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John Battalgazi

Baseball

Figures Summer

2024

Hi.

 This is my newest batch of baseball illustrations. 

Depicting from top to bottom:

 Steve Carlton

Xander Bogaerts (X-Man)

Paul Molitor (Molly)

Bobby Witt jr

Kenny Lofton

Kirby Puckett (Puck)

Jose Ramirez (J-Ram)

Burt Blyleven (The Frying Dutchman)

Joe Mauer

 I hope you see some flourishes you never saw before!

John Battalgazi

Baseball

Figures Summer

2024

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2023/24 International Selection Pool

The International Selection Pool (ISP) includes junior- and senior-level athletes and teams who meet criteria approved by the U.S. Figure Skating International Committee. These athletes and teams are eligible to be considered for assignment to international competitions.    

List as of 8/13/2023

Men

William Annis

Lucas Broussard

Nicholas Brooks

Jason Brown

Lorenzo Elano

Goku Endo

Aleksandr Fegan

Kirk Haugeto

Jonathan Hildebrandt

Tomoki Hiwatashi

Liam Kapeikis

Lucius Kazanecki

Joseph Klein

Kai Kovar

Alexander Liu

Zachary LoPinto

Jimmy Ma

Ilia Malinin

Daniel Martynov

Samuel Mindra

Antonio Monaco

Daniil Murzin

Maxim Naumov

Nhat-Viet Nguyen

Yaroslav Paniot

Camden Pulkinen

Jacob Sanchez

Taira Shinohara

Beck Strommer

Andrew Torgashev

Michael Xie

Robert Yampolsky

Maxim Zharkov

Women

Starr Andrews

Sonia Baram

Mia Barghout

Juliana Barshay

Alena Budko

Annika Chao

Elsa Cheng

Ela Cui

Ting Cui

Sarah Everhardt

Alexa Gasparotto

Lilah Gibson

Amber Glenn

Gracie Gold

Hanna Harrell

Jill Heiner

Hannah Herrera

Sonja Hilmer

Logan Higase-Chen

Athena Huang

Jiaying Ellyse Johnson

Jessica Jurka

Mia Kalin

Ella Kim

Teryn Kim

Katie Krafchik

Josephine Lee

Michelle Lee

Soho Lee

Isabeau Levito

Elyce Lin-Gracey

Hannah Lofton

Cleo Park

Nicole Park

Maryn Pierce

Clare Seo

Katie Shen

Audrey Shin

Phoebe Stubblefield

Bradie Tennell

Lindsay Thorngren

Lindsay Wang

Wren Warne-Jacobsen

Sherry Zhang

Adele Zheng

Ava Ziegler

Pairs

Emily Chan and Spencer Howe

Olivia Flores and Luke Wang

Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea

Chelsea Liu and Balazs Nagy

Isabelle Martins and Ryan Bedard

Maria Mokhova and Ivan Mokhov

Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez

Anastasiia Smirnova and Danil Siianytsia

Naomi Williams and Lachlan Lewer

Adele Zheng and Andy Deng

Ice Dance

Kristina Bland and Matthew Sperry

Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville

Oona Brown and Gage Brown

Helena Carhart and Volodymyr Horovyi

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

Madison Chock and Evan Bates

Amy Cui and Kenny Ekchert

Julia Epps and Blake Gilman

Isabella Flores and Ivan Desyatov

Caroline Green and Michael Parsons

Jenna Hauer and Benjamin Starr

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain

Raffaella Koncius and Alexey Shchepetov

Anya Lavrova and Jonathan Rogers

Angela Ling and Caleb Wein

Lorraine McNamara and Anton Spiridonov

Caroline Mullen and Brendan Mullen

Leah Neset and Artem Markelov

Eva Pate and Logan Bye

Elliana Peal and Ethan Peal

Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen

Katarina Wolfkostin and Dmitry Tsarevski

Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

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Famous people that are Guardians fans:

Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi was born and raised and still living in Cleveland and he considers himself a superfan. Hosted a game at Progressive Field this past season. Has been seen wearing Guardians caps on many occasions including in the music video for "King Wizard". Pictured is Kid Cudi with Triston McKenzie, Xzavion Curry and Tanner Bibee; throwing a first pitch; and performing in a Guardians cap.

