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Corey Smith and Ryland Newman will be going on "job interviews" today.
Suit and tie not required. Their office space will be a football field.
The pair of former area standout football players will participate in their so-called pro days. They will be trying to catch the eye of a general manager or coach from the National Football League in hopes of advancing their football careers to the professional level.
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Smith, a Musselman graduate, is a kicker from West Virginia, and Newman, a Jefferson graduate, is a cornerback from Fairmont.
It's a close and personal chance to impress an official from the NFL. It's about getting noticed.
"Whatever it takes," Newman said.
The two each see this as the most important couple of hours they will experience.
"It's the biggest job interview in my life so far," said Smith, who is finishing up his master's degree in sports management. "That's how I'm going to approach it.
"What do you have to bring that can make these teams better? That's what it comes down to. It's a business. What can you do to help them win football games, put people in the stands?"
Newman feels exactly the same way.
"In my eyes, this pro day could be really big," said Newman, who is completing his degree in culinary arts. "It's what I've been working for. This would be a big opportunity for the NFL scouts to see me to move to the next level."
Newman said a handful of scouts from NFL teams attended Fairmont games this season and saw him in action. West Virginia attracted a collection of NFL scouts for most of the Mountaineer games, though they weren't there necessarily to watch Smith, who boomed kickoffs and punted sometimes during his career.
"I thanked Geno today for getting all these scouts here," Smith said. "You can't ask for a better opportunity, as someone who wasn't in the spotlight as much as he was to try to get noticed."
Yes, most of the NFL scouts will attend WVU's pro day to see quarterback Geno Smith in action. They'll pay a close eye to versatile, offensive star Tavon Austin, who, like Smith, is projected by many as a first-round draft pick. Former Mountaineer quarterback Pat White is also expected to take part as he tries to "relaunch" his NFL career.
Other players, lesser known ones like Newman and Smith, could captivate some scouts in some way during today's workouts.
Both think they can play in the NFL.
"Oh, yeah, absolutely," Newman said. "I feel like I've worked hard, and I've played corner all of my career. It's just a game. It's going to be a little tougher, because they're bigger, stronger athletes. I can get bigger, stronger, faster. I don't doubt myself that I can't guard anybody."
Of his possibilities, Smith said, "If you don't, there's no point in trying out. There's definitely a lot of people who have the ability but never get a shot. If they don't have a need, especially with kickers, you got to be in the right place at the right time and perform well. There's a ton of players who never get a shot."
That's particularly true of specialists like kickers and punters. NFL teams keep one of them, while a roster might include four or five cornerbacks.
Shepherd graduate Ricky Schmitt is a prime example. He has been trying to hook up with an NFL team as either a kicker or punter for six seasons now. While he's been on many NFL preseason rosters and has spent time on some practice squads, he saw only one week of duty as a kicker for the San Francisco 49ers and was with the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders as a punter for the team's postseason in 2012.
"In the offseason," Smith said, "it's not uncommon for teams to sign up to five specialists, whether it's a kicker or a punter. ... They're camp legs. They know who they want as their kicker. If you do great, they'll keep you in mind. A lot of them bring someone else in for preseason, so they don't wear out their starters."
Smith would take that. So would Newman.
It's all about getting noticed and getting that chance, wherever it happens to be.
Newman would go to Canada just to get that professional chance.
"Absolutely up there," Newman said. "I just want to show that I have the ability to play at the next level.
"It's all in my goals: first, shoot for the NFL. If that doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. It's all about getting my name out there."
Dominique Jones is a prime example.
The Shepherd graduate made the Indianapolis Colts coming out of preseason camp as a free agent last season. He said he was discovered playing some lower-level indoor football. Although he wound up bouncing around between the regular roster and the practice squad, including a brief stint on the Miami Dolphins practice squad, too, he's with Indianapolis.
Like Newman said, "whatever it takes."
He put a tape of his play on Google and was soon contacted by an agent, who asked if he could represent Newman.
Newman has an agent; Smith does not.
Smith has the endorsement of a kicking coach, who took a call and recommended Smith to the Detroit Lions, he said.
Smith spent some three weeks in Alabama working under Mike McCabe of One on One Kicking.
It's something of a full-circle plotline.
Smith had originally gone to Alabama and kicked some as a freshman, the season before Alabama won its first of three national championships in four seasons. The owner of the longest field goal in state high school history transferred to WVU after his first season, though. Now here he was, back down there to do whatever he could to help his NFL chances.
Both Smith and Newman get their chances today.
Their "white smoke" comes on the NFL draft days of April 25-27 or a few days later when teams sign up free agents. That's when they know if they have been chosen.
Today goes a long way to determining if that happens for Smith and Newman.
"(My agent) called me (Wednesday)," Newman said. "He told me, 'It's a big day,' because the NFL scouts would be there. He said, 'Just go out and have fun; there's no point in stressing over it. If you love the game, you got to go out there and do what you want. Just relax and have fun."
That's easier spoken from someone not going through the ordeal.
To Smith and Newman, a possible future is at stake.


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The Stetson Sand Volleyball team continued its perfect start to the 2014 season with a pair of 3-2 victories Saturday at the Ron Jon Beach N Boards Fest in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
The Hatters defeated Webber International in the morning and Jacksonville in the afternoon to improve to 5-0 on the season.
Stetson's no. 3 pairing of Savannah Byl and Catherine Coston went 2-0 on the day, winning both of their matches by 2-0 scores.
Maren Rygh and Jordann Dierickx also went a perfect 2-0 on the day at the no. 4 spot. The duo defeated Webber 2-1 before sweeping Jacksonville 2-0.
Also for Stetson, Tiffany Creamer and Kristin Lind picked up a victory over Webber at the no. 5 position, while Julie Bassett and Rachael Farrell earned a 2-0 win at the no. 2 spot against Jacksonville.
The Hatters will wrap up play at the Beach N Boards Fest Sunday morning vs. Georgia State.

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Former A.D. Andrea Seger Heads to NACDA Hall of Fame
Andrea Seger, who served as Ball State's director of intercollegiate athletics from 1995-2002 and was the director of intercollegiate athletics for women from 1983-95, has been selected for induction into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seger will be inducted at a ceremony during the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Awards Luncheon June 26 as part of the NACDA Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Seger came to Ball State in 1975 as an assistant athletic trainer and assistant professor and retired from the university in 2002.
One of Street & Smith's Super 50 Women Sports Executives in 1998, Seger was named the director of athletics for women in 1983 and served in that role until 1995 when Ball State's men's and women's athletic departments merged into one. After the merger, Seger was named director of athletics for the combined men's and women's program. At the time of her appointment of the combined department, Seger was one of only four women in the country to oversee a combined men's and women's NCAA Division IA athletics department.
Seger's accomplishments within the athletic department were evidenced by the winning of three straight Mid-American Conference Jacoby Trophies in 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02. Ball State also won the Jacoby Trophy in 1997-98. In addition, the Cardinals won the MAC's Reese Cup in 1997-98, finished second in 2000-01 and third in 2001-02. The Jacoby Trophy is awarded to the MAC school which has achieved overall excellence among its women's teams, while the Reese Cup is for excellence on the men's side.
In 1997-98, Seger guided the Ball State athletics program to victories in both the Reese and Jacoby standings, marking only the fourth time in the history of the league the same school won both trophies in the same academic year. In Seger's tenure as head of the men's and women's departments, the Cardinals won 23 MAC Championships.
In recognition of her professional achievements, Seger was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 plus was inducted into her alma mater, Cortland State's Hall of Fame that same year.
Seger received her bachelor's degree from Cortland State in 1971 and her master's from Indiana State in 1975. During her career, she served on the NCAA Committee on Athletic Certification, the NCAA Division IA A.D. Strategic Planning Committee, the NCAA Basketball Issues Committee and the MAC Finance and Gender Equity Committees.


