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Actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives ahead of the screening of "The Sisters Brothers" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, on Saturday, September 8, 2018. A standalone Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, a drama featuring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers, and a concert-style film from Bruce Springsteen are among the projects bound for this year's Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. by Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press Posted Jul 23, 2019 7:01 am PDT TORONTO — A standalone Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, a drama featuring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers, and a concert-style film from Bruce Springsteen are among the projects bound for this year's Toronto International Film Festival.Organizers have unveiled the first slate of galas and special presentations for this year's festival, which runs Sept. 5-15.Galas include the highly anticipated psychological thriller "Joker" by "The Hangover" director Todd Phillips, starring Phoenix as the titular maniacal DC Comics character and Robert De Niro as a talk-show host who influences him.Meanwhile, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" by Marielle Heller stars Hanks as the aforementioned children's television entertainer alongside Matthew Rhys as a journalist assigned to profile him.And Springsteen will have a gala with "Western Stars" by Thom Zimny, a performance documentary film in which he plays his album of the same name.Last week another major music-focused film was announced for TIFF: "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" by Daniel Roher, which will make history as the first Canadian-made documentary to open the festival.The closing night film will be the biographical film "Radioactive" by Marjane Satrapi, starring Rosamund Pike as physicist and chemist Marie Curie."Radioactive" and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" are among several star-studded biographical films on the docket.Others include Rupert Goold's "Judy," starring Renee Zellweger as singer and actress Judy Garland."Ford v Ferrari" stars Matt Damon as American car designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as driver Ken Miles.In "Just Mercy" by Destin Daniel Cretton, Michael B. Jordan plays renowned civil rights defence lawyer Bryan Stevenson in a cast that also includes Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson.Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult, and George MacKay are among the stars in Justin Kurzel's outlaw story "True History of the Kelly Gang."And Eddie Murphy stars as comedian Rudy Ray Moore in "Dolemite Is My Name" by Craig Brewer.Over 50 films were unveiled for 2019 TIFF on Tuesday, many of them with acclaimed directors and early Oscar buzz.Other notables include "The Laundromat" by Steven Soderbergh, starring Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, and Antonio Banderas in a story of journalists probing the so-called Panama Papers money laundering scandal.John Crowley directs "The Goldfinch," starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman in a tale of a young man caught up in art forgery.The 1950s crime drama "Motherless Brooklyn" counts Edward Norton as its director, writer and star. He plays a private investigator with Tourette syndrome in a cast that also includes Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, and Alec Baldwin.Lorene Scafaria's "Hustlers," about Manhattan strip-club performers targeting Wall Street clients, has a cast including Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lizzo, and Cardi B."Knives Out" by Rian Johnson is a murder mystery starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, and Christopher Plummer.The fest also scored the relationship drama "Marriage Story" by Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Laura Dern.Johansson is also in the satirical wartime dark comedy "Jojo Rabbit" by Taika Waititi.And three Canadian titles are on the docket: "Guest of Honour" by Atom Egoyan, starring Luke Wilson and Rossif Sutherland in a story of a father and his daughter; "American Woman," a ficionalized take on events surrounding the radical 1970s group that kidnapped American heiress Patty Hearst, directed by Semi Chellas; and "The Song of Names" by Francois Girard, starring Clive Owen as a U.S.-based violinist reconnecting with his Polish roots.Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email 'Joker' and Fred Rogers drama among galas set for Toronto film festival read more
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Q: Can anyone recommend a voltage controlled voltage source circuit? Basically I want to have a source of 0 to 3 volts that will control the output of a different source from 0 to 100% (or close to it).
For example, if my source is 2v and I set my control to 1.5V (half the control range) the output will be 1V or with a 1V source it will be 0.5V out.  Vout = (Vc/VcMax) * Vsource.
I know this can be done through PWM or possibly VCR (can you recommended a good VCR circuit?), but I'm looking for something has a small footprint and cost. I am hoping for a transistor\jfet\mosfet type solution with less than 2 opamps.
If you know of anything it would be very helpful.

A: This circuit's a good VCVS, it essentially puts whatever voltage is on the + terminal, doubles it and puts it on a load. This is only the basic circuit, you will need to compensate it with a capacitor (depending on what type of opamp you use and what it's bandwidth is). And you may need a current limiting resistor (like 100Ohm) between the op amp and the transistor.
Also if you eliminate the resistor attenuation, you get 1:1 on the V+ terminal and what the load sees.
The Vcc should be set to the largest voltage the load would need plus 0.7V.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

A: I just wanted to thank you for your help and say I stumbled on this solution in simulation and I'm going to try and test it out when I find sometime.

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Maximum effort: Nissan's Maxima will look much like this Sport Sedan Concept when it goes into production in early 2015, and in right-hand drive too.
NISSAN'S Maxima large sedan is set to come out punching in a new and more stylish guise at this year's Los Angeles motor show ahead of a 2015 roll-out around the world, including right-hand-drive markets such as Australia.
And the good news is that it is will look close to the Nissan Sports Sedan Concept that graced the Nissan stand at this year's Detroit motor show in January.
It will join the related Murano crossover vehicle that was formally released in production form at the New York motor show yesterday ahead of a progressive roll-out from Nissan's Canton, Mississippi, factory starting before Christmas.
Nissan Australia has confirmed that the Murano will make it down under in the second half of next year, but says it has no plans for the Maxima.
Nissan vice president and chief planning officer Andy Palmer – the man who calls the shots on all Nissan and Infiniti new products – says Murano and Maxima will be exported to 100 markets, including right-hand drive destinations.
Mr Palmer said the Maxima could be expected to look like the Detroit concept, and that the production version could be expected to start arriving in showrooms after Christmas.
Asked if the Los Angeles motor show in November would be a logical time to wheel out the production Maxima, Mr Palmer replied: "It would, wouldn't it?".
Mr Palmer said the Murano and Maxima would sit on essentially the same front-wheel-drive D platform that was a development of the previous model and which also underpins the new Pathfinder that is also manufactured in the United States,The Murano gets Nissan's new styling direction, with a stronger "V-Motion" grille, boomerang-shaped lights and "floating" roof.
"In five years, this is what all our sedans will look like," Mr Palmer said.
While the new Murano is a major step in style over the current model, the swoopy, coupe-like Maxima is set to take it to a whole new level – a fact that might convince Nissan Australia to give it another chance in a market that has suffered a major decline on large car sales over the past decade.
Nissan Australia euthanised the current Maxima with the arrival of the Altima last year after selling just 748 units in 2013.
The Murano fared a little better, finding 1125 homes in Australia, although that was a decline of 47.6 per cent over 2012.
The new Maxima will get a variety of powertains, most likely including a petrol-electric hybrid that will also make an entrance in the Murano from 2015, as well as front- and all-wheel-drive configurations.
As before, Nissan's 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and ubiquitous VQ 3.5-litre V6 engine are likely to be the mainstay of the Murano and Maxima, perhaps with the latter in various states of tune to suit both family and sports drivers.
An Xtronic CVT automatic transmission will be standard fare across all models and markets.
Nissan promises a 20 per cent improvement in fuel economy in Murano, thanks to weight reductions, powertrain tweaks and innovations such as closing vents on the grille to help improve aerodynamics to 0.31Cd.


It's been a while since I've had a Peony Parcel land in my mailbox so I'm excited to finally have another one to share with you all. If you want to check out more about Peony Parcel you can see some of my past posts here, here, and here . But for now, lets jump in to what is inside the latest Peony Parcel; The Tranquility Edition.
This product couldn't have come into my life at a better time, as I was just running out of my last eye serum and in need of a new one. Given the name, I expected this to have a bit of a coffee scent to it, but can confirm this product is completely scent free. Also, applying the product with a cool roller ball under your eye helps to reduce any puffiness you may have. This product contains Green Coffee Bean extract, Siberian Ginseng, Kakadu Plum, Pomegranate Seeds and Sea Buckthorn Oil to help not only hydrate your eyes but tackle any puffiness, to leave you looking more awake and ready to take on the world, whether you really are or not.
If you're looking for a candle that is going to give your house a fresh and clean scent, this is the candle you need to pick up. One thing to note is to keep an eye on the wik while it's burning so that it doesn't end up encased by wax like mine did.
If you're going to pamper yourself, you need the right tools to do it, and this Peony Parcel has you covered. Whether you're wanting to pop on a face mask or keep your hair dry while having a bath, Peony Parcel has you prepared with the inclusion of this headband.
With winter here, there is nothing better than a nice warm bath on a cold and rainy night. As such, I've recently been smashing through my bath salts and soaks, so I was so glad to see this inside the box. The perfect product to help transport you away from the cold and make you feel like you're on a summer vacation with scent notes of salt air, neroli, bergamot, melon, citrus, Bois de rose and woody musk.


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Scousers. Red or blue, we never seem to get anything out of them.
It's just as well we don't play Tranmere regularly, or I'd be sighing wistfully about the full set of red, white and blue. So we maybe could manage the draw we deserved in last season's home game? Blimey, muvver! 'Oo'd 'a fort it, eh?!
A goal within 90 seconds. Yes, for us! Another before seven minutes are on the clock. This is Liverpool we're playing, right? Pinch me, I'm dreaming! Lovely finish from Sterling, 2-1. Rather backs to the wall for much of second half, before a decidedly pinched late third that nevertheless gave us a fully deserved two goal victory. But the best thing wasn't the goals, or the result. It was the performance.
There's two conclusions I'd draw from this game, before saying anything else about it. The first is that Liverpool won't be challenging for the title with a defence like this. If Rodgers doesn't sort that out well before the end of the year, they'll be struggling to make the top four.
It wasn't a good display at the back from The Reds. Lallana for Lucas at half-time plus, presumably, a half-time talking to from Rodgers made a huge difference. But not at the back. It was the midfield, largely ineffectual in the first period, that came out in the second and mostly bossed the game. Not the defence.
The cracks were merely papered over, as Amalfitano's late third showed. It took us a while to get back into things after the restart. When we did, there was enough on show to suggest that a third wasn't impossible. Late on, after we'd sunk back into defensive mode, an inch perfect ball on the counter-attack from Downing allowed Amalfitano to beat a despairing Skrtel slide and poke it precisely past an unimpressive Mignolet.
In some ways, Liverpool and West Ham showed opposite ends of the footballing philosophy last season. We kept, what was it in the end, 14 clean sheets? But we struggled to score. Every time we conceded, we were under pressure; the fans worrying. Liverpool scored freely enough that they always thought they could still win. And often did.
Now, however reluctant Sam has been, we're creating chances AND finishing them. But it was December before Liverpool lost 3 league games last year; it's not even October yet. That defence isn't good enough.
The second conclusion is that, just so long as we play like that just half the time this season, we can keep our eyes firmly on the top half of the table and dream... dream... dream... If we can take Liverpool apart like the first 45, if we can play like that against the leading lights as well as the lesser ones, we'll do well this season. And we'll do it entertainingly too.
