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If you were at the Off the Grid food truck event in El Cerrito on July 9 you might have caught a talented and spirited group of young people supplementing the usual live entertainment by performing numbers from the classic stage musical "South Pacific."
The "flash mob" performance was by the Berkeley-based Youth Musical Theater Company cast to promote their presentation of the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein work on stage starting July 18 at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater, 540 Ashbury Ave.
From the capsule description of the play based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book: "Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war."
The original production, which won a Pulitzer Prize for drama and 10 Tony Awards, includes the songs "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair," "This Nearly Was Mine," and "There is Nothin' Like a Dame."
The YMTC production, which closes the company's ninth season, is directed by Jennifer Boesing, with music direction by David Moschler and choreography by Pam Crane.
The cast is made up of 36 seventh grade through college students from San Francisco, Albany, Berkeley, Oakland, and El Cerrito, accompanied by a 35-piece orchestra.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 1 p.m. Sundays, July 18 to 27.
Tickets are available at www.ymtcberkeley.org or 510-595-5514 and the company offers group, senior, student and military discounts.
Produce swaps growING: Garden swaps have become popular in recent years in Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond as a way to share excess backyard produce and supplement a household's bounty with different items from other home-growers.
El Cerrito produce gardeners hold a "Veg Mob" from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursdays through the summer or "as long as there is interest" at the south end of Fairmont Park by the Fairmont Elementary campus, most easily reached by coming up Eureka Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to Liberty Street. It is also accessible from the Ohlone Greenway for those who want to walk or bicycle.
Bring "extra fruit, veggies, herbs from your garden, seedlings, seeds; whatever would go to waste," say organizers, who advise getting there early, because goods tend to be claimed quickly, as they are at all such events.
The Veg Mob is led by Robin Mitchell of the El Cerrito Community Garden Network.
Plans are also being made to establish Fairmont Park as a community garden site.
For details on the community garden visit sites.google.com/site/elcerritocommunitygarden/home/fairmont-park.
For details on the Veg Mob, visit sites.google.com/site/elcerritocommunitygarden/veg-mob.
Find more details on area garden swaps online at playndirt.com.
EDUCATOR SCHOLARHIPS: A total of 29 high school graduates in West Contra Costa schools were awarded $1,500 toward their continued education by retired educators from California Teachers Association, Division 58 on May 29. This year's honorees:
Cali Nguyen of De Anza High School in Richmond;
Sydney Gallion, Ying-AnWang, Joshua Ko, Sweta Yonjan, Hannah Phalen, Linda Yuann, Kazaria Phillips and Qingqing Zhang of El Cerrito High School;
Christian Abraham, Nia Ewing and Olivia Vernetti of Hercules High School;
Jason Owusu, Ivette Alejandre, Camiila Quintana Del Carpio, Cynthia Ezeokoli, Tommy Saephan, Kevin Hulen and Audrey Webb of Middle College High School in San Pablo;
Syed Ali, Kimberly de Dios, Hannah Lee Pablo and Yessenia Reyna of Pinole Valley High School;
Henry Benitez, Salvador Jauregul, Toriana Blackwood, Alexandro Moya, Ngan Dam and Cynthia Sanchez of Richmond High School.
The retired educators have raised and awarded $580,450 in funds to 437 students since 1977, according to the group's historian, Elizabeth Underwood.
WEST COUNTY NOTES: Steve Sheinkin, author of the young adult book "Port Chicago 50" about the July 17, 1944, munitions explosion in Concord will give a talk about the tragedy and the changes it set in motion at a free program at 2 p.m. July 18 at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park visitors education center, 1414 Harbour Way South in Richmond.
For details or directions call 510-232-5050 or visit www.nps.gov/rori.
The event, described as "Three walks, three leaders, three levels; one party afterward," will have a choice of outings at staggered departure times from John Muir School, 2955 Claremont Ave., all intended to have participants "back by noon for a bring-your-own picnic" (the group will provide carrot cake and lemonade).
Claremont Hills Power Walk, a moderately fast-paced, two-hour outing on difficult terrain, sets out to tour streets above the Claremont Hotel at 9:45 a.m.
Claremont Path Safari, an "all-ages, family-friendly expedition" at a moderate pace on medium terrain in search of animal art, starts at 10:15 a.m.
Monkey Park, A "Manet" Mural, and More, a leisurely walk on easy terrain, starts at 10:45 a.m.
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Following a 30 year career at Cummins, Mike combined his love of electronics and love of students into a second career teaching for C4. He is a natural born educator who designs authentic learning experiences for his students. Mike facilitates collaborative projects with other departments like science, history, graphic arts, and construction where his students apply their electronics knowledge while also learning project management, teamwork, and presentation skills. Mike's high-energy classroom involves students of all learning styles and ability levels and sometimes includes first-, second-, and third-year students working together. Outside the classroom, Mike facilitates opportunities for students to apply their skills in activities like FIRST Robotics and the Solar Car competition. His students recently won the national Battle Bots IQ Robotics competition. Mike's electronics students design the popular holiday musical lights display each year which benefits Love Chapel. Mike's program is recognized for excellence throughout the state of Indiana and has recently expanded to include multiple pathways like Internet Infrastructure and Servers and Security. His popular electronics program has an impressive 100% re-enrollment rate.
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Fender Speakers:
JBL: JBL speakers were optional (at additional cost) for nearly all models from 1960 to about 1980. JBL D-series speakers had orange baskets and Fender by JBL labels in the 1970s. JBL D-series speakers can generally handle upwards of 60 watts each. A pair of JBL D-120Fs in a Twin Reverb are only seeing about 40-watts each (no sweat), but remember that no speaker likes to see square waveforms. So, driving the Twin with any amount of distortion lowers the power handling capacity of the speaker, which makes any speaker more susceptible to damage; even a high-wattage type like the JBL.
Jensen: Jensen was the prevalent stock speaker in Fender amps from 1946 through about 1961. As the story goes, Leo Fender wanted Jensen to make some changes to speakers and either the speaker couldn't (price constraints?) or wouldn't do so. That's when ol' Leo switched over to Oxford as the standard speaker (though Jensens were still used from time to time). Just conjecture, but the lack of orders from Fender from 1962 - 65 must have hurt Jensen's pocketbook so they hit up the new owners of Fender (CBS) for some business. These Jensens wear brown and gold Fender by Jensen label and were put into Fender amps beginning in late 1965 through about mid-1967. Some amp geeks don't like the way these Fender label Jensens sound, but let your ears be your guide. I think they sound just spiffy.
Jensen Vibranto LI and MI series speakers (alnico magnets) and Jensen EM-series speakers (ceramic magnets), while excellent, were not used by Fender. I have included them here because I get a lot of questions about them. They are were often sold as replacements for blown speakers which is probably one reason why the ended up in more than a few Fenders. The Vibranto LI series speakers had a lifetime warranty and it seems that Jensen went out of the musical instrument speaker business just in time to avoid the claims. All speakers can and will fail eventually (just like the hard disk on your computer); remember that.
