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WASHINGTON - Snowmageddon. The Commute from Hell.
The last two years have featured treacherous weather in the D.C. region that's spawned not only nicknames but traffic snarls, power outages and fury at Old Man Winter himself (not to mention the federal government.)
But with today marking the start of meteorological winter, area transportation departments say they're ready for the season's worst.
D.C.'s Department of Public Works says it now has contracts in place for heavy equipment that will help city crews clear large amounts of snow, which was a big problem during the back-to-back blizzards of 2010 that led President Barack Obama and others to dub the storms "Snowmageddon."
The District's snow team is made up of more than 700 members and nearly 250 pieces of equipment, and was deployed 20 times during last year's snow season. Find out more about DPW's snow removal system here.
In Virginia, state Department of Transportation spokesperson Tamara Rollison says they've set aside more money for treating and plowing this year, thanks to the flakes that have fallen during the last two.
"The snow budget...for this winter is $126 million -- that's a $20 million increase over last year's budget because we've had heavier than predicted snowfalls over the last two years," Rollison says.
VDOT also is urging people to stay off the roads when bad weather threatens. Rollison adds now is the time for motorists to stock up on emergency supplies to stow in the car in case they get stranded.
"You may be in your car when a storm hits, it's just a situation you can't help," she says. "This is the time to prepare yourself."
Click here for more winter weather tips from VDOT.
In Maryland, meanwhile, the State Highway Administration has unveiled a new tool to fight heavy snowfall this season: The "tow plow" can clear two lanes in one pass.
A standard dump truck with a plow costs $150,000. The tow plow attachment costs $86,000, or about 57 percent of the cost of a second truck.
And as for the feds? They've rolled out changes to their snow policy to help avoid any more anti-government angst.
WTOP's Michelle Basch contributed to this report. Follow Michelle and WTOP on Twitter.
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• Cut the corporate income tax rate to 28 percent for most businesses, and 25 percent for manufacturers
• Expand community college training programs and create 45 manufacturing innovation institutes over 10 years
• Eliminate tax loopholes that send jobs overseas
• Convene CEOs to find better ways to train and rehire long-term unemployed persons
• Increase the minimum wage
• Increase investments and incentives for "clean energy" projects, including money for carbon capture technology
• Simplify the tax code for small businesses and eliminate many current exemptions
President Obama's speech at Amazon in Chattanooga
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Photo Highlights of the President's VisitPresident Barack Obama greets audience members after speaking Tuesday at Amazon in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
President Barack Obama came to Republican-leaning Tennessee on Tuesday to pitch a new fiscal deal to cut corporate tax rates in exchange for more government spending on jobs, education and infrastructure.
Obama was warmly greeted by nearly 2,000 employees and their guests at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga — a 1 million-square-foot distribution center the president hailed as an example of America's economic rebound.
But GOP lawmakers generally spurned Obama's offer of a "grand bargain," claiming the president was simply repackaging proposals already rejected by Congress.
"If we're going to break free of the same old arguments, where I propose an idea and Republicans say no because it's my idea, let me try offering something that serious people in both parties should be able to support: a deal that simplifies the tax code for our businesses and creates good jobs with good wages for the middle class," Obama said.
The president said the U.S. corporate tax rate of up to 35 percent — one of the highest business tax rates in the world — should be cut to no more than 28 percent, and only 25 percent for manufacturing businesses. The 25 percent rate for manufacturing matches what Republican Mitt Romney proposed in his presidential campaign.
Obama said reforming the corporate tax code by ending many tax exemptions and loopholes would allow the tax rate to be cut and still fund "significant investment in creating middle-class jobs." The president billed the proposal as the first of a series of offers he plans to make as part of a campaign to help the middle class and avoid a government shutdown when federal spending bumps up against the current debt ceiling this fall.
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., one of a handful of GOP senators meeting regularly with the White House on budget issues, lambasted the administration Tuesday for seeking to split corporate tax reform from individual rates.
"You can't do that," Isakson said. "That'll never fly."
The office of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, complained that Obama's plan was simply a repackaging of proposals the White House has always supported.
"It's the opposite of a concession," said spokesman Brendan Buck, noting that Republicans want to link a corporate tax overhaul with changes in the individual tax code.
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. said "people in Tennessee don't want a 'grand bargain'; they want a plan to create jobs that cuts taxes, regulation, and litigation."
Republican members of Congress skipped the speech, staying in Washington for congressional committee meetings Tuesday in advance of next week's August recess.
The only member of the state's 11-member congressional delegation who attended was U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, a Nashville Democrat.
During the speech to a largely Chattanooga audience, Obama referred to Cooper as "your congressman." Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann is actually Chattanooga's congressman.
Last week, Fleischmann sent out a mock post card lambasting Obama's policies. Fleischmann and other Republicans offered little support for Obama's offer to cut the business tax rate.
President Obama's visit to ChattanoogaPresident Barack Obama waves at the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama is traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn., to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector.
U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn, who also didn't attend, said Obama's speech "reflects he still does not grasp how jobs are created and an economy is rebuilt. His misguided approach of more government intervention might help create jobs in Washington, D.C., but not here in Tennessee."
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Obama "is right about the need for corporate tax reform, but in order to be fair to small unincorporated businesses, corporate tax reform needs to be accompanied by reform of the individual tax code." Money saved from closing tax loopholes over the long term "should not be spent, but should be used to lower tax rates to make American businesses more competitive worldwide," Alexander said.
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., another Republican involved in talks with the White House on a budget deal, said "the details matter in these things" and he looked forward to talking today with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough about Obama's tax proposals.
While Obama offered the prospect of a lower corporate tax rate, he also continued to call for more government spending on roads, schools, research and education. He got the biggest applause when he voiced support for a higher minimum wage, immigration reform and his health care reform plan.
Republicans blame Obamacare and government regulations for holding back the economy more than three years after the recession officially ended. House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick, a Chattanoogan whose district includes Amazon, said he was "disappointed" Obama's policies weren't more "middle of the road."
"I was glad to see him in Chattanooga but wasn't terribly impressed with his speech," McCormick said of Obama's remarks. "The speech was pretty much a campaign-style, sort of a class warfare, anti-business partisan speech."
But Obama insisted the economy grows best when it expands "from the middle out" and he urged Congress to fund programs to create more construction jobs and to end the budget sequestration cuts that the Congressional Budget Office estimates will cost the economy as many as 700,000 jobs this year.
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One to depart from the TAC Air terminal at Lovell Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. President Obama visited the Amazon Fulfillment Center as part of his cross-country trip aimed at jump-starting his economic agenda. This was his first trip to the Scenic City since he took office as president.Photo by Dan Henry.
"If we're going to give businesses a better deal, we're going to have to give workers a better deal, too," Obama said.
The president said he wants to create 45 new manufacturing innovation institutes around the country in the next decade and remove what he said are unfair tax incentives that encourage businesses to locate overseas.
Obama said the U.S. economy has added 7.2 million private-sector jobs in the past 40 months and the U.S. is now exporting more goods than ever and is producing more renewable energy and natural gas than at any time in history.
"We've cleared away the rubble from the financial crisis and begun to lay a new foundation for a stronger, more durable economic growth," he said.
Despite the Republican criticism of Obama's spending plans and deficit budgets, state Rep. JoAnne Favors, D-Chattanooga, praised the president's speech.
