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Drilling Rigs - (159 companies)...pipes and drill collars. Typically, these trailer-mounted systems are designed to lift pipes from a horizontal position and bring them into alignment with a tilting top-head. Features include hands-free operation, adjustable pipe racks... Learn More
No Image AvailableDrill Collars - (61 companies)...help minimalizes differential sticking to the well bore. Non-magnetic drill collars are manufactured from a nickel copper alloy or other nonmagnetic premium alloy and are used to isolate measurement while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling... Learn More
Shaft Collars - (150 companies)...from non-metallic materials such as nylon are also available. Generally, these products are used for washdown applications such as food processing. There are several basic shaft collar designs: Setscrew collars are suitable for simple shaft positioning... Search by Specification | Learn More
Drilling and Tapping Machines - (530 companies)Drilling machines and tapping machines are used to drill or thread holes in a surface. Drilling machines and tapping machines vary from the tiny bench machine used in the finest jeweler 's operation to the huge, heavy-duty machines that bore large... Learn More
Drilling and Tapping End Effectors - (11 companies)Drilling and Tapping End Effectors is tooling designed to attach to the end of a robotic arm, and performs machining of holes and threads in target material. The effectors are adapted to the end of an articulating robotic arm, often via... Search by Specification | Learn More
No Image AvailableEarth Drilling and Boring Services - (266 companies)Earth drilling and boring services provide well drilling, quarry drilling and blasting, large site excavation, and related services. Earth drililng and boring services provide well drilling, quarry drilling and blasting, large site excavation... Learn More
No Image AvailableHorizontal Directional Drilling Machines (HDD) - (16 companies)Horizontal directional drilling machines (HDD) are steerable, trenchless drilling rigs for the installation of pipes, conduits, and cables underground in a shallow arc. They are commonly used to install pipes, conduits, and cables below waterways... Learn More
No Image AvailableSubstructures (drilling rig) - (18 companies)Substructures for drilling operatons are the foundation of a drill rig. They support the mast, derrick, and other drilling equipment. These steel structures vary depending on rig location and application. Substructures are the structural components... Learn More
No Image AvailableDrilling Units and Tapping Units - (89 companies)Drilling units and tapping units are machine tool components for automated drilling and tapping applications. They usually consist of a drilling head, chuck or collet, motor, and in-feed cylinder or mechanism. Drilling units and tapping units... Learn More
No Image AvailableMeasurement While Drilling (MWD) Systems - (21 companies)Measurement while drilling (MWD) systems perform in-situ monitoring of the drill string and surrounding earth. MWD systems are used to perform directional drilling, horizontal drilling, and guide the drill bit through the path of least resistance... Learn More
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C-Flex Progressive Clamp Bushings The C-Flex patent pending progressive clamp bushing utilizes force multiplying technology to generate large clamping forces with multi-surface contact. Proper sequential clamping is required to achieve optimum results. First, fully tighten collar set screw onto first bushing clamping surface, then tighten second collar set screw onto second bushing clamp surface. . Hardened Stainless Steel. Patent Pending Design. Designed for use with std. two set screw collar (90 deg. offset... (read more)Browse Flexible Couplings Datasheets for C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc.
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Programmable Drilling and Tapping Solutions Ideal for aluminum, steel and composites, tubular and flat bar materials, the Kentucky Gauge KDP drilling machine increases your efficiency in producing quality finished parts. With varying horse power options and two speed stroke control, a customized drilling solution can be provided to meet your specific requirments. . GAUGE. • Rack and pinion drive with linear encoder. • Controller with program memory & PC download. • Pusher or Stop operation, Semi or Fully... (read more)Browse Drilling and Tapping Machines Datasheets for Hymark/Kentucky Gauge
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Shot Hole & Diamond Drilling Shot Hole & Diamond Drilling. Clean Harbors is a leader in heli-portable seismic drilling. Combined with our track drilling capabilities, we can access almost any site – by air, land, or a combination of the two. We also perform core sample and diamond drilling. Along with our line clearing and surveying services, we're your one-stop seismic shop. Our state-of-the art drills are hand built with the focus on safety, production, and durability. Our drills are user... (read more)
Rotary Systems, Inc.
Custom Rotating Unions for Oil Drilling Worldwide leader in design and manufacturing of rotary unions used in the oil drilling industry. 10 Passage Rotary Union with Slip Ring. Code 62 flanges/SAE passages. 24 circuit slip ring. Pressure rated to 5,000 PSI hydraulics. Bearing protection from harsh environment. Tested and field proven. Large flange on shaft for mounting. 14 Passage Rotary Union. #6 SAE passages. 8.5" bore through shaft. Pressure rated to 5,000 PSI hydraulic. Hydraulics and air through union without cross contamination... (read more)Browse Rotating Unions Datasheets for Rotary Systems, Inc.
Ford Fasteners, Inc.
Modified Truss Self Drilling Screws Modified Truss Self Drilling Screws. 8N50SDS4/MT. size:8-18 x 1/2 2. Head A/F:1/4" A/F. Material:410 Stainless Steel. 8N75SDS4/MT. Size:8-18 x 3/4 2. Head A/F:1/4" A/F. Material:410 Stainless Steel. We're not celebrating our 52nd anniversary of being in business... We're celebrating 52 years of satisfied customers. After 52 years, we can safely say that top quality fasteners sell. And with over 25 years of manufacturing and selling experience, Ford can design and produce fasteners to any... (read more)
Dytran Instruments, Inc.
