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COLUMBIA With one click, hackers likely were able to have their way with an S.C. Department of Revenue database that contained millions of tax records, according to a company that investigated the breach.
ENROLL IN FREE CREDIT MONITORING AND IDENTITY PROTECTION: The state is paying for taxpayers to receive identity-protection services from Experian for one year. South Carolinians can enroll either online or by phone. To register by phone, call 1-866-578-5422. The hotline is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. To register online, go to protectmyid.com/scdor and use the code SCDOR123. At some point, that generic code may not work, and residents will have to call the hotline number.PLACE A FRAUD ALERT or SECURITY FREEZE ON your credit RECORDS: Residents can request fraud alerts to let potential creditors know they may be a victim of identity theft or request a security freeze to restrict potential creditors access to your credit records. To place a fraud alert, call Equifax at 1-800-685-1111, Experian at 1-888-397-3742 or TransUnion at 1-800-680-7289. To place a security freeze, you must contact each agency individually. Under South Carolina law, the consumer reporting agencies cannot charge consumers fees for placing, temporarily lifting or removing a security freeze.REGULARLY CHECK YOUR CREDIT REPORT: Get free credit reports from the three largest credit-rating organizations by going to annualcreditreport.com.FOR BUSINESSES: Both Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and Experian are offering free credit-monitoring services for all South Carolina businesses that have filed state taxes since 1998. Dun & Bradstreet is offering lifetime credit-monitoring via its CreditAlert product. Visit DandB.com/SC or call customer service toll-free at 800-279-9881. Experian is offering one year of its Business Credit Advantage product at smartbusinessreports.com/SouthCarolina. The deadline to sign up for the Experian service is Jan. 31. There is no deadline to sign up for the Dun & Bradstreet service.
In a report released Tuesday, cybersecurity firm Mandiant said it thinks that on Aug. 13, a malicious email was sent to multiple Revenue Department employees.
Who was victimized
Gov. Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that only electronically filed tax returns were affected by the breach.The state also now knows which returns were compromised. People affected will be notified with a letter. Those who have signed up for credit monitoring with Experian will be notified via email.
At least one of the employees clicked the link in the email, unknowingly executing malicious software and compromising the database, according to the company.
Mandiant wrote in its report that it was unable to determine conclusively if this is how Revenue Department employee credentials used to enter the agencys systems were obtained.
The company said it based the theory on other facts discovered during its investigation.
The release of the report Tuesday came as Gov. Nikki Haley announced the resignation of Revenue Department Director James Etter, and that only taxpayers who filed electronically were compromised in the attack. People and businesses who filed paper returns were not affected, she said.
Haley said the state will be sending notification letters to those affected. People who have signed up for credit monitoring with Experian will be notified by email.
The governor said the breach affected 3.8 million individual taxpayers, 1.9 million dependents, 699,900 businesses, 3.3 million bank accounts and 5,000 credit card accounts, all of which are now expired.
For weeks, officials had said 657,000 businesses were affected by the cyberattack. Haley explained the discrepancy Tuesday by saying the state was only 95 percent certain when it announced the earlier number.
Of Etters resignation, Haley said she still has confidence in his abilities, but I think Jim and I both agree that we need a new set of eyes on the Department of Revenue.
Etter will stay on the job until Dec. 31. He will be succeeded by Bill Blume, who now is serving as executive director of the new S.C. Public Employee Benefit Authority.
Haley struck a different tone Tuesday when describing Mandiants findings and how the hackers attacked the Revenue Department. She said the state absolutely could have done more to prevent the breach. Previously, Haley has repeatedly said nothing could have been done to stop the attack.
The two central faults in the attack, Haley said, were that the Revenue Department didnt have dual verification to get into its system, and that Social Security numbers were unencrypted.
She said the lack of encryption was compliant with Internal Revenue Service requirements.
Having said that, should we have done more? Yes, we should have done more than we did, Haley said. An IRS official did not directly respond to Haleys contention, instead offering a statement.
Protecting taxpayer data is our top priority at the IRS, wrote agency spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge. We have many different systems with a variety of safeguards including encryption to protect taxpayer data. The IRS has in place a robust cyber security of technology, people and processes to monitor IRS systems and networks. We work closely with the states to ensure the protection of federal tax data. We have a long list of requirements for states to handle and protect federal tax information. Just as importantly, we expect the states to follow the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Haley said the state is in the process of encrypting all Social Security numbers on tax returns, and she released a letter she wrote to the IRS asking the agency to require all states to have stronger security measures for handling tax information.
We have filers in South Carolina that file in other states, and they are not safe in other states as long as these numbers are not encrypted, she said.
Eldridge said the agency has received the letter from Haley and will be reviewing it.
Officials in neighboring Georgia and North Carolina have told The Greenville News that those states revenue agencies encrypt all data.
Mandiant investigation
Without knowing for certain how the attackers got into the Revenue Department database, Mandiant was still able to assess other aspects of the breach.
Among the companys findings:
The attacker compromised 44 systems. One system had malicious backdoor software installed. Database backups or files were stolen from three systems. The attacker accessed 39 of the 44 systems, performing activities involving passwords and reconnaissance.
The hacker used at least 33 unique pieces of malicious software and utilities to perform the attack and steal data.
The attacker used at least four valid Revenue user accounts during the attack.
Mandiant wrote that no hacker activity has been detected since the company recommended immediate changes to Revenue Department security procedures. Longer-term improvements are in the process of being put in place, according to the company.
Haley last week detailed new cybersecurity steps the state is taking. On Tuesday, she said she also will offer additional proposals for introduction in the Legislature.
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A Montoursville couple grabbed their 1-year-old son and safely fled their burning home on Broad Street on Saturday night, moments after a propane tank is believed to have exploded on their back porch.
Brandin Shafer was cooking on a grill on the porch "when something happened. I think a propane tank exploded," Lynette Bower, his mother-in-law, said.
"He ran through the house and got everyone out. They believe something went wrong with the gas grill," said Bower, a resident of Radio Club Road in Fairfield Township.
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The fire at the back of 511 Broad St. erupted about 6 p.m. and quickly spread to the other half of the double, the 509 side, which was the home of William and Michelle Dincher and their two daughters.
The Dinchers, along with their two children, were visiting friends just two doors away at the time of the fire, Montoursville Patrolman Justin Hakes said.
The officer was just completing a traffic stop five blocks away on Mill Street when the report of the fire came over his police radio.
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Two families — a total of seven people — were left homeless when a fire Saturday night destroyed this double house at 509-511 Broad St. in Montoursville.
"I was facing west, but as soon as I turned around, I could see heavy smoke already up in the air," Hakes said.
The Shafers already were out of the house when he arrived.
"The entire back of the house was engulfed in flames. It was crackling," Hakes said.
At least one vehicle at the back of the property also was on fire. Electric power lines were burning.
Firefighters from the borough, Loyalsock Township, the city, Eldred Township and Montgomery responded on the initial alarm.
