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Derrick Rose, Jordan Farmar, John Salmons, and Kyrie Irving all have something in common: they hit game winners last night, and the World Champion channel surfer over here saw each and every one of them, live! Here are my thoughts…
First, Derrick Rose. Um… you've got to double. Rose, Kobe, Carmelo… you've got to double these guys. Get the ball out of their hands, do your best to rotate, and sink or swim, in this case, on a Luol Deng three-pointer. Nice Jon Leuer t-shirt, guy in the first row.
Jordan Farmar… he did his best to refute my doubling theory, but I still say that's what you've got to do. Chris Paul probably should've been more aggressive in getting to Williams so he could've disrupted the pass, and Kenyon Martin wasn't at all ready to run out at Farmar to contest the shot. Had Farmar missed the Nets would've lost this game in depressing fashion. Shelden Williams had just fouled Chris Paul on a hedge as he dribbled about five or ten feet outside of the three-point line. This was Williams' lone f@ck up, though… he killed the Clippers to the tune of 15 points and 10 boards.
Salmons' layup is a little different than the others as he didn't really play hero. Isiah Thomas, who came up with the steal, made the huge play in Sacramento… Salmons simply put the icing on the cake. This play is a prime example of how passing into the backcourt in late-game situations can be very dangerous. However, it never should've resulted in a Sacramento layup. Marco Belinelli had his hands on the ball and simply failed to reel it in. Credit Isiah Thomas for being there to disrupt the catch.
Lastly, Kyrie Irving. I always say I see a lot of Chris Paul in him. I see some Derrick Rose, too. And now, after last night's coast-to-coast game winner in Denver, I can finally say I've seen a little bit of Stephon Marbury in the young man. In this case, that's a good thing!
Scott Hastings, as big a homer as he is… his unexcited reaction really says it all from a coach's perspective. How do you allow a guy to go the length of the floor and finish at the rim with a single crossover dribble? Irving covered 94 feet, changed direction once (before he even crossed halfcourt), and was able to take a straight path right through the paint all the way to the bucket. I'm sure George Karl has already torn out whatever hair he had left when it happened. The Nuggets gave Irving clear paths to the rim throughout the fourth quarter, so it's fitting that they lost on the play that they did.
From a fan's perspective, you love everything about this play. Irving scores the second (right?) game winner of his career in just his 33rd game, and on another take to the basket. You've got to appreciate the young man's aggressiveness late in tight ball games. I can imagine being a Sixer fan, watching this, considering all of those Andre Iguodala bricks and airballs I've seen over the years… and just longing for a player like this. When a jumper is released there's really only one positive outcome: it goes in. When a guy drives to the basket a world of favorable possibilities emerge. A foul, an offensive rebound, a pass to a wide-open teammate, or of course a completed layup are all potential results. So far, Irving has simply made the layups (in one case he actually missed, but that'll probably never happen again), 'cause he's awesome.
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'Tireless' Willie Bloomquist gets season finale start for Diamondbacks
Soon to be 36, Arizona Diamondbacks utility man Willie Bloomquist has an unceasing displeasure with his performance, a non-stop striving.
Bitter is then one word you could use to describe him.
"Tireless" was the choice descriptor of Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson, who opted to start Bloomquist over his three other younger shortstops in the final game of the season.
"I've given the other guys quite a few opportunities to play," he explained of the decision prior to the game, which will decide whether the Diamondbacks have a losing or .500 season.
With Didi Gregorius, Cliff Pennington and, now, Chris Owings on the big league roster, Bloomquist's playing time has suffered throughout the season and he has seen more time in left field than anywhere else as of late.
"Nobody really knows who will be here next year and who won't be," Gibson added to his explanation.
For the aging Bloomquist, who is notorious for his intense, leave-it-all-on-the-field style of play, health has been the nagging question over the last two years. Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the 12-year veteran has taken three trips to the disabled list, twice with back issues. Dating back to 2011, he has been placed on the disabled list four times.
Despite his sporadic play, playing in only 47 games for the Diamondbacks this season prior to Sunday's season finale, Bloomquist has nonetheless accrued a .319 batting average this season to go along with a .363 on-base percentage. With runners in scoring position, he has been particularly valuable, managing an .884 on-base-plus-slugging percentage and a .400 batting average.
"Unfortunately this year, Willie has been on the disabled list more than he planned on," Gibson said. "But he's been a tireless worker for us and I know shortstop is his favorite spot, so I put him there."