Triaxial Accelerometer for Down-Hole Drilling Dytran Instruments has introduced the model 3003B, a high performance triaxial IEPE accelerometer, capable of operating at temperatures up to +347 °F (+175 °C) and was designed for down-hole drill head vibration monitoring. Sensors developed for down-hole vibration monitoring must be able to deliver accurate and reliable data, while also tolerating harsh conditions. Critical characteristics of these sensors include a miniature design, high temperature operation, and the ability to... (read more)Browse Accelerometers Datasheets for Dytran Instruments, Inc.
Hangzhou Chinabase Machinery Co., Ltd.
Shaft Collars/Clamping Collars ROUND BORE SHAFT COLLARS 1. Inch Series (1)SC:Set Screw Style Collar (2)CL:One-Piece Clamp Style Collar (3)SP:Two-Piece Clamp Style Collar (4)SPH:Heavy Duty Two-Piece Clamp Style Collar 2. Metrice Series (1)MSC:Set Screw Style Collar (2)MCL:One-Piece Clamp Style Collar (3)MSP:Two-Piece Clamp Style Collar MSC:Set Screw Style CollarTHREADED BORE SHAFT COLLARS Inch Series (1)TCL:One-Piece Clamp Style Threaded Collar (2)TSP:Two-Piece Split Style Threaded Collar (3)TCN:One-Piece Clamp Style Bearing (read more)Browse Shaft Collars Datasheets for Hangzhou Chinabase Machinery Co., Ltd.
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New FLEX® & FLEX MINI® from Veeder-Root FLEX ® and FLEX MINI ® Series counters from Veeder-Root provide users the ultimate in flexibility suiting a range of industrial applications.Register now for more information on the FLEX ® & FLEX MINI ® Series and receive a complimentary download of our counter data sheets. (read more)Browse Digital Panel Meters Datasheets for Danaher Sensors & Controls - Specialty Products
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New FLEX® & FLEX MINI® from Veeder-Root FLEX ® and FLEX MINI ® Series counters from Veeder-Root provide users the ultimate in flexibility suiting a range of industrial applications. Register now for more information on the FLEX ® & FLEX MINI ® Series and receive a complimentary download of our counter data sheets. (read more)Browse Digital Counters Datasheets for Danaher Sensors & Controls - Specialty Products
Alpha Wire
Xtra-Guard® Flex Cable Xtra-Guard Flex offers the widest variety of flexing applications. These long-lasting flexible cables are designed to provide excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications, including motion control and robotics. With ratings up to 14 million flex cycles and availbility in a variety of configurations, you can find the right Xtra-Guard Flex cable for your unique application. Plus, Xtra-Guard Flex is available with Supra-Shield®, Alpha's renowned shielding... (read more)Browse Multiconductor Cables Datasheets for Alpha Wire
High-Angle Gyro-While-Drilling Technology Delivers An Economical Solution To Accurate Wellbore Placement And Collision Avoidance In High-Density Multilateral P...
PBL Sub & (2) 6 �� Flex Drill Collars .
Short-Radius Lateral Drilling System
They include the curve as- sembly, flexible drill collars , and orienta- .
The Use Of Horizontal Drainholes In The Empire ABO Unit
The sharp turn is accompl ished by using a whipstock, flexible drill collars , and a specially designed angle building bottom hole assembly.
Application of Short-Radius Horizontal Hole Drilling
The only tools that were available for the purpose were the short flexible drill collars which were rotary driven through the curved hole.
The Design of Steerable BHA's To Minimize the Adverse Effects of Motor Imbalance and Drilling Forces
These modifications involve the use of flexible drill collars normally used to reduce collar bending stress and ease sliding operation of BHAs in high doglegs.
Estimation of Rock Compressive Strength Using Downhole Weight-on-Bit and Drilling Models
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Application Specific Steel Body PDC Bit Technology Reduces Drilling Costs in Unconventional North America Shale Plays
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Application Of Tandem Rotary Steerable-Positive Displacement Motor Bottom Hole Assembly In Drilling Horizontal Wells: Case Study Of Three East Siberia Wells
An optional Flex Drill Collar not indicated in the figure 5 can also be used in PRSS BHA.
Application of Recently Developed Medium-Curvature Horizontal-Drilling Technology in the Spraberry Trend Area
This method uses flexible drill collars and has a radius of curvature of about 30 ft [9 m].
Factors Affecting the Control of Borehole Angle In Straight and Directional Wells
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Did you hear the one about the two Portal security guns? Smooth Few Films, creator of The Leet World, takes boring office banter to Portal's timecard workers -- the security turrets. Through this video, we witness ordinary events in these drones' day, all tied together with Portal in-jokes. It's like Office Space recast with robot guns as the leads.
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The Guidance sets forth a proposed methodology for calculating the fee, as well as the requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers subject to the tax. The fee is to be calculated by the IRS based on information obtained from government agencies which either reimburse for, or procure, branded prescription drugs, including those reimbursed under or purchased by Medicare Parts B and D, Medicaid, the VA, DOD and TRICARE. A description of the methodology for calculation of the fee is found on pages 2-7 of the Guidance.