As Eliza Doolittle sang, "Wouldn't it be luvverly!"
Liverpool, it must be fully and cheerfully acknowledged, played a full part in an incident filled and entertaining game. Their long-passing game (which, obviously, is not the same as Sam playing hoof-ball; oh no!) was wildly off today. Their short passing game wasn't.
But it was stifled almost entirely before the restart, and barely created a decent chance after, for all the possession they then had. I dread to think what the stats will be, but it must be well over 60% in the latter half. Notwithstanding which, I spent most of it going "Come on lads! You can get this away!", rather than "Oh shhhhh... thankthelordsforthat!"
Their best chance, by far and away, was their goal on 25 minutes. Balotelli; well marshalled by Reid and Tomkins all game, practically anonymous throughout; took an average cross down with a sublime touch. He turned on a sixpence and blasted the ball goalwards, only for the shot to be bravely blocked by Cresswell.
Unfortunately, the ricochet fell straight to Sterling, who buried it in the bottom right corner, almost before Adrian could even start to dive. Many of you, at this point, will be saying "Yeah, but Balotelli shouldn't have been on the pitch by then!" No, I think you're wrong.
Balotelli is more a loose cannon than Suarez was but, today, he was more sinned against by Adrian than sinner. Yes, it was a slightly late challenge, but keepers are, quite frankly, over-protected, and have been for the last 20 years. Yes, it was a yellow card.
But Adrian, completely unnecessarily, over-reacted. Our Noble Captain (or is that Captain Noble?) rushed up and tore him off a strip, but it was too late by then. Both got booked, both could easily have been sent off, and that would have hurt us more than them. Adrian has displayed this streak of petty temperament before; someone needs to have a word with him about that.
Let the ref referee the game. Pawson, I thought, had a good game today, although one of his linesman; our linesman in the second half; appeared to be wearing red underwear, with some of the decisions he was flagging for. Always difficult for the ref to overrule his assistant.
The only other slightly controversial, purely ref's, decision in the game was just before the interval. Whilst there was certainly contact in the box on Valencia, I have to say I thought he was one third tripping himself, one third falling over anyway. No penalty seemed fair enough to me.
Nevertheless, I thought we were worth a two goal lead. We'd hustled and harried them from the off, and finished the half putting them under heavy pressure too. We won a free kick in the first minute. Downing floated a dangerous ball to the back post. A disorganised and panicky Liverpool back line went scrambling across, Mignolet included... Only to find an excellent Tomkins run had resulted in a header back across about a yard out that Winston simply couldn't fail to bundle into the net.
Before seven minutes had passed, it got even better. It's at times like this that I wish comments were enabled on match reports. How many of you said "That was a cross"? I did. How many of you, as I have, have seen it on replay and said "No it wasn't; he meant that!" I did.
Watch carefully, when you get the chance. Mignolet again charges unwisely all the way across his goal. There's a little glance up from Sakho. He knows where the keeper is, and I think he says "If I do this right, it's either straight in, or my mate Enner buries it." It was right; sublime finish if it was intentional. I think it was.
Then, of course, in amongst much other action, Sterling pulls one back to make it nervy for most of the rest of the game. We're West Ham. We never do things the easy way! Reid, having scored only two minutes earlier, over-enthusiastically crashes through the back of a yellow shirt; yellow card and 87 minutes to go. This'll be interesting!
Valencia nearly knocks himself out on Mignolet's shoulder (no fault of the keeper). Minutes later, Kouyate looks like he's off with a groin problem. Nope, soldiers on. Adrian crashes through Reid punching the ball out. Liverpool's Sakho (on after 20 minutes, supposedly for an injury to Manquillo; it looked more like tactical to me) and Lovren head each other trying to clear the ball. Lovren, eventually and thankfully, climbs to his feet after a lengthy delay.
Six minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first period. Kouyate down again on 80, clutching his groin again but, with all our subs used, lasts the remaining time. A late, well taken goal to give us a two goal win that didn't flatter us. This was not a game short on incident!
There were only three small black spots on an entirely silver cloud for me today. The first was the sight of Sam trying to shut up shop with 15 to go, when he brought on Collins for Valencia. It wasn't a surprise, but I never like to see us doing that.
In the first place, we don't usually do it very well. In the second, we'd already spent too much of the half conceding the initiative, which is not what got us into the position that we were in.
The second black spot was that our dead balls were largely unimpressive again. Yes, we scored in the first minute from a free kick. But dead balls, in football, are like the service in racquet sports (I'm a squash player, myself) - it's the one moment in the match that you have the time to make sure that your delivery is perfect. We had seven corners today; I think two, maybe three, were actually any good. The rest were crap. Similarly for free kicks - too many poor deliveries.
Finally, we rather fell off the admittedly furious pace of the first half in the second. It was fairly inevitable that Liverpool would lift their game, true. Lallana, too, certainly made a difference. But we didn't seem to press their midfield quite as hard or quite as closely for much of the last 45, and consequently had less chance to pressurise their creaky, leaky defence. That's as much as I can find to criticise in a terrific win, though.
I've still not named a man of the match, have I? Mmmmm... difficult... It really boils down to two players, I think. I went rather against the flow by saying that I didn't think Downing was great against Hull. Most other pundits and commenters think he was.
On the other hand, I've spoken highly of him in the past when others were questioning why we'd even bought him. I thought he was terrific today. I've given him at least one MotM, I think, by the width of a fag-paper, but not today.
We did look good, right through the team, it must be said. The green shoots of a new style, a proper West Ham style. Less of the play rigidly square; more of it (and against Liverpool, too!) angled and going through the middle areas of the pitch. There's more movement, too, off the ball.
More fluidity as well. We nominally seem to be lining up as a 433 or a 451. In practice, today it seemed that Valencia and Sakho were leading the line, and Downing had licence to roam where he would in front of Noble, Kouyate, and Song. Reid and Tomkins, Song, Cresswell.... I could name practically every starter today as having done good things one way or the other.
My Man of the Match today, though, goes to Diafra Sakho. Always lively, always working, always dangerous. Never mind that he scored a finish that, if it's acknowledged as deliberate, is an early contender for goal of the season. It might even be better than Enner's opener earlier in the week. Even late in the game, he was chasing back from the penalty area to rob the 'Pool midfield and create another attack.
I said after the Hull game that I think he's "arrived". As it turned out, the oggie was eventually credited back to him, so he's another Premiership goal to his name today. Valencia, despite his work-rate and flashes of skill today, I still think he's finding his feet. But Sakho, whilst he is not yet the finished article, is already a real handful. Long may it continue!
Oh, yes. There's the little matter of the red half of Manchester next week. In Manchester. I wrote recently that I hoped Sam would not try a defensive set-up for these games. He admitted before today's match, so I gather, that he'd chosen Song over Zarate for some extra solidity in midfield.
Redeemed himself with some good work in the second half after... Well, a damn silly over-reaction to a late Balotelli challenge in the first. Good captaincy from Noble, who gave him a good telling off.
A typically solid Demel performance was epitomised in the 15th minute when he stole the ball from Borini, turned full circle (which Paul Walker hates!) and fed it up the touchline.
Maybe a slightly generous 8 again, but completed a solid back line display and also dangerous going forwards, linking well with whoever was in front of him.
An industrious Borini got no change out of him, nor did the erratic Balotelli. Excellent under what pressure the Reds mustered, dangerous in attack, distribution good today too.
As hard working as those he played alongside in stifling the 'Pool, also showed regular flashes of his undoubted class. Just about the pick of the three for the 68 minutes he was on.
A slightly un-generous 8, but he did have a couple of wasteful or selfish moments. Nevertheless, throve on the back of the midfield three, wandered where he would, and mostly caused havoc rather than otherwise.
A sublime goal, a real handful, a deserved Man of the Match!
All of Carlton's work-rate, with better off the ball movement, and rather more skill. Starting to combine well with Sakho, I still think he's not quite firing on all cylinders. When he does, he's going to make a real mess of someone's defence.
(Replaced Demel) Did OK for his half-hour, although picked up an unnecessary booking. I suspect he will be starting in a game or two, when Sam thinks he's fully fit.
(Replaced Song) Didn't see a huge amount of the ball in his 20 minutes on the pitch, but an excellent run and finish just before the final whistle.
(Replaced Valencia) Came on for the final quarter-hour to stiffen the defence. One heart-stopping moment when he went after a loose ball with a long slide, but he won it cleanly and fairly, and that raises him above the standard '5 for a sub'.
Adrian, Guy Demel, Aaron Cresswell, Winston Reid, James Tomkins, Mark Noble, Cheikhou Kouyate, Alex Song, Stewart Downing, Diafra Sakho, Enner Valencia.


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UK psychiatric group cites social media dangers to the young
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging that mammoth tech companies like Facebook and Twitter turn over research about possible dangers caused to young people by excessive social media use.
The group also calls for higher rates of taxation on these companies, with some of the revenue to be used to fund more research into how some young people are being put at risk of self-harm, suicide and other severe mental health issues.
Dr. Bernadka Dubicka, leader of the group's faculty on adolescence, said Friday that she has seen in her practice an increase in self-harm among young people "as a result of their social media use and online discussions."
She said it will be impossible for researchers to understand the risks and benefits of social media use unless the major companies share their research data and help fund more inquiries.
The group of psychiatrists wants big tech companies taxed on their international turnover, with some of the money earmarked for mental health research. It said a proposed 2% tax on UK revenues is insufficient.
The father of Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl who ended her life in 2017 in a case that attracted wide attention, said he supports the proposals. Ian Russell said there is an "urgent need" for action to protect young people.
He said he had "no doubt that social medial helped kill my daughter," after finding "bleak depressive material, graphic self-harm content and suicide-encouraging memes" in her computer.

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The Morse System - Did Anyone?
LindsayM December 10, 2022, 2:18pm #1
Some guys will remember the episode of Inspector Morse when his cottage was set fire and there were images of his system which was an original Roksan Xerxes, Nait 1 and I think Linn Kans(?).
Did anyone ever have an identical system or even better still have? @Polarbear had an early Xerxes but I think with a Naim pre/power.
If I had room for a 2nd system I'd be very tempted to seek out the components to recreate.
Eoink December 10, 2022, 2:29pm #2
I had a very early Xerxes/RB300/K9 into Nait 1 into Epos ES14s, so pretty close.
The Nait was traded in against a 62/140 and then up the olive range to 82/HC/135s (82HC replaced after 25 years with a 52/SC), the Xerxes picked up Artemiz/Shiraz, then Artaxerxes head amp, then was traded in for a TMS (which I still have). The ES14s lasted until an electrical spike took out a 135 and a bass cone of one of the speakers in about 2007, the 135 went to Salisbury for some major surgery while the ES14s were replaced by the B&W804S I still have.
Camphuw December 10, 2022, 2:45pm #3
Like @Eoink i had the original Roksan with RB300, but can't remember what the cartridge was. My preamp was a 32 I think with a 250 into Linn Kans.
