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Palm Pre Review
0. phoneArena 12 Jun 2009, 12:27 posted on
The Palm Pre is the best phone we've ever used. Quite simply, it's a brilliant phone and we appreciate the detail put into both the hardware and more importantly the software. It at least matches the iPhone, and often trumps it, in just about every aspect...
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1. AVCOC (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Jun 2009)
9.9!!!! thats too high,the palm pre is a good phone but not that good to be the highest rated one!
6. legionsreturn (unregistered)
Well what do you expect when phonearena accepts cash for good reviews?
8. secondcor517 (Posts: 94; Member since: 06 Oct 2008)
i was thinking the same thing legion.... how much did they make from this review.
10. mr. anderson (Posts: 92; Member since: 16 Apr 2009)
first off, how stupid are you two? secondly, everyone knows sprint doesnt have the money to pay for anything much less reviews! im a vzw user, but have used my friends pre extensively. i assume you guys have not, because the score is well deserved. this is a game changer, plain and simple.
11. legionsreturn (unregistered)
So how much did you charge for that score? Im just curious, it must have cost all of 20 bucks!
2. legionsreturn (unregistered)
Oh come on! Reallly? Are you really that mallible in the face of corporate sponsorship? We already knew objectivity is a joke to you people but youve really outdone yourselves this time. Guess all you have to do to get a good review on phonearena is pay for it.
3. metalpoet (unregistered)
as a representatitve of verizon i must admit that sprint and palm did a really good job with the release of the pre and i truly hope it shuts up the iphone users!
4. Kiltlifter (Posts: 742; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
I agree... iPhone users are the worst.. has anyone seen the South Park episode where Kyle's dad gets a "hybrid" and then moves to San Francisco and there is a "smug" storm? Everyone I know thinks they are superior and so incredibly hi-tech just because they own it, even though none of them use it for anything more than they would an ipod touch. Let's just hope that Pre users don't fall into the same line of "Smug"... otherwise George Clooney's speech from the Oscars could make a supercell that would wipe out all of what is left of sprint's network... (if you don't get this comment just watch the episode).
28. ser3nitynow (Posts: 1; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
HAHAHA so true... By the way that episode is hysterical.
30. legionsreturn (unregistered)
Southpark is indeed enjoyable.
44. jpdaballa (Posts: 3; Member since: 13 Nov 2009)
lmao that episode played tonight....
5. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
Not trying to be an ass but if you average up the scores you get an 8.9. There probably is some different way of calculating the total score though.
13. McMillian (Posts: 29; Member since: 07 Apr 2009)
Phone Arena is ignorant and they don't make any since. they obviously choose favorites when it comes to phones and their OS. Don't get me wrong I think the Pre looks like a great phone but I think Phone Arena completely over hyped the Pre in this review.
14. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
After about a while theyll be wanting to change some of this stuff. Any phone that ive had I loved for about a month or two and i got tired of it. One more thing, wouldnt the Pre be a little complicated for the Average Joe?
15. legionsreturn (unregistered)
I got a good laugh out of the average joe reccomendation, this was review obviously a foregone conclusion paid for by the corporate interests that birthed this phone.
23. martycota (Posts: 28; Member since: 15 Jun 2009)
Wow, seriously, are you all iphone users bashing the review?! The phone has recieved generally positive reviews from all major reviewers and just because PhoneArena's is super high doesn't mean they were bought off?! Should I say that they were bought off by Apple for giving the Touch Pro a lower score then many sites just because they say that after the diamond it felt old?! And seriously, for average joe, this is probably the best smart phone out there. It offers an easy to use interface and is a smart phone unlike most smart phones that are blackberry or window which offer very little in user friendly handling.!!! Average Joe doesn't always have to be about having the dumbest phone out there, they obviously rated it based on how easy it is to use for a smart phone that offers just about everything, or will offer soon enough!!! Read the reviews before asking Steve Jobs what kind of demeaning comments you can post on the competition's reviews. Yes the iPhone might be a great phone, but it is in no way a smart phone and if you read the review you can see how the phone deserves quite a high rating on its own merits...
25. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
i dont know about everyone else but im not an iphone user and never have been and probably never will be. As you can probably tell by my name im with Verizon. I read the review from here and other websites and i know this is a good phone. I was just saying that the unweighted average of scores is 8.94 to be exact not 9.9. And also WebOS looks a little too complicated to me so i don't think it would be for the average joe. I also never said that average joe had to have the most basic phone around. I just wouldn't see one with a smart phone.
26. mr. anderson (Posts: 92; Member since: 16 Apr 2009)
if webos is too complicated for you i dont know what to tell you man. have you taken an iq test lately?
27. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
no but im not stupid ciz i have 5 honors classes in school. The whole gesture bar is a little unnecessary to me.
38. sprntfanboi02 (Posts: 41; Member since: 25 Jun 2009)
i was going to take your post seriously but then you used since instead of sense....really? are you serious?
7. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
I sold my iPod Touch because it was not longer needed now that I have a Pre. For people that want games iPhone/Touch will always be king IMO. I want something that would replace the need to get on my laptop to do simple things and the Pre does that and then some. The web browser is almost perfect for a v1.0 as well as the media player. WebOS is just incredible...like the review said it is missing some pretty key features at the moment but some Palm has already confirmed they will come in future OTA updates. I think my favorite thing it the way SMS and email notification come through. It is just so well done and I can't imagine not having it now. The hardware build is my biggest concern. I think I will be exchanging mine because the keyboard slider does not slide out like it does on my wifes Pre. Battery life is really the only other issue which is why I picked up the Palm car charger which come with an extra data cable so I can charge at home, work and in the car. I look forward to the SDK being released to the public as well as the software updates from Palm. Once it has Flash support, notification light, video recording and soft keyboard I will be set with my dream phone!
9. bigdog805 (Posts: 20; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
I agree, this phone is awesome. I wish it already came with the ability to shot video but I guess it isnt that big of a deal since the updates will be OTA. I was really excited Sprint took on a phone that will actually live up to its hype and be competitive in the wireless industry. My main concern though is when Palm is gonna push out its WebOS to other providers. I'm glad its release to AT&T was just delayed. Hopefully for a while!
12. joolian (Posts: 19; Member since: 25 Dec 2008)
Im an iPhone user, and I dont find myself criticising other phones. There are a lot of features on the pre I would love, multi-tasking looks amazing, and the screen looks a lot more impressive then the iPhones. After 3 generations, it's time for apple to update the look and feel of the iPhone software, the screen could use an update as well. If the Pre were offered at Rogers, and had more than 8 GBs, and after expansion of the app catalog, I could see myself buying it.
16. bigdog805 (Posts: 20; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Finally a level headed iPhone user! People like you are hard to come by. Almost all iPhone users treat their phones like its their child and get soo defensive if anyone says anything negative about the phone or trys to compare to another phone. But I do agree the iPhone should change the look on it but then again they haven't needed to update it because it sells. But now that they might actually be getting competition they may have to do something more then just update the software.
17. zyxwv88 (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Jun 2009)
It's funny the rivalry between the Pre and the iPhone. The Pre people consider it to be superior to the iPhone, and the iPhone people think that it's not even close to as good (of course the iPhone people don't want a phone to be better or they lose their perceived superiority over everyone else). Well, I'm a Pre owner, and I used to have iPhone envy until I got my Pre. I still think the iPhone is a good phone, and without it, the Pre probably wouldn't have been as good as it is. That being said, I have always considered myself open minded. I want the best technology, and what the best is tends to change constantly. For those of you complaining that the Pre can't possibly be as good as the iPhone and it can't possibly rate a 9.9, you really need to get one in your hands and really see what it does (with an open mind), and I think you'll agree that it is really that good. Synergy is just pretty amazing. It's never been so easy to combine information from so many sources before. I was blown away by how easily it syncs with Facebook, Google, and Exchange (although it took a little work to get it figured out at first, although I hear they will be working on that one). All of those sources just combine into one place so nicely it's almost like a dream. The few things that there are to complain about can be fixed with updates, so although it does have a few rough edges, I still think this is the most amazing phone I've used. iPhone people might be unhappy that their phone now has a serious contender, but just as the Pre took a lot of great ideas from the iPhone, I'm sure that iPhone will take a lot of great ideas from the Pre, so the Version 4 of iPhone will likely be a much bigger and better update than ever before as they try to compete with Synergy and the multitasking that the Pre offers. iPhone is built on a good OS, and I think they can probably do a lot more with it than they have, but they have been content to sit on their butt and only offer trivial upgrades to the iPhone for the last few years. Pre has topped them (IMO), and now iPhone will have to fight hard to come back on top. Basically it's good for everyone concerned. Competition is a good thing. iPhone sitting on it's butt is exactly what Palm did back in it's heyday that almost put it out of business. Apple brought it on themselves to be one-upped because they didn't keep their edge.