What is required of pharmaceutical companies? Companies do not calculate the fees; they just provide certain information to the IRS. IRS then obtains information from the appropriate government agencies. Under the Guidance, pharmaceutical companies subject to the tax would have to file a Form 8947 annually, by December 15th of each year except that the initial submission must be made by January 21, 2011.
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Eucharisticum Mysterium 45: Obedience
The Consilium clarifies the level at which liturgy may be … tampered. 45. Especially in the celebration of the eucharist, only the supreme authority of the Church and, according to the norm of law, the bishops and the conferences of … Continue reading
Long Time Passing?
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Eucharisticum Mysterium 44: Daily Mass
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When Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Al-Naimi turned the screw on US shale and Russian oil producers last November by arguing against a cut in OPEC crude production amid slumping oil prices, European petrochemical producers were rubbing their hands.
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North American oil production flush with increasing efficiencies: New Frontier
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The US and Canada aren't slowing oil production, as many predicted when it appeared oil prices were settling into a lower pattern for an extended time period. Efficiencies, which fostered the growth of tight oil production, have continued to protect margins, as Benjamin Morse and Starr Spencer explain in this week's Oilgram News column, New Frontier.
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A new oil commodity with a clunky name began grabbing headlines this spring: Colonial Pipeline shipper history. Here's the history of this so-called history, and why it's likely to stick around after this summer's tan lines are long faded.
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The UK's premier business lobbying organization, the CBI, has called on the business world to "turn up the volume" in the debate about the country's relationship with Europe. A referendum is expected by 2017 to decide whether or not there should be a British exit (or "Brexit") from the European Union. But how could this impact the electricity and gas market?
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The US dollar has fallen sharply over the past few months following an impressive push upward for nearly a year. This reversal has helped propel crude prices upward and, in turn, petrochemical prices — a relationship that occurs because crude and many other commodities are priced in US dollars. A weaker dollar means you need more of them to buy a barrel of crude, a bushel of wheat or a bag of polyethylene.
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Robert Perkins examines the delicate balance act of financing shale oil production in the US in this week's Oilgram News column, Petrodollars.
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Is it the first signs of a serious problem for wind power generation?
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I have a VARCHAR(4) column that receives data from an input that may be above 4 characters. This is okay, though, and I let MySQL naturally (or so I thought) cut off the end of the characters.
Strangely enough, when I'm looking at the database row results later in PHP (Using the PDO driver), the entire string is displaying, not just the 4 characters.
Weird thing is, if I do a SELECT query on the MySQL CLI, it only returns the 4 characters. Even when I do a mysqldump, only the 4 characters show.
Any idea what could cause this odd inconsistency?
Note that these characters are all numbers.
Edit: By request, here's some psuedocode that represents the save/fetch methods:
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// name_first4 is the column name with VARCHAR(4)
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Fetching, using Zend_Db_Table:
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MSI GeForce NX8800GT 512MB Graphics Card - Temperature and Sound Tests
Temperature Tests
With the TES 1326 Infrared Thermometer literally in hand we found ourselves getting real-world temperatures from the products we test at load (3D clock speeds).
There are two places we pull temperature from - the back of the card directly behind the core and if the card is dual slot and has an exhaust point we also pull a temperate from there, as seen in the picture.
The little fan clearly struggles here and you can see that the heat is way up on the 8800GT. The card is screaming for a nice aftermarket cooler with a bigger fan on it.
Sound Tests
Pulling out the TES 1350A Sound Level Meter we find ourselves quickly yelling into the top of it to see how loud we can be.
After five minutes of that we get a bit more serious and place the device two CM away from the fan on the card to find the maximum noise level of the card when idle (2D mode) and in load (3D mode).
At load the card was the loudest out of the bunch with a significantly big jump on the 8800GTS.
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Lou's Six Man Bench
Spring training is nothing if not repetitive story lines, but Cubs manager Lou Piniella is once again hinting that he'd like to carry 14 position players and 11 pitchers.
Piniella admitted he doesn't have a set number of days off for
players. That won't be an issue until the regular season starts. Right
now, the Cubs have other matters to resolve. While thinking out loud,
Piniella said he'd like to carry 14 position players and 11 pitchers if
possible. The team isn't sure how to slot some players -- newcomer
Aaron Miles, for example. Piniella wants to see them on the field, and
the Cubs will have 39 spring games to evaluate the team.
It's not going to happen, it never does...but that won't stop me from taking a look at what the team might look like. And it's exponentially more interesting than where Alfonso Soriano might bat this year (hint: leadoff).
* indicates a lefty
# indicates a switch-hitter
↑ indicates out of options
C - Geovany Soto↑
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - *Mike Fontenot
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Ryan Theriot
LF - Alfonso Soriano
CF - *Kosuke Fukudome
RF - #Milton Bradley
C - *Paul Bako
OF - Reed Johnson↑
OF - *Joey Gathright↑
INF - #Aaron Miles↑
INF - Luis Rivas
INF/OF - *Micah Hoffpauir
Starting Pitching
#1 - Carlos Zambrano
#2 - Ryan Dempster
#3 - *Ted Lilly
#4 - Rich Harden↑
#5 - Aaron Heilman
#1 (Closer) - Carlos Marmol
#2 (Set-Up) - Kevin Gregg
#3 - Luis Vizcaino
#4 - *Neal Cotts↑
#5 - Chad Gaudin↑
#6 - Angel Guzman↑
I ignored the players with six or more years of service time regarding their options as that is inferred. But barring a trade or some cuts, that would leave Sean Marshall off the team and you can see why it would never happen.
