#Nelson Velazquez

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Once down 7-0, Nelson Velazquez hits his first career grand slam to give the Cubs the lead. [4/11/23]

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Nelson Velázquez takes 17. Last worn by Hunter Dozier earlier this season.

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just a nice comeback [ W ]

mariners vs cubs - apr 11, 2023

[twins2994]

Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins 5.30.24

Kansas City Royals Lineup Minnesota Twins Lineup

1.) Maikel Garcia 3B 1.) Manny Margot RF

2.) Bobby Witt Jr. SS 2.) Carlos Correa SS

3.) Vinnie Pasquantino DH 3.) Ryan Jeffers DH

4.) Salvador Perez 1B 4.) Jose Miranda 3B

5.) Nelson Velazquez RF 5.) Byron Buxton CF

6.) Nick Loftin 2B 6.) Willi Castro LF

7.) MJ Melendez LF 7.) Kyle Farmer 2B

8.) Freddy Fermin C 8.) Carlos Santana 1B

9.) Kyle Isbel CF 9.) Christian Vazquez C

SP Brady Singer RHP SP Chris Paddack RHP

(4-2) 2.63 ERA (4-2) 4.39 ERA

(2024 MLB Stats)

-Chris Kreibich-

[elpaditv]

SELECCIÓN DEL EQUIPO TODOS ESTRELLAS

SERIE DEL CARIBE MIAMI 2024

C - Iván Herrera, Panamá

DH - Nelson Velazquez, Puerto Rico

1B - Hernán Perez, Venezuela

2B - Robinson Cano, República Dominicana

3B - Dawel Lugo, República Dominicana Shortstop - Jack López, Puerto Rico

LF - Aaron Altherr, México

RF - Wiadimir Balentien, Curaçao

CF - Alexi Amarista, Venezuela

SP - Angel Padron, Venezuela

RP - Jairo Ascencio, República Dominicana

Manager - Jose Mayorga, Panamá

Esta votación fue efectuada al término del rol regular / round robin y concluida antes del inicio de la primera semi final Dominicana vs Panamá del hoy, jueves 8 de febrero 2024, por lo que considerando únicamente las estadísticas que los jugadores obtuvieron durante el rol regular.

La votación del Jugador Más Valioso, se celebrará durante la Gran Final e informado durante la premiación al termino de dicho partido.

#Beisbol #BeisbolDelCaribe #Seriedelcaribe2024 #elPadiTV

[amandachristine92]

Yankees Outdid Themselves in Series Loss, Hence Sarcasm

NYY @ KC

This series had it all: a horrendous outing by Carlos Rodón, a lack of offense by the Yanks (no surprise there), and potentially saying goodbye to veteran starting pitcher for KC, Zack Greinke.

Game 1

As mentioned before, LHP Carlos Rodón got the start for the New York Yankees versus veteran RHP Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals.

The trouble for the Yankees began in the bottom of the first inning with Rodón on the hill.

Straight out the gate, 3B Maikel Garcia got a single off Rodón followed by SS Bobby Witt, Jr. getting a walk.

Next, longtime Royal and 1B Salvador Perez hit a two-run RBI 2B off Rodón, scoring Garcia and Witt, Jr. The Royals took an early 2-0 lead against the Yankees.

After that, LF Edward Olivares hit a two-run HR off Rodón, scoring Perez and himself. The Royals extended their lead to 4-0.

RF Nelson Velazquez and DH Nick Loftin then hit back-to-back 1Bs off Rodón before Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake held a conference on the mound with Rodon and C Austin Wells.

What was interesting about this exchange was that Rodón purposely squeezed himself in between Blake and Wells to turn his back toward the pitching coach.

Rodón then proceeded to shoo away Blake with his glove on his right hand. Blake wasn’t finished with what he had to say to Rodón, but the lefty pitcher continued to wave off his coach.

Rodón was fired up and frustrated with his performance during this first inning. However, despite this and Blake’s lack of experience as a coach in MLB, the southpaw’s actions were disrespectful and inexcusable.

After the heated interchange ceased, 2B Matt Duffy hit an RBI 1B off Rodón, scoring Velazquez. It was now 5-0 Royals.

After Loftin stole third base, Rodón walked C Logan Porter. Without an out recorded in the inning, Yankees manager Aaron Boone removed Rodón – who threw 35 pitches – from the game.

With the bases loaded, reliever Matt Bowman was called upon to prevent any further damage in this game. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen for this righty pitcher.

CF Kyle Isbel hit a two-run RBI 2B off Bowman, scoring Loftin and Duffy. The Royals extended their lead to 7-0 versus the Yankees.

Garcia in his second at-bat and plate appearance of the first inning hit an RBI 1B off Bowman, scoring Porter from third base. It was now 8-0 Royals.

The line on Rodón was complete with all eight of his earned runs scoring.