Sadly the platter warped whilst I was abroad and in the custody of my brother. I looked at having it serviced but was advised it was not worth it so I bought a 2nd hand LP12.
Corry December 11, 2022, 6:46am #4
My first system was a Roksan Xerxes with an RB300 and and Audio Technica F5, a 32.5/140 (no HiCap), and Kan Is, bought from the Sound Organisation in Southwark in 1988. I wish I could wax nostalgic about how magical it was, but it was the opposite. I remember it as a thin, hard, bright sound, very unengaging and fatiguing. Six weeks of break-in and tweaking didn't help, and I eventually stopped listening entirely. Later that year I replaced the Roksan & RB300 with an LP12 and Ittok, and my ears thanked me.
I had made the beginner's mistake of prioritising my concerns about the hassles of keeping the LP12 in tune and downplaying the sound quality differences, which were clear to me, believing that either source would be vastly better than anything I had heard before.
graham55 December 11, 2022, 8:21am #5
My memory may be playing tricks with me, but I seem to recall that there was an episode of 'Morse', in which there were murky goings on at a family-owned high end turntable manufacturer, and that Morse had one of their turntables (maybe a Roksan?).
james_n December 11, 2022, 8:49am #6
Yep. The episode 'The Dead of Jericho' - Richards Audio Research was the 'manufacturer'
Richard.Dane December 11, 2022, 9:39am #7
I have all the constituent parts, original Xerxes, NAIT and Kans but never played them together as a system…
Polarbear December 11, 2022, 11:08am #8
You should do Richard, its a cracking system. I started with an original Xerxes, RB 300, Linn k9, Naim 42-5/100 into Linn Sara 9's back in 1985.
graham55 December 11, 2022, 11:24am #9
Interesting that Colin Dexter should be so interested in music and music replay systems, as he was profoundly deaf - at least in his later years.
The Morse novels are great books, very well written and rather more nuanced than the TV series (which had to concertina all the events into under two-hour time spans).
LindsayM December 11, 2022, 1:09pm #10
Corry:
Funny how things can be different. In 2009 when I compared the Xerxes/Artemiz I thought an Akkurate level LP12 flat and uninvolving in comparison.
Thanks guys for your contributions. Good fun.
james_n December 11, 2022, 2:05pm #12
Richard.Dane:
but never played them together as a system…
Might be a nice start to System Pics 2023
Richard.Dane December 11, 2022, 2:17pm #13
The Xerxes PSU is in need of a new power cable (I removed the old one as it was looking pretty manky - possibly dangerous) and that will mean soldering. One of many jobs way down the list of priorities at the moment…
Corry December 12, 2022, 7:03am #14
I haven't heard any Roksan turntable in 30 years, but given how the LP12 has changed and evolved over the years, I wouldn't be at all surprised if I did the comparison later and had a different reaction.
I'm also reminded of how Linn's analogue products went through what I perceive in hindsight as a blah period during the mid to late 90s and early 2000s. For a time I was tempted to jump ship (or at least consider it), but since around the time the Keel was introduced (late 2006) they seem to have got their groove back.
trickydickie December 12, 2022, 8:23am #15
I had a system in the spirt of this. Xerxes - 42/HiCap/250 into small JC1 speakers which were later made by Ion systems. All the Kans benefits without the pitfalls.
The Xerxes replaced an LP12/Ittok/Karma. At the time I felt the Xerxes was more resolving and had a far more musical and faster bass. It made the LP12 sound like it was running slow, there was so much more pace and energy to the Xerxes.
I remember hearing the Xerxes when it was launched at the Heathrow Penta show. It was demonstrated by Touraj and was literally slotted into a Linn Naim system, including the Ittok arm and I assume a Linn cartridge. It created quite a stir as nothing came close to the LP12 at the time and the Xerxes was taking on the Linn musically which others hadn't been able to manage before.
I still have the Xerxes but it's currently not in use as my system has grown and there isn't the space in my current arrangement. I used it for many years with a Rega arm and an AT OC9 cartridge. More recently I swapped the OC9 for a Corus Black cartridge which improved things albeit at a loss of resolution. I found that the OC9 could be a bit relentless and bright, whereas the Corus Black is more balanced even if it's a bit less resolving.
It's in lovely condition, albeit with some plinth sag that has been addressed with a shim kit. Mine also has the upgraded bearing and platter.
I also have a friend who has one with a rega arm and Goldring MC cartridge which is used with a 62/160 and JC1 speakers. Still sounds great.
Here it is in my system before it grew and was mothballed to make way for the NDS/555DR, Supercap and NAP 300DR…
Richard.Dane December 12, 2022, 12:07pm #16
Very nice TD. It looks just like a twin of my own Xerxes. The Rega arms suit it very well.
LindsayM December 12, 2022, 12:54pm #17
trickydickie:
It created quite a stir as nothing came close to the LP12 at the time and the Xerxes was taking on the Linn musically which others hadn't been able to manage before
Good stuff Dickie, thanks. Not sure I agree that nothing went close to the Linn though. Went to a demo 84 ish of Linn/Ittok/Asaka vs Michell Focus/Mayware/Audio Tech (can't recall which), views were divided inevitably but many including me thought the latter comfortably ahead. But it's all good!
graham55 December 12, 2022, 3:02pm #18
The plinth looks as if you could drop an LP12 in. Are the dimensions the same?
The Xerxes is a bit bigger than the Sondek.
ElMarko December 12, 2022, 4:07pm #20
Naim was firmly in the olive series when I discovered them in the 90s but I always liked the looks of those old chrome bumper Naits. Does Naim still service the old boxes?


Black-capped chickadee photo by John Pennell/U.S. Air Force.
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Fullname: Jorge Rafael Posada
Born: 8/17/1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Draft: 1990, New York Yankees, Round: 24, Overall Pick: 629
College: Calhoun CC
Debut: 9/04/1995
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Jorge Rafael Posada
Full name is Jorge Rafael de Posada, Jr ... first name pronounced HOR-hay ... he and his wife, Laura, have a son, Jorge Jr., and a daughter, Paulina ... Selected as a finalist for the 2010 "Marvin Miller Man of the Year" Award ... was honored as a recipient of a 2010 "Father of the Year" Award at the National Father's Day Committee annual luncheon on 6/17/10 ... Received the Ted Williams Community Award from the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame on 3/20/09 ... honored by the New York BBWAA along with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera as the "Willie, Mickey and the Duke" Award winner at the 2010 annual dinner ... Selected as the Yankees' recipient of the 2007 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to recognize players who combine outstanding skills on the baseball eld with devoted work in the community ... was his second nomination (also 2005) ... also received the Kids in Distressed Situtations' 2007 Mentor Award and the Bart Giamatti Award at the 2007 Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) dinner, presented annually to the individual associated with the baseball community who best exempli es the compassion demonstrated by the late Baseball commissioner ... received the 2004 "Good Guy" Award by the New York Press Photographers Association ... given the 2001 Milton Richman "You Gotta' Have Heart" Award by the New York Chapter of the BBWAA ... received the 2001 Thurman Munson Award for his baseball accomplishments and philanthropic work in New York. ... In the fall of 2000, initiated the Jorge Posada Foundation, part of the Giving Back Fund family of charities ... proceeds support families of children who su er from craniosynostosis and provide athletic programs for children in New York City and Puerto Rico ... held the Foundation's third Family Day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in July 2008 ... the event included games, rides, food and live entertainment ... held the foundation's Annual Heroes for Hope Gala in June 2009 in NYC ... hosted the fourth annual BaseBowl charity event at Chelsea Piers in New York in November 2010, raising funds for his foundation ... co-authored the book The Beauty of Love with his wife, Laura, ... He and Laura teamed with Nike to design "Hip, Hip, Jorge" T-shirts in 2010 in honor of reaching 1,000 career RBI, with 100% of the net proceeds going to the foundation ... held a fundraising event to introduce the shirts on 9/7/10 at Yankee Stadium. ... Was honored at the first annual Puerto Rican Yankees Festival in 2007 at the Puerto Rican Sports Museum in Guaynabo ... the festival was established to raise money for underprivileged children in Puerto Rico ... Jorge Posada, Sr. presented his son with a plaque that commemorated the 30 Puerto Ricans who have played for the Yankees during the team's history ... wife, Laura, received the 2007 "Commitment to Family" Award from Boys and Girls Town of New York and was honored as an "Inspiring Woman" by Siempre Mujer in 2008 ... Teamed up with Charity Wines to make "Jorge Cabernet" in 2008 with proceeds going to the Jorge Posada Foundation ... the wine, from the Clos LaChance Winery and Estate Vineyard in San Martin, Calif. (Napa Valley), is available across the Tri-State area and retails for $13 ... Was signed by Leon Wurth ... uncle, Leo Posada, was an instructor for the Dodgers ... father, Jorge, is a scout for the Rockies ... was a baseball All-Star in 1988-89 at Colegio Alejandrino High School ... also participated in basketball, volleyball and track ... in 1991, he received an Associate's degree from Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Ala ... at Calhoun, he was voted best hitter in 1990 and was a co-captain and all-conference selection in 1991 ... in 2006, was elected to the Alabama Community College Athletic Hall of Fame ... inducted into the Hall of Fame at Pfitzner Stadium on 8/25/07, having played there during the 1993 season with Single-A Prince William ... became the seventh member of their Hall of Fame, joining Barry Bonds (2004), Bernie Williams (2004), Andy Pettitte (2004), Art Silber (2005), Bobby Bonilla (2005) and Albert Pujols (2006).
