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The last thread is discussing October but I'd like to talk about
IN short, forget the won-loss record, the Cubs tanked in September--well before the playoffs began. They appear to have reverted to their natural previous lack of discipline at the plate and their pitching lost their season-long control of the strike zone.
We may not have noticed because most of the teams in our division, i.e. The Reds, Astros, Pirates, and Brewers all sucked worse....
So what made the 2008 Cubs different from other teams?
I think it was plate discipline and command of the strike zone.
Plate Discipline-- led to league leading on base percentage, OPS, and run differential.
ERA--thanks to improved command and fewer walks the Cubs led the league in ERA (not just K's) most of the season and wound up third in ERA to go along with their usual league first in strikeouts.
NL Team ERA (Season)
(1)Dodgers 3.68
(2)Brewers 3.85
(3)Cubs 3.87
NL Team BAA (Season)
(1) Cubs .242
(2) Dodgers .251
But look what happened in September:
Team ERA
(1)Dodgers 3.16
(13)Cubs 4.58
Team BAA
(1)Cubs .244
(2)Dodgers .245
Our pitching lost command of the strike zone. Defense suffered and the team ERA ballooned. Even though we still led the league in BAA it didn't matter. More base runners led to more runs allowed.
Turning to the offense: On the season
Team OBP
(1)Cubs .354
(6)Dodgers .333
Team OPS
(1) Cubs .797
(11) Dodgers .732
What happened to our offense in September?
Team OBP
(1)Dodgers .372
(11)Cubs .329
(12)Reds .328
(13)Asstros .321
(14)Pirates .314
(15)Brewers .311
Team OPS
(1)Dodgers .815
(10)Cubs .742
While the Dodgers ascended, we tanked.
Forgetting the strength of schedules, given our statistical reversals in September and the importance of being hot at the end of the season if you want success in the playoffs, in retrospect maybe we should have seen disaster coming.
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Didn't the Cardinals and White Sox disprove the importance of being hot at the end of the season thing?
Mostly we let too many guys on and then gave up the big hits in the playoffs. The Dodgers didn't let that many guys on, and when they did we didn't get the big hits. Defense, control, brains, timely hitting, timely strikeouts, everything betrayed us. Pretty much a perfect scenario for the Dodgers. Shrug.
What I actually wanted to ask if if Rob could be the 2008 salaries to the left of the players' names on the list he made.
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Also -- the Dodgers pitched lights out. Every damn one of them.
Next year's Wrigley vibe will be very interesting -- if the Cubs play well, will it be the joy ride it was this year, or will people hold back? Will the booing be frequent, as it was in 2004?
One last bit of advice from my 49+ years of living -- all this talk about not committing emotionally to next year's team becasue we got burned this year?
Go all in. Live with passion, not with fear. Celebrate the good times and suck it up and work your way through the tough times. Remember how it felt when Z threw the no-hitter and when A-Ram hit the walk-off against the Sox and when the Cubs swept the Brewers in Milwaukee and whatever personal memories you had -- I was at Wrigley with my 11-year old son when Marmol struck out a hitter with 2 outs and bases loaded in the 9th. We both went nuts, and will always remember that moment. Life is all about accumulating great memories. Bland memories suck.
Go Cubs.
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I say it all the time. You can't get maximum excitement unless you are willing to accept maximum devastation.
And on an emotional scale maximum excitement tops out at 100% while maximum devastation clocks in @ -120%
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When the playoffs started, I told a fellow fan in our office that if my heart was going to get broken again, I'd just as soon they do it right away. If I have two more wishes, I think I'll wish for a nice stock market rally first.
Great now we are acting like asshole Cardinal fans
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Great comment at the end, though: "I thought Wrigley was a shrine to futility"
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We're having sex with our sisters?
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you said we were acting like Cardinal fans.
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Chad, you just expanded your "legacy" on this site.
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From the "It's a Small World" department. I graduated high school with Josh Hancock. I say this only because you never know whom you might offend. That is not to say I was offended, just thought you might like a bit of perspective.
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No I didn't. I was replying to someone who did.
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We're all bummed but is anyone surprised about:
- Dempster pitching poorly after he couldn't really handle the 9th inning in 2007; in terms of having the guts to pitch in a big spot
- Soriano stinking in the playoffs when there are good pitchers focused on his ABs.
- Not having enough LH bats to keep RH pitchers honest
- Edmonds bat looking slow
- DLee's poor performance the since April (he was great when nobody was on base)
I was concerned about these things, but we played so well all season, i was hoping it wouldnt come back to bite us.
I guess we can hope for some LH Hitting in 2009, but even that wont get me excited till we get through the first round and have 2 wins in the NLCS.
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Few things here:
First you were being a jackass for omitting Dempster's blowing the four run lead.
When did Wood blow a non-save?
What were their records in 1 run opportunities? 2 runs? Any monkey can get three run saves.
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Just taking a quick glance through gamelogs, it looks like 7 of his saves came in 1 run games and 12 came in 2 run games. So 19 of 28 saves, which is pretty impressive no?
Kerry had 12 1-run saves and 9 2-run saves of 34 total saves. So, pretty comparable numbers.
And on the non-save situation thing, I was going by baseball reference's record in non-save situation stat, which shows Kerry with 1 loss. Haven't gone through to see which one that was. I think there was an overtime game he lost in.
I wasn't forgetting Demp's blown game against the Mets, but I think he gets an inordinate amount of hate for that one game. I also think we're hypocrites for how we look at different players. If Demp had blown 6 saves this year, he'd be crucified.
I'm not even saying it was a mistake to move Demp from the closer spot. He worked out well as a starting pitchers, and closers are overrated anyway. Starting pitching is far more important and he helped us this year. I just get sick of the flak Demp got last year and the blindness to Wood's inconsistencies.
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Why in the hell did Hendry agree to give out NTCs like candy the last few years? Now it comes back to bite the Cubs in the ass, because without them, the Cubs would/should surely deal away Lee's mediocrity for a similar underwhelming contract like say, Jose Guillen (RF).
The Cubs could then target either Teixeira or Dunn in free agency for 1B, which would be a strong addition for the team.
I'd also be all for bringing in Furcal and Sabathia, but hey, it's not my money.
