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Friends of injured motorcyclist start fund
May 18, 2013
FALLING WATERS — An annual memorial motorcycle ride earlier this month turned tragic, as an accident claimed the life of two participants and sent another to the hospital in critical condition....
Wildgirl this comment is for u. The BUNCH of bikers have been riding for years! They are awesome drivers. U wasn't there but I was. It wasn't the bikers. It was a CAR driving fast and came over on them. The Hagerstown News had the story all messed up. Why don't u have a heart? Two people died and another fighting for his life. GREAT PEOPLE!!!! Prayers go out to Mark and the Families. Plus for u Wildgirl Thanks everyone for the Donations and Prayers Money will pay for their home, utilities, hospital, funeral for his son and his 3 sons trying to help their Dad
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Everyone should help even if its only 5 or 10 bucks,My mother went in a coma and was on a ventilator and its hard on a family to find ways to pay for simple things when tragedy strikes unexspectedly,My mother pulled through after being out for 33 days.I will be praying for the family and giving what i can to help.
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As a rider myself my condolence goes out to the families. As far as the Major..why doesn't the paper just take his ability to post!!! The man's an idiot.
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True, wildgirl. We used to ride with CMA. Whatever their organizational power struggles were, they at least had it together on the road. Of course, they spent more time kickstands down, smoking and resting more than they rode, which is why we went off on our own. I wish the families and friends of the Stephens family all the best.
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probably best use of the money is to train that bunch in how to ride safely in formation
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What a tragic story, my thoughts and prayers with all families. Maj, making one of your asinine comments on this story is a new low for you. My goodness get help.
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State officials plan to open a new center in Buffalo to help local manufacturers develop innovative new products that they might not otherwise have the resources to do on their own.
Plans for an Advanced Manufacturing Institute still are being developed, but the project is expected to be one of the key initiatives backed by the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's "Buffalo Billion" pledge.
The idea is to create a resource center where local manufacturers, especially small to midsize companies, can share resources and work with experts and engineers to develop new products and services that will make them more competitive in the global market and also help them push into new markets that will help their businesses grow.
"We don't have a ton of companies that have the resources to provide these services on their own," said Howard A. Zemsky, co-chairman of the local development council, which will be briefed on the project during its meeting this morning. "Advanced manufacturing is an important piece of our economic puzzle."
The development council has been working with EWI, an Ohio consultant that specializes in helping companies develop innovative products, to create a plan for the manufacturing institute, whose location in Buffalo has not yet been determined.
"This really is focused on filling a void in this region," said Christina P. Orsi, regional director for Empire State Development Corp. in Buffalo. "This really doesn't exist locally."
Zemsky said the center is expected to cost "tens of millions" of dollars and could be operating by the end of next year. The initial plan for the institute is due to be presented to the development council during September, and Zemsky said the council also is seeking federal funding for the project.
The center is one of the key pieces of the development council's broader plan for trying to invigorate the Buffalo Niagara region's economy, which has been suffering from a lack of innovation and ranks comparatively low in the number of new patents generated by businesses here.
Council officials believe that advanced manufacturing can be one of the region's centers of economic strength in the coming years, in part because of the availability of low-cost hydropower, ample water supplies and a central location that puts much of the Canadian and U.S. populations within an eight-hour drive. The region also has a pool of graduates flowing from its colleges and universities.
But the council has identified two factors that are holding back those advanced manufacturers: a shortage of workers with the skills that are needed in 21st century factories, and the difficulties that the region's more than 1,500 small- to mid-sized manufacturers face in developing innovative new products.
"No one lives in a vacuum," Zemsky said.
"If you can't be competitive and innovative in manufacturing in a global economy, you're not going to exist," he said. "There's no such thing as standing in place: You're either moving forward or falling behind."
To address those concerns, the council is working to create a workforce development center in Buffalo, as well as the manufacturing center. Sites have not been selected for either center, and it's possible that both could be located within the same building to both reduce costs and create synergies between the training and research operations, Orsi said.
The concept behind the manufacturing institute is to create a center where manufacturers can work with engineers or use sophisticated equipment to help them turn ideas for new products into reality. Smaller companies typically can't afford to take on those types of development projects individually, but the manufacturing center is expected to be able to allow those firms to pursue those projects at a significantly lower cost because they are sharing the center's resources with other local businesses.
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Twenty years ... can it be that long that we've been attending events at the North Charleston Coliseum? Remember the recoil when it was revealed there would be a charge to park? We weren't accustomed to that. How about the idea to bring ice hockey to an area that was only interested in putting ice in its sweet tea?
Concerts, sporting events, wrestling shows and, yes, even "American Idol" auditions have used the facility at one time or another since it opened Jan. 29, 1993.
The outside of the building always has been intriguing. Early on, I was told it was designed to resemble a Lowcountry sweetgrass basket. Never knew that to be true or not. Maybe from a couple thousand feet it does? The pilots on final approach to the Charleston Air Force Base may be the best resource for corroboration.
The very first event was a figure skating championship. There were many parking issues, and it took almost an hour for folks to leave after the event ended. The next night, though, thousands more arrived to see country star Alan Jackson. In the space of 48 hours, two very different forms of entertainment had attracted sell-out crowds. It was clear the coliseum was a hit.
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Could Charleston, though, sustain this support? Was there enough disposable income for folks to pony up the cash for the various events?
Week after week, month after month, the bookings continued. From big-name recording artists to monster truck shows, they all made a curtain call.
We all have our memories. During a live TV interview with some wrestlers known as The Bushwackers, I distinctly recall them leaning over and licking my face as I signed off. The beard burn was visible for two days. The accompanying trauma lasted a little longer.
The world was coming to North Charleston, and folks in the Lowcountry no longer were forced to drive to Charlotte, Atlanta or Jacksonville to get their tickets torn.
The local hockey team, the South Carolina Stingrays, remain loyal tenants and retain a solid fan base. Other cities in the state tried minor league hockey, too, but with limited success.
Most memorable moment?
In my mind, the most poignant and significant use of the coliseum in its first 20 years came soon after nine local firefighters died in 2007. It was there that the country came to pay tribute in a memorial service. Hundreds of trucks filled the parking lots, and thousands of first responders gathered to mourn and offer comfort to a hurting community.
Traffic stopped on all the arteries that fed the coliseum that day. As those fire engines rolled by displaying their various departments and city designations, many motorists and residents stood by the side of the road with their hands over their hearts. It seemed all roads led to the coliseum on that sad summer day. Having such a facility to stage such a public outpouring of concern and support was important.
On that day, in that moment, all of the other reasons that building was constructed seemed secondary. Its primary purpose on that hot day in June was to provide a central location for families and fellow firefighters to pay their respects.
Isn't it comforting, even today, to know that all the emotion, the tears, the prayers and the grief were somehow poured into that "sweetgrass basket" and it was the perfect size to handle it all.
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There is a Twilight Zone episode from 1963 called "The Parallel." The story goes something like this...