Assistant Borough Fire Chief Scott Konkle ordered a second alarm within minutes after arriving on the scene. This brought additional manpower and equipment from Loyalsock Township and the city as well as from South Williamsport, Old Lycoming Township, Pennsdale and Jersey Shore.
A large column of smoke was visible at least a mile from the scene.
Firefighters initially entered the burning property and tried to prevent the fire from spreading further, but conditions inside rapidly deteriorated and everyone was pulled out, Konkle said.
"We started to have roof collapse. It just wasn't safe," Konkle said.
The blaze was three homes east of Montour Street.
Although the double house was a total loss, firefighters were successful in preventing the fire from spreading to the other homes on both sides.
The siding to one of the houses suffered minor heat damage.
Although the Shafers got out, Tanya, a secretary at the local state Department of Transportation office, suffered smoke inhalation and was being treated at the scene in the back of an ambulance, according to her mother.
The fire was declared under control at 7:45 p.m.
The Shafers are members of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in the city, and their pastor was on the scene to offer support. The local chapter of the American Red Cross also was providing assistance to both displaced families.
Shafer, an employee of Primus Technologies Corp., and his wife will stay with relatives while the Dinchers are staying with friends until they can find another place to live.
The destroyed property is owned by Thomas Bafile, a retired PennDOT engineer who lives in the borough. He said he had insurance on the property. While the Shafers had renter's insurance, it was unknown if the Dinchers had insurance to cover their loss.
Hakes said a dog died in the fire and a car owned by the Dinchers was destroyed.
A state police fire marshal is assisting with the investigation.


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SharePoint 2010 provides new opportunities to access list-based items from across the network. This session demonstrates development techniques involving the Client Object Model and WCF Data Services. You will see how to access lists using the native support for REST-based Web services in SharePoint 2010. The session will also describe how to develop components for SharePoint 2010 using the new Open Data Protocol (OData).
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Many followers, and leaders, complain a lack of personal freedom. HOW do great dancers find time for their variations? This lesson is a fantastic place to start. Giselle and Nathan like to create much space for each other to improvise, and they will share their strategies, techniques, and moves with you in this lesson.
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Instructor BioNathan Bugh is known by his students as an insightful and thorough communicator. Nathan has been teaching dance professionally since 2002 and has taught at a wide variety of camps and venues, such as Swing Out New Hampshire, Providence Swings, the Rudolstadt Festival of Germany, Dance Flurry, The Fieldston School, and The Juilliard School. He has been a guest of several artist-in-residence programs and teaches weekly classes at Dance Manhattan, Columbia University Swing Club, Swing 46, and the Vanaver Caravan Institute.
Nathan performed with the Vanaver Caravan at the Rudolstadt Festival and in a televised concert in the Redlands, California. He danced Lindy Hop in Noemi LaFrance's site-specific odyssey, Agora II. He frequently performs for New York City organizations and has appeared in many of New York's exciting public venues, like Pier 54, The NYC Dance Parade, Lincoln Center, and Spiegelworld.
Nathan also holds 1st-3rd place awards in multiple Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Cabaret competitions. He began his Lindy Hop training in 1998 with Tina Morales and Carnell Pipkin, and studied Tap with Robert L. Reed. Nathan holds a bachelor's degree in music from Oklahoma City University and a master's degree from The Juilliard School. His extensive music training allows him to count ANYTHING.
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Affiliations include the San Diego Lindy Hop Society, Los Angeles Lindy Exchange, Mad-Dog dance troupe, SoCal Sugar Babies chorus, Cherries Jubilee chorus, and Olio The Show, a modern day jazz production. She is founder of Girl Jams; festivals dedicated to honoring women in jazz music and dance history. She has taught students of all ages and levels at the Firehouse Swing School, The Wood Room, Keiller Leadership Academy, Centro Cultural de la Raza, and the University of CA Irvine. She has taught at well-known dance camps and music festivals, such as French Quarter Festival and Satchmo Festival. She has performed at Jazz Fest with Miss Sophie Lee and has been featured on the television show, "After the Catch". Giselle currently lives in New Orleans, working with traditional jazz bands on a regular basis. She teaches and performs with the NOLA Jitterbugs Dance School/LLC and is member of the Wild Dominos dance troupe. Giselle acts as participating board member of the NOLA Jitterbugs Initiative, a non-profit that builds stronger community through social dance.


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City police have arrested a murder suspect in a previously unsolved homicide that occurred last May 19.
Demario L. Smith, 25, was arrested Thursday morning by Homicide Detective Christopher Sterlace on a charge of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Shaquille R. Woods as the victim was talking to occupants of a parked vehicle at Massachusetts and Shields avenues, Chief of Detectives Dennis J. Richards told The Buffalo News.
Woods died in Buffalo General Hospital of a gunshot wound to the stomach.
Assisting Sterlace in the months-long investigation were Detectives Jeff R. Weyand, Scott R. Malec, Brian G. Ross and Patricia Wrest, Chief Richards said. Smith is being held in the Erie County Holding Center without bail pending further court and grand jury action in the case, Richards said.
On Monday, Homicide Squad Detectives James Lema and Salvatore Valvo charged Laquann Morgan, 21, in the unrelated fatal shooting of Adrian L. Huggins Jr., 25, on Jan. 8. He died ten days later in Erie County Medical Center.
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6 Words Made Up by Stupid People (We Should Learn to Accept)
#3. Munt
What People Think It Means
Nothing. It's not a word ... yet. But if you'll allow me to break premise a little, I think all of humanity will hail what we have done here today as the stuff of heroes. A munt is when you try to choose between two synonyms and end up jamming them together into a portmanteau of failure. "Munt" isn't necessarily your word for this behavior, it's mine: For some reason, trying to decide between saying "I might go" and "I'm not sure if I'll go" converges two alternate universes into one stupid timeline where I end up saying "I munt go."
So let's just make the fucking thing a word already, OK?
What It Should Mean
Munt: To be faced with two decisions and, by not acting or acting incorrectly, ruin both.
"... then Becky said I had to decide, so I grabbed Debra by the ankles and started swinging her around like a mace, and man, I really made a munt out of this one."
Every episode of Three's Company revolves around a munt. As in, "I was dating Donna and Kelly, and I really liked both of them, but I couldn't commit. Then they ran into each other at a supermarket, and now ... well, anyway, the whole thing's a munt, so here's your shovel back. Just promise to never dig up your backyard. See you at the office tomorrow, Jimmy boy!"
#2. Ruthfull
What People Think It Means
"Good" or "merciful." The opposite of "ruthless."
But "merciless" serves the exact same function as "ruthless," and it's far more common. Both words are meant to signify people with little to no compassion. And what do we call those people? No, not sociopaths.
We call them Gary.
What It Should Mean
Fuck it. We should just accept the implications of "ruthfull" -- that there is such a thing as a "ruth."
Ruth: An insubstantial measure of goodness or patience.
So named for Ruth Goodsman, the first person to ever be good. Before her, everybody was just fuckholes 24/7.
