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HOUSTON (AP) � Former President George H.W. Bush is undergoing more physical therapy as part of treatment for a painful cough that has forced him to stay in a Houston hospital for almost two weeks.
Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik (Koh-VAH'-chik) said Wednesday that the 41st president remains in stable condition with a bronchitis-related cough.
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Bush has been hospitalized since the day after Thanksgiving. Bush's ailment is described as not life-threatening but painful.
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99 Cents Only Stores145 Country Club Mesa, Arizona U.S.A.
99 Cents Only Stores are consumer rip-off scam companies. Fraudulent & false advertising. Mesa, Arizona
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Actually, more often than not, some items were incorrectly marked in the shoppers favor and they would always gladly sell the item at a loss until the mistake was corrected. I can describe to you several examples that I have benefited from. Out of all the 99c stores I visited, I have always received above average to good service. I can never say that I felt there was any bait and switch tatics going on at those stores. I mean, bate someone to come in for one 99c item only to trick them into buying another 99c item. No it doesn't make sense. Deliberate bait and switch tatics are done at new car dealers and electronic stores, not 99c stores.
If I may add, I think when youre dealing with such stores as those, it's expected to occassionally run across problems due to employee error, out-of-stock stuff, etc.
They have to keep overhead low so some areas of service are bound to suffer. It's part of getting the bargains. Mistakes, rude people are part of the shopping experience from 99c stores to Rodeo drive.
But I must admit it took me several months of trial and error to learn what were the real bargains and what were not-so-good-bargins were. For example, sometimes you buy an item at the 99c store for 99c (of course) only to find a better brand at the supermarket or drug store for 89c or something like that. They don't promise you that everything is a bargain or the guaranteed lowest price in town.
Now, I don't experiment with strange products. I just buy the items that I know are a good value then do the rest of my shopping at Vons or Albertsons (with a fistfull of coupons).There have been a few times that I have been able to buy items for 99c that sold elsewhere for $10 to $15 dollars! Final comment. I think overall those bargain stores are providing people with a money saving place to shop. And it seems that a lot of their customers can use the assistance. RD
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When I pointed out the large bars of Nestle's Crunch and the large boxes of Mike & Ike, which were marked 3 for a dollar to a tall Hispanic man in a white shirt. He called me ridiculous and I was so mad I walked out.
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In the space of a few days, several prominent media companies introduced iPhone and/or iPad apps to extend their TV content to mobile devices. AT&T U-Verse, an entirely IPTV-based TV service, released an app that enables its U-verse TV subscribers to download and view content on the iPhone. All U-Verse customers can use the app to manage the DVR, but only subscribers to the U300 package and above can access content downloading and viewing. The free app replaces AT&T's existing Mobile Remote Access for iPhone app.
Satellite TV provider Dish Network now makes it possible for subscribers to view live TV on iPhone, BlackBerry and Android smart phones via free apps. The company is upgrading its iPhone/iPad app in September to allow subscribers to add this service to the existing app's ability to program the DVR, browse the schedule and access remote control. The new BlackBerry app, slated for September, and Android app, set to appear in October, will also incorporate the ability to stream live TV in addition to the other features. Mobile users will need the Dish DVR or similar device to take advantage of the streaming service. Both options have limits: If someone at home is watching a channel, the person with the mobile device has to watch the same channel unless the DVR has a second tuner.
Netflix made a splash with its launch of a free iPhone/iPod touch app that enables subscribers to stream movie and TV rentals to their mobile devices. The company has expanded the number of devices that can tap into the Netflix library, including Apple iPad, Blu-ray players, PCs and TVs. This new app delivers content over WiFi or a 3G connection. The company most recently agreed to pay the Epix cable channel more than $900 million for the digital distribution rights for movies from Paramount Pictures, MGM and Lions Gate Entertainment.
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When I tried to ask any questions he processed swearing at me. Telling me I would go to jail for 6 months and the government hired 25 special agents that were going to get me at work and I would loose my job and then he hung on me.
I called back on 8/5/08 and blocked my phone number and gave fake name and he proceded to tell me that my name appeared on application for friend and they were going to come after me to make the loan good for someone I never heard of. Someone needs to stop this company or phone number that they use. I was so upset thinking all day they were going to come and arrest me.
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Taking classes and reading books are just two of the ways in which people learn new information and skills
Art academies generally offer a wide range of subjects to students. While some specialize in areas such as the theater arts or hand-crafted arts, many offer the opportunity to learn an entire range of arts. The more knowledge a student learns in their discipline, the greater their chances of success after schooling is done. If they take the time to explore a semester or two of other artistic disciplines, they can go into their careers with a variety of skills. A wide range of skills helps artists adjust to an ever-changing job market in the real world. Academies that recognize this and make a commitment to assist students with acquiring a large knowledge base for careers in the arts are the best choice for those studying art.
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Did the Cub's ever sign Vitters?
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I'm not sure what to think about Geovany Soto as a useful righty bat, but I see in the Sun-Times today the Hank White comeback is moving at a snail's pace:
Catcher Henry Blanco remained optimistic about coming back this season from the herniated disc in his neck but didn't get as much as he had hoped from what was supposed to be the biggest day yet on his comeback trail.
Blanco said he only threw about 80 percent strength on five throws to third base and another five to second, and then he practiced blocking a few pitches in the dirt in full gear -- a first since the injury for all that activity.
''Right now it feels good, but it's still a long way to go,'' said Blanco, who is trying to avoid season- ending surgery.
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Did the Cub's ever sign Vitters?
RYNOX: Not yet. None of the top five overall picks have signed, although the sixth overall pick (Missouri State LHP Ross Detwiler) signed yesterday with WAS, getting a $2.15M bonus
Because MLB wants its clubs to stay within the so-called "slotting process," it pretty much becomes necessary for the overall top picks to be signed in inverse order (6-5-4-3-2-1) to establish the value of each slot.
