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June 2005 Draft: The Results Are In
|Mark Pawelek
|Springville HS, Utah
|Donald Veal
|Pima CC, Arizona
|Mark Holliman
|U. of Mississippi
|Mike Billek
|U. of Central Florida
|Dylan Johnston
|Hamilton HS, Chandler, Arizona
|Scott Taylor
|Hermitage HS, Richmond, Virginia
|Kyle Reynolds
|Baylor U., Texas
|Trey Taylor
|Baylor U., Texas
|Jake Muyco
|North Carolina State U.
|Matthew Avery
|U. of Virginia
|Joe Simokaitis
|U. of Nebraska
|Michael Phelps
|Central Missouri State U.
|Yusuf Carter
|El Paso CC, Arizona
|Brett Jackson
|Modesto JC, California
|Tyler Graham
|Oregon State U.
|Roger Evenson
|Northwest Nazarene U., Idaho
|Jon Mueller
|U. of Minnesota
|Brandon Taylor
|Brigham Young U., Utah
|Victor Liriano
|El Paso CC, Texas
|Kyle Holden
|California State U. San Bernardino
|L.D. Ware
|North Atlanta HS, Georgia
|Peter Farina
|Virginia Commenwealth U.
|Michael Hyle
|U. of Georgia
|Jayson Ruhlman
|Central Michigan U.
|Scott Hode
|U. of Arkansas
|D.J. Lewis
|LA Valley CC
|Nikolaus Crouch
|Vanguard U., California
|Davy Gregg
|U. of South Carolina
|Michael Greenhouse
|U. of Evansville, Indiana
|Johnny Defendis
|Rutgers U., New Jersey
|Matt Liuzza
|Louisiana State U.
|Brad DePoy
|San Jacinto JC, Texas
|Colby Wark
|Lower Columbia JC, Washington
|Ben Ferguson
|Cottonwood HS, Utah
|Cody Gilbert
|Lincoln Trail JC, Illinois
|Drew O'Connell
|John Logan JC, Illinois
|Needham Jones
|Old Dominon U., Virginia
|Kyle Keen
|U. of Georgia
|Ryan Episcopo
|Andrew JC, Georgia
|Justin Morgan
|U. of Louisiana
|Ryan Chambers
|Brigham Young U., Utah
|Chris Rollins
|Winslow Township HS, New Jersey
|Noah Garza
|Nolan HS, Texas
|Michael Brenly
|Notre Dame HS, Arizona
|Eddie Rush
|Westlake HS, Georgia
|Corey Madden
|St. Marys College, California
|Luther Murphy
|Hialeah Miami Lakes HS, Florida
|Mario Williams
|Hillsborough HS, Florida
|Andy Hawranick
|Georgia Tech
|Kyle Mura
|Loyolo Marymount U., California
|Steven Morlock
|U. of California, Santa Barbara
Pawelek topped out at 94-95 mph this year with an effortless delivery. Scouts say his feel for pitching, presence and composure are so advanced for his age that he's the equivalent of a college sophomore. He has command of four pitches and knows how and when to use his curveball and changeup.The fourth pitch is a splitter. In 10 high school starts this year and 63 innings, Pawelek didn't allow an earned run. He struck out 132 hitters, and won each and every decision. Sure, it's only high school, but that's still quite impressive. The Cubs were only able to nab Pawelek, extensively profiled here, as low as 20th because there were concerns about his signability as a Scott Boras client. Some concerns they were - Pawelek had put pen to paper by the time the Cubs announced their third round selection. He gets a $1.75 signing bonus, essentially slot money. I did read something about ìinconsistent mechanicsî, which sets off the (very distracting) red warning lights in my head. So I do hope the Cubs take their time with the kid, cleaning up those mechanics and dialing in his delivery so we can see him in a few years sans arm surgeries. In case you're wondering, it's pronounced "Paw-lick". (2nd round, 68th pick) LHP Donald Veal (6í3î ñ 215 lbs, L-L, 20 years old, Pima CC, Arizona) 8-5 3.65 ERA, 119 Kís, 74 IP, .207 BAA) I wonder if Hendry and company have some sort of Vertigo like fascination with Dontrelle Willis and behind closed doors are really upset they traded him. I can see it nowÖ ìYou know kid, we like you, but weíd like to tweak your delivery a bit. Just raise your leg a tad higher, now look up a bit moreÖ.goodÖ.good, now adjust your arm angle a bit. Youíre going to be in the show soon kid, but Donald just doesnít sell tickets, but itís really close to DontrelleÖ.î The kid is a spitting image of Dontrelle Willis and we can only hope he pitches as well. Veal was originally drafted out of high school by the White Sox in 2003, but he went to the University of Arizona instead where he injured his labrum. Opting to avoid surgery he transferred to Pima Community College in Arizona and seems to have regained his touch. MLB.comís scouting report has his fastball just touching 90 and a ìlive armî. BA had him ranked as the 86th best player in the draft in itís pre-draft rankings and compared him to Vida Blue for you old-school crowd. (3rd round, 100th pick) RHP Mark Holliman (6í0î ñ 195 lbs, R-R 21 years old, Ole Missí) (SEC Conference Stats) 8-4 3.85 ERA, 117 K/45 BB, 110 IP, .253 BAA, 6 HRís) MLB.com compared him to Jeff Brantley and actually used the term ìgood mechanicsî. Has 5 pitches, four-seem(tops out at 91 mph) and two-seem fastball, 12/6 curve, circle change and uses his slider as his out pitch. He was drafted in 2002 by the Cubs in the 41st round out of high school, but chose to go to college. According to Boydís World, he threw a 147 pitch game on May 13th versus South Carolina striking out 13 and walking just 3. BA ranked him as #141 player in itís pre-draft top 200 prospect list and labeled his stuff inconsistent. (3rd round Supplemental, 108th pick) RHP Michael Billek (6í4î ñ 235 lbs, R-R 21 years old, U. of Central Florida) (Atlantic Sun Conference Stats) 4-3 4.07 ERA, 84 K/33 BB, 90.2 IP, .274 BAA, 6 HRís) He seems to be all fastball, topping out at 94-95, although heís been hard-pressed to reach that while nursing a groin strain this season. His curve and change are rated as average. I watched his scouting video on mlb.com and it looks like he just tries to overpower every hitter, although he will pitch to both sides of the plate. His curve didnít look too bad but his fastball was straight as an arrow. Billek, the 108th overall pick, represents the only return the Cubs will get for Matt Clement. That makes a mockery of the compensation system when you consider that losing Jon Lieber netted the Yankees the extremely toolsy HS outfielder C.J. Henry at 17. Derrek Lowe meanwhile brought the Red Sox the near ML-ready reliever Craig Hansen at 26 and righty Michael Bowden at 47, and Carl Pavano delivered the Marlins Jacob Marceaux at 29 (highly-rated hard-throwing college righty) and Sean West at 44 (lefty high-schooler). Yet wouldn't you take Clement over Lieber, Lowe and Pavano? The Rest The 190th selection of the draft was SS Kyle Reynolds (Baylor Univeristy), son of former major leaguer Craig Reynolds and a potential third basemen. Nepotism continued throughout the draft as the Cubs selected switch-hitting catcher Yusuf Carter (El Paso CC, Texas) with their 12th round pick, nephew of former Cub Joe Carter. The 43rd round pick was also a catcher and related to a former major leaguer as well - the player is Michael Brenley and heís the son of current color commentator Bob Brenly. Heís committed to UNLV though and unlikely to sign. The 19th round pick was spent on RHP Kyle Holden (Cal St. San Bernardino), which holds absolutely no significance other then itís the AngelFan wifeís alma mater and a rare sight to see in the baseball draft. The Cubs original 21st pick was RHP Michael Hyle (University of Georgia), but the pick was voided cause the Cubs selected him last year in round 37 and did not sign him. The Cubs could have only drafted him again if Hyle gave them written permission. Instead the Cubs chose catcher Peter Farina (Virginia Commonwealth University). They then got the necessary written permission and drafted Hyle in the next round. The other players the Cubs also selected last year are LHP Trey Taylor (7th round, 20th round last year), RHP Colby Wark (32nd, 37th last year), 3B Cody Gilbert (34th, 32nd last year) and RHP Drew O'Connell (35th, 35th last year too). In the 44th round the Cubs chose an outfielder from Georgia named Eddie Rush. Considered to be possibly one of the fastest players in the draft, he ran a 6.36 second 60-yard dash which apparently is a Georgia record. My ìhunchî of high school shortstop Justin Bristow being the Cubs first pick couldnít have been more wrong. He dropped to the Kansas City Royals as the 652nd overall pick because he was thought unsignable if he didn't go in the first-round. Assuming he doesn't agree terms with the Royals, he'll head to Auburn where he could emerge as a two-way star at Auburn. Speaking of two-way stars, the Cubs drafted Scott Taylor in the 5th round, a right-handed pitcher who had dueled with Bristow twice this season (Bristowís team winning both times though). Taylor though is committed to Virgina Commonwealth University, the same place Jason Dubois went. Dubois was a two-way star there too. For those dying to see the potential new Cubbies, the wait is not long. I believe six of them will be showcased this weekend in the NCAA super regionals, and all of the games should be broadcast on ESPN/ESPN2 or ESPN/U. RHP Mark Holliman (3rd round, Mississippi) Texas at Mississippi, Saturday (6 pm), Sunday (5 pm) and Monday (TBA) Not sure which game or games Holliman will pitch as teammate Matt Maloney was also selected in the draft, 3 picks before Holliman. SS Kyle Reynolds (6th round) and LHP Trey Taylor (7th, both Baylor) Clemson at Baylor, Saturday (11 am), Sunday (3 pm) and Monday (TBA) SS Joe Simokaitis (10th round, Nebraska) Miami at Nebraska, Friday (12 pm), Saturday (11 am), Sunday (3 pm) OF Tyler Graham (14th round, Oregon State) So Cal at Oregon State, Saturday (7 pm), Sunday (6 pm) and Monday (4 pm) C Andrew Hawranick (48th round, Georgia Tech) Tennesse at Georgia Tech, Friday (4 pm), Saturday (1 pm) and Monday (6 pm) Iíll try and Tivo as many of the games as possible and hopefully give a better scouting report. I believe all the times above are central standard and the third games will be only played if necessary.
