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How Many Games Is a Buck Showalter Worth?

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A few weeks ago I looked at how well projections perform in comparison to the actual season ending tally of wins.  What we found was that the range was broad (about 75% of outcomes fall in a 20 game range), but that range is anchored strongly to the projection (aka the 50th percentile or push point).  In other words, a team slated to win 80 games is going to be between 70 and 90 wins three quarters of the time when the season ends.  A team slated to win 70 has a three quarter chance to find themselves between 60 and 80 wins.  In other words that connection is pretty accurate even though it severely lacks precision.  In other words, it is a fine baseline to use and indicates a good starting point when thinking about the level of talent for a team.

In that article I compiled projected and actual standings for every team since 2003.  I did not select one projection model over another as they all tend to be similarly accurate.  One thing that struck me about the projections for the Baltimore Orioles was how much this team consistently underperformed according to the preseason projections.

Year Manager exPct Actual Pct Diff Games
2003 Mike Hargrove .426 .438 2.0 162
2004 Lee Mazzilli .494 .481 -2.0 162
2005 Lee Mazzilli .481 .477 -0.5 107

Sam Perlozzo .481 .418 -3.5 55
2006 Sam Perlozzo .475 .432 -7.0 162
2007 Sam Perlozzo .463 .420 -2.9 69

Dave Trembley .463 .430 -3.1 93
2008 Dave Trembley .407 .420 2.0 162
2009 Dave Trembley .457 .395 -10 162
2010 Dave Trembley .457 .278 -9.7 54

Juan Samuel .457 .333 -6.3 51

Buck Showalter .457 .596 8.0 57
2011 Buck Showalter .488 .426 -10 162
2012 Buck Showalter .426 .574 24 162
2013 Buck Showalter .488 .525 6.0 162

In this data set, only three managers have ever outperformed the team's projected wins: Mike Hargrove (in his only season in the data set), Dave Trembley (amidst two and a half other underperforming years), and Buck Showalter.  Showalter has an interesting series of performances.  He had stellar over-performances in his short season debut in 2010 and the mesmerizing 2012 season (one of the greatest unexpected performances of the recent era).  Showalter also put in a very strong year last year.  In 2011, the team did horribly compared to expectations.  You can likely put a lot of that underperformance being associated with Brian Roberts' injuries, Brian Matusz' unraveling, and a couple black hole performances coming from Felix Pie and every pitcher making their way from Norfolk to fill out Matusz' spot.

Anyway, I figure beyond the Orioles' history, this database could be broken out to evaluate all managers as well as maybe how certain managers may affect their team's projections (something no projection attempts to do).  Below is the top 10 managers since 2003 in outperforming their team's expected wins with at least three seasons managed.

Manager Wins Games W/162
1 John Farrell 17.0 486 5.7
2 Fredi Gonzalez 35.4 1042 5.5
3 Tony LaRussa 45.0 1458 5.0
4 Don Mattingly 14.0 486 4.7
5 Ron Washington 31.0 1134 4.4
6 Mike Scioscia 47.0 1782 4.3
7 Jack McKeon 14.0 538 4.2
8 Buck Showalter 30.0 1191 4.1
9 Ozzie Guillen 35.0 1458 3.9
10 Bobby Cox 28.0 1296 3.5

Jim Leyland 28.0 1296 3.5

This list passes the sniff test quite well.  All of these managers are highly regarded at their craft.  The leading manager, John Farrell, has long been considered a great baseball man and only recently was given a chance to manage for the Blue Jays and Red Sox.  I had highly supported the Orioles in employing him over Buck.  Though more time may be needed to evaluate him with respect to this potential metric as he has two exceptional over-performance and one poor underperformance.

All of this said, these are actually some very fascinating numbers.  On the free agent market, a win this past offseason was worth about 6 MM.  If you would solely attribute any deviation from the expected wins to be the responsibility of the manager, then those top eight managers are worth over 20 MM per year.  That is rather remarkable and probably obscures true value of other personnel in the organization.  That said, I would be hard-pressed to say that the teams involved above are paying free agent prices for those increased wins.

Below are the bottom 10:

Manager Wins Games W/162
34 Buddy Black -7.0 1134 -1.0
35 Grady Little -6.0 486 -2.0
36 Dusty Baker -23.0 1620 -2.3

Jim Tracy -20.1 1412 -2.3
37 Eric Wedge -27.0 1620 -2.7
38 Alan Trammell -9.0 486 -3.0
39 Bob Geren -20.4 711 -4.7
40 Jerry Manuel -21.0 579 -5.9
41 John Russell -23.0 486 -7.7
42 Manny Acta -44.4 891 -8.1

Depending on your point of view, this list may not exactly pass the sniff test.  In order to put in three full seasons or more in the big leagues, teams have to think well of you.  The listing actually suggests that as well with 23 of 42 managers having positive W/162 values along with another nine within -1 win.  It appears few highly underperforming clubs' managers last long.  However, I'd also be hard-pressed to fully associate all of the misfortune to the manager alone.  That said, I think you would have a decent leg to stand on to say that Dusty Baker, Jim Tracy, Eric Wedge, Bob Geren, Jerry Manuel, John Russell, and Manny Acta have all managed some disappointing teams even though you do have a few playoff appearances within that group.  Just like the guys at the top of the list, it is probably a bit rash to say that these managers are completely responsible for the entirety of their team's underperformance when compared with their team's expected performance according to projection models.

In the end, I am unsure how many grains of salt to take this little exercise.  Maybe a sprinkle, maybe even a truckload.  I would suggest though to lean more in the sprinkle direction.  That said, Orioles fans should be quite content having a manager falling into the top 10 group as opposed to the bottom 10.

baachou said...

Since projection vs performance can be negatively impacted by serious injuries, do you think it would be worthwhile to make an adjustment for teams that lost position players due to injury? I'm thinking of maybe reducing the team's projection by 1/2 the amount of the missed playing time if a player who was projected to play at least 150 games misses more than 62 games then they get a small credit back to their projection. I wouldn't apply this to pitchers since pitchers have a higher injury risk.

What do you think?

Jon Shepherd said...

I would have to think a long while about that. It would be rather subjective. I think I prefer the general assumption that everyone suffers loss of players at the same rate so that over time, those things even out amongst managers.