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Hazel Fern Jordan Mick, 93, a resident of Parsons, passed from this life Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins.
She was born Saturday, March 29, 1919, at Crellin, Md., a daughter of the late Martin Luther Jordan and Mattie Belle Kelly Jordan.
During October of 1950, in Richwood, she was married to Charles Gabriel Mick, who preceded her in death in 1994.
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Hazel is survived by five children, Janet L. Everly and husband, Thomas, of Morgantown, Rita Jones and husband, Bill, of Parsons, Charles Thomas Mick and wife, Renee, of Hambleton, Larry Neil Mick and wife, Marsha, of Elkins and Donald Eugene Mick of Hambleton; 15 grandchildren, Thomas Everly and wife, Cindy, Cynthia Fern Everly, Billy Jones and wife, Melissa, Lisa Jones and companion, Hap Mullennex, Kevin Jones and wife, Francheska, Brandi Mick, Kristin Mick and companion, Scott Arnett, Shanna Parsons, Mary Alice "Button" Plumley, Virginia Sharp, Kelly Proctor and husband, Eugene, Eddie Sharp and wife, Debbie, Mindy Kirk and husband, Joseph, Amy Howell and husband, Kenny, and Brooks Ketterman; 26 great-grandchildren, Ashlea Summers, Rachel Everly, Michael Jones, Evin Jones, Aasta Jones, Makenzie Jones, Austin Clark, Andy Cale, Bryson Harper, Ashton Arnett, Jason Plumley, Josh Plumley, Chasity Sharp, Melonie Evans, Billy Evans, Eddie Sharp III, Ryan Proctor, Shawna Proctor, Katlyn Ferrell, Ethan Kirk, Tristan Kirk, Logan Howell, Karah Howell, Tamden Howell, Trinity Beaver, and Brooklyn Ketterman; a special former daughter-in-law, Dawn Schadwald; and several nieces and nephews.
Hazel was the last surviving member of her immediate family having been preceded in death by one son, Joseph Martin Mick; three brothers, Darrell Kenneth Jordan, Roy Plyford Jordan and Otis "Ode" Burl Jordan; three sisters, Erma Evelyn Savage, Wilda Margaret Suehowice and Virginia Mattie Lewis; and a great-granddaughter, Michelle Sharp.
Hazel attended the school in Crellin, Md., and was a homemaker. She had lived in the Parsons area since 1959. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, word searches, gardening and was a great cook. She was a member of Parsons Church of God.
Visitation will be conducted at Summerfield Funeral Home of Parsons Saturday from 5 until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Eli Hostetler and the Rev. David Snyder will officiate, and interment will follow in the Mick Addition of Collett Cemetery at Hambleton.
Memorial contributions may be made in Hazel's honor to the Parsons Church of God, 509 Central Ave., Parsons, WV 26287. Summerfield Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Hazel Fern Jordan Mick. Send online condolences to the family at www.summerfieldfuneralhome.com.


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Northwestern University Medical School.
Dr. Kyle has published over 380 articles relating to hematology and
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lecturer and as a Visiting Professor throughout the world.
Dr. Kyle currently serves as a director and a member of the Scientific
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Mechanisms of Board Turnover: Evidence from Backdating
Frederick L. Bereskin
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Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester
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We analyze board-turnover of firms implicated in stock-option backdating to assess the effectiveness of board elections within the corporate governance process. Despite high reelection rates among nominated directors, board-turnover was substantial. Critically, these turnover decisions were affected by the anticipated outcome of a potential shareholder vote. Thus, reelection rates are of limited value in assessing the effectiveness of shareholder voting. Independent and inside directors departed though different mechanisms: independent directors primarily were not renominated, while inside directors generally resigned. Finally, directors who were involved in backdating experienced reductions in both the number and prestige of their directorships.
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AICPA News Update
A Weekly Email Newsletter on Issues & Events Surrounding the CPA Profession
December 02, 2011 - Volume 14 No. 50
The European Commission (EC) proposed on November 30 what would be sweeping changes to audit regulation. The EC recommended changes that would require large audit firms to separate audit activities from non-audit activities. The proposal also calls for mandatory audit firm rotation every six years. Read this JournalofAccountancy.com article for more information.
The AICPA is urging members to immediately send a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to help make financial reporting more relevant and less complex for millions of the nation's businesses. CPAs are asked to respond to FAF's Plan to Establish the Private Company Standards Reporting Council and express support for the Blue Ribbon Panel on Standard Setting for Private Companies' recommendation that FAF create an independent board to set exceptions and modifications in U.S. GAAP for private companies. According to FAF's proposal, decisions of the new council would have to be reviewed and approved by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which FAF oversees. The AICPA believes the proposal does not go far enough and that true differential standards for private companies would be better achieved through the Blue Ribbon Panel's recommendation – namely, that a board consisting of members with private company constituent experience and having the authority to act on its own is necessary to make effective and efficient private company financial reporting a reality. A quick and easy online tool enables you to send a comment letter in just 30 seconds. Use the outreach toolkit (accounting firm and private company versions are provided) to get other private company constituents involved. The public comment period closes January 14, 2012. More information is available at aicpa.org/privateGAAP.
The AICPA Personal Financial Planning Division is conducting a survey to guide in the development of new PFP-related resources and benefits and to improve your current experience with us. Participate in this survey for a chance to win an iPad (see AICPA contest rules). All information you provide is kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with any third party outside of the AICPA. The survey will be available until December 9.
Between December 6 and 13, the AICPA will provide select issues of CPA Letter Daily to members who have not yet elected to receive the free electronic publication. Along with those newsletters, members will be given the option to opt-in to continue receiving this free news resource. CPA Letter Daily features special reports throughout the year, including the upcoming retrospective on 2011 and an interview with AICPA President and CEO, Barry Melancon, CPA, outlining what the profession can expect in 2012. In addition, each day during tax season, CPA Letter Daily will feature Tax Season Watch, a special section dedicated to providing tax news and information for members. Join more than 170,000 of your colleagues and sign up today. You'll get your first issue on Monday.
