It's the final weekend of the regular season for Big Ten teams. With weekend action kicking off on Thursday, and running through Saturday, in advance of next week's conference tournament, a lot is on the line, with every conference series having postseason implications. Here's a rundown of what's at steak, conference championship and tournament spots, and who is seeking what as the season is set to end for five teams.
Who can win the Big Ten championship?
Three teams remain in the hunt for the conference championship. Minnesota sits atop the Big Ten table with a 16-4 conference record, followed by Michigan at 15-5 and Purdue at 14-6. Heading into their weekend set at Rutgers, the Gophers control their own destiny in a bid for a second conference championship in three years. Win two games in Piscataway and Minnesota claims at least a share of the title.
If one prefers chaos, it is possible for a three-way tie unfold, in large part due to Michigan and Purdue squaring off in West Lafayette. First, for each to respectively claim a portion of the title, Michigan must win one more game than Minnesota does over the weekend to grab a share of the crown, while Purdue will need to win two more games. If Purdue takes the series against Michigan, 2-1, and Rutgers sweeps Minnesota, the Big Ten standings will have Michigan, Minnesota, and Purdue all at 16-7.
For tiebreaking purposes, the weekend winner between Michigan and Purdue will have the head-to-head tiebreaker secured, while Minnesota, thanks to a two-game sweep in April, holds the tiebreaker over Purdue. Weekend results will settle the tie between Michigan and Minnesota, if necessary, coming down to records against common Big Ten opponents as the two did not play this season.
Who makes the Big Ten Tournament?
In addition to Michigan, Minnesota, and Purdue, Illinois and Ohio State have punched their tickets to the conference tournament in Omaha next week. Northwestern and Penn State will have to wait until 2019 for postseason action, leaving Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, and Nebraska vying for the last three spots.
Currently, the remaining three seeds would go to, in order, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland. Those three control their own destiny. But, as Indiana and Maryland square off, there is light for Michigan State, who hosts Ohio State, and Nebraska, who travels to Illinois. Safely in the Big Ten tournament, and not in the running for the Big Ten title, there isn't as much on the line this weekend for the Buckeyes or Illini, especially for Ohio State as they are sitting pretty comfortable as an at-large team for the NCAA Tournament. That may work to the advantage of the Spartans and Huskers.
Michigan State's 9-11 Big Ten mark is tied with Maryland, but the Terrapins hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, and in turn would make the Big Ten Tournament if the two finish with the same record. Michigan State's situation is straightforward: win one more game this weekend than Maryland does.
Nebraska, 1.5 games behind the cut, needs a bit more help, and almost needs a weekend sweep. Nebraska's head-to-head win over Maryland is almost rendered moot, as the Huskers have lost two conference games, where Maryland has only had one game cancelled, bringing winning percentage into the picture. If Nebraska were to win two games in Champaign, their winning percentage would be .409. That would require both Maryland and Michigan State being swept, producing .391 winning percentages for the Huskers to play in Omaha next weekend. A Nebraska sweep gets the team to a 10-12 conference mark, and .454 winning percentage, where 1-2 weekends by Maryland and Michigan State, at minimum would be needed. If Nebraska gets to 10-12, it is possible they could tie Iowa, if they can't catch one of Maryland or Michigan State, but that would require a sweep at the hands of Penn State.
For Iowa and Indiana to clinch their postseason berths, each team only needs one victory.
Rutgers' 7-14 conference mark leaves them with the longest shot, but mathetically in the mix. If Rutgers can spoil Minnesota's title bid and sweep the Gophers, getting to 10-14, the Scarlet Knights would need Nebraska to win less than three games, have a Indiana sweep Maryland and Ohio State sweep Michigan State. That would get Joe Litterio's club the eighth seed next week.
With every series holding significance, least we forget there seven teams are in the mix for the NCAA Tournament of varying degrees (Minnesota a potential host, and the bubble likely holding Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Purdue), it should be an intense weekend in the Big Ten, from New Jersey to Iowa, a fitting finale.
Iowa's Cole McDonald threw an offspeed pitch in the fourth inning against Michigan on April 29, and came out of the game with elbow discomfort. The pitch was actually a fastball, it was his elbow that slowed the pitch down and made it seem like a changeup. It was deja vu for Iowa head coach Rick Heller, who around the same time a year ago lost Friday starter CJ Eldred to a UCL injury that required surgery.
In 2017, Iowa went on to win the Big Ten Tournament without Eldred, making an NCAA Regional for the second time in three years. Since losing McDonald, the Hawkeyes have finished off a series win against the Wolverines and took two-of-three from a top-15 Oklahoma State squad the weekend after.
The success that comes every May for his team must be starting to become deja vu for Heller, as well.
It seems as though Heller has it down to a science. Even with a series loss at Northwestern last weekend, the Hawkeyes still stand a good chance at grabbing an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, barring another series loss against Penn State this coming weekend.
It wasn't necessarily supposed to go this well for Iowa this season, though. Heller was tasked with replacing Big Ten Player of the Year Jake Adams, an impossible task after Adams reset the Big Ten's single-season home run mark, and all-conference shortstop Mason McCoy, both sixth-round draft picks. And those were just the guys you fully expected were gone.
Eldred and fellow RHP Nick Gallagher both signed professional contracts after last season, although both had eligibility remaining.
Heller is not unlike other college coaches. The more control he can have, the better. Where he can't control players leaving early in the draft, he can control the players filling their spots through recruiting. Now in his fifth year at Iowa, Heller's lineup is filled entirely with his guys, instilled with his culture.
That's a big reason why Iowa has become a contender each and every year.
"We have a culture established. The older guys understand you have to work hard on off days and in the weight room. They know we can't just try to stay even," Heller said. "It starts Day 1 when the players arrive. No matter who plays, we're still going to find a way to get the job done. If somebody goes down, somebody's prepared to fill in.
There will be no panic this coming weekend for Iowa, although a series sweep of the Nittany Lions would go a long way in convincing the NCAA Selection Committee that the Hawkeyes should be in the tournament. Conference series wins against Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio State make up a strong resume. The non-conference series win against Oklahoma State was another resume booster, and one that wouldn't have happened without those Big Ten wins.
According to Heller, getting teams to travel to Iowa City has become easier as the team has improved each season. Come May, teams are looking for big wins, especially on the road, as those are worth more to the selection committee. For Oklahoma State, the idea of getting three games on the road against a team with a good RPI like Iowa was enticing.
The same was the case for Heller, with the added bonus of getting games in Stillwater next year. That being said, don't picture Heller in his office calculating RPIs and scouring the internet for tournament projections depending on whether or not they were to beat the Cowboys, or any other high profile team. He doesn't really pay attention to that stuff.
A little over one month away from the Memorial Day unveiling of the 2018 NCAA Tournament field, media outlets are starting to churn out weekly NCAA Tournament projections and discuss whose stock is rising or climbing. The Big Ten is drawing attention for having six teams with realistic regional odds, where if all were to make the tournament would set a conference record.
Whether it ends up six teams, or five, as was the case in 2015 and 2017, or even just four, it is becoming a May fixture to have a half-dozen teams pursuit a regional bid. This year, with respect to Purdue who is still hanging around on the outer edge of the bubble, the spotlight is on Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio State as they prepare to via for a coveted spot in the field of 64 over the last four weeks.
To get you up to speed on where the six teams stand, here's an overview of their seasons to date, their remaining schedules and what their postseason picture looks like as of today, ahead of the weekend where the six teams are set to square off against each other, as Illinois travels to Indiana, Michigan heads to Iowa, and Ohio State welcomes Minnesota.
Remaining schedule: April 27-29 @ Indiana (26), May 1 vs. Southern Illinois (128), May 4-6 vs. Ohio State (39), May 11-13 @ Michigan (53), May 17-19 vs. Nebraska (126).
In a nutshell: The Illini have dropped four of their last five games, placing their RPI in the upper-50s, a precarious position. Illinois' sweep of Pac-12 opponents in the Dairy Queen Classic is starting to look better with Arizona (40) turning around their season and UCLA (31) remaining a strong team, and the team has a split of two games at Coastal Carolina (25) to work with. But, in their lone weekend games against an RPI top 50 team since Minneapolis, Illinois dropped two of three games against Iowa. If there is a slight concern in addition to their RPI, it's the lack of a signature weekend series win. The good news is that multiple such opportunities await the Illini. Series at Indiana and Michigan, while hosting Ohio State in-between, will allow Dan Hartleb's team to go over 20 games against RPI top 100 teams. Winning two of their next three weekends, which would also likely lead to a top-four finish in the Big Ten, should allow the Illini to return to NCAA play for the first time since 2015. According to Boyd's World's RPI Needs, which breaks down needed win-loss combinations to reach various RPI benchmarks, assuming all other teams in college baseball maintain their current winning percentage, 10 wins will have the Illini approach an RPI of 32, with several combinations to reach eight wins getting them in the top 45.
Remaining schedule: April 25 @ Purdue (84) , April 27-29 vs. Illinois (58), May 4-6 @ Minnesota (38), May 8 vs. Kentucky (18), May 11-13 @ Nebraska (126), May 15 @ Louisville (41), May 17-19 vs. Maryland (119).
