Commodity Futures Trader

Posts Tagged ‘recreation’

Neftali Feliz: Any player that can regularly pitch 100 mph fastballs has the chance to dominate in the majors. As long as his arm stays strong, he can easily do this.

Gordon Beckham – He is a five tool player and the first I’ve seen in a while. When he plays he is so hard to retire due to his speed, and if he gets on base he can definitely steal a bag if he wants.

Justin Smoak – Man, this guy is a big bopper. He has power and he has a glove. I wouldn’t be surprised if he won a few home run derbys before it’s all said and done. He will be a huge impact player.

Chris Tillman. Exceptional speed on his fastball. This major league baseball prospect is compared to players like Felix Hernandez, and with good reason. His stuff is electric.

Jason Heyward. A premier hitting prospect who wowed the crowd in St. Louis at the 2009 futures game. His batting practice showcased his power potential, and the Atlanta Braves can’t wait to bring him into the bigs.

Derek Holland – Great fastball, baffling curveball. Will be a very dominant starter and probably a Cy Young winner. That’s probably an understatement. His stuff is almost as nasty as Feliz (his teammate) – maybe better.

Austin Jackson: Another all-around player with everything you could ask for in a hitter and a fielder. This future Yankee will most definitely make his mark within a year or two.

Sometime around the 8th century B. C., athletes came from Sparta, Croton, Rhodes, Athens and other city-states of the ancient world to compete in competitions on Greece. Some of these events were chariot racing, boxing and running. This gathering of strong and fast competitors would become the forerunner to today’s summer Olympic Games. The Olympics of today is considered the top athletic stage in the world with more than 70 countries sending their athletes to try to take home a medal. The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London, United Kingdom. The games will run from July 27 through August 12.

The selection of London as host city for the 2012 games goes back to 2003. Nine cities were vying for the honor of being chosen. These cities were London, Madrid, New York, Havana, Moscow, Istanbul, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Leipzig. By 2004, the number of contenders had been narrowed to five: London, Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow. In 2005, on July 6, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) announced that London would be the city to host the games in 2012.

Competition to be named host was heavy. Each of the cities did all they could to impress the judges. During the selection time, many people believed that Paris had an upper hand. The attempt for the 2012 games was Paris’ third attempt in a few decades and it was also thought that they were “due” to win. But, London had an ace up its sleeve.

Neftali Feliz – This guy consistently throws up triple digit fastballs and has electronic stuff many may argue against this but he is a monster, a flat out dominant pitcher. It’s very hard to find a pitcher with stuff as nasty as his.

Gordon Beckham – He is a five tool player and the first I’ve seen in a while. When he plays he is so hard to retire due to his speed, and if he gets on base he can definitely steal a bag if he wants.

Justin Smoak – Man, this guy is a big bopper. He has power and he has a glove. I wouldn’t be surprised if he won a few home run derbys before it’s all said and done. He will be a huge impact player.

Chris Tillman: Another pitcher with incredible speed. Many have drawn comparisons to Jake Peavy. HIs strikeout count is always high, and batters fear his presence.

Jason Heyward – He has beastly power and had a very impressive batting practice at the futures game. He has a lot of power and he will really make an impact on the Braves.

Derek Holland – Great fastball, baffling curveball. Will be a very dominant starter and probably a Cy Young winner. That’s probably an understatement. His stuff is almost as nasty as Feliz (his teammate) – maybe better.

Austin Jackson. Talk about a well-rounded player. Drawing comparisons to BJ Upton, Jackson is a prospect eagerly anticipated by Yankees fans.

Riding a horse on a trail ride is one of the most pleasurable activities you can do to experience the great outdoors, but horses are not all the same. I discovered that the Paso Fino horse is one of the best horses to take out riding. Its ride is pleasurable to a level that could be compared to eating ice cream on a hot summer day as a young child. It gave me a feeling of pure joy when I rode this horse, and it is primarily for one reason, its steady gait.

In case you don’t know, a horse’s gait is the way that it moves. In determining a horse’s gait, you look at the pattern, speed, positions, and the sequence of steps that a horse takes while it is moving. The Paso Fino is special in the fact that it has a unique pattern of foot movements that give it a very smooth ride. You won’t see this horse bounding its rider up-and-down as it moves.

The cadence of the Paso’s 1-2-3-4 gait is distinctive as the horse effortlessly glides to its destination. It is almost like military precision when it takes its strides. I liken it to the riderless horse of presidential funerals. To be riding a horse that moves like this is akin to feeling like royalty.