An astronaut (Steve Forrest) blasts-off from Cape Canaveral, and once he is in orbit, his ship disappears from radar. Next scene, the astronaut wakes up in a hospital, and he appears to be OK. Except he notices certain aspects of his life are slightly different. For instance, his best friend (who was a USAF major when he took off) is now a colonel. His house has a white picket fence that it did not have before. And nobody has ever heard of a "President Kennedy." He locates an encyclopedia and finds that certain facts are different from the history that he remembers. And Jim Hendry did not get fired.
In this alternate universe, the 2011 World Series ends with the Texas Rangers victorious (David Frese strikes out swinging in the bottom of the 9th of Game 6), and operating with a 2012 $130M payroll budget, JH goes into the 2011-12 off-season with a plan that is consistent with past off-seasons.
The first thing he does is exercise the $16M 2012 club option on Aramis Ramirez. but A-Ram declines his player option part and is a free-agent. Knowing there are no other viable 3B FA options out there (or in-house waiting in the wings), Hendry offers Ramirez essentially the same deal he eventually got from Milwaukee in the parallel universe: 4/$50M or 3/$36M - $6M (2012), $12M (2013), $14M (2014), and $14M or $4M buy-out (2015). And with the promise that he will sign a FA 1B and RF to upgrade the lineup, Ramirez accepts. Therefore, there is no reason to acquire another third-baseman, so D. J. LeMahieu and Tyler Colvin remain with the Cubs, and Ian Stewart gets non-tendered by COL.
Believing that compensation draft picks are not worth the chance that the player might accept salary arbitration, Carlos Pena is allowed to leave without being offered salary arbitration, so the Cubs will receive no compensation draft picks in the June 2012 First-Year Player Draft.
But that doesn't matter, because JH knows that Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder are available. and he will sign one of them. Pujols (somewhat surprisingly) decides to go to the Angels, but JH meets Fielder's asking price, giving the slugger a 10/$205M contract that bests the one Pujols got from LAA by $1M.
While JH has a $130M budget in 2012, he knows he will get about $50M in payroll back post-2012 when Zambrano, Dempster, Byrd, Marshall, and Baker are free-agents, and Pena's $5M salary deferred from 2011 and Carlos Silva's $2M 2012 buy-out are off the books, so all FA contracts are back-loaded. Therefore, the Fielder contract is paid this way: $12M (2012) and $27M (2013-21), with player opt-out options (naturally) after the 4th, 6th, and 8th seasons.
Additionally, JH offers Carlos Beltran a year more than he got from the Cardinals in the alternate universe, signing Beltran to a three-year 3/$39M back-loaded deal that somewhat mirrors the Ramirez contract: $6M (2012), $15M (2013), $15M (2014), and $15M or $3M buy-out (2015).
Because Beltran has been signed to play RF, JH has no interest in David DeJesus.
At this point, the Cubs 2012 payroll (including signed players and projected salaries for arbitration-eligibles and auto-renewal players) is about $127M.
The Cubs still need a starting pitcher, so Jeff Baker and Blake DeWitt are non-tendered, saving another $2M in 2012 payroll, as Baker and DeWitt are replaced on the 25-man roster by LeMahieu and either Ryan Flaherty or Marwin Gonzalez (who are added to the 40-man roster on 11/18).
With $5M left to spend, JH signs Paul Maholm to a three-year $21M contract ($5M in 2012 and $8M in 2013-14), without having to trade Sean Marshall.
Looking ahead, salary increases in 2013 would include Fielder (+$15M), Ramirez (+$6M), Beltran (+$9M), and Maholm (+$3M), plus arbitration driven increases for Matt Garza (+$3M), Geovany Soto (+$2M), and Starlin Castro (+$2M).
If the payroll budget stays the same in 2013 ($130M), JH would have $10M to spend next off-season. With Dempster and Zambrano free-agents, JH signs Garza to a long-term back-loaded contract extension and a front-line FA starting pitcher (perhaps Zack Greinke) to a back-loaded contract, as JH knows he will pick-up payroll post-2013 (after Soto has left as a FA) and post-2014 (after Soriano, Ramirez, and Beltran are off the books).
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Very interesting.
I'm still withholding most of my judgment until February or so, when we see where Fielder actually ends up, but right now the only thing Theocorp has done that looks like probable mistake to me is let Flaherty and Gonzalez get picked up in the Rule V. Excluding that possible blunder (I'm still hoping they both get some exposure to MLB and then get returned to the Cubs), the offseason looks like this to me right now:
ARam walks (compensation pick)
Pena probably walks (compensation pick)
Marshall traded (frees up $3 mil)
Colvin traded
LeMahieu traded
Ian Stewart in ( at $3 mil?)
Sappelt takes Colvin's role, offers less power
Torreyes is a younger version of LeMahieu's skill set, except swapping the hope that LeMahieu will develop power for Torreyes's ability to stay at 2B
Travis Wood steps into the back of the rotation
Casey Weathers starts the season in the AAA bullpen
DeJesus takes Fukudome's role
I'm thinking they end up spending some more money this offseason, although I think we will probably see Theo very busy on the trade market over the next 14 months or so. Wouldn't be surprised to see Garza go. Overall, I'm not too upset with this offseason right now. I think if the Cubs had to start today, the lineup would be pretty weak, but I think there are more moves coming. Seems like Theo is more interested in moving everything around than adding one big piece, though, and I guess I'm just interested to see how that works out.
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Of course Jim Hendry always had a plan. My problem with his plans though are that they didn't seem to be planned out.
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In my opinion, that's missing the point of the complaint. Of course he had a plan every offseason. No one would (well some would) argue that he was throwing darts a bulletin board of FA photos. The complaint is that that seemed to be his only plan...how to compete this year. As a major league GM and especially one for a large market team he should be doing that, but his failing was that he seemed incapable of juggling that with that of thinking long term (due in large part to his inable to evaluate talent beyond past experience..."Soriano's good, I'll sign him forever."). That, in my opinion, is the plan that Hendry seemed to be lacking.
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I disagree with the part of putting a contending team on the field. Hendry and McPhail played a lot of shiny pebble games with the fans.
For example we added Greg Maddux who was totally un-needed and failed to address a crappy offense. It was all about the return of Maddux, so lets forget our offense sucks.
Or add a hitting instructor to the same lineup and expect different results. Moves were designed to distract people from the fact they failed to do their jobs.
Do you know how many of the best players in baseball the Cubs didn't even attempt to go after in free agency? The list is mind boggling for a supposed large market team.
The only way the Cubs got semi-decent players was through salary dumps in Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, and Nomar Garciaparra (loved him as a hitter, but had a frail body).
And when the Cubs finally opened the check book it had nothing to do with putting a winning team on the field and it had nothing to do with Hendry. Soriano was signed not to win but to increase the sale price of the franchise. If winning happened it was a nice side benefit, but it wasn't the main reason he became a Cub.
We got used to the Cubs signing 3 useless players for 5 million each instead of signing an impact bat for the same price. We got used to a useless player having 1 good month with our team and then being resigned to a 2-3 year deal and expecting those 1 month results.
The saddest part of it all is that we expected Hendry and McPhail to fail every off-season. We knew they would never put a true contender on the field that's why we got so enamored with the shiny pebbles.