Joe Reisel said...

If you addressed this point before I apologize for bringing it up. It would seem possible that bad teams tend to underperform their projections and good teams to overperform their projections, at least slightly. Even though the 75% spread is 20 games for both good and bad teams, is it possible that more bad teams underperform and more good teams outperform? I ask because most of the managers who outperformed expectations managed good teams, and most who underperformed managed bad teams.

Today, it seems as though teams doing poorly are more willing to sacrifice their season with veteran-for-minor-leaguer trades and teams doing well make moves to improve themselves, something which I don't think is accounted for in projection systems, at least not objectively.

Jon Shepherd said...

There is a slight effect for teams above 90 wins. I will try to address that at a later date, but there is no impact below 90 wins.

Gadfly said...

I did a blog post about "WAR for managers" about a year ago. We need a system like this at B-R or Fangraphs: http://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-sabermetrics-war-need-managerial-wins.html

Richard Bergstrom said...

Isn't it an issue to keep switching projection systems for your base line instead of using something like Pythagorean record. Some of those projections are done before offseason transactions are completed. I understand one system can't be used for all the years because projection systems get tweaked, but it's an odd choice.

Jon Shepherd said...

I don't think switching projection models is much of a concern. They are all similarly precise and accurate. That was the reasoning behind the original data set. My main concern was to get projections from respectable sites that do well to determine expected playing time.

Matt Perez said...

It's funny you say that Orioles should be glad to have a manager in the top 10 because most of Bucks' Wins Above Replacement came with the Orioles. He's at +28 with his 550 or so games with the Os and that means he was +2 with his other 600 games.

Jon Shepherd said...

Sure...for whatever reason why it is the case, Orioles fans should be happy the team has exceeded expectations rather than under performed.

Anonymous said...

I'm confused. Where do you rate Bruce Bochy? Was he a poor manager because the Giants didn't win as much last year as expected, a mediocre manager because they didn't win their division in 2012, or a very good manager because he won the World Series in 2010 and 2012 when the Giants weren't expected to do anything spectacular. All this statistical analysis is fine and good but what counts in sports is the championships you win - something Tony LaRussa was great at and Dusty Baker less than great.

Jon Shepherd said...

I am not sure the Ricky Bobby approach to measuring success is the right answer.


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Another beautiful day at the local farmers market. But HOT!! I always like to see what the local real farmers are harvesting - and see how far behind my garden is :(

Today they had lots of tomatoes, peppers, squash and eggplants. Also blueberries, raspberries, corn, broccoli, garlic, onions, beets and potatoes. Cut flowers. Since I've been complaining about what a bad year it is for tomatoes, I asked the farmer from Belmont Farm CSA what she thought. Well, she said its an awesome year. She got her tomatoes in early sine the weather was so good (May 10) and has been harvesting for 3 weeks now! She had lots of New Girl's at the stand. That's one of her beautiful Kaliope eggplants (the large one).

The lettuce is in short supply, as I am finding in my garden. The Belmont farmer had to box her lettuce since it had wilted (looked great to me!). She said the farmers are only growing a type of heat resistant lettuce called Summer Crisp or Batavia now (seeds from Johnny's). Any other type she says will bolt. I'll put this variety on my list for next year!

The garlic I bought looks about like the head I dug from my garden earlier this week. I'm going to wait a few more weeks and see if it will get a bit bigger.

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

Blogger Matron said...

What a lovely selection. I love going to farmers' markets because I like to support local growers. I really dislike having to go to the high street supermarkets, they are a necessary evil. I hate the way that supermarkets take advantage of their suppliers and only stock what is convenient for them to stock, and not what tastes best!

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Gorgeous veggies. I also enjoy visiting our farmer's market every week.

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Everybody knows I'm not outdoorsy. I hate the heat, the wind, the flies, the sand, the grass and the cold. I don't mind soaking up the sunshine until it gets to about 23 degrees, but only for a short amount of time. I love a barbecue but since I moved away from home almost 10 years ago, having barbecued meal is rare. I had a few over the Christmas break - my parents bought some beautiful lamb ribs and butterflied chickens which were delicious, and made me want more barbecued meals in my life!

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There is a whole section devoted to barbecue and grilled food in Feast - recipes from around the world. So once I'd finished my tacos, I went to the green grocer and seafood shop to grab some ingredients that I didn't already have at home.

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Clockwise from top: everything cooking on the barbecue, octopus and zucchini, caramelised pineapple.

I served my barbecue meal with a chopped tomato, and crumbled some chèvre over the vegetables (which tasted great with the zingy sweet and spicy pineapple too!). It was a plate fit for a queen.
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  1. I'm almost embarrassed to say that I made Mac and Cheese today. (in fact, pretend you never read this. ;) ) Great job!

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    1. Oh yucky heat! Hope you managed to sneak a BBQ in. Thank you for your comment - hope you're all well too.

  3. Wow that looks delicious. I too miss having a BBQ, although I think we will wait till we can have the real thing, this reminds me why I request BBQ all the time when I'm at my parent's place.

  4. Hey Lisa! We need to befriend people with BBQs I think! Or find a park BBQ! I saw a group of people doing Korean BBQ on a park BBQ a few months back - so cool!

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December 9, 2016

Curing the Collywobbles — Part 4: Doing the Research

rhodesWe get the collywobbles from too much newness. We try to cure them by getting back on familiar, reasonable and rational ground. We do our research, hoping to convince ourselves we’ll be safe out there. Trouble is, there’s research, and then there’s… well, the other kind.

Take observational/anecdotal research, for example. It relies on “common sense,” which ought to be our first clue. Common sense says don’t get carried away, make sure you have a backup plan, and all the rest. Sounds good, but it turns out what passes for common sense isn’t always so sensible. See, e.g., the book Accidental Mind. But it doesn’t take a neurologist to figure that out. We just need to remember that anecdotal research lives and dies on the assumption that all of us have our eyes wide open and can see the way the world actually works. Um, yeah, right, got it.