Stephanie Beatriz

Stephanie became a fan through her relationship with her husband Brad Hoss, who is from Ohio. Has supported and rooted for the team for years. Played for Cleveland at the 2019 celebrity allstar softball game. Pictured is Stephanie playing alongside baseball legend Kenny Lofton, and with her child at Progressive Field (picture quality is terrible on that one I'm sorry)

Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa grew up near Cleveland and has come back on occasion, including to throw the first pitch on father's day 2023. Pictured is Vanessa on that day, and her and her father meeting Tom Hamilton.

Drew Carey

Drew is a proud and loyal Clevelander and lifelong fan of all Cleveland sports. Has thrown several first pitches over the past three decades. Also played in the 2019 celebrity softball game. Had a sitcom called "The Drew Carey Show" which featured "Cleveland Rocks" as it's theme song (that song still plays at the end of every home game). Pictured is Drew and Mimi (a character on the show) fighting over a home run ball that she caught, Drew photobombing Mustard, and playing at the softball game.

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio (like almost everyone else on this list!) is from Cleveland and a longtime fan. Says many of his favorite childhood memories involved going to baseball games. Was featured in the documentary "Believeland" where he spoke about these memories. Pictured is Arsenio wearing a Guardians cap, and at the premiere of Believeland.

Michael Stanley

Michael lived his whole life in Cleveland and was one of the city's most beloved children. Wrote the song "My Town" which he performed at the unveiling of the new ballpark (then Jacobs Field - now Progressive Field). Spent a lot of time at that park and even bought a season ticket during the pandemic so his cardboard cutout could attend every game. Pictured is Michael performing at the Rock'n'Blast game 2007, and posing in the team dugout.

Travis Kelce

Travis is of course also from Cleveland and a big supporter of the team. Threw the (hilariously wild) first pitch at the 2023 home opener. I want to assume that his (also famous) brother Jason is a fan too but couldn't find any proof! Pictured is that aforementioned pitch, and Travis in the dugout with Terry Francona and Shane Bieber.

Tom Hanks

Tom was perhaps the only MAJOR celebrity to publicly root for us during the 2016 world series. Threw the first pitch at the 2022 home opener. Not from Cleveland but started his career here at Great Lakes Theater and attended many games during that time. Pictured is Tom with Larry Doby Jr., and in the recording booth with Rick Manning and Matt Underwood.

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Episode 415 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard radio Ep415! It’s all the way live this week Vangardians, folks are unloading clips before the year is out, and we have a gob of sure shots this week, including a nice preview of the new DJ MUGGS X CRIMEAPPLE X RLX album that drops this week. We also snuck in an early preview of an upcoming DOECINO banger(!!!!!!) to wrap up the show. Last call for this weekend at Crafts & Crates on Sat Oct 19 at Halfway Crooks here in in Atlanta - our own Eddie Meeks & DJ Pocket will be ripping up the stage alongside other greats from the Atlanta underground. Never forget YOU WAAAAALCOME!!!!! #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #hiphop #undergroundhiphop #boombap

Recorded live October 15, 2024 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

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Pre-Game Beats - Bugseed

"Southern Vangard Theme" - Bobby Homack & The Southern Vangard All-Stars

Talk Break Inst. - "Yesteryear" - Digital Martyrs

"Kenny Lofton" - Big Trip & Jamil Honesty

"Raw Crack" - Terrorvanpoo x Bernadette Price (prod. CNR JAXX)