You forgot about Joe
You forgot about Joe Simokitis!!! The Cubs 11th round pick plays SS for the Huskers against Miami this Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday.
Sergio #1!
Right you are, Mark. 10th
Right you are, Mark. 10th rounder, Joe was, by the way.
Having seen Joe Simokaitis
Having seen Joe Simokaitis in person and on TV all this year, he's got a pretty good bat and a very slick glove. I'm glad to see the Cubs got him.
If you want to see Pawelek's
If you want to see Pawelek's delivery/mechanics firsthand, you can watch a scouting video of him here -
scroll down to the little blurb about him at the bottom right for the link.
he does seem to have a slightly awkward delivery, but hopefully it can be smoothed out with a few years of pro pitching instruction.
I updated the times for the
I updated the times for the Nebraska games and wanted to thank John Hill for cleaning up this post and adding the table of players and breakdown of positions and schools.
And now that I read it again
And now that I read it again it appears he added quite a bit more information on a number of the players.....we really need to find a way to add double bylines on these posts.
D- Yeah hopefully Cubs can
Yeah hopefully Cubs can help him with mechanics like they did Wood.
Great report. I have to say
Great report. I have to say that it is so annoying how scouts and draft gurus (in all sports) feel a need to draw comparisons between prospects and existing pros. Like "reminds one of Jeff Brantley" and such. It's useless -- tantamount to "he looks sorta like _____." It's at best silly and at worst dangerous to imagine and project talent based on what amount to a resemblance. It's what an 11 year old would do, not a paid analyst.
It was most comical in the NBA, when it became in vogue to point to a "Charles Barkley-like presence" in a hoops prospect. Before Barkley came along, that just meant fat, which is certainly not an indicator of future success, without a lot of imagination.
I just came across another
I just came across another tidbit on Holliman that mentioned the same stat line that I put up for him, but has no mention of them being just his conference stats. So those might be his complete 2005 numbers as well as Billek's. The conference websites where I got the information from was certainly not clear on the matter.
Has anyone seen the pictures
Has anyone seen the pictures of Kerry Wood's simulated game on Chicagosports.com? I am very disappointed to see that the "minor mechanics adjustments" did not include a very basic change. Kerry is obviously still throwing accross his body upon delivery to home plate. Doing so forces the pitcher to try to speed up his arm and often creates a problem with their release point as well. Basically, it increases torque on the elbow and limits your ability to consistently replicate delivery (ie control). Am I the only one that notices this?
A few years ago I was at Busch stadium watching a pitcher by the name of Rick Ankiel. Electric Left hander, with great stuff. However, his mechanics were terrible and he severely threw across his body. This was never more evident than in the playoffs when he threw several wild pitches. Ankiel could not release his hips to home plate because his fromt striding foot pointed halfway up the first baseline as opposed to towards the catcher. This type of movement is what is referred to as throwing across your body and forces a pitcher to speed up his arm to hit a release point that might allow a chance to hit the strike zone. Rick's arm could not speed up enough to the release point thus leaving several pitches high. Later Rick experienced several pressure related mental problems and ultimately gave up pitching. I realize this is a dangerous and extreme comparison however Rick's main problem was not his head, but rather that the Cardinal's rushed him and did not correct a very basic mechanical flaw until it was too late.
Some pitchers have the same problem to smaller extents. But this is basic pitching mechanics and I feel is a major reason that Wood has incosnistent INNINGS and frequent arm related issues.
Any Thoughts?
Wood is not going to do
Wood is not going to do anything major to change his delivery in the middle of the season. It takes many and many reps to ingrain that new delivery into your brain as normal.
Maybe in teh offseason and into ST next year, but for now, he will be pretty much same old same old.
Speaking of draftees, Grant
Speaking of draftees, Grant Johnson is making his debut tonight for the Peoria Chiefs against Beloit.
doesn't randy johnson throw
doesn't randy johnson throw across his body?
just because a motion is not mechanically perfect does not mean it cannot function or will cause injury.
on the whole, the average pitcher is better off with "perfect" mechanics...but how many pitchers have that?
Yes, Johnson does slightly
Yes, Johnson does slightly throw across his body. However, his mechanics have been altered this year as well (some blame this for his performance this year). Additionally, his mechanics were terrible when he first broke into the majors (as a pitcher in the Montreal organization) and it wasn't until he refined them to this point that he was able to be a successful (albeit late developing) pitcher.
I agree with you assesment that perfect mechanics are not necessary, but when you have health and control problems I would think you might examine some potentially glaring areas that are easy to "fix".
Second Sacker: Kerry Wood
Second Sacker: Kerry Wood says that he's working on not throwing across his body and is pleased with the results.
June 9, "Wood has sought to smooth his delivery and relieve stress on his arm and shoulder by not throwing across his body. He felt he was successful in doing that Wednesday in the majority of his deliveries.
"I tried to take what had been working on on the side and take it out there,'' Wood said. "Just trying to keep it a little more smooth. Sometimes, depending on the situation in a game, you want to try to do a little more and end up jumping. I'm trying to keep everything the same, regardless of the situation in the game."
doesn't randy johnson throw
doesn't randy johnson throw across his body?
except johnson has rarely been injured in his career and Kerry Wood knows the DL better then he knows the Wrigley Field mound.
Wood has had issues with injuries since high school and he's not done one thing to alleviate the problem, basically refusing to change his mechanics in fear that he'll lose something off of his stuff. And he's going to continue to see the DL if he continues to refuse to address the problem.
Huge Cubs fan but can't
Huge Cubs fan but can't speak with authority on this draft. But I read "MoneyBall" and it seemed like (from Beane's standpoint at least) that stud high-school picks were a bit risky. Anyone else worried.
Eamus Catuli!
To #15: I was typing my
To #15:
I was typing my comment, so I didn't see yours. I certainly hope Kerry has seen the "light", cause there's no doubt in my mind that something needs to be changed for him to recpature his glory.
I hope so too! However a
I hope so too! However a picture is worth a thousand words. The chicagosports.com photos definetly show a need for further work. I find it baffling that millions are invested into a pitcher and his mechanics are just now given some attention. If you recall, Rothschild stated that they would review tape on Wood earlier in the year. Why wait until now. Great hitters study tape and execution why not pitchers? baffling.
Maddux consistently replicates and excellant pitching motion and has remained healthy for 15 plus years. Rocket and Nolan are Kerry's idols, you would think he would note their excellant mechanics and consistent deliveries. I hope he puts it together.
The talent is obvious but unfortunately the execution is suspect.
High school pitchers are
High school pitchers are certainly riskier then collegians, but Pawelek was probably a top 5 pick in terms of talent, certainly top 10. As mentioned he dropped cause of signability and cause many teams do believe that college pitchers are less of a risk compared to high schoolers.