Then there’s research that finds correlations: factors that co-vary (if one moves, so does the other), so it looks like a relationship exists. Consider for example the Super Bowl Indicator, which says the stock market will be bullish if the winner is a former NFL team, but bearish if it’s a former AFL team. That metric was accurate 90% of the time for the 30 years between 1967 and 1997. Impressive, but would you bet your 401K on it? Maybe not. As one commentator said, “Anyone credulous enough to believe a football game can forecast the stock market probably should hire a money manager, or a psychiatrist, or both.”

Research that shows cause and effect is the best, right? After all, science has been running on that paradigm for a long time. True, but then quantum physics came along and ruined everything by showing how observation changes outcome: i.e., we can find cause and effect just by looking for it. So much for objectivity and reliability.

Besides, cause and effect is especially elusive when what we really want to know is, if we do what we love, will the money really follow? Question: How many success stories do we need before we’ll accept them as convincing data? Answer: One more than we’ve already got.

Then of course there’s legal research: applying the law to the facts, making the best case for one side or the other. We’ve been doing that ever since the very first time a “think like a lawyer” neuron fired in our brains at law school, and by now we’re so good at it, it’s no help at all.

Besides, we’re not actually doing research. What we really want is that hypothetical perfect negotiation outcome, where Life ends up with all the risk and liability, and we get a fully-secured ROI in return. Nice try. Let us know when that starts working for you.

But surely there’s a way to make big change be reasonable, isn’t there? I mean, isn’t there?

To be continued.

Kevin Rhodes is a lawyer in private practice who coaches and mentors other lawyers to love their work and their lives. He leads workshops for a variety of audiences, including the CBA’s Solo and Small Firm Section and the Job Search and Career Transitions Support Group. You can email Kevin at

  1. Okay Kevin, I must respond to your cite of The Accidental Mind . . . not one of my favorites in the neuroscience category! He relies on the kluge model, or badly constructed “quadruple dip ice cream cone” consciousness for a way of operating based on the basis of the reptilian brain. . . .
    Change is not always reasonable and shouldn’t be expected to be – just like lots of other choices in our lives, like falling in love, having children, etc. Change is like death, it is inevitable, part of life and is rightly marked or otherwise celebrated. Or, we can choose to stay asleep!

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Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 11:32 pm, by Nick Petts

In March, it was reported that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the private nonprofit organization that regulates broker-dealers under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saw a 50% spike in the fines it imposed over the past year.  This statistic highlights the importance of last October’s Fiero Brothers v. FINRA, Inc., in which the Second Circuit held that the Wall Street watchdog lacks the power to seek judicial enforcement of the fines it imposes on members for securities violations.  This disconnect between FINRA’s enforcement policies and legal authority may emerge in discussions around a new bill that will likely grant FINRA authority to oversee investment advisors, a delegation that could raise the same constitutional questions that hovered over the Fiero Brothers case.

The case arose out of disciplinary action FINRA took over a decade ago against a small brokerage firm, Fiero Brothers, Inc. (Fiero), for naked short selling.  In addition to expelling the firm, FINRA imposed a fine of $1 million, which Fiero refused to pay.  After wrangling in New York State court over a breach of contract claim, a lack of subject matter jurisdiction over securities law led the litigants to federal court, where Fiero sought a declaratory judgment that FINRA lacked authority to collect on the fine.  FINRA prevailed at the district court level, but on appeal, Judge Ralph K. Winter, Jr. found a lack of statutory authority for FINRA’s asserted power.  To be sure, FINRA would be able to expel member organizations and even impose fines, but the court found no clear congressional intent to delegate to FINRA the power to enforce those fines.  Moreover, although FINRA itself had issued in 1990 a regulation declaring a new policy to enforce fines, the Court found it to have been improperly promulgated, since it qualified as a legislative rule and thus required notice-and-comment rulemaking by the SEC.  The rule itself also struck the court as a bare assertion of authority, which had no independent source, such as a delegation by the SEC.

Assessments of the decision’s practical impact have been divided.  Columbia Law School’s John Coffee has said it will take the teeth out of FINRA at a time when it has tried to assume a tougher stance toward its members.  Yet some practitioners believe it will remain business as usual for the self-regulatory organization (SRO).  The Fiero case marks the first instance in FINRA’s seventy-year-plus history of it seeking judicial enforcement of a penalty.  The reason is that FINRA retains a disciplinary tool of even greater force – the ability to suspend or expel firms from the organization, membership in which is necessary to operate as a securities firm.  Unlike the one-man operation that was Fiero Brothers, no established financial institution – such as Goldman Sachs, which FINRA recently fined $22 million – can afford to refuse to pay up and be suspended or expelled by FINRA.  Thus, one commentator has noted that the only brokers which will be able to take advantage of the Fiero decision will be smaller firms.  Nonetheless, whether the decision will slow the consistent growth rate of FINRA’s enforcement actions and fines over the past several years remains to be seen.

The debate over FINRA’s enforcement power may soon come to the fore as proposed legislation is expected to further broaden the regulator’s mandate to include investment advisors.  On April 25, Representative Spencer Bachus, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, formally introduced a bill called the Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2012.  The bill itself does not explicitly name FINRA as the new federal regulator for investment advisors, but most (including FINRA itself) expect FINRA to be the organization to receive that authority.  Federal regulation of investment advisors was previously within the SEC’s purview, but with the agency’s resources constrained significantly by the budget process, many have argued FINRA would be a more capable regulator.  Notwithstanding FINRA’s expertise, a substantial expansion of its regulatory and enforcement authority could draw attention to a lack of executive oversight of the organization.

The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB implicitly questioned the constitutional validity of private regulators beyond the President’s control, especially those, like FINRA, whose main function is enforcement, a paradigmatic executive power.  The Public Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a regulator which operates under the supervision of the SEC but whose board members at the time were removable by the SEC only for good cause.  The SEC’s commissioners, in turn, also have for-cause protection from removal by the President.  The Court held this structure of double for-cause protection unconstitutional because it renders the PCAOB members insufficiently accountable to the President, who has authority to supervise and guide executive officials in interpreting the statutes that federal administrative agencies implement.

Free Enterprise implies that there is a point at which nominally nongovernmental regulators acquire broad enough authority that they must be subject to the same kinds of procedural constraints that are required for administrative agencies.  In holding that double for-cause protection interfered with the Presidential directory authority, the Court recharacterized the PCAOB as in effect a government agency, based on the breadth of regulatory powers delegated to it by Congress.  To be sure, the PCAOB was not styled as an SRO like FINRA, but neither was it structured like a formal government agency.  Thus, while SRO’s like FINRA are private regulators beyond the scope of the constitution, Free Enterprise warns how fluid the SRO-agency divide can be.