"I can't say enough how great it was to have President Obama choose Chattanooga to present his plan to grow the middle class," she said. "Instead of launching attacks, President Obama is offering solutions."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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text: Only the Jung can say by John Hayward 4 Feb 2013 post a comment Share This: In response to The Jung and Restless: Another thing I find interesting about the credential fetish is that it elevates potential over actual achievement; we are supposed to get excited about the marvelous educational and political backgrounds of the elite, rather than take a cold hard look at what they actually did, or failed to do. This mirrors the way socialism, the ultimate triumph of intellectual hype over experience, is always judged according to its promises, never its results. Has there ever been a better example of this phenomenon than the current occupant of the White House? He's the "brilliant academic" nobody can remember from school, the "Constitutional expert" who seems vague about some of the basic principles and history of the Constitution, the back-bench Senator who scarcely bothered to show up for votes, and the "community organizer" whose organized community we were strictly forbidden to examine. I seem to remember something about a $10,000 gazebo, though. The modern academic's idea of a "meritocracy" is a system in which the "right" people can never be wrong - why, the only problem with Obama's wasted trillion-dollar stimulus is that it wasn't big enough! Meanwhile, the "wrong" people should be ashamed of themselves for their surly disobedience and lack of faith in their betters, which has caused so many brilliant central plans to come up far short of how they should have performed. Utopia: where evaluation ends with graduation.


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Henna Restaurant
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I've been thinking this week that, while I don't lead a charmed life, I'm certainly leading an interesting one--or maybe it's leading me. I've been mostly lucky in my culinary adventures too. On a few occasions, my fellow diners have made the evening extraordinary. Once, in New York, my family and I were literally swept off the sidewalk and into an Asian wedding feast by ecstatic relatives of the bride. Something of the sort happened to C.C. and me on a recent Saturday night. We'd been to see an Iranian film, which was full of women wearing billowing veils. An hour later, we walked into Henna Restaurant and found ourselves in a sea of saris at a festive birthday celebration.
The parents of the birthday girl, who must have been about 5 years old, were a handsome couple, he in dark suit and handlebar mustache, she in flowing white silks. We sat, sipping sodas and munching on a basket of Indian flatbreads cut and fried into crackers, and watched the guests arrive. Most came forward to greet the host couple. But when an old woman hobbled in on the arm of what looked like her daughter or daughter-in-law, the father hurried forward to greet her, taking her small hands, kissing her on both cheeks, leading her to a seat of honor at the far end of the room. Later in the evening, another grandmother arrived and settled in with her family next to our table. They weren't part of the birthday crowd, but their youngest, a girl of about 10, got pulled into the cake-cutting festivities. Cake was brought to their table, and then the first grandmother was brought over. The two old women, both in saris the color of pale ivory, kissed one another on both cheeks. A chair was moved so they could sit and talk. It was a beautiful small moment, made more so for encapsulating that thing rarely seen in this country now, reverence for age.
And so the meal passed for us in a sort of happy daze, and we didn't mind that some of the dishes on the small menu were unavailable, or that service was mostly geared toward the 50-odd party guests.
Oh, yes, about the food. Henna's serves Indian and Pakistani cuisine. Go now, before they decide to Westernize and tone down the searing heat in the karahi.
Soup wasn't available when we sat down to eat, neither the chicken corn nor the soup du jour (both $2), so we started with an order of fiery pakoras ($2.50), a dozen fritters composed of peas and onions and spice in an orange-colored chickpea batter. Most Indian restaurants serve both a fiery coriander chutney and a sweet tamarind sauce for dipping; Henna's only serves the former, and it will clear your head in an instant. The samosas ($2), two small pies containing peas and potatoes, were freshly fried, crisp, and delicious, a good appetizer for those wary of strong spice.
For her main course, C.C. had a biryani, a sweet rice dish composed of meat or seafood and nuts and fruit. There is no seafood biryani at Henna, at least not yet, so C.C. asked for the chicken ($9.99). She got a huge twin-handled serving dish containing well-prepared basmati rice, snippets of fresh herbs (most noticeably coriander), plenty of chopped almonds, some cashews, caramelized onions, barely discernible dried apricot, and a half-dozen tender hunks of chicken. C.C., who adores fresh coriander and prefers her biryani on the savory rather than sweet side, was delighted. "I would definitely come back for this," she said, tucking bits of rice and chicken into the pieces of nan bread that accompanied our meal. She sipped her mango lassi ($2.25), a cooling fruit-flavored yogurt drink, with relish.
My own choice, the kebab karahi ($9.99), was served in a copper-bottomed bowl. The kebab itself, of lean ground beef, had a hearty, grilled taste. But what made the dish was the sauce--more of a thick paste, really--of searing hot chilies, tomato, coriander, and sizable parings of ginger. Lip-tingling but divine. I made use of the accompanying plate of raw veggies to cool the heat.
Of the four desserts listed, only one, the kheer (Indian rice pudding, $2), was available, so we shared a dish and drank cups of milky, mildly sweet cardamom tea ($1). The kheer was cold but not sweet, and lacked the cinnamon and vanilla flavors one usually finds. Like the rest of our meal, this dish struck me as honest and unadorned, the way you might find it in someone's kitchen.
It had been a lovely day, full of the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of other worlds. We had spent relatively little and came away with a lot, including pakoras and biryani for the next day's lunch.


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21 December 2007
Harlequins v Saracens Saturday 22nd December 3pm
Current Form
� Harlequins have had a poor Heineken Cup campaign and lost both their back to back matches to Bristol. They are now eliminated from the competition with 2 matches still to play.
� They are bottom of Pool 3 with no wins and only a home draw against Cardiff Blues to show for their efforts.
� They are better placed in the Guinness Premiership winning 4 of their opening 7 matches to occupy 5th position in the league, 6 points behind leaders Gloucester.
� Harlequins have won all 4 of their league matches this season at the Stoop.
� 18 of their 21 league points have come on home turf.
� Saracens pulled off a remarkable comeback at Viadana on Saturday scoring 31 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Italians 34-26.
� They stay top of Heineken Cup Pool 4, 2 points ahead of the erratic Biarritz and have an excellent chance of reaching the quarter-final stage.
� With 159 points scored, they are the highest scorers in theHeineken Cup this season.
� Saracens are also going well in the Guinness Premiership winning 5 of their 7 opening matches. They are 3rd in the table, 4 points behind leaders Gloucester and 2 ahead of Saturday's opponents Harlequins.
� They have won 3 of their 4 away games, the only defeat coming at Sale.
� Harlequins and Saracens have met 20 times in the league since 1997.
� Harlequins have won 8, Saracens 11 and 1 game ended in a draw.
� Saracens completed a league double over Harlequins last season.
� Harlequins have won 7 of the 10 matches played at the Stoop.
Trends and Trivia
� 15 of the 17 individual tries Harlequins have scored this season have been scored by their back line.
� With 5, Harlequins have had the most players in the league receive a yellow card this season.
� Defences are likely to be on top early in this match.Quins have only conceded 15 points in total in the first 20 minutes of matches and Sarries only 19.
� Chris Malone of Harlequins tops the points scoring charts after 7 rounds with 86 to his name.
� He has scored the most penalties in the league, 14 and also missed the most,12.
� Steve So'oialo has scored most tries for Harlequins this season with 3.
� Saturday could see the Guinness Premiership debuts of Saracens new international signings Chris Jack and Brent Russell.
� Glen Jackson has scored 49 points for Saracens this season, 1 more than Gordon Ross on 48.
� Saracens Richard Haughton and Adam Powell are equal second behind Lesley Vainikolo on 4 tries each.