33. cphorn15 (Posts: 6; Member since: 21 Apr 2009)
Well, a 9.9 suggests a nearly perfect phone (ideally anyway), so I'm hesitant to agree with their score (which doesn't jibe with their review) entirely. I think it deserves to be in the 9s but not so high. It's obvious from previous articles that Phone Arena just absolutely has fallen in love with the Pre so it's no surprise that they over-hyped themselves prior to the release and then while holding it in their hands. Remember when we all first over-studied that one exciting thing finding out every single thing we could about it and then when we got it, it was still so exciting? I think that is point and case here with Phone Arena. After a month or two, a new shiny toy that is going to revolutionize the world is going to come into view and they are going to drop their Pre like a hot rock. On top of that, their review sounded very similar to the Touch Pro 2s so I wonder why that is an entire point lower than the Pre... something to think about.
18. pathmarkpolice (Posts: 102; Member since: 05 Feb 2009)
I agree that the review seems as if it's over-hyping the phone, but when I tried out the phone, and then read a whole bunch of reviews (engadgets, gizmodo's, and now phonearena's) I am taking the "cons" of the device into consideration and I personally can't think of anything that really irks me as being a deal-breaker. The mobile OS palm has created is one of, if not the best (takes a steaming dump on the iphone's). THe only thing that bothers me is the lack of a micro sd card slot, but I'm sure other palm devices with the webOS will end up being amazing :-)
19. baldilocks (Posts: 743; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
Yea, the 9.9 seems like a VERY biased score. I am calling foul on this review.
41. nathandavid13 (Posts: 6; Member since: 22 Jul 2009)
i bet it was just a typing error. It's supposted to 8.9 and they are kinda close on the keyboard
20. ralph_denicia (Posts: 14; Member since: 30 Apr 2009)
I like how it get's a 10 for multimedia and local connectivity; yet it doesn't support WMV format and it doesn't support object/file transfer over bluetooth... I tried to transfer a customer's contacts from his old sanyo over bluetooth and the Pre was unable to receive them! Come on, even a crappy sanyo phone has better bluetooth handling!
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21. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
I can't understand battery life not being a bigger issue. The review simply says: it does a bunch of stuff at once, so crappy battery life is OK. WHAT??? My 3G has twice the battery life and loses next to nothing in functionality. The 3GS will have more than twice the battery life. These devices are for people on the go, not people that are at chargers all day. I have to give my 3G a full charge nearly every day. A pre just wouldn't work for me.
22. mr. anderson (Posts: 92; Member since: 16 Apr 2009)
and if palm locked down the pre and didnt allow multitasking like the 3g then it would have better battery life too. it would also be a worse phone. that, plus gsm is better than cdma for batteries.
24. martycota (Posts: 28; Member since: 15 Jun 2009)
From what I hear, the 3g has about the same battery problems so if that works for you, if you use it the same way, you should be fine. The 3gs could run into the same problems if they start working the phone harder, but as of right now, the simple tasking that the iPhone does being locked down to no multitasking. Sure it will have great battery life and easy to improve upon so for someone whose main concern is having a fun touch screen phone with great music and webrowsing capibilities that is great on the go and lasts a good time on batteries, the 3gs will definately be the way to go. Also, yes GSM is a lot easier on batteries, and has many great perks. Coming from a Win-Mo user though, you find ways around the battery life, and its expected when being able to have a phone that lets you be a power user... The great thing is though, you can always get reserve batteries, which the iPhone still sadly doesn't allow.
31. yootubeloobe (Posts: 2; Member since: 25 Jul 2008)
Wtf!? 9.9? lol. Yeah, the Pre's good, but not 99%! Something's not right, I did the math and got 8.9375 so 8.9 not 9.9.
35. behold--me (Posts: 650; Member since: 22 Jun 2009)
I AGREE ( see comment 34) i got the exact same thing
32. davidneary01 (Posts: 16; Member since: 25 Nov 2008)
i have the pre and for the life of me will never understand this logic that if the pre is a good phone then the iphone must suck..look the iphone was a revolutionary device that all other phones have been aspiring too..without the iphone i don't think the pre would be half the phone it is..both are great phones that each have some small drawbacks, but both are probably on anybody's short list of best devices available right now.. i think mercedez bmw and audi all make exceptional cars and none of them suck.. maybe the pre will inspire the next gen iphone to do something even better and so on.. i am with sprint because i live in a good coverage area with outstanding 3g service..i don't travel overseas and text and use every single bell and whistle on my phone constantly so the simply everything plan for 99.00 is just too good to pass up..i don't need a house phone and never have to worry about extra charges ever..navigation whatever..of course this would be different if i needed gsm or lived in an area that required verizon's coverage..it just seems like every person is different with there own needs..if sprint fits your needs, then you can not go wrong with the pre, i promise.. if you need gsm, love the third party apps and are a mac, apple fan to begin with then of course you would get the iphone.. they are both great phones and i hope they along with the g1 and other devices keep pushing each other because we benefit in the long run.. btw pre>iphone..lol
34. behold--me (Posts: 650; Member since: 22 Jun 2009)
not trying to say anything phonearena ppl but add all the numbers and it comes out to 71.5........divide it by 8 and you get 8.9375 (8.9) ONE POINT LOWER THAN YOU RATED IT OVERALL explain please?????
36. blissdds (Posts: 1; Member since: 24 Jun 2009)
I am really having a hard time understanding this review. I have always loved phone arena's reviews and have agreed with most of them. This one has me a little perplexed. I have a hard time believing this is the best phone ever reviewed for the following reasons: 1. No video support on a smart phone. Even Apple corrected this with their new one. To a consumer with children, video recording on a phone with a $200 price tag and a 2 year service commitment should be a no brainer. 2. A very average megapixel camera. Once again, to be better than the iphone, you should be better in all catagories. A 3 megapixel camera on a new smart phone that is Sprint's salvation should be at least a 5 megapixel. 3. Better battery life. With new AMOLED screens and battery life on smart phones approaching 10 hours, a 9.9 phone should at least be better than average. 4. No flash support on the browser, no software keyboard and limited video support. All of these things should be points deducted. I know this phone has quite the "wow" factor and the interface is amazing, but I just can't see how a smart phone that is missing these items I have listed should have a 9.9. I am in the market for a new phone, and would love to get the Palm if not for these few things. I look at the Omnia II that is coming to Verizon and for a smart phone for an average consumer, it sounds like this has much better features even if it does run on Windows. Please help me understand this. I would love to get the Palm if I could just reconcile these issues.
37. Jyakotu (Posts: 844; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
Phone Arena needs to change the final score. Averaging the score, you do get an 8.9 instead of a 9.9 so...yeah. The Palm Pre might be a good phone, but it's not a nearly perfect phone.