The first out of the inning was recorded when Witt, Jr. hit a sacrifice fly off Bowman. However, a run did score with Isbel crossing home plate. 

The scoreboard had another crooked number added to it with the Royals ahead of the Yankees 9-0.

After Perez hit a single – his second hit of the inning – Bowman ended the inning by retiring Olivares and Velazquez via a force-out and strikeout looking, respectively.

In the top of the bottom of the third inning, Perez grounded into a force-out with reliever Randy Vasquez on the mound. Garcia scored on this play and it became 10-0 Royals.

In the top of the fourth inning, Wells hit a three-run HR off Lyles, scoring DH Aaron Judge and 2B Gleyber Torres. The Yankees trailed the Royals 10-3.

In the top of the fifth inning, LF Everson Pereira hit an RBI ground ball for an out, scoring 3B Oswald Peraza with Lyles still pitching. The Yankees now trailed 10-4 against the Royals.

In the top of the sixth inning, Wells hit a ground ball for an out versus Lyles, scoring Judge. The deficit was cut in half with the score at 10-5 in favor of the Royals.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Witt, Jr. hit a two-run HR off reliever Keynan Middleton, who recently came off the injured list. Isbel and Witt, Jr. scored, making it 12-5 Royals.

With the Royals adding those insurance runs, they won by the score of 12-5 against the Yankees in this game.

Game 2

RHP Clarke Schmidt got the nod for the Yankees versus opening pitcher Steven Cruz and the Royals.

In the bottom of the first inning, Velazquez hit an RBI 1B off Schmidt, scoring Garcia. The Royals took a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, Perez as the DH hit a solo HR off Schmidt, extending the Royals’ lead to 2-0.

In the top of the fourth, RF Oswaldo Cabrera hit an RBI 1B off reliever and bulk pitcher Alec Marsh. Torres scored and the Yankees trailed the Royals 2-1.

In the same inning, Pereira hit an RBI 1B off Marsh, scoring 1B Jake Bauers. The game was tied at 2-2.

In the top of the sixth inning, CF Estevan Florial hit an RBI 1B off reliever Collin Snider. C Kyle Higashioka scored and the Yankees led 3-2.

Later in the inning, Torres hit a two-run RBI 1B off Snider, scoring Florial and 3B-1B DJ LeMahieu. The Yankees extended their lead to 5-2 and won by this score.

Ironically in his only appearance this season, RHP Frankie Montas got a win for himself out of the bullpen.

Game 3

RHP Michael King looked to cement his role as a starter for next season for the Yankees against RHP Zack Greinke in his second stint with the Royals.

In the bottom of the second inning, RF MJ Melendez hit a solo HR off King, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.

Later in the same inning, 1B Nick Pratto hit an RBI 1B off King, scoring CF Dairon Blanco. The Royals extended their lead to 2-0.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Olivares hit a solo HR off King, extending the Royals’ lead to 3-0.

Another home run was hit in this inning off King via a solo shot by Blanco, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Perez as the catcher in this game hit a sac fly off reliever Jhony Brito to Cabrera in right field. Witt, Jr. scored and the Royals extended their lead to 5-0.

Before the Yankees scored any runs in the top of the sixth inning, Greinke was taken out after walking LeMahieu to start this inning.

With Greinke taking the game ball and putting it in his back pocket as a souvenir, you would think that the 39-year-old pitcher has decided to call it a career and retire.

However, Greinke didn’t announce at the start of this season that it would be his last one. Who knows for sure, right?

Anyway, fast forward to when reliever Taylor Clarke took over for Greinke in this game in the top of the sixth inning.

With runners in scoring position after Wells’ double, 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run RBI 1B off Clarke.

LeMahieu and Wells scored with this clutch, two-out hit by IKF. The Yankees trailed the Royals 5-2 and unfortunately lost by this score.

The Yankees showed baseball fans why they couldn’t make the postseason this year. They lost a series that they should’ve won.

The Royals had over 100 losses this season and still beat the Yankees due to shaky pitching and not getting timely hits consistently.

Even though the Yankees had a winning season at 82-80, it was a shoddy winning season.

The positive attributes that I take away from this season for the Yankees are the following:

IFK resurging as a super-utility player instead of starting at SS. Hopefully, IFK and the Yankees agree to a reasonable contract for next season.

Anthony Volpe showing a glimmer of hope as the future SS with 21 HRs in his rookie year.

Aaron Judge playing respectable baseball by hitting 37 HRs even though he missed a third of the season with an unlucky and weird right-toe injury while playing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in June.

Michael King pitching well enough as a starter to secure a spot in the rotation for next season.

CF Jasson Dominguez getting called up by the Yankees in September. The Martian played eight games for the Bronx Bombers and hit four home runs before needing surgery on a torn UCL.

