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Members of the Williamsville School Board deliberated Tuesday night on whether to keep the tax increase associated with next year's school budget at just under 4 percent or to increase taxes by 4.26 percent in order to install more security cameras.
The superintendent's $169.5 million budget proposal would grow spending by $5 million, or 3.05 percent, next school year and raise taxes by $4.2 million, or 3.99 percent. The percentage increase would be the highest the district has seen in eight years.
The budget, however, does not yet include the potential loss of federal money due to sequestration that may reduce federal aid by between $168,000 and $268,000.
"Our school districts have already made significant budget reductions, including here in Williamsville, that have brought us to the point where additional reductions are going to be very challenging," said Superintendent Scott Martzloff.
He reiterated that his budget proposal safeguards all academic and extracurricular programs.
If a 3.99 percent tax increase is supported by the board, it would translate into an estimated tax rate of $18.97 per $1,000 of assessed property tax value, an increase of 62 cents. That would result in a tax bill increase of $62 on a $100,000 home.
Given an anticipated drop in available state building aid for 2014-15, the board debated whether to fast-track its security camera installation plan and add 98 more cameras in addition to the ones it already plans to install in 2013-14.
If the board agrees to spend an additional $284,171 and raise taxes to 4.26 percent, the board could install 98 more cameras than it originally planned and lift the burden of paying for those cameras when state funding is even tighter in 2014-15.
Some board members expressed interest in supporting the 4.26 percent tax levy increase in order to accomplish this. The district's cap this year is 4.34 percent.
"We're still under the tax cap, and we still get the cameras," said board Vice President Ronald Shubert.
However, several board members questioned whether money could be reallocated from other sources, including the district's capital construction budget, additional state grants, and overtime and equipment rollbacks in the proposed budget.
President Carrie Kahn and board members Michael Littman and Mohan Devgun said they would be reluctant to adopt a budget that exceeds the 3.99 percent tax levy. Board member Jay Smith and others asked to wait until the state budget is finally adopted before coming to a decision. The board must adopt a proposed budget by April 9.
As part of the budget discussion, Martzloff reviewed budget reductions that the district has already undertaken, including nearly $3.47 million in reductions this year. The budget proposal also allocates $9.7 million in reserves.
In other news, two more candidates, Michael Kane and Anthony J. Laforna III, intend to run for School Board seats. Incumbents Peter Bergmann, Kahn and Devgun have said they intend to run for re-election.
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Men's Basketball Drops 69-42 Contest to Ohio
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team dropped a 69-42 contest to the Ohio Bobcats Wednesday evening at Worthen Arena. Jauwan Scaife scored a game-high 18 points for the Cardinals.
Walter Offutt scored 17 points to lead Ohio, while T.J. Hall added 10 and Reggie Keely nine. Ball State held Ohio's leading scorer and the MAC's top assist man, D.J. Cooper, to five points and five assists.
Matt Kamieniecki brought down nine boards and tallied six points for Ball State, while Bo Calhoun played a career-high 24 minutes and grabbed a career-best seven rebounds to go along with five points.
Calhoun saw increased time as Ball State played shorthanded with Zach Fields (ankle) and Tyler Koch (hip) sitting out because of injuries.
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Ball State struggled through a first half in which it shot 25 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 15 times. Ohio scored 19 points off those turnovers and built at 34-14 lead at the break.
"They are a very good basketball team, make no mistake about it," Ball State coach Billy Taylor said. "They were coming off a tough loss to Akron. The first five to eight minutes tonight set a tone for the ball game, and we just didn't recover from it. Our ability to take care of the basketball has to be much better."
The Bobcats maintained a lead of at least 19 points throughout the second half despite 12 points from Scaife after halftime.
Ball State finished the game shooting a season-low 26.5 percent as a team. Ohio shot 44.1 percent from the floor and finished the night with 14 steals as a team.
The Cardinals held the advantage on the boards, 41-38, out-rebounding their eighth opponent in nine MAC games. The Bobcats held the edge in points off turnovers (26-9), bench points (25-8), points in the paint (28-16) and fast break points (11-4).
The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday when they host Western Michigan at 6 p.m. at Worthen Arena. The game will be televised by SportsTime Ohio.


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The Road through Holland
AZ Phil- You have supposedly
AZ Phil-
You have supposedly previously mentioned that Maddux has a no trade clause. Can you show me a link or give an explanation where you heard that? I don't believe he has one. thanks!!
Wow, what a treasure trove,
Wow, what a treasure trove, Phil. I'm glad TCR is well-archived because this is going to be a useful reference!
I really look forward to your take on the Leo years.
This New Way was a submarine
This New Way was a submarine delivery (like Troy Bradfordís)
Chad Bradford?
Fascinating stuff.
Great work, Phil! I really
Great work, Phil! I really enjoyed it.
You hit the nail on the head about Banks. The Cubs are sentimental fools. If they had traded Sammy a year earlier what could have been?
The Real Neal- I hope you
The Real Neal-
I hope you were able to watch the Bears game today and see what some of us Bears fans were saying about Orton. He put up a BIG 3 points today in 3 quarters and is now getting pulled for Jeff Blake. Yes, many of the starters are out, but still....3 points??? UGH!!!
Kyle Orton 6/14, 59 yards
Kyle Orton 6/14, 59 yards (0-3 in passes of 20+ yards), 0 TD, 0 INT.
Man, please Rex, just stay healthy for 3 more games....
Sorry for the Bears talk, but at least that Chicago team is going to the playoffs...
damn. being a person born
damn. being a person born in the mid-70s this is amazing stuff. yeah, its not an extrodinary narative or groundbreaking research, but its real and it even includes some reports on guys who would draw a "who?" from most fans (of course that means me, too).
that's nice lazy holiday reading.
"yeah, its not an
"yeah, its not an extrodinary narative or groundbreaking research"
to clarify, im not calling this ordinary or simple or (most importantly) not time consuming. it looks like one hell of a time consuming piece that flows with the best of them.
thank you, phil. a trip down
thank you, phil. a trip down memory lane, fo sho.
while brock may have whiffed a ton, wasn't it also his inability to play center or right which got him packed off to st. louis? (since billy williams had left field already nailed down for the next decade?).
once again, thanks.
this is a neat article, and
this is a neat article, and as always, you're a joy to read, phil. I'm anxious to see your take through frey and hendry...
#1 of 10: By mannytrillo
#1 of 10: By mannytrillo (January 1, 2006 01:32 PM)
AZ Phil-
You have supposedly previously mentioned that Maddux has a no trade clause. Can you show me a link or give an explanation where you heard that? I don't believe he has one. thanks!!
MANNY T: Good question!
You know, I can't find such a link anywhere on the web, and I can't offer any explanation as to when or where I got that idea, although I must have heard about it somewhere.
It would seem a given that Scott Boras would have made sure that there was a "no trade" provision in Maddux's contract when he signed with the Cubs, but maybe Boras didn't think it was necessary, counting instead on Maddux's hefty contract numbers (for an old guy, anyway) making him unattractive to the Pirates, Royals, or Rockies.
So maybe he doesn't have a "no trade," although I would be VERY surprised if he does NOT have one, at least a limited one.
But you ask a very good question. Hopefully somebody can verify this one way or the other.
I also want to say thanks
I also want to say thanks for a great trip down memory lane. I started following the Cubs in '65. Jackson, Buhl, Ellsworth, Koonce. Faul with the self-hypnosis and (I believe) a #13 jersey. Abernaphy's submarine delivery. Humphrey, I believe, had what Brickhouse referred to as a "side-saddle" delivery. Hendley's lost gem to Koufax. The great trades with the Phils and Giants leading up to the magical '67 season. I, too, look forward to your upcoming stuff on Leo's era. Thanks again.
Phil, I tip my cap to you
I tip my cap to you again.