text: On 26 Nov 2009, at 3:11 PM, Martha Sieting wrote: > I keep looking for a good DARK molasses cookie recipe - the kind that are soft and chewy, crackled on top and dark mahogany in color. The new Penzey's catalog that just came has a nice-sounding molasses cookie in it, but it uses white sugar. Can I just substitute the equivalent amount of dark brown sugar or is there some specified conversion (1 c white sugar = 3/4 c dark brown or some such)? > > Alternatively, does anyone have a dark molasses cookie they'd be willing to share? Ask and ye shall receive. Joe Froggers Uncle Joe was an old man who made the best molasses cookies (treacle biscuits) in Marblehead, Massachusetts. They were called Joe Froggers because they were as big and dark as the frogs in Uncle Joe's pond. Fishermen found they kept well at sea, and traded them for rum, one of Joe's secret ingredients. Wet Ingredients 3/4 C unsalted butter, softened (not melted -- do this the long, slow way) 1 C sugar 1 C dark molasses 1/4 C rum (or milk, if you're anti-rum) Dry Ingredients: 4 C all-purpose flour, sifted to aerate 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/8 tsp ground allspice In a LARGE mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds, or hand-beat for about 3 minutes, until the color lightens a bit. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add molasses and rum; beat to combine fully. In a MEDIUM mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients, in order. While beating or stirring the wet ingredients, add dry ingredients to the larger mixing bowl, about 1/2 C to 1 C at a time, until well blended. Cover batter and chill several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit degrees for half an hour before beginning. On a well-floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a floured 4-inch round cutter (a drinking glass will do nicely). Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool about 1-2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack. Cool fully. Makes 18-24 cookies depending on the size of your drinking glass. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- D'vorah, mka Judith Epstein Master Albrecht Waldfurster's Egg Middle Kingdom, Midlands, Ayreton, Tree-Girt-Sea (Chicago, IL) judith at ipstenu.org -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-


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More than 5,000 walkers – many of them families who have lost loved ones to violence – will participate on Sunday in the 17th Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace in Dorchester to pledge their commitment to peace and shine a light on the ongoing problem of gun violence in our communities. "For more than 17 years, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute has been an ally to the City of Boston, working hard to make Boston's neighborhoods safer," says Mayor Thomas Menino. "Today, a commitment to peace is needed now more than ever." A special section on the Walk is enclosed in today's issue of the Reporter. Photo: Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
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For those who listened, I incorrectly said Cole Hamels struck out 20 batters his final start of the season. That would tie the Major League record. The correct total was 13. I got a little overzealous.
Continuing from the previous post, I love Bonds, but we don't need him on our team because we already have a mini-Bonds who plays the same position. Signing a guy as insurance just in case someone isn't hitting doesn't make much sense. On that logic, maybe we should've traded for Renteria just in case Rollins stops hitting. You don't bring in two really good players to play the same position. Besides, you can always throw Dobbs out there if Burrell's in a mega-slump. As for Odalis, I don't really like the idea. He's almost sure to continue being what he's been for the past few years, and that's a very bad pitcher. The fact that he used to be alright doesn't mean much to me. I'm sure Chad Durbin wouldn't be any worse than Perez, though I'd much rather have Lohse or Trachsel.
NY fans get Johan santana and a superbowl win and phillie fans get pedro feliz
Well, what did Philly fans ever do to deserve a championship? Well, besides loving their teams unconditionally and never deserting them despite 25 years without a championship.
Hopefully Odalis Perez can be had for a minor league deal. Otherwise I don't see the point. Any chance he could be used (and would be decent at) being a LOOGY in the bullpen?
Mets can add who ever they want they still probably will win 90 games but won't win the championship!
I love being a part of New York...Mets, super bowl champs, its amazing...im sure you guys wish you had teams that NY has
I hate to be the one dredging up old criticism of Phillies' ownership/management (OK, I don't hate it), but check out the 'Erik Bedard' link on the upper left under "Player News".
The pertinent sentence:
"According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Adam Jones traveled to Baltimore on Sunday, likely for a physical in advance of an Erik Bedard deal."
Now, why is it that other teams (in this case the Orioles) require a player with suspect health concerns to submit to a physical before a trade is made, and the Phillies rely on other teams' medical personnel?
It seems to me that had the Phillies proceeded in this fashion they might not have been saddled with $10MM - 1 win Freddie Garcia last season.
Only in Philadelphia.........
With all the remaining free agents on the market (about 150), I'd think some would get desperate an sign minor league deals. Lohse won't, but Trachsel or Odalis might in a pinch. If that's the case they should sign a few pitchers with MLB experience to stash in Allentown- better than relying on Segovia at least.
can we seriously retire the "ny fans got... and phillies fans get Pedro Feliz" seeing it about 100 times in every post over the last week its gotten totally hack. same with the well other teams are making a guy take a physical the phils should of done that with Garcia..THEY DIDN'T GET OVER IT! its one trade out of how many they've done since and before...
from mlbtraderumors.com is the Phils are "lukewarm" on Odalis and that they're are checking out Benson again. looks like one of them will get a minor league deal from the phils.. cue the Conlin-esque cheap jokes..
BXI: Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it. Besides, kdon and Jack say Gillick has had a good offseason.
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Maybe those are relative assessments.
If the Phils spend money on a minor league contract to a risky flyer, I'd definitely prefer Benson to Perez. Benson has never posted an ERA over 5, much less 6.
Still better (using the devil we know argument) maybe it'd be better to just sign Lohse.
(Of course, that's simplistic since Lohse probably still wants more than a year or two and probably wants $10MM per...)
Let's just pay Lohse the dollars he wants (11 mil) and try to get the years we want (2). That's a fair compromise for a guy no one, apparently, wants to sign long term with only a couple weeks before pitchers and catchers.
p.s. shameless blog plug, but check out Homeless ET
Was that really ET, or Odalis Perez?
I would stay far, far away from Trachsel. his peripherals in Baltimore were pretty terrible: 151 hits in 140 innings, 45:69 K:BB (yes, 45 Ks in 140 innings. fine for 1908, not so much in 2008). and then he got predictably shelled in Chicago. he looks pretty done to me, I think the best-case scenario in the Bank is an ERA around 5 and a half.
I have the same suspicions about Livan, for what it's worth. flyball pitcher (34 HR), extremely hittable (247 hits in 204 IP, opponent batting line of .308/.371/.499). maybe he'd work for a team in a pitchers' park, but we don't have one of those.
"im sure you guys wish you had teams that NY has"
- Can't wait to enjoy those Knicks, Jets and Islanders with you.
This is one of the most classless things I've ever read. I, too would be ashamed to put my name to it. I'm sure your fellow Phillies phans are horrified.
was wondering how ZiPS would project Feliz in CBP versus Feliz at Pac Bell. answer:
.239/.282/.382/15 HR/63 RBI @ Pac Bell
note that (as I have pointed out previously) CBP is only hitter-friendly w/r/t home runs. hence lower BA & OBP here than in SF.
Giantsfan: Agreed 100 percent, and I'm saddened it took so long for me to see it. There's no place for that here.
Why are we talking Superbowl on here anyhow? I came on here to escape the lunacy of last night.
Agree with BXI regarding the Santana/Feliz comparison. They were not "one or the other.'
Its unfortunate the Phils are not "allowed" the resources they would have needed to get a deal like that done....and it is so glaring that the Twins GM would laugh PG off the phone thinking it was a joke.
At this point, I'm hopeful the Phils pony up for Kyle Lohse. Not much of a reason to pass on that at this point. I'd also like to see them sign Benson to a minor league deal. Low risk, some reward opportunity there.
Get the arms, and hope one or two actually pan out. We're done on the offensive side of the ball (Geoff Jenkins) and the, um... defensive side of the ball (Pedro Feliz). We damn well better get some more arms.
How awesome would it be that the first time the Phils play Santana, during Howard's first at bat against him he takes the first pitch and slams a 450 foot homer into the right field stands. Now that would give me "goosebumps."
i don't know much about odalis perez, but his numbers suggest taking a flier on him with a minor league deal might be a good idea... he had a 5.57 ERA last year in kansas city. taking him out of the AL will lower that by half a run or more and give him the Phils defense and he could be serviceable. not the answer to all our prayers, but certainly a strong player to stash at AAA for a call up.
i was high on Benson earlier. i thought he could be a real sleeper coming off injury, but from the rumors currently circulating, i think it's best to take a pass. he hasn't hit 75mph on the gun yet, which suggests that his arm is not healed yet, and no one else seems to be interested. i'm interested to hear how the second scouting goes, but for now i think Perez before Benson and Lohse before both of them.