[diarioelpepazo]

El venezolano estuvo perfecto de 4-4, incluyendo un doble y un jonrón, su 18 del año, anotó y cuatro empujadas. Edward Olivares, por su parte, se fue de 4-2 con una empujada, mientras que Maikel García terminó de 2-2 con dos anotadas y extendió a 15 sus juegos consecutivos con hit. Por Cardenales, Willson Contreras terminó también perfecto de 3-3 con un boleto y cinco empujadas.Ildemaro Vargas, Keibert Ruiz y Anthony Santander también la botaron. Un perfecto Salvador Pérez, de 4-4, comandó este viernes la victoria de los Reales de Kansas City 12-8 sobre los Cardenales de San Luis. “Salvy” abrió la pizarra con un doblete impulsor de dos carreras. MJ Melendez y el también criollo Edward Olivares se combinaron para completar el racimo de cuatro con el que Kansas se fue arriba en el primer episodio. En la entrada siguiente Nelson Velazquez y Bobby Witt Jr. se fueron para la calle para poner la pizarra 8-0 y sacar de juego al abridor Adam Wainwright. Zack Thompson salió al rescate de los pájaros rojos, pero Salvador lo recibió con su jonrón 18 de la campaña para añadir una más. ¡CAPITÁN SALVY!  PIC.TWITTER.COM/4RJODT3PYE — MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) August 12, 2023 Thompson pudo recomponerse y completó 4.0 innings sin permitir más carreras. San Luis aprovechó para descontar con seis carreras, entre el tercer y sexto episodio, combinando dobletes de Wilson Contreras, y Lars Nootbaar con un jonrón de Tyler O’Neill. Con el juego 9-6 y Cardenales amenazando con remontar, apareció nuevamente Salvador en el séptimo para empujar la décima de los monarcas con sencillo al jardín derecho. Al inning siguiente Matt Duffy amplió la ventaja a 12-6 con una línea al jardín izquierdo. San Luis anotó dos más en el noveno con un jonrón de Contreras, pero no fue suficiente. Ángel Zerpa (1-1) se quedó con la victoria pese a permitir cuatro carreras limpias en 4.0 innings. Y Wainwright (3-7) cargó con el revés luego de resolver solo un inning y tolerar ocho anotaciones. Los criollos brillaron Salvador terminó el compromiso con par de sencillos, doble y jonrón, empujó cuatro y anotó dos para continuar con su buen momento. Y es que en los últimos siete juegos batea para .333. Edward Olivares, por su parte, se fue de 4-2 con una empujada, mientras que Maikel García terminó de 2-2 con dos anotadas y extendió a 15 sus juegos consecutivos con hit. Por Cardenales, Willson Contreras terminó también perfecto de 3-3 con un boleto y cinco empujadas. Keibert e Ildemaro impulsan a los Nats [caption id="attachment_83703" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Ildemaro Vargas. (Foto: AP)[/caption] El poder venezolano se hizo sentir este viernes en el Nationals Park. Keibert Ruiz e Ildemaro Vargas se fueron para la calle para guiar la victoria de los Nats 7-2 sobre los Atléticos. Jordan Díaz adelantó a los Atléticos en el primer inning con un sencillo impulsor de dos. Ildemaro se combinó entonces con Stone Garrett para igualar las acciones 2-2 en la segunda entrada. Jake Alu rompió la igualdad en el cuarto inning con un elevado de sacrificio. Una entrada más tarde Keibert Ruiz (4-2) sacó su jonrón 13 del año para poner la pizarra 4-2. En el séptimo los Nats se despegaron con un jonrón de tres carreras de Ildemaro,  que terminó de 4-2 con cuatro empujadas y dos anotadas. Jake Alu puso la guinda del pastel en el octavo con un jonrón solitario. La victoria fue para Cory Abbott luego de un relevo de un inning y un tercio en blanco, en el que permitió apenas un hit, otorgó un boleto y ponchó a un rival. Niveló su récord 1-1 y dejó la efectividad en 5.06. Paul Blackburn (2-3) cargó con el revés al permitir cuatro carreras en 5.2 entradas. Santander dio enorme cuadrangular ante los Marineros de Seattle [caption id="attachment_83704" align="aligncenter" width="1155"] Anthony Santander sacço el 21 para la calle. Foto AP[/caption]

El jardinero de los Orioles de Baltimore Anthony Santander, sigue demostrando su calidad dentro del terreno de juego, en lo que va de la temporada regular de las Grandes Ligas, dándole importantes beneficios a su equipo en una importante serie para el fin de semana. El pelotero de 28 años continúa siendo uno de los grandes líderes en el roster activo, ya que genera importantes números en cuanto a la producción de carreras por juego, donde el objetivo principal es obtener el título de la División Este de la Liga Americana.  En este compromiso que se está disputando este viernes 11 de agosto frente a los Marineros de Seattle, pudo conectar su cuadrangular número 21 de la campaña, anotando la única carrera de su equipo hasta los momentos, debido a que están en la parte alta del séptimo inning. Este batazo salió por todo el jardín derecho del Estadio T-Mobile Park, con una distancia de 414 FT y una velocidad de salida de 103.3 MPH, dejando sin palabras a cada uno de los presentes que disfrutan de este duelo entre dos conjuntos del nuevo circuito. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano/Líder