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I'm not convinced that Theo hasn't had his hands tied by Ricketts this offseason. End of 2010 Ricketts said he figured payroll would be top 4 in the NL. That year the 4th place team had a 97 Million dollar payroll.
This kinda feels like Ricketts wants to be a guy who spends 90-100 on payroll and not a guy who spends freely.
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Even if that's the case, long-term, there's no reason the Cubs can't compete every year in the NL central on a 100 mil budget.
It's also possible that Rickett's was predicting that other teams might raise their payrolls and that, then, the Cubs would have to spend more than 100 mil to stay in the top 4. He may have also misspoken--it's possible he meant top 4 in the majors and not top 4 in the NL.
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Sure there's a reason the Cubs can't compete. Even if we got Pujols or Fielder that doesn't turn us into a competitive team. With the shape this team is in, they cannot spend their way into a World Series winning team this year.
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Prove that it couldn't. This happens to be... The Twilight Zone."
I know that TZ episode well. Some things in the parallel universe were identical though, in AZ Phil's world, the Cubs record would be identical with the Theo universe at 77-85. It's really hard to move the timeline unless one affects a critical event...like when Bones McCoy saves Joan Collins character, who keeps the US from entering WWII, and whammo, no Enterprise to beam back up to!
Just takes one timeline changing event, like being on the receiving end of the Brock for Broglio trade or Bartman having a colitis attack in the beginning of the 8th.
Merry Chrismukah everyone!
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Large market teams do try and win every year. This particular team has never gotten beyond trying tho - at least in 103 years or so . . .
I think the team that A-Phil describes here would have been intriguing. But not sure it would have been a winner - and certainly would not have helped long term to create a talent machine But. I hear you Phil, crunch and others . . . Maybe it is a lot to swallow, but I really want to see how this plays out. Also we might be damn surprised how much this year's team does compared to last year's team once it is assembled. I'm just glad the last group of scrubs is getting shook up. Also' Phil, who manages this alternative reality team? BIG QUESTION (sorry if you addressed it and I missed it.)
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myself, i don't care how any team does compared to last year unless the team won the world series last year. well, in a whimsical way i care, but things move so dramatically these days with rosters. *shrug*
i don't even mind gambles, but as it stands we got nothing but gambles showing up, no power anchor, and talk of giving up the only SP on the team capable of being a #1 guy. with dumpster/Z going away after 2012 how many pitchers the cubs plan on signing? no SP anchor and no power anchor?
it's one thing to pick up some parts and another to gut the place to see which of someone else's damaged goods is ready to step their game up. there's talk of blowing up a lot of slots to see what gambling will earn them. that's neat and all, but i also see a stack of loot laying around that's either not available or going unused.
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I just think Theo & co. Deserve the benefit of the doubt. And for the record there is no way we sign Fielder unless he takes 6yrs or less. Which I hope he does. We should give him 2-3million per year more than the best offer and BAM! Which is why it makes sense to wait and be coy. Though, I guarantee the FO wants to give TheHAIR a lot of at bats this year.
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yeah, they totally deserve benefit of doubt right now...offseason isn't even over.
personally...i'm willing to give them 2012, but i'd rather they hang onto garza if that's the plan...unless they get a really damn sure thing...and not one "due" 2-4 year after they get him.
besides, we don't know how much of the money tightening is ricketts and how much is theo-co...if ricketts is putting the money on lockdown it's moot...if theo-co have plans for the money that haven't materialized yet it's moot...etc.
i just hope they have a real/competitive plan for the 2013 season no matter how they roll it...
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I agree with every word here. I think however that they are gonna trade Garza in a three way netting a major league journeyman starter, a top 20 (team, not league top 20) pitching prospect and Rizzo. I would be very down with keeping Garza only if they signed Fielder for 5-6yrs. But I think I'm dreaming there AND the timing of all that could be very difficult to negotiate: in my mind the only way we get Fielder is waiting out the market and giving Boras/Fielder a great short term offer when they see that no one is gonna do 10/200MM ... Which isn't even for sure. Cause an AL team might. But the chances of holding off Garza suitors and having the timing be right is very risky. Theo & co will likely jump on a Rizzo plus pitching deal if pressed. But maybe they have a plan, they ARE close to the vest. If I had to be honest tho, my feeling is they are blowing it up wholesale ... And building talent for 2014
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Well, which is it? For three weeks plus you have been bitching and complaining about the crap the Cubs signed so far, and how they have not made any splashes yet to your liking. And, others, including myself, have pointed out that it is stil, December and that it seems like there is an "overhaul plan" underway.
Yet on Christmas you state, "...they [HoyStein] totally deserve the benefit of the doubt."
So, just what are you standing on?
Because it seems like you are speaking on both sides of your mouth.
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there is nothing new in what i posted i haven't said before except the "i hope they have a 2013 competitive plan."
some have been brought up multiple times. the "it's still early" or "it's not done" or "i'll wait until" etc etc statements are numerous.
just because i'm not done observing something doesn't mean i won't comment on the current state of it.
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of course they have a competitive plan. they've said it over and over again. that's the main reason Ricketts went and got Theo is because he has both a short-term and a long-term competitive plan. what he's made clear though is that if there is a conflict between the short-term and the long term plans, the long-term will be the priority. i'm surprised you haven't read about this. it's all over the media.
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i know they have a plan...i don't know what it is and how long it's supposed to last.
i also don't know how it involves 20m in 2012 or 50m in 2013...or garza...or theo compensation...or jed compensation...or the fate of guys like marmol the more the media talks about them as trade bait.
i'm not a fan of 2012 punting, but i hope it has a point for 2013 if that's the case...and if that's the plan for 2+ years then f'n yawn.
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That was definitely science fiction.
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Science Fiction-or Strat-o-matic? Methinks some moves by Eppy don't please the fantasy crowd here. Thus the shoulder-shruggin' and spittin' in the can.
And we who aren't mixin' it do want "W"s to fly.
Happy New Year!
"Dad, do you think there's anything wrong with a guy who doesn't want a girl to go around kissin' him all the time?"
~ Andy Hardy, 1938
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thinking the Cubs would resign Ramirez and add Fielder and Beltran is science fiction.
Also thinking they'd be contending this year with those moves that don't address upgrading their pitching or defense much.
also in some way thinking that signing Beltran or Ramirez to 3-year deals with where this team played last year is anything other than a terrible idea.
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I looked at it again Rob, and everything in there (except, perhaps, Beltran) is classic JH, including back-loading more contracts. Not upgrading pitching was his M.O. and killed us early when there was no one to take Cashner and Wells rotations. That would be OK, since I can't imagine any of our starters being on your fantasy roster unless someone took a chance on Z.
No, the evil Hendree in a parallel universe would have disbanded Daytona and signed 25 30 year old Cuban defectors who were actually 40. : )
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If you're not interested in having Garza on your fantasy roster, you're probably not interested in winning your fantasy league.
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Jerry Angelo has the same plan.
Throw money at problems, develop no cheap talent, and pick up retreads overpay them and try to pass them off as great additions.
Throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks is not a plan.
