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Cubs Finally Get Pevey
And it's about time!
The Cubs have announced their minor league field staff for 2009, and while a lot of attention is given to the promotion of Ryne Sandberg from Peoria to AA Tennessee, there were some other noteworthy moves made as well.
First of all, AAA Iowa manager Pat Listach (2008 PCL Manager of the Year) accepted an offer to be 1st base coach with the Washington Nationals, and he will probably receive strong consideration to replace Manny Acta should Washington GM Jim Bowden decide to make a mangerial change during or after next season. The Cubs should have made Listach their 3rd base coach and infield coach a year ago, but oh, well...
Replacing Listach as Iowa manager will be Bobby Dickerson, who has served as the organization's roving minor league infield & bunting instructor for the past couple of years, beginning his year at minor league camp in Mesa in March, then traveling from city to city, spending a week at each affiliate during the season (April through August) before reporting to Fitch Park for the AZ Instructional League in September-October.
But before coordinating infield & bunting instruction, Dickerson was a very successful minor league manager with the Cubs, most notably as skipper of the Southern League Champion West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in 2002 and then the manager of what was arguably the best Cubs minor league team of recent times, the 2005 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.
Bobby D's '05 Jaxx featured twenty (that's right, 20) future major leaguers, including Carlos Marmol, Ricky Nolasco, Sean Marshall, Rich Hill, Felix Pie, Ryan Theriot, Micah Hoffpauir, Eric Patterson, David Aardsma, Matt Murton, Renyel Pinto, Jae-kuk Ryu, Rocky Cherry, Luis Montanez, Jose Reyes. Buck Coats, Ryan O'Malley, Adam Greenberg, Casey McGehee, and Carmen Pignatiello, and it isn't much of a stretch to give Dickerson at least some of the credit for the players' development
In my opinion, Bobby Dickerson is the best manager in the Cubs organization, and his talent was somewhat misused the last three years while he served as a roving instructor. Not that he wasn't any good at it (he did a fine job), just that his talents would seem to be better utilzyed as a manager at the AA or AAA level. Hitting Coach Von Joshua and pitching coach Mike Mason return to Iowa in 2009.
As has been extensively reported elsewhere in the media, Ryne Sandberg has been moved up from Peoria to AA Tennessee, where Ryno will manage the Smokies in 2009. Sandberg seemingly had a rather frustrating season at Peoria in 2008, as he was thrown out of a number of games after being perplexed by the mediocre skill level of the umpires in the Midwest League. The umpiring should be better at AA, but I still am not sure how much longer Sandberg is going to want to travel around the hinterlands by bus. I think it's pretty clear he has his heart set on becoming a big league manager ASAP.
Buddy Bailey was the manager at AA last season, after having previously managed at Daytona and AAA Iowa and after serving as the organization's roving catching instructor in one other season. Bailey has been around the minors a long time (mostly in the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox organizations), and he does a good job no matter what role he is assigned. So it isn't a "demotion" for him to move from Tennessee to Daytona. It is just a matter of making room for Sandberg at AA. Longtime Daytona hitting instructor Richie Zisk (he lives down there) and new D-Cubs pitching coach Tom Pratt (who was the pitching coach at Boise last season) will work with Bailey. A member of the South Side Hit Men in 1977, Zisk hit 207 HR in his 13-year MLB playing career.
2008 Daytona Cubs manager Jody Davis has been reassigned as the organization's roving catching instructor. I'm not sure if this is exactly the best role for Jo-Dee, especially since he was an "offensive-first" catcher in his playing days.
Jody's predecessor as the organization's roving catching instructor was Casey Kopitzke, and he actually was an outstanding defensive catcher in his playing days in the Cubs organization. But Casey quite obviously is a bright guy with a future as a manager, so he has been named the manager at short-season Boise for 2009. As Boise manager, Kopitzke will run Extended Spring Training at Fitch Park April-June and will manage the EXST Cubs. Kopitzke's pitching coach will be David Rosario (he was the pitching coach at Daytona last year) and the hitting coach will be ex-SF OF Desi Wilson (he was hitting coach at Peoria last season). Standing 6'7, the players really look up to Wilson.
Last year's manager at Boise was Tom Beyers, and he had been a long-time organizational hitting instructor in the Cubs and Dodgers organization before trying his hand at managing. Beyers spent a lot of time working with the Boise and Mesa hitters at Fitch Park last Spring, as he served as the de facto hitting instructor a lot of days. (Boise hitting coach Josh Arteaga apparently was not invited to return in 2009). With Casey Kopitzke taking over as the Boise manager, Beyers has been reassigned as hitting coach on Ryne Sandberg's staff at Tennesee, where the best Cubs minor league pitching coach (Dennis Lewallyn) will be returning for his third season.
Sandberg's replacement as manager at Peoria will be the organization's new guy, 46-year old Marty Pevey, who has been both a major league coach and minor league coach and manager with the Toronto Blue Jays over the past 13 years. Pevey was a catcher in his playing days (he got a "cup of coffee" with the Montreal Expos in 1989). Rich Bombard will return to the Peoria Chiefs as pitching coach in 2009, and ex-DET OF Barbaro Garbey will be the Chiefs hitting instructor (he was hitting coach at AA Tennessee last season).
The AZL Mesa Cubs play at Fitch Park after the Boise Hawks leave for Idaho in June, and the AZL Cubs will be managed by Juan Cabreja, who the manager for the DSL Cubs #1 team in the DSL last season. Cabreja replaces Franklin Font as the AZL Cubs manager, as Font has been reassigned as the organization's roving infield & bunting instructor (replacing Bobby Dickerson). Font seemed a bit over his head last year as AZL Cubs manager. Rick Tronerud returns as the AZL Cubs pitching coach, and Ricardo Medina returns as the AZL Cubs hitting coach. The avuncular Tronerud is the guy who is responsible for converting position players to pitcher at Fitch Park.
The Cubs will continue to operate two clubs in the Dominican Summer League (DSL Cubs #1 and DSL Cubs #2), with Alberto Garcia (a one Cubs minor league 1B) the new manager for DSL Cubs #1 (replacing Carbreja) and Venezuelan Franklin Blanco returning as manager of DSL Cubs #2 (Blanco was the Cubs coach assigned to the Twins/Cubs co-op team in the Venezuelan Summer League in 2007). Leo Hernandez returns as pitching coach and ex-MLB INF Ramon Caraballo returns as hitting coach for DSL Cubs #1, while Anderson Tavarez (who was a pitcher in th Cubs organization for several seasons) returns as pitching coach for DSL Cubs #2. Leonel Perez, who served as a player-coach ("mentor") at Daytona in 2008 after blowing out his arm following a conversion from catcher to pitcher a couple of years ago, has been hired as the DSL Cubs #2 hitting coach.
Carmelo Martinez will return as the Cubs Dominican Field Coordinator (he basically oversees the two DSL Cubs teams). Melo Carmelo was the temporaray manager of the Peoria club last August, the night of the big brawl at Dayton, when pitcher Julio Castillo got arrested for aggravated battery and SS Gian Guzman suffered a broken leg (Ryne Sandberg was at Cooperstown that weekend).
Besides Jody Davis being reassigned as the organizaation's roving catching instructor and Franklin Font being reassigned to the position of roving infield/bunting instructor, the organization's Hitting Coordinator (Dave Keller), Pitching Coordinator (Mark Riggins), and Outfield/Baserunning Instructor Bobby Dernier (with Sandberg, the other half of the Cubs "Daily Double" in 1984-85) return to the same jobs in 2009.
