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There was a time, not that long ago, when Mike Brown was being applauded for being one of the game's bright young defensive minds. His coaching skills had been forged in the crucibles of playoff runs as an assistant in San Antonio and Indiana. His Cleveland teams won ugly but won, and he even managed to have three seasons with a top ten NBA offense in terms of efficiency. Without the summer of 2010 ransom note the Cavaliers had in hand, there is no way Mike Brown would have been dismissed that summer in his first term as head coach. He was quickly swooped up by one of the league's premier franchise in the Lakers that needed a culture change and identified Brown's ability to get results. Then, after a shortened stay in L.A., clearer heads had won out, we were led to believe, and the Cleveland front office, led by Dan Gilbert and former-assistant-GM-and-then-general-manager Chris Grant, had realized the error of their ways. The triumvirate would once again provide stability to a franchise that preached it from the top down.
History Repeating: Mike Brown takes the Fall…Again
2013-14 Cleveland Cavaliers and the #seasonofhuh – WFNY Podcast – 2014-04-17
I got Ben Cox to come on the podcast to discuss the 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers. He dubbed it the season of huh.
From the Cavaliers drafting Anthony Bennett, to hiring Mike Brown, to firing Chris Grant to Matthew Dellevedova being the Cavs' best rookie this year.
It was one for the ages.
Make sure you go read Ben's post at WFNY on the topic.
Are the Browns jerseys going grey? While We're Waiting…
Could the Cleveland Browns new uniforms be less Brown? A discussion in the Browns sub-Reddit sheds some light on what 2015 may bring in the way of the new look Browns.
The design that looks like it's going to be chosen can best be described as a happy medium between Minnesota and Seattle.
Let's start with the helmet. A flat matte finish in a color I can only describe as "candy orange" with a matching color facemask and sublimated striping enhances the look of the helmet without sacrificing it's iconic image.
The Jersey is candy orange with silver accents and brown trim. A custom block font is meant to invoke a blue collar feel. The stripes are subliminated and higher up on the sleeve, kind of like large spaghetti straps.
There are three different pairs of pants, Orange, gray and Brown. There is no Brown jersey, but rather a gray with orange chrome accents and white with the same. The pants have the same sublimated striping as the helmet and jerseys.
While this can only be classified as rumors to this point (as the official uni is supposed to be kept "under tight security"), we know for certain that the Browns will be getting their new uniforms for next season and will be unveiling them before the 2015 NFL Draft. We also know that Nike is in charge these days and that matte helmets are all the rage. Jimmy Haslam said that he will not be altering the logoless lids, so this corroborates such. Where things get interesting are with the jerseys which are orange and…silver? If the brown jersey does in fact disappear, this would be a tectonic shift for Cleveland, but one that's in line with the rest of the new-wave NFL uniforms. They'd also be in line with what the Tennessee Volunteers, Haslam's collegiate ties, have unveiled for themselves. There's plenty of smoke here…
Chris Grant, Sour Grapes? In what may be the strangest angle to come out of the Kyrie Irving "unhappy in Cleveland" story from late last week, FOX Sports Ohio's Sam Amico pieces the puzzle together to tie things back to since-been-fired general manager Chris Grant. While he rightfully slams Bleacher Report for their nonsensical rumor surrounding Dion Waiters earlier this year, he pegs Grant as a potential source of some of these new negative stories.
I am being told by executives and insiders around the NBA that former Cavs GM Chris Grant has been spinning stories. Grant, of course, was fired in February. I've always really liked Grant personally, even if I didn't care for the way he refused to make himself regularly available to local media. But one insider told me Grant "is considered a buffoon around the league: Dishonest, incapable and full of (beans)." It wasn't the first time I heard something like that, and I still often get that vibe about Grant when talking with other GMs.
Grant now has a reputation as someone who is attempting to tell the world the Cavs will be one huge disaster without him. I have no clue if he's talking directly to national writers — but he at least talks to people who talk to those writers (and, obviously, to me). I'm not saying Grant had an influence in Windhorst's comments. I'm not even trying to imply that. Brian is certainly dialed-in and intelligent enough to form his own opinion on things. But beware of other yarns involving the Cavs. The one thing I learned long ago in this business is that, sometimes, sources have agendas. The key is to pay attention to what takes place on the floor and in the locker room, and don't get too caught up in the "he said, she said" stuff.
Kudos to Amico for going Inside Baseball on this one. As someone who has been pen-and-pad deep in the Cavaliers locker room this season, reading something like this—something that doesn't look like a robotic lede-quote-supporting stats game recap that often comes out of the local beat—is refreshing. Beat reporters have the tireless job of following the daily minutiae and can fall into the trap of regurgitating the same quotes we all hear in the post-game airing. Whether Grant is spinning stories or not, Amico is reporting things that aren't reformatted from a press release.
Drake is essentially a teenage boy without guidance. I like Drake, the musician. I think Nothing Was the Same was one of the better albums of 2013, especially when it comes to hip-hop. I think this Michael Paterniti profile from last summer was insightful. But Drake the person? Man…
If you hadn't heard, Drake was spotted celebrating with the Kentucky Wildcats following their win over the Wisconsin Badgers this past Saturday night. Drake is Canadian. He's never lived in Kentucky. Yet, when asked about his Kentucky fandom, he said he has "always" been a believer in the big blue. Thankfully, the kind folks at SBNation called Aubry Drake out on his bullish—, linking him to the Miami Heat, Johnny Manziel, Manchester United and countless other front-running gobs of nonsense. You know how LeBron James was a fan of the Yankees, Bulls and Cowboys? Well, he may have met his match. I was fortunate enough to witness Drake's All-Star weekend antics live and in person. He's the kid at the local library in a Steelers jersey. Never be that kid.
And just because: More Drake.
Windhorst: "LeBron and Kyrie have drifted apart"
Brian Windhorst has no shortage of interesting things to say about the Cavaliers. He has so much to say that I had trouble even figuring out just one thing to put here. There's talk of dinner meetings with Isiah Thomas that has the potential to make Cavs fans hurl. There's talk about whether it's worth it to extend Tristan Thompson. Most notably there's lots and lots of disappointed talk about an "immature" Kyrie Irving. Most notably though, the former Cavs beat writer says that if the Cavs have any designs on LeBron James spending any part of his remaining career in Cleveland that future won't include Kyrie Irving.
I'm just giving you my feel right now and my feel is that (Kyrie's) not crazy about [signing the full max extension] unless he gets everything checked off across the board.
And the other thing is: if the Cavs ever dream of having LeBron, it's not going to be with Kyrie there. LeBron and Kyrie have drifted apart in the last few years, even to the point that if the Cavs wanted to get LeBron they would maybe trade Kyrie for someone who would fit better with LeBron. And I'm not making that up. That line of thinking was not originated by me. That's just the truth.
And here I think most Cavaliers fans who have ever spent even small moments thinking about the possibility of LeBron returning assumed that it would take a running mate like Kyrie Irving to make the situation more attractive. Granted any dreams of LeBron returning seemed a lot more feasible (even remotely) before the Cavaliers had such a disappointing season this year.
It just gets further and further down a road where it seems like the pain and suffering of Cavaliers over the past few years was all for nothing. Yes, there seems to be some talent on this team, but if that talent doesn't translate to team success, isn't it just wasted talent?
Even worse than wasted talent is the by-product for Cavs fans. That's a whole lot of wasted time.
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Andrew Bynum to Indianapolis, "I want to play"
The Luol Deng era in Cleveland will last longer than the Andrew Bynum era ever did, but that's not saying much. Bynum was traded to Chicago for Deng and subsequently cut. The stories started to come out about the end of Bynum's time in Cleveland shortly thereafter. Bynum had been suspended by the team and told to stay away after he started undermining the coaching staff. Now that Bynum is looking for yet another fresh start, this time in Indianapolis, he admitted some of the things he did to earn his suspension and exit.
