#vargas dyson

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Lucky for me I snag these concept arts from the Deluxe version of volume 9 before photobucket decided to hold them hostage (credit goes to HellCat for the actual scans) 

P.S I want an actual translation not a joke one from /m/

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BLM Master Post / Resources

No blog post this week. I felt like this was much more important. Here is a master post of everything I’ve found regarding the BLM movement, from petitions, to where you should donate, to reading, to accounts, to business... hopefully most of what you’re looking for can be found below. If I’ve missed anything vital please let me know and I will add it.

Petitions:

Justice for George Floyd (White House) | Justice for George Floyd (change.org) | Justice for George Floyd (change.org) | Justice for George Floyd (color of Change)

RAISE THE DEGREE - Remove bail for Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd (White House) | Arrest The Other Three (White House) | Raise The Degree (change.org) | The Minneapolis Police Officers to be charged for murder (change.org)

#JusticeforBre (MoveOn.org) | #JusticeforBre (color of Change)

Justice For Ahmaud Arbery (change.org) | Justice for Ahmaud Arbery- Pass Georgia Hate Crime Bill (change.org) | Disbarment of George E. Barnhill (change.org)

Trayvon Martin Law (change.org)

Hands Up Act (change.org)

Justice for Belly Mujinga (change.org)

Justice for Tony McDade (change.org)

Justice for Alejandro Vargas Martinez (change.org)

Justice for Regis Korchinski-Paquet (change.org)

Wrongful Conviction: Julius Jones is innocent (change.org)

Wrongful Conviction: Kyjuanzi Harris (change.org)

Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery (change.org)

Defund The Police Minneapolis (Every Action / Reclaim The Block) | Mandatory Life Sentence for Police Brutality (change.org) | National Action Against Police Brutality (change.org) | Against Police Brutality in France (change.org)

Demand Racial Data on Coronavirus (BLM) | Coronavirus: Demand More from the Government (BLM)

Get Schools to Speak Up (change.org)

Stand with BLM (organizefor.org)

Organisations to Donate to

George Floyd Memorial Fund

Minnesota Freedom Fund

Black Visions Collective

Reclaim the Block

Campaign Zero

Black Lives Matter

UKBLM

National Bailout Fund

Black Earth Farms

Communities United Against Police Brutality

Unicorn Riot

Louisville Community Bail Fund

Rebuilding the Community (We Love Lake Street)

United Families and Friends Campaign

COVID-19: Supporting BAME Communities

House of GG

Trans Justice Funding Project

The Okra Project

Youth Breakout

SNaPCo

Black AIDS Insitute

Trans Cultural District

LGBTQ+ Freedom Fund

For If You Have Little Money to Spare:

Check out these YouTube videos and play them while you go about your day (or actively watch! Up to you.) The ad revenue will be donated to organisations supporting black lives - but make sure you turn off your adblocker first.

By Zoe Amira

By Francesca Grace

By Cindy Marshall

By Danni and Emmyn

Instagram Accounts (source)

Nova Reid

Layla Saad

Rachel Cargle

Check Your Privilege

Rachel Ricketts

The Great Unlearn

Reni Eddo Lodge

Ibram X. Kendi

Galdem

The Irin Journal

Women Who

For Working Ladies

Thyself

Black Girl Fest

UK isn’t Innocent

Readbyrachelaa

Mikaela Loach

Podcasts

About Race with Remi Eddo-Lodge

Conversations with Nova Reid

iWeigh with Jameela Jamil

The YIKES podcast

Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

The World Wide Tribe

Zero Hour Talks

1619 by the New York Times

TV / Film (source)

13th

When They See Us

Selma

The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975

I Am Not Your Negro

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

If Beale Street Could Talk

The Hate U Give

American Son

Trial by Media

Books: (Source)

How To Be Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Me and White Supremacy by Robin Diangelo and Layla Saad

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Remi Eddo-Lodge

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

America’s Original Sin By Jim Wallis and Bryan Stevenson

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. Greenwald

Good Talk by Mira Jacob

Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

How Does It Feel To Be A Problem by Moustafa Bayoumi

The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Asha Bandele, et al.

An African American and Latin History of The United States by Paul Ortiz

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Mindful of Race by Ruth King

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson

Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? By Mumia Abu-Jamal

The Coloraturas of Law by Richard Rothstein

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? By Beverly Daniel Tatum

Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

This Book Is Anti Racist by Tiffany Jewell and Aurelia Durand

Brit(ish) by Afua Hirsch

Children’s Books: (Source)

Malcolm Little by Ilyasah Shabazz

Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazzard

My Hair Is A Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera

Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

Young Water Protectors by Aslan Tudor

My Family Divided by Diana Guerrero

We Are Grateful by Traci Sorell

I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

Schomburg: The Man Who Built A Library by Carole Boston Weatherford

Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren

When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford

When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin

Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by Maria Dismondy

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford

When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson & Julie Flett

Shining Star The Anna May Wong Story by Paula Yoo & Lin Wang

Little Leaders: Bold Women In Black History by Vashti Harrison

Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

Sulwe by Vashti Harrison

A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara

Intersection Allies by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council & Carolyn Choi

What Is Race? Who Are Racists? Why Does Skin Colour Matter? And Other Big Questions by Clair Heuchan & Nikesh Shukla

Black Owned Businesses: (source)

Wales Bonner

Casely-Hayford

Daughter of a Bohemian


Daily Paper

Aaks: Basket Bags

Martine Rose

Nubian Skin

Sincerely Nude

Liha Beauty

Beauty Stack

Bouclème: Afro and Curly Hair Products

Afrocenchix: Hair Products

The Afro Hair and Skin Company: shampoo bars, hair masks, face masks

Prick: Cacti and Plantcare

La Basketry: homeware

Bonita Ivie: stationery & design

Reset travel: travel cards and workshops

Bespoke Binny: homeware

New Beacon Books: Specialists in African and Caribbean Literature

Original Flava by Craig & Shaun McAnuff

Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen by Zoe Adjonyoh

Hibiscus by Lopè Ariyo

Ethiopia by Yohanis Gebreyesus

Belly Full by Riaz Phillips

Chika’s Snacks

Berry and Brie Grazing Boxes

Yard Confectionery Chocolate

Cabby’s Rum

Cham Cham Hot Pepper Sauce

Stay strong, and get learning (or unlearning)!

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MLB News & Notes

The Twins announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. He has had an interesting MLB career to say the least. He went (9-11) with a 3.28 ERA with Rockies in 2010 then had an eleven-win season the following year. He had a rough 2012 season followed by a solid 2013 year, where he went (14-10) with a 3.47 ERA. After six seasons with the Rockies, he bounced around with the Diamondbacks, Braves, Angels, and Padres. Chacin finally had a good year in 2017 in San Diego, where he went (13-10) with a 3.89 ERA. The Brewers picked him up and he won fifteen games in 205 in 35 starts. Last year, Chacin had a 6.01 ERA in only 103 1/3 innings. When he’s on his game then Chacin can be a dependable starting pitcher. He features a sinker and a slider, but can add in a four seamer, and a splitter. He rarely throws his cutter or curveball. The Twins need more depth in the starting rotation and maybe he starts the year in Rochester with an opt-out date. The team also traded Ryne Harper to the Nationals for right-handed pitcher Hunter McMahon. The Twins designated Harper for assignment to make room for Josh Donaldson. 

The Dodgers signed Jimmy Nelson and Alex Wood to shore up the rotation and bullpen. They traded Casey Sadler to the Cubs for minor leaguer Clayton Daniel. 

The Giants haven’t made any big deals, but they have signed Tyson Ross, Jerry Blevins, Yolmer Sanchez, Pablo Sandoval, Darin Ruf, and Joey Rickard to minor league deals with invites to spring training. They also picked up Drew Smyly on a one-year deal for $4 million. 

The Tigers signed Kennys Vargas to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. 

The Brewers signed Mike Morin to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.

The Mets signed Eduardo Nunez to a minor league deal with an invite to camp. 