Jensen speaker models denote their approximate power handling capacity and magnet type. The actual power ratings have been published in several books so I'll discuss them in general terms here.
The R, S, and T suffixes denote a low power rating: good for Princetons and Champs, but the R is barely able to handle the power of a Deluxe. The Q and P suffixes denote a medium power rating. These are especially good for multi-speaker amps up to 40-watts since multiple speakers divide the amp's total output power between them. For this reason, the P10Q is the speaker to have in the 5F6-A Bassman. Note that it does not appear that Fender used the "P" rated speakers very often. The N and LL suffixes denote a high power rating, with "high power" being a relative term. The P12N, on a good day, can handle 20 watts. It's no wonder that 80-watt Twins easily shredded a pair of them. Note that Fender did not use the "L" rated speakers (but Ampeg and Leslie did).
Oxford: Oxford speakers codes work in a similar fashion, but it is the letter that denotes power handling. The higher the letter, the higher the power rating. I found an Oxford ad in a 1960s trade magazine with the peak power ratings of some speakers: K = 25 watts, L = 30 watts, M = 40 watts, and T = 45 watts (12" speaker) or 60 watts (15" speaker). It is important to note that these are peak power ratings, not RMS power. The RMS rating is more realistic and is usually about half of the peak rating so use that as a rough guide.
The "J" rated speakers are usually found on 12-watt Princetons. The "K" rated speakers are found in reverb and non-reverb Deluxes and in multi-speaker amps up to 40-watts such as the Tremolux and Concert. The "L" rated speakers are found in reverb and non-reverb Deluxes, some Tremolux amps, and multi-speaker amps like the blackface Concert, Super Reverb and Vibrolux Reverb. The "M" rated speakers had good service life in the piggyback Bassman and Bandmaster amps, but were easily blown in blonde Twins. The "T" rated speakers were standard in Twin Reverbs, but like the Jensen C12Ns, they often had a short service life.
Many amp geeks don't like Oxford speakers found in Fender amps from 1965 through the 1970s. The gap distance was increased in the Oxfords that Fender used later in the decade and this reduced their efficiency (and they were cheaper to make this way). Again, I say let your ears be your guide. I've heard many great sounding Fender amps with Oxfords. I will admit that I prefer Jensens, but I've never let an Oxford speaker sway my decision from owning a Fender amp. Additionally, the Oxfords from early '60s generally sound very good. According to noted vintage amp specialist Gregg Hopkins, these early Oxfords were constructed similarly to Jensens from that period with respect to materials and voice coil gap. That could explain why they sound good.
CTS: CTS (Chicago Telephone Supply!) speakers were used occasionally in Fender amps until the mid-1960s. These are good quality speakers that tonally lie between Jensens and Oxfords. The alnico 10-inch CTS speaker was the most prevalent speaker in Super Reverbs from the mid-1960s through the 1970s.
Utah: Fender didn't use Utah speakers very much until the 1970s. The Utah speakers from the '50s sound very good and I've heard a killer '66 Super Reverb that was equipped with factory original Utahs. Generally, the Utah speakers of the '70s weren't as great sounding as their predecessors, but again let your ears be your guide. If you like the way your '75 Twin Reverb sounds with its Utah speakers, just leave it alone and go right on playing. Utah went on to become Pyle of Radio Shack and car audio fame.
Eminence: Eminence has its roots in CTS (Mr. Gault left CTS to found Eminence) and many of the early Eminence designs are similar or identical to CTS speakers (good examples of the similarities can be found in mid-1970s Ampegs). Fender began using Eminence speakers as standard in nearly all of its tube amps beginning in the early 1980s. These are generally made to Fender's specifications and in some cases, such as the reissue '65 Twin Reverb, the speakers were designed to emulate the Jensen C12N speakers which were often found in the original '65 Twin.
Rola: Yet another speaker that Fender used in the mid to late 1970s was Rola.
So in technical terms, why don't the non-Jensen speakers from the mid-1960s through the 1970s sound as good as Jensen speakers? Speaker guru Ted Weber explains:
"Utah, CTS, Oxford, etc. simply copied the Jensen designs and started competing for Fender's business. As a result of the price wars, they had figure out how to make the speakers produceable with a very low reject rate as well as use less expensive parts, i.e. smaller magnets. So, they widened the gaps to make them easier to throw together on a fast assembly line. This lowered the energy, so the voice coils were shortened to compensate. The companies also needed to produce speakers with long term reliability, so they doped the surrounds. The end result is that with some of these speakers you get a relatively sensitive driver that sounds great at lower volumes, but falls apart when you push it -- flabby on the low end and/or harsh on the high end."
Replacement speakers: It is very common to find non-original speakers in Fender amps made up through about 1980. Because reconing wasn't a common option until the 1970s, players simply replaced the speakers if they blew up. In some cases, such as Altec and JBL, the factory would recone a speaker. Today, reconing is a very popular option for players to keep their amp's speakers original. Reconing must be done correctly and with the right parts so stick with a reputable reconing service that offers a warranty. In most cases, the reconed speaker will sound nearly as good or as good as the original. In some cases, the speaker will sound even better. The reconed Oxford 12K5 in my Deluxe Reverb sounds better than any original cone 12K5 I've heard.
There is a strong market for used speakers. Many times a player can find an original speaker to replace the non-original speaker. Another option is to install vintage style speakers. Jensen has reissued the C10Q, P10R and P12N and WeberVST makes many models of Jensen-style alnico and ceramic speakers.One final note before you scope out the speaker chart -- there are exceptions to every rule and this especially applies to Fender! So, if you see a factory stock P12P in a tweed Deluxe, don't be overly surprised.
Alnico vs. Ceramic Magnets
Alnico magnets possess a certain buzz in the speaker world (and also in the world of guitar pickups), and are considered to be a more "musical magnet" that's revered for sweetness and dynamics. Alnico is an alloy of aluminum, nickel, and cobalt (blended with a quantity of iron). Thanks to the relative scarcity and expense of cobalt, it's an expensive alternative to the ceramic magnets that are also employed in speaker manufacturing, and alnico was all but dropped from use in the 1970s and '80s. While this description of alnico implies a certain superiority, be aware that several classic speakers—even many vintage models, and those that remain the driver of choice for countless major players and tonehounds—were (and continue to be) made with ceramic magnets. Celestion's G12M Greenback and G12H-30 are both ceramic speakers, as are plenty of great units from Eminence and revered early to mid-'60s Jensens.