Hit .235 (81-for-344) with 34R, 14 doubles, 14HR, 44RBI and 39BB in 115 games (82 starts at DH and 11 at 1B) with the Yankees in 2011...17 of his 44RBI tied the game or gave the Yankees the lead (38.6%)...11 of his 14HR came at Yankee Stadium...batted .092 (6-for-65) with 1 double vs. left-handed pitchers and .269 (75-for-279) with 14HR and 41RBI vs. right-handed pitcher...went hitless in first 27AB of the season vs. LHP...Appeared in 90 games at DH...became the second player in Baseball history to serve as his club's designated hitter in at least half of his team's games in a single season after catching at least 1,000 games in the Majors, joining Ted Simmons (99 games with the 1985 Brewers)-credit: Elias Sports Bureu...Only 13 players in Major League history who were active for their age-39 season caught more career games than Posada (1,574)...of those players, only Chicago-AL's Carlton Fisk (23HR in 1987) hit more home runs as Posada in their age-39 season...Batted .282 (57-for-202) with 21R, 8 doubles, 8HR 27RBI and 17BB in his final 71 games from 6/5 until the end of the season...in his first 44 games of the season (3/31-6/4), hit just .169 (24-for-142) with 6 doubles, 6HR and 17RBI...Made his 15th career Opening Day roster (since 1997)....made his 12th Opening Day start, first at designated hitter...Recorded his first career multi-HR game as a designated hitter in 4/3 loss vs. Detroit...was his 17th career multi-home run game, and first since 9/1/09 at Baltimore...marked his first multi-homer game at home since 9/4/07 vs. Seattle at the original Yankee Stadium...Went hitless over a 19AB span from 4/4-13, snapping the stretch with a fifth-inning solo HR in 4/13 win vs. Baltimore...marked his longest hitless stretch since a career-high 0-for-25 in August 2006 (credit: Elias)...Hit game-tying solo HR to lead off the ninth inning and was 1-for-4 in 4/14 10-inning win vs. Baltimore...marked his eighth career homer in the ninth inning or later that tied the game or gave the Yankees the lead...Had a second 0-for-19 stretch from 4/23-5/1...the hitless stretch was snapped with a fifth-inning double in 5/1 win vs. Toronto...Went homerless in a career-high 38 consecutive games with an official at-bat from 4/24-6/19...Appeared in his 1,737th career game in 5/2 win at Detroit, surpassing Joe DiMaggio (1,736) for 10th place on the Yankees' all-time list...Tied for fourth in the Majors with a .382 (26-for-68) batting average in June (6R, 5 doubles, 3HR, 11RBI and 5BB)...Fashioned a season-high nine-game hitting streak from 6/5-16, batting .457 (16-for-35) over the stretch...recorded four consecutive multi-hit games from 6/7-10, matching his career-high stretch (fourth time, first since 5/4-8/07)...Was 3-for-3 with 1R, 1RBI and 1BB in 6/7 loss vs. Boston, entering the game in the first inning as PR for Teixeira and remaining in the game at 1B...marked his third career pinch-running appearance-also Game 2 of the 1995 ALDS vs. Seattle on 10/4/95 and 4/14/96 vs. Texas...became the first player to go 3-for-3 or better in a game he entered as a PR since Oakland's Brent Mayne on 8/31/97 at Colorado and the first Yankee to do so since Ruben Rivera on 9/25/96 vs. Milwaukee (credit: Elias)...singled off Jon Lester in his first AB in the third, snapping an 0-for-27 stretch against left-handed pitching to start the season...Hit grand slam and was 3-for-5 with 6RBI in 8/13 win vs. Tampa Bay...was his 10th career grand slam, surpassing Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra (nine each) for sole possession of sixth place on the Yankees' all-time list (Gehrig-23, DiMaggio-13, Ruth-12, Rodriguez-12 and B. Williams-11)...was his sixth career game with at least 6RBI and first since 9/6/06 at Kansas City (also 6RBI)...hit eighth in the batting order, becoming the first Yankee with as many as 6RBI from the eighth or ninth spot in the batting order since Tino Martinez (6RBI) on 4/18/05 vs. Tampa Bay-credit: Elias...at age 39, became the second-oldest player ever to hit a grand slam for the Yankees (Jose Cruz was 40 years, 343 days old when he did so in 1988)...Turned 40 years old on 8/17, becoming the first non-pitcher to play in a game for the Yankees after turning 40 since Lou Piniella appeared in 26 games with the club in 1984...Made his first career appearance at 2B in 8/25 win vs. Oakland, entering defensively in the ninth (did not bat)...had an assist on the game's final out...Entered 9/10 loss at Los Angeles-AL at catcher in the bottom of the third inning, going 1-for-2...was his first appearance at C since 10/22/10 in Game 6 of the 2010 ALCS at Texas and first regular season appearance at the position since 10/3/10 at Boston...Hit game-winning, two-run single in the eighth-inning of 9/21 Game 2 AL East-clinching win vs. Tampa Bay, pinch-hitting for Montero with the bases loaded and breaking a 2-2 tie...Tied his career high with 4K in 9/22 loss vs. Tampa Bay (sixth time, first since 6/23/09 at Atlanta)...Batted fourth in the starting lineup in 9/25 Game 1 win vs. Boston, hitting a two-run HR and going 2-for-3 with 1BB...batted cleanup for the first time since 9/28/09 vs. Kansas City...was his seventh career home run as a cleanup hitter and first since 4/10/08 at Kansas City (off Hideo Nomo)...scored his 900th career run on the homer...collected his 934th career walk, surpassing Roy White for sole possession of seventh place on the Yankees' all-time walks list...Hit .227 (10-for-46) with 2R, 2 doubles, 1HR and 7RBI in 19 spring training games.
Hit .248 (95-for-383) with 49R, 23 doubles, 1 triple, 18HR and 57RBI in 120 games (78 starts at C, 28 at DH) with the Yankees....the Yankees were 49-29 in his starts at catcher....caught 10-of-78 (11.4%) potential base stealers. ... Had 3SB, tying his career high (also 3SB in 2006)....all 3SB came in a nine-game stretch from 8/7-17 after having just 1SB in his previous 297G (7/15/07-8/6/10). ... Made his 11th career Opening Day start at catcher (since 2000), surpasing Thurman Munson (10) and trailing only Bill Dickey (14, 1930-43) for most consecutive starts behind the plate for the Yankees on Opening Day in franchise history....became the oldest catcher (38 years, 230 days) to start an opener for the Yankees since Dickey in 1946 (38 years, 314 days). ... Hit solo HR in his first AB of the season in the second inning of 4/4 Opening Day loss at Boston, going 3-for-4 with 2RBI and 1BB....was his fourth career Opening Day home run, tied with Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra for second-most Opening Day home runs in franchise history behind Babe Ruth (five)....was the first of back-to-back homers with Curtis Granderson, becoming the first pair of Yankees to hit backto- back home runs on Opening Day since Dave Winfield and Steve Kemp on 4/5/83 at Seattle (credit: Elias). ... Hit his 345th career double in the seventh inning of 4/13 home opening win vs. Los Angeles-AL, surpassing Mickey Mantle (344) for sole possession of seventh place in franchise history....is a .444 (16-for-36) hitter in 11 career home openers with 8R, 6 doubles, 4HR, 7RBI and 9BB. ... Recorded his 1,500th career hit in 4/17 win vs. Texas....became the 19th overall Yankee and fourth Yankee whose primary position was catcher to reach the plateau (also Yogi Berra , Bill Dickey and Thurman Munson). ... Left 4/28 win at Baltimore in the bottom of the second inning after being hit by a pitch by Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie in the top of the inning....suffered a right knee contusion and missed 4/29 game with the injury....missed four games with a strained right calf from 5/4-8. ... Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 5/20 (retroactive to 5/17) with a hairline fracture of the bottom of his right foot....was reinstated from the D.L. on 6/2 (missed 15 team games). ... Hit grand slams in consecutive games on 6/12 and 6/13 vs. Houston, becoming the first Yankee to hit a grand slam in back-to-back games since Bill Dickey on 8/3 (G2) and 8/4/37....according to Elias, the only other Yankee to accomplish the feat was Babe Ruth in 1927 and 1929....prior to his grand slam on 6/12, had hit 102HR since his last slam on 7/26/04 at Toronto (off Sean Douglass)....his grand slam on 6/13 was the 251st HR of his career, surpassing Graig Nettles for sole possession of seventh place on the Yankees' all-time list. ... Drove in at least one run in a career-high eight straight games (10RBI total) from 7/11-24....was the longest such streak by a Yankee since Jason Giambi drove in a run in eight straight from 8/27-9/3/08 and tied for the second-longest streak in the Majors in 2010, trailing only Florida's Jorge Cantu (10 straight from 4/5-15). In 7/20 loss vs. Los Angeles-AL, caught Bobby Abreu stealing 2B in the fifth and the seventh innings, the first time he caught the same runner stealing twice in the same game since 7/29/04 vs. Baltimore (Jerry Hairston, Jr.). ... Collected his 1,000th career RBI with his run-scoring double in the first inning of 7/23 win vs. Kansas City, going 2-for-3 with 1R, 1 double, 2RBI and 1BB....became the 12th overall Yankee and 11th player in Major League history whose primary position was catcher to reach the plateau. Collected his 10th career triple in the first inning of 8/31 win vs. Oakland....became the oldest Yankee to triple since Chili Davis on 9/1/99 at age 39. ... Was ejected on 9/1 vs. Oakland by HP Umpire Dana DeMuth for arguing balls and strikes....was his sixth career ejection, first since 9/15/09 vs. Toronto. ... Suffered a mild concussion after being hit with foul tip while catching on 9/7 vs. Baltimore and did not start the Yankees' first two games at Texas on 9/10 and 9/11. ... Hit game-winning, pinch-hit HR in the 10th inning on 9/14 at Tampa Bay....was his fifth career pinch-hit home run....had been hitless in his previous 10AB as a pinch-hitter in 2010. ... Played in all nine postseason games, making eight starts at C....hit .267 (8-for-30) with 3R, 2 doubles and 3RBI....Yankees were 3-0 when he scored a run. ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on 11/10/10 to correct a small meniscus tear in his left knee....the procedure was performed by Dr. Lee Kaplan in Miami.