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NTC these days mean less about loving your city and more about having total control of your trade situation and/or what payout it'll take for them to bribe you to leave.
they're becoming pretty common, but "movable" things that just gives players/agents control over their lives.
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It's the new owner's money, which is why I'm skeptical that the Yank-ification of the Cubs will continue.
I'm the world's biggest Jim Hickman fan, by the way, or maybe the second biggest, since you grabbed his name.
Doesn't an NTC just mean that the Cubs will have to pony up some dough to get him to sign off on a trade? Hendry always has extra cash for that sort of thing.
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It's very weird when you look at it, but basically the only difference in Lee's stats from last year to this year is a 35 point drop in BABIP - which lowered his BA, OBP, and SLG. He also had nearly twice as many double plays, but this suggest that last year a few of those made it up the middle or through the hole in the left side. Almost all of his count stats were exactly the same. It's actually uncanny:
Runs - 91 / 93
Hits - 180 / 181
I actually don't think we need to get rid of him. His defense is awesome. He is a leader. I think he is just slightly miscast. I think he'd be great in the 2-hole. He has a solid OBP, he hits to the right side a lot. He sees a lot of pitches. He is not terribly slow when on base.
Here would be my plan for 2009:
Find a lead-off 2B or SS. Play Theriot at the other position hitting 8th. Hit Lee 2nd, Ramirez-Soriano-Soto-DeRosa (RF) in some order from 3-6, although I like the order I have them in. Fukudome in CF hitting 7th. If he bombs again, let Pie play and hit there. And keep Johnson as a backup.
I also get rid of Cedeno because he is a turd. And I get rid of Ward and give his spot to Hoffpauer. I keep Blanco.
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Add a really great hitter to this lineup and I would say Lee makes a great #2 hitter, but I don't see anyone in the lineup better suited for #3 than Lee. I really liked Rammy when he was a #5, and Soriano makes all sorts of sense at #6 (Soto also makes sense at 5 or 6). But bumping Soriano, Rammy, or Soto to the 3-hole is to miscast them in the same way that Lee has been miscast. But I guess if you are looking for slugging, Rammy makes as much sense as anyone on the roster for that spot.
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The question is not, is Lee better than his replacement? The question is, is Lee better than his replacement PLUS whatever you would get in exchange for Lee? The team has an aggregate value that is maximized if you trade Lee for whatever he is worth, no more, no less, and get a lot of bats out of Hoffpauir.
To say, "I don't want to trade Lee, I like him," is a nonsequitur. Good luck trading guys you don't like.
Va Phil, tranquiloist
Steve Stone was just on WSCR and believes Cubs will try to trade Dlee.
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there is no question in my mind that the cubs would like to deal dlee and make a run at tex but that is not an option.
who would take lee at this point and just not opt for tex. and if they want lee as the booby prize because they can't get tex then what do the cubs do? hoffpower? that's not the upgrade we need. unless we can get carlos beltran (not happening).
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who would take lee at this point and just not opt for tex
Depends on what Teixeira is worth on the FA market. There are teams that can afford Lee at 2 years/$26M but not Teixeira at 6 years/$150M (and that's a smaller contract than Boras will ask for).
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hey, we made the playoffs 2 years in a row.
that alone is quite awesome a feat, for us.
but it wasnt our time!
someday hopefully before im a corpse it will be our time.
personally i dont think we will go all the way until #23 is at the helm after going his time in the minors.
no basis in logic whatsoever. just a feeling. or rather, one more thing my mind has convoluted to help cope with this years collapse.
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I think the 2009 Cubs will look very much like the 2008 Cubs. Hendry will try to bring Dempster and Wood back, both for on-field ability, and apparently being the team leaders. I assume they'll also pay Harden's option.
Howry will go, new power arms will come from within--like Guzman and Hart. Cubs will add a new LOOGY or left handed reliever of some sort.
Only new position player will be at 2B (with DeRosa moving to RF) or RF. Johnson will be back. Pie may go in the deal for a 2B (like to Balt for Roberts), which would leave a Johnson/Fuku semi-platoon for CF (with Lou telling Fuku you have to hit to play).
Cubs won way more games than anyone in the NL in the regular season for a reason. Better talent, playing within themselves and doing what they could do to win.
All the crap I saw in the playoffs came from guys trying too hard:
--Dempster trying to be perfect once he got ahead and missing by a mile.
--Theriot trying to make the spectacular play in game 2 rather than just flagging the ball down.
--Soriano forgetting how well the Cubs did when he walked and set the table.
Next time Dempster starts game 1 of the playoffs, he'll be better at it. Next time Theriot will go for the easy play and not try to be Superman.
The best way for the Cubs get to have a next time is to not reinvent the wheel. Tee it up again with basically the same team, win the regular season marathon, and then hope they learned some lessons the last two playoffs.
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So many thoughts about the end to what was my most enjoyable season as a Cubs fan up until last Wednesday (and I've been a fan since George Altman played with Banks, Santo & Williams):
1. The roster Hendry put together, the players skills, and Pinella were enough to win the NL Pennant.
2. The reason they didn't and haven't for 100 years has nothing to do with curses, goats, bad luck, etc.....they've either played worse than other teams or never had the players, coaching to compete. I wish the media would take all this 'over-the-top' crap and shove it up their laptops, but they won't until the Cubs finally do win a World Series. Meanwhile, we Cubs fans will have to continually listen to this crap ever year they make the playoffs.
3. Pinella made 3 major errors IMHO: First, he never should have let Dempster pitch after he walked Ramirez in the 5th. Samardzija or anyone except Marmol/Wood might have gotten out of the inning with a 2-0 lead. Two, he shouldn't have started Fukudome in Game 1 or 2 - this was about putting the best lineup on the field to win and not care about anyone's feelings. Third, I would have started Lilly in Game 3 - our best pitcher in September didn't pitch one inning in this series.
4. This series exposed the Cubs two most glaring weaknesses - no leadoff hitter, not enough LH hitters. No one could have expected Dempster to walk 7 hitters in 4 2/3 innings or the Cubs to make 6 errors in 3 games (much less 4 in one game).