In light of Free Enterprise, a sufficiently broad delegation of new authority to FINRA could trigger a similar constitutional issue regarding its own appointment and removal structure.  The directors on FINRA’s Board of Governors are elected by the securities industry and removable at will by a two-thirds vote of the board.  Even under FINRA’s current authority, many industry participants perceive an absence of accountability.  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for one, has recently criticized FINRA for its continued lack of transparency, which the trade organization attributes to the regulator’s not being subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), procedural statutes that control how most federal agencies operate.  Going forward, the issue is whether delegating FINRA new authority to oversee investment advisors will make the regulator appear enough like a government agency that its current lack of executive oversight will run afoul of Free Enterprise, especially if Congress grants FINRA the full enforcement power it was denied in Fiero Brothers.


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In May my sisters and I went to Paris for a weekend. Two days before we left I saw a tweet from Christopher Haatuft on Twitter: “Preparing the menu for a secret restaurant in Paris this weekend”. Haatuft is a chef at the Norwegian embassy in Paris, food writer and a blogger: “Spiseplikt”. A few hours later the table was booked! So there we were, four Norwegian girls in a bohemian chic Paris apartment in the middle of the Marais area. Thanks to Twitter. And what a night! Christopher Haatuft, in a short moment out of the busy, tiny kitchen… Fresh white aspargus, marinated herring and freshly made ravioli…and the wines were all “vins naturels”. These are untreated, unfiltered, unmanipulated wines from small producers, all from the wine bar/shop “Le verre volé” in the neighbouring area. Fillet of rouget fish with fried pigs ear (!!) One of Christopher´s favorites, suckling pig. Here served with corn bread, an excellent combination. It doesn´t look that impressive in the photo – but – the taste: marvellous! Unfortunately I don´t have photos of all the courses, but we also had sweetbread, dashi, Norwegian cured leg of lamb (fenalår) and an unforgettable dessert with “la boule” as one of the best – white chocolate ball with rhubarb soup inside! How cool! We were seated in the office of one of the owners, a designer, who is inspired by robots and Elmo from Sesame Street..

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Megan Hilty attended the launch of Jennifer Love Hewitt‘s maternity collection for A Pea In The Pod in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday (April 1).

The newly pregnant Smash actress debuted her baby bump in a cropped jacket, a printed dress and black tights paired with black heels. She cupped her tiny bump while smiling happily at the press taking her picture.

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Blue Chips

  • Clay Matthews–Matthews performed so well on Sunday night, he probably would have earned a blue chip even if he hadn't returned the interception for a touchdown. He has an innate ability to make offensive linemen look silly. And the further he's removed from his hamstring injury, the better he's becoming. Matthews also had a sack, two passes defended, two quarterback hits and two tackles for a loss in what was a dominating performance.
  • Aaron Rodgers–No doubt turning in his best performance of the year, Rodgers was nearly flawless. Had a few incomplete passes found their intended target, and he's looking at a perfect passer rating. Rodgers finished the night hitting 27 of 34 passes for 289 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Third downs were converted, and Rodgers appears to be back on track.

Red Chips

  • Jarrett Bush–It was without a doubt the best game of Bush's career. Each of his impact plays may have been overturned had they been reviewed, but it doesn't matter. They're in the books. Bush forced a fumble on a kickoff that led to a Nick Collins touchdown. And then Bush recovered a fumble of his own on a muffed punt by Dallas. Bush is the special teams star of the day.
  • James Jones–Had his performance not been bookended by a fumble and a drop that could have turned into an interception, Jones probably could have been in the blue chip category. As it were, Jones led the team with eight catches for 128 yards including a touchdown. More than that, he displayed the big play ability the Packers needed without the services of Donald Driver or Jermichael Finley. Jones just needs to be consistent and he could be a big contributor down the stretch. Charles Woodson was very worthy of a red chip as well.

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  • Nick Collins–Collins had a huge fumble return for a touchdown in what was an otherwise positive performance, but one lapse in judgement marred an otherwise memorable evening. Bigby had every opportunity to break down and lower his head when attempting to put a hit on Roy Williams. Depending on whether or not the league wants to make an example out of Nick Collins, he may be subject to suspension. I don't think Collins intentionally hit Williams in his head, but it doesn't matter. He did, and he didn't have to.
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aussiepacker's picture

I think everyone had a good game today. It was awesome to see the cowboys get thrashed. Also interesting to see lang at left tackle at the end instead of switching with bulaga.

lebowski's picture

They don't wanna mess with Bulaga. Like Harris, Tauscher has lost his starting job to injury and a young guy playing better in his stead.

nerdmann's picture

Props to my man Shields. Bit INT and big kick return.
Also appears to have held off Al Harris for the nickel spot. Dude's gonna be a player. Already is.

Chad's picture

I think he deserves a Red Chip, really. Sure, he gave up the lone TD in the game, but I think he definitely made up for it with his performances elsewhere.

Also... on the Jones fumble, it almost looked like Nelson was just waiting for him to cough up the ball. Kind of funny, actually.

davyjones's picture

Tramon had a great, great game on D---again---but as a PR he gets a cow. He's gotta move north-south.

Kick coverage also gets a cow. the average starting spot after a KO had to be the 35.

But when you gotta look this hard for shortcomings, it's a pretty good week to be a packer fan.

MarkinMadison's picture

Assuming the Packers release Harris, I think that the Packers need to take a second look at the PR situation. There is no insurance policy now. As well as Shields has played, he is not a replacement for Williams, and nobody likes the depth behind him.

Jose's picture

Thought Mason Crosby deserved a cow chip... the FG attempt was ridiculously low and he had a kickoff go out of bounds.

Brian Carriveau's picture

The field goal wasn't ridiculously low. All long field goals have a low trajectory. You can't blame Crosby.

The kickoff, yes.

Daniel's picture

Great stuff as always. Obviously you were so drunk with joy you made several misstatements (I. E. Jets, interception, Bigbi) just a heads up. Go pack!

thepretzelhead's picture

What a bummer, a performance like that gives me nothing to say. THat's why we must get rid of TT and MM! (Where are those sack TT and MM people anyway?)