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Testing for unit roots in autoregressions with multiple level shifts
The asymptotic distributions of Augmented-Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root tests for autoregressive processes with a unit or near-unit root are discussed in the presence of multiple stochastic level shifts of large size occurring independently in time. The distributions depend on a Brownian motion and a Poisson-type jump process. Due to the latter, tests based on standard critical values experience power losses increasing rapidly with the number and the magnitude of the shifts. A new approach to unit root testing is suggested which requires no knowledge of either the location or the number of level shifts, and which dispenses with the assumption of independent shift occurrence. It is proposed to remove possible shifts from a time series by weighting its increments according to how likely it is, with respect to an ad hoc postulated distribution, a shift to have occurred in each period. If the number of level shifts is bounded in probability, the limiting distributions of the proposed test statistics coincide with those of ADF statistics under standard conditions. A Monte Carlo experiment shows that, despite their generality, the new tests perform well in finite samples.Download Info
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Mal is 2Um on west ladder, although I'd rather keep self-found ones.
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Why should I keep this one? Might it go up in value in the future?
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Because if you found it, you are sure that it's not duped and wouldn't poof on you, thus making it safe for you to use in runewords etc.
Demand for Mal is high atm though, it's not uncommon to see people paying nearly a HR for them. I, too, suggest keeping the Mal for your own use unless you get an irresistable offer, like a HR for them.
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She hawked up a couple of decent lugies--they weren't as viscuous as she likes them to be but they did possess a uniquely vibrant shade of green she wasn't used to. After lubricating the seat with her fetid mucus ("It keeps the germs away!" she assures no one in particular), she places her bare buttox on the sticky porcelain and proceeds to hum as urine drips down her thighs. She had always had an unnaturally tight urethra.
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"I pissed a girl and I like it," she giggled. Ah, how Katie wished she could just sing her real lyrics to the stars. But who knew? Edison thought up stealing electricity from that russian guy while pooping. And Katie? Well, every single one of her songs was written with a deuce half hanging out of her bung hole.
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Thin, flexible stainless steel support wires in the back curve with the body. The Steelcase Think chair reflexively adjusts even to the body's smallest movements. Resistance in the chair back increases or decreases according to the sitter's weight. Up to 37 percent of the 32-pound chair comes from recycled materials. 52. Roads A $20 billion transfusion of federal funds, which has launched 9,400 construction projects (including resurfacing and widening roads, repairing bridges) covering 22,000 miles means one helluva smoother ride. 53. Chips Spicy Thai, Cheddar, sweet chili sour cream, crab boil, honey Dijon, chocolate, jalapeño... No one can eat just one bag. 54. Faux fur The stuff is looking less Muppet-y by the minute. It's getting so nobody even knows who to splatter with red paint anymore. 55. 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Lineups Posted: Maybe someone will issue a walk today
The series finale in Chicago happens today as the Cubs look to split the series with the Champs and the Giants look forward to a day off tomorrow after playing ten straight games. It's early in the season, so I'm sure the players are looking forward to it.
After three straight games with a total of no hits, a couple walks, and a HBP, Buster Posey gets a day off today on a Tim Lincecum start.
Giants vs. Jackson: Pagan CF, Scutaro 2B, Sandoval 3B, Pence RF, Belt 1B, Blanco LF, Sanchez C, Crawford SS, Lincecum RHP
— Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) April 14, 2013
Lincecum has walked 20.8% of the batters he's faced so far, so every fifth guy in the order here in the Cubs lineup will probably be looking forward to a walk:
#Cubs lineup vs. #SFGiants 4/14: DeJesus CF, Castro SS, Rizzo 1B, Soriano LF, Schierholtz RF, Navarro C, Valbuena 3B, Gonzalez 2B, Jackson P
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 14, 2013
Of course, Edwin Jackson (12% BB%) is also known for his ability to walk players, and although his percentage isn't the one-in-five Lincecum's is, it's still higher than the single digit percentage he's put out over his career, and single digits is what you'd like to hit anyway. Lincecum's career walk rate is 9.4%, so he's way above that right now.