With #6 overall Detwiler having signed with the Nats for $2.15M, the "bonus value" of the #5 and #4 slots should be more clear, and Vitters was #3 overall.
My guess is that the "bonus value" of the #3 overall will ultimately be worth somewhere around $2.5M+. And if the Cubs don't sign Vitters by August 15th, he will play college baseball (he has signed a National Letter of Intent with Arizona State) and won't be draft-eligible again until June 2010, and the Cubs will get the #4 overall pick in next year's draft as compensation for failing to sign their #1 pick.
Here is the status of the Cubs 2007 draft picks, including Non-Drafted Free-Agents (NDFA):
1-S. Josh Donaldson, C (Auburn) at BOISE
4. Darwin Barney, SS (Oregon State) at FITCH PARK
5. Brandon Guyer, OF (Virginia) at FITCH PARK - (DL)
6. Casey Lambert, LHP (Virginia) at PEORIA
7. Ty Wright, OF (Oklahoma State) at BOISE
8. Marquez Smith, 3B (Clemson) at BOISE
9. Clark Hardman, OF (Cal State- Fullerton) at FITCH PARK (DL)
10. Leon Johnson, OF (BYU) at AZL MESA
11. Chris Siegfried, LHP (U. of Portland) at BOISE
13. Jonathan Wyatt, OF (Georgia) at BOISE
15. Marc Sawyer, 1B (Yale) at BOISE
16. Zach Ashwood, LHP (Kansas) at BOISE
17. Arik Hempy, LHP (South Carolina) at AZL MESA
18. Jeffrey Rea, 2B (Mississippi State) at AZL MESA
20. Jose Made, SS (Dominican College) at BOISE
21. Dustin Sasser, LHP (East Carolina) at BOISE
22. Craig Muschko, RHP (LaSalle) at AZL MESA
23. Stephen Vento, RHP (Palm Beach CC) at BOISE
24. Scott Meyer, RHP (Lamar) at AZL MESA
26. Michael Bunton, LHP (College of Charleston) at AZL MESA
28. Bill Moss, 2B (U. of Memphis) at BOISE
30. Luke Sommer, OF (U. of San Francisco) at AZL MESA
31. Brian Leclerc, OF (Florida) at PEORIA
32. Luis Bautista, C (Florida International) at FITCH PARK
36. Billy Mottram, 3B (Dowling College) at BOISE
38. Yuri Higgins, RHP (South Florida) at FITCH PARK (DL)
39. Roberto Sabates, C (Cuban defector - Miami, FL) at AZL MESA
40. Corey Bachman, RHP (VMI) at AZL MESA
Patrick Brooks, INF (UT - Pan American) at AZL MESA
Michael Christl, RHP (Bradley) at AZL MESA
Matt Hudgins, C (Virginia Wesleyan) at AZL MESA
Chris Rivera, RHP (Virginia Wesleyan) at AZL MESA
Derek Schermerhorn, INF (Wichita State) at PEORIA
Yusdel Tuero, RHP (Cuban defector) at AZL MESA
1. Josh Vitters, 3B (Cypress HS – Cypress, CA) - signed NLI with Arizona State
3. Tony Thomas, 2B (Florida State) JR
12. Ryan Acosta, RHP/SS (Clearwater Central Catholic HS - Clearwater, FL) - signed NLI with Georgia
14. James Russell, LHP (Texas) JR
19. Kyle Day, C (Michigan State) SO
25. Victor Sanchez, 3B (Gahr HS – Norwalk, CA) - signed NLI with U. of San Diego
27. Clayton Suss, RHP (Cooper City HS - Cooper City, FL) - signed NLI with Miami-Dade CC
29. Andrew Cashner, RHP (Angelina JC) - signed NLI with TCU
33. Preston Clark, C (Texas) JR
34. Enrique Garcia, RHP (U. of Miami) JR
35. J. C. Casey, RHP (Kickapoo HS – Kickapoo, MO) - signed NLI with Missouri State
37. Mike McGee, RHP/3B (Port St. Lucie HS – Port St. Lucie, FL) - signed NLI with Florida State
41. Jordan Herr, OF (Pitt) SO
42. Colt Sedbrook, INF (Arizona) JR
43. Garrett Clyde, RHP (San Jacinto JC – North) - signed NLI with Texas
44. Bryan Jost, 1B (Minnesota) SO
45. Ryan Lewis, OF (Yakima Valley CC)
46. Tyler Clark, RHP (Springfield Catholic HS – Springfield, MO) - signed NLI with Missouri
47. Josh Walter, RHP (Texas State) SR
48. Carlos Rivera, OF (East Aurora HS - East Aurora, IL)
49. Jordan Rogers, RHP (San Jacinto JC - North) - signed NLI with Rice
50. Blake Murphy, C (Western Carolina) SR
If it becomes increasingly clear that the Cubs can't sign Vitters and/or #3 pick Tony Thomas, they may take some of the money they had committed to those two picks and try and sign some of the unsigned players from lower rounds, like RHP Ryan Acosta (son of the late Cubs pitching coach, Oscar Acosta), LHP James Russell (U. of Texas), 3B Victor Sanchez (member of the Team USA Junior National team), and Preston Clark (BA's #5 rated college catcher going into the draft who wants 1st round money to sign).
AZ Phil-- If the Cubs
AZ Phil--
If the Cubs aren't able to sign Vitters and receive the #4 pick in next year's draft, does that automatically become their first-round draft slot, or do they receive the #4 pick in addition to their "normal" first-round pick (that being wherever they stand to draft after this season's end)? i.e. would the #4 pick be our only first-rounder, or would it be a second first-round pick, additional to whatever pick we normally would have?
Thanks AZ Phil, and good
Thanks AZ Phil, and good question Sheff.