Think we saw what a team looks like that needs to sack their leadership. Consistency at the top, consistency on the field.

CSS's picture

Jones played better, yes. That being said, he had the good fortune of dropping an easy touchdown pass and fumbling in a blowout instead of a close game. We criticize him for his inconsistancy, only he did it inside of a single game (instead of game-to-game) and we won in a blowout against a terrible secondary.

I'm not advocating a cow chip or anything, but this is the exact reason he's driving fans insane. Feels inconsistant to now honor him.

MarkinMadison's picture

I agree as it relates to the fumble. Everyone will miss some catches. He made his percentages last night. JJ needs to have more nights like last night before he'll get the contract that he no doubt thinks he deserves.

CSS's picture

"Everyone will miss some catches."

Difficult (leaping, over the shoulder, diving, tip-toeing on the boundary) catches will be a challange for every receiver, agreed.

Dropping a 10 yard crossing route that hits you in the hands, no.

CSS's picture

Matthews deserves the priase and publicity.

Pssst - His draft mate, B.J. Raji, is quitely having one of the more dominant seasons at the nose tackle in the NFL. He's doing it weekly.....

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yes, Raji is being studly too! He's always in the backfield, and I have NEVER seen a lineman better able to sniff out screens. As soon as he gets a free release and sees what's up he stops pursuit and heads towards the running back.

Also, that Howard Green pickup is looking better and better.

PackersThad's picture

Jones is maddening. He made some spectacular plays, but he dropped that easy pass and had that fumble. Had Jordy Nelson not been there, this could've be an entirely different game.

Which leads to this, Jordy Nelson is really showing his worth. Not only with the fumble pickup, but DID YOU SEE that back shoulder catch?? Nelson and Rodgers are getting devastating at that...Ridiculous!!

Brandon Jackson had a good game too, and he starting to show a little bit of vision when his lanes are blocked. He just needs to react quicker in the future

jay's picture

Lots of people will look at the 2008 draft and wring their hands about how we could have gotten Desean Jackson. Nelson, however, is the tall possession receiver that can really make this offense hum.

Ron LC's picture

MM went back to the 09' game plan and deserves some credit. 38-22 ball control and, if I remember my #'s, 11 of 14 on 3rd down. Capers needs some love too.

packerwest's picture

MM must be looking at this website. Finally called some screen passes,Rogers was consistantly given an outlet pass option and even a beautiful draw play to Kuhn! Best playcalling all year.Also glad MM did not take his foot off the pedal when the Pack has a lead like he tends to do. This game plan should work good against the Vikes and Giants!

thepretzelhead's picture

I agree. Either we are pointing out the obvious, or CTV is the one source the coaching staff turns to for insight on building a dynasty. I'll send them a bill!

Norman's picture

If JJ catches that dropped TD pass on the slant (that hit him right in the hands), would that have made Rodgers passer rating perfect?

I for one am not yet ready to drink the James Jones Kool-Aid (ha ha)!

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Brian, I agree with your comments except for the cow-chip to Nick Collins. It was not intentional...$#!+ happens.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Fourteen tall ships come sailing into Chicago this afternoon.

WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports singer/songwriter Tom Kastle — who has been in love with tall ships since he began working on them years ago — will emcee the “Parade of Sail,” when the ships move into Navy Pier at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and stay for the next few days.

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My face and lips look great, I can't hardly wait until we finish, the camouflage seems to be working. Elena, the work you do with the corrections scar camouflage is wonderful. The corrections you have made on me make me feel and look so much better, all is good. I'm so happy and I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your work.

See you soon"

                            - Elizabeth Bergos,
                              Madison, Wisconsin

"I honestly thought there was no hope for improving the appearance of my stretch marks until I met Elena from the Chicago Permanent Cosmetics Center. I came to her with extremely bad stretch marks on my upper thighs and rear, which were light in color and deeply ridged. As an African American women, I was always told that nothing could be done in a case like this because laser surgery (which I thought was the only treatment for stretch marks) is risky for women of color. Yet, after only two sessions with Elena, the improvements are nothing short of remarkable (no exaggeration)! The ridges are gone and the lightness of color within the stretch marks have faded substantially - I haven't even completed my treatments. As Residential and Corporate Concierge, reputable recommendations are the success of my business. Elena is extremely knowledgeable and professional and I highly recommend her business."

                            - L. Smith,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"I have always been interested in permanent make-up to save time and also to give my face definition after my make-up was washed off. When I noticed on the Chicago Permanent Cosmetics Center ’s website that it was licensed with the IL Dept of Public Health, I immediately called and made the next available appointment. I met Elena and found that she is super sweet, professional, and made me feel comfortable which eased my nerves. She has a vast knowledge of permanent make-up and thoroughly explained the procedure to me. I am extremely thrilled and very pleased with the results on my lips and eyebrows. Now I don’t have to constantly reapply lipstick throughout the day especially after eating/drinking and I also don’t have to worry about penciling in my eyebrows every morning which I wasn’t very good at :-). Elena has applied my make-up for me, permanently and expertly. The colors she selected were absolutely perfect for my skin tone. She is a true artist and master at her craft. There is no doubt in my mind that Elena is the best. I trust her with all the services that she provides and highly recommend her. I’m very grateful that Elena truly cares about her clients. Thank you so much Elena."

                            - TAM ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"Good morning Elena:

I wanted to send you some feed back on my eyebrows--- I LOVE THEM! I can not imagine how I lived so long without them! So a very big hearfelt THANK YOU."

                            - Bahar Azari ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"I've been to a few different places trying to find the best people for maintenance of my skin. Not only is Elena highly educated but she explains everything in detail and is extremely knowledgeable. She also has a great "bedside manner" and is very good at what she does. I've only been to her 4 times but I can't imagine trusting anyone else now that I found her."

                            - Melissa ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"... BTW, my breasts look fantastic with your micro-pigmentation work"

                            - Jessica Garabedian ,
                              Boston, Masachussetts

"Hi Elena. I really love what you did with my eyes. There is so much more color than before, especially the lower lids"

                            - Amy D. ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"Elena - you did it!!! My eyebrows are perfect, both of them! These are the brows God didn't give me but you did. I love them! I tried to take a pic for you - it was hard to get it. Trust me - they are perfect!"