Now, if by some miracle it does happen, I think Rivas has the upper hand for the fabled 6th bench player because this flexibility thing has clearly jumped the shark and he's got that mystical veteran presence. But there are other options, now available in a tidy table form. The Cubs do have an extra 40-man roster spot, so it won't be an issue to add an NRI to the team.
|2009 Predicted CHONE wRAA
|Jason Dubois
|So Taguchi
|Koyie Hill
|Doug Deeds
|Richie Robnett
|Brad Snyder
|Sam Fuld
|Jake Fox
|Bobby Scales
|Luis Rivas
|Andres Blanco
I'm using wRAA(weighted Runs Above Average) which is based off of wOBA (weighted On-Base Average) as they normalize it for the minor leagues. Here's the brief explanation of wOBA and save me the, "this is a BS stat" complaining. I'm not saying it's the end all, be all, but it tells us what we need to know here about their predicted offensive output.
Do we really need another statistic? Yes, we do. Instead of trying to
take two statistics (OBP, SLG) and combine and correct their flaws in
the hopes of getting one number, we prefer to start from scratch.
Furthermore, by recasting the number onto the OBP scale, it makes it
much easier for the reader to get a grasp on the number. wOBA is
weighted on-base average (we call it an average rather than a
percentage). When you look at wOBA numbers throughout the book, just
think OBP, and you'll be fine. In other words, an average hitter is
around 0.340 or so, a great hitter is 0.400 or higher, and a poor
hitter would be under 0.300.
Then they just take the woBA and translate it to a runs value to make it even easier to understand (all this is available on their Fangraphs page). It's a projection anyway and a lot of it is based off minor league numbers and limited major league playing time, so don't get too caught up about it. Plus any player that sneaks on to the Cubs bench in 2009 will do so almost solely on their spring training performance. What we do know is that So Taguchi isn't very good at hitting a baseball and Richie Robnett had a terrible 2008 season.
Now, if by some miracle Lou manages to make this six man bench work, I have to admit I dream of a Jason Dubois/Micah Hoffpauir lefty-righty combo coming off the bench. It would be a healthy bit of power late in the game to pinch-hit for the quartet of scrap and pitchers that might be in the lineup. Of course, it's also a healthy dose of strikeouts and marginal defense at best. You should also remember that Brad Snyder is out of options, a player the Cubs picked off waivers late last year from the Cleveland Indians. For whatever reason - as Arizona Phil has explained - the Cubs didn't immediately place him right back on waivers since they had the last claim and if he made it through to them the first time, he would have likely gone through the second time. So if he does have a good spring training and the team can't find a spot for him, they'll have to DFA him and this time someone will likely grab them for themselves.
I've always been a fan of the six-man bench over carrying 12 pitchers, but the 12 pitchers has become standard operating procedure by now and when you're afraid to use a relief pitcher for more than an inning, it's understandable why. One excessive extra inning game and your bullpen is taxed for two to three days. The only way I could see a six-man bench working is if the Cubs go with a four-man rotation early and put Rich Harden or another starter on the disabled list coming out of camp. And I guess that's as likely as Jason Dubois ever seeing the majors again.
UPDATE: I forgot about Jake Fox in my original post, but he
might be an even better bet than Dubois. He's even trying out third
base in camp according to Wittenmyer.
Re: Don't forget...
Holy snikies, that snuck up on me.
Re: Don't forget...
Does anyone know about behind home plate CBOE auction tickets? Last year the auction was mid-March, I believe.
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Individual games will be available for CBOE again. Book it.
The "season ticket" CBOE seats, I have no idea if they gave last year winners the option to re-up or not. I have not read or heard anything, so my guess is they did.
Re: Stuff
1- heilman is already pecked down to 7th and not worth a mention?
2- yeah, miles is no cannon arm...but fontenot's arm at 3rd? really, now? ...really. at least he can field/throw righty, but that's about all that's going for him at 3rd.
Re: Stuff
If Miles and Fontenot are going to get roughly the same number of ABs this year, and one of them is going to be the starting shortstop, the other moving around the diamond, I think it's pretty clear that Fontenot should consistently play 2nd and Miles should be the rover--he's done it a lot in the past. Don't mess with Fontenot. Just put him at 2nd where he can focus on fielding one position and hitting and won't have to worry about playing SS or 3B or any outfield.
Re: Lou's Six Man Bench
Hell, we practically went with 11 pitchers the entirety of Scott Eyre's 2008 tenure, anyway.
Re: Lou's Six Man Bench
based on things said i wouldn't be too fast to pencil in Fontegod as a starter...
and what kind of crack ass stat says J.Dubois is a major league positive production player?
maybe he'll get 40 homers to pad out the 300Ks if he plays full time?
Re: Lou's Six Man Bench
Jason Dubois cannot be a major league hitter. I know this because crunch and Rob G. told me so.
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you should know it because jason dubois showed you so.
if you wanna actually do your own research instead of listening to 2 dumbasses like me and rob you might want to.
but what do i know? god knows ive never said anything about dubois that's been right or that i've watched him since he was a AA'r.
i'm sure you got some gem of information on the 30 year old that hasn't found its way to the surface, though.
btw, rob's reply said a lot about how dubois got his "unusual" stat and was...what's it called...oh yeah, useful as hell.
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Well, he beat the White Sox with a homer once. That's useful.