In a nutshell: Indiana has been the highest ranked Big Ten team all season. The preseason favorite in the eyes of the conference coaches, the Hoosiers have the conference's top RPI, spurred by a Big Ten-leading 29 wins. It is a bit premature to say the Hoosiers are a lock for the NCAA Tournament, especially with a tough slate over the next four weeks, but Chris Lemonis' club should be viewed as safely in the field of 64. Now, where it gets interesting for IU is whether their resume will warrant a spot as a regional host. Currently their RPI would suggest no, an absence of a weekend series win over a top 50 club is slight knock on IU's season to date, but Indiana will have six conference games to add to their current 14 games against teams in the RPI top 100, with three midweek games against rivals, two on the road, at Purdue and Louisville (41), with the Cardinals joining the Kentucky Wildcats (18) as likely regional-bound clubs where wins would add bullets on Indiana's resume. If Indiana can go 13-2 over their final 15 games, Boyd's World suggest a top 16 RPI is in the picture, which would likely net a third Bloomington Regional in six years.
Remaining schedule: April 25 vs. Milwaukee (187), April 27-29 vs. Michigan (53), May 1 vs. Missouri (29), May 2 vs. Western Illinois (288) , May 4-6 vs. Oklahoma State (34), May 11-13 @ Northwestern (235), May 15 @ Western Illinois (288), May 17-19 vs. Penn State (206).
In a nutshell: After being swept in a three-game series at UNLV (51), March 9-11, the odds that the Hawkeyes would appear in a second consecutive regional appeared long, at best. But since St. Patrick's Day, Iowa is 14-7, with series victories over Illinois and Ohio State, while splitting an abbreviated two game series with Indiana. Iowa's turnaround has been powered by the return of leadoff batter Chris Whelan, making the team Iowa was over the first month a shell of it's current self. Iowa is coming off of a weekend defeat at Minnesota, but are set to welcome Michigan to Iowa City this weekend. Iowa is the lone team of the Big Ten's six regional hopefuls to face the other five teams, a tough task which is doesn't include playing host to Oklahoma State (34) next weekend during their conference by weekend. Already with the best strength of schedule of these six teams, Iowa will have more opportunities to strengthen its case to be in the field of 64, before finishing with consecutive series against the conference's last-place clubs. Northwestern and Penn State may offer a break in competition but poor records and 200+ RPIs where that may set back Iowa's schedule strength a tick.
In a nutshell: The Wolverines are drawing national attention with a current 20-game winning streak, the second-longest winning streak in the country this season. Unfortunately for Michigan's NCAA Tournament chances, the month-long run hasn't included any games against teams in the RPI's top 100, with 15 being played against teams whose RPI is somewhere in the 200s. The competition Michigan has faced is reflected in their strength of schedule. The Wolverines do have a win over Stanford, the RPI's top-rated team, but outside of the four-game set in Palo Alto the Michigan has played only one other game against a top 50 team. That will change this weekend with their series at Iowa, and potentially in mid-May when they welcome Illinois to Ann Arbor. U-M's perfect Big Ten record has them in prime position to claim a conference-leading 36th Big Ten championship, but their conference slate to date, opponents Michigan State, Northwestern, Maryland, and Penn State are a combined 12-42 in Big Ten play, has them squarely bubble for their 24th NCAA Tournament appearance.
In a nutshell: The Gophers would have liked a better showing in the Dairy Queen Classic they hosted, only able to come away with one victory, although the win over Arizona (40) has aged well. Likewise, seeing where Creighton (33) stands in the RPI picture, it would have been beneficial to have won that home series following the DQ Classic. But the form the Gophers have showed since early March has them heading towards a second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years, and currently ranked in polls. As they join IU with a number next to their name, its similarly too early to say they're a lock for the NCAA Tournament, but Minnesota can start dream about hosting a regional. Already with the most games against the RPI top 100, the conference's best mark in such games, series victories over TCU (75), St. John's (48), and Iowa, a steadily falling RPI, and no losses against RPI 150+ teams, Minnesota is compiling a pretty impressive resume. That's with series yet to come against Ohio State and Indiana. Winning one of the two next weeks should all but wrap up a bid, where taking both may mean Minnesota in home during the first weekend of June, in the good way as a regional host. And the Gophers are two games back on Michigan, a conference championship would be icing on the cake.
Remaining schedule: April 27-29 vs. Minnesota (38), May 2 @ Ball State (179), May 4-6 @ Illinois (58), May 8-9 vs. Campbell (136), May 11-13 Purdue (84), May 15 @ Cincinnati (150), May 17-19 Michigan State (203).
In a nutshell: Likely the team least expected to be among the six, the Buckeyes are in a position to reach a regional for the second time in three seasons, a feat last accomplished in 2007-09. Ohio State has a solid strength of schedule, although they have yet to play a game against a team rated 51-100 in the RPI, and has taken care of business at home with a 12-3 mark to have their overall winning percentage rewarded with a high RPI. OSU's non-conference slate helped put them in the discussion of the NCAA Tournament, winning a game against Southern Miss (32), and going 1-1 against Coastal Carolina (25) . Ohio State squandered a big opportunity in a game against Oregon State (7), allowing six last-at-bat runs in a 10-8 loss during the second weekend of the season. Any lingering "what-ifs" about that game were likely thrown away when the Buckeyes knocked off the Hoosiers this past weekend, securing a resume-anchoring win. Now, the Buckeyes have two more opportunities, with Minnesota becoming the second straight ranked team to visit Columbus, before heading to Champaign. Barring a late May collapse, grabbing one of the next two weekends should punch their ticket, where, like Minnesota, if Ohio State game win at least four of their next six conference games, maybe NCAA play returns to the Buckeye State for the first time since 2003.
One month from today, on May 20, the regular season will be over for Big Ten clubs. The eight-team field that will make up the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha will be set, players will have put forth all evidence to merit all-conference honors, and a clearer picture of who will be in the NCAA Tournament in two weeks time will be set.
What can we expect to unfold over the final five weekends of the season? Here's some of the most intriguing questions we're looking forward to seeing answered.
How many teams make the NCAA Tournament?
The weekend of May 4-6 also sees Iowa welcome Oklahoma State to town for a big series during their bye week. With all but Michigan having multiple weeks against opponents in the RPIs top 50, the next three weeks could punch a team's ticket to a regional, or hang a cloud of a thus far strong season.
Does anyone challenge Spillane as Player of the Year?
So far, the only thing that has slowed down Illinois junior first baseman Bren Spillane is an injury which has forced the slugger to miss the Illini's last three games and render his status as day-to-day. Prior to the injury, Spillane was punishing pitchers to the tune of .457/.540/1.038, cranking out 15 doubles and 14 home runs, and adding 12 stolen bases for good measure. But if Spillane is out for an extended period, or his numbers aren't as video game-esque, will he cruise to being the third Illini in six years to be name Big Ten Player of the Year? There's a handful of players that suggest no.
A pair of Gophers, Ben Mezzenga and Terrin Vara, check in with averages north of .400, .411 and .406, respectively. Right behind them are a pair of first basemen, who, like Spillane, are compiling all-america campaigns. Nebraska senior Scott Schreiber is batting .399 with 11 doubles and 11 home runs. Ohio State senior Noah McGowan is batting .396 with 16 doubles, seven home runs, and a Big Ten-best 43 RBI.
Spillane should enter the final month as the even-odds favorite to be named the Big Ten's top player, but there are a few players putting together seasons which otherwise would have the competition well behind.
Will any records go down?
With Spillane missing a few games, as well as the Illini losing contests to weather, the single-season home run record of 29, set by Iowa's Jake Adams last year appears to be safe, for now. But what other records may be in jeopardy?
Illinois closer Joey Gerber already has racked up 11 saves, just seven shy of the record set by Ohio State's Jake Hale in 2009.
Spillane could threat the slugging percentage mark of .869, set by Michigan's Casey Close in 1986.
With four series down and four to go, Schreiber is on pace to tie the record for most home runs in a Big Ten season at 14. And if Schreiber matches his efforts during Nebraska's back-half of the Big Ten slate, the record for total bases of 92 will fall, he currently has 49, as will the slugging (1.022) and on-base (.568) percentages, as he currently leads the Big Ten with respective marks of 1.195 and .625.
Can Michigan State make a second-half run?
After a 3-10 start to the season, Michigan State is showing signs of playing better baseball, winning five of their last seven games, including three straight in Big Ten play. Although the Spartans are 11-21 overall, a .344 winning percentage which would be the worse regular season in Jake Boss' 10-year tenure, MSU is only one half-game behind eight-place Rutgers and a game behind seventh-place Purdue, a spot in the Big Ten Tournament is still within sight for the Spartans.
Coming off of their bye week against Valparaiso, Michigan State's next three weekends will have them host Maryland, in between traveling to Northwestern and Penn State. Maryland has the same 3-5 record in Big Ten play, while the Wildcats and Nittany Lions have only won one of 12 conference games. The opportunity is there for Michigan State to pick up wins against teams struggling in league play, before finishing against Minnesota and Ohio State.
Is this the year for Rutgers?
The feel-good story of the first two months has been Rutgers. Yet to finish above 11th in their three-season Big Ten history, a winning season is possible with a 19-14 record, and, as mentioned, the Scarlet Knights are above the cut, holding onto eight place in the standings. Will Rutgers be able to continue their winning ways over the final five weeks? The schedule is a bit tough, with trips to Maryland and Purdue, two teams also fighting for a spot in the conference tournament, while Nebraska, Michigan, and Minnesota head to Piscataway. But Rutgers has shown an ability to go head-to-head against quality teams and come out on top, taking five of six over consecutive weekends playing Army and Florida Gulf Coast. Head coach Joe Literrio has raved about the new culture that exists in the program and there seems to be a greater sense of resiliency with this year's outfit.
Who is the prospect that shoots up draft broads?
It's been a muted spring in terms of prospect buzz in the Big Ten. There isn't a Tyler Jay or Cody Sedlock on the mound, nor a Ryan Boldt, Ronnie Dawson, or Kevin Smith in the field. But there still are a few prospects worth keeping tabs on as the temperatures, hopefully, rises.
Joey Gerber is drawing scouting attention at the back of the Illini bullpen as he shows a power arm with a feel for a slider. Ohio State's Ryan Feltner is starting to turn potential into promise, showing a four-pitch arsenal highlighted by an upper-90s fastball with improving command. Hoosier right-hander Johnathan Stiever has the best blend of production and potential, the most pro-ready pitcher in the conference. Indiana outfielder Logan Kaletha and Iowa right fielder Robert Neustrom have solid tools across the board. Purdue right-handed pitcher Tanner Andrews, Nebraska's Scott Schreiber, Ohio State's Noah McGowan are proving to be potential high round senior signs.