"Elegant" - DJ Rude One ft. Roc Marciano

"Gun Play" - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave

"Steiner Math" - Sayzee

"Straightback Santiago" - Mutant Academy

"Gold Mouth" - Big Trip & Jamil Honesty

Talk Break Inst. - "Figments" - Digital Martyrs

"Dangerous" - Bobby J from Rockaway & Dom Dirtee (cuts DJ Evil Dee)

"Figments" - Memphis Reigns ft. Mestizo, Uptown Swuite (prod. Digital Martyrs)

"3 X Blessed" - Carta P & Fred Ones ft. Aaqil Ali & Queen Herawin

"Funk-O-Mart" - The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock

"Funk-O-Mart - (Smoove Remix)" The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock

"Jacket Fulla Medalz" - Ras Ceylon x Timbo King x Dawit Justice

"Kundalini" - Mosik Rhymes ft. Crimeapple

"Vibe" - Terrorvanpoo ft. Leanah Cane & Tons

"World Premier" -  Kil Ripkin x Jah Freedom

Talk Break Inst. - "Shibuya" Digital Martyrs

"Moose Hands" - Sayzee ft. Ayoo Bigz

"Move Silent" - Squeegie Oblong & Chuck Chan ft. Spoda & King Author

"2 To The Chest" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Unbreakable ft. Primo Profit" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Don Eladio Vuente" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Never Get Her Back" - Curren$y & DJ Fresh ft. Premo Rice

Talk Break Inst. - "Per Diem" - Digital Martyrs

"Together" - DOECINO (Eddie Meeks & DJ Jon Doe)

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∀ Hqppy 57th Birthday to Junk Wax Hero Kenny Lofton 🎂 TfPjQAhxwI

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Upper Deck trading cards ‘92.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Kenny lofton jr 2023 signature series SS-KLJ.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 💙NIB Kenny Lofton Starting Lineup Extended Series.

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En el 4to juego de la Serie de Campeonato entre Astros de Houston y Rangers Texas, el Pequeño Gigante dio 3 imparables Harold Capote Fernández Tan buena es la ubicación de José Altuve en los rankings ofensivos vitalicios en las postemporadas de Grandes Ligas, que con cada conexión que logre hay que echar un ojo a su avance en esas casillas; ese es el caso de este 19 de octubre en el 4to juego de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana entre sus Astros de Houston y los Rangers de Texas. Tras sus primeros 2 turnos en ese compromiso, Astroboy despacha doble en el inning 1 y sencillo en la entrada 2; con ellas completa 42 en lo que solo concierne a las disputas por el título de algunos de los circuitos, en el camino se lleva por el medio a otros 3 históricos, John Olerud, el Salón de la Fama Chipper Jones y Yadier Molina que acumularon 40,40 y 41 respectivamente. Luego de eso, José Carlos suena doble en la 7ma entrada. De este modo, el segunda base de los siderales asciende hasta el puesto 7 en imparables conseguidos en esa específica etapa de la postemporada. Ahora queda a solo 1 de Albert Pujols, 2 de Pete Rose y Kenny Lofton, 7 de Bernie Williams, así como 14 de Derek Jeter y Manny Ramírez.  Imagen: Fangraphs En todo ese trayecto el Pequeño Gigante consiguió 8 indiscutibles en la Serie de Campeonato en 2017 ante Yankees de Nueva York, 5 en la de 2018 contra Medias Rojas de Boston, 8 en 2019 (donde fue Jugador Más Valioso) de nuevo ante los Bombarderos del Bronx, 12 en 2020 vs Rays de Tampa Bay, 3 en 2021 ante los patirrojos, 3 en 2022 otra vez contra Yankees así como los hasta ahora 5 en 2023 a expensas de los vigilantes. 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

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Elly-Mania: The Fastest Man in Baseball