As of now, Russell Martin, Devin Mesoraco, Jonathan Lucroy, Steve Pearce, Yonder Alsono, Ben Zobrist, Brian Dozier, Tim Beckham, Martin Prado, Addison Russell, Melky Cabrera, Kevin Pillar, Billy Hamilton, Juan Lagares, Yasiel Puig, Hunter Pence, Domingo Santana, Mark Trumbo, Jason Kipnis, Brock Holt, Jarrod Dyson, Jon Jay, Lonnie Chisenhall, Danny Salazar, Jason Vargas, Anthony Swarzak, Pat Neshek, and Sam Dyson are all free agents. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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2019 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster

Pitchers

#21 Zack Greinke (Apopka, Florida)

#24 Luke Weaver (DeLand, Florida)

#25 Archie Bradley (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma)

#29 Merrill Kelly (Scottsdale, Arizona)

#30 T.J. McFarland (Palos Hills, Illinois)

#35 Matt Andriese (Redlands, California)

#38 Robbie Ray (Brentwood, Tennessee)

#40 Andrew Chafin (Collins, Ohio)

#50 Yoan Lopez (Nueva Gerona, Cuba)

#52 Zack Godley (Bamberg, South Carolina)

#55 Matt Koch (Cherokee, Iowa)

#56 Greg Holland (Marion, North Carolina)

#61 Silvino Bracho (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

#66 Yoshihisa Hirano (Kyoto, Japan)

#99 Taijuan Walker (Yucaipa, California)

Catchers

#18 Carson Kelly (Beaverton, Oregon)

#31 Alex Avila (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

#36 John Murphy (Bradenton, Florida)

Infielders

#4 Ketel Marte (Nizao, Dominican Republic)

#5 Eduardo Escobar (Villa De Cura, Venezuela)

#13 Nick Ahmed (East Longmeadow, Massachusetts)

#15 Ildemaro Vargas (Caripito, Venezuela)

#22 Jake Lamb (Seattle, Washington)

#41 Wilmer Flores (Valencia, Venezuela)

#53 Christian Walker (Norristown, Pennsylvania)

Outfielders

#1 Jarrod Dyson (McComb, Mississippi)

#6 David Peralta (Valencia, Venezuela)

#10 Adam Jones (San Diego, California)

#28 Steven Souza; Jr. (Everett, Washington)

Coaches

Manager Torey Lovullo (Santa Monica, California)

Bench coach Jerry Nerron (Goldsboro, North Carolina)

First base coach Dave McKay (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Third base coach Tony Perezchica (Mexicali, Mexico)

Hitting coach Darnell Coles (Rialto, California)

Assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske (Menasha, Wisconsin)

Pitching coach Mike Butcher (East Moline, Illinois)

Bullpen coach Mike Fetters (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Bullpen catcher Dan Butler (Phoenix, Arizona)

Bullpen catcher Humberto Quintero (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Bullpen catcher Mark Reed (Bonita, California)

Catching coach Robby Hammock (Macon, Georgia)

Associate coach Luis Urueta (Barranquilla, Colombia)

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19 beauty products that are worth the money

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19 beauty products that are worth the money

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Whether we’re covering expert-recommended beauty tools under $25 or the best Amazon beauty look-alikes under $30, we’re no strangers to the fact that high-quality beauty doesn’t always have to break the bank.

That being said, sometimes a little splurge can make a world of a difference. “Affordable drugstore makeup can be really amazing,” shares London-based makeup artist Jenny Coombs. “But I would definitely invest in high-quality foundations and concealers, considering they’re applied to your entire face.”

Mia Jones, a makeup artist based in New York who’s worked with celebs like Gigi Hadid and Mariah Carey, echoes that sentiment. “Skin care and complexion products are always worth the splurge,” she says. “What you use every day and what comes into direct contact with your skin should be as quality as possible.”

Whether you’re looking to treat yourself to a game-changing skin care tool, gift someone a truly luxurious makeup item or invest in skin care made from only the best ingredients, we’ve rounded up 19 splurge-worthy beauty and skin care goodies for you to choose from. All of these have been recommended by makeup artists, hairstylists and “skinfluencers,” or they’ve been researched and tested by us.

“I love getting microcurrent facials like the one at Joanna Vargas salon,” shares Molly Greenwald, an LA-based makeup artist. She recommends using a handheld device at home to achieve similar results. “They really work in lifting and filling the facial muscles and skin instantly as well as cumulatively over time.”

Greenwald specifically calls out the NuFace Trinity Facial Trainer Device, a microcurrent treatment device that helps to rejuvenate your skin. For a little background on how this actually works, our body’s natural current starts to slow as we age, which leads to many skin concerns associated with aging — like sagging and wrinkles. The microcurrents in this device mimic the natural current of our bodies, which when activated work to tone facial muscles, resulting in bouncier, firmer skin.

Dermstore

iS Clinical Active Serum

“I don’t know a person that has tried it that isn’t in love with this multibeneficial serum,” shares Greenwald. “It helps with wrinkles, acne and the appearance of pores while also soothing and evening the skin tone.”

While many serums boast specific ingredients that help with specific skin concerns like dullness, acne or dryness, this one is a self-proclaimed “multitasking face serum” with benefits that range from anti-aging to brightening and even acne prevention.

Sephora

Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment

This lactic acid treatment from Sunday Riley is a fan favorite and Underscored editor favorite, particularly when it comes to plumping and brightening. Lactic acid is one of the most hydrating alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), which just means that in addition to exfoliating your skin to reveal a smoother complexion (fighting dead skin cells that lead to a range of skin concerns like bumps, dullness and acne), the active ingredient also moisturizes your skin, keeping it luminous and bouncy.

The addition of licorice as an ingredient (and its associated brightening properties) can enhance your skin’s radiance and lead to the reduction of spots and discoloration, something reviewers love about this treatment. One reviewer writes that “active exfoliants have been dismal because most of them irritate my sensitive skin. Good Genes has turned that all around! It hydrates and gently exfoliates without irritating.”

Sephora

La Mer The Lip Balm

You’re probably thinking what we’re thinking — a lip balm that costs $70? That can’t be serious. But if you’re familiar with the luxury skin care brand La Mer, the price tag may come as less of a surprise. This mint-scented and velvety soft lip balm calms and conditions your lips while supporting their natural moisture barrier and helping to protect against environmental damage.

It’s free of sulfates, parabens and tons of other less than ideal ingredients, and it boasts La Mer’s signature Miracle Broth — a formulation that aims to help restore your skin to its healthiest and most radiant form.

Reviewers acknowledge the steep price tag but are convinced that despite the cost, it’s worth every penny. One person writes that they have “tried every form of lip moisturizer on the planet, and this blows everything else out of the water.”

Sephora

Tatcha Violet-C Radiance Mask

Tatcha is known for creating some of the most effective skin care on the market, and this creamy vitamin C mask is no exception. Rios credits this mask for keeping her skin glowing, noting its luxurious texture and super-hydrating benefits.

Formulation-wise, it’s packed with rich, high-quality ingredients, from two different types of vitamin C to an AHA complex derived from seven different fruit extracts, and the brand’s signature Hadasei-3 Complex, a proprietary blend of “double-fermented Uji green tea, Akita rice and Mozuku algae.” All of this works together, resulting in a mask that leaves your skin instantly softer, smoother and more radiant. There are also some more long-term effects — the vitamin C helps to prevent signs of aging, while the AHA complex works to improve overall skin texture over time.

Sephora

Gisou Honey-Infused Hair Perfume

A hair perfume may not be in everyone’s beauty rotation, but this option might just convince you that it should be. “This honey-infused perfume is ethically sourced,” shares Yamga, and draws on ingredients from Gisou founder Negin Mirsalehi’s father’s bee gardens. “The combination of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants assist in maintaining your hair’s moisture while also leaving behind a beautiful floral scent.”

Simply spray on your hair after styling for a summer-perfect scent that will linger throughout the day, and of course provide your hair with those benefits Yamga mentions. Just be sure to use a light hand, since a little goes a long way.