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That's a little unfair. There was a good amount of defensive (and RB) draft picks. Peppers and Cutler are not retreads. There's not a team in the league who could have lost a Cutler and Forte and not sucked. Indie for instance. The Bears were on a serious roll when misfortune struck. Super Bowl contenders. But your point is well taken: if the Cubs suck for two seasons and pound out massive talent regularly for a decade - that is their first real chance of getting the odds up for a WS ring. Instead of shooting for a free agent lottery which clearly does not get the chances up consistently. I'm totally into rebuilding and hopefully by 2016 we'll be rolling in gold!
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Angelo has never drafted a Pro Bowl offensive player. too many of his picks end up out of the NFL, and we count on other team's retreads. The guy playing tonight was coaching HS football in October. And he was 10 times better than Hanie, who's been there 4 seasons!! He can go...buh bye.
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Once again, there is no fucking way in hell that Theo Epstein would have uprooted his life to come here if there were not guarantees that he would have the complete resources to field a winner on a consistent basis.
Since I have been watching the Cubs in 1968, the team has tried every tactic:
playing re-tread vets and kids, a couple FORMER superstars at the end of careers with mediocre b-level players, high-draft picks with established vets, promising youngsters with a couple vets and rag-armed pitchers, buying the top free agent players and combining with average players, top rotation in baseball with a superstar player and good role players but a manager who couldn't handle pitchers...
Nothing has worked to bring the team a World Championship or even a Pennant!
So, if you listened to Theo's "acceptance speech" where he detailed what his plan was/is, you would perhaps understand what the goal is and how specifically the team is going about it.
The ENTIRE management and scouting team has been shaken up. Two guys remain from the Hendry era - Wilken and Flieta. It has been six week for fuck's sake and a lot of shit needs to be cleaned up, evaluated, re-evaluated, short-term and long-term planning needs to take place one would think, to reasonably spend $20MM, PLUS find ways to turn any aging assets or the positive ones, into assets that benefit the club long-term.
I get it. Dallas Green tried this approach and it worked to an extent. Unfortunately, the Cubs couldn't tolerate the good with allowing Green the control he wanted.
If you want to hear what the "Plan" is - find his introduction speech, and stay tuned. Theo's style, from what my Boston friends tell me, is he plays things very close to the vest.
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>>Two guys remain from the Hendry era - Wilken and Flieta...<<
And it's my guess neither of them will be around 12 months from now, either, they're strictly transition guys. Flieta has to answer at some point for the complete lack of progress in the minors from our picks and signees. Wilken has to answer for Hayden Simpson, that's a firing offense.
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Totally agree on Fleita. I don't know much about internal organizational operations, but Theo talking about an organizational playbook and it sounding like something Fleita/Jim should have done years ago made my stomach turn.
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"Dallas Green tried this approach and it worked to an extent."
Good point, but he got his hands tied by the Trib.
The story goes that Green went to them in 1985 to add more payroll via trades because the whole starting rotation went on the DL, and all the execs could talk about was that previous series set a record in hot dog sales.
Cubs finally have a team exec and owner on the same page.
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I can't decide if AZ Phil likes Hendry or dislikes Theo/Jed.
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You've also yet to make a strong argument on what the Cubs should spend money on that would allow them to compete without crippling them in the future. Don't just say Fielder too cause everyone wants to sign Fielder, including I'm sure Theo. The trick is how much for how long. Soriano was one of those "signings cause we want to compete every year" and it failed miserably at a time when I felt we should have rebuilt.
It's all well and good to make vague claims that you can do both things at once. It's another to do so when you have major problems at multiple positions as well as the minor leagues and not many good players to spend big bucks on.
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this whole post is about what he's spend money on.
there's nothing too special that's mlb-ready in the system that would jeopardize the team if they left, imo.
either way, there's a ton of ways to make make it out of this whole mess. i hope it doesn't take long.
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35 year old beltran for $13m p/year
33 year old Cuddyer for 10m+/year
34 year old Ramirez for $13m/year
none of those are good ideas for the Cubs right now...
Darvish made some sense, but hesitating at $18M per year price tag is understandable. They didn't have a spot for Reyes really and that leaves Pujols and Fielder, with really Fielder being the only that really makes sense.
CJ Wilson wouldn't have been terrible, but he wasn't going to give the Cubs that hometown discount.
Anyway, the best way to improve a disappointing pitching staff beyond blowing money is to improve the defense and at least they're trying to do that, signing any of that group of "top" free agents wouldn't have.
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What the Pirates have the Cubs don't ? A new tax paid stadium.
What do the BoSox have the Cubs don't? A tv network deal that pumps them full of money.
Cubs have one owner who has to field a team, rebuild a stadium on his own dime, and get out under a sweetheart deal for the network who airs them.
I don't think Ricketts are trying to run this team as the Pirates. I believe he has a plan so they can make the most money with the stadium and I believe he will spend it on the team.
The good news is they don't have a Boston, New York or LA in their division. So when this engine is build with the right driver they are going to own this division for years.
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But Phil, it's your reports that illustrate what the "right way" would be, i.e., by highlighting the inefficiencies and backwardness of many aspects of the current Cubs system (stats by pencil-and-paper, ad hoc videos of minor-league pitching). Clearly, part of the reason Epstein was brought in was to regularize, modernize, and solidify the system as a whole, and to get rid of outdated practices and implement sounder ones. Those are good goals. I know they don't improve the product on any playing field (from Boise to Wrigley) right away, but I have confidence that they will.
I agree that Epstein et al should also be working on several parallel tracks, including by improving the major-league club via free agency. But not only do I trust them to do it wisely, I *need* them to do it wisely. I don't want any more Hendry-style backloaded deals for players 33 and up. I loved Ramirez, but if he opted out of being here, what can anyone do, and how could I expect Epstein to offer him beaucoup dollars to stay given his admitted weaknesses? If "wisely" means making small moves or no moves at all -- for now -- then I'm okay with that.
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120-140m teams don't need much leeway to "do it right"...especially with 50m to work with next year.
this is an insanely huge amount of loot that 1/2 of MLB would beg for.
the cubs can have it both ways. there's no reason to pick a side of spend vs. rebuild because they are in a top condition to do both with very little (to none, if they choose) time off to rebuild.
selling this team as if they're the A's...along with the A's payroll...is meh.
if 2012 isn't getting them ready for 2013...also, meh...if they punt in 2012, they should be able to right the ship for 2013 by using all the tools available.
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That... Seriously messed with my head.
Thanks AzPhil. Merry Christmas!!
Ricketts Interview
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he got that interview and all he talked about was suits?
theo and crank kenney? really?
hopefully "part 2" will address money, future plans, and people who actually pick up a bat and ball.
it spells out info and it's not trash, but if i had an audience with ricketts i wouldn't spend it blowing theo while bitching about the cubs ex-boyfriend kenney.
...and in true BCB form there's tons of questions asking about why hendry/quade and other suits weren't dragged through the wringer in the comments section.
i know 2012 might be boring, but we got a bunch of cubs fans acting like oakland a's fans...expectations included.
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MLBTR: Cubs sign Jason Jaramillo to a minor-league contract.
AZ Phil: How do you think Jaramillo in the org affects the 2012 prospects of Clevenger, Castillo, etc.?