Speaker Distortion
When we talk of speaker distortion, we mean a form of distortion—distinct from amplifier distortion—that is generated when a driver is pushed near its operating limits. The voice coil and paper cone begin to fail to translate the electrical signal cleanly, and, as a result, produce a somewhat (or, sometimes, severely) distorted performance. Put simply, the voice coil begins to saturate, the paper cone begins to flap and vibrate beyond its capacity, the magnet's performance compresses, and the entire electro-mechanical network that makes up a speaker cooperates to bring its own degree of fuzz to the brew. The concept of such distortion is sometimes confusing, because it often occurs on top of any distortion the amplifier itself is producing. The distortion produced by a high-gain preamp stage—or a floored output stage—can occasionally be heard on its own when an amp is played through high-powered speakers that refuse to distort (or distort very little), even under high-output conditions. In most cases, when an amp is raging, you're hearing a little of both.


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Four positions are available on the seven-member parking board, which makes recommendations on rules, rates, regulations and development plans in the Central Parking District. Members must own real estate or be the executive officer of a corporation that owns real estate in the district. Meetings are held six times a year. Terms are four years with a limit of two terms.
The Measure A committee is looking to fill all seven positions. Mayor Anthony Silva and the other six councilmembers each will nominate one member with nominations to be approved by the full council. The Measure A committee will oversee the sales tax approved by voters Nov. 5. Meeting dates and times have not been determined.
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To celebrate their glazed O's of goodness this Friday, June 7 Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts are handing out free doughnuts (or in Dunkin's case, donuts, a spelling Dunkin' has helped popularize).
Dunkin' is promising one free doughnut of choice for each beverage purchased, while supplies last and at participating locations. Krispy Kreme is promising one free doughnut of choice, no purchase necessary, and is even upping the hoopla with hashtags: #nationaldoughnutday2013 and #nationaldoughnutday. Not even Twitter can convince Krispy Kreme to condone "donut."
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Dunkin' has been rapidly expanding from its birth in Massachusetts. In 2012, Dunkin' opened 291 new locations, and in 2013, they plan to open up to 360 new locations, making Dunkin' one of the world's fastest-growing fast food chains. They plan to open locations in Southern California in 2015.
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A-Rod Finds Peace And Happiness Through Warren Buffett
*In retrospect, it was the
*In retrospect, it was the waste of a perfectly good fantasy to even imagine that Alex Rodriguez would ever wear Cubbie blue*
Over half the posters on this site didn't share that fantasy. They're too busy creaming the Cubs underoos over Kaz Matsui.
Obviously that should read
Obviously that should read "their Cubs underoos".
Between Matsui and Fukudome, Cubs fans are starting to resemble on old Vapours' song.
A-rod! A-rod! A-rod!
A-rod! A-rod! A-rod! Yankees!Yankees!Yankees!
blargh...you have problems
blargh...you have problems with reality vs. your own fantasies.
people talked about arod, but that doesnt mean he's on the table.
people talked about kaz cuz...well...he's on the table, he's linked to the cubs...
this is reaaaaaaaaally simple to follow if you'd quit throwing a tantrum pretending talking about arod/miggy somehow makes them options that are linked to the cubs.
we might as well be talking about adding tom glavine and getting pissed when people arent talking about adding glavine to the club...its the same territory as arod/miggy...
you can talk about it all you want, but others are trying to deal with immediate probable realities. no amount of us talking about arod makes the cubs closer to adding him.
*people talked about arod,
*people talked about arod, but that doesnt mean he's on the table.*
He was on the table, supposedly, right? That's what the disbelief is over, isn't it? About how he opted out of his contract and WAS A FREE AGENT.
Talk about living in your own reality.
And it wasn't me who wrote this post and used the term fantasy, imbecile.
*we might as well be talking about adding tom glavine and getting pissed when people arent talking about adding glavine to the club…its the same territory as arod/miggy…*
Glavine is a free agent, too. Cabrera is not. You're the one who started going on and on about Cabrera, badmouthing him like you were Andy McFail and he was one of your players.
*you can talk about it all you want, but others are trying to deal with immediate probable realities. *
A-Rod was a probability. Now he isn't. Now we can all go back to talking about how Kaz Matsui is going to put the Cubs over the top. Yee-ha!
I'm hoping the Cubs sign Kaz
I'm hoping the Cubs sign Kaz at this point if it means blargh will go through on his threat.
blargh: A-Rod was a
A-Rod was a probability. Now he isn't. Now we can all go back to talking about how Kaz Matsui is going to put the Cubs over the top. Yee-ha!
Oh boy. Kaz. Not exactly an "impact player".
The Cub's need 2 left-handed impact players this winter. Anything less will leave them with a disadvantage come April '08.
blargh...you totally missed
blargh...you totally missed the entire point of what i wrote.
and arod being a FA doesnt mean the cubs are seriously linked to him...which, btw...is kinda the point.
if you cant figure out why people are talking about kaz then you havent picked up a paper or turned on a TV in 2-3 weeks.
if you cant figure out that wanting a player isnt enough to make it happen. no amount of talking by you about arod will get him closer to the cubs. none.
it is counterproductive to attack others for talking about a player who is actually linked to the team while wondering why not many are talking about guys that arent.
"You're the one who started going on and on about Cabrera, badmouthing him like you were Andy McFail and he was one of your players."
are you retarded? didnt we just go through...well, 3 times actually...about what caberra does and did is what cabrerra has to deal with and how it has nothing to do with me?
you cant get your head around that for some reason.
WTF is blargh talking about?
WTF is blargh talking about? I can't recall a single person here being excited about Kaz.
I don't get the Silent Towels, the blarghs, and (to a lesser extent) the mannytrillos of the world who join a community only to criticize it at every possible juncture, with repeated comments such as "GO TCR!!", "Over half the posters on this site [were] too busy creaming the Cubs underoos", et al.
Piss off.
I told ya. Ya'll were
I told ya.
Ya'll were wasting time with the A-Rod to the Cubs fantasies.
NO WAY in hell would that have happened.
I'd like the Cubs to drop Season Ticket prices 50%. It was the same odds, or maybe worse!
Carl Crawford will not be a Cub either.
talking about arod is one
talking about arod is one thing...being amazed someone is talking about a guy who's actually linked to the team is another.
this isnt a sears catalogue xmas wish wish board...
like it or not, arod was never seriously linked to the cubs...hell, he was barely linked at all.
like it or not, kaz is.
what we think has little to nothing to do with that. we dont make these realities, we're people on a msg board.
"A-Rod was a
"A-Rod was a probability."
To whom?
The Yankees, perhaps. The Cubs, never.
If you had understood that the team is getting sold and the seller would absolutely never want to saddle the new owners with the type of a contract that A-Rod would require, the probability was Slim and None, and None was the higher of the two.
"badmouthing him like you
"badmouthing him like you were Andy McFail and he was one of your players."
Other than Grace and Sosa (both had it coming to them) I dont think McPhail ever said a harsh word about any Cub player unprovocated.
Torreleba to the Mets is
Yorvit to the mets is
The Torrelba to the Mets
The Torrelba to the Mets deal fell through.
"this isnt a sears catalogue
"this isnt a sears catalogue xmas wish wish board…"
Yes it is, crunch. Duh!
"Other than Grace and Sosa (both had it coming to them) I dont think McPhail ever said a harsh word about any Cub player unprovocated."