Sheffield/Cornelia — July
Sheffield/Cornelia — July 7, 2007 @ 9:40 am
AZ Phil–
If the Cubs aren't able to sign Vitters and receive the #4 pick in next year's draft, does that automatically become their first-round draft slot, or do they receive the #4 pick in addition to their "normal" first-round pick (that being wherever they stand to draft after this season's end)? i.e. would the #4 pick be our only first-rounder, or would it be a second first-round pick, additional to whatever pick we normally would have?
SHEFF: The #4 overall pick as compensation for not signing Josh Vitters would be in addition to their regular 2008 1st round pick.
And if the Cubs can't sign the compensation pick (2008 #4 overall) they don't get another one the next year. It's a one-year thing.
Also, if the Cubs can't sign their 2007 3rd round pick (2B Tony Thomas), they will get a "sandwich" pick between the 3rd and 4th rounds in the 2008 draft as compensation. (There is no compensation provided for failing to sign picks from the 4th round or below).
And as with the 1st round compensation pick (2008 #4 overall) the Cubs would get for failing to sign their 1st round pick this year, the potential 2008 compensation pick ("sandwich" pick between the 3rd and 4th rounds) for failing to sign their 2007 3rd round pick (Tony Thomas) is only good in the next draft.
Thank you!
Thank you!
a bat? not 20 more pen
a bat?
not 20 more pen arms?
is each loss gonna be followed by an excuse that lou needs something else?
the revolving door is gonna make 1/2 the cubs minor leagues arb eligable within a few years. =p
get rid of jones/floyd...find a taker for izturis...something...that's hendry's job, though.
What do you guys think the
What do you guys think the likelihood is that we'll be able to sign Thomas and Vitters? I know the Trib has apparently put the kibosh on committing money to players beyond this year, but that couldn't possibly extend to the signing of drafted players, could it? Like, is there a chance the Cubs would opt not to sign either guy and instead use the compensation picks next year, when their organizational finances are more clearly defined?
i doubt hendry and crew
i doubt hendry and crew would draft an unsignable player just to make a public show. if they were gonna do that they could have taken one of the mega-high-end boras boys.
they gotta know their budget. hendry's said there's loot for midseason pickups if needed.
stuff like the deal hendry and crew swung with the brass preseason a few years ago that gave the club extra loot for maddux might be outta the equation...or taking on someone's huge contract without relief....dunno.
i imagine they know what theyre working with money-wise, though. be really irresponsible to move forward in a draft not knowing what you got...very improbable that happened.
BTW, many of the Cubs 22
BTW, many of the Cubs 22 unsigned picks from last month's draft are top prospects who fell to lower rounds ONLY because they were either 99% committed to going to college and/or because they wanted 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round money to sign.
If the Cubs know they can't sign Vitters and/or Thomas, they would not only get compensation picks in next year's draft, but money budgeted for those two picks this year could be offered to a Victor Sanchez (who is a top 3rd base prospect) or a Preston Clark (rated the #5 college catcher in the draft by BA).
So if the Cubs believe they have a shot at Sanchez or P. Clark (or Ryan Acosta, Mike McGee, or J. C. Casey), they probably should seriously consider NOT signing Vitters and/or Thomas, and take the compensation picks in next year's draft.
MLB will probably be OK with teams giving high-round money to '07 lower round picks once it's clear that the team can't sign it's #1, #2, or #3 pick. But if the Cubs do that (give 1st or 3rd round money to Sanchez, P. Clark, or Acosta), it will probably necessarily have to happen at the 11th hour (close to August 15th).
Sheffield/Cornelia: I know
I know the Trib has apparently put the kibosh on committing money to players beyond this year
Daft. If I'm a potential buyer, I would want the Cub's to be doing what's best for the franchise. I wouldn't be so concerned with the financial commitments.
Any guesses on how much the Cub's go for? I'm gonna take a stab at it and say $1.13 bn.
crazy...and sad...and
crazy...and sad...and probably just a case of chance meets overachieving...
derosa's on pace for nearly 100rbi's (47)...aram 51...dlee 41...soriano 32...floyd 30...
#13 That's the thing that
That's the thing that kills me! Potential buyers are worried about the Cubs committing $6.6M or $7.2m to Jacque Jones (don't remember the exact amount the Cubs would've ended up paying), but they're about to splash over a billion dollars on the team and other assets?! How could you possibly be worried about something that's 0.7% of the total cost of what you're about to buy...
Boise scored 17 runs
Boise scored 17 runs yesterday and won their fourth in a row.
Even Kyler Burke got into the act with three hits.
from the SD union-trib via
from the SD union-trib via ye olde world of cubs-hating roto and amateur comedian clearing house...
"The Padres reportedly inquired about the availability of Felix Pie and were told by the Cubs he is as untouchable as it gets."
I was an early Jones
I was an early Jones detractor--he didn't impress me last year--but if he's untradeable, a reasonable alternative might be to play him. First of all, he's due for a hot streak. Second, Piniella has been working with him in the batting cage and might actually be able to teach new tricks to an old dog. Third, if he has a good July he might make himself tradeable.
Maybe you'd rather trade Jones and keep Floyd; but if you can't, then trade Floyd and keep Jones.
I'm also thinking about the black hole in right field. The ball that Dmitri Young hit over DeRosa in right on Thursday was catchable and was worth two runs in a close game. DeRosa is a terrific infielder but like a typical infielder is wall-shy. Jones would have caught it. Floyd, no. Murton, no. Pagan, no.
My FEARS confirmed. I have
My FEARS confirmed. I have been stating since November that Hendry should have extended Zambrano since last November. Now I hear that I was on the money, bu Hendry fucked it up:
If any of you heard this a few minutes ago, Bruce Levine reported that Z's agent came to the Cubs last July and asked for a four year deal.