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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (Cartes), the former President of Paraguay, and Hugo Adalberto Velazquez Moreno (Velazquez), the current Vice President, for their involvement in the rampant corruption that undermines democratic institutions in Paraguay. OFAC is also designating Tabacos USA Inc., Bebidas USA Inc., Dominicana Acquisition S.A., and Frigorifico Chajha S.A.E., for being owned or controlled by Cartes. These individuals and entities are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world. “Treasury is committed to addressing systemic corruption around the world, even in its most entrenched forms and at the highest levels of public office,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “Today’s action exposes the endemic corruption undermining Paraguayan democratic institutions and highlights the pressing need for the Government of Paraguay to act in the best interest of its citizens, not line the pockets of its political elites.”    Today’s action follows the visa restrictions imposed on Cartes and Velazquez in 2022 under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs A...

[aroundfortwayne]

TinCaps recap: Fort Wayne splits doubleheader, wins series - 6/27/2021

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TinCaps recap: Fort Wayne splits doubleheader, wins series - 6/27/2021

The Fort Wayne TinCaps split two games played against the South Bend Cubs on Sunday at Four Winds Field and won the series, taking four of six games.

[scottnickerson]

One of my paintings will be auctioned off at an estate sale in Monmouth Beach,NJ in the coming weeks. This painting was catalogued in a nyc group show with Nelson Shanks , Steve Assael , @realfedericocastelluccio And many more amazing artists . Anyone interested in bidding can send me a DM here. The 24k gold leaf frame is included . #art #auction #artforsale #estatesale #monmouthbeachnj #stilllife #oilpainting #voltaire #velazquez #vase #realism #fineartauction #sale https://www.instagram.com/p/COX7E-AnVuw/?igshid=m0qlxtopi428

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[twins2994]

Royals Take Care Of Twins.

Royals 6 Twins 1 W-Lugo (9-1) L-Ober (5-3)

The Minnesota Twins played a nice clean game and took another game from the Royals last night. The series continued tonight with Game 3 at Target Field. The Twins struck first in the second as Willi Castro lined a one-out double to right. Carlos Santana singled to center and Jose Miranda hit a long sacrifice fly to left to plate the game's first run. The Royals bounced back in the third with a Kyle Isbel lead-off single. He reached second on a groundout and Bobby Witt Jr. tied the game with a run-scoring single to right. Salvador Perez followed with an RBI double to left to put the Royals up 2-1. Later in the inning, Nelson Velazquez smoked a Bailey Ober cutter out to left-center for a two-run home run. Kansas City kept adding on in the fifth when Salvador Perez smoked a Bailey Ober fastball into the bullpens in left-center. Later, Nelson Velazquez plastered a Bailey Ober fastball out to left for a solo shot. This put the Royals up by five midway through the game. Seth Lugo ran with it through six solid innings of work. Both bullpens shut things down as Angel Zerpa and Will Smith got the game to the ninth for the Royals. Carlos Hernandez had a scoreless ninth as the Royals took their first game of the series tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Bailey Ober got knocked around again by the Royals. He went five innings and allowed six runs on nine hits with four strikeouts. Steven Okert threw a 1-2-3 seventh, Diego Castillo threw two shutout innings in his Twins debut, and Cole Sands had a scoreless ninth. Willi Castro led the way with a three-hit night. The Twins hit 1-for-11 with men in scoring position and left ten men on base. The series will conclude tomorrow night as Brady Singer faces Chris Paddack in the finale.

-Chris Kreibich-

[niallodonohoe]

Griffin Conine had two doubles and drove in a run for Vancouver Tuesday.

The three Vancouver Canadians going to the Northwest League/Pioneer League All-Star Game showed why they deserved to be heading to Grand Junction, Colorado next week. Outfielders Tanner Kirwer and Griffin Conine drove in a run apiece and Cobi Johnson earned the save as Vancouver doubled up Eugene 6-3 at Nat Bailey Stadium Monday. The win gives the C’s a 6-4 series victory over the Em’s and keeps them tied for first place for the second-half North Division title with Spokane with a record of 5-3.

Brandon Polizzi kick-started the offence with the first of three hits in the third inning Tuesday.

The C’s broke out on top with two runs in the third inning against Zach Mort. Brandon Polizzi drilled a single up the middle before Kirwer laid down a bunt single to third base. Polizzi and Kirwer pulled off a double steal before Polizzi scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Vinny Capra for the game’s first run. Conine put Mort through the ringer by fouling off eight pitches before lining a double to left just out of the reach of Grant Fennell.