30-year old Danny Fatheree (Kerry Wood's catcher in HS) was re-signed to a minor league player contract for 2009, but he will probably once again actually serve as a player-coach ("mentor") for the young Cubs catchers at Fitch Park, helping kids like Matt Cerda learn the finer points of catching. I think Fatheree would make an outstanding manager some day. And 26-year old Korean OF Min-Kyu Sung (who played college ball in the U. S. at Nebraska-Omaha) will be back with the Cubs in 2009, serving as a player-coach ("mentor") wherever the young Korean kids (Rhee, Lee, Min, and Ha) are located.
One-time Cubs 3rd base coach and long-time minor league manager Dave Bialas continues to serve as the Cubs Minor League Field Coordinator, supervising the organization's roving instructors and the managers and coaches with the eight Cubs minor league clubs. Bialas reports directly to Oneri Fleita.
Player Personnel Director Fleita is a bilingual Cuban-American from Miami who was an All-MVC catcher at Creighton in the 1980's, where he played for Coach Jim Hendry. Fleita played briefly in the minor leagues with the Orioles, before becoming a successful minor league manager in the Baltimore system. Fleita was hired by Hendry as a minor league manager after Hendry was named the Cubs Player Development Director in 1994, and then Hendry appointed Oneri the Cubs Latin American Scouting Coordinator in 1997 after Hendry took over as the (combined) Scouting & Player Development Director. Fleita replaced Hendry as the Director of Player Development in 2000 when Hendry was appointed Assistant GM, and then Fleita was promoted to the position of "VP - Player Personnel" in 2007. He gives a lot of attention to the Cubs minor league operations in Latin America.
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Bubby Bailey?
thnx for the rundown, informative as always
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3/12.75 for Juan Rivera from the Angels...
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Can a A or AA Manager make a modest income? Or, do they still have to work at Sears on the weekends and off-season?
Just curious.
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Sears sucks, Crash.
Latin American Cubs
AZ Phil -- Thank you for this update. As always, you give us great insight on the Cubs organization.
One quick question: You spoke about Fleita paying close attention to our Latin American minor league operations. We seem to sign lots of players but rarely make a splash and go for the most coveted LA kids any more (the last player even close to the top prospects of a year was, I believe, Suarez). Is there a reason for the Cubs (other than money) to not focus on getting the top players? We sign lots of kids, but most of them appear to be marginal, at best (Jose Ceda and, if applicable, Wellington Castillo being exceptions that prove the rule).
Note that it may be that I am just less familiar with the Latin American system and so perhaps the Cubs are getting top players, just not the ones mentioned by Baseball America. But it seems the Cubs are not willing to put big money for a top young LA player.
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I can't answer your question, but I do know that the Cubs didn't sign Jose Ceda; they got him for Todd Walker.
Kerry Wooo Intro Press Conference
Said he likes being in Clevland because of "focus on baseball" and not "on other stuff."
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wood's become larger than life in chicago...be interesting to see how he adjusts to being one of the key parts of a team rather than being a demi-god.
he handled himself well in chicago, imo, but the guy can get a standing O just walking to the pen mound to warm up. it's nice, but it's weird...especially after putting up with years of being called a washed up bust who's contract "stole money" from the team. the ups/downs for his tenure here has been insane and larger than the player he is.
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Kerry Wooo -- that 18 year old phenom from Taiwan?
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Ronnie Woo-Woo's nephew.
ATL gets their pitcher
lance neikro (former SF 1st baseman) is making the switch to pitching featuring, yes, a knuckleball.
ATL is giving the 30 year old a shot at a reverse-ankiel.
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well he's got the right pedigree to be a knuckler.
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I imagine it is pretty lonesome around Fitch right now? Are there any rehab. players around?
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For a microsecond I was stunned; not funny AZ Phil! (but it was...)
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Phil is such a Teese.
It's nice to see Jody Gerut get a contract
Wish the Cubs had picked him up last year.
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he only wanted a 1 year deal?
if he's there to work bench rather than start i wish the cubs would have "found" the extra million to throw at him. i thought he'd find a good incentive laden contract or a multiyear with low pay risk. he can play CF and a decent enough corner OF.
if SD promised him a starting slot...which could be likely...then it makes a little more sense.
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I don't understand SD Padres...they have financial issues...so they they take the option on Giles's 10 mil contract! What a bunch of bumbling idiots!
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Giles has a split contract. He's only being paid 2M actually to play. The other 8M is for being the team's Tanning instructor.
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Didn't you know? He's also moonlighting as a marital counselor.
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Yes a marital counselor who also moonlights as a divorce attorney. So basically after 5 years the Padres will have a team full of divorced people with great tans.
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Yes, except substitute "great tans" with "douchey tans" and you've got it right.
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Goddammit. I got this headline from an RSS feed.
It's my fault though. I shoulda caught the spelling difference.
I'm too old for this shit.
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I keep hearing the Padres are in dire financial straights. I am sorry but that just isn't true.
They are a mid-revenue franchise with virtually no long term bad contracts.
They are looking to move Peavy because have you seen the talent at the major league level for them? It's pretty bad and Peavy can return some substantial talent.
This isn't some little old poor cash strapped franchise that needs to move Peavy or anyone out the door ASAP for any price as long as that player is gone. Peavy will get dealt when they get what they want and that will most likely happen around the All-Star break. And if i was the Padres GM i would be hoping the Brewers call soon or are competitive next year so i can get a guy like Matt Gamel in return.
But just remember the Padres can easily keep what they have, because it isn't much to begin with.
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Their owner is being divorced, and presumably he doesn't have a lot of cash lying around. As I understand it MLB has a strict asset to debit ratio and if some bimbo runs off with half of his assets then he would have to reduce his debt to keep his ownership interest in the team. Peavy represents the first or secod biggest debt that the team has, and I don't think they can trade the stadium.
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The man whose legacy is pitching a no-hitter on LSD and giving up one of the most crushed HRs ever, to Reggie Jackson in the All Star Game in Detroit. RIP you crazy diamond.
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as "interesting" as that stuff is, his fighting of racial tensions and the weird way he went about combating it was a little crazy, too.
his '73 game vs. CIN should be more legendary than it is...you DEFINITELY won't see another game like that on the MLB level again. you wanna talk about rallying the troops around some on-field-bullshit...you got it.
shame the drugs/alcohol did him in by the time the 80s rolled around.
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re: '74 game (oops, not '73)...from a writeup at snopes...
"In a May 1 start against the Reds having announced before the game that "We gonna get down. We gonna do the do. I'm going to hit these motherfuckers." Ellis opened the contest by drilling leadoff hitter Pete Rose in the ribs; hitting the next batter, Joe Morgan, in the side; and then plunking Dan Driessen in the back to load the bases. Although clean-up hitter Tony Perez managed to dodge Ellis' pitches long enough to draw a walk before being hit, Dock aimed his next two offerings at Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench's head, whereupon he was unceremoniously yanked from the game by Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh."
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I always wondered what The Leader did before he started battling The Hulk and vying for world domination. Now I know, apparently he was a sports writer in Houston.
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I always thought WSCR's George OFFman looked like the leader-
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The sad fact that that was a comic book reference is only trumped by the sadder fact that I recognized it.
And I'm starting a campaign for Adam Dunn to play RF.
Get the WS "Dunn" in '09!!
that is all....
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Bruce Levine on his saturday talking baseball show (ESPN 1000-AM) again said the Cubs should be getting Milton Bradley...I didn't hear any timetable though.
Wonder why the FA process is taking so long. Must be something to do with the concept of who's still available before there is pressure to get a deal done. Now we are all hearing that Texeira is the next FA to make a decision and that will impact Manny Ramirez and the others (Bradley, Abreau, Dunn) If Bradley is the Cubs first choice, I wonder who Bradley's first choice is? Tampa so he can DH?