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hahah. awesome.
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Jason Dubois showed me when he slugged .480 four years ago?
When guys kick the crap out of AAA pitching - they can hit big league pitching. Find one example where it's not true. Just one.
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Karim Garcia - killed AAA pitching for about 6 years. 1,400 ABs in the majors with an OPS+ of 82.
Ramon Castro - over 1.000 OPS two years in a row in AAA, career OPS+ of 89 in over 1,000 Big League ABs.
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Both of those numbers are hitting big league pitching.
Garcia once hit .297 .314 .574 over 210 PA's, then followed it up the next year hitting .262 .302 .422 over 262 PA's.
Ramon Castro had a 105 OPS+ his age 26 season.
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Let's say top 5 in OPS and given 400 MLB PA's in under a year. OPS+ 80 = hitting major league pitching.
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Interesting discussion, but you guys are leaving out the small matter of baseball being a two-way game.
Let's stipulate that Dubois can produce in the majors like the average number five or six hitter. He still wouldn't have a major-league career because he's so limited defensively.
I look at NL first basemen who are righty hitters and defensively challenged and I don't see a single one. The only righty first basemen last year were Lee and Pujols. Lee has been a gold glover and Pujols is decent, though in his case it wouldn't matter.
The rest were lefty or switch: Berkman, Teixeira, Fielder, Votto, Delgado, Gonzalez, LaRoche, Howard, Loney, Jacobs.
Aurilia played a lot of first last year but he is versatile defensively and has never made his living as a first baseman.
Dubois never had a chance. If he were lefty, he might have had a slight chance to turn into someone like Daryle Ward, although Ward played more games in the outfield than at first.
The Cubs used to draft people like Dubois and Dopirak and Brandon Sing. Thankfully, they don't do it any longer, because it's a waste of time.
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That's very Dusty Bakerish of you.
These guys need to have time to adjust to major league pitching. My criteria of 400 PA's in a year, can go over two seasons, as long as it is in a year.
The point is, if a guy crushes AAA pitching, he's going to be able to hit ML pitching. He may have to make an adjustment or two, and pitchers will adjust to them, but this whole 'well he had 50 PA's, therefore he's never going to hit' is just bullshit. That's the 400 PA's. To give them time to adjust to ML pitching, give ML pitching time to adjust to them, and then see what happens. Those things don't happen in 100 PA's, no matter what you, Dusty and Lou think.
80 OPS+ was just arbitrary, but would have said going into 2008 that Ryan Theriot could not hit ML pitching?
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My BR says Roosevelt Brown had two 'seasons' in MLB with an OPS+ over 115. What's yours say? Then he had his 'big chance' which consisted of 3 weeks as starter then being sent to the bench for the rest of the year accumilating 231 PA's in 111 games.
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And your criteria is differnt how? If he can't hit in his first 100 PA's, then the MLB pitchers are exposing his non-correctable weakness. If he hits well, and then struggles, well... then the MLB pitchers are finding the weakness that the AAA scouts couldn't find. If he's Cecil Fielder or Carlos Pena... then well, yeah all those scouts were wrong, but they should have known better, you certainly would have.
Probably 90% of the hitters in MLB history are going to have a stretch where they bat .200 over 200 at bats. It doesn't mean that they cannot hit MLB pitching any more than it meant Brown was an All-Star candidate when he slugged .520 over 175 at bats.
High strikeout - high power guys are generally going to take longer to hit in the bigs than the Paul Molitors and Ryan Theriots of the world. If that's your point, I'll conceed it.
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I think you establishing that 13.5% of major league hitters cannot hit major league pitching is almost as absurd as comparing DuBois to and casting Berg in a favorable light.
Then you bring up defense and then belittle VA Phil for bringing defense into the dicussion.
So, first you flip your opinion on a player (DuBois) from one day to the next, and then you bring defense into the argument, and condescend to VA Phil because he had the audacity to talk about defense. Very mature, very consistent.
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this whole conversation is retarded.
dubois's issues are his and no numbers in the past will help his swing.
he has done *NOTHING* differently since he left the cubs and is doing nothing differently since he came back.
dward at least has an idea of what he CANT hit and doesn't swing at it..dubois doesn't even see the ball well unless it's a high-80s/low-90s fastball. he has an amazing power swing and nothing to pad it with.
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crunch, google doesn't have it, but can you go ahead and repeat you authoritavive assement on Nelosn Cruz's chances in the majors that you threw out this July?
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jason dubois.
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Roosevelt Brown
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Felix Pie
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Felix Pie's OPS's in AAA
2006 .792
2007 .981
2008 .820
Based on the .981 you could certainly call that a dominating period. But lets throw a couple of extra stats in there.
Year OPS AB's BABIP
2006 .792 556 .342
2007 .981 221 .415
2008 .820 339 .321
Hitting (particuarly line drives) and BABIP aren't independent, and Felix hit his most line drives during his stint in Iowa for 2007 (but at a lower rate than he has in the majors), but if you take out 'luck' he's actually gotten better every year. If he had the same BABIP in the majors that he had in Iowa in 2007 then his career line would be:
.308 BA and .369 OBP. Would you consider that good enough?
He also hit .300 .391 .450 after his Setepember call up last year, but again that's got some BABIP luck in there.
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Karl Pagel. That's one.
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His story is probably a good microcosm of how the Cubs manage to dodge the World Series for 60 years.