Does Ohio State win a marquee series?
The last time Ohio State grabbed a series from a team that finished in the top two of the conference was 2013, taking two of three from Nebraska, who they finished in a tie for second with.
As the midpoint of the college baseball season nears, while they may still be freshmen by class, this year's Big Ten newcomers are turning in performances beyond their years. This season has witnessed first-year players spur Michigan's turnaround and lead the revival of the Scarlet Knights.
This weekend, freshmen turned in some of the most impressive weekends, including the first double-award winner of the season. The Weekend 10 is led by four freshmen who turned in performances that made opposing coaches miserable knowing they have multiple years to come facing them, as well as a handful of sluggers who are making their case to be all-americans.
A big weekend in Ohio State's first Big Ten series showed why Canzone is leads off the conference' top hitting unit. In three games against Nebraska, Canzone collected seven hits in 14 at-bats, scoring five runs, driving in four and stealing three bases. Canzone has needed just 76 games to reach 100 career hits.
Erla continues to shine in a season where a cloud has hung over the Spartans. Earl's latest gem helped Michigan State to its first conference victory, leading the Green and White to a 6-0 win over Rutgers on Sunday. Erla pitched seven innings and allowed four hits, with three walks and six strikeouts. Moving to 4-1 on the year, Erla is responsible for more than half of MSUs seven victories.
Fineman continued a strong season, a junior campaign which has him batting a team-leading .342 through IU's 20-5 start. In a three-game sweep of Butler, Fineman recorded seven hits in 12-bats, drove in six runs, and through out two Bulldogs on the bases.
Michigan enters April with the nation's longest active winning streak, extending their run to 12 games with a weekend brooming of Delaware. Leading the Wolverines charge against the Blue Hens, Franklin went 5-for-11 with a double and home run, driving in three runs while scoring another three.
Purdue recorded its first sweep during the opening weekend of Big Ten play since 1985, and Johnson's gem was the leading act in the clincher. In State College, over five innings, Johnson held the Nittany Lions to one hit, in Purdue's 6-0 victory. The rookie struck out six batters and walk three, in the 79-pitch effort.
Lavelle pitched as fine of an outing as any Big Ten pitcher has this season, leading Northwestern to its first Big Ten victory in the Wildcats' series-opener at Maryland. Tossing a shutout, Lavelle scattered four hits and struck out eight batters to one walk in Northwestern's 4-0 win. This week's pitcher and freshman of the week, Lavelle sports a 3-2 record alongside a 2.10 ERA over 34.1 innings.
McGowan helped lead a high-powered Buckeye attack to 25 runs in their weekend victory over Nebraska. In Greg Beals' cleanup spot, the senior notched six hits, drove in five runs, and scored four runs. McGowan picked up a double in each game and ended hit his sixth home run of the season in the finale.
After Indiana eeked out a 6-5 victory in their series opener against Butler, Milto made sure the Bulldogs had no bite as IU cruised to a 13-0 victory. Over six innings, Milto scatted six hits, issued two walks and struck out three batters. The victory moved Milto to 4-2 on the year and lowered his ERA to 2.25.
A big weekend at the plate from Schreiber wasn't enough for Nebraska to leave Columbus with a series win, but it was impressive enough for Schreiber to earn this week's player of the week nod. Schreiber hit a home run in each of the Cornhuskers three games against the Buckeyes as part of an 8-for-14 weekend. The senior first baseman added a double as he drove in six runs and crossed home five times.
Iowa was the latest team to run into a scorching hot Spillane. Though the Hawkeyes grabbed the weekend series in Champaign, Spillane was hard to contain, picking up two singles, a double, and three home runs over nine at-bats, before drawing four walks in the weekend finale. Spillane added five RBI and six runs to his eye-popping season statistics.
In mid-September, well before the his team compiled a 14-6 record over the first five weeks of the season, even before the first pitch was thrown in the fall-capping Scarlet and Gray World Series, Greg Beals liked what he saw in what would be the 2018 Ohio State baseball team.
But feeling good in the fall rarely holds much water, In fact, it would be noteworthy if a coach didn't like what he saw in the fall, if optimism wasn't falling alongside wind-blown leaves.
Players have a hop and skip in their step, returning to campus after a season of summer baseball. Recruits become freshmen, and in today's recruiting cycle, it can take up to four years for a coaching staff to reap the fruits of their labor in recruiting, between the start of a recruitment and the time a player dons the school uniform for the first time. Coaches are revitalized, having spent the offseason examining what went wrong the prior season and determined to fix it, or to carry on what went right. And there's the small fact that you can't lose a game in October that will hurt your chances to reach Omaha in June.
However, now, in mid-March, the sentiment has only strengthen, Beals likes this team.
On paper, it's easy to see what Beals likes about the current outfit of the Buckeyes.
A year after batting .260, the fourth-lowest mark in the Big Ten, Ohio State's offense is hitting at a .295 clip, second best in the conference. A .352 on-base percentage has improved to .382, while the team is has a collective .435 slugging percentage, up .40 points. All together, Ohio State is averaging 7.45 runs through their first 20 games, a year-over improvement of 2.07 runs. And on the mound, Ohio State's team ERA sits at 4.04, down from 2017's 5.32 rate.
But to truly know what Beals likes about this team, why the program feels last year's 22-34 campaign was an aberration and that they're back on track to reach a regional, it's what doesn't show up in statstics, but what's found in blueprints.
Posted through the coaches offices, coaches and players locker room, is the cultural blueprint of the Ohio State baseball program. It's simplistic, it's direct, and for Beals it resonates.
Nothing more, nothing less. Those three mantras define what it means to be a Buckeye. And after a year where Ohio State suffered its worst Big Ten finish, 11th, in program history, the Buckeyes' bounce back season has been anchored in the cultivation of that blueprint.
When it comes to elite preparation, its the commitment to preparation which has spurred one of the Big Ten's breakout players.
A transfer from McCLennan Community College, Noah McGowan arrived in Columbus last year as a junior expected to fill the offensively voids created with the departure of second-round pick Ronnie Dawson. Like Dawson, McGowan sports No. 4 and looks the part of a linebacker for Urban Meyer, less three-hole hitter for Beals. McGowan flashed brilliance a year ago, recording a three-home run game against Xavier on March 19. But McGowan connected for only two other home runs in his 128 other at-bats, and only 25 other hits in total, to bat .214.
This year, through 79 at-bats, McGowan has 31 hits for a team-leading .392 average. With seven doubles and five home runs, McGowan's .696 slugging percentage is second in the Big Ten, and his 27 RBI leads the conference.
That may explain how McGowan approaches each at-bat, but it's the work done prior to that allows him to step to the plate relaxed, with a clear mind and trusting himself.
"I'll hit with coaches, but then I usually like to come back later at night and hit by myself" McGowan said. "Just so I can have time to myself and hit, not have outside distractions and focus on what I do in the cage, get my reps off of the machine.
With the preparation established, taking on the opposition with competitive toughness is where results come.
Starting with the season-opening 11-7 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where Ohio State scored nine runs over their final two at-bats, of the team's 16 victories, four have come with Ohio State trailing after seven innings. The comeback wins include its two marquee victories, a 9-6 win over Southern Miss, and a 7-5 win at Coastal Carolina, both are ranked teams.
McGowan leads a charge of seven players batting .286 or better, on a team with "guys in our dugout that'll be able to score runs and put up just as many runs as anyone else." To him, Ohio State is never out of a contest, there's never a moment to relent.
A beneficiary of Ohio State's powerful offense is freshman Griffan Smith. Appearing in six games, including one start, Smith has logged 11.2 innings for the Buckeyes.
And that's where the final pillar of the Buckeyes foundation comes together: the brotherhood.
Co-captains for Ohio State are Kyle Michalik and Adam Niemeyer. Fifth-year seniors, the pitchers were part of a prolific high school class of 2013 recruiting haulthat Beals landed. Along with Dawson, Travis Lakins, Troy Montgomery, and Tanner Tully, the recruiting class is one of the Big Ten's best over the last decade.
But tragically, there was only a glimpse of the unparalleled potential of the best prospect, Zach Farmer.
After a courageous two-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Farmer passed away in August 2015. Never prepared to suffer such a loss, the Ohio State players found comfort in each other, found a renewed sense of commitment to each other, and formed an unbreakable bond.
Arising from tragedy, taking the fight Farmer valiantly displayed, Ohio State ended a seven-year NCAA Tournament drought, claiming the 2016 Big Ten Tournament title and leading the Big Ten with 44 wins.
A championship will never replace a life. Whenever a player's career is over, be it at the end of his senior year or when the professional game passes him by, there is still life to take on. The best in athletics is preparing an individual to succeed in life, to take lessons learned from sacrifice, hard work and selflessness to be an asset to society. It would never be appropriate to compare a losing season to the loss of a life. But the brotherhood, the commitment to others that fueled Ohio State in 2016 has returned to Bill Davis Stadium.
Atop Ohio State's pitching staff is junior left-handed pitcher Connor Curlis. With a 3-0 record, next to a 3.07 ERA in 29.1 innings, Curlis has ran with the role of weekend ace. But the title means less to him, it's more what he can do to set the tone for the weekend.
McGowan, arguably the Big Ten's top player over the first month deflects individual glory.
"Our focus this year has been more of a team, to come together and enjoying being around each other." he said.
And when you have elite preparation, competitive toughness, and each player takes on the life of a brotherhood, to Beals that is what has spurred the Buckeyes to win tough games, go into tough environments and fight and enter the last week of non-conference play with all goals in tact.
Now, even though it was well before a pitch was thrown, a home run hit, or a game was won, it's clear what Beals liked about this ball club in the fall. It's in the blueprints.