5. If Hendry and his team remain in charge of the 2009 Cubs, they need to (in order of importance): (a) trade for B. Roberts or sign Furcal as a FA; (b) sign Abreu or Ibanez to RF (or name the LH OF of your choice); (c) trade Soriano to NYY, BOS, LAA, LAD, or NYM if at all possible - if not, he moves to 5th or 6th in the order; and (d) re-sign Dempster.
If they re-sign Dempster they still will have the best rotation in the NL with Z, Lilly, Harden, and Marquis. I wouldn't trade Marquis - name another 5th starter in baseball with 30 or more starts who had an ERA lower than Marquis, a better record, more IP, and whose team won more than half his starts.
I'd like to see this opening day 2009 Cubs lineup:
B. Roberts, 2b
Theriot, ss
B. Abreu, rf
A. Ramirez, 3b
Ibanez, lf
D. Lee, 1b
Soto, c
Pie/Johnson, cf
I would re-sign Blanco to a reduced price 1-year contract, DeRosa would get 400+ ABs playing RF/LF/3B/2B, Hoffpauir would play 1B against a lot of RH pitchers.
I would wish Soriano great success as an AL DH.
Thanks Rob G., et al for OUTSTANDING coverage during this season.
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Soriano is going nowhere, Hoffpauir is likely not taking playing time from Lee, and the Cubs certainly will not sign two of Ibanez and Abreu (I don't expect them to sign either). I wouldn't put it by Hendry to overpay for Roberts, but I don't know what the Cubs have left to give now that Hill sucked and Gallagher, Murton, and E-Patt have been traded off. The Orioles likely don't need more outfield and the Cubs are just about out of starting pitching prospects, since they need Marshall to fill in in case of injury.
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It wouldn't be any worse than the Soriano, Fukudome, Manny outfield that was suggested in the comments on the previous post.
But, yes, that would be terrible and hey would be extremely overpaid with high risk that none of them hit all that well. At least Manny would crush the ball.
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Unfortunately, we cannot count on the Astros, Brew and Cards to all have the problems they had in one season. Imo, 2008 was the best shot at a World Series we may have for who knows how long.
Secondly, our scouting of opponents needs improvements.
Finally, I do not believe that Lou Piniella will be able to win in the post-season as at this time in his life/career, he is unwilling to make the really tough decisions and have to confront difficult situations.
NO WAY Fukudome should have started. Secondly, KNOWING Soriano's HORRIBLE post-season BA, OBP, other managers would have considered moving him in the order.
Tonly LaRussa would not have as much of a problem with the above, imo.
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I second George's comment above....
Thanks to all of the TCR crew for putting together another great season of work covering Cubs baseball.
This place truly makes it more enjoyable to be a Cubs fan.
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Fucking Red Sox... (thanks Cubster I feel a tad better)
Still love my fucking Angels even though they crapped out out in the playoffs. Have to say though, as upsetting as tonight's loss was, it was nothing compared to the pain I felt for you guys this past Saturday.
On a side note I think Rob played it cool and downplayed our experience this past Saturday. We seriously didn't see it coming because generally Dodger fans fucking suck and were surprised they even knew they were leading in the series. Nonetheless, there were moments I felt like I was in Oakland at a Raider game, hoping I wasn't going to get a knife in the back when standing on one of the rare moments there was something to cheer for (and yes I have been to a Raider game). As much as it irritated my husband I wore my Angel cap, it got me some respect for having the guts to do so from our neighbors, who told us they would get our back if needed that night. So there you go...got to support your team no matter what...you guys know a little something about that don't you?
Needless to say its been less than a happy household around here as of late. I guess I'll just have to go look at my picture of Rob and I at game 7 of the World Series in 2002. :)
Lastly for Rob...
Don't worry honey, you still have your Mistress...
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I'm a Memphis fan. The national championship game, and the 4th and 27 conversion by Cincinnati in 2001 to keep the Tigers from their first bowl game in 31 years, were the only times sports have made me as bad as I felt in 2003.
What I'm saying is, frankly, I'd rather go out with a whimper like the past two seasons than feeling like I did on those occasions. It doesn't take away the numbness I still feel, but... there are worse ways to lose.
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While I realize it's gonna be difficult to sell ownership on spending more big money on a FA big bat, I wonder if putting DLee in the #2 spot solves some problems.
DLee is obviously not a true #3 hitter (2005 was an aberration of power), and ARam is your *best* hitter- who lacks true cleanup hitter pop. So put DLee- a solid obp guy with great pop as a #2 hitter, then ARam a solid #3, and thumper as your cleanup- a guy who can hit .250 with 35-40 HRs. Soriano? Sure, his BA would go down and Ks go up, but that's what you expect out of your cleanup hitter.
Hendry has a hard-on for Roberts, who is your leadoff hitter. Then it goes:
as your 1-4. Does that work?
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Regarding the above comments on Roberts: I thought he was a FA this year, not true? If the Cubs could get him, I'd be satisfied moving DeRosa to full-time RF and have Fukudome/Pie platoon with Johnson in CF.
I would really like to see Furcal at SS too, the Cubs can afford it.
1. Roberts, 2B
2. Furcal, SS
3. Ramirez, 3B
4. Soto, C
5. Soriano, LF
6. Lee, 1B
7. DeRosa, RF
8. Johnson/Fukudome/Pie, CF
Looks like a damn fine lineup to me.
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here's a question for those of you who know about the inner workings of baseball than I:
I remember one of our managers (Dusty Baker, I think) being ejected or serving a suspension. And whoever it was made a comment in the press that it was far more nerve-racking to watch the game on TV, and that he was more frustrated and also that the game seemed more cut and dry. So, with this in mind, I have a couple of questions:
1.) Do MLB managers and teams have scouts or staff/coaches who watch the games on TV and communicate to the Manager during the game (akin to a football coach in the press box on headphones to the Head Coach). I ask this because often it is easier to really spot trends like the Cubs continuously swinging at pitches 6" low and outside, etc. and to get a different feel of the game by watching camera feeds. I know that they can see okay from the dugout, but certainly pitch location and pitcher/batter body language is more defined on a TV broadcast.
2.) Does anyone else think that the detachment of not being in the dugout is sometimes a more lucid perspective? Obviously you need to be in the dugout if you are a manager, pitching/batting coach, or basepath coach. But keeping in mind the Dusty baker (I think) comment I cited above I get the feeling there is a different perspective that one gets with a television, and that a team would benefit from having at least one coach working that angle with a live feed to the manager.