Management said no (as we know).
Unless some unforseen, really extraordinary event happens, I predict that Carlos will not be on this team after this year.
This will be the 2000's version of Maddux.
Our luck just NEVER f'ing changes...
I hope I'm wrong.
that's the problem with
that's the problem with floyd...besides his sketchy health...decent bat, reasonable pricetag (even for next season), but he's a questionable enough LF'r before you even account for RF.
murton's yet to show much glove in the OF anywhere, himself...pagan's a bench guy type who doesnt play any of the OF spots well, using his speed to overcome ball tracking and bat reading skills...
team doesnt have a RF'r...when a ball gets away from your RF'r with a runner on 2nd or 3rd...or a runner going from 1st to 2nd...things can get ugly quick.
"Bruce Levine reported that
"Bruce Levine reported that Z's agent came to the Cubs last July and asked for a four year deal."
11m a year? for 4 years?
that makes no sense...esp. for last summer.
Z had a 3.00 era coming into july and didnt exactly stumble.
waaaaay to low of a contract for Z (who grugedly took 12.5 this season). just doesnt make sense.
not to pick on levine...but
not to pick on levine...but he does say a buncha stuff that seems his sources might be a little iffy...he does manage to scoop some legit good stuff, though. i just wonder how much he cross checks his info.
didnt he have buerrle cleaning out his locker yesterday during the 1st game of the cws/min game?
It confuses me, why so many
It confuses me, why so many contributors dislike Pagan. I think he makes a very good fourth outfielder. The only thing he lacks is consistant home run power.
I am calling 100 percent
I am calling 100 percent BULLSHIT on the Levine story about Z wanting 4/44.
Chris Carpenter got 5/63.5 in early 06. NO way Z signs for 4/44 in July.
"I think he makes a very
"I think he makes a very good fourth outfielder."
hell, i do too. speed, contact...little pop.
he's just a little clumbsy in the OF...not inept by any means.
im a fan...especially for his price.
weird about the buerlle
weird about the buerlle thing...very weird.
seems like a very legit story if more than 1 source is picking up on it and not attibuting it to a source...dunno what to make of it.
dave d's story leaves less up in the air.
well considering there's a
well considering there's a quote from Buehrle about it, I think it's legit.
VA Phil: I was an early
VA Phil:
I was an early Jones detractor–he didn't impress me last year–but if he's untradeable, a reasonable alternative might be to play him. First of all, he's due for a hot streak. Second, Piniella has been working with him in the batting cage and might actually be able to teach new tricks to an old dog. Third, if he has a good July he might make himself tradeable.
I agree. It would solve a lot of problems if Jones would just start hitting.
Chad: I am calling 100
I am calling 100 percent BULLSHIT on the Levine story about Z wanting 4/44.
The whole money thing is very strange:
End of '06, Cub's fire club president McPhail
Fall of '06, Tribune in trouble
'06-7 offseason, Cub's spend money like there's no tomorrow
April '07, Tribune sold
April '07, Announced the Cub's will be sold after season
Now we hear the club will not be taking on future salary commitments and apparently they won't be eating any large contracts. I'm thinking a certain someone who owns Tribune Co. is a little pissed at the Cub's for blowing all the money this last offseason, so he's putting the brakes on everything.
And yeah... 4/44 doesn't
And yeah... 4/44 doesn't sound right to me either. Then again, they're talking last July before the '06-'07 free agent starting pitcher rate hike. If I'm not mistaken, the boost in SP salary started with the Roy Oswalt extension.
Angel Guzman got the start
Angel Guzman got the start for the Mesa Cubs, I guess he's rehabbing his way back to the big leagues.
Rynox, I noted that Chris
Rynox, I noted that Chris Carpenter signed for 5/63. I don't think that Zambrano would be asking for that much less than Carpenter. Granted Carpenter won the cy young, i doubt Z would see himself less worthy of that kind of contract. If the inside source quoted a deal near carpenter money, then i would believe it. I wouldn't be suprised if Hendry offered 4/44 last july.
I thought I read Cubs
I thought I read Cubs offered.....3/44.
JOCF asks "why so many
JOCF asks "why so many contributors dislike Pagan."
I'll take a whack at that.
Three things I like about Pagan:
That was an important pinch-hit single on Thursday that started the winning rally.
While he is a timid baserunner (as well as a timid fielder and hitter) he has outstanding first-to-third and second-to-home speed.
If a pitcher has any inclination to give a walk, Pagan will accept it.
Three things I don't like:
He gives himself the take sign on hitters' pitches like 2-0 and 3-1.
He hasn't learned the ballhawk's trick of taking his eye off a deep drive for two or three seconds while running full speed to where the ball is going--then picking up the ball again. (Pie does this beautifully, and Nook Logan did it perfectly on Ward's deep sac fly Thursday, which I don't think Pagan would have caught.)
He hasn't earned a major-league assignment. Pagan was released by the Mets after a full year in AAA Norfolk. The Cubs signed him and brought him to spring training last year, and he's been a major leaguer pretty much ever since.
Why? What did he do in the minors to earn promotion?
This was his year at Norfolk in 2005:
516 ab, 140 h, 20 2b, 10 3b, 8 hr, 27 sb, 15 cs, 49 bb, 111 k, 271/333/395
I'd rather the Cubs promoted from within the organization and gave merit-based promotions. What's wrong with Buck Coats? Here are his numbers this year at AAA Iowa:
290 ab, 96 h, 16 2b, 2 3b, 10 hr, 7 sb, 1 cs, 24 bb, 39 k, 331/381/503
"He gives himself the take
"He gives himself the take sign on hitters' pitches like 2-0 and 3-1."