Also, Bynum raged against the shoot-first guards. During a practice, Bynum said that he launched a shot from midcourt, clearly out of the rhythm of the offensive play. Another day during a scrimmage, he did not like a call from assistant coach Phil Handy and mocked him as "a horrible referee."
"Those are the two things I did," Bynum says. "I did them on purpose because it was over there for me."
Of course, Bynum couldn't possibly take the blame without blaming the "shoot-first" guards. And of course Andrew Bynum just wants "a championship."
Andrew Bynum wants a championship? Am I supposed to be impressed by that? Does that make me think that Andrew Bynum is somehow operating under an understandable missive that allows him to petulantly push his way out of Cleveland?
Bynum wants a championship? Get in line.
And speaking of getting in line, Bynum better try it soon. He's running out of places to have colorful articles written about a misunderstood player featuring artistic photos in a new jersey with a basketball on his shoulder.
I wonder if Bynum felt even the tiniest bit fraudulent while posing for this photo with the Indianapolis Star.
Probably not.
For Cleveland, it doesn't really matter that much. Bynum wasn't a part of whatever solution the Cavs were looking for. The Cavs got at least part of a season of Luol Deng out of the experiment, so all's just as well without Andrew Bynum on the team today.
Still, the Bynum career arc is a crazy one that just happened to have a brief intersection with the city of Cleveland. We'll see if it turns out to be longer than the flowery column that another city has spent time writing about the weak-kneed seven-footer.
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski writes about how the Cavs lost their way
Literally minutes after the Cavaliers sealed a rare three-game winning streak on Tuesday night, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski decided to rain on Cleveland's parade and release an article about what he'd dug on a seemingly dysfunctional Chris Grant regime.
Wojnarowski is the most well connected NBA writer out there and he tends to be the one to break most of the major news that hits The Association. It's not often though that he decides to expound further on NBA events beyond dropping #WojBombs on Twitter. So when such a well informed writer decides to go more in-depth about your favorite franchise, it's hard not to pay close attention.
Some of the most interesting claims he makes in the article are:
- Despite the league-wide acclaim for interim GM David Griffin, owner Dan Gilbert is going to search far and wide for a replacement this summer. That doesn't mean Griffin is out of the running though.
- There was belief among the Cavs organization that Grant had not scouted Jonas Valancinunas well enough before the 2011 draft. Though most of the Cavs personnel department wanted Valanciunas, Grant used the fact that the player's agent, Leon Rose, would not negotiate a buyout agreement with his European club before they knew where he would be drafted. Thus, that was his justification to select the player he wanted in Tristan Thompson.
- Grant passed on Andre Drummond in the 2012 draft over concerns that a Tristan Thompson-Andre Drummond frontcourt would not be offensively compatible.
- Kyrie Irving pushed hard to have his "close friend" Harrison Barnes drafted by the Cavs in 2012.
- Grant had been attempting to trade Dion Waiters before he was fired.
- Klay Thompson was discussed for the No. 4 pick in the 2011 draft by the Cavs, but Grant believed he could move back into the lottery and snag him later.
- The No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft was between Ben McLemore and Anthony Bennett.
- If Bennett had not been selected by the Cavs, then he would have fallen somewhere around the No. 10 spot in the lottery.
- Bennett loved making late-night pizza runs at UNLV which was a contributing factor to his weight problem.
I take qualms with some of the opinions expressed in the article such as Victor Oladipo being the "perfect two-way player to complement Kyrie" and that Anthony Bennett is a "colossal failure" considering no one in this draft class has colored themselves in glory. Plus, Bennett hasn't been given a ton of opportunities. Nonetheless, the sourced information is fascinating and a must-read for any Cavs fan.
[Related: David Griffin: Next Man Up]
Photo: Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer
David Griffin: Next Man Up
When the original announcement hit Twitter, that David Griffin was to inherit the reins of my favorite sports franchise from Chris Grant, I surprisingly thought very little of it. I, like most Cavs fans, had heard very few mentions of him previously and my first inclination was that he'd just be keeping the General Manager position warm for whomever Dan Gilbert selected to steer the ship full time in the summer. The firing of Grant itself seemed like an impulsive maneuver from a fed up owner who'd just witnessed perhaps his team's most embarrassing loss of the year. I imagine Gilbert had to hold someone accountable for the mess and Grant was the most convenient victim for this disastrous season as his contract is not nearly as long as Mike Brown's and he's been directing the team much longer.
As such, Griffin never felt to me like he was part of the long term plan when originally installed. He would simply fill the vacancy temporarily, nothing more. After some digging though, I'm not quite sure.
On defensive analytics and the Cavs' recent issues
"Math is winning out on offense in the NBA."
These were the words of Grantland's Zach Lowe, the man whose writing represents basketball's best combination of analytics with the league beat. But what does Lowe mean by that exactly? And where can we see information relevant for the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers, owners of the NBA's worst defense since Luol Deng's debut last month?
Looking into those questions requires background information on the rise of basketball analytics and a look into what we actually do know about defensive analytics in the game today. [Read more...]
Team-building exercises: The ultimate puzzle
Assets are a great thing to have. Look no further than Ryan's piece to show that the Cavaliers have plenty of them. The pantry isn't barren. There are a number of quality ingredients in this organization, but good ingredients alone don't bake a delicious cake or fix a good cocktail. Asset accumulation and talent acquisition were a big part of Chris Grant's job description. It was the portion that he performed to a satisfactory or even above-average degree. However, it's the team-building aspect of how all those assets— how all those ingredients are measured, at what stage they're added, and how long they're allowed to mix together before going into the fiery oven of expectations, or the ice-filled glass of criticism—where Chris Grant failed.
Scott Raab discusses Chris Grant's firing – WFNY Podcast – 2014-02-07
It's always great to have Scott Raab's perspective when big things happen. We spent about an hour talking about all the different dynamics surrounding the Cavaliers and their decision to dismiss Chris Grant from the team.
As always, it was a discussion that went beyond what is normally covered in the rapid-fire sports talk settings we're normally used to.
While We're Waiting… Where exactly Chris Grant was wrong
While We're Waiting is a space on the WaitingForNextYear website where we share links every day. We've been doing it for about four years or so. Denny Mayo used to be much more amusing with his intros, if you recall. You know the drill: Email us with suggestions at email@example.com.
Blaming the Cavs for falling into the trap of the LeBron years: "This is the latest example of a franchise assuming that there is a template for the type of success enjoyed by the likes of the San Antonio Spurs translating to every other market. It takes stars, superstars usually, and just the right fit to launch an outfit from the lottery to the upper echelon of the league. The players come first, then the success. That's the way it's always been and always will be. Assuming that some set infrastructure is supposed to come first is where the Cavaliers went wrong." [Sekou Smith/NBA.com] [Read more...]
Chris Grant resisted front office push to trade for Thunder's James Harden
James Harden seemed to be a fantasy trade target for many Cavaliers fans back when he was a lightning scoring guard off the Oklahoma City Thunder bench. Now, he's a two-time All-Star for the Houston Rockets. And today, upon the firing of Cavs GM Chris Grant, we learn that such a deal actually could have occurred.
Grantland's Zach Lowe, one of the best writers in the NBA, had a great final post on Grant's tenure in Cleveland. You should go read the entirety of the post because it's one of the best out anywhere on the topic. In running through the oft-criticized asset accumulation, Lowe then shared this tidbit:
A segment of the front office pushed Grant hard to make a run at James Harden before last season, using a combination of picks and any Cavalier other than Irving. Grant resisted, and he has generally been known around the league as a difficult sort to deal with. Executives on other teams lament that Grant overvalues his own players to the point of paralysis, and that could have prevented the Cavs from throwing their hat in the Harden ring.