Other when the times he did, he never did? Good point. Badmouthing your players is never, ever, ever a good idea.
da link:
When I tried to link it with the deal falling through post it got eaten.
Victor Conte trying to imply
Victor Conte trying to imply that someone framed Bonds in 2000, so that in 2007 he would look incriminated in his perjury indictment.
Not too hard to figure out how this guys' steriod distribution scheme came crashing down around his ears.
#14 As it was suggested
As it was suggested that Kaz Matsui's deal with the Cubs might parallel Torrealba's deal with the Mets, does this mean Matsui is going to be available to us now at a cheaper price?
Real Neal, My point was it
Real Neal,
My point was it wasnt a habitual thing with Mcphail, unlike the management on the other side of town to do it. 2 incidences in 12 years point to that.
I doubt it because the newsday piece suggets it was a failed physical that was the reason for the fallout. However if he ends up back in COL it could be that it puts more pressure on Kaz to re-up as the band will be back together sort to speak.
Sheffield, I doubt it
I doubt it because my source (A newsday article i found on MLBTR, which everytime I have tried to post the article link, wordpress eats it) indicates a failed physical as the culprit. If anything if he ends up back with COL, it might put pressure on Kaz as the band will be back together sort to speak.
Real Neal, My point was it
Real Neal,
My point was it was not a habitual thing with McPhail as the sort of activity has been on the South Side.
and 18 is suppose to have resign in between Kaz and as.
Denver Post on
Say, did the Cubs offer Kaz
Say, did the Cubs offer Kaz Matsui a contract yet? ...because the Astros and I don't know who else already have.
think matsui's only leaked
think matsui's only leaked offer is colorado's 2yr/6-7m contract. that one is a week+ old, though.
the important thing about that offer is supposedly colorado wants to know by this monday whether he's in or not.
Wow- Ditech and Profit
Wow- Ditech and Profit Strategies - looks like MVN must be doing pretty well running these ads. I hope you guys at TCR are getting a slice.
Let me type this very slowly
Let me type this very slowly for those of you who have comprehension problems.
SOME frequent posters to this site present reasons why they thought the Cubs SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN MADE AN EFFORT to sing A-Rod.
I took issue with that. To not have even considered acquiring the greatest player in the game is asinine. Some posters here agreed with me on that.
And trust me, if the Cubs had offered A-Rod a billion dollar contract, that greedy MOFO would have taken it.
SOME posters here advocated acquiring Miguel Cabrera via trade. OTHER posters here presented reasons why the Cubs should not do that, mainly because Cabrera is "fat" and will "end up like David Ortiz". These are stupid reasons.
SOME posters here speak of Kaz Matsui in terms that are not HIGHLY NEGATIVE. This is stupid. The Cubs have won exactly ZERO World Series in the last century. Signing losers like Kaz Matsui will not help. What exactly is Kaz Matsui going to contribute to this ball club? Is he the missing link? No. Is this guy going to quadruple the output of Theriot? No. The Cubs got lucky so far with their stupid contract viz Derosa--no reason to double down on a bad bet.
SOME posters accept this potential signing like a fait accompli simply because "Hey, the newspapers are talking about it!"...So what?
But I am the man who once said "What do you care how much the Cubs pay a free agent? It's not your money?" Indeed, it's not my money. You know what, maybe I'll just become a Yankees or a Red Sox fan. At least they're spending more of the money that isn't mine in an intelligent fashion. They actually seem to want to win. They don't just sign spare parts and hope the fans think that any sort of action is evidence of intelligent life in the front office.
*I don't get the Silent
*I don't get the Silent Towels, the blarghs, and (to a lesser extent) the mannytrillos of the world who join a community only to criticize it at every possible juncture, with repeated comments such as "GO TCR!!",*
And I don't get the pathetic sheep who continually swallow the same pabulum the Cubs pump out year after year.
Should everyone who haunts this site be a mindless cheer droid?
I'll start practicing to be a better sheep right now by taking down my Jason Kendall poster and replacing it with a Kaz Matsui fathead.
*Wild Thing says: November
*Wild Thing says:
November 17th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
WTF is blargh talking about? I can't recall a single person here being excited about Kaz.*
*crunch says:
November 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
who's to say kaz is junk?
well, those that are have just as valid of a point as those of us who dont think he's junk.
there was a similar discussion and disdain for derosa vs. theriot last year.
i, personally, like how kaz swings a bat and his ability to hit breaking stuff. i like his D…i like his speed.*
Maybe not tumescent, but definitely a chubby.
Mr. Blargh: Relax!
Mr. Blargh:
blargh...you took that as
blargh...you took that as excitement?
do you only know 2 modes...full on excited and full on hated?
for those of us that arent bi-polar we can discuss things rationally without profound emotion invested in it.
the things ive said about cabrerra and kaz are not just my own observations. you've called me out on stuff that's plain-view fact if you'd bother to look then ignored it once pointed out (ozzie).
simply put, there's more than 2 ways to approach something...side 1 and side 2...opposites only...
besides, there's PLENTY of me saying i think the kaz issue is pretty damn boring even if i like it...low impact...etc etc...that's rational...not fanboy excitement.
you seem to think that just because you're angry and you wanna talk about top-shelf $$ guys who happen to play a position the cubs already have filled that it matter.
...that somehow your rage and insisting on what you want is justified and the only other options in the world is a singular opposite...if you're not with blargh, youre against him...there is not middle ground...
btw blarg...i can use your
btw blarg...i can use your logic to justify talking about the cubs getting any player in MLB, period. i can dream up a trade scenerio or find a FA and make him fit on the club. anyone who's owned a good baseball video game with has done this a million times.
problem is this is a cubs forum, not a video game forum.
not to say daydreaming, pondering scenarios, making predictions, or tossing out possibilities for the community to think about is junk...its part of what the board is for.
so....if i choose to talk about what's going on in the cubs reality...their real world...the real issues that will really impact the team...
your #1 qualification seems to be available.
the real world #1 qualification is "are the cubs after him?"
surprises happen, but you really can't be seriously pissed anyone is actually discussing a move that has a high probability of happening vs. a move that is pretty much called as "most likely not gonna happen" from the second he became a FA.
...and the cubs arent even linked in the miggy thing...
blargh, so far the things
blargh, so far the things you have been accusing the other posters of here are more fantasy than the cubs signing arod. stop blabbering and read what people are actually saying before you call them out arbitrarily.
"The Cubs, continuing their
"The Cubs, continuing their search for a left-handed hitting infielder with speed, are considering free-agent second basemen Luis Castillo and Kaz Matsui."
The thing that bothers me most about crunch's defense of a potential K Matsui signing is that he wasn't a good shorstop when he played the position three years ago, but Arod who was a good shorstop when he played the position four years agao, can no longer play it. Maybe they want Castillo to play short as well?