But at 20th, I think the Cubs made the right move. He may not pan out, but if he does, he has star potential. Luke Hochevar was available as well (went 40th to the Dodgers I believe) and was rated either one or two among college pitchers. But the Cubs have a number of players knocking on the door of the major league club and Pawelek seems to have a bit more upside and the Cubs certainly have the luxury to wait and let him develop.
It's not like every high school pitcher is doomed for failure, it's just their success rate is lower then college pitchers.
Copying this over from the
Copying this over from the previous thread...
Way back when Wood was hot stuff (20 K's), I saw a side-by-side comparison of his delivery and that of Roger Clemens. They were similar in a lot of respects, but the most telling difference was that when Clemens followed through, he came down on the ball of his foot, and when Wood followed through, he came down on his heel.
I've always attributed that particular flaw in his mechanics to be the cause of his durability problems.
wood will never quit
wood will never quit throwing entirely across his body, he is unable to locate his fastball out of any other arm slot unless he drops his body with the ball...he's tried before and it usually resulted in him airmailing it more often than not which led to the usual hotheadedness which led to him being even more spotty...sigh.
wood, unfortunately or not, is a thrower....this isnt a bad thing, really...not with a little control and a 95+mph fastball to match it.
for those that think/say/etc he's lazy and dont work on his pitches...well, go screw yourselves =p
all you gotta do is watch a game from 1998 and one from 2001+ to see how different of a pitcher he is in many respects. he can no longer crutch on that "slurve" of his.
anyone ever see schilling as a kid? and by kid i mean, pretty much until age 30...he didnt really get his crap together til his late 20s. clemens once threw him against a locker for being a cocky jerk who's "wasting his tallent"...and clemens wasnt even on the same team as him!
it'd be nice if kerry could magically turn a switch and replace his mechanics, but most likely he's only gonna be able to tweak his mechanics and learn how to use what he throws to become a better pitcher.
speaking of wild/harsh mechanics...by all predictions, what dontrelle willis had done with his body for 5+ years he should have had his arm cut a few dozen times by now =p
Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago
Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago is reporting that the Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry will have a press conference at 4 p.m. CST, they are
reporting that a trade has been made.
i am real
A trade? I am giddy with
A trade? I am giddy with anticipation! Betcha its Wagner!
I'll betcha that if there is
I'll betcha that if there is a press conference its to show the Wood time table for return.
it's a fake post
it's a fake post
was anyone else kinda
was anyone else kinda weirded out by the very unneccesary and very negative "view from a cubs fan" slam on patterson?
out of all the user submitted articles, the editor ran that one...hmmm...HMMMM...HMMMM
oh yeah...dur...that article
oh yeah...dur...that article is in the trib...which makes it the weird part...aside from the editor picking that particular fluff piece to run.
I read that as well, but I
I read that as well, but I didn't take it as some secret signal that the team is trying to run Patterson out of town.
The Trib sports division has a conflict of interest in their reporting on the Cubs, sure, but they've never been just the propaganda men/hatchet men for the baseball team. Surely the Cubs could employ better measures than THAT, if they really wanted to run Corey out of town. (Which I don't think they want, anyways, personally....) I'm just attributing this to a slow-submisison-week at the Trib, and to the fact that they have at least some amount of independence from the team...
#30 refered to post #28.
#30 refered to post #28. This next comment refers to post #29:
F HIM! If that's true he's an ASS!
yeah, im not claiming
yeah, im not claiming conspiracy...for what its worth the cubs and the tribune owned press have pretty much all been left to run themselves without hirings being dependant on sucking up to the brass up top...well, no more than any other paper it seems...
i just think its a damn interesting choice of a fluff piece for an editor to greenlight outta all the submissions he got to mull over.
it seems to have very little benefit and an odd way to call someone out seeing its criticism that isnt even coming internally.
Cool down the tenor, Chad.
Cool down the tenor, Chad.
Not only was the Trib
Not only was the Trib negative on Patterson in the "View from a Cubs Fan" they also felt the need to throw in this blurb today...
"Damon watch
Boston center fielder Johnny Damon, who comes to town with the Red Sox on Friday, will be a free agent in November and is the type of leadoff man the Cubs have been lacking. Damon's only drawback is his lack of poweróhe had one homer through Tuesday. He doesn't think that should hurt.
"I'll be all right either way," Damon told the Boston Globe. "They know what they'll getóa winner. I can do a lot of other things."""
With so many FA's available next year, does anyone else find it ironic that they picked a CF for a "Watch"?
Well, it's certainly true
Well, it's certainly true that the cubs are looking for a leadoff man. I just think this all is one manifestation of everyone's recognition that Corey hasn't yet turned into the player we hoped he would, and the sort-of-related fact that we don't have a leadoff hitter.
Still don't think it's a hint of any pending trade.
#35 - Jeez
#35 - Jeez
I disagree. Wood's
I disagree. Wood's mechanical problems stem from his elbow angle at the start of the follow through. He's way past 90 degrees. I had another PT/pitching mechanics guy agree with me today.
And unless you have seen thousands and thousands of pitchers, I have no idea how you could base anything off of those three pitches I saw on the tape.
Alas your screen name
Alas your screen name reminds me of the good old days when I had an apartment on Grace St. very near the Marigold Bowl.
Alas (AGAIN!) I understand it is now closed. Of course it was already a dive decades ago but we're talking Chicago landmarks disappearing here.
"Betcha its Wagner!" Why in
"Betcha its Wagner!"
Why in the $%$@) would the Phils trade Wagner? they are more in the playoff hunt than we are at the moment (being in the division and wild card race)
I've heard a few on that kick here since the beginning of the season...it didn't make sense to me then, and it makes less sense now that the Phils are in a playoff position. I also happen to think A closer is not our top priority at the moment.
On another note, Cubs coaches have started to call out Patterson in a very public manner. I get e-mails all the time from a chain I am on with people ripping Patterson to shreads. This is not isolated to one bitter fan and a newspaper.
Honestly, I'll be happy to see Patterson go if he is on the way out. I love his upside potential, but I simply hate his mental approach to the game and think that it is getting in the way of the Cubs.
Why would they trade Wagner?
Why would they trade Wagner? They have two closers. They can now improve in ANY other category they would like. Perhaps starting pitching or a better centerfielder (I believe old Kenny Lofton is still patroling center there).
I think Patterson still has
I think Patterson still has a lot of upside offensively. He's still just 25 and most position players don't blossom at the plate until age 27 or so.
The thing that concerns me is his defense. Anyone notice that he seems to be just fast enough to get to a ball, but not focused enough to make the catch? I can count 3 balls in the last week that he was able to get to, only to close the glove on air and have the ball bounce off of it. Plus the bone-head throw over the catcher...
Chad, I'd be amazed if they
Chad, I'd be amazed if they would trade Wagner to a team they would be contending with for a WC spot...but crazier things have happened.
Good first game for Urbina
Good first game for Urbina in a Phils uniform...
.1 IP, 22 pitches, 2 hits, 2 BB, 4 ER
All that with a 10-4 lead going into the 9th. They had to bring Wagner in to save the game.
They have two closers though.
They have two closers though.
I'm not a big Patterson guy
I'm not a big Patterson guy either, but this anti-Patterson sentiment has gone WAY overboard. Even with all his flaws, he's still a very good CF with speed; a very capable 6/7 hitter. The problem everyone has is in not letting go the high expectations of a few years ago and the frustration with his strike zone recognition (or lack thereof).
He's not going to change much as a player; the cake is pretty much baked. However, the finished product is a pretty good player, even with the frustrating strikeouts. Not a savior or a franchise cornerstone, but a real contributor; a (usually) excellent CF with great speed and some power.
It's time that we start accepting the guy for who he is, and stop holding OUR bloated expectations against him. We miscalibrated his potential. Just because he's no longer the future of the franchise doesn't mean he sucks.
Hey guess what Cubs fans
Hey guess what Cubs fans that live in Central Illinois. The Fox Network has decided that unless we live in Chicago, we are Cardinals fans, and thus this Saturday when everyone in Chicago will be watching Cubs vs Red Sox, the rest of us in Central Illinois will be treated to Cardinals vs Yankees. Why?? I have no clue, since St. Louis is in ANOTHER FRIGGIN STATE.