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John Hollenbeck, "Songs I Like a Lot" (Sunnyside). And then sometimes you simply fall in love. One should always make room. Here is a disc that I spent more than a week literally unable to get out of my machine. I just kept playing it over and over and over like some '70s teen in her bedroom filling her life with every aural nook and cranny of the soundtrack of "Grease." It is, quite simply, the most beautiful jazz disc I have heard in months. Percussionist and brilliant, wildly eclectic jazz composer and orchestra leader John Hollenbeck was commissioned by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band – one of Europe's mind-boggling jazz orchestras – to enlist singers Kate McGarry and Theo Blackmann in the cause of singing gorgeous Hollenbeck arrangements of, well, songs he likes a lot. And what a magnificently varied bunch they are – Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" (you will, hearing McGarry and Blackmann here, think you've never really heard the song before) as well as Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," Appalachian folk song "Man of Constant Sorrow," and, are you ready, Ornette Coleman's "All My Life" on the same disc as Freddy Mercury's "Bicycle Race." "Usually when I arrange," says Hollenbeck, "I totally dissect and put the piece back together in my own way. But this time, I knew the song must be intact and recognizable, so that was the challenge. Some pieces are close to the originals and I concentrated on orchestration, and giving them a different twist. Others are still far away, but still maintain the essence of the original." As an arranger, he is of the lavishly colored Ellington/Gil Evans/Eddie Sauter/Gary McFarland/Bob Brookmeyer/Maria Schneider school rather than the big band tradition of Basie/Goodman/Kenton etc. The result is such gorgeousness that jazz seldom permits itself these days. You may want to buy some for friends. "All I can say is that this music is still pop to me … I'm not trying to unpop it." And how. Four stars. (Jeff Simon)
2 Cellos/In2ition (Sony). 2Cellos are two rock-loving cellists originally from Croatia, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser. Hauser was Rostropovich's last pupil. This disc is a worthy follow-up to another self-titled CD, made up of mostly pop songs, that came out a couple of years ago. It has some things in common with that disc. "With Or Without You," a long pianissimo number with one cello doing pizzicato like a heartbeat, is a kind of parallel to "With Or Without You" on the last album. 2Cellos are clearly affectionate toward '80s songs that have become today's oldies, and they take highly individualistic approaches to them. Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" sounds Appalachian and folklike – beautiful, as if Mark O'Connor were playing it. Elton John himself sings on the opening number, "Oh, Well," a kind of funky blues. The disc includes a couple of New Age-style numbers, "Clocks," which features pianist Lang Lang; and Karl Jenkins' cloudy "Benedictus." A lot of this disc was too raw for me. On a few tracks the cellos scraped and grated and buzzed, more so than on the earlier album. While I admire 2Cellos for testing the limits of their instruments, they are also testing the limits of what can be listened to. Two and a half stars. (Mary Kunz Goldman)
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Elliott Sharp's Terraplane, "Sky Road Songs" (Yellowbird Records). In the legend of Elliott Sharp you have the experimental downtown musician known to tune his guitar with Fibonacci sequences (say what?) who thinks that his alter ego is a Chicago bluesman who ought to be playing with Muddy Waters' and Howlin' Wolf's man Hubert Sumlin. So that's what you've got here – a whole different kind of blues disc recorded before Sumlin's death in 2011. Yes, that's Sumlin sitting in here. And yes that's Charles Mingus' son Eric providing really raw vocals. And yes, that's Sharp's guitar full of slides, club riffs and a downtown smart aleck's idea of blues guitar ultra-basics. Sharp is yet another contemporary musician having a grand old time catapulting the blues into the 21st century whether some want it to go there or not. Three and a half stars. (J.S.)
Mozart, Concertos 13 and 14, Janina Fialkowska, piano, the Chamber Players of Canada (ATMA Classique). Here is something you do not hear every day: Mozart piano concertos arranged for a small chamber group. He oversaw the arrangements himself – because, in those copyright-free days, if he did not do it, someone else would. The public demanded these chamber scores. Before recordings, that was how you got to know music, by going to concerts and by playing it yourself. Right away, the music is interesting on an intellectual level. The sparser arrangement brings out the bones of the pieces, and you hear things you never noticed. As far as how the music strikes me, it's a mixed bag. The 13th concerto sounds lovely stripped down. The 14th, though, is more famous – it's considered the first of Mozart's "Great Twelve" piano concertos – and because I know it so well, I missed the orchestra. Especially in the passionate slow movement, Mozart achieves effects with the orchestra you can't get from a quintet. The generous disc also includes chamber versions of the "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," which sounds great, and Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" Variations. Canadian pianist Fialkowska's playing is pristine and delicate but can be fussy, and the chamber setting brings out the best in her. Three stars. (M.K.G.)
Stephen Hough, "French Album" (Hyperion). What, you might well ask, is a disc by a first-rate recording pianist called "French Album" doing opening with an eight-minute piano transcription of Bach's grand Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor? Easy, Stephen Hough might answer. It's his adaptation of the version the great French pianist Alfred Cortot used to play in concert. "A sort of musical dessert trolley" is how Hough describes this disc. You get a lot of what you expect – four sublime pieces by Faure, three by Poulenc and dutiful Massenet and Chabrier just to make sure we all know that Hough isn't shirking his duty (not to mention Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and Ravel's "Alboarda del Gracioso"). But this dessert trolley isn't the usual sort at all – Cortot's adaptation of Bach's Arisio from his keyboard concerto no. 5 and, just to remind you of the sort of lavish virtuoso that Hough relishes being, some Alkan and Liszt of the sort that pianists of ordinary virtuosity are well-advised not to mess with. Eccentric and beautifully played. Three stars. (J.S.)
Dinu Lipatti, Piano Music performed by Luiz Borac and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Jaime Martin (Avie, two discs). It is Lipatti the pianist who is legendary among pianistic royalty in the past century. Opportunities to hear the great Romanian pianist who died so young (33) in 1950 are, to put it mildly, few and far between. This is an impressive portrait of Lipatti as a composer, especially the large (30 minutes) Fantasie Op. 8 for solo piano from 1940 and D-minor piano sonata from 1932 receiving its first recording ever on this disc. Other Lipatti works on the two-disc set – a couple of nocturnes and 1936 Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra are lesser works, as are his Bach and Albeniz transcriptions. No less than Nadia Boulanger claimed that "when the compositions of Dinu Lipatti are all printed, the greatness of his gift and of his craftsmanship will be recognized. It will become obvious that he was really a composer, one who heard notes, rhythms, who knew and enjoyed how to assemble them, to choose and to reject, to organise time and build forms: one who found his pleasure and his real life in the process." You can't listen to Romanian pianist Luiza Borac make Lipatti's case and doubt it. Three and a half stars. (J.S.)


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On the third Monday of February, Americans celebrate Presidents Day.
Established in the 1880s to honor George Washington, this federal holiday – officially named "Washington's Birthday" – was initially celebrated each year on Feb. 22.
It wasn't until 1971 that Congress moved it to the third Monday in February, providing federal workers a three-day weekend, and it soon became commonly known as Presidents Day.
Republicans wish retiring 6th Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield the best in his future plans and express their gratitude for his 30 years of service in the solicitor's office.
The long hours and many sacrifices he made in the job are truly appreciated and set an example for outstanding public service.
Part of the job of the treasurer's office is to send out property tax bills to county residents for homes, cars, boats and other property. While nobody likes getting a tax bill, it's important the bills are sent to the correct address.
Many property owners have called to complain that they didn't get their tax bill and ended up paying their taxes late because the bill was sent to an old address.
The treasurer's office staff will send the property tax bill to the address on record with the county assessor's office.
Gov. Nikki Haley's executive budget grabbed a few headlines for its items on education, transportation, and Medicaid waiver programs. One component of the budget was almost completely ignored, however, and it shouldn't be. The governor's proposed spending plan includes $8.5 million in total funds – $5.3 million from the federal government – for a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Fusion Center.
French President Hollande and our own President Barack Obama are meeting this week and in a press conference claim to have reached four key points of action and agreement: 1 – spend more on curing global diseases; 2 – work to encourage other countries to fight climate change; 3 – start a dialogue about a transatlantic trade agreement, and 4 – roll back key parts of Iran's nuclear program and uphold sanctions but not place any new sanctions.
Unless you're now a 60-year-old native South Carolinian, you're unlikely to have any personal memory of the events known as the Orangeburg Massacre. You would have been 14 when it happened on Feb. 8, 1968 – two years before the deaths of four white students at Kent State University in Ohio.
The new 2014 Black History calendar published by S.C. AT&T for February (national Black History Month), highlights the Orangeburg Massacre. It provides a solid overview of what transpired.
For students and families concerned about the high cost of college these days, there's a unique opportunity available in South Carolina to avoid these costs – and the large student loan debt that often results from them.
This opportunity lies in our state's extensive and growing apprenticeship programs.
One of the challenges I face as a politician is that a lot of people don't like politicians. This honestly doesn't bother me too much. I work with politicians every day, and I don't like a lot of them either.
But sometimes I do try to figure out why that is.
This is in response to two guest columns concerning the Affordable Care Act – Nick Pasquine's, "Lawrances' column was a we-want-more-free rant," and Brooks Walker's, "True facts about ACA frightening."