Elly-Mania: The Fastest Man in Baseball. Elly De La Cruz (EDLC), baseball's top prospect, has ignited the baseball world since making his long-awaited debut for the MLB's Cincinnati Reds. The Reds rookie has completely shattered Statcast norms with his insane raw talent. ORDER YOUR DE LA CRUZ T-SHIRT In my first four-part op-ed series for URBT News, I will use my personal experience as a lifelong baseball fan and eleven years of recreational baseball to demonstrate how evidence suggests that De La Cruz is a "once in a hundred years type of player." DOWNLOAD THE URBT NEWS APP Spectacular? Without a shadow of a doubt. The most dominant player on the base path? That is more difficult to assess, but it is worth comparing him to others who have quickly captivated the baseball world. In this third installment of the series, I will present evidence to put EDLC's blistering speed into context. The Oldest Competition When you think about it, attempts to measure speed date back millennia. The standard race is one of the oldest competitions known to mankind, if not the oldest. Begin here and end there. Whoever arrives first and is unquestionably faster wins. The 2022 season had the second-highest stolen base success rate of all time, at 75.4%, trailing only the 75.7% achieved in 2021. When MLB announced the addition of a pitch clock for the 2023 season, stolen base fans began salivating immediately. They had reason to: when the pitch clock and its associated pickoff limit were introduced to the minor leagues, stolen bases skyrocketed. This year, it appears that we will break the MLB efficiency record. Elly De La Cruz's insane raw talent has completely shattered statcast norms, proving that the base path is his domain. Who is the Fastest of the Fast? ORDER YOUR DE LA CRUZ T-SHIRT Elly-Mania: The Fastest Man in Baseball. In baseball, where other goals frequently get in the way, we try to find other ways to determine who is the fastest. Scouts time batters' runs from home to first and use that information, along with other hard data and their eyes, to assign a 20-80 grade to their run tools. The fastest of the fast receives an 80. The slowest of the slow receive a score of 20. Those grades, however, can be subjective. According to one scout, De La Cruz has an almost impossible three-of-five-tool grade of "80" on a 20-80 scale, making him even more talented than Fernando Tatis Jr. In contrast, interested parties who are not present at the games may look to stolen bases and triples to determine speed. Those figures, of course, are more about performance than pure skill, and they don't tell the whole story. Stolen Bases and Triples Elly De La Cruz has 26 stolen bases in 84 games since his Major League debut on June 6, 2023, averaging 3.23 stolen bases per game. With 26 stolen bases, he ranks among the top 20 in the majors. De La Cruz has achieved this ranking despite playing at least 20 fewer games than all but one of the remaining players ranked higher than him. https://youtu.be/tqavbxVZ90k?si=X0EDH6ZFNGdBmCWc Video: Elly De La Cruz Steals 2nd Base, 3rd Base then Homeplate! video: courtesy of: Baseball Is Everything via youtube. He has been caught stealing seven times, for a stolen base success rate of 78.79%, which matches the league base stealer success rate in 2023. His 26 stolen bases rank ninth in the NL, and his seven times caught stealing rank fourth. As a general rule of thumb, a base stealer with an SB% of 75 or higher is usually attempting to steal to help his team. Players who lack speed or steals frequently post high stolen-base percentages. If you like the fast-paced 1980s, this year's 1.4 successful stolen bases per game would fit right in during that era, when steals averaged between 1.4 and 1.7. ORDER YOUR DE LA CRUZ T-SHIRT De La Cruz puts pressure on defenses in a way that no one else has since Kenny Lofton, Ricky Henderson, and Carl Crawford changed the landscape of the game with their speed while still drawing free passes. De La Cruz's six triples rank sixth in the National League. Speed Score There is a stat that shows how fast -- or, perhaps, how effectively fast -- a player is without using a stopwatch. It is the Speed (Spd) Score. Spd is measured on a scale of 0 to 