39. sprntfanboi02 (Posts: 41; Member since: 25 Jun 2009)
i agree with phone arena, the pre is nearly a perfect phone.....i mean it does pretty much everything you could ever want a phone to do, and then some.....im sick of all you people ragging on phone arena when your probably sitting at home on your couches....these people work hard everyday to bring us the latest and greatest in cell phone news and still find the time to review every phone worth reviewing......so how about this your opinion can count when its your profession and you get paid to review cell phones
40. inicuo (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Jul 2009)
I don't know how you can read this review and not see bias in it, however, I am excited to see a phone finally coming out that can give Apple some competition. Although, I was really expecting to see something much much sooner and on a better service provider. The iPhone has been out for two years and there really hasn't been anything that could be compared to the overall functionality and software the iPhone has. The Pre however seems to be the first to change that, but I think they are atleast one year too late. Ironically the iPhone is to the smartphone market, what Windows is to the computer market. They dominate. Hopefully the Pre can catch up with available apps, but I don't for see that happening quickly. The reason I chose to get a new 3GS over the Pre is mainly because of the software available today. The Pre may have the ability to out shine the iPhone, but it sure doesn't right now at this moment. Why pay for a phone that is going to be awsome some day versus owning one that already is? Another big deal breaker for me is the provider. I have to travel two hours to get 3G service on Sprint. AT&T, T-mobile, and Verizon/alltel have 3G service where I live. The best provider for service locally is Verizon. But where is their iPhone killer? It disappoints me that the iPhone has been out for two years and all the while I was hanging out with a WinMo phone, hoping a great iPhone killer would come out. I know many of you that have posted probably feel the Pre is The One(Neo), but I disagree. I have finally thrown in the towel and joined the Apple Fanboy club.
42. bigcov (Posts: 1; Member since: 11 Sep 2009)
how come you don't update your top/best ratings thing? Shouldn't the pre be on that list somewhere? and for the carriers its not updated at all. you still have the samsung instinct as the best sprint phone but what about the s30 or the pre of course, or the tour or touch pro2. Please update to help people better pick their phones.
43. mrvid (Posts: 77; Member since: 02 Oct 2008)
9.9 How in the world did you get 9.9 on a phone a normal person can't even type on? And so so many things phones that are years old can already do and this phone can't! Come on guys how much did Palm pay for this false plumped up ad?
45. luMontana (unregistered)
I'm a Pal Pre user, and I got to say I do love my phone but the lack of support and apps added to the battery life which is so poor, I regret having bought this phone


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Winners of the Berkeley County Water and Sanitation's Third Annual National Drinking Water Week Poster Contest were honored before Berkeley County Council during its May 28 meeting.
Drinking Water Week ran from May 5 through May 11. Berkeley County students ranging from Kindergarten through eighth grade were asked to design posters that celebrate water under the theme, "What do you know about H2O?"
BCWS began hosting its National Drinking Water Week Poster Contest in April of 2011. The contest promotes environmental awareness and water conservations in schools.
Contest winners were announced in groups from Kindergarten to second grade, third through fifth grades, and sixth through eighth grades, with three winners chosen from each group. Prizes awarded for the three winners include $100 for first place, $75 for second and $50 for third.
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The best thing about the Internet is discovering entirely new fields that don't just exist but are already stuffed with people who've been working on them for years. Sometimes it's terrifying, like websites that ask, "select gender of goat." Sometimes it's amazing, like finding out that "steampunk chap-hop dissing rap battle" isn't a Tourette tic but a style of music. (Though the only difference between the two is talent.)
Gentlemanly rap has already reached the level of spontaneous battle. (Although in rap that only requires two people.) The genius responsible is Professor Elemental, who decided that lyrics are a lot more fun when you can use words like "impertinent." He also has songs about tea, Frankensteinian animal experimentation, and others that generally prove that the most ridiculous idea can be awesome if you love it and work hard. Instead of sitting around strumming half-assed covers of other people's material. In case you're wondering, his target for this song was Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer. To show there were no hard feelings, Mr. B gave Professor Elemental a cameo in his latest video.
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If you even tried to explain these songs to a record company you'd be escorted out of the building, and the security guard who failed to prevent you from getting in would be fired.
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It's great, and like everything else great, up to and including sex, the Internet has done its level best to destroy it. You'd have to live on International Space Station during a power-cut to avoid it, and then drop the entire station on Shergar's grave to reach the level of dead-horse-beating the Internet managed in a week. There is not a single series, instrument, video game or body part that has not been Gangnam-styled. And one band still managed to come out and make it all worthwhile.
UC Berkeley-based rock band Ra-On did things most of the other covers didn't: thought, and knew about music. It has the same effect that I described with German madman Peter Fox: Disconnect the language center and the voice becomes another instrument. With him, German became a combine harvester eating itself while singing about how much it needs oil. In Ra-On's lounge style, the Korean pours out like warm honeyed butter -- butter which is at that moment lubricating slow fireside audiosex. Tongues can't normally make you feel that way through your ears without licking them. Those voices come together better than most people's entire bodies do, even when those bodies also have a cameraman and people with instruments to help them.
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At no point will this man destroy all conversation to make people listen to "Wonderwall."
And this was only made possible by the Internet's saturation coverage, which let Ra-On know about the song and motivated them to care enough to make their own version. Thus making the whole horrid meme-overdose worthwhile. Because that's the point of the Internet: Most people might be crap, but now and then we all get to see the few that aren't.
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It's been really slow in the Cub universe of news. The baseball winter meetings were a horror show as far as this Cub fan could tell.
I'm incredibly news starved when you consider that I took running notes on BL's "Talking Baseball" show on ESPN-1000 radio. This week, his 2 hour baseball gab session with sidekick Jonathan Hood covered three main Cub topics: CF, 2B and the bullpen.
So here's an IV dose of baseball, Bruce Levine "Talking Baseball" style. What follows are my notes and occasional commentary from the Saturday post-Christmas program. After the jump...
BL's Opening statement: Cub fans may still be disappointed with Jim Hendry not adding to the team yet (no kidding!).
Matt Capps - Bruce Levine said he's not sure Hendry got beyond the basic parameters of a contract. BL couldn't confirm that any formal contract offer was made. He thought Hendry needed to do a back loaded 2 year deal to get Capps. Ultimately, Capps took a one year deal as a closer thinking that he'll do even better in one year, either in his last year of arbitration eligibility or as again a non-tendered free agent. BL says Hendry would backload a one year deal if that were possible but BL says they don't allow that. We can expect Jim Hendry will recommend a backloaded a one year deal with Dunkin' Donuts though (insert your own gratuitous donut joke...ta da boom).
If the Cubs have about $8M to spend for 3 players (OF, 2B, BP), Hendry will need to do his backloading thing on whoever they sign (for any contract beyond one year).
Cubs needs: CF
Marlon Byrd is probably the fit, given the Jaramillo factor which will provide a comfort level for Byrd. Byrd is coming off of a career year at age 33. Where does hit in the order? Batting #5 thru #7. How much of a contractural commitment beyond one year is an issue.
The Cubs had no interest in Coco Crisp (now signed with A's) because of concerns about his health and that he's too far away from his peak year.
Why consider Scott Podsednik? Because he's a leadoff man. Adequate LF, not a good CF. Not good on the base paths with lots of gaffs and he gets picked off a lot. Theriot is better as a #2 hitter or 7,8 (but not a leadoff hitter).
Trade possibilities for CF - David DeJesus (KC).
Reed Johnson - Levine says that his agent is talking to Yankees.
Cubs needs: 2B
Caller mentions consideration of a one year deal with Orlando Cabrera or Miguel Tejada at SS, moving Theriot to 2B while waiting for Starlin Castro to develop. Levine is a big Cabrera fan because he manages to go to the playoffs every year. Levine mentions he's got a rep of not being a team guy but can lead off because he takes pitches. Cabrera is coming off of a $7M deal so a lowball deal might make him disgruntled. BL recalled Cabrera's involvement in the three team 2004 trade that netted the Cubs Nomar Garciaparra (Cabrera went to Boston, who did eventually did win the World Series that season).
Bruce Levine discussed Ryan Theriot in detail, in the context of the Cubs evaluation of their own minor league system's talent. Theriot could have easily fallen through the system (I remember the failed experiment to turn him into a switch hitter). BL says nobody in the Cubs system projected him as a starting SS, but when Piniella saw Ceasar Izturis was not bringing anything, he gave him a shot. Theriot is a gutsy little guy. Coaches (Trammel and DeJesus) worked on his footwork to help some. Theriot has been a very good offensive player and an adequate SS but he'll never remind one of Omar Vizquel. I (don't we all) expect his ultimate destination is 2B, but who knows if that shift can happen as soon as this season.