Either way, if you live in the Central Illinois area and would like to complain about not being able to see Cubs vs Red Sox this Saturday at 2:15 PM, go here: http://wrsptv.com/contact.html
433 I'll tell you the
433 I'll tell you the problem with CP not becoming a star. He holds us back from getting a better player there. He was a big reason (not the ONLY reason) that we didnt' get Carlos Beltran. He was the reason that we didn't sign Kenny Lofton (let us not forget what he did at the leadoff spot for us!) He may have cost us Jim Edmonds (speculation) His development may have cost us Jim Thome (why would we need to pay ALL that money if the left hand second coming was on the horizon?) Maybe Johnny Damon would have been a Cub maybe Preston Wison. Who knows. But anyway, whats the differnece between Jeromy Burnitz and CP? Not much. I say that cause I'd rather have Burnitz as our 6th hitter and a real centerfielder as a leadoff. CarmenFanzone said it best: CP is the Shawon dusnston of the new millenium.
but...corey patterson IS
but...corey patterson IS preston wilson =p
Corey couldn't carry
Corey couldn't carry Wilson's jockstrap.
Also, Carmen didn't exactly
Also, Carmen didn't exactly say that. He made the great comparison, though.
Chad-- "His [Corey's]
"His [Corey's] development may have cost us Jim Thome (why would we need to pay ALL that money if the left hand second coming was on the horizon?)"
Go Corey! It wasn't exactly the hardest thing to predict, an old player getting worse, but Jim Thome is in 167 plate appearances so far this year hitting 205/365/333 (yes, his OBP is higher than his SLG) while striking out in one of every three at-bats. There's $61.33m left on his contract (assuming they buy out his option). Er, I think I'll let the Phillies take the gamble on him turning things around to the extent that he's worth that money. And, besides, I'm happy with Derrek Lee right now. And, besides, it was Hee Seop Choi that blocked Thome.
"But anyway, whats the difference between Jeromy Burnitz and CP? Not much."
It's a big enough difference that even when Corey is underperforming as he is right now, he's still better than Burnitz overall!
Corey has excellent power, plays well above average defence at a very important defensive position, is a very good baserunner, and is young, still cheap and under our control for a few years yet.
Burnitz has excellent power, plays bleh defence at a pretty unimportant defensive positions, isn't a very good baserunner, and is old, more expensive and, thank God, out of contract at the end of the year, assuming the Cubs have the sense to realise what they should have realised all along.
Neither is particularly good when it comes to balls and strikes. Burnitz is probably marginally better, but both strikeout too much, neither walks enough. The difference is that if either one of them is going to improve with balls and strikes, it'll be Corey. And if Corey does figure out balls and strikes, the sky's not too far from being the limit. Will Corey improve? Maybe. He should if someone comes along and remorsely drills it into him repeatedly until the idea sticks. Naturally, that should have been done five, six years ago.
That's the difference between Corey Patterson and Jeromy Burnitz, seeing as you asked. And it's a big difference.
"Corey couldn't carry Wilson's jockstrap."
I think it's more a case of Corey wouldn't carry Wilson's jockstrap. He just doesn't want to be touching other people's jockstraps.
And are you being serious? Preston Wilson, a guy five years older and five times more expensive than Corey, who hits like Corey despite playing in Colorado while not bringing anywhere near as much defensively or on the basepaths as Corey any more, and you think he's better than Corey?
Corey Patterson is to the likes of Preston Wilson what Moises Alou is to hands.
Hi: First, from Will
First, from Will Carroll's column on Baseball Prospectus, I found the following particularly noteworthy comment from Dusty:
"A simulated game is something like simulated wood or real faux pleather. It will do, if that's what's there, but it's not like having the real thing. Kerry Wood will take the results of his simulated game on Wednesday and like them just fine. Throwing to Jose Macias and Enrique Wilson is almost its own punchline, but Wood looked good according to those who saw his three-inning session. Wood will throw at least one more time--likely another simulated game--before being activated.
Sergio Mitre may have given the Cubs a bit more breathing room with his great performance on Wednesday. More encouraging was this TWIQ-worthy quote from Dusty Baker via Cubs.com: "What I've noticed is that he's leading the league in complete games and averaging under 100 pitches during his games," Baker said of Roy Halladay. "Maybe we can pay attention, especially some of the younger guys, on how to minimize your pitches.""
The discussion about how bad Corey is and whether he is worse or better than Jeremy Burnitz or Preston Wilson led me to Baseball Prospectus's stat page and looking at their VORPs, they all suck. (That Wilson is sucking at Coors means he must really suck although his VORP 6.3is adjusted for park effects - Corey's VORP is 5.6). How good or bad the real Corey is may be still debatable, but he has really sucked so far this year. I then looked at Dubois's, Hollingsworth's, and Burnitz's VORPs are also abysmal (-3.0 for Todd, 5.2 for Jason, and 6.4 for Burnitz), all far down the list for their positions. For those who like to be dismissive of stats like VORP, Derek Lee is leading all of baseball with a VORP already over 50 with 2/3ds of the season to go (any player who gets a VORP of over 100 for full season has had had a fabulous season). There are two options, try to trade for some better outfielders, or wait and see if these guys return there level of performance.
Except VORP measures hitting
Except VORP measures hitting only.
I'm a bit concerned with the
I'm a bit concerned with the apparent growing desire of some fans to rotate people in and out of the club out of impatience and frustration. First it was 'the Cubs will be good if only they can get rid of Farnsworth and Sosa.' Then it's 'they will be good if only they can get rid of Hawkins and Patterson.'
I'm all for improving the team, but some of these suggestions reek of impatience if not panic. All teams have flaws. Nobody is perfect. If there's a glaring problem then Hendry should try and fix it but this isn't a fantasy team. Some continuity is needed.
re: my comment about
re: my comment about mechanics, I wasn't implying that Wood shouldn't change his delivery. I'm all for that.
I was replying to the idea that Pawelek needed to change the way he throws.
The reason people are hard on Patterson is because the "well he's cheaper than Tori Hunter/Preston Wilson/whomever" argument is infuriating. Corey was the #1 or #2 prospect in all of baseball at one point, and the Cubs don't have the kind of depth to be content with him as a Tori Hunter type. The Cubs NEED him to be a star, and sadly that doesn't seem likely anymore.
Corey the 21st century
Corey the 21st century version of Mark Grace.
I remember in the 90's all the power hitting first baseman the Cubs could have had but they had to keep Grace with his .310 average and 10 homeruns.
Cpat a centerfield with speed who does not get on base and is flakey in the field.
That said I would keep him to play left field at minimum pay and get a Damon or lead off hitting CF. Corey still has good upside, but he will never be a lead off hitter.
Chris--"The reason people
Chris--"The reason people are hard on Patterson is because the "well he's cheaper than Torii Hunter/Preston Wilson/whomever" argument is infuriating."
That really doesn't make any sense, at least not to me. If someone's not going to be a superstar, probably best not to pay them superstar money.
Chris--Corey was the #1 or #2 prospect in all of baseball at one point, and the Cubs don't have the kind of depth to be content with him as a Torii Hunter type. The Cubs NEED him to be a star, and sadly that doesn't seem likely anymore.
The Cubs only have themselves to blame for Corey not living up to expectations. They're the ones that promoted him level to level long before he was ready, before he had learnt the lessons he needed to have learnt to be successful in the majors. They asked him to do too much too soon, they asked him to be a star before he even should have been a regular, and it set him back a long way, perhaps irreversably (although I personally still believe not). And, besides, what on earth is so wrong with a Torii Hunter-type if he's costing us a few million? You can't have superstars at every position.
Why are we even talking about Corey? The far, far bigger problem for the Cubs right now is their lack of production from the corner outfield positions. You say Corey needs to be a star because we don't have the depth. Wouldn't the better way around things be acquiring the depth at the corner outfield positions so Corey can be Corey, which is good enough, instead of asking that Corey be a young Ken Griffey Jr picking up the slack of the two people either side of him?
If you are an excellent
If you are an excellent player, it shouldn't matter how long you are in the minors and how quickly you get brought up. Corey had/has the talent, he is just choosing to not use it to its full ability or just doesn't have the talent anymore.
Great players like, Bonds, Pujols, Prior, Griffey Jr. (just to name a few) all went through the minors in
I think we should start
How about trading for Vernon
How about trading for Vernon Wells?
Here are the top ten most
Here are the top ten most similar players to Patterson through age 24:
Reggie Smith (961)
Ruppert Jones (961)
Chili Davis (960)
Dwight Evans (957)
Rick Monday (954)
Jimmy Wynn (954)
Sixto Lezcano (952)
Dave Winfied (950)
Andre Dawson (950)
Jose Guillen (950)
Not that bad a list.
Scott- Great Info!! But is
Great Info!!
But is Corey more Sixto Lezcano than Winfield.
Folks, I am a Corey
I am a Corey defender, and for good reason. Look around the majors and create a list of other CFs you would rather have than Corey...