A lot of the talk that comes with Tim Lincecum goes to why can't Posey catch him and Hector Sanchez always being his unsaid "personal catcher?" It looks like this is just the way it's going to be, and we have to hope Sanchez is always improving with his ability to receive pitches and keep himself disciplined at the plate. Looking at the pitch log from Lincecum's two starts (where Hector also caught), maybe there's reason for hope in a small sample size:
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Look at all the balls called well inside the strike zone. While the umpire needs to recognize the strike zone, the catcher needs to help his pitcher out as well in receiving and framing, even if Lincecum has the off-the-wall command he does. Sanchez said he reviewed some tape and changed his footing so that he may better receive the pitches from Timmy before his second start. The pitches from the last game against Colorado:
Lincecum really misses high and inside a lot to RHH (these are from the umpire's point of view), which is kind of scary. But in this plot, there are four balls just inside the zone that were missed, and one touching the zone that was called a ball. That could be a little Hector and a little umpire, but it is progress in the right direction for Timmy not suffering as much in missing strikes. The anti-personal catcher crowd tends to put Hector under a microscope, so look for how Hector catches and tries to frame pitches today. For me, that's the most important thing. I expect a couple of strikeouts on pitches out of the zone, and maybe a base hit if he's in the lineup. We'll see how it goes today… but I advise you not to take a drink today every time a batter is walked by the starting pitcher. This would not be a good day to do it.
Game time is 11:20PM PST.
Lineups for Darwin Barney Gold Glove Day; another Cubs closer goes down
Following a pretty good comeback yesterday afternoon by both squads, the Giants and Cubs meet up again for their third game of their four-game series on national television on FOX. All the regulars are in the lineup, and since today's starter Jeff Samardzija throws with his right hand, Blanco's in.
#SFGiants lineup: CF Pagan, 2B Scutaro, 3B Sandoval, C Posey, RF Pence, 1B Belt, LF Blanco, SS Crawford, P Rowengartner (AKA Bumgarner)
— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) April 13, 2013
Just kidding, Angel Pagan (sore wrist) got scratched. Says he's fine, but a new lineup gets posted:
New #SFGiants lineup: Blanco CF, Scutaro 2B, Sandoval 3B, Posey C, Pence RF, Belt 1B, Torres LF, Crawford SS, Bumgarner LHP
— Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) April 13, 2013
Well, at least Blanco has a career .350 OBP. Could be a lot worse, I guess.
Bench players Dave Sappelt, Alberto Gonzalez, get a start while Scott Hairston gets the platoon start while Schierholtz sits today. At least the Cubs will have a couple decent options off their bench for a pinch hitting role. Not sure I'd put a guy like Sappelt who pretty much as a career .300 OBP as your leadoff guy though. Thank you, Dale Sveum.
#Cubs lineup vs. @sfgiants: Sappelt CF, Castro SS, Rizzo 1B, Soriano LF, Hairston RF, Castillo C, Lillibridge 3B, Gonzalez 2B, Samardzija P
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 13, 2013
Also, some injury news for the Cubs:
RT @insidethecubs: Fujikawa going on 15-day DL w/muscle strain in right forearm. Sveum's going w/matchups i.e. Camp/Russell.
— Al Yellon (@bleedcubbieblue) April 13, 2013
Carlos Marmol ousted, now Kyuji Fujikawa on the DL. Shawn Camp and James Russell now get closer duties, but that bullpen is losing more effectiveness by the day.
In looking at the different ways you can quickly scout pitchers using Brooks Baseball, I've found this way is my favorite. Madison Bumgarner's ratios for pitch utilization:
For both sides, he really liked that fastball-slider combination, with the curveball an option except when the batter's ahead and the changeup sparingly used. Looks like that when the batter gets ahead into fastball counts, it'll be a coin flip between the fastball and the slider.
And Samardzija's:
Talk about a "kitchen sink" type of guy, he really likes to use the split-finger fastball for his strikeout pitch, and will look to start the AB usually with either the four-, or two-seamer. There are a lot of patterns to keep in mind here, but these ratios really force hitters to stay honest about being able to recognize the pitch, see if it's going to be in the strike zone, and then go at it. All in less than a second. And with the average velocity ranging from 83-96, you can see why that could pose a problem for Giants hitters.
Early start, the game is at 10:05AM PST on FOX.
Lineups Posted: Noonan's first start comes at Wrigley
It's raining lightly at Wrigley Field now. We'll keep you posted if today's game time is affected by the weather.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 11, 2013
Well, the weather hasn't been California-style in Chicago, especially since yesterday when their final game against Milwaukee had to be postponed due to rain. As I look at weather.com, the zip code doesn't say anything about heavy rains, although there is a chance of precipitation. Meanwhile, at the ballyard, we have lineups posted. For the visiting Giants, you'll notice Nick Noonan is getting his first MLB start, and that Brandon Crawford is batting second. Marco Scutaro is getting the day off, but that doesn't mean a middle infielder needs to bat second. I'm not going to get into a full-rage rant over this since this is one game, and it could even work out (see Ryan Theriot DH-ing in Game 4). For the Giants:
Today's (4/11) #SFGiants lineup at CHC: Pagan cf, Crawford ss, Sandoval 3b, Posey c, Pence rf, Belt 1b, Blanco lf, Noonan 2b, Vogelsong p — San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) April 11, 2013
Nate Schierholtz gets a start against his old mates, and he's getting his share of starts, too, which is what he wanted during his prime years. Nate should be getting his ring some time this year but…
#Cubs Schierholtz hasn't heard from Giants as to when he'll get his ring
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) April 11, 2013
I would expect he gets it in late July at the very latest when the Cubs come to town, where I'd expect him to receive a lukewarm reception.