The Emeralds were shut down by Joey Murray for the first two innings but got to Sean Wymer in his second inning of work. Levi Jordan dropped a bunt to third to get on base before stealing second. He would score on a Luke Reynolds base rap to center. Jonathan Sierra would single to left with one out and he and Reynolds moved up another 90 feet on a wild pitch. Wymer would strand those runners by striking out Jake Slaughter and Luis Diaz looking. Wymer fell behind in the count to Diaz three balls and no strikes before ralllying to throw three straight strikes. Eugene manager Steven Lerud came out to argue after the strikeout of Diaz and he was ejected from the game by home plate umpire Andrew Clark.

Jesus Severino heads to third base after a single by Nick Podkul in the fourth inning.

Eugenio Palma took over on the mound for Eugene in the fourth and retired the first two hitters he faced before giving up back-to-back base hits to Jesus Severino and Nick Podkul to right field. An errant pickoff throw by Palma allowed Severino to score and Podkul to move to third. Polizzi followed with a infield single to first that drove in Podkul for the fourth Vancouver run.

The Emeralds chipped away with another run in the fifth off Wymer. Eric Gonzalez walked to begin the inning and scampered home on a one-out by Fennell to right field. Fennell reached third on a Jordan fly ball to right but Wymer stranded another runner 90 feet away by freezing Reynolds on a called strike three.

Will McAffer took over for Wymer in the sixth and was lit up for a leadoff home run by Nelson Velazquez that just stayed fair down the left field line to make it a one-run ball game.

The C’s got some insurance in the seventh when Polizzi singled to left, stole second and went to third on a Cam Sanders wild pitch. Kirwer cashed in Polizzi with a base hit to left to make it 5-3 Vancouver. Kirwer stole his second base of the game and would get to third on walks by Capra and Conine. Bryan Lizardo hit into a 3-6 fielder’s choice against Em’s reliever Sean Barry to score Kirwer for the second run of the inning.

Marcus Reyes pitched two shutout innings of one-hit ball and Johnson worked a perfect ninth to make sure this one went into the win column for Vancouver.

Sean Wymer (left) earned his 3rd win of the season after Joey Murray started the game with two shutout frames Tuesday.

Radar Gun Rundown

Wymer got up to 94 miles per hour and had strikeouts at 78, 91 and 78.

McAffer had a strikeout at 75 and ranged from 72-95. Reyes had strikeouts at 78 and 80 while Johnson recorded whiffs at 78 and 92.

I fell asleep on Murray’s velocities but his pitches worked as his two scoreless innings would attest to that.

Tanner Kirwer had two hits, two runs and a run batted in for the C’s Tuesday.

C-Notes

C’s left fielder McGregory Contreras and righthander Jose Espada are the Northwest League Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 23-29.

Congratulations to outfielder McGregory Contreras and pitcher Jose Espada for being named the Northwest League’s Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 23-29. Contreras hit .450 with seven extra-base hits and is a surprising omission from next week’s All-Star festivities. Espada pitched six shutout innings in a win over Eugene July 27. He is 2-3 on the season with a 3.79 ERA to go along with 49 strikeouts in 40-1/3 innings.

Both teams had issues with the home plate umpire. Vancouver manager Dallas McPherson argued a bunt laid down by Lizardo in the second inning that appeared to go foul but Gonzalez quickly reacted from behind the plate and threw down to first to get the out. McPherson would continue the argument after the half-inning was over.

Podkul made a tremendous effort on a ground ball by Sierra in the sixth inning and nearly threw him out by the seat of his pants. Polizzi made a key play from left field later in the sixth as he threw out Jake Slaughter at second for trying to stretch his single into a double. McAffer was able to get the next two hitters after that and strand Sierra at third. That made it three innings in a row that Eugene left a runner 90 feet away.

Polizzi led Vancouver’s 10-hit attack with three while Conine, Kirwer and Severino had two apiece. Conine also drew a walk to get aboard three times. Podkul had the other hits while Capra and Contreras walked. Vancouver had three walks to help offset five strikeouts and were 3-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Murray remains unscored upon as he extended his scoreless innings streak to 16 to keep his earned run average at 0.00. He allowed just one hit and struck out one over two innings.

Marcus Reyes continues to keep his ERA below 1.00 after two shutout innings Tuesday.

Wymer gave up two runs on four hits and a walk over three frames but struck out three to help limit the damage. McAffer gave up a solo home run and two other hits but struck one in the sixth. Reyes cut his ERA down to 0.77 with one-hit relief over two innings in which he struck out two. It’s surprising his performance did not merit a berth in next week’s NWL/PL All-Star contest.  Johnson lowered his ERA to 2.25 with a shutout ninth to collect his sixth save in as many chances. C’s pitchers compiled an impressive strikeout/walk ratio of 9-1.