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Felix Pie. Done.
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Kevin Orie
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Orie hardly was tearing up the minors... 10 HR and 66 RBI..hitting .298 at AA..
C'mon..at least Orie had a decent rookie season..
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"Find one example where it's not true. Just one."
You should know better than to pose a challenge to this crew. Seriously.
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I always figured Craig Wilson would figure it out
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Pet peeve... When someone disagrees with an opinion, they act like a douche and make snide remarks instead of saying that they disagree. I think most do this because it's easier than a substantiative dissenting opinion.
I'm not of the opinion Dubois will be much help, only because he hasn't proven consistent production at the big league level. I think a team like the Chicago Cubs with well over a $100/mn payroll shouldn't take chances on "less than b-list" players.
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Paul Bako and Aaron Miles agree!
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well at least that's another source calling fonte the 3rd base backup...i still dont understand that one, though.
he was lifting weights in the offseason and got some muscle...maybe it's helped his arm.
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i was just confused at where that USA Today article earlier was going...
that just leads me to ask...how the hell did heilman go from possible #5 to 7th on the depth chart?
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O-Dawg! O-Dawg!
Re: Griffey Jr.
Comments at:
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4 years, 40 HRs per, the record is in sight.
Needs less decaf.
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That's about 20 homeruns per month after figuring in DL time.
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"or however I'm suppose to write it out"
At one time everyone called him Junior Griffey.
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"Griffey" or "Ken, Jr."
Unlikely it is Ken, Sr.
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I love Ken Griffey jr..also Gary Matthews jr.....also desi arnaz jr, and any other junior....
Time to drop that billy. Even if it's wrong, in this country, if you ask about Ken Griffey...you will get a Griffey jr. comment.
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So Taguchi.
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So on the days the Cubs face a lefty SP and Johnson starts in CF and Miles at 2B, as the roster would stand now there would be no right handed hitter on the bench. Ignoring the remaining FAs like Hudson, O.Cabrera and Crede that will likely get a starting job that pretty much just leaves Nomar and Damion Easley for right handed hitters who can play some INF though Easley is a poor defender at 2B let alone being the answer as Aramis' replacement should he go down at 3B. Hate to say it but the Cubs need Nomah.
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I believe Ray Durham is also available. I think either make sense with a 6-man bench and I also think either makes more sense than Joey Gathright. Some may disagree on the Gathright bit.
If the Cubs haven't made an offer yet, I don't know why not. I could certainly see Nomar or Durham not being interested in as limited a role as the Cubs would likely offer, but that shouldn't stop the organization from talking to them.
So, a couple of years ago
So, a couple of years ago the Washington Nationals signed this 16 year old high school kid, a second baseman, out of the DR. They gave him a $1.4 million signing bonus and nurtured him for a couple years in the rookie league.
Baseball America ranks him their 8th best prospect. Baseball Prospectus has him at #9. Just about everyone has him in the Nationals Top 10. Last year he hit .343 .431 .475 .906 at age 18.
His name is Esmailyn "Smiley" Gonzalez. But there's a small problem, his name is actually Carlos David Alvarez Lugo and he's really 23!
Of course the Nationals are really pissed.... but you have to wonder just how many more Smiley Gonzalez's are out there.
Re: So, a couple of years ago
welcome to no-longer-a-prospect...awesome.
Re: So, a couple of years ago
This reinforces my theory that it's time to fold Latin America into the Rule 4 draft.
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I know that TCR has their own fantasy keeper league, but since I never think of this during this time of the year, figured I'd throw it out now....
Anyone interested in starting up a keeper league?
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I'd be interested in a dynasty league if the demand is there.
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I'd be interested as well.
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I'd play
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I'm in.
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I'm terrible at fantasy leagues.
But I'd play also
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I don't believe Theriot started it, but he talked a lot last year about "inning management" from the defensive angle. If I get it, it's like pool (ahem, pocket billiards) where you think 3-4 shots ahead. How many teams are there that make it imperative that Aramis is at 3rd as opposed to Miles?
For example, when the killer B's were in their heyday in Houston, you just had to have your best defense out there all the time since they could do a lot with the bat. 1st and 3rd would cheat in. They would and they could test the defense each inning, or at least every two innings.
Just a thot...since Nomar probably would be booed before he got on a plane.
And is Miles getting the ex-cards factor treatment here just a little? Sorry I have more questions than answers, 'tis the nature of baseball.
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Maybe ya'll could start another web site about fantasy baseball. Don't care for it myself and ya'll seem to drift off topic. Please?
Re: Fukudome offseason trade talk
It's hard to make the argument that if Hendry had swapped Fuku for Bedard and either traded or released Harden that he wouldn't have had the money to do some other things, not least of which might've been retain Wood, DeRo or make a run at someone else.
Maybe that's not the best move, but the point is, the option was there should he have chosen to pursue it. And now everybody has more ammunition against him should the ship hit an iceberg. =)
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The point would be essentially to free the Cubs from the Fucku contract. If you trade him heads-up for Bedard and then deal/drop Harden, you're essentially status quo in the rotation but have an outfield that's suddenly $10 million cheaper. Also, pure speculation, but you have to figure Harden's worth at least one useful piece.
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So obviously things look pretty grim as of right now, but I don't quite understand the pessimism toward Harden already.