AZ Phil, Here's a page with
AZ Phil,
Here's a page with detailed contract info for the Cubs:
On that site, it says nothing about a no-trade clause in Maddux's deal, even though it does mention other no-trade clauses for Wood and Eyre. Does anyone know of Cubs that have no-trade clauses as a part of their contracts, other than Wood and Eyre? If so, then it would seem that this site doesn't always list the no-trade clause when its there. While absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, i think they probably would have the no-trade listed as part of the contract if they nailed all the others.
The only other possibilities are that the no-trade wasn't made public for some reason, or that Maddux somehow qualifies as a 10 and 5 player, since he has played 5 years with the Cubs and has 10 years MLB experience. I thought that the previous 5 seasons had to be spent with the current club to qualify as a "10 and 5 player," but i'm no expert, so...
not relevant to the maddux
not relevant to the maddux issue, but here's another decent mlb contract link.
Shawn- From my records, I
From my records, I have only Eyre and Wood with no trades.
Also, I think it would be hard to have a no trade for a team/vesting option year, like Maddux had this year. Look at Wood. He has a no trade through 2006, but has an option for 2007, but no no-trade for that year.
I am pretty sure he doesn't have one. And both websites that Shawn and Crunch have put forth don't show one. Thanks guys...
crunch, Thanks for that
Thanks for that site! I like it much more - much smoother layout... the bulleted contract details are nice.
AZ Phil- Ah, the memories!
AZ Phil-
Ah, the memories! As for me, I became a Cubs fan while watching WGN TV one afternoon in the summer of 1970 when the Cubs smacked out 7 HRs. I haven't been able to shake it since then. Also, by being a history geek, I got to vicariously experience all of the agony of earlier failures by reading up on the history of the Chicago Nat'l League Ball Club (plus repeated listenings to the LP record "Great Moments in Chicago Cubs History" -- remember that one?). Your synopsis here is great. It also contains a couple of facts that show why the Cubs perenially turned in such sorry performances during most of the reign of P.K. Wrigley -- "1962:
P. K. Wrigley issues a one-year moratorium on signing amateur free-agents(??!!!)" and sticking with the galactically counter-productive 'College of Coaches' system for five frickin' years. Jeez...
Wrigely, WGN, Comisky, Mike
Wrigely, WGN, Comisky, Mike McCasky, Reinsdorf (Bulls and Sox), Wertz.
Chicago has had the worst owners of any city in America.
A question for Phil: What
A question for Phil:
What ended up happening to Holland? I assume he was fired, what, with the team finishing no higher than 6th in the standings in his tenure.
Looking at the list of moves he made, it looks like a mixed legacy, and perhaps Holland would have fared better in an organization run by someone else. Similar to what we can expect for Jim Hendry when all is said and done.
Great article and trip down
Great article and trip down memory lane. I recall the excitement of many of these trades only to be followed by the disappontment of realizing the stars we acquired were washed up. I always maintained that the Thomas/Roach trade was one of the 3 worst in Cubs history. I remember being at Sterling Slaugher's one hitter against the Braves. I believe he only won 3 or 4 games in his career, but that day we though we had a future star!
Thanks for the wonderful
Thanks for the wonderful detailed roundup of the John Holland years. Except for Brock for Broglio, I had credited him with lots of great deals. But this shows his record was less than brilliant until Durocher came along.
#20 of 20: By David Geiser
#20 of 20: By David Geiser (January 2, 2006 05:51 AM)
A question for Phil:
What ended up happening to Holland? I assume he was fired, what, with the team finishing no higher than 6th in the standings in his tenure.
DAVID: John Holland was GM of the Cubs from 1956-1976, which included the Durocher years, when the Cubs had a winning record six years in a row and were a perennial contender for seven years running (1967-73). He retired in ill health in 1976, and was appointed to the Cubs Board of Directors. He died in 1979.
Durocher's relationship with Holland was kind of odd, because Leo was hired by Wrigley, not by Holland, and Leo had a lot more power in player personnel decisions (at the major level, anyway) than the average manager. Holland was still the GM, but Leo was more of a combination manager-player personnel director than just a manager, with Holland responsible for getting the players Leo wanted.
For instance, Leo was the one who identified and targeted Randy Hundley, Ferguson Jenkins, Bill Hands, and Adolfo Phillips as young players he absolutely HAD to have, and then it was Holland's job to make the deals happen (whatever the cost).
And then once he had built the Cubs into a contender, Leo did a complete "180." He no longer was interested in acquiring young players, and he also no longer "trusted" young pitchers.
In fact, he was more than willing to have Holland trade the Cubs best prospects (Jim Ellis, Francisco Libran, Bill Plummer, Clarence Jones, Oscar Gamble, Randy Bobb, Dave Lemonds, Roger Metzger, and Earl Stephenson) and young pitchers (Gary Ross, Rich Nye, Joe Niekro, Archie Reynolds, and Jim Colborn) for veterans who could (hopefully) put the Cubs over the top, as well as allow the Cubs top pitching prospect (Bill Stoneman) to be made available in the 1968 Expansion Draft.
Holland's power in the area of player personnel increased back to pre-1966 levels when Durocher was fired (and Durocher was "relieved of his duties" by WRIGLEY, not by Holland) in 1972, and then Holland was tasked by Wrigley with dismantling the aging "Durocher Cubs" and rebuilding the club with younger players in 1973-5.
Holland was the one who traded Fergie Jenkins for Bill Madlock, Billy Williams for Manny Trillo, Glenn Beckert for Jerry Morales, Randy Hundley for George Mitterwald, Joe Pepitone for Andre Thornton, and Ron Santo for Steve Stone and Steve Swisher.
John Holland always impressed me as being the consumate "company man," someone who would follow orders and not rock the boat. Sort of like the Robert Duval character ("Tom Hagen") in "The Godfather."
Bill Veeck once said Phil Wrigley was the kind of guy who said he hated "yes" men, instead preferring subordinates with established conflicting views he knew he could "win over" once he finished presenting his newest Grand Scheme, invention, or radical idea. I'm not exactly sure what that type of person is called, but I strongly suspect John Holland was one of them.
While his father (William Wrigley) was a popular, gregarious, outgoing salesman, who built the chewing gum company on bluster and friendships and associations with people from all walks of life, P. K. was a private, introverted engineer, with no close personal friends.
P. K. fancied himself the lone genius inventor, and he was always tinkering with things (or f*cking with things, depending on your POV), trying to design the "better mousetrap." Sometimes the ideas were brilliant (like televising all home games when no other team would do that), sometimes the ideas were noble (like the All-American Girls Baseball League), sometimes the idea was progressive (like hiring Buck O'Neill as the first African American scout and then later the first African American coach in MLB history), sometimes the idea was pure genius (like leaving Wrigley Field without lights and emphasizing the "Friendly Confines," inviting us children of the 60's to get addicted to the Cubs at an early age), and sometimes the ideas were pure harebrained schemes (like hiring an Athletic Director and the College of Coaches).
But whatever the idea might be, P. K. would announce it, and then leave it to someone else (like John Holland, for example) to figure out the details and make it work in the Real World.
DAVID: John Holland was GM
DAVID: John Holland was GM of the Cubs from 1956-1976, which included the Durocher years, when the Cubs had a winning record six years in a row and were a perennial contender for seven years running (1967-73).
I see that now and should have remembered that (in the sense that I heard it somewhere -- I was too young to be aware of such things at the time!).
He retired in ill health in
He retired in ill health in 1976, and was appointed to the Cubs Board of Directors. He died in 1979, but remained on the board postHUMEROUSLY until September 9th, 1994 when the Cubs hired Andy McPhail away from the Minnesota Twins to become team president.