Any chance the Phils offer Lohse something along the lines of 2 years for 11 million (if that is what he wants dollar-wise) with a vesting option for a third year if he hits certain appearance/statistical benchmarks? Or is that unrealistic given Lohse's stance?
I know this is comparing apples and oranges, or maybe I should say elephants and cheetahs, but Curtis Granderson just signed a 5 year $30.25 million contract. He is a tremendous all-around talent and doesn't become a free agent until 2011...the same year Ryan Howard becomes a free agent. Yet it's rumored that Howard is looking for 20+ million a season, a far cry from the nice deal Granderson just signed. My point of all this- while I don't expect Howard to sign for the equivalent of 6 mil a season, 20+ mil is ridiculous and outlandish.
Are the Phils worse for signing Perez? No. The question is if they have to spend $1M or $1.5M to do it are they better off spending that money elsewhere.
I would imagine though the Phils can get Perez for a deal that would be similiar or less than what C. Durbin got (1 yr/900k). Say 1 yr/800k-$1M.
Josh- probably unrealistic. I can't see him signing for any less than either 9-10 million for 1 year, or 16-18 for 2 years (at min.) The market for him seems to be a lot smaller than he and Boras expected, but my guess is they can still find something pretty good for him.
Okay, 1 comment on the Garcia trade, then to my main point(s): I asked a relative, who was a doctor, how the problems with Garcia's shoulder couldn't be picked up by the routine physical the Phillies gave him before the trade. The answer is that with the kind of shoulder injury Garcia had, a few months without pitching removes the swelling and pain. The injury is still there, but its effectively hidden unless they do an MRI or similar test, which obviously doesn't fall under the heading of routine physical.
Now, main point about the Braves. Clearly Atlanta is outclassed offensively by both the Mets and Phillies; they have decent power in the heart of the lineup with McCann, Jones, Teixeira and Francoer but lack a leadoff hitter. Starting pitcher I actually believe is superior to ours should Hampton return healthy (he's pitched VERY well for them down there). Bullpen of course is a huge question mark, and that's the Braves real weakness. Once they get past the 6th inning, they don't have a proven closer to get saves.
The Braves offense is average. Jones and Teixeira are superior hitters, and McCann and Francoeur and McCann are both young and decent hitters already and should improve, but outside of Matt Diaz there's really no one that threatening in the lineup. Kotsay is an injury liability. Johnson and Escobar are both young kids, although Escobar may become a superior hitter (he had pretty good OBP and AVG in 300AB last year).
Now, before the Santana trade, I would have put the Braves and Phillies as the teams that would compete for the NL East crown. Of course now unfortunately I must put the Muts in the front-runner spot. I'm still not foolish enough to discount the Braves. They have a lot of depth on that team from the bench, and several pitchers who could compete for the 5-spot should Hampton be hurt again.
Now that the post-Santana despair has worn off I think I should make a few points about the Muts as well. First, the Mets still have the same problem as last year, namely, several of their key players are old veterans who can and will break down and not play the entire season (Alou, Delgado, Hernandez, Martinez). The team is a house of cards; if they get bit by the injury bug, they'll perform poorly (part of the reason we were in a position to catch them was because they were unable to run away with the division when injuries hit them in the summer). Secondly, the bullpen is still a question mark, and for all intents and purposes is the same group which performed so poorly down the stretch. While Wagner is still a very good closer, he is not as dominant as he was in the past (slower fastball, WHIP has risen with the Mets vs. time with the Astros and Phillies).
This is not a perfect team. Santana gives them a clear edge in starting pitching, but they're a fragile team without much depth behind their starting lineup and rotation. And should Santana himself be injured and miss significant time (1 month or more), you heard it here first, Mets don't make the playoffs.
Interesting predictions posted today on MLB.com, saying Phils win the division and Utley is MVP.
I hope that was not Perez, because if we sign him, he'll have very little time to get in shape.
Glad you enjoyed.
Godfather; Are you familiar with the Atlanta Braves baseball team? Apparently not. Their problem is pitching, not hitting.
You make a statement that is so wrong, it's breathtaking: "Clearly Atlanta is outclassed offensively by both the Mets..."
Clearly outclassed by the Mets on OFFENSE????
Let's go position by position and compare OPS between the Braves starters and the Mets starters, listing the top player at each position:
C: McCann, .772
1B: Teixeira, 1.020
2B: Johnson, .831
SS: Escobar, .837
3B: Jones, 1.029
RF: Francoeur, .782
CF: Beltran, .878
LF: Alou, .916
Most of these weren't even close, by the way.
The Godfather: Interesting analysis, and a great effort, but there's a couple small points I wanted to comment on:
"that's the Braves real weakness. Once they get past the 6th inning, they don't have a proven closer to get saves."
A closer is only a small part of the bullpen. Just ask the Phillies, for the last few years we've had a very good closer, either Wagner or Myers and now Lidge, but its been our weak bullpen overall which has cost us. A proven closer is generally overrated, young guys step into that role all the time and succeed. A bullpen's success is measured by its OVERALL contribution, not just the closer.
"but outside of Matt Diaz there's really no one that threatening in the lineup"
Matt Diaz is the only threatening bat in the Braves' lineup? I assume you meant OTHER than Chipper Jones, Texeira, Mcann, and Franceour, correct?
Also, Matt Diaz is threatening?
Jack: I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley.
I think Clout would agree with me on the bullpen issue. It's not the top guys that are the problem, but the 5th, 6th and 7th inning options that are a weak spot for the Phils.
How many teams have good relief options in the 5th, 6th and 7th? I think you'll find this is a weak part on most teams.
To me the Phils have to be still favored in the NL East. Last year Johan played in only 33 games. I suspect if he does not break down that is about the number he will play in this season again. The key is Reyes vs. Rollins. Reyes quit on the Mets in the last 15 games of the 07 season when he failed to show up, lost his "giddyup" and did not steal a base. J-Roll showed up for all 162. And with his 100 win prediction will show up for all 162 again!
Alby made a provocative statement on the previous thread. He thought the Phillies would underperform the league at three positions at least: RF, CF and 3B.
3B is a no-brainer, they'll have the worst in the NL. But CF, in my view is a strength. While Vic is a weak option in RF, near the bottom vis a vis his peer group, he's top 5 in CF, where the offense of his peers is much weaker.
Ruiz at catcher is nothing special, but since catching is so poor on offense, he should definitely be above league average. Among catchers with 300 or more PAs, Ruiz ranked 5th in OPS and is pretty good defensively.
The RF platoon of Jenkins/Werth is solid on defense, but jenkins will have to improve sharply over last season to make it above average.
Burrell is bad on defense in LF, but on offense he was 5th best in the league and if you throw out Alou, 4th best.
mets fan here,
you guys are underestimating feliz. Compared to what you have, he is an upgrade. And if you forgot, look around the diamond. You can afford a 'so-so' 3rd baseman.
The braves have a very underrated lineup. Even last year they were a pretty good club even though their rotation was subject... but who's isn't? The NL East will prove to be the strongest division in the NL.
Where can I get some of this koolaid you guys are drinking? Cholly has his hands full now that Theres a new Sheriff(Santana) in the east.
Jack: That's exactly right and the problem becomes deadly if either of your top 2 guys, this year Gordon and Lidge, gets hurt. It has a domino effect of pushing unqalified people into important roles and opening the door for absolute garbage at the back of the pen.