Zambrano in a trade?
Put those rumors to rest. Cubs weren't interesting in trading Z but like any team they should be listening to offers (to understand his market value). Z will not waive his NTC per his agent Barry Praver. Z has been living in Chicago this winter for the first time and working very hard with a personal trainer. Levine said that it was a mistake to use Z as a pinch hitter letting him run the bases and risking him to injury if you are wanting Z to pitch more than 30 games a season.
Cubs needs: Bullpen
Caller asks about who is next on their reliever acquisition radar. Cubs have extreme interest in Kiko Calero. Makes me wonder what he was thinking when he unloaded Michael Wuertz for Billy Goat Beanes (see the above comments on evaluating your own talent). At least we've gotten rid of Aaron Heilman and all the other mistakes named Aaron from the 2008 offseason.
The Cubs have talked to Jose Contreras agent considering him as a starter/swingman.
Caller asks about the using the upcoming minor talent for the bullpen. BL says Esmalin Caridad will get a shot in the pen and Cubs are expecting Samardzija to be a starter (at some point).
Bruce Levine's Cubs top 10 of the Decade: 1. ARam, 2. Zambrano, 3. DLee, 4. Kerry Wood, 5. Dempster, 6. Sosa, 7. Moises Alou, 8. Theriot, 9. Prior, 10. DeRosa
I'm going back to my cave to hibernate.
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Oriole writer, "As the market plays out"
I wonder what the impact on Carlos Marmol would be if the Cubs signed Jose Valverde (since his market has dried up).
Contemplating Valverde to Cubs
It crossed my mind a week or so ago. I assume the impact would be that Marmol would be traded for a CF or something else that can be swapped for a CF. Fowler? Cody Ross? Or someone like that.
If Valverde's asking price eventually falls to something reasonable, Hendry would not be doing his due diligence without discovering what is Marmol's trade value.
If I can have one or the other on this team, I think I'd take Valverde and see what Marmol can fetch in a trade. There's enough teams willing to look past his '09 BB/9 and see his stuff and his K/9 and possibly overpay. I'm not saying Marmol can't bounce back and look in '10 like he looked in '08. But Valverde sure looks like the safer bet today, and even if Marmol does rebound, he won't stay cheap for very long.
Using his money to sign Valverde and potentially making Marmol available would give Hendry a lot of options on how to improve the rest of the team.
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The reason that Valverde's price is dropping is that there is curretnly no market for closers. Therefore, it would seem that signing Valverde would further impact the market and make it very difficult to ascertain Marmol's true value.
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im a big ross fan, but i dunno if you can count on his knees holding up to a full season in CF.
as concerned as people were about milton, ross has been a constant injury since his career began. both knees carry permanent lingering pain he has to deal with as long as his youth and health hold out.
he generates such a tremendous amount of power in his swing for a midget. he swings hard at anything thrown at him. btw, he lists at 5'11" on some sites...yeah f'n right.
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One more rhp reliever bites the dust although this one wasn't on Hendry's radar screen.
Homer Howry to the Snakes @ $2-3M on a one year deal, with an team option.
Home town discount as Howry's from Glendale, AZ.
They're cornering the market on the Ex-Cub factor with a Howry/Heilman combo.
Z PHing
"Levine said that it was a mistake to use Z as a pinch hitter letting him run the bases and risking him to injury if you are wanting Z to pitch more than 30 games a season."
It was utter stupidity by Lou. I can understand in the 13th inning when you've used your bench to use him as a PH, but to use your supposed $100 million ace as basically a regular PH just does not make much sense.
Dempster #5
While BL's list is not the end all be all, it is pretty sad that Ryan Dempster made the top 5.
I think that could be a good indicator why the team has not won a playoff game in over 6 years.
10 worst contracts in Baseball
from SI.com...
1. VWells 2. Soriano, then Zito, Silva, OPerez, Matthews, Lohse, Rowand, Pierre. Bradley is #10.
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soriano is overpaid, but unlike most of that list he's still productive...damn.
He likes the $9M coming the Cubs way in the Bradley deal. He didn't go as far as saying he liked Silva though. TR also comments on all the NL teams.
The Cubs did the impossible, unloading outfielder Milton Bradley and actually coming out ahead.
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coming out ahead?
bradley can at least do what he's paid to do in the field even if silva would be better to have a beer with.
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Yeah..he sure earned his money last season...
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At least the $9 million dollars will live up to expectations.
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I think thats why Tracy Ringolsby liked the Cubs side of the trade... Until he sees how poorly Hendry spends the $9M.
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well, 3m is going to paying the silva balance off.
cubs are paying 16m to give a MLB quality player to another team for a guy who's useless....and that team is now paying 15.5m a year for milton.
there are no winners in this, but one team has a MLB caliber player to show for it and the other has 3m a year payroll flexibility for the next 2 years.
Considering the source...
Phil Rogers Whisper column. Say no more. I like the shoulder surgery part.
The Cubs clearly aren't blown away by any of the center fielders on the free agent market, preferring to explore trades. One name to file away is Fernando Perez. Speedy, bright and the holder of a .375 minor league on-base percentage, the Rays switch hitter, 27 in April, would be an interesting gamble complicated because he is recovering from shoulder surgery.
FPerez - Baseball Cube:
More Rogers silliness...Ellsbury rumor
He ranks pitching staffs: 1-2 Yankees/Giants, Phils 3rd, Cards/Rockies tied 4th, Cubs/Mariners tied for 8th. WSux 12th, Angels 13th.
then this tidbit: If the Red Sox wind up with Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, the Cubs immediately would make a major effort to land Jacoby Ellsbury to fill their center field/leadoff hole, according to sources.
That scenario helps explain why the Cubs have been so patient in studying their options. The best way to do such a trade might be for GM Jim Hendry to facilitate a three-team deal that sends first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres to the Red Sox by packaging a group of prospects, possibly including one or two of their top ones, such as third baseman Josh Vitters, shortstop Hak-Ju Lee and pitchers Andrew Cashner and Jay Jackson.
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I like Ellsbury but Lee/Cashner or Vitters/Jackson would make that deal pretty tough.
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I'd do either of those if I'm the Cubs.
Astute drafting in June will replace either package in the system.
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including one or two of their top ones, such as third baseman Josh Vitters, shortstop Hak-Ju Lee and pitchers Andrew Cashner and Jay Jackson.
Anyone here send two of those guys for Ellsbury? I would say no thanks. I'd probably send one of them and maybe a guy like Watkins of Flaherty, but even that is a stretch to me. I'm not a big Ellsbury fan, though.
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Ellsbury is an old style ball player. He hits for average. He steals bases. He can definitely fit the mold of a leadoff man. But he has a career OPS+ of 96 and he was a defensive liability last year.
I wish we had just kept Felix Pie and batted him 8th.
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Me too, especially considering all we got was Heilman for him and Cedeno. That was a sell low mistake, I think. If we had room on the roster for Gathright, we had room for Pie. Whoops. Old news.
So are you saying that Ellsbury is valuable, but not worth a package of high value prospects?
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Charlie, you are right but here are more details(yuck, Gatheright). Pie and Cedeno were essentially turned into what we got from the DBacks (and Hank Williamson who is on the Iowa roster, and pitched 4 innings in September), left-handed pitching prospect Scott Maine and first base prospect Ryne White.
Pie trade: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/1...
Olson + Cedeno trade:
Heilman trade:
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True, in Trade Physics players and contracts never be created or destroyed only transmuted into other contracts and players.
Thanks for the reminder, Cubster. I forgot about Williamson. Is he any good? The DBacks guys seem pretty uninteresting, and of course the loss for the Cubs is Pie, not so much Cedeno (even if I really wanted him to be a success).
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williamson...88-90mph fastball, curve...control issues, but he can throw both for strikes most of the time.
future pen fodder if he can make the jump from AAA. he doesn't have MLB "stuff" but he might squeak in some service time or refine himself into a job.
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Chris Moore at Baseball Analysts has kind of debunked the myth that Jacoby Ellsbury is a defensive liability.