I mean the guy was outstanding with us last year. He's a high risk, I get that. But that's all it is right now, is a risk. The point of a surgery is to increase strength and flexibility. I think he's gotta be considered healthy until proven hurt.
In the same sense, I'm prepared to have this post shoved in my face two months from now...
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I'd be interested in a keeper league.
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I wouldn't mind commishing/spearheading the league if there are no other volunteers, but I can't set anything up until tonight.
Rob, if you don't mind sharing your points system, that'd be cool. Is there a Web site that's preferential for the keepers formatting?
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I would join a keeper league if there are enough spaces.
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We appreciate that!
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Rockies Jeff Francis to have shoulder surgery next week.
Jason Marquis just swallowed some more innings
Re: Muskat update
Re: Muskat update
It's great that Lou says he's sticking with Soriano in leadoff BEFORE the try out during spring training. That's weak sauce.
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E-mails have been sent to Q, Little Nate Lewis, kmokeefe, Ryno, Dr. Aaron B, CPH2133 and SJS.
Anyone else who wants to play a keeper league, e-mail to [email protected].
Terrible article from Rick Reilly
Nice premise giving MVP awards to players who were not implicated for steroid abuse, but he gives most of the awards to guys who are just as questionable.
Luis Gonzalez?
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What a jackass. I mean, even if he turns out to be right...
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Yeah, Sammy's dirty and Moises is clean. I buy that.
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At least Moises' hands are clean.
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or at least sterile
also, looks like he was pissing on himself for all the wrong reasons:
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This pre-supposes that there is a right reason.
Re: Sullivan's latest
I'd probably flip Bradley and Ramirez because MB has had a significantly higher OBP the last couple of years. 50 points higher last year. 40 points higher in 07. 20 points higher in '06.
Think I'd like to see him get on ahead of Ramirez than have it the other way around.
Re: Sullivan's latest
Fontenot, Lee, Ramirez, Bradley, Soriano, Soto, Fukkakedome, Theriot,
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Yeah I know, I was just saying. I wasn't disagreeing with you, I was disagreeing with Lou.
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Scott Boras Able To Get Manny Ramirez $20 Billion In Economic Stimulus Money
WASHINGTON—After a series of closed-door talks, Scott Boras, the agent known for representing the highest-paid players in baseball, set another record for the game's largest contract when he finalized Manny Ramirez's $20 billion agreement with the United States federal government on Thursday. "Manny's .396 batting average last season with the Dodgers, as well as his playoff performance, proved that he is as important to this country as infrastructure projects, health care, and renewable energy development," Boras said...
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James Russell elected free agency.
based on what SF has been doing every other year lately, getting access to the postseason playoffs seems to be what's important. bring on dat short series!
that said, skipping the sudden death 1-game WC would be nice from here on out.
I know what you are saying, but I feel compelled to point out that there's no such thing as luck, curses, etc. The Cubs this year have as good as a chance as the Pirates to move on to the next round. If the Cubs proceed to the next round or not tomorrow, it will not be because of luck, but because one team outlasted the other. When/if the Cubs are lucky enough to make it to the league series, that's where they may find their biggest challenge. The Dodgers have a good, deep pitching staff.
debuting the new format 1 game "sudden death" WC matchup at yankee stadium does a perfect job of showing the intense emotion and drama this game can be.
that said, i'm ready to not see yankee stadium or hear fans at yankee stadium for another 5 and 1/2 months. at least i don't have to sit through the braves with their "tommy hawk chawp" this postseason.
i'd like to know why the mlb.tv internet radio feed of the game (which is always delayed by a few seconds at best) is almost a minute faster than the ESPN cable TV coverage. wtf?
i dont know what order they'll be in, but i pretty much expect fowler/schwarb/rizzo/bryant/montero/castro/lastella/arrieta. any change at all (aside from the first 4 guys) wouldn't shock me, though. coghlan is still a wildcard in the lineup equation...plus joe could always march d.ross out there with very slow arrieta pitching.
Yup. Have to agree. Baseball, like golf, certainly has that psych component for the player. There is no real reason why a fielding position should affect a batting average. The Cubs are 106 years over due for a little luck. Don't you guys think so? Maybe the rookies can bring some dumb luck on.
probably stacking capable lefties vs cole while keeping the "hot" castro in the game. fwiw, he's 1-6 lifetime with 0 bb/k vs cole (double).
i chalk bryant's issues at the plate while playing OF up to coincidence so far.
I will call your dead horse, "Trigger".
In one game, when anything is possble, I am glad that Joe Maddon is our Manager.
He knows the stats better than all of us. It would seem, IF La Stella gets the start at 3B, it will be only up to the point that they were to get the lead (crosses fingers). From everything I have read, the game will be managed like a hoops game: offense/defense. So expect La Stella to be out of the game by the 5th. This team is incredibly deep which is so surprising. We never woulda thunk it.
i don't know what their roster plans are, but j.herrera is out there practicing with the team.
i can't imagine him making any roster, though. dude had 4 PA the entire month of sept. him being a good dude to be around while keeping the clubhouse loose seems to be his main role at this point.
I know it's my own personal dead horse to beat --but Bryant has been a lousy hitter when playing the OF this year. Given that it's his first playoff game, I really hope they keep him in his natural position and don't mess with his routine.
Lousy as in 8-for-45 with one XBH and no HR. Small sample and all that -- but why take the chance?
hard to tell what's up given they'll probably want to stack as many good lefties into the lineup as possible.
castro being a bit hot doesn't help things. if he was still cool they'd probably stick la stella at 2nd and call it a day.