What looks like an OK pen in spring training quickly becomes awful when a key guy gets hurt and you lack quality in your depth. I have no confidence at all that Gordon can be the setup man for a full season.
liked your Atlanta analysis, but...I have to say Jones, McCann, Teixeria, and Francoeur seemed pretty threatening to me every time they came up to bat in the last Phils Braves series of 2007. Maybe it was just me, but I was glad to be done with those guys when that series ended and I don't look forward to seeing them again. They can fluff up an ERA pretty quickly.
2007 Phillies offense by position, vs league:
projecting to next year, I think I'm a little more positive than clout. I'm pretty confident that catcher, center, and right will be moderate strengths (i.e. above league average) while first, second, short, and right should be significant strengths (i.e. top five in NL). third base will still likely be worst in the league, depending on who Pittsburgh and SF end up using.
Len39: Yes, considering that is where the least talented pitchers end up, in 5th, 6th, and 7th inning roles, you're right that it is every team's weak spot. However, its all about good/bad as relative terms. Compared to most teams, the Phillies have very weak back-end bullpen pitchers (by back-end I mean back of the roster, not back-end as in end of the game).
ae: Yeah, I can't imagine any scenario in which our offense is a problem. Pitching, once again, will be the issue.
Clout: You're right about Victorino. I was trying to say that you can count on Burrell because he has performed that way over many seasons; therefore I'd say it's "more likely" that CF would be a problem than LF. If he performs identically to last year, it won't be a problem, and I'm sure he'd be above the midpoint (wish he'd learn to take a walk, though. His strike zone must be the size of a napkin, but he hacks at everything).
"The NL East will prove to be the strongest division in the NL."
ulysses - if you were not a Mets troll, I would ask you to support the idea that the NL East compares favorably to the NL West. While it's nice to have strong offensive production, it is important to remember the value of good pitching.
In 2008 the NL West will outpitch the NL East. Often. Easily.
Oops, that was me.
Jack, I agree; I'm not even that worked up about Feliz any more (please don't yell at me clout).
which is why it really kills me that the Phils insist on holding fast to their arbitrary budget limit when there are probably a half-dozen players still out there who could actually help this team in 2008. I know, I know, nothing new...but I still wake up every morning hoping to see that Amaro or Gillick has actually bothered to do something about the pitching.
Heh. Amaro and Gillick do something about the pitching. That's about as likely as an 80 degree day in February in Philadelphia. The owners have spoken - they want their profits. There are no trading chips in the minors to give. When competing for pitching talent, CBP puts the Phillies at an automatic disadvantage.
Mike H:
I think it's even worse than that . The ownership doesn't net profit what they would consider "real money" from the team. They're not getting rich from the income, that is.
No, what I believe is that they merely don't want to go into the red, because they don't want to guarantee any loans. I recall the story of one or two years ago where some trade was shot down because it required a loan guarantee to take on a salary.
So, it's not even about the cash, it's about risking a stupid signature that is backed up by the phenomenal appreciation the ownership group has seen.
A Championship is not a priority.
It is rather unbelievable that the Garcia trade is still being talked about. That being said, unless someone can show definitively that an MRI (probably the only or at least the best combination of cost/effectiveness, medical procedure to detect the injury) is standard procedure for at least a majority of MLB organizations when making trades involving players with no history of injuries of the nature that manifested themselves after the trade, then the entire debate is fruitless. I personally do not know if it is standard procedure, but I doubt it. MRI's are still not cheap, and for a guy with no history of that type of injury, why would you expend that unnecessary cost?
sorry i meant to reply to ae.
"Why would you expend that unnecessary cost?" The Ruben Amaro Nuremberg Defense, ladies and gentlemen..
Pitchers should almost always be suspected as damaged goods after long use like Garcia had.
Do your homework and verify yourself what the Seller tells you. This is a business.
But not ours, why do you care about the Phillies money? I don't.
If the phils can't afford Lohse, let's get a pitcher who pitches lots of innings in a hitters park or hitters league (AL) who has a good groundball/flyball ratio and an era under 5. He'll be better than Eaton and Moyer from the start and if we bundle a piece they need Madson if their bullpen is week, Victorino if they need an outfielder with speed, a couple of prospects like Happ and Donald, we get better and add some depth. We can always sign Lofton if Victorino is traded.
I also think that Blanton is doable if we trade a couple of our top prospects and if they won't help until 2009 or 2010, then we should.
*they're not their
To the point about pitchers and CBP, has anyone heard about the dimensions at Citifield? Will it be pitcher friendly like Shea, fair to both hitters and pitchers, or a hitter friendly park?
If it is not like Shea, it will be interesting to see if the Mets can still attract pitchers.
It would be nice to see the Phils move Helms and take some the savings to sign another reliever or two. I acknowledge that Lohse is out of their budget and the relief market has gotten thin.
Still, there are a few guys out there who could help this club.
1. Rudy Seanez - Is he a setup-quality arm anymore? No. His numbers though were solid until he was pushed a bit too hard by the Dodgers last year and his numbers/velocity dipped after the All-Star break. Still, Seanez would certainly be an upgrade over the riff-raff the Phils are currently proposing to utilize at the back-end of their bullpen.
My bet is that if Seanez would not be overutilized by Phils, he would give them 45-50 innings with decent numbers (3.75-4.25 ERA). The sad part is I bet the Phis will be happy if they get this type of performance from Gordon this year. Worst-case scenario is that Seanez flames out and the Phils would cut their ties to him by July. Too bad they aren't willing to spend the $500-750k to find out.
Negatives: You would worry about his age, slightly increasing numbers of HRs, and declining G/F ratio.
Positives: Seanez has been healthy the past couple of years, his K/9 rate has remained strong, still can gas it up to the low-90s when needed, and has adequate control (certainly better than jokers like JD Durbin and Rosario who throw a pitch and hopefully get it somewhere within 6 inches of where the catcher called for it).
2. Trevor Miller - Somebody brought up here that Miller really wants to strike a deal with the Rays/stay in Tampa due to his family situations (son has physical challenges due to some disease).
Not enamored with Miller's stuff. Still, he still throws hard enough to get a fair number of Ks while not walking a ton of guys. Just stems from the fact that the Phils need another lefty out of the pen (particularly if Romero is going to be utilized more as a setup guy). Zagurski isn't ready to take this role out of camp and the Phils don't have another viable solution internally.
Negatives: Might not take a 1-year deal. No plus pitch and has become more of a fly-ball pitcher the past few seasons. Will get exposed against good right-handed bats.
Positives: Another guy who has been healthy with an effective K/9 rate and adequate control. Nice stop-gap solution for a year to develop another lefty arm for the pen.
3. Ron Villone - Basically the same as Miller (another capable lefty out of the pen) except that his numbers looking like they are slipping worse. This is a guy that I wish the Phils had signed last year. He certainly would have been an upgrade over the likes of Yoel Hernandez and others.
I would be willing to bet the Phils could potentially get him into camp with a minor league contract if he is still willing to play/not trying to comeback for another season with the Yanks.
Negatives: Might not take a 1-year deal. No plus pitch and has become more of a fly-ball pitcher the past few seasons. Will get exposed against good right-handed bats.
Positives: Another guy who has been healthy with an effective K/9 rate and adequate control. Nice stop-gap solution for a year to develop another lefty arm for the pen.
4. Shawn Chacon - Not a guy I am a big fan of him. His stuff is very pedestrian, he struggles terribly with command at times, and he has gotten exposed as a starter the past two years.
I do this - If the Phils are considering the likes of Benson and O. Perez, Chacon isn't that much of a downgrade. Plus, Chacon is an experienced swing-man who would be an upgrade to the backend of the pen. Think another guy like C. Durbin although they are pretty different pitchers. He probably could be had for a deal very similiar to Durbin or even less. Think 1 yr/$750k.
The Phils' lining of argument is none of these players would really represent an upgrade to their current talent. I disagree.
The current candidates for the back-end of the bullpen are as poor as anytime in recent memory with the Phils. In fact, I would say the last 2-3 bullpen guys who break camp with the Phils will be as poor as any team in MLB.
