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CLEVELAND— Javier Marti used to drink beer and ride motorcycles with Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old musician who lived across the street. "He was cool," Mr. Marti said. "Nobody had no problems with him."
This week, Mr. Marti and the rest of this city heard that Mr. Castro allegedly held three long-missing women captive in his rundown house for roughly a decade, while authorities say he subjected them to repeated rape and other abuse. "I feel bad because it's right under my nose," Mr. Marti said. "I hate him now, and I wish he never f— lived."
Amid the joy at this week's deliverance of the three women, the horrifying allegations against Mr. Castro have sparked regret and recrimination in this impoverished neighborhood where he lived. Residents are wrestling with how they, or law-enforcement authorities, might have missed opportunities to help the women in their midst—a process complicated by the way hindsight can render events seemingly clearer or more sinister.
"I feel guilty because I always thought he was creepy, but I never had enough evidence," said neighbor Anthony Westry, who said he wondered why every window in Mr. Castro's home remained closed and covered—without even an air conditioner through summer heat waves.
Police have said they chased every tip on the disappearances of Georgina "Gina" DeJesus, Amanda Berry, and Michelle Knight. But some residents have questioned why they didn't look more closely at Mr. Castro, who was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, and hasn't yet made a plea in the case.
In 2004, police received a call that Mr. Castro, then a Cleveland school-bus driver, kept a 4-year-old boy on his bus for several hours while he was supposed to be in school, according to a partially redacted police incident report made public this week.
The report, which doesn't make clear who called, alleged that Mr. Castro told the boy, "Lay down, b—," while he went to eat in a Wendy's restaurant.
Mr. Castro later left the boy with his guardians, and authorities found no signs of assault on the boy, the report said.
After the incident, police said they were dispatched to Mr. Castro's home—where Ms. Berry and Ms. Knight were trapped inside at the time—and interviewed Mr. Castro but didn't enter the home.
Police records show they were there for less than seven minutes. Cleveland police didn't respond to questions about the incident Thursday.
In an account in his city personnel records, Mr. Castro said that he didn't notice the boy was on the bus when he left the school, and that he took the boy home when he realized he was still there. The city suspended Mr. Castro for 60 days for the incident. Two months later, the Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services department cleared him of wrongdoing, according to the records.
Neighbor Nina Samoylicz said she clearly recalled seeing a "really pale, really skinny" naked woman in Mr. Castro's yard in the summer of 2010. She said the experience was confusing, and that she thought it might have been Mr. Castro's girlfriend. She said she told her mother about the incident, but they never called police. "We just laughed it off," she said.
Neighbor Israel Lugo, her uncle, said he and others called police at least three times since 2011 to report strange behavior at Mr. Castro's home, including a girl knocking on an upstairs window, but that police hardly followed up on the calls. "There were plenty of opportunities to get those girls out of there," he said.
Cleveland police said they have responded to Mr. Castro's home only twice: for the bus incident in 2004, and for a fight in the street in 2000 that Mr. Castro called in.
The department said that an "extensive search" of 911 call records didn't show any calls to Mr. Castro's home "for women held or women banging on windows."
Cleveland Safety Director Martin Flask told reporters Wednesday there was no evidence from statements by Mr. Castro and the victimsthis week "to indicate any of them was ever outside in the yard in chains without clothing or any other manner," as some neighbors had alleged.
The Cleveland police have faced criticism before that they missed opportunities to catch a high-profile sexual predator. In 2008, police arrested Anthony Sowell in his home for assaulting a woman, but dropped charges after the victim wouldn't cooperate, according to press reports then.
A year later, police discovered the bodies of 11 women on his property. Mr. Sowell was convicted in July 2011 of multiple counts of murder and kidnapping and sentenced to death in state court. He is currently on death row.
After that case, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson convened a task force to review missing-persons and sex-crimes inquiries by the Cleveland police. The panel identified several problems in the investigations, including inadequate information sharing.
The task force made 26 recommendations, and police have since implemented all of the recommendations related to missing-persons investigations, including the foundation of a new missing-persons unit and website, said one task-force member.
Eugene O'Donnell, a former policemen and prosecutor, and a law professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said there needs to be more attention placed on missing persons and runaway cases. "I think missing persons are seen as an unenviable chore," he said, because many cases are never solved.
In the case of the three Cleveland women, Deputy Police Chief Edward Tomba said: "If there was one bit of evidence, one shred of a tip, no matter how minute, they followed it up very, very aggressively."
He added, "We may find out that maybe we did" miss an opportunity to catch Mr. Castro earlier, "but that's going to be in hindsight."
—Ben Kesling and Matthew Dolan contributed to this article.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Garry DiMaggio spent the last 15 years traveling the world overseeing production of gas stations and convenience stores from Amsterdam to Venezuela, but has never felt more at home than he does in Incline Village.
Nearly 18 months ago, DiMaggio and his wife relocated to Incline with their four small children in search of seasons, sunshine and stability. DiMaggio was ready to change careers in order to spend more time with his growing family, so when the space formerly occupied by Grog N' Grist became available, he jumped on the opportunity to take it over.
"We wanted to create something that we could do together, and also could provide for the kids so when they grow up, they'll have something that belongs to them too," DiMaggio said.
With DiMaggio's experience in convenience store operations combined with his wife's knowledge of restaurants and food, they decided to incorporate their respective trades into one business — a convenience store meets deli meets sit-down Italian restaurant.
DiMaggio's father is also contributing a lifetime's worth of restaurant management and entertainment experience as co-owner of the establishment, located off Tahoe Boulevard, below the Village Ski Loft.
"We're going to devote most of our time here as a family and hopefully we'll be able to develop a rapport with the locals, and I think that in itself will make this business successful," DiMaggio said.
Convenience store operations are under way as the DiMaggios slowly integrate new products and stock, and the deli opened March 3 with great success. The restaurant side of the business is a-work-in-progress as the DiMaggios test ingredients and experiment with high-altitude recipes, but the family-run establishment plans to operate in full swing by the end of April.
When the Grog N' Grist closed after 30 years of operation, DiMaggio said he recognized the success of its business model, and aside from some building retrofits, he and his family decided not to sway too drastically from the original concept.
"People have been coming here for over 30 years for lunch and deli food, so we figured why not continue that if that's what the community wants," DiMaggio said. "We wanted to use an avenue that's already been working for Incline, but incorporate what we know, which is a convenience store and restaurant."
In only a few weeks of operation, the DiMaggio's have recognized the power of word of mouth in a small town like Incline Village, and they're hoping their family-oriented business will strike the right chord among the close-knit community.
"We're not trying to compete with anyone else in town, we're just here to show that DiMaggio's has our own, unique way of doing things and we'll leave it up to the customers to decide what they like," DiMaggio said.
If nothing else, Valerie DiMaggio said the stability and quality family time the new business brings is worth more than its weight in deli sandwiches. The family compound is located one block from the store, and the kids enjoy helping their parents out after school or on weekends.
"It's great having Garry around and we all get to be together, which is bringing us closer as a family," Valerie said. "Opening this business has definitely been a positive change for our family."


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Tuition, meals and on-campus housing will soon cost more at the University of South Carolina and the administration is partly blaming the hike on Obamacare.
In the second paragraph of a press release published Friday, the university pointed its finger at the Affordable Care Act, as well as the rising cost of state-mandated employee pay raises, health insurance and retirement benefits. These combined expenses are expected to cost USC $17.7 million, spokesman Wes Hickman said.
A 3.2 percent tuition increase, approved by the Board of Trustees on Friday, will generate about $9.5 million for the Columbia campus. The increase will cost in-state students about $171 more per semester. "This is in keeping with the small increases of the past few years," the press release explained.
Both USC and Clemson University tuition increased approximately 18 percent between 2009 and 2014, according to data compiled by the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. The average increase among all public schools during those five years was 15.5 percent.
The USC Board of Trustees also approved roughly 3.5 percent increases for food and housing on Friday.