So we've basically had brain dead people running this organization for 25 years. (ta-da-boom)
Seriously, thanks AZ Phil. You are the greatest! I love reading Cub history. My personal Cub history started around 1960 with the Don Cardwell no-hitter.
I hope you (and other TCR readers) got a chance to look at another wonderful Cub history available online (much overlaps your John Holland era), if not you will really enjoy this. The difference in spin is that the focus was defined by the Williams-Santo era. Written by Hardball Times by Steve Treder.
Here is the link to TCR 2-22-05 then follow the links. It's a 3 part history with superb detail.
Part 1: The Williams-Santo Cubs, 1961-65
Part 2: The Williams-Santo Cubs, 1966-69
Part 3: The Williams-Santo Cubs, 1970-73
Tip of the "Phil" hat to my
Tip of the "Phil" hat to my AZ brother, that was an outstanding article, thank you.
Incredible work Phil, great
Incredible work Phil, great stuff!! Memory lane for me too, almost. My first Cub season was basically 1971, I recall snippets. 1972 is the first year I remember pretty much everything. Went to my first game. Collected all the cards. Memorized all the players and stats. Rushed home from school to catch the last few innings of games on WGN. Man, I miss that, 150+ games broadcast every year, for free.
What strikes me about the pre-Leo years is how good the Cubs ALMOST were. Brock and Hubbs, to go with Billy, Santo, Ernie and Kessinger. When the pitching was in place a few years later with Fergie, Holtzman and Hands, my goodness, that team would've won it all, I know it.
Just seen this: The A's
Just seen this:
The A's aren't looking for Matt Murton in the trade, but rather pitchers like Rich Hill, Angel Guzman, and Sean Marshall.
I am not sure about you but I would do this today. GIve them any two but not all three. I see a great upside to Guzman, but if Zito would agree to a contract extension. WOW. We have Zambrano, Prior, Zito, MAddux and who cares. The Cubs have a good rotation. Especially if Prior fullfulls his potential. Screw Woods, leave him in the bullpen, trade him mid-year if he doesn't like the bullpen.
Now all we need is an
Now all we need is an outfielder. Can anyone say Craig Wilson? What will Pittsburgh take? Kory? And where will Todd Walker end up, because it is evident in current talks he is available.
Read in a sporting article
Read in a sporting article that the most asked for minor leaguer was Rich Hill. Everyone wants him, according to ESPN. Who will get him?
Kap was talking about the
Kap was talking about the Tejada thing tonight and here are some of the headlines:
* The possibiity of getting him is still "Very much alive"
* Tejada wants come here according to Kap's sources
* The BAL FO is divided. Angelos want a box office draw and Flanigan wants someone's best 4 prospects.
* He had the O's beat writter and that guy said that Manny-Clement deal is not a good trade for them.
Nomar Garciapparra signed a
Nomar Garciapparra signed a $6 million one year contract with the Dodgers today. He'll play 1B or OF.
He can collect another $4 million in performance bonuses once he reaches 400 AB's.
I don't know about you, but I'm relieved that he didn't pick the Astros, who were one of the four teams in the running. 'Cause this way he can only beat us 6 times with his bat.
Eric the Great: I'm a '72
Eric the Great: I'm a '72 guy as well. I'm 41 and naturally remember bits of Ernie Banks-from watching my brothers go nuts when he hit a homer, but the '72 year was when I went full boat into the Cubs. I remember coming home from school and catching the final game of that season. It was the middle of the week-they didn't finish on a Sunday back then. Billy Williams hit a single to clinch the batting title and they took him out for a pinch runner. The 2000 fans or so gave him a standing ovation and Williams went and sat in the bullpen. Brickhouse said "There he is folks-the 1972 Batting Champion". .333, 37 homers, 122 rbi's. He was my favorite Cub for sure.
"The BAL FO is divided.
"The BAL FO is divided. Angelos want a box office draw and Flanigan wants someone's best 4 prospects."
i cant see baltimore giving up 30+/30+ homer/doubles without replacing it. the team is already a hodgepodge of 10-25HR guys with a sketchy mix of power/ob%.
given toronto's zillion dollar commitment, the usual yanks "spend to cripple competition" crap, boston's 1/2 assed immitation of the yanks spending, and the bare FA market...i dunno how they could give up tejada for just some arms and/or a bat that's years from being productive and not even proven.
if furcal is worth 13m a year...surely tejada's worth 12m a year. hell, by those measures he's worth 20m a year... =p
baltimore's gonna want the world for tejada and it probally wont be a collection of fringe guys or kids that are years away.
Tejada's production didn't
Tejada's production didn't make the Orioles a contender, so why should they expect to improve by replacing him? Should a team give them more than Tejada is worth? I don't think so. Getting prospects and/or young players would give them the opportunity to fill more than one hole. Truthfully, Rich Hill, Ronnie Cedeno and Felix Pie would be an awesome deal for the Orioles. Angelos is way too concerned about losing market share to the Nationals, however. Much like the Cubs who feel more pressure than ever because of the Sox, the Orioles are losing fans the Nationals. Since they didn't really add anything at this point, I'd say they would be well served to make radical changes to their team. One thing you shouldn't do in business is base your decisions on what your competitors are doing. Do whats right. The Orioles should punt for '06, stock pile young talent and make their move in '07.
well, tejada's a top
well, tejada's a top SS...and unfortunately one that's owed 12m in an offseason where furcal got paid 13m.
Rich Hill, Ronnie Cedeno and Felix Pie would be an awesome deal for the O's, but given the only guy they can use this year has very little power and is basically a glove-type that can be had for 2-3m off the FA market.
the other thing you gotta consider is the FA market. there's nothing to replace the power and when it comes to money, its a use-it-or-lose-it deal by the time the year is done. its cool to hang onto a few million of your budget if your owners have you on a strict budget, but when you're ditching 10m most people running the show would wanna "spend" that somewhere.
im not saying tejada to the cubs wont happen, but i think it'll probally take more than 1 team.
I have to agree with Shawn
I have to agree with Shawn here if I were running the Orioles I would go to the Cubs and say I want Pie, Cedeno, Dopiriak, and Guzman and to the Red Sox and say I want Papelbon, Marte, Pedrioa, and Hansen. There not going to win in 06 and 07 Shoot for 08 if i am them.
I'm not saying they'll do it
I'm not saying they'll do it (the O's), I'm just saying thats what they should do. The Cubs have a chance to be highly competitive IF they get 200 innings from Prior, Wood and Zambrano. The Orioles really don't have the arms to compete in that division. Granted they have the money to spend, but they haven't signed one free agent-which is why Tejada is bitching in the first place. They're actually similar to the Cubs in that they've resisted the temptation to over pay for guys the past two years. I'm not upset that we didn't sign Magglio Ordonez or Troy Percival, etc...but at some point, people will realize that the market has shifted significantly. The Cubs will surely realize this when trying to sign Lee. If the O's would have signed Millwood this whole discussion wouldn't even be happening. Same for the Cubs with Furcal.
On a semi related note, I
On a semi related note, I still don't know why the Cubs never made a push for Brian Giles.
Baltimore has a semi-decent
Baltimore has a semi-decent rotation. They could really use an Ace. But Cabrera, Lopez, Chen, Bedard will keep you in games.
The offense isnt that bad either with Lopez, Roberts, Mora, Tejada. What really dragged them down was the virtually non-existent production from the OF outside of Jay Gibbons who is more of a DH/1b than a OF.
What really hurts Baltimore is that division. While their rotation is decent it can't match Boston's, Yankees, and now the Toronto's rotation. Baltimore is a team that needs to get a stud Ace to just have a chance in that division and match up against the other teams best pitchers.
Rotoworld is saying Burnitz
Rotoworld is saying Burnitz is going to Pit for the same deal he was going to BAL for. Also it is citing a Boston Herald report that BOS wants Markakis is a Manny-Miggy deal. Markakis is a top 5 prospect in all of MLB so that deal looks less likely now.