Instead, on Oct. 28, 2012, just days before the 2012-13 season, Oklahoma City traded Harden to Houston. The final deal: Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick for Harden and three relatively obscure scrubs.
The 24-year-old Harden has now emerged as one of the NBA's elite scorers for the Rockets, who later added center Dwight Howard this past offseason. In Oklahoma City, the 2009 No. 3 overall pick controlled the team's offense off the bench. In 120 games for Houston, he has averaged over 25 points per game.
As seen above, Harden once laid down a thunderous dunk on Cleveland's J.J. Hickson on Dec. 12, 2010. Now, it seems, the thought of his name could haunt Cavaliers fans' dreams for a long time to come.
Related James Harden articles at WFNY:
Could Dion Waiters fill the James Harden role? — Oct. 2012
The reality of the James Harden deal in Cleveland — Nov. 2012
Waiters' move to reserve is long overdue, but in a good way — Jan. 2013
NBA Draft: On Dion Waiters, Ben McLemore and starting — June 2013
Photo: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
New Cavs GM will have the tools in place to rebuild properly
From the first day Chris Grant took his office as the general manager of the Cavaliers, the buzz word on everybody's lips was "assets." As Investopedia describes it, "assets are bought to increase the value of a firm or benefit the firm's operations." At the time Grant took over general manager duties for the Cavaliers, the franchise had just lost the biggest asset they'd ever had (or anyone had ever had) in LeBron James. And since there was no other asset attainable on the market of the caliber of LeBron, Chris Grant went into asset collection mode. The notion was the more assets you gather, the more flexibility you have as a franchise. [Read more...]
Potential names arise to fill Cavs vacant GM spot
The ink on the press release has barely dried, but the names of potential replacements for the position recently created in the wake of Chris Grant's firing in Cleveland is starting to fill up. CBS Sports' Ken Berger's recently filed column includes current "acting" general manager David Griffin, but several other individuals with considerable accolades throughout the league could also garner a look.
In addition to big-name staples like former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers1 head coach Phil Jackson and former Memphis GM Chris Wallace, Berger lists former Knicks GM Glen Grunwald (credited with last yaer's 54-win season), and former New Orleans GM Jeff Bower. Berger adds that the Cavs already have done some background checking on a current member of the Knicks' front office, director of pro personnel Mark Hughes.
Of all of the names that may or may not raise a few eyebrows, the most intriguing may be Michael Winger, the No. 3 executive in the Oklahoma City front office. Per Berger, Winger is a "rising star" who has been groomed by Thunder GM Sam Presti, whose long-term approach to sustainable success in a small market should be (and arguably has been, despite the lack of wins) the blueprint for a team like Cleveland. Prior to joining the Thunder, Winger spent five seasons (2005-06 through 2009-10) in the front office with the Cavs. Winger's role in Cleveland was extensive, and included instituting organizational processes and working closely with Cavaliers' management and ownership on all team matters. He joined the Cavaliers in July of 2005 after spending two years working for renowned sports agent and attorney, Ron Shapiro in Baltimore, Maryland.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio2, Winger is a graduate of Miami University (OH) and a licensed attorney.
"I can assure everyone who supports and cares about the Cleveland Cavaliers that we will continue to turn over every stone and explore every possible opportunity for improvement to shift the momentum of our franchise in the right direction," said team majority owner Dan Gilbert following Grant's firing. "There is no one in our entire organization who is satisfied with our performance, and to say that we are disappointed is an understatement. We all know the great potential of our young talent, seasoned veterans, as well as our recent all-star addition. We believe a change in leadership was necessary to establish the best possible culture and environment for our entire team to flourish."
Dan Gilbert needs to abandon playoff goals for this season
(Editor's note: This was written prior to the Cavaliers firing of Chris Grant.)
I'm convinced that a major part of the reason that the Cleveland Cavaliers are playing the way they are is because they've been tanking for so long. Only Alonzo Gee and Anderson Varejao are left from the first awful season post-LeBron, but that ethic is alive and well. The Cavaliers have won 19, 21, and 24 games in the past three seasons. They are on target to win 26 or 27 this season based on their 0.327 win rate right now. (Progress!) Despite Dan Gilbert's desire to "flip the switch" after this year's draft lottery, his top-down message didn't arrive in the locker room as the Cavaliers continue to embarrass themselves and their fans. I never thought I'd say it this season, but it's time to stop pretending this team is worthy of betting on. I hope Dan Gilbert makes that painful choice soon.
Even scarier than Dan Gilbert's message potentially being lost on its way to the roster, maybe it did get there, but this is just the level of team that Chris Grant has built. [Read more...]
A wooden case of emotion
(Update: Chris Grant has been relieved of his duties as Cavs GM)
With his Cleveland Cavaliers taking the floor, having lost their last five games, but playing host to a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team which had had recently been tag-teamed by Mother Nature and the Injury Bug, Chris Grant sauntered up a flight of temporary stairs and stepped foot into his baseline-side box. Roughly 25 square feet of plywood, builder-grade carpet and folding chairs, it's a perch that resembles more of a holding unit at customs than one for an extremely well-paid NBA executive, but such is life. The box is elevated enough to provide a decent view of the floor from such close proximities, but also equidistant between the Cavaliers' bench and the team's locker room. The 6-foot-10-inch Grant was adorned in his uniform—a dark suit anchored by black loafers. Coffee was in hand. Glasses were off.
Mike Brown needs to speak up
Following an embarrassing 124-95 defeat on November 13 at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves just nine games into the season, the Cavaliers sitting at a disappointing 3-6 against a fairly weak schedule, held their now-infamous players-only meeting.
The week that followed in Cavaliers talk revolved around whether or not Dion Waiters got into a physical altercation with another player and whether or not that player was Kyrie Irving. This speculation was completely unfounded. Mike Brown, when asked about the meeting, had this to say via Cleveland.com: [Read more...]
Things that annoy me about the Cavaliers right now
The season from hell hath unleashed its versatile fury all over the Cleveland fan base during the past week. From last Sunday's Suns meltdown to Saturday's array of hoops-related excitement, these truly are dark days in Cavs world.
There are many, many things that annoy me about this Cavs franchise and its current dysfunctional state. Let's breeze through some of the items that come to mind:
Kyrie Irving reportedly telling people he wants out of Cleveland
As it the case with many Chad Ford-related chats, one of the first questions out of the gate was surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers. This time, the focus was on head coach Mike Brown and general manager Chris Grant in the wake of the team's underwhelming first half. Buried in the middle of his response, Ford, ESPN.com's NBA Draft analyst, says that Kyrie Irving, the team's two-time NBA All-Star, is privately telling people that he wants out of Cleveland.
Virtually every GM in the league believes that Grant will be gone this summer if things don't get turned around this season. He doesn't have much time. The thinking is that there's no way Dan Gilbert is going to let him make another lottery pick if that's the direction the Cavs end up heading. Grant's goal (via his owner) is to get this team competitive and into the playoffs. The Deng move was supposed to help. But so far … nothing. Chemistry is a major issue there and some of that is on Mike Brown. But more of it is on the collection of players in Cleveland at the moment. Something has to happen quick. Kyrie Irving has been telling people privately he wants out. Cleveland can't afford to lose him and LeBron. They know the urgency. I expect them to be major players at the deadline.
Irving is in the third year of a four-year contract and could sign an extension this off-season. He is due $7.1 million in 2014-15 and has a qualifying offer of $9.2 million for 2015-16. Despite being under contract for at least the next two seasons, the Cavaliers will offer Irving a maximum contract extension that could keep him here beyond 2016. In 2012, in the wake of the Miami Heat winning their first title after the departure of LeBron James, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert stated that one lesson he learned is not allowing his team to fall victim to unrestricted free agency. "The big lesson was if a player is not willing to extend, no matter who they are, no matter where they are playing, no matter what kind of season you had, you can not risk going into a summer and having them leave in unrestricted free agency and get nothing back for it," said Gilbert.