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Windows 8 introduces several new features that enable PC makers to build compelling systems that are fast, fun, secure, power efficient and connect to devices customers care about. This session will provide an overview of the Windows 8 touch, graphics, power, bus, sensor, networking and hardware-based security investments and provide pointers to sessions that go into depth on each area.
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The non-televised show, which PEOPLE live streamed from the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, brought on a lot of laughter, an occasional tear – and a particularly eyebrow-raising presenter's speech.
Click after the jump for the highlights.
Following Sean Penn's elaborate introductory speech that went into detail about Julia Roberts and food – more on that later – the August: Osage County cast mate, who accepted the Hollywood supporting actress award, told the audience, "Fortunately, I am a hearty eater, which I told my husband 13 years ago when he asked me out on a date. 'Prepare yourself. I won't just have a salad.' But that's worked out for us."
Continuing to address her other half later in her acceptance, Roberts said, "More than anything, the singular man who got me out of the house and on a plane to Oklahoma to do this [movie] – and it made me believe in myself in a whole brand new way – is my husband, who is here tonight … Danny Moder. I love you, babe."
Matthew McConaughey also made a point to recognize his significant other.
"My wife Camilla, thanks for your love," the Dallas Buyers Club star said when accepting the Hollywood actor award. "Not only does she let me be obsessed [with my career], she demands that I be obsessed."
The actor's costar Jared Leto was also honored. Swooping up the Hollywood breakout performance award, Leto, who plays a transgender woman in the film, quipped, "It's crazy what happens when people find out you look great in a skirt. You get invited to all the cool parties."
In a more serious moment, he said, "To get an award like this is absolutely incredible … I've actually never received an award for anything. It's not a joke … So to get the breakthrough or breakout award at my ripe young age of 41 is pretty incredible. I couldn't be more humbled and appreciative."
And just as the exit music came on mid-acceptance, Leto made it clear he wasn't leaving the stage until he was finished.
"Forty-one years, buddy," he said to a crowd that laughed and cheered. "Forty-one years … Just a couple more things. Matthew McConaughey, you gave me the opportunity of a lifetime …"
Gravity star and Hollywood actress winner Sandra Bullock defended Tinseltown in her acceptance speech, saying it has a "bad rep."
"The Hollywood I know is thousands upon thousands of people who work tireless hours to achieve one goal, which is storytelling," she said. "The Hollywood I know had a studio like Warner Bros. say, 'Okay, we'll fund that movie that you can't explain … The Hollywood I know has allowed me opportunity after opportunity to keep trying and keep doing things and not send me out to pasture. I don't want to go to the pasture."
Added the Academy Award winner, "So, I'm grateful that I'm still here … The Hollywood I know has allowed me so many great moments. It's allowed me to be a better parent. It's allowed me to take care of my family. It's allowed me to work with crew members who will never get the credit [they deserve]."
The Butler's David Oyelowo, who was one of three Hollywood spotlight award winners, also defended his craft and the people associated with it.
"My dad said acting was a terrible idea – a terrible, catastrophic idea," he said in his acceptance speech. " 'Why do you want to go hang out with all those promiscuous, vain and self-centered people?' He clearly has no idea how wonderful you all are. He's very misguided, my dad … I do think that what we do has the power to change lives."
Perhaps the most elaborate – and eyebrow-raising – speech of the night came from Penn, who kicked off his several minute presentation asking if the drinks are still free inside the ceremony.
Even apologizing for "rambling so much," he still went on to say in honor of Roberts – most likely referring to Eat Pray Love, "[She] is one of the select group of actresses who can make on-screen eating sexy … I could watch her eat … for hours on end, even if the food got stuck in her teeth. I want her to make an eating movie in 3-D, but the interactive supplies not only the 3-D glasses, but also a virtual toothpick with which I could collect souvenirs correcting my insomnia with the comfort of those virtual morsels kept carefully beneath my pillow."
As guests laughed – and scratched their heads – he continued, "How great would it be to sit there watching a Julia Roberts movie [as] she's eating corn on the cob and then something gets stuck and you can take your virtual toothpick and say, 'I got that bit?' "
Roberts's response: "Well, Jesus, how the [expletive] do I say anything after all that? The great Sean Penn, thank you."
Jake Gyllenhaal accepted the Hollywood supporting actor award for his role in Prisoners, and made it clear he was exploring his dark side in the acclaimed film, which follows the story of a father (Hugh Jackman) who takes matters into his own hands when his young daughter and her friend go missing. (Gyllenhaal, 32, plays a police detective working on the case.)
"[This movie is] a story about humans in their darkest places. I was interested in mining the darkness and blindness that can come when profound love is tested," he explained.
He then offered earnest praise for director Denis Villeneuve – even if, as he explained, they are not always the best of friends.
"When Denis Villeneuve is asked about working with me he always responds in the same way: He always says, 'I love him and I hate him.' At first his response is hard for my enormous actor's ego. I have since learned the wisdom of it ... We're all so lucky to have a leader who knows what love is in its many forms. So I love and hate Denis Villeneuve now, too."


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When your bitch has your balls in a vice grip. You lose all sense of self and do whatever your girl wants for a chance at getting some pussy.
"Dude have you seen Alex? He is so pussy whipped. he ditched us just to go shopping with that whore, gigabowser!"
av pimpinC 3 november 2008
To be told what to do against your wishes and against what is right by your girlfriend / wife.
John should be playing golf with his mates this Sunday but because he is so pussy whipped he will be vacuuming and folding washing instead.
av John Holmes & the Pornos 27 augusti 2004
To be so partial to a woman one has feelings for that ones behavioral patterns are severly altered away from masculine traits
Goran was so pussywhipped he spent his lunch with the girls instead of playing soccer
av Imogen 5 september 2003
A man who has been stripped of his ability to think for himself without the permission of his girlfriend.
aka - Danny Boy from Nuts forum.
aka - Danny Boy from Nuts forum.
I love all women, I think they are great and so much better then men. In fact they are more beautiful, more intelligent and look way better naked. I think women should be treated like the delicate but strong flowers blowing in the gentle breeze that they are. We as men sometimes forget the respect that these beautiful creatures deserve. We should bow down to them humbly and be forced to recognise that we are nothing without them - lets go out and buy them all chocolate and fancy dinners and not pester them for sex tonight. Instead we should massage their feet and tell them how much we love their cellulite - its cute. Even the fat ugly ones. Especially the fat ugly ones, they need a little more loving.......
Come on men, lets start a revolution, power to Women!
"Oh no Dannys been pussy-whipped!"
Come on men, lets start a revolution, power to Women!
"Oh no Dannys been pussy-whipped!"
av F4F 30 augusti 2006
When the male of the homosapien species repeatedly puts off and furthermore completely absolves social time with his male and female friends because of the wishes of his master (female overlord). It should be noted from large amounts of scientific sampling if his female overlord is a graduate of Texas A&M the control seems to be near absolute. With the only means of escape being a bi-weekly cock-stamp ing of his overlord to remind her who is in charge. However our specimen never has the courage to perform the stamping, due to fear of intercourse being cut-off or extreme limiting of future activities, eating and breathing included.
Our specimen is so pussy whipped he cancels pre standing plans with long time friends and to be noted their girlfriends as well, to pursue activities on nasty oil infected beaches of the gulf coast. This is done simply by the request of his female overlord, with no thought of his friends or their significant others.
av Doctor Truth JML 18 maj 2010
This occurs when a low value, wuss of a guy has traded his testicles and anything else of value for the mere idea that a particular woman would sleep with him.