Also that Herald report says
Also that Herald report says that Manny might only accept a trade to the O's if they guarntee two club options in 09 and 10 that pay him 20 mil a season. If this and the Markakis stuff is true put a fork in the Manny-Miggy trade.
Why the hell is Ryan Theriot
Why the hell is Ryan Theriot on the 40 man roster?
the rule5 makes GMs do weird
the rule5 makes GMs do weird things with the 40-man. its not always about the most valuable as much as it is about getting something you can use no matter how small.
theriot's there cuz he's a good middle IF and has decent speed (not a trace of power, though)...a great gamble for a small market club in need of a backup middle IF...its the same reason the cubs are holding a buncha catchers right now...its not cuz they're mlb-ready, its cuz they could lose them to become someone's backup.
you see a lotta guys taken that clubs plan on using off the bench (esp. middle IF + C)and out of the pen. a lot get returned, but those are the types of guys who get shifted around.
Sun-Times says Cubs signed
Sun-Times says Cubs signed Marquis Grissom. Also that Walker looks like he'll be dealt. I don't care for either one of these moves. And that Prior may still be dealt. STOP! I would keep Walker, definitely keep Prior, and worked to get Cliff Floyd (if available)fairly cheap and Craig Wilson cheap to platoon with Murton(Floyd) and Jones(Wilson), thus adding some needed pop to the lineup while maintaining the focus on strong pitching. I would keep Pie and Guzman, move Corey in either the Floyd or Wilson deal, keep Hill, if possible. The moves I'm suggesting would not be earth-shattering but rather the kind that, I believe, solidify the roster to one that could go deep into the post-season.
Excellent article, Arizona
Excellent article, Arizona Phil.
I liked the observation in #23 about P.K. essentially building the team tradition that was the reason I bet most of us on this board became Cub fans -- day games on TV every day (and available to millions nationwide also). That legacy is a huge asset for the Cubs -- basically a bunch of us in our peak earning years who will buy bricks in the new walkway, or those variable price "dugout seats" or other merchandise. That stuff is only possible because of what P.K. did.
My fear is that in 30 years, the Cubs will not have a similar fan asset base. Fewer and fewer games are on free TV and it is difficult for a now out-of-market fan like myself to watch more than 20 games a year without forking over $300 to DirecTV or MLB.com. Yeah, I do it anyway but some kid in Roanoke whose Dad is not into baseball is not going to be a Cub fan in 2005 when in 1975, the Cubs had a 50-50 shot at getting him.
P.K. was a weird owner, but I cannot call him "bad" when he sowed the seeds for 30 years growth of the Cub fan base.
AZ Phil, Your historical
AZ Phil,
Your historical musings were really good....thank you for that!!!!!!!!
I grew up in Souther Iowa....where the Cardinals are king....and still get warm fuzzies when I hear Mike Shannon on the radio. Jack Buck and he put me to sleep many nights while laying on the front porch cuz it was too hot to sleep inside. Of course I snuck out there cuz I was only 8 years old!!!!!
I still remember my 1st exposure to the Cubs. It was my 1st MLB game ever, and my dad had come back home (he moved away due to a divorce in the family) for a few days and took me and my brother to St Louis to watch the Cardinals/Cubs play a game. He left again shortly after that trip.
I instantly fell in love with George "The Baron" Mittwerwald and Ron Santo. Those damn Cardinal fans hated those guys, and it was where I discovered I had a soft spot for the underdog.......and when Mitterald got some chin music from...I think it was Rick Wise.....and he started jawing at Wise until a bench clearing brawl broke out...well, I was hooked. To an 8 year old boy living on the tough side of town, to see someone stand up for himself and his team like Mitterwald was simply the best.
I've been a die hard ever since. IN fact, the next year I began mowing yeard in town with the goal of getting cable TV......took me 5 yards a month to pay for it.......and I began a love affair with the Cubs and Jack Brickhouse that stands today. I cry, I laugh, I scream,....I cry (did I say that already?).......but above all they are my Cubs.
Good stuff,Phil. Hadn't thought about that in a long time..... puts a little perspective back in as to why I love this game, and my Cubbies!!!
Joey from Newton
I think it's right to say
I think it's right to say that Wrigley locked up a generation or two of new fans by televising a lot of games, but he also had help from the White Sox, who, tired of splitting time with the Cubs on WGN, decided to head off to the fuzzy-reception frontier of UHF. Once just the domain of bullfights and pro wrestling, the Sox made their move and have never quite been the same since. It didn't help that the Sox were terrible in those years while the Cubs were riding the crest of the Williams/Santo/jenkins years. The Sox subsequent move to SportsChannel alienated even more fans.
And I was also thinking back to the Blackhawks of those days and Wirtz's refusal, which continues today, to televise home games. Hard to say how many more Hawk fans there might be. Of course, in the Hull/Makita days, Wirtz never could have forseen how far his franchise would fall. He even made extra money showing home games at theaters on closed circuit TV. I remember my dad and I watching the heartbreaking game 7 of the Finals against the Canadians at the Ritz Theater in Berwyn. People I talk to who didn't live here then or weren't born yet can't believe that the Hawks were once the big team in town. If you asked kids in the early seventies which team they'd most like a ticket for, 9 out of 10 would have said the Blackhawks.
TBone...typo correction:
TBone...typo correction: Stan Mikita (those were the days)
and for all you who weren't around then:
Cubs sign Grissom to
Cubster, Right you are on
Right you are on Mikita. When I was little I used to see him mowing his lawn in Bermuda shorts with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Little guy but a hell of a player.
This article suggest that the o's Burnitz signing was just a sham. I guess Ive been too involved in football the past few days.
the o's Burnitz signing was
the o's Burnitz signing was just a sham.
or a Mulligan...
can we have a do-over with the JJones signing?
Great call on the Jarry Park
Great call on the Jarry Park announcer. My dad never watched much baseball with me (he immigrated as an adult), but he and I would always get a kick out of Boccabella. And Ron "Hoont."
I found this bit of trivia
I found this bit of trivia linking Leo Durocher and Stan Mikita (well, at least the Blackhawks). So I'm circling the hawkey talk back to cub-land. I love Leo Durocher anecdotes, the most famous Cub related one is his being AWOL (to visit his wife's son) on a trip to a boys summer camp in Eagle River, Wisconsin during the summer of 69.
Also most post 60-70 era Chicago fans know Stan Mikita from the donut shop in Wayne's World (a parody on Tim Horton's Canadian chain).
During the 1971 Stanley Cup finals, the Chicago Cubs were playing the Montreal Expos in Montreal at the same time the Hawks and Canadiens were battling for the Stanley Cup. Cubs manager Leo Durocher intentionally got himself ejected from the baseball game in the first inning so he could attend the hockey game.
The large statue of Stan Mikita that stood atop the fictional Stan Mikita's Donuts in the movie Wayne's World now sits at the end of MacGyver star Richard Dean Anderson's driveway. The statue was offered to Mikita, but he said, "It's a nice likeness, but what the hell would I do with it?"
Before joining other goaltenders in wearing a mask full-time, former Minnesota North Star goalie Cesare Maniago only wore a mask when he faced Bobby Hull's blazing slapshot. Maniago said that Hull could have killed somebody with the power of his shot.
When the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 1961, Bobby Hull never got the chance to drink from the Cup. For some reason, he was drinking beer from Michael Wirtz's (the team owner's son) hat and he became ill. He went home early and was in bed as the rest of the team celebrated.