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For what ever reason, Ellsbury was an underwhelming presence in centerfield this season
Year G Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof 2009 153 -9.3 -8.6 -4.3 -0.7 -3.6 -5
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original TableGenerated 12/27/2009.
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If this trade actually occurs, why even play the season? It would give the Red Sux this nasty lineup..
C-V. Martinez
1b-A. Gonzalez
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Thanks to the CUBSTER for the Levine update.
I can't figure out if Phil Rogers is a full-blown alcoholic, a crack-addict, or has psychological issues, or maybe a combination of the above.
Where he comes up with this stuff I have no idea.
The fact also, that as far as I remember, he gets all of his "deals" incorrect and his "pearls of wisdom" do not measure up to his colleagues, makes me wonder how he keeps his gig.
Also, can a staff with Jake Peavy and Mark Berlhe, and a real #3 pitcher really be worse than the Cubs?
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Peavy, Buerhle, and Danks is an excellent pitcher, and Floyd is hit and miss but damn good when he's on. The Sox have a very impressive rotation for this season, and we have 3 middle of the rotation guys making $10-18 mil each. Yuk.
As for Phil Rogers, I agree, he's about the worst possible sports columnist on the planet. Worse even than Mariotti. At least with Mariotti it's easy to see his motives - he's a windbag trying to create controversy. Rogers just piles up the bullshit column after column, none of it ever correct, and his trade suggestions are outrageous.
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Z, dumpster, and lilly middle rotation? harsh.
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Middle rotation quality.
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There's no difference between the Cubs and the Sox top three starters. If Zambrano et al are middle rotation quality, so are Peavy, Buerhle and Dankes.
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Since Rogers ranked the Sox worse than the Cubs, you are basically agreeing with my point that he is nuts.
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Yeah, though I think alcoholic is probably the most likely of the scenarios you presented.
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Really? The thing I love/hate the most about fellow Cubs fans is how out of their minds they become when defending their players.
Last 3 seasons WHIP:
Peavy: 1.06/1.18/1.12
Z is clearly not in Peavy's league
Dempster: 1.34/1.21/1.31
Buerhle: 1.26/1.34/1.25
Buerhle lower WHIP in 2 of 3 seasons, rearrange them however you want, he has a lower WHIP combined the last 3 seasons.
Lilly: 1.14/1.23/1.06 (no surprise he's been better than Z or Demp)
Danks: 1.54/1.23/1.28
No surprise that Lilly has better numbers than Danks, but aside from Danks rookie season, he has had better WHIP the last two seasons combined than Z or Dempster.
Let's go further:
Gavin Floyd: 1.49/1.26/1.23 (Sox number 4 starter's last two seasons better than Z or Dempster, the Cubs number 1 and 2 starters)
Who will be the Cubs number 4 starter: Randy Wells, with a respectable middle/bottom of the rotation WHIP of 1.28?
Sean Marshall, who last 3 seasons has WHIP's of 1.37/1.27/1.44?
Gorz? 1.40/1.80/1.32
Sharkboy? 1.41/1.76
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What happens to Z's numbers if he can pitch half his games in SafeCo? I like to think they get closer to Peavy's, though I can still admit Peavy has been the better pitcher.
Clearly Dempster and Buehrle and Lilly and Danks have been very comparable.
I'll take Wells and one of Marshall/Gorzo for the bottom of my rotation, certainly.
We'll see a year from now which team's pitching actually will have performed better. Does it seem like a stretch to imagine that either one could come out on top?
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Let's try figures adjusted for parks, like ERA+ (100 is average, higher is better) for the last 3 years:
Peavy: 157, 133, 112
Buehrle: 129, 121, 121
Danks: 85, 138, 123
Zambrano: 117, 117, 119
Dempster: 98, 155, 123
Lilly: 121, 112, 145
Damn, Dempster was good 08.
Well, it's close. Buehrle and Z are almost a wash, with a nod to Buehrle. Same with Dempster and Danks with the nod to Dempster. I think a lot depends on what you make of Peavy's 100 innings and Lilly's career year in 09.
All healthy, I'd take Peavy and the Sox rotation. With Lilly's injury, I think that only settles my mind further.
Randy Wells' sophomore year and the Cubs' prospects are welcome to swing me back.
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I easily vote for Peavy, Buehrle, Danks.
Zambrano might be an ace, but he's one of the weakest aces in baseball because he's such a damn head case. If he were capable of maturing a little, he'd be a damn fine pitcher. But, his excitability is both a curse and intoxicating. We love to see Zambrano break shit up when the Cubs are losing as it is a projection of our own frustrations, but what does it really do to help the team win?
When I made that statement I was probably using a three year weighted average. It's hard to see how Dempster's 2007 season is very relevant to 2010.
CHONE projections:
Buehrle 192 IP, 4.12 ERA
Peavy 145 IP, 3.95 ERA
Danks 169 IP, 4.26 ERA
Zambrano 181 IP 4.28 ERA
Dempster 179 IP, 4.12 ERA
Lilly 173 IP, 4.21
Basically the same. But my the real point is that there's not a #1 pitcher in the group. It's six two and three starters. With the possible exception of Lilly there's guys there who have a chance to be an ace, but no one you would count on as one.
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Again you claim Peavy isn't an ace. What more does a guy have to do to be an ace in your book? He has a personal .583 winning percentage on a team with a .473 winning percentage since he arrived. He won the Cy Young. But somehow he's comparable to Dempster, a career journeyman with a career WHIP close to 1.50.
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I am sorry, I didn't realize you know that I am the one who makes the CHONE projections. Is it the 145 innings or the 3.95 ERA that screams ACE to you? Peavy's winning percentage is 11% higher than his teams? Dempster's % over the last two years is 9% higher than two good teams, therefore he is an ace.
Muskat summarizes the offseason...
Chad Fox?
Rudy Jaramillo, who has been fixture in Texas for 15 years, hired as hitting coach for Cubs staff. ... The Ricketts family is formally introduced as the Cubs' new owners on Oct. 30 at Wrigley Field.
Lilly underwent arthroscopic surgery and debridement on left shoulder. ... Zambrano won third Silver Slugger award. ... Heilman dealt to D-backs for two Minor League prospects. ... Grabow signed two-year, $7.5 million contract. ... Lee finished ninth in NL MVP vote. ... Tom Ricketts and team president Crane Kenney traveled to Florida to meet with Naples, Fla., group that wants Cubs to move Spring Training site to Sunshine State. Earlier in month, Ricketts and Kenney met with Arizona officials to discuss sites in Mesa.
Cubs declined to offer arbitration to Gregg, Harden, Johnson and right-hander Chad Fox. ... Tom Ricketts met with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to discuss moving team to Florida for Spring Training. ... Miles and Fox traded Dec. 3 to Athletics for pitchers Jeff Gray and Ronny Mota and infielder Matt Spencer. ... Ryne Sandberg named Triple-A Iowa manager. ... Cubs selected right-hander Michael Parisi from Cardinals in Rule 5 Draft. ... Cubs acquired righty Arismendy Mota from Nationals for cash considerations. ... WGN Radio signed former Cubs third baseman Ron Santo to three-year contract extension. ... Bradley traded to the Mariners for pitcher Carlos Silva and cash.
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New Year 2010 already off on the wrong foot...
On Seems ESPN Classic Sports, early Saturday, Jan 2nd at 5:30AM, is broadcasting Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. Prior, Alou, Bartman and Alex S. Gonzalez. Oh the pain. Maybe it will end differently this time.
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You know, when Kerry hit that HR, I still thought we were going to win. Up 3-1 with Zambrano, Prior and Wood going... It's still hard to fathom.
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- sigh -
How I wish we had the ONE incredible memory of a player doing something in recent memory to win the Pennant or the WS for the Cubs, instead of the infamous disasters.
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Just do what I do: watch the Kerry Wood 20-strikeout game instead. You get not only the massive performance by Kid K, but also Steve Stone's Ugliest Sweater Ever (is that it, or did his shoulders throw up?).
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Not to mention a classic Chip miscue: calling the HBP on Biggio as though it hit him in the head when it was clearly on the elbow. Biggio even ducked his head out of the way. Good on ya, Chip.