Hit .285 (109-for-383) with 55R, 25 doubles, 22HR and 81RBI in 111 games (88 starts at C and nine at DH) with the Yankees... batted .290 (36-for-124, 5HR) vs. left-handed pitchers and .282 (73-for-259, 17HR) vs. righties...Played in 100 games at catcher in a season in which he turned 38 years old, the most games ever for a Yankees catcher in a season at that age and the most by any catcher since Benito Santiago in 2003 w/ San Francisco... among all-time Major League catchers, only Carlton Fisk (130G, 37HR and 107RBI in 1985 with Chicago-AL) reached Posada's totals in games, home runs and RBI in a season in which they entered at 37 years of age or older...Among Major League catchers, ranked fourth in HR, fifth in RBI and tied for seventh in doubles... ranked seventh in the Majors with a 4.73AB/RBI ratio (383AB, 81RBI)... had the most RBI for any player with fewer than 400 at-bats...Reached base safely in each of his 11 games against Boston in 2009, going 16-for-40 (.400) with 6R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 7RBI and 11BB... batted .432 (16-for-37) with 6RBI out of the cleanup spot...Made his 10th straight Opening Day start at catcher (2000- 09), the most consecutive starts by a Yankee at C on Opening Day since Thurman Munson made 10 straight starts there from 1970-79... only Bill Dickey (14, 1930-43) has made more consecutive starts behind the plate for the Yankees on Opening Day...Hit solo-HR and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 4/6 Opening Day loss at Baltimore, marking his third career Opening Day homer...Hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium history in the fifth inning in the Yankees' 4/16 home opening loss vs. Cleveland...Hit go-ahead, two-run, pinch-hit HR in the seventh and was 1-for-2 in 4/19 win vs. Cleveland... was his third career pinchhit home run and first since 8/29/04 at Toronto... the home run was reviewed via replay, becoming the first HR to go under umpire review in Yankee Stadium... was the first reviewed home run in the Majors in 2009...Caught all 14 innings in 4/22 win vs. Oakland... marked the seventh time in his career he caught at least 14.0 innings and the first since catching 17.0 innings on 6/1/03 at Detroit...Was 1-for-4 with 1R, 1BB and 1SB in 4/29 win at Detroit... was his first SB since 7/14/07 at Tampa Bay...Was placed on the 15-day disabled list from 5/5-29 with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain (missed 22 team games)... rehabbed at Yankees minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., appearing in simulated, intrasquad and extended spring training games...Tied a career-high with four strikeouts in 6/23 loss at Atlanta, going 0-for-4... was only the fifth 4K game of his career (last on 7/19/02 vs. Boston)...Hit solo-HR and game-winning "walk-off" single in the 12th inning on 7/4 vs. Toronto, going 2-for-6... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 12th-inning RBI single-in his 1,533rd Major League game-was his first career "walk-off" RBI in extra innings... the last player whose first extra-inning "walk-off" RBI came as far into his career as Posada's was Tony Fernandez, who finally accomplished the feat in his 2,123rd big league game in 2001 w/ Toronto...Missed three games (8/27-29) with bruised left ring finger...Recorded his 16th career multi-HR game (all 2HR-games) with a solo-HR and two-run HR in 9/1 win at Baltimore... was his first multi-homer game since 9/4/07 vs. Seattle...Hit his second pinch-hit homer of the season in 9/9 win vs. Tampa Bay (also 4/19 vs. Cleveland), hitting the game-winning three-run homer in the eighth... was his fourth career pinchhit homer...Was suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for his actions during eighth-inning altercation in 9/15 loss vs. Toronto... was 1-for-3 with 2R and 1BB the game before being ejected by HP umpire Jim Joyce in the bottom of the eighth inning (fighting)... was his fifth career ejection and first since 8/24/07... served his suspension from 9/16-19...Did not play in 9/23 win at Los Angeles-AL (bruised right toes), undergoing X-rays (negative) that day... was scratched from lineup prior to 9/26 win vs. Boston with a stiff neck (also missed 9/27 game)...Was selected by Joe Girardi to manage the Yankees' final regular season game, guiding the team to a 10-2 win on 10/4 at Tampa Bay...Appeared in all 15 Yankees postseason games (10 starts), batting .260 (13-for-50) with 5R, 2 doubles, 2HR and 8RBI... reached base in 14 of the contests... hit go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning in Game 3 clincher of ALDS at Minnesota.
Hit .268 (45-for-168) with 13 doubles, 3HR and 22RBI in 51 games with the Yankees before being placed on the disabled list from 7/21 through the conclusion of the season with a right shoulder strain (28 starts at C, 15 at DH, three at 1B)... marked his most starts at 1B since 2000 (8GS)...Was placed on the 15-day D.L. on 7/21 (retroactive to 7/20)... underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on 7/30 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York... the procedure was performed by Dr. David Altcheck (missed 63 team games)...Was his second stint on the D.L. in 2008... was also on the 15-day D.L. from 4/28-6/3 with a right shoulder strain that was later diagnosed as right rotator cuff tendinitis (missed 32 team games)... had never spent time on the disabled list prior to the 2008 season... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, at the time of his injury, Posada was one of six current players with at least 10 years of service that had never been placed on the disabled list along with Brad Ausmus, Johnny Damon, Andruw Jones, Derek Lowe and Livan Hernandez... prior to 4/28/08, the Yankees' last game without Posada on the active roster was 9/1/96 at California (Jim Leyritz started at C)...Had started at least 120 games behind the plate in each of his previous eight seasons (2000-07), a streak equaled only by Jason Kendall... his 1,047 games started at catcher over the last nine seasons (2000-08) are the most by any AL catcher and second most in the Majors behind Kendall's 1,268...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Posada has homered in more ballparks (25) than any player in franchise history... has 221 career home runs for sole possession of ninth place on the Yankees' all-time list (Don Mattingly is eighth with 222)... his 213HR as a catcher rank second on the Yankees' all-time list behind only Yogi Berra (306)... became just the eighth catcher all-time to reach the 200HR plateau... with 883 career RBI, ranks 12th on the Yankees' all-time list...Has 701RBI (as a catcher) over the last nine seasons (2000-08), the most by any catcher in the Major Leagues during that span (Ivan Rodriguez is second with 574 RBI)... his 179HR (as a catcher) over that same span are also the most among Major League backstops (Mike Piazza is second with 159)...Caught just three of 37 potential base stealers in 2008... opponents were successful in their last 12 attempts...Made his ninth straight Opening Day start at catcher (2000- 2008) in 4/1 win vs. Toronto, the most consecutive starts by a Yankee at catcher on Opening Day since Thurman Munson made 10 straight starts from 1970-79... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, has now caught at least one game for the Yankees in each of the last 14 seasons (1995-2008), the longest such streak for a player with a single club since Milwaukee's Charlie Moore (14 seasons, 1973-86)...Along with Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, became the first trio of teammates to play for the Yankees in each of 14 straight seasons (1995-2008), surpassing the 13 consecutive seasons of Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez and Red Ruffing (1930-42); and Whitey Ford, Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle (1955-67)... are the first Major League trio to play together as long since Jim Gantner, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount (15 years, 1978-92 with Milwaukee)-credit: Elias Sports Bureau...Was 0-for-2 with 1BB in 4/1 Opening Day win vs. Toronto, allowing three stolen bases... missed the next two games from 4/2-3 with a strained right shoulder...Made four consecutive starts at DH for the first time in his career from 4/10-14... had last started three consecutive games at DH from 6/8-10/01 vs. Atlanta... made his 13th career start at 1B-and first since 6/19/07 at Colorado-in 4/19 loss at Baltimore, going 1-for-5... was his first start in the field since 4/8 at Kansas City...Established a career high with three doubles and tied a career best with four hits in 4/23 win at Chicago (AL), going 4-for-5 with 2RBI... his ninth-inning double was the 310th of his career, surpassing Earle Combs (309) for sole possession of 12th place on the Yankees' all-time list... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Yankees catcher to collect three doubles in a game since Buddy Rosar on 4/20/41...Made first appearance on the D.L. on 4/28... in seven extended spring training rehab appearances, was 10-for-27 (.370) with 2 doubles and 6BB in 7GS (6-C/1-DH)... was returned from rehab and reinstated from the disabled list on 6/4... started at C and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 6/5 win vs. Toronto in his first game back...4 Hit safely in eight of his first 11 games following his return from D.L., batting .379 (11-for-29) with 1 double, 2HR and 7RBI over the stretch...Made his final appearance of the season with the Yankees in 7/19 win vs. Oakland, starting at C and going 1-for-5.
Hit a career-high .338 (171-for-506) in 2007, ranking fourth in the American League...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Yankees catcher to finish a season in the top 10 in the league in batting average since Thurman Munson finished 10th in 1978 with a .297 average...Also established career-highs in hits (171) and doubles (42) along with 20HR and 90RBI in 144 games this season (125 starts at C, five at DH and one start at 1B)...Became the only player in Major League history to bat at least .330 with 40 doubles, 20HR and 90RBI in a year which he caught in at least half of his games played (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)...His batting average (.338) came in 61 points higher than 2006 (.277), the largest batting average increase for any Major Leaguer who qualified for the batting title in each of the last two seasons...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, over the last 70 years, the only Yankee to improve his batting average by 60 or more points from one season to the next was Bobby Murcer in 1971 (80 point increase from 1970)...Since 1940, only four players appearing primarily at catcher have recorded a higher single season batting average: St. Louis' Joe Torre (.363, 1971), the Dodgers' Mike Piazza (.362, 1997 and .346, 1995) and Minnesota's Joe Mauer (.347, 1997)...Led the American League with a .344 road average, ranked third with a .426 on-base percentage, fifth with a .341 average against right-handed pitching, sixth with a .341 night average, eighth with a .543 slugging percentage and tied for eighth in doubles...Average never went below .311 (on 4/29) and never went more than three games without hitting safely...his eighth-inning single on 8/16 vs. Detroit snapped an 0-for-11 stretch, his longest hitless streak of the season...did not have a hitless streak of 10 or more at-bats since going 0-for-10 from 8/15-18/06...Was his second season with 40 or more doubles (40 in 2002), joining Ivan Rodriguez (47 in 1996 and 40 in 1998) as the only two catchers in Major League history to have two seasons of 40+ doubles (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)...Is one of only eight catchers in Major League history (min: 50% of career games at C) to reach 20HR in at least seven seasons (Mike Piazza and Johnny Bench-11; Yogi Berra-10; Gary Carter-9; Carlton Fisk-8; and Lance Parrish, Roy Campanella and Jorge Posada-7)-credit: Elias Sports Bureau...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became only the 17th player in Major League history to collect at least 300 career doubles while appearing in at least 1,000 games at catcher...Has never been placed on the disabled list in his career...has started at least 120 games behind the plate in each of the last eight seasons (2000-'07), a streak equaled only by Jason Kendall...his 1,019 games started as catcher over the last eight seasons are the most by any AL catcher and second most in the Majors (behind only Jason Kendall's 1,118)...Has 686 RBI (as a catcher) over the last eight full seasons (2000-'07), the most by any catcher in the Major Leagues during that span (Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez is second with 539RBI)...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 177HR (as a catcher) over that same span are also most among Major League catchers (Oakland's Mike Piazza is second with 159)...Has 218 career home runs for sole possession of ninth place on the Yankees' all-time list (Don Mattingly is eighth with 222)...his 210 HR as a catcher rank second on the Yankees' all-time list behind only Yogi Berra (306)...became just the eighth catcher all-time to reach the 200HR plateau...With 861 career RBI, ranks 12th on the Yankees' all-time list...passed Paul O'Neill (858) on 9/26 at Tampa Bay, going 3-for-6 with 1R and 3RBI...Was selected to the 2007 American League All-Star Team, the fifth All-Star selection of his career and first since 2003 (2000-'03; 2007)...went 1-for-3 with 1 double in 7/10 A.L. win, pinch hitting for Beckett in the fifth and remaining in game at C...Batted a team-high .545 with the bases loaded, ranking sixth in the majors (min. 10AB)...is a career .326 batter with the bases loaded (62-for-190)...Threw out 28-of-130 base stealers this season (21.5%)...Hit solo-HR (#1)-his second career Opening Day HR and the 199th of his career-and was 2-for-4 with 2R in 4/2 win vs. Tampa Bay...was his eighth straight Opening Day start at catcher (2000-2007), the most consecutive starts by a Yankee at catcher on Opening Day since Thurman Munson made 10 straight starts there from 1970-'79...With two hits on Opening Day and three the following game, started the season with a pair of multi-hit games for the first time in his career...Hit two-run HR (#2)-the 200th of his career-and was 1-for-3 with 3RBI and 1SF in 4/17 win vs. Cleveland...Did not play in 4/21 loss at Boston (bruised left thumb)...suffered the injury catching an Andy Pettitte pitch the previous night in Boston...Hit safely in 21 of 23 games from 5/1-27, batting a Major League-leading .427 (32-for-75) over the span with 14R, 9 doubles, 3HR and 11RBI...Hit safely in a career-high 15-game hitting streak from 5/3-20, batting .448 (26-for-58) with 13 R, 7 doubles, 3 HR and 8 RBI...was the longest hitting streak for a Yankees catcher since Bob Geren hit safely in 15 straight games in 1989...Ranked second in the Majors with a .394 average (37-for-94) and led the team with 19 runs scored in the month of May...in 26 games, had 11 doubles, 3 HR and 15 RBI...was the third highest calendar-month batting average of his career...hit .406 (28-for-69) in June 2001 and .395 (30-for-76) in September 2007...Hit solo HR (#8) and was 1-for-2 with 2R, 1RBI and 2BB in 6/13 win vs. Arizona, making second start of season at DH...was his 206th career home run, moving him ahead of Dave Winfield (205) for sole possession of ninth place on the Yankees' all-time home run list.