The tuning fork used on the legendary organ from Chicago Stadium rests in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
scooter--#28, it's "Wood",
scooter--#28, it's "Wood", jackass. And not "screw him", he's been the face of this team, for better or worse, and pitched his heart out, often times hurt, for the last 8 or so years. If they want to let him walk after this year, I won't agree, but that's their choice. (Besides, leaving my feelings out of it, which is hard to do, objectively, you won't get anything for Kerry right now anyway)
Stan Mikita is one of the
Stan Mikita is one of the greats of all time and he does not get his do and never complains about it. Bobby Hull received all the acolades and Stan never exhibited any jealosy. A true gentleman in every sense and a class act. I remember during a Stanley Cup game in the late 60's or early 70's a shot of his in overtime just missed that would have won the game and afterwards a reporter asked him how he felt about the tragedy of the missed shot. His reply was that it was just a game and the true tragedy was the boys dying every day in Vietnam. For those of you too young to know of Stan Mikita he was an intense competitor, but truly put everything in its proper perspective.
Disturbing news... The Cubs
Disturbing news...
The Cubs continue to have trade talks about outfielder Corey Patterson. Their other backup outfielders are John Mabry and Jerry Hairston, also a reserve at second base to projected starter Neifi Perez.
Neifi better not be starting anywhere to begin the season. Our organization can not be that dumb can they?
And boy do our back-up OFer's suck. Which pretty much is a given Grissom is going to make this team because he.....
is considered a character guy in the clubhouse
He is old, he sucks, chronic injuries, and makes Dusty laugh. The perfect guy for Dusty to get 300+ AB's to, Matt Murton be damned!
Mey mikey c -- what is your
Mey mikey c -- what is your source for those crap-ass quotes? Suntimes?
Neifi better not be starting
Neifi better not be starting anywhere to begin the season. Our organization can not be that dumb can they?
How about in Iowa....or West Tenn!!!
Yeah Suntimes.
Yeah Suntimes.
You guys are shocked that
You guys are shocked that Neifi is a being listed as a starter? That's been all but a guarentee since he signed his contract that pays him as much - if not more - than Todd Walker.
Since Walker is still around, there's been reason to hope we'd see Cedeno/Walker at ss/2b, but seeing Neifi almost everyday with Cedeno and Walker in a platoon is situation is much more likely.
Great moves by Littlefield
Great moves by Littlefield in Pittsburgh to add Casey and Burnitz essentially for Dave Williams. That's a very short right-field porch and those two have the potential to light it up. I wouldn't be surprised if each hit 20 HRs at home.
They still need starters if they want to win, but they're closer now than they've been in forever.
Another Pirates comment.
Another Pirates comment. With Bay, Burnitz, Randa and Casey locked in, looks like Craig Wilson is the odd man out. Go fetch Jindry.
Thaks for the memories,
Thaks for the memories, Ariz. Phil! I too became a Cub fan in 1960. I too attended my 1st game in '61. (Zimmer homered in the 10th to win it). I've always had a soft spot for the '63 Cubs. It was the first time I saw them actually able to compete with the good teams in the league. I remember Brock as a horrible fielder as well. Once saw him in RF get hit in the head with a flyball! Once read somewhere that the Cubs wanted Gibson for Brock. (our erratic youngster for theirs). Just think how history might have been altered! Fergie, Holtz, Hands & Gibby! What a staff!
Does Burnitz signing with
Does Burnitz signing with the Pirates instead of the Orioles make Tejada feel better or worse about the Orioles not trying to improve?
yes hendry GO GET CRAIG
yes hendry GO GET CRAIG WILSON
the pirates have 4 corner guys that will all start. bay is a star in the making and they just got the other three guys this offseason and they're all pretty good.
wilson is the odd man out. good catch WPZ.
he would be a great guy to play RF against lefties, get some starts in LF as well and we would finally have a decent backup for DLee.
if you think that it won't happen bc you're paying too much for jones to be a platoon guy, well, the pirates aren't going to have a burnitz/wilson platoon for a combined 10 mill. the cubs have a lot of money, and while platooning jones would seemingly be expensive, you have yourself a nice little RFer by mutating jones and wilson together.
it makes sense. the pirates will deal him. GO GET WILSON! this team needs on base and he can do it, and he also has power. this almost makes too much sense not to have it happen.
it also will mean that grissom only makes the team if someone gets hurt in march, which is how it should be.
the real question is how the
the real question is how the Chicago Cubs (with 100 million payroll and 3,000,000 fans yearly pouring through the gates) have managed to get themselves in a position where they are scrambling to platoon a bunch of yayhoos while overpaying for these guys who likely will not get in a groove with the Dust-ass managing them erratically. Seems like the $8 mil to $11 mil we are gonna shell out for the platoon guys could have lended a decent player . . . especially when you consider how amazing the draw of playing for Dusty is.
note sarcasm about Dusty
note sarcasm about Dusty being a big DRAW for players wanting to play in Chicago. . .
I suggested the WIlson thing in early Dec, fwiw. Hasn't yet showed up on the Cubs radar so I'm assuming they're not interested. Why would you be when you can sign Marquis Grissom as an NRI?
Don't know if anyones seen
Don't know if anyones seen or mentioned it but ESPN has a list of Roster/starters up here:
Just noticed that sanely they have Walker starting at 2nd but insanely have Z a #3 starter.
Sorry should clarify, the
Sorry should clarify, the list is "projected" of course.
m.kiley wrote the sun-times
m.kiley wrote the sun-times article saying neifi's the 2nd baseman...he's also the guy who puts t.walker at 3rd on the depth chart for the cubs at 2nd in an earlier article.
he's not full of crap, but i'd like to know where he gets his info from and why he's leaning toward neifi when very few other are.
im ready for hendry to settle patterson and the 2nd base depth situation...whoever's gonna get traded or not traded...something.
kiley's said a few weeks
kiley's said a few weeks backs that although the Cubs won't go out and officially say it that they're not going into the season with walker at 2nd cause of his defense, which does jive with the whole "I like guys who catch the ball" hendry mentality.
a quote from hendry right after the pierre trade..
"What I'm OK with is that we are going to catch the ball well,'' Hendry said. "We're very happy about Ronny, Neifi played great [last year], Hairston can play second and Walker's still here.
Not really a ringing endorsement of Walker, fwiw
the thing is i see no real
the thing is i see no real point of upgrade for the cubs to package walker in for another team.
so far his name has popped up in the bigger trade proposals the cubs have been suposedly involved in...mench/bradley/etc...he's a capable 2nd/1st.
it really looks like he's on his way out, but i got no idea what hendry wants to do with him.
btw, kiley also reports k.wood should begin throwing this month. given that he should have started throwing weeks ago he might miss a chunk of april barring any further setbacks...well, unless his arm progresses fast enough to make up for lost time. this isnt really suprising, though. m.morris didnt start throwing til january, himself.
really glad we kept wood in
really glad we kept wood in the bullpen in august, really helped us out on so many levels. :)
I know this has been
I know this has been mentioned before, but now with Marquis Grissom it looks like the Cubs are trying to make a case for the Frech National team in the WBC. Vive La France! Down with Frech-Haters!
really glad we kept wood in
really glad we kept wood in the bullpen in august, really helped us out on so many levels. :)
I really don't understand this. Why? We need him to start for all of next year not hang on to a dying season (last) with us fans.
you know I was being
you know I was being sarcastic right? The :) is usaully a giveaway.
Wasn't thrilled about it at the time, less thrilled now about the delay in surgery, especially if it costs him PT next year.
DaKrone Too bad M. Dubois
Too bad M. Dubois was traded
RobG, yeah, I knew you were
RobG, yeah, I knew you were being sarcastic. I was also lamenting the situation we are in now, maybe a month without a key starter.
Simpsons episode where
Simpsons episode where Groundskeeper Willie is teaching French at the school.
"Say Bonjour! You cheese eating surrender monkeys!!" Classic.