                            - Judy K. ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"Hello Elena,

I am sending you pics of my front part of my arms. As you can see your treatment has really improved my skin and the stretch marks are almost all gone.

I hope more people will take more advantage of your services. Thank you so much for giving me more confidence about myself"

                            - Shalini Reddy ,
                              Austin, Texas

"Good Evening Elena and Michael,

My daughter, Chazz and I were in your center about a month ago for scar removal treatment. We are very pleased with the results so far her scars are fading beautifully. She is more outgoing these days and optimistic about her future in broadcasting. Thank you both for your professionalism and compassion."

                            - Dania J. ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"Hi Elena,

I just wanted to thank you for your kindness as I go through this new process. I spoke far too soon when I frantically contacted you as my eyebrows changed. Even before the second session they are beautiful! I can't tell you how they have already changed my life! No more wondering how I look after profuse sweating during a workout or when I wake up in the morning (or even if I awaken during the night to use the bathroom). No more discomfort at the thought of a swim or time in the sauna. No more pre-occupation with my brows when it's time to take pictures! Thank you a million times over for being so good at providing such important work and making so many lives easier and more pleasant!!
I look forward to part 2 in a couple of weeks!!"

                            - Angel A. ,
                              Chicago, Illinois

"My eyebrows look great and they haven't even healed yet... Meanwhile, I've already gotten two compliments on how great my brows look. One compliment came from my husband:)
Elena, thanks again. Catch up with you later."

                            - Robin Walker, Host of Tailored Edges™ Chicago's Online Radio Style show

"I still can't believe how good my skin looks ! I have several surgical scars on my face and chest, the result of basal cell. I cover my scars with makeup every morning, because they are fairly obvious.

I'd thought about tattooing over them, to make them less visible. That's when I reached out to Elena. She suggested dry needling treatments to improve the appearance of my scars. I'm so glad I gave it a try !

After just one treatment on two of my scars, they were visibly smaller because fresh skin grew in as the new scars healed. After the second treatment, one scar has virtually disappeared. It blends in so well with the skin surrounding it that I don't even bother to put makeup on it anymore. The other scar is still visible, but smaller than it was before.

I look forward to having my other scars done, now that I know how good they will look. Thanks to Elena, my skin looks better than I even thought possible."

                            - Rose,
                              Elk Grove Vlg, Illinois

"I got my stretch mark removal procedure from you several weeks ago on both sides. Although, there is still some hyperpigmentation i am extremely happy with the results... the right side has onle like two small ones left."

                            - Maryam N,
                              Chicago, Illinois


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The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, has been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to those instructions as “Directives from the Ministry of Truth.” CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation. Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source. Central Propaganda Department: As the Politburo undertakes its first collective study session of the implementation of the spirit of the 18th Party Congress, all media will use Xinhua wire copy and report the meeting prominently. Headlines must not be changed. (November 18, 2012) 中宣部：中央政治局就深入学习贯彻党的十八大精神进行第一次集体学习，各媒体用新华社通稿，作突出报道，标题不得改动。 ...
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Video & Photo Gallery: Unboxing XiaoMi Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker

Xiaomi have added a great looking geometric 3D-looking pattern on to the front speaker grill, replacing the minimalist white grill on the original version. They’ve beefed up the speakers to dual 2.5W drivers, rather than the two 1.8W drivers in the original. This means the new model should be capable of pumping out more power. The rest of the specs seem to be unchanged, with the speaker retaining it’s Bluetooth 4.0 compatibility and in-built 1200mAh battery that should hit the rated 10 hours. Xiaomi Bluetooth speaker can be charged by Micro USB cable or 5V AC adapter, no matter what way you use, it does not support charging in playing music, and it only plays when it is not charging.
Though the manual is entirely in Chinese, using the Xiaomi Bluetooth speaker is incredibly easy. No charger or cables are provided, but as the device charges via micro USB, most should have a spare charger lying around. Rubber feet underneath the device prevent the speaker from vibrating the surface it’s on to keep audio clean and minimize distortion. Just turn it on by holding down the power button down and select “Mi Bluetooth Speaker” in the Bluetooth menu on your smartphone or other Bluetooth-compatible audio source to pair.

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Todd Muller's Triumph

Todd Muller got his job at Lowbrow Customs the old-fashioned way: he bullied Tyler Malinky, the telephobic owner of the popular parts company into hiring him. You see, Todd is old-school, which is to say the professional Harley-Davidson master mechanic and garage-trained Brit bike aficionado likes to talk, not type. This suits Lowbrow customers just fine, who now have someone to chat with when they call Lowbrow with questions.

This is Todd's story, and he's sticking to it:

This bike started out as a frame I picked up last summer from a friend at the Ohio Valley BSA Owner's Club rally. I found the motor locally on Craigslist. the bike features an original Wassell gas tank, vintage octagon oil tank and ribbed rear fender, all painted with a lace pattern. The front forks are fully rebuilt to stock Triumph specs, with all powdercoated gloss black parts. The handlebars are 7/8-inch Biltwell trackers.

It has a rebuilt 19-inch front wheel With a stainless front rim from Lowbrow, Buchanans stainless spokes and the stock hub The rear wheel is a Triumph Cotton hub laced to a 16-inch Harley rim. Both rims are shod with Avon tires. The engine sports a twin-carburetor head with new Amals and British-made velocity stacks, Boyer electronic ignition and 1-3/4-inch drag pipes with baffles. It also has an original Webco points cover. The seat is handmade leather by Rich Phillips. Headlight is an old '40s Fog King spotlight modified with a Lucas lens. The taillight is TT & Co. This bike is a lot of fun to ride and handles very good for a hardtail.

Bike owner/builder: Todd Muller

Job: Tech Support at Lowbrow Customs

Bike name: The Blue Bomber

Frame: 1966 T-120C with David Bird hard tail 4” over no drop

Engine: 1970 TR6 with Bonneville head

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Commented on 10-14-2011 At 01:28 pm

Nice ride, lucky dogg.