Reminds of those late 90s teams that had crap pitcher after crap pitcher walk thorough the bullpen due to injury/ineffectiveness. It happened last year and will happen again this year.
What compounds this is that the guys at the back-end of the bullpen aren't shutdown guys and are injury-prone. Basically adds up to one big mess. Hopefully I am wrong and that the Phils can find a diamond in the rough and that the backend guys (Romero, Gordon, Madson, Lidge) are better than I think they will be.
(Note: I would take both Soriano and Wagner over Lidge headed into this season. )
For anybody jonesing for baseball with a Phillies flair (very little though), Fabio Castro is pitching right now for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Caribbean World Series. It's being carried on XM radio.
Left Field - 338
Left Center - 371
Center - 410
Right Center - 371
Right Field - 338
Left Field - 335
Left Center - 379
Center - 408
Right Center - 383
Right Field - 330
Lol. I found that post very amusing, Cookie. You'd REALLY have to be jonesing to be tuning into Fabio Castro's winter league appearances.
MG: Agree about the Phillies' horrendous bullpen. I actually like Shawn Chacon a little more than you do. He has generally been pretty effective when he has pitched out of the bullpen & he could make a spot start without embarrassing himself too badly. In fact, he would have been a better choice for the swing-man role than Chad Durbin. Other than Chacon, the pickings are pretty slim. Maybe there are still some decent guys to be found from the Japanese leagues but that doesn't seem to be an angle in which Phillies' management has the least bit of interest.
It is funny how CBP has developed this overblown reputation as a pure hitters park. Yeah it helps HRs (especially once it starts to get warm and sticky in South Philly in June) but moving back the fences in LF did help to cut that down a bit. Otherwise, the park plays pretty neutral and has a decent amount of fair ball territory.
I would be curious to see how CBP would play if the Phils actually put together a pretty decent overall staff.
I agree that the pitchers still out there are pretty fringey. but still, who do we have better than Seanez, Miller, Villone, or Chacon? I see four: Lidge, Gordon, Romero, Madson...I don't expect much at all out of the Durbins, Blackley, Zagurski, or whoever else is getting pawned off as a half-decent reliever.
Well, MG, we know how we hit when we're at home, and it's a lot better than when we're on the road.
As for the bullpen, I'd like to sign Seanez. Like ae points out, he'd automatically be our fifth-best reliever. Maybe our fourth or third best even. We don't really know how Gordon or Romero will do this season.
Seanez is set to re-sign with the Dodgers.
Check the player link in the upper left.
Besides being nearly 40, Seanez is a fly ball pitcher and, hence, not a great fit for our park. On the other hand, he does have the ability to miss bats, which is something the Phillies sorely need.
The bottom line: he's certainly not someone I would have targeted at the beginning of the off-season but, after spenidng the whole off-season neglecting their bullpen, he's now one of the better guys left & almost certainly better than the Nos. 5-7 in our pen. The Phillies are probably the only team left that he hasn't already played for. Maybe they can use that as a selling point.
Well, I'm sorry I wasted 3 minutes of my time writing a post which became irrelevant the second I hit the "Post" button.
Scratch yet another competent reliever off of our off-season wish list.
The player notes at left include the following from the LA Daily News:
--Free agent Rudy Seanez is set to re-sign with the Dodgers for $550,000.
He can earn an extra $750,000 in incentives. It's still a very cheap deal for a guy who had a 3.79 ERA in 76 innings last season. Everyone must have caught on to the fact that he never has back-to-back good seasons.--
So much for that idea.
In other matters,
"MRI's are still not cheap, and for a guy with no history of that type of injury, why would you expend that unnecessary cost?"
A quick check online shows they're going for $750-$800. I'm pretty sure even the Phillies budget could handle it.
"We can always sign Lofton if Victorino is traded."
The Phillies have a decent CF under cost control with Victorino. Lofton could replace his production for one year, but the Phillies are counting on three from Vic at a relatively low, pre-FA cost. That's worth more than anything he'd fetch in trade, at least from a cost-containment-over-time point of view. Look at all the positions at which the Phillies DON'T have cost control at a low salary -- basically, everywhere but catcher. I doubt Gillmaro will give that up as easily as you apparently would.
They clearly just don't think the bullpen's a need. I wouldn't expect anything else to get done.
Willy Aybar, 3B, has been arrested for domestic violence in the Dominican Republic.
This is a perfect opportunity for the Phillies to pick up another cheap player and stash him at AAA, and, when the smoke clears, promote him to take the starting 3B job(and save some money) after trading Feliz.
PR be damned!!!
They clearly just don't think the bullpen's a need. I wouldn't expect anything else to get done.
it really is hard to believe how many times I've read someone associated with the Phillies boast about how great the bullpen is now; how improved it is. because I look and see a net loss from last year. (and I know clout and probably some others have been beating this drum for weeks, so a tip o the hat to you.)
crashburnalley.com has a nice writeup on the Phils.
My favorite paragraph:
"Adam Eaton. Not much needs to be said about him other than that the sooner the Phillies get rid of him and his awful pitching, the better. Eaton might be the worst pitcher the Phillies have allowed to pitch 150 innings or more since Brandon Duckworth in 2002. The non-progressives in the Phillies' front office likely don't realize this and will try to justify paying him $24.5 million over three years by letting him take the mound once every five games."
They clearly just don't think the bullpen's a need. I wouldn't expect anything else to get done.
Thenfollowing is from the Phils' website:
"The Phillies are certainly aware that their 2008 success will depend on improved pitching, and the club essentially killed two birds with one stone, adding closer Brad Lidge and moving Brett Myers to the rotation."
So I guess those damned birds are dead now.
Comments regarding the posts about my analysis:
1) I rate David Wright a better 3B than Chipper Jones. Wright's better defensively, healthier, and seems to be an equal offensively.
2) The SS OPS is not a good comparison because of Jose Reyes. He's a LEADOFF MAN. You don't expect him to post up large SLG. Besides, the numbers you're using for Escobar are based off 300AB. He's a rookie, his first full season is this year, and we really don't know what kind of numbers he'll put up.
3) Diaz' statline from last year over 358 AB (OBP/SLG/AVG/HR/RBI)368/497/338/12/45, projects to 17 HR and 63 RBI over 500AB. Not good for a left fielder, but for the 6/7 hole hitter that's pretty good production. As I said, he can hurt you.
4) About the Braves' bullpen. I should have phrased this as they don't even have somebody who can close. Right now it's Rafael Soriano, Will Ohman, and Mike Gonzalez as the most experienced relievers there, the rest are a bunch that hasn't seen much experience (and frankly neither do Gonzalez or Ohman). Say what you want about Romero, Madson, Gordon, and Lidge, they at least have a history of effectiveness in the 'pen (AT TIMES, I remember just as well as you the games this crew has blown).
Andy, LOL!
The problem with the Phils FO is that they're focused of killing two birds in the bush, when it's the one in hand that really counts.
And their pitching staff is a bunch of birds who have had broken wings in the past...Gordon, Madson, Myers, Eaton, Hamels, Mathieson, Zagurski, and Happ have all had arm problems.
Here's hoping the little birdies can fly.
Andy: Great quote! If you think about it, that's an amazingly stupid statement. It's like saying 1+0=2.
Adding Myers to the rotation is a plus. But you're not ADDING Lidge to anything. He's simply replacing Myers, a pitcher who had better numbers in relief last year than he did.
Myers OPS against: .609
Lidge OPS against: .721
Bottom line: You've added NOTHING to one of the worst bullpens in the league and, if Lidge repeats the season he had last year, you've made it worse.
Godfather: I was simply posting the OPS of each team's starting player. We can certainly speculate about who will do what in this coming season, but the fact of the matter is, last season, the Mets were superior to the Braves on offense at 6 of the 8 positions.