#Cubs lineup vs. @sfgiants: DeJesus CF, Castro SS, Rizzo 1B, Soriano LF, Schierholtz RF, Castillo C, Valbuena 3B, Lillibridge 2B, Feldman P
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 11, 2013
As you may have heard, Carlos Marmol is not the closer in Chicago anymore, a role now occupied by Kyuji Fujikawa.
Looking at today's starter, going to take a look at how each pitchers pitches fared in 2012. First for the visitors, Ryan Vogelsong:
Vogey has done a pretty good job of not letting everybody take advantage of his off-speed stuff, although perhaps his defense helped him out as you look at that BABIP. The Great Equalizer of the four-seam variety fared pretty well last year also.
And next, for the home team, Scott Feldman:
Not much use of the four-seamer, and more so of the sinker-cutter for balls in play or on a pitch that ended a plate appearance. Plenty of homers off of the cutter and the changeup, especially for the ratio of AB to HR for the changeup.
The game is scheduled to begin at 11:20PM PST, unless we hear about some postponements or anything.
NL Central Division Preview: Red, Yellow, Blue
The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry, which means this week is all about previews, bold predictions, and message board put downs. I will say I am not good at predicting things, so let's get that straight. Like everybody else though, I have an opinion on the matter of how events will play out. As I preview these divisions, I'll tell you a little of what sport betting sites see, what computer simulations see, and what I see. The teams will be previewed in the reverse order I expect them to finish. Let us preview the NL Central where if you're predicting a team to win the Central wearing some shade of red, you're bound to get a lot of approval from the national scene. The Houston Astros aren't available to kick around on a 12-18 game basis anymore, so they're just going to have to find someone else to beat up on. Hello,
5. Chicago Cubs
Bovada's odds to win the division, pennant, and World Series: 20/1, 40/1, 75/1
PECOTA's projected three highest Wins Above Replacement Player for 2013: Starlin Castro (3.1), Matt Garza (2.9), Scott Baker (2.3)
Stuart sees: A team that finishes third at best, but lacks the on-paper sexy to get me to consider they'll finish better than last in their division. The lineup in its top four spots is good enough for me, especially if Castro, Alfonso Soriano, and Anthony Rizzo are swinging the bat, but after that, you're just hoping they'll do well. The starting rotation doesn't even get to start off with Garza, who will probably be back in May, but if Jeff Samardzija is solid and Edwin Jackson keeps his walks down, they could form a legitimate 1-2-3 core that people will not be excited to go up against. People are waiting for Carlos Marmol to kick himself out of the 9th inning role, and we'll see what Kyuji Fujikawa has to offer. Just like the starting rotation though, after the names, you're left with hoping that work can get done.
4. Milwaukee Brewers
Bovada's odds to win the division, pennant, and World Series: 13/2, 22/1, 50/1
PECOTA's projected three highest Wins Above Replacement Player for 2013: Ryan Braun (5.8), Yovani Gallardo (3.1), Norichika Aoki (2.6)
Stuart sees: himself getting a lot of screaming for putting them below the third place team, but this 3-4 order is my bold prediction for this division, and maybe even the whole league. Braun is subject to a witch hunt by MLB that he'll be in the middle of for what I'll guess is the majority of the season. Will they be able to suspend him though? Who knows. Their lineup is ehhhhh and it would help matters if Corey Hart's knee would heal quicker so they're not playing Alex Gonzalez at 1B. Jean Segura could have a pretty interesting year. I could see this team hitting their way to second place in the division, but their starting pitching is what they'll need to hold themselves together, yes, even with Kyle Lohse now on the squad. He, Mike Fiers, and Gallardo can't do all the work themselves. I'm actually not that confident in Lohse to begin with, so, that's not helping their predicted finish. I am not bullish on that bullpen doing a lot to help Milwaukee. This offense will have to score a lot of runs, a lot of the time if it wants to see the playoffs return to Miller Park.