The university expects to spend up to $4.5 million during the first six months of 2015 implementing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires large employers to provide health insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours a week. This will include benefits for some adjunct professors who are not eligible under current rules.
"That's a huge chunk of money for our system to have to come up with, but it's just part of that total package of unfunded mandates," said Hickman, a former press secretary for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The Affordable Care Act's large employer provision was originally scheduled to start Jan. 1, but the Obama administration announced last July that the rule would be delayed one year.
In theory, large employers have had plenty of time to budget for the added expense, said Colin Smoak, a benefits consultant in Mount Pleasant.
"It should be no surprise to anybody," he said. "Some employers - and I'm not saying they're one of them - will hide behind the 'didn't know' or the 'delays confused me.' "
A spokesman for the College of Charleston explained that the school budgeted for the Affordable Care Act last year. When the federal government announced the large employer delay, the college set that extra money aside, understanding that the rule was only postponed, not canceled.
USC was in the process of budgeting for the increase starting this year, too, but passed its 2013-14 budget two days after the delay was announced. It allowed the university to make a last-minute adjustment and pull that money from the budget, Hickman said.
This year, he said, USC was counting on help from the General Assembly to cover some of these costs. President Harris Pastides approached legislators during the budget cycle with a proposal called a "tuition time-out." The school vowed to hold tuition steady if the Legislature agreed to pass a "modest increase in base funding" and to cover some of the costs associated with pay raises, health insurance and retirement benefits.
"That didn't pass," Hickman said. "Next year, we'll start a new conversation."
Hickman said he was not aware that any USC employee hours have been cut to reduce expenses related to implementing the health care law.
A spokesman for Gov. Nikki Haley's office called it "a tragedy" that the Affordable Care Act makes it harder for students to attend school.
"Our state universities don't need a one-size-fits-all bureaucratic mess forced on them," Haley spokesman Doug Mayer said in a prepared statement. "They need the kinds of reforms that will streamline their operations and actually help students be successful - reforms the governor has and will continue to support."
Tuition for in-state undergraduates studying on USC's Columbia campus will be $5,579 this fall. Out-of-state students will pay $14,720 per semester.
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The University of South Carolina family began this year's legislative budget cycle with great optimism. Students, parents and alumni joined in the call to freeze tuition in return for the state providing a modest funding increase and covering state-mandated spending increases.
Instead, USC will start FY2015 applying nearly $18 million toward the additional costs of state-mandated employee pay raises, health and retirement benefits and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Today, in an effort to cover those added costs and continue to maintain its excellent academic quality, the university's Board of Trustees approved a modest tuition increase averaging 3.2 percent - or about $171 per semester for in-state students on the Columbia campus. This is in keeping with the small increases of the past few years.
"State policy on funding public higher education is fast evolving," said USC Chief Operating Officer Ed Walton. "While state support for many public entities is being restored and sometimes surpassing pre-recession levels, the state's public higher education system is being increasingly funded by student tuition."
Walton noted that state support for USC has decreased nearly 40 percent from a high of $230 million in FY2008 (23 percent of USC's budget) to $144 million this year comprising only 10.8 percent of our total revenue. That's less than in-state tuition, out-of-state tuition, auxiliaries, research grants and philanthropy.
For its part, USC has persevered and continued to thrive as a destination of choice with record applications, record numbers of freshmen and graduates - and academics at an all-time high.
"We have done more with less, outsourced when possible and reduced costs in many areas in order to focus resources on the education mission at USC," said Walton. "USC cut costs and completely reworked its business model to successfully emerge from the recession. At this time, USC is a lean operation providing outstanding educational opportunities for South Carolinians at an excellent price. We are very concerned about the long-term effects of increased costs mounting upon the university without additional resources."
Walton further noted that USC has accomplished a great deal while keeping prices low. Both Princeton Review and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine rank USC as a best value in higher education, and U.S. News & World Report recently named USC one of the 15 most efficient national universities while ranking in the bottom half of resources available. Average out-of-pocket tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates in fall 2013 was $2,700.
"We are now at a critical tipping point," said university President Harris Pastides. "The current trajectory is no longer sustainable for our students, parents and taxpayers. We must ensure all South Carolinians have access to an affordable college education and the opportunity to earn workforce-ready baccalaureate degrees. Our state's future economic prosperity depends on it."
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September 22, 2012 - Cory Giger
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Sam Ficken had a big smile on his face after the kick, and even though it was just a 21-yard field goal, it must have felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off his shoulders.
"It's a sense of relief, to get one through there after the whole mishap at Virginia," Ficken, speaking for the first time since his nightmare day against the Cavaliers, said Saturday after making a chip-shot field goal in the fourth quarter and three PATs.
Ficken missed four field goals and an extra point in the 17-16 loss to Virginia two weeks ago, including a 42-yarder on the final play that sailed left.
Even though he'd had a bad day up until that point, Ficken said he felt confident going into the final kick at Virginia.
"I was actually pretty happy to redeem myself," Ficken said. "I think I missed four kicks my whole senior year [of high school], so I'd never experienced missing that many kicks in one game.
"So I was kind of happy to get out there and try and be the hero. And unfortunately that didn't happen. But I was pretty excited for that opportunity."
The immediate reaction to Ficken's bad day was a vicious backlash from some fans on social media. Coach Bill O'Brien called that "absolutely ridiculous," and Ficken did notice.
"I have a Twitter, and I don't really care what people say," the 19-year-old sophomore said. "They can say whatever they want. It doesn't really affect me."
But wasn't it hurtful?
"You kind of take it and roll with the punches, I guess," he said when asked. "I did miss four kicks, so I understand fans being pretty upset. But you've got to move forward."
No one said anything derogatory to his face.
"Not really, no," he said. "Everyone that pretty much recognized me or knew me was pretty much, 'Hey, keep your head up. We're going to need you the rest of the season.'"
Several former PSU kickers -- including Robbie Gould, Kevin Kelly and Massimo Manca -- contacted Ficken to offer words of encouragement, as did Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh.
"I got a lot of messages from previous kickers here at Penn State saying, 'Hey, we had a rough game against so and so, and we bounced back from it. Don't worry about it. You're obviously pretty good being the starter. Don't worry about it. Go on to the next kick,'" Ficken recalled.
Gould has become one of the elite place-kickers in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, but he wasn't always reliable at Penn State, making just 39-of-61 field goals. He also missed from 25 and 51 yards in the infamous 6-4 loss to Iowa in 2004.
"He said he'd been there," Ficken said of Gould's advice to him, "and I've heard from other players Robbie had a bad game -- I think it was against Iowa -- and now he's one of the best kickers in the NFL."
Ficken's family also continued to give him great support.
"They were pretty upset for me," he said. "They realized I was pretty disappointed. But they were there for me. They called me right when I got off the plane. And when they came up for the next game, they gave me a big hug and said, 'Hey, we're here for you, we love you, keep your head up, you're a good kicker, don't worry about it.'"
The issue at Virginia, Ficken said, was that he was pulling his head up too quickly after his first miss.
Many people blamed him for the loss, but O'Brien and the PSU players made sure to point out it was a team defeat, rather than pinning everything on the kicker.
"Do I feel responsible a little bit? Yeah," Ficken said. "But it's a whole team sport, so I'm not going to say it was solely my responsibility."
Initially, he admitted, he worried about losing his job. But he met with O'Brien, and the coach told him, "The sun will come up. Don't get too down on yourself."
"I've performed really well in practice. ... I think I missed like one or two kicks last week and this week combined," Ficken added.
Prior to last week's game against Navy, the Beaver Stadium crowd cheered loudly each time Ficken made a kick during warmups.
"I thought it was kind of funny," he said. "I mean, it was an extra point, and they were acting like it was a 60-yard field goal."
The Lions had a fourth-and-goal situation at the Navy 8-yard line last week, and instead of giving Ficken a chance to kick, O'Brien decided to go for it. The coach said the decision had nothing to do with Ficken, but was based on the fact that he liked the play call, which didn't work and the Lions turned the ball over on downs. Ficken didn't let on that the decision bothered him in the least.
