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2009 Cubs Draft Ticker Tracker - Day One
ROUND 1 (31): Brett Jackson, OF (Cal)
L/R, 6'2, 210, 20 years old
COMMENT: College junior was named 1st team All-PAC-10 in 2009... Also was a pre-season All-American... Above-average defender with enough arm to play CF or LF, but not RF.... Above-average speed... Aggressive baserunner... Outstanding bat speed, but he strikes out a lot... Hit 321/407/564, with 8 HR & 41 RBI, 17 2B, 6 3B, 29/61 BB/K in 253 PA, and 11 SB (5 CS) for the Golden Bears in 2009... A similar type player as Cubs OF prospects Cliff Andersen and Drew Rundle...
ROUND 2 (79): D. J. LeMahieu, INF (LSU)
R/R, 6'4, 190, 20 years old
COMMENT: Draft-eligible sophomore... Played SS as Freshman at LSU, then was shifted to 2B as Soph... Has power potential, but so far has been intent on hitting ball to opposite field... Will probably have to learn to pull the ball if he wants to progress... Has average speed... Below-average arm for SS, and struggles with footwork at 2B... Might have to be moved to a corner IF-OF spot at some point... Hit 340/408/462 for Tigers in 2009, with 4 HR & 39 RBI, 12 2B, 3 3B, 27/38 BB/K in 286 PA, with 10 SB (3 CS), and nine errors... Played HS ball in Michigan... Follows in the footsteps of LSU Cubbies Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot...
ROUND 3 (109): Austin Kirk, LHP (Owasso HS - Owasso, OK)
L/L, 6'1, 205, 19 years old
COMMENT: Went 9-1 with a 0.45 ERA and 21/111 BB/K in 62 IP for the Rams in 2009... Showed an overpowering fastball that was clocked at 95 MPH in state semi-finals, as well as a sharp breaking ball and solid change-up... Has signed NLI with University of Oklahoma... Played OF & 1B when he wasn't pitching, and hit .400+ with 5 HR in 2009...
The draft will resume tomorrow, starting with Round #4.
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Will Jackson be the Cubs CF in 2012-13?
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Only if you're referring to the Daytona Cubs.
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I didn't love Jackson, but I preferred him to say, AJ Pollock, and overall, I'm okay with this pick. I think I liked Wheeler's upside better than Jackson's, but it's a slim difference. There were a lot of arms that I really liked, though. Understandably, we weren't going to spend too much, so a guy like Scheppers was unrealistic, but some of those lefty arms intrigued me. Here's hoping someone lasts to the late 2nd.
Welcome to the Cubs Brett Jackson!
BA's summary of pick:
Brett Jackson goes to the Cubs, who has five-tool ability and might be the best hitting prospect in the system after Josh Vitters as soon as he signs. Of course, he also could be another Tyler Colvin. But at No. 31, the Cubs get solid value, considering the fact that Jackson was projected to go top-half of the first round earlier this season.
BA's review
Jackson is most frequently compared with J.D. Drew, at least physically. But while critics often question Drew's passion, the same accusation could never be directed at Jackson. Strong and muscular, Jackson is a wonderful athlete who is a perpetual motion machine on the field and plays with flair. He is an enthusiastic, upbeat and supportive teammate, and he's an aggressive baserunner who challenges outfielders and takes the extra base, often diving in headfirst while doing so. He uses his above-average speed to chase down drives in the gaps in center field, and he has the range to flag down balls hit in front of him or over his head. His arm can be inconsistent, but he has enough arm strength for both left and center. Most criticism surrounding Jackson centers on his hitting, where he's not nearly as polished as Drew. He utilizes an inward-turning, hand-pumping, leg-kicking, load-up-and-let-it-fly swing. He has excellent bat speed and shows the ability to rifle the ball around the diamond, with acceptable home run power, particularly for a leadoff man. His high strikeout totals hurt his draft chances, though, and he had 58 whiffs in 206 at-bats this season.
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scouting profile with video that I posted earlier of Jackson...
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Any chance someone will draft Milton Bradley?
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So MARK DEROSA hit his 10th home run tonight -- a grand slam.
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1) Maybe we need another check-in on Stevens, Archer, and Gaub. Last we saw, they were all three tearing it up. I mean, it's not like we need good pitching or anything. Yeah, it sucks we don't have Dero anymore. Those three pitchers may be of significantly greater value.
2) We'd be Ok with a weak hitting 2nd baseman if Milton and Soto were hitting and Rammy were healthy. I still think Bradley will turn it around this season. In his worst season since 2003 he hit 267/362/424 and that was all the way back in 2004. I'm not convinced yet that all of a sudden he's going to hit 100-150 points lower OPS than in the previous 6 years.
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Archer is 2-1 over 11 starts with a 1.76 ERA 53K's, 26 BB's no HR's allowed in 41 innings at Peoria. He needs to be stretched out so he's averaging 6 innings a start, then promoted.
Gaub pitched a perfect inning with 2 K's for his 3rd save with the Smokies. He's got a 3.18 ERA and 34K's, 14 BB's and 3 HR's allowed in 22.2 innings. He needs to quit walking guys.
Stevens is 0-2 with a 1.55 ERA and 26K's, 16BB's, no HR's in 29 innings for the I-Cubs. Also needs to quit walking guys.
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In a totally unrelated question-directed to Az Phil: How close is Darwin Barney?
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round 2 pick #79: is another LSU infielder, but he's 6'4 so it's double fonty...
David LeMahiew SS, sophmore 6'4" 193 lbs R/R
Summary: As a shortstop from a major college program, LeMahieu is going to get plenty of looks. Like most LSU products, he plays the game the right way and makes the most of his average tools. He's got a solid approach at the plate, but doesn't have a ton of raw power. That wouldn't matter, except for the fact he might have to move to third as he matures. Still, as a real "baseball player" who's excelled in a major program, he's bound to be drafted well.