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Why do you think he wants to DH?
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he probably doesn't want to DH, but he probably should given the baggage of his injuries.
if he's healthy there's very little reason for him not to be playing the OF, but more than a few people wonder...even if healthy...how he'll handle a full year of 150+ games in CF/RF going into Sept/Oct.
he wants $$ and years...someone will give it to him. if the cubs do they need his health pretty badly. you can't really stash a banged up bradley anywhere in the lineup on a NL team.
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It's taking so long basically because of Boras. He's admitted that D.Lowe and Manny are on the backburner until he gets Teixeira locked up. Then other clubs want to see the high roller clubs like the Yanks and Red Sox lock up their FA signings so they can get better deals on the remaining players. If you don't have to bid against the Red Sox or Yankees they probably figure they can get fair market value or below on the remaining FAs. Brian Fuentes has admitted he's waiting to see if the Angels can resign Teixeira so if they don't they will have the $ to sign him, and Bradley is likely going to do the same thing..Manny too.
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Why do you think he wants to DH?
I didn't want to imply that he wants to be a full time DH, but having the DH as an option means he might be able to play more (at least thru some minor injuries such as sore knees that don't need anything more than rest). I'm sure that's how the Rays would paint additional upside to going there.
Dunn wants to be a Cub
From MLBTradeRumors:
According to David Kaplan of WGN Radio and Comcast SportsNet, Adam Dunn's first choice is to play for the Cubs. He's not looking for a huge deal, but a fair one. The concern, of course, would be having Dunn play right field on a regular basis.
A source familiar with the team's thinking told MLBTR the Cubs have "exchanged pleasantries" with Dunn's agents, nothing more. It's been suggested that Milton Bradley is the Cubs' first choice.
Dunn certainly would look great in RF.
Okay, that's a lie, but I do want his bat.
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i refuse to believe adam dunn has a preference for anything sports related besides which college football game he wants to watch today or who wants to pay him the most money to play baseball.
maybe the cubs have the best fantasy football players in MLB.
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It is nice to know that JP Richardi is a frequent commentator on this blog, hehe.
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Dunn on a 1 year deal might be our best bet, as one guy who fills out the LH masher who could play a great RF, Rick Anikel, will be a free agent. The LH corner OF/DH in free agency next year is pretty weak and if Dunn can put up numbers he could produce playing 82 games at Wrigley, he could really cash in, instead of having to wait on Abreu, Bradley, and Ibanez to sign somewhere before someone calls his agent.
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Dunn's probably the #3 guy behind Ramirez and Teixiera in most people's mind. Guys who hit 40 HR's every year aren't exactly falling out of trees.
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AZ Phil,
I have a few questions about the recent shake-up with the minor league coaching staffs and your assement of them:
1. Is Davis's move from advanced A-ball manager to roving catching instructor a demotion or are the roving instructors on par with the managers, because demoting a guy who has had the success Davis has does not seem smart?
2. Could Ryno's Earl Weaver impresenations at Peoria have more to do with trying to shake his reputation as a milliquetoast personality that has led people to question him being a good MLB manager than being annoyed with his job as you seem to think he is?
3. Do you think Ryno and Jimbo have a handshake agreement that Sandberg will be Lou's successor if he doesnt have an MLB gig by then?
4. Is view that Listach should have been the infield and 3rd base coach last year a pro-Listach, anti-Quade or a combo of both?
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mlbtr mentions something about the loser of the Tim Redding sweepstakes (Mets vs Rockies) might then target Marquis based on a Ken Rosenthal (it's fox.com, but I don't see Rosenthal's byline) article that says:
"The Rockies like Redding, but they are exploring a wide range of options, including a trade for Cubs right-hander Jason Marquis and the signing of free-agent righty Braden Looper."
I wonder if signing a lefty hitting RF will happen independently of a Marquis trade or contingent on it?
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I would rather have Dunn in RF than praying Bradley stays in one piece playing RF. Atleast Dunn can remain healthy enough to play a full schedule.
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I've always been steadfastly against getting Dunn because he's not just bad as a fielder, he's scary bad. But I'd sure love his home runs, and I wonder now if his power would negate his drastic flaws as a fielder. I wonder if there is a way to statistically measure the plus/minus on that. The Cubs could use the power bat.
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Is this old news? Because i just read MLB exec's voted down increasing minor league daily food stipen from 20 bucks to 25 bucks a day.
Baseball as a whole made 6 billion dollars in 2007, but can't afford a collective $750,000 dollars to help out the minor league guys. They cite tough economic times as the reason.
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$6 billion in profits? Where'd that number come from?
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a few years ago...as the yanks were at 180m payroll (and climbing) the yanks decided to save 30-35K a year by cutting their dental plan (lisa needs braces) for all their non-player/coach employees.
go them.
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Decent article that could explain why deals have been very slow to develop this offseason.
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Thanks for the link 10man.
Well, that explains why the Peavy deal tanked. Who wants to take on all that salary (not to mention giving away the farm) when budgets are freezing and the price of free agents is dropping like a rock?
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Leads me to believe that moving Marquis will involve eating at least half the dollars. Might as well keep the dude. He's normally a reliable April-June pitcher anyways. Unless you can get a good prospect (yeah right) why even bother?
Building an ice rink at Wrigley
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Lucky "Bologna" sandwich with the crust cut off...Baloney!
this is kind of old but for those who dislike (now isn't that a tame word) BCB, this link to the HJE site will brighten your day. Looks like a feud started when Yellon complained about some photo taken from his site. The whole sequence is fun stuff.
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2 attention whores fighting. i can't imagine the amount of piss in that collective sandbox.
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I have enough drama in my own life without incorporating 'coolest blog' fights. I do find it ammusing that HJE accuses Yellon of hackery, while doing it themselves.
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and I found this Star Trek reference that made me laugh... about OF prospect, Tyler Colvin, somewhere on the GROTA site:
Colvin reminds me a lot of Corey Patterson, for many good reasons. A first round pick with power and speed who walks about as often as Captain Pike after The Accident.
RELATED TO TOPIC: From the Knoxville News
Oneri Fleita wants DONNIE VEAL back
TYLER COLVIN, coming off surgery, will be assigned to (A+) Daytona and DH when ready.
JEREMY PAPELBON, no surprise, goes to the (AA) Smokies.
Set for promotion, "Second baseman TONY THOMAS and shortstop DARWIN BARNEY are likely to move up from Daytona"
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I haven't seen Tony Thomas, but did watch Darwin Barney in the finals of the CWS. He was a very good player in college. And, College World Series players occasionally pan out...
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maybe this is why Bradley is waiting... he just might want to be an Angel.
Rosenthal says the Angels have withdrawn their 160/8 offer for Teixera.
"Without Teixeira, the Angels could install Kendry Morales at first base. Their other possible offensive targets include Manny Ramirez, Adam Dunn and Milton Bradley."
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The other day some reporter said that the Angels hadn't even talked to Bradley's agent, but they had talked to the other guys, Dunn, Abreu etc.