This past October, one year following the proclamation regarding free agency, Gilbert said that he was of the belief that the team's relationship with Irving was healthy. "It's still a little bit early, but we feel good about Kyrie being here for his entire career," Gilbert said.
In response to Gilbert's sentiments, the 21-year-old point guard publically stated that he has a great relationship with the team's owner. "It's still too early to be talking about that stuff, especially a contract extension, and all that," Irving said. "But we have a great relationship, me and Dan."
It's also worth pointing out that the Cavaliers play in Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening. Kyrie Irving is from New Jersey. These types of stories, as they did prior to 2010 with LeBron James, have an odd way of popping up every time the Cavs head to a large market.
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I am a married man and ALHAMDULELLAH a Muslim and I really like massage so I want to ask about it that is there any restrictions in islam to do massage of my own wife.
How can pleasing one wife be a sin? Massaging is pleasing your wife:
Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said, "The most complete of the believers in faith is the one with the best character among them. And the best of you are those who are best to your women."
(Hadith No. 1162, Chapters on Suckling, Jami' At-Tirmidhi, Vol. 2).
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This applies to 850's with an automatic transmission: When the problem occurs, try starting the vehicle in neutral, also try moving the shifter through all the gears a few times, then try starting the car. If this seems to work, then the gear position sensor is going bad, which is very common on this car. I have seen the starters fail too, but it is much less common. Another possibility is the electrical portion of the ignition switch, which also fails.
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Steve was trying to fall asleep, tossing and turning in his uncomfortable bed. He looked out the window, watching the stars and counting them in hopes of falling asleep. After a few moments he saw a burst of light that rocketed towards the earth. He sat up and watched it fall, a small quake forming on impact. The blond hopped up and pulled on some clothes as quickly he could, rushing outside.
He looked around, pulling his clothes tight around his frail frame as he walked out into the cold. Making his way through the street as he went to the park, pausing at the gate. "What the.." He walked over to the small crater in the grass, glancing down at the form laying there. "Are…are you alright?" He called, swallowing thickly before slowly crawling down to the other.
As a Sentinel, it was Phillip's job to watch the humans on the Earth below but after centuries of standing by and doing nothing, he couldn't remain there. They needed help, and even if he could only help a little, he was going to try. He gathered his strength, aiming toward the Earth.
His descent through the atmosphere burned and he cried out, his great wings burning into nothing. He couldn't slow his descent and slammed into the ground hard. His back was raw and bleeding from the places where his wings had once been. Shiny gold dust, the particles of the universe clung to his threadbare clothes. "Who are you?" he asked, turning to look at the human who was coming toward him. He felt weak, so tired.
Steven was small, frail, he was still young, barely 17 years old. He watched the other, a moment, shyly pulling his thin clothes around himself as the cold bit at his skin. "I..I'm Steve..Steve Rogers..Are you alright..?" He asked tentatively, reaching out to touch them. Their body was covered and surrounded by gold shimmering dust and he couldn't help being curious. He halted though, realizing the other was nude.
"O-oh..you must be cold..I um..here.." The blond tugged off his thin coat that he had pulled on and handed it over to the other. "My house is close..if you want a place to get clothes, food.." He offered to the other, though he wasn't really sure how to act. Was this an angel? An alien? He didn't know what to do.
She wasn't looked after in the traditional sense, but Natasha wasn't about to let her friend hear about the horrors of the Red Room. She expected Steve to be angry that she lied to him, so his calm reaction honestly shocked her. "I don't know." Yes she did. Zola had told Steve she was born in 1984, and she did look to be about thirty, but… "It was a long time ago." Nat said softly. 'I just wanted to forget it, forget him, because…" She sighed, not able to meet his eyes. "I knew him. Not just in the student teacher way but…" she cleared her throat before explaining the 'affair', complete with the way she'd been promised to another man, and how neither she nor the Soldier seemed to give a damn.
"Don't be mad."
Until they took him and put him in cryo. Started to mess with his head more. Wiping him, making him their puppet.
She continued on with the more 'important' part of what she knew. Fighting styles, favored techniques and weaknesses she'd encountered in the Winter Soldier. Including the most important one. "He didn't kill me." Natasha finally looked up at Steve, her eyes shining slightly with tears. "He didn't kill me twice, and he didn't kill you, either." Which meant only on thing to her. "If we can make him remember us, remember what we both meant to him in the past, maybe we have a chance at getting him back."
Steve listened quietly, though anger bubbled inside him. He was mad she lied, that this was kept from him. This whole time she knew exactly who he was, knew his weaknesses, everything. It could have helped him so much sooner. He scrubbed a hand over his face and let out a soft sigh, shaking his head. "I see.." Was all he managed out, disappointment clear in his tone, but he got over it quickly, giving the woman a nod. "Fine then..I understand, kind of.." He said softly, looking up at Natasha as she then continued.
It was true that the man hadn't killed him. But why him? He didn't know who this man was, had he known him? The captain grabbed the folder, flipping it open and glancing over the information, searching for clues. "Why wouldn't he kill me..Natasha, who is he..?" He asked urgently. There were no photos of his face in this file and it was bothering him to no end that the winter soldier hadn't killed him. "I think you're right though…if we can get him to remember you..maybe we can correct his memory.." He added, giving an absent nod.
Steven was sitting at his usual table, doodling quietly as he listened to the passerby's. He had a few portraits of people he had seen walk by or sitting at the cafe. He was enjoying one of his days off, now that SHIELD was practically destroyed and even the Avengers were falling apart. No one had heard from Barton or Romanoff in a while and Tony had destroyed his suits. Banner was MIA since New York, and Thor was in Asgard. Sam was around but his wings were totaled.
The captain had spent a few months searching for Bucky, to no avail. He was taking a break, raking his brain for possibilities. He let out a small sigh, setting his pencil down as he looked up at the tall buildings, admiring the architecture.
He jumped when he heard his name, glancing at the young man standing in front of him. "Yes?" He asked tentatively, eying the other suspiciously. They knew him by name and he didn't think that he had ever met them before. Steve usually was quite cautious of meetings like this. "Do you need something?" He ask calmly.
Nat sighed, pulling out a folder from the bag at his side. He laid it on the table and slid it forward. Then he stepped back, and hesitated. How would he even breach the subject. The folder he had placed in front of Steve was new intelligence on there whereabouts of Barnes. Intel he had dug up himself. Photos, references, everything.
"You're not going to believe this …" He started lamely, pulling into himself. He stood there for a moment, hesitant, before growling at himself. He straightened himself and sat in the other chair at the table.
"Rogers. Look. That's up to date, as much as I could get it. HYDRA's after him too, they're not gone. Not completely. They didn't like me getting too close, I ran into one of their experimental weapons. It … changed me. It's me. It's Natasha." He finished, reaching over to flip open the folder and expose the first page.
"If you want to get to him before HYDRA, we're going to have to move. Tonight." He let the statement that he would be going with Steve lay open. He wasn't going to let Steve refuse him.
Steve blinked up at the boy, confused as he pulled the file out of his bag. He stared at the cover, his heart rate picking up as he stared at the title, knew what these were. But where was Natasha? Before he had a chance to speak, the man finally spoke up to explain himself. It startled him that he knew so much. He only discussed this with Sam and Natasha, so how did he kn- What?
The soldier's eyes widened and he stared at the other in shock, hesitating before shaking his head. "W-what? No..that..how?" He asked, more demanding to know. It was pretty unbelievable even for everything he had been through, but he supposed that it might be possible.