That's a better report than I have seen
Here is BA:
eMahieu looked like a first-round pick last summer when he starred in the Cape Cod League. Scouts saw enough athleticism in his lanky 6-foot-4, 193-pound frame to think he could play shortstop, and they liked his power potential. But he hasn't played up to that level this spring. Though LeMahieu led Louisiana State, which has been in the top 10 most of the season, with a .356 average heading into the final week of the regular season, scouts expected him to deliver more than four home runs. He employs an inside-out, opposite-field approach, so he should have more power if he turns on more pitches. Scouts also have noted that his swing seems slower and longer this spring. They also think LeMahieu now has no chance at playing shortstop, as he has looked more methodical and less explosive. The Tigers concurred, moving him to second base at midseason after they had trouble turning double plays. His arm has regressed, too, and at shortstop he would need a full windup to make longer throws. A fringe-average runner, LeMahieu may not have the quick feet for second base, either, and he'd have to produce a lot more power if he shifted to third base or the outfield. Further complicating matters is the extra leverage he possesses as a draft-eligible sophomore. Enough scouting directors saw LeMahieu play well on the Cape that he still should get picked in the second or third round, and he may be signable if he goes that high.
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Thank God there's no copyright laws that apply to the internet.
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Milton Bradley is a $10MM schlepp, my gawd. O fer 6 with 10 men LOB! We're one week away from being able to trade this turd. Any conceivable takers?
Angels would like to be rid of GMJ. Jose Guillen is unliked and unwanted in KC. Those are the two bad contracts that immediately come to mind. Any others?
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Round 3 pick:
Austin Kirk, L/L, 19 yr old 6' 1" Oklahoma highschool pitcher
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BA's report on Kirk not as high on fastball (high 80s-low 90s), but reports are that he stepped up the fastball in the playoffs to touch 95.
He is also seemingly a great kid and student. 3.8 GPA (from baseball recruiting website), but just an all around friendly and mature kid if this story is any indicator:
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stuff like that happens...people went on and on about andrew brackmam throwing 99mph...he did it once, in winter league, on 1 pitch. for the most part he worked 94-96mph (not like that's junk).
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Don't most guys add a couple MPH to their fastballs after HS anyway, or is what they have at 18 all they're going to have? I honestly don't know.
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There was a discussion on this in that Baseball Prospectus chat. Sometimes pitchers do, but it's pretty rare. Nevertheless scouting directors think that anyone who is 6'4" and throws 90 will be able to throw 94 by the time they're 22, and continue to use that as a reason to draft them. If the kid we took in the third round was 4 inches taller he would have been drafted in the first round. But since he isn't 6'4" he can't add any imaginary MPH's to his fastball so he was a 4th or 5th round pick.
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When the comments given by AZ Phil on the 3rd round pick are better than the comments on the 1st and 2nd round picks it seems on paper that we had a bad 1st day of the draft. Of course drafts take atleast 3 years to evaluate though.
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It's a weak draft this year and the Cubs picks aren't high, so this is a good year to have a so-so draft. That said, Wilken continues to disappoint.
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Why is the concept of 'baseball player first, athlete second' so hard for this guy to grasp? Congrats, you hit on Vernon Wells... one player shouldn't pervert your entire professional experience.
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Overall I certainly agree -- would have loved to grab three pitchers. Not sure that I wanted the Sac St. kid at 31, but if we were drafting a athlete project, I would have gone with Everett Williams.
It seems like the Cubs fell in love with Pollock and Jackson (or CF in general) and would take them no matter what. I thought when Williams fell they might grab him. But if they weren't going to overspend for Scheppers, Jackson seems like someone who was slotted for about that spot. He appears to have a weird swing and perhaps he can be taught more control so that he makes more contact. Not sure, however, where I am getting any faith that the Cubs have hitting expertise such that the swing correction will make a difference.
Am very hopeful for Kirk -- from the report, it sounds like there is potential he develops into a very good starter.
Not at all sure about LeMahieu. He was considered a mid first round pick after the Cape Cod League last summer, but was not impressive this year. Again perhaps the Cubs found something they thought they could fix, but your Flaherty comparison seems apt; I am not sure Flaherty will develop much further as it seemed like he was quite developed already (coach's son, worked hard at the game). Likewise, LeMahieu seemed to have hit a high point and then did not develop further. He is young though, so we can hope.
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How so? I am fairly pleased with last year's pitching heavy draft. On paper, it looks pretty solid right now. I don't fault him for his first draft - we didn't have many picks. The 2nd draft was a bit debatable after the early goings - the only reasoning I could attach was that they wanted some guys that could perhaps move fast and fill in the thin upper levels. Even then, Vitters looks good, Donaldson looks good, and some useful guys were picked later on.
We knew what we would get with Wilken - a tools oriented guy. According to some, Hendry has influenced him more towards collegians, although that seems debatable based on Wilken's history. As I said last week, and as many are apt to disagree, I'm not against taking gambles this year with the way the organization is right now. The organization is lacking in high level talent. We've got plenty of cup of tea guys.
In saying that, I don't really love the first 3 picks, but I don't hate it. Kirk is the one that intrigues me the most. I was okay with Jackson, didn't like him, preferred several guys that were still on the board, but it was okay. I somewhat expect LeMahieu, though I don't really care for it, as he seems like a raw Ryan Flaherty, and Flaherty's going through his own adjustment period (along with the fact that LeMahieu is likely going to cost). Also, LeMahieu, as of now, is either a below average defensive 2nd baseman with a decent bat, or a 3rd baseman with below average power. Eh ... obviously he's young, so there's growth potential, but eh.
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A little tough on Flaherty. I like a skinny shortstop who has 7 HRs on June 10th. Obviously he swings for the fences, so his BA suffers. He's 22.
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He looks like an Indian George Michael.
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I don't understand. Everyone in the world said this year's draft is rich in pitching and bare in hitting. So what do we do? Select hitters in the first two rounds, one of whom struck out in more than a quarter of his PA's last year. The other is a 6'4" infielder who can't hit, at least not for power. Sure, both of these guys could become major leaguers if everything works out, but you don't draft project guys in the first two rounds.
Wilken's strategy, if he has one, just doesn't make sense to me. Colvin was a waste, and while I liked Cashner, there were better prospects on the board. Last year was when you draft a hitter in the first round. It's like he's trying to be contrarian for contrarian's sake.
P.S. Does AZ Phil or anyone else know if the Cubs have started having their scouts videotape the prospects they watch themselves, rather than relying on just stock video and the scouts' eye analysis. Keith Law was on ESPN radio yesterday talking about how three of the better drafting organizations of late, TB, SF, and Boston, have all made their scouts videotape their players themselves so that there is more video evidence to use (e.g. break down a swing again back in the hotel, etc.). Law said more teams are starting to use this and I was wondering if the Cubs do.