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Scenes of coins being pressed at Royal Mint, London.
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A money counting device is demonstrated - probably used in banks.


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Q: How to write the python raw sampling function to generate a random number using normal distribution? Where is this source code of python statistics and numpy?
I would like understand how it generate random number from normal distribution
I find school math using probability as a result from table to do sampling topic.
If no category more than 20% probability, it seems can not determine which threshold of probability that can be selected.
Why not use [a, a, b, b, c, c, d, d, e, e] and then random select from a list ?

A: Where is this source code of python statistics and numpy?
General way to get where file with source code is located is to print module. For example for numpy.random.rand do
import numpy
print(numpy.random)

which will give you full path to  .py file for numpy.random.

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Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books,
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Book Classification: Picture books, Pop up & lift-the-flap books, Interest age: from c 0-2 years
'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet...'
Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982.
Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?
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Theodore Roosevelt: "What a Dreadful Creature Wilson is!"
One of Roosevelt's many jabs at Wilson, whom he labelled a coward for failing to declare war on Germany in 1915 after the sinking of the Lusitania.
Theodore Roosevelt on the sinking of the Lusitania
Theodore Roosevelt resented Woodrow Wilson's weak position on German naval aggression. Here, he unequivocally states that had Wilson shown some strong leadership and stood up to Germany, over 1000 civilians would not have lost their lives at sea.
Woodrow Wilson Lobbies for Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles - A Matter of Gravest Consequence
This letter is an example of Woodrow Wilson's attempt to court Republican senators to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, of which he was one of the chief negotiators; Congress refused to ratify it.
Woodrow Wilson, on the Ninth Day of His Presidency, Signs a White House Card
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President less than two weeks, Wilson signs this White House card – in the top left corner, as would be his wont, to protect against anything being added above his signature.
Woodrow Wilson Explains That He Wouldn't, and Couldn't, Pardon Atlantic City Boss Kuehnle
As Governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson brought down crime boss Louis Kuehne. When asked if he would pardon him, Wilson replied that he couldn't, and even if he could, he would not.
Woodrow Wilson on How the Bodies of America's WWI Dead Are Handled Prior to Eventual Re-Burial in the US
President Woodrow Wilson explains the process by which every fallen soldier is tagged and temporarily buried until their bodies can be brought to their final resting place in the United States.
Woodrow Wilson on the Emotional Impact WWI Has Had on Him - Which Led to His Devastating Stroke
Woodrow Wilson confides that he doesn't read anything pertaining to World War One that "renews too deeply the emotions of wartime," as he is "too much affected and too upset by it."
Theodore Roosevelt Lambasts Woodrow Wilson for Refusing to Let Him Lead a Division in World War I
Fifty-nine year old, arthritic, overweight Theodore Roosevelt lambasts President Woodrow Wilson for refusing to allow him to lead a division in World War I, calling it Wilson's inability to "rise above the cheapest kind of party politics."
President Woodrow Wilson: Lonely in the White House
In Washington, President Woodrow Wilson, writing on the letterhead of his Cornish, N.H. estate at Harlakenden, reports to his daughters, whom he left behind in Cornish, that the White House is the most "empty and forlorn" house imaginable.
Woodrow Wilson Suspends His Campaign on Account of Theodore Roosevelt Assassination Attempt
Here, Governor Wilson tells a political operative that he wishes with all his heart that it were possible for him to address a noonday meeting near the Borough Hall as suggested, but cannot. Wilson resumed his campaign when Roosevelt was discharged from hospital, and went on to win the election.