Damon, Beltran, Edmonds. Maybe Andrew Jones, Brad Wilkerson and Hideki Matsui. That's it.
There are the "speed" guys --Pierre? Crawford? Podsednik? Dave Roberts? No, no, no, no.
There are the old/injured guys -- Griffey? Garrett Anderson? Steve Finley? Milton Bradley? Torii Hunter? No, no, no, no, no.
There are the expensive/overpaid guys-- Vernon Wells? Preston Wilson? No, no.
And there are guys whose names simply make me laugh--Lew Ford? Aaron Rowand? Tike Redman? Coco Crisp?
Fact is, Corey, faults and all, is in the top quartile of starting CFs in baseball. That is not a hole. Burnitz/DuBois/Holly are, at best
"average" corner outfielders. That's where this team can improve its chances the quickest and in the most cost-effective way.
>How about trading for
>How about trading for Vernon Wells?
Wells and Patterson are an interesting parallel, both 5th round draft picks a year apart in the draft and in age. Both were phenoms. Wells developed power; Patterson has speed.
So far, Wells has been the more productive player. But both are entering what should be their primes the next couple of seasons.
Vernon Wells, Corey
Vernon Wells, Corey Patterson = Top 5 Picks in draft, not "5th round"
A bit on Grant Johnson's performance last night...
5 IP, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 HBP, 1 HR 36 of 62 pitches for strikes (he was on a 70 pitch count limit)
Apperently he picked off the runner that he hit in the head....
Inside the Ivy has a Q & A
Inside the Ivy has a Q & A with 9th round pick Matt Avery (P - Virginia U.) and a draft capsule for 10th round pick Jason Simokaitis (SS - Nebraska)
Avery: http://cubs.scout.com/2/386283.html (subscription required)
Simokaitis: http://cubs.scout.com/2/386240.html
To summarize, Avery throws a fastball, change, curve, topping out at 94 on the fastball, but usually around 88 to 91. Claims to throw a lot of strikes and get a lot of groundballs and relies on his changeup. Is not committed to sign with the Cubs if he doesn't receive a "fair deal".
Defensive stud, was 18th in NCAA history with 32 sacrifice bunts before this season, doesn't sound very good offensively. Hit .169 in Cape Cod League last summer, best they could say about his offense was that he added strength and is effective at moving runners and has good speed.
Nebraska is playing right now on ESPN I believe....
Apparently a rain delay...so
Apparently a rain delay...so there showing a regular season mathcup between Texas and Nebraska instead.
John, Let's look at our
Let's look at our comparisons of Jeromy Burnitz and Corey Patterson:
Jeromy will never will a Gold Glove in right field but he is not a bad fielder. He moves well and has a good arm. He has/can play center. In fact, should Patterson get hurt and need to miss a couple of weeks I'd bet that they would move Burny to center. Patterson is a better fielder over all due to his speed. But you know what? His speed is what bails him out of his bonehead mistakes. He doesn't have a good feel for the ball or seem to be able to get himself into postion well. He misreads the ball ALL THE TIME, he's just fast enough to make up for it.
You claim that Corey is a good baserunner? I would disagree. I think he's a terrible baseruneer. Once again, he has blazing speed so that makes up for bad mistakes.
And DC, I would trade STRAIGHT UP Pierre or Crawford for CP anyday.
Lets face it guys CP is not going to get any better. Look at his numbers and I think they are downright CRAPPY for a sixth hitter who plays centerfield. Those numbers could be replaced easily.
Today's line up SS Neifi CF
Today's line up
SS Neifi
CF Patterson
1B Lee
RF Burnitz
3B Ramirez
2B Walker
LF Hollandsworth
C Barrett
P Maddux
He misreads the ball ALL
He misreads the ball ALL THE TIME, he's just fast enough to make up for it.
Corey spends a long time watching the ball as it heads to the outfield. Great CF's start running to the ball almost before they hear the crack of the bat.
Like you say, CP uses his speed to cover up a lack of feel for the position.
DC Tom-- I'd much rather
DC Tom--
I'd much rather have Lew Ford, who you think "has a funny name", than K-Patt. Ford makes contact, he's an OBP monster, and a real nice hitter. His only problem is that he's had guys in front of him throughout his career, so now he finds himself on the wrong side of his 20's. But dude can play, and much better than K-Patt.
Also, I forget which post now, but someone neglected to note that Patterson has NEVER in his professional career, but for a two-month stretch in early 2003, done ANYTHING to merit the praise or awe you would expect for a 1st round "5-tool" pick. Patterson's numbers beyond single A are demonstrably underwhelming, proving once again that minor league big numbers are not necessarily a strong indicator of future big league success, but minor league underachieving is a sure indicator of future big league failure.
K-Patt==FAILURE. Let's move him, and move on with this team's future.
Eric, i don't know if you'll
Eric, i don't know if you'll read this...
I was very unfamiliar with Lew Ford so I looked him up. i would trade Ford for Patterson STRAIGHT UP. I'm with you on all your patterson takes.
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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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Winning is for closers.
And late into Friday�s contest, which team would seize that mantle was in doubt heading into the final four minutes of the game.
Then Fort Lewis College stepped on the gas and emphatically shut the door on CSU-Pueblo.
The 22nd-ranked FLC men�s basketball team allowed just a pair of fairly meaningless field goals in the final 4 minutes, 36 seconds of the game and closed on a 14-5 run to put away the hot-shooting ThunderWolves 80-72 on Friday at Whalen Gymnasium.
But, before the decisive outburst, FLC first had to battle back from a 52-43 hole with 13:16 to play, and the momentum seemed to turn in a tangible, tactile way on one key play.
Down 55-49 with 12:50 to go moments after he hit a key 3-pointer, FLC�s Jared Smith forced a loose ball, dived on the floor after it and shoveled it to Marcus Ayala, who layed it in and brought the crowd to a frenzy.
�I saw it out of the corner of my eye. It was a 50-50 ball, and coach always says intensity, loose balls, we should always get those 50-50 balls,� Smith said. �In the back of my mind I told myself to dive for it, go find it, find the first person that was up.�
�I thought that play made our whole team more enthusiastic,� FLC head coach Bob Hofman said.
It began an 11-0 run that saw FLC (16-4, 13-4 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) take its first lead in some time at 57-55.
The lead would see-saw back and forth from there with CSU-Pueblo (10-13, 9-8 RMAC) using three of its 15 3-pointers to eventually pull ahead 67-66 with 4:36 to go, helping hold off several key buckets by Ayala, who had 19 points and seemed in the right place at the right time several times as FLC clawed back.
�You�ve got to give credit to the person on the ground. ... If he�s down on the floor, I�m going to dive with him and try to get as close to the ball as I can,� Ayala said.
And that�s where the Skyhawks decided they�d had enough. Alex Herrera scored five consecutive points as part of a 16-point, nine-rebound effort to push the lead to 71-67, and free throws won the day from there for FLC.
The Skyhawks came out flat early and to start the second half, allowing CSU-Pueblo to build a nine-point edge behind the hot touch of Matt Rosenbaum, who hit seven 3s and scored 26 points, forcing the big-blocking Herrera to leave the paint to guard him.
�They had an incredible shooting night,� Hofman said. �Really I talked about it�s hard to stay enthusiastic when they�re shooting like that. Rosenbaum made seven 3s, and he�s their center.�
Torrey Udall returned to the starting lineup after leaving last Saturday�s game with a knee injury and played 11 minutes, getting spelled briefly by Kody Salcido, who had a nice block, then ran the floor for a layup in the first half. With Udall a bit limited, Herrera played 33 minutes of a possible 40.
Nick Tomsick had 11 points, as did Matt Mazarei for FLC.
Former FLC player Bryse Velasquez had 13 and Wendell Lee 10 for CSU-Pueblo.
The ThunderWolves made their 15 3-pointers on 30 attempts but shot just 11 of 31 from inside the 3-point line.
FLC will return to its home court at 7:30 p.m. today to take on UC-Colorado Springs at Whalen Gymnasium, the second of a four-game homestand for the Skyhawks.
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Gettin' outta Dodge. Go South, young man. Gone Fishin'.
Pick a saying, pick a cliche. Hang whatever sign you want. The Buffalo Sabres are hoping a trip to Florida can be a huge panacea for a season that has fast taken on water.
The Sabres practiced early Monday morning then jetted to Tampa, where they will meet the Lightning tonight in the Tampa Bay Times Forum. They'll play the Florida Panthers Thursday in Sunrise. It's the annual fathers/mentors trip, with elders accompanying the players and hoping to see the end of a four-game losing streak that has cost longtime coach Lindy Ruff his job, dropped the Sabres to last in the Eastern Conference and on the precipice of last overall in the NHL.