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Unfortunately it does not appear that Jackson or LeMahieu will be able to develop into good relief pitchers either :)
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meh...it was a weak draft class for the cubs...esp. when their 1st pick was 31st.
that said, the cubs did go out and draft the 1 guy i hoped they wouldn't in the 1st round...dunno crap about the other 2 guys aside from what i learned here tonight.
The Half-Glass
Empty take is that Brett Jackson strikes out too much, LeMahieu is a limited offensive player, and Kirk is a raw arm that probably was overdrafted. All of that has valid backing to it.
Taking a look at the other side, though ... if they pan out
Brett Jackson is a CF with elite ability. He might have the ability to hit for average and power if they can shake out the swing a bit. Gotta get him to be a bit more patient, but the potential is there. CF was certainly a hole in the system.
DJ LeMahieu certainly has the potential to hit for power. Say he develops - then you have a plus power 2nd baseman or an average power 3rd baseman. The depth charts in the system could use either - 2nd base this year has seen Nate Spears struggle, Tony Thomas collapse, leaving Junior Lake and Ryan Flaherty as the most intriguing options.
Austin Kirk is a power lefty, and those are rare.
Not trying to sugercoat the first three picks (I'd give it a C+ right now), but there is some potential to the picks. One befuddling thing is that the LeMahieu pick suggests that they have some money to spend - I would've rather gambled on one of the arms in the first and paid more.
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Tony Thomas @ AA 2009:
Looks pretty decent so far this season doesn't it?
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Look at the overall season - he was ridiculously red hot to start this year and has really cooled off tremendously. That said, the reason I used collapse was in regards to his strike zone judgment. After a solid K/BB to start the year (15/8), and he was battling, his K/BB is now at 53/24, striking out 25.4% of the time, on par with his K rate last year. It's hard, for me, to imagine Thomas succeeding as a starting caliber 2nd baseman in the big leagues while striking out that much. Not writing him off, but if I had to pick who I thought had the best chance to be our starting 2nd baseman in, say, 3 years, I'd go with Flaherty or Lake (not that those two are exactly standing out right now). I was really intrigued with Thomas when we drafted him, so I'm disappointed.
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Trying to find some hitting comps for Jackson:
In 2000 Joe Borchard hit .333 .433 .624 with 44 BB's,57 K's in 255 at bats for Stanford. Being a White Sock he made it to the majors and 'hit' .205 .284 .352 with 222 K's in 716 at bats.
Jason Grove hit .314 .436 .505 with 25/29 Bb/K ratio against 105 at bats the same year for Washington State. Never made it out of AA.
In 2004 a guy named Don Lucy hit .313 .381 .534 for Stanford and had a 17/47 BB/K ratio over 208 at bats. He went 3/16 with 6 K's in his cup of coffee in 2007 and has hit .256 .328 .347 in the minors.
Those guys are the closest I could find looking in the top three rounds of the 2000 to 2005 draft. None of them K'd as much and walked as seldom as Jackson and none of them is worth paying the ML minimum.
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Wow -- great work in finding those comparisons. Let's hope these players turn out not to be good comparisons.
Interestingly though Borchard was considered a top prospect until he failed at the majors. If Jackson reaches that level, hopefully we can trade him before any such disappointment :)
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Lou sprinkled some holy water on home base.
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How can anyone "grade" a baseball draft when many players do not even make it to the Show for 4 or more years?!
It is absurd.
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The same way you grade drafts in any sport, by speculating on how good the players will be, and how good they will be in relation to the other players that were available when they were selected.
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That is kind of true, but you have to admit that there is a big difference between how ready players are in the NFL/NBA drafts than in the MLB (and often NHL) drafts. It is also much more difficult to get good and accurate scouting reports on many of the amateur baseball players
It is much more difficult to grade a draft immediately in MLB, as the players are so far away from being ready to play in the majors.
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Isn't that like saying you cannot judge an investment in the stock market or any other instrument until you know the actual returns? That certainly is not true -- there are investments that are considered wiser than others based on future projections of value. Afterward, parties can reassess and determine whether the judgments were correct and the projections accurate, but that doesn't mean you do not make decisions based on value at the time of the investment.
While there will be a different (and more precise) judgment on these draft picks when we know their performance, we can still judge them based on relative and projected value right now.
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no, what yoj are referring to may be an ipo back in the .bomb era. which, with no earnings. has been proven to be a poor investment strategy.
Lowitzki's point is what i was getting at.
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Sorry -- I meant my response above to go to E-Man. I agree that it is relatively easier to judge NFL/NBA drafts compared to MLB.
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Okay ... here's a question for folks - where do you think these guys rank in our system? Granted, rankings are more for discussion value than anything ... I think, as much as I've said I'm okay with the Jackson pick, I'm very borderline on if he's top 10. After all, in some ways, he profiles like Tyler Colvin, and I'm not sure Colvin is top 10. LeMahieu, I'd roughly have him in that 15-20 area I think, and Kirk a bit below. Anyone have any thoughts?
I also expect that we'll take several overslots in the next few rounds that will probably make the draft look a bit better. Here's to hoping that I find out good news when I check in later this evening.
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Until Jackson's performance shows otherwise (which I hope it does not), though, his ranking will be based on possible value and upside. I think Jackson is going to be ranked in the top 6-8.
LeMahieu is a 2B with lots of uncertainty. He likely is rated lower than Tony Thomas was coming into this season, so high teens to 20 sounds about right.
If Kirk throws consistently in the 90s with a good curve, I think he will be in the low teens. I might be overly optimistic (which is my Cub fan survival mechanism) but he could be a steal if reports are correct.
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I can see 8.
Right now, I think our top 4 is Vitters, Jay Jackson, Samardzija, Cashner.
After that, there's a whole mix (say, Dan McDaniel, although he's struggled of late, Ryan Flaherty, Starlin Castro, Hak-ju Lee, Larry Suarez, and a few others), and I can see Brett in there.
Long way to go with the season. Be curious what others think, considering how many didn't want Brett Jackson.
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I just don't see how Jackson projects as a MLB hitter. I think we've got 30 guys who project as major league players and Jackson isn't one of them. He may be the best athlete in the system once he signs, but that's not a position.