Nordstrom

Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer Broad Spectrum SPF 25

“This tiny little stick is really all you need in a pinch when it comes to complexion,” shares Greenwald. “The high-quality pigments cover and smooth even the most challenging areas and can be buffed out on the entirety of the skin for a soft focus foundation.”

And she acknowledges that while it’s a big price for what seems like a really small product, anyone who has tried it would attest that it’s well worth its price. Not only do reviewers love the full coverage effect of this concealer, they also love how moisturizing it is. Concealers are notorious for looking cakey or emphasizing dryness, especially throughout the day — but not this product. Because a little goes a long way, the small amount actually lasts quite a while (one reviewer notes up to a year). And the formulation includes SPF 25, which is always a big bonus in our book.

Sephora

Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate Face Oil

“I use this lightweight oil at night,” shares Rios, “and wake up with my skin looking fresh and dewy.” The Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate Face Oil is one of our all-time favorite skin care products as well, because it’s so simple yet so effective. With ingredients like lavender essential oil and evening primrose oil, the formula works to restore your skin overnight so you wake up with visibly brighter, radiant and, of course, moisturized skin.

If you’re wondering how that actually works, it turns out our skin actually repairs itself while we sleep. Targeting our skin with a beneficial, high-quality oil like this one while it’s already going through those natural restorative functions only helps it along that process.

Sabrina Yamani Yamga, an award-winning hairstylist based in Chicago, is a big fan of the Dyson Airwrap, which we’ve reviewed in its entirety here. “This little device comes with so many attachments that work fast,” she shares, “and uses intelligent heat control technology to give you that salon blowout look without having to leave home.”

While the price tag is high, this product truly performs in a way that no other product on the market does. To start, you’re not styling your hair with the same type of heat as a standard iron or hair dryer, which means that you’re doing way less damage to your hair. The other noteworthy feature, and something that Yamga calls out, is the number and variety of attachments. This product isn’t just a fancy hair curler — it comes with two different sized curling barrels, three different brushes for that easy blowout look and a prestyling dryer, an attachment that achieves a similar result to that of the equally if not more popular Dyson Supersonic.

If you consider the price of all those products combined, the cost of this one product seems a bit less daunting. In addition to all those features, the Dyson Airwrap is just a joy to use — you don’t have to worry about burning your fingers, it’s much lighter than other hair dryers and stylist tools, and the process of doing your hair is just way more comfortable overall.

Nordstrom

Trish McEvoy Beauty Balm Instant Solutions BB Cream SPF 35

We’re big fans of an all-in-one product, and this BB cream from Trish McEvoy does it all. It primes your skin, evens out its tone and simultaneously hydrates your skin while controlling oil. Like many luxury makeup products, the skin care benefits of this product are built in — peptides in the formulation help to improve your skin’s texture, while SPF coverage helps to prevent skin damage and aging caused by UVA and UVB rays.

Unlike other similar creams, this option provides much more coverage than a tinted moisturizer, and it’s definitely buildable for anywhere from a medium to full coverage.

Dermstore

By Terry Baume de Rose Lip Care

“I’ve been using this for years,” shares Mireya Rios, an actress and content creator with over 3.8 million followers on TikTok, where she shares the best of beauty. “It’s expensive, but it keeps my lips hydrated, and it smells amazing too.”

This rich lip balm features a suite of nourishing and reparative ingredients, from essential rose wax, which works to soothe and restructure your lips, to floral oils that help nourish and moisturize them, to bio-ceramides, which smooth the skin while providing anti-aging benefits. While it’s perfect as an everyday lip balm, its formulation is also aimed at helping your lips bounce back from periods of dryness or damage.

Dermstore

Luzern Laboratories Serum Absolut V15

“Vitamin C is an integral part of skin care,” shares Jones. “It reverses sun damage, brightens [and] reduces pigmentation.”

She recommends this serum specifically, which features pure vitamin C in addition to a ton of other vitamins and minerals, including vitamins E, A, B3, B12 and D3. Marketed as a multivitamin serum, the blend of goodies in this serum helps to address a whole range of skin goals, from assisting in the production of collagen to reducing inflammation and improving skin elasticity.

“It is so worth the splurge,” Jones raves, calling it “a miracle product.”

Dermstore

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic With 15% L-Ascorbic Acid

It can be tough when a life-changing product is a pricey one. This vitamin C serum boasts a combination of its namesake ingredient, in addition to vitamin E and ferulic acid, which specifically enhances your skin’s protection against environmental damage that can cause skin damage and aging — whether UVA/UVB rays, ozone pollution or diesel engine exhaust.

In addition to that protection, you’ll reap all the other benefits that come with a high-quality serum formulated with prime ingredients, like firmer, brighter and more even skin. It’s been called “life-changing” by one of our editors, who’s grappling with the fact that this serum is totally worth its high price tag.

Tatcha

Tatcha The Essence

While essences are massively popular in other parts of the world, they’re still not as common in American skin care routines. But if you’ve ever heard of one, it was probably this option from Tatcha. Made from 100% Hadasei-3 — the brand’s proprietary trio of Japanese superfoods — this product is all skin care goodness and nothing else.

Simply splash a bit of the product into your palms and gently press it into your skin. The formulation helps to prep your skin for all steps of your skin care routine while boosting your skin’s own bounciness, texture and radiance.

Nordstrom

Tom Ford Eye Color Quad Eye Shadow Palette

Jones calls these eye shadow palettes her favorite splurge. “The presentation of the quad and pigment in the powders are just stunning,” she shares. There are tons of different color and finish combinations to choose from — it’s admittedly hard to choose just one. However, Jones shares that she absolutely loves every palette, so whichever one you decide on is sure to be a great choice.

While people love the matte shades, reviewers go wild for the super-sophisticated, luxurious-looking and eye-catching shimmery shades. Apply them dry for a softer look, or wet for maximum impact — just be prepared for people to ask you about what you’re wearing.

Amazon

Beautyblender The Crown Jewels Blender Essentials Kit

“Beautyblender is the holy grail of makeup sponges and so worth the price,” shares Jones.

While you may be familiar with the standard-size Beautyblender sponge, Jones is also a fan of the different sizes the brand offers for different parts of your face. The smaller sponge in particular is really perfect for blending product into smaller crevices of your face, like along your hairline or on your nose. It can also be used to precisely apply cream or liquid highlighter or blush.

One piece of advice Jones shares is to keep them clean for optimal performance. Fortunately, this kit also comes with mini cleansers.

Sephora

Westman Atelier Vital Skin Foundation Stick

“I love this multitasking foundation,” shares Coombs. “It’s super easy to apply and build — with a brush, sponge or your fingertips — and works great as a blemish and under-eye concealer.”

This foundation stick from Westman Atelier is super luxurious — the container is heavy, the magnetic cap is amazing and the whole thing just feels expensive. Probably not enough reason to buy the product, but when paired with a high-quality foundation, it’s the cherry on top.

“The silicone-free formula contains many skin-friendly ingredients to hydrate and soothe,” Coombs says. The result is a “luminous, natural finish” that falls in the medium coverage range. However, it’s super buildable and great for targeting any troublesome spots.

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Equal parts skin care, makeup and technological innovation, the Opte Precision System is a smart skin care device that the brand calls an “all-in-one solution for hyperpigmentation correction, treatment and prevention.”

On the tech side, the handheld device features a little roller at its tip that you slowly sweep across your face. As you do so, the device scans and detects hyperpigmentation using a patented algorithm. Each time the machine identifies hyperpigmentation (some visible, some that may not be visible to the human eye), the device applies a unique serum.

This optimizing serum, which comes with the kit, combines mineral pigments with 5% niacinamide to help treat the discoloration while also lightly covering any dark spots for a super-natural look. The brand says the serum uses 97% less product than foundation, because the coverage is so targeted. Over the course of eight to 12 weeks, the serum continues to fade and eliminate dark spots and discoloration, improving your skin as you continue to use the device.