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I'm not positive, but I believe that's not allowed. I agree it would make it easier to spot things like pitch location (especially because from the dugout you can basically only see if it's high/low, you can't really tell inside/outside.
But, I don't think it's legal because you'd be able to steal the opposing catcher's signs.
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"I will serve it and I will learn from this experience," Piniella said before Monday night's game at Milwaukee. "These things won't happen again."
it was Lou who said that...then he watched Alan Trammel manage the team in Milwaukee in early June 2007. Lou was suspended 4 games after the dirt kicking incident with ump Mark Wegener vs the Braves when Cedeno was thrown out at 3B. Stoopid Cedeno.
The Cubs won 3 of the 4 games managed by Trammel (one vs the Braves, 2-3 vs Brewers)
and the TCR commentary...
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The Angels, with the best record in the league, lost in the first round?
Blow up the team! Get rid of your only power/speed threat! Dump the manager that has won two division titles in a row! Sign Brian Roberts!!!!!
They Have a PLAN
Crane Kenney:
"And when it all works, this is what it looks like, he said, referring to back-to-back postseasons and a 97-win season. It's like the Braves. That's the model -- the Braves and the Red Sox and the Yankees. Play like a big market, flex your muscle like a big market and hopefully perform like one on the field."
Pretty much what jimmer said in the other thread. He also mentions that payroll will be increased again next year.
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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.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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- Lack of access to primary care physicians: A ratio of 1 primary care physician per 1,544 CC residents as compared to 1 primary care physician per 859 Ohio residents.
- Higher preventable hospital stays: 98 Preventable hospital stays per 1,000 CC Medicare enrollees, based on the hospitalization rate for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions, versus 49 in Ohio.
- More children in poverty: 27 percent of CC children are living in poverty compared to 23 percent in Ohio.
- Less higher education: 45 percent of CC adults have had some college versus 60 percent of Ohioans.
- Higher rates of diabetes: 13 percent of CC residents have diabetes versus 11 percent of Ohioans.
- Less access to recreational facilities: 7 CC recreational facilities are available per 100,000 residents, compared to 10 in Ohio.
Areas where Columbiana County performed better than the state included:
- Slightly lower smoking rates: 20 percent of CC adults smoke versus 22 percent in Ohio.
- Lower STIs: There are 164 sexually transmitted chlamydia infections per 100,000 CC residents versus 420 in Ohio.
- Higher graduation rates: 87 percent CC teens graduate from high school versus 78 percent in Ohio.
- Less violent crime: There are 59 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 CC residents versus 360 in Ohio.
"The County Health Rankings show us that much of what influences our health happens outside of the doctor's office. In fact, where we live, learn, work and play has a big role in determining how healthy we are and how long we live," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "The good news is that businesses, health care providers, government, consumers and community leaders are joining forces across the nation to change some of the gaps that the Rankings highlight."
In Columbiana County, several area community organizations are collaborating on a community health needs assessment to gather information about the heath priorities and needs of people living in Columbiana County and the surrounding area. The purpose of the project is to identify current health problems or issues facing the community and make recommendations for future health planning. Participating organizations in the Columbiana County Health Needs Assessment project include the: Coordinated Action for School Health (CASH) Coalition, Columbiana County Health Department, Columbiana County Jobs and Family Services, Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, East Liverpool City Health Department, East Liverpool City Hospital, Family and Children First Council, Kent State University, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Salem City Health Department, Salem Community Hospital and WIC.


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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are master regulators involved in multiple physiological and pathological processes. These naturally occurring, noncoding, single-stranded RNAs (21–25 nucleotides long) base-pair with their target mRNA within the RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex). The latter is the same ribonucleoprotein machinery associated with siRNA-mediated gene silencing.
While siRNAs are double-stranded oligonucleotides that perfectly pair to degrade their target mRNA, miRNAs can pair perfectly or imperfectly. Perfect base pairing leads to the degradation of the mRNA (similar to siRNA), while imperfect complementarity inhibits translation. It's been suggested that miRNAs regulate up to 50% of all mRNAs in the human genome.
Discoveries linking miRNAs to a number of diseases have helped propel the fast-paced growth of this young field. Release of the first miRNA-based diagnostic test in 2008 helped reduce its failure risk. Keeping pace with new applications and tackling current issues was a focus of Keystone's "MicroRNAs and Human Disease" conference held last month. Researchers described technological advances as well as novel miRNA therapeutics such as for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and muscular dystrophy.
Some of the same strategies already developed for delivery of siRNA for RNA interference (RNAi) also are being applied to miRNA. "Both miRNAs and siRNAs need to be delivered into the target tissue or cell in order to activate the desired therapeutic effect," Muthiah Manoharan, Ph.D., senior vp, drug discovery, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, explained.
"Chemical modifications to provide drug-like properties to RNA molecules are used in the synthesis of both siRNAs and antimicroRNAs (antimiRs). In addition, the lipid nanoparticles (LNP) platform, which has proven to be effective with siRNAs, is also showing promise with miRNAs and miRNA mimics."
According to Dr. Manoharan, Alnylam is utilizing second-generation LNPs to enhance delivery of siRNAs in several models. "We demonstrated an approximate 100-fold improvement in potency over first-generation formulations, and achieved an effective dose (ED50) at single-digit microgram per kilogram dose levels. Additionally, we've made progress in hepatocyte-targeted in vivo gene silencing by modifying the siRNAs.
"We conjugated an N-acetylgalactosamine moiety (GalNac) to siRNAs and achieved improved potency using subcutaneous delivery at low, clinically relevant doses. In the case of a GalNAc-conjugated siRNA targeting transthyretin (TTR), target gene silencing was achieved with an ED50 of approximately 5 mg/kg with a single subcutaneous injection. These results represent a greater than 30-fold improvement in target gene silencing with siRNA conjugates as compared with first-generation siRNA conjugates previously described."
The involvement of miRNAs in cancer research emerged from studies demonstrating their aberrant expression in neoplastic tissues. Identification of several targets of miRNAs associated with cancer suggests that networks of miRNAs linked to oncogenes or tumor suppressors play pivotal roles in cancer development.