Madden won't announce lineups but Stella is practicing at 3rd and Bryant in LF today. I'd rather see Bryant at 3rd but I guess Stella has been hotter than Coghlan.
/edit. Though I guess they could be practicing this with the idea Stella would come in as a PH then double switch him to 3rd base and Bryant to LF. Hope that's the plan instead
I really like the sound of that idea about expanding the AFL to ten teams. Each org. gets to field more players.
They should do that anyway, regardless of Adv. Instructs.
Dallas Beeler, Corey Black, David Garner, Pierce Johnson, Steve Perakslis, James Pugliese, Duane Underwood Jr, and Rob Zastryzny threw early-morning bullpen side-sessions at Riverview yesterday.
Underwood threw last, and received specific one-on-one instruction from pitching coach Mike Mason.
HAGSAG: There are only five advanced instructs squads left, and presently the only "co-op" team operating is the Angels/Cubs.
The league was originally established as a "parallel" league to the AFL (a sort of "junior AFL"), for players too advanced for traditional ("basic") instructs but who were unable to get placed on AFL rosters due to AFL player-limits.


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Rally Motor Credit, part of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, has received a $25 million revolving line of credit from Wells Fargo Bank.
The new credit facility will support Rally's efforts to grow its business among dealerships within and outside of the Miller Group.
Founded in 1993 as Courtesy Finance Inc., the Salt Lake City-based Rally provides automobile financing to consumers in seven Western states. As an affiliate of the Miller Group, Rally historically focused on customers of Miller dealerships. However, it is expanding its business to include a variety of dealerships outside of the Miller Group.
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Love sign
Fantasy Wire Fairies Sculptures....kids could make these by wrapping action figures or dolls with wire!
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wire faerie garden sculptures
I've seen this several times, Seems pretty easy to build this fountain. Maybe build a small one for in a house. Still way cool
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Metal work fountain
Simple water fountain
iron garden studio -- fountains
Fountain - more of a welding project...
great water feature
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I don't usually like cutlery jewelry but this is actually pretty cute
Fork fish
HAND-CRAFTED SILVERWARE FISH PENDANT MADE FROM FORK upcycled silver fork jewellery fish design to make
Reclaim-ologists and Other Crafty Chicks : When is it time to "Knock Off" the "Knock Off"?
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Garden art deer from an old shovel, axe head, pitch fork, and tire iron! Sorry, no directions, just sharing the idea!
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Cow made from old garden tools and metal- he is cute!
One Man's Junk: Birds
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One Man's Junk: Birds... really like the spare look of this one.
Seed Head (Giant Steel Metal Seed Heads Garden /Yard statues /Sculptur) by David Mayne
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Seed Head Garden Art
Steel Garden sculpture by artist David Mayne titled: 'Seed Head (Giant Steel Metal Seed Heads Garden statues)' £434
These metal dandelions are awesome. I love garden art. Well, some garden art. I've seen a lot of really tacky garden art too.
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Realtor pleads to wire fraud charges
A Lee County Realtor accused of conspiring to commit mortgage fraud with a Naples title company owner has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges involving kickbacks and $1.19 million in loans to unqualified or nonexistent buyers.
Harvey "Hobie" Miles Lowell, 35, of Lehigh Acres, who operated the now-defunct L Plus Land Developers, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud involving his business, according to a plea agreement made public Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers.
It shows he pocketed $338,441.86 and many of the homes went into foreclosure.
A plea hearing is set for Jan. 20 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Frazier, who must approve the plea and make a recommendation to a federal judge.
Each charge is punishable by up to 30 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine, or twice the gain or loss involved. However, a substantial-assistance agreement says Lowell would receive leniency if he cooperates with investigators.
Lowell's attorney, Sean C. O'Halloran of Fort Myers, declined to comment on the plea or whether Lowell is providing names of co-conspirators. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jesus Casas; the government's policy is not to comment until after sentencing.
The title company owner Lowell did closings with, Ruth Vetri, 49, of North Naples, who owned the now-defunct Surety Title, was sentenced last month to five years' probation, six months of house arrest and was ordered to pay $219,936 in restitution. She pleaded guilty to five counts of submitting false statements to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
Court records show federal investigators reviewed closings in Collier and Lee counties and found a fraudulent scheme involving unqualified and nonexistent "straw" borrowers who used false employment, financial and other bogus information. They never paid "earnest money" deposits at closings, but instead deposits were deducted from seller proceeds and Vetri signed the paperwork.
Initially, Lowell gave her cash-to-close deposit checks, but later collected deposits from her, although she warned he could get into trouble for getting deposits back. When he stopped giving them, she deducted them from his proceeds on HUD-1 Settlement Statements, which was illegal.
Lowell's plea agreement lists the seven borrowers only by initials and $1.19 million in closings in Lehigh Acres in 2008, with some borrowers receiving a payment. Colonial Bank of Florida funded the loans and wire transfers from New York were made to Surety Title's Fifth-Third Bank account.
Lee Circuit Court records show Lowell uses the name Harry and faces more than $5.5 million in judgments for work in Lee County as Metroplex Partnership. State records show he gave up his contractor license in August, but his broker's and construction finance officer licenses are current.
A state spokeswoman said they cannot dislose whether he's being investigated.
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