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i know it's Xmas holiday time and all, but the OF market this year has been oddly slow.
we're going into JAN with only mike cameron worth mentioning...and at his age and pricetag it's barely worth mentioning.
if you want to count the DH-quality matsui or broken down c.crisp as on par with cameron i'm not gonna argue it, though. -edit- on par, as in...a "worth mentioning" OF signing...not talent-level.
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Peter Gammons, HOF saw the lineup posted by Newport and officially has called the 2010 season. It's game 4 of the WS, final score 9-0.
on to 2011...
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jon heyman's HOF tweet...
"just mailed Hall of Fame ballot, beating deadline yet again. voted for alomar, dawson, larkin, parker, morris & mattingly"
mattingly? yeesh.
bert blyleven, no...mattingly, yes...
okay, whatever.
props to him for making his vote public, though...
also, props to whatever mail service he used on a Sunday.
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Since it's so slow today I'll start a new argument up:
Why the hell do I keep reading that the Cubs need a 2B, but not a shortstop? Isn't Theriot much more natural at 2B? Wouldn't it be nice to have a real shortstop for a change?
If it's availability, fine, just say it: We can't find any good SS's so we're going to kludge our middle infield together until Starlin Castro turns into the second coming of Ozzie Smith.
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I think there is little chance the Cubs will add an additional 2B. They have their future 2B already on the team (Theriot or Baker), and I don't think they believe that 2010 is a season to reach for the brass ring.
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Boy I sure hope they have a plan then, but that whole 2010/not a brass ring type season is scary when you consider the age of key players Lee, A-Ram, Soriano, Fukudome, etc...and the possibility that Lilly, Lee, and Ramirez could leave after this season. It seems the window closed already for this team..
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Sadly I think that the Cubs window has closed. While this could be a 90+ win team next season, there are few, if any, players on this roster that would have started for either of the world series teams last season.
We might see a mid-season trade if the Cubs are in the hunt, but I expect that the next off season we will see a major overhaul.
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Some of those expiring contracts can be a good thing, regardless of how we feel about the player or how productive the player is. My feeling is that Ramirez will excercise his option. $14.6 million is a lot to pass up for one year. As for Lee, I am not sure who would be the most natural replacement, but I would be willing to re-sign Lee at a favorable price. Fukudome goes back to Japan after 2011. Lilly may be one of the most sought after pitchers next season, especially if he recovers nicely from his shoulder surgery. The only arguement one could make is his temper tantrum he threw on the mound in Game 2 at Chase Field, but based on the offensive production during that series, it is understandable. He knew that a shutout would not neccesarily save him. I guess my point is that the Cubs do have some decent talent in the farm system and the expiring contracts are not a terrible thing. The window may be closing, but new doors will open and more money will be available for player development and good free agent signings. The Cubs have recently over paid for free agents because of their inability to develop any kind of productive offensive threat. If they can start to develop and scout better, with the budget they have, then we will see better results. Lots of ifs, but it is that time of year.
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Unless he's injured all year or somehow sucks, I have to think Ramirez either opts out or signs an extension sometime during the season. He's probably looking at this year as his last, best chance to sign a large, multi-year deal. If he puts it off until after 2010, he'll be another year away from his prime and less attractive to other teams.
Here's hoping he gives us a discount on both years and dollars.
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Yeah. There's no solution to 3rd base coming in 2011 if A-Ram opts out, so have to hope he gives the Cubs a discount. Maybe Flaherty or Vitters is ready in 2012 or 2013.
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Sign Aram, move Sori to first base.
Isn't 2010 suppose to be a good FA class?
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Not nitpicking, but Ramirez has 3 years left on his contract.
2009: $15.65 million, 2010: $15.75 million (can opt out after season), 2011: $14.6 million, 2012: $16 million club option w/$2 million buyout, 2013: Free Agent
So ARam can stick around for 2/$30.6M or he can test the FA market. That's the decision for him. The club has the option on the last year, but assuming he's healthy they'd be fools not to keep him if he stayed for 2011
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I think the Cubs are going to move forward in 2010 with Theriot at SS and Fontenot/Baker at 2nd. I don't think they want to spend on a SS because Castro is waiting in the wings and they don't want to spend on a 2nd baseman because Theriot is destined to move over there.
Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing Theriot move to 2nd and Andres Blanco take over at SS until Castro is ready. Blanco has a helluva glove and I don't think he's going to hit any worse than Fontenot/Baker.
If Tejada is available for one year and a couple of million dollars, that wouldn't be bad either. But I don't see that happening.
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Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing Theriot move to 2nd and Andres Blanco take over at SS until Castro is ready.
Love it. At SS I'm far more concerned with defense than hitting. Even Ronnie Cedeno... if he could have even just hit around .230 I would have been alright with him. Also if he quit airmailing his throws...
Yes, if Ronnie Cedeno would have just hit better and played better defense, he would have been alright. That's some expert analysis. You're welcome.
I think 2008 would have been the best year to have Blanco at SS, since we had such good offensive production from DeRo at 2B. Putting Theriot at 2b with Blanco at SS is just an absolute black hole of offense in the middle infield. With question marks in both RF and CF (and let's face it, LF), we can't afford zero offense out of half the infield.
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Good point DD....I just can't wait to see what mediocre OF the Cubs sign for too much money...
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DD -- Why do you consider Theriot to be a blackhole offensively? His .288/.356/.369 isn't tremendous, but it's not bad. True, he doesn't have much pop (7 HR, 54 RBI last year was his career best), but I wouldn't say he's "an absolute blackhole."
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I don't know if his 83 OPS+ last year qualifies as a black hole or not, but certainly the combination of Theriot and Blanco (65 OPS+) is really bad.
My point was if you're going to have terrible offense from your SS (Blanco), you probably need to make up for it somewhat at 2B. This is compounded by the fact that we have very little power coming out of RF, a traditional power spot in the lineup, and our leftfielder may be on an out-of-control downward spiral (let's hope not).
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i don't think any team out there would start blanco anyway.
his whole plate approach is to swing like hell and he doesn't have a shred of power. he's pretty much a glove and it's not like he's perfect at SS.
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Understood. That makes sense.
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Hmm...well it's an interesting idea...I'd rather see Blanco than Aaron Miles for sure..
Would it be worth getting Orlando Hudson or Orlando Cabrera for a season?
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To be honest, I would rather throw $6-7 million at a shortstop that can produce than Marloyn Byrd or Scott Podsednick for 2. Trading for a defensive minded CF would not be the end of the world. The bench improves and the productive bat is there, just from a different position. Lou wants a productive outfield bat (CF). Well if there is not one out there, then there is not one out there. Rudy Jaramillo may be considered the best, but perception is normally reality.
Theriot's .712 OPS, which ranked him 12th (of 18) among MLB shortstops who qualified for a batting title would rank him 20th (of 22) second basemen.
Theriot is essentially what a fourth outfielder is. He doesn't hit well enough to justify playing in a corner, and he doesn't field well enough to justify playing CF.
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judging non-power guys by OPS just isn't fair and you're not gonna find a lot of happy space.
riot hits singles, makes an occasional double, an even rarer homer and shows up for work everyday. that's about all you need him to do until you start thinking about paying him 3-6 million bucks a year, imo.
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Well, I need him to play good defense and be an effective baserunner. After this year he's just not going to be worth his salary unless he manages to combine the power, the patience and the base stealing acumen he's displayed at times in his career simultaneously. Defensively, he is what he is.
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Rosenthal jUst tweets that DeRosa to SF is close to signing a 2 yr deal.
Glad to see him out of a StL uniform, that was a nightmare.
Ken_Rosenthal: DeRosa close with SF on 2-year deal.
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I had seen plenty of ink on this one.
He'll like it and is a wine drinker, so also he can get busy and open a vineyard lake everyone else out there.
I have to think that Hendry will do a minor signing before Cubs Convention, or the crowd in the Management Session will rip him a new asshole.
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Ryan Church?
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that sub .700 OPS was terrifying...