Michael packaged his ballsack and sent it UPS ground shipping to "Pussy Whipped USA" along with a contract that stipulates he is not to leave a 1 mile radius of his girlfriend. Included in the transaction was $500 in cash (a signing bonus) and a new Mustang convertible.
av Bob Savage 14 februari 2008
When you cease to be the man you once were, and become a sad, sorry little version of what she wants you to be. Often causing the man to become passive and obedient to his woman. This usually results in a change of lifestyle such as having her change your wardrobe, no longer associating with your own friends, but instead all of her friends, etc. You become molded by her, all just to get a piece of pussy.
Recently he had become like a new person. Obviously pussy whipped since he wouldn't even hang out with his friends, unless his girl was out of town. She owns him so to the point where if he spends 20 seconds with his friends while she is around, she gets upset. Sadly he went from a cool guy, to a pussy whipped bitch.
av rey.masters 6 mars 2008


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While most Chambers of Commerce struggle through their annual membership drive, the Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce will host a 'Membership Event' that is like none other. For two and a half days, over 100 volunteers will work against the clock and against each other to sign up new Chamber members and create a greater community awareness of the important role of the Chamber. The event is organized by Jimmy Cusano and a group called Your Chamber Connection. Their specialty is high energy membership campaigns that allow volunteers to conduct 'out of the box' membership fun while building the membership base.
"It's about business," says event guru, Jimmy Cusano. "The Chamber of Commerce is the business community. This brings everyone together to build our Chamber. It's a membership-based organization and most people don't like 'membership drives.' With a Membership Event, they come together in a competitive fun setting and tell the Chamber story. When others hear about everything the Chamber does, all of a sudden you have a great deal of enthusiasm for the Chamber, and a great deal of support."
2013 Membership Event Chairs are Buck Inabinet, Rita Berry, Nancyjean Nettles, Con Chellis, Lou Caputo, Ed Carter, Edward Tupper, Jim McDaniel, Robert Pratt, Al Bradham, Johnny Bevon and Sam Clark.
The Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber's Membership Event will kick off on Tuesday, September 17 and conclude on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Holiday Inn Express in Summerville. For more information on how you can be involved, call the Chamber at 843-873-2931.
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Vincent Adinolfe Sr., of Hamburg, woodworker, died Jan. 29.
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To the editor:
Second Amendment to the Constitution: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Four things come to mind, one being, absolute power corrupts absolutely; second, if you turn up the heat on a pot of water, the frog will not notice or complain until it is too late; third, history repeats itself; and fourth, those who give up liberty for safety deserve neither.
In response to Mr. Baker's statement - "But I think we have finally arrived at a point where we must place some limits on the ownership and availability of certain types of firearms" - I offer this.
Mr. Baker, what part of the Second Amendment do you not understand? Does "shall not be infringed" mean what it says? Is the language plain enough for you? Should we defend these rights? How many rights will you give up, before you resist? Will you agree in the end to a single shot air powered weapon of .17 caliber?
When does gun control stop, Mr. Baker? Does it stop now or after another regulation is passed? Does it stop after another school shooting? Does it stop after the third, fourth, or 10th school shooting? When is enough, enough? If you have it your way the Second Amendment will die a slow death by a thousand knives.
The Second Amendment was created to give the people a means to defend themselves from a tyrannical government (hunting and target shooting are byproducts). The entire Bill of Rights was created out of the fear that a federal government could and more than likely would attempt to impose itself on the people. Our forefathers learned this all too well while they were under the thumb and boot of the British.
Perhaps this will help the discussion:
James Madison proposed as the first clause of the amendment on June 8, 1789 "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Madison also included this freedom of religion related protection in his Bill of Rights proposals to Congress: "Nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext, infringed."
Assuming that Madison's intention in preventing religious liberty from being "infringed" was to allow for considerable "reasonable" regulation by the federal government is illogical. In fact, it is clear that the intent of such language was to prevent any interference whatsoever by the government in such matters. The later change to "Congress shall make no laws" language buttresses this period understanding of "infringe" based protection.
Samuel Adams attempted to protect freedom of the press and religion with this proposal: "That the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience," just as in Madison's case with his infringe based restrictive proposals to Congress regarding freedom of religion and the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
Once again, it does not appear that such period usage indicated the committee members understood that religious beliefs could be subjected to extensive reasonable regulations, or that they used "shall not be infringed" with the intention that it would condone extensive and reasonable regulation of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right of peaceable assembly, the right to apply for redress of grievances, or the right to keep and bear arms.
First Amendment rights - freedom of speech - freedom of the press - the right of peaceable assembly - the right to apply for redress of grievances. All of these, including Madison's "inviolable" freedom of the press and his right of the people to speak, of which they "shall not be deprived or abridged" were re-stated by the committee as rights that "shall not be infringed."
Interpreting this restrictive "infringe" based language in the manner that some advocates of gun control do for Second Amendment usage removes all meaning of the terminology and completely destroys any protective intent of the provision. Such interpretations leave the intended protected rights to be regulated exactly like any other subject placed under the government's power. Such views of the language completely ignore the developmental history of the Bill of Rights, a history that is remarkably well documented because the need for a U.S. Bill of Rights was publicly and privately discussed for more than two full years prior to Congress' proposal of the U.S. Bill of Rights amendments.
Why do we find ourselves having to defend our constitutional rights from an assault by our fellow Americans? Why do they want to take them away or render them meaningless?
Clyde Bailey


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Creating a Xeriscape does cost money, but so does creating a standard landscape. As with any landscaping project, the cost of installing a Xeriscape depends on a number of factors including the size of the landscape, plants, labor, required soil preparation, irrigation system installation or modifications, etc.
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I went to Cubs.com just to see what the depth chart looks like.
Maybe there would be new pics in there.
Sure enough, there's Justin Ruggiano in center field complete with his new Cubs hat!
So I googled imaged him (you can look at this same page here).
See the official MLB portrait-looking photo of him with the white background?
He's wearing a Miami Marlins hat.
But if you click on it, it magically changes into a Cubs hat!
That's the miracle of photoshop.
And I bet there's an underpaid 2 years out of college design major kid working for MLB who's got to change every one of those hats every time a trade is made.
This last month had to be the busiest of the year.
I googled this: "what baseball player has been traded the most?"
(I thought it might be Kenny Lofton.)
But the answer is this guy Bobo Newsom.
Pitcher played for the Brooklyn Robins, Cubs, Browns, Senators, Red Sox, Tigers, Philladelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Dodgers, Yanks, and Giants.
Lots of them on more than one occasion.
He was traded 16 (edit: either traded, purchased, or dumped and picked up by another team) times.
Anyway, if Bud Light was still doing their "Real Men of Genius" radio campaign, they could do one for our guy in the illustration:
Today we salute you, Mr. Major League Baseball dot com hat photoshopper guy.
You had the honor of switching hats for Robinson Cano
The excitement of retouching Jacoby Ellsbury's new lid
The talent to make Raul Ibanez an Angel
And while it may be a pain in the ass to bother with making Jonathan Sanchez a Cub,
You'll do it anyway because you're the Tweaker of Tops, the Fidrych of Photoshop, and...
because your boss told you to do it by May.
Twins to sign Kurt Suzuki. So
Twins to sign Kurt Suzuki. So we've got one lesss-crappy catcher to worry about.
The post is still awesome Tim
The post is still awesome Tim, especially the Bud Light lyrics.
Cubs still signed LHP
Cubs still signed LHP Jonathan Sanchez to a minor league deal (as a reliever), LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (as a starter), LHP Tim Hottovy and OF Mitch Maier to minor league deals.
I'm thinking Castro should
I'm thinking Castro should start hoarding his money in the US.
is commenting working any
is commenting working any better? They were saving but returning an error message?
and the answer is no...back
and the answer is no...back to the land of support tickets I go
A reason to this Ruggiano
A reason to this Ruggiano will have a bounce back year in 2014.
that's a nifty little article
that's a nifty little article....