Thus, your statement that the "Braves are outclassed offensively" by the Mets is absurd. The facts show the direct opposite.
Godfather: Excuse my dyslexia. What I meant, and the facts show, is that the Braves were superior to the Mets on offense at 6 of the 8 positions.
Johnson and Escobar cannot be considered superior to Reyes and Castillo. We're talking about the 1/2 hitters of the Mets. Both are proven, veteran players, and BOTH have a track record of low SLG. That's not why they're batting 1/2, they're in those spots because they're both supposed to put the ball in play and they're both speedsters.
Escobar is a still a rookie who has not played a full season. Johnson's first season was last year. Both the Mets players are also appreciably faster, Reyes had 78 SB and Castillo had 19 for a combined 97 SB and 212R. Johnson and Escobar combined for 14 SB and 141R. I am aware that the Run totals have more to do with the players hitting after than the runners themselves, but you still must give the batter some credit for getting in scoring position in the first place. Johnson alone struck out 117 times, nearly equal to Castillo's and Reyes combined 123K.
P.S. Jones missed about 20 games (again) last year. I'd actualy argue Wright is the better 3B. Jones has an injury history and is only going to decline from here on, Wright is still very young, and a better glove.
P.P.S About Lidge vs. Myers: the need for a number 2 is much more pressing. Fine, the 'pen is a little worse. THe need for the starter is paramount. I'd rather have Myers in the rotation making effective starts than in the bullpen getting saves. He can't GET a save if the Phillies don't have a lead because their starting pitching has put them in a whole again.
If you think the better move was to keep Myers in the pen and sign Lohse/Silva, I have 1 question for you: what are you smoking, and where can I buy some? We're talking about a pair of high 4/low 5/ERA pitchers who belong at the bottom of the rotation and who would have demanded 3/4 contracts at 10mil/year. That's INSANE. Myers is clearly superior to those 2.
There's weren't any other closers out there available, except for Cordero, and he went to the Reds to the tune of 4 years/48mil, entirely too high for what he's done. Outside of Kuroda the free agent starting pitchers were also poor, and of course Kuroda turned our offer down even though he's overpaid with 3 years/39 mil (which was our offer).
Moving Myers back to the rotation was the best move to improve it outside of picking up Kuroda. Once you make the decision to do so, picking up Lidge in a trade is a very good move, because now the closer spot you vacated is filled. The decision to trade for Lidge was probably made AFTER Gillick decided to move Myers back to the rotation.
Fine, so he wants to pitch in the pen. I have no problem with that, NEXT year. Right now the need for a starter was more important.
Godfather- Johnson is the second-best offensive 2B in the NL. there's really no comparison between him and the slap-hitting Castillo. why would you only look at the almost irrelevant K totals, when Johnson beat out Castillo by 13 points of OBP and nearly 100 points of slugging.
and comparing cumulative rather than rate stats for Escobar and Reyes is just ridiculous, since Escobar only had a half-season of AB. I would probably agree that Reyes is better than Escobar right now, but the criteria you're using are just nonsensical.
"Free agent Rudy Seanez is set to re-sign with the Dodgers for $550,000. He can earn an extra $750,000 in incentives."
It is hard to accuse the Phils of being cheap when they don't spend another $10 M to resign Lohse.
Not signing a veteran reliever like Seanez is the kind of move that reveals the true frugality of the Phils. Instead of spending an extra 200-300k on a potentially quality veteran reliever, they will trot some guy who will pitch for the veteran league minimum. Winning takes a backseat to cost.
The funny thing is that I guarantee you the Phils will once again sign one or two veteran relievers at some point in June or July who get released by others teams/clear waivers.
They will sign these guys not because they will really upgrade the club but because they only will have to pay them a prorated portion of the veteran league minimum. So basically they save 200-300k per reliever. That is why the Phils signed Romero and Mesa last year. Romero worked out unbelievably but more often than not you end up with a White/Mesa.
The most frustrating/maddening part is that signing a quality veteran reliever may add an additional 1 or 2 this season. Doesn't seem like a lot but that very well may be the difference between the Phils making the playoffs again this year. So basically the Phils might miss out on a few million dollars of revenue in '08 by making the playoffs again and cost them more than $10 M in '09 and beyond through higher season ticket renewals and better advertising sales/deals.
All for the sake of 300-400k. Montgomery is a very competent businessman but you wouldn't call him a visionary who both maximized either the Phils' chances of victory, their potential profits, and ultimately their value.
Saw this jaw dropping stat on Phillies Flow on Santana's Interleague career numbers:
35 24 182.2 121 46 191
ERA Ratio
2.27 0.91
That folks is domination that nobody on the Phils' staff can touch.
best 2B in the NL? forget about phillips, uggla and kent?
My only point is that I would like to see some evidence that other teams (At least a majority) would mandate an MRI examination for all pitchers, even in the absence of serious injuries of the type that later manifests itself only later. If it is the case that most MLB clubs conduct a mandatory MRI on pitchers who have pitched a lot of innings without serious injuries, then I will say that the Phillies made a serious error. If that is not the case, then the bashing is unfounded. I just hear a lot of bashing about the lack of the use of an MRI, yet no one has established that it is a common procedure utilized in situations like Garcia's. I do not think is the standard procedure, and the fact that the Phillies may not have sought a medical procedure that could have detected something is irrelevant if there were no indications that it was needed, or that it is not a commonly used procedure within the league. Without this, the entire argument that the Phillies missed the boat, is totally unfounded criticism based on merely perceived ineffectiveness on their part.
MG, I don't even think it's frugality. They arguably overpaid for Feliz, Jenkins, and Romero. I just think they're happy with the bullpen. It's baffling, but that's the logical conclusion.
Tray - I agree the Phils definitely overpaid for Feliz and Romero in retropsect. Jenkins only if the 3rd year option vests.
As for being happy with their bullpen - maybe. I still bet that Cholly would prefer another veteran reliever and I can't imagine that Gillick is opposed to taking a minor gamble on a veteran reliever for a year.
I bet that it comes down to money in large part though. That was the reason the Phils didn't sign Percival last year during the season. He cost more than the prorated veteran league minimum even though he would have helped this team a lot more than Mesa.
yes, I think Johnson is better than any of those guys. but whatever; even if you disagree on that he's still substantially better than Castillo.
Godfather: You set the parameters of the debate: That the Mets offense is better than the Braves. This statement is easily proved or disproved by FACTS. OPS is the best measure (or if you prefer OPS+ to take stadium factor into account). Based on the most recent set of facts, you're wrong. Again, we're talking purely about OFFENSE here because that is what you said in your original post. If you meant something different, you should have posted something different.
Godfather: On the Lidge acquisition, you're debating against yourself. Unless you agree with the Phillies that they added to BOTH the rotation and the bullpen by signing Lidge.
We both agree it helped the rotation by freeing up Myers. If you think it also ADDED someone to the bullpen, I'd love to hear your explanation.
I agree 100% with Tray. The Phillies are quite happy with their bullpen as is, from Gordon as setup man down to Youmans and Condrey in middle relief. They think this is a championship caliber bullpen.
They think last year's numbers (the blown saves, the 4.50 ERA (4th worst in the NL), the .800+ OPS in the 6th and 7th innings) was a fluke.
Here are the bullpen ERAs of the 4 NL playoff teams last season plus the Padres, who are still waiting for Holliday to cross home plate:
Padres 3.06
Cubs 3.76
Rockies 3.85
D'backs 3.95
Phillies 4.50
Bullpen problem? What bullpen problem?
Parker: Garcia lost about 5 mph off his fastball in the second half of the 2006 season but was able to make up for it by being smarter about his breaking stuff. This was widely known. Since the Phillies were investing $10M in him, would an MRI have been prudent or not?