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Orlando Hudson wouldn't be bad, id rather have him than anyone else the Cubs would be throwing out at second base.
Levine's blog post
Byrd/Podsednik are 1-2 on Cubs wish list
Jose Contreras/Kiko Calero are the bullpen targets
talked about a trade with Rockies for Ryan Spilborghs to be the 4th OF/platoon partner
2010 - feel the excitement
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~vomits in mouth~
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We need to look into picking up Phil Nevin as the big RBI bat.
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When did Colorado suddenly become our new source for backup players?
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Hendry can't be that bad of a GM to sign Pods, can he? It would be a disaster signing and funny that a 34 year old CHW castaway would be our big signing of the offseason.
When does Teflon Jim get his next contract extension?
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I'll just ask the obvious: What does Hendry have against good ball players all of a sudden?
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"Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that Xavier Nady's asking price is above New York's current budget."
did i wake up this morning in 1995? what the hell is a Yankees budget?
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According to Calero's B-R stats, he has been very effective for the most part, in his career.
Has he had recent surgery?
And, is he an FA or still signed to the Marlins currently?
If he can be signed on the cheap, and assuming he can regain his form with St. L and Oakland, is this a poor acquisition?
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Jayson Stark tweets that DeRosa is taking a physical for the Giants
jaysonst: Now in Rumor Central: DeRosa takes physical for Giants http://proxy.espn.go.com/mlb/features/rumors#...
whats next? PSullivan tweeting something about DeRosa getting a prostate exam?
Mark DeRosa is shaving off his stubble.
More at 11.....
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So the Giants want DeRo to play 3B? Presumably, bumping Sandoval to 1B. If you're the Gaints, why not play DeRo at 2B and sign some cheap power for 1B? Unless they're going to take a run at Uggla, that doesn't make sense to me. As cheap as some of the 1B will come, you could almost take a flyer on two of them.
The answer is where do they want Sandoval long term. From what I've seen/read, he's not particularly good at either 3B or 1B.
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Pablo is the greatest player at any position ever. But, I think he's at 1B in order to avoid injury to his shoulder. I'm not going to look it up, but I think that's what he hurt last year. That's also why he lost Catcher eligibility for me for next year.
Pie in the face
"While (Felix Pie) probably won't ever be the superstar people though he would be become before the Cubs started jerking him around (as is their tradition), he's young, good, and has little enough service time that it's understandable why other teams are interested in obtaining him, and also why the Orioles have so far refused to sell him for a bag of magic beans."
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while that quote is pretty much right on the article uses a bunch of useless and full-of-holes stats as a matter of fact when evaluating a player's worth.
the comparison of jones vs. pie on defense and expectations of moving them elsewhere is a straight up joke.
Though I agree that he is much to matter-of-fact in stating the player's values, I disagree that Pie isn't a better CF than Jones and that he'd be a terrific LF.
I said before last season that they'd be better served using Pie in center and Jones in left, and a year on, people who actually think about it agree. Just like playing catcher makes your offensive game decline, playing CF (to a lesser extent of course) will do the same thing. They should let Jones concentrate on the hitting and get as much value out of Pie as they can.
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aside from all that in the article..chalking reimold up as a defensive liability or defensively weak is stupid as hell.
it's also stupid to assume pie would play better in LF over reimold because of which one plays better CF...especially since reimold easily has a better arm.
A Pie-Granderson comparison is much more useful. Granderson used to strike out almost as much as Pie does. In Detroit they "fixed" him by putting him in a different batting stance that reduced the extra swooping motion in his swing.
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In Chicago they "fixed" him...but in the tradition of Cubbery, it was just a repair of his testicular torsion.
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SI_JonHeyman: #giants will have announcement tomorow on derosa. done deal, they say. it's $12 mil for 2 years. good move by them.
stupid twitter-ter
anyway, glad he's not back in stl.
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Denver Post-Troy Renck:
As for the Ryan Spilborghs' rumors involving the Cubs. Talked to a major league source Monday night who downplayed the Cubs' interest. Basically, the Cubs' search for a reserve outfielder is down on their priority list.
That said, Cubs manager Lou Piniella has long liked Spilborghs so it would not surprise me if the Cubs have called about him.
My gut tells me the Rockies' asking price will be too high to get a deal done.
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Lou Piniella has long liked Spilborghs...
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets...
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"Cubs manager Lou Piniella has long liked Spilborghs "
Don't get him then.
Trade for his beard and give it to Theriot so he can stop being carded going into bars.
BMAR and UBBM?
Baseball Prospectus has an article on which managers use their bullpens for the best leverage (by Tim Kniker). It seems an interesting concept so I'm asking for some of our sabermetric guru's to see what they think.
I'm not sure I fully grasp this since on first glance it seems that teams with the most reliable closers give a manager the best BMAR. Hence Piniella would suffer from Kevin Gregg's 2009 season.
Anyway...here's his description:
use the overall team's wOBA against the same-handed batter. This serves as a baseline if the manager essentially drew names out of a hat based on who would be the next reliever. So if we subtract the Effective wOBA from the "random" wOBA, we get a statistic that we will call BMAR for Bullpen Management Above Random. Essentially, a BMAR of 15 says that by putting the best pitchers in the highest leverage situations, the Effective wOBA of the opponent's hitter is 15 points worse than if the manager chose his relievers at random.
The 5yr winner is the Twins mgr, which means Joe Nathan is the most consistent closer over the last 5 yrs. I don't think I needed a statistical analysis to come to that conclusion though.
So is this stat of any value?
of course there's the upper bound bullpen management (UBBM) which he uses to refine the BMAR info. Say that one out loud three times.
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I don't think he's probably seperated cause and effect to determine his correlation and I'm confused about his methodology to set a 'baseline'. Until he's cleared that up, I can't give it the TRN stamp of approval.
I posted some questions in the comments.
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phew...i can smell the stench of that stat from here. i dunno where to begin.
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Supposedly NYY are not looking at Bay, Holiday and now Damon is out. Hopefully they will target Marlon Byrd soon.
"The Yankees are thinking of much cheaper free agent options - former Blue Jay and Cub Reed Johnson, Jerry Hairston Jr. from last season's team or other players for left field, the official said."
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Ed Lynch, former Chicago Cubs general manager, is the latest hire in the Blue Jays scouting bonanza.
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Those poor Canuck bastards.
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Clearly they understand the dynamics of baseball.
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Bruce Levine chat transcript from 12/29.
Not a must read.
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According to my people, Hudson is a below-average on-base percentage guy who doesn't have a lot of speed. Just check September out: he lost his starting job to Ronnie Belliard. Hudson is not on their list. They continue to have talks with the Mets about Luis Castillo. So far the Mets are unrealistic about eating any of the $12 million owed for a player they don't want.
Bruce Levine's people don't seem to be very smart...
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Agreed Rob..Luis Castillo?? Oof...
Hudson's last 4 seasons are all solid as far as OBP:
He'd be a significant upgrade at 2B.
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Castillo's OBP isn't that dramatically different:
I think either choice is fine, honestly. Just need somebody to get on base and stop hitting into so many god damned double plays in front of Lee & Ramirez.
The O-Diggity obviously gives you a lot more power but a lot less speed. Hudson has nearly as many home runs in the last 3 years as Castillo has in his entire career.
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Good point Wes, I just would rather sign Hudson to a 1-year deal if possible than get stuck with Castillo for 2.
Plus, while Hudson's defense wasn't great the last few seasons, Castillo's has been pretty bad.
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While it clearly would be an upgrade, the declining OBP is a bit worrisome.
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2003: /.328 /.312 /7.6
2004: /.341 /.317 /9.4
2005: /.315 /.298 /6.1
2006: /.354 /.311 /9.5
2007: /.376 /.338 /11.9
2008: /.367 /.344 /8.9
2009: /.357 /.332 /10.1
I'm not sure I see anything I'd call a "decline." It's not like he'd steadily been achieving OBPs in the .370-.380 range. The thing that should be worrisome is that those 2007-2009 OBPs, which are higher than the ones before correspond to the three highest BABIPs in his seven year career. The overall pattern of the BB% seems to be a plateau over the past four years.