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Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum

If you’re sensing a theme here, it’s that serums are often totally worth a splurge. This option from Vintner’s Daughter boasts a stunning blend of 22 natural, multiperforming ingredients that balance, nourish, protect and revitalize all different skin types.

“The oil texture smells incredible, absorbs into the skin beautifully and is a great base under makeup,” shares Coombs. The core of the formulation is the brand’s “proprietary Phyto Radiance Infusion,” a 21-day process in which the nutrients from whole plants are infused into the serum’s formula, at which point additional and essential oils are added.

If it sounds a little bit like witchcraft to you, it does to us too. But the result isn’t just an incredible facial serum — it’s also one with responsibly sourced and highly sustainable ingredients.

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Baseball Strike or Team Expansions? The Start of the 2018 Baseball season

Pitchers and catchers are checking into the clubs spring training facilities this week, where the start of a new baseball season is beginning. Handful of players will be joining new teammates who decided to join with different clubs this season, like Christian Yelich who was traded from the Marlins to the Brewers and Yu Darvish who signed with the Chicago Cubs this past weekend. The current issue with this past off season has been the lack of signed players to new clubs this season, with the demand of having multi-million contracts that are well in the nine digit range. Clubs have regretted making some these contract signings over the past decade due to the circumstances of the players not living up to their expectation and health issues that go along with age.

A handful of players agents are even demanding for their clients to receive the highest amount possible and using other elite players as examples in order to be treated the same way. Example, in 2016 David Price demanded to be paid like Clayton Kershaw had been with the Dodgers because he believed his career resume was just as good with many playoff appearances with multiple teams (Rays, Tigers, and Blue Jays), starting for the American League in the 2010 All Star game, and one Cy Young from 2012; needless to say, he got what he wanted with the deal he signed with Boston worth $217 million over seven years. Notorious baseball agent Scott Boras represents the second best pitcher this off season; Jake Arrieta, who demands to be paid a contract that is Max Scherzer or Price worthy in the $200 million dollar range with feats that include a Cy Young from 2015 and an All Star selection along with a World Series ring in 2016. The problem is teams are looking at the high risk over the reward Arrieta has to offer, with his early struggles in the game followed by a decline of his high octane performance from 2015-2017. Let’s be real for a second, did the Angels “care” about the risk or age factor after they signed Albert Pujols after winning a World Series? Did the Tigers put their foot in their mouth after giving Miguel Cabrera a dream contract and sold the rest of the team along with hopes of ever becoming a contender again? Are the Marlins finally eating it after trading away Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees after providing him a contract that even they know they could never afford? Yes, all these teams regret it now, because they game is constantly changing in this new era of baseball; however, what goes along with this new era of baseball are the new features of talent that continue to be utilized to the games highest potential year after year. 

With the league looking at this problem dead in the face, it is not completely unrealistic that the commissioner of baseball actually take into account of what he was looking forward in the near future and that’s league expansion. Another ridiculous factor that baseball writers have surfaced is that with the amount of free agents this off season, you can fill a whole 25-man roster for a whole team. To make this ridiculous claim even more realistic, a great amount of these free agents have arrived in Florida for spring training and practice under former MLB coaches in order to display their best for scouts and teams this season. The unfortunate side from this entire picture is that not all of these players are “invited” to participate in “real” spring training scenarios, like actually playing a game against teams this spring. Now, with the amount of free agents left unsigned this season and the huge amount of players that will be available as free agents the following season, it is not unrealistic for the league to allow new ownership to come forward and create new teams for the MLB. With the current free agent class, let’s pretend that these new teams existed and signed these players for two new teams; one for each league:

Catcher: Jonathon Lucroy and Geovany Soto

First Base: Eric Hosmer and Logan Morrison

Second Base: Neil Walker and Arismendy Alcantara (also Brandon Phillips is an honorable mention

Third Base: Mike Moustakas and Eduardo Nunez

Shortstop: Erik Aybar, Stephen Drew, and/or J.J. Hardy

Left Field: Jon Jay, Ben Revere, Melky Cabrera, and/or Colby Rasmus (depending on if Rasmus is still hung up on “retirement”)

Center Field: Carlos Gomez and Jarrod Dyson (Rajai Davis is another honorable mention)

Right Field: J. D. Martinez, Carlos Gonzalez, Jose Bautista, and/or Andre Ethier

Team One Rotation: Jake Arrieta, Lance Lynn, Andrew Cashner, Brett Anderson, Chris Tillman

Team Two Rotation: Alex Cobb, Jamie Garcia, Jason Vargas, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey

Closers: Greg Holland and Huston Street

These are just highlighted names that are still on the top ranked free agent list that still have not been signed yet. This also does not include more names to fill the rosters entirely, like the bench and bullpen (also inserting the fact that these teams have farm systems). If either of these were a team, they probably would have made a fantasy baseball playoff run; either way if these names came up on ONE team they make that team scary good on paper. Problems that follow making the selected rosters with these players only come with finances, age, and staying healthy; despite going to a new city that would feature baseball for the first time to the MLB and playing more teams from the divisions that are lucky to add a six team and join their competition. There are numerous amount of baseball fans that believe they can do a job better than Rob Manfred, and if anyone from the office of the commissioner is reading my blog, let’s have less focus on rule changes for “the improvement of the game” and get to making with more teams for my season to become more enjoyable.

These are all high hopes and we look for the rest of the dominoes to fall in free agency before the start of Opening Day. Who knows? Maybe we will see some new faces as spring training roll along bit by bit. Maybe some of these players will take a year off and play elsewhere like Japan and then test free agency at the end of this season again. I’m happy we’re getting baseball back soon and I’ll have some cold brews to share with you all.

Speaking of, Tampa Bay Beer Week is less than a month away and I will be sharing more beer posts sooner than later as we keep getting further and further into the season. Until then, cheer and stay warm friends!

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

I’m not black and I’m not American, but I’m trying to do my part in building an equal future for ourselves and future generations, being a decent human being should be enough to get involved so please consider checking out the following links and info.

As a white person, I think getting educated is the first step in understanding the struggles of Black folks in America and Black people in general; here are some of the books I’m planning on buying (note that some of these are not available yet, at least in my country):

“This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Colour” by Cherríe Moraga

“Redefining Realness” by Janet Mock

“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin Diangelo and Michael Eric Dyson

“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston and Zadie Smith

“The Warmth Of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson

“The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century” by Grace Lee Boggs and Scott Kurashige

“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander

“The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

“So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo

“Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde and Cheryl Clarke

“Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson

“I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” by Austin Channing Brown

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou

“How to be Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi

“Heavy: An American Memoir” by Kiese Laymon

“Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower” by Brittney Cooper

“Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment” by Patricia Hill Collins

Of course these are just some helpful books and please, if you have any more suggestions, send me a message and I’ll add it to the list!

Donating is always helpful, but as a university student I know it can be hard to save money and economically support good causes at the same time; this is why I’m copying the link of a great YouTube video that allows you

financially contribute

to the Black Lives Matter movement

without donating or even leaving your house

. You simply need to watch the video and let the ads run fully, all of the AdSense revenue will be donated to different associations: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM

Here is a playlist with the same purpose: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtooIklzheqzORPbQBiEZKsw2T4s6SUxv&app=desktop

 If you do have the possibility of donating money, here are some useful links that work internationally:

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://gf.me/u/x4xyax 

GEORGE FLOYD (BIGFLOYD): https://gf.me/u/x4xnx9 

I Run With Maud: https://gf.me/u/x3j4qf 

Justice For Regis: https://gf.me/u/x489am 

Justice for Jamee: https://gf.me/u/x5ckzy 

Destiny Harrison & her daughter Dream’s Legacy: https://gf.me/u/x3yjir 

OFFICIAL FUND FOR ERIC ROSALIA: https://gf.me/u/x5axu2 

R.I.P Belly Mujinga: https://gf.me/u/x3zyip 

Justice for Dion Johnson: https://gf.me/u/x5disw 

Rest in Peace Aaron James "AJ" Sutton: https://gf.me/u/x5s4t3 

In Memory of Tony Mcdade: https://gf.me/u/x5sm65 

The OFFICIAL Peace and Healing for Darnella Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5r8xn 