"Natasha.." He murmured softly, suddenly more concerned for her, his, well-being. "But this will be dangerous. I..I.." He trailed off as he noted the man's expression, causing Steve to shy away. "Fine..but we need to plan this out then.." He said quietly, so no one else would overhear him as he collected his books and the file. "Let's go to Stark Tower and talk privately." He added, already starting to walk away.
Steve had planned this training personally, preparing everyone for an upcoming mission. He was confident in his team and was sure they could handle it. He made sure to program it into the simulator before going to find his comrades. It didn't take long to send Tony and Natasha along, Hulk was all too eager to smash some things, Thor was in Asgard.
"Clint!" Steve called out, having already checked his quarters. "Time to train, lets move it." He called out, crossing his arms over his chest and waiting for the other to show himself. "You can blow things up? Come on." He shrugged softly, looking around for the man. "We need you, Hawkeye."
The Captain had them up at the buttcrack of dawn to do some training, or at least the other team members, the archer knew better and climbed up in vents to avoid him until he fell like rolling out of his makeshift nest.
Hearing his name, Clint rolled over and pulled the covers over his head, "Go away.." he grumbled from the vents. He'd get down to training soon enough, but too many people training at once was annoying and not how he really like to train. Knocking out the vent, Barton hung out of it a little, "Steve it's too early."
Steve placed his hands on his hips much like a scolding mother as the man refused to show himself. "Clint!" He growled, looking around as he tracked down his voice. When the man finally showed himself he rose a brow, glaring at the other."Early bird catches the worm." He smirked as he teased the man, nodding his head in the direction of the combat room. "Let's get a move on, Hawkeye."
He added and then threw his shield to hit the venting tube, causing it to vibrate with the clank. "Don't make me tell Jarvis to turn the heater on." The captain wasn't serious, but he decided that leaving the statement hanging would be more fun.
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Randy Travis to Plead Guilty in Drunk Driving Case
Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge, which will allow the singer to avoid jail time after his drunk driving arrest last August.
Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge, which will allow the singer to avoid jail time after his drunk driving arrest last August.
Randy Travis has pledged sobriety, and his lawyer says the singer is staying true to his word -- with a little help.
Randy Travis wont be spending any time behind bars, as long as he can adhere to the terms of his plea deal entered in regards to his misdemeanor assault case.
Last August, Randy Travis was arrested for suspicion of DWI -- reportedly while naked -- after driving his car into a Texas construction site. Yesterday (Jan. 10), Travis's blood-alcohol test came back and he will now be formally charged with driving while intoxicated.
Randy Travis entered a not guilty plea as a response to assault charges stemming from an August parking lot incident in Plano, Texas. The tangle at the Prestonwood Baptist Church resulted in the singer being charged with a Class C simple assault, which a spokesman for the Plano police described as something from a simply unwanted touch to any physical contact that doesn't cause pain or injury.
After a series of embarrassing public incidents involving alcohol, country star Randy Travis has given up drinking. His lawyer, Larry Friedman, tells TMZ that the troubled singer has "eliminated alcohol from his daily life."
Despite his pending legal troubles, Randy Travis hopes to return the focus to his superstar music career with an appearance on an upcoming new episode of 'CMT Crossroads.' The 'I Told You So' will converge at the 'Crossroads' with the critically-acclaimed folk act the Avett Brothers for an installment of the popular CMT series, which is set to debut on the network next month.
Last week, Randy Travis was cited with a Class C assault after a physical confrontation with his girlfriend's estranged husband in the parking lot of a Texas church. The husband, Dr. Ritchie Beougher, claims the country superstar did much worse than inflict an "unwanted touch" upon him.
Randy Travis is in the news again, but this time, it doesn't have to do with him being naked, intoxicated, assaulting someone, defending his lady friend or being near a church — all of which have been the scenarios for his previous brushes with the law this year. This time, a Chevrolet truck registered to Travis was found tipped over and abandoned in a field behind a Walmart in Frisco, Texas. The singer's lawyer, Larry Friedman, says Travis was not driving the vehicle nor was he responsible for its condition.
Sources say that Randy Travis was only defending his fianceé when he was charged with minor assault early Friday morning (Aug. 24), leaving many to wonder: Is the country legend getting married again soon?
Randy Travis is in trouble again. This time, he was involved in a fight outside a Texas church. TMZ is reporting, Travis was 'extremely drunk' and had to be taken to the hospital. Rumors are the fight was over a girl.
Driving apparently isn't the only thing Randy Travis did in the nude. He also shopped in the buff. Travis' DWI arrest gets more strange. According to the Denton Record-Chronical, Travis strolled into a convenience store, with nothing on, to buy cigarettes.


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The five most helpful kirby abilities for Kirby: Return To DreamlandHome / Nintendo Wii /
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The five most helpful kirby abilities
These are the top 5 helpful kirby abilities in the game.
Number 5: Spear is number 5 because spear can reach and hit stuff from far away, the Spear Copter is effective, does good damage to some bosses, and good for water levels.
Number 4: Bomb is number 4 because you can kill mostly any boss with ease with bomb and the controls of using bombs is very easy Tip: you can't jump more then once with a bomb in your hand.
Number 3: Hammer is number 3 because hammer can do tons of damage(just keep pressing 1)to all foes, is an ok weapon if you want to get passed the game quickly, and it's a good boss rusher.
Number 2: Spark(don't get mad if spark isn't number 1) because with spark you can keep shaking the wii remote and have a barrier that protects you from all non range attacks, spark's charge attack is really effective to all foes, and can make you get passed the game very fast since you can't get touched anymore.
Number 1: Torando is number 1 because all you have to do is press 1 and start moving very fast and invincible. Also, you can get passed mostly every level very fast and you don't have to always worry about getting hit because if you know how to land right and afterwards press one to be invincible you can pass mostly every level without getting hit.
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That's the story of our times, isn't it? Some 68% of media and entertainment executives say that the global economy is improving — up from 26% who felt the same way a year ago — according to consulting firm EY's latest Capital Confidence Barometer for the industry. But just 32% said that they plan to create jobs or hire talent over the next 12 months, a slight drop from last year's 35%, in the September survey of a panel of 56 execs representing all global regions. The silver lining is that just 13% said that they'd reduce their workforce, half the number who anticipated layoffs in 2012. What will execs do, then, if they have extra cash? Some 30% plan to pay down debt (vs 39% last year), 24% will pay shareholders dividends (vs 4%), 22% will invest in organic growth (vs 40%), 15% will do deals (vs 13%), and 9% will repurchase stock (vs 4%). Although execs expect to play things safe, 74% anticipate an increase in mergers and acquisitions. The biggest risks to the industry: increased global political instability (42%), continuation of the Eurozone crisis (24%), continued slow growth in China (19%), and a failure to manage the withdrawl of U.S. quantitative easing (15%).
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Sign of the times indeed. A so-called healthy economy now only benefits the executives but doesn't help the actual economy. They can all go pound sand.
Why hire three employees when you can force one to do the work of three, knowing that they will be so scared to lose their job that they will just keep their head down and work themselves into the grave?
Profits are up so why not give yourself a raise? After all, you're the CEO, the single reason why it all works.
The economic 'meltdown' of 2008 was the best thing to ever happen to CEOs. Check out the graphs of their salary raises (and check out Congress income while you're at it).
So much for the "job creators." Whenever some con starts raving about how great corporations and CEOs are, link to this article.


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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just wrapped up date #2 in NYC -- eating lunch at the swanky Serafina restaurant on the UES ... and it caused MAYHEM in the streets.
The pair just left the restaurant in a flash -- hopping straight into an idling car -- and they were swarmed by the biggest army of photographers we've seen in a long time.
