center. I've done this ride at least a hundred times, likely more, but today felt a little different. Yesterday I learned that another cyclist was hit and killed by another car. I saw the post on one of my bicycle groups on Facebook, and commented on the link right away. How tragic, I said, because it's always tragic. I know what it feels like to get the news that a car has taken someone you love. I know that when someone dies, they are gone forever, and you are forever different. I know this, and I also know how resilient we are in the face of grief, as long as we let ourselves feel it all–or as much of it as we can bear–and as long as we stay open to it, and talk about it. I know that a year and a half after my dad was killed by a car, I am ok. I feel joy again, not as often or easily as before, but it's already back. And it hasn't even been two years yet. But I'm different now, and it isn't a difference I'd wish for anyone. It hurts, badly. So when I saw the news, I knew another group of people would now have to tread this far too well trod road, and I hate that.
I've been working and working and working lately, totally overwhelmed by work. That doesn't mean I haven't been riding my bike, but it does mean I've largely been riding to work, to meetings, to acupuncture appointments, and to dinner and drinks and play when I can sneak it in. Grades are in for the spring semester, though, and summer school doesn't start until Wednesday, so by Saturday afternoon I started to feel the loosening of vacation and a glimpse or two of the me that emerges when I have time to get just a little bit bored. And today the rain let up and the winds died down, and I got to take a bike ride just to see what I might see.


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When was the last time you read a book purely to enjoy it? Chances are it wasn't during English class, and you probably weren't reading for a grade.
In today's competitive culture, teenagers are reading for fun less than ever. Part of the reason is that they are rarely, if ever, encouraged to pick up a book and read what they want, when they want. As homework piles up, reading for pleasure can seem like the last thing we should be focusing on. Most classes do not teach students to view literature as a medium for meaningful personal and emotional experiences, but rather as an intellectual stimulus that at times can be intimidating.
A study by Common Sense Media found that 45 percent of 17-year-olds only read for pleasure once or twice a year. This is not altogether surprising when one considers the fact that almost 60 percent of students are involved in at least one activity outside of school, most likely sports. By the time a student goes to school, then goes to sports practice– or music lessons, art class, rehearsal, what have you– returns home, eats dinner, and finishes homework, the likelihood that they have extra time to read is slim. And when that reading doesn't get them any credit in school, it can seem like a waste of time.
Remember those painful annotations and review questions? That's what turns simply reading (you know, for fun) into an assignment in the eyes of most students. Time spent reading is just too hard to quantify without something to pin value to, like a worksheet turned in for points. But isn't it worth it to try?
Reading does have value. It can reduce stress, lead to better scores on vocabulary and overall intelligence tests, keep the mind sharp later in life, increase empathy, and help maintain a healthy sleep schedule. But the kind of reading that includes all of these health benefits is not the kind typically assigned in school; scientists point to works of fiction read for pleasure, so, not a textbook or a story accompanied by a lengthy assignment.
In Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature, he explores the idea that the human circle of empathy has been expanding over recorded history, as we slowly view more and more beings as worthy of rights. One of the biggest causes of this expansion, Pinker says, is the Reading Revolution; that is, a shift in the 18th century from specialized reading of a few sacred texts to mass consumption of varied literature. What came with that reading was a slew of new ideas about human rights, criminal justice reform, and just government.
Reading fiction is proven to boost Theory of Mind, the ability for people to understand viewpoints much different than their own. Seeing the world from the perspective of someone completely different, and visualizing a world far removed from one's reality, is an experience unique to fiction writing, and in today's polarizing world, having more empathy is never a bad thing.
Let's go back to the fact that reading can improve sleep. For a lot of high schoolers, a full night of sleep is a pretty rare phenomenon. Part of that might be because checking social media or watching television before bed is a common routine for teenagers, but in reality using screens only stimulates the brain and makes it harder to reach deep sleep. But– you guessed it– reading has the exact opposite effect. Maybe if students were shown the power of great literature and given the choice to read whatever interests them, they would be more inclined to incorporate reading into their nighttime routines.
Reading allows people to travel the world without leaving their houses, fuels deeper reflection of the world around them, and creates a healthier lifestyle. But if teenagers are not taught to appreciate reading and given the opportunity to include it as part of their daily schedule starting in school, they likely will not develop reading habits later in life.
And for students who just do not have hours to devote to reading but still crave the physical and mental benefits, fear not. A study found that reading for six minutes a day can reduce stress by up to 68 percent. New perspectives, a healthier brain, decreased stress, better sleep, all for less than an hour a week– now that's a pretty good deal.


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Named the Number One Baseball Book of 2013 by Sports Collectors Digest
and a ForeWord Review 2013 Book of the Year Award finalist, sports category
"[Among] a handful of books that have acquired the status of classics.… This is useful and well-crafted work of oral and cultural history, featuring the life stories of well-known and as well as lesser known and unheralded Jews. Compiled from 50 engaging interviews and arranged by decade.&rdquo
—Robert Birnbaum, "Baseball Books 2017 Part I and more," Our Man in Boston, March 30, 2017. Read the complete blog post.