Continued to cement his name as one of baseball's most talented and durable catchers, hitting .277 (129-for-465) with 23HR and 93RBI in 143 games (121 starts at catcher, two starts at designated hitter)...has now hit at least 20 home runs and driven in at least 80 runs in six of his last seven seasons...ranked 10th in the American League with 1RBI every 5.0 at-bats...Has 603 RBI (as a catcher) over the last seven full seasons (2000-'06), the most by any catcher in the Major Leagues during that span (Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez is second with 476 RBI)...his 159 HR (as a catcher) over that same span ties Oakland's Mike Piazza (159) for most in the Majors...has started at least 120 games behind the plate in each of the last seven seasons (2000-'06), a streak equaled only by Jason Kendall (also 2000-'06)...His 894 games started as catcher over the last seven seasons (2000-06) are the most by any AL catcher and second most in the Majors (behind only Jason Kendall's 989)...has 197 career home runs for sole possession of 12th place on the Yankees' all-time list (Bill Dickey is 11th with 202)...his 190 HR as a catcher rank third on the club's all-time list behind only Yogi Berra (306) and Bill Dickey (200)...threw out 38-of-102 base stealers this season (37%)...In 4/3 win at Oakland, made his seventh straight Opening-Day start at catcher (2000-'06)...it is the most consecutive starts by a Yankee at catcher on Opening Day since Thurman Munson made 10 straight starts there from 1970-'79...hit two-run "walk-off" home run (#6) and was 2-for-3 with 2R, 2RBI, 1BB and 2SF in 5/16 win vs. Texas...was his second career "walk-off" home run (also on 5/5/00 vs. Baltimore)...also batted fourth in the lineup for the first time since 10/2/04 at Toronto...Missed two games (5/20-21) with tightness in upper back...suffered tear in hamstring tendon behind left knee on 5/23 at Boston and missed next four games (5/24-28)...hit two-run HR (#8) and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 6/11 loss vs. Oakland...was his first home run of the season as a right-handed batter and first since 9/22/05 vs. Baltimore (a span of 58AB)...hit solo home run and was 2-for-5 in 6/20 win at Philadelphia...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Posada has now homered in more ballparks (25) than any player in franchise history...hit solo-HR (#11) and was 2-for-3 with 2R, 1 double and 2BB in 7/1 win vs. NY Mets...the home run was the 186th of his career, surpassing Paul O'Neill (185) for sole possession of 13th place on the Yankees' all-time ist...was scratched from 7/19 lineup (vs. Seattle) with a bruised right index finger...threw out three runners on 8/8 at Chicago for the second time in his career (also 8/6/02 vs. Kansas City)...Snapped career-high 0-for-25 stretch with second-inning single in 8/14 win vs. LAA...hit in a season-high seven straight games from 9/1-9, batting .462 (12-for-26) with 7R, 3HR and 11RBI during the stretch (also hit in seven straight games from 7/16-23)...hit two three-run HRs (#18 and 19) in back-to-back at-bats in the sixth and eighth innings and was 2-for-3 with 3R and a season-high 6RBI and 1BB in 9/6 win at Kansas City...was his second multi-home-run game of the season (also 4/9 at Los Angeles) and the 13th of his career (all two-home-run games)...hit .500 (7-for-14) with 1HR and 2RBI in four Division Series games vs. Detroit.
Hit .262 (124-for-474) with 19HR and 71RBI in 142 games (122 starts at catcher, three starts at designated hitter)...threw out 39-of-129 would-be base stealers (30%)...homered from both sides of the plate in 5/24 win vs. Detroit, hitting solo-HR in the fourth and three-run HR in the fifth...accomplished the feat for the sixth time in his career and first time since 3/31/04 vs. Tampa Bay at Tokyo Dome, and is now third on the club's all-time list (behind only Mickey Mantle, 10; and Bernie Williams, 8)...was his first multi-home run game of the season and 10th of his career...Did not strike out in 32 straight plate appearances before fanning in third inning of 6/3 loss at Minnesota, one shy of the longest such streak of his career (went 33 PA without a strikeout in 1997)...had season-high 10-game hitting streak from 6/4-18, batting .378 (14-for-37) with 7R, 2HR and 7RBI during the stretch...hit three home runs in four-game span, 7/17-20...Recorded his 1,000th career hit with a seventh-inning double in 8/20 win at Chicago (was 1-for-2 with 2R and 2BB)...did not play in 9/10 loss vs. Boston (jammed right shoulder)...hit solo-HR (#18) and three-run HR (#19) in 9/22 win vs. Baltimore...was his second multi-HR game of the season (also 5/24 vs. Detroit) and 11th of his career...hit .231 (3-for-13) with 1HR, 2RBI and 6BB in five games vs. the Angels in the Division Series...had his streak of 68 consecutive postseason starts snapped in Game Three of the ALDS (had started each of the Yankees' postseason games since Game Four of the 1999 World Series).
Batted .272 (122-for-449) with 21HR and 81RBI in 137 games (126 starts at catcher)...led the American League in games caught for the second time in his career (became the first Yankee to lead the league in games caught more than once since Thurman Munson in 1970, 1972 and 1973)...was tied for third in the American League with 88 walks and ranked fourth with a .400 on-base percentage...Homered from both sides of the plate (three-run homers in the fifth and seventh innings) and was 2-for-5 with 6RBI in 3/31 win vs. Tampa Bay at Tokyo Dome...accomplished the feat for the fifth time in his career, tying Roy White for third place on the club's all-time list (behind only Mickey Mantle, 10; and Bernie Williams, 8)...Equaled single-game career high with four hits in 5/8 win at Seattle, going 4-for-4 with two run-scoring doubles...missed four games after suffering broken nose in 5/12 game vs. Anaheim (was hit in the nose by a ball thrown by Angels' shortstop Alfredo Amezaga in a double-play attempt in bottom of the second inning)...was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where he was seen by Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, Dr. Hector Rodriguez...he suffered a fractured nose, and surgery was performed to set the fracture...Drew at least one walk in a career-high 13 straight games from 5/9-29 (had three previous streaks of eight games)...hit solo-HR and was 2-for-2 with 2RBI in 7/11 win vs. Tampa Bay before being removed in the third for PR with a sprained right ankle (precautionary X-rays were negative)...hit first-inning grand slam in 7/26 win at Toronto, his first grand slam of the season and the seventh of his career to tie Charlie Keller for ninth place on the club's all-time list...missed three games from 8/6-8 with bruised right thumb...missed two games on 8/14-15, suffering from low-grade viral infection. 4 Hit pinch-hit solo-HR (#17) off Jason Frasor in the ninth inning of 8/29 loss at Toronto...was his second career pinch-hit HR (also on 6/16/01 vs. Baltimore off Mike Trombley)...in 9/13 loss at Kansas City, batted fourth for the first time since 9/21/03 (at TB) and was 0-for-3 with 1RBI and 1HP...hit .244 (11-for-45) with 2RBI in 11 postseason games...caught every inning of the postseason for the Yankees.
Fortified his status as one of baseball's elite catchers, ranking third in the American League Most Valuable Player voting behind Texas' Alex Rodriguez and Toronto's Carlos Delgado...batted .281 (135-for-481) and established career-highs with 30HR and 101RBI in 142 games (131 starts at catcher, two at designated hitter)...his 30HR tied the Yankees' single-season record for home runs by a catcher (Yogi Berra hit 30 in 1952 and 1956)...has 364 RBI in the last four seasons (2000-2003), the most RBI by a catcher in the Major Leagues during that span...his 98HR over that same period trail only Mike Piazza (110HR)....earned his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award, honoring the best offensive players at each position in each league, as voted by Major-League managers and coaches...ranked fifth in the American League with a .405 on-base percentage and sixth with 93 walks...was elected to start 2003 All-Star Game at catcher for second straight season, his fourth consecutive All-Star selection (was 0-for-2)...made fourth straight Opening-Day start at catcher on 3/31 at Toronto...hit two-run HR (#1) in 4/1 win at Toronto, snapping longest HR drought of his career (140AB/37G since last HR on 8/17/02)...with seven home runs in April, tied his highest HR total for any single month (also hit 7HR in April 2000 and May 2002)...was ejected in the eighth inning of 5/24 loss vs. Toronto by 2b Umpire Fieldin Culbreth for arguing interference call...tied career high with four walks in 7/9 win at Cleveland, going 0-for-2 with 1R (also walked four times on 5/30/00 vs. Oakland)...missed 8/8-9 games vs. Seattle with stiff neck...tied career high with four hits (ninth time) in 8/12 win at Kansas City, going 4-for-5 with 2R, 1 double and 2RBI...hit two home runs (#25, #26) and was 2-for-5 with 2R and 3RBI in 8/30 win at Boston, snapping an 0-for-17 stretch...was the eighth multi-home-run game of his career and first since 6/28/02 vs. NY Mets...hit grand slam (#28) and was 3-for-4 with 2R, a career-high 7RBI and 1BB in 9/10 win vs. Detroit...with the grand slam, tied a single-season high with 28HR...the 7RBI were the most by a Yankee since Bernie Williams also collected 7RBI on 6/17/00 vs. Chicago...was his sixth career grand slam and first since 7/13/02 at Cleveland...batted .222 (14-for-63) with 1HR and 7RBI in 17 postseason games.