If one is ruthfull, one has a lot of ruth. Say you start your day with just a surplus of ruths -- like, twelve; twelve entire goddamn ruths -- and you're in such a good place that you feel you can take on whatever is thrown at you. But then your day goes to crap, and you start burning up ruths. That fucker, Jim, asked you to put headphones on if you're going to watch porn on your work computer. That was one ruth. You didn't bash your manager's head in when he told you, "Irregardless of your car exploding, you can't be seven hours late for work." Took about three ruths just to restrain yourself. Now the day is over, and you are friggin' ruthless. You are out of ruths.
The next guy who fucks with you is getting logjammed by a whiskey bottle -- which stupid Stacy said you're not even allowed to have in your desk!
You are operating on negative ruths here.
#1. Supposably
What People Think It Means
"Supposedly," or "supposing that this is true." As in, "Supposedly they keep Gary around because he's such a good worker, but I'm pretty sure he outsources all his filing to a team of Indian dudes. Just yesterday I caught him yelling at the phone in Hindi!"
What It Should Mean
Supposably: When you are absolutely sure somebody is lying, but it's easier to pretend to believe them, rather than call them out on it.
As in, "I get that you're having a rough time, Gary. Supposably your car exploded on the way to work -- which is weird, because you told me it exploded last week and that you 'bought a horse to make sure it doesn't happen again' -- but that does not excuse you giving Jim a 'Tennessee Enema' in the supply closet!"
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CHICAGO - I have 2-year-old twins, and it's been emotionally difficult being away from them for a mere three days covering Big Ten football in the Windy City.
James Franklin has been living apart from his wife and two daughters for seven months, which would be a nightmare for just about any parent.
"It's been hard - hard on my wife, hard on my kids, and I know it's been hard on me," Penn State's coach said Tuesday morning.
We generally don't think about those kinds of things in sports. We see a coach who gets a new job, and we cut to the chase of analyzing his philosophies, picking his brain on various issues, trying to predict his future.
In many ways, we as sports fans forget that these are real people who actually have personal lives away from the game.
For Franklin, his personal life is about to get a whole lot better.
Friday, his wife, Fumi, and daughters, Shola (7) and Addy (6), will be joining him as they're moving to the State College area. Mom and the kids have been in Nashville finishing up school and preparing to move, while James has been 700 miles away working in central Pennsylvania since January.
The Franklins have spent a lot of time talking on Skype and FaceTime, and they recently took a vacation to Florida. But now the family finally can be together every day once again, and as excited as James gets talking about pretty much anything, he sounded even more thrilled when discussing that good news.
"I'm a psycho dad," he said. "It's funny because sometimes people ask my wife, 'Does your husband yell all the time?' No. I mean, you don't blow the whistle and scream at home."
Coaches get so much credit and attention for all their sports achievements, but many of them will tell you that their wives are the true heroes in the relationship.
"My wife is clearly the boss at home," Franklin said. "For me to come in - I'm there 10 percent of the time, she's there 90 percent of the time - and (for me) to try to run the show, it doesn't make any sense."
Franklin's eyes light up when talking about his little girls. He goes on and on about how much they love football and having the "football boys" over to the house for dinner. That was the case when he was at Vanderbilt, and will continue to be so at Penn State.
Then Franklin spent a couple of minutes talking about something you don't hear much from coaches. He discussed the importance of the young men on the football team being exposed to a strong family unit and how that can help everyone develop closer relationships.
"It's important for these kids to see how I am with my wife," he said. "It's important for them to see how I am with my kids. My wife says that in a lot of ways it humanizes me. Because with coaching, I'm a psycho. When I'm out on that football field, it's coach, coach, coach, coach, demand, demand, demand, those types of things. Then they see me with my kids, then they see me with my wife. (it) gives them a different perspective.
"All of those things," he added, "are valuable in building a family, which is what we're trying to do."
Franklin's daughters will visit him at the office "every single day," he said, and they get to see him in action as a coach during both practices and games.
The coach is known to get quite animated and fired up, something his little girls know all too well. In fact, somewhere in existence is a video that Franklin vowed he would share with the world at some point on social media.
"We have a video of my daughter (Shola) impersonating me one time, going berserk on the field about something, and she's doing it. And it's hilarious," he said.
Just last week, during a visit to Children's Hospital at Penn State Hershey, Franklin shared his most personal story yet since taking the PSU job. He revealed Addy has sickle-cell disease, a genetic blood disorder which affects primarily black people and can lead to several issues, including shortness of breath, jaundice, delayed growth in children and even shortened life span.
Addy was diagnosed shortly after birth, and Franklin said his wife has become an expert on the disease. One of the good things Franklin said about taking the PSU job is the outstanding medical care that's available either in State College or nearby, and he noted his family has researched the facilities so Addy can get the best care.
Since the day he arrived at Penn State, Franklin has talked about family in two respects. He has mentioned building a family within the football program through strong personal relationships with the players, and he has made every effort to discuss and include his real family in the process.
For the past seven months, Franklin's wife and daughters couldn't be with him every day to get their new lives started in Happy Valley, and that took a toll on everyone. In just a few more days, though, they'll all be reunited, which has to be a blessing for mom, dad and the two girls.
No matter how much success a person achieves in life, if you don't have your family around to enjoy it with you, it just doesn't mean as much.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. Reach him at 949-7031 or @CoryGiger on Twitter.