Cobi Johnson has not been scored upon in nine of his last 10 outings for the C’s.

The C’s are in Hillsboro to begin a five-game series. Arizona’s 2017 third round pick Matt Tabor (1-1, 4.42) is set to throw the first pitch for the Hops at 7:05 pm at Ron Tonkin Field. Lefthander Nick Allgeyer (0-0, 3.24) will start on the mound for the Canadians. The game will on CanadiansBaseball.com with Rob Fai and MiLB.TV.

C-Tweets

Message from our shortstop, Kevin Vicuna! #LugLife

Thank you to the fans ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MlYY1rCpbh

— Lansing Lugnuts (@LansingLugnuts) August 1, 2018

Lugnuts 2B / #Bluejays prospect @SamadTaylor7 has reached base in 11 straight games going back to July 18th.During that time he is 10-for-43 with 3-2B, 3-3B, 7 RBI and 7 BB. — Dante De Caria⚾ (@Diamond_Dante) August 1, 2018

The Blue Jays have helped collect over 1,000 pounds of food for the @Dunedincares Food Pantry this season! Yesterday, Riley Adams and Connor Eller visited Dunedin Cares to help sort and distribute donations for local families in need! pic.twitter.com/8r7HNvBc9F

— Dunedin Blue Jays (@DunedinBlueJays) August 1, 2018

Hot start! Since joining the Blue Jays on July 3rd, OF Brock Lundquist leads the Florida State League in On-Base Percentage (.455) and is third in average (.361) and On-Base Plus Slugging (.982). pic.twitter.com/K1I4savLKi— Dunedin Blue Jays (@DunedinBlueJays) August 1, 2018

Congratulations to Cavan Biggio on the first two-homer game of his career!

The Fisher Cats are on a season high seven-game winning streak, averaging 8.6 runs per game during this stretch. pic.twitter.com/9FmWXNsbLx

— NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) August 1, 2018

We start today’s game with our second seven-run inning in the last 24 hours!

Guillotte – 2B Bichette – RBI 2B Ramirez – HBP Wall – RBI 1B Berti – BB Pinto – RBI 1B Then Hissey and Guillote both hit two-run doubles to make it 7-0! pic.twitter.com/4JJcCey0LS — NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) August 1, 2018

RECAP | Vancouver maintains North Division lead as they now head out on 10-game, 13-day road trip. #AtTheNat https://t.co/d7LHZn7XJB

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) August 1, 2018

Another one! Cavan Biggio belts a two-run dinger to make it 10-0. His second of the day moves him into a tie for the league lead (23).

Also, please note how well Jon Harris is pitching: 4 IP, 1 H, 4 K#HRForMentalHealth @CGIBenefits @MentalHealthNH pic.twitter.com/0DqYgQ2Kkz — NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) August 1, 2018

Yo, @doinitBIGgio23 , i want to be like you when i grow up. #BombsAway https://t.co/t796wGstRC

— Kevin Smith (@KJS_4) August 1, 2018

BEAST!!! 💪 #sendit @doinitBIGgio23 https://t.co/dUYrsP3pXE

— Kacy Clemens (@KClemens21) August 1, 2018

Jackson McClelland: The Best Blue Jays Relief Prospect You’ve Never Heard Of https://t.co/Sq9V9vpUKn pic.twitter.com/hHbvjT4gZU

— Future Blue Jays (@FutureBlueJays) August 1, 2018

Chad Spanberger launched his first Lugnuts homer amid a three-hit game, Reggie Pruitt added three hits of his own, and the Nuts finished a strong road trip by holding off the Dragons, 8-7.

RECAP: https://t.co/ofjs0RW3s3#LugLife 🔩 pic.twitter.com/qAr4vRZD8i — Lansing Lugnuts (@LansingLugnuts) August 1, 2018

A weird play: Reggie Pruitt hits a two-out sinking line drive to Dayton 3B Jonathan India. In India’s attempt to catch it, something goes wrong, he doubles over in pain, and Spanberger scores from 3rd.

Important to note: India remains in the game.

Mid 5 | Lugnuts 7, Dragons 2

— Lansing Lugnuts (@LansingLugnuts) August 1, 2018

July Gems! Blue Jays starting pitchers have been 🔥 during the month of July! Connor Eller: 2-1, 1.25 ERA Patrick Murphy: 3-0, 1.64 ERA Zach Logue: 3-1, 2.52 ERA pic.twitter.com/yCxUCLzW1c

— Dunedin Blue Jays (@DunedinBlueJays) July 31, 2018

#NWLASG Starting in the outfield, Tanner Kirwer @vancanadians pic.twitter.com/gTE5vNYGts

— Jared Ravich (@JaredRavich) July 31, 2018

RECAP | Vancouver maintains North Division lead as they now head out on 10-game, 13-day road trip. #AtTheNat https://t.co/d7LHZn7XJB