"It's a coach's call," he said before adding, "I missed the extra point before that, but I'm not going to question his call at all."
At some point during the Big Ten season, the Lions are going to need Ficken to make one or two big kicks to win a game. Saturday just might have been the confidence boost he needed in order to do that.


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#2. Don't Have a Bunch of Stuff in It, You Numbskull!
Sometime in the third week, when our souls had all been ground to a fine powder by the collaborative creative process known as "trying to make people laugh," we found ourselves riding around in the bed of a pickup truck down bumpy, freeway-adjacent gravel roads to scout possible locations where we could strip me to the waist and have me lie down in the cold and dark for many hours and film it. And that's what I deserved.
You don't set your first movie in "the woods." That's stupid. It's too vague and amorphous and full of animals, like a terrible orgy. Fortunately, we didn't set our movie in the woods. We set it in a cabin, a store, a laser tag arena, train tracks, a van, a parking lot, a church, a quarry and the woods. The parking lot wasn't that tough to get to, to be totally honest. I don't want to risk hyperbole.
And don't put a bunch of shit in your movie! Like, shit for the people to hold or do business with. Just let the actors act, you know? Because it turns out you have to buy all of that stuff: the chainsaw and the kegs and the van and the machete and the rifles and the rope and the jars of various sizes.
Man, you know, I never listed it all in a row like that. I should wrap this column up before the men from the government arrive to question me.
NEXT TIME: I understand volunteer work is quite rewarding.
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#1. Don't Expect to Like It, No Matter How Long It Takes to Come Out, You Pathetic Husk of What Was Once Called a Man!
Between the time the movie I'm currently plugging at you was filmed and now, the director Travis had a child, several of the actors landed TV roles, the Higgs boson was discovered and an Ice Age swept across the globe and slowly receded. Watching it now feels like looking at a high school graduation slideshow.
And as the editors, Travis, Abe and I have also each seen the movie about a hundred times, in maybe 20 different forms. It took that long and that many viewings to get it right, lose perspective, forget the movie existed, watch it with fresh eyes, actually get it right, lose perspective again and then convince some foolish people to distribute the movie. And become unfrozen, I guess, from the Ice Age.
As you'd expect, I hate the film now, and I look forward to sharing it with all of you. I think you're really going to like it.
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Cubs Trade Feldman to Orioles and Much, Much More!!!
Busy morning in Cubville...to the news ticker!
The Cubs have dealt RHP Scott Feldman and C/INF Steve Clevenger to the Baltimore Orioles for Brian Roberts.
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It's for RHP Jake Arrieta and RHP Pedro Strop and some international pool money (more on that in a bit).
Here's the pertinent details...
Arrieta is a 27-year old righty that's been a disaster in the majors to the tune of a 5.46 ERA through 358 major league innings and knows the path from Baltimore to Norfolk all too well.
BUT....he's got a helluva an arm, once rated the #67 prospect in all of baseball and then #99 in 2009 and 2010 and the #2 - #4 prospect for the O's heading into 2010 with a B+ grade from John Sickels. He put up a real nice spring training this year as well and won a spot in the rotation that he couldn't keep, but the stuff has always been there if the command and consistency haven't. And quite importantly, he's not eligible for arbitration until this offseason and free agency until after 2016 I believe (might be one more year as he's spent time in the minors this season, so we'll wait for AZ Phil to clarify).
Strop's a 28-year old that the Cubs will control at least through 2017. His numbers make Carlos Marmol look like he's in control (career 5.4 BB/9). But he gets the fastball in the mid to upper 90's and is the type of power arm the Cubs want for their bullpen and are lacking in their minors.
Whether either figures it out will be the great mystery....but the Cubs definitely landed some talent here, even if it's not polished. I don't know if I was expecting more or less, but considering the O's can't offer Feldman any type of compensation for leaving free agency, this seems about the right price for a 3 month mid-rotation rental.
As for the international bonus money, it's for $388,100 and should help continue the Cubs spending spree. This morning he Cubs had already signed Dominican RHP Jefferson Mejia for $850K and Venezuelan shortstop Gleyber Torres for $1.7M. That's over half their cap money (around $4.5M) and they were rumored to still be the favorite for OF Eloy Jimenez and were in on P Erling Moreno.
And just as I was typing this, the Cubs completed the deal with the Dodgers for Carlos Marmol and they'll get the Dodgers cast-off in Matt Guerrier. The Cubs will send about $2M to the Dodgers to offset the difference between Marmol and Guerrier's remaining salaries AND also sent some international pool money the Dodgers way to complete the deal ($209,700). I can't say I understand that one...at all.
THEN...the Cubs sent INF Ronald Torreyes (part of the Sean Marshall deal) for some international pool money from the Astros ($784,700K coming from the Astros).
I'll update with any new info as it comes in, but overall I can't say I love the O's deal, but it certainly makes a lot of sense. The Cubs get years of servitude and upside at the cost of a cheap 1-year rental. As good as Feldman has been this year, he's not known for durability over his career, so a multi-year deal was probably off the table and even if it was, there's no stopping the Cubs from pursuing it next offseason.
PS...Clevenger is a Maryland native and his agent says he was nearly in tears and excited to be coming back home. Awww!
Now Ronny Torreyes! Holy Pool
Now Ronny Torreyes! Holy Pool Money Batman!
per Fangraphs...full article
per Fangraphs...full article on the Feldman trade, with the concluding comment after the Torreyes move:
Update: The Cubs also just traded prospect Ronald Torreyes to the Astros for two of their bonus slots, raising their overall pool even more, and decreasing Houston's at the same time. The Cubs now have far and away more money to spend than anyone else, and it seems pretty clear that Badler was correct when he noted that they were going to come away with the top prizes of this class.
I'm still happy they decided
I'm still happy they decided to rebuild the team from the ground up.
per mlbtr...So far the Cubs'
per mlbtr...So far the Cubs' net pool money gain is $963,100 today, bringing their total to $5,520,300 barring more moves. They added $388,100 from the Orioles and sent $209,700 to the Dodgers.
I read $784,700 from Houston.
I read $784,700 from Houston.
confirmation of the $784K
confirmation of the $784K from John Arguello/Cubs Den
Anyone who can figure out the
Anyone who can figure out the reconfigured roster/pitching staff...please post. 3 additions (Guerrier, Rusin, Strop), 2 subtractions (Feldman, Sweeney).
Someone's gotta go (hello? Is this Shawn Camp's room?)
Added: Guerrier, Rusin, Strop
Iowa: Arrieta
Gone: Feldman
DL: Sweeney (note, he's been put on the 60 day DL)
Callup interuptus: Sappelt
Wittenmeyer says:
Wittenmeyer says:
Rusin starts tonight for Cubs, who also will call up OF Dave Sappelt from AAA and place Ryan Sweeney (ribs) on 60-day DL for 40-man spot.
not sure that makes sense as it adds 4 to the 25 man roster (Guerrier, Rusin, Strop, Sappelt) and only 2 subtractions (Feldman, Sweeney)
more trades coming?
The Cubs will have to drop
The Cubs will have to drop two players from the 25-man roster once Guerrier and Strop physically report to the team.
Pedro Strop is an interesting character. He is 28 years old, but he was signed as a 17-year old shortstop by the Colorado Rockies in 2002 and spent four seasons as an infielder in their organization, never getting past short-season ball. He was then converted to pitcher at Instructs post-2005, and spent his 5th season in short-season leagues in 2006.
He had a breakout season at Modesto (Hi-A) in 2007 (75 K in 54 IP with a 99 MPH fastball) and was added to the Rockies 40-man roster so they wouldn't lose him in the Rule 5 Draft. He was optioned to AA Tulsa in 2008, but suffered a season-ending elbow injury (stress fracture) in May and spent the rest of the season on the Tulsa DL.