3. Pittsburgh Pirates
Bovada's odds to win the division, pennant, and World Series: 10/1, 33/1, 66/1
PECOTA's projected three highest Wins Above Replacement Player for 2013: Andrew McCutchen (4.7), Wandy Rodriguez (2.2), Neil Walker (2.1)
Stuart sees: a team that will surprise people and possibly hit .500 for the first time in the 21st century. Sometimes, baseball does things we can't explain, and the Pirates are my team for that happening, and with the calling up of Gerrit Cole happening in June (hopefully, please), they can kick out an underperforming pitcher in their rotation. What if Spring Training invitee Jonathan Sanchez does well this season? No? Yea, I don't believe that either. The rotation does seem a little underwhelming a la Milwaukee minus one really good pitcher, but it's a little different in that this lineup looks made to mash (although the amount of mashing is what is in question). Garrett Jones, Russell Martin, and then this guy Pedro Alvarez had 30 homers last year (yea, I know, I missed that, too). Just a slew of low batting average, higher homer count dudes. Like most of the other NL Central teams I've talked about, their bullpen also needs a little work.
2. St. Louis Cardinals
Bovada's odds to win the division, pennant, and World Series: 9/4, 10/1, 20/1
PECOTA's projected three highest Wins Above Replacement Player for 2013: Matt Holliday (3.6), Adam Wainwright (3.4), Carlos Beltran (2.8)
Stuart sees: a solid team that just needs a rotation to not be dragging it down. Most of the guys that brought this team to the NLCS are still there, and they've officially added top prospect Shelby Miller to the rotation mix, but how healthy can their roster stay? Rafael Furcal (Tommy John surgery), and Chris Carpenter (nerve problem) are already done for the season, with other role players like David Freese, and Jason Motte doubtful to start the season healthy. Should one of their elder outfielders go down (looking at you, Beltran), another top prospect in Oscar Taveras can swoop in to save the day. This club has enough to replenish its major league roster, although some of its pieces may be more important than others (e.g., Yadier Molina). The best this team could do, I believe, is have the second best record in the National League, but I don't think they'll hit that ceiling.
1. Cincinnati Reds
Bovada's odds to win the division, pennant, and World Series: 5/7, 6/1, 12/1
PECOTA's projected three highest Wins Above Replacement Player for 2013: Joey Votto (6.0), Mat Latos (4.3), Shin-Soo Choo (4.0)
Stuart sees: a team that had an eventful offseason to cement their spot as a favorite to reach the NLCS. Having Johnny Cueto and Mat Latos lead your team is a pretty solid 1-2 punch, with 3-5 being decent, and their bullpen from the 7th inning on in a lead situation will be tough to break with Sean Marshall, Jonathan Broxton, and Aroldis Chapman standing in your way. The Reds traded for six-games-of-experience-in-center-field Choo, and counting on him to make up for his defense with his bat and his legs. The lineup is good to go, and if Votto's back to full strength, his power will be a welcome boost to what was missing in the last month of 2012. This team can make a deep run, it's just a matter of what kind of luck they run into in a short series. Any time this squad goes up against the Washington Nationals (and maybe even the Dodgers), you need to drop whatever you're doing and change the channel.
Are my predictions like yours for this division? Tell me in the comments section (politely) why you agree or disagree!
Dave Sappelt (@SappySappelt6), the poor @Cubs OF that Twitter is harassing
It's a pretty slow day in the baseball off-season, but every now and then someone says something and doesn't realize what they say. It involves Cubs OF Dave Sappelt and his comments about women which weren't really supposed to be about women.
Yea, this is a pretty dangerous statement to make on a social media site that reaches out to millions upon millions of people, especially a pretty good chunk of people that care about the perceptions of different populations of human beings.
This certainly is not helping things, further providing evidence for people thinking he has a set view towards women and what "they do."
This is just an epic tweet because he doesn't know which "they're" to use, and how to spell "sexist," but instead uses favorite adjective of mine in "sexiest." In his defense, I'm sure his mentions have been blowing up of late.
People are better off not trying to advocate for the image of other people! Long live the stereotypes!
He would provide some context to his "woman driver" tweet that he was making a reference to his girlfriend, although never apologized, or wrote about any regrets to the wording of his tweet.
It's an excellent question asked by Matt Lindner. Dave Sappelt must realize he's done something wrong, hopefully it's just a matter of time before he apologizes.
Sappelt has blocked those critical of him, so if you plan on presenting your opinion to him, get it all in one tweet. Until then, we wait on the Chicago Cubs or his agency to let Mr. Sappelt know he will be required to issue a statement of apology or something along those lines, even if his views on what he said never change.