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Cubs Minor League Camp Rosters - Updated
Following the most-recent cuts from big league camp and reassignments (demotions and outright releases) at Minor League Camp, here are (best as I can determine) the current rosters at Fitch Park:
* bats or throws left
# bats both
Jose Ascanio
Matt Avery
Cory Bailey
Justin Berg
* Edward Campusano
* Neal Cotts
* Derrick Ellison
Jesse Estrada
Sean Gallagher
Jim Henderson (limited physical activity - unknown-type injury)
Mark Holliman
* Geoff Jones
Juan Mateo
* J. R. Mathes
* Ryan O'Malley
Billy Petrick
Rocky Roquet
Mitch Atkins
Esmailin Caridad
Jose Ceda
Adam Harben
Grant Johnson
* Scott Koerber
* Casey Lambert
Alessandro Maestri
Marcos Mateo
* Jeremy Papelbon
Gregory Reinhard
* Jayson Ruhlman
Jeff Samardzija
* Chris Shaver
* Donald Veal
Tanner Watson
Alberto Alburquerque
Todd Blackford
Marco Carrillo
Michael Cooper (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
* Darin Downs
Dumas Garcia
* Arik Hempy
Robert Hernandez
Ryan Meyers
Billy Muldowney
Leonel Perez (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
Mike Phelps
Jose Pina (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
* James Russell
Joel Santo
* Chris Siegfried
Stephen Vento
* Zach Ashwood
* Michael Bunton
Alberto Cabrera
Rafael Dolis (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
Marcus Hatley
Chris Huseby
Jordan Latham
Matt Maradeo
Scott Meyer
Jon Mueller (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
John Muller
* Mark Pawelek
Cedric Redmond
Dae-Eun Rhee
* Dustin Sasser
Francisco Acosta
Ryan Acosta
* Jeffry Antigua
* Luis Astorga
Rogelino Carmona
Eduardo Figueroa
Yohan Gonzalez
Kitt Kopach (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
Kevin Kreier
Oswaldo Martinez (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
Craig Muschko
Blake Parker
Julio Pena
Hernan Ramos
Carlos E. Rojas
Audy Santana
Ryan Searle
Jose Severino
Miguel Sierra
Larry Suarez (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
Scott Taylor (serving 50-game illegal substance suspension)
Harol Tolentino
# J. D. Closser
# Koyie Hill (C-1B)
Jake Muyco
Tony Richie
Welington Castillo
* Steve Clevenger (C-1B)
Chris Robinson
* Blake Lalli (C-1B)
Mario Mercedes
* Mark Reed
Luis Bautista (C-1B)
Josh Donaldson
Carlos Perez
Roberto Sabates
Carlos Guevara
* Alvaro Sosa
# Andres Blanco (SS)
# Matt Craig (1B-3B)
* Kyle Reynolds (3B)
* Alan Rick (1B)
# Bobby Scales (2B)
Joe Simokaitis (SS)
Robinson Chirinos (2B)
Brian Dopirak (1B)
Josh Lansford (3B)
# Matt Matulia (SS)
Carlos R. Rojas (SS)
Issmael Salas (3B-1B)
* Nate Spears (2B)
Darwin Barney (SS)
Russ Canzler (1B)
* Dylan Johnston (SS-2B)
* Ryne Malone (3B-1B)
Jonathan Mota (2B-SS)
Marquez Smith (3B)
Tony Thomas (2B)
# Marwin Gonzalez (SS)
Gian Guzman (SS)
* Jeffrey Rea (2B)
Jovan Rosa (3B)
* Drew Rundle (1B-OF)
Nathan Samson (2B)
Josh Vitters (3B)
Starlin Castro (SS)
John Contreras (3B)
# Dwayne Kemp (2B)
* Bryan Jost (1B) - limited physical activity - knee surgery rehab
Junior Lake (SS)
Elvis Lara (2B)
# Jose Made (2B-SS)
* Matt Camp
Jake Fox
* Josh Kroeger
# Andres Torres
* James Adduci
Yusuf Carter
* Corey Coles
* Tyler Colvin
Ryan Harvey
* Jonathan Wyatt
* Kyler Burke
* Jeff Culpepper (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
* Leon Johnson
Ty Wright
* Cliff Andersen
Brandon Guyer (limited physical activity – injury rehab)
* Nelson Perez
* Luke Sommer
# Min Kyu Sung (player-coach)
# Andres Quezada
Kevin Soto
Jesus Reyes
WHEREBOUTS UNKNOWN (by me):
Hung-Wen Chen, P
Rafael Cova, P
# Luis Figueroa, INF
* Clark Hardman, OF
Yuri Higgins, P
Chris Rivera, P
* Marc Sawyer, 1B
Chi-Hsiang Wen, OF
NOTE: As far as I know, Chen, Cova, Sawyer, and Wen never reported. I suspect Sawyer MIGHT be finishing his senior year at Yale and will report late. Figueroa probably either got released or quit after he got sent down from big league camp, and I don't know what happened to Hardman, Higgins, and Rivera. They were at Fitch Park for a while, but have since disappeared, so either they are hurt to the extent that they can't perform even limited activities on the field, or they quit, or they got released.
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Was I censored?
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That's what I figured...just a kiddin'.
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Any surprises Phil? Is smardzija really going to start the year out in Tennessee?
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Az Phil:
Matt Camp split most year a (low A) Peoria/Daytona (high A) with a brief showing at Tenn (AA). So what did he do to deserve the promotion to start the year in the Iowa OF?
Do you think Carmen Pignatello has earned a mlb roster spot based on his spring? I know...some guys are blocked by veterans with big salaries on the team, but it must be tough when you don't give up a run all spring for a team with only one veteran lefty reliever who is coming off of a pretty inconsistent 2007. I'm not so sure I like the argument that the rest of the bullpen righty's can get out left handed hitters.
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matt camp projects as a backup (4th/5th) OF anyway.
even with an aluminum bat he was nothing more than "pesky" at ncsu.
think...adam greenberg without a head injury. =p
he should be a usefull swiss-army-knife OF'r who could slip into the lineup if anyone gets injured or slowed. his fielding and patience is probably gonna make his value more than "developing" some power...dunno if he's got any in that frame to do anything with.
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Thanks for all your work, Phil. You keep me tuned in.
rock on,
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Baltimore Sun article tonight about Roberts----to sum it up, he hasn't been told he won't be traded
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Anybody know when Brian Roberts reports to Camp?
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I should be strung up for that one.
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AZ, I thought among your mind bogglingly detailed posts I saw that we lost Brian Dopirak. No? Or did I just lose track of him in my head because he didn't seem to be panning out?
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And Lou Piniella confirms: when he said he'd have a rotation announcement by Friday, he meant it, dammit.
It's now Saturday where I am.
Did he say which Friday, dammit?
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by Friday, he must have meant Monday
rotation and closer to be announced Monday...Pie tabbed as the regular CFer. Don't like Cedeno out there as a backup, so expect a trade.
Soriano not batting leadoff
Piniella said there's no chance "right now" of Soriano going back to the leadoff spot because of the cold weather in Chicago to start the season.
says he wouldn't mind Fuku in the leadoff spot, but doesn't like having his two lefties spread out so far apart. Definitely didn't like Fuku in the 5 spot...
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cedeno straight up for r. davis (the man is fast)and out of options just
like cedeno.
screw ,the roberts trade right now keep those chips
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Az Phil, I seem to remember the Cubs signing a young OF named Haesung Kook. I see he is not around Fitch either.Do you know where he is at?
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This Washington reporter says the Cubs looking for a 2nd baseman? Somebody out there doesn't understand why they are interested in Roberts. His logic is if they can't get Roberts, why not get Lopez.
Felipe Lopez with the Nats?
Maybe they'd trade Austin Kearns for our righty backup OF. He does play a bit of CF, he's a righty bat and he's an OBP guy (and Hendry used to have a mancrush on him).
Hey, if they can make up trades...so can I.
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Felipe Lopez would be almost as good as Roberts. They can keep Kearns IMO.
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Ryno, Have you not seen Felipe "oops" Lopez play? He's a defensive liability. His bat is totally not worth it. No Nats please. Coco Crisp lost his job in Boston because he's no better than an overpaid Corey Patterson. You might as well get Todd Walker back here if you don't care about defense.
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"They can keep Kearns IMO."
Darth Vader in cleats?
Posting on the condition of anonymity...
here is the link to the Baltimore Sun/Roberts article
The potential deal continues to be a popular topic in the Orioles' clubhouse, with players regularly asking reporters whether it will get done. Nobody seems to be sure of the answer. When asked if the trade will go down, three Orioles officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, gave three different answers. One said yes, one said no and the other said it was "50-50."