Commented on 10-14-2011 At 03:25 pm

Showed this to a buddy and he said "whoa wait a second, that oil tank is like, an octagon bro, whoa..." Congratulations dude, you possess the ability to asses basic shapes lol. Either way, nice scoot, nothin crazy goin on here, just old fashioned fun. Id be proud to call it mine.

Commented on 10-14-2011 At 05:50 pm

Super clean bike as always, good work Todd!

Commented on 10-14-2011 At 11:22 pm

Love it!!!

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Love it!!!

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Love it!!!

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Love it!!!

Commented on 10-15-2011 At 12:08 am

sick! simply sick!

Commented on 10-15-2011 At 06:18 pm

Nice .......

Commented on 10-16-2011 At 05:53 am

So thats what he looks like......thanks for everything guys....even if it was only titled for a month and a day.....

Commented on 4-26-2012 At 02:08 pm

very nice, the forks are inspiring

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I really Dig It!!

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Georgia riding high into SEC title game tilt with Alabama

 The first SEC championship matchup pitting Georgia and Alabama comes with the Bulldogs at the peak of their game.

Yielding an average of 8.6 points on defense in the last five weeks, starting with the win over Florida. Putting up 40.5 points per game on offense in November.

The stakes for both teams are immense.

The winner of Saturday’s game at the Georgia Dome will grab a spot in the BCS championship game against unbeaten Notre Dame.

Alabama (11-1) is No. 2 in the BCS and seeking its third national title in four years. No. 3 Georgia (11-1) is seeking its first since the 1980 season when it beat Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl.

“You fight like mad every year to get your team in a position like this,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said.

Georgia and Alabama will play for the first time since the 2008 season when the No. 8 Crimson Tide ruined a “Blackout game” for No. 3 Georgia, 41-30.

“They haven’t changed systemically in terms of what they do too dramatically,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said of Georgia’s offense. “I think what they do, they do extremely well. They really win the game on execution, being able to make positive plays, getting in the right play.”

Alabama went on to win national titles in 2009 and 2011, winning the SEC title in 2009.

Georgia lost 42-10 to Louisiana State University in last year’s SEC title game.

This season they boast the nation’s top two quarterbacks in passing efficiency in Georgia’s Aaron Murray (177.15 rating) and Alabama’s A.J. McCarron (176.26)

“As far as how we approach it, there are some similarities,” Richt said. “We run pro-style attacks offensively, run the 3-4 defense, quarterbacks that have been highly efficient, have been around a little bit, play some big games over their careers. …The one thing they’ve done is they’ve been national champions and we’ve not. They’ve been SEC champions and we’ve not during the time frame of these kids careers.”

The Crimson Tide ranks first nationally in both scoring defense (9.25) and total defense (233.7 yards per game).

“You don’t play the game on paper,” Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo said Saturday. “It’s just all going to come down to how we play on the field. I feel like we have better players (on defense) than anybody in the country at each position. We’ve just got to go out there and show everybody.”

Georgia now is looking like a team that has projected NFL first-round draft picks on defense in linebackers Jarvis Jones and Alec Ogletree and nose guard John Jenkins.

After opponents averaged 24.1 points and 367.4 yards per game through seven games (which included the first four when four starters were suspended), the Bulldogs have held four of their last five opponents to 10 or fewer points, with Georgia Southern’s 14 the lone exception. The Bulldogs have given up 296.4 yards per game during that stretch.

“I think we’re playing as well as we’ve played at any time,” defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said referring to his three seasons with the Bulldogs. “It wasn’t pretty those first few games, but really from the Florida game on, they’ve played pretty consistently and played the way we all expect them to do. I’m just proud of them for staying the course and believing in what we’re doing.”

The Bulldogs are playing in the title game for the second straight year and fifth time under Richt.

“We’re playing good right now,” Richt said. “We have a very good talent base right now. I think all of our coaches are working together well. We’ve had some continuity. …But there’s a lot to be played left. I think we got to just wait a little bit before we decide how good this team is. We got ourselves in this position, we’ve been good enough.”

Last appearance: 2011, Lost to LSU, 42-10

Overall record: 1-2

Last appearance: 2009, Beat Florida, 32-13

Overall record: 3-4

WHAT: Georgia vs. Alabama, SEC Championship

WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday, CBS

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Saturday, December 08, 2012

You Still Have Time...until December 30.

It's quite a collection of photos from the 50s, 60s and 70s of Rock and Roll legends.

Many of these "portraits" and fortunate snaps were used on album covers and all are stunning enlarged and framed in the gallery.

The Sound and Vision: Monumental ROCK & ROLL Photography opened at the Gibbes Art Museum Sept 21 and is due to move on Dec 30.

If you click on the link, you can enjoy a preview of the powerful collection of very familiar faces..

The name of the exhibition comes from a song and single by David Bowie in his 1977 album LOW.

That title LOW is said to reflect Bowie's cocaine-induced paranoia while he was living in L.A.

Hey, it was the swingin' 70s after all.

I had seen a similar traveling exhibit a few years ago
 in Columbia.

It was called "Who Shot Rock & Roll?" and was a delight so I looked forward to this one downtown.

From my viewpoint, I appreciated all the credit that both shows heaped on the photographers who took the shots.

Some are elaborate studio set-ups with multiple lights and others are by talented people with good cameras being in the right place at the right time.

Of course this passes through my mind every time I have a security person give me grief for having my camera with me at a concert.

If you are interested in photography or the colorful larger-than-life performers who brought us rock & roll, be sure to get to the Gibbes.

(Click on the photos for more detail).

The shot of the banner is mine but the Glam Rock saxy Bowie and the fighting Beatles are copied from the handout brochure.

The links feature slide shows with much better quality. The photographers deserve to have their work seen in the best possible way.

*Here's one I could relate to...the happy Beatles in a 1964 pillow fight after learning they would be going on tour to the United States.

In August 1965, my camera and I covered their press conference in San Diego - camped in the front row - and my photos live on in musical history.

I was working for the San Diego Union newspaper and that night,  I roamed around Balboa Stadium at will.

Even down on the field, close enough to see them smiling at each other as they played, you could not hear them.

The screaming fans (young girls) drowned them out.