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When the 2012 Binghamton volleyball team celebrated its America East title and the program's third NCAA Division I berth, one former standout was cheering loudly from across the country.
Jacki Kane led the volleyball program to its first conference title and NCAA Division I berth in 2005. She earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the America East Championship, where Binghamton defeated Maine and Stony Brook to win the crown. Kane, who graduated in 2008 with a degree in political science and English, has since embarked on a successful career in television broadcasting. But memories of her volleyball career, former teammates and time at Binghamton are never far from her mind.
"I am so very proud of this year's team winning another America East title," Kane says. "Coach Kiriyama has worked very hard to create a solid volleyball program and obviously his hard work is paying off. He continues to bring in talented women who really know the game and know how to perform under pressure. I am thrilled and so excited for them."
Kane shared some memories of that magical 2005 season, which culminated with an NCAA matchup against national power and second-ranked Penn State (the same Nittany Lions program the 2009 team faced and now the 2012 BU team will oppose in the NCAA first round this Friday). The Bearcats were picked to finish sixth (out of seven) in the America East preseason poll, but instead ran up a 10-2 conference mark and went 12-2 down the stretch. The team, which had no seniors and eight underclassmen, was anchored in the middle by the 6-foot-2 Kane, who amassed 162 blocks in her sophomore campaign.
"Every athlete dreams of playing in the NCAA tournament," she says. "I think most of us think that's all it is ... just a dream that will probably never actually happen. But in 2005 ... everything we expected to happen at the tournament just didn't."
Kane was referring to a big semifinal upset that took out defending champion and host Albany and propelled Stony Brook into the finals. After dispatching Maine in four sets, the Bearcats met the Seawolves for the championship.
"I knew Stony Brook would be good, but we matched up against them really well, so I went into the match confident," she says. "It was an incredibly intense match and I felt like my heart was racing the whole time .... there was this fire inside all of us and we sprang back from each mistake determined to fight for that next point."
When that final point was won and Binghamton had secured its 30-20, 28-30, 30-21, 30-28 win, Kane recalls the feeling of disbelief.
"I don't think it set in for me until they were handing us the awards and I could feel the plaques and trophies in my hand and I finally thought, 'We're going to the NCAA tournament!'"
The "prize" for the title was a trip to State College, Pa., and a matchup against one of the nation's premier programs, Penn State. Though the resulting 3-0 loss ended Binghamton's season, Kane relished the experience and the atmosphere of the NCAA match.
"The NCAAs were everything I imagined," she says. "Penn State's massive gym was more like a coliseum and it had big screens on the wall displaying our names and stats. The gym was filled and it was so loud, I could hardly think. It was probably one of the best moments of my life, even though they steamrolled us."
Fast-forward two years, and though Kane and the Bearcats wouldn't get a return trip to the national tournament, she ended her stellar collegiate career as a three-time first-team all-conference blocker. In her senior season, Kane led the America East and ranked eighth in the nation with 186 blocks. She was a scholar-athlete, the school's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee and its Female Athlete of the Year.
Jacki Kane, the elite athlete, was now ready to transition to Jacki Kane, upstart news reporter.
Kane's charm and effervescence made her perfectly suited to be in front of the camera. She did a test-run late in her senior year with some interviews for the athletics department's year-end highlight film and she also was chosen to speak to the entire student-athlete body at the awards banquet. But it turns out, the reporting itch took hold many years earlier.
"When I was 10 years old, I remember sitting in French class and we were supposed to pick out an occupation for some class activity," she says. "I remember seeing 'journalist' and just thought, 'Well, I like writing and it sounds adventurous!' So I checked it off. After that, I just became focused on doing whatever was necessary to get into the news business."
Her path continued with an internship at local television station WIVT during her senior year. The station liked her work and hired her during her final college semester to be a weekend reporter. A position opened up at another Binghamton station, WICZ, and Kane was hired and started the day after graduation. A year and a half later, Kane made a move to a larger market in Springfield, Mass., where she worked for about 14 months before landing her current position at KWGN Channel 2 in Denver. The jump to the 18th-largest market brought Kane back home: she grew up in Centennial, located less than 20 miles from Denver.
Kane (who goes by the name Jacki Jing on the air) has been handling the station's traffic reporting, but got a taste of entertainment in April when she traveled to Los Angeles to interview the stars of the movie The Avengers. That Youtube video has been watched more than 70,000 times and the experience has led to additional Hollywood interviews with the likes of Tom Hanks. Just how did Kane get the coveted gig of talking with Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Chris Evans (Captain America)?
"It's a funny story," she says. "Our entertainment reporter sent out an e-mail asking all the on-air talent if anyone was a fan of comic books. I immediately responded and I guess I was the only one who did. He said, 'I have to miss this interview for The Avengers … will you go?' I was mortified and scared, but he gave me pointers, told me to be myself and I guess I did okay because he sends me out to LA for these interviews every now and again when he can't go."
Kane's growing list of Hollywood interview subjects also includes John C. Reilly, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman and Samuel L. Jackson, with whom she shared a funny, albeit embarrassing moment.
"When I was interviewing Samuel J. Jackson, I got so excited, I told him, 'I'm a HUGE fan. I've been watching you … FOREVER' … and then I sat there and thought, 'Oh my god, what did I just say? I just called him old!'"
At 25 years old, what Kane lacks in experience, she makes up for with a natural smile and friendly air that puts her interviewees at ease, even if she isn't.
"When I first started, I remember just being frozen sometimes … and I just blabbed and stuttered," she recalls. "But practice makes perfect and now when I stutter, instead of panicking, I just keep going."
Kane came away from her interview with Tom Hanks singing his praises.
"He's a gem … seriously an amazing, sweet person. When I walked into the interview, he gave me the warmest welcome ever," she says. "He demanded that everyone give me a round of applause. I feel very grateful to have interacted with all these incredible people … sometimes I think I'm still dreaming."
Kane cites many mentors and role models in the broadcast business but one anchor she singled out was Meredith Vieira, the former moderator of the ABC talk program The View and co-host of the long-running NBC News morning news program, Today.
"[Vieira] isn't on-air as much anymore, but I used to watch her religiously," Kane says. "She had this aura that demanded respect when there was hard news, but she was never too authoritative … she had this welcoming warmth about her. And she could make you laugh so hard, creating these hysterical, light moments on the Today show. I thought she was great at interviewing, too."
Closer to home, Kane remains deeply connected with her family. And her strong ties to former Bearcats teammates also keep Kane both grounded and enriched. She reminisces about her college career and the relationships and memories forged.
"I still keep in touch with almost all my teammates. To this day and forever, Kathleen Schauer and Katie Robertson will be best friends. I just miss the camaraderie, the hours in the gym, in the weight room, on the bus, in the hotel rooms. I miss it all the time every day."
Kane's experience as a Division I athlete helped prepared her for the pressures of her job and she easily draws parallels between the rigors of being an athlete and being an on-air personality.
"It's the exact same thing!" she says. "Right before I'd play games in college, I would get this insane rush … this strange surge of adrenaline. Before I go live, I get that same feeling. When there's a big story, a big interview … it's like a big game. You just feel more amped, more pressure to perform. But you just have to do it … or you lose."
So, where will those stories and interviews take Kane next?
"We'll see where I end up," she says. "I've always been kind of a drifter. I follow my heart and my gut and let the wind take me."
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Secession backers from northern Colorado are taking their pitch on the road to a central Colorado county not considering the idea.
Organizers of The 51st State Initiative plan to give a presentation Thursday to the El Paso County Commission. The Gazette reports that presentation is an attempt to build outside support for a new state in northern and eastern Colorado.
Several counties including Weld County plan to ask voters about pursuing the secession idea, but they will need support from other areas, too. Any new state would have to win approval from the state Legislature, and then Congress, which is unlikely.
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