[Winter is finally drawing to a close and I've got a rare day with nothing much to do, so I thought I'd write up a post. I'm going to post it here in the bird forum because where I live winters are cold and we don't see many herps! I posted the first ¾ of 2016 in the herp forum last September. You can view those post here- http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=23762, http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=23763, and http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=23764.
This post starts in mid September when I attended a fund raising event for Wildlife Rescue Inc. New Mexico called "Breakfast with the Birds". Basically for a $50 donation they treat you to an outdoor breakfast and then bring out some of their rescue birds for photographing.
I tried to include some of the injuries the birds had sustained in some of the pictures in addition to trying to get more natural looking pictures. This Long-eared Owl has a bad eye. Apparently this is a pretty common injury in owls that results from hitting moving vehicles.
It was well worth the $50 and the money went to a good cause. To add icing to the cake this Great Horned Owl picture sold just over a month later, more than paying for the donation!
This Screech Owl has a bad right eye, also from a vehicle collision. I shot some pictures that showed the bad eye, some that completely excluded it, but my favorite is this one where the good left eye dominates, but you can just barely tell there is something off with the right eye.
On October 1st I paid a visit to a den in the Magdalena Mountains. It seemed a little early yet for the snakes to have arrived, but I did see a nice Crevice Spiny Lizard.
As I was leaving I got buzzed low on the slope below the den. The buzz was coming from beneath a rock sitting on top of a large bolder at the bottom of a talus. When I lifted the rock this little lepidus made a dash for cover, but ended up "stuck" in the crook where two boulders butted up against one another. It was about a ½ meter drop to the talus below and the snake was absolutely reticent to make that drop. It just stayed there, wedged in between the boulders, while I shot away. Not the usual outcome when trying to photograph lepidus on talus!
Late season Massasauga on October 9th.
October always brings out hordes on male Tarantulas looking for females. I keep telling myself I need to try following a male until it encounters a female's burrow and then try to photograph the mating attempt, but for whatever reason I just haven't yet. Its on my agenda for next fall.
On October 15th My friend John and I were in the San Mateo Mountains and I was surprised when we found a stock pond full of Spea tadpoles. The monsoons where late this year, but I would have expected these to have metamorphosed long ago.
Diamond-back laying out at a den on October 22nd.
This picture is disappointing in that I never got what I had envisioned, but there is a funny story that goes along with it. I saw this turtle crossing a levee road at Bosque del Apache and I watched her for a while expecting her to slide into the canal she was heading for. Instead, to my surprise, she began crossing the canal via a foot-bridge. I worked my way around in front of her and lay on the ground with most of my body hidden from view behind the railing on the opposite end of the bridge. My plan was to photograph her walking towards me, but before she got close enough for a frame filling shot a young couple parked and came over to cross the bridge. The young man said, "Oh look, a turtle", and reached down to pick her up. Just about that time I said something to the effect of, "You know you're not supposed to pick the animals up on a National Wildlife Refuge". They had no clue I was there and I think I gave them a pretty good start!
Diamond-back laying out on November 8th. I love the crypsis these big snakes can display. I nearly walked over this snake before seeing it!
One of the really cool things about living in Albuquerque is the access we have to various different natural or semi-natural areas. The city was visionary in buying and setting aside open space. One of my favorite open space areas is Los Poblanos Fields, which was purchased to preserve some of the last remaining farm land in Albuquerque's north valley. That's were this Phoebe was photographed.
I don't see Bushtits very often, but they are a blast to try to photograph. They seem to never sit still!
There's a family of Coyotes that call Los Poblanos Fields home. One evening right about sunset I heard them calling as they roused for the evening. I followed along as they moved through some fields and when they came to these large hay stacks, first the two juveniles, and them mom jumped up on top as if to pose for a family portrait!
Evening settling in over Los Poblanos Fields.
The go-to place for Sandhill Cranes this year has been the Bernardo Waterfowl Area, about 50 miles south of Albuquerque. Bosque del Apache has seen fewer and fewer Cranes over the last couple years, while Bernardo has hosted more and more. It used to be that only a few locals knew about Bernardo, but the words out now, and while I used to feel like I had the whole place to myself when I visited, that's not the case anymore!
You can often get pictures of Cranes flying with the Manzano Mountains as a background at Bernardo, but otherwise I think Bosque del Apache still trumps Bernardo for scenery.
In late November I think every Pintail in the country was at Bosque del Apache.
While Bernardo may have larger numbers of Cranes, Bosque del Apache still offers some situations that Bernardo doesn't. One of those is the ability to photograph the Cranes at their roosting ponds as they arrive in the evening. They always seem to be thirsty after a day of eating dry corn in the fields.
Bosque del Apache also can't be beat on the sheer variety of animals and situations available to photograph.
Los Poblanos Fields can be a pretty decent place to photograph Cranes at time too.
Just playing around with slow shutter speeds and panning after sunset at Poblanos Fields.
Roadrunner basking on a cold, but sunny, afternoon.
One of the things Bosque del Apache is famous for are the morning "blast-offs" of Snow Geese. They are awesome to witness, but surprisingly difficult to photograph in a way that conveys the power of the experience. I've had an idea for a photograph of the blast-off that involves lots of geese, early morning mist, and the rising sun. I woke at 4 a.m. one day of almost every weekend to head down and try to take that picture. In early December the geese would always take off too early, well before the sun was ready to peak over the horizon!
After the Geese blast off I would head over to the Crane ponds. (Cranes like to sleep in a little later than Geese do)! Usually the Cranes start leaving just about the time the sun is coming up. The best mornings to photograph them are ones with some wind. You can always tell when a group of Cranes is getting ready to take off because they will lean into the wind.
Then, because of their mass, they have to get a running start to get airborne. On calm days they just sort of lift straight out of the water and its not nearly as much fun to photograph.
A tender moment among Ravens.
One evening at Los Poblanos Fields I found these Sandhill Cranes eating grass seeds.
It was interesting to see such large birds going after such small food items.
The seeds must be pretty nutritious or delicious because I saw more than a few squabbles break out over particularly full looking seed heads.
On my very first visit to Poblanos Fields a birder told me about a nest box that had a resident Screech-owl. I kept checking, and finally one evening in mid December I caught the Owl home. Now I've just got to keep trying for a picture with its eyes open!
Sometimes photographing wildlife involves anticipating what they are going to do. One morning at Bosque del Apache I saw two Javelina running through an alfalfa field. I was pretty sure I knew where they would exit the field so I got there ahead of them and crouched down and waited. Sure enough they came out exactly where I thought they would. I only got pictures of one though, because the first one came out a lot closer to me than I had anticipated. The only shots I got of it were close-ups of its front leg and snout! This is the second one, which passed a little farther away from me.
I think the beauty of Ravens is underappreciated.
Immature and adult Snow Goose.
In general Bernardo is not a great Snow Goose location. However, one evening in late December they had just knocked down some corn right next to the tour loop. I parked my car and sat at the edge of the road, next to the still standing corn at the edge of what they had knocked down. In a fairly short time I had a huge flock of light geese literally feeding at my feet.
This is the only really accessible roosting pond at Bernardo and the Cranes always seem to be really far away here, unlike at Bosque del Apache where they can sometimes be really close at the roosting ponds.
The female Coyote from Los Poblanos. I love her reddish coat and two differently colored eyes!
One of her pups. This guy/girl and I surprised one another this particular evening when it unexpectedly came up out of a dry irrigation ditch right next to where I had sat down to wait for it. I knew it was somewhere in the vicinity, but didn't realize just how close it was.
I had been told by a local resident that the other pup had been attacked by a dog and looked like it would probably die. I saw that pup with its mother shortly after my conversation with the resident and it did indeed look pretty bad.
I was happy to see the pup a couple weeks later, still looking pretty scraggly, but apparently feeling well enough to play with mom!
The little ones are so cute!
The big ones are kinda cute too!
Different subspecies of Sandhill Crane. The taller one in the back is a Greater Sandhill Crane, the two squabbling in the front are either Canadian or Lesser Sandhills. I don't know how to tell the two smaller subspecies apart.
One of the behaviors I became interested in photographing this winter was the scuffles that take place between Sandhill Cranes. This is a behavior I see far more often at Bernardo than at Bosque del Apache. My guess is that it's because the Cranes are so much more crowded at Bernardo.
The birds will start out by calling and posturing and if one doesn't back down then a fight erupts. Both Cranes jump into the air and attempt to scratch and or bite one another.
This is how the Cranes take off from the roosting ponds in the morning when there is no wind.
There's a part of me that wants to clone out one Crane from this photo, (groups always seem to work best when you have odd numbers), but the purist in me won't let me do it.
There's at least one immature male in there as well!
(Just for the record, I think the out of focus telephone pole in the background really does lean, though my horizon might be off just a bit as well). This is an example of why I say that even though Bernardo may now be the go-to place for Sandhill Cranes it can't compete with Bosque del Apache as a scenic setting to photograph birds. It's often really difficult to take shots that don't include various man-made objects in the background at Bernardo.
Ever had one of those days when you should have just stayed in bed? January 16th was one of those days for me. It had rained all night before and so I wanted to get up early and head to Bosque del Apache in hopes of getting mist. On the way down there was mist throughout the valley. I was psyched! As I drove onto the tour loop however, I was stopped by a refuge employee who informed me that, due to muddy road conditions, the refuge was closed! So I headed out to the Crane ponds, which are located right beside NM 1, which is paved. There were some Geese roosting there and they would take off in small groups straight towards me. No more mist, but I still liked the way they were flying and shot lots of pictures. I left and headed up to Bernardo, which it turns out, was also closed. So then I headed west towards the Sierra Ladrones to shoot some landscapes and that's when I discovered that my camera was set to -2 stops exposure compensation and I had just underexposed every shot I took of the Snow Geese at Bosque del Apache! This is a bonehead mistake that I make more often than I'd like to admit. Nikon, if you're listening, please give me the ability to set my camera so that it cancels any exposure compensation or bracketing whenever I turn it off!
One of the Crane ponds just off of NM 1 at Bosque del Apache. Just a few years ago this would have been starting to fill up with Sandhill Cranes at this time of day.
1 ½ of the three elements I wanted for a blast-off picture. I got the rising sun- that's one, but no mist and not as many geese as I wanted, (I'll give the number of geese a ½). This was my last blast-off picture of the season. This was at the end of January and by February the geese are beginning to head back north and the numbers are a lot smaller.
This female Pyrrhuloxia has been hanging around the bird feeders at Bosque del Apache this winter. I keep hoping a male will join her, but so far I haven't seen one.
You know spring must be getting near when the Meadowlarks start singing! (Definitely one of my favorite bird sounds).
This is how I spent Super Bowl Sunday. I never did get the exact picture I wanted of Sandhill Cranes battling. I wanted a side view, both birds in the air above the feeding flock, and the claws of one raking the breast of another as feathers fly. Next year!
I'm not the only one who would rather watch birds than football.
The one on the left won!
One of the things I've been meaning to do for a couple years now has been to go up to the top of Sandia Crest during the winter to photograph Rosy-finches. There are three species that winter on Sandia Crest and apparently this is one of the only places where you can see all three together. All three are species of artic and alpine habitats and they summer from northern New Mexico up to Alaska, depending on species. This one is a Black Rosy-finch.
Normally on Sundays, researchers from the University of New Mexico trap Rosy-finches. A birder friend and I planned our trip for a Saturday to avoid the researchers, (because we figured that would interfere with us getting natural photos, not because we have anything against the research), but as luck would have it the weekend we went they switched Sunday for Saturday. This picture is of a group of Rosy-finches heading into a trap. I have it labeled as Brown-capped, but the one in front actually looks more like the interior race of the Grey-crowned Rosy-finch now that I look at it again.
We were kind of bummed about the researchers being there, (and I do think there presence probably cost us some photo opportunities), but they would bring banded birds outside for release after processing them and talk to the visitors there about the birds, which was cool and made for some different photo opportunities we would not have had if the researchers had not been there. Still, I want to try to go back in the future when its just the birds.
Of course there were other species besides Rosy-finches there.
These are two different subspecies of the Grey-crowned Rosy-finch that both winter at Sandia Crest. The one on the left is Hepburn's (Coastal) Race and the one on the right is the Interior race.
The Rosy-finches would arrive in big flocks about every 20-30 minutes, feed for a few minutes, and then all leave at once.
The Cranes and Geese were restless at Bernardo 2 weekends ago. Now they are almost all gone.
The departing of the Cranes and Geese signals the end of winter for me. Temperatures this coming weekend are forecast to be in the 70s, so hopefully a visit to a den will bring the first snakes of the year and the official start of spring!
Great post! How late do the Rosy finches stay Sandia Crest?
Wow, those are some amazing photo's. I was glad to see the ID on some of those birds that I se myself sometimes, living in the ABQ area.
Are you sure your first pair of Snow Geese (backlit by sunset) aren't Ross' Geese? They look a bit stubby for snows, although I know there are smaller races of Snow Goose.
Every time I see a new post from you regarding New Mexico, I fall in love all over again with our state. Winter in NM is stark, raw and beautiful; you've captured the mood, lighting, colors and hues exactly as they always are in my mind's eye.
I can't single any one photo out as my favorite, I think they all must be.
We've got to get out road-cruising again soon!
Sorry guys, I posted this a long time ago and nobody commented for a long while, so I sort of stopped checking and didn't realize I had responses!
Brian Hubbs wrote: Great post! How late do the Rosy finches stay Sandia Crest?
Brian, some in time in March most years.
chrish wrote: Spectacular as usual Bill.
Chris, I think you're right. The vast majority of light geese at BDA are Snow Geese, so I sometimes get into the bad habit of not checking as closely as I should.
Chris, definitely! I'm off till early August and we've been getting a bit of rain, so anytime you're ready. I've got a new phone number that I'll PM you.