The car then sped off -- taking the couple to the legendary toy store FAO Schwarz.
K & K have been romantically linked for years -- but TMZ broke the story this morning ... the pair is finally taking a stab at a public relationship, hitting up the movies last night for a real date.
Kim's worth an estimated $35 million ... Kanye an estimated $80 million -- so when a couple like that grabs lunch ... who pays?
hell let her pay...she only using him for his spotlight...i hope whatever he does he dont wanna marry her...wata waste...
I ain't sayin she's a gold digger....
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
two losers
They're honestly perfect for each other. They're both morons. So, it should work out very well for them.
Man, I hope he knocks her up because I'll laugh my F'ing ass off!
why do I have the urge to see Heidi and spencer, oh yeah that's right they are now the second worst couple in the world.
She could squeeze in another two marriages before the end of this year.
In my opinion they are perfect for each other. Keep the dogs off the streets.
Who knew Kanye was into fat chicks?
Would it be Scadenfreudian of me? Hypothetical prophesies abound.. Rhianna Redux?
I'm confused.....which one is the FAME WHORE?
I love the picture of Kimmy doing the walk of shame out of Kanye's place with her hair in a clip because its all ****ed up from a night of boinking with him....Hopefully Humps can use this in the divorce case to show Kimmy boinking another ghuy while they are still legally married...LMFAO!
Great here goes two weeks of stupid stories about these two and how much they are "in love"


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A Bounded Index Test to make Robust Heterogeneous Welfare Comparisons
AbstractDuring last decade, improved macroeconomic and budgetary conditions have allowed for fiscal reforms in several EU countries. The main aim behind personal income tax reforms across Europe has been to reduce the tax burden on labour and to encourage work – especially for less productive workers. In this context, Anglo Saxon countries and more recently Continental European countries, including Belgium, have shown increasing interest in tax-benefit instruments awarding monetary transfers or tax reductions, conditional on employment. Using a discrete hours labour supply model, this paper assesses the impact of the 2001 Belgian Tax Reform on female labour supply. Results suggest that labour supply responses are moderate but significant by international standards. Yet, due to an uneven calibration of tax rebates and in-works benefits, the potential labour supply responses are rather dispersed over the whole range of the income distribution. Consequently, the gains from the reform do not appear to be evenly distributed across taxpayers.
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Dodgers Designate Carlos Triunfel For Assignment
The Dodgers have have announced that they've designated infielder Carlos Triunfel for assignment. The move clears roster space for top outfield prospect Joc Pederson, who was promoted today.
Triunfel, 24, has received 16 plate appearances with the Dodgers this season. Formerly a top shortstop prospect with the Mariners, he also got cups of coffee with Seattle in 2012 and 2013 before the Dodgers claimed him in April. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Albuquerque and hit .223/.256/.330 in 321 plate appearances, not an impressive performance in a favorable environment for hitters.
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Dodgers Promote Joc Pederson
The Dodgers have promoted top prospect Joc Pederson, Ryan Walton of Valley Bay News tweets. Pederson still needs to be added to their 40-man roster.
Pederson is in the midst of an offensive season that's brilliant even in the desert air of Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .303/.435/.582 in 553 plate appearances. MLB.com currently ranks Pederson the No. 18 prospect in baseball, praising his power (he has 33 home runs so far this season) and plate discipline, but noting that he needs to work on hitting left-handers. Before the season, Baseball America ranked Pederson at No. 34, and ESPN's Keith Law had him at No. 41.
BA's Prospect Handbook 2014 ranked Pederson the No. 1 prospect in the Dodgers system, noting that he receives comparisons to players like Curtis Granderson and Jim Edmonds. The Granderson comparison might be apt — Pederson is a lefty hitter who draws plenty of walks and also strikes out a lot, with 149 whiffs so far this year at Triple-A. Whether Pederson will be able to overcome those minor league strikeouts as smoothly as Granderson did remains to be seen, but he's still an exciting talent with strong tools across the board. He can play all three outfield positions, and he mostly played center with Albuquerque.
Where Pederson will fit with the Dodgers right now is unclear, however. The Dodgers have a number of outfielders who are either performing well (Yasiel Puig, Scott Van Slyke) or very expensive (Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier), and they'll need to sort through them in order to find playing time for Pederson.
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NL West Notes: Hanley, Kemp, Ross, Rosario
It was on this day in 1890 that the Dodgers (then playing in Brooklyn and using the rather non-intimidating "Bridegrooms" nickname) swept a triple-header over the Pirates. This was one of the season's many highlights for the Dod..er, Bridegrooms as they went on to win the franchise's first National League pennant.
Here's some news from around the NL West…
- If Hanley Ramirez leaves the Dodgers in free agency, it could be for an American League team that could give him the occasional rest day at DH, Peter Gammons writes. Ramirez could also go to a team in need of third base help if he's willing to switch positions. As recently reported, the Dodgers are wary of giving Ramirez a long-term contract due to concerns about his durability and defense.
- Ramirez's departure would also make it very unlikely that the Dodgers would trade Matt Kemp, Gammons adds. Without Ramirez, the Dodgers will need Kemp to help balance a lineup that would have only one other notable right-handed bat in Yasiel Puig.
- Cody Ross knows he'll be fighting for playing time with the Diamondbacks next season, but the veteran outfielder tells Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that he plans to be fully recovered from the career-threatening hip fracture he suffered in August 2013.
- The Rockies could use an upgrade at catcher next season, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post opines. Wilin Rosario has struggled with injuries and performance this season, plus his defense is still a work in progress; Saunders thinks that Rosario's focus on his glovework may have also been a reason for his dropoff at the plate. Rosario will be eligible for arbitration for the first time this offseason.
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A's Closing In On Deal For Adam Dunn
9:30am: The A's are closing in on a trade for Dunn, Olney tweets.
9:00am: The Giants are no longer a potential landing spot for Dunn, according to Olney (Twitter link).
8:45am: Rosenthal tweets that the A's are the front-runners to acquire Dunn, who is willing to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade to Oakland.
8:34am: The Giants, A's and one other club are pursuing Dunn, Rosenthal further reports (Twitter links). Oakland is indeed on Dunn's no-trade list, but Dunn will consider allowing a trade for a chance to win in the postseason, he adds. Meanwhile, ESPN's Buster Olney hears that the Dodgers are still in discussion with the White Sox on Dunn (Twitter link).
8:31am: The Giants and A's are both looking to make a late trade for White Sox slugger Adam Dunn, reports Tom Verducci of SI.com. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that there was a lot of chatter yesterday that Dunn could be moved in advance of the Sept. 1 deadline for postseason eligibility. Rosenthal also notes that Dunn has a limited no-trade clause, and while the teams on that list aren't known, Oakland frequently finds itself listed on players' no-trade clauses.
However, as Verducci notes, Dunn leads all active players in games played without a postseason appearance, and he's also discussed the possibility of retiring after the season. With those factors in mind, it's hard to imagine Dunn blocking a trade to a team with a good chance of providing him with the first playoff experience of his 14-year career.
Players acquired via trade after Aug. 31 are not eligible for their new team's postseason roster, making today somewhat of a soft trade deadline (we of course have seen trades take place after Sept. 1). As such, it wouldn't be a shock to see Dunn (and/or others) on the move, and the White Sox certainly aren't averse to trading veterans, having just dealt Alejandro De Aza to the Orioles last night.
While there haven't been reports on Dunn clearing revocable trade waivers, his $15MM salary and defensive limitations both make him a candidate to clear waivers. If that has happened, he's free to be dealt to any team, and that would certainly seem to be the implication in Verducci's article, as he notes that the Dodgers also inquired on Dunn but aren't considered a fit. The "Big Donkey" is owed about $2.54MM in September, so Chicago GM Rick Hahn could sweeten a potential trade by offering to pay some or all of Dunn's remaining salary.