Because of his injury, the Rockies decided to outright him to the minors after the season, and so he was Designated For Assignment in mid-September to make room for Todd Helton on the Rockies MLB 40-man roster (Helton had been on the 60-day DL), and Strop was placed on Outright Waivers. But the Rockies failed to realize that while an injured player can be outrighted to the minors after the close of the season, it is after the close of the MLB regular sesaon, not after the close of the minor league regular season (which ends on Labor Day).
So because Strop's Outright Assignment was rejected by the MLB office, the Rockies ended up having to release him, and the Texas Rangers swooped in and signed him. And he made his big league debut the following season with Texas.
Strop was eventually traded to Baltimore (PTBNL for LHP Mike Gonzalez), and had a fine year last season (2012) as the Orioles set-up man. His fastball topped out at 99 MPH, and he mixed the FB with a hard slider.
He struggled this season, however, spending a couple of weeks on the DL with a bad back. He still is throwing 96-97, however, and has a history of success at the big league level as recently as last year.
Strop is out of minor league options, and he will be eligible for arbitration as a "Super Two" post-2013.
As for Jake Arrieta, he threw seven innings of one-hit shutout ball with 10 strikeouts in his most-recent start for Norfolk (the Orioes AAA affliate) last Thursday, and so he is due to make his next start today or tomorrow. Arrieta is using his second minor league option this season (so he could be optioned to the minors in 2014), and he might be eligible for salary arbitration post-2013. (He came into the 2013 season with 2+066 MLB Service Time, but he has only accumulated 31 days of MLB Service Time so far in 2013).
Matt Guerrier had some very nice seasons as a reliever with the Twins a few years ago, and he will be a FA post-2013. So at this point it would appear that he is strictly a "rental," but he could be flipped to a third team prior to the trade deadline if he pitches effectively for the Cubs.
Nice info, AZ.
Nice info, AZ.
So, Strop can play a little shortstop. With the way Castro is hitting...
I read in a no by-line
I read in a no by-line article on ESPN that there is some clause saying "if Marmol doesn't work out for the Dodgers, and he signs with another team, the Cubs will be adding more money to the deal..."
Don't really understand that.
I can't join, but this
I can't join, but this activity almost qualifies as a parachat. It sure as hell is more interesting than most of the games.
strop and arrieta and some
strop and arrieta and some pool money for feldman + clevenger...are they even trying?
torreyes for 800K of pool money?
underwhelmed is an understatement...
arrieta has good "stuff"...mostly decent control (except for this year)...but his command and repeatability has been a constant project. if was 2-3 years younger i might feel better about him being able to "figure it out." they got club control on him and time to make it happen, but meh. i was expecting something a bit more solid rather than a project.
p.strop does nothing for me...he's all arm and no idea what to do with it.
Pool money that's allowing
Pool money that's allowing them to sign the top international prospects for Feldman who gave us a great 1/2 season while overperforming his #s and a couple players in Strop and Arrieta who might still turn into something. Most of the analysts I've read loved this for the Cubs.
We weren't getting anything spectacular for Feldman.
i know this is a "long term
i know this is a "long term project" but cubs 2018 isn't what gets me pumped these days...we're in season 2 of "think about the future" and we're going into year 3 next season of "dem draft picks" slots.
trading torreyes for 800K irks me about as much...
i really don't like arrieta's lack of command. he can be one pitcher one inning, a totally different one the next inning...game-to-game...etc. it's been the one constant in his career. for some reason he's having an issue with control this season, too, but unlike the command i think he can straighten that out a bit easier. pedro strop does nothing for me.
Torreyes was in a second
Torreyes was in a second straight season of .265/.335/.380-ish at Hi-A, and AA.
He's a little young, so he could improve upon that, sure.
But it's not like he was a top-10 prospect....he wasn't leapfrogging Baez, Watkins, Alcantara..shoot even Stephen Bruno if he was healthy.
I dunno. I'm not doing cartwheels...but no great loss.
i guess i should say "guys
i guess i should say "guys like torreyes" being shed rather than torreyes, himself.
this team has shed a lot of 2nd/3rd platoon/bench/starter-option types the past couple years.
while i think it's neat the cubs are going to splash on the international market...or at least setting themselves up to do so...we're talking about guys that are very far away for the most part...behind even most draft picks.
picking up arrieta + strop shows it's not fully about "cubs 2018"...i was just hoping for something a little more interesting and stable.
Let's see what the Big Prize
Let's see what the Big Prize gets - and we can get a better handle on the big picture.
Taking the entire off-season moves, through the draft, the recent trade (and avoidance of Dan Haren) of Marmol for anything, and the International Signings so far (with more coming), a reasonable person would have to give the three-headed monster glass-full thumbs up for activating what they set out to do - and, by the way - telling us that we were gonna suck for a while!
"Crunch does nothing for me
"Crunch does nothing for me either" - Pedro
I still think you are looking
I still think you are looking at this in a vacuum. Signing the Top 2 - or several - of the Top 5 Intl. Prospects gets you those "assets" Theo always talks about. The prospects are 16-18. Really young, and high-reward. What did you think Scott Feldman would get you anyway? Chris Davis? Most boards and sites I have read like this deal so you are in the minority.
Like always - we'll see how this pans out. It is obvious that the Cubs as constructed now will not be doing much until 2015. Theo's contract is until 2016 I believe. If the team is not in the playoffs once or twice by then, I'd think he would be resigning or getting canned.
However - this is the first "plan" I have ever seen laid out in my Cubs memory, other than Dallas Green's. Whether it pays off is something else.
I am not getting any younger, so I agree it better pay off sooner rather than later.
"What did you think Scott
"What did you think Scott Feldman would get you anyway? Chris Davis?"
no, puig at the very least...
sorry, i'm just not excited about arrieta...his only plus to me is that he'll probably only cost 1-1.5m next season for a chance to show he can command his pitches. pedro strop does even less.
besides, it seems what most people are excited about is the cubs have traded for money rather the other 2 guys involved.
I would argue that just
I would argue that just because these kids are, like, 12 years old, doesn't mean that Theo is kicking 2014 down the road. I'd rather the Cubs sign these hot shots than some other team, especially the Cardinals. They should still be able to leverage some of their other tradeable commodities for prospects that are a little more advanced.
Feldman was nice, but he's a nice cog for a contending team, not a rebuilding one. I'm trusting Theo on this plan of attack. I'm tired of watching mediocrity, and bad baseball, too. Really tired of it. But it's not gonna stay good, if it gets good, unless they think way long term, too.
I'm with Crunch.
I'm with Crunch. Underwhelmed.
Theo's contract is until 2016
Theo's contract is until 2016 I believe. If the team is not in the playoffs once or twice by then, I'd think he would be resigning or getting canned.
It's 2013. There's no way the Cubs make the playoffs once or twice in the next 3 years. Maybe 2016 as an extreme longshot. I'm on board with the Epstein/Hoyer plan, but so far it's working out much better in theory than in practice. They need to get really lucky with some draft picks/international signings very soon or 2018 is going to turn into 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.
This isn't Cubs 2018. It's
This isn't Cubs 2018. It's make Cubs good long term for the first time in forever, not shoot our wad on more short term players so we can pretend we are contending to appease Crunch.
I'm not sure what you were expecting for Feldman tbh but this seems like the upper level of what we should have been expecting.
She's worth at least Gara!
She's worth at least Garza!
AND some international bonus
AND some international bonus pool money.
I once saw her perform a
I once saw her perform a reverse garza inside an international bonus pool.
Sheer brilliance!
Sheer brilliance!
wonder what the plan is to
wonder what the plan is to stretch vanillawafers out...maybe rusin 5-6ip, v 3-4... *shrug*
he might get his chance earlier.
with garza expected to go, himself, it needs to start rather soon.
I like vanillawafers with
I like vanillawafers with nutella.
Always said his future was
Always said his future was prison with his history of violence to women. Now he gets to enjoy it!
Don't worry women abusers are just one rung higher than child abusers in the prison social status. Someone is going to take real nice care of him.
