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Rangers 3, A's 1 As everyone expected, the Rangers lost the game in this series Yu Darvish started, and won the game that Ross Wolf started Wolf, brought up today as an emergency starter when Nick Tepesch's blister kept him from being able to go, made his first major league start (and just his 19th professional start) a memorable one, as he picked up his first major league win by going 5 innings and allowing a single run, walking two, striking out three and allowing three hits. Wolf was perfect through the first three innings, before the A's started getting to him the second and third times through the order. Still, Wolf pitched into the sixth inning, getting lifted with two on and no one out in the sixth after walking John Jaso to start the inning, followed up by Elvis Andrus making an error on a Yoenis Cespedes grounder. I don't think the Rangers could have asked much more from Wolf than what they got from him today. Of Wolf's 19 career professional starts, 11 came in 2002 (the year he was drafted), 1 came in 2005, and the other 7 have come this year. Stellar work from the Ranger bullpen, retiring 12 of the 13 batters they faced. Neal Cotts fanned three in two innings, allowing a hit, and then Robbie Ross and Joe Nathan each pitched a scoreless inning. Ross's ERA is now down to 0.42 on the season. The Rangers were up 2-0 after the first two Ranger hitters came to the plate, and were up 3-0 with one out in the bottom of the first. They failed to plate another run all game. In the three game series against Oakland, they scored in just three different innings, and logged a total of six five runs in the series. After Elvis Andrus singled and David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in the first, the Rangers picked up just four baserunners the rest of the game -- an Elvis walk, and singles by Jeff Baker, Leonys Martin and Leury Garcia. There was some discussion on Twitter before the game about the decision to sit Mitch Moreland in favor of Jeff Baker, with a righthander pitching today and a lefty going for Seattle on Friday. My initial reaction was that that didn't make much sense, that Moreland should sit on Friday. However, Baker is going to start on Friday either way, and you can either sit Moreland against Joe Saunders then or you can sit David Murphy against Saunders. Either way, a lefty is going to start. Moreland went 0 for 3 with 3 Ks yesterday, and Ron Washington said today that he thought Moreland, who is leading the majors in games played, needed a break. If Moreland is worn down, playing him today, in a day game after a night game, so you are sitting him Friday (and playing Murphy Friday) against a lefty, probably doesn't make a ton of sense.

Via Conor Glassey: MLB has announced details for the 2013 Draft broadcast. A total of 73 picks — First round, Supplemental First Round, Competitive Balance Lottery Round A, Second Round, and Competitive Balance Lottery Round B — will be broadcast by MLB Network at 7pm ET on Thursday, June 6th. The broadcast will be preceded by an hour-long preview show. Day two (rounds 3-10) and day three (rounds 11-40) will be broadcast online at MLB.com on June 7th and 8th. Willie Randolph and area scout Andy Cannizaro will represent the Yankees at MLB Network during the day one broadcast. Tino Martinez, Lee Mazzilli, and CC Sabathia have represented the team in previous years. The Bombers have four picks that night — 26th, 32nd, 33rd, and 66th overall — so that will be a lot of fun. The Yankees will be in Seattle for the start of ten-game, 12-day road trip that night, which means we’ll get to focus on the draft for a few hours before first pitch. Not as nice as last year’s off-day, but better than having to juggle with Red Sox-Yankees like 2008. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog2013 Draft: Broadcast Schedule & Representatives