"You need to have belief," winger Drew Stafford said Monday. "As bad as it gets, obviously we're not going to give up. We have the right guys in here that we can turn it around. We've done it before. … We've got roughly 30 games or so left and it's one of those things where it has to start tomorrow."
The environment around the team in Buffalo is as toxic as it's been since the 2002-03 bankruptcy season, when the NHL was operating the club in the wake of the Rigas fiasco and then-HSBC Arena was half-full.
But now the stands are packed. There are more than 15,000 season ticket holders and a group of fans that tore apart the Sabres Store to buy more than 50,000 pieces of merchandise during the one-week sale that greeted them during training camp week.
And they're not happy.
The no-longer-faithful are jumping the team with boos at every opportunity. There are Bronx cheers for last-minute-in-the-period announcements and even at times for shots on goal or mere forays outside their end of the rink.
"As much as it hurts, they have every right to do it," defenseman Tyler Myers said after Saturday's 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. "Fans' expectations on us are very high, and they should be. Hockey town like this, with as much support as we get from them, it's not acceptable for us."
Opposing writers and broadcasters have been shocked by the lack of noise in the building and the level of vitriol in the crowd. Interim coach Ron Rolston got no introduction Saturday on the public-address system or the jumbotron and there's little acknowledgment from the fans for the players taking the ice or being introduced with the starting lineups.
The team has irritated some fans even more by trying to create atmosphere with music at heavy metal-concert volume. All it's doing is blasting eardrums and masking the fact the paying customers have essentially been mute – other than times like the "Fi-re Dar-cy" chant directed at General Manager Darcy Regier in the 300 level Saturday.
It was just nine days ago that the Sabres had a third-period lead against Pittsburgh and were 12 minutes away from back-to-back wins over the Penguins and Boston Bruins. Since then, they've scored two goals in 195 minutes of hockey and endured the firing of the longest-tenured coach in the NHL.
Bet this was all a little tougher than Rolston thought it might be when he signed on last Wednesday.
"Right now we're at the point where we don't have anything structurally to build on in terms of belief," Rolston said. "You go into a hockey game and some teams in this league hope they're gonna win and some teams know they're gonna win that night. The better teams are the 'know-win' teams and we're right now the 'hope' team.
"To get from hope to know is a process. To get there, you've got to do a lot of things well and you have to do it for 60 minutes. We're still hoping and our job is to get to the point we're knowing."
The Sabres used a jaunt out West last year to hunker down together and save their season. Ryan Miller pitched back-to-back shutouts in Anaheim and San Jose to kick-start a March run that nearly resulted in a playoff berth.
Six of the Sabres' next seven games are on the road so this is a similar chance. But with all games in the East, someone the Sabres are chasing is winning.
"We don't have to kid ourselves," said winger Thomas Vanek. "We have what, 29 games left? We probably have to win 21 of them to even have a chance."
Vanek said the idea of going on the road isn't all that appealing to him even with the rough atmosphere in his home rink of late. Still, he admitted it might be a help on the stress level in the locker room, especially with some of the younger players.
"To me, it's just believe, be positive," Vanek said. "There's no reason to talk anymore. We just need to do better. ... If you can't handle it, you're in the wrong business anyway. I'd much rather stay here and get a win for the fans and get them something to cheer about. But maybe it's good sometimes for some guys to get away and get on the road."
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Memo to engraver: Don't etch any names on the trophy yet. With its second straight Team of the Week performance, the Mocha House Health Solutions pounded its way to third place in Week 7 of the Tribune Chronicle / St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth Health Centers Fitness Challenge.
They began in 33rd place. They aim to end in first.
''Mathematically, that will be tough, but that is the goal,'' Mocha House captain John Woods said.
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Here's "before." Nick Liakaris, left, of the Mocha House Health Solutions, plants himself on the scales during the Jan. 19 initial weigh-in at the Warren YMCA as Rob Nicholson from The Skinny Knights looks on. Seven weeks later, Liakaris is 30 pounds lighter, his team is in third, and he's aiming for an "after" photo from the winner's circle after three more weeks. Nicholson, meanwhile, has shed 12 pounds for the 15th place Knights.
Defending champions the Believers' Bulge Busters remain solidly in first place with 13.3 percent of their starting weight lost; the Wellness Warriors moved back into second at 11.2 percent; Mocha House weighs in at 10.7 percent; Just Weight remains in fourth at 10.6 percent; and Refuel dropped from second to fifth at just less than 10.6 percent.
The team that loses the greatest percentage of its starting poundage in the 10-week community weight loss competition earns the heftiest share of prize money for the service organization of its choice.
''The work is paying off,'' Woods said Friday afternoon, taking a break from a game of raquetball. ''If there's any secret, it's staying active.''
Four team members play raquetball or run. The fifth member, under some activity restrictions, still is succeeding through a better diet, Woods said.
''The main thing we've done is just get rid of the junk (from our menu),'' he said.
Mocha House Health Solution team members follow sensible eating plans, each dropping three to five pounds a week most weeks, Woods said. In Week 2, they pushed from 33rd to 23rd place. By Week 4, it was 11th; then ninth; then seventh; and now third.
''It's been fun doing this,'' Woods said. ''I'm down 21 pounds. I spent most of the last decade at 245 to 250.
''No matter where we're at, we won't get to our ideal weights by the 29th (the final weigh-in), but we want to keep it going. So three of us have a side bet. The last one to get goal weight has to buy Handel's ice cream for the other two and watch them eat it.''
Meanwhile, the Bulge Busters continue their quest to be the first Fitness Challenge team to lead from wire to wire.
''We definitely have to keep our eye on the ball,'' team member Bruce Buckler said. ''We have a good team, we're focused, and it's just keeping that focus and the eye on what you're playing for.
''Any team that focuses on why they're doing it, it will be to their benefit. And hopefully, it will benefit us the most,'' Buckler said.
Fat facts
Eight of the 66 teams playing are members of the 100-pound club so far. If the standings were based on total pounds lost instead of percentage, the scales would tip this way (with current place in parenthesis):
Mocha House Health Solutions, 128.5 pounds lost (third place);
Wellness Warriors, 128.25 pounds (second);
Believers' Bulge Busters, 128 pounds (first);
Refuel, 122 pounds (fifth);
4.5 Full Grown Men, 120 pounds (eighth);
Just Weight, 117 pounds (fourth);
Weigh Out of Control, 112.75 (sixth);
Save the Tatas, 102.5 pounds (13th).
Tips and tasty tidbits
Today is part 3 in Terri Grimmett's discussion of the warning signs to suffering a relapse into unhealthy choices.
The manager of Humility of Mary Health Partners New Start Treatment Center noted that relapse is common but preventable, largely by recognizing the warning signs - change of attitude, loss of structure, elevated stress, social breakdown, loss of judgment, loss of control and loss of options.
Here's a look at the second part of that list:
''Social breakdown: You may begin to feel uncomfortable around others and make excuses not to socialize,'' she said. ''You stop associating with people who are a support to you and who are also taking the same Fitness Challenge. You begin to isolate.
''Loss of judgment: You begin to have trouble making healthy decisions. You could begin to use poor judgment in your choices and cause yourself setbacks due to the re-occurrence of impulsive behavior. You may feel overwhelmed for no apparent reason and begin to feel angry or annoyed easily.
''Loss of control: You make irrational choices and cannot alter these choices. You cut off people who can help you. You lose confidence in your ability to manage the journey to fitness that you had been successful with, so far,'' she said.
''Loss of options: You limit your options. You may feel frustration, anger, resentment and tension. You feel helpless and desperate,'' she said.
The answer: Recognize what's going on.
''Acknowledge it, accept it as a part of your journey that can and does happen,'' she said.
Use it as a learning experience, reach out to your teammates and ''go get back on the path to a healthier you - immediately,'' she said.
Groups we'd like
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Teams often have very personal reasons why they play for the groups they do. This week, Terry Mascioli of Weapons of Mass Reduction tells why they are playing for A Heart for Hannah's House.
''Hannah's House is part of the Warren Family Mission and is located in Vienna. It is a one-year residential program for women of all ages who are struggling with alcohol and drug addictions, homelessness, abuse and other life challenges,'' Mascioli said.
''I am the director / founder of A Heart for Hannah's House. I began teaching the 12-step program at Hannah's House over two years ago. It has been the most rewarding experience for me. I felt led to start a fundraising organization where the proceeds would directly benefit the women of Hannah's House. These proceeds are used to purchase Bibles, gas for the van, classroom supplies and field trips such as camping, and last fall we were able to take the women to see Joyce Myer in Cleveland. We also assisted in the remodeling of the dorm rooms.