As a Cub fan you should be afraid of mediocre veterans on the staff, because as Pinhead showed last year, if a veteran complains about playing time, he gets playing time.
my defense of matsui's D is
my defense of matsui's D is based on his footwork, speed, and ease of how he handles the middle IF...matsui's a little dude...arod's a big ol 6'4" SS (yes, cal ripken, but arod's a bit bulkier and obviously slower).
matsui's not perfect...he's not exactly a vacuum with his glove, but he'll get to the ball and his after-catch footwork is pretty solid.
i did state that i personally think arod could play a better SS than a chunk of guys who will play SS for teams regularly next year...without even considering the bat. Still, he's slowed in the past couple years and i, personally, dont think that would be solved by moving to SS. you need quick burst speed to play the hot corner, but after that its steady and throw...SS/2nd involves making it work for plays involving stuff other than catch/pivot/throw...lot more steps to get your outs where how quick you can turn those moves count.
but the main thing really is i didnt see any team linked to picking arod up to play SS on a serious level...was pretty much all 3rd base talk.
and on castilllo...ugg...i
and on castilllo...ugg...i mean, hell...he's pretty much a 2nd exclusively.
no arm for 3rd...had knee surgery recently and is slowed a bit (though still fast) no matter how well he's hitting singles.
if you're gonna sign some weak hitting middle IF'r with speed at least get one that'll give you more than just 2nd.
hell...i'd still like to know why derosa wasnt used at SS more often last year when they wanted to shuffle lineups and rest guys. still, no biggie i guess.
...by recently i mean last
...by recently i mean last year...not this offseason, btw
well damn, he had knee
well damn, he had knee surgery this offseason, too...in october for a "cleaning".
Blargh: stop yourself. You
Blargh: stop yourself. You are not the lone voice of wisdom on Cubs matters. The more you argue that anyone who disagrees with you is somehow a contributor to the Cubs' futility, the more you discredit your arguments.
You also do not have to go far at all to find negative sentiments expressed about a potential Kaz Matsui signing on TCR. See, for example, the first three sentences of Rob G.'s 11/16 Friday Notes post, pre-emptively labeling Matsui a "waste." I suggest that your characterization of TCR as a happy-talk haven is a reach, to say the least.
If you and Crunch would like to have a private e-mail feud, please have at it. Also, as Rob G. suggested above, if you'd like to carry out your threat to abandon whatever allegiance you have toward the Cubs, be my guest.
per Fox, Mo Rivera
per Fox, Mo Rivera apparently taking the 3/45 deal...pretty Schmitty to me that he softened on the 4th yr demands.
and Kerry Wood gets
Carol Slezak in the
Carol Slezak in the Sun-Times says Fuku...
with this quote from Orestes Destrade: ''Fukudome is very comparable to a (Jacques) Jones, who was an All-Star for a while and had good pop and speed, and was good in the outfield.''
of course Orestes must have whiffed on the differences between them regarding OBP
USA beat Cuba to win the
USA beat Cuba to win the IBAF World Cup for the first time in 33 years, if anyone elase cares.
"USA beat Cuba" Did Colvin
"USA beat Cuba"
Did Colvin play much?
No, Colvin didn't. I was
No, Colvin didn't. I was thumbing through the box scores of Team USA last night. They went mostly with Rasmus, Ruggiano and Young in the outfield.
Yeah - I guess AZ PHIL
Yeah - I guess AZ PHIL mentioned the guy has been battling shoulder pain.
according to Slezak article,
according to Slezak article, Fuku's "dream" is to play for the Tokyo Giants and they've made a decent offer. Supposedly he'll make a decision soon after Thanksgiving...
Royals make the first strike in Japanese market, sign reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta. He was also a high school teammate of Kuroda.
That same article Cubster
That same article Cubster linked to has us as targeting Colon, Bartolo not Calvin Klein.
The Slezak article? I don't
The Slezak article? I don't see a Bartolo mention in there?
Colon is unlikely to return
Colon is unlikely to return to the Angels, but teams looking for a fifth starter (Giants, Cubs, White Sox, Phillies) might take a flier on him.
Great, that's all we need. Another source for fat jokes. I suppose Hendry will look at him just to deflect that spotlight he's under. Also, I might have to do medical writeups for TCR on Colonoscopy. Yeech.
no the Boston article, pg. 5
no the Boston article, pg. 5
As a frequent reader and
As a frequent reader and very *occasional* poster, my question after reading this thread is, who is blargh, and why is he so angry? And my impressions from reading the last couple weeks is that most people here are horrified about the possibility of the Matt Suhey signing. blargh writes like an angry drunk who should go back to kicking his cat for entertainment.
2 projections in there, the first based off what previous Japanese hitters have done in the majors and Fuku's projection if he had signed last year..
Another guy named "Dugout Scout" goes with this projection..
.265 AVG, .380 OBP, 20–30 HR, 80–100 RBI and 10 SB."
yo, blargh! Old and Blue
yo, blargh! Old and Blue wants to know who you are.
why, I dunno.
The odds of a rookie putting
The odds of a rookie putting up a .115 isolated OBP? I'd put that right around .00001.
For reference Mark McGwire had a .081 iso OBP as a rookie. Tricky Rickey, .064. Ted, Williams .109. Barry Bonds, .107. Matsui, .086. Ichiro, .031.
You need respect walks and/or lots of IBB's to get walked that many times. Fukudome with the very rosiest projections is going to hit 30 HR's. That's not going to equal 105 BB's. Ballpark effects aside, Kaz Matsui had about the same power in Japan as Fukudome, and last year he put up his first .400 slugging year. Hideki averaged 42.5 HR's a .445 OBP and .649 SLG in the four years before joining the Yankees. In his first year in MLB he hit 16 HRS's and had a .353 OBP with .435 SLG.
Maybe there are some big park factors that effect those numbers, but I expect .270 .335 .400 from Fukudome. Left-handed hitting Matt Murton with a better arm. Same as Ethier.
my impressions from the
my impressions from the videos on Armchair GM of Fuku...
- definitely bigger and bit a more of a power stroke than Kaz, he'll definitely hit more homers than him.
- The parks are small there though, so 15-20 seems reasonable.
- Seems to be a JD Drew type who just refuses to swing a bad ball, even if he'll K looking.
I would guess in the 280/360/450 range for Fuku, something similar to Dero with a bit more power.
From Phil Rogers (Chicago
From Phil Rogers (Chicago Tribune)
The Cubs are making a strong run at signing second baseman Kaz Matsui, who batted leadoff for Colorado last season. Houston is among the other teams with an interest in Matsui. … If the Cubs do sign Matsui, that apparently would mean Mark DeRosa becomes part of the right-field picture.
"but teams looking for a
"but teams looking for a fifth starter (Giants, Cubs, White Sox, Phillies) might take a flier on him."
dumpster already fills that role...sportswriters should read other sportswriter's material more often...or at least have an intern do it.
while its stilll a posibility i can think of about 15 other teams than the ones mentioned above looking a 5th starter.
wonder what Freddy Garcia
wonder what Freddy Garcia will cost? Not due back until June...