Destiny's Dream Scholarship: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/desdresch/mobile 

For James Scurlock’s Family: https://gf.me/u/x5v6c6 

Love and Support for Leslie: https://gf.me/u/x5ywzz 

Trevor Belle: https://gf.me/u/x3i9j4 

Justice for David McAtee: https://gf.me/u/x6bgka 

Bay Area Protest Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5zrff 

Brooklyn Bail Fund: https://brooklynbailfund.org/donation-form  

Charleston, SC Protestor Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5ztfj 

Chicago Bail Fund: https://chicagobond.org/donate/ 

Detroit Bail Fund: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project 

Detroit Justice Fund: https://www.detroitjustice.org/donate 

Florida Bail Fund: https://www.floridajc.org/bail/ 

Peoples City Council Freedom Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5k84b 

Protestors of Manassas: https://gf.me/u/x5zzra 

Massachusetts Bail Fund: https://www.massbailfund.org 

Missouri Black Protester Relief Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5wp7n 

PDX Protest Bail Fund: https://gf.me/u/x5quj5 

Philadelphia Bail Fund: https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/PhiladelphiaCommunityBailfund/general 

Richmond Bail Fund: https://rvabailfund.org/donate 

Unicorn Riot Fund: https://unicornriot.ninja/donate/ 

#SupportBlackOwnedBusinessesATL: https://gf.me/u/x5q5hy 

Support SacDelux Consignment Store: https://gf.me/u/x5q64s 

Scores Sports Bar Mpls Rebuild: https://gf.me/u/x49m34 

Rebuilding Bole Ethiopian Cuisine: https://gf.me/u/x5iv2v 

Help Trio (Black-Owned) Thrive in Minneapolis: https://gf.me/u/x3vj79 

Juiced up vapors riot break in: https://gf.me/u/x5qv56 

Atlanta Black Owned Business Relief: https://gf.me/u/x5qzqt 

Rebuild Guns and Roses Boutique: https://gf.me/u/x5qxji 

Go Get It Tobacco: https://gf.me/u/x5qxhs 

Somali owned businesses affected by rioters: https://gf.me/u/x5frf9 

Rebuilding Shoe Mountain: https://gf.me/u/x5y5v8 

REBUILD THE BLOCK - 4 Black Owned Small Businesses: https://gf.me/u/x58v8p 

BLM: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 

Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles: https://gf.me/u/x34jci 

Homeless Black Trans women fund: https://gf.me/u/x3kh8h 

Reclaim The Block: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2 

North Star Health Collective: https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate 

ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/aclu-response-covid-19 

The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/donate 

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.35717155.2063942164.1590824273-1161863773.1590824273 

Loveland Therapy Fund: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/team_fundraiser/NzU4MzM=/6860 

Lake Street Cleanup: https://www.welovelakestreet.com 

Saigon Bay Vietnamese Restaurant - Tampa: https://gf.me/u/x5xw92 

Rebuild Native American Youth Center: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Migizi-Communications 

Cambodia Town Relief Fund: https://gf.me/u/x562ig 

If you know of any other funds, please let me know and I’ll include them in the list.

Another good way of lending a hand is signing petitions:

George Floyd: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/justice-george-floyd-0 

RAISE THE DEGREE - Remove bail for Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/raise-degree-remove-bail-derek-chauvin-murderer-george-floyd 

Arrest The Other Three: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/arrest-other-three 

RAISE THE DEGREE: http://chng.it/2HHqGDqqvG 

Justice for George Floyd: http://chng.it/BFSWBtN52j 

JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD: http://chng.it/wggqFBrPwZ 

#JusticeForFloyd: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis/?source=dm_sms_optin_5-26-20 

Get the officers charged: http://chng.it/rKwBVjkvqY 

#JusticeForBre: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justiceforbre-police-officers-who-killed-breonna-taylor-must-be-fired?bucket=&source=twitter-share-button&utm_campaign=&utm_source=twitter&share=e57b02c1-bd0f-497f-8365-f51d6114576f 

Justice for Bre: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=lPo4KG5jyn4dJ3ixiTidfK_RRZR8MTU5MTI3NDExM0AxNTkxMTg3NzEz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fact.colorofchange.org%2Fsign%2Fjusticeforbre-breonna-taylor-officers-fired%3Fsource%3Dcoc_main_website&v=bCgLa25fDHM&event=video_description 

Disbarment of George E. Barnhill: http://chng.it/YpG6j4BdZP 

Justice For Ahmuad Arbery: http://chng.it/46nvxchV5h 

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery- Pass Georgia Hate Crime Bill: http://chng.it/KYQDXx7HZ8 

TELL MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL TO DEFUND THE POLICE: https://secure.everyaction.com/eR7GA7oz70GL8doBq19LrA2 

Mandatory Life Sentence for Police Brutality: http://chng.it/p5PKyrcRY2 

JUSTICE FOR REGIS KORCHINSKI-PAQUET: http://chng.it/fkmGwvZC5n 

Justice For Tony McDade: http://chng.it/q5wzxGSJSm 

Justice For Joāo Pedro: http://chng.it/hrbc8Ngsfq 

Julius Jones is innocent. Don't let him be executed by the state of Oklahoma: http://chng.it/n7Fvm4ZdrJ 

Justice for Belly Mujinga: http://chng.it/YfJxZMRf84 

Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery: http://chng.it/zcdXqm8D2F 

Hands Up Act: http://chng.it/LyHntCxrxm 

NATIONAL ACTION AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY! PROSECUTE POLICE WHO MURDER UNARMED INDIVIDUALS: http://chng.it/wKy5jcvFF9 

CORRECTING A WRONGFUL CONVICTION. Kyjuanzi Harris: http://chng.it/k8MXvvk8Zw 

JUSTICE FOR ALEJANDRO VARGAS MARTINEZ: http://chng.it/rHy2bhZvwZ 

Most of the information reported in this post was taken from this website: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# <- visit it to find more resources!

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Nats are only NL East contender yet to add an arm, and the trade deadline is today