Hope the Mariners have the jet warm because they need to fly off and hide someplace. They might decide to leave Brandon Maurer right here in his hometown. He gave up a third inning run and now trails 7-0. Maurer tonight has allowed 11 hits, walked a pair and uncorked two wild pitches -- in just three innings. At this rate, Aaron Harang might still be on the team come Friday. 5:09 p.m.: Mike Trout hit a one-out triple and scored on a single to center by Albert Pujols to make it a 6-0 game. Mariners are in all likelihood going to stumble home 2-7 after starting the trip 2-1. The heat will be on GM Jack Zduriencik tomorrow to get some moves done. Problem is, the time for significant moves is in the off-season, not the month of May. 4:46 p.m.: Once again, the Mariners just are not getting adequate starting work from the back end of their rotation. One can argue that Brandon Maurer didn't catch a break on that blooper that fell between center fielder Michael Saunders and second baseman Dustin Ackley. But the bottom line is, Maurer allowed the first five batters of the game to reach base and also uncorked a wild pitch. He had a chance to get out of the inning only two runs down but a double to the gap in right center by Alberto Callaspo doubled the score and then a Hank Conger single made it 5-0 after one. It's tough for the offense to get going when the starting pitchers don't keep them in the game beyond even one inning. Maurer has had his moments this year, but he's also had outings where he's looked every bit a pitcher who should be learning his craft in Class AAA. If the Mariners want anybody to take them seriously beyond June 1, they are going to have to start finding more major league pieces to patch up some areas of concern that have been there since Opening Day and gone neglected. Not just on the mound, either. The team has gotten by for a while with stuff it was fortunate not to get burned by. But this rotation, the way it's designed, is now hurting the team big time. Something will have to be done about it tomorrow. The Aaron Harang DFA will be an obvious move. Not sure the team has a move to make with Maurer. But you can only carry one fifth starter per team. This club has carried two -- and sometimes three when it's on the road -- all season so far. 3:57 p.m.: The Mariners enter this afternoon's road trip finale having dropped five in a row to turn what once looked like a promising trip into a 2-6 nightmare. Brandon Maurer will try to snap the skid today, pitching for the first time in the hometown area where he grew up. When I spoke to Maurer yesterday, he told me he'd purchased 32 tickets for family and friends. I asked whether he'd been getting calls from folks coming out of the woodwork that he hadn't heard from in years and he replied that this was indeed the case. "I told some of them they should uy their own tickets,'' he said.

Every year the AIA/LA, or the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects, holds its annual Restaurant Design Awards, a competition which honors excellence in design for restaurants, nightclubs, cafes, bars, and lounges. In order to quality, the venue must be located in LA or the designers must have an office in LA. Out now are the 16 finalists for 2013, as determined by judges Margot Dougherty (writer), Warner Ebbink (restaurateur), and George Kelly (architect). Which means that voting is now open to the public until noon on June 17 to decide the People's Choice Award. Winners will be announced on June 22 at Dwell on Design. RESTAURANT BELCAMPO MEAT CO. (Larkspur, CA) designed by BCV Architects ESTADIO (Washington, DC) designed by GrizForm Design Architects EVELEIGH (West Hollywood) designed by Nick Mathers JOULE / THE WHALE WINS (Seattle, WA) designed by Heliotrope Architects NOBU MALIBU (Malibu) designed by Montalba Architects, Inc. & Studio PCH, LLC OUTLIERS EATERY (Portland, ME) designed by Remi Designs SUPERBA SNACK BAR (Venice) designed by Design, Bitches & Reed Architectural Group WATERS - BONNELL'S COASTAL CUISINE (Fort Worth, TX) designed by Preen, Inc. YOJISAN SUSHI (Beverly Hills) designed by Dan Brunn Architecture CAFÉ/BAR BEER BELLY (LA) designed by MAKE Architecture NORTHERN LIGHTS BAR (Iceland) designed by Minarc PLAN CHECK KITCHEN + BAR (LA) designed by Raveled Studio & Terry Heller SWEET CRUSH (LA) designed by 64North LOUNGE/NIGHTCLUB Chambers Eat + Drink (San Francisco) designed by Samonsky + Pometta Architects, LLP & Mr. Important Design Pour Vous (LA) designed by Houston Hospitality SHOREbar (LA) designed by Built a design build company ·All AIA/LA Coverage [~ELA~]

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Are the Seahawks the smartest team in the NFL? According to Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football Facts, they are. Though Stanford alumni like Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin may lead intellectual conversations in the locker room after practices, Byrne isn’t talking about the team’s book smarts. Instead, he uses the offensive and defensive efficiency ratings “scoreability” and “bendability” as measures for the team’s intellect — two categories in which the Hawks lead the class, er, NFL. From Cold Hard Football Facts: Scoreability measures offensive efficiency in terms of what we call Yards Per Point Scored — how effectively teams turn yards into points. Smart teams need only a few [...]