I like that. I am a firm believer that on those counts, you look for a zone. If the ball is in that zone, you rip it. If not, you let it go. And I'm not talking about then whole strike zone, just your favorite part of it. Cause on 2 - 1 or 3 - 2, the pitcher might try to get cute and make a mistake over the plate. Rather than just throwing a fastball like they would 2 - 0, the may hang a slider.
merit based promotions based
merit based promotions based on numbers can lead you to a flawed player.
cubs arent out there selling insurance.
ronnie cedeno is hitting .397 with a .472 ob%, btw.
You are cherry picking a bit
You are cherry picking a bit there with Coats' numbers. This is his 8th minor league season and if he keeps up his first half pace for the entire season it would mark the first time ever he's hit above .300 since high school. I like the kid, but would he be doing as well as Pagan in the role that Pagan is playing on the big league club? I'm not sure about that one, and even if so, the differnce would be negligible.
Sorry I've ust got some pent up aggression in me right now.
If only we had Khalil
If only we had Khalil Greene...
VA Phil, Norfolk has been
VA Phil,
Norfolk has been the toughest hitting environment in the minors .
Pagan's EQA in 2005 was .256 for a 271/333/395 line.
By comparision, Pie's last year was .261 for a .283/341/451 line.
Mitre at Lowe tonight. I
Mitre at Lowe tonight. I wonder what the major league record for ground balls in a game is. It has to be in jeopardy tonight.
Wiscgrad said: You are
Wiscgrad said: You are cherry picking a bit there with Coats' numbers.
Possibly. I don't know if Coats can catch deep flies either. Many converted infielders can't. He's got a good outfield arm, but so does Pagan. Also, Pagan can bat righty, which is an issue.
I just lean towards Cub farmhands when they put up numbers. Cedeno versus Izzy. Coats versus Pagan. Soto versus Bowen.
There is an interesting problem if the Cubs send Pie down now. Who gets replaced in the Iowa outfield, Kroeger, Coats or Murton? None of the above, I would say. If Pie goes down, someone has to go up.
Today's Daily Herald: With
Today's Daily Herald:
With the Pirates throwing right-hander John Van Benschoten at the Cubs tonight, Jones may start in center, and Ward may start in PNC Park's relatively small right field.
Neal said: Norfolk has been
Neal said: Norfolk has been the toughest hitting environment in the minors .
Is it because they play on the deck of an aircraft carrier?
ward in RF? i dont think
ward in RF?
i dont think even lou is that crazy. ward's OF days were done about 20-30lbs. ago. he was pretty damn bad even before that.
and yeah, ward played LF
and yeah, ward played LF this year...for 1 inning.
he played a couple games there last year for washington, too. he's just a big dude now...not the guy who was in washington.
it wouldnt be OMG WTF if he was in RF, but this version of ward would be hauling it heavy out there.
"not the guy who was in
"not the guy who was in washington"
not the guy who was in houston...i mean =p
his D in the OF was pretty legend-bad, too.
If the team would like to
If the team would like to score some god damn runs at some point during this , I wouldn't care where Lou plays anybody.
The 3.6 runs/game on this roadtrip is just not acceptable.
3.6 runs per game? That's 3
3.6 runs per game? That's 3 wins and 2 losses so far and we scored 4 in one of those losses. You're right, that's not very good.
The 3.6 runs/game looks
The 3.6 runs/game looks really great compared to our 4.43 team ERA in the last week. Really great, Chad. Break us up. We're that good.
Forgive me for thinking that continuing to hang around .500 is crappy.
Soriano 7 Theriot 6 Lee
Soriano 7
Theriot 6
Lee 3
Ramirez 5
Ward 9
DeRosa 4
Jones 8
Hill 2
Lilly 1
Bautista 5
Sanchez 4
LaRoche 3
Nady 8
Bay 7
Doumit 9
Paulino 2
Wilson 6
Van Benschoten 1
i'm not sure what to make of
i'm not sure what to make of your post, wes, but i was agreeing with you.
...at least ward can
...at least ward can hit...and at least this is (hopefully) a temporary assignment for ward.
hopefully, no biggie.
No one can seriously think
No one can seriously think that the same pitcher who asked for $15 million from an arbitrator would have not only accepted but would have asked for a 4/44 just a couple months earlier.
Just because you might want something to be right so it will confirm your fears, doesn't mean it makes sense to suspend reality or common sense to get that confirmation.
Its so hilarious how many
Its so hilarious how many people are on the Ronny Cedeno bandwagon again lol...most of you wouldn't have cared if he was released earlier this year. Almost ANYONE can put up numbers at AAA...I won't mind seeing him again but I doubt he's a radically changed player from what we've seen before.
Almost ANYONE can put up
Almost ANYONE can put up numbers at AAA…
Exaggerate much?
Not that I know what to do w/ Cedeno. He didn't meet expectations during prior trips to the bigs, but his Iowa numbers sure are impressive. Wouldn't mind him coming up if we get rid of Izzy, although we'd still have three solid middle infielders (DeRosa, Theriot, Fontenot).
Austin Kearns hit his first
Austin Kearns hit his first extra base hit in two weeks.
Nats 4 Brewers 2, 5th...only one out
Wow, death by a thousand
Wow, death by a thousand singles (and Jock's ground rule double).
What happened to "this team is built to hit HRs?"
Added bullpen arm Chad
Added bullpen arm Chad Cordero.
Marmol = Nasty. Chad
Marmol = Nasty.
Chad Cordero walked a tightrope tonight, but the Nats won 5-4.
In the 9th, Cordero gave up a 1 out HR to Estrada, but got the last two groundouts with Hart on 2nd, leaving Fielder in the on deck circle.
Overall an excellent night, Cubs 2 games over .500 with Z pitching tomorrow and the win guaranteed an over .500 record at the All-Star Break.
...and they are 3.5 out of
...and they are 3.5 out of the wild card pending the outcome of the Dodger-Marlin game. Go Sergio Meatball Go!