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) August 1, 2018

Canadians announce 3 players to attend the 2018 All-Star Game in Grand Junction, Colorado August 6th -8th. #AtTheNat

🌟 Griffin Conine 🌟 Cobi Johnson 🌟 Tanner Kirwer

👉 https://t.co/C29OoFcdMQ pic.twitter.com/gtlfNUSOfu

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) July 31, 2018

The NWL Player of Week is McGregory Contreras!! #AtTheNat pic.twitter.com/Tx5tfX4i7y

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) August 1, 2018

C’s see three named to upcoming NWL All-Star Game https://t.co/aFvQX1GlDt via @milb

— Sharlene Canning (@SharleneCanning) July 31, 2018

Espada & Contreras named Pitcher & Player of the Week https://t.co/IRHg22c3Ub via @milb— Sharlene Canning (@SharleneCanning) July 31, 2018

Now on the mound for the Canadians…2018 All-Star @Cobi_Johnson #AtTheNat

VAN 6 – EUG 3 pic.twitter.com/F07ARsZ5mR

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) August 1, 2018

CANADIANS: RHP Cobi Johnson, OF Griffin Conine and OF Tanner Kirwer named to 2018 Northwest League All-Star Game set for Tuesday, August 7th in Grand Junction, CO. NWL will be managed by Canadians staff as defending Champions are always bestowed with the honour. Kirwer to start.— Rob Fai (@RobFaiNation) August 1, 2018

  C’s Recap – All-Star C’s Help Canadians Clinch Season Series Against Eugene Griffin Conine had two doubles and drove in a run for Vancouver Tuesday. The three Vancouver Canadians going to the Northwest League/Pioneer League All-Star Game showed why they deserved to be heading to Grand Junction, Colorado next week.

[blogdojuanesteves]

FEITO NO BRASIL > PAULO VITALE

Antes mesmo da palavra Arte surgir no mundo, se produziam retratos. Nos primeiros milhares de anos, pelo menos, eram desenhados, pintados ou esculpidos, em grande parte destinados aos que eram julgados importantes o suficiente para serem agraciados com uma obra de arte que reproduzisse sua imagem, principalmente a nobreza e os figurões religiosos. Soberanos tinham seus retratistas particulares como os espanhóis Goya (1746- 1828), Velazquez (1599-1660) ou os flamengos Rubens (1577-1640) e Van Dick (1599-1641)

Em Feito no Brasil ( Ipsis Editora, 2018), o fotógrafo paulista Paulo Vitale, reconhecido no meio fotojornalístico das grandes publicações, faz uma reverência à ecléticas celebridades que vão da gastronomia ao esporte; da ciência ao teatro; da música ao empresariado e da educação à medicina. Traz também aqueles que se dedicam a dança, a navegação, a literatura, ao cinema, a arquitetura e até mesmo estrelas publicitárias e da internet, que, ao lado de  historiadores e grafiteiros populares frequentam revistas e a televisão brasileira. Segundo o autor o livro é uma obra coletiva.

Para o jornalista Fabio Altman, redator-chefe da revista Veja, que assina uma das duas apresentações do livro, Vitale "nos autoriza a ver com os olhos de quem viu os grandes personagens do país." Já para Wilson Ferreira Junior, outro jornalista e empresário, o livro é o resultado "do casamento entre o inconformismo e a esperança de um grupo de pessoas. Todas por coinciência na casa dos 50 anos." Pessoas estas, que segundo ele, compartilharam o sentimento de uma geração que assistiu o nascimento da ditadura, a seguinte abertura do regime e viu a democracia surgir como um exigência da sociedade.

"Feito no Brasil, pretende-se um desfile de pessoas exemplares e brilhantes" declara Ferreira Junior. À jornalista Tânia Nogueira coube a tarefa de contextualizar e justificar cada um dos personagens, completa. Uma difícil e discutível tarefa, pois toda lista de personagens carrega intrinsecamente o gosto do autor, é naturalmente arbritária e não compartilha necessariamente com todos o grau de importância dado. Entretanto, independentemente disso, temos aqui uma série fotográfica que há um denominador comum que dificilmente alguém contestaria: o virtuosismo do fotógrafo em um repertório equilibrado por uma luz regular, seja em estúdio ou locação.

É certo que já no barroco, após o Renascimento italiano, artistas começaram a se interessar por retratar também o homem comum. O humanismo aproximou-se da arte e começamos a ver obras como as do francês De La Tour (1593-1692) ou do holandês Vermeer (1632-1675), que se dedicaram ao registro da vida mediana. Claro que de maneira magistral, como sabemos, mas longe da idealização do sentimento heróico ou nobre. Em Feito no Brasil, o autor acomoda sua tessitura na pluralidade dos personagens, que apesar do ecletismo do conjunto se aproximam de alguma maneira entre si.