Has evolved into one of the game's most productive catchers, batting .268 (137-for-511) with 20 HR and a career-high 99 RBI in 143 games (131 starts at catcher, five at designated hitter and at first base)...hit a career-high 40 doubles, establishing the franchise record for most doubles by a catcher in a single season (previous high was 35 by Bill Dickey in 1937)...the 40 doubles were the most by a catcher since Texas' Ivan Rodriguez had 45 in 1996...his 99 RBI were the most by any catcher in the Majors this season and his 266 over the last three seasons trail only Mike Piazza (279) for most RBI by a catcher over that same span...earned his first Silver Slugger Award, honoring the best offensive players at each position in each league, as voted by Major-League managers and coaches...was elected to his third consecutive All-Star Game on 7/9 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI. (also 2000, '01)...started at catcher and was 0-for-3...made third straight Opening-Day start (and appearance) at C on 4/1 at Baltimore...tied a career-high with four hits, hit solo-HR and was 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2RBI in 5/12 win at Minnesota...of his 25 hits in the month of May, 17 were for extra bases (10 doubles, 7HR)...hit two-run HRbhis second in as many games and fourth in five-game spanbin 5/17 win vs. Minnesota...tied a career high with four runs and was 3-for-6 with 1 double and 1RBI in 6/19 win at Colorado...homered from both sides of the plate (#s 12, 13) and was 2-for-5 with 5RBI in 6/28 win vs. NY Mets...hit 3-run homer from the left side in the third and hit 2-run shot in the fifth from the right side...was his first multi-HR game of the season (seventh of his career) and fourth time he homered from both sides of the plate in the same game...hit grand slam (#14) and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 7/2 win vs. Cleveland...was his first grand slam of the season and fourth of his career...hit 2-run HR, the 100th of his career, and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 7/5 win vs. Toronto...hit second grand slam of the seasonband fifth of his careerband was 3-for-5 with 2R, 1 double and 6 RBIbtying his career highbin 7/13 win at Cleveland...missed 7/15 game at Toronto to be with wife, Laura, for birth of their second child, Paulina, born that morning in New York...was 1-for-2 in 7/23 loss at Cleveland before being removed from game in fifth with laceration of the left ear (missed 7/24 game at Cleveland)...did not homer in the season's last 40 regular season games (134 AB) since 8/17 at Seattle, the longest homerless stretch of his career...hit .235 (4-for-17) with 1HR and 3RBI in four Division Series games.
Has evolved into one of the game's most productive catchers, batting .277 with 22 HR and a careerhigh 95 RBI in 138 games (126 starts at catcher, six at designated hitter and one at first base)...hit a 3-run HR (#1) - his first on Opening Day - and was 3-for-4 with 1 R, 1 double and 4 RBI in 4/2 win vs. Kansas City...was his second straight Opening-Day start for the Yankees at C...hit first career grand slam in 4/8 win vs. Toronto...homered in third straight game for first time in his career in 4/9 win at Kansas City, going 3-for- 5 with 3 R and 4 RBI...had gone 87 AB without HR before two-run shot on 5/23 vs. Boston, the second longest homerless stretch of his career (went 100 AB without a homer between the 1999 and 2000 seasons)...before double on 5/18 at Seattle, went 42 consecutive AB without extra-base hit (the longest such streak of his career)...hit 3-run HR (#9) in the second and solo-HR (#10) in the sixth and was 3-for-4 with 1 double and 5 RBI in 6/2 win vs. Cleveland...has six career two home-run games...did not appear at catcher for seven games (6/4-10) because of sprained ligament in left thumb (3-DH; 3- DNP; 1-PH)...pinch-hit for Greene in the eighth and hit game-winning grand slam (#11) in 6/6 win vs. Baltimore...was his second career grand slam and second of the season (also 4/8 vs. Toronto)...was his first career pinch-hit home run and the first by a Yankee in 2001...was the 21st pinch-hit grand-slam in Yankee history (last by Glenallen Hill on 7/28/00 at Minnesota)...on 6/9 vs. Atlanta hit the 20th home run (in the regular season) into the "batter's eye" section of the center-field bleachers since the remodeled Yankee Stadium opened in 1976...compiled 18 RBI on 13-game homestand, 6/1- 6/14 (appearing in just 10 games with eight starts)...batted .406 (28-for-69) with 5 HR and 25 RBI in 23 games in June...had career- high 11-game hitting streak snapped in 7/4 win at Baltimore when he went 0-for-1 with 3 BB...equaled career high with four hits in 7/17 win at Philadelphia, going 4-for-6 with 1 R, 1 HR and 3 RBI...was selected to his second All-Star Game, going 1-for-1 in the American- League's 4-1 win on 7/10 in Seattle...missed three straight games (7/31-8/2) with stomach illness...was ejected from 9/3 win by HP Umpire Andy Fletcher in the ninth after being called out on strikes for second time...appealed six-game suspension by MLB and had sentence reduced by one game (served five-game suspension from 9/26b 10/1)...hit third grand slam of the season (and career) and tied a season high with 5 RBI in 9/18 win at Chicago...in 9/20 loss at Chicago, snapped his streak of at least one strikeout in 12 straight games, the longest such streak by a Yankee since Jim Leyritz also fanned in 12 straight games in 1995...batted .273 (15-for-55) with 2 HR and 3 RBI in 17 post-season games...became only the 10th player in post-season history--and second Yankee-- to hit a home run in 1-0 game in Game Three of the ALDS on 10/13 at Oakland (also Tommy Henrich in Game One of the 1949 World Series at Yankee Stadium).
Had a breakout season as the Yankees everyday catcher, setting career highs in every major offensive category...batted .287 with 28 HR and 86 RBI in 151 games (136 starts at catcher, eight at first base and three at DH)...with 107 BB, drew more walks in a single season than any other Yankee catcher (Wally Schang had 78 BB in 1921)...had 95 BB while appearing in games at catcher in 2000, breaking the club record for most walks in a single season by a catcher (Wally Schang, 1921; and Bill Dickey, 1939; drew 77 BB at catcher)...with 26 home runs as a catcher, fell four home runs shy of tying Yogi Berra for the most home runs in a single season by a Yankees' catcher (Berra hit 30 home runs in 1952 and '56)...threw out 34-of-104 would-be base stealers (33%)...team posted a 4.67 ERA in games he caught (1182.0 IP, 613 ER)...was selected to his first All-Star game by Manager Joe Torre and was 0-for-2...in 13 games batting from the second spot in the order, hit .364 (20-for-55) with 12 R, 3 HR and 10 RBI...tied his career high in hits on 4/5 at Anaheim, going 4-for-4 with 3 R...homered from both sides of the plate (#4 and 5) for the third time in his career on 4/23 at Toronto, going 3-for-5 with 2 R and 3 RBI...along with OF Bernie Williams, became the first pair of players in Major-League history to hit switch-hit home runs in the same game...was also his fourth career multi-HR game...hit three-run "walk-off" home run (#7) in the ninth and was 4- for-5 with 4 RBI in 5/5 win vs. Baltimore...his four hits tied a career high...made third career start at 1 B (first of 2000 season) and was 1-for-2 with 1 double and 2 BB on 5/20 at Cleveland...set career high with 4 BB (previous high was 3 BB, done six times) and was 0-for-1 on 5/30 vs. Oakland...established a career high with 4 R, hit 2-run HR (#13) and was 2-for-4 with 2 BB in 6/19 win at Boston...was ejected on 7/1 at Tampa Bay for fighting and served a onegame suspension on 7/17 vs. Philadelphia...hit his 17th homer of the season (tying a career high established in 1998) and was 4-for-4 with 3 R, 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 IBB on 7/28 at Minnesota...batted second for first time in his career, tied a career high with four hits (sixth time) and was 4-for-5 with 2 R, 2 doubles and 4 RBI on 8/4 vs. Seattle...hit two home runs (#18, 19) establishing a single-season career high and was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI in 8/ 5 loss vs. Seattle...was the fifth multi-HR game of career (second of 2000)...hit game-tying 2-run HR (#24) and drove in a season-high five runs on 8/23 vs. Texas...his 29 RBI in August were fourth most in the A.L. behind only Mike Sweeney (31), Carlos Delgado (31) and Frank Thomas (30)...also was tied with Rafael Palmeiro for third in the A.L. with 24 BB, trailing only Jim Thome (28) and Greg Vaughn (28)...batted .204, tied a team high with four doubles and had 5 RBI in 16 post-season games.
Batted .245 with 12 HR and 57 RBI in 112 games...made 98 starts at catcher, one at designated hitter and one at first base...threw out 20 of 95 would-be base stealers (21%)...team posted a 4.20 ERA in games he caught...did not play in the three-game series at Detroit (4/16-18) after being scratched from the lineup before 4/16 game with sore right calf (suffered when doubled off first base in sixth inning in 4/15 loss vs. Baltimore)...on 4/28 at Texas hit upper-deck home run to snap an 0-for-25 streak from the left side of the plate to begin the season...drove in a season-high five runs in Game 1 of 5/22 double-header at Chicago after driving in 10 runs in his first 88 at bats of the season...collected his first career triple on 6/23 at Tampa Bay...on 6/11 win at Florida hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs (for the second time in '99)...was 1-for-3 with an RBI double on 6/25 at Baltimore before leaving the game in the seventh with a mild contusion of his left thumb and did not play on 6/26 or 6/27 due to the injury...hit two home runs and was 2-for-5 on 7/10 at New York--the third multi-HR game of his career...he became only the second catcher in baseball history to have switch- hit homers in two separate games (Todd Hundley also five times)...had a career-high four hits (4-for-6) with 3 R and 3 RBI on 7/24 vs. Cleveland...was a single shy of hitting for "the cycle" on 8/22 at Minnesota...was 4-for-5--the second four hit game of his career--on 9/7 at Kansas City...batted .182 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in six post-season games (five starts at catcher)...hit two-run home run in pennant-clinching win at Boston on 11/18 (Game Five).
Saw increased playing time and established himself as the Yankees' primary catcher by year's end...batted .268 with 17 HR and 63 RBI in 111 games...made 91 starts (85 at C, 5 at DH and 1 at 1B)...threw out 29 of 76 would-be base stealers (38%)...team posted a 3.83 ERA in games he caught (792.0 IP, 337 ER)...recorded career highs in every offensive category but stolen bases...had seven three-hit performances, tying his career high (now done 10 times)...hit the Yankees' first home run of '98 in his first start of the season on 4/5 at Oakland (was 3-for-5 with 2 R and 2 RBI in the 9-7 win)...caught David Wells' perfect game on 5/17 vs. Minnesota...made his first career start at first base on 6/26 at New York (NL) and went 3-for-5 with 1 R, 1 double and 1 RBI in the Yankees' 8-4 win...had the first multi-homer game of his career in a 5-2 win on 7/31 at Seattle (two solo homers)...posted back-to-back three-hit games for the first time in his career on 8/7 and 8/8 vs. Kansas City...had a career-high 6 RBI in a 14-1 win on 8/8 vs. Kansas City...became only the sixth Yankee ever to homer from both sides of the plate in recording the second multi-home run game of his career (and season) on 8/23 at Texas...batted .227 with 2 HR and 4 RBI in nine post-season games, six starts (all at C)...belted his first career post-season home run in the Yankees' 7-2 victory in Game 6 of the ALCS vs. Cleveland (a solo shot off Chad Ogea)...batted .333 (3-for-9) with 1 HR and 2 RBI in the World Series vs. San Diego...hit his first career World Series home run in the Yankees' 9-3 victory in Game 2 at Yankee Stadium (a two-run homer off ex-Yankee Brian Boehringer).