Re: Posting on the condition of anonymity...
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AZ Phil:
Assuming McGehee is sent back to Iowa, what happens to the Third Base logjam there?
And who do you like most as an ML-contributer-- McGehee, Reynolds, or Craig?
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Thanks, Phil.
Didn't the organization experiment with converting Craig into a catcher a couple of years ago? I'm assuming that experiment didn't take.
And why would the Cubs release Craig? Couldn't we just trade him to Baltimore for something of use? Perhaps throw him into the Roberts booty?
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AZ Phil,
Thanks as always for the reporting!
Flash in the Pan?
AZ Phil,
What do you make of Brian Dopirak's 2004 statistics? Aberration, or did someone simply steal his mojo after the season ended? Has anyone else followed the Brian Dopirak career path, and if so, how did their careers end up--MLB regulars or unknown minor leaguers?
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Not AZ Phil, but I saw Dopirak play in a few games that year, and he appeared to be a man among boys in that league. You could tell, though, that he had trouble with off-speed stuff. It looks like, at this point, if a pitcher gets behind and comes in with a fastball Dopirak's got a chance. Otherwise he gets a steady diet of garbage and K's.
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Any idea where these guys are (if in fact they are still in the organization)
RP Tim Lahey (not Layden)
RP John Webb
RP Mike Nannini
2B Gary Cates
SS John Nelson
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AZ Phil can fill you in on the rest, but Lahey should still be with the big league team. It doesn't look like he'll make the team out of camp and as a Rule 5 draftee, he'll first have to go through waivers where any team can pick him up for a nominal fee but be forced to keep him on their 25-man roster all year. If he makes it through waivers, he'll be offered back to the Twins for a fee or possibly be the PTBNL in the Craig Monroe deal as AZ Phil has speculated.
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Didn't we trade Nannini to the Marlins at some point?
And I'd think the others have been released at some point or another.
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Did the Cubs finnally decide to get rid of Alfred Joseph? i can't seem to find what happend to him. I've knew he always had a little bit of an attitude problem.
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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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.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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Cubs Announce Minor League Coaches
We already knew about Ryne Sandberg's assignment to manage the Triple A Iowa Cubs, and today the Cubs filled in the gaps.
|Pitching Coach
|Hitting Coach
|Ryne Sandberg
|Mike Mason
|Von Joshua
|Bill Dancy
|Dennis Lewallyn
|Tom Beyers
|Buddy Bailey
|Tom Pratt
|Richie Zisk
|Casey Kopitzke
|David Rosario
|Barbaro Garbey
|Jody Davis
|Jeff Fassero
|Ricardo Medina
|AZL Cubs
|Juan Cabreja
|Rick Tronerud
|Desi Wilson
|DSL Cubs #1
|Manuel Callado
|Leo Hernandez
|Alberto Garcia
|DSL Cubs #2
|Anderson Tavares
|Leo Perez
The minor league coordinators are: Dave Bialas (Minor League Field Coordinator), Mark Riggins (Pitching Coordinator), Dave Keller (Hitting Coordinator), Carmelo Martinez (Latin American Field Coordinator), Franklin Font (Roving Infield & Bunting Instructor), Bob Dernier (Roving Outfield & Baserunning Instructor), and Marty Pevey (Roving Catching Instructor).
News like this is why December is the most magical time of the year.
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Casey Kopitzke...ha.
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How many options does Sandberg have left?
It'll be really nice to have some home grown talent that can produce at the big league level while still under club control
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Well he won't be under club control, but hopefully he'll be about $2 to $3 million less per year than Grandpa Lou.
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yeah i was kidding, you know, cuz he's a manager and all
but in all seriousness, what are the odds he's managing in 2011 do you think?
I think it would take winning a playoff series to give Loupa the extension he wants
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This is an interesting point. Joe Girardi, a relatively young guy - and not a HOF - was able to connect with his multi-millionaires who bought into his style.
Ryno is everything Cub. He is a recent HOF inductee. He certainly has "respectability-factor" there.
PErsonally, I had advocated earlier that he get hired for 2010 as Lou's bench coach and learn under him. I am sure Trammell will get an interview - but c'mon now. We are talking Ryno, here.
Would he have the stones to take pt away from players that are not giving it their all?
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At this point, it would probably be best for Ryno not to learn anything from Lou.
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I suppose so, TRN. But, I don't know - there must be some value in learning under him. He does have one World Series ring.
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the dude isn't an idiot, but he's far from special...like most managers.
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I fully expect Ryno to manager by All Star break 2010.
Especially if Cubs get rid of Bradley and they start out as bad as they did in 2009 with Lou doing the shrugging act.
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I don't think that the Cubs will fire Lou, no matter how bad they start out. The only way there is a new manager during the 2010 season would be if Lou decides to resign. If they wouldn't get rid of Dusty the last season that he was here, there is no way they get rid of Lou.
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"If they wouldn't get rid of Dusty the last season that he was here, there is no way they get rid of Lou."
The Cubs are under new managment. So while I don't really disagree, I am not sure we can rely on the past to tell us how the Cubs will react in the future.
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Yeah different owners.
I figure Lou will get tired of the media and the losing and will try to get fired.
Like making a pitching change with no pants on or hitting on Ricketts sister.
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I'm just saying that Hendry wont make the move unless he is forced too. I am not calling for a change, I am just making an observation. Even when it was obvious that Dusty was not coming back, Hendry wouldn't fire him out of some sort of strange loyality.
Re: Nick Johnson almost to the Yanks
so much for damon...
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Not taking arbitration is like not taking the 100k in Deal Or No Deal.
I absolutely detested that show until I started rooting against people, then it was kind of fun. Actually, I still hate it (and all game/reality shows) but it was at least more bearable.
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I agree, that show is ridiculous.
You can justify making any choice
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I didn't know Carmelo Anthony was so versatile.
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Now that's a shame.
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The worst thing is that so many of us read it and knew exactly who you were talking about.
Milton Bradley to Mariners? 3/44?
An AP article on ESPN. It's mostly about Cliff Lee's reaction to the trade but throws in MB acquisition speculation at the bottom.
Milton Bradley to Mariners?
Seattle might make Hendry an offer HE could never refuse.
Milton Bradley to Mariners?
"Combine that with a manageable contract and you've got the makings of a decent trade chit."
Whereas Bradley is just a chit.
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I'd be good with that. Lopez is owed only 2.3M this year and 4.5M/250K club option.
Cubs would probably have to include a 2B or a prospect to sweeten the pot. I wonder if Figgins means they want to rid themselves of Bill Hall? Not that he'd be much use to the Cubs, but if the deal was Bradley and Baker for Lopez and Hall I'd be good with that. Too bad Hall can't play CF. He could fill in at LF, 3B, even 2B in a pinch.