Scoured the BP chat and found these comments on him:
Kevin Goldstein (5:40:14 PM PT): Cubs take Brett Jackson from Cal, who seemed to be in the mix for every team in the 20s. He's either a star or the next Tyler Colvin. That's really the range here as a risk/upside college guy.
Bryan Smith (5:40:59 PM PT): Brett Jackson is sort of like how KG described Wheeler -- he gets a lot of power-speed credit, but in two years, he hasn't hit more than eight home runs or stolen more than 12 bases in a season. Plus, I've heard a lot of question marks about his ability to stay in center. I think there's a pretty decent chance the Cubs just drafted a fourth outfielder.
KG: Perfectly fine pick there that fits in well with his talent. I love the commentators telling us he's a hitter when that's actually his big issue. "It can be corrected" I'm told, which is always funny.
Joe Hamrahi (5:43:27 PM PT): I agree Bryan. I watched his numbers quite closely this year, and his lack of power, combined with a low contact rate and limited ability against LHP, makes me think the Cubs could have done better at this spot.
I think that last comment is the most telling. The Cubs must expect to totally re-work what sounds like a ridiculous swing, but when have the Cubs ever been able to do that successfully?
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Just from looking briefly at the little bit of video on Cubs.com, it didn't look a ridiculous swing. Just long. He seems to have good balance though and seems as if he'd make solid contact when he makes contact. I don't think it's Pie/Patterson bad, but it definitely could be a lot quicker.
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Yeah, I don't see it either from the 5 swings, but I was going on BA's "He utilizes an inward-turning, hand-pumping, leg-kicking, load-up-and-let-it-fly swing" comment.
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That's not a terrible swing from what I can tell, but I'm not an expert. It's easy to see why he swings and misses, but it's not near the circus act that Pie's swing is. It's almost like he has a built-in hitch that he uses for timing or something. DeRosa did that too and I always wondered about it.
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The swing itself seems alright to me, from those angles, but I am much more use to watching hitters from behind the pitcher's mound. The results, really, speak for themselves. This guy won't be able to hit in Peoria with what he's doing now, so something has to be corrected.
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Do you mean from behind the catcher?
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The Cubs philosophy being a big market team should be to go for upside, not "safe" picks that will be average ML's. I think Jackson fits the upside category, so it's a decent pick and at the appropriate slot at 31.
The LSU guy must be something they saw that others didn't.
I love the Kirk pick given left handed power pitchers are a rare commodity. He's worth picking even if it was a bit of a reach.
Wilken seems to have done better at finding value in late rounds than necessarily getting the first 2 rounds right in the past (Vitters excluded), so let's see how he does today.
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I don't think having more resources should make you naturally select boom or bust type players. Your should treat your players like you do a stock portfolio, some boom or bust guys, but more sure contributors. When a Porcello or J.D. Drew falls into your lap because of signability concerns, then you use your resources to grab them, but in the first round you should take a guy who you don't have to 'fix' to get to the big leagues.
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Listening to the draft is a little voyeuristic. Neat though. Cards got a woman calling their players. So do the Brewers.
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Listening to the draft is a little voyeuristic. Neat though.
Very true.
Cubs select Christopher Rusin, LHP, from University of Kentucky. A re-draft.
Here's a write-up on him from February: http://macksmets.blogspot.com/2009/06/possible-met...
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6-4 with a 3.86 ERA, 25BB's,104K's 4 HR's in 86.1 innings. Not too bad. Drafted in the 23rd round by the A's last year.
He's got a funny little wrist wrap he does before he throws a slidery thing or a fastball at home plate. Carries his shoulder sort of high.
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I'm just glad we nabbed vitters over weiters when we had the chance. Just so that we have a wilkens pick to hang our hats on.
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5th Round, #170
Cubs select Wesley Darvill, SS, Brookswood Secondary School in British Columbia.
Here's the Blue Jays' video on him: http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?co...
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6th round is Brooks Raley 6'3 185 LB LHP who started for Texas A&M.
7-3 3.76 ERA with 95Ks, 26BBs and 8 HR's in 93.1 innings.
Probably this guy wanted to go in the top 3 rounds, and being a sophomore he may be a difficult signing. He was the Friday starter for A&M and as recently as May 7th BA said "(7-1, 1.96) is simply one of the nation's best Friday starters, not to mention a catalyst in the No. 2 hole in the lineup" about him. He hit .304 .420 .424 as an outfielder. Didn't K enough to become a positional prospect for the Cubs, though.
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His OBP and SLG are better than LeMahieu, if I am not mistaken.
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Goldstein (pro) and Bryan Smith (con) are at odds on this pick. Smith doesn't like the Cubs draft much.
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Sounds like they both like the pick, just that Smith doesn't have much faith the Cubs will do anything with it.
Missed this one from my BA, they had him as a Sandwich round talent.
"He's spooking scouts by not giving them an inkling on his asking price or an agent".
"He works mainly with a 87-90 MPH sinker, a slider and a changeup. He also has a four-seam fastball that peaks at 93 MPH and a curveball."
Goes on to say he would also be a center field prospect, and that he's made a case as the best two-way player in college baseball.
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7th Round, I think they called him a shortstop. Blair Sprinfield 5'11 R/R from MacArthur HS in Decatur Illinois.
Here he's referred to, preseason, as the #1 hitting prospect in Illinois.
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8th Round: "ID3271, Whitenack, Robert Whitenack right handed pitcher from SUNY Old Westbury in New York". Have to see if AZ Phil knows who's speaking.
6'5" junior throws an 88 to 92 MPH fastball.
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Also throws knuckle curve, thought by some scouts to be a "plus plus pitch". Dad is a retired NYC police officer.
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He was the ECAC Pitcher of the year.
5-2 with a 2.81 ERA and 79 Ks 25 BB's in 67.1 innings, only 1 HR allowed amongst 11 xbh's.
Maybe another Muldowney.
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He was a big key to the crazy start, a big key to the end of last year, a big key in not beating the Mets (although lots of help from a tired inexperienced team there), so although the team as a whole can get through a series with a good Jake it will be tough with a bad Jake. I don't think it's realistic to have the insanely great Jake again, but maybe it is. Seeing today's box score it appears maybe it is - but I haven't been able to tune in yet.