''All of these things are great, and we thank God for all of it, but what is most important is the women who walk through the doors of Hannah's House broken and tired. Many of them have lost everything. But I can tell you that many of them complete the one-year program and come out transformed,'' she said.
Food labels
Clever team names are a Fitness Challenge tradition. This week, the rankings include the curious juxtaposition of the Big Sexys in 31st place, immediately chased by the Big Uglies.
Then there's the double feature of names that sound like movie titles, the Fat and the Furious in 14th, followed by The Skinny Knights.
Also on the menu are G-Man and the Chunkettes in 34th, sounding perhaps like a style of soup, followed by Soup's Weight Loss Crew in 35th. (Soup's is captained by David Campbell, if you're looking for the recipe for a team name.)
One of our favorite names here at Fitness Challenge Central is a team calling itself Puzzled by Weight Loss. Sums it up for many.
As previously stated, Mocha House picked up Team of the Week honors for the best single-week performance, and the bonus $10 for its designated charity, the Chios Society. They lost nearly 1.7 percent (1.68, to be precise) of their weight over the previous seven days.
Previous Team of the Week winners were Believers' Bulge Busters, Week 1, at 4.9 percent; the Farm Team, Week 2, nearly 2.3 percent; Weigh Out of Control, Week 3, 2.1 percent; Bankers Beauties and the Wellness Warriors, Week 4, 1.6 percent; Believers Bulge Busters and Just Weight, Week 5, 1.76 percent; and Mocha House Health Solutions, Week 6, 1.7 percent.
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Refuel team captain Brian McConnell explains one of the things that has kept his team in the top five through most of the Challenge:
''Two of our team members are baseball coaches in Niles, one the head coach, and they want to look good in their baseball uniforms this spring.''


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — President Barack Obama joined all of his living predecessors Thursday to pay tribute to George W. Bush as the arguments of the past decade gave way, at least for a day, to a more generous appraisal of a leader who responded to great challenges with determination and grit.
The current and former presidents gathered to dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum here on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Joining them was a collection of current and former foreign leaders and lawmakers as well as hundreds of former Bush administration officials and thousands of his admirers.
Obama praised Bush for his resolve after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, his compassion in fighting AIDS in Africa and his commitment to overhauling the immigration system. Treading lightly over their disagreements over Iraq and other issues, the president said his predecessor had fought for what he thought was best for his country.
"We know President Bush the man," Obama told the crowd in front of the brick-and-limestone center on a bright, sunny Texas day. "To know the man is to like the man. Because he's comfortable in his own skin. He knows who he is. He doesn't put on any pretenses. He takes his job seriously but he doesn't take himself too seriously. He is a good man."
It was an emotional moment for Bush, coming four years after leaving office with historic low poll numbers. Bathed in the admiration of his former team and his presidential peers, he recalled the goals that guided his time in office and choked up as he finished his speech. Sitting down to applause, he smiled and wiped tears from his eyes.
"In democracy, the purpose of public office is not to fulfill personal ambition," he said. "Elected officials must serve a cause greater than themselves. The political winds blow left and right, polls rise and fall, supporters come and go. But in the end leaders are defined by the convictions that they hold."
Bush, 66, acknowledged the controversies of his time, noting that freedom means the freedom to disagree. "It's fair to say I created plenty of opportunities to exercise that right," he said with a smile.
But he added that visitors to his library will see how he saw it. "They're going to find out that we stayed true to our convictions," he said, "that we expanded freedom at home by raising standards in schools and lowering taxes for everybody, that we liberated nations from dictatorship and freed people from AIDS. And that when freedom came under attack, we made the tough decisions required to keep the American people safe."
Laura Bush opened the ceremony by honoring her husband as a caring man who comforted a nation during times of terrorism and war as president and has continued to help the afflicted by rehabilitating a health clinic in Africa as a former president. "I remember how steadfast and steady he was for eight years," she said, adding, "My George is a man who when someone needs a hand offers them their arms."
In addition to Obama, former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush spoke at the program.
The event was a public re-emergence of sorts for the elder Bush, 88, who spent weeks in a hospital last winter and at one point appeared close to death. Now in a wheelchair because of a form of Parkinson's disease in his legs, Bush, the 41st president, has recovered considerably and remains lively and engaged, according to people who have seen him lately.
Bush said only a few words thanking the crowd and those who had made the library. "It's very special for Barbara and me," he said, wrapping up by saying, "God bless America, and thank you very much."
Clinton, who has become so close to the Bushes that he is often described as a virtual member of the family, offered warm praise for Bush as a president and quasi-brother, mentioning as Obama did, the AIDS program and immigration fight.
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Water Cooler Demo - SharePoint Visual Studio workflows for escalations
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Thanks for sharing this... looking for the Slo-Mo button, but will definitely be revisiting this demo.
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Kirk, thank you for the work! This is awesome example of State Machine workflows. I'm actually looking for a way to assign multiple users separate tasks. In a sequential workflow, you can use the replicator activity, but I can't seem to find any examples of using the replicator in a State Machine workflow to assign the same task to multiple users. Have you heard of anything like this, or know how? This would be a most helpful video that a bunch of people would love to see!
do you have the source code for this uploaded anywhere
@rockgenius85 - I actually saw a post on this internally, someone indicated that the key was making sure that you use the correlation identifier associated with each instance of the replicator.
@humanprogramer - I don't have the source available, sorry. I write all the code from scratch in the video, is there a part that you need?
I am researching sharepoint for the company I work for. I am assuming you deployed to an enterprise Sharepoint server. I am assuming that the workflow itself would run on both the standard and enterprise server. My question is the Dashboard that you used to check the status of the workflows. Does it fall under the category of site manager, or does it the dash-board feature that is mentioned in enterprise?
Hi There, Thanks for sharing this excellent post, it was very much useful for me. I did created one workflow with the steps you mentioned. but i have got an error.
Can I request you if you could send me the sample code so that i can try it out opening in my solution. Tx Labhesh
The error which i am gettingL:
13/2010 15:11:41.92 w3wp.exe (0x14F4) 0x0B30 Windows SharePoint Services Workflow Infrastructure 936l High Engine RunWorkflow: System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler.WorkflowValidationFailedException: The workflow failed validation. at System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowDefinitionDispenser.ValidateDefinition(Activity root, Boolean isNewType, ITypeProvider typeProvider) at System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowDefinitionDispenser.LoadRootActivity(Type workflowType, Boolean createDefinition, Boolean initForRuntime) at System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowDefinitionDispenser.MruCache.GetOrGenerateDefinition(Type type, String xomlText, String rulesText, Byte[] md5Codes, Boolean initForRuntime, Boolean& exist) at System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowDefinitionDispenser.GetRootActivity(Type workflowType, Boolean createNew, Boolean initForRuntime) at System.Workflow.Runtime.WorkflowRuntime.Initializ...
HiI am working on a State Machine Workflow (SharePoint 2010). I having hard time in assigning the task to multiple reviewers and handling the OnTaskChanged event. The reviewers are going to be dynamic, else I can use n number of create task and EventDriven activity with OnTaskChanged appropriately.
Can you please direct me on how to achieve this.
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Early Morning Fire Damages Vacated Apartment Building
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lt. Rudy Fisher, Incident Commander
Sunday, September 04, 2011 Acting Chief Mike Heston
PULLMAN—Pullman Police officer Todd Dow was patrolling South Grand Avenue early Sunday morning when he noticed smoke coming out of the two-story South Grand Apartment building that had been vacant for several years.
When he got closer to the structure at 805 S. Grand Ave., he could see flames from an apartment unit in the interior courtyard and immediately notified the fire department just before 1 a.m.
The apartment building is located about two blocks from the main fire station and as crews arrived flames were visible from at least one apartment unit and smoke was seen pouring out the attic vents throughout the structure.
Crews from both Pullman and Whitman County Rural District 12 managed to keep the fire contained to several units. Many of the vacant apartment units were used for storage by Living Faith Fellowship, a church that owns the building.
Fire investigator Tony Nuttman spent several hours looking through the structure and said that the cause of the fire at this point is undetermined pending further investigation. Nuttman said natural gas and electricity had been disconnected from the building. Police officers said they found a couple of the doors unlocked and they reported that they have found transients living in the building in the past. One was seen in or near the building on Saturday.
The estimate of damage is pending further review with the owner and its insurance carrier.