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how's jar's elbow? anyone know?
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The Cubs have agreed to sign Andy Sonnanstine to a non-guaranteed split contract for the 2012 season, the team announced. The Rays non-tendered Sonnanstine earlier this month rather than give him a raise his second time through arbitration.
Per MLBTR
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84-90mph heat coming at you...with it be 84-87 today or 87-90 today? who knows?
he's like the "rehabbing/velocity-loss" version of Z...only rather than overcoming the shaky velocity to settle 88-92 he goes back and forth between low velocity and bleh-low velocity.
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I'm pro-cubs-rebuilding so this isn't a complaint ... But would Prince Fielder want to play here with the current roster? I know we have Dale Sveum whom he loves ... But if he wants to win now?
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money and years will get 99% of the players out there unless they're old and want to win...even then money wins out over most of them, too.
cj wilson too less money and less years for comfort/winning-team reasons (supposedly did not know about pujols pursuit, btw)...not many of those guys left, especially young ones.
however...prince can still sign a 5-6 year deal for bigger money and come out of it still in a position to snag quite a nice 4-5 year deal afterwards if he doesn't regress/injure. also however...prince has no reason to do anything but wait for what he wants and a team to snap/break in Jan/Feb.
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how in the hell did i double post at the same time? weird. deleted.
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there's always that surprise team, but between Mariners, O's, Nats, Blue Jays and Cubs, Cubs are the second best bet.
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Cubs are the second best bet.
Boras rarely has had to fall back on getting what he feels is market value. So I'd be really surprised if Fielder doesn't get 7 or more years. To do this he needs an AL team to sign him. Factoring in length of contract and near term team competitiveness, I'd rank them:
and any surprise team (that can afford Fielder) will probably be more competitive than the Cubs currently are (Texas?)
Disappointing but the more things change the more they stay the same as far as the Cubs go.
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Haven't we been led to believe that Red Sox curse was ended at least in part by rehab projects like Ortiz, Pedroia, and Wakefield (not that I want Wakefield in Wrigley)? True, he had his JD Drew, but we have a small ballpark, Bosox have the similar monster. Ramirez was not going to sign again, and teaching a pitcher to throw a sinker so a better defense can make for shorter innings sounds like a better plan than Qunella & Rothshield had. I am an NL fan because of situational ball bringing out skills both at the bat and with the glove. Isn't that why the Rockies have a humidor? My point is, too early to tell and some of this crud has to be sent to compensate anyway. If this team disappoints now, why have you stayed with them - you always have HAWK HARRELSON...E-E-E-YES!!!
PS - IMO, Fukadome was THE single most worst signing of the Hendree era or he was the most mishandled by Pineller or both. In any case please can we move on by not mentioning comparisons anymore?
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"PS - IMO, Fukadome was THE single most worst signing of the Hendree era"
30m to m.bradley for what came out to 3/4 season of m.bradley and 2/3 season of silva was pain.
they did a decent job during their short stints...not worth their prorated pay, but decent. neither, even combined, come close to covering that 30m.
...and speaking of rebuilding...if this team really is going into the season with all these spare parts and nothing to tie the middle of the lineup together...i do hope marmol will fetch the team one of those future top-rotation or future middle lineup guys the cubs need. he'd look good helping boston win games while lars anderson tries to pry the cubs 1st job from connor jackson after 2012 (joke...i hope).
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I see what you mean, but didn't Fuku basically get 40m to learn English? He cost an interpreter, too...
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i wouldn't argue either way...both deals sucked enough to not pick a side. heh.
fuku at least showed up to work, but he played like a guy making 1/2 his loot.
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Several thoughts you may not care about, but what the hey hey...
I've been trying to decide whether I care about the Cubs 2012 record. One the one hand, if they're not going to the playoffs, it doesn't matter how many games they win; so yeah, punt the year, trade like crazy & stock up for 2013. On the other, I watched less Cubs baseball this last year than ever, as the team was so pointless apart from Castro.
I think I would be interested in a team that (A) didn't win much if it featured young, compelling talent that I could watch grow into contention.
I'd also enjoy a team of (B) smart, cheap acquisitions playing above their salaries to complement a genuine star and compete for the division.
And perhaps most vehemently, I don't think Jim Hendry is capable of building either (A) or (B), so I'm very glad Epstein is here.
Hendry wasn't awful. He was simply at his best with fairly obvious decisions, and had troubles with the little things. I appreciate the playoff appearances during his tenure, but the cost to the team now is striking and not easily overcome. I don't envy Theo, but I have confidence in him.
Lots of words here lately about how we don't want to be the Pirates or Royals. Well, of course not. They suck. But we absolutely do want to be the Devil Rays. The Cubs, as a big market team, should do every single thing a good small market team does to sign talent. And then grab awesome free agents on top of that.
So yes. We should scour the scrap heap for roster depth. And we should sign Fielder, if the deal makes sense and they don't think LaHair can do 75% of the job for 2% of the salary so the money can go to another impact player...I don't know who, mind you, but that's the theory.
Anyway, my 500 rubles. Go Cubs Go.
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a quick look at the 2013 FA class doesn't do much for anyone looking a big bat that's not 32+ years old.
there's a ton of pitching, though...unless it's snapped up and handed extensions via trade.
also, we have a GM (oops, president that's basically the GM) that handed 22m a year for 7 year extension to a 29 year old a.gonzalez...and a 29 year old carl crawford got a 7 year 20m contract...all barely a year ago. he's obviously got no issue throwing money around in his past...along with other incidents in seasons before that.
120-140m teams don't need to tear down to the foundation to build again.
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"120-140m teams don't need to tear down to the foundation to build again."
The Cubs foundation consists of one or two players (Castro and Garza). The remaining players are either over paid for the value they give or easily replaceable.
The 2012 Cubs are doing what the 2010 and 2011 Cubs should have done.
The Cubs should be using their large payroll status to trade veteran players for prospect (not salary relief) and trading and signing players from small market teams that can no longer afford them. Sadly, they did not do this in prior season because their roster was bloated with the players noted above who were paid more than there value, and they were unwilling or unable to trade them.
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Exactly. There's no reason to spend the payroll up to what fans think is acceptable if the players you're paying aren't worth it.
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you two with your common sense must leave immediately
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so let's not spend 20m this year and 50m next year while tickets are the 2nd or 3rd most expensive in the league...and all this "revenue adding" building that's gone on in the park.
i dunno why it's either/or when this team is 100% capable of rebuilding AND spending money.
how many teams have 50m to work with next year?
it is pathetic that it's being sold to fans as "we have to tear down entirely to rebuild."
are the mets dealing their 3rd baseman? are the dodgers dealing kemp? are the cubs, with more money, dealing a core of a team?
this team takes revenue. it's not poor, it's not in trouble, and they have a lot of leeway with renegotiating a TV contract if they're really interested in finding more money.
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surely we should look at those 2 model franchises and their stretch of long sustained success.