That was a great article
That was a great article indeed. I didn't know about the actual existence of the Well Hit statistic but I figured there had to be one. His slump still sounded awful though as he apparently couldn't leg anything out AND didn't have any Well Hit AB's for a month - not sure how that is auspicious. But the overall trend of his Well Hit avg seems pretty good and well above replacement.
Somebody posted a similar
Somebody posted a similar article about Rizzo early last season, and it seems like he was having similar issues. At the time, Rizzo was also leading the league in percentage of balls in play registered as well-hit by whoever was keeping track of that. Don't know where he was at season's end, because I can't seem to track those stats down.
The article says it's a
The article says it's a proprietary stat so I don't think we, the general public, have access to it. Which is kinda cool. I wonder what else they have??
Generally true, but this Mark
Generally true, but this Mark Simon guy was tweeting about it during the year: https://twitter.com/msimonespn/status/333961801937...
Mark Grace has been named the
Mark Grace has been named the hitting coach for the Class A Hillsboro Hops (D-Backs Northwest League affiliate).
doug drabek is their pitching
doug drabek is their pitching coach...and 34 year old jr house is the manager.
i still miss mark behind the mic during late-night ARZ broadcasts...hokey as hell, but fun if you're into his schtick.
So with regard to the Orioles
So with regard to the Orioles/Balfour situation, we would not be able to trade Veras to them correct? Or he'd have to waive his no trade and we'd need to acquire players with same contract value?
Submitted by Arizona Phil
Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 2:58amPermalink.
As an Article XX-B free-agent who signed a major league contract, Jose Veras has an automatic "no trade" restriction through June 15th. He can waive the "no trade," but if he does he can only be traded for cash and/or player contracts with a maximum aggregate value of $50,000.
AZ Phil, what does that last
AZ Phil, what does that last part mean ... Aggregate contract value of $50k? Are there any contracts in that category and what could this article be protecting for players?
CARLITO: Players with no MLB
CARLITO: Players with no MLB Service Time who are on an MLB 40-man roster for the first time receive an automatic $40,250 minor league "split" salary (for example, that would be just two Cubs players right now, Arismendy Alcantara and Dallas Beeler), but all other players on the club's MLB 40-man roster are making at the very least $80,500 (the minimum minor league split salary for players who have accrued MLB Service Time and/or were added to an MLB 40-man roster prior to the conclusion of the previous MLB regular season), and that's more than $50,000. So there are very few players on the 40-man roster making $50,000 or less in salary.
However, a player on a minor league reserve list--even a top prospect who received a multi-million dollar signing bonus, like Javier Baez or Albert Almora--has an annual salary in the $12,000-$18,000 range, so a contract like that would be under $50,000. NOTE: A player signed as a minor league free-agent--somebody like Ryan Roberts, Ryan Kalish, Tsuyoshi Wada, et al--typically is paid AT LEAST "40-man roster" minor league split money, something in the $80,000-$100,000 range.
So an Article XX-B free-agent who signs a major league contract after 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the World Series has an automatic "no trade" restriction through June 15th (even if the player re-signs with his previous club) that the player can waive, but even if the player waives the "no trade," he can only be traded for cash and/or player contracts with a maximum aggregate value of $50,000. Which essentially means with probably only a handful of exceptions (like Alcantara and Beeler, for example), the Article XX-B FA can only be traded for players who are NOT on an MLB 40-man roster.
Now that doesn't mean you can't get a really good player (or players) back. If you can acquire a Javier Baez and/or an Albert Almora for an Article XX-B FA who waives his "no trade," wouldn't that be acceptable? I would think so. It's just that you can't get a "major league" player back.
As to why this was put into the CBA (and it's been there for many years covering several CBAs), I have no idea. It really doesn't prevent a "sign & trade," as long as the player goes along with it and as long as the other club doesn't mind giving up a minor league prospect or prospects in return.
Note also that if an Article XX-B MLB free-agent signs a minor league contract (as was the case with Jonathan Sanchez), the player does NOT receive an automatic "no trade," even if the player is added to an MLB 40-man roster prior to June 15th.
And if an Article XX-B MLB free-agent receives a Qualifying Offer and declines it and then signs a minor league contract with a different club, the player's former club does NOT receive a compensation draft pick between the 1st & 2nd round of the next Rule 4 Draft, even if the player is added to an MLB 40-man roster prior to the draft.
However, a club is not permitted to sign an Article XX-B MLB FA who received and then declined a Qualifying Offer to a minor league contract and then later add the player to its 40-man roster if the intent of signing the player to a minor league contract was just to to avoid losing a draft pick. (That might be kind of tough to prove, though, especially if the club did not have a slot open on its 40-man roster when it signed the Qualified Player).
Also, a club and an Article XX-B MLB FA cannot collude where the player agrees (in advance) to decline a Qualifying Offer if offered so that the club can receive a draft pick when the player signs with a different club. The question here is why would a player (and his agent) agree to do this, because a "Qualified Player" (one who would cost his new club a draft pick) has diminished value in the market-place. I guess the player and/or the agent could get some big bucks "under the table" to agree to this arrangement, but it would have to be substantial money, and then you would have to ask if it would be worth it to the club to pay a substantial bribe to the player and/or agent AND risk sanctions from the MLB Commissioner if they get caught, just to get a compensation draft pick (presumng the player even signs a major league contract with a new club prior to the draft).
Choo Choo train heads to
Choo Choo train heads to Texas, 7/130m and limited no-trade
Playing in that park should
Playing in that park should help him be effective longer into that contract, but that is still a lot of years for a guy who is not really elite in terms of his production.
Does a little internet
Does a little internet research to make sure Jim Hendry isn't the GM in Texas.
Pat Hughes interview by Bruce
Pat Hughes interview by Bruce Levine on the Sat AM wscr talk show, Hot Stove...mostly promoting his Voices recordings.
Giants sign Casey Weathers to
per BA, Giants sign Casey Weathers to a minor league deal
(ah, that Casey Weathers and Stewart for LeMahiew and Colvin)
there goes another 94mph fastball out of the strike zone
"Ben Badler of Baseball
"Ben Badler of Baseball America reports that the Rakuten Golden Eagles are expected to announce on Tuesday or Wednesday whether they will post Masahiro Tanaka.
Tanaka is currently in Tokyo making appearances at events on Sunday and Monday. He will then meet with Rakuten on Tuesday or Wednesday, at which point the club will inform him of their decision."
former cubs minor leaguer and
former cubs minor leaguer and japanese star slugger, alex cabrera, broke the VEN HR record tonight with his 21st...a grand slam. it's a 33 year old record.
he turns 42 in a couple days.
I wonder if the Venezuelan
I wonder if the Venezuelan Winter League allows grooved bats?
The decision to post Tanaka likely coming soon.
Cubs dropped Liam Hendricks,
Cubs dropped Liam Hendricks, Orioles claim him
Cubs do claim Brett Marshall from Yankees, threw 12 unspectacular innings in the majors last year at age 23
Sickels blurb on him before the 2013 season
Marshall is the best pitching prospect by default, thanks to the health problems of Banuelos and Campos, and the simple uncertainty regarding DePaula. Mid-rotation projection, should be a nice inning-eater.
LHP Eric Surkamp was DFA last
LHP Eric Surkamp was DFA last week by the Giants. Anyone want to bet he's the next waiver claim?
Edit: White Sox got to him before the Cubs.
Kyle Hendricks/Liam Hendriks
Kyle Hendricks/Liam Hendriks was going to be confusing anyway.