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Landis Theatre

830-834 E. Landis Avenue,
Vineland, NJ 08360

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The Landis Theatre had a gala opening on March 12, 1937, with the movie “Hats Off” starring Mae Clarke and John Payne. The Landis Theatre is a splendid 1930’s Art Moderne style movie theatre. The trade magazine ‘The Exhibitor’ had an extensive profile of the Landis Theatre, and in the same issue, showcased it in an article on the use of glass brick, a then cutting edge, Art Moderne style material. Described was the ‘Zeppelin streamlining’ of the glass sheeted foyer wall to the auditorium. The foyer had portholes, another Art Moderne style feature. The women’s lounge was also mentioned, as glass brick to the exterior let in light, and lit up the exterior at night, but maintained privacy in the lounge. The original seating capacity of the theatre was 1,200.

The Landis Theatre was designed by distinguished Philadelphia architect William H. Lee, who designed or remodeled over 200 theatres. Some of the theatres he designed still show movies, including the Anthony Wayne Theatre and the Bryn Mawr Theatre on Philadelphia’s Main Line, and the West Shore Theatre (also Art Moderne styled) in New Cumberland, PA. The Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, the State Theatre, Easton, PA, and the Miracle Theatre in Florida (also Art Moderne styled) are among the theatres he designed that have been restored for live shows.

Movie theatre operator Budco twinned the auditorium.

In 1987, the Landis Theatre closed and was sold to Security Savings and Loan. With the collapse of the savings and loan, in the early-1990’s, a federal agency tookover ownership of the theatre building. In 1993, local citizens formed the Landis Theatre Revitalization Organization. The City of Vineland expressed eagerness for the theatre to be restored, but then sought to buy it so it could be demolished and replaced with a Rite-Aid pharmacy. Citizens protested, and in 1996, for a dollar, the nonprofit organization acquired the theatre from the federal agency. Volunteers moved debris from the interior, cleared clogged roof drains and patched roof holes. Fundraising was difficult, so eventually the city stepped in with a redevelopment plan for the entire area.

In October 2007, the redevelopment plan included reopening the Landis Theatre for performing arts, with the original auditorium having 650 seats and expanded stage facilities. Also planned was a banquet and black box theatre with 100 seats. On April 2, 2008, groundbreaking took place for the $6.5 million renovation. On October 22, 2009, a replica of the theatre’s original sign was installed above the marquee. The theatre reopened May 22, 2010 with a concert by Bernadette Peters. In March 2012, it was reported that after suffering financial losses, the Landis Theatre is to be taken over by Appel Farm, the Salem County arts education and entertainment complex that has operated a 200 seat theatre in Elmer for 50 years. It was closed in 2014, but reopened in December 2014 with a concert and is available for rentals.

In 2000, the Landis Theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Contributed by Ray Sotnychuk, Howard B. Haas

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CSWalczak on May 10, 2010 at 3:25 pm

A brief article about the theater’s reopening as a performing arts center on May 22, 2010:
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LVP on May 19, 2010 at 6:58 pm

awesome picture of the renovated theater in attached link. looks just like it did over 70 years ago. also went inside today, theaters getting touch ups and the adjoined restaurant is moving along. restaurant interior and addition were designed in art moderne to compliment the theater. worth the trip to just experience the rebirth of such a historic landmark.

CSWalczak on October 25, 2010 at 9:37 am

On a once-a-month basis, classic movies are being shown at the Landis: View link

jjj on June 22, 2011 at 10:48 am

Why isn’t there a current picture of the restored theater posted?

HowardBHaas on June 22, 2011 at 10:53 am

Somebody who has taken a photo can post it.

jjj on July 22, 2014 at 12:13 pm

Unfortunately, this beautifully restored theater is once again closed and just sitting there, a victim of poor management and local politics.

HowardBHaas on December 14, 2014 at 7:00 am

With photo of lit marquee, Phila Inquirer today has a story of an orchestra concert last week-

RickB on April 27, 2015 at 5:18 am

Vineland Development Corporation is now operating the theater, basically renting it to promoters for shows. This story is about downtown Vineland in general, but has a few paragraphs about the Landis.

RickB on May 11, 2016 at 3:48 am

Bay Atlantic Symphony moves its subscription series to the Landis in the fall. They’re starting with Mozart’s Requiem; let’s hope it’s not an omen. story here.

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During the Cyber Weekend Sale all Publisher e-Scripts on the Scene Partner WebStore will be on sale for only $7.99 - a 20% discount off the regular price, including: THE MOST POPULAR PLAYS IN AMERICA Almost, Maine, by John Cariani The Dixie Swim Club, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten TONY AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS Dinner With Friends, by Donald Margulies M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang HIT BROADWAY SHOWS Grace, by Craig Wright Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire The Motherf**ker with the Hat, by Stephen Adly Guirgis Scene Partner's Publisher e-Scripts include the following features: e-Scripts are the authorized Acting Editions in Scene Partner's digital format* Actors can use Publisher e-Scripts in Scene Partner on up to 4 of their devices Includes a PDF of the printed script that actors can Read in Scene Partner Theater companies can purchase multiple copies of Scene Partner e-Scripts for their cast members. Distributing e-Scripts to cast members is easy: Purchase multiple e-Script copies -- one for each cast member who has Scene Partner Actor can download only one copy of the e-Script and use it in up to 4 of their devices Just like with printed versions, there is no cost to actors to download a Publisher e-Script from a Theater's Library J. Kevin Smith, Owner of stated, "We're excited to offer these holiday savings to actors everywhere who face the daily challenge of how to learn lines. Customers can stock up on a great selection of titles from Dramatists Play Service - all for 20% off." *Due to copyright restrictions, some Edit features are not available for use with Publisher e-Scripts About is the developer of Scene Partner, an award-winning App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that helps actors learn their lines by using either their own scripts from their Private Library, scripts from the Scene Partner Public Library or new e-Scripts from the Scene Partner WebStore - a growing collection of authorized Acting Editions designed specifically for use with Scene Partner.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

THE KINGMAKERS Cover Reveal Week 3

Once again we get to reveal a few more pieces of the cover early thanks to your enthusiasm on our Facebook page! We dinged another new fifteen new Likes today. You folks are awesome!

We're getting a smidgen more on the background now. Can anyone tell where the setting is this time for our dynamic duo? And what is that white stuff?

Next week we get reveal a dramatic figure! The question is who could it be!

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