A Yesterday/Today Post: Two Major Blocks Off the FA Market
I had this article sitting on ice yesterday. Was just waiting for a certain pitcher to get off the market, but didn't happen until this morning.
Announced around noon PST yesterday, news out of Anaheim (not Los Angeles) shocked just about everyone when they signed Josh Hamilton to a 5/$125MM deal and right now you can see him slotted in between Albert Pujols and Kendrys Morales here. We've heard Torii Hunter may be a little unhappy with that organization, and while the Angels may have gone two more years further than anyone else for Josh, there's no doubt that in 2013 at least their lineup is pretty formidable. Now they just need to strengthen that starting rotation. My feelings about the contract are that this could be good for about two to three years, and then a whole lotta blah. Good for the Angels for going for it, though. This is also great for non-LA/OC area fans because now everyone will be rooting against any team with the name "Los Angeles" in them, and that's never a bad thing, although this probably makes both LA/OC teams their respective division favorites on paper. Word has also been spreading that the Angels will face the Reds and Rangers first, two of Hamilton's former teams.
Underrated Free Agent Anibal Sanchez is finally off the market, after the Detroit Tigers matched the Cubs' offer in years and then added a few more dollars to give him a 5/$80MM contract. Sanchez and his agent gave the Tigers one last shot to match the 5-year deal from the Cubs, as Bob Nightengale reportes that Detroit initially offered him a team friendly 4/$48MM deal, and then raised it to an about market value deal that was reached by both sides. In the end, it appears Anibal Sanchez really wanted to be with an organization that had the image of being in the contenders role for more of the five years in his deal, and I know a lot of people see a lot of logic in that, myself included. Writing yesterday about the 5/$77MM the Cubs offered, I said that the Cubs should get most of the value of Anibal from that deal, and so the same goes with a 5/$80 with the Tigers. In the playoffs, Anibal Sanchez was the #3 pitcher behind Doug Fister and Max Scherzer.
As for major free agents still left? We're still waiting on Michael Bourn to find a home, and teams that could employ him are looking for cheaper options, like that of Peter Bourjos and Dexter Fowler.
Baseball: All Hail the "Mystery Team"
Do you remember who was supposed to play in the 2010 World Series? Of course you do: Yankees and Phillies. Who else would it be? Instead, two boring mystery teams that most people have never seen win a World Series in the Giants, and play with Nolan Ryan in the stands in the Texas Rangers, came together to fight it out in 5 games ultimately with the good guys winning. No hand gestures necessary.
Then came the 2011 Free Agency period. Cliff Lee was going to the Yankees. No, the Rangers. No, the Yankees. Oh wait there's a mystery team?!?!? Who could it be? Giants? No, they need a bat. Dodgers? Ha, that's funny. The Dodgers don't care about baseball! Silly. Ok, the whole "mystery" thing was made up, everyone get back to work. Yankees, Rangers, rinse and repeat. Cliff Lee signs with the Phillies. In February when camp was about to break, the Phillies had won Free Agency 2011.
Who was picked to go to the 2011 World Series? You probably remember. Fried chicken and beer vs. Subway. The ultimate American showdown of American eating versus Americans thinking they're eating healthy. It would've brought crazy ratings. Basketball fans nationwide might have cared about baseball instead of whining about their lame, boring 82 game sport. Real athletes play 162 games of 9 innings or something like that. Back to the point, we have the Rangers and the Cardinals now. The Rangers don't surprise anyone, but the Cardinals are a shocker. Mystery team! I know I didn't pick them for any postseason spot and any postseason series. Can you imagine if they pitched the NLDS like they did the NLCS? It'd be Phillies-Red Sox by some miracle of osmosis (why do people always go to osmosis?).
The real reason I wrote this was to talk about Free Agency 2012. We have many big names like CC Sabathia (who is big), CJ Wilson (half big), Albert Pujols (machine big) and Prince Fielder (tofu big). How many of these guys will get lasso'd in by a "mystery team" this winter? My guess: two. Here's who I think gets who:
CC Sabathia – Chicago Cubs (CC goes to CC. It was meant to be.)
CJ Wilson – Yankees (Who else would overpay for him?)
Albert Pujols – Cardinals (What, you expect Lance Berkman to play first?)
Prince Fielder — San Franci… not. Baltimore Orioles. (Unless you think they want to have more years of sub-par Derrek Lee-ness. How will they compete for 4th without Prince?)
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The 2012 figure may yet be upwardly revised by 1-2GW, leaving the world with another record year on its hands, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), which provided the estimate.