Researchers at Regulus Therapeutics described how one such miRNA (miR-21) may provide a novel therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma. "Many types of cancer show an overexpression of miR-21," noted Eric G. Marcusson, Ph.D., director of oncology.
"We worked on a mouse model that overexpresses the well-known oncogene RAS in hepatocytes. Mice develop tumors resembling those seen in humans, including expression of high levels of miR-21. We performed long-term treatment of mice with an antimiR-21 inhibitor (a single-stranded oligonucleotide) as well as a mismatched antimiR control. We found that all the control mice died while the majority of treated mice survived."
According to Dr. Marcusson, an important aspect of these studies was the demonstration of miR-21 knockdown using genome-wide mRNA expression studies. "Such studies show specificity and target engagement, and thus, a very specific mechanism. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of a treatment that inhibited a specific miRNA that resulted in a significant increase in survival."
The company will now pursue dose and mechanistic studies as well as identify suitable biomarkers for clinical applications. Additionally, Zak Zimmerman, Ph.D., director of business development, says that miR-21 may also be a target for other types of cancers. "Our studies suggest not only that miR-21 is a promising therapeutic for liver cancer, but also highlight the potential of miRNA therapeutics for other tumor types and diseases of high unmet need."
miRNAs are also being targeted to treat cardiovascular disease. According to Eva van Rooij, Ph.D., director of biology and scientific co-founder, MiRagen Therapeutics, "Physical stress to the heart leads to pathologies such as hypertrophy, fibrosis, myocyte apoptosis, and subsequent death from pump failure and arrythmias.
"Classical pharmacological treatments such as ACE-inhibitors and beta-blockers can prolong survival of heart failure patients but ultimately cannot prevent disease progression. We found that miRNAs play a significant role in cardiovascular disease and that their modulation may provide a new therapeutic approach to its treatment."
Dr. van Rooij's team is targeting multiple pathological miRNAs including miR-208, a cardiac-specific miRNA. "We initially identified miRNA expression signatures in humans and mice that were associated with pathological cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, and myocardial infarction. We next performed gain- and loss-of-function studies in mice and found profound and unexpected functions for miRNAs in numerous facets of cardiac biology."
"One of the most remarkable findings was that while knockout mice without disease-inducing miRNAs were mostly normal, under healthy conditions they displayed an aberrant response to cardiac stress. These studies suggest that miRNAs are important regulators of disease-related processes, and that the manipulation of their expression may mitigate the effects of, or even halt, disease progression."
Often, miRNAs regulate many different genes in many different types of tissues. "Therapeutics targeting a tissue-specific miRNA such as miR-208 present less risk for off-target effects," Dr. van Rooij explained. "Systemic delivery of antimiRs—oligonucleotide chemistries targeting specific miRNAs—via either intravenous or subcutaneous injection is sufficient to induce potent and long lasting miRNA inhibition in cardiac tissue."
MiRagen is in the process of performing animal studies. "We are conducting preclinical studies using antimiR approaches in rat and large animal models of heart failure to further advance our findings toward the clinic."
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"You are [a girl] after my own heart," the American Idol winner gushed. "Oh my gosh, can we sing one together?"
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Here we are now...entertain us.....NAHMBS 2012 review
The good : For me, the show was a huge success, in spite of the lingering thought in my head that I was really not fitting into the mold of a true participant in this show. # 1, I did not build a special bike for the show. # 2, I didn't make any new fixtures for my booth but elected to use mostly old stuff and a couple newer banners left over from races. # 3, My focus was on what I had done over the last 34 years, not what I had most recently built in attempt to out-bling my fellow builders. # 4, I stupidly neglected to get anyone to help me in the booth ....a mistake I'll hopefully never make again.
Even with all of these factors I was pleasantly surprised at the positive reception I got from the press, industry folks and show visitors alike. The best thing at the show were the volunteers at the load-in. They cut the time of the load-in by half and were super helpful through most of the show. I must also praise the publicity as this show broke attendance records for NAHMBS-they really put the word out so that everyone knew the when and where.
The bad: At the risk of being banished from the show for life there are some of the aspects of the show that I find to be...well....unfitting with what I think is the essence of bicycles. # 1, the awards are purely for the physical look of the bike and it's presumed ride-ability based on visual characteristics. In other words, none of these award winning bikes are ridden to determine their performance as bicycles !! To me, this completely invalidates the awards from a cycling standpoint. If the awards are purely a beauty contest, so be it-otherwise , I call bullshit on the whole exercise.
#2, There were frequent and really disruptive P.A. announcements during the show, invariably right when I was attempting to talk to someone in my booth-after all, that's what we come to the show for, right ? We as builders are there to represent our craft and be available to the people at the show. While I understand that some of these announcements were important, there were some that were questionable. I'll cite an example: " Will the ''Original six please come to the stage". Really.....the 'Original Six'......soo.........the show is calling attention to the few builders who have been at all the shows-Hmmm, and who might that be ? Perhaps one of those 'Original Six' is the founder of the show, Don Walker himself. So Don-you are calling attention to the fact that you have attended every one of your shows ? You want an award for that ? -Sorry, but that is downright comical. Of course you have to be at every one of the shows.....YOU PUT THE SHOW ON !! You do not deserve an award for showing up to your own show.....come on ! It's idiotic. You want an award ? I'll give you one: It's called the NAHMBS and you created it and it is huge and you justifiably should be proud-it is a hell of an accomplishment.I bow to you....we all do ! When you are at the show you are literally surrounded by your award -accept it and chuck the fake award.....it demeans your achievement. The other 4-5 'Original six' builders would probably rather be back at their respective booths selling bikes - not standing uncomfortably on stage for some award they don't really care about. The award all the builders want is viability-sales ! Without that they won't survive in this fickle business. I'm sure they can survive without an 'Original six' award and the show's survival depends on the builder's viability as well.
Whew ! O.K., now that I have probably ended my eligability for being at the next show I can speak freely. Call me crazy but I have this misplaced notion that bikes are made to be ridden. Sure, there are some that are so priceless and rare that they should be preserved for artistic and historical significance-this is as it should be....bikes like these are usually old and fragile and irreplaceable , but way back when they were built they were built to be ridden. What I do not understand is a crop of builders creating bikes like this that are meant to be Smithsonian exhibits as soon as the paint dries-needless to say , these bikes were really amazing to behold and the work that went into them was staggering. Don't get me wrong....I saw plenty of other fancy bikes -but the builders that made them that were showing bikes to ride , not bikes to acquire as status symbols . These bikes may be artistic but they were created to be ridden and the outward artistic appeal was secondary.