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okay, let's not look at those 2 franchises and look at the pile of mega-millions sitting on a table while people celebrate the signing of a guy who hasn't had a sub-4.50 era or sub-1.40 whip in 4 years.
we also got 2 end-rotation starters and a 3rd baseman that can't hit anything but mistakes...but hey, he'll tear up iowa.
wait until the cubs give up a #1/2 starter to pick up a gamble that might be ready in 2013/2014...and wait for cubs fans to celebrate giving away a #1/2 starter to pick up those gambles because they fetched a bigger haul that what was given up to get that rotation anchor. we can be A's fans!
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Why are you already assuming the Cubs are not going to spend NEXT year?
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in past posts i've stated i can live with a 2012 punt if 2013 has a solid plan...and yes, this offseason isn't over...etc.
it's what's availble in 2013 that concerns me more...older hitting and some expensive, but plentiful, pitching...matt cain's out there, though...which is neat cuz it looks like the cubs might need 3 SP for 2013 rather than 2.
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money must be spent, regardless of the team situation or the players signed. Wisdom.
I'm personally gonna give the new guys the benefit of the doubt for more than 2 months. Let's see if their plan leads to more consistent winning than Hendry's. I can live through one bad season to get 10 winning seasons, I just lived through 2 shitty ones under Hendry's try to win every season plan. Let's not forget despite spending all the money he had, most people thought they were the 4th best team in the division last year to start (I was not one of those). Spending to spend isn't particularly a bright move.
That all being said, I do hope they sign Fielder. Trading Garza would be a little weird depending on the return of course.
Marmol wouldn't bother me in the least.
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marmol should be (and there's no indication that it isn't even without press drooling) their #1 priority in moving if cash is any concern to the team...especially with the plans they seem to have. even if they get "not much" in return...which would be odd...there's some immediate "rebuilding" money to keep some parts that the cubs can use next year and beyond.
for all we know they're going to keep garza and marmol while adding fielder or some middle-lineup anchor etc etc...but the press isn't leaning that way.
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The fear though is that once they stop committing to paying 120-140, Will that 120-140 ever come back?
Are we witnessing Ricketts resetting expectations of him to spend at 80-90 million from here on out?
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That is a different issue, and if it is real it is a problem.
I am not that concerned because of the money spent in the draft, and because I don't think the new management team would have come on board if they thought that the Cubs wouldn't spend money when and where they thought it would be prudent.
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Obviously it's pure speculation. However Ricketts has dropped some hints along the way that this might be in the cards.
Remember when he said last year he thought payroll would stay top 4 in the NL.
The #4 payroll that year was 97 Million dollars.
If Garza is dealt, we are looking at a payroll sitting in the mid 80's right now. And every free agent we have touched has been bargain bin.
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I hope you are wrong, but we will see.
I am not that concerned that the payroll isn't so high because there is little reason for a high payroll.
I will be disappointed if Fielder is signed for a reasonable contract by another team, and if Fielder is not signed by the Cubs I will be disappointed if Soriano remains on the team.
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#4 payroll last year was Giants at $118M depending on what you look at (Phillies, Mets, Cubs, Giants, Cardinals, Dodgers all over $100M).
Cubs are 4th in revenue usually in the NL behind Mets, Phillies and Dodgers. Dodgers and Mets didn't spend much last year due to their own unique circumstances.
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The #4 payroll when he said that in 2010 was San Fran at 97 million.
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ah, well as history has shown, MLB revenue and payrolls usually stay stagnant or go down rather than accelerate at an ungodly pace.
/appropriate sarcasm tags
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Good lord bro, what is up with you lately?
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the rumor is that I'm a "fucking dipshit".
I'm just confused by what assurances you want from Ricketts and the absence of logic you apply to the statements made and events that transpired.
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Is there really an absence of logic? The payroll is less than half of what it was when he took over 15 months ago.
I can't believe that this doesn't at least concern you a LITTLE BIT?
Ultimately it could be a whole lot of nothing. However I do have some legitimate concern that Ricketts is over extended and is using this "complete rebuild" as a cover for slashing payroll 50-60%.
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Is there really an absence of logic? The payroll is less than half of what it was when he took over 15 months ago.
where are these numbers you are coming up with?
I can't believe that this doesn't at least concern you a LITTLE BIT?
I'd be concerned if he just didn't hand the keys over to Epstein and told him to spend as you see fit. You think he'd take the job knowing payroll was going to go down and be in the middle of the NL pack?
I'm not at all concerned at what the exact MLB payroll budget is in 2012 just so that it makes the appearance of contending while not really doing it at all.
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Numbers from Cots
144,359,000 in 2010
Without Garza and Marshall we are looking at 67 million committed before DeJesus and arbitration and auto renews.
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Incredibly inaccurate comparisons
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Wow. This is such an absurd comment, I don't even on wow where to start with it.
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No one should concerned with the payroll unless you just like to bitch about stuff. Ricketts already made it very clear that the baseball operation budget will remain the same and go up if they can increase revenues. He also said Theo is in charge of how it's allocated, whether it's more executives, major league payroll, prospects and so forth. Just because it's not going into the number reported by USA today doesnt mean it's not being spent. Anyone with half a brain would know Theo wouldn't take the job if he wasn't assured they'd spend more than the rest of the central and what the cubs could afford. No one should presume that it's all going to major league payers though.
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Where else would it go? The new CBA puts the hammer down on draft spending.
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They can upgrade their facilities or hire more scouts or whatever they want.
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I'd just feel better if we got some concrete assurances from Ricketts.
It could also be complete paranoia on my part also. I just have a feeling once payroll comes down. It is going to stay down. At least for the next several (5+) years.
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saying the budget will remain the top in the NL central, in the $200M range, not explicit enough?
also this
TR: How the baseball budget is determined is you take all the dollars you bring in, pay all your expenses and you give everything else to the baseball guys.
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some is going in Theo's pocket :)
the actual limits on draft spending are on par with what the top teams paid last year, so it's not that big a cap and maybe he wants to save some for draft luxury taxes and so forth. I presume he's been given the okay to save money one year and spend it another year which is what they did in Boston and why they went over the luxury cap last year as they saved a bunch the previous two years. They're obviously expanding the baseball ops dept and while it's a small cost, some is going there, so on and so on..
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AZPhil: I didn't say they wanted to be the Rays. I said they should do every thing the Rays do (as a successful small market franchise) and then pull out the big wallet on top of that. Call it Rays+. Or if you like, call it Red Sox.
Your point about the Rays stinking for years and drafting well is valid and well taken. I don't want the Cubs to stink for years, but I do want them to take every opportunity to gather players that fit their system like a small market team and then spend in free agency or trade for extendable players as a big-market team should.
So far Epstein-Hoyer have shown nothing to indicate they will be any better than Hendy.
Leaving aside the last 10 years & 2 championships in Boston? What, they're fundamentally different management now that they're with the Cubs? I don't think that's fair.
And I'm all for fair criticism, but I think you and others are being unreasonable in your early complaints of the way the team is being run. And I object to being characterized as having unending faith or drinking kool aid if I'm optimistic about a GM 2 months into his tenure. Hendry would have deserved similar and all-together reasonable optimism at this point.
Perhaps Theo will crash and burn but he's done nothing so far in his short time to suggest it to me.