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham met with the media Monday before speaking to the Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, and he outlined his thoughts in detail on the Syria situation. Here are some highlights:
On President Bashar Assad's opponents:
"I'm asking the opposition publicly to renounce the use of chemical weapons. If you get in charge of Syria with our help, turn these weapons over to the international community. If they say yes, that would be very reassuring to me."
On the cost of striking Syria:
"You've got to look at these operations in terms of what it costs to do nothing. 9/11, the attack cost less than $1 million to plan, and look what it cost our country."
On how he's sure Assad's forces used chemical weapons:
"I've seen the evidence. I've been briefed. It's overwhelming. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this out. The people that were hit were all opposition people. It was in an area of Damascus controlled by the opposition. The delivery system is consistent with the regime's capability, not the opposition forces, Assad has used chemical weapons twice before. We've got intel (intelligence) where you see commanders talking about getting the chemicals prepared and ready to launch three days before the attack. That's not even a debate any longer for me."
On how Syria matters to South Carolina:
"If the Iranians believe we don't have the willingness and resolve to deal with Assad when he uses chemical weapons, they're going to take it as a signal we don't care about their nuclear program. And they are marching toward a nuclear weapon. ... My biggest fear is that the technology developed by the Iranians could wind up in the hands of a terrorist and it comes to Charleston Harbor or New York Harbor."
On President Barack Obama seeking Congress' approval to fire on Syria:
"This is the most illogical military operation I've ever seen. You're telling the enemy weeks ahead what you're going to do and how long you're going to do it. The Israelis don't go down that road. The Israelis hit their enemy without telling them what they're going to do. That's the best way to do it, but that's behind us now."
On Obama's plan:
"If we don't start training and upgrading the equipment of the opposition, this war is going to go on for a very long time. For the first time, I heard from the president a willingness to train the opposition. ...
"I left the White House somewhat hopeful a plan is emerging, but details matter.
"I don't want an open-ended, unlimited military campaign. I want an effective strike. I'm not supporting a check-the-box strike. I want a military strike that will degrade Assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons and change the tide of battle. Hopefully, that's what we're going to get."
On his role in convincing Congress to approve Obama's plan:
"Senator (John) McCain and myself, I can't guarantee we can get Congress and the Senate to a yes vote, but I can guarantee you this: If you can't get us, you're going to lose."
On whether the U.S. should take Assad out:
"I think the president said Assad should go. ... Let's say that a year from now he's still in power, how do you convince Iranians that we're serious about their nuclear program when we couldn't affect our policies in Syria? Yes, Assad should go because he destabilizes the region. It's not just about him killing his own people. It's about the signal we send to tolerate this behavior."


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The Stetson women's soccer team (3-13-1, 1-7-1) finished the 2012-13 season on Sunday afternoon, falling to Kennesaw State (10-7-1, 6-2-1) by a score of 3-0 on Senior Day.
"They're the heart and soul of our program," Head Coach Julie Orlowski said of seniors Kaisi Hartwick and Kristen Mueller, who were honored before Sunday's match, their final game as Hatters. "They really left a strong legacy of leadership and perseverance. They're great kids that you can build a program around.
"Even though we may not have gotten the things we wanted in terms of wins and losses this year," Orlowski continued. "We definitely took huge strides as far as our team culture, and the legacy they leave is really going to be impactful for years to come."
The Owls were able to take the advantage against Stetson in the 33rd minute when Jewelia Strickland's free kick found Nicole Calder in the box. Calder headed it past goalkeeper Victoria Troccoli and into the back of the net to give Kennesaw State the early 1-0 lead.
Late in the first half Troccoli kept the Hatters in the game with a remarkable save on Kelsey Barr's shot from point blank range. With just three and a half minute remaining, Troccoli was able to keep the Stetson deficit at just one goal at halftime.
Stetson battled during the second half, recording four shots in the frame, but Kennesaw's eight resulted in a pair of scores in the final 10 minutes to give the Owls the 3-0 victory. The Hatters almost got on the board with just three and a half left in the game when freshman Mara Keomanivane found freshman Caroline Hurckes in the box. Hurckes's attempt at goal was tipped up and over the net by KSU goalkeeper Lauren Roberts.
"It's a young group, and they learned how to deal with adversity," Orlowski said. "They learned how to work through a lot of things, so for that in itself, I think that's a very good stepping stone. I always tell people that experience is failure, so we did go out and get some experience. That's going to be a good building block for our future."
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And weren't all Canucks fans saying the LAST game between these teams was the year's biggest "measuring stick"? Where'd the Canucks measure in that one?
Like others have said, this is a regular season game with 2 points on the line, nothing more, nothing less. Its like fans think their team will get more than 2 points in the standings if they beat the Wings.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
April 9, 2013
Beth Bollinger, center, environmental education coordinator of the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College, recently accepted a $2,000 Westmoreland County Tourism Marketing Grant from Westmoreland County Commissioners Charles Anderson, left, and Tyler Courtney, right, that will be used to develop marketing tools highlighting the reserve's trails, gardens, natural play areas and historic Lochry Blockhouse. The Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve is a 50-acre reserve located adjacent to Saint Vincent College that provides educational and recreational opportunities for area residents and visitors.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
After much deliberation Dorchester District Two board members decided to terminate their contract with M.B. Kahn Construction Company, the contractor that had been selected to handle all of DD2s construction projects.
Board Chairwoman Gail Hughes said the board arrived at the decision after M.B. Kahns cost estimates for the project turned out to be more expensive than what had previously been determined.
Once the cost analysis had been submitted, the cost has increased tremendously from what they said they could do it for, Hughes said. In good faith of the bond referendum, the money that was given us to build the project, we just couldnt do it.
DD2 board members discussed the decision during an executive session at March 24s board meeting before voting when they returned to open session.
After voting to terminate the contract board members went on to vote to put the project out for hard bid which, Hughes said, will keep them on time and hopefully under budget.
New bids are going to go out the same time they would have gone out with M.B. Kahn maybe, in fact, about a week early, Hughes said. Weve already got a time frame set in place and well just move forward from there.
Hughes added the decision to terminate the contract with M.B. Kahn was not an easy one; e-mails from the contractor determined they were not going to be able to do the project at the initial cost.
Were on a shoe-string budget here with academics, as well as the building project, and we just cant afford to put anymore money into the project, she said. It was something we really hated to do because we had a good working relationship with them and we valued the business with them but we really had no choice.
But thats okay, Hughes added. We have two competent construction team members that I think will get us where we need to be and when we need to be there, and well move forward from there.
Also discussed during executive session was an update on the aquatic pool: no site location has been determined yet with that project.
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TROY, Ala. - The Stetson women's soccer team (1-3-0) was defeated by Jacksonville State (4-1-0) in their first game of the Trojan Classic, falling by a score of 2-0 on Friday afternoon in Troy, Alabama. The Hatters will return to action on Sunday, taking on the host Trojans at 1:00 p.m.
The Gamecocks got out to the early lead on an unassisted goal in the sixth minute of play. Brianna Boutziouvis scored her second goal of the season to give Jacksonville State a 1-0 lead that it held constant for the next 65 minutes of play.
The Hatters had a number of chances to even the score before halftime, recording nine shots to Jacksonville State's six in the first frame. Freshmen Jorje Pierce and Franziska Wendel each were able to get a shot off in the final two minutes, missing wide and having the attempt blocked, respectively.
Stetson continued its strong attack in the second half, finishing with 20 total shots to the Gamecocks'11, but Jacksonville State was able to manage a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal. The Hatters also failed to garner as many corner kick opportunities as their opponent, recording only one to the Gamecocks' five.
"We had a lot of opportunities, but some of them were only half chances," Head Coach Julie Orlowski said of the team's 20 shots. "We should have made one more pass to get in, and we need to be a little more patient, but I will never discourage us from shooting."
The one-goal deficit increased to two scores when Kelsey Bright tallied her first goal of the season, beating Stetson goalkeeper Laura Seletos from the right side of the box. The 2-0 lead in the 72nd minute lasted for the rest of the contest, as Jacksonville State improved to 4-1-0 on the season, while Stetson fell to 1-3-0.
"From an opportunity stand point, we played very well for the last 70 minutes of the game," Orlowski continued. "You have to give kudos to our bench, specifically Virginia Davis, who was fantastic today. However, we can't afford to spot teams 15 minutes at the start of the game, and expect to come back."
Stetson will attempt to rebound from this tournament-opening loss when taking on host Troy on Sunday. The Trojans, 3-2-0 on the season, host Louisiana Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Friday in their first game of the tournament.


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