EPIA initially pegged 2011 additions at 27.7GW, only to later revise it to 31.3GW.
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John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry.
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This week's MCV is now available to view online – and it features a detailed investigation of the eSports craze.
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A PlayStation Vita showcase has opened in the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis.
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Sony Computer Entertainment UK has established a temporary PlayStation showcase on Oxford Street.
John Lewis eyes more special games shops
The Nintendo Shop at John Lewis Oxford Street could be the first of many, the department store specialist has told MCV.
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Department store giant John Lewis is the latest firm to join MCV's Retail Advisory Board.
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Nintendo has opened its own shop at the heart of the UK's busiest High Street.
John Lewis offers free wi-fi to all UK customers
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Longtime Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass was somewhat of a West Virginia legend. He held the elective post 44 years, repeatedly a revered figure on the statewide ballot. But ugly audits since his departure cast a sad pall over his career.
Trouble began when new Commissioner Walt Helmick refused to pay an $8,023 bill for Douglass's retirement party at Charleston's Embassy Suites. The state Ethics Commission had forbidden the party, but the Agriculture Department held it anyway.
Helmick requested an audit of his agency -- and results seem to show a pattern of slipshod bureaucracy and dubious self-dealing.
A preliminary audit last month found the agency had made $4 million in questionable loans with federal funds. Senate President Jeff Kessler said: "We've got some kind of a rogue loan program without any sort of rules, regulations or oversight." House Speaker Tim Miley called it a "friends-and-family loan program" and added: "False documents appear to have been submitted inappropriately." Together, they requested an FBI investigation.
Now an updated audit makes findings like these:
* The commissioner's son got a $45,000 loan and $18,500 refinancing. The Ethics Commission approved the loan, on grounds that Douglass himself wasn't on the loan committee -- but the panel consisted of four of his employees chosen by him.
* Two other department employees got loans -- one a $146,000 sum to buy land valued at $120,000.
* Douglass obtained nearly $4,000 reimbursements for campsites at the State Fair -- but the audit says the sites were provided free.
* Department counsel Arden Curry was paid a full-time salary for 21 years -- for example, $64,960 for an 18-month period -- yet he worked for the agency only 200 to 250 hours per year, and maintained a Charleston law practice.
* Douglass spent $3,150 for an "extravagant" plane flight and improperly collected nearly $2,000 for 21 stays in Charleston hotels.
* Department employees exaggerated their mileage claims by about 8,000 miles, collecting $4,000 excessively from taxpayers.
The audit says the findings imply an "appearance of an unethical tone of upper management."
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Extend SiteTree using DataObjectDecorator
17 July 2009 at 7:34am
I extended the SiteTree (Silverstripe v2.3.2) with a DataObjectDecorator and want to access the newly added attribute in the decorator:
class SiteTreeCategory extends DataObjectDecorator {
function extraDBFields() {
return array(
'has_one' => array('Category' => 'Category')
function updateCMSFields(FieldSet &$fields) {
$category = $this->owner->Category();
}The decorator is registered in _config.php
DataObject::add_extension('SiteTree', 'SiteTreeCategory');
While accessing the admin section I receive the following error:
Uncaught Exception: Object->__call(): the method 'category' does not exist on 'Page'
* Object->__call(Category,Array)
* Page->Category()
Line 26 of SiteTreeCategory.php
* SiteTreeCategory->updateCMSFields(FieldSet,,,,,,)
Line 741 of Object.php
* Object->extend(updateCMSFields,FieldSet)
Line 1328 of SiteTree.php
* SiteTree->getCMSFields()
Line 13 of Page.php
* Page->getCMSFields(CMSMain)
Line 390 of CMSMain.phpI don´t have any idea about the reason of this error. Can anyone help me?
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Re: Extend SiteTree using DataObjectDecorator
17 July 2009 at 10:47am
What if you decorate Page, rather than SiteTree?
Re: Extend SiteTree using DataObjectDecorator
17 July 2009 at 11:06am
Hi Hamish,
I want to filter the SiteTree in the admin section by the new attribute. On the other side, I am not sure, if this solves my problem basically. What happens with a
. Probably a similar error is shown.class MyPage extends Page
I don´t understand, why the function is not visible/accessible in Page?
Best regards,
chrclaus -
Re: Extend SiteTree using DataObjectDecorator
17 July 2009 at 11:32am Last edited: 17 July 2009 11:33am
Another option would be to change
$category = $this->owner->Category();
$id = $this->owner->ID;
$category = DataObject::get_one("Category", "SiteTreeID = '{$id}'");It effectively bypasses the Category helper method that is failing. Note that you'll have to change 'SiteTreeID' to the appropriate column name.