Hit .250 with 6 HR and 25 RBI in his first full season in the Majors...played 60 games, making 52 starts (all at C)...team posted a 4.71 ERA in games he caught (479.1 IP, 251 ER)...threw out 9 of 48 would-be base stealers (19%)...was the only rookie on the Yankees' 25-man Opening-Day roster...won the James P. Dawson Award, given annually to the Yankees' top rookie in spring training (.357, 2 HR, 11 RBI)...became the Yankees' second switch-hitting catcher--to appear in at least two games--in the last 50 years (also Butch Wynegar, 1982-86)...hit his first Major-League home run on 5/4 at Kansas City, a solo shot off Jim Converse...was 3-for-5 with 2 R and 1 RBI in that game, the first three-hit performance of his career...had two other three-hit games in '97 (6/15 at Florida, Gm2 and 9/17 vs. Detroit)...was 3-for-4 with 1 R, a double, HR and a season-high 4 RBI in a 6-2 win on 9/17 vs. Detroit...made a season-high 11 consecutive starts behind the plate from 9/5-16/Gm1...had a season-high five-game hitting streak from 9/15-19, batting .368 (7-for-19) with 1 HR and 5 RBI...appeared in two games of the Division Series vs. Cleveland, going 0-for-2...hit .224 (17-for-76) with 2 HR and 13 RBI for Santurce of the Puerto Rican Winter League.
Hit .071 (1-for-14) in eight games with the Yankees...had four stints in the Majors in '96 (4/3-5/11, 5/22-24, 6/29-7/6 and 9/2-end)...batted .271 with 11 HR and 62 RBI at Triple-A Columbus...caught a team-high 94 games...led the International League with 79 walks...was the International League's Player-of-the-Week from 5/6-12...was named to the International League All-Star Team for the second straight season.
Spent the season at Triple-A Columbus, batting .255 with 8 HR and 51 RBI in 108 games...started 93 games behind the plate.
Hit .240 with 11 HR and 48 RBI in 92 games at Triple-A Columbus...caught 79 games...hit .188 with 5 HR vs. LHP and .277 with 6 HR vs. RHP...tied for the International-League lead for errors by a catcher (11)...threw out 18 of 83 would-be base stealers (22%)...season was cut short due to an injury sustained on 7/25 vs. Norfolk...suffered a fractured left fibula and dislocated left ankle after a collision at home plate with Pat Howell...hit .429 in four games prior to the injury and had 16 hits in his last 50 at-bats (.320 BA)...was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster on 11/18.
Combined to hit .260 in 118 games at Class-A Prince William and seven games at Double-A Albany...was named to the Carolina League All-Star Team after hitting .259 with 17 HR, 61 RBI and 17 stolen bases at Prince William...ranked second on the team in HR and RBI behind Tate Seefried (21 HR, 89 RBI)...hit a grand slam on 7/16 off Lynchburg's Joel Bennett...committed 15 errors in 107 games at catcher and one at third base...played for Ponce of the Puerto Rican Winter League, batting .234 with 6 HR and 25 RBI...was a non-roster invitee to 1994 spring training.
Made a successful transition from second base to catcher and hit .277 with 12 HR and 58 RBI in 101 games at Class-A Greensboro...had a 15-game hitting streak from 4/25-5/25...played 41 games at catcher and five at third base.
Batted .235 with 4 HR and 33 RBI in 71 games, playing his first professional season at Short-A Oneonta...led New York-Penn League second basemen in double plays turned (42).
MLB Career Stats 6092 900 1664 275 1065 20 .273 .374 .848
World Series Championship
1998 New York Yankees AL
AL All-Star
AL Silver Slugger
Uniform number retired
2007 42 8th in AL
2000 35 25th in AL
2003 110 15th in AL
2002 143 4th in AL
2010 7 25th in AL
2007 .426 3rd in AL
2006 .374 20th in AL
2004 .400 4th in AL
On Base Plus Slugging
Runs Batted In
2002 99 21st in AL
Home Runs
2007 91 23rd in AL
2007 171 23rd in AL
Total Bases
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November 4, 2011 C Jorge Posada assigned to Gigantes de Carolina.
October 30, 2011 C Jorge Posada elected free agency.
June 2, 2010 New York Yankees activated C Jorge Posada from the 15-day disabled list.
May 20, 2010 New York Yankees placed C Jorge Posada on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 17, 2010. Hairline fracture in his right foot.
September 20, 2009 New York Yankees activated C Jorge Posada.
September 16, 2009 C Jorge Posada suspended.
May 29, 2009 New York Yankees activated C Jorge Posada from the 15-day disabled list.
May 5, 2009 New York Yankees placed C Jorge Posada on the 15-day disabled list. Strained right hamstring


Some of our ensembles will be performing at the St Paul's Fair on Saturday August 26. Please meet your band director in the Junior School undercovered area before your performance.
Our younger groups have been busily preparing for the Junior Ensembles Concert, which will be held in the Walker Centre on September 10 at 4.00pm. The ensembles involved in this concert are Red Shirt Choir, Junior School Choir, Year 4 Band, Junior Wind Band, Year 2 Strings, Adagio Strings, Lento Strings and Jazz Ensemble.
The countdown is on for our second annual SPS Fest in Week 1 of Term 4. This year we've extended the festival to be over three days, and added events such as an Open Mic night (open to all St Paul's staff and students), karaoke, pop up ensembles, drumming circles and more. It's going to be a very exciting week of music making for all our students, and we'll release more details soon.
An important date claimer is our new event; the Spring Music Celebration, which will feature all of our Middle and Senior School Ensembles. On Friday October 13 the Walker Centre will be the place to party as we celebrate all that our musicians have achieved this year. This is a bring-your-own-picnic-style affair, with beverages and other snack food available for purchase on the night. We're also looking forward to acknowledging and farewelling our amazing Year 12 students, who have been committed to the Music program for many years. More details will be released about this event soon (check the St Paul's Music website for details) but put the date in your diaries!
For more information on events, lessons or ensemble rehearsals, please visit the St Paul's Music website – http://stpaulsmusic.com.au/ – and follow us on Facebook (St Paul's Music) and Instagram (@musicsps).


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Why Father Shoots His Son To Death In Anambra
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 2:13 PM by Khadijah Thabit
For the family of Chief Nicholas Chibuife Anamene in Umuohi Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, things have fallen apart and the center can no longer hold.
The trouble in Anamene's household, Sun gathered, started after Chief Nicholas had married four wives in quick succession. According to sources, Anamene's four wives later left him one after the other.
It was gathered that the women abandoned him when they began to entertain suspicion about their husband's source of income although he claimed to be a chief priest of the notorious Okija Shrine.
Having been deserted by his four wives, Chief Anamene, it was gathered, married another lady, simply identified as Ngozi. Both of them had hardly settled to enjoy the union, when Chief Anamene brought in yet another woman.
Sources revealed that the children left behind by the first four wives were left in the care of Chief Anamene's fifth wife.
Chief Anamene would further expand his harem with yet another woman, a move that never went down well with the last wife. Hence, her decision to follow in the footsteps of the first four wives.
Ngozi, who already had seven children for her husband, however, decided to stay put with him. Yet, Chief Anamene would not stop having more wives majority of whom, according to sources, refused to live with him.
But for Ngozi, her husband's source of wealth remained a major source of concern. And like the proverbial cat, her curiosity to know her husband's source of income would later land into trouble with the chief priest.
Having failed to persuade her husband against his fraudulent source of income, Ngozi, Sun learnt, reported her husband to her brother-in-law, a move that yielded no result. But Ngozi would not relent and in order to compel her husband to abandon his fraudulent way of earning a living, she began sabotaging her husband. Her husband who was not unaware of this, descended on her by trying to force her to vacate his house.
Anamene, it was learnt, accused his estranged wife of labeling him an impotent and not being the biological father of all his children. "Having noticed that we are not ready to leave the house, my husband started threatening fire and brimstone. He even planned to take me to court for divorce a day before he shot my son whom he said he mistook to be me," Ngozi said.
Narrating how her son, Ugochukwu was allegedly shot by his own father, Ngozi, amidst tears said, "her son was coming in at about 8.30pm on that fateful day, and on sighting him, his half brother and the other wife whispered to Chief Anamene that I was coming upstairs. On hearing this, the man picked his Pump Action gun and shot the 23-year-old boy dead on the staircase."
Upon his discovery that he had committed a heinous crime, Sun learnt that Chief Anyamene attempted to flee from the scene but he was overpowered by the villagers who responded to the alarm raised by Ngozi that her husband had shot and killed their son.
Chief Anyamene, it was gathered, was forced to stay with the dead son in the pool of his blood while the villagers, who took his pictures with his dead son, ordered him to take the corpse to the morgue, before handing him over to the police.
As at the time of filing this report, Chief Anyamene has been remanded in prison custody pending advice by the Director of Public Prosecution in Anambra State.
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The Haunted Town of St. Nazianz, WI
St. Nazians was founded by a priest who wholeheartedly believed to helped cursed the town. Over the years, the town has been hit with natural disasters and unexplained phenomena.
Father Ambrose Oschwald was fled to Wisconsin in 1854 from religious persecution. The Roman Catholic Church had suspended him from his duties due to "mystical, prophetic, and heretical works." Already, the scary history of the town is starting to make sense!
Oddly enough, the congregation followed him. Once they got to Wisconsin, a "divine white heifer" lead them to the site of his new home which would become St. Nazianz. The community actually thrived. They titled themselves "The Association" and created an entirely functional society. Tragically, Father Oschwald became sick in 1873.
Anton Still, a loyal follower, stayed with Father Oschwald while he was on his death bed. He wrote of the experience:
"A number of times, I have observed that he, with closed eyes, when there was no one else in the room but I alone, would extend his hands in blessing, and then with his hand, signal someone away, and yet I saw no one in the room."
Throughout the night of February 26th, as Father Oschwald was dying, there were multiple reports of pounding on the walls of his room. Multiple homes in town also had that same experience. The source of the pounding was unknown. It happened all throughout the night until Father Oschwald died in the morning.
When a judge arrived to review his body, he was not convinced that Father Oschwald was dead because his corpse looked so alive. A priest named Father Mutz, along with a group called the Oschwald Sisters, noted that his body didn't decay. Apparently, his hair and fingernails were still growing. 63 days after his death, Oschwald was buried in his custom-made vault.
53 years after his death, his body was removed from the vault. Health officer Dr. L.W. Gregory observed through the glass cover o the coffin that Oschwald's corpse was still looking fresh. Locals believe that the goings-on of the cult helped his body remain preserved.
Other parts of the town were still lively with spirits, especially JFK Prep school where many children suffered abuse by the nuns. Other buildings are still haunted as well, where many people hear pounding on the walls.