Na dialética de Paulo Vitale vemos um publicitário midiático como Washington Olivetto retratado junto a outros cuja interface da comunicação, apesar de atitudes e afazeres díspares, também se dá na mídia estabelecida, ou melhor no mainstream, como o cartunista Maurício de Souza, o chef Alex Atala e obviamente o rei Pelé, além de personagens apreciados por internautas como o youtuber Whindersson Nunes.

Outras ligações são mais diversas como a do grafiteiro Kobra e o empresário Alexandre Costa, cujo o painel monumental diante de sua fábrica é ilustrado por este artista que também é retratado em outra página diante de um grafitti seu que mostra o lider sul-africano Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), com luvas de box, a partir de uma imagem do fotógrafo sul- africano Tyrone Arthur, de 2011, a qual, como é costume do artista paulistano, não é devidamente creditada.

Se o retrato antigamente  enfatizava a humanidade quieta e incluía detalhes da vida cotidiana vistos até mesmo banais ou insignificantes, ele aqui se reveste de certa de pompa e circunstância no esforço da contextualização entre personagem e seu mister. Portanto a educadora paraibana Eliana Souza, criada na comunidade da Maré, no Rio de Janeiro, tem como fundo a própria região, um cenário em quase um trompe-d' oeil e o ator e diretor Zé Celso Martinez, saúda a estilizada cabeça de touro da fachada do Oficina criado pela italiana Lina Bo Bardi (1918-1992). Vitale promove uma espécie de equalização inclusiva, entre personagens cujo aparecimento na mídia  frequentemente não acontece de uma forma equilibrada.

Paulo Vitale, como bom retratista,  em seu repertório situa-se próximo de referências fundamentais, o russo Philippe Halsmann (1906-1979), nas imagens da atriz e ativista Renata Quintella e do surfista Gabriel Medina; ao americano Richard Avedon (1923-2004), como na captura do filósofo paranaense Mario Sergio Cortella; ao fotógrafo e cineasta francês Henri- George Clouzot (1907-1977) na foto de Maurício de Souza, e o tal "enviroment portrait" celebrizado pelo novaiorquino Arnold Newman (1918-2006) nas fotografias  a médica paraense Angelita Habr-Gama na sala de operações, a cineasta Ana Muylaert na sala de cinema ou a coreógrafa Déborah Colker no palco.

Mérito da edição de imagens, foi reunir retratos que, diferente da pose mais midiática a que estão acostumados a serem fotografados, que incluem Pelé com a bola, o livreiro Pedro Hertz  em sua antiga livraria ou os designers Campana em suas famosas poltronas, também mostram certa franqueza ao encarar a objetiva do autor, como o retrato da compositora e cantora  Marina Lima de olhos inchados ou o cansaço do músico Caetano Veloso ao tentar repetir seu famoso levantar de sombranselhas já feito em 1988 para o fotógrafo Bob Wolfenson.

Após a controversa "Era da Razão", o século XIX modifica o retrato em parte pelo advento da indústria que  altera o pensamento da humanidade- trazendo para dentro de casa as pinturas e posteriormente  o que hoje chamamos de fotografias. Mais adiante este retrato produzido por um aparato mecânico é usado no sentido inverso, como base para artistas como o norueguês Edvard Munch (1863-1944) focando em diferentes aspectos como geometria, cor, forma e, o mais importante, psicologia, legando a arte do século XX o pensamento abstrato e  conceitual. Entretanto, retornando em meados deste século aos comentários imagéticos sobre a cultura popular, alcançando sua realização no que podemos chamar de cultura da celebridade, os chamados olimpianos, para lembrar o antropólogo e filósofo francês  Edgard Morin,  cujo resultado se dá mais pela sua exposição frequente do que pelo conteúdo apresentado.

Imersas neste panorama de infinitas transformações, as imagens de Paulo Vitale, editadas por ele e Nelson Chavier, em seu projeto idealizado juntamente com Wilson Ferreira Junior, refletem a vida contemporânea, certamente além do alcance de comunicação imaginado pelo canadense Macluhan (1911-1980). Seus retratos precisos e bem feitos não problematizam as possibilidades peculiares dos seus personagens ou do Brasil,  mas expandem-se na dimensão maior da difusão pela mídia, cuja manifestação felizmente não está circunscrita somente a nichos intelectuais,  seja pelo reconhecimento do conteúdo que facilmente o leitor fará , seja pela empatia que os mesmos claramente criam.

 Imagens  © Paulo Vitale  Texto © Juan Esteves

[aroundfortwayne]

TinCaps recap: Rain suspends play - 6/26/2021

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TinCaps recap: Rain suspends play - 6/26/2021

The Fort Wayne TinCaps and South Bend Cubs had their game suspended by rain on Saturday night at Four Winds Field during the middle of the third inning.