Since both Liam Hendriks and
Since both Liam Hendriks and Brett Marshall were claimed off waivers today (Hendriks by BAL and Marshall by the Cubs), both pitchers HAD to have been placed on waivers at the same time (2 PM Eastern) last Thursday. So the Cubs must have placed Hendriks on waivers without knowing in advance that Marshall was going to be placed on waivers at the same time and without knowing in advance that they would win the waiver claim even if he was, so the Cubs did not place Hendriks on waivers to open up a roster slot for Marshall The two moves occurring at the exact same time was just a coincidence.
As for what effect this has on the Cubs roster, Marshall has two minor league options left, while Hendriks has only one left, so the Cubs picked up an extra year of club control in the de facto exchange.
BTW, the 23-year old 5'11 Marshall was rated the Yankees #6 prospect by Baseball America pre-2013 (low 90's sinker, a plus-change, and just a so-so slider, with "back-of-the-rotation starter" being his projected ceiling). before having a mediocre 2013 season at AAA Scranton and three MLB appearances with the Yankees (one in May and two in September) while picking up 33 days of MLB Service Time.
Just a little Bears merriment
Just a little Bears merriment in between these bold roster moves:
Beers down, Chicago Bears,
Watch every d-line play block the path to victory.
Beers down, Chicago Bears,
Your tackles are such a fright I need a Hennessy.
We'll never forget the way you choked in front of the nation,
With your light weight D-line formation.
Bear down, Chicago Bears,
And let them know why you're wearing not the crown.
You're the pride and joy of Green Bay,
Chicago Bears, bear down.
Oh Brother...
Oh Brother...
Did you think this up?
Don't quit your day job.
They will beat the Packers, and that's the last W for this season.
That IS my day job.
That IS my day job.
So you're telling me that the Packers are going to shoot their running backs before the start of the game to give the Bears a handicap?
Crain's Chicago Business?
Crain's Chicago Business?
No confirmation yet, but
Looks like Cubs signed Wladimir Galindo. I'll just act like I know who that is.
He's got braces in that photo
He's got braces in that photo. What's the next signing going to have, a binky?
Bring him up!
Bring him up!
Yes!!!!! We got Wladdy!!
Yes!!!!! We got Wladdy!!
Javier Baez has a hero. Merry
Javier Baez has a hero. Merry Christmas, Noely.
Just got an alert on my phone
Just got an alert on my phone that Tanaka will be posted.
And you thought the Brian Roberts rumors were fun.
Shouldn't the Cubs have a
Shouldn't the Cubs have a bidding advantage over the Yankees due to luxury tax considerations?
It's gonna be very
It's gonna be very interesting - a huge chunk of change for a single arm ...
Agreed, but IMO he is the
Agreed, but IMO he is the kind of free agent the Cubs should be pursuing, and they do have a lot of dry powder.
If the Cubs are going to
If the Cubs are going to commit big $ to any player this year (or maybe even next year), Tanaka makes as much sense as anyone else, if not more.
I'm really on the fence with
I'm really on the fence with this one.
In general, I'm against Mike Hampton contracts. By that I mean $100+ million multi-years for pitchers. He's thrown a ton of pitches, including 160 pitches in the Japan finals and then he closed the winning game, putting his two day count at 175. And yes, the manager of the Rakuten Eagles was indeed Dustori Bakersaki. I've been reading that his fastball will actually be pretty hittable in the MLB, that it lacks movement, but I've never seen him pitch other than a few short YouTube videos.
On the other hand, he's 25, and went 24-0 with that 1.27 ERA, and that's awfully good in any minor league system, including the one known as Nippon Professional Baseball. A Baseball America writer has this on him:
At 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Tanaka throws a low-90s fastball that can touch 96 mph. Even though Tanaka can reach the mid-90s, his fastball is the pitch that gives some scouts pause because it comes in on a flat plane, making it more hittable than the velocity might suggest. Tanaka has two secondary pitches that have earned grades of 60 or better on the 20-80 scouting scale, including a 70 splitter with late downward action to keep hitters off his fastball. His low- to mid-80s slider is another plus weapon, while he'll mix in a curveball as well.
So even if his fastball is average, he should be able to work around that limitation. The splitter at :34 rolls off the table pretty nicely:
I guess if I had to lean one way, I'd be in favor of the Cubs going after him. The reason is that he's won I think his last 30 games, which suggests that he knows how to pitch. I don't think it's one of those things where you can say they should only go after him if the money count doesn't go to X number of dollars, though. If they go after him, they should go balls out. Otherwise it's just a waste of time.
On the other hand, if the Cubs don't land him, I won't be upset, as long as he goes to the Yankees and his arm gives out.
I'm in favor of the Cubs
I'm in favor of the Cubs going after him, but I wasn't really anticipating a contract in excess of $100 million. If they lose out on him because the Yankees go to $110+, I won't be upset. But if they can get him for $80-$90 (what I was imagining), then I think that's a smart decision even if he doesn't turn out to be significantly better than the other FAs available right now (given his age and the absence of draft pick compensation).
saber-friendly article on what market-deficieny the A's tried to exploit the past 2 seasons
January 24th is the deadline
January 24th is the deadline to sign Tanaka, plenty of rumors until then.
The Cubs should be in of course, but I'd top out at 6/100 with the $20M posting makes it about $20M per year, which is pretty ridiculous for a #2/#3 type, but at least he's at an age that it makes some sense.
Since Tanaka is free to negotiate with anyone willing to post the $20M, I'm guessing he'll get an opt out at around 3-4 years.
Should be interesting, the numbers thrown out there are gonna be insane though for a guy that's arguably no better than Garza, Ubaldo or Ervin Santana.
The Cubs might as well spend
The Cubs might as well spend on him as he is the right age, doesn't cost a draft pick, and it is time to start ramping up a hair from the neighborhood of the first few draft picks. But I have a neutral - bad feeling about Tanaka ... It IS a crapload of money for a non-major leaguer, one pitching injury from a $120 million cheerleader. I don't see TheoJed going over $80-$100 mil and I think those other big spenders will.
about $20M per year
about $20M per year
that will force the Cubs hand to rebuild the dugouts and locker rooms. Hordes of Japanese media return to Chicago.
Where do you put all these guys?...
given the fear of some
given the fear of some segments of TCR (and outside of TCR) about high pitch counts...
how about how many 130-160+ pitch outings tanaka has thrown in his short career...especially since his investment is looking to be around $18-$20+ million a year once the posting fee is factored in?
the guy threw 160 pitches earlier this year...then came into a game the next day to throw 15 pitches in relief. what he did during highschool, especially in tourneys, practically makes that look like nothing (742 pitches over 6 games in 11 days...including 20 innings in back-to-back days).
it's neat to pick up talent, but it doesn't seem like he's coming cheap...nor do the cubs have the added advantage of being able to sign him without the risk of losing a high draft pick as a result...the 1st round pick is safe no matter where they "shop".
either way, as long as his medicals check out i'm down for him coming to the cubs. i hope his stuff translates well.
Agreed on all counts.
Agreed on all counts.
Tanaka wants at least $17M
Tanaka wants at least $17M per year per Rotoworld....that would be 6/102 if they go out that many years.
That's $20 million a year in
That's $20 million a year in real money, since there's probably no way he doesn't get TMJ surgery at some point, so slice a year out of his actual time.
yanks have already contacted
yanks have already contacted tanaka's agent...SEA expected to be huge in the run for him, too...cubs rumors not as hot, but present.
Reports are also coming in
Reports are also coming in that the Yanks will fly the agent to NYC and buy him an expensive lunch. However, the Mariners are known to have better Sushi (there is some argument, however, that Pacific sushi is tainted by radioactivity). Some are claiming that L.A. has the upper hand because Tanaka's dad was a big Magic Johnson fan. Bloggers in Atlanta say he wants to come there because he wants to experience the smell of a new stadium. Oh, the excitement!
If he wants to smell a
If he wants to smell a stadium like he's never smelled one before, Wrigley is his place!