In years to come I wonder what folks will say about this era of the re-birth of the hand-crafted highly ornate bicycle frame.....is it a living , breathing art or is it akin to a brain-dead patient on life support unable to sustain itself. When people start buying these bikes in numbers and the brave builders crafting them start making a living wage, we'll be able to take it off life support and it will breathe on it's own again. The show displayed a lot of amazing craftsmanship but evidence of actual economic sustainability was scarce. All the art bikes remind me of a time about 600 years ago when amazing art was being produced for the royal families and for the Vatican..........primarily by slaves , guided by artisans -many of whom died in poverty or in prison. Let us hope that we are witnessing something that won't crash and burn like the real estate market, the stock market and just about every other artificially inflated human folly since the beginning of humanity.
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Thank you.ReplyDelete
There's way too few builders like you left, and instead of mentoring the new guys a big chunk of the old guard is choosing to dive into the follies themselves.
Nice! about what I thought.ReplyDelete
is that the nice cat or the mean cat?
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great op-ed piece and spot on atmo.ReplyDelete
toto i've a feeling we're not in houston anymore.
ps i am one of the original sax.
I really have an appreciation for a well used bike.... IE, that spot on the top tube where you have grabbed and lifted cross bike so many times. I really believe all bikes should be ridden and when I get one built for me, I like to say, "I ride them all like they are a cross bike"ReplyDelete
Paul, when the day comes when I snap my Gary Fisher Trek, I'll be talking to you about a Columbus-tubed something-or-other. Playing much music lately..? I still have fond memories when we brought down the house at the Whaler Bar in Davenport, in the Michael Martyn Trio...! :-)ReplyDelete
Take care, F. Phoenix
Having just attended the UK version of this (Bristol Bespoke) I can agree...lots of lovely lugs, polished this and that, fancy trends (in built racks, belt drive especially) but I saw little in the way of practical, well fitted durable bikes that people could afford and would use. Everytime I heard "lifestyle" I shuddered...luckily the sun was out and there was a great swing band playing at the docks :)ReplyDelete
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Spot on... especially about the awards. Cheapens the entire experience.ReplyDelete
Couldn't agree more. I appreciate your honesty, and your inner vision, which seems unswerving to the trends that come and go in the bike industry at-large.ReplyDelete


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Violet M. Smith, 97, a resident at Valley View Home, formerly of Elyria, Ohio, died Tuesday evening at the home.
She was born in East Freedom, daughter of the late Charles A. Sr. and Clara (Miller) Smith. She was twice married, first to Marvin C. McGee, then to Frank Smith, both of whom preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sisters: Virginia Tate and Lenore "Mickey" Stone, both of Martinsburg; two brothers: Charles A. Smith Jr. and wife, Shirley, and Paul A. Smith and wife, Shirley, all of Roaring Spring; a sister-in-law, Donna Smith of Martinsburg; and special friends who were raised in Violet's home: Carl Martin and Carolyn (Martin) Marshall, both in Florida.
She was preceded in death by seven siblings: Nell Marie Rickard, Mary Grace Burns, Lena Pearl Hainzey Victory, Glenn A. Smith, Dean A. Smith, Betty Lou Rhodes and Harold W. Smith.
Violet was a 1934 graduate of Morrison Cove High School and retired from Tobin Tool and Die Co. in Lorraine, Ohio. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Martinsburg.
Friends will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., Roaring Spring, followed by a funeral service at 5 p.m. by Pastor Steven E. Burns. Interment will be made at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg.
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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 165
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Thoughts on the passing of Barry Letts, News, Logopolis (final Tom Baker story) Review, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Whoverse #5, Jarrod Cooper updates us on Hurricane Who.
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Deputies said three people wearing masks and gloves entered the business in the Lincoln Shopping Center at 11:47 a.m. Monday.
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Madeleine McCann Case: London Police Target Three Burglars
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In what is being called a breakthrough in a long and frustrating crime, British Metropolitan Police are said to be targeting three burglars for their possible involvement in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann, who was snatched from her hotel room in the Portuguese town of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007.
Madeleine McCann Case: New Images of Man Sought for Questioning
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Six years later, the hunt continues.
British police have released two photofits of the man sought for questioning about the disappearance of the nearly 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who was snatched from her hotel room in the Portuguese town of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007.
The computer-generated pictures are based on descriptions provided by new witnesses who claim to have seen the man on the night of Madeleine's disappearance.
Metropolitan Police describe him as white, between 20-40 years old, with short brown hair, of medium build, medium height and clean shaven.
On Monday, investigators in the case plan to make another appeal to the public on the BBC program Crimewatch, which is set to air in the U.K., the Netherlands and Germany.
Gerry McCann Says He's Grateful for Scotland Yard's Work on His Missing Daughter's Case
Originally posted 08/08/2013 09:30AM
As Scotland Yard investigators prepare to head to Portugal to take the next step in their investigation of Madeleine McCann's disappearance, her father says he is grateful for the work they've already done.
"We have been incredibly fortunate in the last two years to have the Metropolitan Police reviewing the case and now actively investigating," McCann told PEOPLE July 28, shortly after finishing the Virgin Active London Triathlon to raise money for the charity Missing People.
"It is very unlikely that someone is just going to walk up and say, 'Here she is,' " he says. "So you have got to chase it."
Madeleine McCann's Parents 'Less Than Halfway' Through Police Files
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Eighteen months after their child's disappearance and nearly four months after Portuguese police officially closed the books on their probe, the parents of Madeleine McCann have revealed they are only a fraction of the way through analyzing voluminous files relating to the unsolved case.
Writing a rare blog on a Web site dedicated to finding Madeleine, her father, Dr. Gerry McCann, says on behalf of himself and wife Kate (also a doctor), "We continue to work very hard behind the scenes. Our support team has been expanded as we try to identify what has been done, what has not been done and what can still be done to help find Madeleine."