Yes I remember saying using Wood like that would lead to Ken Lasper saying in May 2006 "Well it looks like Kerry Wood had a very successful simulated game in Mesa today, where he threw 3 innings with 3 walks, and 3 three strike outs."
And what I get from Kiley is that he is a bit of an apologist for Dusty never really calling him out on anything. Did you see where Sun Times reporter Carol Slezak predicted 55 homeruns by Bonds in 2006? Always with her finger on the pulse of the game. She must not heard about Barry's "new diet" where he is shedding 45 lbs.
Neifi will be opening day-
a)second baseman
c)guest conductor in the seventh inning
d)Ronnie Woo-woo's back up woo wooer
Wood should of went in for
Wood should of went in for surgery earlier but still he has had 3-4 extra months than Matt Morris had for the same type of surgery. I really don't expect Wood to miss any time to start the season. He has had double the time to recover.
The track record of our training staff isn't exactly inspiring though. They can turn the simpliest injury into a major one. So it is really no surprise they are bringing along Wood slowly. Our training/medical staff bring every injury along slowly. They are just the most incompetent group of people I have ever seen take care of baseball players.
I believe the Reds doctor is
I believe the Reds doctor is actually supervising the rehab, at least he did the surgery and subsequent follow-ups. I assume he's laid out the rehab program.
I'm sure at some point this off-season Wood will realize he's playing for a new contract, that should jumpstart the process.
Chicago tribune reporting
Chicago tribune reporting Cubs agree to minor leaguge deal with Grissom. .. sorry cant find it online yet
The Cubs signed Marquis
The Cubs signed Marquis Grissom, Augie Ojeda and Mike Restovich to minor league contracts Tuesday, and invited all three to training camp.
The Grissom signing is up on
The Grissom signing is up on the Trib website now. That's not the real news though...wait for it...they've also signed Augie Ojeda to a minor league contract. Oh, and Michael Restovich as well, but I assume that it's the return of Augie that will spark the most excitement around here...
Thank God, I was worried
Thank God, I was worried Ojeda was going to sign with someone else
auggie "jesus on stilts"
auggie "jesus on stilts" ojeda...
he's like ryan theroit...only with amazingly even less power and about 3' shorter.
AUGIE, AUGIE, AUGIE Maybe
Maybe he'll be the backup 3rd base coach. I hear he does a wonderful Wendell Kim impersonation.
MRestovich's 3yr splits vs LHP (129AB's):
.264 .321 .434 .755
...hmmm, doesn't remind one of Craig Wilson's splits.
Astros get Preston
Astros get Preston Wilson...
whoa boy, that will put them over the top.
Burnitz deal with the
Burnitz deal with the Pirates is a 1yr contract with an option (which won't get picked up, you'd think his agent would be wiser this time around and take that 2 yr deal from the O's)...deja vu?
MORE IMPORTANTLY...Craig Wilson's status:
If the Pirates finalize the Burnitz contract, they must decide what to do with Craig Wilson, the 29-year-old outfielder-first baseman who hit a club-high 29 homers for them in 2004. Wilson missed most of last season with two hand injuries and was limited to 5 homers in 197 at-bats.
The Pirates have offered a contract to Wilson, who made $3 million last year and is eligible for salary arbitration. Since Wilson would likely get about $4 million in arbitration, the low-budget Pirates must decided if they can afford to play him that much money to be a part-time player.
I'm guessing the O's backed
I'm guessing the O's backed out, not Burntiz. The Ramirez thing might be heating up and they probably decided to hold off on signing Burnitz.
I've been wanting Wilson for awhile, but not even a remote inkling from anything that the Cubs are interested. Probably dislike him for all the reasons that the Pitt brass do, I suppose they revolve around his lack of defensive prowess and that he doesn't mind taking a walk. Considering our lack of offense at the moment though, you'd think Hendry would be all over that.
Let's hope...
I know there's been lots of
I know there's been lots of talk about Wilson all offseason. But now it seems to make sense. Pittsburgh won't want him on the bench, and as a platoon/backup player he can help the Cubs more than almost anyone in baseball.
Should a $100 million team have more platoons than a half-trillion-dollar army? No, but you go to battle with the Cubs you have, not the Cubs you want.
AZ Phil, I can't wait until
AZ Phil,
I can't wait until your piece on immortal Cubs GM Salty Saltwell
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Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
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 :(


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SNOWSHOE - Snowshoe Mountain's Bike Park will host its second annual endurance mountain biking race, The Chomolungama Challenge, on Saturday.
The Enduro downhill event, named after the traditional Tibetan moniker of the most intimidating peak on the planet, Mount Everest, will dare riders to face the ultimate physical challenge. Racers will descend the equivalent vertical elevation of Mount Everest, down Snowshoe Mountain.
Each ride down the world-class terrain of Showshoe Bike Park's Western Territory is 1,500 vertical feet. Riders will complete their laps, and the first to finish the total of Mount Everest's elevation - 29,035 feet, or approximately 20 laps - will be the winner.
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A $7,000 cash prize will be divided up among the winners.
Racer meeting and lineup in the village will begin at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, followed by a shotgun start in the village at 8 a.m. Awards will be presented on the village stage at 8 p.m., followed by a mountaintop fireworks display at dusk.
Snowshoe Mountain Resort is located at 10 Snowshoe Drive in Snowshoe, W.Va., within the Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas County. For more information about the event, visit www.snowshoemtn.com.


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I'm going to need that tutu for BlogHer.
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What a little angel she is!...and how fun to have your own little "doll" to dress up :) Happy 10 months Ivy!!!ReplyDelete
Happy 10 months, Sweet Ivy! My little guy is 11 months today, exactly one month apart! :) Love the pictures too! So sweet...ReplyDelete
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Look at that big girl! So very sweet.ReplyDelete
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Man I love tutus! How cute is this?
The first year goes by much much much too fast.
Loved your post about diapers too- I am in love with my fuzzi bunz. Cloth diapers really are fun
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Wow, I knew our babies were close in age but I had no idea (obviously I'm new to your blog-well actually all blogs). My baby girl, Maggie, turns 10 months in 2 days. So you gave birth the day my water broke. Ha! I'm not sure why this is so amazing to me.
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That is one amazing tutu. And a pretty amazing baby girl, too.
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I am astonished by her old-ness and also she needs to be punched.
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Okay, that last photo is just too cute to be real. Alice has that little ice cream shirt from Target too and I am thinking she needs a tutu. (Also? Beth's punching comments always make me laugh.)ReplyDelete
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"Even so, great king, any physical form by which one describing the Tathagata would describe him: That the Tathagata has abandoned, its root destroyed, made like a palmyra stump, deprived of the conditions of development, not destined for future arising. Freed from the classification of form, great king, the Tathagata is deep, boundless, hard to fathom, like the ocean. 'The Tathagata exists after death' doesn't apply. 'The Tathagata doesn't exist after death doesn't apply. 'The Tathagata both exists and doesn't exist after death' doesn't apply. 'The Tathagata neither exists nor doesn't exist after death' doesn't apply.
Jason Merritt wrote:while some Theravadins describe nibbana as the end of all consciousness, stressing the cessation aspect of nibbana, others describe nibbana as a state of purified awareness and stress its transcendent aspect. To be honest, I can see how both views — i.e., the annihilation of consciousness vs. an awareness untouched by death — seem like the extremes of annihilationism and eternalism. Nevertheless, both have support in the suttas, as well as sophisticated arguments as to why their view doesn't fall into either extreme.
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I was thinking over Jason's blog posts and it occurred to me there might be a sense in which both "sides" in this debate are right, provided their positions are being offered as correctives rather than absolutes. Those teachers who use positive terms to describe Nibbana may be doing so in order to direct us away from nibbana as utter nothingness -- a formulation which contradicts the Buddha's teachings (annihilation=the Tathagata doesn't exist after death).