*Its so hilarious how many
*Its so hilarious how many people are on the Ronny Cedeno bandwagon again lol…most of you wouldn't have cared if he was released earlier this year. Almost ANYONE can put up numbers at AAA…*
No shit...wasn't Jason Dubois just inducted into the AAA Hall Of Fame?
We really need to keep Ward
We really need to keep Ward around. He is a really good bat off the bench and has filled in admirably when he's been asked to. Also, games like this, where we score 7 runs without one HR, let me have some hope in this team. The long ball has become such a crutch, and seeing us piece together runs with timely hits is wonderful and refreshing and please god let them keep it up.
"No shit…wasn't Jason
"No shit…wasn't Jason Dubois just inducted into the AAA Hall Of Fame?" -no
I think you mean the AAAA Hall of Fame.
Johann, let me echo what you
Johann, let me echo what you said about Daryl Ward. I love this guy on our bench. If only we could find a Glenallen Hill to be his right handed counterpart.
However, it's great to see us score all those runs but it was mostly off a scrub pitcher. It's not like we touched up Roy Oswalt for 7 runs on 14 hits.
True, true, Chad. But in the
True, true, Chad. But in the standings, a win against a scrub pitcher counts just as much as a win against an Oswalt or a Peavey. I'll take them everytime.
Chad, you are supposed to
Chad, you are supposed to touch up a scrub pitcher for 7 runs. That's something good teams do and something we haven't always accomplished. Against the very good pitchers, you should judge your lineup did a good job if they got 4 runs. You are very rarely going to score 7 runs off a Peavy, Santana or Oswalt.
How about old Reggie Sanders
How about old Reggie Sanders from KC? He's about to come off the DL, you can get him for nothing, and he would have no issues with a pure bench role. He would seem to be the ideal RH bench bat counterpart to Ward that Lou and all of us are clamoring for. Sanders has always been able to hit.
"Its so hilarious how many
"Its so hilarious how many people are on the Ronny Cedeno bandwagon again"
in this tread i count...1.
not much outcry.
dunno where the 'cedeno support' bandwagon post is.
did i miss something?
and that 1 said they prefer
and that 1 said they prefer cedeno over izzy...not exactly a far stretch to call it reasonable.
Two thumbs up on the Reggie
Two thumbs up on the Reggie Sanders idea.
1 thumb donw on Sanders and
1 thumb donw on Sanders and one thumb up for Cedeno - though he did go 0-4 today.
I keep hoping Jim does something bold, like gettin Tejada or a right fielder (Rios?). For all his detractors he picked up Ramirez, Garciaparra and Lawton at the trade deadline for the three years the Cubs were in contention, so adding a bat is definetly part of his MO.
Ramirez, Garciaparra, Lawton
Ramirez, Garciaparra, Lawton - which one doesn't fit with the others?
Johann, I'm with you. What
I'm with you. What I'm saying is that 7 runs off of 13 singles is not something we can count on. We need some power cause when we face better pitchers, we need the three run homers.
I want Reggie Sanders.
All three of them were the
All three of them were the best players hitters that moved at the deadline during their respective years (not to mention Lofton), though the Cards trumped us a bit with Walker off of waivers in '04.
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Classic Scully - great stuff.
Thank God we'll still have Hawk next season. (cricket cricket cricket)
Here's Scully's call on Bryant's 10th-inning homer:
"And it's a long fly ball, a mean fly ball, and a gone fly ball."
When the Cubs were the old, hundred-year Cubs, one bad hop did not undo their opponents.
If only he was clutcher. More clutcher.
cubs win...bryant with 7HR in his last 8 games.
bryant 2nd HR of the night for a 2 run lead in the 10th? sure, why not. awesome.
gawd...jansen's thrown 5 pitches in the past 5 minutes.
wild pitch (and a K, boo) with heyward advancing! 1 out, heyward on 3rd.
HEYWARD SCORES ON A 2nd WILD PITCH! TIE!
leadoff double (heyward!) top of the 9th...RALLY!
carlos ruiz is still coming up to "in the air tonight" by phil 'are you kidding me' collins in LA.
many years ago before phil collins it was a soulja boy song.
dude has odd taste in music. at least it's not yanni...i guess.
Funniest skybox ever
that was some joke ass official scoring giving him a double. either way, seager's on 2nd and soler's play in the OF is still sketchy.
Schwarber is worse right?
Seager with the two out double *cough* to left field in the bottom of the fourth. If Soler just plays that bunny hop off his nuts, it's a single - certainly no double.
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
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What Twitter Doesn't Need
For all its hype and status as media darling – turn on any news and you'll see something about 'tweeted today' – Twitter is really struggling to become.
More. Better. To reach. To fulfill the promise that maybe never existed in the first place.
Good ideas, everyone's got one
Here are a few of the 'save Twitter' or 'how to make Twitter suck less' posts I've read and shared of late:
What Twitter Can Be. Long read, very smart by VC Chris Sacca. As always, I'm like real human people it needs to be about that.
Some people think Twitter needs Nuzzle. Filters and controls, I've been typing that for years.
I totally respect HBR author Alexandra Samuel for asking Buffer to remove her content from their suggestions, disappointed about How Bots took over Twitter.
If it's not part of the solution, you know what it is.
Celebrities reading Mean Tweets may be fun, but celebrity Twitter feuds – real or fake – don't help. Or at least to me, aren't going to do anything to make people want to spend more time on Twitter. Time matters.
Random changes from TBTB don't do it any favors. Seriously, why zap wallpaper Twitter? Sharing block lists seems like something that should be automatic, not make the user's work for it. By hand HUMAN curation via Project Lightning, I'll believe when I see it.
Horrid, manipulative, self-involved navel-gazing first world problem tweets pretending to be inventive storytelling does not elevate Twitter into some kind of art form. (No really, I hated this. Tweet 53 made my blood boil and the non-shock and subsequent pandering of tweets 60 and beyond… bleep bleeping BLEEP. YMMV.)