IMO Jake is really the key to winning the World Series, but maybe I'm putting too much emphasis on one player.
The reports that they offered EITHER Jimenez or Torres for Chapman are a little disconcerting. I hope 1) Those reports are wrong, and 2) if they are not wrong, that they will hold on to him, as the team could use the outfield depth. I have only seen him in the futures game, but he looks like a keeper.
Very nice. I saw him in Lansing in May. I'm still stunned that he hit a 400-foot foul ball onto Larch Street ... which is going the other way for a right-handed batter. It was perhaps the most amazing swing I've ever seen a minor league player take. I should also mention that it was about 40 degrees out at the time. Not that it's evidence of anything per se, but I feel his plate approach is way more advanced than Soler was at this stage in his development and that the comparisons aren't really fair to Jimenez. 50/50 chance I'll go to Midland tonight for the low-A debut of Oscar de la Cruz.
Eloy Jimenez grand slam tonight. Hoping Soler power returns and gets hot but future looks bright in the outfield regardless.
Finished the night 4-5, with two doubles - 32(!) on the season - along with the grand slam. Sick
Meanwhile, out West:
SF is 2-11 since the break, lead over LA is down to one game, and they are running out Cain and Peavy this weekend against the Nats. Challenging times by the Bay.
Thanks for the updates Phil. Too bad about Frazier.
The Cubs have released RHRP Scott Frazier (2013 7th round dfraft pick - Pepperdine).
A Cubs pitching coach told me in Spring Training 2014 that he thought Frazier had the best pure stuff in the organization. Absolutely electric fastball & breaking ball combo. Other pitchers would gather behind the screen just to watch him throw "live" BP. That's how amazing he was.
Got a chance to see Diamondbacks RHSP Zack Greinke (15-day DL - strained oblique) throw a rehab start at Sloan Park Friday night. Four of the first seven AZL Cubs hitters singled and the Cubs did score an unearned run in the bottom of the 1st inning, but then Greinke got serious and struck out five in a row.
ZACK GREINKE: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 4/0 GO/AO, 49 pitches (34 strikes)
Have fun - It may be good for Arrieta to be facing a team that doesn't know him as well as the NL teams. A nice shutout would do wonders for his confidence. He is confident in public but baseball is hard and he could use a boost, I'm sure.
Me too. I'll be at the game tomorrow and would love to see Good Arrieta.
Last few games have been the April version of the Cubs that disappeared completely the past two months.
Hope they can sustain it.
Don't sell yourself short, Judge.
I love this team.
Looks like Mother Nature is trying to call this fight.
Hey! I remember this team!
The key for Heyward's offense: get early leads. Heard a stat on Mike & Mike on the way to work that his avg/power much better this year when the Cubs have the lead. And true to form he gets the two run dinger with Cubs winning 3-0 ...


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First time I have welded objects together, it made the standard design so much more my individual design, just loved it and so simple. I used Cricut Mini Elegant cartridge, and Picturesque cartridge. I also made the engagement congratulations card in the same way, but instead of butterflies I added birds and the word congratulations.
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- green/black glittered paper
- pink glittered paper
- white card
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Step one is for the same for the small green/black butterflies and the pink butterfly card. I used Cricut mini Elegant cartridge and use the lattice of the lantern size 8.5 inches, after putting that onto Cutting mat on Cricut Craft Room. I then loaded 4 Acanths2 from Picturesque cartridge onto the mat size 1.3 inches, in order to use one in each corner of the lattice, I used the first as it was, then the second I flipped over horizontally, the third I flipped over horizontally and then again vertically and then the fourth I flip over vertically. I then was able to place one in each corner of the lattice. I clicked weld after placing each of the Acanths2 in its correct place.
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Step 2 This is where the instructions for the two cards vary. For the green/black little butterflies card. I put 3 of the blackout bttrfly 1.5 inches. I manipulated them on the card until I was satisfied that they were in the place that I felt showed them off to their best. I clicked weld at every opportunity.
Step 2 For the pink butterfly card. I put one basic bttrfly 3inches into the middle of the lattice. I clicked weld.
Step 2 For the pink butterfly card. I put one basic bttrfly 3inches into the middle of the lattice. I clicked weld.
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Step 3 For which ever of the cards I was making at the stage of having added the butterflies or butterfly, depending on the card you are making, I then cut the image that I had on my Cricut Craft Room mat in gold card.
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Step 4 I cut the lip edge off the image. This lip was there in order to make it into a lantern, but as I was making cards, this lip wasn't required. I then glued the cut image onto the glitter paper and then onto the white card to make the card.
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Step 5 For the Pink card only I cut out in the gold card Happy Birthday. I worked out where I wanted to place the words on the card and cut the lattice away from behind where the words were going to go. I then glued on the words, hoping that it looked like they were part of the overall lattice design, seemed to work.
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Step 6: I made the engagement congratulations card in the same way as the butterfly cards, but instead of butterflies I added birds and the word congratulations.
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1. The Thing (I) (2011)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
Writers: Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr. | Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen
Votes: 94,919 | Gross: $16.91M
2. Lilyhammer (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A New York mobster goes into hiding in rural Lillehammer in Norway after testifying against his former associates.
Creators: Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad | Stars: Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa, Steinar Sagen, Marian Saastad Ottesen
Votes: 19,081
3. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Writers: Jan Guillou, Hans Gunnarsson | Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 18,001
4. Elling (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
Writers: Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Axel Hellstenius, Larry Stuckey | Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 12,213 | Gross: $0.31M
5. I Am Dina (2002)
125 min | Drama
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the ... See full summary »
Writers: Ole Bornedal, Jonas Cornell, Herbjørg Wassmo | Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Maria Bonnevie, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Eccleston, Pernilla August
Votes: 4,714
6. Uno (2004)
103 min | Drama
Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still,... See full summary »
Writer: Aksel Hennie | Directors: Aksel Hennie, John Andreas Andersen | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg, Espen Juul Kristiansen
Votes: 3,458
7. The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A teenage boy loses his footing when he finds himself drawn to the new boy in class.
Writer: Tore Renberg | Director: Stian Kristiansen | Stars: Rolf Kristian Larsen, Arthur Berning, Ida Elise Broch, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
Votes: 3,456
8. Pioneer (2013)
R | 111 min | Thriller
A thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.