I suspect well known athletes
I suspect well known athletes get a pass on anything other than the child abuse.
"Bradley sentenced to 3"-
"Bradley sentenced to 3"--that's the same sentence we got when Hendry had that cordial dinner with him and signed him.
That was concurrent with the 8-year sentence that started in 2007 (which has felt more like parole lately with Soriano becoming less injury- and error-prone).
A few days ago there was a
A few days ago there was a bit at MLBTR:
Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune discusses (or shoots down) some Padres trade possibilities in his weekly online chat with fans...
•The Padres "are enamored" with Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta. Center reported last week that the Padres have been linked to Arrieta, and Center spoke to a pair of scouts this week who "really love Arrieta's stuff" and believe he could be a second or third starter "in the right situation."
•Center hears that Arrieta and Matt Garza are the pitchers most associated with a potential Padres trade. Several teams are interested in Garza, though I'd argue the Padres could have a possible edge due to Cubs GM Jed Hoyer's familiarity with the San Diego organization and farm system.
Possible flip of Arrieta in the works???
Nice sleuthing Mr. Quiet!
Nice sleuthing Mr. Quiet! Very intriguing . . .
Garza/Arrieta/etc. to SD for
Garza/Arrieta/etc. to SD for a Buick full of prospects sounds pretty good to me.
Jon HeymanVerified [email protected]
#padres tried for arrieta but it sounds like #cubs want to hold onto him. he has a great arm & potential. cant blame em.
Go get CRUNCH. He'll fix that
Go get CRUNCH. He'll fix that.
He's too busy composing a
He's too busy composing a post about how he was right about Castro going too far out in LF.
He was going on vacation. So
He was going on vacation. So he may have missed that.
pretty much...3 hours behind
pretty much...3 hours behind for the latest west coast games...6 hours off my home time east coast...no baseball package...etc.
i'll be back and ruining no-hitters next tuesday.
on mlb network in 9th
on mlb network in 9th
got it, second career no
got it, second career no hitter
Former Cub great Josh
Former Cub great Josh Donaldson put's A's up 2-0
Instead of just moving Matt
Instead of just moving Matt Garza's next start up one day so that he would be starting on four days rest instead of five days rest, the Cubs recalled Chris Rusin from Iowa and had him start last night on three days rest after throwing 95 pitches in his last start for the I-Cubs on Friday.
In fact all four of the remaining starters (Garza, Wood, Samadrzija, and Jackson) could have had their next starts moved up one day, so that a 5th starter (Feldman's replacement) actually wouldn't have been needed until next Saturday.
Since they are trying to
Since they are trying to trade Garza, it makes sense to me not to move him forward in the rotation even if that means he'd be getting normal rest instead of extra rest.
CHARLIE: If I'm the other
CHARLIE: If I'm a team interested in acquiring Garza, I'd want to see him throw consistently on four days rest instead of getting an extra day of rest between starts.
Garza still needs to prove he's healthy and can handle the normal workload of an MLB starter without breaking down. Holding him back an extra day doesn't do that.
Cubs being shut out by Amanda
Time to ice the elbow in the
Time to ice the elbow in the beer cooler
Fired from Nirvana and
Fired from Nirvana and Soundgarden becomes Army Ranger
Wow. Heck of a story.
Wow. Heck of a story.
Eloy up in herr!
Eloy up in herr!
Cubs apparently get Eloy...which is an awesome f'n name. Now we just need a Morlock.
Looks like the end of the
Looks like the end of the James Russell mirage -- in his last 6 2/3 innings - 15 hits + 2 walks.
Shark not happy about all
Shark not happy about all this rebuilding stuff.
Kind of good to see -- he's a
Kind of good to see -- he's a competitive guy who isn't crazy about being in Year 2 of a 4-5 year losing plan. I assume he'd rather be playing for a team trying to win before 2016.
Sounded more like he was sad
Sounded more like he was sad to see his drinking buddies shipped out of town.
I hope somebody told him that
I hope somebody told him that Garza will be traded too.
fwiw, garza isn't much of a
fwiw, garza isn't much of a party guy...rather boring dude.
i guess having a kid at age 16 will do that for you (still with the same woman, married, fwiw).
Based on Samardzija's
Edit: Oops a little late! Three four four
Based on Samardzija's comments, I'd say he's not on board for the rebuilding process. I wonder if he'll become a chip before 2015? Article:
Bah. If TheoCorp makes a
Bah. If TheoCorp makes a smart free agent signing or two and show that they are willing to part with a handful of prospects from the stocked up farm system to land a good young (but MLB-ready) player, the Cubs could be a .500 team quickly.
You know, unless Castro continues to be Neifi.
Even if Castro keeps up his
Even if Castro keeps up his Neifi impersonation - Neifi was a better fielder, in my opinion - I'd say shortstop will soon be a non-problem area. The biggest issue with Castro is gonna be that damn contract. I hope he snaps out of it soon. Again, last night, he couldn't hit the fastball against their closer. How does that happen? I don't remember him having problems with it before.
Merkle's Boner part deux
BP's transaction analysis regarding the Feldman trade...I'll highlight the comments on Arietta:
Arrieta is perhaps the acquired player most likely to ultimately help the Cubs' bullpen. He's got a big fastball and was a top 100 prospect at 23, but he hasn't shown the pitchability to get batters out a third time through the order, or the changeup to handle lefties. He's 27, past the age at which he can ask for patience. That all makes him a potential bullpen reclamation. A scout told MASN's Roch Kubatko last month:
Arrieta maybe needs to be out of there. Maybe he could do something someplace else. I don't know what the deal is with him, but it's certainly not working. With his stuff ... He reminds me a lot of Phil Hughes. He throws so many pitches right down the middle and he gives up a zillion home runs. He's got good stuff, but his fastball is pretty straight, like Arrieta, and he gets too much of the plate and gets hammered.
The thing about pitching, and what he's got to learn about pitching, is that when you get in trouble, go softer, not harder. Arrieta goes harder. I think Arrieta, when he gets in trouble, goes a little too hard and it snowballs on him. He doesn't pitch and he loses his composure. He just panics.
Dodgers just DFA'd Marmol
Dodgers just DFA'd Marmol
O & B: If the Dodgers are
O & B: If the Dodgers are sending Marmol to the minors on an Outright Assignment to get him off their 40-man roster while he works on "mechanical issues" at AAA or wherever (and presuming Marmol has agreed to the assignment), the Dodgers would need a couple of days to get Marmol through waivers before he can be outrighted to the minors.
Actually, the only reason the Dodgers would DFA Marmol immediately is if they need his slot on their 40-man roster right away, because he has 72 hours to report after being traded, and by that time (Friday) he will have cleared waivers. So acquiring Marmol would not have any impact on the Dodgers 25-man roster until he physically reports (which could be as late as next Friday), although he does have to be added to the LAD 40-man roster immediately upon being acquired in a trade.
Thanks, AZ. According to
Thanks, AZ. According to Gammons via MLBTR , they only wanted the Marmol deal for the slot money. So are you suggesting he must have refused the assignment? If he has refused, does that mean he is cut loose completely and is in effect a free agent?
O & B: A signed player with
O & B: A signed player with at least five years of MLB Service Time must give his permission in advance before he can be optioned or outrighted to the minors, so if Marmol refuses to accept a minor league assignment, the Dodgers either have to keep him on their 25-man roster, release him, or trade him. They can't outright him to the minors and then hope that he elects to be a free-agent and forfeits what remains of his salary.
Players with at least three years of MLB Service Time or players who were designated "Super Two" the previous off-season, and/or players who have been outrighted previously in their career have the right to elect free-agency if outrighted (or else defer free-agency until the conclusion of the MLB regular season), but signed players who have accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time have to give their permission in advance before they can be outrighted (or optioned) to the minors.
It is not clear yet whether Marmol has actually agreed to accept a minor league assignment (which could be either an Outright Assignment or an Optional Assignment, because Marmol still has minor league options left), but if he does agree to a minor league assignment, the Dodgers can't outright him or option him to the minors until Outright Assignment Waivers (or Optional Assignment Waivers) are secured, which in both cases would take two days (actually 47 hours) to resolve.