Gimmicks and stunts aren't solutions. Attacks, trolling and threats are common place, while real human conversation isn't. Read Facebook comments on any media story covering 'news of the Twitters' and it's rife with 'still don't get Twitter' or 'that's why Twitter sucks.'
R-O-I are three of the most dangerous letters in business, social media ruined as its used solely to sell crappy products, horrible services, and holy terrors, build personal brands. Ergo people who once loved the platform are either fleeing or unfollowing en masse (but leaving all that automated link dumping behind).
I share too many links (relative to conversation), I'm muting when I should probably be unfollowing, I'm 'using' Twitter for myself, my career – which admittedly makes me part of the problem. The solution? If I knew, I'd put it in my cover letter.
You: Has the magic died? Are you still there out of obligation, for the social shares and occasional chat? What would make Twitter better for you, professionally and personally?
P.S. If Twitter would give me the source filters on the native, mobile apps like there are on TweetDeck, I'd be ever so grateful.
Image credit: Bluntcard, sometimes NSFW but funny.
Please don't change MY Twitter
Many changes afoot at Twitter.
- API crackdown. Fare thee well LinkedIn, so long Instagram, smell ya later Tumblr.
- VIA be gone. Not showing the 3rd party apps on the web, so you won't see clients like Buffer and TweetChat included in the tweets anymore.
Dear Twitter, The reason everyone uses someone else's apps for Twitter instead of yours or your web interface – it's because they are BETTER.
Best from the Rest
TweetDeck. Used to be awesome, which is why I use the old pre-Twitter buyout build. It allows for: Scheduling, I time-shift my reading, and schedule tweets so as not to bombard all 14 followers who might be paying attention; Organizing by lists, groups, searches into columns; and Filtering by apps, which is my favorite old feature; my stream doesn't include FourSquare updates and Paper.li and I like it that way.
HootSuite. Pretty good, does a lot of the things TD does like handling multiple accounts. It also allows me to 'automate' the one blog feed I know I'll promote – mine.
Though I wish I could clear mentions and messages I've seen, it has a nice interface for reading, organizing, scheduling and a solid iPad app. It also includes someone's Klout score in their profile, if you're into that sorta thing.
Twitter bought TweetDeck because it was so popular. TweetDeck was popular because it was powerful, gave users a variety of options and controls. Twitter then ruined TweetDeck – it stripped away the very flexibility and customization that made it a hit. Boo.
Have it MY way.
Companies like Buffer and HootSuite, they're getting marketing types to pay for Pro versions. Is it a matter of user fees, like App.net seems to think?
Ads supported by eyeballs? Back-end features for the brands plying their wares? Plenty have written, myself included, posts about Twitter's impending demise and the moves they could make to stop it.
Reclaiming control of their API – this is supposedly how Twitter will make money, by killing its openness.
Who knows? What I do know is that Twitter seems set on defining what it should be and should not be – for the user. It's kinda like giving me a dozen eggs, but telling me I can only use them for omelets, no cookies or cakes or french toast allowed.
From where I sit, that's the wrong move. I think Twitter needs to let us decide what OUR Twitters will be and – in ancient news, then figure out how to make that profitable.
Maybe Twitter is a news service; maybe it's a microblog; maybe it's something totally different. Maybe an 'active' not-fake user IS someone who just reads but seldom tweets. And maybe some of us want to link with other networks, use other apps and clients. Certainly that mileage will vary.
FWIW MY Twitter would let me decide what's noise, what "via" apps to filter; how to best connect with others, what I want to automate, what I will do myself, and what apps and services I'll use to get the most out of Twitter. If I had enough options to make it truly mine and work for me, I might even pay to use an 'official' Twitter.
Are these 3rd-party crackdowns salting your Twitter game? If it changes too much from what YOU like, would you stop using it?
Photo Credit: Geek and Poke, some of the best tech comics around.
Unfollow Friday, Redux
Seems to be going around. It's your Twitter, do whatever the hell you want. Promise you, that be my plan.
Unfollow Friday, Part Three, Act LDXV, Version 4.7
Whenever I do this I nix mostly news, bots, RSS feeds – anything that's push only. (Fare thee well Social Media Today; you're still in the Reader). I also look at people, what value I get from what they tweet, very WIIFM per my Twitter rules.
My follow/unfollow strategy of the moment includes:
- Not giving two wits about your Klout score, though I've been tempted to peak at what influence PeerIndex says I don't have, just to see.
- Automation overload. Tools are nice, scheduling works but too much of a good thing – that's getting some more unfollows, especially since I can now Circle you on Google+. Until you figure out how to program and noise that up too.
- Platitudinal randomness. I like quotes, I get quotes but random tweets of "time is like an ocean, make your bed" aren't moving my furniture these days.
- My streams a little organizationally challenged, so seeing if following lists makes things any easier.
- Profile pictures of bacon or kittens, that's just cheating. Dancing, animated avatars, please say no.
- Content, engagement, fun, interest. Winner, winner, winner… that's what I want, from a funny feed like OHnewsroom or a clever blogger who gets it, whether they tweet 10 or 50 times a day.
Insert whiny chorus of [whah whah 'need to get more from Twitter' whah] here. Think I've zapped a few dozen this week, moved a few people to Lists or Google+ instead. This is of course requires looking at the streams to see what's what, which has another benefit: I'm noticing people again and actually taking the time to be social. Whataya know.
What moves you to break out the unfollow button? Besides posts like this.
Google+. One network to rule them all?
I used to think that what Facebook was doing 'wrong' was not giving people more control over their audiences, what they share with whom.
Is Twitter random?