After five days of consultations on the situation in the Gaza Strip, the U.N. Security Council has ended efforts to adopt a statement on the humanitarian situation there and the security situation in both Gaza and southern Israel. From U.N. headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.
Days of consultations and at least two moments when the council was close to consensus have ended without a statement. Libyan Ambassador Giadalla Ettalhi who chairs the council this month made the announcement following Tuesday morning's session.
"Unfortunately the Security Council has decided to stop the discussion on this issue," he said. "The members have realized this morning that they cannot reach a consensus concerning this."
Last Tuesday, the council began discussing a Libyan-sponsored statement. That draft expressed deep concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza due to the closing of borders by Israel, but it did not mention Palestinian rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into southern Israel.
Days of consultations and new drafts led to near-consensus Thursday when 14 of the council's 15 members were in agreement on the non-binding text. The only holdout at the time was the United States, which put forward suggested changes on Friday. A day of marathon negotiations took place and ended with Libya, which was also representing the interests of other Arab States, saying it needed more time to consult with Tripoli.
Libya put forward new changes Tuesday, which U.S. Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the United States and some other members could not support. But he added that the lack of agreement did not in any way reflect disagreement within the council on the humanitarian situation.
"There is a uniform concern about the humanitarian situation, but that is not the reason this statement could not be issued, it had to do with other aspects of the statement dealing with the security situation," he said.
Such non-binding statements require approval of all the Security Council's 15 members.