10, with zero representing the slowest and ten representing the fastest. Spd combines components centered on steals, triples, and runs scored to determine a player's ability on the basepaths. The league average hovers around 4.5. De La Cruz has a 9.0 speed rating. Sprint Speed Individual sprint speed is defined as "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window" on individual plays. The Major League average for a "competitive" play is 27 feet per second, and the competitive range is roughly 23 feet per second (poor) to 30 feet per second (elite). A bolt is any run in which the runner's Sprint Speed is greater than 30 feet per second. According to statcast, De La Cruz has a sprint rate of 30.8 feet per second, which leads the league by.4 feet per second this season. De La Cruz has 144 competitive runs in 84 games. De La Cruz has 73 bolts, which places him fifth in the league. Only Kansas City Royals SS Bobby Witt, Jr. has a higher run-to-bolt conversion rate than De La Cruz among the four base stealers ranked higher than De La Cruz in bolts. Witt, Jr. has a 56% conversion rate, while De La Cruz has a 51% conversion rate. De La Cruz recorded a home-to-third time of 10.83 seconds on his triple during his June 23, 2023, cycle at a 30.5 ft/s run sprint speed. https://youtube.com/shorts/lb9Qwlb9mPs?si=xde2-hLTEW8f3Zii video: Elly De La Cruz fastest triple ever. video: courtesy of: Fuzzy via youtube. The "fastest man in baseball" then lifted the crowd at Great American Ball Park on August 18, 2023, with an incredible display of speed as he hustled from home to home in 15.30 seconds, the fastest home-to-home time by a Red in the Statcast era (since 2015) and the third-fastest home-to-home time in MLB this season. ORDER YOUR DE LA CRUZ T-SHIRT https://youtu.be/RzBG4P7eu-Y?si=x9h2paaJe_2XgG-5 video: Elly De La Cruz hits a "LITTLE LEAGUE HOME RUN". video: courtesy of: Cincinnati Reds via youtube. De La Cruz is the only baserunner whose sprint rate is faster than Witt, Jr.'s (30.4 ft/sec). HP to 1B Another measure of a baseball player's speed is their Home Plate (HP) to First Base (1B) time, which is the amount of time it takes a player to run from home plate to first base after hitting the ball. This metric measures a player's speed and ability to get on base quickly. De La Cruz has a 4.12 HP to 1B time, which ties him for fourth place with, you guessed it, Witt, Jr. https://youtu.be/H63HRfIBbpo?si=xKwEp5RAH-fpkKyE video: Elly De La Cruz Beats Out Ground Ball To First Base. video: courtesy of: Baseball Maniacs via youtube. Other Baserunning Statistics Elly-Mania: The Fastest Man in Baseball. In 373 plate appearances, his blinding speed has earned him 139 total bases, including 31 extra-base hits. Because of his speed, he has only grounded into six double plays (GIDP) in 42 opportunities to ground into six double plays (GIDPO). De La Cruz has 59 runs scored, for an average of.7 runs scored per game. What Lies Ahead? PICTURE: All-time record holder for stolen bases and runs scored, MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. PHOTO: COURTESY OF: New York Yankees via Reddit. Rickey Henderson holds the "unbreakable" major league record of 1406 stolen bases, an average of 56 stolen bases per season over his 25-year Major League Baseball career. De La Cruz, on the other hand, is faster than "The Man of Steal" Rickey Henderson, who was impossibly good at stolen bases and is revered as a stolen base deity by many. Could the "unbreakable" become fathomable if De La Cruz can stay healthy and play as long as Henderson did? Only time will tell! ORDER YOUR DE LA CRUZ T-SHIRT Related URBT News articles: Op-Ed: Elly-Mania: The Hype Is Real!  and Op-Ed: Elly-Mania: Record Setting Arm DOWNLOAD THE URBT NEWS APP Elly-Mania: The Fastest Man in Baseball Read the full article

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02 - J. Cole - Kenny Lofton feat. Young Jeezy (Prod. By Canei Finch) - SoundCloud

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NEW STARS JOIN BALLER DREAM CELEBRITY POKER TOURNAMENT AT CIRCA RESORT & CASINO, APRIL 28-30   Jake Arrieta, Kenny Lofton, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Shaun King and More Join Greg Maddux to Raise Funds for