I agree with most of Mitch Joel's points on Twitter, but for the reason that Twitter is [not] random. People use Twitter for:
- Easy IM chatting tool with friends, share Tumblr posts.
- Lifestream to anyone or no one listening, except us slimy marketers of course.
- Business pros like to connect with other like-minded professionals, quickly and simply.
- Marketers want to pimp their wares and spammers want to give me free iPads and cheap Viagra.
I have a personal Twitter account that is interest-specific. Some nice friendships have developed as my friends and I chat, get to know each other. My 3HatsComm about is about networking with peers and potential clients. Nothing random about them.
Facebook is the reunion
Tisha Berg wrote something to that effect in a comment. Once the initial rush of connecting with old school chums, far flung family members, the fervor dies down. Fun to play your BFFs in some games, but after a while it's about you: where you've been, posting what your kids are doing. Look at me.
When you open up Facebook to 'Friend' anyone – unless you put them in a List via the labyrinth of privacy settings – you run this risk of your boss seeing that nekid keg stand picture your idiot roommate from sophomore year decided to upload and tag. Beyond the embarrassing and career damaging, there's the irrelevant… too many updates that have nothing to do with what interests me right now.
Google+ tries to Circle the 'problem'
In creating its network Google counters the Facebook List with a Circle. The concept – other than to attract folks to its cloud and gather data to perfect search, sell ads – I think is to give me control so I can:
- Write any old thing I want to share with anyone.
- Post the 'hey look at my EPIC World Changing blog' link for everyone to ignore at their leisure.
- Maybe chat up with friends about my favorite TV shows with only those people on that page or hangout having access, other personal and professional connections being none the wiser that that's really how I spend my time. 🙂 Emoticon for accessory. Or not:
- Share the 'cruising vacation wackiness photos' with the few friends I trust enough not to rebroadcast or tag it, with privacy settings that mean it's not findable anywhere else. – HA! Believe that, I have THE real estate deal for you; there's a big SHARE link under everything.
Different is good
I do this already, separate work (LinkedIn, Twitter) from play (Facebook, other Twitter).
Google+ is very nice, but I'm not using it differently. Yet. First thing I did was create a Twitter-Business-Blogging friends circle. When it's more open to the general public (see also, everyone else I know – none of whom give a rat's ass about being 'social') I'll still have different circles.
What's still missing?
If it's not the networks that are broken, then it's the way I use them? Or rather the way I think of using them. TEHO. We'll always use these our own ways, so what I may want to filter may not matter in any way to others. I've already liked how I've used G+ for some discussion, how it's not being programmed or gamed – yet; just curious about control, what will be searchable and shareable to others, not to mention what happens when the API opens up as it evolves.
Are you using social networks differently? Do we need ONE network to rule them all?
Should I pimp my old posts?
I suck at pimping my own crap. Not sure what that is all about really, just have it ingrained in me not to brag, self-promote, toot my own horn too much. Which is good as I have no musical talent. Or vuvuzela.
Wave of the Now?
That's my name for my social media category and why I am unsure about recycling older posts, as well as rethinking the 'now' part of it. (Future post pending.)
Fighting spam aside, I never understood turning off comments on older posts but then I'll get tweaked when lured to a 2-year old post that is now out of date or irrelevant. Or if the post is still current, be frustrated by a blog owner still hyping it but not replying to open comments.
I do read and comment on 'older' stuff – did so the other day as I get to know more of Margie's thoughts on social media. But I find that the exception – not many seem to do so.
FWIW I'm already sharing older posts.
- I use the LinkedWithin plugin for this, probably should dig into some analytics to see if it's working.
- I created a new category – which I may need to use more often – to revisit an older post with a newer one, to update it and see if it's changed. Jack B does this, with an aggregate post of posts we hadn't but should read posts. Clever.
I am curious about the value of promoting older stuff.
How far back is too far back, and are we better off bringing the ideas forward with a newer post? Do you get new comments, readers? If readers are lurkers, how is it helping you to see bumps in old posts are you getting new readers that way, more subscriptions or just current readers seeing the older stuff? Is there any downside?
I'm thinking of auto tweeting. Somebody stop me.
I've seen this 'Tweet Old Post' plugin. A lot.
From what I've seen I know I can customize it with a big fat warning. Wondering about the other settings, how low or infrequent can I go? Like once or twice a week? Which may seem silly but as I can never guarantee how much I'd be on Twitter, I don't want to auto-hype my own posts 23 out of 34 tweets a day, especially since I don't tweet that much. Just don't want to put Tweet Old Post on overdrive, you know.
Think almost everyone's using this plugin. Tips, tricks, advice? Please share.


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Any chance I can get this working with custom taxonomies? I see we can sort by categories but it would be so create to pick by custom tax's too...
Any chance I can get this working with custom taxonomies? I see we can sort by categories but it would be so create to pick by custom tax's too...
I'm working on this feature.
@Kapil Chugh Any updates on the taxonomy feature? I'm working on a project where your great plugin would fit perfectly if it supported taxonomies.
If it is urgent, then I can send you one copy of plugin along with this functionality till Monday :).
Wow, thanks! It would be great. I will gladly give you feedback if needed for beta testing. Cheers /Mats - matteth at gmail dot com
Will try to finish ASAP.
Hey, I know this is a fairly old thread but I think I might be after the same thing...
Trying to change post order within a number of different custom taxonomies all within one custom post type (although that might change in the future). Some of the posts belong to several custom taxes and would need individual sorting for each. Couldn't figure out a way to achieve this with your current plugin version, but was wondering whether it was possible at all?
Or would I have to create individual sections by manually adding all posts?
Any help be greatly appreciated. Cheers.
I'm sorry for not implementing custom taxonomies feature till now.
No worries! Is this feature on the agenda? Otherwise I will start building my own solution. Thanks for the response.
Yes, it is. But I also don't know when it will be completed.
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