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Rotoworld is saying the Angels could look at Burell also a fall back. The Rays are also looking at Burell and Abreu as well as Bradley. The key here is where Texiera goes between the Nats and Red Sox. Because Texiera is the only bat that the BOsox are looking at if they dont get then nothing happens to the OF market and it likely plays out like this:
The LA teams end up getting Manny and Dunn, while CIN/ATL, CHC and TB all end up with one of Abreu, Bradley and Burell at resonable deals (7-8 Million per year)
If the Rsox get Tex, the Nats will look to Dunn as there big power hitting addition. This will leave one of Abreu or Burell ending up in LA if Dunn becomes a Nat. I cannot see Bradley ending up in LA as he wore out his welcome with the Dodgers and I cannot see Scoisca putting up with his antics. It is likely one of the LA pays Abreu or Burell 10 mil a year, which raises the price for the guy who doesnt sign in LA and Bradley. This is discouting NYY having any interest in these guys. It is a buyer's market for the mid range guys, so they players will wait it out to get the best deal they can.
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I don't see the Dodgers signing any of those guys. They already have their two corner outfielders in Kemp and Etheir, and two high priced CF's in Pierre and Jones. For a half a season, I can see them making an exception for someone of Ramirez's calibre, but Burrell and Abreu aren't Manny Ramirez.
Likewise the Angels need a 1B. Again, Manny makes sense for them, in that he could play 1st or DH and hits very well, but with four guys under contract it's unlikely they bring in another fifth outfielder, unless he's a HoF type.
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Maybe now that the Tex issue seems closed with the Angels, the Dlee for Figgins picks up. It solves problems for both teams.
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I don't think it solves a problem for the Cubs. Yes, it gets rid of what may turn into a pretty nasty contract with 2/26 left. But, it creates a massive hole at 1B.
If you even do something silly like sign Dunn to play 1B, you still don't solve the RF problem. Figgins has played a whole 27 career games in RF. Plus, with Fukudome's hitting struggles, I'd like to get something a little better than 290/356/387 out of our non-Soriano corner outfielder.
What's the other alternative if you trade Lee? Cross your fingers on Hoffpauir?
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I personally think it's a bad idea, but one could argue that Giambi would look good in the Cubs lineup if you're completely willing to have the worst defensive team in the NL.
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re dlee:
overpaid vs. production, yes.
20-25hr, 40 double, .360+ ob%, gold glove D, positive teammate...how much he overpaid?
some people expect a collapse...personally i expect more power and much of the same for the rest. dlee looked a lot more tired to me late last year than physically/mechanically broken.
we'll see.
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"Cross your fingers on Hoffpauir?"
Trading D Lee would be a bold move, but of course he has a no trade. And Aramis would have to learn how to throw straight to the glove, which could be weird for him.
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If you were to trade Figgins for Lee you could pencil Figgins at 2b. You then could move Derosa and prospects to the Twins for Delmon Young to play RF and then sign Dunn or Giambi to play 1B to fill the LHPH void.
You would have a line-up of:
Figgins 2B
Theriot SS
Aram 3B
Dunn or Giambi 1B
Soriano LF
Soto C
Young RF
Fuku/Reed CF
Though Dlee is adament about waiving his no-trade clause though.
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They cite tough economic times as the reason.
Didn't the Yanks basically outbid themselves for CC?
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That first sentence should have been in quotes.
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Why can't we slot DeRosa to play first? Plus once we get rid of Dlee's contract and Marquis, we should be able to easily afford Abreu. Replacing Dlee's offensive production is not that difficult given that he is on the down end. Statistically DeRosa and Dlee are about the same. Sign Randy Johnson for one year and some back end bullpen help. How does this not make us better?
Figgins 2B (or CF)
Theriot SS (could bat eighth)
Soriano LF
Aram 3B
Abreu RF
DeRosa 1B (could bat second)
Soto C
Fuku/Reed CF (or RF)
This looks like a pretty solid lineup with speed at the top and players who can move around.
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DeRosa's bat at 2nd base +++++++
DeRosa's bat at 1st or RF -----------
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The Angels have Vlad in RF, T. Hunter in CF, Rivera in LF, and Matthews Jr and Willits. Even with a DH spot I don't see how they'd want to add an OF at this point.
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Can Mark Teixeira play RF?
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DeRosa 08 batting stats (.285, 21, 87) equals Dlee batting stats (291, 20, 90). Why does it make a difference in the defensive position a player plays?
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Most people think 2008 was DeRosa's career year. Lee's going to be a better first basemen than DeRosa.
Why not trade DeRosa for Figgins, since they're still looking for a real 3rd basemen and DeRosa doesn't have a NTC?
Another Cub rep in WBC
Mark Derosa
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Okay all you Idiots wanting Dunn: Have you broken into your Christmas Meth stash? Do you remember how you laughed when you heard Cincinnati signed C-Pat this year? Cincinnati will have the last laugh if we get (Git 'Er)Dunn. Get this through your heads: The Guy sucks. He is lazy. He is not clutch. Most of his homeruns do not come in dire situations.He is NOT a winner. He should be playing football in Europe;he just can't find it on the map. I have said it before, and I guess I need to say it again: We all ready had a Dave Kingman. Fools!
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if you could have done that in ALL CAPS, it would have added that nice little internet touch to it....
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I agree with Mike Vale.
What good is a perennial 40 HR 400OBP 500SLG guy if he isnt't "toolsy" or "scrappy"
I'd rather have 25 Ryan Theriot's then waste my time watching another lame 900 OPS left handed hitter,Clogging up the bases and being Non-Scrappy.
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Ah, just think of it, Gathright, Figgins, Theriot all in the same lineup.
We could be the kings of
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You know who else only hits home runs in non-dire situations? A-Rod. I don't want that guy, either.
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One can only imagine the adjectives that our pitchers would use to describe Dunn's prowess in RF.
"He's a tool" and "crappy" are two possibilities, though.
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I wonder what our pitchers think when they watch Felix Pie flail away at pitches in the dirt and above his forehead? Or when Kfuck is late on changeups across the heart of the plate.
This was talked about endlessly last year. If you're going to skimp on defense.
Do it in the Corner OF spots and at 1st base. Not at SS and 2nd base like the cubs do.
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Because DeRosa is not as expensive as Dlee. He has more upside because he can play multiple positions. His offensive production equals Dlee. Finally, we would be getting Dlee's contract off the books; we can then sign a RF (Abreu) and a back order pitcher (Randy Johnson). I agree that DLee is a better defensive 1B, but DeRosa would do just fine. It is not like he is useless defensively. He can play rf, lf, 2b, 3b, and has played 1b in the past.
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^forgot to add that the Angels now need a 1b since they pulled out of the Tex talks. They do not really need a 3b.
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Let's see. Offensively Lee has had an MVP season that the mildly retarded voters screwed him out of. DeRosa doesn't have any upside, he is only going to go down, 2008 was his career year.
The Angels have Kendry Morales to play 1st, and they have Chone Figgins as their 3rd basemen.
Keep up.
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The Real Neal:
Kendry Morales is an unproven player. He played only 21 games last year and batted .213. He is by far a proven 1b for the Angels. There rumors in the Angels organization that they are already looking at other players at 1b - like Kotsay. Figgins has never been a proven 3b, he is super-sub. Who had to play a lot of 3b last year because he was asked to. Throughout his career, he has played less than half of his games at 3b. He lacks the power one would expect as a corner infielder. Keep up.
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, many people believe Dlee is on his way down. So let me share some stats with you. Since is MVP season two years ago, his HR's have dropped in half and his K's have increased. He is no longer the base stealing threat he once was because of age and I believe his DP's have increased each year. His defense has also decreased with his fielding average still consistent, but his range factor dropping -7%. He is on his way down. He will likely never come near his MVP season and he is making almost $15MM. He is now an good player making big time money. Keep 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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BOWIE, Md., - One day after the Curve blew an 8-0 lead in a loss, they were almost put into the record books for the wrong reason again.
Bowie starter Eddie Gamboa carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Justin Howard broke it up. It was the only hit the Curve would get as they lost, 1-0, Sunday afternoon to get swept by the Baysox in the three-game series at Prince George's Stadium.