Dunn hit his 20th homer of the season yesterday and has posted a .220/.340/.433 batting line on the season as a whole. His platoon issues have been building for years, and they're very apparent in 2014, as he's hitting just .154/.274/.288 with two homers against southpaws and .232/.351/.457 against righties. Dunn could be used as a bench bat for the Giants and perhaps a platoon option at DH for the A's. Clearly, he could play a bigger role in Oakland than in San Francisco, and for what it's worth, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets that A's GM Billy Beane has told him that he "loves" Dunn in the past.
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Trade Talks For Bartolo Colon Quieting
THURSDAY: Mets GM Sandy Alderson implied that Colon isn't likely to be dealt as it stands right now, given the current state of trade talks, tweets Rubin. "I would say right now there's a lot less going on than some people speculate," said Alderson.
That quote meshes with a tweet from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, who heard from a Dodgers source that it was "doubtful" the team would make a move for Colon with Hyun-jin Ryu nearing a return from the DL.
WEDNESDAY, 10:21pm: The Dodgers seem not to have serious interest in adding Colon, according to a tweet from Peter Gammons of GammonsDaily.com. The lack of pressing demand may make it difficult for the Mets to achieve their asking price on the veteran hurler; the team is "looking for quality prospects in return," one executive tells Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com (Twitter link).
1:42pm: The Royals haven't been in touch with the Mets regarding Colon since prior to the trade deadline, a source tells Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (Twitter link).
TUESDAY: Right-hander Bartolo Colon cleared waivers yesterday due to his 2015 salary, and the Mets are receiving "definite interest" in the 41-year-old, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News tweeted last night. By clearing waivers, Colon became eligible to be traded to any team, but interested parties do have some "trepidation" regarding his $11MM salary for 2015. This morning, Martino has a full column published with further details on the interest in Colon.
Martino spoke with one AL executive who expects the Angels, Dodgers and Royals to be the most active teams in the Colon market, though as Martino notes, Kansas City might not be able to afford the aging righty. The Mets were said to be willing to eat about $2MM of the remaining salary on Colon's contract in late July, and nothing has changed on that front at this time, Martino reports. Were the Mets to absorb that much money and then wait until Aug. 31 to move Colon (thereby minimizing the financial commitment for a rival club), Colon would be owed $10.52MM for September 2014 (plus the playoffs) and the entirety of the 2015 campaign.
The Mets are interested in not only clearing the bulk of Colon's salary but also in receiving a decent return in terms of prospects, which further complicates the situation. A second executive from a team that is interested in Colon tells Martino, "Everyone is scared of next year," suggesting that it might be difficult for GM Sandy Alderson to receive a solid prospect or two while simultaneously clearing significant payroll.
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Dodgers, Phillies Complete Roberto Hernandez Trade
AUG. 28: The Phillies have announced that they've acquired right-hander Victor Arano as the second player in the Hernandez trade. The 19-year-old Arano ranked as the Dodgers' No. 14 prospect on MLB.com's midseason Top 20 list.
Arano totaled a 4.08 ERA with 8.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 86 innings of work at Class-A Great Lakes this season, making 15 starts and eight relief appearances. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com praise Arano's 90-91 mph fastball (which tops out at 94 mph) and slider, though they note that his changeup needs more work. Still, Arano is physically mature for a teenager and shows an advanced feel for pitching, per the MLB.com duo, who project him as a starter in the long term despite the fact that he's presently had more success in the bullpen.
AUG. 16: The Phillies have announced that one of the two players they're acquiring from the Dodgers is second baseman Jesmuel Valentin, a 2012 first-round pick from Puerto Rico who was hitting .282/.352/.433 for Class A Great Lakes as a 20-year-old. Heading into the season, Baseball America's Prospect Handbook 2014 listed him as the Dodgers' 22nd-best prospect, projecting him as a utility player. MLB.com ranked him at No. 13 in the Dodgers' system and was somewhat more optimistic, suggesting he lacks power but could be the sort of hitter who typically bats second in a team's batting order. He is the son of former big-league infielder Jose Valentin.
AUG. 7: The Phillies announce that they have traded Roberto Hernandez to the Dodgers for two players to be named later or cash considerations. The Phillies placed Hernandez, along with a number of other players, on revocable waivers on Saturday.
The Phillies signed Hernandez to a one-year, $4.5MM deal last winter, and he posted a 3.87 ERA with 5.6 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9 in 121 innings for them, with a strong 52.0% ground ball rate. He has gotten good results recently, with a 2.18 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break. Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, has played parts of nine seasons, also spending time with the Indians and Rays.
Hernandez's role with the Dodgers is unclear. Obviously, they have a strong rotation featuring Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Hyun-Jin Ryu. Josh Beckett has, however, struggled in three outings since returning from the disabled list with a hip injury, and Matt Gelb of the Inquirer tweets that Hernandez will start in Beckett's place Friday.
For the Phillies, the move marks their first trade of a veteran since their very quiet trade deadline. It may have helped them that Hernandez's contract was a relatively easy one to trade. The Phillies are currently 51-63 and in last place in the NL East.
ESPN's Jayson Stark first tweeted that the Phillies would get two "lower-level minor leaguers," and MLB.com's Todd Zolecki tweeted that the Phillies would select them from a group of players.
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Paco Rodriguez, Antonio Bastardo Change Agencies
Left-handed relievers Paco Rodriguez and Antonio Bastardo have changed agencies, according to Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal. Rodriguez, formerly represented by BKK Sports, will be joining the MVP Sports Group and is now represented by agency president Dan Lozano. Bastardo, who had been represented by ACES, is now a client of Greg Genske of the Legacy Agency.
The 23-year-old Rodriguez blitzed through the minor leagues and was the first 2012 draftee to appear in the Major Leagues, as he made his debut on Sept. 9, 2012, just months after being selected in the second round. He was a lights-out setup man for the Dodgers in 2013, but he has somewhat curiously spent much of the 2014 campaign at Triple-A (perhaps due to some September/postseason struggles last year).
Rodriguez turned in a 2.35 ERA with a 63-to-19 K/BB ratio in 53 2/3 innings for the Dodgers in 2013 and has posted a 4.35 ERA in 10 1/3 innings this season. Overall, he's notched a 2.52 ERA with 80 strikeouts against 26 walks in 71 1/3 innings out of the Dodgers' bullpen. He has struggled against right-handers in 2014, yielding a .250/.395/.469 batting line between the Majors and Minors. He's currently on the DL with a strained teres major muscle in his left shoulder but is expected to return in September.
Bastardo, who will turn 29 next month, is heading into his final offseason of arbitration eligibility before hitting the free agent market. He's earning $2MM this season and has produced a 4.47 ERA with 11.3 K/9 and 5.0 BB/9 in 54 1/3 innings. Since cementing himself as a member of the Phillies' bullpen back in 2011, Bastardo has pitched to a 3.48 ERA with 11.6 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9 in 207 big league innings. He's held opposing lefties to a .188/.286/.345 batting line in his career, though right-handed hitters have a similarly feeble .655 OPS against Bastardo.
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Quick Hits: Escobar, Rodon, Prado, Colon, Rosario
25 years ago today, Bart Giamatti banned Pete Rose from Major League Baseball for life for gambling on the game. As Bleacher Report's Scott Miller points out, the next year could be a turning point for Rose, as Rob Manfred replaces Bud Selig as commissioner and MLB prepares to host the All-Star Game in Cincinnati next July. Miller suggests it's time for baseball to give its all-time hits leader a second chance. Here's more from around the game.