"We're hoping to fix it up at some point, but hey, first we have to make sure the city doesn't shut us down, the neighbors don't sue our asses, and the fans don't completely stop showing up. Want more money?"
Laughed out loud.
Laughed out loud.
I hope he loves Chicago pizza
I hope he loves Chicago pizza!
"According to the Naples
"According to the Naples Daily News, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested Saturday morning in Florida on a charge of reckless driving.
Puig's 2013 Mercedes was clocked speeding through the Alligator Alley section of I-75 at 110 mph in a 70 mph zone."
doh...2nd time he's been in this boat. he got his charges dismissed in TN last time around, though.
Well, Old and Blue, after the
Well, Old and Blue, after the first half, you cannot blame this on the Bears defense. 10 points are on the refs, and 3 points on Alshon Jeffries.
why 10 points on the refs?
why 10 points on the refs?
the fumble TD was the right call, everyone on the field was just stupid about it....
Fun Fact: Bears regressed 2 games from last year under Lovie, maybe he'll consider DC duties next year :)
Pack converted three 4th down
Pack converted three 4th down plays on the final drive including a 4th and 8 for a 48 yrd TD. I know you know this . . . but that is a firkin' defensive nightmare.
i would have to say in my 48 yrs on the planet that is by far the worst defensive year I have ever witnessed from a Chicago team. Almost uncanny in their ineptitude. A true horror show.
also I definitely didn't
also I definitely didn't watch the games close enough and I know they were decimated with defensive injuries . . . but I gotta think the DC has to take some of the wrap for this season. Anyone with better knowledge than me know if a team can play that poorly on defense despite good preparation and play calling?
injuries certainly didn't
injuries certainly didn't help, but they were already on the older side...Tillman was probably the biggest loss because he's such a turnover machine.
All that being said, it seemed they were ill-prepared as the season went on...early on it seemed they were just letting Briggs run everything and Lovie's crew just kept doing what we've been accustomed to. As the injuries and season went on, they just appeared so ill-prepared to me.
Injuries were big. Early on
Injuries were big. Early on they were signing guys off the street and playing them at DT. Moving Wooton inside wasn't the worst thing but it further depleted DE and you could make the case that you're weakening two positions instead of one (remember Todd Walker at first for Derrek Lee?).
Melton, Collins, Paea, Williams, Briggs, Tillman missed lots of games. Other guys may have missed a game or two along the way, but that's nothing unusual. Kelvin Hayden went on IR before the season started.
That said the offensive side was practically injury free.
Getting back to the defense, I think Tucker is a good DC, but he was essentially asked to run Lovie's defense with Lovie type personnel. He blitzed a touch more than we've seen in the past, but generally ran the old system. He even used Lovie's playbook. I think he deserves a chance with an upgraded defensive roster.
Emery should be able to make some additions to the defense to at least field a competitive unit. We saw him turn the offense around pretty quickly, so I have hope for the defense becoming average (and with this offense that's about as good as it needs to be).
There will be a lot of interesting roster decisions to make coming up. Lots of guys in contract years beyond Cutler. There's a chance that the team could walk from Peppers. Tillman and Jennings are both Free Agents. I could go on but it's gonna be a fun offseason if you're capable of enjoying such things.
but it's gonna be a fun
but it's gonna be a fun offseason
THE Chicago Mantra.
When I see a team tackle as
When I see a team tackle as poorly as this team did you have to wonder if that isn't at least a little bit on the coaching. But maybe they really are just that bad. What was frustrating about this game was knowing with absolute certainty that the Packers would drive to the end zone in the last few minutes of the game and that the only hope was for an interception. This year they fixed the offensive line. Next year they need to fix the defensive line.
The defense was that bad.
The defense was that bad. Most of the players wouldn't start on another teams defense. Who would? Take the week 15 lineup and see who 'might' - Peppers, Jennings, anyone else?
Tucker's not some perfect coach with just shitty players, but there's only so much he could do with this group.
There's a special place in
There's a special place in hell for Jerry Angelo and Jim Hendry.
That last few minutes was not
That last few minutes was not fun to watch.
now that football season is
That was as much fun as a one week old toothache with the dentist appointment next friday.
Now that football season is over in Chicago...
Muskat has a 10 questions article and there's a video from the mlb.com interview of Renteria from the winter meetings here:
"Renteria, 51, is well aware
"Renteria, 51, is well aware the Cubs haven't been to the World Series since and have not won one since 1908, but that's all in the past."
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on March 10, 2013 - 11:31 PM
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Nearly one-third of the people who recently applied to join a Love Canal lawsuit no longer live in Niagara Falls.
And at least one of those people, according to a Buffalo News analysis of court records, never did live in the Love Canal neighborhood.
"I anticipate that we're going to see some derivative claims filed in this lawsuit. That is, claims filed by people who never lived at Love Canal but who had parents or grandparents who lived near the Love Canal," said Douglas A. Janese Jr., an assistant corporation counsel who is defending the city of Niagara Falls against the $113 million state lawsuit. "At this point, we have no way of knowing if these claims are legitimate or not. We may not know the real truth until we get these people in front of a jury."
Because of the size and complexity of the case, legal experts predict that it's going to take one to three years of pretrial wrangling before the case goes to trial.
The lawsuit has raised new questions about public safety in the neighborhood surrounding Love Canal, a 70-acre toxic landfill site surrounded by homes, playgrounds, baseball fields and senior citizen facilities.
While state and federal government officials insist the neighborhood is safe, attorneys for more than 600 plaintiffs claim that dangerous chemicals have leaked from the landfill onto the properties of nearby homeowners, creating a "public health catastrophe."
Buffalo News reporters examined 596 notices of claim filed by people – including current and former residents of the Love Canal neighborhood – who wish to join the lawsuit. The News also spoke to several of those people, including one woman who never has lived in the Love Canal neighborhood and a former neighborhood resident who hasn't lived near Love Canal since 1981.
"I lived there from 1971 to 1981. I have health problems that I believe were caused by the chemicals and Love Canal, and my son does, too," said Albert Herbert, 58, a bus driver now living in Charlotte, N.C. "I have had severe headaches for many years, and I had prostate cancer. My son is 10 years old, and he gets severe headaches. My doctor says he has no explanation for it."
Herbert recently became a plaintiff in the case, and so did Kendra Baldwin, 29, who lives in Niagara Falls, but has never lived in the Love Canal neighborhood. Baldwin said her mother, Sharon Brown, grew up near Love Canal.
Baldwin said she recently petitioned to join the lawsuit because she is convinced that Love Canal chemicals caused numerous health problems suffered by her mother, by Baldwin and Baldwin's three children. She declined to give details of the health problems.
Critics of the Love Canal neighborhood, including some people who live in the neighborhood, have claimed to The News that some plaintiffs are making a "money grab" by blaming health problems on chemicals at the landfill.
The city of Niagara Falls is one of 14 defendants named in the lawsuit. Mayor Paul A. Dyster said city officials are concerned about the lawsuit but are trying to prevent it from creating hysteria in the community.
Based on information he's received from state and federal agencies, Dyster said he believes the landfill is functioning properly and that the neighborhood is safe.
"I don't want to trivialize the concerns," Dyster said of the lawsuit claims. "At the same time, I don't want to create more concern than is warranted ... My office gets no phone calls from concerned citizens about Love Canal."
City attorneys said the 596 notices of claim recently filed in the case contain mostly "boilerplate" language and contain little detail about what alleged illnesses were caused by Love Canal chemicals.
"So many details are lacking that it would be difficult for us to determine how to defend the case," Janese said.
For that reason, the city probably will seek to "reject" the notices of claim, which could set the stage for a series of depositions of each of the people who filed the notices of claim, Dyster said.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit could not be reached to comment on Friday.