Lee, Lopez, Theriot, Ram, Soto
Sori, Byrd/FA, Fuku
Hill, Hoff, Hall, Blanco, Font, Fuld
Looks like one too many players. Someone would have to go
This whole thing is probably a really bad idea
Let's just forget I said anything
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Didn't Hall try a season in center field? I sort of like it, I forgot he's "wasting" away up there. In your scenario Blanco would go to AAA and Hall would be Theriot's backup at short (Fountainout has played a couple of games there too).
Doesn't make us a better team, particuarly if Byrd plays CF, but it does solve the "Bradley Problem".
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Football and baseball can be apples and oranges, but recent interviews with Chris Henry before he died tells a different story concerning an athlete who has a change of attitude toward his team. He said he'd also figured out something that eludes many of the best performers at his position: A realization that individual accomplishments are secondary to the team's goals.
"I'm just gonna get out here and grind every day, do what I can do to help the team," he told me. "My stats don't even have to get sky-high. I just want to win, and to be part of something."
In the end, Henry most certainly was. Statistically, his impact was understated – he caught 12 passes in eight games, gaining 236 yards and scoring a pair of touchdowns. People in the Bengals' organization will tell you that, as the team's only true deep threat, Henry's ability to stretch the field had been sorely missed during the six games, which is a significant reason for Cincy's offensive struggles during that span.
While it is sad that his life was snuffed out just when he was "getting it," wouldn't it be just as sad if an organization who has a history of giving up on players too early can't iron out the wrinkles and make oh, let's say a Milton Bradley into such a giver. We want our team to be the best. Getting rid of a Milton Bradley without even trying to heal the wounds all around just makes us look like another Boston or New York. I see moving Bradley as just as much a mistake, not only for the team, but for the man. Maybe we've been thinking that having a "family" run the team would be more helpful for the fans, players and standings. Maybe we were wrong.
~quotes from Yahoo Sports, Michael Silver
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Wow...that is some sentimental bullshit. Thanks Michael Silver..
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Henry was also 26 and had had such severe troubles that he was surely facing a premature end to his career. Bradley, at 31, has had some scrapes and capers but not to the same degree as Henry. He also likely sees himself as a victim of circumstance here, not as someone who needs to reform.
I'd rather the Cubs keep Milton than do a truly crummy deal, but even if they do that, I doubt there'll be much healing.
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Never be surprised when a person doesn't change.
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The problem is as a player you need to want to change your attitude. Chris Henry looks to have "got it" but Bradley has shown no desire to change who he is as a person.
Thats why all these bullshit comments that Lou didn't manage Bradley properly are exactly that, bullshit. Because guess what? He has had problems at nearly every stop in his career, and the one place where you thought he actually got along with a manager (Texas) he was playing them all for fools by faking injuries and thinking only about himself.
But all of a sudden its Lou's fault for not getting Bradley on board. The organization gave him a shot, gave him his financial security like he asked, and he still layed a giant turd in the clubhouse. All those lies about trying harder for a team that commits to him, and he didn't change one bit.
I have told you guys from day one, he doesn't give a damn about anyone else but himself. You can baby him and he will take advantage of it, you can be a hard ass with him and he will claim racism or play the victim.
You could have someone wipe his ass, jerk him off between innings, and laying roses between the dugout and homeplate and he would still be unhappy. They didn't use the right toilet paper, the girl strokes him too hard, or the roses are red instead of yellow. Boo hoo no one cares about poor old Milton.
Honestly, even if all those things you said were true who cares? I don't have to work with him or interview him. As long as he plays baseball, which he is likely to do better than anything we get back for him, let him play.
Re: let him play.
How about when he refuses to play? Remember the fight he got into with Von Joshua about pinch hitting.
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When a player says they're injured and playing is going to aggrevate the injury, then they shouldn't play. Odds are it was Joshua, not Bradley who started that fight.
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How do you know the trainers didnt tell Pinella and Joshua that Bradley was full of shit? People in and around the Rangers in 08 were mentioning he would pull himself out of the lineup to preserve his stats. Also Joshua seems like the most milquost person on that staff last year, I seriously doubt he would be the one starting shouting matches that lead to threats of physical violence.
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"How do you know the trainers didnt tell Pinella and Joshua that Bradley was full of shit?"
Common sense? If the trainer is going to determine whether he's good to go by what Milton tells him.
" I seriously doubt he would be the one starting shouting matches that lead to threats of physical violence."
So this is your theory. Milton says to Lou "My knee's not 100%, I probably need another day." Then he turns to Joshua and starts screaming at him. Seriously?
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Good point. It's not like Bradley has a history of irrational anger.
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Ok Neal..your hero, and internationally known man of peace Milton Bradley was right again.
Well put.
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I know it's very hard for some of you to use reason in your thinking process, just showing you how.
Bradley to Seattle
CCO reports Bradley will be traded to Seattle.
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Is the deal immindent?
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I won't believe it until Bruce Levine reports it.
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I hope not, that's proved to be a deal killer.
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Of all of the guys, he's usually the most reliable.
He's in a slump. What can we do?
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He's been announcing the trade "any day now" since November.
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Yes, that is the idiot Mike North.
They signed on to do a 5-7 am show on local CBS TV station in February with a financial advisor.
It will be a mix of sports and financial advise.
North lost a mint on a local Ponzi scheme in 2009, sounds like he will be as good as that as he is on sports.
Kill Me Now
Oh Jesus, did I just perpetuate a Mike North rumor? I thought he might he dead.
CCO reports that Mike North is dead.
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According to Cot's, the Brewers are on the hook for as much as $7.15 million of Hall's $8.4 million salary in 2010, so there isn't much motivation for the M's to move him in exchange for MB. Hall's buyout in 2011 is only $500,000.
Is there any chance that Carlos Silva might be a bit more healthy now and could approach being at least a competent long man in the pen? (grasping for straws...)
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Even a healthy Silva is just a pitcher who goes with the "hit em where they are" pitching strategy. He'd probably get murdered at Wrigley. To me it would make more sense just releasing Bradley and calling up Atkins if that is what it comes down to.
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So to recap.... The plan is to
1. Trade Bradley for Silva
2. Heavily backload a deal to Byrd
3. Heavily backload a deal to Capps
Sounds like it. Then release Silva if he is late to a meeting and have Capps unhappy because Marmol is blowing 2 saves a week and he's still a setup guy. Spend the season wondering why the pitching isn't as good as we thought and why Byrd isn't going to get 100 RBI's batting 5th. Eeke into the playoffs then get outed in three games by a team with power throwing right handed starters, and have Lou complain that if he had Cameron and Ibanez they would have won it all. That just about cover it?
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Bruce Levine reporting on Cubs brass meeting with corporate sponsors yesterday
Hendry pretty much said Bradley will not be on 2010 Cubs
Ricketts talking to Naples and a couple of other AZ sites
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all of it so 3/44 I want to push pencils through my ears
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MLB Trade Rumors reporting that Crisp may sign a one-year deal with the Padres.
In this game of musical chairs for CF's, I'm afraid there won't be anywhere for Hendry to sit when the music stops.