So we should know by Thursday whether Marmol is going to the minors.
Ken [email protected]
Ken [email protected]
Marmol has cleared outright waivers and has accepted a minor league assignment.
something to do with Marmol
Heyman says "outright waivers" vs Gurnick (mlb.com) saying Marmol not DFA'd
...something to do with Marmol getting a brief (ha!) minor league assignment...unless another team picks him up?
Jerry Crasnick tweets...
Jerry Crasnick tweets...
Consensus is that Theo & Jed might have also helped increase Garza's value by moving Feldman so early.
TCR reply...more time for Cubbery to invoke a pulled muscle.
Chicagery (?): Robin Ventura reports the WSux Jesse Crain is having shoulder tightness
Re: Red Sox
Re: Red Sox
As things currently stand, the Sox seem unlikely to make a blockbuster for a top-of-the-rotation starter. Between Buchholz, Felix Doubront and the team's wealth of starting pitching prospects (Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Anthony Ranaudo, Matt Barnes, Brandon Workman, Henry Owens), the Sox see the makings of a rotation that is young, controllable, cost-effective and potentially very good for years to come.
In both the short and long term, as of right now, it appears there's a good chance that the Sox have more acute needs than their starting pitching. That somewhat diminished motivation, in turn, suggests there's a very good chance -- barring an unexpected injury or other unforeseen development in the rotation -- that even if the Sox kick the tires on any and every starter who becomes available, they might not be inclined to outbid other teams.
Late to the party with this,
Late to the party with this, but I just looked -- Josh Donaldson (age 27) would lead the Cubs in virtually every offensive category.
Very heavy sigh.
Hard to blame that one on
Hard to blame that one on Hendry. Harden was a potential difference-maker with his electricity, and Donaldson barely deserved to be in organized ball at that point. Hindsight being what it is and all.
As with Soriano, the electric
As with Soriano, the electric field around Harden dissipated when he came to the Cubs. Cub fans have to try really hard not to covet other teams' stars, but to grow their own--which of course the new management team is committed to doing.
Donaldson was a first-round pick (supplemental, #48) who was 22 when they traded him. Drafted in 2007, traded in 2008. At Boise in 2007, he had a 1.075 OPS in 49 games. Wilken thought he projected as a catcher. His CS percentage in the minors was 38. What was not to like about Donaldson? It's typical of a bad organization that when you have a good prospect you figure out a way to lose him. Of course I blame Hendry.
Well, there was his numbers
Well, there was his numbers in 2008 before he was traded. But I agree, let's just ignore the fact he looked lost as a 22-year-old in high-A.
It was his first full year as
It was his first full season as a pro. Usually a high draft pick gets a little longer trial than that (cf. Josh Vitters).
Harden had 23 wins left in his arm when the Cubs got him. With the Cubs he was 14-10. That's not bad: they only got seven wins out of Broglio.
Texas Rangers sign Manny
Texas Rangers sign Manny Rameriez to minor league contact
Rusin to AAA, Camp DFA'd.
Rusin to AAA, Camp DFA'd.
wonder what camp will bring
wonder what camp will bring in trade return...
hahahahahaha...oh man. yeah.
Does college scholarship
Does college scholarship count toward bonus cap?
College tuition reimbursement
College tuition reimbursement does NOT count against bonus limits. MLB likes the idea of clubs paying for college tuition for players who sign out of HS or JC, in case the pro baseball career doesn't work out.
The college tuition perk is kind of interesting.
A player must start using the money within two years of his last MLB or minor league game or the club keeps the money.
The tuition can only be spent on associate (JC) or bachelors degrees, not on post-grad (PhD, Masters, medical or law school). Once the player gets a B. A. or B. S., he's done, even if he wants a second B. A. and/or B. S.
The tuition money cannot be spent on a nice shiny new Ferrari that can be driven to & from class, or on a mansion on a hill the kid can live in while he goes to school. It's just for tuition only.
The fact is a lot of players never spend the tuition, or if they do they don't come anywhere close to needing the maximum value of the tuition bonus in the contract, especially if the player just attends a JC and doesn't pursue a B. A. or B. S.
The tuition thing is especially important for parents, who like to know that their son can go to college if the pro baseball career doesn't work out. So it's usually a parent or even a grandparent who is the one pushing for the tuition bonus.
At 250K, I guess the Jimenez
At 250K, I guess the Jimenez kid is planning on going to Hahvahd.
Maybe he can find a cure for
Maybe he can find a cure for Cubbery.
There is no cure for Cubbery.
There is no cure for Cubbery.
I read this kid is 6'4 and
I read this kid is 6'4 and 200? At 16? Geez by the time he's 22 he's gonna be able to play short and second at the same time and the Cubs will only need 7 position players on the field at any one time.
Scott Feldman's line for the
Scott Feldman's line for the Orioles tonight...quality start with 6 innings/2runs:
6IP 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 6K, 1HR (Beckham). No decision, left game tied 2-2. Orioles took the lead 4-2 in the top of the 8th.
Apparently Eloy's agent is
Apparently Eloy's agent is denying the agreement:
MLBTraderoooomers is up to its old shenanigans as "Cubs to Sign Eloy Jimenez" changes to "Cubs to Sign Eloy Jimenez?"
MLBTR blind-revising already
MLBTR blind-revising already made articles in order to make themselves correct and ahead of the curve?
that never happens...said no one, ever...except the people who run the site.
i'm actually kinda impressed they left the original article and just "updated" it rather a total re-write...that isn't too bad of them compared to past activity.
at least they're no longer (for quite a while now) on massive spam campaigns advertising their site.
Yeah, I was just joking
Yeah, I was just joking because of their past mo...back in the day when it was one guy with 'sources'.
Once a club reaches or
Once a club reaches or exceeds its International Signing Bonus Pool (and I mean the adjusted ISBP, which changes whenever a Signing Bonus Value is traded or acquired), it can no longer acquire Signing Bonus Values in trades. So even if a club is willing to pay a tax on going over its ISBP limit, it is important for a club to stay at least $1 under their current up-to-the-minute ISBP so that the club can continue to acquire SBVs in trades. I suspect that's why the Cubs are holding-up the Eloy Jimienez deal, so they can continue to acquire SBVs in trades and stay under their current ISBP. Once they reach their ISBP limit, there is no going back to undo it.
James Russell doesn't like to
James Russell doesn't like to talk about it, and refuses to use it as an excuse. But the recent struggles of a guy who could be the key to the Cubs' bullpen stability over the final two months of the season began about the time he hurt his left ankle away from the field two weeks ago..........................
.....If anything, the discomfort that lasted only a few days might have led to "out of whack" mechanics he's been fighting to correct since.
Why did they send him out
Why did they send him out there for the 8th after 100+ pitches?
114 through 8...wish the cubs
114 through 8...wish the cubs could extend him...
I was freaking QuitMan. I can
I was freaking QuitMan. I can't imagine Theo & Jed were terribly happy with Dale (especially had he gotten his head knocked off by Crisp's liner). They gotta move him now. Theo to the League: "Best offer in next three days gets him.aaaaaaand GO!"
Sveum seems pretty angry
Sveum seems pretty angry about losing all these games late cause of the bullpen. Not what he should be doing with a trade piece, but I'm sure he really, really wants to win games right now.
...make it rain 21+ year old
...make it rain 21+ year old AA/AAA/MLB-ready prospects...
TX, you know you want a garza...you know you want to sell low on m.olt (who's hitting much better since his return).
navarro hitting .288/.360 avg
navarro hitting .288/.360 avg/ob%...8hr, 104ab.
wonder what he's worth...
If only he were an acceptable
If only he were an acceptable defensive player anywhere he'd make a useful bench player for a contending team in search of a pinch hitter.
I just want Garza, Soriano,
I just want Garza, Soriano, and Gregg gone. Preferably Garza before his next start PLEASE!