Prosecutors need more time to review case against NBA’s Terrence Williams | NBA in Seattle | Seattle Times King County prosecutors said they need more time to review the allegations against NBA player Terrence Williams, who was arrested Sunday after the mother of his 10-year-old son told police he had flashed a handgun at her. "There’s an ongoing investigation and a charging decision will be made at a later date," Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the prosecuting attorney’s office, said today.

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen reported that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has torn his Achilles tendon and undergone surgery to repair it. Doctors have stated that the injury would sideline Crabtree for six months. This kind of injury is worse for wide receivers due to the position requiring them to use their Achilles for explosion off the line of scrimmage on almost every play. Players at other positions may recover faster, but for a receiver to return to full strength or an effective level of play, the recovery process will be longer. However, as unfortunate as this news may be for Crabtree, don’t expect panic to overtake the 49ers organization. Crabtree led regular season receivers in 2012 with 1105 yards receiving on 85 receptions, but the team and more specifically the passing offense are still in good hands (pun intended). TE Vernon Davis is still a threat for opposing teams to consider. During their Super Bowl, the 49ers saw first hand how devastating Anquan Boldin can be so this offseason whey went out and traded for the available wideout. Mario Manningham should see more footballs coming his way, and he will welcome everyone of them coming off season ending ACL and PCL injuries against the Seattle Seahawks in the 2012 season. If that isn’t enough the team added one of the better wide receivers in the 2013 draft, Quinton Patton, in the 4th round. Patton was super productive in school and should not disappoint in the NFL. Yes, Colin Kaepernick has options and the running game as Frank Gore is still a proven force. Fans will wish Crabtree a speedy recovery, but they know they don’t need to. Tony Graham is an NFL writer for Rantsports.com Follow him on twitter @tonypintalk

This morning, Theater Schmeater artistic director Douglas Staley sent out a press release saying the company would start looking for a new place to make theater. Which means this run of The Twilight Zone: Live! will be your last chance to see a show in the subterranean venue that, in Seattle, has become synonymous with the term "basement fringe theater." The recent departure of the Brocklind's costume shop upstairs is a big part of the problem. In a subsequent email, Staley said the theater and the store had "a symbiotic relationship" because they had different business hours, so there were never noise problems. Now the space is going to house a restaurant and bar, and the theater ceiling is already so low, it can't build in sound muffling (which probably would only be marginally effective anyway). "We are already at about 8'2" at the bottom of the cross supports," Staley wrote. "Putting in a ceiling and bringing down all of our lights means some of them will be maybe less than 7' from the floor. That precludes using any risers for the audience, or casting anyone over 5'6". Our light designers make miracles but that really is more than I could ask for." But the future isn't all gloomy. He added: We don’t have any debt, we have some cash, and, I think the good will of the theater community. Hunters Capital (the new owners of the building) is helping us out by letting us stay for awhile to give us time to determine our future, which is invaluable. They don't like seeing us go, as one of their goals is to restore buildings and keep the hill an active thriving part of the city. Next time you go by the place notice how good the building looks. There is no one to blame, unless you want to blame the pour guy who designed the building in the 1920s and didn't plan for a theater and restaurant to live in the same building at the same time in 2013. That, or the theater gods are telling us it's time to move on, to evolve into our next manifestation. I’m thinking it's a little of both. I saw The Twilight Zone: Live! last weekend and it was a fun, light diversion full of folks who were clearly big TZ:L! fans, hooting and hollering and getting all boozed up throughout the three episodes. (One was about some astronauts whose ship crash-lands in a hostile environment, the second was about a small town living at the mercy of a psychic boy who can kill you with his mind if you think unhappy thoughts, and the third was about a drunken Santa Claus who experiences a Christmas miracle.) If you ever had a soft spot in your heart for "the Schmee," see the show and pay your respects. I'll be sorry to say goodbye to that basement stage and the two concrete support columns in its center that have bedeviled set designers for over 20 years. Like all theaters, it saw some successes and some failures, but we've had some good times together. Good luck in your search for a new home, Theater Schmeater. [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]