Writers: Nikolaj Frobenius, Hans Gunnarsson, Cathinka Nicolaysen, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Kathrine Valen Zeiner | Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman
Votes: 3,451 | Gross: $0.01M
9. Dag (2010– )
23 min | Comedy, Drama
Dag is a Norwegian comedy series about a marriage counselor who think people should live in solitude. He hates spending time with other people, except from his friend Benedict who is ... See full summary »
Stars: Atle Antonsen, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Agnes Kittelsen
Votes: 2,754
10. The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
96 min | Drama, History
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Writers: Nils Isak Eira, Nils Gaup, Reidar Jönsson, Pelone Wahl | Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup, Nils Peder Gaup
Votes: 2,219
11. Hotel Cæsar (1998– )
30 min | Drama
Hotel Cæsar is a Norwegian soap opera that has been broadcast on TV 2 since 1998. The show consists of more than 2,700 episodes, making it the longest running drama in television in ... See full summary »
Stars: Anette Hoff, Kim Kolstad, Sossen Krohg, Tom Eddie Brudvik
Votes: 1,167
12. Hamsun (1996)
159 min | Biography, Drama, War
Norwegian Nobel Laureate Knut Hamsun's controversial support for the Nazi regime during WW2 and its consequences for the Hamsun family after the war.
Writers: Per Olov Enquist, Marie Hamsun, Thorkild Hansen, Jan Troell | Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold
Votes: 1,166
13. The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
The Other Side of Sunday, Also known in Norwegian as "Sndags Engler", is a movie that criticizes the small, and often tight church community. We follow the Preachers Daughter; Maria in her ... See full summary »
Writers: Lasse Glomm, Berit Nesheim, Reidun Nortvedt | Director: Berit Nesheim | Stars: Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist, Sylvia Salvesen
Votes: 1,034
14. Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
180 min | Drama
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She... See full summary »
Writers: Liv Ullmann, Sigrid Undset | Director: Liv Ullmann | Stars: Linus Aaberg, Gisken Armand, Berard Arnø, Bernhard Arnø
Votes: 838
15. Arn: The Knight Templar (2010 TV Mini-Series)
R | 264 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arn has to endure so much before he can get the love of his life Cecilie, who has been put away in a monastery.
Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Morgan Alling
Votes: 826
16. Wolf Summer (2003)
87 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young girl becomes friends with a wolf and its little puppy. She decides to save them from three local shepherds.
Writer: Peder Norlund | Director: Peder Norlund | Stars: Julia Pauline Boracco Braathen, Jørgen Langhelle, Line Verndal, Samuel Fröler
Votes: 774
17. Varg Veum - De døde har det godt (2012)
Varg tries to help a scared girl lost in the woods at night. But he fails to avoid her death. What was this young asylum seeker fleeing from? Was it an accident, or was she killed as a ... See full summary »
Writers: Lya Guerra, Erik Richter Strand | Director: Erik Richter Strand | Stars: Trond Espen Seim, Bjørn Floberg, Lene Nystrøm, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 658
18. Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998)
98 min | Drama, Family
"Only Clouds..." is a film about eleven year old Maria, who has lost her little brother. Her mother disappears into her own sorrow, then Maria meets Jacob.
Writer: Torun Lian | Director: Torun Lian | Stars: Thea Sofie Rusten, Jan Tore Kristoffersen, Anneke von der Lippe, Anders T. Andersen
Votes: 573
19. Whore (2009)
89 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rikke is writing on an new book and needs to get get out on the countryside to get some inspiration, and visits her deceased mother's old cabin in a local community called "Dokka". Were she... See full summary »
Writer: Reinert Kiil | Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Rudy Claes, Kenneth Falkenberg, Cassandra Jacobsen, Reinert Kiil
Votes: 509
20. Night of the Wolf (2008)
90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Writer: Tom Egeland | Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Anneke von der Lippe, Dejan Cukic, Jørgen Langhelle, Christian Skolmen
Votes: 483
21. Immediate Boarding (2003)
89 min | Family
Two 11-year olds, Julia and Martin, decide to swap lives with each other.
Writers: Birgitte Bratseth, Gry Bratseth Johansen, Ella Lemhagen | Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Amanda Davin, Jørgen Langhelle, Helena Af Sandeberg, Torkel Petersson
Votes: 453
22. An Enemy of the People (2005)
90 min | Drama
In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman going back to his native village to produce the world's purest bottle water. The plant will bring new life and ... See full summary »
Writers: Henrik Ibsen, Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg | Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Jørgen Langhelle, Trine Wiggen, Pia Tjelta, Sven Nordin
Votes: 391
23. My Jealous Barber (2004)
72 min | Drama
Bent is a man who finds comfort in stability and safety, but when a woman moves into his building, he decides to make a change in his life, something his hairdresser does not like one bit.
Writers: Lars Saabye Christensen, Annette Sjursen | Director: Annette Sjursen | Stars: Gard B. Eidsvold, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist, Bjørn Eivind Aasland
Votes: 371
24. The Veil of Twilight (2014)
90 min | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
The investigation of a mysterious serial-killer in a mountain village, set in Norway in the mid 1300's.
Writers: Ronnie Larsen, Paul Magnus Lundø | Director: Paul Magnus Lundø | Stars: Leif Nygaard, Kim Bodnia, Ewen Bremner, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Votes: 325
25. Olsenbandens første kupp (2001– )
600 min | Family
Stars: Aksel Støren Aschjem, Lars Berteig Andersen, Thomas Engeset, Julia Charlotte Geitvik
Votes: 318
26. Det tredje øyet (2013– )
Crime, Drama
A police detective is trying to locate his missing daughter, while solving other cases.
Stars: Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Ida Elise Broch, Marte Engebrigtsen, Ida Leonora Valestrand Eike
Votes: 313
27. Torpedo (2007 TV Mini-Series)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stars: Nina Andresen Borud, Ida Marie Bakkerud, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Arild Bøe
Votes: 276
28. Salige er de som tørster (1997)
113 min | Crime, Thriller
A crime wave hits Oslo just as summer arrives. There has been found several violent blood splattered scenes with no bodies found. It's only a matter of time before the bodies has to surface, and the start of a run against the clock.