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It is a protected wager that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo shall be working the telephones proper up till today’s four p.m. trade deadline. (John McDonnell/The Washington Put up) As Deadline Day dawns, the Washington Nationals discover themselves trailing in the standings and the leaguewide bullpen arms race. The Nationwide League East groups sandwiching the Nationals in the division, the Atlanta Braves (5½ video games forward) and the Philadelphia Phillies (a half-game behind), have already made strikes with the deadline looming at four p.m. All three division contenders, plus most groups in the postseason dialog, want bullpen assist. The late-developing market has been sophisticated by the first yr of the hard-stop deadline, the San Francisco Giants’ sudden entrance into the playoff race and Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles’s lingering elbow irritation. Final week, small items began to fall however, in the previous two days, large chips have been moved in starters Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets and Trevor Bauer to the Cincinnati Reds in a three-team deal. In the NL East race to purchase bullpen assist, the division leaders made the first transfer. [MLB trade deadline: Indians deal mercurial Trevor Bauer, acquire also-mercurial Yasiel Puig] On Tuesday evening, whereas they have been on their approach to beating the Nationals 11-Eight, the Braves acquired right-handed reliever Chris Martin from the Texas Rangers for 21-year-old left-handed starter Kolby Allard, who was the No. 10 prospect in the Braves’ pitching-rich system, in accordance to MLB Pipeline. “I do not know if it is necessary to make the first [move], however I am glad we made one to strengthen our bullpen,” stated Braves Supervisor Brian Snitker. The Nationals even have a 21-year-old left-handed beginning prospect in Tim Cate who profiles as a middle-of-the-rotation starter in the majors, however Cate is in Class A Superior Potomac whereas Allard is in Class AAA and has already appeared in the majors. Martin, 33, has a three.08 ERA and 43 strikeouts with 4 walks in 38 innings. Braves nearer Luke Jackson has 17 saves and seven blown saves, and the Nationals roughed him up Tuesday evening (three hits, three runs). Martin has proven an means to pitch high-leverage innings (4 saves) and it’s doable he turns into the staff’s new nearer — if the Braves don’t add one other arm to the unit. The Nationals first fell behind on Monday when the Phillies traded a minor league catcher for left-handed starter Jason Vargas to shore up their ailing rotation. On Tuesday, they signed free agent reliever Blake Parker, who had a four.21 ERA with the Minnesota Twins this season and appeared like a doable match for the Nationals. The Nationals may nonetheless pursue different relievers, together with Detroit’s Shane Greene, Toronto’s Daniel Hudson or San Francisco’s Sam Dyson or Drew Pomeranz (if the Giants determine to promote). The Nationals mentioned Greene with the Tigers as just lately as Friday, however there was a sticking level. An individual with information of the negotiations stated the Tigers once more requested for Carter Kieboom, and Washington remained unwilling to deal its high prospect. [As trade deadline looms, Nationals’ needs look glaring in loss to Braves] The Nationals’ farm system is one in every of the majors’ thinnest, taxed by trades for catcher Yan Gomes, proper fielder Adam Eaton, relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson, and Kelvin Herrera since December 2016. In earlier discussions this season, the Nationals dangled outfielder Michael A. Taylor, however a number of folks with information of the state of affairs informed The Put up they’ve struggled to generate curiosity in the 28-year-old. For the Braves’ new addition, Snitker appeared skeptical Martin would possibly make it to Nationals Park in time for the collection finale at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, however he famous the 4 walks in the context of his staff’s slender win Tuesday over a staff they as soon as led 11-1. “It’s going to be a giant addition,” he stated. “That was the factor today that allow them get again in the ballgame is walks.” The Nationals’ NL East rivals have already added to their pitching staffs. The deadline is four p.m. Will Washington be a part of them? Learn extra on the Washington Nationals: Svrluga: Pennant races are uncommon in Washington, however Nationals are lastly about to be in a single Boswell: These Nationals by no means make it straightforward, and their pivotal matchup with the Braves is no completely different Anthony Rendon’s grand slam helps Nationals take first spherical of newest bout with Braves As so-far sluggish trade deadline nears, Nationals nonetheless have apparent holes to patch Nationals place Max Scherzer on 10-day injured record, recall Erick Fedde to begin Tuesday (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

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Diamondbacks Open With 3 HRs, Set Team Mark With 7 In Philly

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The Arizona Diamondbacks set another home run record defeating Philadelphia Phillies at their home ground. Diamondbacks hit 3 back to back homers to open the game Monday Night against Phillies Pitcher Jerad Eickhoff.

After allowing two more of two-run homers, Eickhoff got chased in the fourth inning. By then the Diamondbacks had scored up to 7-3. Adding two more homers in the fifth inning the Diamondbacks set a club record with seven home runs in a single game.

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In more than three innings Eickhoff allowed five hits which were all homers.

Jarrod Dyson was the first to contribute in this record earning with his hit to the right field. That turned out to be his fourth homer of the season. Following him was Ketel Marte driving his 16th home run to the right field. The third homer of the first inning was made by David Peralta hitting his 9th homer deep to center.

It was the first time in the MLB History that a team has hit 3 straight homers at the beginning of the first inning. The last record was also set by Diamondbacks on 21st July 2017 at their home ground against Washington ace Max Scherzer.

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Eduardo Escobar and Alex Avila then hit two-run shots in the fourth inning against Eickhoff. Eickhoff could not retire a single batter in that inning right after which manager Gabe Kapler pulled him away.

After this Escobar hit his second ball, a solo shot to left, in the fifth inning off reliever Ranger Suárez. Then Ildemaro Vargas added another solo shot to the inning which was flung back on the field by an angry fan.

The game was delayed for a couple of minutes due to rain and it continued to drizzle after the game continued.

This marks as the sixth time in the franchise history that The Diamondbacks had hit six homers in a single game. The last was on 1st June 2018 versus Marlins.

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MLB Roundup: D’backs beat Phillies 13-8, teams combine for record 13 HRs - Mon, 10 Jun 2019 PST

The Arizona Diamondbacks hit three straight home runs to open the game and finished with a team-record eight in a 13-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a homer-happy game on Monday night at Philadelphia. Scott Kingery hit two of Philadelphia’s five home runs for the combined MLB record of 13 homers in one game. Jarrod Dyson, Ketel Marte and David Peralta hit consecutive homers off Jerad Eickhoff in the first inning. Eduardo Escobar became the first Diamondback to homer from different sides of the plate in consecutive innings. Ildemaro Vargas also homered twice and Alex Avila went deep. MLB Roundup: D’backs beat Phillies 13-8, teams combine for record 13 HRs - Mon, 10 Jun 2019 PST

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Seattle Mariners @ Minnesota Twins 6.15.17

Seattle Mariners Lineup Minnesota Twins Lineup

1.) Ben Gamel LF        1.) Brian Dozier 2B

2.) Mitch Haniger RF   2.) Eduardo Escobar 3B

3.) Robinson Cano 2B  3.) Miguel Sano DH

4.) Nelson Cruz DH     4.) Robbie Grossman RF

5.) Kyle Seager 3B     5.) Kennys Vargas 1B

6.) Danny Valencia 1B 6.) Jorge Polanco SS

7.) Jarrod Dyson CF    7.) Chris Gimenez C

8.) Carlos Ruiz C       8.) Eddie Rosario LF

9.) Taylor Motter SS    9.) Byron Buxton CF

SP Ariel Miranda LHP SP Jose Berrios RHP

(6-2) 3.67 ERA            (5-1) 2.84 ERA

(2017 Statistics)

-Chris Kreibich-

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Royally Yours: Royals Biggest 2018 Needs

Royally Yours: Royals Biggest 2018 Needs

This off-season the Royals will have a lot of decisions to make about their roster moving forward. They will need to decide which free agents will help their team in the future. The Royals have a few holes in their roster that will need to be filled for them to become contenders again.

  Starting pitching is one of the biggest needs for the Royals. Last season Royals starting pitchers had an ERA…

[junker-town]

Is there a team that could sign all of the free agents and become a hilarious, collusion-busting super team?

Well, not all of them. But lots of them.

Every year, I write an article about the kind of team that can be cobbled together from the remaining free agents. Every year, I start that article by explaining some silly hypothetical scenario that would force a team to sign a dozen free agents or two. Every year, that little touch seems necessary.

This is not every year. Someone took the briquettes out of the hot stove and replaced them with a severed hand that’s frozen into an obscene gesture through rigor mortis. Everyone is blaming everyone else for putting the severed hand in there. The end result is that this is a much different exercise than normal. You aren’t just going to build a team to make you giggle in January. You’re going to build a team of All-Stars and dreams.

C - Jonathan Lucroy, $9M 1B - Eric Hosmer, $22M 2B - Neil Walker, $11M SS - J.J. Hardy, $1M 3B - Mike Moustakas, $17M LF - Carlos Gomez, $7M CF - Jarrod Dyson, $6M RF - J.D. Martinez, $22M

Bench - Brandon Phillips, $2M Bench - Cliff Pennington, $1M Bench - Chris Stewart, $1M Bench - Rajai Davis, $2M Bench - Jose Bautista, $5M

SP - Yu Darvish, $22M SP - Jake Arrieta, $22M SP - Alex Cobb, $17M SP - Lance Lynn, $17M SP - R.A. Dickey, $6M

RP - Greg Holland, $12M RP - Tony Watson, $7M RP - Sergio Romo, $5M RP - Peter Moylan, $3M RP - Robbie Ross, $1M RP - Chad Qualls, $1M RP/SP - Francisco Liriano, $4M

That’s a $223 million payroll, which ... isn’t ideal. And it might be a little more, considering that I pulled some of those numbers from unspeakable places, and I might be underestimating what Scott Boras still thinks he can get for his All-Stars. But if you wanted to cut some salary to get under the luxury tax threshold — Maybe go with Eduardo Nuñez instead of Moustakas, Jason Vargas instead of Alex Cobb, etc. — it’s possible, and you could still have a solid team. If you add up the projected WAR of that 25-man roster according to Steamer, you have a team that’s roughly as promising as the Twins, Diamondbacks, or Rockies.