"The Jewish dimension in baseball unfolds in American Jews and America's Game, written by Larry Ruttman and published by the University of Nebraska Press. Covering the period from the 1930s onward, the book is wide-ranging in its scope. Famous Jewish players, like Ken Holtzman and Kevin Youkilis, sound off, as do Marvin Miller and Donald Fehr, the former executive directors of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Jerry Reinsdorf, a team owner, explains himself. Barney Frank, a former U.S. congressman, speaks for fans. This substantive volume adds heft to baseball historiography."
—Sheldon Kirshner, Sheldon Kirshner Journal, June 20, 2015 (read the full column)
"A large, ambitious, and deeply personal work, this book attempts to define the Jewish-American experience through the prism of baseball. With sections organized around decades, American Jews and America's Game ranges from the 1930s to the present. Original face-to-face interviews, conducted in venues as disparate as Rancho Mirage, Phoenix, Manhattan, Cooperstown, Boston, Baltimore, Kissimmee, and Tel Aviv, provide the core content. Telling photographs, many taken by the author, burnish the commentary.… Ruttman's interviews, fifty in total, merit commendation for scope, respondent selection, and content."
—William M. Simons, Journal of Sport History, Vol. 41, No. 1, Spring 2014 (read a longer excerpt from Project MUSE)
"Ruttman reports on his subjects' backgrounds and the manner in which their Jewishness has affected their lives and careers. In this regard, American Jews & America's Game is as much about American Jewish identity and the anti-Semitism that pervaded the country in decades past as it is about Jews and baseball, and this adds depth and dimension to each chapter. With the exception of [Hank] Greenberg, who passed away in 1986, Ruttman interviews all his subjects; Greenberg's story is told via conversations with those who are connected to him, starting with son Steve, daughter Alva, and Ralph Kiner.… Prior to reading a chapter on an individual with whom I was familiar, I asked myself: What will I learn about this person that I do not know? More often than not, Ruttman offers observations that transcend the obvious."
—Rob Edelman, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 2013 (read a brief excerpt from Project MUSE or the full review (PDF))
"The book is sure to be read by American Jews who love baseball and wrap themselves in a bear hug of pride in their coreligionists' presence—nay, prominence—in the country's national pastime.… The book stands apart for focusing on the interviewees' discussion of their Jewish and baseball identities, rather than their professional résumés alone, said Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish History at Boston's Brandeis University. 'I really found it surprisingly interesting because it was so different,' Sarna, who admits to not being a big sports fan, says of the book. 'Solomon Schechter thought that you need to know about baseball to be a better American,' says Sarna of the renowned Jewish educator, who died in 1915. 'Here, [Ruttman] is saying you can learn about American Jews in baseball in order to be a better Jew.'"
—Hillel Kuttler, Haaretz, January 23, 2014 (read the full review)
"American Jews and America's Game is handsomely produced and nicely illustrated, but the heart of the book is Larry Ruttman's enthusiasm and total delight in meeting and talking with so many baseball personalities. The interviews are personal, with the unifying theme of Jewish identity, although both Ruttman and many of the people he speaks with call themselves cultural Jews and do not practice Judaism. But when Ruttman describes his excitement at sitting with Ian Kinsler in the visitors' dugout at Fenway Park or receiving a phone call from Sandy Koufax, readers will share Ruttman's sense of wonder and joy."
—Maron L. Waxman, The Jewish Voice (read the full review)
"The historian Jacques Barzun was right when he said, 'Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.' Larry Ruttman knows that too, and that is why I chose to write the foreword to his book American Jews and America's Game. His stories cover almost one hundred years of American history and the place of American Jews in that history…. This is a book that celebrates family—baseball's, yours, and mine."
—Allan H. "Bud" Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball
"There may well be more books about Jews and baseball than there are Jews who played professional baseball. But this one is different. Here baseball's most interesting Jews speak in their own words about their lives, their love of the game, and above all about their Judaism. Informative, inspiring, historically significant and a pleasure to read, this is a book that anybody who cares about America's game or America's Jews will cherish."
—Jonathan D. Sarna, author of American Judaism: A History and chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History
"Ruttman spent five years researching the book, interviewing not only Jewish players and executives but fans, like Rabbi Michael Paley and famed attorney Alan Dershowitz, who just plain love baseball. It's fascinating stuff."—Kevin Cullen, The Boston Globe, September 20, 2013 (read the full column)
"A history of Jews in baseball, as told by players, executives, and fans from the 1930's to right now. Told in a warm and folksy style with interviews and photos, thus will be a classic in the sport and in the religion."—Dana Brigham, Moment Magazine, September-October 2013
"Even if you know nothing about baseball, this is an interesting read. In particular, the thoughtfulness of the responses to questions about Judaism, Jewish identity and community are fascinating, and provide a unique aspect to the book."—Cynthia Ramsay, Jewish Independent, November 22, 2013 (emphasis added; read the full review)
"The disgraced outfielder Ryan Braun, known as the Hebrew Hammer, merited only a brief mention and a picture even before he was suspended by the Brewers for his connections to a clinic accused of supplying banned drugs."—David M. Shribman, Bloomberg Businessweek (read the full review)
"This longtime attorney remains a gentle, always enthusiastic questioner, interested in his subjects' love for the game, their experiences with anti-Semitism and their connection to their faith."