1 yr deal with a team option might be a nice gamble..
Mark DeRosa is not a good
Mark DeRosa is not a good right fielder. Some people think he is because he recovers well occasionally after misjudging a fly ball. That can't be the improvement in right that the Cubs are selling us, can it?
mark derosa isnt a good RF'r
mark derosa isnt a good RF'r for this team. he's a great "play 20-30/injury-replacement" type...not a guy i'd want out there for 150+. might as well march murton out even if derosa has a superior advantage with his arm (which is pretty much why he's played RF for people to begin with).
i wouldnt buy it...just makes so little sense to add matsui, move derosa to RF, and the money "saved" just going to k.wood or similar. it'd still leave double-digit (allegedly) millions left untouched.
guess we'll find out by march =p
Well if the Yankees are
Well if the Yankees are determined to move Damon to left, then the good Matsui or Abreu could well be available.
I though Matsui to DH and
I though Matsui to DH and Giambi to 1b?
It appears, on raw
It appears, on raw "standard" stats, Luis Castillo is a better all-around player than Matsui. Is this the consensus?
He's been an AS three times and lifetime BA of .297 -
A nice OBP and decent speed, too.
The more I learn about Matsui, the more I am scratching my head.
Mets sign Castillo for 4
Mets sign Castillo for 4 years and 26 million
"It appears, on raw
"It appears, on raw "standard" stats, Luis Castillo is a better all-around player than Matsui."
yeah, as a hitter.
outside of that you got a sole-2nd with chronic legs/knee/back issues who rarely puts in a full season's work.
I was reading a Jeff Passan
I was reading a Jeff Passan article about Torii Hunters FA status talking about how it was basically a sure thing that he would be getting $15 million for at least 5 or 6 years.
If the 32 year old Hunter ends up getting that kind of money, then I almost think you'd have to say that Soriano's contract is down right reasonable by comparison.
Agree, crunch. Castillo is
Agree, crunch.
Castillo is about as good as it gets as a top of the order kind of guy at 2B. Career 368 OBP. But, he's getting old and falling apart. He can't stay healthy and his defense is becoming a liability. And he's not the same threat to steal that he used to be.
But he can only play 2B when he's healthy. And I don't think he plays it particularly well.
injuries can be a bitch. i
injuries can be a bitch.
i still wonder what could have become of rondell white if he could have ever managed to stay healthy. it was ALWAYS something with him...and like erstad, a good chunk of his injuries came from playing hard.
From the article at
From the article at Cubster's Boston.com link:
"(Regarding Miguel Cabrera) No worries about whether this kid loves to play," said Dodgers special adviser Bill Lajoie, who watched a lot of Marlins games. "He loves to play. He loves to hit. He definitely loves the game."
Interestingly, "Lajoie" means "the joy", as in "La joie du vive" (the joy of life), a french phrase that roughly translates as "spirited" & "verve". E.g., "He plays with an enthusiasm that shows a genuine la joie du vive." I guess if anyone would know enthusiasm, it would be Bill Lajoie.
(Note: I'm not a French student by any stretch -- feel free to set me straight if I'm off track on this.)
Rob G.: wonder what Freddy
Rob G.:
wonder what Freddy Garcia will cost? Not due back until June…
1 yr deal with a team option might be a nice gamble..
That would be fantastic. And reasonable.
if the cubs think derosa
if the cubs think derosa should play in right
wow i like him to play alot of other positions
but the outfield no way.saw to many games
where he turned singles into doubles and triples.
He's still a better option
He's still a better option in RF than Ward, Floyd, or Murton ever were, but that's not saying a whole lot.
Ward plays a pretty
Ward plays a pretty competent right field. A little deep, but speed aside he got to everything you would expect him to, and made a few nice plays.
With Hou trying to
With Hou trying to aggressively add a 2b, if we sign Kaz is a Dero for Scott and Burke trade within the realm of possibility?
AP is saying Glavine to the
AP is saying Glavine to the Braves is complete.
"but speed aside he got to
"but speed aside he got to everything you would expect him to..."
Not as an everyday RF. He cannot run, and due to his girth can be prone to injuries when he tries to overdo it. For him, that is.
If the ball is hit right at him, fine. Otherwise, forget it.
In yesterdays Sun Times they
In yesterdays Sun Times they talked to Estrada from ESPN he said Fukudome in the USA would be comaparble to .......Jacques Jones.
"...In yesterdays Sun Times
"...In yesterdays Sun Times they talked to Estrada..."
As I recall, it referred to JJ in his BEST years . Not his worst.
And, he did not include JJ's arm in his comments. Mostly power stroke, etc.
I dont think Fukudome will
I dont think Fukudome will throw the ball 20 feet in front of him forming a divot in the ground on a throw to home plate (or second) much, or lose the ball in the dark night sky like Jacque seemed to do every other week. Nor will we get to see Jacque flail away and either A) pop up or B) ground to 2nd for a double play to kill a run scoring chance.
"...lose the ball in the
"...lose the ball in the dark night sky"
I honestly do not remember ever seeing this happen before at Wrigley, since 8/8/88. Didn't it happen twice to him? I was there for one of them.
Also, I'd think that leaving divots with his throws would be particularly frowned upon due to the new lush sod.
Good thing he's gone. But I still wish him well.
Any update on the
Any update on the negotiations with Wood?
TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Josh
1. Josh Vitters, 3b
2. Geovany Soto, c/1b
3. Tyler Colvin, of
4. Jose Ceda, rhp
5. Sean Gallagher, rhp
6. Donald Veal, lhp
7. Josh Donaldson, c
8. Jeff Samardzija, rhp
9. Tony Thomas, 2b
10. Kevin Hart, rhp
By the way, Rivera just
By the way, Rivera just signed with the Yanks.
I think the deal was somewhere in the neighborhood of...
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rizzo is tired of SD/LA night games...yet another towering one that died on the warning track.
Vin's been around
Monty dropped a two strike curve on AGon
Holy shit!
See I told you they were up to no good
My guy Addy
Vin and '84 legends
been like that everytime I've been there too including Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium. Cubs travel well. It was pretty loud for Angels/Cubs this year and decent for Dodgers/Cubs but Dodger fans definitely turn out better than the Padre fans.
When I went in the 2007-2008 range, it was at least 75% Cubs fans.
Jeff Sullivan on Kris Bryant's lack of clutch hitting in 2016. Very good stuff, unsatisfying conclusion (it's probably random).
I was at Tuesday's game in San Diego. It looked like half of Chicago was at Petco. We were much louder than Padres fans.
We may have a chance to catch one in October. Although hell, I couldn't deal with my co-workers if we lose to them.
think I have to miss this series too (also was at the Arrieta game last year). But in my case, just had a busy weekend with work and kids have a bunch of activities and we made it to Opening Day in Anaheim and a couple of games in Wrigley this year which we normally don't get too...so not feeling like I'm missing out this year.
they're awful
I hope the Cubs play three good teams.