What's Garza going to get
What's Garza going to get paid this winter (assuming no qualifying offer)? 5/75?
I think it's still too
I think it's still too dependent on how he finishes the season. If he finishes healthy and solid on the mound, 5/92.5?
Buster Olney [email protected]_ESPN
Buster Olney [email protected]_ESPN
A dream scenario has developed for the Cubs: Matt Garza is now far and away the best starter available, and he's throwing great: 30 IP, 3 ER
Matt Garza vs. Ricky Nolasco:
Matt Garza vs. Ricky Nolasco: The tail of the tape from their July 3rd games
After a batch of mind numbing
After a batch of mind numbing graphs we finally get to:
"Matt Garza is much, much better trade piece. "
EDIT: Not that I didn't appreciate the link (my comment seemed snarky).
So maybe the international
So maybe the international strategy = spend all the money this year, take next year off?
It's actually a clever plan (if it is the plan). It's not likely to work going forward as certain teams get more aggressive in their own strategies. But in this first year when everyone is still trying to feel it out, the Cubs maybe caught everyone off guard, can completely corner the market on all the top players this year - signing both in quality and quantity - and then settle for a class of just a few sleepers next year.
The Cubs international draft
The Cubs international draft strategy seems to be overwhelm the market this year and settle for a few sleepers next year. Considering this is the first year and most teams were likely just feeling out the new system, this binge on both quality and quantity at the cost of a small class next year is probably a brilliant strategy that will be harder to repeat for any team going forward due to a greater awareness of this developing market.
I'm not retyping anything else.
If you're implying that they
If you're implying that they're going to just go over budget I disagree. They wouldn't have made trades for space to just go over. Now that I think of it, it would be a helluva strategy to just accept the maximum penalty and trade away their cap space. On second thought maybe they just added the cap space to avoid paying more in penalties. A lot of angles to consider.
You surviving diaper duty?
You surviving diaper duty?
Ha ha, yes, I am. I have
Ha ha, yes, I am. I have three in diapers now (2.75, 1.5, 3 weeks), but the oldest is nearly out of them. We have lots of family close so I actually dodge a lot of diaper changes. The best part is I don't really lose much sleep. I'm amazed that you remembered! The only real scary thing is I haven't gotten a straight answer out of my wife about if she wants another or not.
The Roger's Tribune article
The Roger's Tribune article linked on the twitter feed is an interesting perspective on the intl draft. If you're going to go over, might as well go way over and sign everyone.
1ip 2h 2bb 0k, 1er
...OAK takes the lead...welcome to the cubs.
...and a runner thrown out at
...and a runner thrown out at 2nd, the run scores on a passed ball.
Wely a Welly
Shawn Camp, part deux.
On the line drive off the bat
On the line drive off the bat of Navarro, caught by the pitcher Cook, knocking off the pitchers hat in the process...
JD: "He Charlie Brown'd him"
p.strop's turn to debut...
p.strop's turn to debut...
1ip 0h 0bb 0k
Lazy 2nd to 3rd. Lazy slide.
Lazy 2nd to 3rd. Lazy slide. Overall, pretty lazy MLBer.
I gotta say, I agree. I'm
I gotta say, I agree. I'm
I gotta say, I agree. I'm pretty forgiving of a lot of castro's growing pains. But something about that play really bugged me. Either he is a weird runner (he does always seem to be lumbering and decelerating when approaching home plate) or he REALLY lacks fire. It's weird because (not being snarky) but if he did everything as hard as he charges into the outfield to grab pop-flies I swear he'd be Pete Rose. But here he seemed to be coasting AND had no interest whatsoever in making contact with the catcher. Agree with you - really seems lazy.
I didn't see lazy. I saw
I didn't see lazy. I saw changing his stride to round third base and then become more of a straight dash to the plate once he didn't have to worry about cornering any more. It looked to me like he ran hard the whole way. I've watched the video a few times and I don't know what they were talking about. He's a little long-legged, so he doesn't churn them as fast as a shorter legged guy might but I don't see him not running hard.
Outscore a good team in their
Outscore a good team in their own ballpark and lose the series. #2013Cubs
Phil Rogers says Buster Olney
Phil Rogers says Buster Olney says Garza could be dealt this weekend. The veracity of that information depends on whether Olney actually said that.
FWIW Garza's due to start Monday @CHW.
Here's what Olney said in his
Here's what Olney said in his blog, this morning:
The Chicago Cubs are making progress in their discussions about right-hander Matt Garza, and are actively talking with Texas, Boston, Toronto, Cleveland, the Dodgers and maybe Baltimore and a couple of more teams in the NL West. Right now, Garza is the belle of the ball in the trade market.
mlbtr has this tidbit:
Olney said he'd be "shocked" if Garza was still on the Cubs by the All-Star break, but Stark hears that the Cubs may prefer to wait for a team to meet their price, even if it means waiting until the end of July. Stark and Olney agree that Garza will have the highest price tag of any player on the trade market.
the righty lineup vs Liriano:
the righty lineup vs Liriano:
Sappelt CF, Castro SS, Navarro C, Soriano LF, Ransom 3B, Rizzo 1B, Hairston RF, Barney 2B, Samardzija P
That's not a very good lineup
That's not a very good lineup.
Nothing says awesome like
Nothing says awesome like hitting your backup catcher third against a division rival with the best record in baseball.
You know Navarro has a better
You know Navarro has a better slash line, and 200 points more of OPS right?
And maybe can stop a ball from going between his legs with a runner on 3rd?
I'm just sayin'.
navarro's not exactly been
navarro's not exactly been awesome with the glove himself...he's got less errors and less passed balls, but if you're not throwing it exactly where he wants it...he's not gonna block it. dude is a wild pitch allowing machine this season.
welly is allowing far too many passed balls, though.
I agree. And sooner rather
I agree. And sooner rather than later ... Mostly bad things can happen with each performance from here til deadline. Ultimately he's a rental, with a recent injury, a big price tag to keep, no compensation, and in general has been a slight underachiever most of his career. Just take what you can get.
John Schoop? I heard he is
John Schoop? I heard he is coaching at Purdue now.
I think Orioles are gunshy on
I think Orioles are gunshy on trading anyone of note -- they are not accustomed to being a contender and perhaps are a little worried about trading potential future chips. While you may be correct that we might not get too much for Garza, I don't think the O's response is necessarily indicative for the entire MLB.
I am not as sold on Olt, but am getting sick of Bryant's hold out (and am not fully sold on him as a #2 pick anyway, as I believe he will be a LF). As such, if we get Olt, I would lowball Bryant; if he signs, then use extra money to sign one of the later picks who had fallen, while if he doesn't sign, we could have the #3 pick (along with whatever we get from the 2013 fiasco) in what is expected to be a much better draft.
Personally, I think Garza, Shark (about same age as Garza, club control might make him at least equally as valuable), Wood (think he will never again have performance or the trade value he has now) and Gregg should all be traded and would hope to get 2 TOR prospects, along with some other decent prospects. Sounds like Theo overvalues Shark and isn't shopping Wood, but hopefully things change before the deadline.
I LIKE the way you think!!
I LIKE the way you think!! Totally into trading Shark and T Wood. Especially T Wood because as good as he may be . . . he'll never duplicate this first half again. Its a freak run. Trade high.
that's a crazy asking price..
that's a crazy asking price...i could imagine either/or plus some lower team prospects, but that's their overall best middle IF prospect and a hell of a lefty pitcher...even if that lefty doesn't project for more than middle-rotation.
fwiw, schoop doesn't excite me, but it's about the best they got going and they have need.
Baltimore Sun guy said a
Baltimore Sun guy said a "package that included" Schoop and Rodriguez. I read that as the Cubs wanted another lesser piece or two. Otherwise he'd just say they asked for Schoop & Ridriguez.
Maybe the Cubs wanted
Maybe the Cubs wanted something like Schoop, Rodriguez, and Arrieta for Garza, and they eventually just made it Arrieta, Strop, and some ISBP SBV for Feldman and Clevenger.