—Kirkus Reviews (read the full review)
"American Jews and America's Game is a highly accessible book about the game America's Jews love to love. The author allows his subjects great latitude to comment on their Jewishness and their association with the game. The interviewees range from baseball's best to ordinary fans, united around their faith and favorite sport. This is an enjoyable read."
—Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Israel and the first Commissioner of the Israel Baseball League
"American Jews and America's Game by Larry Ruttman is more than a baseball book. On a much deeper level, it makes a major contribution to the humanities. It captures brilliantly the humanity of each of these ballplayers, executives, and other Jewish men and women associated with the game. That is done by illuminating how, through the highs and difficult times of their lives, they've been guided by Jewish values. And how they've passed those values on not only to their families but to all those they've worked with. A perfect example: the influence of Hank Greenberg on teammate and lifelong friend Ralph Kiner."
—Arthur J. Singer, President, Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame; author of Arthur Godfrey: The Adventures of an American Broadcaster and of Boston's Downtown Movie Palaces
"Each interview is jam packed with great information that was not only inspirational at times, but also very interesting to read. Ruttman conducted all the interviews himself, traveling across the states and to as far away as Israel. Overall, I think the book is really excellent!! You will learn so much and Larry has a great writing style. I would highly suggest buying it, for anyone who is interested.
—Matt Nadel, age 14, Seamheads.com (read the full review and interview)
"I thoroughly enjoyed [American Jews and America's Game]. I know that all the people who will have the pleasure of seeing and hearing you will share the same feelings I have…. What a great book you have written!"
—Al Rosen, 1953 American League unanimous Most Valuable Player, 1987 Executive of the Year as the General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, well-known as "The Hebrew Hammer"
"The Boys of Summer was really something else: genuine players in their next life. But American Jews and America's Game is as much cultural history as it is baseball, and there is nothing quite comparable."
—Sol Gittleman, Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor of Judaic Studies, Tufts University and author of Reynolds, Raschi, and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953
"It's a tremendous piece of work, and we're lucky to have it."
—Rob Neyer, Baseball Nation (read the full review)
"This is a book about baseball in the same sense that Tolstoy's masterpiece, War and Peace, is about Napoleon's invasion of Russia.… Like Tolstoy, [Larry Ruttman] tries to encompass a huge topic—in this case, baseball's memories, plus its life lessons and their meaning for us all—by bringing us stories from many perspectives. We hear from players, owners, politicians, the commissioner of baseball and occasionally, just plain fans."
—Marvin Cohen, The Reporter, published by the Jewish Federation of Broome County, New York (read the full review)
"This book of intimate and revealing conversations with Jews who care passionately about baseball is a surprise and delight… In the tradition of Studs Terkel, Ruttman's warm and folksy style lets us feel like we're in the room with them as they share their thoughts and feelings about Judaism, baseball, and life. It's a great read. Ruttman has a gift for bringing people out and the results are fabulous."
—Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert, associate professor of religion at Temple University and author of Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball
"In the mold of Studs Terkel, Larry Ruttman, a Boston lawyer and a lifelong fan of the game, pieces together the similarities and differences among the varied personalities with an idiosyncratic writing style that amuses while it addresses subjects ranging from baseball heroics to serious social issues."
—Andrew P. Fleischer, The Jewish Journal
"The beauty of the telling is in Ruttman's willingness to let the characters speak for themselves. It is reminiscent of Studs Terkel's many books of oral history which were memorable for the richness of tales that each person could tell. The personal narrative stands alone."
—Ted Leavengood, Montgomery Community Media (read the full review)
"Ruttman includes stories of prominent Jewish players past and present…. But the more innovative parts of the book are the first-hand stories of Jewish academics, fans, team owners, and other baseball royalty who influenced or observed the growth of the game—and the simultaneous progress of American Jewry."
—Stuart M. Katz, Jewish Baseball News (read the full review)
"[American Jews and America's Game] shows the impact baseball can have on people that extends well beyond the confines of the diamond. It also has an impressive reach into lives that many wouldn't expect of a simple game played with a bat and a ball."
—Andrew Martin, MLB Dirt (read the full review)
"The long, detailed interviews in Mr. Ruttman's book will be of interest to those curious about the lives of persons connected with baseball or in the changing practices of Judaism."
—Dorothy Seymour Mills, author of Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession with Its History, Numbers, People and Places, in the New York Journal of Books (read the full review)
"It took Ruttman from 2007 to 2013 to conduct these interviews, which took place in a variety of locales including Massachusetts, Florida, California, Arizona, New York and Israel. Everyone interviewed told Ruttman about his growing up Jewish, and dealing with Jewish identity, anti-Semitism and religious observance.....It is well written and the reader will easily identify the people the author has interviewed and will likely be interested in how each has responded to Ruttman's questions."
—Burton A. Boxerman, author of Jews and Baseball), in the St. Louis Jewish Light (read the full review)
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