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More Than 4 Times as Many Police Officers Killed Themselves Than Were Shot in 2019
January 21, 2020 Constitutional DrunkFeatured
By Matt Agorist
In 2019, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 47 police officers were shot, 7 killed in a vehicular assault, and three died from assault. Another 77 cops died as a result of car crashes, heart attacks, and illnesses. Absent from the database of fallen officers, however, are the 228 cops who ended their own watch. This number is a giant leap from the year before and the fourth consecutive year that it's risen.
As the number of officers killed in the line of duty decreased by 20%, the number of cops taking their own lives has increased 35%. The website Blue H.E.L.P. (Honor. Educate. Lead. Prevent.) has already recorded five officer suicides in 2020.
The mainstream media often portrays the unfortunate random killing of police officers as analogous to a larger "war on cops." The reality is that there is a concerted public relations effort underway, on the part of law enforcement, with the intention of stemming the growing public calls for more oversight and accountability.
If law enforcement were genuine about wanting to save the lives of cops, they would begin by attempting to put focus on the out of control epidemic of police suicides, which dwarfs the number of cops fatally shot the line of duty. Cops are killing themselves at a rate 4 times higher than they are dying in the line of duty and this subject seems entirely taboo.
Over the past three decades, the number of on-duty police killings has decreased substantially. Instead of attempting to fix the glaring problems in policing, law enforcement has invested itself in attempting to distract and divide the public. With the help of mainstream media, they attempt to portray themselves as victims of a rabid and out of control anti-police campaign which is violently and systematically targeting cops. But this is simply not true.
If people really care about cops, then it's incumbent upon them to focus on the true threats to officers' lives and not just buy into the spin machine.
The public must realize the dire situation, and extreme scope of the mental health epidemic currently facing law enforcement. There's an extremely high rate of suicide, a domestic violence crisis and much higher rates of addiction in policing than the general public. It's clear that the mental health issues affecting law enforcement should be a top priority if we hope to stem the number of citizens and cops being killed by police in America.
In an interview with The Free Thought Project, former LAPD officer Alex Salazar pointed out why many of his friends ended their own lives:
People are tired of being killed by these cops. They operate with a gang-like mentality similar to the military, in that they are pawns in a larger game, but perceive themselves as warriors for a righteous cause. Cops often turn to suicide after they lose control of their personal lives. They are taught to be control freaks and to be always be in control and it often ends in tragedy.
When I was a LAPD officer I had at least 6 partners and supervisors included who "ate" their guns. This police propaganda crap is occurring because they're desperate and cops backs are up against the wall. They will resort to ANY tactic or issue and use it to inflate the situation. I perceive in the not so distant future some of these cowboy "John Wayne" types will instigate a fear driven attack against activists.
We have seen this fear driven attack play out many times over the years.
This isn't about 'us vs. them,' or attacking police; it's about the necessity of purging a critical sickness from U.S. policing in an effort make the streets a safer place for citizens and police alike.
We need to start looking at this increasing rate of officer suicides and realize the underlying problems attributing to them. If we can begin to correct those problems, the cops shooting citizens rate may start to fall too.
According to other experts in the field, cumulative exposure to trauma, horrific accidents and shootings can lead to mental health struggles that too often go untreated. A report by Blue H.E.L.P. reveals the rate of PTSD and depression for police and firefighters is five times higher than the civilian population.
A report commissioned by the Ruderman Family Foundation showed that officers' highest risk of death is by suicide with most deaths in California and Texas.
Critics believe the lack of resources for mental health also adds to lives being lost. Mental health experts say the barrier that keeps officers from seeking help are shame, fear of being off the job and the stigma behind it. Perhaps if cops were better trained at dealing with their own mental health issues, they'd be less likely to kill those with similar problems.
If you know a police officer who is experiencing this, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. Police officers can also text the word "blue" to 741741 or simply text "talk" to 741741.
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project, where this article first appeared. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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De Wisconsinprotesten in 2011 kwamen voort uit een conflict tussen de Democraten en Republikeinen in de staatssenaat van de Amerikaanse staat Wisconsin. Op 14 februari stelde de Republikeinse gouverneur Scott Walker de Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill voor.

In het wetsvoorstel stond dat mensen die voor de overheid werken hogere pensioenpremies moesten betalen. Ook ging de bijdrage voor hun zorgverzekering omhoog. Deze maatregelen waren nodig volgens de gouverneur omdat Wisconsin kampte met een begrotingstekort van 3.6 miljard dollar. Over deze zaken onderhandelde Wisconsin doorgaans met de vakbonden. Door de wet mochten de vakbonden ook geen cao-onderhandelingen meer voeren namens ambtenaren. Hun macht zou dus fors worden ingeperkt.

Geschiedenis
De Democratische Partij heeft van oorsprong de nauwste banden met de vakbonden. Zij hadden grote moeite met het idee. De Democraten waren weliswaar de minderheidspartij in de Senaat, maar om een stemming over de wet te laten doorgaan was er wel een quorum nodig. Op 20 februari verlieten 14 Democratische staatssenatoren Wisconsin en hielden zich schuil in Illinois om ervoor te zorgen dat de stemming niet door kon gaan.

Het voorstel leidde ook tot massale protesten en de grootste demonstraties in de staat sinds de Vietnamoorlog. Op 15 februari waren er al tienduizenden demonstranten verzameld in Madison, de hoofdstad van de staat. Dit aantal groeide uit tot zeker negentigduizend op 19 februari. De protesten bleven gedurende de gehele absentie van de Democratische staatssenatoren doorgaan. Op 17 februari bezetten vijfentwintigduizend demonstranten het Senaatsgebouw. Dit gebouw werd pas op 3 maart op last van de rechter ontruimd.

De Republikeinen besloten op 9 maart de wet licht aan te passen, zodat deze formeel niet meer over de overheidsfinanciën ging, maar alleen over de vakbonden. Daardoor kon de wet alsnog worden aangenomen omdat hiervoor geen quorum nodig was. In een stemming waarbij 18 staatssenatoren voor stemden en 1 tegen werd de wet alsnog aangenomen. Een dag later stemde het Huis van Afgevaardigden van Wisconsin met 53 voor en 42 tegen ook in met de wet.

Gouverneur Walker ondertekende de wet op 11 maart. Een dag eerder legde hij in een opinie-artikel in The Wall Street Journal zijn beweegredenen uit. Volgens hem werden vooral ouderen door de vakbonden bevoordeeld. Zij hadden de meeste rechten en kostten het meeste geld. Daardoor was het voor een school bijvoorbeeld erg moeilijk om een oudere, niet goed functionerende docent, te ontslaan.

De 14 Democratische staatssenatoren keerden op 12 maart terug naar Wisconsin. Zij werden opgewacht door een menigte die geschat werd op vijfentachtigduizend tot honderdduizend betogers. Spencer Coggs, een van de senatoren zei: "we zijn terug om ons te verenigen en te vechten samen met onze aanhang. Wij gaven hen hoop. Zij ons inspiratie". Scott Fitzgerald, de Republikeinse meerderheidsleider in de Staatssenaat sprak heel andere woorden. Hij noemde de Democratische senatoren "de 14 meest beschamende figuren in de staat Wisconsin (...) een absolute belediging voor de honderden en duizenden Wisconsieten die moeite hebben werk te vinden, laat staan weg kunnen vluchten naar Illinois".

De wet werd later in de maand echter opgeschort door een rechter, omdat er niet was voldaan aan de wettelijke eis om 24 uur inzage te bieden in de wet, voordat deze werd aangenomen.