The sweep comes after the Curve went on a season-long, eight-game winning streak, the club's longest streak since 2010.
In the three losses, Bowie scored 18 runs - one more than the Curve had allowed in their entire eight-game winning streak.
Gamboa (3-5), who earned the win, pitched 7 1/3 innings and struck out seven. He walked three and gave up the hit to Howard before being pulled. Marcel Prado got his fifth save this season and his second in the series as he finished off the one-hitter.
It was the eighth time this season the Curve were shut out and the first time they were held to just one hit.
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Covering the bases:
LEADING OFF: The Curve were nearly no-hit Sunday afternoon by Bowie. RHP Eddie Gamboa carried a no-hitter into the eighth, but Justin Howard broke it up with one out. RHP Zech Zinicola relieved Gamboa. Zinicola was part of a no-hitter against the Curve in 2010 when he played for Harrisburg.
SAFE AT FIRST: The last time the Curve were no-hit was last year when Giovanni Soto went nine innings for Akron. Soto struck out nine, but allowed a run, walking three. No pitcher has thrown a complete-game no-hitter for the Curve, but three pitchers combined in 2002 against Akron to throw a no-hitter.
STEALING SECOND: Former Curve C Tony Sanchez doubled in his first major league at-bat Sunday for the Pirates in Anaheim. He finished 1-for-3, and the double was memorable as the ball got stuck in the right field wall. Sanchez is the 107th former Curve player to reach the big leagues.
ROUNDING THIRD: Former Curve RHP Duke Welker also made his major league debut on Sunday, pitching a scoreless eighth inning for the Pirates. Welker was called up to the majors before but never pitched until Sunday.
HEADING HOME: The Curve return home tonight, taking on New Britain. The two teams will square off in a doubleheader tonight, starting at 6 p.m. It is a make-up of a postponed game from June 13. The last time the Rock Cats and Curve played, it was also a doubleheader.
- Darian Somers
Curve starter David Bromberg (3-7) got the loss after he allowed a season-high six walks. He struck out seven and was charged with the losing run, allowing Josh Horton to double in the sixth.
Bromberg was pulled, and Bowie's Ty Kelly singled off Kenn?Kasparek to knock in Horton, breaking the 0-0 tie.
Only four Curve players reached base, and when they were on the basepaths, they also struggled. Andy Vasquez was caught stealing, while Gamboa picked off Gift Ngoepe at first and Adalberto Santos at second.
The Curve are now 18-29 against division opponents, the worst mark in the Eastern League.
The Curve return home for three days tonight, playing four games with New Britain before going back on the road to Akron. The Curve are 14-23 on the road this season and 19-17 at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Game recap
Key player: RHP Eddie Gamboa didn't give up a hit through 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven and walking three.
Key play: 3B Ty Kelly knocked in 2B Josh Horton to break a 0-0 tie.
Key stat: The Curve have now lost three in a row after going on an eight-game winning streak.
How they scored
Bottom 6th: Horton doubled, scored on Kelly single (0-1).

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A Moveable Feast at Ginny's
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We hosted chefs Jonathan Waxman and Pete Evans at Ginny's this Spring for Fine Cooking's Moveable Feast, a much welcomed opportunity to highlight the Harlem Farmers Market as well as Chef Waxman and Marcus's favorite recipes. Gathering an illustrious group of food journalists and friends–Adam Sachs, Kate Krader, Veronica Chambers, Sidra Smith, Rebekah Maysles, and Bevy Smith, to name a few–we all sat down to enjoy the Barbuto chef/owner's famous Gnocchi with Spring Vegetables (the trick is to freeze them!) and Lamb Chops with a kale and fingerling potato salad. Over on the Red Rooster side, Marcus whipped up Twice Fried Yardbird, showing Pete how to flavor the oil, and a Pickled Trout with root vegetables. Check out the entire episode here.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Recently, officials with the Truckee Police Department and Truckee Fire Protection District have noticed the popularity of ice skating on Donner Lake.
This is worrisome, because while conditions in the past month have been extremely cold, the current conditions have warmed considerably and the ice is generally unstable.
Unlike the Eastern United States, we generally do not have the consistently cold temperatures to sustain ice on area lakes and ponds due to their size and water currents. The conditions present today on Donner Lake are similar to conditions 5 years ago when a skater fell through the ice and drowned: Ice that was generally believed strong and safe was actually thin and weak.
There is no law or ordnance prohibiting ice skating on a body of water. This is simply a matter of an individual choice and risk.
The fundamental question asked of Town authorities is: "is the ice safe?" Unfortunately, there is no sure answer. The strength of the ice cannot be determined solely by its appearance, age, thickness, temperature, etc. Ice strength is based on a combination of all these factors, with the addition of other variables such as water depth, water body size, water chemistry, currents, local climate, and the actual load per square inch on the ice.
"Ice skating on a lake is an unusual thing to do, and it can be a lot of fun. But for us, the conditions on our local lakes, especially Donner Lake, is just plain dangerous - the ice is not stable," said Truckee Police Department Dive Team Supervisor Sergeant Jason Litchie.
"We agree," said Truckee Fire Protection District Captain Paul Spencer. "We have had numerous ice related incidents and fatalities at our area lakes over the years, and we have areas of open water not far off shore. Yearly statistics show upward of 235 people die from falling through ice. Please be aware of your surroundings and how many people are with you on the ice.
If you decide to recreate on the area lakes or ponds, consider wearing a life jacket, bringing a rope, and always bring along a buddy.
- This informational press release is a combined statement from the Truckee Fire and Police Water Rescue Recovery Team published Tuesday afternoon via Truckee Police's online Nixle page. To sign up for alerts, visit www.nixle.com.