First year I'm not going to a Cubs/Dodgers game in a long time. 4 month old baby kinda changes plans around. But the no-hitter I was at last year can last in the memory banks for awhile.
I think Dodger Dogs are awful. I love hot dogs, but those are crap.
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Tourists will be able to visit the When Mammoths Roamed display at the Australian Museum until June 24th.
Visitors can learn all about these fascinating creatures that wandered the icy plains of North America, Europe and Asia over 20,000 years ago.
Arguably the highlight of the exhibition for many people will be the collection of life-sized models of the great animals, which were nearly four metres tall and could weigh up to five tonnes.
The display also includes films, interactive exhibits, pieces of art and much more for visitors to get their teeth into.
People planning Sydney tours before August 1st this year will also be able to visit the Australian Museum to see Up Close and Spineless, an exhibition of photographs of invertebrate animals.
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A step in the right direction for NRL
Phil Rothfield
–, Sunday, July, 15, 2012, (7:37pm)
RUGBY league fans have witnessed 600 fewer tries in matches over the last two seasons compared with a decade ago.
So, anything that is going to encourage more creative and more enterprising football is worth consideration.
For the point of the exercise, we've adjusted this year's premiership table after 18 rounds and used rugby union's points system (see graphic).
It favours Melbourne, Canterbury and Brisbane who have scored four or more tries 11 times.
The Cronulla Sharks slip from third on the ladder to fifth because they've only scored four tries, five times.
A combination of slower play-the balls, negative coaching, wrestling, low-risk attack and fitter athletes have contributed to the problem. In 2002 there was an average of 8.54 tries per game.
Last year it dropped to 6.82.
There has been a gradual fall for the last 10 years, although it has picked up slightly this season.
Rugby league is blessed with the incredible talent it has in today's game.
Ben Barba is a freakish player. So too are Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston.
Cameron Smith is the greatest hooker of all time and Greg Inglis is a superstar in any era.
But the overall appeal of the game is held back by negative coaching and little innovation.
Five hit-ups and a kick. Teams taking two points for a penalty goal instead of going for a try. Time wasting.
Field position is more important than anything else. Completion rates are more important than offloads.
The emphasis is more on saving tries rather than scoring them.
So what do we do about it? It's easy to say nothing because the game has survived 100 years.
Or should we react like other sports have done and at least consider change.
Cricket would not have survived in the Test match-only format.
It needed one-dayers and now Twenty20 games to grow and appeal to the broader public.
People who have never followed or had any interest in cricket now regularly watch the interstate Big Bash.
Soccer was the same as cricket. In 1981 the English Premier League changed from two points for a win to three points.
It put more of an emphasis on scoring goals rather than playing conservatively and settling for a point from a draw.
In tennis, tie-breakers were introduced coinciding with major television coverage to stop long and boring drawn-out sets. Rugby league needs to do something too.
Traditional and rusted-on supporters will stick with the game forever, but I'm talking about growth in crowds, membership, television viewers and participation in the next 20 years.
The entire game and the competition structure need to encourage tries and attacking football.
More of our unbelievably skilful wingers spectacularly lunging over in the corners.
Earlier this year two of the sharpest minds in the game, Bob Fulton and Wayne Bennett, described the game as boring.
They blamed the wrestle and referees keeping a poor 10 metres.
My criticism at the time was that Bennett's own team played an unimaginative style of football.
Maybe it's time for the NRL to adopt rugby union's bonus points system.
We've pinched the AFL's finals format so why not look at Super Rugby.
For the point of the exercise, we've adjusted this year's premiership table after 18 rounds and used rugby union's points system.
It favours Melbourne, Canterbury and Brisbane who have scored four or more tries 11 times.
The Cronulla Sharks slip from third on the ladder to fifth because they've only scored four tries, five times.
Anything that is going to encourage more creative and more enterprising football is worth consideration.
The rugby union system could also solve one of the game's biggest problems - golden point.
Teams that win would get three points with the loser at least getting something for finishing level after 80 minutes - one point.
The current system is dreadfully unfair - teams that get trounced by 40 points get the same as a side that loses in golden point.
No one wants cricket scores but coaches need to be encouraged to attack rather than defend.
Get rid of the wrestling coaches and put more people like Andrew Johns, Cliff Lyons, Phil Blake, Laurie Daley and Matty Johns on skills coaching.
The overall mindset of the game and the way its coaches think needs to change and that way we'll get our 600 tries back.
Have Your Say
The points system in Rugby is excellent. Gives incentives across the entire game and solves the golden point issue. 2 points a draw and if you have scored 4 tries then you get another. Unfortunately mungoes has such an inferiority complex they could never borrow good ideas from other codes as they would feel it is a sign of weakness.
Sun 15 Jul 12 (09:33pm)
Something needs to be done to encourage attacking football.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:41am)
The word is Luke Lewis has signed with the tigers hope its true.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:14am)
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:26am)
It defeats the purpose WHY he left Penrith in the first place joining the Sharks or Tigers.
He won't be a captain there.
His best options would have been the Dragons or the Knights.
He was never going to go to Parra despite someone from his camp calling Parra direct offering his services.
He wouldn't be able to show his face at Penrith.
I think he gives away too many penalties anyway and lacks leadership.
I think he'll be at the Sharks.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:44am)
U have any news on Lote Tuqiri future
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:14am)
I'd like to see him remain in the game but I can't see any club paying him what he thinks he's worth.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:41am)
Buzz, I was hesitant to tinker with our existing system but you make great points! The sports you mentioned (particularly Cricket) have all had to continue to evolve or face extinction in the next 50 years. When you go to any NRL game 60% of the crowd are under 12, and these kids are the games future.
The NRL really needs to review its point distribution for wins, losses and draws. The only change i would make to your format is if teams go to Golden Point then both Teams immediately receive 1 Point and the Winner then Gets 1 additional point - to make up 3 points in total. If would seem strange if a Match could award 4 points for both sides in total when all other games only distribute 3 points.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:26am)
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:47am)
But the system was fine when it was Golden Boy Gallop in charge, but Rothfield has an issue now.
I spoke to a couple ,of people at the NRL last week and the response was very predictable - "we've spoken about all this before". Care Factor? We've been playing for 2 points since 1908. There is a culture at the NRL to resist change.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:44am)
Thankfully Rothfield isn't running the game
Mon 16 Jul 12 (09:46am)
ha hahahahahahaha
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:19am)
Why is the Sydney Press in love with M Pearce? You don't honestly think that Pearce is still worth the reported $700K being trumpeted in the Tele a few weeks ago do you?
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:06am)
i've never said he's worth that much
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (12:01pm)
Blog says 1pm I thought
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:32am)
I'm doing some overtime
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:20am)
hey buzz is ricky stuart really going to the raiders?furner has to go!
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:43am)
I believe so
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:21am)
Love your proposed points system.