The problem with this exercise is there isn’t a team looking to fill 25 different roster spots. There are teams looking to add some pieces here and there.

So what this article is suggesting is that there should be one team that picks and chooses the best $100 million spending spree from the above if they can afford it*. They can use the best of the remaining free agents to supplement the roster they’re already comfortable with.

* they can all afford it

Which team(s) should do it?

The super-rich team that doesn’t want to go over the luxury tax

Team: Giants

Needs: Two starting pitchers, a reliever, and a defensive whiz in center

Current payroll: $190 million

Players acquired in hypothetical spending spree: Yu Darvish ($22 million), Lance Lynn ($17 million), Tony Watson ($7 million), and Jarrod Dyson ($6 million).

Why they wouldn’t do it: [spits] Because they’re yella.

Or because they don’t want to go over the luxury tax threshold. The Giants are very keen on resetting their luxury tax penalties for next offseason, when they can at least tempt Bryce Harper like they wanted to with Giancarlo Stanton. This hypothetical $52 million spending spree would cost them $78 million in real money after the penalties, and their first-round draft pick would be moved back 10 spots next year. They would also lose $1 million in international spending money. Not to mention that they’re already going to owe $130 million to just six players in two years, and that’s without an extension for Madison Bumgarner. More long-term deals probably aren’t their thing.

But they would have a front four that would feature Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, and Yu Darvish.

Still, this probably isn’t the team we’re looking for.

Unless they wanted to just sign Darvish.

I’d be cool with that.

The completely awful team that wants to not be completely awful

Team: Phillies

Needs: Starting pitching, relievers, maybe one more hitter

Current payroll: $44 million

Players acquired in hypothetical spending spree: Yu Darvish, one of Lance Lynn/Alex Cobb/Jake Arrieta, Mike Moustakas, maybe J.D. Martinez.

Why they wouldn’t do it: [spits] Because they’re yella.

But, sure, maaaaaybe they’re a little wary of handing out big contracts to veterans who are almost certain to decline. Maaaaaaaaaaybe there’s something in the back of their mind that’s preventing that.

But as of right now, according to Spotrac, the Phillies have the lowest payroll in baseball. That seems off. Even if they were one of the only teams to spend (on Carlos Santana) this offseason, they can afford more.

Imagine a lineup like this:

Cesar Hernandez - 2B Odubel Herrera - CF Carlos Santana - 1B J.D. Martinez - RF Rhys Hoskins - LF Mike Moustakas - 3B J.P. Crawford - SS Jorge Alfaro - C

And it’s backed by a rotation that now features Yu Darvish and at least one other name-brand starter. Nick Williams kind of gets hosed in this scenario, but on the other hand: J.D. Martinez. The Phillies’ payroll goes all the way up to, like, $110 million, which puts them in the same company as the Braves and Orioles.

In two or three years, there would be the same kind of dead weight on the roster that they just got out from under, and the Phillies are likely trying to set themselves up for a big deal to someone like Manny Machado or Bryce Harper, so maybe this isn’t the year to go bananas and build a team through free agency. Maybe they’re right to be patient.

But if they wanted to, they could be incredibly fun, and they could do it in a way that wouldn’t have any consequences at all for me, who is the only person that matters in this scenario. I think it would be fun. I wouldn’t face any of the consequences if it failed. Therefore, I think the Phillies should try it.

The low-payroll team with dreams of contending

Team: Twins

Needs: At least two, if not three or four, starting pitchers

Current payroll: $96 million

Players acquired in hypothetical spending spree: Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta, and, hell, just throw J.D. Martinez onto the pile, too.

Why they wouldn’t do it: They should totally do it.

But the players the Twins would be messing around with are the ones who will come with the longest deals and most years attached. Darvish is going to get five years. Arrieta is going to want what Darvish gets. And I’m not sure if the Twins really need Martinez, though they’re one of several teams that could absolutely use him.

But look at this headline:

PECOTA pegs Twins for 82 wins in 2018

You don’t think that an extra six to 10 wins from a $300 million spending spree could help the Twins as currently constructed? It has to be at least tempting for a team that doesn’t have to worry about any long-term contracts right now. Here, take a look at the payroll they have guaranteed to players in 2019 or beyond:

That is, they don’t have any money committed beyond this year. They’ll have to pay Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano at some point, but they certainly don’t right now. This is why I figured they were going to spend a lot of money this offseason. The Brewers proved me right. Where are the Twins?

The Twins should do it.

Do it, Twins.

C’mon, Twins. Do it. No, no, no. Do it.

Buy them all.

It’s settled. The Minnesota Twins are going to save this offseason and create a hilarious, collusion-busting super team. They’re going to get two or three of the best starting pitchers on the market. They’re going to get the best hitter on the market, just because.

And we’re going to be forever grateful to them.

And when it all collapses in a heap of fire in a couple years, we get to whistle and walk away.

Still, do it, Twins. Do it.

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Phillies Blow Early Chances to Score (Again) as Bullpen Falters (Again)

Didn’t stay up to watch the Phillies game last night?

No worries—I come with good tidings. If you’ve watched this team on an even semi-routine basis since June 1, you’ve already seen this game.

It had all of the familiar ingredients that you’ve come to know and despise about the 2019 Phillies: terrible situational and clutch hitting to go along with a mind-numbingly bad performance from a tattered bullpen, paired with frustration, regret and just a hint of apathy.

The Phillies lost to the Diamondbacks, 8-4 last night, failing for the seventh time to reach seven games over .500 since June 19. Indeed, they are now 0-7 in such games.

Come, let us together relive the magic of this instant classic.

Corey Dickerson, who appears to have some pop, welcomed Mike Leake to Arizona with this housewarming gift:

Dingers in the desert 🌵#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/MTyuPBKBcD

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 7, 2019

That was a 463 ft. shot to center field, good for the 34th longest homer of the season and the second longest one hit by a Phillies player this season. The leader remains a 466 ft. Bryce Harper bomb at Citizens Bank Park back on May 18.

It was a fun start, but then, well, you know.

Things played out in an eerily similar fashion to the Phillies’ debacle against the White Sox last Friday night as they again failed to capitalize on a number of early scoring chances.

Consider this progression:

The Phillies had eight hits and nine total baserunners through the first four innings, managing only two runs.

They had 11 baserunners through five innings, producing only three runs.

They had 14 baserunners through six innings, still producing only three runs.

The sixth inning was particularly frustrating as Rhys Hoskins and Harper both struck out to kill the Phillies’ last true threat. By the end of the sixth, they were a pathetic 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position. They would finish the night 2 for 16 with RISP. And since we’re on this topic, let’s take it a step further. Since last Friday night (5 games), the Phillies are 12 for 62 (.194) with runners in scoring position. Just nightmare stuff – the same nightmare stuff – again and again.

Meanwhile, Arizona’s bats were quiet early as they were held hitless through the first three frames by Jake Arrieta, but quickly tied the game in the fourth with two runs on their first two hits of the game. A single by Ketel Marte was followed by a two-run homer off the bat of Eduardo Escobar.

That’s efficiency.

Two innings later, Ranger Suarez, who threw only 11 of his 25 pitches for strikes, gifted Arizona a golden scoring opportunity. Previously unbeknownst to the Phillies, producing a clutch hit with runners in scoring position is an option that is also available to baseball teams:

Thank you, Alex Avila. This is really swell. pic.twitter.com/IvVX8fAxrt

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 7, 2019

And welp, that was pretty much it.

The Phillies reached the roll over and die phase by the seventh.

I particularly enjoyed J.T. Realmuto’s late swing on a 3-0 fastball that produced a weak fly out to right as the leadoff guy in a one-run game to start the seventh. Jean Segura’s careless throwing error in the bottom of the frame that allowed Jarrod Dyson an extra base on what should have been an infield single was cool, too. Of course, he came around to score.