Vakbeweging in de Verenigde Staten
Geschiedenis van Wisconsin


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Full Name: Beryl Gastaldello
Born: February 15th, 1995
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Beryl Gastaldello Born Feb. 15, 1995 to parents, Eric and Véronique Gastaldello, Beryl Gastaldello is a butterfly and freestyle specialist at Texas A&M. Gastaldello made an impact on the conference and NCAA level right away for the Aggies - she was awarded the 2015 SEC Female Freshman of the Year. She started swimming at 8 years old, and was the top international recruit according to collegeswimming.com's 2014 recruiting class. Although she's primarily a butterfly and freestyle specialist, she still has nationally competitive times in the backstroke events and broke the French national record in the 50m backstroke in April 2015. Gastaldello is an NCAA All-American, and a French National Team member that trained with Cercle Des Nageurs de Marseille - she clocked the fastest 50-yard butterfly split in history (at the time), at the 2015 SEC Championships. The business major claims that she chose A&M due to the team's spirit, and she was also impressed by the university's facilities. Texas A&M 2014-2015 At the SEC meet she took third in the 50 freestyle, swimming a sub-22 second time, first in the 100 butterfly and second in the 100 backstroke. She also swam on multiple relays, including the 200 medley relay, which she posted the fastest split in history …
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Madisyn Cox led the Texas Longhorns to a decisive victory over Texas A&M on Thursday.
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Lyndon House Artist Edition Series
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Announcing the Fifth Lyndon House Artists Edition Series, October 4
Jazz Hands by Kim Deakins
Wow - that was pretty crazy with no Instagram and Facebook yesterday! Well, we have launched the print sale again!! 100% of the purchase of your Kim Deakins limited edition screen print goes to funding the Teen Clubs! The Arts Center loves our Teens! Teen Cartoon Club, Teen Media Club and Teen Fashion and Sewing Club. Help us continue these wonderful programs!
The Lyndon House Arts Center and Lyndon House Arts Foundation are thrilled to announce the next Lyndon House Artists Edition Series. The fifth artist in our ongoing print edition, Kim Deakins has designed and created a new work with master printer Amanda Burk of Our Lady of Prints. This is a 12" x 15" screen print edition of 50, each available for purchase for $100 plus $20 handling. This sale will be conducted online, first come, first served. The sale will be online only and will begin Monday October 4 at noon.
Kim Deakins grew up in the beautiful cool mountains of north eastern Tennessee and attended East Tennessee State University. In 2007. Kim moved to Athens Georgia in the middle of summer to attend the University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art. She was awarded a full ride and assistantship to attend UGA. After acclimating to the heat and humidity she quickly grew to love all of the wonderful things Athens Georgia had to offer. She cultivated long lasting relationships with classmates and blossomed in the community.
Kim abandoned her background in naturalistic portrait painting to explore and experiment with new mediums, styles and content. She enjoyed creating colorful and fantastic compositions filled with bizarre creatures and worlds.
During her second year of graduate school she began a tattoo apprenticeship at a local tattoo studio.
In 2016 she opened a private studio in Athens and named it Pink Goblin Tattoo, a playful nod to her love of sci-fi/ fantasy and feminine energy. She now works with two full-time artists, one apprentice and a shop manager.
All proceeds go to the Lyndon House Arts Foundation who raise funds to support the growth and reach of programs ta the Lyndon House Arts Center.
Fall 2020 Announcing the Fourth Lyndon House Artists Edition Series
Untitled (floral) by Samuel Stabler
Print Launch Tuesday October 20, 11:00 am This is an online sale only. Thank you SOLD OUT!
The Lyndon House Arts Center and Lyndon House Arts Foundation are thrilled to announce the next in the Lyndon House Artist Edition Series. The fourth artist in our ongoing print edition program, Samuel Stabler has designed and created Untitled (floral) with master printer Amanda Burk of Our Lady of Prints. This is a 20" x 16" screen print edition of 50, each available for purchase for $120. This sale will be conducted online only, first come, first served. Shipping is available.
Samuel Stabler studied at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design in London, and the University of Georgia. His work has been exhibited in New York at Garis & Hahn, Dorfman Projects and Gallery; in London at Degree Art Gallery, the Conningsby Gallery and Gallery 60Six in San Francisco, Subliminal Projects Gallery in Los Angeles and around the world from Brussels to Japan. Stabler lives with his family in Athens GA.
"I have been working and reworking found images my entire career as an artist. For everyone, certain images carry a significant amount of importance. The images that stay in my memory come from personal moments, relationships, hobbies, and passion that the get used in my paintings. As a student of art history, many of my images come from great paintings of Old Masters, including in the form or still lives and historical paintings." – Samuel Stabler
All proceeds go to the Lyndon House Arts Foundation who raise funds to support the growth and reach of programs at the Lyndon House Arts Center. For more information please call 706 613 3623.
Print Launch September 18, 2019
Holly Coulis Limited Edition Print Reveal- The third in our ongoing series of the Lyndon House Arts Center print edition, Holly Coulis art and design, master printer Amanda Burk of Our Lady of Prints. A very limited number available - 34 prints available of an edition of 50. $100. First come, first served. Numbers will be handed out at 5:00 pm until edition is sold out. Purchase sale begins at 5:30. No pre-sales available. You have to be there in person to purchase.
Holly Coulis (b. 1968, Toronto, Ontario) received her BFA from Ontario College of Art and Design, and her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has had recent solo and group exhibitions at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA); Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery (Brooklyn, NY); University of Georgia (Athens, GA); Sardine (Brooklyn, NY); Paramó (Guadalajara, Mexico); El Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños (Oaxaca, Mexico); and Galleria d'Art Moderna (Milan, Italy). Her work has been reviewed in publications such as Artforum, Art in America, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Flaunt Magazine, Hyperallergic, and FT Magazine. Coulis lives and works in Athens, GA.
All proceeds go to the Lyndon House Arts Foundation. Enjoy a glass of wine and celebrate the third in this series.
The Lyndon House Arts Center is thrilled to announce the second Lyndon House Artists Edition Series print. Snakes and Pears by Eleanor Davis, is a limited edition of 100 signed works designed in Davis's joyful detailed signature line and color.
Snakes and Pears is available for purchase. ($50 + tax and handling - $55.40) 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the print edition goes supporting the programs at the Lyndon House Arts Center and is made possible through the Lyndon House Arts Foundation.
On view through June 2: Pictures and Words with Pictures, is a rare opportunity to view Eleanor Davis's original works of painting and drawing, many of which became the book covers and illustrations we have come to love.
Davis is a cartoonist and illustrator whose works you can see often in the New Yorker, NY Times Book Review, Oxford American and other prominent publications including the Google Doodles. Her book publications include How to be Happy, Libby's Dad, You & A Bike & A Road, and most recently Why Art?, published by Fantagraphics.
Eleanor Davis lives and works in Athens and is dedicated to the promotion of a better Athens and works diligently on social justice and equality rights with the local activist group, Athens For Everyone.
For more information please call 706 613 3623. Lyndon House Arts Center is located at 211 Hoyt Street, Athens GA 30601. Lyndon House Arts Center is a facility of the Athens-Clarke County Department of Leisure Services and is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriation of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
THANK YOU TO ALL! THIS FIRST LIMITED EDITION SERIES IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!!!
The Lyndon House Arts Center and Foundation is thrilled to announce the first Lyndon House Artists Edition Series print.
"Resistance" by David Hale, is a limited edition of 100 signed works designed in Hale's exuberant signature line and color. Gorgeously illustrating the natural balance between beauty and severity, the print will be available for purchase for $50.00 on Saturday, June 3rd from 4- 6pm. Purchases based on availability will continue through out Hale's exhibit, Beloved Land. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the print edition goes supporting the programs at the Lyndon House Arts Center and is made possible through the Lyndon House Arts Foundation.
Beloved Land goes on view May 27 and runs through July 22. Every aspect of the Beloved Land series echoes David Hale's love for Athens, Georgia. Hale draws his influence for these multi-media works from the Creek (or Muscogee) Indians, who called this land, between the forks of the Oconee Rivers, Ikunu- tchaka, the Beloved Land. Hale says "It was more than a special place to them, it was Sacred, and they gave their lives to protect it and the creatures that reside upon it."
The preview event, on June 3, will be an all-day extravaganza, kicking-off with the Patterns in Nature Workshop from 1 – 3pm. Open to ages 12 and older(families are welcome), this drawing class, led by David Hale who will share how the knowledge of our local land and environmental concerns can shape our artistic vision. Registration is required.
At 3:00 pm, historian Steven Scurry will present a talk about Beloved Land.
At 4:00 pm, we will launch the limited edition and enjoy a gallery talk with David Hale.
For more information please call 706 613 3623 ext. 235
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