EDIT: I want to append this with a little clarity. I'm not trying to be nasty; I'm trying to state my point of view. And based on your arguments, AZP, I also don't understand why the new pitchers didn't get NRIs, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. You're clearly not, and that's fine. I don't object to disagreements and criticism. I object to the broad brush that we're kool aid drinkers and such...
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Fair points, all. I'm just not ready to state he no longer has a payroll advantage. Far too early to suppose that, for me.
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some rumoring that Red Sox and Cubs talking about Byrd/Garza for Ellsbury (and I presume others).
Nats interest in Byrd as well.
Levine in his chat yesterday seemed to think Byrd is as good as gone.
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i'd be shocked to see byrd hang around past spring training...even though he's the default clubhouse leader.
something tells me the leadership role is going to be more important with pitching, though.
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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The UIAA Summit Charter 2002
Proposals for collaboration with governments and international bodies to recognise and promote the contribution of mountaineering, climbing and trekking to sustainable mountain objectives.
Launched in St Johann im Pongau - Austria in October 2001 at the General Assembly of the UIAA for the International Year of Mountains 2002
International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
Union Internationale des Associations d'alpinisme
The UIAA
- Is the international organisation that represents mountaineers, climbers, and trekkers or hill walkers, worldwide.
- Was formed in 1932 and has some 90 member organisations, most of which are the national federations of over 60 countries.
- Has expertise in:
- the practise of mountain activities, including youth activities;
- mountain access linked with the conservation and protection of the mountain environment;
- competition climbing and ski-mountaineering;
- the development and publication of standards and codes of practise;
- mountaineering and climbing equipment and safety; and
- mountain medicine.
- Is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the International Sports Federation representing mountaineering, climbing and related mountain activities. And
- Supports the International Year of Mountains 2002 with an
extensive programme of activities.It is a member of the UN Inter-Agency Group;
and has links with other international organisations.
The need for the UIAA Summit Charter 2002
Mountaineering, climbing, and trekking (or hill walking) are some of the most extensive and economically significant activities in the world's mountain areas and other wild terrain.
It is important that they should make their full contribution to the sustainable mountain objectives of the International Year of Mountains 2002, and thereafter, especially by helping to sustain local communities.
Our starting point is that everyone should have the freedom to enjoy the natural environment, including mountains, while conserving its integrity and value.
In the case of mountaineering, climbing or trekking, this involves:
- Responsible access to mountains and cliffs, and to facilities such as mountain huts and climbing walls.
- Safeguarding the wild and natural characteristics of mountains and cliffs, by agreeing and following codes of good practice, and having regard to the carrying capacity of the terrain.
- Self-reliance and personal responsibility for the risks of participation.
- Opportunities for training in good practice and safety, and environmental awareness, and through high performance to excel and raise standards.
We seek collaboration with governments and international organisations world-wide so that the potential contribution of mountaineering, climbing and trekking to sustainable mountain objectives may be recognised and promoted; and especially so that local communities may derive appropriate benefit from these activities.
The need for freedom of responsible access to mountains, cliffs and other wild terrain, linked with care for the natural environment, should also be recognised and supported.
We seek this collaboration in the UIAA Summit Charter 2002, set out overleaf.
The UIAA Summit Charter 2002
Proposals for collaboration in relation to the International Year of Mountains 2002
The "Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme" - UIAA - welcomes the International Year of Mountains 2002 as confirmation that:
- National Governments and Agencies, UN and other international Agencies and voluntary bodies, recognise the importance of mountains, and of mountain communities, throughout the world. And that
- They will direct their policies to enhance and sustain them.
With its 90 member federations, representing over 2.5 million mountaineers, climbers and trekkers, the UIAA declares its commitment to the International Year of Mountains 2002 and related initiatives, on the basis that:
- Everyone should be able to enjoy the natural environment, including mountains and cliffs, with freedom of responsible access.
- Mountaineering, climbing and trekking, practised responsibly, are compatible with conserving and sustaining the natural environment.
- These activities contribute to the human spirit and to human endeavour, as freedom sports, with important human and social values. And
- They may be a major economic resource for mountain communities.
The UIAA also commits to the International Year its experience over many years of mountains and related developmental, environmental, medical, safety and training issues.
Collectively the members of the UIAA seek the collaboration and assistance of Governments, Agencies, tourism organisations and voluntary bodies, to promote the freedom of responsible access for mountaineering, climbing and trekking, linked with:
- Protection for the wild and natural characteristics of mountain terrain and cliffs, recognising their environmental value and fragility.
- The personal responsibility of the individual, supported by codes of good practice, and by programmes that encourage environmental awareness, excellence, safety and youth development.
- The growth of sustainable mountain tourism, with any charges for services and facilities to be reasonable and fair.
- Economic benefits principally for local communities, with encouragement also for mutual cooperation on, for example, training and sustainable facilities.
- No liability on landholders for accidents or damages arising from natural hazards on their land. And
- Consideration to be given, as appropriate, to adjusting public policies on access to land, nature conservation, taxation, tax relief and subsidy, relevant to mountains, where this would be equitable and beneficial to society.
The UIAA seeks to take these proposals forward through positive collaboration.
Background to the UIAA Summit Charter 2002
Access, environment and facilities
Freedom of access to mountains, cliffs, and other wild terrain, in a responsible way, for quiet informal recreation, is a freedom to be secured for all. Such access promotes an awareness of the importance and conservation value of natural and wild environments. Mountaineers, climbers, and trekkers respect access restrictions which have been subject to consultation with their representative federations, in cases where such restrictions are needed to protect important wildlife or terrain. They may also need facilities such as mountain huts and artificial climbing walls, and in some cases parking.
Adventure, risk and safety
Mountaineering, climbing and trekking are adventurous activities that include the possibility of accidental injury or death. Participants should be aware of and accept these risks; and are responsible for their own actions and involvement. Safety in all mountaineering and climbing activities depends upon an awareness of the hazards and the acceptance of personal responsibility and self-reliance. There should be no liability on landowners or tenants for accidents or damages resulting from natural hazards such as mountains or cliffs.
Culture, heritage and history
For at least 500 years mountains have been climbed for exploration and recreation. There is an inspirational literature based on the exploration and ascent of difficult summits and cliffs. There is also in many cases a strong local culture and tradition, and a history of freedom of movement, which needs to be understood and respected. The history, heritage items and photographs associated with this are highly valuable and may be held by the older mountaineering federations, and national or local archives and museums. They need proper cataloguing and protection for posterity and as an important historical resource for future work on mountains.
Equal opportunities and no discrimination
Opportunities for mountain and adventure activities are of great value for people of all backgrounds. The UIAA supports its members in assisting all groups, in particular young people, and those who may have special needs or are from disadvantaged backgrounds. It recognises and pursues the aim of cultural and social adhesion in all its activities. In particular, any discrimination based on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation is prohibited.