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That beats sitting on Coco Crisp or Marlon Byrd's lap for millions of dollars. Pick up some DFA center fielders at the end of spring training or the first weeks of the season.
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Why do we need a Cfer exactly?
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worked in 2007
Heyman on a possible Bradley/Silva deal
"Perhaps the Cubs feel he (Silva) can regain his form"
Regain what form, exactly?
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Jody Davis was managing in the Cubs organization before Ryno, right? He hasn't exactly climbed the ladder. Wonder what the story is there.
Not trying to start rumors about animosity. Maybe Jody is perfectly happy where he is.
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Does anyone notice that Silva makes more than Bradley over the next 2 years?
It will be cheaper to release Bradley than it will be to trade Bradley.
Kick the tires on Derek Lowe if you are going to go this route.
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I, for one, completely oppose Ryno being promoted to manager in Chicago. It would just be too confusing for me in TCR comments to discern between Ryno me or Ryno the manager.
Rotoworld, Via Larry Stone (M's beat writer for the local paper)
is confirming a Bradley-Silva swap. As someone who hated the Bradley signing to start with and really wants him off the team, this is horrible. He gets payed more than Bradley and sucks more than Bradley.
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If that's true (and that's a big if), I don't think it's all that terrible. Milton Bradley is no big prize, my friends.
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If you say so, but I like the Mariners chances of making the playoffs better than I do the Cubs right now.
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The Boise manager is also the Extended Spring Training "Boise/Mesa" (EXST Cubs) manager April-June, so Jody Davis will have those duties, too.
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Larry Stone says the Cubs will get Carlos Silva from the Mariners for Bradley.
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Did he say if it was imminent?
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No he says it "is a done deal".
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Muskett confims:
I hope the "merry christmas" is sarcastic or it means she's going on holdiay/
The Cubs might make the Bradley for Silva deal just so they can spread the $$$ loss over three years instead of over two and to release $1.5M in payroll for 2010 to help pay for a CF and/or a RHRP, perhaps paying Silva $7.5M in 2010, $11.5M in 2011, and the $2M buy-out in 2012, with the Mariners paying Bradley's $9M salary and $4M of Silva's salary in 2010, plus Bradley's $12M salary in 2011. (The Mariners otherwise owe Silva $25M 2010-12, including the 2012 buy-out).
I would also hope that the Cubs would get a prospect back as part of the deal, since Silva would (at best) probably be the 12th man ("garbage man") on the staff in 2010-11, presuming he doesn't get released.
Re: presuming he doesn't get released.
but the Cubs have 21 million reasons not to release him
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I doubt it... and I doubt he got a prospect.
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Sounds like he's back to his '08 form.
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lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
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.
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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.
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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
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quote: If the interceptors have a 35% success rate and only 500 were fired, then only 175 enemy missiles would have been shot down.So just how many interceptors were fired? (as 500 is unlikely to be the right number) Or rather, how many enemy missiles have been aimed at dust (thus not needed to be intercepted)?
quote: 35% is the absolute minimum success rate assuming the launchers decided that ALL rockets were an immediate threat to the populace.
quote: Iron Dome intentionally ignores some rockets. You can't make claims like 35% until you know the number of rockets the system chose to engage as well as the total number of rockets. 70% might very well be closer to the correct value.Look at it another way. If they reprogrammed the system to engage every rocket it saw, and not ignore any, what would be the number of rockets intercepted? That doesn't even factor in the possibility of the system being overwhelmed because it is no longer carefully choosing its targets, but even so, the number of interceptions would skyrocket (pun intended).


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As the soapy ABC hit wraps its second season with a two-hour finale Sunday night, PEOPLE chatted with the actor and former model, 40, about shooting the show's craziest scenes, the extent of his actual technical know-how, and which costar he'd like to transition to a spinoff with.
You've had some pretty insane scenes during the first two seasons of the show – which were your favorites to shoot?
I love the scenes that we shot towards the end of season one where – okay, I'm a sicko – Nolan is chained up in the White-Haired Man's torture chamber with Emily. I thought that was pretty MacGyver.
Also – maybe because I'm an emotional masochist – I loved shooting the scene where Nolan finds out that Padma has died and Emily comes to comfort him. It's the first time that we've seen those two characters go from at each other's throats in the pilot episode to embracing.
Emily didn't punch Nolan and push him away for once. I love seeing the progression of where those characters have come from our first episode until now.
So Nolan and Emily are getting tighter on screen – what's the relationship like between you and Emily [VanCamp]?
We are amazingly mature in real life and as a result of that, sometimes amazingly immature with each other. We disintegrate into baby talk – it's super cute.
I love Emily. She's such an amazing cook – she can make me banana-chocolate chip muffins any time. She has cooked the most incredible meals up at her house and she hosts the best parties for our cast.
She's just fun – she's a very well-adjusted, really intelligent person who I've really appreciated having as a costar in my first foray into series television. You have to spend a lot of time over a potentially long period of time with another person and I couldn't think of a better person to do it with.
You're not actually all that tech-savvy in real life. What are you really doing when Nolan is hacking computers, programming Carrion and figuring out who the Falcon is?
Me, myself and I … not so tech-savvy. Nolan Ross on TV – as long as the camera is not on my hands ... I don't know, do I want to give away trade secrets? It's usually [mimics typing] as fast as I can … "Oh my God, what am I seeing on the blue-screen?! That means I have to type even faster!"
Nolan doesn't have the best track record with love interests – Tyler and Padma have both ended up dead …
Okay, now that you put it that way, it sounds horrible! If you fall in love with Nolan, you're going to be dead. It's not just that the relationship ends poorly, you're dead.
It certainly looks that way though! So can we expect to see Nolan follow Emily's lead in the season finale? He now has a number of reasons to get revenge himself, and we hear someone else will die.
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It keeps you on your toes while you work – in a great way. A show like this works best when it has a combination of tension and humor. I don't mind living with the constant threat of character death on the show.
I also think that Nolan has a million reasons to want to get his own revenge, but he's got some great partners in crime at this point.
Some of the rescue missions with Aiden Mathis haven't worked out so well – who is that guy? I mean, honestly – he's supposed to be a super spy and he doesn't have a great track record with being a good shot. Missed Victoria this season, missed Trask … I went there. [laughs]
Barry Sloane, who plays Aiden, is awesome. I would love to do a spinoff show with Barry … Aiden and Nolan just failing at trying to save people, one episode after the next. Hire us – your target will always die.
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford got almost 37 percent of the 53,657 votes cast in the Republican primary. Behind him were attorney and former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic, with 13.32 percent of the vote districtwide, and Grooms, with 12.4 percent of the vote districtwide.
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The pairing of these two internationally renowned musicians, three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist/composer Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet) and the legendary, two-time Grammy-nominated, jazz/fusion drummer Jeff "Apt. Q-258" Sipe (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Trey Anastasio, Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet) was inevitable. Their ongoing search for connectivity through musical dialogue reflects the heart of the human relationship and that relationship between these two masters of their craft is the foundation for Coffin and Sipe's highly accessible, innovative, and improvisational release, Duet on Compass Records.