Luckily for Segura, Blake Parker and Zach Eflin made sure that a single insurance run wouldn’t be the difference.

The Phillies are now 12-34 on the road against NL West teams since the start of the 2017 season. Somehow, they remain clinging to a wild card spot.

Something Positive

The pitching has been bad, and the hitting has been infuriating, but at least the Phillies’ defense has been (mostly) better this season.

Christian Walker hit an 89.4 mph liner to a perfectly-positioned Rhys Hoskins to begin the bottom of the second inning. That play got me wondering about the team’s overall defensive play this season. One metric commonly used to determine overall fielding quality is “defensive runs saved.” It isn’t a perfect statistic, but it provides a decent overall indication of how many runs a player has saved or cost a team relative to a league average player.

If it feels like the Phillies are a better defensive team this season than they were a year ago, that’s because they are.  This play, which saved probably two runs and temporarily preserved the lead, is indicative of such improvement:

bRYcE HarPeR iSn’t eVEn tHaT gOoD dEfenSiVeLy pic.twitter.com/QxHZE1FIFH

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 7, 2019

According to FanGraphs, the Phillies’ combined -148 defensive runs saved were last in all of baseball in 2018. By comparison, they are +8 this season. They are by no stretch a “good” defensive team (they entered the night ranked 17th overall in DRS), but they are markedly improved from the almost impossibly bad defensive team they were a season ago. Here’s the two-year breakdown by position:

Position20182019 Pitcher-202 Catcher-107 First Base-2-3 Second Base-150 Third Base-14-1 Shortstop-23-3 Left Field-279 Center Field-16-10 Right Field-93

Some observations:

Holy shit, the 2018 Phillies outfield defense was bad.

This year’s team is currently better in eight of nine positions. There have been monster improvements behind the plate, on the mound, in the corner outfield spots and the left side of the infield.

What the hell were the pitchers doing last season? I mean, -20 DRS? How?

Still, like I wrote above, defensive runs saved isn’t a perfect metric. Case in point: Arizona came into the night second in baseball with +88 DRS, including +4 DRS at first base:

So yeah.

Jake Arrieta, Tough Guy (Really)

As for Jake Arrieta, who’s clearly limited by the bone spurs floating in his right elbow, he lasted only five innings, allowing just two runs on five hits to go along with five strikeouts. It seems the popular thing to do is give Arrieta a bunch of shit because he hasn’t pitched to the hype of his contract. Plus, there was the whole tough guy act with Todd Frazier after a loss to the Mets just before the All-Star break which was admittedly kind of lame, but he has stepped up for the Phillies in the second half. The numbers over his last five starts:

25.2 IP, 24 H, 10 BB, 20 K, 3.16 ERA

What’s Next

It will be Jason Vargas vs. South Jersey product Zac Gallen in the series finale. The Bishop Eustace grad will be making his first start with the Diamondbacks after being traded by the Marlins prior to the July 31 deadline.

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Reuters Sports activities Information Abstract

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For many years, the enduring woes of the ladies’s soccer, from low pay in relation to their male counterparts to lackluster sponsorship endorsements, have shared a typical supply: the dearth of a mass viewers. Warriors worry Durant’s proper Achilles ruptured Kevin Durant was misplaced in Sport 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday and sure for months to return with a ruptured proper Achilles. Durant, who’s three weeks from one other foray into free company, performed for the primary time since Could 8, when he strained his proper calf. 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Vettel was punished after making a mistake in Sunday’s race in Montreal whereas beneath strain from Mercedes’ championship chief Lewis Hamilton, who completed second however was declared winner. New York Marathon expands ‘digital race’ Jogging solo in Florida in close to 80 diploma Fahrenheit warmth, Theresa Winterhalter’s New York Metropolis Marathon expertise final November appeared a lot totally different to what you’d count on from the world’s largest marathon. The 54-year-old was one in all 424 individuals to complete the long-lasting race’s first “digital marathon”, an occasion that race organizers are actually increasing. The New York Metropolis Marathon will welcome limitless, free enrolment in its digital marathon this 12 months, aiming to draw hundreds of runners from throughout the globe. 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Take 5: Durant’s damage means seismic shifts in free company Free company shifted in a seismic vogue Monday night time when Kevin Durant was helped off the court docket with a proper Achilles damage. No aspect of NBA free company was extra intriguing than the Durant thriller tour. The New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are regarded as on the entrance of the road, however shuffling salaries to accommodate Durant know brings a staggering medical subplot if the Golden State Warriors’ hunch of a ruptured proper Achilles checks out by way of MRI examination on Tuesday. Story continues Report: Davis needs deal to Lakers or Knicks Klutch Sports activities and Anthony Davis envision the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks as the one becoming locations for the All-Star middle. In keeping with The Athletic, Davis narrowed his official most popular checklist of 4 groups submitted to the Pelicans on the 2019 All-Star break to solely two. Nonetheless, Davis has no say within the matter based mostly on his present contract. He may select to instruct Wealthy Paul and Klutch Sports activities to tell suitors he is not going to signal past subsequent season, however the identical message of uncertainty did not halt the Toronto Raptors’ 2018 pursuit of Kawhi Leonard. Source link

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MLB trade deadline is today, and Nats are only NL East contender yet to add an arm

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It is a protected wager that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo can be working the telephones proper up till immediately’s four p.m. trade deadline.

(John McDonnell/The Washington Submit) As Deadline Day dawns, the Washington Nationals discover themselves trailing within the standings and the leaguewide bullpen arms race. The Nationwide League East groups sandwiching the Nationals within the division, the Atlanta Braves (5½ video games forward) and the Philadelphia Phillies (a half-game behind), have already made strikes with the deadline looming at four p.m. All three division contenders, plus most groups within the postseason dialog, want bullpen assist.

The late-developing market has been difficult by the primary yr of the hard-stop deadline, the San Francisco Giants’ sudden entrance into the playoff race and Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles’s lingering elbow irritation. Final week, small items began to fall however, previously two days, large chips had been moved in starters Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets and Trevor Bauer to the Cincinnati Reds in a three-team deal. Within the NL East race to purchase bullpen assist,

the division leaders made the primary transfer. [MLB trade deadline: Indians deal mercurial Trevor Bauer, acquire also-mercurial Yasiel Puig] On Tuesday evening, whereas they had been on their method to beating the Nationals 11-Eight, the Braves acquired right-handed reliever Chris Martin from the Texas Rangers for 21-year-old left-handed starter Kolby Allard,

who was the No. 10 prospect within the Braves’ pitching-rich system, in accordance to MLB Pipeline. “I do not know if it is necessary to make the primary [move], however I am glad we made one to strengthen our bullpen,” stated Braves Supervisor Brian Snitker.

The Nationals even have a 21-year-old left-handed beginning prospect in Tim Cate who profiles as a middle-of-the-rotation starter within the majors, however Cate is in Class A Superior Potomac whereas Allard is in Class AAA and has already appeared within the majors. Martin, 33, has a three.08 ERA and 43 strikeouts with 4 walks in 38 innings. Braves nearer Luke Jackson has 17 saves and seven blown saves, and the Nationals roughed him up Tuesday evening (three hits, three runs).

Martin has proven an skill to pitch high-leverage innings (4 saves) and it’s doable he turns into the crew’s new nearer — if the Braves don’t add one other arm to the unit. The Nationals first fell behind on Monday when the Phillies traded a minor league catcher for left-handed starter Jason Vargas to shore up their ailing rotation. On Tuesday, they signed free agent reliever Blake Parker, who had a four.21 ERA with the Minnesota Twins this season and appeared like a doable match for the Nationals.

The Nationals may nonetheless pursue different relievers, together with Detroit’s Shane Greene, Toronto’s Daniel Hudson or San Francisco’s Sam Dyson or Drew Pomeranz (if the Giants resolve to promote). The Nationals mentioned Greene with the Tigers as lately as Friday, however there was a sticking level. An individual with information of the negotiations stated the Tigers once more requested for Carter Kieboom, and Washington remained unwilling to deal its high prospect. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

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