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Community briefsContent for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at email@example.com. Visit www.sierrasun.com to events for the online calendar. Please limit descriptions to 50 words. E-mail for print submissions may be 150-300 words. Items published in the print edition news space permitting.NTPUD announces project completion ceremonyThe North Tahoe Public Utility District would like to invite all residents and partners to a Project Completion Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd. in Tahoe Vista. A short presentation will take place about 2:30 p.m. This event will celebrate the completion of the Tahoe Vista Recreation Area parking lot, the Secline Sewer Pump Station and the Zone 1 Water Tank and the construction season. Possible burn announcedIf CalFire has permission to burn on Friday Oct. 26, approximately 40 piles in the common area between Chinquapin and the homes on Edgewood Drive (Dollar Point area) will be ignited, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The piles are located below the houses between 160 and 150 Edgewood. All of the piles are surrounded by approximately 10 inches of snow and are approximately 3 to 6 feet in diameter and 4 feet tall. Far West Nordic Auction, Raffle and PartyIt's that time again for the 27th Annual Far West Nordic Auction, Raffle and Party, Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Olympic Village Lodge, Squaw Valley. The Party begins at 6 p.m. with a wide assortment of raffle, live auction and silent auction prizes. Win a dream ski package, dinner at your favorite restaurant, resort tickets, art, chocolate, and clothes, to name a few. Enjoy good company for a great cause. Pasta dinner, great wine and beer. Cost is $30, visit Farwestnordic.org.Think Pink PartySport pink and help raise money for local cancer patients at the 8th Annual Truckee Pink Party Fundraiser hosted by Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation. The theme for this year's Pink Party is "50 Shades of Pink," on Friday, Oct. 26 at Moody's Bistro, Bar & Beats in downtown Truckee. There are two ticket options: "Lighter Shade of Pink Party," 6-8 p.m., costs $50 per person and includes live music, appetizers, wine bar with a rare chance to purchase some of California's exclusive wines sold by the glass. Admission to the "Laters, Baby" party, beginning at 8 p.m. includes pizza and salad buffet until 10 p.m., music by DJ the Silver boom Box Thief until 2 a.m., two free door prize drawings, and a costume contest with prizes for best male and female costume. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. For tickets and information, go to www.truckeepinkparty.com or call 530-582-6277.No doctor's order is necessary for a screening; follow-up breast care is available. To schedule an appointment, call 530-582-6510. A limited number of free exams and mammograms are available through Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Call 530-582-3277 for eligibility details."Almost Somewhere" readingTruckee-Award-winning local author Suzanne Roberts will give a reading from her new backpacking memoir "Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail" (University of Nebraska Press, 2012) at the Bookshelf in Truckee in the Gateway Center on Friday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. The reading will be followed by a question and answer and booksigning session. Free and open to all.Showcase your business at the Winter ExpoShowcase your business to new and returning customers at the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association's 2012 Winter Expo Thursday, Nov. 15, 4-8 p.m., at The Olympic Valley Lodge, 1909 Chamonix Place in Olympic Valley. Registration deadline is Nov. 2.The benefits of exhibiting at the 2012 Winter Expo are many and include marketing and advertising opportunities in all mediums, as well as the opportunity to meet hundreds of potential customers face-to-face so they can experience your product or service firsthand. Exhibitors will also be able to answer questions, overcome objections and close the sale right on the spot. This event is geared to highlight all of the activities, gear and services available in North Lake Tahoe for the winter season.The expo offers free admission and free parking for attendees. New to this annual event is a Winter Fashion Show. There will also be exceptional food and door prizes. According to the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association, 50 exhibitors are expected.Winter Expo Promotional Packages are $1,000 for the Media Blitz, $650 for the Marketing Savvy and $400 for the Get Noticed Package. Booth Only Rates are $300 for an exterior booth, $250 for an interior booth and $199 for a nonprofit booth. Registration fees include 6-foot table, two chairs, table linen, skirting and signage.For more information call Membership Manager Deanna Frumenti at 530-581-8764 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Mark Brown appointment announcedD. Mark Brown, D.C., Truckee Town Councilman was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Administrative Services Policy Committee of the League of California Cities for 2012. The League of California Cities was established in 1898 as a nonprofit statewide association that advocates for cities with the state and federal governments and provides education and training services to elected and appointed city officials. They represent 468 cities within California. The Committee on Administrative Services reviews election law and administration, insurance and tort reform, open meeting law, (the Brown Act), the Public Records Act, the Political Reform Act and other conflict of interest laws. There are more than 80 people appointed to the committee from all 16 districts within the state as well as from caucuses within the League of California Cities. Dr. Brown is finishing his third year of his second term on the Truckee Town Council. He also sits on the Nevada County Hazardous and Solid Waste Commission and is a Board Member of Future Without Drug Dependence. He has practiced chiropractic for 30 years in Irvine, Calif. and Truckee. His current office is located at 10250 Donner Pass Road, Truckee.Truckee Halloween ParadeTruckee Halloween Parade is coming on Friday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. for children of all ages, starting at the train station. Parade through Downtown to the Community Arts Center on Church Street for candy donated from Truckee businesses. For candy sponsorship participation, call Katie, Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District at 530-550-4455.Community Festival and Pumpkin PatchSaturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rideout Community Center, 740 Timberland Lane, Tahoe City. All inclusive activity bracelets $10, pumpkin prices vary, $3-$7.Take the whole family for a fantastic time at the annual Community Festival and Pumpkin Patch. Many local community groups will be on hand with fun activities as well as selling lunch and snacks! Kids will surely be entertained with carnival games, pony rides, hay rides, jumping in the bounce house, face paint and much more. Back for a third year is the very popular "giant pumpkin seed" hunt on the playground. Contact Shaun Chilktowsky with any questions at 530-583-3440, ext. 14, or email firstname.lastname@example.com Hope announcedHoliday Hope, the North Lake Family Resource Center and Tahoe SAFE Alliance sponsored program, provides help for North Lake Tahoe area families who face economic challenges, job loss or unexpected hardships. You can participate by adopting a family and providing clothing, toys, and food to create a happy holiday season for them. Groups of friends or co-workers can join together and adopt a family. You choose the family size, amount of your donation, and the gifts that you will buy from the family's list of needs. Last year, 94 local families were given hope during a holiday season when they otherwise would have gone without. Please open your heart and become a donor for this worthy cause. Become a part of Holiday Hope 2012 by calling Ana Liz Servin-Bancroft at the North Lake Family Resource Center, 530-546-0952. She will be happy to give you more details and match you with a family.Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundationannounces fall grant cycle deadlineTahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation will be accepting 2013 grant submissions from local nonprofit organizations through 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2012. Organizations must be headquartered and serve the geographic area Truckee, Donner Summit, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and North Shore of Lake Tahoe to receive consideration. Grant applications will then be reviewed by the TMR Foundation Grants Committee who will announce the awards in January 2013.Grant forms must be completed along with some general financial information. A copy of the application and other submission details can be found on-line at www.tmrfoundation.com or email questions to the Foundation at email@example.com date, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation has awarded approximately $1.35 million to local organizations representing educational, cultural, environmental and charitable pursuits. In 2012, $128,800 was awarded to 17 area nonprofits.2nd Annual Lake Tahoe Community Thanksgiving CelebrationNorth Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, 2-6:30 p.m. To volunteer or for more information call Meera 775-230-1066 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Admission is free but a donation of one or more of the following is welcome: One new, unwrapped toy; packaged or canned non-perishable food; donation of $2 per person, $5 per family; potluck dish to share; or volunteer for the event.No one turned away for lack of admission. Food, fun, friendship, live music, dancing, kid's corner and more.This is not a fundraiser for any organization but it is a FUN-raiser for the community!Free yard waste drop offTruckee Residents may drop-off up to 6 yards, approximately 40 bags, of yard waste free through Nov. 10 at the Eastern Regional Landfill, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed Sundays). Proof of residency is required so bring your local ID or an ID with a utility bill. Participants must upload their own yard waste. If the yard waste is transported in bags, participants will be required to unload the bags. In addition, the curbside collection of green bags continues. Keep in mind only four bags are picked up each week. If you have a large pile of bags it may be to your advantage to drop them off for free at the Eastern Regional Landfill. Green bags covered in snow will be left. To receive curbside pickup, green bags must be accessible, tied and weighing no more than 40 lbs. each.
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Have you bought a Powerball ticket yet?
$500M jackpot to be drawn tonight
UPDATED 7:02 AM EST Nov 28, 2012
The Powerball jackpot is huge.
Wednesday night's Powerball drawing will be the game's biggest ever, with a $500 million top prize.
Huge ticket sales across the nation pushed the jackpot up from $425.
Locals across Central Florida are lining up at lottery stands for a chance at the big win.
According to the Associated Press, a single winner choosing the cash payout will take home $327 million.
The $500 million jackpot is the second largest lottery jackpot of all time. A $656 million Mega Millions record prize was set in March.
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Martha Felt Barton graduated from Westminster College in 1980 with a BA in history. After working in the communication industry for several years, she became the director of public relations for Novell. It wasn't long after that she founded her own communications company, the Martha Felt Group Communications, an integrated marketing communications firm. As a communication professional, her career required critical, analytical, and creative thinking; along with collaboration, teamwork, and leadership skills to successfully address the communication needs of her clients. In 2000, she sold her business and retired. That same year, Martha was named one of Utah's 50 Most Powerful Women in Utah Business Magazine. As an alumna, Martha is proud to serve on the College's board of trustees.