- The Athletics recently claimed Yunel Escobar from the Rays on revocable waivers, but Escobar does not want to play for Oakland, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman writes. "I am very concerned with Yunel having been selected on waivers by Oakland," says Escobar's agent, Alex Esteban. "While I believe Oakland is an excellent organization, I don't feel that it is the best organization for him." Esteban adds that Escobar has a good relationship with Rays manager Joe Maddon. Of course, Escobar does not have a no-trade clause and cannot block a trade to the A's, but his disinterest in playing for them is one variable to keep in mind as the situation develops. Escobar has stayed out of trouble in Tampa, but he did not get along with Bobby Cox in Atlanta and received a suspension for a homophobic slur while playing for Toronto.
- White Sox top prospect Carlos Rodon dominated Sunday in his second career start for Triple-A Charlotte. Rodon pitched four innings and struck out eight batters, including five of the last six he faced. Less than two months after signing as the third overall pick in the draft, Rodon is already pitching well at the highest level of the minor leagues.
- Martin Prado and Brandon McCarthy have played well since the Yankees traded for them this summer, writes Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com. Prado played mostly third base with the Diamondbacks, but since being traded he's played there sparingly, instead appearing more often in right field and at second base. That's not surprising, given that the Yankees had acquired Chase Headley the previous week. "They talked to me about that the first day before I even stepped out on the field," says Prado. "I had this experience in the past with the Braves. It's not like I haven't done it."
- The most likely destination for Bartolo Colon is either the Angels or Dodgers, one executive tells Adam Rubin of ESPN New York (via Twitter). The Tigers don't have the money for him, Rubin writes. The Mets placed Colon on revocable waivers on Saturday. Rubin tweets that he does not think the Mets will get rid of Colon simply to avoid paying him his $11MM salary next year.
- Wilin Rosario is dealing with a wrist injury just as he might be coming to a fork in the road with the Rockies, Nick Groke of the Denver Post writes. Rosario is eligible for arbitration after the season and he hasn't made an overwhelming case to start next season, hitting .248/.289/.399 while concentrating on improving his defense. One element possibly in Rosario's favor, though, is that there won't be many good catchers available on the free agent market — Russell Martin is the only obvious starting-caliber catcher.
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NL West Notes: Lincecum, Petit, Colon, D'Backs, Rockies
The Giants are weighing whether or not to continue with beleaguered right-hander Tim Lincecum in their rotation, writes John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle. Lincecum himself offered a frank, expletive-laced assessment of his recent performance and sounded aware that he may not make his next start. Shea spoke with manager Bruce Bochy about rotation candidate Yusmeiro Petit's struggles as a starter and excellence in the bullpen this year, with Bochy calling Petit's rotation work too small of sample to judge. Petit's recent bullpen work, however, has been nothing short of incredible, if not historic. He's retired 38 consecutive batters, striking out 16. As Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com points out (on Twitter), Petit is seven batters shy of matching the Major League record for most consecutive hitters retired. Lincecum, who is in the first season of a two-year, $35MM extension, has a 9.49 ERA over his past six starts and has totaled just 24 2/3 innings in that time. Baggarly tweets that for now, the team's Thursday starter is listed as "TBA."
Here's more from the NL West…
- While the most commonly linked team to Bartolo Colon (who is currently on revocable waivers) has been the Angels, ESPN's Buster Olney writes in his daily blog that the injury-plagued Dodgers are a candidate to place a claim as well (ESPN Insider required). Olney points out that Colon's start against the Dodgers tonight could serve as an audition.
- Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa feels that his team can post a winning record in 2015, he tells Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. La Russa feels that the D'Backs can make improvements with their current roster solely by improving their approach at the plate and improving their baserunning, but he also cites the desire to make "two or three impactful moves" in the offseason, including the addition of at least one hitter and at least one pitcher.
- Zach Buchanan of the Arizona Republic writes that the D'Backs are in evaluation mode with middle infielders Chris Owings, Didi Gregorius, and Nick Ahmed. Additionally, the club is trying to determine how to mix in veterans Aaron Hill and Cliff Pennington. For the time being, GM Kevin Towers tells Buchanan that Owings will see more time at second base with Gregorius getting a look at short, but that doesn't mean Owings is being converted to a second baseman full-time. Hill, meanwhile, will see action at third, though a full-time transition there would block prospect Jake Lamb, Buchanan notes. In my view, Pennington is a non-tender candidate following the season and Ahmed could use more work at Triple-A, leaving three infielders for two spots. Hill is guaranteed $12MM in 2015 and again in 2016, making him difficult to trade, but any number of clubs would likely be interested in Owings, Gregorius or Ahmed in trades.
- The Rockies are further away from contending now than they were at the beginning of the season, opines Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Saunders looks at Colorado's pitching predicament, noting that Tyler Chatwood will miss the 2015 season due to Tommy John surgery and Jhoulys Chacin's shoulder cannot be relied upon. Brett Anderson's injuries make it difficult to exercise his $12MM option, and Jorge De La Rosa could end up pitching elsewhere, as several sources with whom Saunders has conversed feel that there's only a 50-50 chance he returns. Add in the persistent trade rumors regarding Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez — Saunders feels the latter is more likely to go — and the offseason is rife with question marks and uncertainty.
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West Notes: Dodgers, Aiken, Padres, Posey, Angels
The Dodgers will change their Triple-A affiliation from Albuquerque to the Oklahoma City RedHawks next season, Michael Baldwin of the Oklahoman reports. Oklahoma City is currently affiliated with the Astros. Mandalay Baseball Properties will reportedly sell the RedHawks to a group tied to the Dodgers for a sum in the $22MM to $28MM range. Baldwin writes that the Dodgers are trying to get out of Albuquerque, a difficult environment in which to evaluate prospects because its park is so favorable to hitters. The move is part of what could be a big shakeup in the Pacific Coast League, with the Athletics also moving from Sacramento to Nashville (currently a Brewers affiliate) and the Giants moving from Fresno to Sacramento. It's unclear where the Astros and Brewers will end up in such a scenario. Here's more from the West divisions.
- Brady Aiken may have selected a junior college after being selected first overall and then going unsigned in a dispute with the Astros, MLB.com's Jim Callis tweets. Aiken could end up at Yavapai JC in Arizona, which has helped develop future big-leaguers like Curt Schilling, Kole Calhoun, Bob Milacki, Billy Hatcher and Kyle Blanks.
- Carlos Quentin is likely "on his way out" with the Padres, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes in a recent chat. Quentin is under contract for $8MM in 2015, but the Padres likely won't want to keep him, given his struggles to stay healthy. (What they might do with him is a different question — it's hard to imagine Quentin having much trade value, given that he's hit poorly in limited action this season.) Seth Smith and Rymer Liriano are the only near-locks for spots in the San Diego outfield next year, Lin writes.
- With Andrew Susac emerging as a potential starting option at catcher and Buster Posey showing signs of wear, the Giants might consider moving Posey to a new position in the future, Alex Pavlovic of the Mercury News writes. The Giants have no plans to move Posey at this time, however. If Posey does eventually move, he will probably move to first base.
- With Garrett Richards out for the rest of the season, the Angels will presumably be looking for pitching, and Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com has a list of pitchers who might be available. Given the obstacles to making August trades, perhaps it's no surprise that it isn't an incredibly inspiring list, with some of the better options possibly being either unwilling to play for the Angels (A.J. Burnett, who can block trades to West Coast teams) or unlikely to make it all the way to them on waivers (Mat Latos).
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Talking of remixes, I also have a new one out for The Gulf Gate Project on their Toast & Jam Recordings label. Check out Silicon Soul (RuN RiOT Remix) on Soundcloud or Beatport.
To say thanks for your continued support I have put together a 3rd 'Back to the Bassbins' minimix and it's FREE for you to download right here. It contains 49 tracks in 57 minutes ;) The track listing is up on Soundcloud.
New vid coming soon! TY