Re: Extend SiteTree using DataObjectDecorator
17 July 2009 at 7:40pm
Hi Hamish,
this was a very good tip! Thank you.
$cID = $this->owner->CategoryID;
$category = DataObject::get_by_id("Category", $cID);
solves it at the moment. But this is only a workaround. Does anybody else has an idea of the origin reason?Best regards,
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A week from Tuesday, UMM will host a distinguished visitor whose anti-war work I respect, but who otherwise is a raving nutcase. And wouldn't you know it, his talk is specifically centered dead on the topic in which he is an ignoramus: Chris Hedges will be lecturing us on The New Atheists as Secular Fundamentalists. …
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Essential reading for conference organizers
Alex Gabriel has written an article about 10 Ways to Make Sure the Atheist Movement Is Not Just for the Wealthy. I mostly agree with it, but I'd add another point, and his #8 is, well, problematic. 8. Pay your speakers—well. Speakers' fees are commonplace in U.S. atheism. Britain lags far behind. It shows. Our …
Jan 12 2014
Non-believers of color
A nice short documentary featuring several of our colleagues at Black Skeptics. One interesting bit was the focus on media portrayals of black people: they're all supposed to be religious, and black atheists are shunned, as several clips show.
Jan 08 2014
Sikivu tells it like it is
She tears into a phenomenon that bothers me, too: white evangelical ministers jumping ship for atheism, being embraced by atheists, and tainting atheism with the Christian culture. In particular, there's this awful parasite, Ryan Bell, who's only just trying out atheism for a year, which is simply ridiculous — it's not a set of superficial …
Jan 04 2014
David Silverman is getting soft!
The billboard American Atheists have put up in Salt Lake City is…nice. Not very aggressive at all. I don't know about this — I rather like them being a bit in-your-face. Of course, even with a gentle sign, the Salt Lake Tribune seems a little weirded out. First they express mild surprise that atheists are …
Dec 28 2013
Maybe this will finally drive the libertarians out of atheism
There's no profit in atheism!
Dec 26 2013
I may have to watch that movie again
An interesting philosophy paper: 'That Man Behind the Curtain': Atheism and Belief in The Wizard of Oz. I don't think the movie The Wizard of Oz is exactly an atheist movie, but represents the current transition we're experiencing, where the old-fashioned beliefs are becoming increasingly untenable and unsupported by the culture as a whole, while …
Dec 25 2013
I don't smile back at the smiley pope
The pope has included (nominally) atheists in his Christmas message. He proved unpredictable again on Wednesday, when he went off script to include atheists in his call for peace, rare for a Catholic leader. "I invite even nonbelievers to desire peace," he said. "Let us all unite, either with prayer or with desire, but everyone, …
Dec 22 2013
Douthat's Christmas delusion
I see it's time for Ross Douthat's Christmas folly. Once again, we get that casual assumption that his personal freaky weird favorite religious myth is utterly true and significant, while reality is a fringe occupation. I wish I knew how that guy got to be a NYT columnist. I suspect we all wonder at the …
Dec 20 2013
Please don't do this
Ken Ham is all smug and indignant over something an atheist wrote about him. And this really hurts to say, but I think Ken Ham has a case. Here's the bit of "satire" written about a certain despicable creationist. I've decided that for my Christmas dinner I will capture and cook alive, slowly, Ken Ham …


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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has said that West Ham's current youth products do not match up to the likes of Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard
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Despite scoring the goal which killed off his former club and kept Leeds challenging for third place, Rio Ferdinand remains popular at West Ham.
What price success? On this evidence £18million goes a long, long way.
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Read moreGenes relocated from their correct position in the nucleus cause them to malfunction and this may lead to the heart, blood vessels and muscles breaking down. This new discovery by A*STAR scientists may be the key to finding new cures in the future.
Posted: Feb 8th, 2013
Read moreProf. Eran Halperin has found that advances in DNA sequencing carry with them an enormous risk - the theft of personal information from genetics databases poses a serious threat to privacy. He urges that new legislation concerning the maintenance of private and public databases, as well as anti-genetic-discrimination laws, should be drafted.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreResearchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have developed a technique that improves and cuts the cost of a technique called electroporation, which involves opening pores in cell membranes using an electric field to introduce substances like drugs and DNA.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreResearchers propose a DNA chip with 32 polymorphisms to be used for diagnosing, but also for calculating genetic susceptibility to different variables, including how well the patient is responding well to drugs or normalisation of symptoms.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
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