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Jey is a seasoned SharePoint consultant and a K2 Insider located in Melbourne, Australia. With over a decade of IT consulting experience, He founded jEyLaBs in early 2009. jEyLaBs is a K2 service provider partner focused on delivering process driven IT solutions using K2, SharePoint and related technologies. Jey is ex-K2 and has been working with K2 technology since early 2006. During the early years of SharePoint consulting he found K2 to be a great platform to deliver workflow to the masses through SharePoint. Now working through his teams in Australia and SriLanka, Jey and jEyLaBs help implement effective solutions to process problems.
Jey attended the second K2 Insider conference and the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas. Here's his take on #SPC09 podcast with Chris Geier.
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The social blogging site Tumblr is used for a lot of things: news, running memes into the ground, Harry Potter gifs, and reblogging the Daily What. It's also where tweens and hipsters go to inspire the hopes and dreams of hipsters and tweens. They do this through pictures taken with Instagram, and words taken with a grain of salt. Herein you will discover the most dreamspirational and completely non-pretentious photos that Tumblr has to offer. After I make a few adjustments.


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NEW WATERFORD - All five voting council members said the one-mill additional replacement levy is needed after voting to place it on the May 7 primary election ballot during a special meeting Tuesday night.
The one-mill will be added to three mills currently being collected to cover current operating expenses.
It will be an increase to the owner of a $40,000 home of $30.59 a year ($2.55 a month), or the owner of a $50,000 home, $38.20 a year ($3.18 a month) while the owner of a $60,000 home will pay $45.89 a year ($3.18 a month).
The county auditor calculated the revenue to be generated at $50,200 annually depending on valuations remaining constant for the life of the five-year levy.
The issue was passed with a 5-0 vote with Councilman Ken Biddle absent.
It is an additional tax but council said it gave the issue careful consideration.
Tom Cresanto said, "To me, I've been doing a lot of thinking about it ... it's like and old tire and we patch it and patch it and we can't patch it anymore.
"We need a new tube, we can't patch it anymore with all the state cuts."
Councilman George Pirock said, "We feel it's necessary for the village in order to keep funding the way we'd like to go ... we need to provide the community with necessities."
If it doesn't pass in May, Pirock said, "we'll put it back on in November. Basically, in order for us to have the funds available we have to pass it. We operate on a tight budget as it is. Without the levy it'll be that much tighter.
"We will be out talking to people; we've talked among ourselves and as we see other people we talk about passing along a positive message."
Councilman Bill Mullarkey said, "I think it's something the village needs. We've cut out expenses all we can ... the state cuts have affected us big time."
Asked what he would tell voters who sat they are not voting for the levy, Mullarkey said, "The next thing we'd start cutting is the police force and that's something we don't want to do.
"The village wants police but if push comes to shove we'll do it."
Councilwoman Doris Ogle said, "It's absolute necessary because of the loss of the Local Government Funds of $30,000 over the last four years.
"If we lay off policemen that increases crime and the lights (have to be looked at)," Ogle said, adding the part-time officers earn $8.65 an hour.
"There have been no raises for five years," she said.
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To help your doctor look for the cause of fertility issues, you will have an evaluation. It will include a medical history, physical exam, and some basic tests. If needed, your doctor may also suggest procedures. These allow him or her to look at your reproductive organs.
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Your doctor will ask about your health and lifestyle. You'll also be asked about factors that can affect your ability to get pregnant such as how often you have sex, your menstrual cycle and any medications or herbs you take. Be sure to mention any prior pregnancies or surgeries. You should also mention if you've had any pelvic infections or sexually transmitted infections.
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A physical exam helps your doctor learn about your health. It includes a pelvic exam to check for swelling, infection, or other problems. Your hormone function is also checked. To do this, your doctor looks at your breast development, body fat, and hair distribution.
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Your evaluation will likely include some basic tests. These include blood tests. In some cases, it also includes tests that check the health of your cervix.
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Postcoital tests are done using a sample of cervical mucus taken a few hours after sexual intercourse. The sample helps show the quality of the mucus, and whether sperm can swim through it. The test is usually done 1 or 2 days before ovulation.
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Ultrasound. This uses painless sound waves to make images of internal organs. This can help show problems with the ovaries or uterine lining.
Sonohysterogram. This is an ultrasound done with a saline (sterile saltwater) solution placed in the uterus. The saline makes it easier to view the inside of the uterus.
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Buffalo Bills offensive players weren't the only ones to have a bad day on Sunday. A Rochester man was swept up in a DWI saturation patrol to coincide with the game, state police said.
Troopers based out of Boston, Clarence, Warsaw, and the state Thruway stopped 124 vehicles during the patrol. They investigated four motor vehicle accidents, issued 57 traffic tickets, and arrested one person for unlawful possession of marihuana.
Troopers said they also arrested Darrell Jones, 43, of Rochester, and charged him on the Thruway in Cheektowaga with driving while intoxicated. Jones was stopped for making an unsafe lane change and failing to signal a lane change, and registered a 0.10 percent blood-alcohol content, troopers said.


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Two men were charged with roughing up women in separate incidents Sunday morning in Buffalo.
Curtis Henderson, 33, of Proctor Avenue, was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Northeast District police said Henderson allegedly pulled out some of a Weber Avenue woman's hair when an argument broke out between them over a vehicle about 11 a.m. Sunday. The woman had a restraining order against Henderson, according to a Buffalo police report.
In the other case, Christopher Weber, 44, of Main Street, was arrested at 7:15 a.m. by Central District officers on charges of third-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and second-degree harassment.
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wut are they ??
Instead of gaining forum posts (like you would in a 'normal' forum) you gain manga points, which express how much you post in the forums ;)
I wondered what they were at first as well (lol). do they also show others how muchyou like manga as well???
I'm pretty sure they only reflect how much you talk in the forums. "All of human wisdom can be summed up in two words - wait and Hope."
Yeah, I think that's all they are for. even though somewhere on the site it says the more points you have, the more cool stuff would be available to you. I just like seeing what the next rank is.
What are all the ranks anyway? "All of human wisdom can be summed up in two words - wait and Hope."
well at the moment, i'm a Otaku Monster apparently. that's my rank
I'm an Otaku Ninja.
I'm a otaku monster...it is rather scary to think I'm an otaku 'monster' if anyone knows the true cultural background on otaku...
I was a monster for a while, but then I graduated to Ninja.
it must've taken you ages to get to that rank.
I've only been a member for a little over a month. I'm on here just about every day, though.
me too.. I'm here everyday but I don't talk that much sometimes.. I wonder what's next after ninga... Shogun?
Me too, sometimes I'll check the forums 3 or 4 times before I feel like saying something.
same here,but i do talk alot on the forums..lol.what, is that a bad thing."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
a lot.. lol, I saw you post a reply to almost every topic on here today....
yup yup...i just got otuka sufu.i'm so happy:-)"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
OK, so sufu is the next level. what is a sufu? I don't think I've heard that term before.
well sufu is...mmmm well sensai in chinese.like master in kung fu or a chinese style of martial arts...i'm not realy to shure."people do not need violence to solve there problems."
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
so Sifu is next... we now need to push yoshimitsu to try his best to post as many comments here to see what's next after sifu... it can't be god then?
I think it would be too early to reach God level... maybe Shogun... or something, Emporer?
That would be awsome to see. but how can we cheer him on though??
just keep putting up things for him to comment about.
where are you yoshimitsu... he disappeared for a few days.. probably just easter break.. i hope..
well, let's think about this. It's spring break... in Florida, where he lives.... I think I would be at the beach looking at the women than at home on a computer.
wow Florida that's nice a lot better than me stuck at home (and it snowed in London) and therefore stuck in front of computer.. And I love the way how this little box is develping.. how small can it be?