Jeff and Jeff are no strangers to one another. "Jeff Sipe and I have been playing music and touring together since the late 20th century in various incarnations of the Mu'tet, his trio, playing in jam sessions at festivals, as well as talking about music, swapping stories, hanging out at each other's homes, and becoming lifelong friends along the way," says Coffin. The two actively tour in Coffin's Mu'tet, a group renowned for its jazz-fusion feel and world-beat undertones. Sipe recorded on the Mu'tet CD Bloom, Coffin's 3rd release from Compass Records about which One Way Magazine said, "...one seriously amazing record...Bloom is like a musical Mardi Gras that parades down Bourbon Street and into your heart. "
This personal and working relationship allowed "the Jeffs" to create their duo concept and record the album as a complete conversation between two musicians and friends. "We share similar views about music, and creating, and of allowing the spirit of what we do overtake us and we allow ourselves to be led by it. For this project, we decided to 'just play', record everything, and see what came out the other side of the rabbit hole. No expectations," comments Coffin. Stripped of their ensembles and with their 'no rules' attitude, they holed up in Brevard, NC, at the Brevard Music Center with their array of horns, drums, gongs, bells, flutes and whistles, where their conversations continued to flow
The resulting recording is presented as a "single, stream-of-consciousness listening experience." Coffin and Sipe brought various working ideas and musical thoughts to the session, but there was no agenda and no completed compositions involved. They wanted this to be an interactive musical discussion and dialogue. The album is thematic and improvisational, intended to be seamless in a nearly symphonic style. Says Coffin, "As listeners, we can all become part of the performance if we allow ourselves to be captured by the moment…We wanted to document the ebb and flow of creating musical conversations between two people familiar with each other who like to talk. We hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as we enjoyed playing it."
Jeff Coffin has been on tour with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones since 1997 and with Dave Matthews Band since 2008. Jeff's playing is melodic, passionate, and hypnotic with hues of fusion, jazz, world music, rock and an improvisational nature that is definable only as "music" and Jeff, as a "musician." Known for his ability to play two saxophones at once, in the style of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Coffin looks for the unexplored and uniqueness in playing his instruments. Coming out of the University of North Texas with a degree in Music Education, and a Yamaha Performing Artist since 2001, Coffin creates time in his extraordinarily busy touring schedule to further music education by presenting clinics in colleges, high schools, and junior high schools in a worldwide arena. Jeff also finds time as an amateur photographer to document his travels and the Duet jacket photos and most of the inside photos on this CD (and on his previous two, Bloom & Mutopia) were taken by him.
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MacbettIs there no one I can trust? And shall I then suspect my brother, my faithful dog, the wine I drink, the air I breathe? Eugène Ionesco's Macbett turns Shakespeare's classic tale into a tragic farce that captures the insanity of war. After subduing a rebellion, the generals Macbett and Banco are promised great rewards by the Archduke Duncan. When Duncan breaks his promise, Macbett is driven to plot Duncan's murder, take his crown, and steal his wife. Ionesco's reworking. Shannon Sindelar directs.12/05/2012 - 12/08/2012Location: Rauh Studio Theater, Purnell Center, CMU, Pittsurgh, PAwebsite
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The CrucibleThe hysteria and intolerance of the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s provide the setting for this Arthur Miller classic. When a mysterious illness affects a teenage girl, the family looks for someone or something to blame. Suggestions of witchcraft made by the jealous, conniving Abigail Williams throws this town into a frenzy of accusations. A rich allegory of the McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, The Crucible won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1953.12/06/2012 - 12/16/2012Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Music 101: Michael Lipman, PSO CellistIn a lecture/performance entitled, "Old Cello, New Cello," Michael Lipman will tell the stories of his two remarkably different instruments.12/06/2012Time: 12:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Almost, MaineThe Gateway H.S. Drama Club stages "Almost, Maine," by John Cariani, directed by Larry F. Cervi and produced by Drama Club sponsor Bob Read. On a moonless midwinter night, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.12/06/2012 - 12/08/201212/06 - 7:30 pm12/07 - 7:30 pm12/08 - 2:00 pmLocation: Gateway H. S., 3000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville, PA
Pittsburgh Symphony BrassThe much renowned and recorded Pittsburgh Symphony Brass ensemble performs a concert of Christmas music in a small 1882 Gothic church built by the Fox family. The concert is presented by the Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts. Tickets at 412-867-1816. (Adult: $25, Student: $1.) A post-concert reception follows at The Red Brick Gallery.12/06/2012Location: Memorial Church of Our Father, Foxburg, PAwebsite
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Salkehatchie Soup, the much-awaited third novel in Ken Burger's trilogy of South Carolina stories, will be released March 2 by Evening Post Books.
And it doesn't disappoint.
As in Burger's previous tales (Swallow Savannah and Sister Santee), the cast of characters includes the powerful and the pitiful, both working through the options life presents them.
In his usual no-holds-barred style, Burger's tale of the Adger family continues from cushy golf resorts to a one-hole course in the middle of nowhere. Along the way, even small, seemingly private lives are caught up in the politics, crime, and intrigue of Miami, Manhattan, and Washington, D.C.
In Burger's mangy imagination, political bargains made in the cloakrooms of Congress impact both those who have fallen from grace and those who urgently seek it.
In his first novel, Swallow Savannah, Burger wrote about the collision of the Cold War and Civil Rights in the area around the Savannah River Site where plutonium for atomic weapons was produced in the 1950s and '60s. In Sister Santee, he spun an all-too-believable yarn about the pine plantations and racial uneasiness in the 1970s and '80s. With Salkehatchie Soup, Burger returns to his birthplace to expose the remains of 50 years of nuclear waste buried in our beautiful state.
Evening Post Books and Morris Nissan will host the Salkehatchie Soup book launch and author signing on March 2, 2013 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Morris Nissan, 1714 Savannah Highway, Charleston, S.C. Admission is free, refreshments will be served, and parking will be available. Burger will be selling and signing copies of the book.
Salkehatchie Soup will be available March 4 for $26.95 online at www.eveningpostbooks.com and www.amazon.com, inside the Post-Courier Building at 134 Columbus St. in Charleston and in local bookstores. Bulk sales are available upon request by contacting Evening Post Books at 843.958.7367.
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Would-be metal thieves caught on camera
Business owner sees robbery on surveillance, deputies say
Deputies say a pair of suspected thieves were caught stealing metal from a DeLand recycling plant over the weekend, thanks to the owner's surveillance cameras.
The owner of Dominion Recycling lives 30 miles away from the DeLand plant, but he said sensors alerted him to an intrusion there and he was able to watch the robbery over a surveillance video feed.
The owner called the Volusia County Sheriff's Office as he watched the men rifle through bins filled with valuable metal.
Deputies say they quickly nabbed the suspected pair -- 39-year-old James Clark and 35-year-old Jamie Reeser.
Clark apparently told investigators he was desperate for cash to save some property that he owns, deputies said.
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