He adds, "We are not yet halfway through the Portuguese files but there is less information within the files than we were expecting."
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OAKLAND, CA - As the 2nd anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) nears on March 23rd, leading children's health advocates in California are celebrating the gains already made in children's health coverage – and looking forward to more.
"Millions of California children benefit from game-changing provisions of the Affordable Care Act that have already been implemented in California," said Jamila Edwards, Northern California Director of Children's Defense Fund-California. "We want parents to know these benefits are available and easy to access."
A "Top 11" list of the ACA's benefits for California's children is available at www.100percentcampaign.org. These benefits include:
"Moreover, the Affordable Care Act prioritizes the health of all of our children," added Ted Lempert, President of Children Now, "by supporting nearly two dozen new local early childhood health and development programs throughout the state, investing in over 30 California school-based health centers, and providing the opportunity to ensure a health home for every California child."
"I know first hand that the Affordable Care Act is an important step in making sure kids get the health care they need," said Oakland pediatrician Oriaku Kas-Osoka, MD. "I feel privileged to be working in this field during such great change. The Affordable Care Act invests in preventative care, which means that we can address children's health problems at an earlier stage, avoiding unnecessary emergency room visits."
Among the many families who have already benefited from the ACA is the Lance family of Trinity County. Six-year old Dylan, who has a congenital heart defect, had been denied insurance coverage in the past, and his mother Jennifer was concerned that her son would be without health insurance when she lost her employer-sponsored coverage. "Before President Obama signed the health care reform law, we had a lot of anxiety related to health insurance for our son and we were forced to make some hard choices," she said. "We were afraid to leave our son uninsured. I'm glad we were able to get him covered."
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the challenge to the law's constitutionality from March 26 - 28.
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"Another important benefit of the Affordable Care Act is that it protects care for the roughly 4.5 million low-income children currently enrolled in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families in our state," said Corey Timpson, Executive Director of PICO California. "But hundreds of thousands more uninsured children can still be enrolled, today. Families can apply online at www.healtheapp.net or by calling 1-877-KIDS-NOW."
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Why not all corn feeds the same
Why not all corn feeds the same
by P. C. Hoffman and R. D. Shaver
The authors are in the Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As the old saying goes, corn is corn is corn, right? Let's take a closer look.
Traditionally, the variation in nutrient composition within dry or high-moisture corns was assumed to be minimal. It was common to use table values to define the nutritional composition of corn for ration- balancing purposes. But, many of you have noted variable milk yield and fat test responses when feeding high-moisture corn. This is a paradox, but new research can help explain what is occurring.
Different corn hybrids with varying endosperm properties can be ensiled between 20 to 40 percent moisture; with or without inoculants; at ambient temperatures of 10° to 70°F; ensiled whole or ground; treated with or without organic acids or microbial inoculants; stored in bags, bunkers, or oxygen-limiting silos; and allowed to ferment for one day up to a year or more, and still be classified as "high-moisture corn." So why would we expect all high-moisture corn to be of equal feeding value?
Dry versus high-moisture
The energy (NEL) value of high moisture is estimated to be 5 to 10 percent greater than dry corn of similar origin and particle size. The greater energy values for high-moisture corns primarily are due to greater total tract starch digestion for high-moisture corn. The greater digestibility of high-moisture corn starch often results in improved milk production.
Ensiling of corn also alters the site of starch digestion. More of the starch is digested (65 to 85 percent) in the rumen with high-moisture corn than with dry corn. Lactating cows digest about 50 percent of the starch in the rumen for dry corn with the rest of the starch that is digested being digested in the small and large intestines. Thus, the rate of starch digestion in the rumen is faster for high-moisture corn than dry corn. Sometimes, an excessively fast starch digestion rate may reduce rumen pH, milkfat test, dry matter intake, or a combination of these.
New research has demonstrated that the digestibility of high-moisture corn in storage can change dramatically over time. Also, our traditional forage-testing procedures do not work very well for evaluating the feeding value of high-moisture corn.
To understand the dynamics of assessing the feeding value of high-moisture corn we need a basic understanding of corn chemistry. The kernel is comprised of three basic parts . . . seed coat (pericarp), germ, and endosperm. The endosperm represents about 75 to 80 percent of the corn kernel by weight and contains the starch. However, the starch in the endosperm is not alone. It is in a matrix with storage proteins called prolamins or zein protein. These proteins are a natural plastic that are not soluble in water or rumen fluid. It is these proteins that encase the starch.
This mix of starch and protein often is referred to as the starch-protein matrix. More vitreous portions of the starch-protein matrix are easily recognized as the "little yellow chips" in ground dry corn. These proteins bind starch granules together, and the degree of binding alters the grinding efficiency of corn and surface area for bacterial attachment in the rumen.
In corn, these proteins (zein) comprise 50 to 60 percent of the total protein. Zein proteins are not inside the starch granule but are on the surface or the exterior of starch granules. We can see differences in the starch-protein matrix in dissected kernels of yellow dent corn. Starch-protein matrices appearing yellow, shiny, or glassy are classified as translucent or vitreous.
In a recent study, our research group monitored the fate of zein proteins in the starch-protein matrix in high-moisture corn over a long ensiling period (240 days). Fermentation reduced all zein proteins in the starch-protein matrix by between 10 and 40 percent. Because zein proteins are responsible for cross-linking starch granules together, the degradation of these proteins by silage bacteria (proteolysis) in high-moisture corn caused clusters of starch granules to disassociate (fall apart) as a result of fermentation. Thus, high-moisture corn appears to be different from dry corn as the result of a simple process.
When high-moisture corn is well fermented, starch granule clusters fall apart into individual starch granules because there is no functional hydrophobic protein left to hold them together. In dry corn or in poorly fermented high-moisture corn, starch granules are stuck together in clusters, and there is less surface area for rumen bacteria to digest starch.
A moving target
We likewise observed this effect. As starch granule clusters fell apart, the in vitro digestibility of high-moisture corn improved continually over the entire ensiling period. This new observation suggests that the digestibility of high-moisture corn is ever changing with ensiling time causing the digestibility of high-moisture corn to be a moving target rather than a fixed value.