Are you over in England as well? We just had a snowstorm here a few days ago, but now it's all melting away. I'm so glad that spring is finally here. I think we can get this box really small if we wanted too.
yup.. based in UK (but spent 1/3 of my time travelling, hence my earlier Akihabra visit) saw it snowing over the easter holiday.. and told myself... its MARCH!!!! why there's snow.. and it reminded me I saw snowdrops growing in Feb.. very weird weather
im a monster in my home hahaha
yo,whats up.hey its gitting cramped does anyone want to go to the top??"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
I hate it when this happens. why does it happen? it's really annoying.
"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
-Alf-Aries-SanI've always wondered
I've leanred how to use the buddy list thing, yay for me :-D!!!
Ricki how do u use the buddy list
You just click on the profile of a person and click on the bottom of the profile "add to buddy list" They get an e-mail asking to acept or reject, if they accept you will get an e-mail saying they accepted. "All of human wisdom can be summed up in two words - wait and Hope."
How ca we chat 2 the people on our buddy list?
I don't think you can onlythrough the forums. "All of human wisdom can be summed up in two words - wait and Hope."
-Alf-Aries-Sanfriends just look nice on ur pageBut yea, you can only really talk to them through the forum
Hi i'm new to this whole thing so could you help me out.
what do you need help with? "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
Apparenly, we will trade them for stuff.I wonder what...Hmmm... like Manga DVDs?? Hehehe. Perhaps! --- "What do you see in front of your fists?"
Now that would be a cool thing...
-Alf-Aries-Sanafter like 10000 u get a free dvd but NOT of ur choice
I wonder how do you calculate manga points.. can it be a forum post = 1 manga points?
don't think so, I may have posted a lot, but I know I haven't posted 840 times. maybe longer posts are worth more points?
3 points per post...i have alot of spear time."people do not need violence to solve there problems."


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Erie County Sheriff's Deputy Rich O'Neil made two drunken driving arrests, one of them a felony, on the same shift Friday night and early Saturday.
The Sheriff's Office said O'Neil arrested Jason R. Kenyon, 31, of Orlando, Fla., on a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge and various traffic infractions, after a one-car crash on Route 16 in Wales about 9:20 p.m. Friday. Kenyon's blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal threshold for intoxicated, sheriff's officials said.
At 4:27 a.m. Saturday, on Clinton Street in Elma, O'Neil pulled over Kevin D. McClintic, 23, of Lancaster, and charged him with felony DWI and traffic infractions. The felony count was filed because McClintic had a DWI conviction in 2009. His BAC was measured at 0.13 percent, O'Neil reported.


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COLUMBIA - South Carolina joined the majority of the nation last week when the General Assembly passed a ban on texting while driving.
The measure - which awaits Gov. Nikki Haley's signature - was celebrated by lawmakers as an acceptance of the reality that texting while driving can lead to fatal car crashes. But a Lowcountry representative, who has been pushing for a texting ban for years, says the current measure's penalty is just "a joke."
If signed by Haley, the law calls for a $25 fine and no more than $50 for multiple violations. It's also a civil infraction, meaning no points will be assessed to the offender's driver's license.
"That's a slap on the wrist," said Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston. "It's a start, but it's still a joke."
Gilliard said he became a crusader for the ban when he ran a red light while texting. He said he was so startled by the incident, he had to pull over to regain his composure. Since then, Gilliard says he's held seminars on the issue and has introduced multiple bills to get other drivers to stop the practice.
But Gilliard believes drivers will not take seriously the measure that passed last Wednesday because of the low fine. He also believes the General Assembly isn't taking seriously the ramifications of texting while behind the wheel, either.
Rep. Joe Daning, R-Goose Creek, said several lawmakers approached him after the bill passed with concerns over the measure's $25 penalty. Daning was appointed to a committee tasked with hashing out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Daning agreed it should have been a stronger bill; initially it called for fines of $100 for the first offense, and $100 plus a two-point assessment to the offender's driver's license for the second offense. But no one stepped up when House members amended the bill to a $25 penalty, he said.
"That was the amendment that was put on the floor," Daning said. "We lost. The other side won."
The "other side" he refers to are lawmakers who argued that when the state passed a seatbelt law, people started complying. South Carolina's seatbelt law is also a civil infraction of $25.
The seatbelt law is effective at getting people to buckle up, said Tom Crosby, AAA spokesman. Some people obey the law just because it's the law, regardless of the cost of the citation, he said.
"We're hoping it's going to have an effect," said Crosby of the texting ban. "It's certainly better than no law at all."
Yet, stronger laws do curb the behavior more effectively, said Jose Ucles, spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. But it's up to each state to decide how to address the issue.
"NHTSA believes that strong laws, with police enforcement, with education, do produce results," Ucles said. "This is a good start."
Much progress has been made since Washington became the first state to ban the practice in 2007, Ucles said. The bans are slowly making a difference.
Past efforts to pass a statewide ban had failed in South Carolina. To fill the void, local governments around the state banned the practice, including Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Columbia and Greenville. State law will trump those local measures.
But local municipalities will still have the option to issue citations under local ordinances, said Inspector Chip Googe, spokesman for the Mount Pleasant Police Department. Since Mount Pleasant passed its ban in September, officers have issued five citations and six warnings. The penalty for the town-issued citation is $50, or $200 if it involves a crash.
"Taking your eyes off the road, while you're trying to compose a message, it's just dangerous," Googe said. "You need to pay attention to what's going on."
Gilliard promises to return to the General Assembly next year prepared to make amendments to the statewide ban and stiffen its penalties.
"We are losing lives," Gilliard said. "Until it's your son or your daughter, or your mom or your dad, then and only then you realize how serious this issue is. Don't wait until you have a sad story to tell."
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Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56307
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Best car I have owned
by Jarbohydrate from | May 17, 2011
Overall the best car I have owned in terms of comfort, performance and driver feedback...I think the E39 is still one of the best cars ever made. I had a 2000 540i 6spd with the sport package, purchased with 69k miles and sold with almost 160k. Had the typical water pump failure and a radiator failure. Kept getting leaky Behr radiators that were factory defective. So be sure to replace the water pump, hoses, and radiator if it has not already been done. Older 540i's came with a water pump that had a plastic impeller, replacements have a metal impeller. Front lower control arms are also prone to wear and were close to $300 each. I was able to do all the work myself the E39 540i isn't particularly hard to work on. I feel the horsepower numbers are conservative, I was surprised how fast these beasts (are faster than my 350z). There are a lot of good E39 buyers guides and resources via google.
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Does recommend this car
Great if you can DIY
by Zack from Ohio | October 10, 2010
Amazing car to drive, and own, but only if you can do the work yourself. Parts are a little more expensive than say a Ford or Toyota, but you are paying for quality.
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Uses car for Just getting around
Does recommend this car
Ultimate driving machine
by BMWfan from New York, NY | October 8, 2009
E39 540i is one of the best driving cars around. A real head turner. You can take your parents to a field trip, drive all day with comfort. You can go out to a fancy restaurant and you will attract a lot of attention. You can hit the road and do cross country, already planning another long trip with the car. It's the best car I've driven; and I've driven almost everything.
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Uses car for Commuting
Does recommend this car
family car with performance
by Peter5pm from Suttgart, Germany | January 1, 2008
Geat handling and performance for a four door car. Lots of optional features. I recommend the sports package it makes a real difference.
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Does not recommend this car
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