Alex, and others coming from a similar angle, may wish to direct us away from eternalistic conceptions of nibbana, a risk which can be easily seen in some of the positive fomulations, and which also contradicts the teachings (eternal "awareness"=the Tathagata exists after death).
The problem arises if, on either side, we take the corrective as a definitive statement. I think Alex goes too far in equating nibbana with materialist oblivion, for the simple reason that making this equation would require him to have experienced both. He would have had to directly realize nibbana, as well as nothingness, and then come back to tell us whether they are the same. But that's impossible.
The effort to describe the Unconditioned by means of language presents an obvious paradox. Language belongs to conditional existence and is thus part of the same processes which come to an end when parinibbana is attained. As de Saussure tells us, linguistic signifiers only gain meaning via their relationship to other signifiers. Dhamma deconstructs the whole system and with it go all the signifiers.
Therefore, if we speak of any kind of "awareness", "consciousness", "existence" or "luminosity" we are borrowing terms from the conditioned in order to make some point about the unconditioned. Still, we can use conventional language to make that point -- indeed, we have no choice.
We do this elsewhere in Buddhism. For example, even though we consider anatta to be one of the characteristics of samsaric existence, we don't routinely avoid personal pronouns. We recognize both the conventions of language and the fact that we -- as ordinary beings -- still adhere to a conventional world view (i.e. most of us still harbor the illusion of personality).
The existence of both positive and negative teachings on Nibbana is in keeping with the Buddha's method throughout the suttas. He does this repeatedly, usually by starting with the negative presentation and following it with the positive one. I think it's important to keep this in mind. If we look only at the positive side, then the dhamma may turn into something resembling a quest for eternal bliss -- similar to Hindu aspirations for union with Brahma, etc. If we look exclusively at the negative side, Buddhism becomes rather perverse -- a religion for suicidal people who believe that suicide doesn't work??
It is practically impossible not to use some sort of positive terminology. Looking through the links which Cooran provided earlier, we see that almost every teacher does this to a greater or lesser degree. Mahasi Sayadaw, for example, speaks of "the state of peaceful coolness or santi". But this implies some form of awareness that experiences the "coolness". There is no coolness in oblivion, just as there is no warmth or anything else. Even Alex does this at one point when he says nibbana is "total peace! total freedom!" Neither term is applicable to oblivion; the dead don't know peace any more than they know stress.
Oblivion is not "deep, boundless, hard to fathom". None of these adjectives apply.
Leonard Bullen wrote:We can, inadequately and not very accurately, describe it as a positive state of being. It is characterized by supreme bliss and complete freedom from suffering and is so utterly different from ordinary existence that no real description of it can be given. The Unconditioned can be indicated ... only by stating what it is not; for it is beyond words and beyond thought.
Now, interestingly, the quote above could also apply to materialist death. Oblivion is also "utterly different from ordinary existence"; "no real description of it can be given"; we can only state "what it is not". But it does not necessarily follow from this that nibbana=oblivion. It simply follows that both oblivion and nibbana are inconceivable and indescribable.
Or, as Wittgenstein said, "what we cannot speak of we must pass over in silence".


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Elaine Barletta Porter, Williamsport, and Melvin E. Ulmer, Montoursville, were united in marriage at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012.
The Rev. James R. Sunderland Jr. officiated at the ceremony held at Bethel United Methodist Church, Montoursville.
A rehearsal dinner was held at the couple's home in Williamsport, and a reception was held at Johnson's Cafe, Montoursville.
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The bride is the daughter of Alice Sheridan, Williamsport, and the late A. Lawrence Barletta. She is employed by Susquehanna Paper Co.
Ulmer is the son of Jane Ulmer, Montoursville, and the late Irvin Ulmer. He is employed by C.H. Waltz Sons.
Wedding participants were Jason Ulmer, son of the bridegroom, and Erin Ulmer, daughter of the bridegroom, both of Montoursville; Sarah Ulmer, San Francisco, Calif., daughter of the bridegroom; Emma Hollenbach, Montoursville, granddaughter of the bridegroom; Angela Barletta, niece of the bride, and Mason Geyer, great-nephew of the bride, both of Williamsport; Molly Brackett, Fort Mills, S.C., and Mary Schilling, Asheville, N.C., both nieces of the bride, and Charlie Schilling, Asheville, N.C., nephew of the bride.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Those who imagine a modern library as a place to check out a musty, outdated book have another thing coming.
"They're not your parents' libraries, that's for sure," said Pam Rasmussen, managing librarian of the Incline Village Library.
Despite all the advances in electronics and digital media in the nearly 10 years since local library branches opened in Incline Village, Rasmussen and Betts Markle, director at the Prim Library at Sierra Nevada College, agree that the old-fashioned human aspect of a library might never change.
But how does a public library measure with a technology rich college library? While the Incline Village Library caters to the broad needs of the community, Prim Library is designed around students more nimble with the latest electronic gadgetry, navigating their way to learning in a next-generation library.
The rustic Prim Library, which opened in 2004, has vaulted, wood-beamed ceilings and giant picture windows. The library is open and airy, with contemporary tables and chairs and desks with lamps. It could be a ski lodge if there were a fireplace and a bar. And what seems very un-library like - there are relatively few books.
"I'm not stopping the purchase of physical books, but I'm not buying as many either," Markle said. "Society now has such fast-paced information. A book may be two years old before it is written, published and gets into a library."
Most of the books at Prim Library complement SNC's liberal arts curriculum, said Markle, adding that its collection of historical and art-related books also made sense to purchase, as obsolescence is not as much a factor.
As a college library, there is no children's section, and there are no music CDs.
"Music is no longer a physical item," said Markle. "CDs hardly exist anymore."
She said most students listen to computer accessed iTunes and streaming music stations such as Pandora.
There are no online courses offered, outside of supplements to college coursework, she said. What the library does have is online databases and easily accessible information.
SNC students are required to have computers, and Markle said those databases and online materials found in the library can be accessed from campus residence halls, study areas and classrooms, 24-hours a day.
"Reference materials are now online," Markle said in a slightly lamenting tone. "In my day, students sat down with an encyclopedia to find cool stuff. People don't do that anymore.
"Looking up books online is limiting and lonely. You don't have any books next to your book to visit."
So how does Markle envision Prim Library in 20 years?
"I hope the library will still contain some books," she said. "I have long believed there is a hand-eye coordination thing that goes on with books. You can manipulate them, touch them and collect them. There is still a place for books."
Markle does admit to owning a Kindle, a smartphone and a laptop.
"I like reading from a Kindle," she said, alluding to its convenience. "You don't have to carry around 10 books when you're on vacation."
More importantly, Markle said she hopes libraries will still be places to congregate and socialize.
"I hope the faculty understands that learning is collaboration. People want contact with other people," she said. "We can't become a nation of isolated individuals, even in our learning."
The Incline Village Library, which opened in 2005, has wooden beamed vaulted ceilings, picture windows and a cozy lounging area surrounding a double-sided fire place.
Rasmussen helped design the library.
"People thought of libraries then as book warehouses," she said. "Ours has lots of nooks and crannies."
The library has various sections of books, magazines and newspapers much of the length of the building. Displays of DVDs and audio tapes are prevalent. In addition, there are imaginatively placed and playfully decorated alcoves and reading areas to explore, complete with complementing works of art and displays.
"The children's area is near the front, with all the other activity," Rasmussen said. "Public libraries are not the quiet places they used to be," she said, ironically adding, "It's not the kids that bother the adults, it's the ringing of cellphones."
Rasmussen said that while shelves of colorful books appeal to children, online interactive books and challenging, interactive games are just as attractive.