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Seeing his OBP go from .376 to .367 to .357 over the past 3 years is a bit of concern to me that he is on his way back to the .341 or .328 OBP from earlier in his career rather that staying where he is at.
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An Orlando Hudson discussion is not complete without mentioning his A+ defense. He's probably one of the top 2B defenders in baseball.
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Also Hudson is a good club house guy.
I thought I read Castillo not so much.
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2nd base defense is overrated. You can play anyone there.
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It sure isn't Right Field
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Meh... I respectfully disagree. Defense is always important... Even though we don't have a good stat for it yet. :)
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4/66 with a 5th year vesting option
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hope he enjoys hitting 15-20HR a year total. that ballpark kills all but rainbow-shot RH power hitters for some reason.
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yeah, i guess i should say "i hope the mets enjoy him hitting..."
the place played really weird for RH pull power hitters.
Sickels Top 20
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But do they have any live arms?
On Lee "He's got more offensive and defensive potential than Castro, so I'll give him a lower grade."
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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PATTON - Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic's 17-3 victory over Cambria Heights on Friday won't be classified as a thing of beauty, but winning ugly is still winning.
And in a game that featured numerous momentum swings created by eight turnovers, costly mistakes and penalties, the Marauders persevered to pick up their first win of the season in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference game.
"I told the guys it wasn't pretty," Bishop Guilfoyle coach Justin Wheeler said. "When it is all said and done, it's about the final score. We did enough to get the win tonight."
The game was much closer than score indicated.
In fact early in the fourth quarter, Cambria Heights was ready to recapture the lead (trailing 9-3 at the time), but BG's bend-but-don't-break defense stuffed a first-and-goal opportunity from the Marauder 1, and forced a fumble.
"Our defense played an absolutely incredible game," Wheeler said. "I told our guys that they won us the game tonight. To face a first-and-goal from 1-yard line and for us to stop them and cause a turnover was tremendous. My hat is off to our defensive coaches and my defensive players."
Cambria Heights set up shop at the BG 24 after the Marauders mishandled a punt snap, which was recovered by Cody Baker.
CH senior workhorse Josh Fees ripped off 10 yards. Three more Fees rushing attempts set up the Highlanders with a first-and-goal from the BG 1. Fees plowed his way up the middle, but out of mass pile of players squirted the football, which BG's Matt Gormley snatched from the air and rumbled 20 yards the other direction.
"We're all just very aggressive. We look for the big plays. We needed a stop and we got one," said BG Brandon Chadbourn, who turned some key defensive plays including two interceptions. "Somebody stripped the ball and it ended up in Matt Gormley's hands somehow and I just saw him running down the field."
"We practice gang tackling and with gang tackling comes turnovers," said BG senior defensive end Nick Little.
Even after the momentum swayed to BG's favor, Cambria Heights' defense stood strong. The Highlanders forced BG into a punt from its own 36 with 8:21 left.
But on the punt, CH was penalized for roughing the kicker, which negated a 30-yard punt return by senior Joe Davis, and gave BG a first down. BG took valuable time off the clock, but CH retained possession after Isaac Sclesky and Baker stopped Chadbourn on a fourth-and-three at the CH 28.
CH couldn't muster any offense and were held to a three and out. A 13-yard punt set up BG at the Highlander 45. The Marauders took advantage as junior quarterback Sam McCloskey scampered around the end for a 20-yard gain. On the next play, junior running back D.J. Kitt rushed up the middle for the BG 20-yard touchdown.
"It was an absolute battle," Wheeler said. "Cambria Heights plays as hard as any team we have played. They are well coached. We're real happy to come out with the "W" tonight."
BG's McCloskey was pressed into action as quarterback after the Marauders' first series when Damon Rickens was injured trying to recover a fumble. Rickens is believed to have a broken collarbone.
Wheeler said McCloskey "did some great things for us." He rushed for 50 yards, and directed BG's deceptive offense.
"I have confidence in myself. I've been playing varsity football for two years now. I haven't played quarterback ever in my life, but I have confidence that I can get it done," McCloskey said. "We have a lot of options on offense. Everyone is elusive and quick. It causes problems for the defense because they don't know who is going to get the ball."
On the other side of the ball, Wheeler high praise for his defense, especially Little, who recorded three tackles for losses.
"Nick played a tremendous game for us," Wheeler said. "They tried to block him with two guys and he was unstoppable."
Cambria Heights coach Jarrod Lewis chalked up this loss to missed opportunities.
"The key was our mistakes. At the end of the game, we didn't punch it in. We had penalties and mistakes on our part and Bishop Guilfoyle capitalized on that," Lewis said. "The bottom line is we didn't capitalize on our opportunities."
Game notes: Fees led CH with 61 yards rushing Kitt and sophomore back Aaron Yasiliutis each added 62 yards for BG Both placekickers were impressive with BG's Jared Verba (34 yards) and CH's Johnny Galinis (33 yards) hitting field goals Bishop Guilfoyle hosts Forest Hills on Saturday while Cambria Heights travels to Central Cambria on Friday Cambria Heights celebrated Homecoming. Shawn Lacue and Kylie Miller were named Homecoming King and Queen.
Bishop Guilfoyle6 0 3 8 - 17
Cambria Heights3 0 0 0 - 3
First quarter
CH-Galinis 33 FG, 7:00.
BG-McCloskey 5 run (kick failed), 2:45.
Third quarter
BG-Verba 35 FG, 9:13.
Fourth quarter
BG-Kitt 20 run (Yasiliutis pass from McCloskey), 2:58.
RUSHING: Bishop Guilfoyle-Kitt 11-62, Yasiliutis 6-62, McCloskey 17-50, Chadbourn 5-26, Rickens 1-(-7), Team 2-13. Cambria Heights-Fees 17-50, D. Link 4-11, Gill 4-3, Davis 3-2. Team 1-6.
PASSING: Bishop Guilfoyle-McCloskey 3-6-1-33. Cambria Heights-E. Link 3-7-2-49.
RECEIVING: Bishop Guilfoyle-Yasiliutis 3-39. Cambria Heights-Lacue 1-30, Davis 1-15, Fee 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bishop Guilfoyle-Chadbourn 2. Cambria Heights-Lacue.
First downs 16 8
Rushes-yards 39-200 35-83
Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 3-6-1 3-7-2
Yards passing 39 49
Total yards 239 132
Fumbles-lost 7-3 2-2
Penalties-yards 6-40 5-50
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Warner Brothers has confirmed that the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will debut via satellite next Tuesday evening, July 29th! If you are a very technical person, and can understand satellite feeds, more information is here!
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Entrepreneurs from around the globe visit Dallas to build contacts, customers
Founders of six startups from the United States and counties such as India, Argentina and Turkey are visiting Dallas this week, hoping to find customers, secure funding and make business contacts in one of the largest corporate meccas.
These 11 entrepreneurs are a part of Global Accelerator Exchange, a first-time program hosted by Tech Wildcatters, a Dallas business accelerator focused on business-to-business startups. All participants are recent graduates of international seed accelerators, such as Startup Chile, SeedStartup Dubai and the Microsoft Innovation Center in Turkey.
The majority of the 12-day session is taking place in Dallas, where the entrepreneurs are networking, practicing their pitches and getting advice on everything from the American business culture to how to partner with large companies.
"We want to learn about this market; how business works in the United States," said Mustafa Savas, who along with Burak Akkor, founded Turkey-based Kimola, a cloud-based enterprise search platform.
They are also meeting with representatives of Microsoft, American Airlines and Dell and other entrepreneurs, such as Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, the former chief executive of Pizza Hut. On Sunday, they head to Silicon Valley for a three-day tour hosted by NestGSV, an incubator in Redwood, Calif.


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quote: Who changes their own fluids nowadays?
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quote: ...the demand of the road that decides prices.
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A house party that features one or more bands or Disc Jockeys, often local artists, as an underground, non-corporate, usually free or cheap cover event.
My boyfriend and I are going to the house show down the street on Friday to hear our favorite band, "The Gossip."
dari KGreenhaw Kamis, 08 November 2007
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