Absolutely no reason why we can't have it.
On another note, what about Steve Price having a crack yesterday.
Talk about a bloke who needs a reality check. They've had one win and he thinks that's good enough - although that is typical of the Dragons and has been forever. A lack of a winning culture.
They'll live off 2010 for another 30 years.
Love your work Buzz
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:47am)
Mon 16 Jul 12 (01:52pm)
I know, its terrible how the dragons live off the memory of all their premierships, just like the sharks hey....oh, no, sorry.
Thanks champion, love your input too LOL. I was surprised Steve Price said what he did. I met him for a coffee last week and he came across as a really decent fella.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:59am)
After reading the article on Bellamy, it sounds as though he wont be at Storm when his contract finishes. Do you think the Roosters will make a play for him to come across a year early, ala Hasler to the Bulldogs ?
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:49am)
I've been saying Bellamy to Roosters for six months
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:25am)
Buzz, this is all Craig Bellamys fault. His team for the past 5 years has been the NRL benchmark, they achieved this by wrestling (NRL allowed this to happen), conservative tight football. All the coaches then copied this brand. Bellamy, now, not to be outdone, his team is playing far more care free football this season and the other teams havent adapted yet. Bellamy is always one step ahead of the curve.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:53am)
How can you blame Bellamy when he's produced Slater, Smith, Cronk, Inglis. Give me a break.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:26am)
Who do you think whinger of the year is.
If you framed a market your mate Flanagan would be
$1.00000000001 to win it.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (10:59am)
Mon 16 Jul 12 (01:59pm)
Whinger of the year hands down is Ricky Stuart.
Yes, he is an angry man sometimes.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:25am)
hi buzz, love your work. your new point strategy is gold. I want to ask you whether Ricky Stuart will be the coach of Canberra in 2013? not saying furner cant coach but he is clearly not the right guy for this team.surely we are better than what they are dishing up. they say defence is about attitude and we are just pathetic, some of the one on one defence was embarrassing. if we get Stuart do you reckon he will clean out some of the deadwood or is the talent there? inconsistency is killing me
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:08am)
There were a few players out there yesterday that just didn't have a go. They won't survive under Stuart.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:24am)
Hello Buzz,
How about we just lower the interchange to six per game?
More tries will be scored then.
More opportunities for the smaller players late in each half.
Your thoughts??
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:15am)
It's another idea that should be thrown into the mix to get those 600 tries back.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:20am)
Heard Kasiano will miss next week even if he gets grade 1 careless high. Any news from the judiciary?
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:29am)
No, still waiting for the charge list from the NRL. I think even the Dogs are expecting to lose him for a week.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:57am)
Buzz, under your system wouldn't a team that loses to a field goal in golden point receive 2 points for the game? 1 pt for a golden point loss and 1 point for losing by less than 6? Might be a bit of an anomaly there to iron out.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:30am)
True, but at least it's something to put out there for discussion.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:56am)
good to see the true sharks starting to emerge now that we are at the business end of the season! tip is they will miss the 8, look at their ordinary effort yesterday against a poor team in the dragons
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:33am)
With Gal and J Smith back, we'll make the top eight
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:55am)
Not a bad idea, I would love to see a bit more attacking football, but not quite as bad as that in the NYC. I would like to see the value of a penalty goal dropped to 1 point only or the value of the try increased to 5 with conversions worth 3. That way we may see teams encouraged to attack, 1 point v 5 or 2 points v 8 will encourage teams to go for the try more I would think. I would also reduce interchange to 8. The only problem with the bonus points I can see is during origin etc when some teams are notably weakened. Some teams, like the Warriors this year, would get a huge advantage.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:35am)
Everything you suggest should go before a rules conference at the end of the season involving half a dozen players, coaches, refs, fans and officials.
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (12:13pm)
Bellamy to Roosters in 2013 or 2014 ?
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:36am)
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:54am)
hey Buzz, I remember a few years back (2009) you death-rode the dragons through the semi's bagging them about their lack of consistency and ability to win big games etc...fair call and all that, as it was probably true back then but never before can I recall there being such an ongoing smear campaign to rival it. I was just wondering out of interest, IF the sharks make the finals, will there be similar questions and bagging from yourself and your esteemed colleagues at the DT, given the fact they've never won a comp or even made a grand final (SL aside) despite being minor premiers in 88 and 99 and finals appearances in 73, 78, 79, 81, 89…95, 96, 97, 2000, 01, 02, 05 and 08! PS love your blog, read it every week!
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:42am)
Mon 16 Jul 12 (12:20pm)
The reason there hadn't been an "ongoing smear campaign" (as you call it) previously, is because the Dragons think they invented the game.
And they rightly should have been put in their place - continual underachievers who hadn't won anything for 30 years.
But if you came here from Mars and spoke to a Dragons fan back then, you'd swear they had won very comp since 1908.
Mon 16 Jul 12 (12:40pm)
the dragons think they invented the game?? Yer that really makes sense mate - great argument. It was a smear campaign, it is what it was and I'm speaking objectively!
Phil Rothfield
Mon 16 Jul 12 (11:55am)
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. - First Sgt. George Donnelly, his wife, Kristina and their three children - sons, Kyle, 11 and Shawn, 8, and daughter, Alyson, 5 - were named the Fort Bragg Family of the Year for 2010.
They were recognized moments prior to the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in which they participated with Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg at the Main Post Parade Field on Dec. 2.
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The high court heard arguments in two similar cases about whether Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches require police to get a warrant before scraping evidence from a suspect's mobile device.
California's solicitor general, Edward Dumont, made little headway with his argument a cellphone should be treated no different than a cigarette pack or address book seized from a suspect's pockets, which precedents from the pre-digital era authorize police to search during or immediately following an arrest.
In that case, police searched a suspect's phone several hours after he was arrested to find photos and entries linking him to a gang-related shooting.
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There are however a few major differences between us and many of our competitors who similarly provide lists of thousands of loose diamonds for your consideration:
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2. Unlike some of our competitors who may offer you a similar service, we DO NOT CHARGE your Credit Card to call in these diamonds. We are happy to provide all of this information to you upfront with no financial commitment on your part.
3. We are a family oriented business third and fourth generation, diamond cutters and experts with 30 years of experience and a strong commitment to the same old world values shown by our parents and grandparents, not merely computer geeks or MBA suits who KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DIAMONDS and have decided to open a drop-ship diamond website. We will only sell you a diamond that we have first inspected for you and deem to be of excellent quality and value.
Diamond Price Match Guarantee
Finally, we are so confident of our service and commitment to you that we offer this guarantee: If you find the exact same diamond advertised on any other website for less money, just direct us to this page and WE WILL MATCH OR BEAT THE ADVERTISED PRICE OF THE STONE, GUARANTEED!
You will still get all of our amazing services including the most extensive scientific qualitative and quantitative reports and photos immediately at your finger tips, plus the very best price on the diamond!
The choice is easy and we hope you will shop with us for your dream diamond!