Stewart lands with the
Stewart lands with the Dodgers. I wonder if his trip required a connecting flight or if he took just the one plane.
/finished with that joke
whatever mode of
whatever mode of transportation lets him carry a few cases of wine with him.
13-game hitting streak for 19
13-game hitting streak for 19-year old switch-hitting VSL Cubs 3B-1B-LF-RF Roney Alcala.
Alcala is hitting 434/444/474 with four HR & 14 RBI over the course of the 13 games, and is now leading the VSL in hitting.
For the season, Alcala is hitting 382/412/573 with six HR & 31 RBI in 40 games, and has struck out only 18 times in 165 PA.
Alcala was signed out of Venezuela on 7-2-2011 (the first day of the International Signing Period in 2011).
Bring him up!
Bring him up!
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Friday's games will be in Washington, Chicago, Arlington, and Cleveland or Boston. Someone's game is starting laaaaaaaate - 50-50 chance it's the CDT Cubs.
Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...


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BERLIN � Martial arts epic �The Grandmaster� kicked off the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, introducing an international audience to Yip Man, the man who mentored Bruce Lee and brought kung fu to the masses.
The movie by Wong Kar-wai is running out of competition because the director also heads this year�s jury.
Shanghai-born Wong and his fellow jurors � among them American actor-director Tim Robbins � will have to choose from 19 movies competing for prizes at the 63rd Berlinale.
These include the Steven Soderbergh thriller �Side Effects� with Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Gus Van Sant�s film �Promised Land� about the shale gas industry starring Matt Damon.
Juliette Binoche portrays a troubled French sculptor in �Camille Claudel 1915,� while �Gold� tells a tale of German immigrants seeking their luck in late 19th-century North America.
Competing also are romantic thriller �The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman� with Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood, and �Closed Curtain� by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was barred from leaving Iran to attend the festival.
The winner of one award has already been announced. French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann will be honored for his life�s work. Lanzmann�s nine-and-a-half hour documentary �Shoah� about the horrors of the genocide of European Jews was screened at the festival in 1986.
In total more than 400 films will be shown at the Feb. 7-17 event known for its focus on social and political works.
Jury president Wong said ahead of the festival that Berlin was about the �experience of a true pleasure of sharing ideas� in the cinema.
Speaking Thursday about his own work, Wong told reporters that the biggest challenge while making �The Grandmaster� was the fact that he doesn�t practice martial arts himself.
Wong said he was nevertheless drawn to the figure of Yip Man, Bruce Lee�s mentor, because of his fortitude in the face of a lifetime of hardship, beginning with his childhood in Imperial China through the revolutionary years and ending in Hong Kong under British colonial rule.
�His life basically is like the modern history of the early days of our republic,� said Wong. �During all these periods you can see how a martial artist stands up for his principles and his honor in front of all this hardship�
The international cut of �The Grandmaster� premiering in Berlin has been shortened from the version released in China last year. The film stars Tony Leung (�In the Mood for Love�) and Zhang Ziyi, best known internationally for �Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.�
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State raised the 2012 NCAA championship banner before the season opener with Lehigh, and then the Nittany Lion wrestling team began working toward its third straight national title.
While they didn't get a shutout before a large crowd Friday night at Rec Hall, the top-ranked Nittany Lions didn't disappoint.
The Lions, who are still working out their lineup, won eight of the 10 weights, got key early one-point wins by newcomer Jordan Conaway (New Oxford) at 133 and Bryan Pearsall at 141 and beat the Mountain Hawks, 29-6 before a sold-out crowd of 6,422.
"Overall, our team wrestled well," PSU coach Cael Sanderson said. "Lehigh is a well-coached team, and they're solid the whole way up their lineup. But, it looked like the first match of the year. A little flat, and we need to get a little more fire out there and sharpen our sticks a little bit."
"It was crazy with the sold-out crowd," said Conaway, whose dad, Dave, is a Philipsburg-Osceola graduate who coached in the Bellwood-Antis program at one point. "I was grateful for the opportunity to step out there in a Penn State singlet and wrestle in that environment."
After returning 125-pound NCAA runner-up Nico Megaludis rang up a 20-4 technical fall over Alex Abreu, Conaway, who redshirted last season, found himself in a 1-1 bout with Laike Gardner late in the third period when he hit a whizzer, slipped his leg around Gardner and got the takedown with about 8 seconds left to win, 3-2.
"Desperation kind of came up," Conaway said, "and I stepped over his hips and got a leg in. I don't know how technical it was, but I was trying to get something."
The Lions have four-time state champion Jimmy Gulibon at 133, but Sanderson said the plan is to redshirt the freshman. Sanderson also said redshirt sophomore Nate Morgan will wrestle Sunday against West Virginia.
Pearsall made a 1:09 riding time advantage over Anthony Salupo stand up in a 7-6 win.
At 149. James English, who missed all of last season with an injury and is filling in for the injured Andrew Alton, scored two late takedowns of Shane Welsh to win, 5-2, and give the Lions a 14-0 lead.
"It felt really good," English said. "I was a little nervous at first, but it's good to be nervous. I'm just really grateful that I can be back and wrestling."
The Lions' shutout, however, was broken up at 157 by Lehigh's 13-ranked Joey Napoli, who pulled off a 4-2 upset of second-ranked Dylan Alton.
"Joey is a worker," Lehigh coach Pat Santoro said. "He knows that if he wants to be a national champion, he has a lot of work to do. His conditioning level is through the roof right now."
Then, after the intermission, the Lions went on a roll. It started with returning NCAA champion David Taylor amassing an official 20-5 technical fall over Eric Hess in 5:46. By most scorekeeping on press row, Taylor had scored either 22 or 21. The confusion was probably because Taylor scored a flurry of points in the third.
Matt Brown wrestled as high as 197 last year, but his ability to grind opponents and teammates to exhaustion from the top position got him into the 174-pound spot. Ranked fourth, Brown made his debut at the weight a success, winning 12-2 over Nathaniel Brown.
The 184-pound between returning national champion Ed Ruth and third-ranked Robert Hamlin was going about as PSU planned when everything changed with a missed Ruth fireman's carry. With Ruth leading 9-4 in the second, he missed the takedown attempt and was taken down. Ruth escaped and was taken down again. He escaped to make the score 11-8 entering the third.
Hamlin escaped early in the third and nearly scored a takedown with under 30 seconds left, but Ruth, who moved up from 174 this season, fought off the attempt, and then another before the buzzer to win, 11-9.
"I think he started out incredible," Sanderson said. "I think he's so good, he can be a little sloppy, and you can't be sloppy with a guy like Robert Hamlin. He's going to make you pay for it."
Three-time All-American and returning NCAA runner-up Quentin Wright was a 10-4 winner over John Bolin in his first official bout at 197. Lehigh's Jack Delia closed out the night with a 5-3 win over Jon Gingrich at 285. Transfer Jimmy Lawson, who beat Gingrich is the first eliminations, will wrestle against the Mountaineers.
The Lions are looking forward to hitting the road.
"It's always exciting to go on a road trip with our team," English said. "We have a couple characters on our team. Sometimes I feel like it's elementary school on the bus. Our team just makes it fun."
125-Megaludis, PS, tech. fall Abreu, 20-4, 5:07; 133-Conaway, PS, dec. Gardner, 3-2; 141-Pearsall, PS, dec. Salupo, 7-6; 149-English, PS, dec. Welsh, 5-2; 157-Napoli, L, dec. D. Alton, 4-2.
165-Taylor, PS, tech. fall Hess, 20-5, 5:46; 174-Brown, PS, maj. dec. Brown, 12-2; 184-Ruth, PS, dec. Hamlin, 11-9; 197-Wright, PS, dec. Bolich, 10-4; 285-Delia, L, dec. Gingrich, 5-3.
Records: Lehigh (1-1); Penn State (1-0)
Att: 6,422