Excellence and high performance in mountaineering and climbing activities exists in many forms. All forms of climbing have grading systems which are extended by new higher levels of achievement. One form of excellence is making a difficult new route on a cliff or mountain, or the first ascent of an unexplored face or summit; every year first ascents are made throughout the World including steep and difficult faces, and remote and high summits. Another form of excellence is in climbing and ski-mountaineering competitions, which the UIAA hopes may get into the Olympic Games in the future. The concept also applies in other UIAA activities, including administration and representation, training, equipment and safety, and mountain medicine.
Local communities and economic benefits
Local people often provide services and facilities for visiting mountaineers, climbers and trekkers, sometimes for many months of the year. These visits may generate a considerable local economic benefit, and often this is in areas with otherwise limited economic activity. It is vital for the development of sustainable mountain tourism and local economies that access to mountains and cliffs should be free and without payment, but we should pay the fair cost of services and facilities, and encourage or assist with their development. There are many examples where UIAA member federations have assisted with mountain training; or where visiting mountaineers, climbers and trekkers, have helped to establish or give support to voluntary development projects (perhaps meeting local needs such as education, health and housing). The UIAA seeks the collaboration of Universities and agencies to analyse the extent of the economic benefits of mountain activities, and of ways in which they may be enhanced, on the basis of a compatible international methodology.
Sociological and educational
Participation in mountaineering, climbing or trekking promotes not only quiet enjoyment of the natural environment, but also personal responsibility, through adventure, challenge and exploration. National federations and local clubs encourage personal involvement in representative bodies, and mutually supportive community roles. Also, mountain activities can be used in education to develop communication, leadership, responsibility, teamwork, and an appreciation of the naturalenvironment.
Spirit and vision
Cliffs and mountains are often seen as the home of gods and places of spiritual renewal; and have inspired generations of writers, artists, musicians. High mountains and steep cliffs may represent positive and inspirational qualities. Anyone who has climbed even a modest hill knows the satisfaction of reaching a summit. An ascent of a remote summit or difficult face can inspire many. Even those who only dream of reaching the heights are inspired by the view from the top of a high summit or steep cliff.
War damage
Regrettably some mountain areas are the subject of fighting or have been damaged by war. The International Year of Mountains 2002 must not ignore this important issue. It provides an opportunity to celebrate the meeting of nations in the mountains and to make commitments to repair damage and resolve disputes through new agreements.
Many young people are attracted to the obvious freedom and adventure to be found in mountains, cliffs or other wild terrain. They need support and guidance, especially from national federations and local clubs, as how to enjoy mountain activities responsibly and safely, recognising the fragility of the natural environment. Wherever practicable the culture, heritage and history of these activities should be emphasised, so that young participants may understand the value of mountain activities, and why mountains and cliffs should be conserved.
In accordance with the UIAA Summit Charter 2002, mountaineers, climbers and trekkers:
- Welcome the International Year of Mountains 2002 (IYM) as signalling the importance of mountains and of mountain peoples; and of policies to enhance and sustain them.
- Believe that everyone should be free to enjoy the natural environment, including mountains and cliffs, with responsible access.
- Support the need for safeguards for wild and natural mountain terrain and cliffs, given their environmental value and fragility.
- Understand that mountaineering, climbing and trekking, practised responsibly, are compatible with the natural environment.
- Know from experience that their activities contribute to the human spirit and to human endeavour, as freedom sports with human and social values.
- Accept the personal responsibility of the individual, supported by environmental awareness, codes of good practice, and training.
- Contribute to the growth in sustainable mountain tourism, with any charges for services and facilities to be reasonable and fair, bringing an economic benefit to local communities.
- Respect and uphold local culture, heritage and traditions.
- Should not claim liability on landholders for accidents or damages arising from natural hazards on their land. And
- Propose adjustments to public policies, in line with these concepts, where equitable and beneficial.
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Set higher goals when breeding Holsteins
Set higher goals when breeding Holsteins
Holstein breeders need to set higher goals when it comes to reproduction, said Neil Michael, D.V.M., with Vita Plus when speaking to those attending the fifth annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council meeting in St. Paul, Minn., on November 11 and 12. Ron Butler, Cornell's Animal Science Department chair agreed, saying, "It certainly looks like reproductive rates have leveled off compared to the downward trends we had seen in recent decades."
So what should new goals be when breeding herds? While at ABS Global, Dr. Michael was a part of a research team that looked at 231,000 Holsteins across the U.S. They found that Holstein herds in the Top 20 Percentile achieved the following:
• 21-Day Preg Rates, > 20 percent
• Conception to first service TAI (Timed A.I.), > 38 percent
• Conception to first service A.I. after observed estrus, > 39 percent
• Cows culled before 30 DIM (Days in milk), 4 percent
• Cows culled before 60 DIM, 6 percent
• Stillbirths per year, < 6 percent
• Abortions per year, < 10 percent
In another presentation, Ray Nebel, a reproductive specialist with Select Sires pointed out that preg rates in Holstein herds average 16.6 percent. However, those in the top 10 percentile are reaching 24 percent or better. Meanwhile, Jersey herds are averaging 19 percent with those in the top 10 percent achieving 28 percent or better.


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Catherine Gase was awarded the Dolly Garlo Volunteer Award in March by the Seneca County Park District, but work at Mercy Community Nature Preserve is only one of her volunteer efforts.
Gase received the award for her work in creating Mercy nature preserve on a tract of woodland on Mercy Tiffin Hospital property. She serves as chairman of the preserve committee for the park district.
"If it's something you love, I enjoy volunteering," Gase said. "It's not work. I love it."
A full-time emergency room nurse at the hospital for 35 years, Gase said she often spent time with her children in nature as they were growing up.
"I was so excited when they decided to develop the woods because that just had my name stamped all over it," she said.
She and other hospital personnel, along with preserve neighbors, became a group of volunteers to clear trails, build bridges and make the woods into a nature area that can be enjoyed by everyone.
And since the grand opening a year ago, she said there have been lots of visitors.
"It's in a good location on the edge of town," she said. "It allows people to feel secure and yet commune with nature. I love it there.
The award included $100 from Dolly Garlo of Key West, Fla., one of the family members who originally donated the land on SR 19 south of Bloomville that has become Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve.
Gase donated the money to a newly-formed endowment fund the park board created through Tiffin Charitable Trust to receive donations from people who wish to donate or bequeath money to the park district.
"Why I decided to sponsor the award is because volunteers are quite literally the backbone of the park district," Garlo said. "Personally, I am so grateful for all the wonderful people who have shown up year after year, throughout the seasons, to make the Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve what is has become ... and what it continues to evolve into."
Another of Gase's volunteer jobs for the past 14 years has been to help manage the FISH food pantry in Tiffin.
When there aren't food drives, it's her job to buy food with donated funds to keep it stocked as needed. About 40-50 households are supplied each month by FISH.
Through her church, St. Joseph, Gase volunteers with the RCIA team, which stands for Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, an education program that prepares people to convert to the Catholic faith.
She said she became involved in the program after she began as a participant.
"I sponsored three people through that recently and just really got a lot out of it," she said.
She also volunteers with the Cursillo retreat program.
"I've served on different teams over the past few years," she said.
In past years, she served on Calvert school board from 2008-12, and she and her husband, John Gase, volunteered for school-related activities such as working in concession stands and selling tickets at athletic events.


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