Writers: Axel Hellstenius, Anne Holt | Director: Carl Jørgen Kiønig | Stars: Kjersti Elvik, Gjertrud L. Jynge, Lasse Kolsrud, Nils Ole Oftebro
Votes: 270
29. Senkveld med Thomas og Harald (2003– )
55 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Thomas Numme, Harald J. Rønneberg, Martin Bull Gudmundsen, Atle Antonsen
Votes: 232
30. Inside the Whore (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
During the shooting of Reinart Kiil's feature film "Inside the Whore" a lot of mysterious things happen on set.
Writer: Reinert Kiil | Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Susanne Estelle, Lisa Barsten, Anniken Mjelde Sjo, Torgrim Ødegård
Votes: 227
31. Yohan - Barnevandrer (2010)
125 min | Family
With his family struggling to survive in late1890s Norway and his father leaving on a ship for America to earn much needed money, 10-year-old Yohan devises some plans of his own to help his... See full summary »
Writer: Grete Salomonsen | Director: Grete Salomonsen | Stars: Robin Pedersen Daniel, Kris Kristofferson, Mathilde Berg, Dennis Storhøi
Votes: 219
32. Hold My Heart (2002)
92 min | Drama
A young father kidnaps his daughter, Lisa. Both the mother, the police, media and Lisa ruins his plan. On a trip around the country, everyone must realize they have a fault in this.
Writers: Trygve Allister Diesen, Knut Kristiansen | Director: Trygve Allister Diesen | Stars: Jørgen Langhelle, Vera Rudi, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Kari Simonsen
Votes: 200
33. Deadline Torp (2005 TV Movie)
116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A faithful dramatization of the real life hostage drama that shook Norway in 1994. On September 28th, 1994, two Swedish men robbed a bank in the small Norwegian town of Larvik. Soon, with a... See full summary »
Writers: Nils Gaup, Håkan Lindhé, Jo Nesbø, Dag Erik Pedersen | Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Danilo Bejarano, Emil Forselius, Jørgen Langhelle, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Votes: 178
34. Harry's Daughters (2005)
106 min | Drama
About two sisters, Marie and Ninni, both are pregnant for the first time. After conducting a joint survey, Ninni's child is found dead. Marie and her husband Erik's son is born the same night as Ninni gives birth to her lifeless daughter.
Writer: Richard Hobert | Director: Richard Hobert | Stars: Lena Endre, Amanda Ooms, Jørgen Langhelle, Peter Gardiner
Votes: 161
35. Betrayal (2009)
103 min | Action
Tor Lindblom makes a fortune supplying the Nazis with everything from liquor and cigarettes to cement and steel. He also owns the Club Havana, a nightclub in Oslo frequented by the ... See full summary »
Writer: Häkon Gundersen | Director: Häkon Gundersen | Stars: Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi, Hary Prinz
Votes: 159
36. Cellofan - med døden til følge (1998)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Marianne is a successful journalist in a big newspaper. When her father takes ill, and asks her back home to find a box in the attic containing papers he wants her to burn before reading. But she reads, and then tries to solve the mystery.
Writer: Leidulv Risan | Director: Eva Isaksen | Stars: Andrine Sæther, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Svein Erik Brodal, Trond Brænne
Votes: 132
Lilyhammer (2012–2014)
The Funeral
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sigrid's father is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Alex becomes jealous of Frank's attention towards Sigrid.
Creators: Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin | Director: Øystein Karlsen | Stars: Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa, Steinar Sagen, Robert Skjærstad
Votes: 112
38. The Disappearing Illusionist (2015)
91 min | Drama, Mystery
The German illusionist Dirk Ohm arrives in a rural part of Norway on an ice cold winters day, and falls in love.
Writer: Bjørn Olaf Johannessen | Director: Bobbie Peers | Stars: August Diehl, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Jo Adrian Haavind, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 94
39. Pelle the Police Car (2002)
74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Pelle The Police car is a movie about a little girl called Maria who gets her bicycle stolen by some filthy thieves with filthy plans. Uncle Rikhard, a local policeman wants to help little ... See full summary »
Writers: Live Bonnevie, Arthur Johansen, Åge Magnussen, Kjersti Normann | Director: Thomas Kaiser | Stars: Hege Elise Strømsnes, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 91
40. Wives III (1996)
Comedy, Drama
Twenty years have passed since our three heroines' first outing in 1975. And they also had a reunion, ten years later. 20 years after, they meet again.
Writers: Anja Breien, Katja Medbøe, Anne Marie Ottersen | Director: Anja Breien | Stars: Anne Marie Ottersen, Frøydis Armand, Katja Medbøe, Mathias Armand
Votes: 56
41. Sejer - Djevelen holder lyset (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A party ends in horror as a teenage girl is shot by her boyfriend. Friends Zipp and Andreas flee from the scene, apparantly just innocent witnesses to the crime. A lonely middle-aged woman ... See full summary »
Writers: Karin Fossum, Åse Vikene | Director: Eva Isaksen | Stars: Bjørn Sundquist, Christian Skolmen, Jorunn Kjellsby, Espen Sandvik
Votes: 33
42. Stopp (II) (2001)
10 min | Short
Writers: Per Schreiner, Pål Øie | Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Jørgen Langhelle, Simon Norrthon, Jan Tore Kristoffersen, Marianne Nielsen
Votes: 32
43. Ved kongens bord (2005 TV Mini-Series)
360 min | Drama, Thriller
Stars: Anneke von der Lippe, Dennis Storhøi, Kim Haugen, Sven Nordin
Votes: 23
44. Spenn (2001 TV Short)
25 min | Short
A father is struggling to keep a good life with his son. His last business project was a flop. He is about to loose everything when two men with a gun turns up and makes him a proposal.