Many of you and your nutrition consultants understand the role that fiber (NDF) and lignin play in forage digestibility, but there is no NDF or lignin in the endosperm of corn. The starch granules in corn are encased together by hydrophobic proteins, not fiber.
Highly vitreous corn hybrids (higher starch matrix protein content) may require ensiling at higher-moisture contents and (or) may require greater processing. The starch-protein matrix in high-moisture corn is altered by the fermentation process, but it must be good fermentation. Ensiling high-moisture corn too dry, too coarse, or at cold temperatures can delay the degradation of the starch-matrix proteins greatly causing the high-moisture corn to feed like dry corn for long periods of time.
What you can do
Prior to feeding, you should track and monitor the amount and form of protein in high-moisture corn. First, measure the crude protein content of corn, and take the value seriously. Numerous research projects have demonstrated a negative relationship between crude protein and starch degradability. The relationship is logical because the higher the protein content, the more likely hydrophobic proteins are encasing the starch.
The crude protein content of corn hybrids ranges from 7.5 to 12.5 percent (dry matter basis). Two other forms of protein probably should be monitored in high-moisture corn . . . soluble protein and ammonia.
Prior to ensiling, about 20 percent of the protein in corn is soluble in a buffer solution. In extensively fermented high-moisture corn, more than 70 percent of the protein may be soluble. The change in soluble protein is a marker of the degradation process of the starch matrix proteins. As silage bacteria degrade hydrophobic proteins, they become more soluble in buffer solutions.
Ammonia also may be an excellent marker of the status of starch-matrix proteins in high-moisture corn. At ensiling, corn virtually has no ammonia. The appearance of ammonia in high-moisture corn means that amino acids are being degraded by silage bacteria. In extensively fermented high-moisture corn, ammonia may represent more than 7 percent of the total protein. High-moisture corns with less than 2 percent of the total protein as ammonia indicate the degradation of starch-matrix proteins probably is minimal.
To sum up, we are learning a great deal about the chemistry of corn. We now know why all corn, especially high-moisture corn, is not of equal feeding value. Our traditional forage-testing procedures may not be well suited for feed grains. New procedures are needed to help better explain the different results often reported in the field.


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While it seems perfectly reasonable to mix up the two redheaded bombshells – they have a similar look, they're two years apart in age – Adams is 39 and Fisher is 37 – and an inch apart in height – Adams says she doesn't understand why there's any confusion.
"I get Isla Fisher all the time, still. And I know Isla, and for a while our kids went to the same dance school. When I'm with Isla, we both look at one another and … I get it but I don't get it," the actress tells Vanity Fair in their January cover story.
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Robert Phelan started Taconic Farms in 1952 to supply mice to researchers working at academic institutions in the New York City and Boston vicinity and the emerging drug industry in New Jersey.
"At that time, breeding of rodents was a farm-type operation," says Sam Phelan, Robert's son, now CEO of Taconic. There were about 20 rodent breeding operations based in New York's Hudson River Valley in the 1950s, but Robert Phelan had a vision to bring a scientific orientation to the rodent-breeding business with several early innovations.
One of the most important Taconic initiatives is the health testing program, known as the International Health Monitoring System, which screens all animals bred at Taconic for 50 to 60 pathogens that infect rodent colonies.
Taconic is the first company to ship mice with a health report documenting the pathogen-free status of the animals. The health and genetic profiles of Taconic's laboratory animals are precisely checked using PCR technology. Additionally, Taconic performs animal surgeries, produces monoclonal antibodies, and carries out non-GLP studies for its clients.
Taconic experts were also reportedly the first to devise special buildings for breeding animals that use the Isolated Barrier Unit System to prevent bacteria and viruses from entering and infecting animals. The polypropylene Taconic Transit Cage™ protects animals from danger and infections during transport.
Taconic sells many rodent models, including purpose-bred, spontaneous mutants, and genetically modified models. The majority of the transgenic models raised by the company are produced on a contract basis. Taconic currently maintains more than 100 genetically bred strains of mice that are commercially available as well as 1,500 privately held lines of transgenic and knockout mice developed in its special breeding and service division.
Because Taconic has acquired rights to most of the prominent patents that cover transgenic technologies, it can sublicense rights for these technologies to clients through the Taconic Transgenic Exchange™ program. This assures that the appropriate fees are paid to patent holders and creators of transgenic models, Phelan reports, and Taconic handles all the time-consuming and complex license agreements that pertain to transgenic rodent models.
More and more researchers are exploring how subtle differences in the 30,000 genes of the human genome impact various diseases. As scientists consider all of the possible gene variations involved in disease pathways, "there will be an explosion in the need for animal models, especially mice since this work is largely done in mice," says Phelan. Mice with subtle genetic manipulations can reflect the human response to drugs in the treatment of a disease or factors associated with disease development and progression.
In November, Taconic strengthened its scientific position by buying an 80.1% share of Artemis Pharmaceuticals. The acquisition of Artemis, now named TaconicArtemis (taconic.artemis.com), allows the company to design, generate, and breed customized genetically engineered mouse models for pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic clients. Models include knock-out and humanized platforms, inducible/reversible RNAi models, ASKA models for studying kinases, and humanized mouse models for evaluating key drug metabolism enzymes in ADME/toxicology preclinical studies.
Taconic Artemis also offers custom-made, genetically engineered mouse embryonic stem cells, which are used at various stages of the drug discovery process or in academic research.
TaconicArtemis provides tools and knowledge to make subtle alterations in genes, according to Phelan. "There's a big need for custom-generated mouse models whether researchers are studying disease pathways or trying to develop a new drug."
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The Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office on Friday recognized 80 high school students in Weld County who worked as election judges in November.
Speaking at Greeley Central ceremony on Friday, Clerk and Recorder Steve Moreno said so many students have shown interest since the program began in 2004 that his office must turn students away.
"This election was a historic election," Moreno told those at the ceremony. Weld hit a record 94 percent turnout for the 2012 presidential election. "You can say as an election judge, that you made history. You really did."
Students honored at Friday's ceremony were from Briggsdale, Erie, Frederick, Greeley Central, Greeley West, Highland, Platte Valley, Prarie and Valley high schools, Frontier Academy, and one student was home-schooled.
"I have a challenge for you all today," said Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway. "Now that you've gotten involved, stay involved."
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