Online books and other goodies can be just as appealing to adults, but may be intimidating for some old-school patrons, Rasmussen said. For those who don't know how to search databases, check out online books and tapes or access online learning, librarians are there to help.
"With the explosion and popularity of downloadable books, we're ordering fewer hardcover books," Rasmussen said. "We're getting rid of old unused novels and research books and taking back the resulting real estate."
Besides the convenience of checking out books online, there are no late fees. When the book's due date comes, the book disappears from the patron's electronic device.
There can still be a waiting list for more popular online books, Rasmussen said, as the library has to buy as many electronic "copies" of books it feels it needs. Therefore, each copy of a book is available to only one patron at a time.
While Washoe County libraries have had to cut back on library hours due to budget constraints, anyone with a library card, Internet and a computer can access library online services 24 hours a day.
Popular online programs include adult learning centers with live tutoring for topics such as passing the GED test, preparing for the U.S. Citizenship and writing resumes. Language learning programs are also available. Students from kindergarten through high school can access live tutoring in subject areas including math, science, English and social studies.
"It's like having a library reference section in your own home," said Rasmussen. "It's your kingdom, and we're just the gatekeepers."
She added that people without Internet service sometimes come to the library even after hours and sit on the patio to access its services.
"I'd be lost without libraries," said long-time resident Rita Warren, who recently visited the Incline library to look up about 15 audio tapes and DVDs of BBC and PBS series and various movies. "They're nice, relaxing places."
Even with all the electronic advances, Rasmussen shared a similar view as Markle: One of the main benefits of a library is it being a community gathering place.
"Everything we have here, most kids have it at home. There is just something about being in the library," Rasmussen said. "We find when a child is screaming or crying, it is usually because they don't want to leave the library."
"A library is a destination for discovery. I want enough variety that every time people come to a library there is going to be something they haven't seen. I always want them to feel welcome here."
- Frank Fisher is a freelance reporter for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. He can be reached for comment at email@example.com.


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Pentagon Announces Iraq Airstrikes With a Tweet
News first broke of the U.S. starting air strikes on Iraq militants in an unexpected way – it was announced by the Pentagon press secretary's Twitter account.
The account, associated with Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby, tweeted at 8:44 a.m. ET: "US military aircraft conduct strike on ISIL artillery. Artillery was used against Kurdish forces defending Erbil, near US personnel." The Pentagon then emailed out a fuller statement, and the statement was also posted to the U.S. Department of Defense's Facebook page.
US military aircraft conduct strike on ISIL artillery. Artillery was used against Kurdish forces defending Erbil, near US personnel.
— Rear Adm. John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 8, 2014
Within an hour, the initial tweet had been retweeted over 2,000 times. That tweet came after another important tweet a day earlier: On Thursday, the Pentagon used the same account to counter reports that U.S. airstrikes had started in the region.
Press reports that US has conducted airstrikes in Iraq completely false. No such action taken.
— Rear Adm. John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 7, 2014
The White House also turned to Twitter to share breaking news as the administration mulled its next steps in Iraq. Thursday night, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced via Twitter that the president planned to make remarks on Iraq soon. The White House later sent out its typical scheduling email to the press.
Later this evening, POTUS will deliver a statement on Iraq in the State Dining Room. Exact timing TBD. Watch it at http://t.co/EfjOH4AYKL
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) August 8, 2014
Tweets like this show the way that the way governments are shifting the way they distribute information, and other nations already use social media for important announcements. For instance, the Israeli government has used Twitter and Facebook to post military action – from videos of destroying tunnels to updating what is happening in the Gaza war.
Moments ago, 2 rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel. Terrorists have violated the cease-fire.
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These newlyweds look positively yummy.
On Thursday, celebrity chef Curtis Stone, 37, Tweeted a sweet photo from his Mediterranean island wedding to actress Lindsay Price, 36. The couple tied the knot in Majorca at the Hilton Sa Torre Mallorca Resort in Spain last Saturday after announcing their engagement in July 2012.
"Thrilled to bits!" the Australia native wrote to accompany the photo on Twitter. "To everyone out there, thank YOU for all your love and support! It was so special to share our big day with family and a small group of friends in Mallorca."
And the happy groom didn't stop there, sharing two more photos on his Facebook and Instagram accounts – click through to see them above.
The wedding was a long time coming for the couple, who began dating in 2009 and welcomed their first child, son Hudson, in November 2011. Guests at the nuptials included Price's former Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Tiffani Thiessen, who shared a cute snapshot with her husband, Brady Smith, from the affair.
Stone, who will host the fifth season of Top Chef Masters when it debuts July 24th, also recently released a cookbook, What's For Dinner? Delicious Recipes for a Busy Life, and apparently uses his kitchen prowess to keep his new bride blissful.
"I just love creating different combinations for her. It makes her so happy," he told PEOPLE last month.
Another bonding experience for the couple? Son Hudson's birth.
"It was one of those unbelievable experiences," Stone told Woman's Day last year. "And coming out the other side, you look at this little baby boy you have made, and it's the depth of your love together that is amazing."
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Unofficial slang term used by the Marine Corps. Defines any situation in and around a war time conflict where conditions are undesirable. Also known as "The Shit."
"Welcome to the Suck..." or "You are in the Shit..."
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The place of ultimate suckiness. The original suckiness from which springs all other suckiness in the world. The black hole of suckiness. Used by Marines as a nickname for the Marine Corps. It sounds like a put-down, but it is actually a testament to the dedication of those who endure it for the rest of us.
"Welcome to the suck." Used after initiation of a new recruit. Also used by any marine upon realization that a new, deeper, previously unreached, level of suckiness exists.
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2) My buddy, Pat, went back to jail again. Ha Ha! He is the suck!
3)This jalapeno milkshake is the suck!
2) My buddy, Pat, went back to jail again. Ha Ha! He is the suck!
3)This jalapeno milkshake is the suck!
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The opposite of the tight. Something that is so sucky it doesn't just suck, it is the suck.
"Dude Stockton is the suck!"
"Yo man that shit is the suck!!"
"Yo man that shit is the suck!!"
by Kevin Garvey June 06, 2005
A state of suckitude, or achieving a stateof suckitude.
"Why always the suck?"
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Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion, is shown here in his thousand arm aspect which symbolizes the unceasing activity for the benefit of all beings that arises from limitless love, compassion, and wisdom. The mantra of Chenrezig is "Om Mani Padme Hum."
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Plane from 128th Refueling Wing makes unexpected landing
Aircraft experienced issues in flight
Pat Rowe with Mitchell International Airport confirmed to WISN 12 News that a plane from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Refueling Wing made an unexpected landing at the airport this morning.
Rowe said a plane from the 128th experienced an issue in the air and landed safely at the airport.
Capt. John Capra from the 128th said a KC-135 refueling plane left Mitchell at 9:27 a.m. and experienced smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff.
The plane returned to Mitchell and landed at 9:33 a.m. without any further incident.
A representative with the 128th said there were no injuries in the incident, and mechanics are currently inspecting the plane for the source of the smoke.
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How to get cops to pay attention to your property crime
In 2006 my house was robbed in broad daylight by unknown individuals. They took my Xbox 360, my laptop and some of my wife's jewelry, in addition to some other less valuable stuff.
I was dumb enough not to be carrying renters insurance, so I was out over $1,000 by the time all was said and done.
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Anyway, I hung out with Noah today, all this reminded me of this post. I still can't believe that once was my life, and that once happened to my child. I'm certain it was a bad Lifetime movie. (No offense Lifetime movies, I'm still known to watch you. Like maybe today while I was knitting.)
Anyway. In a perfect (blog)world I could write about him every single day. And wish I could. But there isn't such a world, and the more I want to write about him the more I pause, and I am reserved to share only with certain confidantes. This is the way it should be.
Anyway, years later, the spoons were definitely not winning. So now we have more.