Writer: Lars Gudmestad | Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Bjørn Sundquist, Aksel Hennie, Jørgen Langhelle, Ferdinand Falsen Hiis
Votes: 22
Arn: The Knight Templar (2010– )
Episode #1.1
R | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arn Magnusson remembers, as a fearful crusading templar, his youth in fractured Sweden's West Gotland. He and his brother Erskin were friends with king Erik's son Knut, until a neighboring ... See full summary »
Writer: Hans Gunnarsson | Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 17
46. Levis hest (2011)
17 min | Short, Drama
Writer: Torfinn Iversen | Director: Torfinn Iversen | Stars: Markus Mortensen Abeler, Henrik Carlyle, Håvard Kristoffersen Davidsen, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 16
47. Tap Dance (2001)
6 min | Short
Writers: Arlid Dahl, Pål Øie | Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Helge M. Iversen, Edward Preston, Magnus Thomason, Turid J. Fidjestiøl
Votes: 16
48. Naustet (1997)
29 min | Short, Drama
Writer: Jon Fosse | Director: Trygve Hagen | Stars: Anne Krigsvoll, Jørgen Langhelle, Grete Nordrå, Bjørn Willberg Andersen
Votes: 11
49. Pionéren (2008)
16 min | Short, Drama
Writers: Nick Hegreberg, Nils Sandvik | Director: Nils Sandvik | Stars: Kathrine Jünger Ims, Jørgen Langhelle, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Svein Winterthun
Votes: 9
50. Et ekteskap (2011)
16 min | Short, Drama
Geir is a Norwegian middle-aged bachelor waiting for his Russian wife to be. Tina is young and beautiful. Set as an exploration of their first few weeks together, A Marriage tells a tale of fragile love.
Writer: Henning Rosenlund | Director: Henning Rosenlund | Stars: Ragnhild Gudbrandsen, Ingrid Jørgensen, Jørgen Langhelle, Irina Potapenko
Votes: 7


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Birch Aquarium At Scripps Hosts A Special Lecture 'Census Of Marine Life'
- When Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
- Where Birch Aquarium at Scripps, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA Map | Website
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Books, Lectures & Classes
- Cost Free - $5
Above: Author photo of Nancy Knowlton. Her lecture takes place November 16th from 6:30-8 p.m.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps hosts special lecture: "Census of Marine Life." The lecture will take place Tuesday, November 16th from 6:30-8 p.m.
Come join Nancy Knowlton, Scripps Oceanography adjunct professor and a scientific leader of the Census of Marine Life. Knowlton will discuss the Census, a decade-long effort to catalog all marine life, as well as "Citizens of the Sea," her stunning book written to celebrate the international initiative. Books will be available for purchase.
Cost: Free for members and $5 public
Birch Aquarium at Scripps at 2300 Expedition Way, CA. Google Map.


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No one has been allowed aboard the Indian Airlines A300 Airbus that holds 160 hostages and their captors on the ground in Afghanistan. But Tuesday, Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said that Indian engineers had direct contact with some of the captives after they were allowed to approach the plane on the runway. The engineers said conditions on board the plane had improved slightly.
Taliban soldiers who have delivered food to the plane say the smell inside is rancid, a sign that people have been sick.
But Singh said the aircraft's doors and rear chute were opened to air out the interior of the plane, which has been on the ground in Kandahar since Saturday.
Earlier, Indian civil aviation official Ravinder Gupta said Taliban guards had been given permission to open the pipes of the aircraft's toilets from the outside.
The plane's engines shut down early Tuesday, causing concern among Indian engineers who said that without power, there would be no air circulation. Also, without working engines, heat will no longer be available for the passengers as temperatures at night hover around freezing in Kandahar.
The Taliban said they were allowed to give the passengers food after as many as 26 hours without eating. They sent fruit and cooked lentils aboard, apparently out of respect for the many Indians on board, many of whom are likely Hindu and do not eat meat.
The International Red Cross has been sending medicines onto the aircraft for a doctor who is among the passengers, said Peter Iseli, a Red Cross representative at Kandahar Airport.
The passengers' ordeal began Friday afternoon in the skies over India during a routine flight from Katmandu to New Delhi. The hijackers came from the rear of the plane soon after the meal was served and threw plates of food in the aisles, newspapers quoted some of the 27 passengers freed during a stopover in the United Arab Emirates as saying.
The hijackers ordered people to tie pieces of cloth around their eyes so they couldn't see the hijackers, Indian papers quoted freed passengers as saying.
Rippan Katyal, one passenger who had been returning from his honeymoon, was knifed to death by the hijackers after yanking off his blindfold twice.
His bride, Rachna, is still on the plane. On Sunday, the hijackers refused a Taliban request to let her leave.
The plane was carrying 178 passengers and 11 crew members when it took off Friday. The passengers included 150 Indians, eight Nepalese, one Canadian, one American, four Swiss, four Spaniards, one Belgian, one Japanese, one Australian, two French and one Italian. Four passengers were not listed by nationality.
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Pegged as a major player in the pending âFlashpointâ event, Booster Goldâs adventures as penned by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis come to a close in this issue. The duo had a great deal to wrap up, from Raniâs adventures with Boppy (Rip Hunter) to the Perforated Man to Boosterâs own chronal leprosy, but they do so in a manner that doesnât feel like a rushed closing to a series condemned to the cancellation pile. Quite the opposite, as a matter of fact.
Giffen and DeMatteis address the chronal leprosy head-on, which leads to an entertaining interaction between Booster and the Legion of Super-Heroes. That interaction is virtually text book in execution: two heroes meet, have a misunderstanding, fight, reconcile, and move on, but thereâs a subtle twist to that story, which, when presented, is more of an âOf course!â moment than a true surprise. Still, the duo makes the visit with the Legion a fun and entertaining visit.
While Iâve enjoyed his time on this series, Chris Batistaâs art seems flatter in this issue. The characters donât have much spring to pop up from the page itself. Thereâs plenty of detail in the panels of this story, but the panels, in many instances, lack depth. This is more common in the instances where one or two characters inhabit the panel space, and it isnât throughout the entire issue, but it is more noticeable in this issue than in previous issues.
Giffen and DeMatteis took over the title from Dan Jurgens for a dozen issues, adding to Boosterâs mythos in that time, but being careful not to irrevocably change the character. Recognizing the strides the character has made and the audience that enjoys this title, Giffen and DeMatteis delivered stories that were on par with the previous issues, but added a twist to it, revisiting the Legion and the Justice League, Ted Kord, and Scott Free. The end result, embodied by this issue, was a book that was fun, entertaining, and engaging. Every issue had highlights and every issue was a solid read.
From here, though, Booster Gold heads into âFlashpoint,â and Dan Jurgens returns to guide Booster through it. In the words of Rip Hunter, Boosterâs âabout to be tested â pushed to his limits. . . and beyond.â This issue is a nice spot to meet up with Booster before that leg of his journey begins.


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